Showing posts with label Billy Connolly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billy Connolly. Show all posts

Friday, February 22, 2013

Quartet

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Quartet (2012) on IMDb

(2012)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Dustin Hoffman
Writer: Ronald Harwood
Producers: Christian Baute, Christoph Daniel, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Kaplan, Stewart Mackinnon, Nick O'Hagan, Amanda Posey, Marc Schmidheiny, Dario Suter

Nominee

Synopsis: Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it's a star. For Reginald Paget (Tom Courtenay), Wilfred Bond (Billy Connolly) and Cecily Robson (Pauline Collins) this sort of talk is par for the course at the gossipy home. But they're in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean Horton (Maggie Smith). Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for Beecham House's gala concert? -- (Written by The Weinstein Company)

Cast:
  • Maggie Smith
  • Tom Courtenay
  • Billy Connolly
  • Pauline Collins
  • Michael Gambon
  • Sheridan Smith

Friday, February 8, 2013

Brave

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Brave (2012) on IMDb

(2012)
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell
Writers: Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Irene Mecchi, Michael Arndt
Producers: Pete Docter, Mary Alice Drumm, John Lasseter, Katherine Sarafian, Andrew Stanton


  
Nominee

Synopsis: Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (Craig Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (Robbie Coltrane). Merida's actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch (Julie Walters) for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it's too late. -- (Written by Walt Disney Pictures)

Cast:
  • Kelly Macdonald
  • Billy Connolly
  • Emma Thompson
  • Robbie Coltrane