Showing posts with label Maggie Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maggie Smith. 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

Sunday, April 1, 2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

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(2011)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: John Madden
Writers: Ol Parker, Deborah Moggach
Producers: Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Malina DeCarlo, Sarah Harvey, Caroline Hewitt, Jonathan King, Pravesh Sahni

Synopsis: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows a group of British retirees who decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past. -- (Written by Fox Searchlight)



Cast:
  • Judi Dench
  • Bill Nighy
  • Tom Wilkinson
  • Maggie Smith
  • Penelope Wilton
  • Ronald Pickup
  • Celia Imrie
  • Dev Patel

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Gosford Park

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 (2001)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Robert Altman
Writer: Robert Altman, Bob Balaban, Julian Fellowes

Synopsis: Set in the 1930's the story takes place in an old fashioned English country house where a family has invited many of their friends up for a weekend shooting party. The story centers around the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, William McCordle. Getting on in years William has become benefactor to many of his relatives and friends. As the weekend goes on and secrets are revealed, it seems everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but how far will they go to get it? (Written by Ashley)

Cast:

  • Maggie Smith
  • Michael Gambon
  • Kristin Scott Thomas
  • Camilla Rutherford
  • Ryan Phillippe
  • Stephen Fry
  • Clive Owen
  • Helen Mirren
  • Emily Watson
  • Kelly Macdonald
     

    Tuesday, February 22, 2011

    Gnomeo and Juliet

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    (2011)
    Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy
    Director: Kelly Asbury
    Writer: Kelly Asbury, William Shakespeare, Mark Burton, Kevin Cecil, Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg, Andy Riley, Steve Hamilton Shaw, John R. Smith, Rob Sprackling

    Nominee

    Synopsis: Garden gnomes Gnomeo (voice of McAvoy) and Juliet (voice of Blunt) have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness? (Written by Walt Disney Pictures)

    Cast:
    • James McAvoy
    • Emily Blunt
    • Ashley Jensen
    • Maggie Smith
    • Michael Caine
    • Matt Lucas
    • Jim Cummings
    • Jason Statham
    • Ozzy Osbourne
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Hulk Hogan
    • Dolly Parton