Spielberg’s reverential, verbose drama (pictured) expertly depicts the horse-trading, threats and charm required to persuade the House of Representatives to pass the contentious 13th Amendment. Â Â Â Â
Koichi lives in Kagoshima in the shadow of a volcano with his single mum and grandparents. He pines for his family to reunite but that’s highly unlikely, so he and his brother go on an adventure. Â Â Â Â
Armando Iannucci’s US version of The Thick of It isn’t as droll and caustic (it badly misses Malcolm Tucker) as the Brit version, but Julia Louis-Dreyfus is very good value as potty-mouthed Selina. Â Â Â Â
A Richard Curtis-ian rom-com with a misanthropic twist, I Give it a Year focuses on a pair of newlyweds, Rafe Spall and Rose Byrne, who aren’t sure whether to stay together. The problem is that we aren’t sure, either. Â Â Â Â
Armando Iannucci and his pals from the BBC’s The Thick of It relocate their quick-fire government insult-fest to Washington DC. Â Â Â Â
CBBC’s frequently funny and crude sketch show, which has a mission statement of “making history look less crapâ€, succeeds in making the past as accessible and enjoyable as possible for children.    Â
CULVER CITY, Calif., May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Movie Channel is turning up the heat on Saturday nights in June as part of its “Summer Uncensored” stunt when it spotlights hot summer-themed …
The critics haven’t been universally kind to Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. Anthony Quinn, The Independent’s film reviewer, sums up the criticism: “It has energy, but not subtlety; dazzle, but not depth.” As a filmgoer it is not what you want to hear; as an advertiser it is exactly what you want to hear. Â Â Â Â
Brian De Palma is often derided for being derivative – and Blow Out is partly inspired by Blow Up – but at his best (and this is his best) the director delivers a huge emotional punch.
Melissa Block talks about the films generating buzz at the 2013 Cannes film festival with Steve Zeitchik, who covers film for the L.A. Times .