MOVIES – Page 6 – IT'S A LAWYERS LIFE

Rehna September 14, 2016April 20, 2020 1 Comment Derek Cianfrance, The light between oceans

Friday Film : Romance is not dead

“People go to see films that have a buzz around them,” said Meryl Streep. We all listened intently, our fingers

Rehna September 4, 2016April 20, 2020 4 Comments Alicia Vikander, Amy Adams, Emma Stone, Michael Fassbender, Tom Ford, Venice film festival

Friday Film : View from Venice: The Venice film festival 2016

1. Venice in August is unlike London in August. In London there are thunderstorms. Venice is hot, hot, gloriously, unbearably,

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Rehna June 18, 2016April 20, 2020 0 Comments Salma Hayek

Friday Film :Tale of tales: film review by Sara Hemrajani

Early on in Tale of Tales, Salma Hayek’s pearl adorned queen eats the giant, bloody heart of a sea monster,

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Rehna June 9, 2016April 20, 2020 0 Comments Deeyah Khan, extremism, Islamism

Thursday Throwback : Deeyah Khan – talks extremism, Islamism and Donald Trump

On 15th June 2016 Deeyah Khan will be screening her Bafta nominated documentary Jihad at a special Lawyers Life event held

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Rehna May 20, 2016April 20, 2020 0 Comments Apocalypse, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, X Men

Friday Film : X Men: Apocalypse film review

Ignore the tepid reviews. X Men Apocalypse is a fun night out for a superhero fix. Far better than bloated

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Rehna May 8, 2016April 20, 2020 0 Comments Hugh Grant, Maryland Streep

Friday Film : Florence Foster Jenkins: film review

Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: after seeing Florence Foster Jenkins at its premiere in London last month,

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Rehna May 7, 2016 0 Comments Cate Blanchet, Christian Bale

Knight of cups : film review by Sara Hemrajani

Artful musing or pretentious philosophising? Terrence Malick’s work tends to split audience opinion along those lines – and his latest

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Rehna April 16, 2016May 15, 2020 2 Comments Bill Murray, The jungle book

Friday Film :The Jungle Book : film review

Sometimes you go into a preview screening, hunker down in your seat (without popcorn) and wait for the disappointment to

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Rehna March 26, 2016April 20, 2020 0 Comments Batman v Superman, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill

Friday Film: Batman v Superman : review by Sara Hemrajani

With Hollywood studios no longer satisfied with single superhero-led films, the trend is for a melange of various comic book

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Rehna March 1, 2016April 17, 2020 0 Comments 5 ways to improve the awards, Oscars

Friday Film : 5 ways to improve the Oscars

Let’s start with basics: A. Movies are about fantasy. They star impossibly attractive or highly charismatic people. They are

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Rehna February 26, 2016April 17, 2020 0 Comments Leonardo DiCaprio, Oscars, The Revenant

Monday Moviestar : Leonardo DiCaprio, the last big star to win Oscar?

At a pre Baftas party once I saw a young woman throw herself at Leonardo DiCaprio. I mean, literally fling

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Rehna February 16, 2016April 17, 2020 0 Comments BAFTA, Baftas, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Fassbender

Friday Film :10 things I learnt at the BAFTAS 2016

Glamour needs hot weather. Ok, we didn’t get the usual sleet, snow or lashing rain at Sunday’s British Academy

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Rehna February 10, 2016April 17, 2020 0 Comments Climbing season, Everest, Sherpa

Friday Film : Sherpa : documentary review

If you want genuine diversity in film, try Sherpa on for size. Talented, skilled people of different ethnicities on both

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Rehna January 28, 2016April 17, 2020 0 Comments Catholic church child abuse, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton

Friday Film : Spotlight – film review by Tony Ruggio

Somehow, the man who made Adam Sandler’s “The Cobbler,” a diverting trifle from earlier this year, is the same man

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Rehna January 20, 2016April 17, 2020 0 Comments Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Michael Lewis, Ryan Gosling, The Big Short

Friday Film : The Big Short – film review by Tony Ruggio

A dense, informative, sometimes heartbreaking exploration of what happened over the course of four years to spawn the worst economic

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Rehna January 19, 2016April 17, 2020 0 Comments boycott, diversity, Oscars

Friday Film : Oscars so right on

In October 2015 posters on an Internet awards forum declared that their choice to win the best lead actor Oscar

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Rehna January 15, 2016April 17, 2020 0 Comments Leonardo Di Caprio, The Revenant, Tom Hardy

Friday Film : The Revenant – film review by Tony Ruggio

‘Please get back! Your life is more important than Leonardo Di Caprio!’ pleaded the security guy at the Revenant Premiere

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Rehna January 8, 2016April 20, 2020 0 Comments Alicia Vikander, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard

Friday Film : Awards season has started!

It’s a tough, dirty chore going to glamorous celebrity events but, hey, someone’s got to do it. So, in the

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Rehna December 30, 2015April 17, 2020 0 Comments Alicia Vikander, Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl

Friday Film : The Danish Girl – film review

When early stills of Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe From The Danish Girl were released, some awards watchers wondered whether

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Rehna December 29, 2015April 17, 2020 0 Comments Daddy's home, Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell

Film Friday : Daddy’s home – film review by Sara Hemrajani

Daddy’s Home review The concept of the ‘blended family’ is certainly ripe for a Hollywood comedy, but unfortunately Daddy’s Home

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Rehna December 22, 2015April 15, 2020 0 Comments Star Wars, The force awakens

Friday Film : Star Wars, The Force Awakens premiere.

So, um, security was tight at Leicester Square. The men in white were not to be messed with. The

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Rehna December 21, 2015April 15, 2020 1 Comment Harry Potter, Hermione Granger

Thursday Thoughts : Harry Potter and the slightly insulting hogwash

Let me start by saying the Harry Potter books were magical. I was one of the millions who queued for

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Rehna December 21, 2015April 15, 2020 0 Comments Inside out, PIxar

Friday Film : Inside out – film review (DVD release) by Sara Hemrajani

If you are in search of a family film to watch at home this festive season, look no further than

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Rehna December 2, 2015April 15, 2020 0 Comments

Friday Film : Bridge of Spies – film review by Sara Hemrajani

While the James Bond franchise was used as a fictional vehicle to show the sexy, daring and heroic (Western) side

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Rehna November 5, 2015April 15, 2020 0 Comments Aaron Sorkin, Apple, Danny Boyle, Jeff Daniels, Kate Winslet, Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs

Friday Film : Steve Jobs : a masterpiece. Film review by Tony Ruggio

Steve Jobs is a masterpiece. UK release date 13th November Tony Ruggio aka The Italian Imposter gives us his take