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Entries Tagged as 'Maggie Smith'

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007, David Yates)

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments

I’m out of touch. I realized I saw three blockbusters this summer, something I hadn’t done since 1999 or so. When the opportunity to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix presented itself, I leapt at it. I figured I could get a good sense of the state of the Hollywood blockbuster. Amusingly, […]

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Tagged: Alan Rickman· David Yates· Gary Oldman· J.K. Rowling· Maggie Smith· Michael Goldenberg· Warner Bros.· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ

Evil Under the Sun (1982, Guy Hamilton)

April 5th, 2007 · No Comments

As innocuous as Evil Under the Sun can get–and expecting anything else from it seems unintended–the film does have a slightly discomforting feel about it. Perhaps it’s the extraordinary level of benignity, but at times, it really does seem like Peter Ustinov (as Hercule Poirot) is going to be murdered by each and every person […]

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Tagged: Agatha Christie· Anthony Shaffer· Guy Hamilton· James Mason· Maggie Smith· Peter Ustinov· Roddy McDowall· Universal Pictures· ★½

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