Well, perhaps for accuracy, this post should be called the "Late afternoon, early evening double-feature picture show."
Off to our favourite cinema, the Regal in Evesham to catch two flicks. What better way to spend a cold winter day then snuggled up on a seat for two watching the pictures?
Based on the true story of Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame (played by Annette Bening) and her relationship with a young man named Peter Turner (who wrote the book of the same title; he is played by Jamie Bell). Gloria Grahame had a feature role in It's a Wonderful Life, playing the town's femme fatale. She won her Oscar for her role in The Bad and the Beautiful in 1952. She had an obsession with her appearance and maintaining her youth, and the film is about a period toward the end of her life when she had a relationship with a young Englishman. An Oscar-worthy turn by Bening, and you will definitely be seeing more of Jamie Bell (who debuted the title role of Billy Elliot in 2000. Also watch great turns from Vanessa Redgrave and Julie Walters (who is in everything we seem to be watching lately).
Our rating: 4 out of 5 on the Smith/Walsh movie meter.
A cup of tea in the cinema's cafe, then a light dinner served at our theatre seats between films (really, movie paradise).
This black comedy chronicles the period of upheaval in Russia following the death of Stalin. It contains a plethora of great character actors, including Steve Buscemi as Nikita Khrushchev, depicting how those in the Central Committe bumble and kill their way through the transition. Every actor is fantastic!
Our rating: 4.5 out 5 on the Smith/Walsh movie meter.
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