Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys is based on a musical, based on the life of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Their formation, […]
Posted on 22 June 2014 | By Fence | Leave a response
12 Years a Slave [based on the memoir]
In pre-Civil War New York Solomon Northup lives a good life with his family and two children. He is a […]
Posted on 18 January 2014 | By Fence
The Iceman [based on the book by]
based on the true story of Richard Kuklinski. In 1986 Richard Kuklinski was arrested for murder, he worked as a […]
Posted on 10 June 2013 | By Fence
The Fighter
IMDb ; Metacritic Micky Ward is the youngest of a large family. All his life he has looked up to […]
Posted on 20 March 2011 | By Fence | 4 responses
The Young Victoria
The problem I have with films that centre on the British monarchy is that I’m Irish[1] And so predisposed to […]
Posted on 6 March 2009 | By Fence | 2 responses
Milk
Despite my long stated policy of not reading reviews until after I’ve seen a film I’ve come across quite a few views on this film. Mostly positive. Course I didn’t really read any of them. I’m not about to go against my own policy that way. But I did notice the good buzz. So maybe that is why I came out of the cinema a little disappointed at this one.
Posted on 1 February 2009 | By Fence | 3 responses
W.
This is an odd sort of a film. I mean, it clearly isn’t meant to be full of praise for […]
Posted on 19 November 2008 | By Fence | 2 responses
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [based on the book]
I loved this film. I loved everything about it. The acting was brilliant. The way the story unfolded. The narration. […]
Posted on 8 January 2008 | By Fence | 11 responses
Becoming Jane
There really isn’t all that much to this film, which is loosely based on the life of Jane Austen, it […]
Posted on 28 March 2007 | By Fence | 11 responses
Bobby
As you can see from that impressive cast list, this is a bit of an ensemble film, which means it […]
Posted on 31 January 2007 | By Fence | 3 responses
Miss Potter
I don’t ever remember reading any of Beatrix Potter’s books, but I’m still familiar with them, but for many other […]
