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Review: Mr. Holmes

— by RON WILKINSON — An aging Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) is still solving cases despite galloping senility gaining on his senses by leaps and bounds. Apparently, even fictional heroes are subject to time and tides, as the magnificent background of the white cliffs of Dover would sugg[...]

Review: Morning

— by RON WILKINSON — From the very beginning of this film, five days in the lives of a severely grief stricken couple, you know the going will not be easy. Sure enough, for the first hour there is not much variety in the grief presented. Unfortunately, this first hour tells the story of [...]

Review: Hyde Park on Hudson

— by BEV QUESTAD — This film does little more than caricature a past great president with innuendo, weakness and blatant misrepresentation. We have to wonder if there wasn’t some Tea Party backing. “Hyde Park on Hudson” has two major problems that will cast it into archival obscuri[...]

Bill Murray, Laura Linney to Star in ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’

Academy Award nominees Bill Murray and Laura Linney star in the historical tale “Hyde Park on Hudson,” which began filming this week in the U.K. for co-producers and co-financiers Focus Features and Film4. BAFTA-Award winner Roger Michell (Film4’s “Venus”) is directing from[...]