The Queen
HELEN MIRREN WON AN EMMY AWARD PLAYING QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PROBABLY WILL BE NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR FOR DOING IT AGAIN IN THIS STUNNING BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE WORLD'S MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL ROYAL FAMILY IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF PRINCESS DIANA.
USING ACTUAL NEWS FOOTAGE, "THE QUEEN" TELLS THE STORY OF THE FROSTY RELATIONSHIP THAT ELIZABETH HAD WITH HER ONE-TIME DAUGHTER IN LAW AND HOW AND WHY SHE VIRTUALLY IGNORED HER PASSING UNTIL PRESSURED BY THE PUBLIC.
BRITISH ACTORS MICHAEL SHEEN AND ALEX JENNINGS ARE GREAT AS TONY BLAIR AND PRINCE CHARLES BUT MIRREN SHOWS OFF WHAT KIND OF ACTING ROYALTY SHE IS HANDLING THIS ROLE WITH ELEGANCE, RESERVE, AND A TORTURED DARKNESS. A BRILLIANT DEAN'S LIST "A."
Comments
1. Is it just me? Does anyone else think that Isla Fischer and Amy Adams look identical?
2. Why don't they bring the T.V. show Thirtysomething to DVD? All the cast members are doing some pretty high profile stuff right now.
Posted by: ruth Hoffenberg | April 23, 2008 7:59 AM