geoffrey rush

Notebook Reviews: ELIZABETH

Shekhar Kapur – 1998. Shekhar Kapur’s Elizabeth is a handsomely produced historical film. The cast is top tier with Cate Blanchett in the title role and Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, John Gielgud, and Richard [...]

April 20, 2022

Notebook Reviews: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

John Madden – 1998. Shakespeare In Love is very enjoyable period romantic comedy-drama with an excellent cast. Both Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow deliver strong performances in the lead roles, but the stand-out turn is from Ben [...]

January 14, 2022

Notebook Reviews: THE TAILOR OF PANAMA

John Boorman – 2001 John Boorman’s The Tailor of Panama is a fantastic black-comedy thriller which is based on the novel John le Carré. They don’t make enough films with this type of energy. Geoffrey Rush is great at the titular [...]

September 24, 2020

Dead Men Tell No Tales! Character Posters For PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: SALAZAR’S REVENGE

Pirates of the Caribbean 5 aka Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales aka Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge sails onto screens in May. That means marketing is really going to hit the high seas over the next month [...]

April 9, 2017

DVD Review: THE EYE OF THE STORM – THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS Dipped In Molasses

The acting’s the thing in Fred Schepisi’s adaptation of Patrick White’s The Eye Of The Storm. Geoffery Rush, Judy Davis and Charlotte Rampling give great performances in this black-comedy/ drama which sees the two grown-up children (Rush and [...]

September 7, 2013