Quartet

Quartet

BBC Films etc.

9 September 2012

Dramedy

DVD
D+

I think I saw this at the time, which is weird since I don't like classical or opera.  It was probably because of the cast.  Anyway, I didn't remember much about it and all the stuff with Billy Connolly's lecherous character has not aged well.  Dustin Hoffman directed.

Layer Cake

Layer Cake

Columbia etc.

1 October 2004

Crime Drama

DVD
C-

Definitely not my thing, but I can't deny the visuals are impressive.  J.J. Connolly based the screenplay on his novel.  Matthew Vaughn directed.

Dancing at Lughnasa

Dancing at Lughnasa
Sony
25 September 1998
Historical Drama
DVD
B-

I saw a pretty good local stage production of this a few years, and I find this a pretty good big-screen adaptation.  The performances are for the most part solid and I like the touches of humour.  That the film never becomes magical is OK.  Pat O'Connor directed.  I've tagged the cast that I recognized, even if some, like Kathy Burke from the previous year's Tom Jones miniseries, aren't exactly household names.

Being Julia

Being Julia
Sony Pictures Classic
September 3, 2004
Historical Comedy
DVD
C-

In 1938, Julia the actress is theatrical on and offstage.  Based on the W. Somerset Maugham novella Theatre.   István Szabó directed.