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A Dozen Wonderful Films Directed by Women from 2017

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / December 21, 2017 / A United Kingdom, Aisling Walsh, American Honey, Amma Asante, Andrea Arnold, Angela Robinson, Angelina Jolie, Anne Fontaine, Dee Rees, Divines, First They Killed My Father, Greta Gerwig, Houda Benyamina, Lady Bird, Lou de Laâge, Maudie, Mudbound, Niki Caro, Patty Jenkins, Professor Marston and The Wonder Women, Sally Hawkins, Sasha Lane, Strange Weather, The Innocents, The Zookeepers Wife, Women Directors, Wonder Woman

I always preface these end of year lists with a disclaimer. I don’t see everything. I don’t subscribe to everything and I don’t go out to the theater weekly. Nobody is telling me what to see or paying me to go see things. I’m just watching what looks good to me. So, with that said, let me talk about 12 …

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David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike in A United Kingdom

Review: A United Kingdom

3 Comments / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / March 29, 2017 / A United Kingdom, Amma Asante, David Oyelowo, Guy Hibbert, Jack Davenport, Laura Carmichael, Rosamund Pike, Seretse Khama, Susan Williams, Terry Pheto, Tom Felton, Women Directors

A United Kingdom was beautifully, lovingly directed by Amma Asante. It’s based on a true story about an African prince and the Englishwoman he married. David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike star.

Watch This: Trailer for A United Kingdom

1 Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / August 29, 2016 / A United Kingdom, Alexander McCall Smith, Amma Asante, Belle, David Oyelowo, Guy Hibbert, Rosamund Pike, Susan Williams, The Colour Bar, trailers

A United Kingdom is the latest from director Amma Asante, who directed Belle. It stars David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike as Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana and Ruth Williams, his white English wife.