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Review: Restless

Leave a Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / September 21, 2019 / Charlotte Rampling, foreign tv series, Hayley Atwell, James Norton, Michael Gambon, Michelle Dockery, Restless

Restless stars Hayley Atwell, Charlotte Rampling and Michelle Dockery. When I saw the cast list on Acorn TV, I thought, “What could be better?” It turns out, quite a few things could be better.

Review: 45 Years

6 Comments / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / February 27, 2018 / 45 years, Andrew Haigh, Charlotte Rampling, elders rock, Geraldine James, Tom Courtenay

45 Years is a tale of broken hearts. Kate (Charlotte Rampling) and Geoff (Tom Courtenay) are planning to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary when a letter arrives that sets off tremors in both of them.

Watch This: New Trailer for Red Sparrow

2 Comments / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / January 11, 2018 / Charlotte Rampling, Ciarán Hinds, Douglas Hodge, Francis Lawrence, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Irons, Joel Edgerton, Joely Richardson, Mary Louise Parker, Matthias Schoenaerts, Red Sparrow, The Hunger Games, trailers

I’m not sure how I feel about Red Sparrow. It has Jennifer Lawrence in the starring role, but she doesn’t seem to be in control of her own destiny. Red Sparrow looks like male driven, violent drama to me. What do you think?

Watch This: Trailer for Red Sparrow

2 Comments / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / September 20, 2017 / Atomic Blonde, Black Widow, Charlotte Rampling, Francis Lawrence, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Irons, Joel Edgerton, Mary Louise Parker, Matthias Schoenaerts, Red Sparrow, The Hunger Games, trailers

Red Sparrow stars Jennifer Lawrence in a thriller about a Russian ballerina turned spy.

Reprint: A Good Year for Elder Actors

2 Comments / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / December 24, 2015 / 45 years, Al Pacino, Blythe Danner, Charlotte Rampling, Creed, Danny Collins, elders rock, Grace and Frankie, Grandma, Harrison Ford, Harvey Keitel, Helen Mirren, I'll See You In My Dreams, Ian McKellen, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Maggie Smith, Martin Sheen, Michael Caine, Mr. Holmes, Quentin Tarantino, Robert DeNiro, Ronni Bennett, Sam Elliott, Sam Waterston, Samuel L. Jackson, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Sylvester Stallone, The Hateful Eight, The Intern, The Lady in the Van, Time Goes By, Tom Courtenay, Woman in Gold, Youth

[This post originally appeared at Time Goes By, written by Ronni Bennett. Thanks to Ronni for allowing me to reprint it here.] Not infrequently, I grumble out loud around here about how few roles, especially major roles, there are in film for elder actors. Our generation doesn’t get much representation on what in our youth was called the silver screen. …

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