Against the Grain
Book
Against the Grain is a journey through the political career of Norman Baker, the independent-minded,...
What a Waste: Outsourcing and How it Goes Wrong
Andrew Bowman, Ismail Erturk, Julie Froud and Peter Folkman
Book
This is the first ever book to analyse outsourcing - contracting out public services to private...
What a Waste: Outsourcing and How it Goes Wrong
Michael Moran, Andrew Bowman, Ismail Erturk and Peter Folkman
Book
This is the first ever book to analyse outsourcing - contracting out public services to private...
A Small Nuclear Fallout
Book
Janet Bodmin, Dee Donnington and Angela Anderson-Shelta first meet in Mid-Wales in the early...
Sea Change
Book
January, 1721. London is reeling from the effects of the greatest financial scandal of the age - the...
Amy Norman (1042 KP) rated Page Eight (2011) in Movies
Apr 22, 2021 (Updated Apr 22, 2021)
Government conspiracies, and 'old school' espionage never looked so dull to me though! This film didn't require action and bullets flying but a little more suspense and mystery wouldn't have hurt.
I can't say a lot happens in this film, but I am sure there is an audience that will get behind the intrigue, and the discussions that this films brings up. It is a thoughtful and intelligent piece, with a painfully A-List British cast (apologies to those that aren't, and sorry for generalising) giving some outstanding performances.
An excellent film for those that enjoy this style but unfortunately not for me.
There are two sequels that follow some of the same characters, if you did enjoy this then look out for:
Turks and Caicos
Salting the Battlefield
From what I have heard they are marginally better.
The Prime Minister's Secret Agent (Maggie Hope Mystery, #4)
Book
World War II rages on across Europe, but Maggie Hope has finally found a moment of rest on the...
Pride: The Unlikely Story of the True Heroes of the Miner's Strike
Book
They did so in the midst of the 1984 miners' strike - the most bitter and divisive dispute for more...
Camp Z: The Secret Life of Rudolf Hess
Book
On 10 May 1941, Rudolf Hess, then the Deputy Fuhrer, parachuted over Renfrewshire in Scotland on a...
Daniel O'Connell: A Graphic Life: 2016
Jody Moylan and Mateusz Nowakowski
Book
Daniel O'Connell - 'The Liberator' - lived a big, great and graphic life. Born in Kerry in 1775, he...