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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 4
TV Season
Nick accidentally leaks information to a news reporter ("Assume Nothing"), and Catherine tries to...
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If I Could Tell You Just One Thing...: Encounters with Remarkable People and Their Most Valuable Advice
Book
Adventures in advice with some of the world's most remarkable people. President Bill Clinton, Clare...
Both Sides of Sunset: Photographing Los Angeles
Jane Brown and Marla Hamburg Kennedy
Book
Los Angeles is a city of dualities sunshine and noir, coastline beaches and urban grit, natural...
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Sunday In The Park With George by Stephen Sondheim
Album
Two CD set. The cast recording of the recent, highly acclaimed, sold-out Broadway revival of Sunday...
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The Haunting of Highdown Hall (Psychic Surveys #1)
Book
Have you discovered the bestselling Psychic Surveys series yet? Perfect for fans of Stephen King,...
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Bob Mann (459 KP) rated Love And Friendship (2016) in Movies
Sep 29, 2021
Playing many different ends against the middle, Lady Susan – with the collusion of her American friend Alicia (Chloë Sevigny) – attempts to both find a suitably rich suitor for her daughter Frederica (Morfydd Clark) as well as finding a rich husband for herself to allow her to stay in the manor (sic) to which she has become accustomed. A tale of deception, pregnancy and a marriage of convenience follows: does Lady Susan have to choose between her sexual desires and the rich, stupid and dull Sir James Martin (Tom Bennett, “David Brent: Life on the Road”). Or can she have her cake and eat it?
Based on a Jane Austen short story, “Lady Susan”, this is a delight from beginning to end. However, it does require the attention of the viewer: characters get introduced to you in rapid fire succession, and keeping track of who’s who and how they interrelate is quite a challenge.
But this is a tour de force for Kate “Underworld” Beckinsale who delivers a depth of acting ability that I’ve not seen from her in the past. Her comic timing is just sublime, and while comedies are often overlooked in Awards season, this is a role for which she richly deserves both BAFTA and Oscar recognition.
Stephen Fry joins what is a superb ensemble cast. But outstanding among them is Tom Bennett who is simply hilarious as the nice but dim Sir James. The comic routine about his misunderstanding of “Churchill” (Church – Hill) – a running gag – is sublime and a challenger (with “Was that it t’were so simple”) for the comedy routine of the year.
Directed by Whit Stilman (“The Last Days of Disco”) from his own screenplay, this is one for the more sophisticated viewer: requiring of your full attention, but a treat for the eyes, ears and brain.
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Hairpin Bridge
Book
Looking for a thriller that you can’t put down? Then try this book that everyone’s talking...
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Crush: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing, and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush
Cathy Alter and Dave Singleton
Book
A star-studded collection of essays from acclaimed and bestselling authors and celebrities that...
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Macbeth
William Shakespeare and Robert S. Miola
Book
The Norton Critical Edition is again based on the First Folio (1623), the only authoritative text of...