The idea of the dinner party that goes horribly wrong has served as the premise to any number of versatile, genre-spanning narratives over the years. Written and directed by Sally Potter, “The Party” offers little to break the mold of what’s come before, but thanks to a first-rate cast it still manages to be a […]
Timothy Spall
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Film Review: “Mr. Turner”
The latest work from the great British director Mike Leigh (“Topsy-Turvy”), “Mr. Turner” focuses on the life of another masterful British artist: early 19th century Romantic landscape painter J.M.W. Turner (Timothy Spall). Leigh’s film runs counter to the other Great Man biopics that flooded this year’s Oscar season by taking a warts-and-all approach, which frequently […]
