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The Queen
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ASIN: B00005JPAO
Release Date: 2007-04-24 |
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Helen Mirren reigns supreme in The Queen, a witty and ingenious look at a moment that rocked the house of Windsor: the week that followed the sudden death of Princess Diana in 1997. Diana's death came at just the same time that Prime Minister Tony Blair (played by the bright Michael Sheen) was settling into his new government--and trying to figure out the delicate relationship between 10 Downing Street and Queen Elizabeth II (Mirren). A large portion of the British population was trying to figure out the Windsors that week, as Elizabeth remained stiff-upper-lip and largely mum about the death of the beloved princess. In Peter Morgan's skillful script, we watch as Blair grows increasingly impatient with the Royals, who are sequestered in their Scottish estate while the public demands some show of grief. Prince Philip (James Cromwell, in good form) clumsily decides to take Diana's sons hunting, while a sympathetically-treated Prince Charles (Alex Jennings) displays some frustration with his mother's eerie calm.
None of this conveys how funny the film is, or how deftly it flows from one scene to the next. Director Stephen Frears (Dirty Pretty Things) deserves great credit for that, and for the performances, and for the movie's marvelous sense of well-roundedness; you could see this movie and groan at the cluelessness of the Royals and their outmoded existence, or you might just sympathize with showing reserve in a world that values gross public displays of emotion. But either way, you'll marvel at Mirren, who makes the Queen far more alert and human than one might ever have imagined. --Robert Horton
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Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Actress, Dame Helen Mirren gives a spellbinding performance in THE QUEEN, the provocative story behind one of the most public tragedies of our time the sudden death of Princess Diana. In the wake of Diana's death, the very private and tradition-bound Queen Elizabeth II (Mirren) finds herself in conflict with the new Prime Minister, the slickly modern and image-conscious Tony Blair. THE QUEEN, also starring Academy Award® Nominee James Cromwell (Best Supporting Actor, BABE, 1995), takes you inside the private chambers of the Royal Family and the British government for a captivating look at a vulnerable human being in her darkest hour, as a nation grieving for its People's Princess waits to see what its leaders will do. Suspenseful, heartfelt and riveting, it's a fascinating story you won't soon forget.
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Excellent Snapshot of the Royal Family.......2007-09-12
There is no doubt that Dame Helen Mirren deserves the Oscar Best Actress award. Her "portrayal" of Queen Elizabeth II gives viewers moments of illusion that she were the queen. But all we can really see is a snapshot of the royal family, because no one can possibly know their private thoughts and conversation behind closed doors. It may be interesting to contrast the royal family's reactions to the public pressure and scandals by looking at the past. Edward & Mrs. Simpson, a 5-star topnotch TV mini-series may provide that opportunity, and Actor Edward Fox's King Edward is as compelling as Helen Mirren's Queen Elizabeth.
Queen.......2007-09-12
A bit slow in spots, but excellent acting, sensitive presention of a controversial subject, respectful presentation of all historica people involved.
"Duty first, self second".......2007-09-03
Helen Mirren won an Academy Award for her performance as Elizabeth II in "The Queen," which depicts the British monarch's reaction to the death of Princess Diana in the summer of 1997. Prime Minister Tony Blair (played brilliantly by Michael Sheen) had just recently been elected at the time of Diana's death, and he was still in the process of determining the best way to forge a successful working relationship with the queen. This film deals with Windsor's fall from grace the week after Diana's death, when the queen refused to follow the prime minister's advice on how to best handle the situation to meet the needs of the grieving British public.
At first the queen refuses to take Blair's advice about making any kind of public statement, preferring to remain silent in hopes that the former Princess of Wales would be laid to rest quickly and quietly, without any fanfare. However, the public's frustration grows and Elizabeth faces opposition from the government as well as from her son Charles (Alex Jennings). Soon it becomes clear that the royal family's inaction may wind up being their ultimate demise, and the queen is forced to come to terms with her own emotions and make one of what was surely many difficult choices during her reign.
I think this film is brilliant. The cast is absolute perfection, and it's very clear why Mirren received an Oscar for her portrayal as a queen struggling to come to terms with her own personal beliefs and the realization that she doesn't always understand the needs of her people. I also appreciated the way the film handled the treatment of Diana herself. Although the plot of the movie revolves around Diana's death, it's handled gracefully and with dignity. Instead of casting an actress to play the princess, the film relied on a steady peppering of news clips showing the real Diana herself, which was thoughtful and effective.
On one hand, "The Queen" depicts a monarchy that is cold and completely out of touch with modern day society. However, although I didn't always agree with Elizabeth's choices, it was easy to sympathize with her position and understand where she was coming from when she made certain decisions. Regardless of her personal feelings toward the late princess, the queen's belief that quiet dignity should be maintained before caving in to public spectacle is a very good point.
I highly recommend this movie to everyone, if for no other reason than that Mirren portrays Elizabeth II with more humanity than most people might believe is possible. This is truly an excellent film.
Very enjoyable.......2007-08-20
The joy of this great piece of cinema is watching the violent collision of two parallel worlds coexisting in the present-day UK, the world of upper-class Victorian privilege and devotion to duty inhabited by the UK Royal Family, complete with its huntin', shootin', fishin', and the everyday world of all the rest of us. This is brilliantly captured in this film, especially with the flashes between the mannered, genteel Royal household and the chaotic, refreshingly normal Blair household.
The scenes in which collision first occurs are priceless; the slightly gauche young Tony Blair, fresh from a landslide General Election victory, confronts his Sovereign whose first Prime Minister was Winston Churchill, the anti-Royalist Cherie Blair sways in an incredibly precarious curtsey and then the Blairs back out of The Presence in the most awkward manner, because nobody turns his or her back on HM ("And it's "Ma'am", as in "ham", not "Marm" as in "farm", as a uniformed flunkey reminds them).
The greater collision was triggered by the death of Diana, and the sudden realisation by the Royals that something more than regal aloofness and stiff upper lips were necessary. Having apparently grown up with an assumption of the right to rule as their due and that the public would soon see things their way, the Windsors were suddenly confronted by the fact that the public saw Diana differently and what it thought of her - and them - mattered very much. In the end, you are left with the impression that Elizabeth Windsor, with the urging of Tony Blair, had learned something - but could perhaps usefully learn a bit more.
This is naturally a work of fiction - the Queen basically adheres very well to the formula of Walter Bagehot, the great 19th century editor of "The Economist", that not too much light should be allowed in for fear of destroying the magic, and so never gives interviews and rarely allows personal glimpses. We therefore have no idea as to what was said and thought. However, I found it all works extremely well. All the actors are excellent, especially Helen Mirren, thoroughly meriting her Oscar and proving that there really is nothing like a Dame. She manages marvellously the complex part of Elizabeth II, by the grace of God, Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc., etc, etc., with its mixture of absolute devotion to duty, traditional values, conservatism, basic shyness and elitism. James Cromwell does a good job of Prince Philip, whose idea of helping Diana's sons cope with her death is to take them out to shoot things, Sylvia Sims makes a delightful Queen Mother and Charles is given a sympathetic portrayal, although it's a pity that they didn't get someone who looks more like him (but then, who would want to?).
All in all, a very good film which leaves one (this one anyway) wondering why the ordinary British people accept with relatively little complaint this bunch of toffs with virtually nothing in common with them (same number of heads, arms, ears, etc., but that's all) as their rulers. But then, the US public has recently twice voted into its Presidency the US equivalent of royalty, who has nothing in common with them and whose sole interest is lining the pockets of other rich guys. At least the Brits have (genuine) class. Perhaps they really have the right idea.
Yawn..........2007-08-14
As with my Sin City movie review, I know that I am going to get crushed by my one star rating, especially with all the awards and press this movie has gotten, but here goes, my opposition review.
Basically, the whole flow of this movie feels like a bad TV soap opera drama, where pretty much nothing happens except people talking on their phone in their studies. The whole sweep of the film is very, very clunky. A lot of the sets feel very, very staged and cheap. Seriously, there are a lot of British television shows that are a lot smoother, and less slow in pace.
As far as plot, you take an historical event that was extremely tabloid to begin with, and then try to fit it into the pace and style of a quiet British drama, and apparently the clash of cultures is supposed to make it look interesting. It fails to clash in this regard, it looks like two separate movies.
As far as acting is concerned, Helen Mirren has done a better and more dynamic job in other films. Yeah, this is not designed to be a dynamic role anyways, the Queen of England. My opinion is this - it really doesn't take a lot of effort to display stoicism and lack of emotion across an entire movie. The rest of the cast is really iffy as well- even James Cromwell. And what's up with Tony Blair's lips? Too much makeup?
The sad thing is that I am the type of reviewer that generally likes this sort of film - I tend to steer away from heavy action and adventure and prefer drama. I also would like to say that I don't really have a strong opinion on the British constitutional monarchy either, though this movie's plot is so lacking it never really gets to the deeper issues.
Go watch a nice British mystery drama instead.
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- Cole Hauser, Cardboard, Can't Act
- 5 star performance
- hip-hip hooray for paparzzi!
- A true story
- Interesting Premise Based on Celebrities' Secret Fantasy, But Still Needs More Thrills and Actions
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Paparazzi (Widescreen Edition)
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ASIN: B00005JNCN
Release Date: 2005-01-11 |
Product Description
Action film superstar Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) seems to have it all: beautiful wife, adoring son and a Malibu beach house. But his newfound fame comes with a price he s the target of paparazzi bent on making Bo and his loved ones fodder for the tabloids. Led by superstar photographer, Rex (Tom Sizemore), the paparazzi become increasingly relentless, until one night their ruthless actions turn Bo and his family into victims of a terrible accident. With the police unable to help, Bo seeks vengeance on his own and the paparazzi start falling one by one.
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Looking for a movie in which the "good guy" gets away with murder? Then Paparazzi is just for you -- a critically maligned, morally repugnant yet primitively satisfying thriller in which a rising action star (Cole Hauser) gets revenge on the tabloid photographers who stalk him every day, ruining his private life and nearly killing his wife (Robin Tunney) and young son. Coproduced by Mel Gibson (who makes a cameo appearance, along with Vince Vaughn, Chris Rock, and Matthew McConaughey), this is precisely the kind of pulp that Gibson starred in during the '80s and '90s, and you can bet he relished the premise, in which the most ruthless celebrity shutterbug (Tom Sizemore, at his most despicable) becomes the victim of his own corrupted ethics. Hauser's father, the great B-movie villain Wings Hauser, made a career out of crap like this, and his son brings a kind of foul integrity to his leading-man role while Dennis Farina channels Columbo as a detective on the prowl. As exploitative potboilers go, Paparazzi may be sick, but at least it's entertaining. --Jeff Shannon
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Cole Hauser, Cardboard, Can't Act.......2007-02-06
This movie is beyond bad. It could have been a little better but the script and direction and, oh yes, the star Cole Hauser are pretty poor. There are a few good action sequences and a few unintentional laughs (hence 2 stars) but that's it! Bottom line: Cole Hauser just can't act.
5 star performance.......2007-01-28
Coming from Director Mel Gibson, who knows a thing or two about the Paparazzi, this is an entrawling thriller.. which while taking you into the seedier side of the 'Celeb headlines' also demonstrates the pressures celebrities have to endure.
In this story, the central character has his daughter killed in a car crash he blames on a particular carnviorous group of pap.. and decides to exact his revenge..
Its a tense thriller, that takes you into the insanity the movie star suffers as he vents his frustrations in a lethal way..
hip-hip hooray for paparzzi!.......2006-11-16
i love this movie. its scared me much but not too scary for the kids, haha!! bo laramy is a great acter.
A true story.......2006-07-10
Okay, not a true story but with all the news about poor Lindsay Lohan being harassed by the paparazzi and the Simpson girls being chased and stalked and all the pictures of cheating celebrities and newborn babies popping up everywhere a movie like `Paparazzi' was just bound to happen sooner or later, I mean if anything screams `ripped from the headlines' it's a film like this, right. This movie does, in a weird way, tackle that subject properly...at first. It shows us the disturbing way the paparazzi stop at nothing to get their next paycheck. The fact that celebrities really have to understand this kind of crap comes with the turf is skirted around in pursuit to make them appear to be heroes who put up with hardship everyday. It attempts to paint them as the same as us. Sure they have more money, nicer houses, beautiful wives and perfect lives but they have to deal with people in their business 24/7 and we don't. No one cares about us so we're lucky. We are lucky, lucky that we don't have to deal with Tom Sizemore and Daniel Baldwin busting our car almost killing our wife and child just to get our picture. That's exactly what they do too, putting our hero's son in a coma and causing his darling wife to slip into depression. That and the fact that they don't stop but continue to harass and ruin the life of this man make it impossible not to react...right? The film does a good job, maybe an overly good job; of making the paparazzi look like complete and utter jerks, like evil heartless men, when I'm sure they aren't all that way. I mean they are doing their jobs but that's not the point so forget I said that. The movie starts to fall apart after the fateful car wreck and Bo starts to take matters into his own hands. It's very improbable but it's also the macho thing to do and probably what anyone in his situation would be `wanting' to do. I will say that Tom Sizemore is really annoying here, overacting tremendously, and I normally really like him. Cole Hauser, Bo the action star, does a better job with his role but it's Robin Tunney who plays Cole's wife that really does the best, carrying the movie on her shoulders with her concern and dread all wrapped up in her delicate face. You just want to weep for her. The story is exciting and engrossing even though it's quite unbelievable...it's still a fun film to watch despite a few flaws throughout.
Interesting Premise Based on Celebrities' Secret Fantasy, But Still Needs More Thrills and Actions.......2006-04-16
`Paparazzi,' produced by 20th Century Fox and Mel Gibson's Icon Productions, looks exactly like any celebrity's secret fantasy. But making someone's secret fantasy into a film is not a bad thing at all. What I disliked about `Paparazzi' is not the lack of wit or insight into the `jobs' of paparazzi - oh, that's so easy to guess - but the lack of storytelling skill, or its payoff as entertainment. In other words, the story about the rising Hollywood star Bo Laramie who is badly treated by the paparazzi and his secret payback plans is neither thrilling nor intense as revenge fantasy.
Yes, I understand. Some paparazzi (if not all) deserve to suffer such a bitter fate as those persistent cameramen who stalk and harass the new Hollywood action star Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) and his family. I know some cameramen really do annoying things, and provoke celebrities on purpose in the same way as the mean and sleazy `journalist' Rex Harper (Tom Sizemore) does to Bo and his son. And suppose his beloved son and wife are hospitalized because of those paparazzi, what should he do?
[CLUMSY PACE AND UNDERWHELMING PAYOFFS] `Paparazzi' is a revenge fantasy that is part based on the reality in Hollywood, and the tragic death of Princess Diana. You just cannot discuss this kind of exploitation film from a moral perspective because these films are purely entertainment in which we see the good guys rewarded and bad guys punished. And I like these films from the days of Charles `Death Wish' Bronson.
`Paparazzi,' however, does not let us wallow in this guilty pleasure fantasy enough. In other words, the actions (or Bo's revenge) are not thrilling enough and neither are the payoffs. Trashy or not, any revenge story must have good amount of thrills in it in order to really taste sweet. But the taste of `Paparazzi' is only mild at best. It does not give us enough taste of honey because several ruses Bo uses to trap these paparazzi are too far-fetched and even tame, and those paparazzi are also too easy a target for him.
Bo oversteps the mark because they overstepped it. This questionable formula works only when it does not give enough time for us to think. In spite of its short running time (that barely exceeds 80 minutes), however, `Paparazzi' kills its potentially interesting story by its slow and clumsy pace, heavy-handed direction that does not know the right way to tell an intriguing story, and disappointing acting from Hauser and Sizemore.
The only thing I find interesting is the cameos from Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Chris Rock, and Matthew McConaughey. Otherwise, `Paparazzi' lacks power and action that those revenge fantasy should have.
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Release Date: 2004-01-27 |
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Paparazzi is a documentary series that follows the world-famous entertainment photographer Louie D. at work in search of the perfect celebrity photo. Paparazzi will bring viewers behind the scenes where the exciting lives of the famous connect with the fascinating world of a renowned celebrity photographer. Paparazzi follows this celebrity photographer from his hometown of Toronto to New York, LA, Miami, Montreal, Cannes, and Sundance in search of a candid photo of today's top stars. This first volume follows Louie and his obsession with Madonna, then visit the Sundance film festival.
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Paprazzi is a documentary series that follows the world-famous entertainment photographer Louie D. at work in search of the perfect celebrity photo.
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- STELLA STREET, not Della Street...
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STELLA STREET, not Della Street..........2006-03-08
John Sessions' STELLA STREET is one of the funniest films I've seen, and I've watched it several times; it's good for bad days. Master impersonator Sessions manages to play a multitude of parts in this gem, perfect for the ageing boomer or anyone who wants to imagine the domestic side of life for our celebs and rock-and-rollers. Imagine if Mick Jagger, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman and other greats moved into YOUR neighborhood! There's also the pyro-next-door, the housekeeper, Mick and Keith's little deli;Mick's parents, somehow done in faux vintage footage, are a scream. There's so much good material here, it's hard to keep up with all the puns and laughs. The British accents are sometimes a challenge - my strategy is to turn the volume way up; it seems to help. The film is a good copy. I was fortunate enough to first see this on the big screen in my hometown Cleveland Cinematheque (long may it live). I highly reccommend STELLA STREET.
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- 2 International Stars, and a Blend of Flamenco and Mariachi
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Gitana Tenias Que Ser
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Release Date: 2006-03-21 |
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2 International Stars, and a Blend of Flamenco and Mariachi.......2007-04-05
The great Pedro Infante takes a back seat to Carmen Sevilla in this "film within a film," as the plot revolves around a producer who contracts a Spanish movie star to make a film in Mexico, and as her "love interest," hires an unknown charro singer who is performing in the "Aqui es Jalisco" cantina. Their initial meeting is a disaster, and goes from bad to worse, as in their pride and many insecurities they deny their love for each other. Directed by Rafael Baledon, "Gitana Tenias Que Ser" has 9 songs, most of them sung solo or in part by Sevilla, who was a mega-star in the 50's in her native Spain, and also well known internationally. Her beauty, graceful dancing and lovely voice show why she achieved so much success at such an early age (she was 23 at the time of this film).
There are many scenes with marvelous flamenco singing and dancing, as well as some mariachi numbers, in this blend of cultures and musical styles. There are some notable duets between Infante and Sevilla: "Cielito Lindo," "Piel Canela," and "Guadalajara," and among Infante's solos are "Que Me Toquen Las Golondrinas." "Gitana Tenias Que Ser" alternates between broad slapstick comedy and romantic melodrama, and just squeaks into the 5 star category because of its 2 superb leads, and a solid supporting cast, which includes Estrellita Castro as Tia Paquita.
Pedro Infante (1917-1957), was Mexico's most loved singer/actor, and 50 years after his untimely passing when he crashed his plane in the Yucatan, he reigns supreme, and his many films and recordings are national treasures.
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[DVD Documentary] Conspiracy Files: Princess Diana, A Plot At The Palace from Columbia River Entertainment
Lady Di, Englands much beloved Princess of Wales, continues to fascinate her millions of devoted fans. Seven years after her untimely passing, the controversy surrounding her tragic death in a Paris car accident continues unabated. Speculation about her death has received fresh impetus from a new coroners investigation and the disclosure that Lady Diana believed that her husband was plotting to kill her in a staged car accident. In this in-depth investigative report, we examine the facts: was Diana pushed toward a divorce from Prince Charles by a jealous Buckingham Palace? Did Britains royals play a hand in the untimely death of Englands beloved Lady Di?
Columbia River Entertainment
Documentary, 2005
Color, Stereo, 25 Minutes
Playable in all regions
Customer Reviews:
Diana's death - truth or fiction.......2006-12-22
I saw this originally on tv and wasn't sure why Dodie's dad really believed that the Royals were out to kill Diana. I added this to my collection only to have a record of what people were thinking at the time of her death. It's an ok piece to have but there are more documentaries out there that cover it better.
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