This is a skillful and, on many counts, admirable picture. Bryan Forbes' writing and direction create an aptly clammy atmosphere and he's backed by some shrewd thesping.
This is a skillful and, on many counts, admirable picture. Read More...
Annette Bening has made her career in film and television, but she hasn't always been comfortable in front of the camera.
"For so many years I was really intimidated ... " she says. "I felt very comfortable on the stage ... I didn't really do movies 'till I was almost 30."
Now 59, Bening has "fallen in love" with filming. "You can get so many things across with the camera that one just can't do onstage," Read More...
The ObserverGardens This article is more than 8 months oldApril’s cold weather shows it’s time to fill our gardens with hardier plants, say expertsThis article is more than 8 months oldTop gardeners advise use of tougher varieties that can cope with extremes of heat and cold as conditions disappoint growers
Gardeners are being urged to grow plants that can cope with extreme heat and cold after the Royal Horticultural Society was bombarded with letters from members asking why species they had cultivated successfully for years were now dying. Read More...