Maggie Smith

In Memory of Maggie Smith, the Stealth Comedy Queen

In Memory of Maggie Smith, the Stealth Comedy Queen

Maggie Smith had the most expressive face. She could say and do more with a roll of an eye or purse of her lips than most of her peers with pages of dialogue.

The Emotional Pitch Can Run High in ‘A Room With a View’, But It’s Also a Very Funny Film

The Emotional Pitch Can Run High in ‘A Room With a View’, But It’s Also a Very Funny Film

Ornate title cards place the filmmakers in a position similar to Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, enjoying the human carnival while at the same time proclaiming “Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

Becoming Jane

Keeping Mum (2005)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Gosford Park (2001)

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)