Ludivine Sagnier was at the LA Film Festival this year, which was rather a glamorous surprise in the Regal 6. She was introducing Crime d’amour, the final film from veteran director Alain Corneau; Kristin Scott-Thomas co-stars in a tale of corporate back-biting, unruly passions, ambition and obsession/compulsion.
Her husband’s a doctor, her home is in the South of France, and her kids are tennis proteges – while many pretentious women bask in the white collar lifestyle, Kristin Scott Thomas‘ can’t run faster. Both written and directed by Catherine Corsini, the French film Leaving has a nationwide limited release this Friday.
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Sam Taylor-Wood undertakes the daunting task of capturing the formative teenage years of the legendary John Lennon in her feature-film directorial debut, Nowhere Boy. Without the slightest mention of The Beatles, Taylor-Wood focuses on the man behind the music, depicting Lennon just shy of 18. The film stars up and coming British actor Aaron Johnson, followed closely by Kristin Scott Thomas and Ann-Marie Duff. The film is set for a limited release nationwide this Friday.
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It was love at first sight for American race-car driver, Larita Huntington, (Jessica Biel) and young Englishman, John Whittaker, (Ben Barnes). Following the same premise as the 1928 Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation, Easy Virtue is about a girl who is not welcomed by her new husband’s family. There is tension in the air from the very first meeting. Mrs. Whittaker’s (Kristin Scott Thomas), first words to her new daughter-in-law are, “Oh, you’re American” in a very un-approving tone. The one person who seems to like Larita is Colonel Jim Whittaker, (Colin Firth) who tells his son he is proud of him and his choice.
Confessions of a Shopaholic is a surprisingly poignant film mixed in with a lot of estrogen. That being said, yes it is a “chick flick” but, men, if you find yourselves being dragged into this movie, know that it’s really a funny film with more depth than you would expect. This film has two sides in it. It’s really great female, shopping movie and yet it also deals with addiction and digging yourself into a finical whole (something many of us can relate to). Although the latter is fluffed up so that a teenage audience can relate to it, the first part is not as cliche as it could have been due to the unique performance by Isla Fisher. No matter what the subject matter, she’s really great in this film and makes it worth watching.
