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Make Way for Tomorrow. Blatant Ageism in film guide.

Posted on October 8, 2015 by rinaross

Make Way For Tomorrow  (MWFT) was added to the America’s National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2010. America’s Film Legacy (2011)  by Daniel Eagan …is a reference guide to the most significant films ever made in the United States. … Continue reading →

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The Second Marigold Hotel

Posted on March 13, 2015 by rinaross

“Just because I’m looking at you when you talk, don’t think I’m listening — or even interested.”  Maggie Smith to Judy Dench I had a free couple of hours and decided reluctantly to see The Second Exotic Marigold Hotel as a … Continue reading →

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Kermode, French, Bradshaw and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Posted on March 18, 2012 by rinaross

My daughter mentioned very casually that Mark Kermode, film critic, found The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ‘charming’, and that there had been some heated dissent from his listeners on Radio 5. As I suspected, this film, like all well-directed, well acted feel-good films, … Continue reading →

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