Gonzo and Rizzo being one of the main sources of the film’s comedy illustrates the intuitive casting of The Muppet Christmas Carol: human and Muppet. This is the first of the Muppets’ feature length movies in which the fuzzy puppets aren’t the narrative focus of the plot; the movie is more akin to ‘The Muppet […]
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Get Carter (1971) Director: Mike Hodges Screenwriter: Mike Hodges Starring: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne, Geraldine Moffat, Dorothy White, Bryan Mosley, Alun Armstrong, Petra Markham 50 years after its release, you would imagine that Get Carter would have lost some of its initial sting, especially as the social perception of this film has now been
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Little Voice (1998) Director: Mark Herman Screenwriter: Mark Herman Starring: Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine, Ewan McGregor, Philip Jackson, Annette Badland, Jim Broadbent From the director of 1994 working class drama Brassed Off comes the film adaptation of famed stage musical Little Voice, a distinctly British tale of how the biggest of talents can be present
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Going In Style (2017) Director: Zach Braff Screenwriter: Theodore Melfi Starring: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Matt Dillon, Joey King, Christopher Lloyd, John Ortiz, Peter Serafinowicz Zach Braff has teamed Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin for OAP heist movie Going In Style (2017), a film that’s a lot less Dog Day
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