The Last September

"...Directed by: Deborah Warner. Starring: Michael Gambon, Maggie Smith, Jane Birkin, Lambert Wilson, Keeley Hawes,..."

May 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gambler

"...Directed by: Károly Makk. Starring: Michael Gambon, Jodhi May, Luise Rainer, Dominic West, Polly Walker,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dancing at Lughnasa

"...Directed by: Pat O'Connor. Starring: Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Sophie Thompson, Kathy Burke, Catherine McCormack, Brid Brennan..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Charlotte Gray

"...Starring: James Fleet, Ron Cook, Anton Lesser, Rupert Penry-Jones, Michael Gambon, Billy Crudup and Cate Blanchett. For a select..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Yes, it's true: Harry Potter manages his first kiss, in between all manner of expository storytelling, and never was a young man's wand more ever-ready.

"...David Yates. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson,..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Layer Cake

A contemporary gangster film that both looks and feels like a Britnoir classic filtered through the Jam’s bang-on sense of style, Layer Cake takes a realistic approach to Britain’s criminal underclass.

"...Meaney, Kenneth Cranham, George Harris, Jamie Foreman, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon and Tamer Hassan. If Guy Ritchie’s Lock, Stock..."

June 3, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The boy wizard rides again and this outing proves zippier and spookier than the previous two.

"...Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman, Michael Gambon, David Thewlis, Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith...."

June 4, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Paddington

We extend a big bear hug to Paddington.

"...Hawkins, Nicole Kidman, Ben Whishaw, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Peter Capaldi, Samuel Joslin and Madeleine..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Screenwriter Daniel Giat, recently in town for the Austin premiere of his 'Path to War,' talks about LBJ's legacy.

"...write Path to War, now an HBO film starring Michael Gambon and Alec Baldwin. The biopic painstakingly re-creates the..."

May 24, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Book of Eli

In a post-apocalyptic time, Denzel Washington is the lone man who carries the world's last remaining Bible.

"...Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals, Evan Jones, Michael Gambon, Frances de la Tour, Tom Waits and Malcolm..."

Jan. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Open Range

"...Kevin Costner. Starring: Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Michael Jeter, Diego Luna, James Russo and Abraham..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Johnny English Strikes Again

Time to revoke this agent's license

"...Directed by: David Kerr. Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Gambon, Emma Thompson, Ben Miller, Adam James, Jake Lacy,..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Quartet

A charming, funny, and sentimental comedy/drama about former opera singers living in a home for retired musicians.

"...Directed by: Dustin Hoffman. Starring: Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins, Sheridan Smith and Gwyneth..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Ali G Indahouse

Unlike its televised predecessor, Ali G Indahouse just isn’t that funny.

"...by: Mark Mylod. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Kellie Bright, Michael Gambon, Charles Dance, Rhona Mitra, Martin Freeman and Barbara..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gosford Park

The servants know all in this Altman mystery set in a British countryside estate in the Thirties.

"...Directed by: Robert Altman. Starring: Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren, Michael Gambon, Bob Balaban, Clive Owen, Emily Watson, Kelly MacDonald,..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Plunkett & Macleane

"...Directed by: Jake Scott. Starring: Ken Stott, Michael Gambon, Liv Tyler, Alan Cumming, Jonny Lee Miller and..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Toys

"...Directed by: Barry Levinson. Starring: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright and Ll Cool J...."

Dec. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amazing Grace

Unfortunately, what makes British abolitionist William Wilberforce a great man is also what makes him dull: his single-minded righteousness.

"...Directed by: Michael Apted. Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Romola Garai, Youssou N’Dour, Albert..."

Feb. 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

November Previews

"...D: Michael Mann; with Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Wrapped and Ready

"...Streep, Brid Brennan, Catherine McCormack, Sophie Thompson, Kathy Burke, Michael Gambon...."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: Michael Paxton...."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...Agnieszka Holland; with Ed Harris, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Anne Heche, Michael Rispoli, Charles Haid, James Gallanders...."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

We're still wild about Harry, even though this new adventure prefers to flush pink with its lovesick teens than forward-thrust toward the mammoth battle of good vs. evil.

"...Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis,..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Being Julia

There are so few really great film roles written for middle-aged women that when one comes along and it stars the near-perfect Annette Bening, it’s disappointing that the rest of the movie does not equal her performance.

"...István Szabó. Starring: Annette Bening, Catherine Charlton, Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Shaun Evans, Miriam Margolyes, Juliet Stevenson, Bruce Greenwood,..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

September Previews

"...while on the mound. Based on the novel by Michael Shaara, the film marks a return to its star's..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Six Films for Lovers

A half-dozen cinematic roses of varying degrees of romance

"...nose of her gangster boyfriend, a bombastic and hilarious Michael Gambon. If I didn’t have you at “sexy Helen..."

Feb. 13, 2018 Events Post by Josh Kupecki

Amazing Journey

Six from Britain's bad-boy directors

"...although it's not really possible to sum up either Michael Gambon (the Thief) or Helen Mirren (His Wife) –..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Sleepy Hollow

"...Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Casper Van Dien, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Christopher Lee, Jeffrey Jones..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Articulations

Listening in the Evening

"...Timberlake Wertenbaker; actor-directors Frith Banbury and Janet Suzman; critics Michael Billington and Mel Gussow; and scholars Ruby Cohn and..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Arts Column

Clean Slate

"...Dana Carvey, Valeria Golino, James Earl Jones, Kevin Pollack, Michael Murphy and Michael Gambon. Didn't Dana Carvey learn anything..."

May 13, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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