Dame Helen Mirren — soon to be seen as Golda Meir in a new biopic charting the life of the former Israeli prime minister — gives one of her best performances in ...
Michell and co-writers Richard Bean and Clive Coleman have created a beautifully written and deftly executed period piece full of quirks and impressive attention to detail. Dame Helen Mirren — soon to be seen as Golda Meir in a new biopic charting the life of the former Israeli prime minister — gives one of her best performances in writer-director Roger Michell’s very last film. Despite his best intentions, he soon involved in one of the most daring art thefts in British history.
The Duke sets up a hilarious social satire under the guise of a comedy crime caper, with buckets of British humour.
The Duke reminds of that, as well as how brilliant a good old-fashioned caper can be. Throw in a dash of stock footage to ground the drama in reality (while giving it an old cinema newsreel feel) and it adds up to a charming, hilarious, and over-the-top caper that will keep you laughing the whole way through. The Duke begins with a glimpse of the resulting court case, with Broadbent in full swing as he makes a comic spectacle from the dock. He’s more Feathers McGraw than The Pink Panther’s Phantom. And when the police later suggest that he’s a “trained commando,” it’s enough to make Bunton choke on his cuppa. Based on a true story, Bunton allegedly broke into the National Gallery in London, pilfered Francisco Goya’s Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, then hoofed it back to his home in Newcastle, where he hid the painting from his wife in the back of a wardrobe… But the truth is often stranger than fiction, and in this case, Bunton’s absurd true-crime tale has all the hallmarks of a classic Ealing comedy.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Sophomore Mark Williams scored a career-high 28 points, freshman Paolo Banchero had 21 and fellow rookie AJ Griffin added 20 as No.
Banchero and Griffin had 18 and 14 in the first half, respectively, combining to hit 8-of-11 three-pointers. Duke (25-4, 15-3 ACC) maintained sole possession of first place in the conference with a dominant wire-to-wire performance. Williams added 12 rebounds – eight on the offensive glass – for his seventh double-double of the year.
Seventh ranked Duke was simply too much for Syracuse Saturday night in the Carrier Dome. After leading by as many as 30 in the first half, the Blue Devils ...
After the lead grew to 30, Syracuse went on a 16-3 run to end the first half and trim the lead to 17. Mark Williams dominated the Orange inside with 28 points on 11-14 shooting. Duke raced out to a large lead within the first few minutes, making eight of its first 12 from beyond the arc.
“I thought our our offense was amazing for those first 17 minutes of the first half,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. Winner of six games in row, first-place Duke (25-4 overall, 15-3 ACC) holds a one-game lead over ...
The Blue Devils led 48-18 with 5:05 left in the half before Syracuse scored the half’s final 11 points to slice into its deficit. Syracuse shot 49.2% overall but hit only 5 of 19 3-pointers. Winner of six games in row, first-place Duke (25-4 overall, 15-3 ACC) holds a one-game lead over Notre Dame (21-8, 14-4) in the league regular-season standings with two games to play. That included 4 of 7 on 3-pointers. “I think we were really locked in on the defensive end, too. “Just having fun, really,” Banchero said of his breakout.
Kempton Bunton was a soapbox revolutionary taxi driver who dabbled in a variety of minor socialist causes and constantly annoyed his wife.
He was caught (while returning the painting), leading to a most amusing courtroom battle, as he uses his time in the dock as the public stage he has long sought. He even did a bit of jail time for his broadcasting beliefs (they can do that in Britain, you NHK scofflaws). Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent) was a taxi driver and soapbox revolutionary who, to the constant annoyance of his long-suffering wife (Helen Mirren) dabbled in a variety of minor socialist causes, chief among them Britain’s compulsory BBC licensing fees.
Jim Broadbent stars alongside Helen Mirren in The Duke, based on a true story, which sees the British actor playing a man who campaigns to make the BBC ...
"He also allowed, without being dogmatic in any way, everyone to be the best possible versions of themselves and it was always a very, very happy place to be. there was never any sort of tension, stress or anxiety, everything seemed to flow very smoothly, and he allowed it all to happen, as well as being positively creative and imaginative in a brilliant way. "And that only comes with him being absolutely brilliant at his job, which is the hardest job. Ironically, he would be defending the BBC to the hilt, as I would be. "I think Kempton would be on the side of the BBC and fighting as hard as he could against the culture secretary - if you can call her that. So maybe he will inspire more ordinary people to stand up again and make their presence and ideas felt."
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — With Syracuse's big man out for the season, the Orange again were...
Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren lead the cast of the new film The Duke, which tells the story of an elderly man who becomes involved in the unlikely theft of ...
For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey. Bunton was a forthright and principled man who led a campaign for free TV licenses and also fancied himself as a writer – and the film explores his role in the case through an excellent performance from Jim Broadbent. But luckily that means there's plenty of opportunities to watch the film on the big screen, with it having been given a wide release throughout the country.
Mike Krzyzewski's final trip to the Carrier Dome resulted in Duke's biggest win ever over Syracuse, 97-72.
The Blue Devils tied a season-high with 15 made 3-pointers, including four from Banchero, who had only hit five on 17 attempts in the last seven games. "We've been a much more mature team," Coach K said of his team's current five-game win streak. "For the past few weeks, I've been putting unnecessary pressure on myself," Banchero said. Saturday's game was also the second-largest margin of defeat at home in Boeheim’s tenure. Coach K and Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim entered the game 1-2 in terms of all-time career wins. "It's a historic day," Wildhack said.