Posts Tagged “film”

Oscar Predictions: The King’s Speech May Reign

Posted on February 25th, 2011 by gretchen.frank

The 83rd Academy Awards, which will take place this Sunday, February 27 with first-time hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco, will be a night dedicated to celebrating the art of great film, in which the best films for each of the 24 different competitive categories will hopefully be rightly honored.
This year’s nominated films for best [...]

Movie Review: The King’s Speech

Posted on February 24th, 2011 by gretchen.frank

Photo courtesy of The Weinstein Company
It’s hard to believe that The King’s Speech, a film about King George VI—father of the current Queen Elizabeth of England—and the overcoming of his stutter during the declaration of war to Nazi Germany, is as funny, as invigorating, and as heartfelt as it is.
The film centers on the royally [...]