Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor in Beginners.(Focus Features photo)By John ThomasonThere’s nothing funny about an old man, struck with terminal cancer, who only finds the courage to admit that he’s gay after the death of his wife of 44 years.No, this is not material rife with comic potential, but sometimes laughter is the only way to cope. In his nuanced … [Read more...]
Film review: ‘Angels and Demons’ has less content, more action than ‘Da Vinci Code’
Tom Hanks works on behalf of the Vaticanin Angels and Demons.By Hap Erstein Although critically maligned, Ron Howard’s film version of The Da Vinci Code did pull in over $750 million worldwide, enough to get Hollywood interested in cranking out a sequel.And they found it in author Dan Brown’s screen worthy earlier yarn, Angels and Demons, now turned into a follow-up … [Read more...]