Posts Tagged ‘maggie smith’

Cocoon has been remade, but the aliens have been replaced with opera music. Quartet is a movie about a retirement home for aging musicians, where four old fogies of varying physical and mental capabilities reunite for one final performance. Funny if ultimately insignificant, Quartet is a worthy directorial debut for Dustin Hoffman.

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British people are funny. Especially old British people. And especially old British people taken out of their comfort zone and inserted into one of the most hectic countries in the world: India. In The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Maggie Smith and Dev Patel star in the surprisingly heartwarming tale about a group of retirees who find themselves in a less-than-luxurious but oddly charming hotel.

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Wow, do I feel old. It’s been 20 years since Sister Act debuted, and just about that long since Whoopi Goldberg was relevant. A sequel and Broadway play later, Sister Act and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit have been re-released in a double Blu-ray package.

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