Monthly Archives: March 2007

Abbey Road studios: a logical idea for a TV show

  By Ray Bennett LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) – Setting a television music series in the most famous recording studio in the world is such a logical idea that it’s a wonder no one’s done it before. But better late than … Continue reading

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French cinema rendezvous with Piaf, Binoche

By Ray Bennett “La Vie En Rose”, Olivier Dahan’s biography of Edith Piaf – well received at the Berlin International Film Festival – kicks off “A Rendezvous with French Cinema” at London’s Curzon Mayfair this month. The showcase of Gallic movies … Continue reading

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Road less travelled for Kate Dickie

By Ray Bennett No argument with Helen Mirren’s Oscar win for “The Queen”: she’s brilliant and deserves every accolade that comes her way. But the best performance by an actress in a British film last year was not by England’s … Continue reading

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