Saturday, April 28, 2018

May pick: Finding Your Feet


This month's pick is especially for any club members who are in the mood for a funny rom-com starring some of our favourite English actors. It is Finding Your Feet whose cast includes some of those who made Calendar Girls a hit a few years ago.

We'll see the film at the Yonge/Dundas Cineplex on Tuesday, May 1, for the 12:25 screening gathering, as always, near the box office about 20 minutes beforehand. 

SYNOPSIS: When "Lady" Sandra Abbott discovers that her husband of 40 years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge in London with her estranged, older sister Bif. The two could not be more different - Sandra is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial dating, free-spirited sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs at the moment, and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to a community dance class, where she starts finding her feet.


CAST: Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, Timothy Spall, Joanna Lumley and many other talented Brits.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNB3PjYStUo&t=

REVIEW: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/finding-your-feet-film-review-1093574









Sunday, April 8, 2018

April Pick: Madame








After two other choices for April - The Leisure Seeker and Final Portrait - became unavailable to us because they're only showing at the Varsity Cinema, which has temporarily dropped weekday matinees because of loud construction noise nearby, we're going to see what I hope will seem like a "third time is the charm" film. 

It is Madame, a goofy comedy set in France. We'll see it at the Carlton Cinema (Carlton St. half a block east of Yonge on north side) on Tuesday, April 10, for the 1:40 screening - as always, meeting near the box office about 20 minutes earlier.


SYNOPSIS:  Anne and Bob (Toni Collette and Harvey Keitel), a well-to-do American couple, move into a manor house in romantic Paris. While preparing a particularly luxurious dinner for sophisticated international friends, our hostess discovers there are 13 guests. Panic-stricken, Anne insists her loyal maid Maria disguise herself as a mysterious Spanish noblewoman to even out the numbers. But a little too much wine, and some playful chat, lead Maria to accidentally endear herself to a dandy British art broker. Their budding romance will have Anne chasing her maid around Paris and finally plotting to destroy this most unexpected and joyous love affair. 

TRAILER: https://www.cinemaclock.com/movies/madame-2017/videos   

REVIEW:  http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/new-movies/madame-a-joyful-cinderellastyle-romp-through-paris/news-story/ae468f5419242aa21a0e7a11fbb56d0c