In a career spanning thirty-five years, Mike Hodges directed only nine feature films. Despite his modest output, many admire his unique style. Two of his films, 1971’s Get Carter and 2003’s Croupier are considered among
Finding employment that paid a decent wage in the harsh environment of 19th century Ireland was very difficult. For women, it was next to impossible. Based on a George Moore novella, Albert Nobbs tells the
“We set out to change the world,” laments Curt Wild (Ewan McGregor) to New York Herald journalist Arthur Stuart (Christian Bale), “and ended up changing only ourselves.” “What’s wrong with that?” the reporter responds quizzically.
Created and completely written by Michael Hirst (Elizabeth (1998) The Tudors is very loosely based on the early reign of monarch Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). For anyone who hasn’t seen The Tudors before, be