Tag: Maggie Smith
Posted on February 17, 2013 |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery
Harry Potter is a ten-year-old orphan who has been living under the stairs in the house of his cruel and abusive aunt and uncle. But on his eleventh birthday, Harry receives a letter informing him that he has been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he learns not only that his parents were wizards, but also that he is destined to become a powerful wizard himself. Along with his new friends Ron and Hermione, Harry hones his magical powers and uncovers the secret of the Sorcerer's stone, which leads him into a confrontation with the evil wizard who murdered his parents.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane
Director: Chris Columbus
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Posted on July 26, 2012 |
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Downton Abbey (TV Series 2010-2015)
Drama | Romance
The Crawleys have been the Earls of Grantham since 1772. In the drawing rooms and library and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above. Some of them are loyal to the family and are committed to Downton as a way of life, others are moving through, on the look out for new opportunities or love or just adventure. The difference being that they know so many of the secrets of the family, while the family knows so few of theirs…
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton, Rob James-Collier, Kevin Doyle, Allen Leech, David Robb
Creator: Julian Fellowes
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Tags: Allen Leech, Brendan Coyle, David Robb, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt, Julian Fellowes, Kevin Doyle, Laura Carmichael, Lesley Nicol, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Penelope Wilton, Phyllis Logan, Rob James-Collier, Sophie McShera
Posted on July 26, 2012 |
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Downton Abbey (TV Series 2010-2015)
Drama | Romance
The Crawleys have been the Earls of Grantham since 1772. In the drawing rooms and library and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above. Some of them are loyal to the family and are committed to Downton as a way of life, others are moving through, on the look out for new opportunities or love or just adventure. The difference being that they know so many of the secrets of the family, while the family knows so few of theirs…
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton, Rob James-Collier, Kevin Doyle, Allen Leech, David Robb
Creator: Julian Fellowes
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Tags: Allen Leech, Brendan Coyle, David Robb, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt, Julian Fellowes, Kevin Doyle, Laura Carmichael, Lesley Nicol, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Penelope Wilton, Phyllis Logan, Rob James-Collier, Sophie McShera
Posted on June 27, 2012 |
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Comedy | Drama
For a disparate group of English pensioners, retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland, enticed by advertisements for THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for "the elderly and beautiful" in Jaipur, India. On arrival, they discover that the hotel falls somewhat short of the romantic idyll promised in the brochure, but they are gradually won over by the ever-optimistic young manager Sonny, and tentatively embark on a new adventure, finding that life can begin again when you let go of the past.
Starring: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton, Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Pickup, Celia Imrie
Director: John Madden
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Posted on June 14, 2012 |
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Clash of the Titans (1981)
Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance
Zeus (Laurence Olivier) tries to help his mortal son Perseus (Harry Hamlin) save Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker) from the wrath of jealous Thetis (Maggie Smith).
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Judi Bowker, Maggie Smith
Director: Desmond Davis
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Tags: Claire Bloom, Desmond Davis, Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith
Posted on April 22, 2012 |
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Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Comedy | Music
The sisters come back to Delores's show to get her back as Sister Mary Clarence to teach music to a group of students in their parochial school which is doomed for closure. One of the girls, who is the most talented of the bunch, is forbidden to sing by her mother, although the choir has made it to the state championship. A group of stereotypical incompetent monks tries to stop them.
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimy, Maggie Smith
Director: Bill Duke
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Posted on April 22, 2012 |
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Sister Act (1992)
Comedy | Crime | Music
Whoopi Goldberg stars as a Reno lounge singer who has been put under protective custody in a San Francisco convent and has to pretend to be a nun when a mob boss puts her on his hit list. Also in the cast are Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel. The film is #83 on Bravo's The 100 Funniest Movies list.
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy
Director: Emile Ardolino
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Posted on November 4, 2011 |
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Hook (1991)
Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
An update of "Peter Pan" from the original stage play and books of James M. Barrie, finds an adult Peter Pan returning to Neverland to rescue his own children from the vengeful Captain Hook.
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Tags: Bob Hoskins, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Maggie Smith, Robin Williams, Steven Spielberg
Posted on November 2, 2011 |
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Becoming Jane (2007)
Biography | Drama | Romance
Author Jane Austen eventually became famous for writing epic novels like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, but as a young woman in the 18th century, writing was not a respectible goal for a young woman. With the entire world telling her she can't achieve her dreams, Jane meets and falls in love with a charming rogue, Tom Lefroy, who inspires her to write the books generations have come to know and love.
Starring: Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith
Director: Julian Jarrold
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Tags: Anne Hathaway, James Cromwell, James McAvoy, Julian Jarrold, Julie Walters, Maggie Smith
