Tag Archives: Christopher Plummer

an undeserved rehabilitation (film: The Exception – David Leveaux, 2016)

‘The Exception‘, the 2016 late debut and by now the only feature film ever made by theater director David Leveaux, is based on a novel written by Alan Judd, whose hero is Wilhelm II, the dethroned kaiser of Germany, in … Continue reading

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the next Daniel Craig series? (film: Knives Out – Rian Johnson, 2019)

‘Knives Out‘ uses the ‘whodunit’ formula that enjoyed great success about half a century ago: complex police intrigues based on novels written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie or in the style of the British masters of the detective genre, … Continue reading

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a remake worth being made, but … (Film: The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo – Daniel Craig, 2011)

When I wrote about the Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo a few years ago I ended with a remark that I am concerned about the news of an American Hollywood version of the film. I still … Continue reading

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