Downton Abbey's Maggie Smith Doesn't Watch Downton Abbey

By Krystle Drew at 11:00 AM on February 16, 2013

In a 60 Minutes interview to air Sunday, Smith confessed that she doesn’t sit down and watch the Downton Abbey.   read more

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Quartet

By Gabrielle Lipton at 1:55 PM on January 7, 2013

After decades spent in the film industry filling his repertoire with a host of classic films, Dustin Hoffman has learned a thing or two about how to make a movie. This is no where more evident than in his extraordinary directorial debut, Quartet. This film about four retired opera singers who regroup in their old age is as brilliant and lovingly composed as the operatic pieces that soar through the background. In short, it leaves longing for an encore....  read more

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

By Jeremy Mathews at 3:40 PM on May 8, 2012

How wonderful it would be if a movie could get by on fleeting charm alone. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is pleasant to look at and pleasantly acted, but its filmmakers were content to coast on a stellar cast and an assortment of imminently photographable locations in urban India. Not even the combined forces of England’s best veteran actors can hoist it above its lethargic funk....  read more

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Dustin Hoffman to Make His Directorial Debut with Quartet

By Adam Vitcavage at 2:20 PM on September 13, 2011

Dustin Hoffman will final make his directorial debut with _Quartet_, a film based on a play about four aging Opera singers. This comes three decades after his first attempt, _Straight Times_, spent months in development hell before being scrapped completely.  read more

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Watch the Trailer for Gnomeo and Juliet

By Kasia Pilat at 10:58 AM on September 23, 2010

Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare’s age-old tale of two lovelorn, star-crossed lovers has seen quite a few remakes in its time. (Remember this cinematic gem?) Now, thanks to the magic of CGI and Touchstone Pictures, the famed tragedy will be receiving a treatment that’s a pretty far cry from its theatrical beginnings....  read more

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