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Elizabeth – Movie Monday
Elizabeth (1998) Elizabeth is based on the life of Queen Elizabeth I, focussing on her rise to the throne and the early tumultuous years of her reign. Despite many historical inaccuracies, it is a film...
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Gladiator – Movie Monday
Gladiator (2000) Remember how amazing Gladiator looked in the cinema? Fortunately, aside from the occasional special effect, it has not aged. This film is in the DVD player a lot in our house, mainly...
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Schindler’s List – Movie Monday
Schindler’s List (1993) Schindler’s List was a film we were forced to watch at school and therefore became unfairly labelled in my mind as ‘boring’. Consequently it was forgotten about for some years....
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The Last of the Mohicans – Movie Monday
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) Nathaniel Hawkeye is the adopted white son of Chingachgook, a Native American. Chingachgook and his son Uncas are the last remaining members of the Mohican tribe....
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The Last King of Scotland – Movie Monday
The Last King of Scotland (2006) The Last King of Scotland is not strictly a historical film, in that it is set less than 50 years ago. However, it has already been 42 years, I think that’s close...
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Saving Private Ryan – Movie Monday
Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Band of Brothers (2001) Saving Private Ryan and the HBO series Band of Brothers go hand-in-hand for this weeks Movie Monday. Not only because they were both were produced...
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JFK – Movie Monday
JFK (1991) As with The Last King of Scotland, this movie teeters on the edge of being too modern to be considered a historical film. However, as the assassination of John F. Kennedy is coming up for...
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The King’s Speech – Movie Monday
The King’s Speech (2010) The King’s Speech needs little introduction after seven BAFTAS and four Oscars. But for those who have not yet seen the film, I’ll give it a go. Prince Albert, father to Queen...
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I Dreamed A Dream
As you already know, I’m a huge fan of Les Miserables (novel and musical). I can’t wait until the new film adaptation comes out, which unfortunately isn’t until the end of the year. The film will star...
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The Reader – Movie Monday
The Reader (2008) is based on the book by Bernhard Schlink and tells the story of German lawyer Michael Berg (David Kross/Ralph Fiennes), who as a teenager has an affair with an older woman, Hanna...
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