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...appeared in four out of five of Anderson’s major releases, and is set to do voiceover work for Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story “The Fantastic Mr. Fox.” Angelica Huston, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Ahluwalia have played multiple roles in Anderson films as well. One might call it collective cinema. He calls it friendship.“I enjoy working with my friends, and in the case of [“Darjeeling”], the script really came from the combination...
...stuff of great movies - all mutterings in the shadows about geopolitical issues that the screenwriters, William Nicholson and Michael Hirst, prefer not to go into. That leaves Kapur with the Elizabeth-Raleigh thing, which is, truth to tell, no more than a flirtation without a fruition. Blanchett and Owen do what they can with it - she is alternately coy and bawdy; he is blunt, refreshingly lacking in courtly wiles and drawn to one of her ladies in waiting (the winsome Abbie Cornish) - which is not very much...
...goes throughout Elizabeth. Wit might have animated it. Or authentic passion. Or a certain imperiousness in Blanchett's playing, a certain dangerousness in Owen's. But the movie wants to see them as more modern figures - earnest, good-natured, embryonic democrats. Elizabeth, as a number of movies have proved over the decades, was a great historical figure but not a great dramatic one. The historical Queen undoubtedly had tolerant and democratic impulses of the kind that are imputed to her here. But she was also a canny, hidden and manipulative monarch, not given to broad, emotionally riveting gestures. I suppose...
...unpleasant—but the album works best as background music. Some of the songs feature slightly different elements, like the Celtic drums of “Guyamas Sonora,” or the jazzy piano line throughout “In the Mausoleum.” However, hearing Owen Pallett (who also wrote the album’s string arrangements and records on his own under the moniker of Final Fantasy) sing on “Cliquot” is a lovely surprise, despite the omnipresent accordion. The track sounds more like the classically inflected pop found...
...favorite lady-in-waiting, the romance is flat and hardly worth the love triangle. Fortunately, the excellent score carries his character towards the end, working itself seamlessly into the transition of events. The dialogue between the characters, at least, never feels labored or clichéd. As opposed to Owen, Cate Blanchett skillfully blends the images of woman and queen, human and idol. Often shown through reflections, windows, and behind veils, the expressiveness of her face tells not only of her age and maturity, but also of her intensity as a woman and leader. The costuming is superb, at times...