tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100Sat, 31 Aug 2024 02:11:34 +0000jessica bielben barnescolin firthstephan elliotteasy virtuenoel cowardkristin scott thomasjustin timberlakereutersreviewreviewssheridan jobbinsAdelaideAdelaide Film FestivalAndrew MercadoBetsey SharkeyBritainClaudia PuigElla TaylorKerrie Ann KennerleyLa RepubblicaLondonLondon Film FestivalPeter TraversRex ReedRomeRome Film FestivalSan Francisco International Film FestivalStephen HoldenTorontoTribeca Film FestivalUn Matrimonio all'ingleseaintitcoolalfred hitchcockandrew urbancinefilecinematicalcourcheveleasy virtue filmeliottelliotfilmfilm reviewgerrystakesgraham nortonharry knowleshollywood reporterimdbitalykris marshallkrisin scott thomaslouise kellermarius de vriesmickey rourkenewsnightpomeranzpringlesrichard wilkinsonrob lowingsandra hallscreen dailyskiingstrattonvarietyIn "Easy Virtue", Noel Coward created a thoroughly modern story about passion and hypocrisy. Stephan Elliott's beautiful new film starring Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas picks up those themes in a complex, moving and at times hilarious movie. Produced by Barnaby Thompson for Ealing Studios, and co-written with Sheridan Jobbins, "Easy Virtue" elicits discussion long after the last image has flickered away.http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)Blogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-7797946293922616664Tue, 26 May 2009 08:34:00 +00002009-05-26T03:40:27.402-07:00The Memorial Weekend box office figures are among the most prized in the Film Making calendar. "Easy Virtue" has come in #3 behind "Terminator Salvation", and "Night at the Museum II"!Of course, that ranking is for the 'per screen average', but it's impressive, none the less. 'Terminator' and 'Museum' are have budgets into the 100's of millions of dollars with platform releases going out on 3,500http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/05/3-box-office-in-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-5424028972087877956Sun, 24 May 2009 11:41:00 +00002009-05-24T05:35:33.736-07:00ben barnesBetsey SharkeyClaudia Puigcolin firthElla Taylorjessica bielPeter TraversRex ReedStephen HoldenThe prestigious  Broadcast Film Critics Association which is culled from the most senior reviewers around the United States is currently rating "Easy Virtue" at a high of 77.  This is a culmination of terrific reviews which began back in Toronto with high praise from the three major industry magazines: Variety, Screen Daily and The Hollywood Reporter.With the release of the film over the Memorialhttp://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/05/us-big-guns-blazing-for-easy-virtue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-3540618302481541766Mon, 04 May 2009 01:06:00 +00002009-05-03T19:15:18.385-07:00Hot on the heels of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York - The 10th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival closed last Thursday night  with two films tying for the audience award for best feature:  "Easy Virtue," (which screened on April 26); and "Street Dreams,"(April 25) were both deemed by the record crowds to be the most popular films of the festival.Rachel Josue from MTV saw "Easy Virtue" at a http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/05/easy-virtue-wins-audience-prize-best.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-5053213187587989463Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:44:00 +00002009-04-28T11:52:05.270-07:00"Easy Virtue" is screening tonight at the Tribeca Film Festival. New York Magazine listed the film as one of the "must see" movies of the festival. This is what they had to say:"How do you update Noel Coward's fizzy 1924 masterpiece of class conflict for the 21st century? You don't. Elliott's lovely take on Coward's female American race-car driver marrying into an upper crust British family is http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/04/tribeca-film-festival-must-see-new-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-1614272377580287203Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:28:00 +00002009-04-28T12:14:58.303-07:00There’s a lot of opinion about what Noel Coward, may, or may not have thought about the latest film version of his play, “Easy Virtue”, but if it’s any guide - the Noel Coward Society approves.This is the review they have posted on their website:“Elliott has struggled to find a rhythm to his career in the afterglow of his biggest success The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert (1994). http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/04/noel-coward-society-approves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-2620866450561019338Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:41:00 +00002009-04-13T20:28:33.298-07:00ben barnescolin firthjessica bielSan Francisco International Film FestivalTribeca Film Festival"Easy Virtue" continues to screen on all of its cinemas as it enters it 6th week in Australia. Excellent reviews, tremendous box office and great word of mouth have all buoyed the films cache as is now prepares to open in France (on May 6th), the US (May 22nd) and New Zealand (May 28th). [Advertisement from SMH, Saturday 11th April, 2009]Prior to those release dates, there will advance festival http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/04/feel-good-hit-of-season-us-dates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-7104867778422892066Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:19:00 +00002009-03-19T14:42:24.639-07:00Andrew Mercadoben barnescolin firtheasy virtueKerrie Ann Kennerleystephan elliottMornings with Kerrie Ann Kennerley had this to say about "Easy Virtue". In some respects - it speaks for itself. In others:"It's the most enjoyable film I've seen in the last six months" and "...sometimes you just want to walk out of the cinema with a big smile on your face - and that's why this film worked for me."Andrew Mercado ****1/2 stars!On the other hand - this is also about the wider http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/03/emphatic-praise-national-television.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-216648801879426233Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:35:00 +00002009-03-15T17:48:16.607-07:00ben barnescolin firtheasy virtuejessica bielkris marshallkristin scott thomaspomeranzrichard wilkinsonrob lowingsandra hallstephan elliottstrattonThe most senior Australian Film Critics, Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton of At The Movies have both given 'Easy Virtue' the thumbs up. "The surprise of the film is how well Jessica Biel matches her stalwart British co-stars. She’s beautiful and, more importantly, she’s talented. She is delicious. It’s potentially a creaky old yarn but Elliott, working with screenwriter Sheridan Jobbins, hashttp://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/03/australian-reviews-rave-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-2791060671613276489Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:34:00 +00002009-03-15T17:19:37.954-07:00Adelaide Film Festivalben barnescolin firthjessica bielnoel cowardstephan elliottJulie Rigg at ABC National conducted an extensive interview with director Stephan Elliott and co-writer Sheridan Jobbins. In the 'e-mail' section, she sums up the film by saying: "The most surprising entertainment of the week - a remake of Noel Coward's 1924 play Easy Virtue. It's delightful entertainment - and it's directed, of all people, by Stephan Elliott. What?"Margaret Pomeranz At The http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/03/australian-reviews-seriously-good-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-76604175088468747Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:31:00 +00002009-03-12T04:21:51.366-07:00ben barnescourchevelfilm reviewjessica bielnoel cowardskiingstephan elliott'Easy Virtue' opened in Australia on March 12.In the absence of any of the film's stars (normally a lightning rod for attracting attention to a film) the Australian press turned to director Stephan Elliott. He appeared on numerous TV and radio shows being interviewed by Kerrie Ann Kennerly, Jono & Dano, and Deborah Cameron all keen to discuss the skiing accident which effectively removed ten http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/03/easy-virtue-homecoming-for-director.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-4369509936651897700Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:02:00 +00002009-03-08T05:13:26.806-07:00easy virtuegraham nortonjessica bieljustin timberlakemickey rourkenewsnightnoel cowardpringlesSome reviews are so intelligently considered they fulfill a second purpose as acting as a trailer and synopsis. This is such a review. It's by far the best I've found so far for "Easy Virtue"......while Graham Norton's is the funniest!...which also had this perfectly silly addendum:http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/03/newsnight-review-vs-graham-norton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-2955819761684472192Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:03:00 +00002009-03-15T21:06:57.597-07:00aintitcoolandrew urbanben barnescinefilecinematicalcolin firthgerrystakesharry knowlesimdbjessica biellouise kellerreviewsstephan elliottSister Blogger and brother WordPress I salute you - out there tapping away in the electronic Morse Code of naughts and ones. Publishing, publishing, publishing. Here are a select few of the serious cinefile bloggers: Andrew UrbaN: "Like Oscar Wilde, Coward used wit to prick the balloons of pomp and hypocrisy. But behind the wit lies seriousness of purpose: the crushing of personal identity for http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/03/easy-virtue-blog-reviews-it-takes-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-1015311680293589099Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:38:00 +00002009-03-08T01:27:01.294-08:00ben barnescolin firtheasy virtuejessica bieljustin timberlakekrisin scott thomasLa RepubblicareutersRome Film Festivalstephan elliottUn Matrimonio all'inglese"Easy Virtue" premiered in Italy at the Rome Film Festival under the title "UN MATRIMONIO all'inglese". There were several reviews during the festival from Reuters - in particular this one, which said; "ROME (Reuters Life!) - "Easy Virtue," a bubbly comedy based on Noel Coward's play about English high society in the 1920s, has emerged as a hot favorite to win the best film award at the Rome http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/03/la-repubblica-review-un-matrimonio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-1120252460079561957Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:14:00 +00002009-03-15T21:17:18.425-07:00easy virtue filmitalyjessica bieljustin timberlakemarius de vriesnoel cowardstephan elliott"Easy Virtue" has an impressive musical pedigree. The orchestrated score has been composed by Marius de Vries. He has worked on several film scores - notably "Romeo & Juliet", "Moulin Rouge" and "Eye of the Beholder". He is, however more famous as a record producer whose enormous body of work includes producing albums for Bjork, Annie Lennox, Josh Groban, Massive Attack and Madonna's "Ray ofhttp://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/03/easy-virtue-sounds-good-reviews-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-1288147684399271103Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:37:00 +00002009-03-07T23:37:00.098-08:00alfred hitchcockben barnesBritaincolin firtheasy virtuejessica bielkristin scott thomasLondonnoel cowardsheridan jobbinsstephan elliottThe current incarnation of "Easy Virtue", adapted from the original Noel Coward play, and starring Jessica Biel, Colin Firth, Kristin Scott Thomas and Ben Barnes, opened in Britain on November 7th, 2008.Helen O'Hara at Empire, the major cinema magazine in Britain, summed up the film by saying that it had "a welcome sense of whimsy often missing in the costume genre."Over at Channel 4, James http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/02/warm-hand-on-your-opening-british.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-5865399151995270119Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:51:00 +00002009-02-27T04:34:22.071-08:00Adelaideben barnescolin firtheasy virtuejessica bielkristin scott thomasLondon Film FestivalreutersreviewreviewsRomestephan elliottToronto "Easy Virtue" has screened in numerous international festivals. Each time it does, the festival provides an independent review of the film to be printed in their programme.The film first screened in front of a commercial audience when it premiered in Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival The festival's director, Cameron Bailey, summed up his feelings about the film by saying, "http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/02/festival-reviews-for-easy-virtue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038147058609891100.post-2081495559558353601Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:25:00 +00002009-02-27T03:07:59.631-08:00ben barnescolin firtheasy virtueeliottelliotfilmhollywood reporterjessica bielkristin scott thomasnoel cowardreviewscreen dailysheridan jobbinsstephan elliottvarietyThe film, "Easy Virtue", directed by Australian Stephan Elliott, had its first public screening in the Elgin Theatre at the Toronto International Film Festival on the 7th of September, 2008. It was met with a standing ovation by the 1,500 people in the audience and the next day received excellent reviews in all the trade papers.The Hollywood Reporter described it as: "An old Noel Coward play http://easyvirtuereview.blogspot.com/2009/02/trade-reviews-for-film-easy-virtue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lazy_Susan)