A Man for All Seasons: Under Pressure
Robert Shaw and Paul Scofield. Photo: Columbia When it comes to the play ”A Man for all Seasons”, and its 1966 film adaptation, there were historical errors that Thomas More…
Richard III
In 1471, the Duke of Gloucester (Laurence Olivier) helps install his brother Edward (Cedric Hardwicke) as king, but sets in motion a scheme to grab the throne himself. After the…
Chimes at Midnight
In the early 1400s, King Henry IV (John Gielgud) is annoyed with his son (Keith Baxter) who spends most of his time in the company of a rowdy, lying knight…
A Very Royal Scandal
The story of how Prince Andrew in 2019 unwisely tried to shut down discussions about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by talking about them in a BBC…
The Lost King
The real-life story of how a woman became obsessed with Richard III, had a hunch that his remains might lie under a car park in Leicester – and turned out…
Scoop
Much like Frost/Nixon (2008), this film tries to create high drama out of a television interview where a powerful person shows jaw-droppingly poor judgment in front of the whole nation,…
Lion in Winter: A Plantagenet Power Struggle
Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole. Photo: Embassy Pictures You may barely remember Henry II from history class, but in the 1960s the Medieval king was hot stuff. Peter O’Toole played…
Spencer
A drama that follows Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) over a Christmas weekend at Sandringham in the 1990s, as she’s haunted by her illness, a desperate desire to get away from…
Henry V: An Evening at the Globe
Laurence Olivier. Photo: United Artists In Donald Spoto’s 1991 biography on Laurence Olivier, the actor is described as having a somewhat disastrous turn as a soldier during World War II.…
Downton Abbey
In 1927, the Crawleys are informed that King George V and Queen Mary will visit Downton Abbey, and the preparations begin. The movie adaptation of the 2010-2015 TV series has…