There’s a love story in Beatrix Potter bio Miss Potter (2006; UK). Miss Potter is about the beautiful imagination—Beatrix Potter’s illustrated animal creations, with a story. There’s also a lovely love story in this film. Beatrix and her publisher are at first on working relations. The publisher Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor) supervises her first book,…

One’s a hardened cop, the other a lonely widow. It sounds like a heart-to-heart in a pulpy romance novel. But in Witness (1985, USA), it’s not. Detective John Book’s sister says having kids will do him good. The unmarried Book (Harrison Ford) does not seem the type. The detective work has taken him to another place, a…

Through the hard times with each other We seem to need each other more than ever through a hard time. Being together through a hard time can lighten the load. There is something comforting about being with people, through hard times, as well as good times. Humans in hard times can support, encourage and help…

Sally Field is back—sort of. Though the Oscar winning actress Sally Field has featured in some popular feature films over the last twenty years, Hello, My Name is Doris is her first feature film leading role since Eye for an Eye in 1996. Her list of supporting roles is still impressive, from historical bio-pic Lincoln…

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