Apologies for the inaccurate attribution of the review. SF
On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 11:01 AM, Brett Weiss <[email protected]> wrote: > The review is by Godfrey Cheshire, and appears on RogerEbert.com (Mr. > Ebert having been dead since 2013). You will get a clear picture of his > thoughts by the first paragraph: > > > > In the annals of historical biopics, Jonathan Teplitzsky’s “Churchill” > stands out as a uniquely awful and tedious caricature of a fascinating > subject. The film, which imagines British prime minister Winston S. > Churchill as wracked with misgivings and opposing the Allied Forces’ D-Day > invasion until the very last minute, strikes this reviewer as a load of > utter rubbish from first frame to last. > > > > Take care. > > Brett Weiss > > > > *From: *<[email protected]> on behalf of Sandy Finlayson < > [email protected]> > *Reply-To: *<[email protected]> > *Date: *Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 10:37 AM > *To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[ChurchillChat] Churchill Film > > > > I made the mistake of going to the new Churchill film last night. While > the producers made the point in the credits that the film was based on > historical events but that scenes and dialogue had been made up, this was > still an awful film that does a disservice to WSC. Roger Ebert's review > which can be read here <http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/churchill-2017> is > an accurate summation of many of the "issues" with the film. > > > > What's most alarming to me is that a lot of people get their history from > the movies and if they do in this case they will get a deeply flawed > picture of Churchill. After watching the film the most sensible question to > ask would be, why on earth would anyone have followed the Churchill > portrayed in this film? > > > > If you haven't already seen it, don't waste your money on it. > > > > Sandy > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Mr. Sandy Finlayson <http://faculty.wts.edu/posts/?facultyfilter=193> > Director of Library Services & > Professor of Theological Bibliography > Westminster Theological Seminary <http://www.wts.edu/library> > Philadelphia, PA > > "Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. > > A librarian can bring you back the right one. > > ~ *Neil Gaiman* > > > > Recent Release: Thomas Chalmers > <http://www.wtsbooks.com/thomas-chalmers-sandy-finlayson-9781783970728> > > See also: Unity and Diversity: The Founders of the Free Church > <http://www.wtsbooks.com/unity-and-diversity-sandy-finalyson-9781845505509> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
