Showing posts with label 'war horse'. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 'war horse'. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

'War Horse' ****stars

'War Horse' is Steven Speilberg's epic anti-war film. From lofty farmlands in Britain to the battlefields of World War 1 France it remains an engrossing and powerful film. This is the best Spielberg has offered in years and will eventually be seen as a classic.

Jeremey Irvine in his film debut is wonderful. He does not miss a beat as the boy who believes in his horse Joey. Together and apart they both become heroes in the messy reality of war.

In one single scene, which is most reminiscent of 2005's 'Joyeux Noel', the frutality of war and the humanity of the men who fight in them touches your heart and senses in a few brief minutes.

Do yourself a favor and get yourself to a theater near you to see this masterpiece. It is meant for big screen viewing as it is a 'big' film. It will certainly be a contender for the best picture come oscar night.


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Monday, June 13, 2011

The Winners of the 65th Annual Tony Awards

Book of Morman' and 'War Horse' take top prizes at tony awards.



and the winners are:
Best Play: War Horse
Best Musical: Book of Mormon
Best Revival of a Play: The Normal Heart
Best Revival of a Musical: Anything Goes
Best Direction of a Musical: Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker for Book of Mormon
Best Direction of a Play: Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris for War Horse
Best Actress in a Play: Frances McDormand for Good People
Best Actress in a Musical: Sutton Foster for Anything Goes
Best Actor in a Play: Mark Rylance for Jerusalem
Best Actor in a Musical: Norbert Leo Butz for Catch Me If You Can
Best Featured Actress in a Play: Ellen Barkin for The Normal Heart
Best Featured Actor in a Play: John Benjamin Hickey for The Normal Heart
Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Nikki M. James for Book of Mormon
Best Featured Actor in a Musical: John Larroquette for How to Succeed in Business
Best Book of a Musical: Book of Mormon, Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Best Costume Design for a Play: Importance of Being Earnest
Best Costume Design for a Musical: Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Best Scenic Design for a Play: War Horse
Best Scenic Design for a Musical: Book of Mormon
Best Lighting Design for a Play: War Horse
Best Lighting Design of a Musical: Book of Mormon
Best Choreography: Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes
Best Score for a Musical: Book of Mormon
Best Orchestrations for a Musical: Book of Mormon
Best Sound Design for a Musical: Book of Mormon
Best Sound Design in a Play: War Horse

The Book of Mormon wins 9 Tony Awards, War Horse wins 5, The Normal Heart & Anything Goes each win 3. Winning 4 Tonys, Trey Parker ties with Josh Logan who won 4 in 1950 for South Pacific.