That’s when the PM wrote and delivered three of the greatest speeches of all time, and single-mindedly pushed his country to fight the German menace, even as the British were still recovering from The Great War. He focused on Churchill during his first months as Prime Minister of England - just as France and Belgium fell to the Nazis, when England’s army was stranded and surrounded by German forces on the beach at Dunkirk. When it came to setting high stakes for his protagonist, McCarten had it easy. Gwyneth Paltrow Says Oscar Win Led to ‘Identity Crisis’: British Press Were ‘Horrible to Me’ Joe Wright H. But as a World War II talky companion piece to silent action epic “Dunkirk,” it’s also a well-mounted mainstream contender for a long list of nominations, including a Best-Picture nod. They haven’t changed since the Greeks picked up a pen.”Ī hit at the fall festivals ( Metascore: 72), “ Darkest Hour” (Focus Features, November 22) is poised to deliver Gary Oldman a Best Actor Oscar as Winston Churchill. “The issues that assail us are perennial. But really, when have we not needed leadership? “We’re living in extraordinary times, all the time,” McCarten said. That was before Brexit, before Trump, so it seems incredibly prescient.

Well, there was one that was really intimidating, McCarten said, about Winston Churchill. McCarten threw out a few ideas - no response. Did not ring true.Four years ago, Oscar-nominated “The Theory of Everything” screenwriter Anthony McCarten sat down for a pint with an old chum in a country pub. The whole thing with all the social service threats was a little much and I can't think of anything Kira did that people actually knew about that would warrant social service involvement. And then what do you do with such an awful person? Kira is a completely unredeemable character. The book really appealed to me around the time of the trial. Kira's character is so over the top bitchy and evil that until the end, I actually liked her. I liked how the author dispelled the myth that all lawyers are rich too. I don't know why she had to stick with Dan, surely she could get a job elsewhere. And I was pleasantly surprised- I ended up really liking the book.Īllison's character was pretty unexciting. But I continued because I have been batting 0 lately with books. The language seemed like it was trying to hard to be hip, and some things reading a little further bothered me (I hate that Allison called herself Dan's 'girl Friday,' when that's a term for a secretary, and I found Dan to be unbelievable- 40 years old in this culture and so unaware of his touchy/insulting/illegal behavior towards women?). I almost put this book down during the first chapter.

The darkest flower by kristin wright