Another Country

Another Country was one of those films that both captured the spirit of an era and helped define it - in the best possible sense. While one can easily lump all 80s pop music and fashion together as over-styled and... Full review

Another Country is a very telling portrait of life at one of England's top private schools in the 1930s. On the surface, everything looks perfect. Privileged youth frolics in a variety of beautiful locations, whilst receiving the best education money... Full review

Is there a gay theme to this movie? Yes. But that's about it. The movie is not touching. The acting is lackluster. There just isn't anything special about this movie. It's very bland. It tells a story, but there is no... Full review

Forget the premise that homosexuality was the reason Burgess became a spy... a dubious conclusion. This movie is about ambition and how far one is willing to sacrifice one's principles to achieve it. The premise is explicitly stated in the opening... Full review

In 1983 Julian Mitchell wrote a play based on fact about a young man (Guy Bennett) who, seeing the constraints of British society circa 1930, embraces his sexuality in a time when even the words were criminal, sees through the... Full review

A rare case where the political and the personal mesh well, the film mixes communism and homosexuality, which have always made good bedfellows, thanks to the revolutionary nature of both (has any political movement ever been as "sexy" as Communism?),... Full review

Guy Burgess became a communist, spied for the Soviet Union, and lived there for the rest of his life after he was found out. Why? Because, as far as we can tell from this movie, he was a homosexual, and... Full review

I was living in France when this film was first released. I had seen the stage play and thoroughly enjoyed it. The film was so good I actually saw it twice over it's opening weekend.The bulk of the action is... Full review

Forget the prologue which preludes the long flashback which is the core of the movie.First scene:in a room,two boys make love while,in the main courtyard of the posh school (Eton?),a ceremony commemorates the dead soldier of WW1,with pump and circumstance:the... Full review

This film is both visually and dramatically impressive. From the outset, we are treated to lavish cinematography of Eton College and its grounds and the surrounding countryside. This is contrasted with the drab scenes of Moscow from where Guy Bennet... Full review

The perfect casting of the lead and supporting roles, all of whom capture the manners of their characters (their sense of privilege, wealth, and entitlement), complements Julian Mitchell's strong writing. The film dramatizes both Bennett's and Judd's estrangement from their upper classes lifestyle; they therefore criticize it from within, presenting a powerful indicement of its hypocrisy, arrogance, and sense of privilege. ... Full Review

The sort of production that is crying out to be described as handsomely mounted, Kanievska's film is notable for its intelligent script and frank approach to homosexuality. His rebellion is far quieter and less fervent than that of Marx-obsessed pupil Tommy Judd (Firth). ... Full Review

May 9, 2009 NICOLAS ROTHWELL'S account of his travels and encounters in northern and central Australia defies easy categorisation. It is, as the soft drink makers like to say, curiously refreshing. ... Full Article

Liz Hurley has admitted she finds the country a "sexier" place to live than the city. The 43-year-old actress, who lives in Gloucestershire, said she and her friends were often distracted by the good-looking locals. ... Full Article

The model and actress, who now lives almost full-time on a £2.7 million Gloucestershire estate she bought in 2003, believes that the roaring fires, sheepskin rugs and handsome locals all contribute to a sexier image for the country rather than... ... Full Article

A pair of British lads, one gay and one socialist, chafe at the restrictions of boarding school life in this period piece, which was adapted from Julian Mitchell's novel and play of the same name and loosely based on the... ... Full Article

After becoming one of alt-country's great female hopefuls, the twang-loving, acoustic-guitar-strumming Tift Merritt is drifting away from her acclaimed sound. On her third CD, Another Country , she competently mixes elements of folk, rock, and soul - embracing her inner... ... Full Article