Ruth Sheen Articles

Alex Kelly, Daniel Mays, Imelda Staunton, Philip Davis in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake VERA DRAKE Review: Part I Elsewhere, the director imbues Vera Drake with a somewhat artificial flavor. True, the film's 1950s working-class environment looks real — cramped homes and ugly clothes — but Leigh, as usual, overdoes the unattractiveness of his characters. His laborers have bad teeth and funny faces, and several of [...]

Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman in Mike Leigh's Another Year THE KING'S SPEECH Tops British Independent Film Awards 2010 Nominations Here are a few other 2010 British Independent Film Award curiosities: In addition to the omission of Another Year and Made in Dagenham, others missing in action include Kick-Ass leads Aaron Johnson and Chloe Moretz; Made in Dagenham's Miranda Richardson (supporting); Stephen Frears' Tamara [...]

Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman in Mike Leigh's Another Year Mike Leigh's old-age/death/family drama Another Year, screened in the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival, has so far been one of the highlights of the festival for some. But definitely not for everyone. Reviewers, however, seem to have been unanimous in their praise of the film's cast, which includes Rush Sheen, Jim Broadbent, [...]