Stephen Frears – Stream On Demand

Helen Mirren is ‘The Queen’ on Paramount+ and free on Hoopla

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Mirren won the Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen costars as Prime Minister Tony Blair in this drama written by Peter Morgan, creator of ‘The Crown.”

‘Dirty Pretty Things’ – Life in the social margins of London on Prime Video

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Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sophie Okonedo star in Stephen Frears’ social portrait of London’s sub-strata of immigrants, illegal aliens, and asylum seekers, with a twist of black market caper.

Meryl Streep is ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ on Paramount+

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This loving comedy of a rich, generous, arts-loving heiress in 1940s New York City who may be worst singer to ever perform in front of an audience is based on a true story.

‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ – Daniel Day-Lewis begins on HBO Max

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Daniel Day-Lewis became an international star in this groundbreaking British film that also was the breakthrough for director Stephen Frears and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi.

Malcolm McDowell stars in the film by Lindsay Anderson

‘If…’ – Malcolm McDowell rebels on Criterion Channel

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Lindsay Anderson captured the fancy of a generation of British youth with his savage satire of the regimented education system and bullying embedded in the culture.

Albert Finney plays ‘Gumshoe’ on Amazon Prime Video

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“I want to write The Maltese Falcon, record ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ and play Las Vegas.” So proclaims Eddie Ginley (Albert Finney), a small-time bingo caller and wannabe stand-up comic, to his therapist in the opening scene of Gumshoe (1971). But he’ll settle for running an ad in the local paper offering his services as a […]