For all those still seething over the cynical manipulation and mendacity behind Bush and Blair’s rush to war in Iraq, Armando Iannucci’s blistering political satire In the Loop offers a measure of catharsis. Based on The Thick of It, Iannucci’s splendid TV series about the inner workings of British government, this big screen version widens [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Best view | In the Loop - Cock-ups and conspiracies in the run-up to war", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/movietalk/2009/08/25/the-best-view-in-the-loop-cock-ups-and-conspiracies-in-the-run-up-to-war/" });
In the Loop
Party politics… This fly-on-the-wall style comedy follows government officials on both sides of the pond as they gear up to launch a war in the Middle East.
17 Again
Young at heart… Thirtysomething Mike (Matthew Perry) is stuck in a rut. Then, one morning, he wakes up [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDS…", url: "http://whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/movietalk/2009/09/03/small-screen-%e2%80%93-this-weeks-top-ten-dvds%e2%80%a6-23/" });