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- The film received positive reviews. At the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Scandal received an overall approval rating of 88% based on 34 reviews. Roger Ebert awarded it four stars out of four and said the film was "surprisingly wise about the complexities of the human heart". He praised the performance of John Hurt.
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May 28, 2024 · Scandal was released to critical acclaim, with many highlighting the excellent performances of Hurt and Whalley. However, the real-life figures whose lives had been the subject of the film argued that creative liberties had been taken by Caton-Jones in order to create a more dramatic effect.
Olivia Pope, a former media consultant to the president, is ready to move on with her life and opens her own crisis-management firm, but she can't seem to shake ties with her past. Olivia's staff...
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Apr 5, 2022 · A new Netflix series continues the TV trend for tales of sexual deceit among Britain's rich and powerful – but it's 'unintentionally hilarious', writes Laura Martin. Over the past few years, TV ...
Oct 16, 2024 · For those wondering what to watch after Scandal, we've got you covered with an array of compelling series that will keep you hooked just as much as Olivia Pope and her gladiators did. These selections offer dynamic storylines and gripping narratives that will surely satisfy your craving for intrigue and suspense.
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After becoming enchanted by a young exotic dancer, Christine Keeler (Joanne Whalley), an English doctor (John Hurt) invites her to live with him. Through his contacts and parties she and her friend (Bridget Fonda) meet and begin to date various members of the ruling Conservative Party. When Christine’s affair with the Secretary of State for War Joh...
BFI presents Michael Caton-Jones’ Scandalon Blu-ray, delivering the film in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on a dual-layer disc. The 1080p/24hz high-definition encode comes from a new 4K restoration scanned from the 35mm original camera negative. The opening credits were a little worrying upon throwing this in. The credits feature a montage of...
The film’s 2.0 PCM stereo presentation is fine overall but surprisingly flat. Though music and effects fill out the environment well enough, voices are flat and lack fidelity. Dialogue is still clear and easy to hear, but it’s missing some extra oomph.
BFI throws together a nice collection of features for this edition. It appears they have first ported over features from another DVD edition (admittedly I’m not sure which one) but they have also included new material. Of the old material there is first a 25-minute making-of from 2010 featuring interviews with producer Stephen Woolley, director Mic...
I wasn’t expecting much from this but it’s a really good edition for the film: it features a shockingly good video presentation and some insightful features on the film and how it has (or hasn’t) held up today. BUY AT:
Scandal: Created by Shonda Rhimes. With Kerry Washington, Darby Stanchfield, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz. A former White House Communications Director starts her own crisis management firm only to realize her clients are not the only ones with secrets.
Olivia Pope, a former media consultant to the president, is ready to move on with her life and opens her own crisis-management firm, but she can't seem to shake ties with her past. Olivia's staff...
