By Bob Bloom The following titles are being releases on Tuesday, Nov. 27, unless otherwise noted: Gosford Park (Blu-ray) Details: 2001, Arrow Academy Rated: R, language, sexual situations The lowdown: Robert Altman directed this enjoyable and witty look at the foibles of the British class system set against a murder mystery in the early 1930s. The murder victim is Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) who, with his wife, Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas), is hosting a bevy of guests — relatives, friends and various other acquaintances — at their country estate for the weekend. What started as a couple of days of hunting and relaxation turn into a murder investigation as police question the upper crust as well as those who take care of their every need. The mammoth all-star cast also includes Maggie Smith, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, Derek Jacobi, Richard E. Grant, Clive Owens, Helen Mirren, Emily Watson, Kelly Macdonald, Ryan Phillippe, Alan Bates, Eileen Atkins and Charles Dance. Julian Fellowes wrote the screenplay based on a story by Altman and Balaban.
New to View: Nov. 27
New to View: Nov. 27
New to View: Nov. 27
By Bob Bloom The following titles are being releases on Tuesday, Nov. 27, unless otherwise noted: Gosford Park (Blu-ray) Details: 2001, Arrow Academy Rated: R, language, sexual situations The lowdown: Robert Altman directed this enjoyable and witty look at the foibles of the British class system set against a murder mystery in the early 1930s. The murder victim is Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) who, with his wife, Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas), is hosting a bevy of guests — relatives, friends and various other acquaintances — at their country estate for the weekend. What started as a couple of days of hunting and relaxation turn into a murder investigation as police question the upper crust as well as those who take care of their every need. The mammoth all-star cast also includes Maggie Smith, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, Derek Jacobi, Richard E. Grant, Clive Owens, Helen Mirren, Emily Watson, Kelly Macdonald, Ryan Phillippe, Alan Bates, Eileen Atkins and Charles Dance. Julian Fellowes wrote the screenplay based on a story by Altman and Balaban.