Mike Leigh
Happy-Go-Lucky
Mike Leigh
PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2009
There isn't much to Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky, and yet it's easily one of the most entertaining films of last year. Focusing his script o...
Happy-Go-Lucky
Mike Leigh
PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2008
Writer/director Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies) is at his best when he fashions sharp dramatic comedies with a healthy grounding in realism. Wi...
Happy-Go-Lucky
Mike Leigh
PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2008
Writer/director Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies) is at his best when he fashions sharp dramatic comedies with a healthy grounding in realism. Wi...
Career Girls
Mike Leigh
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005
This minor Mike Leigh effort got the bum's rush when it opened in '97, but it's got plenty to offer the attentive viewer. Jumping back and...
Vera Drake
Mike Leigh
PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2005
It's certainly not unlike Mike Leigh to pen a depressing script, but he usually balances out his depictions of working class life in Englan...
Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005
When most people hear of Mike Leigh's breakthrough Secrets & Lies, they tend to focus on the story of a successful black woman who tracks d...
Vera Drake
Mike Leigh
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004
Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton) is a happily married mother and housecleaner with a sprite-like face and a demeanour as bright as the mantles...