salon.com - 10/11/2008
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Sally Hawkins gives the finest performance of the year in Mike Leigh's intimate masterpiece.
apple.com - 10/9/2008
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apple.com —
Just how hard is it to be happy?
In the effervescent new comedy from writer/director Mike Leigh
( Vera Drake, Secrets & Lies ), Sally Hawkins stars as Poppy, an irrepressibly free-spirited school teacher who brings an infectious laugh and an ...
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Movie Trailers - Happy Go Lucky
wmagazine.com - 10/13/2008
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wmagazine.com —
When Sally Hawkins showed up for her first
day of work on Happy-Go-Lucky , the latest film
from English director Mike Leigh, there were a few crucial things she wasn t aware of, such as what the movie was about, who else was in it, and whether she ...
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Sally Hawkins: Celebrities
movieblog.ugo.com - 10/11/2008
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movieblog.ugo.com —
It’s easy to take a reductive view of
Mike Leigh’s latest, Happy-Go-Lucky, not least because of its
deceptively colorful, light-hearted surface. I’ve never considered Leigh much of a visual stylist, but his widescreen work here with frequent ...
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Happy-Go-Lucky Review
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Sally Hawkins - Best Performance of the Year, Says Salon
Awards Daily —
... In a sprawling two-page review, Stephanie Zacharek praises Mike Leigh’s Happy-Go-Lucky and declares Sally Hawkins’ performance the year’s best. I went looking for the money shot and I found it: ...
Oscar Update: Best Actress Race Heats Up, 'Dark Knight' Sound Honors and More
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... , which goes on to say, "Hawkins turns what could have been the most annoying character in the history of cinema into a highly nuanced, and unexpectedly endearing, psychological study." Salon.com's review by Stephanie Zacharek declares Hawkins' performance the year's best. I wonder if it will become a battle of the pond or if the battle has already been won by Hathaway. I mean, why award a Blighty actress when you can award a stateside actress said to be acting against type? Personally I hate that argument because if that was the case where was Tom Cruise's nomination for ...
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screendaily.com 11/30/2008 — Dir: Mike Leigh. US/UK. 2007 118mins. Mike Leigh has created more than his share of stressed and depressed characters, but his latest film takes on one of the toughest challenges in contemporary drama - creating a character who is genuinely happy. ...
Movie Review - 'Happy-Go-Lucky'
getthebigpicture.net 10/24/2008 — Mike Leigh's latest film only resembles his more recent work is its size. The outlook here is positively bright and sunny, as you'd expect from a movie called 'Happy-Go-Lucky.' Leigh is on his game as usual and Sally Hawkins lives up to the hype of an Oscar nomination.
Sally Hawkins Golightly
awardsdaily.com 10/13/2008 —
Happy-Go-Lucky’s Holly Golightly, Sally Hawkins gets a glowing profile in W this month :
As Poppy, an irrepressibly bubbly and optimistic London schoolteacher, Hawkins turns what could have been the most annoying character in the ...
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Movie Trailer, Review, Clips, Movie Times
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National Society of Film Critics Honor 'Bashir,' 'Happy-Go-Lucky'
getthebigpicture.net 1/4/2009 — The last major group of film critics has awarded its 2008 honors, with the National Society of Film Critics going heavily against the grain, picking 'Waltz with Bashir' the year's best picture, and giving the most trophies to Mike Leigh's character comedy, 'Happy-Go-Lucky'.
Simon Channing Williams, producer of Mike Leigh films, dies aged 63
guardian.co.uk 4/14/2009 — He produced Mike Leigh's critically acclaimed films from High Hopes to Happy-Go-Lucky, and was awarded one of Kenya's highest honours for his work on The Constant Gardener Simon Channing Williams, the British film producer best known for his ...
DVD Review: Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
reviews.filmintuition.com 3/15/2009 — Now Available on DVD View Video Clips Explore the Trailer & Photo Gallery Read the Original Theatrical Review Bookmark this on Delicious Print Page I. An Introduction Near the end of 2008 as critics began compiling their Top 10 lists for their favorite ...
The New York Film Festival - Film Society of Lincoln Center
filmlinc.com 9/16/2008 — Scene Photo Happy-Go-Lucky Series: 46th New York Film Festival [Sept. 26 Oct. 12, 2008] Director: Mike Leigh, Country: United Kingdom, Release: 2008, Runtime: 118 You've never met a woman in bloom quite as fresh as Poppy Cross, the radiant north ...
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