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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 unsinkable sense of optimism to every situation she ...
NYFF: 'Happy Go Lucky' Press Conference (video)
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David Denby: "Body of Lies" and "Happy-Go-Lucky."
newyorker.com — There’s a startling moment in “Body of Lies,” the potent new thriller directed by Ridley Scott--a moment... that not only crystallizes what the movie is about but shrewdly demonstrates the ironies of asymmetrical warfare in the age of ... (more) David Denby: "Body of Lies" and "Happy-Go-Lucky."
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
salon.com — Sally Hawkins gives the finest performance of the year in Mike Leigh's intimate masterpiece.... (more) "Happy-Go-Lucky"
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Movie Marketing Madness: Happy Go Lucky
Movie Marketing Madness — ... Thoroughly charming is the best word to describe the movie’s trailer. It introduces us to Poppy, the main character, and her life’s work of trying to put the best and most positive attitude toward everything and everyone in her life, despite their best efforts to introduce some skepticism to her world-view. It’s light and airy and winning, as long as you can get past the mental block that the character is essentially a British version of Phoebe from “Friends.” That’s maybe an unfair comparison but it keeps coming back ...

Now Playing (In Only Five Words)
Film Experience Blog — ... of Hyperion Meteors! Cheap. Has-beens. Cable. Gay! Good Dick Well, duh. Quirky. Independent. Ritter-ific. Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery Again? Why? Shoestring. Gay-faced Hunk. Nights and Weekends Soundtrack Free. Navels Observed. Heteronormative. Saving Marriage Religious Bigots Vs. Determined Homosexuals. Lola Montes (this is a reissue of the 1955 classic) Eye Candy! Costumes. Opulence. Bliss. Happy-Go-Lucky Vera Drake's cheerfulness sans miserabilism? ...

Film Fan Fridays for Friday October 17, 2008!
Movie Moxie — ... free until 2/3rds through Flow: For Love of Water Dir: Irena Salina (Ghost Bird) Documentary USA Limited Release Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer Trailer is spoiler free Happy-Go-Lucky Writer/Dir: Mike Leigh (Vera Drake, All or Nothing, Topsy-Turvy) Cast: Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman UK Limited Release Official Film Site, IMDb Page, Trailer Trailer spoiler free until 3/4 the way through Max Payne Dir: John Moore (Flight of ...

2008 Golden Globe Nominees - Films - Best Comedy / Musical
movieEVERYday.com — ... (click to purchase pic/poster) HAPPY-GO-LUCKY • official web site • trailer / preview (click to purchase pic/poster) IN ...

2008 Golden Globe Nominees - Films - Best Actress Comedy or Musical
movieEVERYday.com — ... (click to purchase pic/poster) SALLY HAWKINS – HAPPY-GO-LUCKY • official web site • trailer / preview (click to purchase pic/poster) ...

2008 Golden Globe Nominees - Films - Best Actress in a Supporting Role
movieEVERYday.com — ... PENELOPE CRUZ – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA • official web site • trailer / preview (click to purchase pic/poster) VIOLA DAVIS –DOUBT • official web site • trailer / preview ...

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daily.greencine.com 9/30/2008 — "On the outskirts of Mike Leigh 's blissful Happy-Go-Lucky [ site ] lie child abusers, stalkers and supremacists, homeless, hairy troglodytes, school bullies, back problems, driving perils, and a series of crumbling relationships no amount of ...
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