Saving Mr. Banks
First screened in December 2013
Director: John Lee Hancock. Cast: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Annie Rose Buckley, Paul Giamatti, Ruth Wilson, B.J. Novak, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford, Lily Bigham, Kathy Baker, Rachel Griffiths, Andy McPhee, Ronan Vibert, Melanie Paxson. Screenplay: Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith.
Twitter Capsule: Markedly unsubtle for an explicit defense of subtlety. Broad, repetitive, untrusting. Nails a moving end, though.

Photo © 2013 Walt Disney Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: D+

Academy Award Nominations:
Best Original Score: Thomas Newman

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Actress (Drama): Emma Thompson

Other Awards:
National Board of Review: Best Actress (Thompson)
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