“The Other Boleyn Girl” – Maitland McDonagh reviews

March 1, 2008 Maitland McDonagh

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Marketed as a racy bodice-ripper a la FOREVER AMBER (1947), U.K. TV director Justin Chadwick’s adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s Tudor-era novel strikes an uneasy balance between politics and illicit passion. But it’s a terrific showcase for battling Boleyn babes Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman. Read more>>

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Maitland McDonagh

Formerly TVGuide.com's senior movies editor/reviewer, Maitland McDonagh now has her own site, Miss FlickChick.com, and freelances for Film Comment, Time Out NY and other publications. She has written four books -- Broken Mirrors Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento, Filmmaking on the Fringe, The 50 Most Erotic Films of All Time and Movie Lust -- and contributed to many others, including Film Out of Bounds, Fantasy Females, The Last Great American Picture Show and Exile Cinema. Read McDonagh's recent artilces below. For her Women On Film archive, type "Maitland McDonagh" into the Search Box (upper right corner of screen).

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