Worth watching out for

When HBO made the movie The Gathering Storm in 2002 they set a standard which surely will never be surpassed. Albert Finney as the Churchill of the Wilderness Years and a superb Vanessa Redgrave as Clementine simply live the roles. It does not hurt that much of the movie was filmed at Churchill’s Kent home, Chartwell. Ugly bugger, but we can forgive it that. Get the movie for Richard Loncraine’s direction and Finney’s towering performance.

Now HBO will soon be airing the sequel, Into the Storm and it looks no less promising.

Brendan Gleeson as WSC and Janet McTeer as Clementine Hosier

The publicity snap (I can’t figure out who took it) is not especially appealing – the best they can do is a plain grey background? – so let’s hope the movie will be better. It premieres May 31, at 9 p.m. in the US. I don’t receive HBO so will have to wait until the DVD comes out!

Update October 13, 2010: Just watched this with the other Winston, our son, and all I can say is “See it”.