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Best Of British Biographies – Emma Thompson
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in BiographyWho knows who she could have been. God, an FBI trainee, a bunny boiler, and, arguably, the worldโs most famous flasher. Instead sheโs been the Prime Minister, the First Lady, a professor, and a number of queens. โWhat is the daft old fool rabbiting on about now?โ youโre probably wondering. Quite simply, those are some…
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Best Of British Biographies – Robbie Coltrane
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in BiographyIn 2006 the Loch Ness monster, Robert Burns, Sean Connery, Robert the Bruce, and William Wallace were placed as the top five in a poll of UK adults looking for the most famous Scot. The person who was placed sixth was Robbie Coltrane. I have only just finished a biographical piece following the death of…
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Best Of British Biographies – Bill Nighy
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Ah, Bill Nighy. Iโve used phrases like chameleonic before but Bill Nighy is not quite that sort of actor. That doesnโt mean he isnโt versatile though. He has played a wide range of characters: a formerly addicted pop star, the minister for magic, a Regency gent, the embodiment of the oceanic abyss, a Victorian detective,…
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Best Of British Biographies – Danny Boyle
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Iโm sure that Iโve said somewhere else that, way back in the nineties, I bought a house based mainly on the proximity to the Davenport Theatre. It was couple of hundred metres away and I could walk around, get a pint or two, and watch a film. As the name suggests, it was originally a…
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Movie Review – The Northman
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I can’t say that I hated this movie. But I didn’t like it a lot. The acting was as dreary as the Icelandic weather This was one of those movies that you could barely tell was shot in color. The sky and landscape are uniformly gray throughout most of the movie. Clearly, that was on…
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Best of British Biographies – Gary Oldman
Throughout this series of Best of Brit articles, there has been a relatively common theme; a lot of the people Iโve spoken about have spent some of their earlier years in one of the renowned theatrical training grounds such as the RSC, the National, or RADA. This chap is a bit different in that he…
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Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore
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Every so often thereโll come a film that is looked forward to for various reasons. New James Bond adventures are up there, certainly. Something from the Marvel or DC worlds providing it hasnโt got Jared Leto attached. I even remember the days when a Carry On film was something to look forward to! The Harry…
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Best of British Biographies – Rhys Ifans
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in BiographyAย short while ago I did a piece on Anthony Hopkins and mentioned some of the talent that had been born in the area of South Wales around Swansea. If you head Westish for about sixty miles youโll be near the birthplace of this chapโฆRhys Ifans. If youโre wondering, itโs pronounced Reece Ivans. Thatโs a…
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Best of British Biographies – Miriam Margolyes
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in BiographySome actors are known for their stage careers, others for their film and TV work. Some actors are known for their vocal versatility or their commitment to radically change their physique through diet and/or exercise. Still others are renowned either for the beauty or the character of their appearance. A rare, special few are none…