Category: Biography
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Movie Review – Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World
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This feels a little more like something that should have been streaming than making it to theaters. It’s not bad. The production quality is adequate. The acting was fine. It maybe could have been a tad shorter, but it didn’t feel too overly long. It’s just an average movie. Not good, not bad. Just something…
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Best Of British Biographies – Rachel Weisz
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in BiographyThe Name’s Bond…Mrs Bond Now, before anyone accuses me of belittling the amazing Ms Weisz’s achievements, I came up with the title just because I thought it was funny and not in any way representative of her work. I mean, she is an Oscar and BAFTA winner. She has, to date, had forty five wins…
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Best Of British Biographies – Julie Walters
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in BiographyThere’s an English joke…Someone from Manchester is asked what they think England’s second city is and they reply “Manchester”. Someone from Birmingham is asked what they think England’s second city is and they reply “Birmingham”. Someone from Newcastle is asked what they think England’s second city is and they reply “Newcastle”. Someone from Liverpool is…
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Best Of British Biographies – John Hurt
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in BiographyThere was a meme I saw recently which said “Which singer can you recognise from the first note?” If you are interested, my thoughts ran to Jon Anderson, Peter Gabriel, and Roger Hodgson. But then I wondered if there was something similar with actors; are there any actors you can recognise as soon as they…
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Is there anything extra during the end credits of I Wanna Dance with Somebody?
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Yes, there are extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of I Wanna Dance with Somebody. View details and movie information…
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Movie Review – I Wanna Dance with Somebody
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Prior to this movie what I knew about Whitney Houston was that she sang the national anthem for the 1991 super bowl. It was noteworthy to me because… Wow! She hit it out of the park and then some, and the first Gulf War was beginning and so it made it that much more patriotic.…
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Best Of British Biographies – Judi Dench
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in BiographyI know there are always tales of stage or screen royalty and there are some people who you tend to assume are the rightful occupants of that title. Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, and Patrick Stewart are the leading examples of their generation. Amongst them there is one more who,…
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Movie Review – Belfast
Sometimes things things just fall into place in a nicely convenient way. I was part way through writing one of my short biography pieces, this time about Judi Dench. I’d seen quite a few of her films and a number of interviews with her on TV, usually thanks to Graham Norton! However, I hadn’t seen…
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Best Of British Biographies – Leslie Phillips
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in BiographyYet again I have my rigorously scheduled writing plans thrown to the wind by another death. Believe it or believe it not, I do plan these things! This time it is not such a surprise though. Leslie Phillips CBE was ninety eight years old and had been ill for some time. Perhaps he isn’t as…
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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 world’s most famous flasher. Instead she’s been the Prime Minister, the First Lady, a professor, and a number of queens. “What is the daft old fool rabbiting on about now?” you’re probably wondering. Quite simply, those are some…
