Movie Review – I Wanna Dance with Somebody
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… Read More »Movie Review – I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Biography
Best Of British Biographies – Judi Dench
I know there are always tales of stage or screen royalty and there are some people who you tend to assume are the rightful occupants… Read More »Best Of British Biographies – Judi Dench
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… Read More »Movie Review – Belfast
Best Of British Biographies – Leslie Phillips
Yet again I have my rigorously scheduled writing plans thrown to the wind by another death. Believe it or believe it not, I do plan… Read More »Best Of British Biographies – Leslie Phillips
Best Of British Biographies – Emma Thompson
Who 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… Read More »Best Of British Biographies – Emma Thompson
Best Of British Biographies – Robbie Coltrane
In 2006 the Loch Ness monster, Robert Burns, Sean Connery, Robert the Bruce, and William Wallace were placed as the top five in a poll… Read More »Best Of British Biographies – Robbie Coltrane
Best Of British Biographies – Angela Lansbury
Last night I heard the sad news of the passing of Angela Lansbury. As is my habit, I posted something along the lines of “Aww…Angela… Read More »Best Of British Biographies – Angela Lansbury
Best Of British Biographies – Bill Nighy
Ah, Bill Nighy. I’ve used phrases like chameleonic before but Bill Nighy is not quite that sort of actor. That doesn’t mean he isn’t versatile… Read More »Best Of British Biographies – Bill Nighy
Best of British Biographies – Ewan McGregor
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Well, a bit over fifty years ago on the banks of the River Tay in… Read More »Best of British Biographies – Ewan McGregor
Best Of British Biographies – Danny Boyle
I’m sure that I’ve said somewhere else that, way back in the nineties, I bought a house based mainly on the proximity to the Davenport… Read More »Best Of British Biographies – Danny Boyle