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Tag: british actors and directors
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Best of British Biographies – Martin Freeman
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Who do you get when you need an ordinary, man next door figure who will end up being thrust into some decidedly extraordinary situations? Someone who can play an exceptionally ordinary man of the people who just happens to be swept up by aliens and ends up being flung across the galaxy. Someone who can…
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Best of British Biographies – Ian McKellen
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Whoโs the last actor to create a character written by Shakespeare? By that I mean who was the last person to get a part written by Shakespeare and be the first one to actually perform it. Edward Alleyn? David Garrick? William Kempe? You might be surprised to hear that it is none other than Magneto/Gandalf…
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First View Movie Review –ย Gosford Park
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Ah, yesโฆ a British historical drama set in the early twentieth century created and written by Julian Fellowes. Ohโฆ hang onโฆ thatโsย Downton Abbey.ย Gosford Parkย is, in fact, a British historical drama set in the early twentieth century created and written by Julian Fellowesโฆ bugger.ย Iโm being whimsical. There are similarities between the two works and for…
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Movie Review – The Last Bus
Soโฆ a matter of weeks after writing an article about Timothy Spall, I get an email inviting me to preview a screening of his latest film The Last Bus. Yes, we at RunPee Towers have THAT much clout! I say itโs his latest film, but itโs still in post-production and not due for release until…
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Best of British Biographies – Patrick Stewart
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Sir Patrick Stewart turns 80 this year. Happy Picard Day Birthday! The manโs been around the world of entertainment for over sixty years. Film and TV mind you, not just theatre, but it wasnโt until towards the end of the last millennium that he โappearedโ. Making it so Surprised that Star Trek was still popular…