- Some excerpts about Enron from an article by Sam from the Observer:
"...Back to the Minerva Theatre in Chichester for the last week of Enron, Lucy Prebble's astounding exploration of the energy company's collapse...It's good to be exploring the staid world of business through a show that includes dance, song, dinosaurs and a light-sabre fight..."
- BBC Radio 3:
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Sunday 30 August 2009
Samuel West - Theatre - Enron. BBC Radio 3.
Saturday 29 August 2009
Rosamund Pike - Film - Jackboots on Whitehall. Toby Stephens, Bill Nighy. BBC Radio 4 drama.
- Director Ed McHenry mentions Rosamund in an interview from Netribution:
"...Rosamund Pike is a fantastic actress, the best British actress at the moment, she has a fantastic voice..."
- An excerpt from this week's BBC Radio 7 newsletter:
"...In my newsletter 3 weeks ago, I asked you to nominate your "Top 10 Favourite Voices", and you sent in a most interesting selection.
There were 63 nominated readers in all.
As some readers received equal votes, there are actually 12 in our final list. (although the listener who nominated the same reader 10 times was only allowed one vote - you know who you are!)
Top of the list, by a margin, was Michael Jayston, with particular mention of his readings of Rogue Male and Rogue Justice.
Second equal were Martin Jarvis and Toby Stephens.
In third place were: Bill Nighy, Juliet Stevenson, Stephen Fry and Derek Jacobi.
In fourth place were Alan Bennett, Alex Jennings, Anna Massey, Geoffrey Palmer and Robert Powell.
If none of the names you nominated made the top 10 (or rather 12) I hope you won’t be upset, as this poll was simply a bit of fun..." - BBC Radio 4 drama:
- Sian Phillips, Corey Johnson, Fenella Woolgar and Raad Rawi star in the Afternoon Play Hindenburg [link]
- Freddy White and Jemima Rooper star in the Saturday Play Phone [link]
- James Fleet and Lizzy Watts star in the Afternoon Play Fireflies [link]
- Peter Capaldi, Ed Stoppard and Dominic Cooper narrate the Afternoon Reading The Heart of Saturday Night [link]
Tuesday 25 August 2009
Entertainment news
- Article from the Guardian about film noir [link]
- Samantha Morton, Dominic West and Polly Walker have joined the film John Carter of Mars [link]
- Inception teaser trailer (via empireonline) [link]
- Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant introduce The Office retrospective [link]
- Matthew Weiner and Quentin Tarantino interviews matthew|quentin
- In the Loop:
- Mike Nichols will direct and Joe Penhall will write Deep Water, an adaptation of the 1957 Patricia Highsmith novel [link]
- Shutter Island's release has been delayed until February 2010. A trailer for the film is here. [link]
- People who will be attending the Toronto Film Festival include Ben Whishaw, Bill Nighy, Carey Mulligan, Clive Owen, Dominic Cooper, Emily Mortimer, Michael Sheen, Romola Garai, Rupert Friend, Samantha Morton and Tilda Swinton. [link]
Monday 24 August 2009
Dan Stevens - Audio - The Angel's Game. BBC Radio 4 drama.
- Excerpts from reviews of The Angel's Game:
Daily Mail
"...Dan Stevens impersonates a huge cast of characters with verve."
Star Telegram
"...Dan Stevens is an excellent reader, pronouncing Spanish names beautifully and bringing diverse characters to life..."
- BBC Radio 4 drama:
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Friday 21 August 2009
Hattie Morahan - Theatre - Three More Sleepless Nights. Rosamund Pike - Film - Surrogates. Theatre - Arcadia. Theatre - Enron.
- Pictures from Three More Sleepless Nights 1|2
- Rosamund makes an appearance in a featurette from joblo about Surrogates [link]
- Mentions of Arcadia and Enron from the Alleyn's Trinity Term newsletter:
"...Nancy Carroll (Brading's, 1985–92) is appearing in a revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia at the Duke of York's Theatre... An extended member of the Alleyn's community, Dan Stevens, also appears alongside Nancy in Arcadia. Dan is the son of Ron Stevens, former teacher of Economics and Business Studies, who retired last year.
And a trio from the Alleyn's alumni will be treading the boards together in the world premiere of Enron at Chichester Festival Theatre, followed by a London transfer to the Royal Court from 17th September. Roper's alumni Tom Godwin (1987–94) and Samuel West (1977–84), and parent Tom Goodman-Hill will appear in a dramatisation of one of the most infamous scandals in financial history..."
Sunday 16 August 2009
Andrea Riseborough, Carey Mulligan, Samuel West
- Andrea has replaced Carey in Brighton Rock. Carey has been cast in Wall Street 2. 1|2
- Carey interview from the New York Times [link]
- Andrea attended the Sin Nombre UK premiere [link]
- Sam has become a patron of the Oxford Playhouse [link]
- A nice mention from this week's BBC Radio 7 newsletter:
"...Here is a selection of other favourite readers' names which have been sent to me this week:
...from Lyn Took, London 'I can't believe nobody has mentioned Sam West - wonderful reading unabridged version of Thomas Hardy's The Woodlanders, - or anything!'..." - Article by Sam about canal holidays and living on a narrowboat [link]
Labels:
Andrea Riseborough,
audio,
Carey Mulligan,
film,
radio,
Samuel West,
theatre
Friday 14 August 2009
Wednesday 12 August 2009
Samuel West. Observer. Theatre - Enron. Television - Desperate Romantics.
- Sam has signed a letter regarding the possible closure of the Observer [link]
- A nice mention from the Guardian about Enron:
"...Samuel West's magnificent performance as Enron's chief executive, Jeffrey Skilling, also led critics to produce Shakespearean comparisons – in this case with Macbeth, since we see how delusions of power lead to spiritual disintegration..."
- Episode 4 of Desperate Romantics is available on iPlayer. Sam plays Lord Rosterley. [link]
Labels:
Samuel West,
theatre,
TV
Saturday 8 August 2009
Dan Stevens - Audio - A Week in December. Andrea Riseborough - Film - Mad Sad & Bad. Film - An Education.
[updated 19 March 2011]
Dan narrates the audiobook A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks, which is released in September. He recorded it in July.
Andrea interview about Mad Sad & Bad
An Education:
Dan narrates the audiobook A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks, which is released in September. He recorded it in July.
Andrea interview about Mad Sad & Bad
An Education:
Labels:
Andrea Riseborough,
audio,
Carey Mulligan,
Dan Stevens,
Dominic Cooper,
film,
Rosamund Pike
Friday 7 August 2009
Entertainment news
- Anne-Marie Duff will be in the second season of The Bridge Project [link]
- David Cronenberg is going to direct an adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel Cosmopolis [link]
- Bright Star, The Damned United, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, An Education and Glorious 39 will be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival [link]
- Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall are going to star in The Town, directed by Ben Affleck [link]
- Photos of Naomi Watts and Fenella Woolgar on the set of Woody Allen's currently untitled film (via IMDB) [link]
- Geoffrey Rush was awarded the Australian Film Institute's Raymond Longford Award [link]
- Tilda Swinton & Mark Cousins film festival awesomeness 1|2|3
- David Tennant, Rupert Grint, Euros Lyn & Russell T Davies, Sophie Okonedo, director Serhat Caradee and playwright Tommy Murphy interviews david|rupert|euros & russell|sophie|serhat|tommy
- Article about season 6 of Entourage [link]
- Amusing article by Simon Callow about the technicalities of love scenes [link]
- David Morrissey will be in the next series of Five Days (via The Medium is Not Enough) [link]
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Samuel West - Television - Desperate Romantics. BBC Radio drama.
[updated 19 March 2011]
Sam will guest star in next week's episode of Desperate Romantics.
BBC Radio drama:
Sam will guest star in next week's episode of Desperate Romantics.
BBC Radio drama:
- Rory Kinnear stars in Ruth and Slipstream ruth|slipstream
- Anna Maxwell Martin and Lizzy Watts star in Villette [link]
Labels:
Anna Maxwell Martin,
Caryl Churchill,
Lizzy Watts,
radio,
Rory Kinnear,
Samuel West,
theatre,
TV
Sunday 2 August 2009
Samuel West - Television - New Tricks - clip, screencaps
[updated 14 September]
"Fresh Starts" (series 6 episode 3) will be available on iPlayer until September (UK only) [link]
Clip
by FilmographySam
Screencaps
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"Fresh Starts" (series 6 episode 3) will be available on iPlayer until September (UK only) [link]
Clip
by FilmographySam
Screencaps
click thumbnails for full size
Labels:
Samuel West,
TV,
videos
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