Simon Brew Oct 10, 2016
From Doctor Who and The FiveIsh Doctors to Campion and Button Moon: we chat to the fifth Doctor, Mr Peter Davison...
Ah, the mighty Peter Davison. The Fifth Doctor, All Creatures Great And Small, Campion, and living in a house with Freddy from Rainbow are just some of the topics we chatted to him about, ahead of the publication of his terrific autobiography, Is There Life Outside The Box.
We’ve got a fair bit to get through, so without further ado….
I got a sense you thoroughly enjoyed writing this book, once you were over some initial research-y hurdles. Would that be fair?
Yeah, that’s fair. It was kind of a journey, really. A reassembling. I’ve had these memories, and it was really a chance to put them down on paper and order them. Everything fragments as you get older, and things come out,...
From Doctor Who and The FiveIsh Doctors to Campion and Button Moon: we chat to the fifth Doctor, Mr Peter Davison...
Ah, the mighty Peter Davison. The Fifth Doctor, All Creatures Great And Small, Campion, and living in a house with Freddy from Rainbow are just some of the topics we chatted to him about, ahead of the publication of his terrific autobiography, Is There Life Outside The Box.
We’ve got a fair bit to get through, so without further ado….
I got a sense you thoroughly enjoyed writing this book, once you were over some initial research-y hurdles. Would that be fair?
Yeah, that’s fair. It was kind of a journey, really. A reassembling. I’ve had these memories, and it was really a chance to put them down on paper and order them. Everything fragments as you get older, and things come out,...
- 10/6/2016
- Den of Geek
Update: A batch of new photos from some of the films below have been released. Check them out here.
After Cannes kicks off in the spring, Venice and Toronto are the two biggest kickstarters for the 2011 awards race. This morning the latter festival have announced their initial line-up, and it is fantastic. Toronto International Film Festival will run from September 8th to 18th, and you can see the full line-up below, but I’m most excited for new films from David Cronenberg, Steve McQueen, Sarah Polly, Francis Ford Coppola, Oren Moverman and many more. Davis Guggenheim’s U2 documentary From the Sky Down will open the fest. Check out the full list of gala and special presentations below, along with each synopsis. We’ll be there covering the fest as well.
Galas
Albert Nobbs Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland
World Premiere
A witty Irish-set period drama about the lives of staff at...
After Cannes kicks off in the spring, Venice and Toronto are the two biggest kickstarters for the 2011 awards race. This morning the latter festival have announced their initial line-up, and it is fantastic. Toronto International Film Festival will run from September 8th to 18th, and you can see the full line-up below, but I’m most excited for new films from David Cronenberg, Steve McQueen, Sarah Polly, Francis Ford Coppola, Oren Moverman and many more. Davis Guggenheim’s U2 documentary From the Sky Down will open the fest. Check out the full list of gala and special presentations below, along with each synopsis. We’ll be there covering the fest as well.
Galas
Albert Nobbs Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland
World Premiere
A witty Irish-set period drama about the lives of staff at...
- 7/26/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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What is it about Leighton Meester that makes her so incredibly pair-able with others? Whether she’s standing beside Chuck or Dan (or Minka Kelly, for that matter), she simply oozes chemistry. Well, whatever “it” is, it makes for great TV (and perhaps also movies that you really want to see despite a fear of losing self respect). This week, I talked chemistry and more with Blair Waldorf’s amazing puppetmasters, Stephanie Savage and Josh Safran, who dish about what we can expect next from our favorite schemer and the rest of the gang. I also spoke with Matt Czuchry...
- 1/28/2011
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW - Inside TV
Actor with great stage presence who found his metier in comic and satirical roles
There was something extra-terrestrial about the character actor Graham Crowden, who has died aged 87 – a mix of the ethereal eccentricity of Ralph Richardson and the Scottish lunacy and skewiff authoritarianism of Alastair Sim. He specialised in portraying doctors, lawyers or teachers in a satirical way.
Crowden was a tall, red-haired, serious and sometimes professionally diffident man – he turned down the opportunity of succeeding Jon Pertwee as the fourth Doctor Who, remarking that working with a lot of Daleks did not sound like much fun. He had a tremendous stage presence, always moving with an emphatic, loping gait.
Despite his eminence in plays at the Royal Court and the National Theatre, where he introduced roles in works by Nf Simpson and Tom Stoppard, and in films directed by Lindsay Anderson, he did not become widely familiar until...
There was something extra-terrestrial about the character actor Graham Crowden, who has died aged 87 – a mix of the ethereal eccentricity of Ralph Richardson and the Scottish lunacy and skewiff authoritarianism of Alastair Sim. He specialised in portraying doctors, lawyers or teachers in a satirical way.
Crowden was a tall, red-haired, serious and sometimes professionally diffident man – he turned down the opportunity of succeeding Jon Pertwee as the fourth Doctor Who, remarking that working with a lot of Daleks did not sound like much fun. He had a tremendous stage presence, always moving with an emphatic, loping gait.
Despite his eminence in plays at the Royal Court and the National Theatre, where he introduced roles in works by Nf Simpson and Tom Stoppard, and in films directed by Lindsay Anderson, he did not become widely familiar until...
- 10/22/2010
- by Michael Coveney
- The Guardian - Film News
Career of actor best known for TV roles in Waiting for God and A Very Peculiar Practice spanned more than 50 years
Actor Graham Crowden has died aged 87, his agent said today.
The Edinburgh-born actor was probably best known for his roles in the television shows Waiting For God and A Very Peculiar Practice.
His agent Sue Grantley said: "He was a wonderful, wonderful man and a brilliant actor and we will miss him terribly."
In a career spanning more than half a century, he appeared in films including the cult 1968 movie If … and the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.
He turned down the role of the Doctor in Doctor Who after the departure of Jon Pertwee but later appeared in an episode of the longrunning science fiction series as a villain opposite Tom Baker.
He leaves a wife and several children including a daughter, Sarah, who followed him into acting
Television
guardian.
Actor Graham Crowden has died aged 87, his agent said today.
The Edinburgh-born actor was probably best known for his roles in the television shows Waiting For God and A Very Peculiar Practice.
His agent Sue Grantley said: "He was a wonderful, wonderful man and a brilliant actor and we will miss him terribly."
In a career spanning more than half a century, he appeared in films including the cult 1968 movie If … and the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only.
He turned down the role of the Doctor in Doctor Who after the departure of Jon Pertwee but later appeared in an episode of the longrunning science fiction series as a villain opposite Tom Baker.
He leaves a wife and several children including a daughter, Sarah, who followed him into acting
Television
guardian.
- 10/21/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
It's a Walker Birthday, so odds are it's a rum cake.
Sarah celebrates her 40th birthday ... again, and someone meets one of those hot TV plumbers. And there's a rumor that we may actually have a ... Saul sighting!
Join us for the fun and refresh for updates!
10:05Pm Est:Sara is frantic. It's her birthday, and she told Luc that she's turning 40. Which she's not. Okay, so how old is she turning? Rachel Griffiths is 42, but doesn't look it, so even if Sarah is a couple of years past 40, what's the big deal? She should just tell Luc the truth and blame it on his English comprehension.
Meanwhile, Kevin is trying to remove his eyeball with a staple remover. He must be watching The A List: New York.
And Kitty is having her lines fed to her through an earpiece. Oh, my bad, It just seems that way.
Nora...
Sarah celebrates her 40th birthday ... again, and someone meets one of those hot TV plumbers. And there's a rumor that we may actually have a ... Saul sighting!
Join us for the fun and refresh for updates!
10:05Pm Est:Sara is frantic. It's her birthday, and she told Luc that she's turning 40. Which she's not. Okay, so how old is she turning? Rachel Griffiths is 42, but doesn't look it, so even if Sarah is a couple of years past 40, what's the big deal? She should just tell Luc the truth and blame it on his English comprehension.
Meanwhile, Kevin is trying to remove his eyeball with a staple remover. He must be watching The A List: New York.
And Kitty is having her lines fed to her through an earpiece. Oh, my bad, It just seems that way.
Nora...
- 10/11/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
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