Hugh Grant’s remarkable ability to walk in the shoes of a hopeless romantic makes the audience swoon with every look and every dialogue that his characters convey. The British star has a lot of these characters in his old Hollywood roster to claim a credible authority over the genre of rom-coms as a whole.
However, it wasn’t until Four Weddings and a Funeral that he became the unofficial face of the charming lover boy that rom-com directors tripped head over heels for. Directed by the esteemed Richard Curtis, the 1994 film established Grant in Hollywood as the British counterpart of Tom Hanks, who was at the time equally famous for his rom-com films.
Hugh Grant – the face of rom-com [Photo taken from Notting Hill; Credit: Universal Pictures]
Although the Forrest Gump star quickly grew out of his reputation as the affable and charming Everyman suited for a bit of nostalgic romance on the side, Grant...
However, it wasn’t until Four Weddings and a Funeral that he became the unofficial face of the charming lover boy that rom-com directors tripped head over heels for. Directed by the esteemed Richard Curtis, the 1994 film established Grant in Hollywood as the British counterpart of Tom Hanks, who was at the time equally famous for his rom-com films.
Hugh Grant – the face of rom-com [Photo taken from Notting Hill; Credit: Universal Pictures]
Although the Forrest Gump star quickly grew out of his reputation as the affable and charming Everyman suited for a bit of nostalgic romance on the side, Grant...
- 5/5/2024
- by Diya Majumdar
- FandomWire
Rebecca Halpern on Chef Charlie Trotter: “He loved very challenging films like Fitzcarraldo by Werner Herzog. And he loved books by people like Ayn Rand, which are not that popular frankly.” Photo: courtesy of Greenwich Entertainment
Rebecca Halpern’s revealing and savoury Love, Charlie: The Rise And Fall Of Chef Charlie Trotter features on-camera in-person interviews with Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Grant Achatz, Norman Van Aken, Carrie Nahabedian, Rick Bayless, Della Gossett, Michelle Gayer, David LeFevre, Guillermo Tellez, Reggie Watkins, Rahm Emanuel, Gordon Sinclair, Art Smith, farmer Lee Jones, and Trotter’s ex-wife Lisa Ehrlich.
Rebecca is also the producer of Danny Lee’s Who is Stan Smith?, executive produced by LeBron James.
Rebecca Halpern with Anne-Katrin Titze on Charlie Trotter’s: “His vegetarian dishes were beautiful and multi-layered and nuanced and remarkable.”
I spoke with Chef Mauro Colagreco (featured in Vérane Frédiani and Franck Ribière’s...
Rebecca Halpern’s revealing and savoury Love, Charlie: The Rise And Fall Of Chef Charlie Trotter features on-camera in-person interviews with Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Grant Achatz, Norman Van Aken, Carrie Nahabedian, Rick Bayless, Della Gossett, Michelle Gayer, David LeFevre, Guillermo Tellez, Reggie Watkins, Rahm Emanuel, Gordon Sinclair, Art Smith, farmer Lee Jones, and Trotter’s ex-wife Lisa Ehrlich.
Rebecca is also the producer of Danny Lee’s Who is Stan Smith?, executive produced by LeBron James.
Rebecca Halpern with Anne-Katrin Titze on Charlie Trotter’s: “His vegetarian dishes were beautiful and multi-layered and nuanced and remarkable.”
I spoke with Chef Mauro Colagreco (featured in Vérane Frédiani and Franck Ribière’s...
- 11/17/2022
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Susanna Nicchiarelli’s latest film opens with a neo-punk song and title credits flashing in Alexander McQueen-esque prints across the screen. Woohoo! Looks like we are in for a punk-rock rollercoaster ride in the life of Karl Marx’s daughter, Eleanor (Romola Garai); a film as radical as the woman, perhaps. Alas, the in-your-face opening does not live up to its promise. Nicchiarelli has chosen a fascinating woman who was surrounded by great thinkers, was a gifted writer and orator, had forward-thinking views, was a linguist and lived a life outside of the parameters dictated by Victorian society. And what does the director focus on? Eleanor’s love life.
The film opens with Eleanor (Tussie to her family and friends) speaking at her father’s graveside on the day of his funeral and this is a handy way to introduce some of the key characters: Engels (John Gordon Sinclair...
The film opens with Eleanor (Tussie to her family and friends) speaking at her father’s graveside on the day of his funeral and this is a handy way to introduce some of the key characters: Engels (John Gordon Sinclair...
- 9/8/2020
- by Jo-Ann Titmarsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Miss Marx” is a biopic bookended by death, colored by it throughout. It introduces us to socialist activist Eleanor Marx at the funeral of her father Karl, and follows her through to her untimely suicide, at the age of 43, some 15 years later. Ghosts of the past and future weigh heavily on her in the interim: She mourns her father not long after burying her mother and her sister. Months after Eleanor’s suicide, her long-term partner Edward Aveling followed her into the ground; another sister took her own life years later. All of which is to say that waves and shadows of grief move through Susanna Nicchiarelli’s ambitious film at every turn, running backwards and forwards, as it studies how its subject attempted to change the world for the better — all while a hard black knot of compacted unhappiness settled and expanded inside her.
This makes for an unavoidably downcast portrait,...
This makes for an unavoidably downcast portrait,...
- 9/5/2020
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Venice Golden Lion contender “Miss Marx,” starring Romola Garai as the spirited daughter of philosopher Karl Marx, has secured its first tranche of international deals ahead of the September fest. (Watch the film’s exclusive trailer above.)
Written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli, with Celluloid Dreams serving as international sales agent, the film has been picked up by DDDreams in China and B-Team in Spain. In Italy, 01 — the distribution arm of Rai Cinema — will distribute the film, which is produced by Vivo film with Rai Cinema and Tarantula.
In what appears to be a refreshingly rock ‘n’ roll take on history, Garai plays Marx’s youngest daughter Eleanor, a strong feminist and socialist who takes part in workers’ battles and fights for women’s rights, as well as the abolition of child labor. The film also details her tragic relationship with Edward Aveling (Patrick Kennedy), whom she meets in 1883.
Nicchiarelli...
Written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli, with Celluloid Dreams serving as international sales agent, the film has been picked up by DDDreams in China and B-Team in Spain. In Italy, 01 — the distribution arm of Rai Cinema — will distribute the film, which is produced by Vivo film with Rai Cinema and Tarantula.
In what appears to be a refreshingly rock ‘n’ roll take on history, Garai plays Marx’s youngest daughter Eleanor, a strong feminist and socialist who takes part in workers’ battles and fights for women’s rights, as well as the abolition of child labor. The film also details her tragic relationship with Edward Aveling (Patrick Kennedy), whom she meets in 1883.
Nicchiarelli...
- 7/31/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Film Movement Classics acquires Us rights to little-seen Peter Sellers directorial debut (exclusive)
All five digitally restored classics will play theatrically in 2019, 2020.
Film Movement Classics has acquired North American rights to five renowned or unusual films including Peter Seller’s little-seen directorial debut Mr. Topaze, Luchino Visconti’s final film L’innocente, and Bill Forsyth’s beloved Gregory’s Girl.
The roster includes Bruno Barreto’s erotic comedy Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands, and King Hu’s Raining In The Mountain.
Film Movement president Michael Rosenberg said all five films will get limited theatrical releases starting this year, followed by release on home entertainment and digital platforms.
Mr. Topaze was recently digitally...
Film Movement Classics has acquired North American rights to five renowned or unusual films including Peter Seller’s little-seen directorial debut Mr. Topaze, Luchino Visconti’s final film L’innocente, and Bill Forsyth’s beloved Gregory’s Girl.
The roster includes Bruno Barreto’s erotic comedy Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands, and King Hu’s Raining In The Mountain.
Film Movement president Michael Rosenberg said all five films will get limited theatrical releases starting this year, followed by release on home entertainment and digital platforms.
Mr. Topaze was recently digitally...
- 8/12/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
All five digitally restored classics will play theatrically in 2019, 2020.
Film Movement Classics has acquired North American rights to five renowned or unusual films including Peter Seller’s little-seen directorial debut Mr. Topaze, Luchino Visconti’s final film L’innocente, and Bill Forsyth’s beloved Gregory’s Girl.
The roster includes Bruno Barreto’s erotic comedy Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands, and King Hu’s Raining In The Mountain.
Film Movement president Michael Rosenberg said all five films will get limited theatrical releases starting this year, followed by release on home entertainment and digital platforms.
Mr. Topaze was recently digitally...
Film Movement Classics has acquired North American rights to five renowned or unusual films including Peter Seller’s little-seen directorial debut Mr. Topaze, Luchino Visconti’s final film L’innocente, and Bill Forsyth’s beloved Gregory’s Girl.
The roster includes Bruno Barreto’s erotic comedy Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands, and King Hu’s Raining In The Mountain.
Film Movement president Michael Rosenberg said all five films will get limited theatrical releases starting this year, followed by release on home entertainment and digital platforms.
Mr. Topaze was recently digitally...
- 8/12/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Susanna Nicchiarelli's Nico, 1988 star Trine Dyrholm: "It's so important to have such complex female characters on screen." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
"This is Berlin, my darling, it's burning," says a mother to her daughter. The child is to become The Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol icon known as Nico. Susanna Nicchiarelli's Nico, 1988, a highlight of the Tribeca Film Festival and the Horizons Award Best Film winner at last year's Venice International Film Festival, stars an outstanding Trine Dyrholm as Christa Päffgen (Nico's birth name). John Gordon Sinclair is her hapless manager Richard, Thomas Trabacchi music collaborator Domenico, Sandor Funtek is Christa's lost son Ari, Anamaria Marinca is violinst Sylvia, and Karina Fernandez is Laura.
Nico (Trine Dyrholm) with her son Ari (Sandor Funtek): "It's a universal film. It's a film about a mother, a woman, an artist, a war generation, a human being."
Nicchiarelli's extraordinary film, produced by...
"This is Berlin, my darling, it's burning," says a mother to her daughter. The child is to become The Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol icon known as Nico. Susanna Nicchiarelli's Nico, 1988, a highlight of the Tribeca Film Festival and the Horizons Award Best Film winner at last year's Venice International Film Festival, stars an outstanding Trine Dyrholm as Christa Päffgen (Nico's birth name). John Gordon Sinclair is her hapless manager Richard, Thomas Trabacchi music collaborator Domenico, Sandor Funtek is Christa's lost son Ari, Anamaria Marinca is violinst Sylvia, and Karina Fernandez is Laura.
Nico (Trine Dyrholm) with her son Ari (Sandor Funtek): "It's a universal film. It's a film about a mother, a woman, an artist, a war generation, a human being."
Nicchiarelli's extraordinary film, produced by...
- 8/5/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Susanna Nicchiarelli's Nico, 1988 star Trine Dyrholm with Anne-Katrin Titze: "It's a film about identity and finding your way in life and who is behind the icon, who is actually the human being." Photo: Layla Hancock-Piper
Trine Dyrholm has worked with some terrific directors, including Susanne Bier on In A Better World and Love Is All You Need opposite Pierce Brosnan, and Thomas Vinterberg on Celebration (Festen) and The Commune. In Susanna Nicchiarelli's Nico, 1988, she gives a haunting portrayal of Christa Päffgen, aka Nico.
During our conversation at Magnolia Pictures on the afternoon of the Film Forum theatrical première of Nico, 1988 in New York, Trine discussed with me the work she did with composer Max Viale of Gatto Ciliegia contro il Grande Freddo when she recorded Nico's songs in the studio for the film, finding the emotional states of mind of her character, and the human being behind the icon.
Trine Dyrholm has worked with some terrific directors, including Susanne Bier on In A Better World and Love Is All You Need opposite Pierce Brosnan, and Thomas Vinterberg on Celebration (Festen) and The Commune. In Susanna Nicchiarelli's Nico, 1988, she gives a haunting portrayal of Christa Päffgen, aka Nico.
During our conversation at Magnolia Pictures on the afternoon of the Film Forum theatrical première of Nico, 1988 in New York, Trine discussed with me the work she did with composer Max Viale of Gatto Ciliegia contro il Grande Freddo when she recorded Nico's songs in the studio for the film, finding the emotional states of mind of her character, and the human being behind the icon.
- 8/3/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The woman you see in Susanna Nicchiarelli’s extraordinary Nico, 1988 is not the Nico you know — the icy Teutonic chanteuse who blessed Velvet Underground tunes like “All Tomorrow’s Parties” with her incomparable intercontinental monotone, the model who shows up in La Dolce Vita, the downtown muse who hung with Warhol and hooked up with Jim Morrison. “I’m here with Lou Reed’s femme fatale!” chirps an obnoxiously cheery D.J. during a Manchester radio interview. “Don’t call me that. I don’t like it,” replies the singer...
- 8/2/2018
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
The curse of many a female artist has been that despite their brilliance and the longevity of their careers, they are forever linked to their relationships with certain men. Whether they be mentors, lovers, or children, these men take over these women’s relation to the world denying them and their audiences the ability to see their true, whole selves. In Nico, 1988, writer/director Susana Nicchiarelli chronicles the legendary artist’s last two years and her relationship with two men: Lou Reed of the Velvet Underground, with whom she collaborated in one of the most influential albums of the twentieth century, and her son Ari. That only one of these men is portrayed in the film says loads about the central conflict Nicchiarelli explores: when will the world stop defining women based on the actions of men?
We first encounter Nico (Trine Dyrholm) as she prepares to embark on a European tour.
We first encounter Nico (Trine Dyrholm) as she prepares to embark on a European tour.
- 8/1/2018
- by Jose Solís
- The Film Stage
"I don't need everybody to like me, I don't care." Magnolia Pictures has debuted the trailer for a film titled Nico, 1988, a music biopic profiling the life of singer-songwriter Christa Päffgen, better known by her stage name "Nico". She was one of Andy Warhol's muses and also the celebrated vocalist for The Velvet Underground, until she tragically died at age 49 in 1988. "Writer-director Susanna Nicchiarelli dives deep into the anguished and scattered psychology of Nico’s final years. She blends a tangible reverence for her subject with dark humor, crafting a riveting examination of a fragile artist constantly pushed to perform." Danish actress Trine Dyrholm stars as Nico, along with John Gordon Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca, Sandor Funtek, Thomas Trabacchi, Karina Fernandez, Calvin Demba, and Francesco Colella. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, and hit a bunch of other festivals before its release. Here's the official Us...
- 7/17/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A little girl stands on the outskirts of Berlin and watches from a distance as orange fire melts the city into a shapeless candied glow. Twenty years later, she reappears as a blonde chanteuse in Andy Warhol’s New York City, her stage name attached to one of the most influential records in the history of popular music. Twenty years after that, she sits in a Manchester radio station, patchy and strung out and shutting down any questions about her stint with The Velvet Underground — she’ll be dead in two years, but it looks as if she’s already decomposing.
The first 90 seconds of Susanna Nicchiarelli’s gloomy and grounded biopic visit all three of these periods (though the rest of it is almost exclusively set in the last one), “Nico, 1988” introducing its subject as someone who can’t extricate her present from her past. Several decades into a tortured and compelling solo career,...
The first 90 seconds of Susanna Nicchiarelli’s gloomy and grounded biopic visit all three of these periods (though the rest of it is almost exclusively set in the last one), “Nico, 1988” introducing its subject as someone who can’t extricate her present from her past. Several decades into a tortured and compelling solo career,...
- 4/20/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
With Shameless growing long in the tooth, Showtime has added some new comedies for the 2017-18 television season. In addition to White Famous and Smilf, the premium cabler has introduced the Ill Behaviour TV show -- a new program from BBC Two. Is the American television audience ready for a cancer comedy? Will Ill Behaviour be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. A Showtime thriller, Ill Behaviour stars Chris Geere, Tom Riley, Jessica Regan, Lizzy Caplan, Christina Chong, John Gordon Sinclair, Helena Day, Hemera Day, Tom Bell, and Anjana Vasan. The dark, British wish-fulfillment comedy from creator Sam Bain centers on Joel (Geere), a recently divorced underachiever. After receiving a £2 million divorce settlement, he reunites with his old schoolmates, Charlie (Riley) and Tess (Regan). When Joel and Tess learn Charlie has Hodgkins Lymphoma, but is refusing...
- 12/31/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch Has Charlie finally had it with Joel and Tess? Is the Ill Behaviour TV show cancelled or renewed for a second season on Showtime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Ill Behaviour, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? A Showtime thriller, Ill Behaviour stars Chris Geere, Tom Riley, Jessica Regan, Lizzy Caplan, Christina Chong, John Gordon Sinclair, Helena Day, Hemera Day, Tom Bell, and Anjana Vasan. The dark, British wish-fulfillment comedy from creator Sam Bain centers on Joel (Geere), a recently divorced underachiever. After receiving a £2 million divorce settlement, he reunites with his old schoolmates, Charlie (Riley) and Tess (Regan). When...
- 12/7/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: Showtime. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: November 13, 2017 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Chris Geere, Tom Riley, Jessica Regan, Lizzy Caplan, Christina Chong, John Gordon Sinclair, Helena Day, Hemera Day, Tom Bell, and Anjana Vasan. TV show description: A dark, British wish-fulfillment comedy from creator Sam Bain, the Ill Behaviour TV show centers on Joel (Geere). This recently divorced underachiever with a fondness for cocaine flounders as he looks for some direction and meaning in life. After receiving a £2 million divorce settlement, he reunites with his old schoolmates, Charlie (Riley) and Tess (Regan). Although Tess has a job in It, it is killing...
- 11/14/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Premium cable is seldom on its best behavior. To that end, Showtime has picked up the Ill Behaviour TV show, complete with the extraneous U and all, from the BBC. The six-part comedy thriller hails from Fudge Park Productions and is written by Sam Bain and directed by Steve Bendelack. The first season premiered this past summer on BBC Two and will hit Showtime on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 10:30pm Et/Pt. As it examines the ins and outs of friendship, Ill Behaviour centers on Charlie (Tom Riley), who has decided to stop receiving cancer treatments. The Showtime series also stars Chris Geere, Lizzy Caplan, and Jessica Regan. The cast also includes Christina Chong and John Gordon Sinclair. Learn more from this Showtime press release. Read More…...
- 10/6/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Louisa Mellor Jun 1, 2017
Some exciting new UK drama and comedy commissions are making their way to TV over the next year or so…
We know, we know. You still have two episodes of Fargo season two before you can think about starting season three. You’ve already fallen behind on American Gods. Your planner memory is chock-a-block with Big Little Lies and that Oj Simpson thing and some Spanish prison series your workmate bullied you into recording. You’re struggling to make time for Twin Peaks. New Game Of Thrones is just around the corner. And guess what, Netflix UK have just added a whole new season of It’s Always Sunny, those sods. You need a list of new TV show recommendations like you need a hole in the head.
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And yet, as long as they keep making them, we’ll keep recommending them.
Some exciting new UK drama and comedy commissions are making their way to TV over the next year or so…
We know, we know. You still have two episodes of Fargo season two before you can think about starting season three. You’ve already fallen behind on American Gods. Your planner memory is chock-a-block with Big Little Lies and that Oj Simpson thing and some Spanish prison series your workmate bullied you into recording. You’re struggling to make time for Twin Peaks. New Game Of Thrones is just around the corner. And guess what, Netflix UK have just added a whole new season of It’s Always Sunny, those sods. You need a list of new TV show recommendations like you need a hole in the head.
See related Metroid: Other M Nintendo Wii review
And yet, as long as they keep making them, we’ll keep recommending them.
- 5/31/2017
- Den of Geek
John Gordon Sinclair and Clare Grogan were the ultimate feel-good movie couple in Gregory's Girl back in 1981, and the pair are to reunite for a special Q&A in December.
As part of BFI Southbank's 'Love' season starting today (October 19), the pair will appear for a "kind of date" alongside a special screening of Bill Forsyth's quaint comedy on December 5 at 6.10pm.
The 'Love' season will also include various screenings and Q&As surrounding classic movies - whether they are romantic or heartbreaking.
Dangerous Liaisons director Stephen Frears, Love and Basketball's Gina Prince-Bythewood, Four Weddings and a Funeral's Mike Newell and Bend it Like Beckham creator Gurinder Chadha will also take part in Q&As about their work.
Actors Derek Jacobi, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Adrian Lester will also appear during the season, as well as singer KT Tunstall.
Heather Stewart, Creative Director at BFI, said: ''Film can...
As part of BFI Southbank's 'Love' season starting today (October 19), the pair will appear for a "kind of date" alongside a special screening of Bill Forsyth's quaint comedy on December 5 at 6.10pm.
The 'Love' season will also include various screenings and Q&As surrounding classic movies - whether they are romantic or heartbreaking.
Dangerous Liaisons director Stephen Frears, Love and Basketball's Gina Prince-Bythewood, Four Weddings and a Funeral's Mike Newell and Bend it Like Beckham creator Gurinder Chadha will also take part in Q&As about their work.
Actors Derek Jacobi, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Adrian Lester will also appear during the season, as well as singer KT Tunstall.
Heather Stewart, Creative Director at BFI, said: ''Film can...
- 10/19/2015
- Digital Spy
Simply Media
To celebrate the release of An Actor’s Life For Me, Hugh and I and Get Well Soon on DVD, we are giving 2 lucky WhatCulture readers the chance to win a bundle containing all three!
An Actor’s Life for Me is a British sitcom starring a stand out cast including John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory’s Girl), Victor Spinetti (A Hard Day’s Night and Gina McKee (Notting Hill). Written by The Vicar of Dibley’s co-writer Paul Mayhew Archer, and based on a hit Radio 4 series, it originally aired in 1991. Robert Neilson (Sinclair) is a struggling actor, desperate to hit the big time, however unrealistic his ambitions are and never quite achieves the dizzy heights he aspires to.
With the help of his incompetent agent Desmond Shaw (Spinetti), he tries to secure the romantic lead opposite Kim Basinger, attempts to play a corpse while suffering from a...
To celebrate the release of An Actor’s Life For Me, Hugh and I and Get Well Soon on DVD, we are giving 2 lucky WhatCulture readers the chance to win a bundle containing all three!
An Actor’s Life for Me is a British sitcom starring a stand out cast including John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory’s Girl), Victor Spinetti (A Hard Day’s Night and Gina McKee (Notting Hill). Written by The Vicar of Dibley’s co-writer Paul Mayhew Archer, and based on a hit Radio 4 series, it originally aired in 1991. Robert Neilson (Sinclair) is a struggling actor, desperate to hit the big time, however unrealistic his ambitions are and never quite achieves the dizzy heights he aspires to.
With the help of his incompetent agent Desmond Shaw (Spinetti), he tries to secure the romantic lead opposite Kim Basinger, attempts to play a corpse while suffering from a...
- 9/8/2015
- by Laura Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
John Gordon Sinclair has clarified reports that he has quit acting to become a full-time writer.
The TV and stage actor, who is perhaps best known for his starring role in Gregory's Girl, was quoted last year as saying that he has always felt "uncomfortable" with acting.
However, he told Digital Spy that this isn't the case, although he does enjoy working in the comfort of his own garden. He is currently writing his third novel, following Seventy Times Seven and Blood Whispers.
"I was asked a question of if I could only do one, what would it be, and I said if I could only choose one of the two I'd choose writing books for the rest of my life," he said.
"But that was turned into saying that I was giving up acting, so it was one of those journalistic licence moments. I'm much happier sitting at the bottom of my hut writing,...
The TV and stage actor, who is perhaps best known for his starring role in Gregory's Girl, was quoted last year as saying that he has always felt "uncomfortable" with acting.
However, he told Digital Spy that this isn't the case, although he does enjoy working in the comfort of his own garden. He is currently writing his third novel, following Seventy Times Seven and Blood Whispers.
"I was asked a question of if I could only do one, what would it be, and I said if I could only choose one of the two I'd choose writing books for the rest of my life," he said.
"But that was turned into saying that I was giving up acting, so it was one of those journalistic licence moments. I'm much happier sitting at the bottom of my hut writing,...
- 5/21/2015
- Digital Spy
"Hard work being in love, eh? Especially when you don't know which girl it is."
It was a film without much of a plot, set in a little Scottish town where youths seemingly roamed around freely without a care in the world. Unless you were an awkward teenager by the name of Gregory, of course.
Bill Forsyth's cute 1981 comedy became a surprise hit around the world, and has now been given a makeover in a DVD and Blu-ray re-release. So, after 33 years, does the film still resonate today?
Gregory's Girl star Clare Grogan: 'We didn't expect lasting legacy'
The thing about Gregory's Girl that still resonates, is that not much happens. Compared to high school comedies of the past decade or so, where it's all risqué shenanigans and slapstick situations, this film is relaxed and easy-going, just like John Gordon Sinclair's Gregory himself.
Forsyth's filmmaking style is at its finest here,...
It was a film without much of a plot, set in a little Scottish town where youths seemingly roamed around freely without a care in the world. Unless you were an awkward teenager by the name of Gregory, of course.
Bill Forsyth's cute 1981 comedy became a surprise hit around the world, and has now been given a makeover in a DVD and Blu-ray re-release. So, after 33 years, does the film still resonate today?
Gregory's Girl star Clare Grogan: 'We didn't expect lasting legacy'
The thing about Gregory's Girl that still resonates, is that not much happens. Compared to high school comedies of the past decade or so, where it's all risqué shenanigans and slapstick situations, this film is relaxed and easy-going, just like John Gordon Sinclair's Gregory himself.
Forsyth's filmmaking style is at its finest here,...
- 5/5/2014
- Digital Spy
Gregory's Girl has built up a loyal cult following since its release in 1981, with film critic Mark Kermode among its biggest fans.
Bill Forsyth's quirky, understated high school comedy became a surprise hit on both sides of the Atlantic, launching the careers of John Gordon Sinclair and Clare Grogan.
To celebrate Gregory's Girl's much-needed digitally remastered DVD and Blu-ray release, Digital Spy had a chat with Susan herself, Clare Grogan, about the film's ongoing legacy.
Gregory's Girl's re-release is something us dedicated fans will hugely appreciate - are you proud that the film still has a loyal cult following of fans to this day?
"It an incredible thing, I've been talking about it a lot recently, in fact it's something I talk about all the time in life. I can barely walk into a room anywhere in the world, and there's always someone in that room who...
Bill Forsyth's quirky, understated high school comedy became a surprise hit on both sides of the Atlantic, launching the careers of John Gordon Sinclair and Clare Grogan.
To celebrate Gregory's Girl's much-needed digitally remastered DVD and Blu-ray release, Digital Spy had a chat with Susan herself, Clare Grogan, about the film's ongoing legacy.
Gregory's Girl's re-release is something us dedicated fans will hugely appreciate - are you proud that the film still has a loyal cult following of fans to this day?
"It an incredible thing, I've been talking about it a lot recently, in fact it's something I talk about all the time in life. I can barely walk into a room anywhere in the world, and there's always someone in that room who...
- 5/1/2014
- Digital Spy
Most home video releases are mass produced and marketed by faceless conglomerates interested only in separating you from your hard-earned cash. If you look closely though you’ll find smaller labels who love movies as much as you do and show it by delivering quality Blu-rays and DVDs of beloved films and cult classics, often loaded with special features, new transfers, and more. But yes, they still want your cash, too. Our latest look at Top Shelf releases from smaller labels features two new Blu-rays from across the pond, and in addition to both being region B releases the two share a genre similarity too in that they’re both coming-of-age teen comedies. That said, they handle their themes quite a bit differently. First up is Gregory’s Girl which explores one gangly, Scottish teen’s efforts to woo the beautiful new girl at school. His friends are equally lost in a sea of hormones, but...
- 4/18/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Gregory's Girl has been restored for a new DVD and Blu-ray release.
The classic 1981 British comedy from director Bill Forsyth will be released in widescreen for the first time on May 5.
It will also be made available as a digital download from April 21, and video-on-demand from April 28.
The DVD and Blu-ray will also include several special features, including new audio commentary from Forsyth and film reviewer Mark Kermode.
Forsyth and actress Clare Grogan will also appear in new interviews, while the alternative Us audio soundtrack will also be featured.
John Gordon Sinclair stars in the coming-of-age comedy as a gawky teenager in a struggling school football team, who becomes infatuated with Dorothy (Dee Hepburn), the latest member of the team.
It was ranked at number 30 in the British Film Institute's list of the top 100 British films, and was nominated for four BAFTAs, winning the prize for Best Original Screenplay.
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The classic 1981 British comedy from director Bill Forsyth will be released in widescreen for the first time on May 5.
It will also be made available as a digital download from April 21, and video-on-demand from April 28.
The DVD and Blu-ray will also include several special features, including new audio commentary from Forsyth and film reviewer Mark Kermode.
Forsyth and actress Clare Grogan will also appear in new interviews, while the alternative Us audio soundtrack will also be featured.
John Gordon Sinclair stars in the coming-of-age comedy as a gawky teenager in a struggling school football team, who becomes infatuated with Dorothy (Dee Hepburn), the latest member of the team.
It was ranked at number 30 in the British Film Institute's list of the top 100 British films, and was nominated for four BAFTAs, winning the prize for Best Original Screenplay.
Watch...
- 3/21/2014
- Digital Spy
Nobody wants to rock the boat when it comes to reassessing the classics, but face facts: Gregory's Girl is clunky, 2001: A Space Odyssey is never-ending, while Dirty Dancing is still brilliant
A few weeks ago I watched The Searchers, the 1956 John Ford horse opera that is routinely described by critics as one of the greatest films of all time. In 2008 the American Film Institute named it the finest western ever, as well as the 12th best American movie, while the British Film Institute slotted it in at number seven on the all-time greatest list.
Are these guys serious? The Searchers, which deals with a mysterious, morally ambivalent Johnny Reb's relentless quest to find – and perhaps kill – a niece abducted by marauding Comanches, is padded out to epic length with all sorts of daffy comedy. The gags and slapstick fistfights undercut the serious message of the film: that most white...
A few weeks ago I watched The Searchers, the 1956 John Ford horse opera that is routinely described by critics as one of the greatest films of all time. In 2008 the American Film Institute named it the finest western ever, as well as the 12th best American movie, while the British Film Institute slotted it in at number seven on the all-time greatest list.
Are these guys serious? The Searchers, which deals with a mysterious, morally ambivalent Johnny Reb's relentless quest to find – and perhaps kill – a niece abducted by marauding Comanches, is padded out to epic length with all sorts of daffy comedy. The gags and slapstick fistfights undercut the serious message of the film: that most white...
- 12/19/2013
- by Joe Queenan
- The Guardian - Film News
When the writer started work on Raised by Wolves, a sitcom about teenagers, she thought back to the edgy boy who played Han Solo to her Princess Leia ...
• Share your first crush stories
You don't really start having teenage crushes when you're a teenager – those feelings start much earlier, although you're too much of a wide-eyed faun to properly identify what they are. When I had my first crush, at the age of 10, I didn't know it was love or affection or obsession or pre-sexual fixation – I just knew I was really, really interested in this boy at school, and wanted to stand near him all the time. Like in Gregory's Girl, where there's just a series of shots of John Gordon Sinclair, only half in the frame, just hanging around Dorothy while she cheerfully ignores him.
So his name was David Preen, but I should give him the veil of anonymity,...
• Share your first crush stories
You don't really start having teenage crushes when you're a teenager – those feelings start much earlier, although you're too much of a wide-eyed faun to properly identify what they are. When I had my first crush, at the age of 10, I didn't know it was love or affection or obsession or pre-sexual fixation – I just knew I was really, really interested in this boy at school, and wanted to stand near him all the time. Like in Gregory's Girl, where there's just a series of shots of John Gordon Sinclair, only half in the frame, just hanging around Dorothy while she cheerfully ignores him.
So his name was David Preen, but I should give him the veil of anonymity,...
- 11/13/2013
- by Caitlin Moran
- The Guardian - Film News
Scottish ministers have backed a plan to close down a school which was used in the classic film Gregory's Girl.
Earlier this year, North Lanarkshire Council approved plans to shut Abronhill High in 2014, before transferring students to Cumbernauld High.
Councillor Jim Logue said: "I welcome the Scottish government's decision and I am delighted that their review has found that our proposals will provide immediate educational benefits from merging the two schools.
"I have sympathy for parents and pupils involved who have expressed concerns about the impact of these changes.
"However, I would like to reassure them that we have considerable experience in successfully managing transitional arrangements."
Local community members had disapproved of the plan, as the closure may disrupt pupils' education, along with the school's cultural history.
Jamie Hepburn, Snp Msp for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, said he was "disappointed" by the decision.
"I am fully aware how upset both parents...
Earlier this year, North Lanarkshire Council approved plans to shut Abronhill High in 2014, before transferring students to Cumbernauld High.
Councillor Jim Logue said: "I welcome the Scottish government's decision and I am delighted that their review has found that our proposals will provide immediate educational benefits from merging the two schools.
"I have sympathy for parents and pupils involved who have expressed concerns about the impact of these changes.
"However, I would like to reassure them that we have considerable experience in successfully managing transitional arrangements."
Local community members had disapproved of the plan, as the closure may disrupt pupils' education, along with the school's cultural history.
Jamie Hepburn, Snp Msp for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, said he was "disappointed" by the decision.
"I am fully aware how upset both parents...
- 7/2/2013
- Digital Spy
Sheffield Doc/Fest | Dunoon film festival | A Nos Amours | Seret – The London Israeli film and television festival
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Sheffield doesn't quite have the same ring as Cannes or Venice, but in documentary terms it's a fair comparison. This is a market and a meeting place for professionals, and guests this year include Walter Murch, Jonathan Franzen, Trevor McDonald and Captain Sensible, as well as just about every British documentarian you can think of. But this is also the place to see the latest in non-fiction film: 120 films, many of them premieres, on topics ranging from Pussy Riot to Uri Geller's CIA missions, Indonesian genocide, and Bradley Wiggins.
Various venues, Wed to 16 Jun
Dunoon film festival
Edinburgh and Glasgow festivals bring world cinema to Scotland, but this inaugural festival brings Scottish cinema to Scotland, and helps put a seaside town on the cultural map. There are some recent international releases,...
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Sheffield doesn't quite have the same ring as Cannes or Venice, but in documentary terms it's a fair comparison. This is a market and a meeting place for professionals, and guests this year include Walter Murch, Jonathan Franzen, Trevor McDonald and Captain Sensible, as well as just about every British documentarian you can think of. But this is also the place to see the latest in non-fiction film: 120 films, many of them premieres, on topics ranging from Pussy Riot to Uri Geller's CIA missions, Indonesian genocide, and Bradley Wiggins.
Various venues, Wed to 16 Jun
Dunoon film festival
Edinburgh and Glasgow festivals bring world cinema to Scotland, but this inaugural festival brings Scottish cinema to Scotland, and helps put a seaside town on the cultural map. There are some recent international releases,...
- 6/8/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The Man Inside
Stars: David Harewood, Michelle Ryan, Peter Mullan, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Jason Maza, Ashley Bashy Thomas | Written and Directed by Dan Turner
It’s fair to say that some films get confused as to what they are. The Man Inside for example has “urban drama” elements about a character trying to stop his family from falling into the trap of the gang culture that is so prevalent in this type of film, then of course there is the element of boxing and add to that the theme of parental abuse it’s easy to get confused as to what to focus on. While some complain that there is not enough boxing in it and some think it’s not “urban” enough the actual point of the film can be lost. This is what I feel hinders The Man Inside from being seen for what it is.
The Man Inside...
Stars: David Harewood, Michelle Ryan, Peter Mullan, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Jason Maza, Ashley Bashy Thomas | Written and Directed by Dan Turner
It’s fair to say that some films get confused as to what they are. The Man Inside for example has “urban drama” elements about a character trying to stop his family from falling into the trap of the gang culture that is so prevalent in this type of film, then of course there is the element of boxing and add to that the theme of parental abuse it’s easy to get confused as to what to focus on. While some complain that there is not enough boxing in it and some think it’s not “urban” enough the actual point of the film can be lost. This is what I feel hinders The Man Inside from being seen for what it is.
The Man Inside...
- 1/4/2013
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
Fresh Meat's Kimberley Nixon and ex-Busted musician Matt Willis have won roles in ITV's latest Marple film. Greenshaw's Folly will also star Martin Compston (Line of Duty), Fiona Shaw (True Blood), Sam Reid (Spooks) opposite Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple. Completing the cast lineup are Robert Glenister (Hustle), Julia Sawalha (Absolutely Fabulous), Rufus Jones (Hunderby), Judy Parfitt (Call the Midwife), John Gordon Sinclair (Gregory's Girl) and Jim Moir - also known as Vic (more)...
- 12/4/2012
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
John Gordon Sinclair has talked about his role in World War Z. The Gregory's Girl actor will appear in the upcoming Brad Pitt movie, which filmed parts of the project in Glasgow, Scotland. He revealed that he wasn't sure he was auditioning for the correct role before he met with director Marc Forster. "The day I went for audition, I phoned my agent and said, 'I think they've asked me to read for the wrong part'," he told BBC Breakfast. "The part was a Navy Seal officer called John." He joked that he had made it sound as if he was the main star alongside Pitt, adding: "I'm in such a small section (more)...
- 9/5/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
The actor turned novelist on why he's written a crime thriller
John Gordon Sinclair grew up in Glasgow and found fame as an actor playing Gregory in the 1981 Scottish teen drama Gregory's Girl, directed by Bill Forsyth. Other acting roles followed in The Producers, The Invisible Man and She Loves Me. His first crime novel, Seventy Times Seven, is published by Faber.
How did you find the process of writing your first novel?
Well, writing is actually much more suited to my personality, disturbingly so. I didn't realise quite how much I would enjoy it. The biggest problem I have doing my acting is having to interact with other people. I think if it wasn't for my wife and my kids I'd probably be a hermit.
What does the title mean?
It's a quote from the Bible that asks what limits there are on forgiveness. In the book, if you...
John Gordon Sinclair grew up in Glasgow and found fame as an actor playing Gregory in the 1981 Scottish teen drama Gregory's Girl, directed by Bill Forsyth. Other acting roles followed in The Producers, The Invisible Man and She Loves Me. His first crime novel, Seventy Times Seven, is published by Faber.
How did you find the process of writing your first novel?
Well, writing is actually much more suited to my personality, disturbingly so. I didn't realise quite how much I would enjoy it. The biggest problem I have doing my acting is having to interact with other people. I think if it wasn't for my wife and my kids I'd probably be a hermit.
What does the title mean?
It's a quote from the Bible that asks what limits there are on forgiveness. In the book, if you...
- 8/18/2012
- by Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy
- The Guardian - Film News
One of the more impressive screen debuts of last year came from 21-year-old Welsh actor Craig Roberts. A British children's TV veteran (he was the star of "The Story Of Tracy Beaker" and "Young Dracula" among others), Roberts broke out as the pretentious, deluded hero of Richard Ayoade's charming "Submarine," coming across as equal parts Dustin Hoffman, Bud Cort and John Gordon Sinclair (from "Gregory's Girl"), and it seemed to mark the birth of a star. Indeed, Roberts has found himself in demand since the film debuted at Toronto back in 2010, with new films on the way including Sundance entries "Red Lights" with Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy and Elizabeth Olsen, and teen rom-com "The First Time," and he went back to his home turf to make the heist comedy "Comes A Bright Day," from first-time director Simon Aboud, where Roberts plays a man taken hostage during a bank robbery,...
- 2/20/2012
- by Jessica Kiang
- The Playlist
Disablity Film Festival Day, Nationwide
Marking the Un's International Day Of Persons With Disabilities, this day event brings vibrancy, weirdness and a touch of glamour to more than 20 UK cinemas. There are four components: short films from the leading Oska Bright learning disability film-makers' festival; Film Council-funded disability-related shorts; 1986 BBC movie Raspberry Ripple, starring John Gordon Sinclair as a wheelchair user with a gangster movie fantasy life (enriched by a Faye Dunaway cameo), and last and least politically correct, an archive trawl through dated attitudes to disability including a 1920s fundraiser for "the cripples of Leicester" and a 1970s interview with the world's smallest woman.
Nationwide, Fri
Twin Peaks Festival, London
You could say that modern cult TV was born the day that Laura Palmer died, and despite 20 years of X-Files and Losts, it seems that David Lynch and Mark Frost's surrealistic small town full of secrets is still...
Marking the Un's International Day Of Persons With Disabilities, this day event brings vibrancy, weirdness and a touch of glamour to more than 20 UK cinemas. There are four components: short films from the leading Oska Bright learning disability film-makers' festival; Film Council-funded disability-related shorts; 1986 BBC movie Raspberry Ripple, starring John Gordon Sinclair as a wheelchair user with a gangster movie fantasy life (enriched by a Faye Dunaway cameo), and last and least politically correct, an archive trawl through dated attitudes to disability including a 1920s fundraiser for "the cripples of Leicester" and a 1970s interview with the world's smallest woman.
Nationwide, Fri
Twin Peaks Festival, London
You could say that modern cult TV was born the day that Laura Palmer died, and despite 20 years of X-Files and Losts, it seems that David Lynch and Mark Frost's surrealistic small town full of secrets is still...
- 11/27/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Coming to you weekly from my vantage point in good old Blighty, it’s Slashfilm UK. Anglos and Anglophiles rejoice as every Friday I’ll be bringing you a round up of news, links and coverage specific to the motion picture comings and goings here in the UK. Sometimes we’ll be talking about films that have already played in the Us, other times it will be films that won’t make it to the Us for a good while yet, and from time to time you’ll read about films that will never make it to the Us at all. John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn and Clare Grogan were this week reunited at the Glasgow film festival for a 30th anniversary screening of the truly brilliant Gregory's Girl (sort of a Scottish Rushmore but even better) . The Guardian took this snap of them all, as they are now. Wonderful.
- 3/5/2010
- by Brendon Connelly
- Slash Film
Thirty years after it won hearts the world over, the cast of Bill Forsyth's classic teen romance come together for an emotional anniversary screening
It was the kind of fanatical reception that they all assumed would be forever reserved for "real" movie stars. But last Sunday, 30 years after the quiet man they used to call "Bill the van driver" directed them together in a tiny low-budget Scottish film about a schoolboy's unrequited first love, the cast of Gregory's Girl walked up the red carpet to a sea of jostling TV cameras, flashing paparazzi bulbs and thrusting autograph hunters at the anniversary screening of what has become one of the most loved British films of all time.
The enduring allure of the film that catapulted Bill Forsyth into the British film industry elite has surprised no one so much as its stars, most of whom were in their teens when they made it.
It was the kind of fanatical reception that they all assumed would be forever reserved for "real" movie stars. But last Sunday, 30 years after the quiet man they used to call "Bill the van driver" directed them together in a tiny low-budget Scottish film about a schoolboy's unrequited first love, the cast of Gregory's Girl walked up the red carpet to a sea of jostling TV cameras, flashing paparazzi bulbs and thrusting autograph hunters at the anniversary screening of what has become one of the most loved British films of all time.
The enduring allure of the film that catapulted Bill Forsyth into the British film industry elite has surprised no one so much as its stars, most of whom were in their teens when they made it.
- 3/4/2010
- by Jane Graham
- The Guardian - Film News
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