Tag: Jim Broadbent

Best of British in Harry Potter

The Harry Potter film series has done wonders for the British film industry over the years and also been able to showcase so many talents in the films as well. We certainly do see the best of British in the series. Some with big parts throughout all (or most) of the films. While others have smaller parts, or even just cameos. But they really have been such a credit for showcasing the talent which is on offer in Britain. A lot of the actors and actress are held in high regard in the theatre world. Some of my favorite actors and actress have appeared in the film series which is so refreshing to see so many of them in the same films.

A lot of well-respected actors appear in the films bringing life to the much-loved characters from the books.

Alan Rickman – Severus Snape

A very well-loved actor who always seems to be the bad guy. But is he always the bad guy in the Potter series? Well that’s the difficult thing to figure out. One minute you love Snape and the next you hate him, you love to hate him and I don’t think anyone but Rickman could have you thinking that about a character.

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Musical Moments

Each Monday (hopefully) a song or part from a movie musical will be blogged about. This may vary from a scene, a musical number, facts about the musical as a whole or just general chat about the musical. Occasionally comparisons maybe made between the stage show and movie version.

If you have read my blog for any length of time this will all probably come as no surprise to you and you will already know that I am a total musicals geek! I figured it would be good for me to write more about different aspects of musicals and have been trying to figure out a way to do that for quite some time now. I think this musical moments feature on a Monday is certainly the way forward for me to spend some time writing about musicals.

I know the musical genre is often only enjoyed by a select few, everyone still seems to have one musical that they actually quite like (even if they struggle to admit it). So hopefully this feature will at some point have something for everyone in the different movies that will come up! It may even encourage people to watch more musicals.

If you want something from a movie musical to be included in the feature at some point please feel free to ask!

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The Damned United (2009) Review

Brian Clough was one of the best English managers on record, the best manager England never had. This film is based on a book which tracked his turbulent 44 days when he was Leeds United manager after joining from bitter rivals Derby County.

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The Damned United (2009) Poster

Well I missed the cinema release for this film, which I was rather upset about as been looking forward to this film since reading the book. I came across this newer poster the other day.

So I have just pre-ordered this film from my old faithful website play.com it comes out on 31st August so I therefore do not have long to wait.

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When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) Review

When his father is dying Blake has some very contrasting memories of the relationship he had with his father throughout his childhood and life.

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Movie Picture of the Day 17

Todays picture of the day is going to be from Moulin Rouge . . . spectacular, spectacular. I think this picture is just great. I adore the romance of this movie.

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Top 10 – Movie Musicals

I am a huge fan of musicals. I love going to see shows at the theatre and have seen shows on the West End and Broadway. So therefore I absoloutly adore movie versions of musicals. I have decided to do a countdown of my current top 10 movie musicals. I have actually found this list very hard to complete, as just having a top 10 was very difficult for me. But I managed to get it sorted in the end, haha. I kept remembering about different movies and probably will realise later that I have missed a favorite out. But never mind, I could always re-do this list in a few months.

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The Damned United (2009)

I first encountered “The Damned United” a few years back now when I read the book after borrowing it from a Leeds United fan who was very passionate in hate for Brian Clough, because of what he done in such a short time at the club. 44 days in fact. The book was a fantastic read, written in a very interesting method. I had told a few people who are football fans that they should read the book. That was before I had even heard that a film was being made. I was very excited to hear when it was announced a film would be made.

Then to see Michael Sheen was taking on the role of Cloughie. They really could not have found a better actor to take the role. Sheen was incredible as Tony Blair in “The Queen” and as David Frost in “Frost/Nixon” so how incredible for him to eventually take to centre stage as one of the greatest characters to ever grace the world of football.

I have now seen the trailer a few times in the cinema now and really think this is the film I am most anticipating over the next few months. The support cast is fantastic as well, including Colm Meany taking on the role of Don Revie(I had the privilege to see Meany in the play “Moon For the Misbegotten” with him playing opposite Kevin Spacey in 2007, and he was incredible). Timothy Spall portraying Peter Taylor, Cloughie’s right hand man and Jim Broadbent as Derby County’s chairman Sam Longson.

Today, I saw the poster for the first time and think its really well put together.

 

The Damned United Poster

“They love me for what I’m not . . . . . . they hate me for what I am” Brian Clough

I just think having that quote on the poster really explains Cloughie. This film really does have the potential to become the best films about football, as I cant think of any that are actually brilliant. Lets hope it has a wide release across the UK.

Release Date: 27th March 2009

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