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By Hank Reineke
There are times I wish my failing memory could serve me better, and here’s one example. I have a vague memory of staying up one night – circa 1980, I guess - to catch Roger Moore on one of those late night talk-shows. I was a huge James Bond fan and, as such, always desperate to mine any news, no matter how trivial, on any upcoming oo7 adventure. This was, of course, in the pre-internet era when insider information was relatively scarce outside of a morsel or two shared in fanzine or with a subscription to Variety.. In any event, don’t recall if Moore shared any information that night on the next scheduled Bond opus For Your Eyes Only (1981). I do clearly recall him discussing Andrew V. McLaglen’s ffolkes (better known in the United Kingdom, where the film was originally released,...
By Hank Reineke
There are times I wish my failing memory could serve me better, and here’s one example. I have a vague memory of staying up one night – circa 1980, I guess - to catch Roger Moore on one of those late night talk-shows. I was a huge James Bond fan and, as such, always desperate to mine any news, no matter how trivial, on any upcoming oo7 adventure. This was, of course, in the pre-internet era when insider information was relatively scarce outside of a morsel or two shared in fanzine or with a subscription to Variety.. In any event, don’t recall if Moore shared any information that night on the next scheduled Bond opus For Your Eyes Only (1981). I do clearly recall him discussing Andrew V. McLaglen’s ffolkes (better known in the United Kingdom, where the film was originally released,...
- 7/11/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Kirsten Howard Aug 8, 2017
Producer Jonathan Sothcott talks about running an independent film company in the UK, finding the right project and a post-Brexit industry.
Jonathan Sothcott has had a hand in producing a whole lot of independent films here in the UK over the last decade. You may have even seen a fair few of them yourself, especially if you’re a Danny Dyer completest.
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He’s the man behind Hereford Films, the production and financing company he runs with partner Damien Morley. If that name rings a bell, it might well be because Morley owns a modelling agency that takes care of most of the Page 3 girls, and the entrepreneur has even recently launched a bid to buy the Page 3 brand off The Sun himself.
Producer Jonathan Sothcott talks about running an independent film company in the UK, finding the right project and a post-Brexit industry.
Jonathan Sothcott has had a hand in producing a whole lot of independent films here in the UK over the last decade. You may have even seen a fair few of them yourself, especially if you’re a Danny Dyer completest.
See related Game Of Thrones season 6 recap Game Of Thrones spinoffs: HBO not keen to "overexploit it” Game Of Thrones: 8 ideas for prequel spinoffs
He’s the man behind Hereford Films, the production and financing company he runs with partner Damien Morley. If that name rings a bell, it might well be because Morley owns a modelling agency that takes care of most of the Page 3 girls, and the entrepreneur has even recently launched a bid to buy the Page 3 brand off The Sun himself.
- 7/18/2017
- Den of Geek
By Lee Pfeiffer
Sir Roger Moore, the iconic British actor who swept to fame playing The Saint and James Bond, has passed away from cancer at age 89. Moore grew up in a middle class lifestyle in Lambeth during WW2 and was among the children evacuated from the city during the Blitz. He had planned a career as a cartoonist but his good looks and charismatic personality drew him first to modeling and then studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. He found success early in his career and was placed for a time under contract with MGM in Hollywood. However stardom didn't follow immediately. Moore mostly appeared in soap opera stories opposite big stars but none of the films were very successful and was dismissed as just another pretty face. In the 1956 period costume drama "Diane", he was Lana Turner's leading man- but the film...
Sir Roger Moore, the iconic British actor who swept to fame playing The Saint and James Bond, has passed away from cancer at age 89. Moore grew up in a middle class lifestyle in Lambeth during WW2 and was among the children evacuated from the city during the Blitz. He had planned a career as a cartoonist but his good looks and charismatic personality drew him first to modeling and then studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. He found success early in his career and was placed for a time under contract with MGM in Hollywood. However stardom didn't follow immediately. Moore mostly appeared in soap opera stories opposite big stars but none of the films were very successful and was dismissed as just another pretty face. In the 1956 period costume drama "Diane", he was Lana Turner's leading man- but the film...
- 5/23/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Sir Roger Moore, who became an international star as the third actor to officially play James Bond, has died at age 89.
Moore's family confirmed the news on Twitter. "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed away today in Switzerland after a short but brave battle with cancer," the statement read. "The love with which he was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantified in words alone."
Sir Paul McCartney said that he felt "lucky...
Moore's family confirmed the news on Twitter. "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed away today in Switzerland after a short but brave battle with cancer," the statement read. "The love with which he was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantified in words alone."
Sir Paul McCartney said that he felt "lucky...
- 5/23/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Steven Awalt – author interviewed by Todd Garbarini
“Well, it’s about time, Charlie!”
Dennis Weaver utters these words in my favorite Steven Spielberg film, Duel, a production that was originally commissioned by Universal Pictures as an Mow, industry shorthand for “movie of the week”, which aired on Saturday, November 13, 1971. The reviews were glowing; the film’s admirers greatly outweighed its detractors and it put Mr. Spielberg, arguably the most phenomenally successful director in the history of the medium, on a path to a career that would make any contemporary director green with envy. Followed by a spate of contractually obligated television outings, Duel would prove to be the springboard that would catapult Mr. Spielberg into the realm that he was shooting for since his youth: that of feature film directing. Duel would also land him in the court of Hollywood producers David Brown and Richard Zanuck and get him his...
“Well, it’s about time, Charlie!”
Dennis Weaver utters these words in my favorite Steven Spielberg film, Duel, a production that was originally commissioned by Universal Pictures as an Mow, industry shorthand for “movie of the week”, which aired on Saturday, November 13, 1971. The reviews were glowing; the film’s admirers greatly outweighed its detractors and it put Mr. Spielberg, arguably the most phenomenally successful director in the history of the medium, on a path to a career that would make any contemporary director green with envy. Followed by a spate of contractually obligated television outings, Duel would prove to be the springboard that would catapult Mr. Spielberg into the realm that he was shooting for since his youth: that of feature film directing. Duel would also land him in the court of Hollywood producers David Brown and Richard Zanuck and get him his...
- 10/16/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
McLaglen with his father Victor on the set of Rawhide with Clint Eastwood.
Andrew V. McLaglen, the son of famed character actor Victor McLaglen, who went on to a successful career as both a television and feature film director, has died at age 94. McLaglen got into directing by working on popular television Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s such as "Rawhide" and "Have Gun, Will Travel". He collaborated with John Wayne on the 1963 Western comedy "McLintock!", which proved to be a boxoffice smash. He would collaborate with Wayne on numerous other films such as "Hellfighters", "Cahill: U.S. Marshall", "The Undefeated" and their most acclaimed joint project, the 1970 Western "Chisum" which proved to be a favorite of President Richard M. Nixon. (Some of Nixon's political adversaries theorized that the film inspired him to launch the secret war in Cambodia.) McLaglen also excelled at making action adventure films such as...
Andrew V. McLaglen, the son of famed character actor Victor McLaglen, who went on to a successful career as both a television and feature film director, has died at age 94. McLaglen got into directing by working on popular television Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s such as "Rawhide" and "Have Gun, Will Travel". He collaborated with John Wayne on the 1963 Western comedy "McLintock!", which proved to be a boxoffice smash. He would collaborate with Wayne on numerous other films such as "Hellfighters", "Cahill: U.S. Marshall", "The Undefeated" and their most acclaimed joint project, the 1970 Western "Chisum" which proved to be a favorite of President Richard M. Nixon. (Some of Nixon's political adversaries theorized that the film inspired him to launch the secret war in Cambodia.) McLaglen also excelled at making action adventure films such as...
- 9/5/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Strictly Come Dancing's launch show was seen by 8.43m viewers (41.3%) on BBC One on Saturday (September 7), overnight data suggests.
The 8pm show, which revealed the 15 pairings for the new series, peaked with 9.13m at 7.45pm. The figure is 400,000 up on last year's launch ratings.
On ITV, rival The X Factor continued with 7.94m (36.3%) at 8pm (355k/1.8%), down 840k on last week's debut. It peaked at 8.59m at 8.30pm.
Back on BBC One, The National Lottery: Break the Safe scored 3.50m (16.1%) at 8.15pm, while Last Night at the Proms was watched by 4.11m (22%) at 9.15pm and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow pulled in 1.85m (15.3%) at 11pm.
On BBC Two, Dragons' Den aired from 6pm, with 720k (4.6%) tuning in. Dad's Army had 1.24m (6.2%) at 7pm and Last Night at the Proms interested 1.40m (6.5%) half an hour later.
Mock The Week earned 770k viewers (3.8%) from 9pm, after which 360 had 500k (2.9%) at 9.45pm.
The 8pm show, which revealed the 15 pairings for the new series, peaked with 9.13m at 7.45pm. The figure is 400,000 up on last year's launch ratings.
On ITV, rival The X Factor continued with 7.94m (36.3%) at 8pm (355k/1.8%), down 840k on last week's debut. It peaked at 8.59m at 8.30pm.
Back on BBC One, The National Lottery: Break the Safe scored 3.50m (16.1%) at 8.15pm, while Last Night at the Proms was watched by 4.11m (22%) at 9.15pm and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow pulled in 1.85m (15.3%) at 11pm.
On BBC Two, Dragons' Den aired from 6pm, with 720k (4.6%) tuning in. Dad's Army had 1.24m (6.2%) at 7pm and Last Night at the Proms interested 1.40m (6.5%) half an hour later.
Mock The Week earned 770k viewers (3.8%) from 9pm, after which 360 had 500k (2.9%) at 9.45pm.
- 9/8/2013
- Digital Spy
As Kung Fu Panda 2 kicks off the children's film season – and with The Smurfs lurking at the other end – just try to remember the excitement of your first cinema trip
I doubt many people reading this will need reminding, but in mid-summer the average British cinema can be a uniquely loud and grotesquely sticky place. In the thick of the horror, however, something vital will be happening – the wonder of untold children having their first experience of the big screen. Remember this, should you be accompanying one to the movies in the weeks ahead, and hold it close to your psyche as you grind your teeth through Cars 2, Spy Kids 4 or, lurking at the end of the holidays like a dumpy blue Manson family, The Smurfs.
Although for the moment the schools remain in, the kids' film season has its de facto opening today with the release of Kung Fu Panda 2,...
I doubt many people reading this will need reminding, but in mid-summer the average British cinema can be a uniquely loud and grotesquely sticky place. In the thick of the horror, however, something vital will be happening – the wonder of untold children having their first experience of the big screen. Remember this, should you be accompanying one to the movies in the weeks ahead, and hold it close to your psyche as you grind your teeth through Cars 2, Spy Kids 4 or, lurking at the end of the holidays like a dumpy blue Manson family, The Smurfs.
Although for the moment the schools remain in, the kids' film season has its de facto opening today with the release of Kung Fu Panda 2,...
- 6/10/2011
- by Danny Leigh
- The Guardian - Film News
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