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Top Hat comes to London’s West End in April 2012
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76 years ago Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers starred in one of the most enduring musical films of all time – Top Hat. The movie (thanks to Irving Berlin) gave the world the classic song Top Hat, White Tie and Tails which has gone on to form the backdrop to countless comedy sketches and variety…
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Sailcloth – interview with John Hurt and Elfar Adalsteins
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Following our recent review of Sailcloth, we caught up writer/director Elfar Adalsteins and star John Hurt to discuss this tremendous and emotional short film. Elfar, can you tell us about the inspiration for the film? I was raised by my Grandparents and the original idea came to me two years after my Grandfather died. He…
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Iron Lady poster & trailer
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Pathé films has released the official poster and trailer for its upcoming Margaret Thatcher biopic, The Iron Lady. The film, which will be released in January, stars Hollywood legend as Britain’s first female Prime Minister. Streep is joined by Jim Broadbent as ever-loyal husband Denis Thatcher with Alexandra Roach and Harry Lloyd playing the younger…
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The BBC should allow viewers to enjoy its drama archives
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Sixteen years ago the BBC made a gem of a drama called Signs and Wonders. The series, which told of an English priest’s daughter who joined a US cult, starred James Earl Jones, Prunella Scales, David Warner, Joghi May and Donald Pleasence. It was exactly the sort of ambitious, challenging drama the BBC excels at…
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Poirot and Marple to return to ITV in 2012
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ITV has commissioned eight new Poirot and Marple films which will go into production in 2012. David Suchet will return as Hercule Poirot and complete Agatha Christie’s canon of stories about the fastidious and brilliant Belgian detective. The Poirot films which will go into production during 2012 are: Labours of Hercules; Dead Man’s Folly; The…
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BBC announce new cast members for Silk
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Phil Davis, Frances Barber and Indira Varma have joined the cast of Silk, Peter Moffat’s legal drama which follows a chamber of barristers. The show drew average audiences of 5.9m for its first series which aired earlier this year. The new cast members join series stars Maxine Peake and Rupert Penry-Jones and Neil Stuke. Kate…