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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

#AndySerkis, #RichardArmitage, & #JamesNesbitt have arrived! Follow along today as they answer your questions.

#AndySerkis, #RichardArmitage, & #JamesNesbitt have arrived! Follow along today as they answer your questions.: #AndySerkis, #RichardArmitage, & #JamesNesbitt have arrived! Follow along today as they answer your questions right now on Twitter.

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Update 3:33pm EST: Magic Tweet Chat is over - but you can follow today's tweets at link below for now at least:

https://twitter.com/TheHobbitMovie

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Sean Bean to Star in Detective Trilogy

If you scroll down the sidebar you'll see that I reported on the rumor of Sean Bean starring in this series of films a while ago.

Thanks to my friend The Hollywood Spy I now know that Dateline London has reported that Sean will indeed star in a film trilogy "Devil's Peak" as Cape Town detective Benny Griessel. Dateline describes Griessel as a "recovering alcoholic with family issues and other demons who's very good at catching murderers." The films are based on the novels by Deon Meyer. The films will start shooting in September in South Africa.

Sean Bean in Negotiations to Star in Cape Town Detective Film "Thirteen Hours"

Sean Bean may play Cape Town fictional Detective Benny Griessel in a new film according to an article in Cape Argus.

http://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/sean-lined-up-to-play-city-sleuth-1.1209009

The article describes Benny as “worn-out, alcoholic and brilliant Benny Griessel”.

According to the article Thirteen Hours author Deon Meyers tweeted that negotiations were in their final stages for Sean to star in the film and that filming would start in March in Cape Town, South Africa. The thriller has won several awards. You can read a review of the book at the link below:

http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Thirteen_Hours.html

More Tie-Ins with the Hobbit Films - HarperCollins Publishes Tolkien Illustrations

North & South and Spooks (MI-5) Win Top Spots in BBC America's Top British Drama's of All Time

North & South wins the #2 spot in BBC America Anglophenia Readers Poll of the 10 Best British TV Series of All Time.

I hope BBC America and PBS (US Public TV) will look at the results of this poll and will broadcast this wonderful series in the U.S. It aired only once in only select PBS stations back in 2005, I know because I was one of the lucky ones that saw it then. I don't recall that it ever aired on BBC America.

Also great news that Spooks or MI-5 in the U.S., won the #7 spot in the reader's poll. Another series that has never been allowed the time to find it's American audience on PBS or BBC America.

The time is now PBS and BBC America for US audiences to see these two great British programs.

For the results of the Anglophenia/BBC America poll click on the link below:

http://blogs.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/08/16/readers-have-their-say-the-10-greatest-british-tv-dramas-of-all-time/

Streaming British Television Online- Acorn TV

Looks like there's a new streaming TV service available for British Television lovers. According to Entertainment Weekly, ACORN TV will offer a full season of six different series with the first episode available for free. After that we'll have to pay for it, $24.99 a year to get access to all the episodes.

Is it worth it? Acorn TV is offering a free trail through August 31.

http://acornonline.com/acorntv.aspx?

Right now it looks like they're offering old favorites like Brideshead Revisited and the Poirot series, but it may be worthwhile if they offer access to series that have not been available outside of the UK. I don't know if I want to pay to see shows I can get on US Public Television or BBCAmerica (when they do show something worthwhile). They do have a couple of shows listed under "Coming Soon" like Lost Empire and Garrow's Law that I haven't seen.

I don't know if it's worth subscribing to in the long run, but certainly worth checking out for all of us that love British Television.

"The Hobbit" Question of the Month: Sexy Dwarves or Bearded Dwarves?

Unless you've been under a rock lately you know that Peter Jackson and "The Hobbit" group have been very busy making casting announcements about the film. Because of the casting of several very attractive actors (talented actors all) for the Middle-earth dwarves (Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner, and others) there's quite an interesting discussion developing between Tolkien purists and fans of the actors in question, or just movie fans in general about whether the look of the Middle-earth dwarves should remain true to the book, or maybe changed to provide some eye candy for us ladies.

There's a marvelous and very funny article all about this issue on www.theonering.net by Maegwen. You can read the entire article by clicking HERE.

I was just inspired by the article and RA Central (on Twitter) to post the unscientific poll below. So how about it world, do we want sexy dwarves in Middle-earth or hairy, long-bearded, dwarves?

Caravaggio starring Sean Bean was Voted one of 100 Top British Films

TIME OUT London has published a list of the top 100 British Films as selected by the film industry. To see the entire list click HERE.

Caravaggio directed by Derek Jarman is #56 on the list and has been mentioned on this blog because it was Sean Bean's first film role. I wrote a review of the film a while back and you can find the review at the link below:

http://whiterosewritings.blogspot.com/2009/12/caravaggio-film-and-actor.html

Oh, and for fans of Sean Bean, you'll be happy to know his favorite film, Kes, was voted #4!

A Gaskell Season for PBS Masterpiece: Gaskell Blog

Dark Shadows Movie

I was excited to read about the "Dark Shadows" remake to be directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp.

To read more about the film click HERE.

I'm about to age myself here, but when I was a pre-teen I used to rush home from school, plop myself on the floor in front of the TV, and watch my favorite soap opera "Dark Shadows" every day. I was not alone as thousands of pre-teen and teen girls fell madly in love with brooding (there's that word again!) lovesick vampire Barnabas Collins, played by Canadian actor Jonathan Frid.

(Talk about older man - Mr. Frid is old enough to be my father! I'm glad to see that he's still with us and I really hope we'll see him at least doing a cameo in the film.)

Johnny Depp is a marvelous actor, and I believe he'll do justice to the role of brooding and conflicted vampire Barnabas. Depp has an otherworldly vibe as a person, and the good looks and mysterious presence to carry this off.

Richard Armitage in STRIKE BACK or Sean Bean in BRAVO TWO ZERO?

"It stars Richard Armitage, who could well be the next Sean Bean. Armitage is as versatile as Bean in that he can turn out good guys, villains and period costume dramas with authority."

From a review of Strike Back starring Richard Armitage, based on the book by former SAS soldier Chris Ryan. Read the entire review at the link below:

www.monstersandcritics.com

Check out the one and only Sean Bean in Bravo Two Zero a true story from former SAS soldier Andy McNabb:

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