New Article (to me at least) and Photo of Richard Armitage in Japanese Magazine

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug opens tomorrow 

February 28, 2014 in Japan I believe 

Photo by Sarah Dunn

Source: From Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=767213266624033&set=o.138647857258&type=1&theater

My edit of the magazine photo

Vote for Richard Armitage Now! Best Supporting Actor for The Hobbit- Jameson Empire Awards

We know we can do this. He deserves the recognition. We can rally around and do this, we are a formidable group when we want to be.

For Richard Armitage

Vote

Now

The Jameson Empire Awards 2014

Richard Armitage

Best Supporting Actor 

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

Click on the link below to vote

http://www.empireonline.com/awards2014/

Don't even think about those other guys on the list. They've gotten awards and recognition already.

Vote Richard Armitage Now 

You Know You Want To 

http://www.empireonline.com/awards2014/

Hello Sweet Prince - May Flights of Angels Bring Thee to My Ears

Yes, I know, the news is already out there all over the fandom, but I'm so excited about it I just had to post it on my blog.

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Richard Armitage to perform Hamlet, a Novel

Feature, Front Page Features, Newsflashes, Press, Uncategorized

We are thrilled to announce that the Hamlet, a Novel, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed international bestseller Macbeth, a Novel, co-written by A.J. and David Hewson will be out on audio on May 20th, performed by the incomparable Richard Armitage.

Armitage has a history of playing Shakespeare but is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Thorin Oakenshield in the recent Hobbit movies, as well as Guy of Gisborne in the BBC’s Robin Hood, Lucas North in Spooks and John Thornton in North and South.

As with Macbeth, a Novel, A.J. and David have set out to retell a version of Shakespeare’s story in the style of a period thriller, full of intrigue and excitement, giving Armitage a full cast of characters with which to demonstrate his considerable reach and power as an actor, as well as utilizing the rich musicality of his voice!.

To read the rest go to:

http://ajhartley.net/uncategorized/richard-armitage-to-perform-hamlet-a-novel/


Was this a clue Richard? 

"...I’m going to find something which I really want to do, and I’d love doing. And it will probably be something classical I think."

Interview with Richard Armitage, TheOneRingnet, November 2013.

Photo of Richard Armitage, 1998,  Hamlet Rehearsal, Birmingham Repertory Theater, Richard Armitage Online, (Richard played a number of roles in the play)

Thank you Me and Richard Armitage http://meandrichard.wordpress.com/for the news. 

Jed Brophy Facebook Q and A Today - Is San Diego in Their Future?

Thanks to Middle-earth News:

http://middleearthnews.com/2014/02/19/new-jed-brophy-live-fan-qa/

https://www.facebook.com/JedBrophyFans

Another David Bowie Song Video - Stormy Monday - Memory Lane

There was a time when I seemed to have been inspired by David Bowie's music to make a fan video or two, or three. I posted about two of my other videos on Bowie's birthday recently.  Here is a third video that's about 4 years old and features Sean Bean and the movie Stormy Monday.

http://whiterosewritings.blogspot.com/2014/01/happy-birthday-david-bowie-videos.html

Photo of Sean Bean and Melanie Griffith in Stormy Monday

Happy Valentine's Day 2014

Wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day

My friends, readers, followers, and fellow fans

I don't have a Valentine's of my own 

But I wish a Happy Valentine's Day to my two Favorite 

Fantasy Valentines

Thoughts of them keep me warm on this very snowy winter's day

Richard Armitage and Sean Bean 

 Sonnet XI

I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair.

Silent and starving, I prowl through the streets.

Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day

I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.

I hunger for your sleek laugh,

your hands the color of a savage harvest,

hunger for the pale stones of your fingernails,

I want to eat your skin like a whole almond.

I want to eat the sunbeam flaring in your lovely body,

the sovereign nose of your arrogant face,

I want to eat the fleeting shade of your lashes,

and I pace around hungry, sniffing the twilight,

hunting for you, for your hot heart,

like a puma in the barrens of Quitratue.

By Pablo Neruda

Let it Snow

New Jed Brophy Interview with Critics Associated - Armitage, Brophy, and Mortensen in a Western?

I may have mentioned before that one of my favorite dwarves (yes, I have them also Sir Ian) is Nori, especially Nori's human, Jed Brophy. 

He always gives very thoughtful and interesting interviews, and he did again recently for Critics Associated.

One very important thing that Jed and I share is our admiration for this guy called Richard Armitage!!

A few wonderful quotes about RA from JB:

...is there anything you have not tried yet that you would like to have a go at? Perhaps a specific role, or project (filmic or not)?

…make a great Western with Richard Armitage, Bernard Hill and Viggo. That would be fantastic.

What scene in The Hobbit: There and Back Again you most look forward to see on the big screen?

I think the Battle of the five armies and in particular our charge out of the fortress. We had been waiting two years to do that scene and on the morning we filmed Richard Armitage  turned to me and the gleam in his eye said it all. He said to me , “We have been waiting two years to do this and I can see you are ready”. He was so much our king in that single moment. It was like the charge of the Rohirrim in the Return of the King which I was also lucky to be a part of. Just …..well hard to describe, but very emotional.

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To read the rest of the wonderful interview, including some very interesting information about Nori's weapons, click on the link below:

http://critics-associated.com/features/interview-with-jed-brophy/

Possible Into the Storm Trailer Next Month - From One of the Cast

Nathan Kress ‏@NathanKress  

Guys #IntoTheStorm is officially less than 6 months away! Aug. 8th is slowly but surely approaching. Fingers crossed 4 a trailer next month!

We hope so Nathan - Looking forward to it

Update 3/8/2014 :  Recently Classified Film Trailers- Into the Storm, 1:28: 

http://www.albertafilmratings.ca/recentclasstrailers.aspx

Trailer coming soon - watch for it 

Thanks to http://allthingsrarmitage.blogspot.com/

Update 3/22/14:

Todd Garner ‏@Todd_Garner

Correction... 10am PST. 3/27. #IntoTheStormTeaser

That's 1:00pm EST

The Anglophile Channel Wants Your Questions for Richard Armitage

Looks like The Anglophile Channel is fairly confident they will be going to New York at the end of this month to interview 

Richard Armitage

 "Now, what would you like us to ask Mr. Armitage? You can email your questions to: TheAnglophileChannel@gmail.com We won't be able to get to ALL your questions, of course...but we will try to get to a few. Thanks again to ALL of you, for being a part of The Anglophile Channel and making this event so exciting! Now lets alert the ARMY"

To read more go to their Facebook or Twitter or the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=808082942553848&set=a.540818442613634.137542.521167197912092&type=1&theater

Richard III: Equal Time for Leicester and York

Video from Leicester

(I recently finished an online course about Richard III's life and times from the University of Leicester and FutureLearn, and the narrator's voice I'm sure is our professor's voice. Nice find for me this morning.)

A special song from York (Click on Links):

https://soundcloud.com/johnny-hewes/let-him-come-home


http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/10987481.Richard_III_homecoming____anthem____penned/?ref=twtrec


 Why Richard III?

http://kingrichardarmitage.rgcwp.com/