"Raiders of the Lost Ark" starts with Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones venturing into a booby-trapped tomb, defying death at every turn and escaping with the golden idol. Throughout the 1981 adventure epic, Indy finds himself in similarly precarious situations, managing to narrowly escape with his life in each instance. Frankly, filming "Raiders" itself sounds about as perilous.
There's a reason director Steven Spielberg was amazed Ford and his stunt team survived the shoot. He and his crew took several risks when it came to filming the action that could have easily resulted in tragedy, like making Ford run in front of a real 300-pound boulder for his dramatic tomb escape. The star even got his right leg trapped under a plane during the flying-wing fight scene. But Spielberg did have his limits. Ford was prohibited from doing the stunts that were more likely to lead to actual death. Those were reserved for the stunt team,...
There's a reason director Steven Spielberg was amazed Ford and his stunt team survived the shoot. He and his crew took several risks when it came to filming the action that could have easily resulted in tragedy, like making Ford run in front of a real 300-pound boulder for his dramatic tomb escape. The star even got his right leg trapped under a plane during the flying-wing fight scene. But Spielberg did have his limits. Ford was prohibited from doing the stunts that were more likely to lead to actual death. Those were reserved for the stunt team,...
- 1/15/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Dark star Louis Hofmann, one of Germany’s most in-demand young actors, is joining Bella Ramsey (The Last Of Us), Dominic West (The Crown), Ruth Negga (Loving), Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter) in period drama Monstrous Beauty, which HanWay is selling at the Cannes market ahead of a planned September shoot.
Ramsey, who shot to fame as the precocious Lady of Bear Island in Got and is coming off HBO’s blockbuster hit The Last Of Us, is heading back to court but this time as an aspiring playwright in the court of King Charles II who suffers from a rare condition that means she is entirely covered in hair.
Atonement and The Hour star Romola Garai has written and will direct the movie with Matthew James Wilkinson (Yesterday) producing for Stigma Films.
Hofmann will play Vale in Monstrous Beauty, an “average actor and extremely skilled lover by trade — but...
Ramsey, who shot to fame as the precocious Lady of Bear Island in Got and is coming off HBO’s blockbuster hit The Last Of Us, is heading back to court but this time as an aspiring playwright in the court of King Charles II who suffers from a rare condition that means she is entirely covered in hair.
Atonement and The Hour star Romola Garai has written and will direct the movie with Matthew James Wilkinson (Yesterday) producing for Stigma Films.
Hofmann will play Vale in Monstrous Beauty, an “average actor and extremely skilled lover by trade — but...
- 5/16/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Now that Season 7 is over, “Game of Thrones’s” flaws have shaked out in a fascinating way — and we’re now fascinated by said issues. The below issues aren’t our Only complaints for the latest season, but we still have a lot of concerns.
Congratulations, citizens of Westeros, on your newfound ability to teleport!
Even though “Game of Thrones” takes place in a setting that is technologically equivalent to the Middle Ages, the Westerosi have apparently cracked the code on instantaneous travel. Perhaps we should pray to the God of the Seven ourselves.
But seriously, we’ve already gone on about the ridiculously fast travel time for many of these cross-country and maritime journeys on the show. What it comes down to is lazy writing. In the past, whole seasons were dedicated to following characters’ lives on the road, such as when Arya (Maisie Williams) was escaping from Winterfell...
Congratulations, citizens of Westeros, on your newfound ability to teleport!
Even though “Game of Thrones” takes place in a setting that is technologically equivalent to the Middle Ages, the Westerosi have apparently cracked the code on instantaneous travel. Perhaps we should pray to the God of the Seven ourselves.
But seriously, we’ve already gone on about the ridiculously fast travel time for many of these cross-country and maritime journeys on the show. What it comes down to is lazy writing. In the past, whole seasons were dedicated to following characters’ lives on the road, such as when Arya (Maisie Williams) was escaping from Winterfell...
- 9/1/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller, Hanh Nguyen and Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Ron Hogan Aug 21, 2017
The action scenes in the latest Game Of Thrones episode are a masterpiece of choreography. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
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7.6 Beyond The Wall
Tension. Teeth-grinding tension. Whether it's the other side of The Wall or in the ostensibly friendly confines of Winterfell, there's no real reason to relax in Westeros. There's definitely not reason to let your guard down. Even if the person you're having an argument with is your own flesh and blood, that doesn't mean she won't put a knife in your belly and then steal your face with the help of strange foreign magic.
Beyond The Wall is two different stories running simultaneously, which is pretty standard on Game Of Thrones this season. The Magnificent Seven are north of The Wall,...
The action scenes in the latest Game Of Thrones episode are a masterpiece of choreography. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers.
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7.6 Beyond The Wall
Tension. Teeth-grinding tension. Whether it's the other side of The Wall or in the ostensibly friendly confines of Winterfell, there's no real reason to relax in Westeros. There's definitely not reason to let your guard down. Even if the person you're having an argument with is your own flesh and blood, that doesn't mean she won't put a knife in your belly and then steal your face with the help of strange foreign magic.
Beyond The Wall is two different stories running simultaneously, which is pretty standard on Game Of Thrones this season. The Magnificent Seven are north of The Wall,...
- 8/21/2017
- Den of Geek
Ice? Check. Fire? Check. Thrones? You bet. Game? Not anymore.
After last night's incendiary hour, Game of Thrones' shorter but still stunning Season Seven is now just past the halfway mark, and the stakes couldn't be higher. The once-sprawling story is down to just three major factions now: King Jon Snow in the North,; Queen Cersei Lannister in the South; and Daenerys Targaryen, a.k.a. the Mother of Dragons, on her native soil for the first time since her birth. The battles that followed eliminated entire houses and...
After last night's incendiary hour, Game of Thrones' shorter but still stunning Season Seven is now just past the halfway mark, and the stakes couldn't be higher. The once-sprawling story is down to just three major factions now: King Jon Snow in the North,; Queen Cersei Lannister in the South; and Daenerys Targaryen, a.k.a. the Mother of Dragons, on her native soil for the first time since her birth. The battles that followed eliminated entire houses and...
- 8/7/2017
- Rollingstone.com
When you play the game of thrones, you learn to expect the unexpected. But even so, the previous season of Game of Thrones did something totally unprecedented in the history of HBO's blockbuster show: It got less complicated from start to finish, not more.
Yes, we are nearing the endgame, which means a whole lot of major players got knocked off the board last year. Now the unholy trinity of King in the North Jon Snow, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms Cersei Lannister and Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen are...
Yes, we are nearing the endgame, which means a whole lot of major players got knocked off the board last year. Now the unholy trinity of King in the North Jon Snow, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms Cersei Lannister and Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen are...
- 7/5/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Louisa Mellor Jul 14, 2017
As season 7 approaches, here are the broad strokes of what you need to remember from Game Of Thrones season 6…
Massive season 6 spoilers ahead, obviously.
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When Game Of Thrones season five ended, Jon was dead, Arya was blind, Daenerys was a prisoner of the Dothraki, Cersei still had one remaining child, and winter was coming. When it finished, Jon was alive, Arya could see, Dany was the commander of the Dothraki, Cersei had lost her last son but gained the Iron Throne, and winter had finally come. Big wheel keep on turnin’, Proud Mary keep on burnin’.
Burnin’ was a theme of season six, which saw several women violently seize power, often by setting fire to stuff. Dany burnt a...
As season 7 approaches, here are the broad strokes of what you need to remember from Game Of Thrones season 6…
Massive season 6 spoilers ahead, obviously.
See related Doctor Who, and the casting of Jodie Whittaker Doctor Who stars react to Jodie Whittaker casting Star Wars: Rey, & her absence from Force Awakens merchandise
When Game Of Thrones season five ended, Jon was dead, Arya was blind, Daenerys was a prisoner of the Dothraki, Cersei still had one remaining child, and winter was coming. When it finished, Jon was alive, Arya could see, Dany was the commander of the Dothraki, Cersei had lost her last son but gained the Iron Throne, and winter had finally come. Big wheel keep on turnin’, Proud Mary keep on burnin’.
Burnin’ was a theme of season six, which saw several women violently seize power, often by setting fire to stuff. Dany burnt a...
- 6/29/2017
- Den of Geek
Dark and difficult times lie ahead for Ser Jorah Mormont.
Ever since Game of Thrones season 5, Iain Glen’s character has been left nursing a bad case of Greyscale, and spent much of last season desperately searching for a cure. It leaves the former Lord of Bear Island in quite the predicament, with question marks looming over his ultimate fate. Death is never too far away on Game of Thrones, that much we know, but despite his character’s impending doom, Iain Glen is still looking forward to season 7 with a hushed excitement.
As a matter of fact, when Entertainment Weekly caught up with the Game of Thrones star, Glen even went so far as to claim that showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have produced some of the show’s best scripts yet.
I wrote to Dan and David and I said I thought they were the best seven episodes they’ve ever written.
Ever since Game of Thrones season 5, Iain Glen’s character has been left nursing a bad case of Greyscale, and spent much of last season desperately searching for a cure. It leaves the former Lord of Bear Island in quite the predicament, with question marks looming over his ultimate fate. Death is never too far away on Game of Thrones, that much we know, but despite his character’s impending doom, Iain Glen is still looking forward to season 7 with a hushed excitement.
As a matter of fact, when Entertainment Weekly caught up with the Game of Thrones star, Glen even went so far as to claim that showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have produced some of the show’s best scripts yet.
I wrote to Dan and David and I said I thought they were the best seven episodes they’ve ever written.
- 5/19/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
It’s never too early to get excited about season 7 of “Game of Thrones,” especially when a fan-favorite character is set to return. If you don’t want to hear anything about the upcoming season, steer clear of what’s ahead.
Season 6 brought on some major moments: Jon Snow’s return, Cersei taking the Iron Throne, the tragic reveal of how Hodor came to be called that. Now it seems that another scene-stealer will be making a comeback in the seventh season: Lyanna Mormont.
Read More: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7: Emilia Clarke Promises an ‘Epic’ Battle
The tiny warrior, portrayed by Bella Ramsey, was seen coming out of her trailer in costume, filming on the same day as Kit Harrington, Gwendoline Christie and Liam Cunningham. Watchers on the Wall posted several images of the actress on set, confirming her participation.
The Lady of Bear Island was only seen in a handful of scenes,...
Season 6 brought on some major moments: Jon Snow’s return, Cersei taking the Iron Throne, the tragic reveal of how Hodor came to be called that. Now it seems that another scene-stealer will be making a comeback in the seventh season: Lyanna Mormont.
Read More: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7: Emilia Clarke Promises an ‘Epic’ Battle
The tiny warrior, portrayed by Bella Ramsey, was seen coming out of her trailer in costume, filming on the same day as Kit Harrington, Gwendoline Christie and Liam Cunningham. Watchers on the Wall posted several images of the actress on set, confirming her participation.
The Lady of Bear Island was only seen in a handful of scenes,...
- 10/11/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Bella Ramsey will be back as Lyanna Mormont in the next season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Clearly the best thing to come into the TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy series since Dany’s eggs cracked, the Lady of Bear Island finished the last series leading the chorus proclaiming Jon Snow as the […]
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- 10/11/2016
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As a wise woman once said: "When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground." What holds true in HBO's hit fantasy series also resonates in Washington D.C. politics, of course, where the field of contenders has narrowed from a ridiculous many to a powerful few. And like the drama's many battles for the Iron Throne, election year campaigning can be a real bastard. The possibility of contested tickets mean the Democratic and Republican conventions run the risk of getting nasty,...
- 7/5/2016
- Rollingstone.com
‘Game of Thrones’ Finale: How Lyanna Mormont Became Your New Favorite Character in Just Three Scenes
(Spoilers ahead for last night’s “Game of Thrones” finale.) As the current election cycle and Brexit seem so keen to remind us, these are especially contentious political times. Whatever our real-world quibbles, however, “Game of Thrones” gave us all a leader to believe in this season: Lady Lyanna Mormont of Bear Island. Young rulers aren’t uncommon in Westeros, but the sadistic King Joffrey and his younger brother Tommen (R.I.P., and way to make “King’s Landing” take on literal meaning) didn’t inspire a fraction of the confidence that this 10-year-old girl did. In what couldn’t have been more than 15 minutes of screentime across three episodes, Bella Ramsey’s take on the diminutive Lady emerged as a fan favorite.
We first met her just a few short weeks ago, when the newly reunited Jon and Sansa were in coalition-building mode as they sought to reclaim their ancestral home of Winterfell.
We first met her just a few short weeks ago, when the newly reunited Jon and Sansa were in coalition-building mode as they sought to reclaim their ancestral home of Winterfell.
- 6/27/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Need to catch up? Check out last week’s Game of Thrones recap for Season 6, Episode 7 “The Broken Man,” here.
ABC’s Nashville came back from the dead this week. How is this relevant to the comings and goings of Game of Thrones‘ Westeros, you ask? Well, two weeks ago I would’ve said that Lady Stoneheart opening a hot dog-and-vengeance stand somewhere in the Riverlands was more likely than the country-music drama — beloved though it may be — getting another chance.
But these are magical times we live in, and if someone is pulling fan wishes out of the ether and making them come true,...
ABC’s Nashville came back from the dead this week. How is this relevant to the comings and goings of Game of Thrones‘ Westeros, you ask? Well, two weeks ago I would’ve said that Lady Stoneheart opening a hot dog-and-vengeance stand somewhere in the Riverlands was more likely than the country-music drama — beloved though it may be — getting another chance.
But these are magical times we live in, and if someone is pulling fan wishes out of the ether and making them come true,...
- 6/13/2016
- TVLine.com
After watching last week’s ‘Game of Thrones’ episode — “The Broken Man” — fans were less concerned with the politics of the Seven Kingdoms and more concerned with getting more Lyanna Mormont, Stat. But who is this tiny yet ferocious child who stole our hearts? She is the Lady of Bear Island and a descendant of some of the most badass women in all of Westeros. Take the hardiness of the Iron Born and the viciousness of the Dornish and you get the Mormonts. Image Credit: HBO Way back in Season 1, Game of Thrones introduced the audience to House Mormont on three fronts. Jeor Mormont as the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, Jorah Mormont as the disappointing son, and Maege Mormont (the She-Bear to you) as the Lady of Bear Island and one of Robb Stark’s sworn swords. A casualty of plot condensing, Lady Maege and her daughters Dacey,...
- 6/8/2016
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Forget the Super Bowl, the Triple Crown, and even the presidential election: When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die — now those are high stakes. With only two seasons and change to go in HBO's Game of Thrones, we're getting closer and closer to the epic fantasy saga's final rounds. In other words, it's time to place your bets about who'll be left standing when fire meets ice, dragons meet White Walkers, the living meet the dead, Jon Snow meets Daenerys Targaryen, and all that big climactic stuff goes down.
- 6/7/2016
- Rollingstone.com
(Spoiler alert. This post contains important plot info about the June 5, 2016 episode of “Game of Thrones,” “The Broken Man.” Tread carefully.) Jorah Mormont has been one of the main characters on “Game of Thrones” from the beginning through the present, and for a few seasons his father Jeor was Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch before he was killed by mutineers beyond the Wall in season 3. And now we have a new Mormont entering the stage, thanks to Jon Snow and Sansa Stark’s visit to their home at Bear Island to ask for fighting men in their campaign.
- 6/6/2016
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
What is dead may never quite die the first time on "Game of Thrones."
If ever an episode needed an extra 10 minutes, it's "Game of Thrones" Season 6, Episode 7, "The Broken Man." The June 5 episode was only 51 minutes, the shortest episode of Season 6 since the 50-minute premiere, just starting the Riverrun siege storyline, stabbing Arya Stark, and introducing (then immediately eliminating) an awesome new character.
The good news is that the next three episodes are much longer, including a super-sized finale. But the bad news is the season is already wrapping up right when it's just starting to pick up.
"Deadwood" alum Ian McShane returned to HBO for the one-off episode he spoiled himself as bringing back Sandor Clegane, aka The Hound. His peace-loving septon character, Brother Ray, was like a cross between Septon Meribald and the Elder Brother of the book. In "A Storm of Swords," Septon Meribald gave a great speech about broken men,...
If ever an episode needed an extra 10 minutes, it's "Game of Thrones" Season 6, Episode 7, "The Broken Man." The June 5 episode was only 51 minutes, the shortest episode of Season 6 since the 50-minute premiere, just starting the Riverrun siege storyline, stabbing Arya Stark, and introducing (then immediately eliminating) an awesome new character.
The good news is that the next three episodes are much longer, including a super-sized finale. But the bad news is the season is already wrapping up right when it's just starting to pick up.
"Deadwood" alum Ian McShane returned to HBO for the one-off episode he spoiled himself as bringing back Sandor Clegane, aka The Hound. His peace-loving septon character, Brother Ray, was like a cross between Septon Meribald and the Elder Brother of the book. In "A Storm of Swords," Septon Meribald gave a great speech about broken men,...
- 6/6/2016
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
Need to catch up? Check out last week’s Game of Thrones recap here.
Just in case you haven’t perused your on-screen channel guide lately, this season’s Game of Thrones episode descriptions are positively Matthew Weiner-esque in their simplicity/obfuscation.
For those not familiar with the Mad Men creator, whose demands for secrecy in all aspects of his AMC series became legend, prided himself on crafting episode previews and synopses that gave away absolutely nothing about the hour in question. For instance, an installment in which Don would go on a week-long bender might simply say, “Don has a drink.
Just in case you haven’t perused your on-screen channel guide lately, this season’s Game of Thrones episode descriptions are positively Matthew Weiner-esque in their simplicity/obfuscation.
For those not familiar with the Mad Men creator, whose demands for secrecy in all aspects of his AMC series became legend, prided himself on crafting episode previews and synopses that gave away absolutely nothing about the hour in question. For instance, an installment in which Don would go on a week-long bender might simply say, “Don has a drink.
- 6/6/2016
- TVLine.com
So much is happening this season on Game of Thrones. It’s like someone accidentally knocked into the hyperdrive lever and spilled coffee on it and now we’re all hanging on for dear life as we hurtle through the plot at Ludicrous Speed. Which is why it would have been easy to overlook a small scene between Daenerys and Jorah on last week’s episode, “The Door.” Compared to the lore bombs dropping over Bran Stark’s head, a desperate quest is pretty boring. But I noticed. And it sent me down a lore hole so deep, I’m writing this article from Yi-Ti. Warning: Spoilers And Speculation For Game Of Thrones Beyond This Point. A quick recap on Jorah’s situation. To condense George R.R. Martin’s unwieldy number of players, Ser Jorah Mormont drew the short straw and absorbed Jon Connington’s character arc. Jorah also absorbed...
- 5/24/2016
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
It looks like we might spend "Game of Thrones" Season 6, Episode 4 with people not named Jon Snow, which could make "Book of the Stranger" the first episode where the takeaway isn't all about Marcia, Marcia, Marcia the former Lord Commander.
Here's HBO's synopsis for the Sunday, May 15 episode, which at 59 minutes is actually the longest episode so far this season, and was written by showrunners David Benioff & D. B. Weiss, and directed by Dan Sackheim:
"Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) strikes a deal. Jorah (Iain Glen) and Daario (Michiel Huisman) undertake a difficult task. Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Cersei (Lena Headey) try to improve their situation."
HBO released a bunch of photos to tease the action, in addition to the "Book of the Stranger" trailer, which is right here:
Here are the official photos from "Book of the Stranger":
So, based on the trailer and photos, we know we'll be...
Here's HBO's synopsis for the Sunday, May 15 episode, which at 59 minutes is actually the longest episode so far this season, and was written by showrunners David Benioff & D. B. Weiss, and directed by Dan Sackheim:
"Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) strikes a deal. Jorah (Iain Glen) and Daario (Michiel Huisman) undertake a difficult task. Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Cersei (Lena Headey) try to improve their situation."
HBO released a bunch of photos to tease the action, in addition to the "Book of the Stranger" trailer, which is right here:
Here are the official photos from "Book of the Stranger":
So, based on the trailer and photos, we know we'll be...
- 5/12/2016
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
In HBO's second full "Game of Thrones" Season 6 trailer, Arya Stark gets a second chance to be No One, and fans get a second chance to watch, rewatch, pause, screen grab, watch again, rewatch, squee, and rewind to keep analyzing the 2016 footage.
The first big Season 6 trailer came out last month. This new one has many new scenes, but they seem to be set around the same time, most likely from the same initial few episodes to keep spoilers at bay. The premiere just aired for a few critics and fans, and they said major shockers are ahead even for the hardcore speculating fans who read the books and think they have an idea of what's ahead.
Maybe we don't know as much as we thought?
There's a lot to unpack from this trailer, and our perceptions may change after watching it a dozen more times, but here's what we see at first glance.
The first big Season 6 trailer came out last month. This new one has many new scenes, but they seem to be set around the same time, most likely from the same initial few episodes to keep spoilers at bay. The premiere just aired for a few critics and fans, and they said major shockers are ahead even for the hardcore speculating fans who read the books and think they have an idea of what's ahead.
Maybe we don't know as much as we thought?
There's a lot to unpack from this trailer, and our perceptions may change after watching it a dozen more times, but here's what we see at first glance.
- 4/11/2016
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
A lot things happened in last week’s episode that people want to talk about a lot more – and oddly I think that particular one was one of the better shot, edited, and acted scenes in a episode that was otherwise kind of a disaster – but I wanted to go into some other directions, namely that of a line by Tyrion regarding Jorah Mormont. I think for TV watchers it would be easy to forget that Jorah is the son of Jeor, and the Valyrian sword Jon Snow wields, Long Claw, was Jorah’s sword that he left behind before he went into exile. Also, if you recall, a couple episodes back Stannis was telling Davos about how a ten year old Northern Lord sent back a letter in response to him desiring their allegiance, and basically telling him they only recognize one King in the North (a Stark) – that little girl,...
- 5/19/2015
- by Jay Tomio
- Boomtron
Drogon the dragon returned at the end of "Game of Thrones" Season 5, Episode 2, "The House of Black and White," just in time for almost everyone else to abandon their Mhysa. Everyone saw justice as black and white this week, with a lack of common ground causing problems for leaders from The Wall (congrats, Jon Lord Commander Snow?) down to Dorne and across to Meereen. Oh, Dany. You're going to regret that call.
Daenerys Targaryen is the mother of dragons, but can't tame them. She wants to be a good ruler but what's fair and what's right? "The House of Black and White" was like Ned and Robb Stark all over again -- especially Robb, when he killed an ally for killing an enemy to try and make a point about justice to allies who only ended up abandoning him. This week, Dany killed one of her own allies in a...
Daenerys Targaryen is the mother of dragons, but can't tame them. She wants to be a good ruler but what's fair and what's right? "The House of Black and White" was like Ned and Robb Stark all over again -- especially Robb, when he killed an ally for killing an enemy to try and make a point about justice to allies who only ended up abandoning him. This week, Dany killed one of her own allies in a...
- 4/19/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
"Trust me, Khaleesi." — Jorah Mormont"It's you I should trust, Ser Jorah? Only you?" — Daenerys Targaryen The Mother of Dragons might be surprised to learn that her "most trusted advisor, most valued general, and dearest friend" Ser Jorah Mormont, who has been at her side since her wedding day, was actually once a spy for the men ruling Westeros, the kingdom she wishes to conquer. But to viewers paying close attention, this is no surprise, as characters on the show have discussed it many times. The only question is, when did he stop spying? When did his betrayal turn to love?As he's repeatedly admitted, Jorah caught men poaching on his land on Bear Island, sold them into slavery to pay off his debts incurred by trying to keep his wife in the lifestyle she was accustomed to, and was sentenced to death by Ned Stark. Had he not fled...
- 6/2/2014
- by Jennifer Vineyard
- Vulture
Welcome back to the Game of Thrones TV Book Club, a discussion space for Thrones viewers who have also read the five books (so far) of George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series. This week, Darren Franich and Hillary Busis take on the show’s mustache-twirling version of Littlefinger, the triumphant return of Hot Pie, and, as always, the dangers of hurtling past George R. R. Martin’s story. Check out James Hibberd’s full recap of the episode, then join us as we venture into the narrative borderlands of A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows,...
- 5/19/2014
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
Hammer Horror director Don Sharp has died, aged 90.
The Australia-born moviemaker passed away in Cornwall, England earlier this month, according to Variety. No other details of his death had been released as WENN went to press.
Sharp was best known for being brought in to revive the flagging Hammer Film studio in Britain in the 1960s after the company suffered a drop in popularity. He went on to direct numerous horror pictures for the firm including The Kiss of the Vampire, The Devil-Ship Pirates and Rasputin: The Mad Monk.
His other film work outside of Hammer included directing The Face of Fu Manchu and The Brides of Fu Manchu with Sir Christopher Lee. He was also behind the 1978 remake of The Thirty Nine Steps, starring Robert Powell, a 1974 film version of TV drama Callan with Edward Woodward, and 1979's Bear Island with Donald Sutherland and Vanessa Redgrave.
The Australia-born moviemaker passed away in Cornwall, England earlier this month, according to Variety. No other details of his death had been released as WENN went to press.
Sharp was best known for being brought in to revive the flagging Hammer Film studio in Britain in the 1960s after the company suffered a drop in popularity. He went on to direct numerous horror pictures for the firm including The Kiss of the Vampire, The Devil-Ship Pirates and Rasputin: The Mad Monk.
His other film work outside of Hammer included directing The Face of Fu Manchu and The Brides of Fu Manchu with Sir Christopher Lee. He was also behind the 1978 remake of The Thirty Nine Steps, starring Robert Powell, a 1974 film version of TV drama Callan with Edward Woodward, and 1979's Bear Island with Donald Sutherland and Vanessa Redgrave.
- 12/27/2011
- WENN
"In 1962," begins Ronald Bergan in the Guardian, "Don Sharp was a minor ex-actor, hack writer and jobbing director of British B-films, when he was offered the chance to make a gothic horror movie for Hammer, 'the studio that dripped blood.' In the event, The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) rescued both Sharp, who has died aged 89, and Hammer from the doldrums. The studio, which had suffered several expensive flops, turned to Sharp due to his experience in low-budget filmmaking. Sharp, who claimed to have never watched a horror movie, let alone directed one, quickly steeped himself in the Hammer style by spending a week or so watching past successes, principally those directed by Terence Fisher and Freddie Francis. The Kiss of the Vampire, made with a smaller budget and an unstarry cast, recruited mostly from television, scored at the box office, and Sharp became associated with horror movies thereafter."
The Kiss of the Vampire...
The Kiss of the Vampire...
- 12/20/2011
- MUBI
According to various online sources, Tasmanian-born director Don Sharp has died. He was 89.
A former small-time actor (The Planter's Wife, The Cruel Sea), Sharp (born April 19, 1922, in Hobart) is best remembered for several low-budget thrillers he directed in the 1960s, such as Hammer's The Kiss of the Vampire (1963), the sci-fier Curse of the Fly (1965), and the The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), starring Christopher Lee as the East Asian fiend.
Sharp's other notable efforts include The Death Wheelers / Psychomania (1973), about a youth gang terrorizing a small town; the Ira drama Hennessy (1975), with A-listers Rod Steiger and Lee Remick; The Thirty Nine Steps, an underrated remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 classic starring Robert Powell in Robert Donat's old man-on-the-run role; and the slow-moving adventure drama Bear Island, featuring Vanessa Redgrave and Donald Sutherland.
Sharp also worked on British television, directing several episodes from The Avengers. Other notable television efforts were a...
A former small-time actor (The Planter's Wife, The Cruel Sea), Sharp (born April 19, 1922, in Hobart) is best remembered for several low-budget thrillers he directed in the 1960s, such as Hammer's The Kiss of the Vampire (1963), the sci-fier Curse of the Fly (1965), and the The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), starring Christopher Lee as the East Asian fiend.
Sharp's other notable efforts include The Death Wheelers / Psychomania (1973), about a youth gang terrorizing a small town; the Ira drama Hennessy (1975), with A-listers Rod Steiger and Lee Remick; The Thirty Nine Steps, an underrated remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 classic starring Robert Powell in Robert Donat's old man-on-the-run role; and the slow-moving adventure drama Bear Island, featuring Vanessa Redgrave and Donald Sutherland.
Sharp also worked on British television, directing several episodes from The Avengers. Other notable television efforts were a...
- 12/19/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The actor Mark Jones has died at the age of seventy.
Mark Jones played the role of Arnold Keeler in the 1976 Tom Baker story The Seeds of Doom. Keeler was a botanist, working for Harrison Chase, who during the story transformed into a Krynoid.
Jones had a long career in British Television appearing in programmes such as Casualty, Red Dwarf, Blott on the Landscape, The Onedin Line and Z Cars. He also had roles in the movies Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back and Bear Island. He died on 14th January 2010 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com...
Mark Jones played the role of Arnold Keeler in the 1976 Tom Baker story The Seeds of Doom. Keeler was a botanist, working for Harrison Chase, who during the story transformed into a Krynoid.
Jones had a long career in British Television appearing in programmes such as Casualty, Red Dwarf, Blott on the Landscape, The Onedin Line and Z Cars. He also had roles in the movies Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back and Bear Island. He died on 14th January 2010 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.http://gallifreynewsbase.blogspot.com...
- 2/18/2010
- by Marcus
- The Doctor Who News Page
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Lee Marvin Tribute Issue Featuring Rare Unpublished 1974 Interview In Which Marvin Discusses His Key Films; Plus Steve Mori's On-location Report From The Set Of "The Klansman" Starring Marvin, Richard Burton, O.J. Simpson And Luciana Paluzzi - Featuring Unpublished Behind The Scenes Set Photos Taken By Steve.We...
- 9/16/2009
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
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If you are a fan of Syfy's Battlestar Galactica, you probably know that some scenes of the series were filmed in and around the extensive forests of western British Columbia. What you may not realise, however, is that two of the show's stars - Tricia Helfer (Number Six) and Tahmoh Penikett ('Helo') - have lent their talents to a new indie docu-drama that is intended to raise awareness of issues associated with cutting down some of these forests.
The film, called The Green Chain, was written, directed and co-produced by Vancouver-born Mark Leiren-Young. His previous credits include scripts for episodes of the series The Collector, Blood Ties and Psi Factor. He has also written a book, 'Never Shoot a Stampede Queen', articles for 'Time Magazine', 'Maclean's' and 'The Utne Reader', and stage plays.
True to his roots, Leiren-Young focuses The Green Chain on the debate in British Columbia, but it...
The film, called The Green Chain, was written, directed and co-produced by Vancouver-born Mark Leiren-Young. His previous credits include scripts for episodes of the series The Collector, Blood Ties and Psi Factor. He has also written a book, 'Never Shoot a Stampede Queen', articles for 'Time Magazine', 'Maclean's' and 'The Utne Reader', and stage plays.
True to his roots, Leiren-Young focuses The Green Chain on the debate in British Columbia, but it...
- 8/22/2009
- CinemaSpy
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Lee Marvin Tribute Issue Featuring Rare Unpublished 1974 Interview In Which Marvin Discusses His Key Films; Plus Steve Mori's On-location Report From The Set Of "The Klansman" Starring Marvin, Richard Burton, O.J. Simpson And Luciana Paluzzi - Featuring Unpublished Behind The Scenes Set Photos Taken By Steve.We Also Feature Steve Saragossi's Tribute To Marvin's Bizarre Crime Classic "Prime Cut"Sir Christopher Lee Recalls The Making Of The Fu Manchu Movies In An Exclusive Interview With John Exshawbruce R. Marshall Interviews Screenwriter Richard Tuggle About The Making Of The Clint Eastwood Crime Classic "Escape From Alcatraz"James Caan'S Exclusive Interview With Steve Saragossi Continues With His Memories Of Making "The Godfather" And The Sci-fi Classic "Rollerball"Sexy Screen Siren Shirley Anne Field Talks To Mark Mawston About Her Remarkable Career And Working With Steve McQueengareth Owen Takes...
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- Cinemaretro.com
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Lee Marvin tribute issue with unpublished interview from 1974 Analyzing "Prime Cut" starring Lee Marvin and Gene Hackman Sir Christopher Lee discusses the making of the Fu Manchu films in an exclusive interview Interview with Richard Tuggle, screenwriter of Clint Eastwood's "Escape from Alcatraz" Exclusive interview with James Caan Exclusive interview with Shirley Anne Field The making of "The Red Shoes". Alistair McLean's "Golden Rendezvous", "Bear Island" and "Caravan to Vaccares" "The Films from U.N.C.L.E." continues with "The Helicopter Spies" The making...
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