‘THE KING’S SPEECH’ & ‘ELF’.

‘THE KING’S SPEECH’ & ‘ELF’.

March 12, 2023 Alan Royle 2

  THE KING’S SPEECH (2010) Every once in a while the movie business exceeds its own expectations. The King’s Speech provides us with one such instance. I admit that I am a sucker for a story based on historical fact, so it is no surprise that I took to this […]

RANDOM QUOTES – PT66

RANDOM QUOTES – PT66

October 10, 2022 Alan Royle 1

  GEORGE CLOONEY (1961 – )                   [George was asked about the time when, as a sixteen year-old, he was asked to try out for the Cincinnati Reds baseball franchise]: ‘I’d been in a world where I was the best around, and then […]

MOVIE TRIVIA – PT126.

June 4, 2019 Alan Royle 2

  Geoffrey Rush as Walsingham in Elizabeth (1998) Conspiracy buffs should enjoy this. In the 1998 film Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett in the title role, there is a dining scene featuring Sir Francis Walsingham, Mary of Guise and Duc d’Anjou, during which the Duc says that he cannot marry Queen Elizabeth […]

IN THE BEGINNING…PT 3.

December 3, 2017 Alan Royle 0

   in the Austin Powers franchise ELIZABETH HURLEY (1965 – ) Liz Hurley began life in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England in 1965. Her mother was a teacher, her father an army major. In her early teenage years Liz was a pseudo-punk rocker, spiked, brightly coloured hair; bolt through her nose, the works. […]

50 TOP MALE SUPPORTING ACTORS PT 2 (25-1)

July 14, 2017 Alan Royle 2

  25        JOE PANTOLIANO I enjoyed Joe Pantoliano as Guido in Risky Business (1983), Eddie Moscone in Midnight Run (1988) and as Cosmo Renfro in The Fugitive (1993). My only criticism is his over-use of expletives in the roles he chooses. Perhaps, I am just showing my age. 24        AUSTIN […]

Did you Know? Shortcuts to an Oscar Pt. 2

September 30, 2015 admin 0

  1991    Anthony Hopkins played a cannibal in The Silence of the Lambs. I suppose you could class cannibalism as some kind of affliction or disease. It certainly isn’t normal behaviour. Hopkins only appeared on screen for 24 minutes 52 seconds, the second shortest time ever for an actor to […]

Australia’s Best?

May 18, 2015 admin 0

  My previous post dealt with Australian actors who have achieved international recognition. There were a lot of fine performers on the list, but two of them (one male, one female) have already enjoyed exceptional careers, and seem set to go from strength to strength for many years to come. […]

Australian International Screen Stars

May 17, 2015 admin 0

    Below are two lists. The first consists of actors and actresses who have always been considered as Australian, even though they were not born in Australia. The second list consists of those who were born in this country. As you can see, there are quite a lot of […]