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Gemma Arterton: 'Our house was a bit Ab Fab at times'
11 May 2013 4:06 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The English actress on going clubbing with her mum, her new role in a 'neo-feminist vampire movie' and why she has no regrets about playing Bond girl Strawberry Fields
The first time we see Gemma Arterton in her new film, Byzantium, she is biting off the nose of a lecherous punter in a lap-dancing club. Soon after, dressed in a stripper's outfit and running shoes, she shows a good turn of speed for a 200-year-old soucouyant and then garottes another man with cheese wire. Byzantium is a vampire film, but we already know it's altogether darker, sexier and more gleeful than some recent incarnations of the genre. At the heart of the action are Clara (Arterton) and her daughter, Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan), and their battle against an all-male cabal that wants to hunt them down.
The 27-year-old Arterton has always been drawn to the weird and eclectic – the film that »
- Tim Lewis
“Sightseers” will tow you right into the dark heart of love
9 May 2013 6:53 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Directed by Ben Wheatley
Written by Steve Oram, Alice Lowe & Ben Wheatley (with additional material from Amy Jump)
2012, UK
Either Ben Wheatley is a boiling pot of pent-up rage, or he is the complete opposite and thus finds perverse pleasure in humouring the rage fantasies and violent tendencies of the frustrated working-class white English male. Even last year’s grit-fest, Kill List, is not entirely void of something approximating humour, even at its bleakest, blackest moments. But with this his third narrative feature, humour takes centre stage and everything springs forth from and brings forth comedy: the gory violence, the psychotic romance, the meat-and-potatoes relationship drama, the deranged road trip through northern England with a caravan in tow.
Thirty-something Tina (Alice Lowe) lives with her possessive, borderline personality mother in a house filled with countless photographs and sketches of their beloved deceased terrier Poppy, whose death by knitting needle »
- Tope
'Some Girl(s)' trailer: Adam Brody is a Man with a (bad) plan -- Exclusive Video
6 May 2013 11:17 AM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Playwright Neil Labute is notorious for dredging the dark depths of the male psyche, and Some Girl(s) goes so far as to name its protagonist, if that’s the right word, merely as “Man.” In the movie, which premiered at SXSW in March, Adam Brody (The O.C.) plays the Man, a successful writer who thinks the best way to prep for his imminent wedding is a cross-country jaunt to reconnect with a quintet of his former lovers — Jennifer Morrison, Mía Maestro, Emily Watson, Zoe Kazan and Kristen Bell — to resolve old wounds. Or not.
This isn’t High Fidelity, »
- Jeff Labrecque
Sweat The Small Stuff, The Valleys, Game of Thrones: This week's TV
4 May 2013 1:00 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
The nation loves panel shows. At least that's what TV commissioners think. For the last decade we've had endless bunches of comic and not-so-comic talent thrown together in roughly cobbled together formats that are incredibly cheap to make and handy for repeats on Dave.
It's a recipe for unpleasantly bland comedy. I call it 8 out of 10 Cats-itus.
Joining the long list of just-about-ok-ish snoozy panel shows this week is Nick 'Grimmy' Grimshaw's BBC Three vehicle Sweat The Small Stuff.
In the old days, panel shows used to be about specific subjects. News, music, sport, politics, TV. What has Grimmy been left with? Stuff. Thanks, BBC Three.
Joining Grimmy on this beige TV adventure are the pregnant one from The Saturdays and famous-in-their-own-bathrooms DJ duo Rickie and Melvin. As you can imagine it's wall-to-wall laughs. If you're a sadist.
The BBC's answer to the bafflingly successful Celebrity Juice, the show ditches »
TV highlights – 02/05/2013
2 May 2013 4:51 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
12 Year Old Lifer: True Stories | Waterloo Road | The Politician's Husband | The Repo Man | Watson & Oliver | The Secret Life of … | Boss
12 Year Old Lifer: True Stories
10pm, Channel 4
Everything broadcast under the True Stories banner screams at Channel 4 to enlarge its miserly ration of serious documentaries. This is no exception. The titular prisoner is Paul Gingerich, an Indiana schoolboy who, in 2011, was sentenced to 30 years for his part in the murder of the stepfather of a 15-year-old friend; he is one of the youngest children to be tried as an adult in America. The film includes interviews with the boys and their families, as they mount an appeal. Andrew Mueller
8pm, BBC1
The millionth episode of the popular school-based saga, which suddenly moved to Scotland in the most convoluted plot twist of all time, and yet millions of viewers didn't mind. Tonight, it's like the Just Say No episode of Grange Hill, »
- Andrew Mueller, Julia Raeside, Jonathan Wright, Ali Catterall, John Robinson, Rachel Aroesti, David Stubbs, Martin Skegg
David Dimbleby: 'I don't do drama'
30 April 2013 4:23 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
In The Politician's Husband Emily Watson's character, Freya, appears on Newsnight and is grilled by Kirsty Wark, playing Kirsty Wark, about her stance on immigration. This is the issue on which her husband (David Tennant) Aiden resigned from the cabinet, creating a space … for her. She sticks to the government line, triggering his fury at her betrayal, and thickening the plot. Paula Milne's drama was originally going to have this encounter on Question Time, made by the same independent producer, Tinopolis. But David Dimbleby, according to Question Time executive producer Steve Anderson, said: "I don't do drama." Those who recall Dimblebum's tetchy encounter with Republican walrus John Bolton during the BBC's 2008 Us presidential election coverage may beg to differ.
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- Monkey
Rewind TV: Broadchurch; The Politician's Husband; Super Sunday; The Wright Way – review
27 April 2013 4:07 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Olivia Colman was superb in the finale of Broadchurch, while The Politician's Husband got off to a clunky start
Broadchurch (ITV1) | ITVplayer
The Politician's Husband (BBC2) | iPlayer
Super Sunday (Sky Sports 1)
The Wright Way (BBC1) | iPlayer
Given that Chris Chibnall's story was about the murder of a child, it was always unlikely that Broadchurch would end on a cheery note. But even so, the concluding episode was a serious downer with an irredeemably bleak message: don't trust anyone, especially those closest to you.
Poor DS Miller. It wasn't enough that her husband was a bit dull, in a bald new-mannish sort of way; he also turned out to be a homicidal paedophile. Try explaining that to the neighbours. Miller believed in community, family and her marriage. She wanted to think the best of people, and all along the very worst was taking refuge under her nose, in her bed. »
- Andrew Anthony
'Made in Chelsea', 'Politician's Husband', 'Wright Way': This week's TV
27 April 2013 1:00 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
It's been a while since I've checked in with the hair-gel abusing, giant-chinned, pout-osauras rex monsters that are the Made in Chelsea cast. There has been an extraordinary amount of chitter-chatter in the Digital Spy office and my Twitter timeline about this week's episode, so I decided to give Cheska, Binky, Spencer, Foo-Foo, Dipsy and Po another visit.
I wouldn't want to miss out would I? Yah.
Diving into the Made in Chelsea world midway through its fifth series was a bit like when you catch a foreign soap opera on your hotel TV when you're on holiday in Spain or France. Except with worse acting. I wasn't entirely sure what was going on and at times, a Sign Zone-esque person in the bottom corner of the screen would have been useful. They could translate the hair-flicks, the yahs and the undramatic pauses into intelligible English for anyone who didn't »
David Tennant's 'The Politician's Husband' seen by 2.5 million
26 April 2013 2:53 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
The Politician's Husband debuted with decent ratings for BBC Two on Thursday evening (April 25), overnight data has revealed.
David Tennant and Emily Watson's new drama opened with 2.49 million viewers (11.2%) at 9pm.
Earlier, James May's Man Lab ended with 1.19m (5.5%) at 8pm, while new comedy series Watson & Oliver was seen by 903,000 (2.9%) at 10pm.
BBC One's MasterChef climbed as the semi-finals continued to 5.21m (24.0%) at 8pm. Great Bear Stakeout took in 3.37m (15.1%) at 9pm, while Question Time attracted 2.62m (22.2%) at 10.45pm.
ITV's coverage of Chelsea's Europa League win over Basle scored 3.76m (17.4%) at 7.45pm.
On Channel 4, Secret Eaters grabbed 1.32m (6.1%) at 8pm, with 255k (1.1%) tuning in on +1. Sex Clinic secured 924k (5.7%) at 10pm.
Channel 5's Cowboy Builders was seen by 1.15m (5.3%) at 8pm, followed by Trauma Doctors with 1.19m (5.0%) at 9pm.
Russell Howard's Good News returned to BBC Three with 780k (4.3%) at 10pm. Conjoined-twins documentary Joined for Life was viewed by 497k (2.2%) at 9pm. »
The Politician's Husband – TV review
26 April 2013 2:05 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Ambition, betrayal and battles in the bedroom – and that's just episode one of this follow-up to Paula Milne's The Politician's Wife
• The Politician's Husband on iPlayer
I like to think of a few real politicians watching The Politician's Husband (BBC1). Yvette Cooper and Ed Balls, certainly; it might give her a few ideas. Ed Miliband, too, for the betrayal, though here the betrayal is not of a brother, but of a best friend, best man, godparent of children etc. And any number of politicians for dramatic resignations and/or leadership challengers – Geoffrey Howe, Michael Heseltine, John Redwood …
In the belated follow-up to Paula Milne's 1995 drama The Politician's Wife, Westminster golden boy Aiden Hoynes (television's golden boy David Tennant, worryingly golden-haired here) resigns from the government, nominally in protest at the Pm's immigration policy, though really because he is challenging for the leadership himself. It backfires big time, mainly because his best mate, »
- Sam Wollaston
TV highlights: 25/4/2013
24 April 2013 11:01 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
The Politician's Husband | James May's Man Lab | Brushing Up On – British Bridges | Jerusalem: An Archaeological Mystery Story | Watson & Oliver | Ladyboys | Abby & Brittany: Joined For Life | Live NFL Draft
9pm, BBC2
A companion piece to Paula Milne's 1995 drama The Politician's Wife, this series stars Emily Watson as ambitious MP Freya Gardner and David Tennant (with an incredible hairdo) as her husband, Aiden Hoynes, who is also in the Commons. When his career hits the rocks, she is suddenly the more politically powerful, causing major cracks to appear in their relationship. Expect Milne's almost forensic approach to character and some cracking dialogue set against the background of modern Westminster. Julia Raeside
8pm, BBC2
Man Lab is a good half-hour show that has inexplicably been asked to occupy an hour. A mixture of pranks, investigations and projects, appealing to May's audience of middle-aged engineers »
- Julia Raeside, John Robinson, David Stubbs, Martin Skegg, Bim Adewunmi, Gwilym Mumford
David Tennant to shock as sadist in The Politician's Husband
22 April 2013 4:00 AM, PDT | Virgin Media - TV | See recent Virgin Media - TV news »
David Tennant will shock viewers as a sadist in 'The Politician's Husband'. The former 'Doctor Who' star has taken on an unlikely role as minister Aiden Hoynes, who is jealous of his Junior Education Minister wife Freya's soaring career in the Cabinet, so he lashes out at her in a violent and sexual manner. Speaking about one particular scene, writer Paula Milne told The Sun newspaper: ''It is unforgivable what he does. ''The first sex scene we see with them, it is not entirely comfortable. It's fine but it's quite combative - but it becomes more brutal.'' Emily Watson, who play's David's on-screen spouse »
Global Showbiz Briefs: Australia’s ABC-tv Orders ‘Moody’; Germany Financing International Pics; ‘Alta’ Closure
19 April 2013 9:00 PM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
ABC-tv Wants More ‘Moody’ Australia’s ABC-tv has ordered a follow-up to comedy series A Moody Christmas. The first season focused on the dysfunctional Moody family over several different Christmas holidays. According to If.com, the new series will be based around significant moments in the family’s year. Producer Jungleboys, which recently signed with Mosaic, has already fielded offers from the U.S. for a remake. Exec producer Jason Burrows told Deadline late last year that the company was waiting until a second season went into production so as to be in a better bargaining position. The follow-up series shoots later this year. Germany Doles Out Funding To International Pics Germany’s subsidies continue to make it an attractive co-production partner and shooting destination. George Clooney’s The Monuments Men is one of a handful of international films that’s secured state subsidies from Germany this week. The film »
- NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
ITV developing real-life crime drama 'The Widower'
17 April 2013 4:57 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - TV news news »
ITV is developing a new real-life crime drama titled The Widower.
The project will be based on the life of Malcolm Webster - a nurse who was convicted of killing his first wife and attempting to murder his second, Broadcast reports.
It is currently unclear if The Widower will be made as a one-off or a multi-episode drama.
The dramatisation is being co-produced by Jeff Pope for ITV Studios - Pope previously worked on Fred West drama Appropriate Adult.
Starring Dominic West and Emily Watson, the two-part Appropriate Adult was a critical success for ITV, winning three BAFTAs in 2012. Watson's performance also received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations.
Octagon Films and Nz Films are developing The Widower with ITV Studios. »
New Stills Of David Tennant & Emily Watson In BBC’s ‘The Politician’s Husband’
16 April 2013 3:25 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
David Tennant and Emily Watson star as husband and wife in Paula Milne’s three-part serial about marriage, power and politics and today we wanted to share some brand new stills from this forthcoming BBC Drama.
A highly authored, gripping drama The Politician’s Husband follows the shifting balance of power in a political marriage and the ensuing consequences when a wife becomes more successful than her husband. Writer and creator Paula Milne (Small Island) had this to say:
“It is said that all power corrupts but the power balance within a marriage can be unspoken and subtle whereas the power games in politics are more overt and manipulatory. The drama explores the personal realm of a political marriage played against the ruthless hubris of Westminster politics – and what can happen when those two realms collide.”
Senior Cabinet Minister, Aiden Hoynes (Tennant), is happily married to Freya (Watson), a junior minister. »
- Dan Bullock
Monday Monologue: "The Perfect Servant"
15 April 2013 8:59 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Editor's Note: I am pleased to announce that Andrew Kendall of Encore's World has joined "Team Experience". Here is his first post, looking back on a truly fine performance in Best Picture nominated Gosford Park (2000) - Nathaniel R
I would not say that finding a monologue (or monologue adjacent) scenes for Monday Monologues is an impossibility, although it can get somewhat difficult when so many films seems to revel in single sentence conversations and the like. Finding a monologue in an ensemble film, though, is particularly daunting. For with ensemble films, at least in theory, no one character takes precedence and as far as ensembles of the last three decades are concerned I would rank Gosford Park near the top. Maggie Smith, Clive Owen, Emily Watson, Bob Balaban, Kristin Scott Thomas, and even Ryan Philippe all battle for my top honours depending on the scene even as the “resolution” of »
- Andrew Kendall
Audrey Tautou: how the French learned to love the star of Amélie
14 April 2013 2:50 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Next month Audrey Tautou will host the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, an honour only given to a select few. Is she finally overcoming the curse of her most successful film?
For someone as shy and discreet as Audrey Tautou, the next few weeks will be feel uncomfortably like putting her head above the parapet again, exposed to potshots from her Gallic critics.
On the other hand her British fans, who remember her as the pixie-faced heroine of The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, one of the most successful French films of all time, can look forward to a feast after the famine.
Next month the film Thérèse Desqueyroux, an adaptation of the François Mauriac 1927 classic released in France last November, in which Tautou plays the title role of a repressed wife who poisons her domineering, misogynistic husband, will open in British cinemas.
Around the same time, Tautou »
- Kim Willsher
Emily Watson: 'Sexuality is a big part of who I am'
13 April 2013 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Emily Watson's raw performances have made her one of Britain's most spellbinding actors. Now she's playing a woman running for prime minister – against her husband. She talks to Carole Cadwalladr about marriage, sexuality and the joy of viscose blouses
The plots of TV dramas are often so preposterous and far-fetched. And then sometimes they're not. The latest three-parter from the BBC, The Politician's Husband, stars David Tennant and Emily Watson as two senior politicians who are married to one another and whose domestic life starts to unravel when the husband's career begins to be eclipsed by that of his more talented wife. If this is a fantasy (and none too flattering) version of Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper's lives, then at least they can be happy with the cast.
It's a mark of how much the star of TV drama has risen that an actor of Emily Watson's stature is involved. »
- Carole Cadwalladr
Emily Watson: 'Sexuality is a big part of who I am'
13 April 2013 4:05 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Emily Watson's raw performances have made her one of Britain's most spellbinding actors. Now she's playing a woman running for prime minister – against her husband. She talks to Carole Cadwalladr about marriage, sexuality and the joy of viscose blouses
The plots of TV dramas are often so preposterous and far-fetched. And then sometimes they're not. The latest three-parter from the BBC, The Politician's Husband, stars David Tennant and Emily Watson as two senior politicians who are married to one another and whose domestic life starts to unravel when the husband's career begins to be eclipsed by that of his more talented wife. If this is a fantasy (and none too flattering) version of Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper's lives, then at least they can be happy with the cast.
It's a mark of how much the star of TV drama has risen that an actor of Emily Watson's stature is involved. »
- Carole Cadwalladr
Olga Kurylenko's Emotional Moment
10 April 2013 5:40 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Olga Kurylenko, Ukrainian model turned Bond girl, and now Tom Cruise’s co-star in sci-fi blockbuster ‘Oblivion’ out this week, reveals she burst into tears when she had the chance to tell her screen heroine what an inspiration she had been.
“My real idol is Emily Watson,” she tells HuffPost UK. “I saw her performance in ‘Breaking The Waves’ when I was younger, living in Paris, and I thought, ‘This is it. If this job means I get to do that, so be it.’
“And, yes, I have told her. I started crying, I got so emotional, I had tears in my eyes. Meeting her was so amazing.”
Olga Kurylenko alongside Tom Cruise in futuristic blockbuster 'Oblivion', in cinemas this week
Olga Kurylenko, Tom Cruise’s co-star in sci-fi blockbuster 'Oblivion', out this week, and former Bond girl, standing shoulder to shoulder with Daniel Craig for »
- Caroline Frost
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