Richard Armitage tangentially related

The Lodge:

• Screen Zealots review.
• Bloody Disgusting review.
• Here’s the Twitter event with a few more comments.
• Interview with the directors in an Austrian venue (in German).
• The film was on several “most anticipated” lists ahead of the premiere: Harper’s Bazaar and The Guardian and Slash Film and Fansided and Nerdist and Screen Daily and Deadline and The Arkansas Democrat and Geek Pool.
• It is also on a “notable films of 2019” list.
• LA Times feature on FilmNation, the production house.
• Riley Keough came in Louis Vuitton. And she suffers from anxiety and depression.

Current projects:

• Article on potential Russian encroachment in Narva (which may be the model for the current Berlin Station plot).
• Castlevania makes a list of best anime of 2018. And a “we’re looking forward to it” list for 2019.
• Wolverine receives an award for best scripted podcast in 2018.
• Article on the podcast premium / Wolverine business model.
• My Zoe is on a most anticipated list for 2019.

Previous projects:

• (The Hobbit) The landmark Tolkien exhibit is now at the Morgan Library in NYC. And a piece on the new Tolkien biopic.
• (Ocean’s 8): How Ocean’s 11 changed heist movies. The movie has moved to HBO, which means justice for Helena Bonham Carter. It was also a great performer for Warner Bros. this year, ending with $298M international box office. Sarah Paulson would like to add two actresses to Ocean’s 9 (somehow that doesn’t compute).
• (Strike Back): The real Zimbabwe is exploding and the government is acting to prevent information about events on the ground spreading to the outside world.
• Captain America: The First Avenger will be released in 4K Ultra HD.
• Recent blogger review of Wanderlust.
• The Urban and the Shed Crew DVD release is now delayed until early April (reports from multiple fans; thank you all).
• The Snowman art auction raises money for charity.

Things Armitage has said:

• Liking Schitt’s Creek, it went into a new seasons recently and there’s been a flurry of press. On creator Dan Levy and on the show’s unlikely success.
• Remember Armitage’s Canada Goose coat in 2016? Here’s an article on buying a counterfeit one.
• Liking skiing: During Sundance is actually the best time to sky in Park City.
• Olivia Colman appreciation: David Tenant did a podcast episode with her.

Collateral attractions:

• James Gandolfini’s son (Ocean’s 8) is playing a young Tony Soprano.
• Guardian interview with Martin Freeman (The Hobbit). Trying to imagine that some of these answers are sarcastic. But which?
• Review (mixed) of Annabel Capper’s new play, The Convent, in the NYT. Related press release: Capper speaks in the vid around 8:15.
• Interesting interview with Keke Palmer.
• Entertaining and informative profile of Mindy Kaling (Ocean’s 8), who had a film at Sundance; incidentally, so did Awkwafina.

Things we’ve talked about:

• Black Mirror / Bandersnatch creators sued by the “Choose Your Own Adventure” copyright holders. and Netflix has to tell people how to get to one of the endings.
• Netflix business model: what they learned from Bird Box (also with a collateral attraction, Sandra Bullock).
• What would the dealbreaker be for R. Kelly fans?
• Finally, a commentary on Love Actually that reflects some of my own feelings about the film. (I’m not a huge fan, but Laura Linney’s scenes are ones I find realistic.)
• Tumblr’s traffic is way down, apparently.
• More speculation on the Penguin.

~ by Servetus on January 27, 2019.