One of my favorite Scottish actors Ewan McGregor turns 40 today! Boy, he still looks so youthful. He certainly ages well and is still busier than ever! I've only seen about a dozen of his work, which sounds like a lot but it's only a quarter of the number of films he's churned out. Ewan …
Category: Featured Actor/Filmmaker
Posts about specific movie/TV actors
Chat-Worthy Thespian: Gary Oldman
This is my LAMB Acting School debut post. It's kind of perfect timing as the British thespian just turned 53 this past Monday! If I were to come up with top ten great actors who haven't won an Oscar, Oldman would've certainly made the list. If you think that idea is atrocious, get this, he …
Reminiscing on my favorite Rochester – Jane Eyre’s 1983 BBC miniseries
The 2011 Jane Eyre's film adaptation I've been waiting for quite a while opens today... alas, only in limited release. So that means I have to wait another two weeks before it finally opens in my neck of the woods. My love for Jane Eyre started out perhaps five or six years ago when I …
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Happy 37th Birthday, Christian Bale!
Christian Charles Philip Bale turns 37 today! I've always been a fan of his work for the last two decades. Out of about 34 feature films he has done so far, I've seen 20 of them, even the ones that I normally would never see (American Psycho). I can't exactly remember what was the first …
Flix Character Spotlight: Neville Sinclair – The Rocketeer
A couple of days ago, I saw Jennifer Connelly in the red carpet of The Tourist premiere with her husband Paul Bettany. As you can see in the poster, Connelly and Timothy Dalton co-starred in The Rocketeer back in 1991, and now her husband is co-starring with Dalton in The Tourist. It turns out this …
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A Birthday Tribute: Top Five Fave Gerry Butler Scenes
Gerard James Butler – or simply Gerry to his fans – turns 41 today! It's been nearly five years since I first fell for the Scot, perhaps the longest I've ever had a crush on any actor. I've written my 'origins' story of how he first captured me in my first B'day tribute to him, …
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Guest Post: The Joy of Discovering Rufus Sewell – a Birthday Tribute
Today we celebrate the birthday of a special actor Rufus Sewell. I had a birthday post for him last year, but this time I thought what better way that to invite Mr. Sewell's number one fan, my good friend Prairiegirl to share her own heartfelt tribute. Read on: Today Rufus Sewell is 43. Who would …
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