Top Ten Favorite Actors with the Smoothest Voice

When I was in Junior High, I had a major crush on this guy whom I went on a Summer Camp with. Look-wise he's quite perfect, with gorgeous dark hair and deep-set eyes. But then one day my friends and I ran into him in a parking lot. He rolled his car window down, lowered …

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A Birthday Tribute – 44 Reasons We Love Rufus Sewell

On Saturday, 10/29, one of my favorite actors Rufus Sewell is turning 44! So in honor of his b'day, my pal Becky (a.k.a. Prairiegirl, Roof's number 1 fan) and I thought it'd be fun to list 44 reasons why we love the guy, starting with Becky's list... Believe it ... he's just as hot as …

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9/11: Out of the Blue – Simon Armitage’s Poem in remembrance of September 11, read by Rufus Sewell

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, a day I still remember vividly as I was on my way to work that morning. I was listening to my local radio on my commute when they interrupted programming when the first plane hit. I immediately thought it was some pilot error, and that …

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Five for the Fifth: 5 Random Questions for the 5th of August

Happy Friday the Fifth, everyone! I haven't been consistent with this supposedly monthly posting, as the last one was back in May, but I'm going to try to do this once a month (yeah I know, I said that last time, too :D) Well, the gist of the post is that I give five random …

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Guest post – Zen Alert: Starts Sunday, July 17 on PBS

Zen Alert! The BBC Detective Series starts Sunday, July 17 on PBS The excellent three-part BBC series staring British actor Rufus Sewell begins on Masterpiece Mystery! on PBS with the Vendetta episode on Sunday, July 17. Cabal airs on July 24, and the last episode, RatKing on July 31. I reviewed the series in depth …

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GUEST POST: Rufus Sewell is the Compelling & Dapper Detective Aurelio Zen

Indeed, the perpetually under-appreciated and underrated British actor Rufus Sewell is the male lead of three superb episodes of Zen, which appeared on BBC1 the first three Sundays in January, 2011. If you're in the US, look for Zen on Masterpiece Mystery on PBS this summer, beginning July 17. Check out the PBS trailer. ,,, Acquiring …

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Hollywood Fantasy Draft Pitch II: Last Voyage of The Valentina

LOGLINE Based on the novel by Santa Montefiore (yup, that's the author's real name!), Last Voyage of The Valentina is a romance mystery taking place between war-torn Italy at the end of WWII and aristocratic London in the early 1970s. The story switches back and forth between Italy and London in the span of about …

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