I always believed that I’d be writing about The Fisher King for this website because of my intense devotion to Jeff Bridges. Never could I have foreseen the circumstances we now find ourselves in. This week has seen I’m With Geek celebrate some of Robin Williams’ finest work, and while other writers have celebrated the likes of Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting and Mrs Doubtfire, for me, The Fisher King is the masterpiece of the bunch. Directed by the visionary Terry Gilliam, The Fisher King sees Bridges and Williams turn in Oscar-worthy performances long before their respective wins, with Williams receiving a Best Actor nomination, co-star Mercedes Ruehl receiving the Supporting Actress Award, and Bridges nominated for a Golden Globe (an award won by – you guessed it – Robin Williams.)
by Hayley Charlesworth
I always believed that I’d be writing about The Fisher King for this website because of my intense devotion to Jeff Bridges. Never could I have foreseen the circumstances we now find ourselves in. This week has seen I’m With Geek celebrate some of Robin Williams’ finest work, and while other writers have celebrated the likes of Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting and Mrs Doubtfire, for me, The Fisher King is the masterpiece of the bunch. Directed by the visionary Terry Gilliam, The Fisher King sees Bridges and Williams turn in Oscar-worthy performances long before their respective wins, with Williams receiving a Best Actor nomination, co-star Mercedes Ruehl receiving the Supporting Actress Award, and Bridges nominated for a Golden Globe (an award won by – you guessed it – Robin Williams.) by Hayley Charlesworth In the past few decades, Australian actress Toni Collette has proved herself as one of the country’s most versatile actresses and successful exports. Considered by some as a queen of accents, and with a sizeable, varied string of hits behind her, we’re here to celebrate some of her greatest hits for the week's release of A Long Way Down These are the essentials of These are the Essentials of Toni Collette’s career so far. by Hayley Charlesworth From reading John Mallory’s Le Morte du Arthur to watching every episode of BBC’s Merlin, I have long been fascinated with the Arthurian legends. It should come as no surprise, then, that my favourite of the Monty Python film canon would be The Holy Grail. But it’s not just because of the themes that I love it so much. Yes, The Life of Brian may be the infamous and controversial one, with the ever popular Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, but the simple fact is, I find Monty Python and the Holy Grail the funniest. by Hayley Charlesworth Muse of John Waters and icon on 1960s counterculture, drag artist Divine is the subject of a new documentary, I Am Divine, released by Peccadillo Pictures and hitting UK cinemas today. But before heading out to explore his incredible life on the big screen, just who is Divine, and why is he so important? Divine was born Harris Glenn Milstead to a conservative middle-class family in Maryland. After severe bullying for being overweight and effeminate, he discovered his bisexuality after visiting a psychiatrist. Reluctantly, his parents financed lavish parties for Glenn, as he was known, where he would dress in drag as Elizabeth Taylor. It was not long after this point that Divine met John Waters. by Hayley Charlesworth In Begin Again, we have Hollywood heavyweights Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley giving us some feel-good musical fun for the summer. But Begin Again marks only the latest film in a varied and distinguished career for Mark Ruffalo, which takes him from rom-com leading man, to gay rights advocate, by way of radiation-poisoned superhero. So before you head out to the cinema, here are the essentials of Ruffalo’s career thus far. |
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