I'm having a lot of fun answering the fandom challenge issued by Guylty and reading other Armitage Appreciators' responses too! Here are my answers to questions 8 to 10 (which by the way have spoilers for those who have not seen these roles). For my responses to questions 1 to 7, go to RA Challenge – … Continue reading RA Challenge – Week 2
Month: April 2017
Not My Father’s Son
Listening to Alan Cumming's 2014 memoir was just as engrossing the second time as it was the first. His slightly gruff voice with its pleasing Scottish accent tells a moving and fascinating story. In fact, there are actually three stories going on at once! I became a fan of Alan Cumming through his role as … Continue reading Not My Father’s Son
RA Challenge – Week 1
As is probably evident by now, I am a huge Richard Armitage fan. This week, to keep us all amused, Guylty issued a fandom challenge of 31 questions probing our RA fandom engagement. Here are my answers to the first 7 questions: #1 First Encounter with RA: I think it was probably around 2011, because it … Continue reading RA Challenge – Week 1
That Touch of Mink (1962)
I seem to have a thing for English men with a strong profile, dark hair, 6'2'' (or 6'3"). I've always loved Cary Grant, so suave and debonair, and yet with a sense of humour. And then there's Richard Armitage ... well, put him in a suit and have him engage in some banter and there … Continue reading That Touch of Mink (1962)
My Life in Books Tag
I saw this tag over on Secret Library and thought I'd give it a whirl! FIND A BOOK FOR EACH OF YOUR INITIALS. S - Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick - I talked about this book here. U - Upstairs in the Crazy House: The Life of a Psychiatric Survivor by Pat Capponi, a Canadian advocate that I had … Continue reading My Life in Books Tag
Passengers (2016)
Last night I watched Passengers on Video on Demand. It definitely deserves more than the 31% given on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie is engaging and entertaining with some really cool special effects -- even if you do have to suspend disbelief at certain points. It's an original sci-fi script about a ship of 5,000 passengers and … Continue reading Passengers (2016)
Strong Is the New Pretty
This weekend, I was drawn into a bookstore by those words and the stare of a fiercely determined girl in a swim cap. Strong Is the New Pretty - A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves is a new book by Kate T. Parker, a photographer and mother of girls. The book (which in fact came home … Continue reading Strong Is the New Pretty
Shall We Dance (2004)
Earlier this week, I watched one of my favourite uplifting films. From 2004, Shall We Dance is a remake of the 1996 Japanese movie of the same name. Richard Gere stars as a man who feels like something is missing, despite seeming to have it all -- a successful career as an estate lawyer, a long-term marriage with a … Continue reading Shall We Dance (2004)
Oedipus and Antigone
Lately, the internet has been rife with speculation about Richard Armitage's next theatre project. Much of the talk has him in a London performance of Yaël Farber's adaptation, Oedipus to Antigone, likely to be staged in 2018. Recent tweets and interviews have added fuel to the fire, and die-hard fans have begun planning trips to … Continue reading Oedipus and Antigone
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