10 Questions for Ewan McGregor Nov 6, 2009
It was extraordinary getting a chance to be the young Alec Guinness, and I'll always be very happy and proud that I did that. Was being an actor your childhood dream. (Time.com)
Filmmaker Zemeckis shares draw of 3-D films Nov 6, 2009
Oswalt kept the discussion fanboy friendly, pointing out that Carrey is now tied with Alec Guinness ("Kind Hearts and Coronets") for most roles by a single actor in a film. Here's some of Oswalt's back-and-forth with Zemeckis. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Quentin Tarantino: Proud of HIs Bas... Oct 17, 2009
He then knows for certain that "t" (an Alec Guinness film) is a Basterd, and Lt. Aldo Raine is finally captured. Revenge of the Jews. (Suite101.com)
Too much, Priyanka! Sep 2, 2009
Eric Idle is credited with having played seven in Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975), while Alec Guinness played eight in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). Related Articles. (India Times, India)
Daily television and radio guide Jul 22, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Radcliffe Soars Again With New 'Harry Potter' Jul 15, 2009
And I think Michael could probably do a good Alec Guinness if you asked him to. "The comparison of Luke Skywalker to Harry Potter in the new film isn't far-fetched, actually, when you consider that Harry, like the famed screen Jedi, is The Chosen One. And as Dumbledore weakens and the keys to unlocking the mystery of how to defeat Voldemort become more out of reach, the aging head of Hogwarts relies more than ever on Harry as the only person capable of defeating the Dark Lord."Harry's having a... (Click2Houston, TX)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jul 10, 2009
Kind Hearts and Coronets, starring Alec Guinness, was the masterwork of alcoholic maverick Robert Hamer, says Matthew Dennison. News Most Viewed. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
The best classic arcade games ever made Jul 8, 2009
Star Wars (Atari, 1983): You've got to love a video game that has Sir Alec Guinness doing the voice work. Even better, the game play was exciting and felt like you were immersed in the movie. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cops, guns are best part of Enemies Jul 1, 2009
Theres a great gag in the comedy Murder by Death, where blind butler Alec Guinness takes an empty tureen out to the dinner table; when he returns to the kitchen, he excoriates the cook for sending him out with a bowl of HOT NOTHING. . (MSNBC -- News)
Original 'King Kong' roars into Portsmouth tonight Jun 3, 2009
6:30 p.m.(PG, 216 mins, UK, 1962)David Leans epic of all epics stars Peter OToole in one of the most electrifying debuts in film history along with Alec Guinness. To say, Seven Oscars barely scratches the surface of this classic of immeasurable scope. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
This is my final blog entry (hooray!) Jun 3, 2009
wrote on Jun 1, 2009 12:17 PM:" I'm glad 'RC' enjoyed the movies and that my and Jimmy's affection and admiration for (in my mind) the 20th century's greatest art form wasn't tiresome to him. By the way I'm looking again at the remarkable BBC productions of the late seventies and early eighties of John le Carre's 'George Smiley' MI6 series, 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' and 'Smiley's People,' with the incomparable Alec Guinness as the guileful, opaque spymaster who sits like some large,... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
The mixed-up boy who would join Sgt. Pepper's band May 9, 2009
The scenes inside Julia's house were shot at London's legendary Ealing studios, where Alec Guinness once ran around in a dress to great comic effect in Kind Hearts and Coronets. A couple of weeks before my set visit they were shooting in Liverpool and ten days later they were in a London graveyard. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
WGBH reclears the way for more shows online May 3, 2009
Spy aficionados crave the return of Alec Guinness in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and Sam Neill in the incomparable "Reilly: Ace of Spies." Others will want more science. The next project will be to reair online the 13-part series on Vietnam that "American Experience" first ran in 1983. (Boston Globe)
In him, the Force is strong: Apr 11, 2009
Sir Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi ... Turns out it's Alec Guinness in my mum's dressing gown ... Sir Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The Cost Savings of FOSS: Business Success for the Wrong Reason Apr 2, 2009
In the 1958 movie The Horse's Mouth, Alec Guinness plays an artist who takes over a luxury flat so he can paint on its wall while its owners are on vacation. After reducing the flat to shambles, he looks at his finished mural and says quietly, "It's not what I meant. Not the vision I had. Why doesn't it fit like it does in the mind?". (Datamation)
Branagh wins TV critics' honour Mar 28, 2009
He follows in the footsteps of Sir Alec Guinness, Michael Gambon, Colin Firth, David Suchet and Christopher Ecclestone as previous winners of the BPG best actor award. BBC programmes dominated the awards, voted for by journalists who write about TV and radio, winning 13 of the 15 prizes. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
"Monsters vs. Aliens" Mar 27, 2009
D. (Hugh Laurie), who has the elegance of Alec Guinness and the head of a you-know-what, and B.O.B. (Seth Rogen), a shapeless one-eyed mass of goo who cheerfully admits to having no brain ("Turns out you don't need one!"). You'll recognize these characters as thinly disguised versions of '50s creature-feature staples -- as seen in the likes of "Attack of the 50-Foot Woman" (1958), "Creature From the Black Lagoon" (1954) and "The Blob" (1958) -- only here, they're rendered charming and cuddly,... (Salon)
Richard Mial: Despite complaints, this is a great place to live Mar 25, 2009
As per Alec Guinness as 'Prince Feisel' to Peter O'Toole as 'Lawrence' -- 'I think you are one of those desert-loving English. But I find Arizona no more 'enlightened' and perhaps less so; after all Wis voted Obama while 'we,' poor Jawn. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Producer's plans promise top billing Mar 15, 2009
"I've been lucky in my life to have worked with the real greats, including Paul Schofield and Alec Guinness, and Geoffrey's performance is right up there. Ionesco's farce about a monarch's dying days has been given a contemporary treatment; it's politically poignant and the timing is perfect.". Exit The King is the Broadway debut for Rush and respected director Neil Armfield. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Fake postman stole Lowry paintings Feb 20, 2009
The stolen works by Lowry - famous for his matchstick men paintings - included one which had been kept by the artist himself until his death and also The Viaduct, once owned by actor Sir Alec Guinness. One other painting, Tanker Entering the Tyne, and three pencil drawings plus a pallette and brush set used by the artist were also stolen. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Top BBC resignations astonished Hutton Feb 18, 2009
Law lord believes his report's findings on David Kelly's death were misinterpreted by media and is dismayed at accusations of whitewash. Thursday 4 March 2004 07. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
At 70, a novelist is born Feb 14, 2009
He is an engaging conversationalist, moving seamlessly between subjects his favourite films (the rarely seen Alec Guinness movie Tunes of Glory; the Alistair Sim version of A Christmas Carol), his obsession with the mystical properties of light ( That was like Black Magic to me ), the voracious literary appetite of his British grandmother, for whom he bought Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy when she was in her 90s, and she loved it. But given the enormous workload on his plate, doesn't he need... (Globe and Mail)
Slumdog Millionaire is Bafta's best movie Feb 12, 2009
The 1988 BBC adaptation of the classic novel, with Alec Guinness Jacobi. From: 17. (guardian.co.uk)
New on DVD: Streisand's deluxe 'Yentl'; 'Zack and Miri' Feb 8, 2009
In Havana, Alec Guinness, as a vacuum cleaner salesman recruited by the British Secret Service, is supported by a spectacular cast: Ralph Richardson, Burl Ives, Maureen O'Hara, Ernie Kovacs, Noel Coward and even ing. nue Jo Morrow (then soon to appear in Ray Harryhausen's The 3 Worlds of Gulliver). (USA Today -- Life)
