So, once upon a time, back in 1988, Emma Thompson had a short-lived TV show in the UK. It was called Thompson, it ran six episodes and was mostly sketch comedy with some random song and dance numbers thrown in. She created the show, I think, definitely wrote for it, and cast pretty much everyone [...]
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Thompson and the real Robin Hood
Posted in Emma Thompson, tagged Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Robin Hood, Sense and Sensibility, sketch comedy, Thompson on May 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Much Ado About Nothing
Posted in Emma Thompson, movies, recommendations, theatre, tagged Denzel Washington, Emma Thompson, Kate Beckinsale, Keanu Reeves, Kenneth Branagh, Much Ado About Nothing, Robert Sean Leonard, Shakespeare on April 26, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I watched Kenneth Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing again last night. I love that movie more every time I watch it. (If you’re not familiar with the plot of the play, there is a decent [if not well-written] synopsis at Wikipedia. Yes, I’m lazy.) I have to admit, on the whole this movie is rather [...]
Emma Thompson on Desert Island Discs
Posted in Audio/Podcasts, Emma Thompson, recommendations, tagged Desert Island Discs, Emma Thompson, Eric Thompson, Greg Wise, Hugh Laurie, Phyllida Law, Richard Lumsden, Stephen Fry on April 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I worship at the feet of Emma Thompson. She is well-spoken and intelligent and phenomenally talented, and I love just about every movie she’s ever made (except, perhaps, Junior). She was recently a guest on Desert Island Discs, a British radio show in which they interview celebrities and ask them about which pieces of music [...]
A look at the overlooked
Posted in Emma Thompson, movies, recommendations, tagged 10 Overlooked Movies from the Decade, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Nanny McPhee, Stranger Than Fiction, Will Ferrell on January 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Generally I’m not a fan of the top 10 list. I never share the same tastes as the list-compiler, and there are just far too many lists around at this time of year. Particularly given this is also the end of the decade. But I ran across an interesting one on digg.com the other day. [...]
