fiction, mostly

A Brit a Day [#686]

2012-02-12T00:30:00.000-08:00

Rickman contemplates the time.

I bought a watch with left-over Christmas money at a Japanese thrift shop I affectionately call the 99 Yen Store. The watch devoured three changes of battery in less that two weeks--but I've been mulling over the advantages of wearing a broken watch [first brought to my attention by Eddie Argos some years ago]--when you are cornered by someone you don't wish to talk to, you can always be running late for another meeting. A glance at your wrist, a look pleading for forgiveness...and you're off.

A Brit a Day [#685]

2012-02-11T09:54:00.000-08:00

I really loved this detecting-insurance-fraud-by-faking-ones-own-death scene from Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch's crocodile tears. Note that the man himself has hit his mark.

A Brit a Day [#684]

2012-02-10T06:13:00.000-08:00

Performance....art....performance....art...performance...

[Eddie Argos in the early days of band Art Brut]

A Brit a Day [#683]

2012-02-09T01:00:00.000-08:00

I know in my brain he is the same guy, but in my gut and in my heart, the Lost-era Ian seems like a different person.

A Brit a Day [#682]

2012-02-08T08:38:00.000-08:00

Get it?....He's a Time Lord. [Matt Smith, not dressed as the Eleventh Doctor, though.]

A Brit a Day [#681]

2012-02-07T05:23:00.000-08:00

Dan looking darling last summer on the Today show. I love his khaki-chambray-knit-tie style.

A Brit a Day [#680]

2012-02-06T11:54:00.000-08:00

Benedict Cumberbatch and David Tennant tango for the ladies at an afternoon tea. [They declined a request for Apache dancing as an encore.]

See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_dance

A Brit a Day [#679]

2012-02-05T00:09:00.000-08:00

Professor Snape's Best Hair Day Ever.

A Brit a Day [#678]

2012-02-04T23:05:00.000-08:00

A nice portrait of Daniel Craig I got from someone's tumblr celebrating 'The Girl with... Tattoo.'

A Brit a Day [#677]

2012-02-03T00:02:00.000-08:00

Eddie Argos and Dyan Valdes of Everybody Was in the French Resistance.....Now! I do believe I see the evening's set list written on a paper plate lying on the stage.

A Brit a Day [#676]

2012-02-02T17:26:00.000-08:00

I got into watching a couple of episodes of 'Murder She Wrote' while folding laundry the other day, and as with any gateway drug, it was only a short downward slide into streaming episodes of the BBC's 'Midsomer Murders', a cheeky crime drama that takes place in Midsomer County, a fictional and picturesque location in the English countryside where at least 2 murders per episode have taken place since 1997. Our own HIC participated in the mayhem back in 2004 as the uncouth character Gareth Heldman. I won't provide any spoilers by saying on which side of the crime wave Gareth fell [ahem], but I can suggest that the bulk of Ian's performance is in the first 15 minutes of the episode 'The Fisher King.'

A Brit a Day [#675]

2012-02-01T09:14:00.000-08:00

Matt Smith is tagging along with yesterday's theme of extreme lift in the fringe.

A Brit a Day [#674]

2012-01-31T09:32:00.000-08:00

David Tennant requests the aid of a fan in trying to achieve Dan Radcliffe's look.

A Brit a Day [#673]

2012-01-30T12:35:00.000-08:00

The third in the trilogy [unless I've lost count] of photos featuring David Tennant snugly wrapped in a black overcoat with red lining. Enlarges to wallpaper size when opened in a new tab or browser. Enjoy!

A Brit a Day [#672]

2012-01-29T09:30:00.000-08:00

Above, Rachel Griffiths, Natasha Richardson, and Alan Rickman in a scene from "Blow Dry." Below, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, and Humphrey Bogart in "Beat the Devil." And the films have the same initials.

A Brit a Day [#671]

2012-01-28T09:18:00.000-08:00

Matt Smith gets a bonus post this week--I'm never short of pictures of Matt Smith, the camera loves him so. I'm especially fond of new finds from that photo shoot with that gorgeous suit and that lovely car.

A Brit a Day [#670]

2012-01-27T06:10:00.000-08:00

Eddie Argos belts one out for the band or takes one for the team or something like that in a photo dated October 2009.

A Brit a Day [#669]

2012-01-26T09:29:00.000-08:00

It's always so hard to pick just one picture of HIC for a post. Here is a favorite--classic Desmond from LOST.

A Brit a Day [#668]

2012-01-25T14:52:00.000-08:00

Matt Smith is decked out to play Mr. Banks in a new generation's 'Mary Poppins.' [Not really, you know.] In fact, he could play Jane and Michael's father Peter-Pan-style by simultaneously taking on the role of chimneysweep Bert.

A Brit a Day [#667]

2012-01-24T09:37:00.000-08:00

Thanks again to Donna for passing this my way. Good for you, Matt Lewis, I always knew it would happen.

A Brit a Day [#666]

2012-01-23T09:25:00.000-08:00

It's post #666, so as a salute to little devils everywhere, here, go snuggle with a Dalek. [It could be hiding a roll of toilet paper under its skirt.]

A Brit a Day [#665]

2012-01-22T00:15:00.000-08:00

More amazing fan art from Lithrael--this time, Alan Rickman as Prof. Snape. See last Monday's portrait of David Tennant by Lithrael in ABAD #659 below.

A Brit a Day [#664]

2012-01-21T19:32:00.000-08:00

Native Englishman and Etonian Atticus Ross is part of the Academy award-winning composing team of Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor [recognized for 'The Social Network' soundtrack]. Reznor is also, of course, the genius behind Nine Inch Nails--if you go see 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' look for a nod toward NIN in the form of one character's T-shirt. The GWTDT soundtrack is integral to the film, absolutely every inch of it.

These days, Ross lives in the US. Along with Reznor and Mariqueen Maandig, they perform as the band How to Destroy Angels. The band covers Bryan Ferry's 'Is Your Love Strong Enough?' for the closing credits of 'Dragon Tattoo.'

A Brit a Day [#663]

2012-01-20T21:43:00.000-08:00

A week ago, I saw Daniel Craig [today's guest Brit] and Rooney Mara in 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' It starts to get confusing with the novel in my head as well as the Swedish language film and both of its sequels and now this, but I think I liked it a lot. I especially liked this scene and how scared Craig's character was to have her stitch him up. But for me, the best thing about the movie was Trent Reznor's and Atticus Ross's soundtrack. And guess what? Atticus Ross is English. More on that tomorrow.

A Brit a Day [#662]

2012-01-19T13:28:00.000-08:00

More smiles from Henry Ian Cusick at last week's TCA meeting, where casts were out stumping for their new shows. The leather braid on his wrist was a birthday gift from his fan-girl group, the Sistahs.