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Absolutely hate this kind of news. Way too young. Great in Blinders, and for us Whovians did a great turn in a Matt Smith Doctor Who, as a fishy vampire in Vampires of Venice.
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Jun 21, 2021 - 6:31 PM
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Helen McCrory was known in America primarily for her limited feature film work. But McCrory’s debut film never played in the U.S. It was Jim McBride’s UNCOVERED. In the film, Kate Beckinsale stars as “Julia,” an art restorer who, in the course of cleaning a 15th-century Flemish painting of a duke and a knight playing chess under the watchful eye of a duchess, uncovers a Latin inscription along the bottom that reads, “Who killed the knight?” No sooner does Julia seek advice from her former lover, art authority “Alvaro” (Art Malik), than he is found murdered. It doesn’t take long for the list of victims to outnumber the suspects: Among those drawn into the intrigue are Julia’s gay guardian “Cesar” (John Wood), art gallery proprietor “Menchu” (Sinead Cusack), the painting’s dying, aristocratic owner “Don Manuel” (Michael Gough), his shady niece “Lola” (Helen McCrory), and her philandering husband “Max” (Peter Wingfield). Michael Gough, Peter Wingfield, and Helen McCrory in UNCOVERED Jim McBride (THE BIG EASY) directed the 1994 film, which did not get a U.S. theatrical release. The picture played in a few European countries, but was relegated to television and video in most of the world. Philippe Sarde’s score was released by Quartet in 2013.
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Jun 23, 2021 - 2:25 AM
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In THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, for the sake of a lady – “Mercedès Iguanada” (Dagmara Dominczyk) – 19th-century nobleman “Count Fernand Mondego” (Guy Pearce) betrays his best friend, “Edmond Dantès” (Jim Caviezel), who ends up incarcerated for 20 years in the Chateau D’If jail. There, Dantès meets a jolly old priest called the “Abbé Faria” (Richard Harris), who eventually engineers his escape, and now, finally, he’s out for revenge. “Gérard Villefort” (James Frain) is the chief deputy prosecutor who imprisons Dantès. Later, he and his daughter, “Valentina Villefort” (Helen McCrory), become acquaintances of Dantès as he enacts his revenge. James Frain, Helen McCrory, and Jim Caviezel in THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO Kevin Reynolds directed the 2002 film. Reynolds enjoyed working with Helen McCrory, and was disappointed about having to delete a subplot involving Valentina in order to tighten the story pacing. The $35 million production made it into the top 50 films of the year, with a $75 million worldwide gross. Edward Shearmur’s score was released by RCA Victor.
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Jun 24, 2021 - 3:37 PM
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FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL finds aging Hollywood star “Joe Scot” (Daniel Craig) living a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, “Ophelia Franklin” (Eve). The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes Scot into an extended flashback to a sea-side town in 1970's Britain. Hollywood star Joe is now a teenage boy (Emile Robert) in a tentative relationship with a school-girl called “Ruth” (Felicity Jones, in her feature film debut). Further, his mother's friend, “Evelyn Adams” (Jodhi May), is attempting to seduce him. Helen McCrory has a small role as “Peggy Tickell” in the film. Baillie Walsh wrote and directed this 2008 drama. Richard Hartley’s score was released in the UK by Pale Blue Records. The film barely had a U.S. release, and grossed only $1.1 million worldwide.
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Jun 25, 2021 - 12:09 AM
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Helen McCrory made her first appearance in a “Harry Potter” film with 2009's HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. In the film, as “Harry Potter” (Daniel Radcliffe) begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes') dark past. Tom Felton co-stars as “Draco Malfoy,” Harry's rival and the recipient of Voldemort's secret mission. Helena Bonham Carter is “Bellatrix Lestrange,” one of Voldemort's principal Death Eaters and Draco Malfoy's aunt. Helen McCrory plays “Narcissa Malfoy,” Draco’s mother and Bellatrix’s sister. Narcissa and Bellatrix seek out “Severus Snape” (Alan Rickman), who claims to be a mole within the Order of the Phoenix. Snape makes an Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa to protect Draco and fulfill his assignment if he fails. Helen McCrory and Helena Bonham Carter in HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE Helen McCrory was originally cast as Bellatrix in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (2007), but had to drop out due to pregnancy. David Yates directed HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. Nicholas Hooper scored this sixth Harry Potter installment, and his score was released by New Line Records in the U.S. The film cost an astounding $250 million to produce, but grossed $934 million worldwide.
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Jun 25, 2021 - 7:19 PM
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THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP was a dramatization that traced the relationship between UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie, and American President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary, from Blair’s appointment as the leader of the Labour Party in 1994 to the end of Clinton’s presidency in 2001. Dennis Quaid and Hope Davis played Bill and Hillary Clinton, and, as they had in THE QUEEN, Michael Sheen and Helen McCrory played Tony and Cherie Blair. Helen McCrory and Hope Davis in THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Helen McCrory was drawn to the film because of the opportunity to present not only the public face of the Blairs' marriage, but the private face as well. What she found interesting about playing Cherie Blair, said McCrory, is "her intelligence. She is a woman with an incredible list of achievements under her belt; she's been motivated from a very young age. She became a member of the Labour Party at 16; and graduated with one of the top marks from law school. Yet she sat 'convent silent' during Blair's term in office because it was decided that it was best for a woman with very strong ideas to stay out of the limelight. It's a strange dichotomy, being incredibly intelligent and eloquent, and quite vulnerable and clumsy in certain situations." As a strong admirer of Cherie Blair, McCrory found the former First Lady to be "quite formidable", and was delighted with her new public persona since Tony Blair left office, noting: "The press painted her so poorly, yet now Cherie has come out professionally. She's written a book, she's far more vocal, and she puts her money where her mouth is, championing the entrepreneurial advancements of women in eastern Europe and India." A comfort level existed between the actors Michael Sheen and Helen McCrory playing the Blairs, mined from years of knowing each other since drama school. Although they had never acted together prior to THE QUEEN (2006), they previously ran a theatre production company together and produced plays at London's Donmar Theatre. Richard Loncraine directed the film, which was jointly produced by HBO and the BBC. It aired on HBO on 29 May 2010 and on the BBC on 18 September. Alexandre Desplat’s score was released by Varese Sarabande.
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Jun 26, 2021 - 10:40 PM
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Martin Scorsese’s family adventure HUGO is set in 1931 Paris, where orphan “Hugo Cabret” (Asa Butterfield) lives in the Parisian train station of Gare Montparnasse, winding the clocks around the premises and spending his time evading the station inspector “Gustave” (Sacha Baron Cohen) who is on a warpath looking for misbehaving orphans. Hugo himself is made one with the demise of his dad (Jude Law in a small supporting role) who had left him under the care of drunken uncle “Claude” (Ray Winstone), and also left behind an automation. Believing the automation contains a secret message left behind by dad, Hugo goes about scouring the station for knickknacks, trinkets and gears to get it going again, and often does so by stealing items off Georges Méliès (Ben Kingsley), the toymaker who has a small shop in the station. That forms the gist of Hugo's initial interaction with Georges, and the story revolves around his friendship with Méliès goddaughter “Isabelle” (Chloe Grace Moretz), where together they find themselves embarking on an adventure involving various people such as those in the station like the florist “Lisette” (Emily Mortimer), the dog-loving cafe owner “Emile” (Frances de la Tour) and the newspaper seller “Frick” (Richard Griffiths) as well as those who would point them toward the discovery of film and its early years, such as bookstore owner “Labisse” (Christopher Lee), and film historian “Rene Tabard” (Michael Stuhlbarg). Helen McCrory plays Méliès’ wife Jeanne and is in almost all of Méliès' films. Helen McCrory in HUGO Howard Shore’s score was released on Howe Records. The film performed well at the box office, with a $186 million worldwide take.
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