Showing posts with label Canterbury Tales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canterbury Tales. Show all posts

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Emma Spotlight: Johnny Lee Miller

And Every matchmaker must have their match. Here's Emma's in the guise of Johnny Lee Miller.

Name: Johnny Lee Miller

First Impression: Trainspotting, duh!

Lasting Impression: Oddly enough Plunkett & Macleane, which I remember being so excited about, when really, it was so not worth getting excited about. Plus how bad was that soundtrack? It was even more jarring than A Knight's Tale, which somehow gets by on it's campiness.

What else you've seen them in: From big budget movies like Aeon Flux, to BBC period pieces like Canterbury Tales, to plain old British and American TV shows from Eli Stone to Inspector Morse, Johnny Lee Miller has been there and done that... having even been married to Angelina Jolie at one point.

Can't believe it's them: No freakin' way! He was on an episode of Keeping Up Appearances? That's just too too funny. Of course there's also The Bill and EastEnders as well!

Wish they hadn't: Mansfield Park due to my own personal hatred of everything to do with this adaptation. Don't bother trying to convince me otherwise, many have tried, many have failed. Johnny himself couldn't change my mind... though he is welcome to stop by and try.

Bio: Despite being in film and television for years it wasn't until the smash success of Trainspotting that he finally got real recognition. In recent years he's been on several failed American television shows and has recently gone back to the BBC, which I am very happy to see, it's great whenever he comes back, from Byron to Emma, he's a welcome sight.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Spotlight: John Simm

Name: John Simm

First Impression: As Sam Tyler on the only Life on Mars worth watching.

Lasting Impression: The Master. He has just the right amount of maniacal glee... of course they still could have edited him a bit.

What else you've seen them in: Simm has been busy acting... from the original State of Play miniseries to Cracker, to Canterbury Tales to The Devil's Whore, there's no knowing where or when Simm might show up on tv... but Christmas day I have a feeling he'll be bleached and on BBC 1!

Can't believe it's them: Remember the season 2 premiere of Spaced where Daisy returned from India. Remember the mystery man at the airport which landed Daisy in trouble? Yes, that was Simm in a totally memorable role, though he never said a word.

Wish they hadn't: Nothing so far that I detest... though if he doesn't make an apperance on the final season of Ashes to Ashes we might have words.

Bio: Manchester United supporter... I knew you had to have that fact.

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