April 2007 - August 2007
Don't forget, if you are in the UK or Europe or you have a region free DVD player, Amazing Grace goes on sale Tuesday in R2.
The fantastic glodis has sent us a bunch of new pictures. We've added a few and there are more to come. We'll leave it up to your ingenuity to find them.
A bit of news from rai who heard from Rufus that Vinyan has wrapped and he is on his way back from Thailand. Next stop New York and Rock 'n' Roll! thanks rai~
The August Clip of the Month is up. You can watch it here.
We've added a new gallery for Dirtysomething. You can find it here. Again, thanks a million to MCR5137~
If you happen to live in the UK you might want to take in the costumes from Amazing Grace by visiting Wisbech where they will be on display from 4 August. You can read more about it here.
First word is that Amazing Grace will be released on DVD on 13 November. You can read about it here. ~thanks pendarim
We have a few updates today. Friday we dropped by the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre to see another one of our favorites in Frost/Nixon and were told by the box office to expect the tickets for Rock 'n' Roll to go on sale in August. Keep your eyes open for that TBD to become a date very soon.
There was an interesting article in Variety about London theatre arriving on Broadway that briefly mentions Rock 'n' Roll and Rufus. You can read it here.
For all of you patient antipodes Amazing Grace opens this Thursday 26 July throughout Australia. The Age had some nice things to say about Rufus. You can read them here.
Don't forget to pre-order today: Shakespeare Retold with the hilarious Taming of the Shrew releases next week in the US on R1 DVD on 24 July and Amazing Grace releases in the UK on R2 DVD on 6 August. No word yet on an R1 release for Amazing Grace.
Rufus' audio book - The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and his Friend Mr Abraham Adams by Henry Fielding can purchased here.
A small tidbit about the release of John Adams: ''John Adams,'' the miniseries based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of the second president, is slated for next spring. In addition to previously listed stars Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney and Stephen Dillane, the cast will include Tom Wilkinson, Sarah Polley, Danny Huston, Justin Theroux, Rufus Sewell, David Morse and Guy Henry. You can read it here.
Rufus shares his keen sense of fun in this brief interview with metro.co.uk: Can you do any magic tricks? I used to have a magic trick which involved a bit of fag ash. I’d drag it out as a last-ditch attempt to get the attention of a girl I was trying to impress. It involves depositing a small amount of ash about her person and then revealing it later on – hey presto – as if it had just arrived there. I don’t remember how I did it. I never did it sober. Do women find being covered in cigarette ash irresistible? It was slightly more successful than you’d imagine but not very much. You can read the rest of the interview here.
With Rufus away in Thailand filming Vinyan you can get a jump start on your trip to Broadway this October to see Rock 'n' Roll. This Sunday the BBC will broadcast a radio version of Tom Stoppard's affecting comedy, due to arrive on these shores with its English cast intact in the fall. You can read more here.
The July Clip of the Month is up. You can watch it here.
We've got another new Fan Commentary for Dirtysomething. Check back for screen caps from this difficult to find Rufus flashback to his very early career. Meanwhile, you can read the commentary here. Thank you a million times MCR5137~
Here is an out of the box review of Under-rated Gems. Included on the list is Martha Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence. "YOU SHOULD SEE THIS BECAUSE it’s this smart, sexy, funny romantic comedy that got buried underneath the stampede..." You can read the rest of the article here.
We've got another new Fan Commentary for Dr. No. If you're wondering whether to invest in any of Rufus' audio work you can read about it here.
Foebea has generously consented to allow us to link to the hilarious Ruf vs Joaq in case you're still experiencing trouble determining which actor was in Gladiator and which is in Rock 'n' Roll. You can read a film by film comparison here or compare the pictorial evidence here.
We've got some great new Fan Commentaries and an especially good one for Victory that really digs into the character of Martin Ricardo. You can read it here.
We added several new photos to the gallery and updated some of our old ones. Be sure to check them out. Thanks glodis ;)
There are an awful lot of "if's", "maybe's" and "might's" in this article from the Telegraph about The Devil's Whore, a possible new project for Rufus but we'll pass it along anyway and let you to decide. You can read about it here.
The phenominal Tom Stoppard speaks about The Coast of Utopia, his Tony win and Rock 'n' Roll. You can watch here.
Take a peek at the last line from this article about the Brit-pack on Broadway. Apparently we're not the only ones already day-dreaming about a Tony nod in '08 for Rufus for his turn as Jan in Rock 'n' Roll.
Another "Best" list for Rufus from today's Observer - Guardian. Here is what Rufus had to say when asked about his career:
In Their Prime: Rufus Sewell Age: 39
Training: Central School of Speech and Drama Coming up: Vinyan, a film by Fabrice Du Welz set in Thailand and co-starring Emmanuelle Beart. Also in John Adams, a seven-part HBO series about the early days of America. Big break: Being directed in Macbeth at Central by Judi Dench, whose agent took him on after seeing the play. Favourite theatres: The Royal Exchange in Manchester and the National. 'The backstage life is fantastic in both - each has a very democratic feel.' Would like to: 'Do some broad comedy - a well-written farce.' Why are British actors sought after in America? 'We speak the same language. We're helped by our history. I remember going to LA for the first time and being introduced as a Shakespearean actor. I hadn't done any Shakespeare but I didn't correct the guy in case he gave me a job.' Proud of being British? 'I've never been much of a nationalist - but yeah, sure I'm proud.' You can read what the other 49 British actors on the list have to say here.
We've got some killer new stuff in our photo gallery courtesy of glodis. You'll find the updates on the last page of that section. Be sure to check them out.
There is a brief mention of Rufus in this interesting article from Richmond.com about the HBO mini-series John Adams. You can read it here.
Want to hear more about Silk Sound Books and Rufus' new audio book The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and his Friend Mr Abraham Adams? You can read about the project here and here.
Rufus' audio book -
The History of
the Adventures of Joseph Andrews and his Friend Mr Abraham Adams
by Henry Fielding is now
available for download from Silk Sound Books.
In style and form it
imitates Cervantes Don Quixote, with the servant and master
undertaking their major journey together, but the sexual adventures of
the young Joseph Andrews and his sorely tested chastity provide the
real meat of the book’s plot. Described by Fielding as ‘a
comic-romance’ Joseph Andrews is a bawdy and merry book.
Rufus Sewell’s extraordinary reading of this riotous but challenging
book is made that much more special by, as he said “being able to
really relish the language!”
You can purchase it
here.
Already planning your trip to see Rufus on Broadway? Playbill.com has added Rock 'n' Roll to their official list of upcoming shows. You can keep track of all the latest news, box office information, opening and closing dates, nearby hotels and restaurants, seating charts and ticket sales here.
We've added a few new clips on our audio page. You can listen here.
The June Clip of the Month is up. You can watch it here.
The Illusionist will be released on R2 DVD in the UK on 9 July. You can pre-order it here.
The Honest Courtesan will be released on R2 DVD on 18 June. You can find it under the title A Destiny of Her Own. Pre-order it here.
The release date for Amazing Grace on R2 DVD in the UK has been changed to 6 August. As yet no word on when it will be released on DVD in the US or Australia. You can pre-order it here.
Another audiobook from Rufus - a great new project for Bill Nighy's Silk Sound Books. From Beowulf to Brontë, from Chaucer to Conan-Doyle, great words brought to life by great voices such as Edward Fox, Richard E Grant, Jane Horrocks, Terry Jones, Natascha McElhone, Virginia McKenna, Bill Nighy, Rufus Sewell, Fiona Shaw, Sir Ian Richardson, and many others. The site isn't quite live yet, but we'll keep you updated as details arise. ~thanks uke
One last glowing review of Paris, je t'aime, opening in wider release this weekend, which suggests you skip Pirates of the Caribbean to see it instead.
For all of you fans of the Bard, Hamlet is set to be released on R1 DVD in the US on 14 August.
Fortunate enough to see Rock 'n' Roll on the West End and have thoughts you'd like to share about what you saw? Drop your comments here and we'll add them to our Fan Commentary page.
We've added a few new pictures from Amazing Grace courtesy of quoll who has spent at least part of her holiday scouring for us. You can find them in the Cinema section. Thank you!
You can find a link to Film4 Productions which is producing Vinyan, here.
A reminder - Amazing Grace will be released in Australia on 26 July.
We've added a few new clips to the audio section. You can find them here.
There is a brief mention of Rufus in an article in Variety about the production company - Film4 - that is backing Vinyan where the film is described as a supernatural thriller.
The Taming of the Shrew will be released in the US on R1 on 24 July. You'll find it under the title Shakespeare Retold packaged with the three other pieces in this series.
One last review of Paris, je t'aime, which opens in Los Angeles today, 18 May.
If you somehow happened to miss it Rock 'n' Roll has been confirmed for it's Broadway run. You can read about it here and a particularly good one here.
It's Official!
Rock 'n' Roll comes to
Broadway- From today's New York
Times: Stars of
the London production of Tom Stoppard's "Rock 'n' Roll" will reprise
their roles when the prizewinning play opens on Broadway in the fall.
Under the direction of Trevor Nunn, and with a cast including Brian Cox, Sinead Cusack, Rufus Sewell, Nicole Ansari and Alice Eve, the drama covers the years from 1968 to 1990 in Prague, where a rock band stirs resistance to the Communist regime, and in Cambridge, England, where love and death affect the family of a Marxist philosopher.
The play will open at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater on Nov. 4, after previews beginning on Oct. 19. "Rock 'n' Roll" won the London Evening Standard and London Critics' Circle Theater Awards for best new play, and Mr. Sewell won the Olivier, London Evening Standard and London Critics' Circle Awards for his performance as a young academic who returns to his native Czechoslovakia and becomes a dissident.
And for you history buffs, PBS (US Public Broadcasting) is airing a piece on Alexander Hamiltion this month on "This American Experience". It will be repeated throughout the month of May. After tomorrow you can view the program online here. thanks to barfleur~
Here is another nice review of Paris, je t'aime.
If you haven't checked them out we've added a few audio clips from Rufus' Bond days on the Audio page. We'll be adding more as time permits.
If you happen to live in Los Angeles, Paris, je t'aime opens on 18 May. Check out the offical website here.
We've added a few new pictures to the photo section courtesy of glodis. Be sure to check them out.
And yet another nice review of Paris, je t'aime here.
And we have another review of Paris, je t'aime here.
Amazing Grace will be released on DVD in the UK 30 July. As yet no word on when it will be released on DVD in the US or Australia.
The May Clip of the Month is up and can be found here.
We've added a new commentary for Paris, je t'aime here, and screen caps from Victoria Station, here.
We've
chosen a few reviews of the many for
Paris, je t'aime
that single out
Père-Lachaise.
From Filmcritic.com:
A nice surprise, and
somewhat symbolic of the film as a whole, is Wes Craven's
Père-Lachaise. What would seem on paper to be a bad sort of joke
(sticking the horror director in the city's most famous cemetery)
turns into something more unexpected, as Rufus Sewell and Emily
Mortimer wander among the graven gothic stones, worrying in a jaunty
fashion over their relationship, before finding resolution at Oscar
Wilde's grave. It's a romantic trifle, to be sure, but an extremely
well-observed one that doesn't insult your intelligence.
You can find others
here,
here and
here.
We've stopped counting the number of reviews that single out Père-Lachaise from the other vignettes in Paris, je t'aime. Here is a strange little mention from Newsday.com that makes us wonder if the reviewer actually saw the film.
Paris, je t'aime opens in New York tomorrow and in Los Angeles on 18 May.
There is a small article in the Richmond Times Dispatch about John Adams and brief mention of Rufus. You can read it here.
We've added three new photos of Rufus as Alexander Hamilton for John Adams. You can view them here. thanks uke~
Don't forget to catch Rufus with Emily Mortimer in Paris, je t'aime which will be released in the US on 4 May and in the UK on 22nd June. Wes Craven who directed the segment Père-Lachaise had a few comments about Rufus. You can read them here.
News from Rufus who is in Virgina working on John Adams - his next picture with director Fabrice du Welz and French actress Emmanuelle Béart entitled Vinyan will begin a 10 week shoot in Thailand next month. A European couple make a desperate bid to find their lost child who disappeared after the Tsunami that hit Thailand. First journeying to the hazardous waters of the pirate patrolled Thai/ Burmese coast, they eventually find themselves in the jungle where they must confront the ultimate danger ... In Thai, Vinyan is a spirit, a lost soul that torments the living. You can read more here. A huge thanks to rai for the message from Rufus and thanks to ge2 for the synopsis~
We've added a few new photos on the last page of the gallery and April's Clip of the Month can be found here.
It's Friday the 13th but not for Rufus fans. We've added a new gallery for Gone to Seed and two new commentaries here and here.
Alexander Hamilton of New York in a portrait by John Trumbull.
From David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize winning biography of
John Adams:
As Washington's brilliant
Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton had at first greatly impressed
Adams but later betrayed him. To Abigail Adams, Hamilton was a
dangerous man, "another Bonaparte."
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