Tag: Dick Winters
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Everyone’s talking about…, The Observer, September 30, 2001
Everyone’s talking about… by Duncan Turner, The Observer, September 30, 2001 Damian Lewis in Band of Brothers When Steven Spielberg decided to produce a mini-series based on the real-life heroics of US infantrymen in World War II, getting into the cast was the hottest ticket in town. To much surprise, Old Etonian and RSC graduate…
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Company of Men, The Times, September 29, 2001
Company of Men by Tom Dart, The Times, 29 September 2001 Not even Damian Lewis understands Why spielberg and Hanks Have cast an old etonian as a second World war gi. But He’s not complaining. At first, it seems his energy comes from adrenaline, nerves, but there is nothing remotely nervous about Damian Lewis. Athletes…
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Band of Brothers: Too close for comfort, The Guardian, September 24, 2001
Band of Brothers: Too close for comfort The Guardian 24 September 2001 by Matt Seaton, The Guardian, September 24, 2001 With talk of the US drafting men to fight its ‘crusade’ against terrorism, the second world war mini-series, Band Of Brothers, has suddenly become all too relevant. Matt Seaton reports from the set Captain Dye…
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Brothers in Arms, Time Out, September 19, 2001
Brothers in Arms by Tom Howard, Time Out, September 19, 2001 Spielberg’s $120 million WWII drama ‘Band Of Brothers’ comes to BBC2 next month. The series may be awash with American heroism, but its trump card is rising British star Damian Lewis. The famous British inferiority complex- normally aired after sporting occasions – has never…
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The Art of War, Salon, September 8, 2001
The Art of War by Gary Kamiya, Salon.com, September 8, 2001 HBO’s massive and bloody miniseries, “Band of Brothers,†attempts the impossible and nearly succeeds. The history of serious movies about war, from “Paths of Glory†to “Johnny Got His Gun†to “Apocalypse Now†to “Saving Private Ryan,†is a history of attempts to do…
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Easy Company’s Hard Times, Los Angeles Time, August 26, 2001
Easy Company’s Hard Times by Susan King, Los Angeles Times, August 26, 2001 HBO’s ‘Band of Brothers’ miniseries re-creates the bonds forged in a unit of American GIs during bloody European fighting in World War II. HOLLYWOOD — It’s hard not to be struck by the silence when watching Tom Hanks’ war, as played in…
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This American Platoon is Led by a Brit, Los Angeles Times, August 20, 2000
Damian Lewis survived a slew of tests to win the role of a war hero. by DAVID GRITTEN, Los Angeles Times, August 20, 2000 HATFIELD, England — “I’ve really screwed up my hearing,” grimaces Damian Lewis. “I should have had earplugs in.” The mud-spattered Lewis, in a World War II paratrooper uniform, has spent the…
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In Rank with Spielberg and Hanks, The Evening Standard, May 16, 2000
In rank with Spielberg and Hanks by Kensal Green, The Evening Standard, May 16, 2000 It’s incredibly easy to spot Damian Lewis as he wanders into the gastro-pub near his flat in Kensal Green. Not only is his hair very ginger – brazen- coloured, really – but he’s wearing a khaki jumper and trousers which…