Tag: Steven Spielberg
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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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Watch Out for The Young Dudes, Evening Standard, July 8, 2000
Young, gifted and British: the new crop of Brit actors seems to have been cast in the mould marked “Good-Looking — But In An Unconventional Mannerâ€. And there is nothing the film industry likes more than faces that stick in the mind long after they’ve smiled or scowled their way across a screen.
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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…