Tag: Tom Hanks
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Damian Lewis Interview, Sunday Telegraph – Sept 30, 2001
Bananas and Marmalade by Emily Bearn | Sunday Telegraph | September 30, 2001 Damian Lewis is an Old Etonian who plays an American war hero in Spielberg’s latest epic, and dreams of being the next James Bond. Emily Bearn meets the young contender. Damian Lewis (if the actor’s publicists in London, New York and Los…
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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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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.