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weirdlookindog · 2 months

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Kenneth Cranham in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

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may8chan · 1 year

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#Fangoria #Hellbound Hellraiser II #Tony Randel #Clive Barker #Doug Bradley #Clare Higgins #Kenneth Cranham #Barbie Wilde #Simon Bamford #Nicholas Vince #Sean Chapman #Oliver Smith #Magazine

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duranduratulsa · 6 months

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Now showing on my Spooktober Filmfest...Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #horror #hellraiser #HellboundHellraiserII #clivebarker #pinhead #cenobites #dougbradley #ClareHiggins #AshleyLaurence #kennethcranham #imogenboorman #williamhope #80s #vintage #vhs #spooktober #halloween #october

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camyfilms · 1 year

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MALEFICENT 2014

Sweet Aurora, you stole what was left of my heart. And now I have lost you forever. I swear, no harm will come to you as long as I live. And not a day shall pass that I don't miss your smile.

#maleficent #2014 #angelina jolie #ella purnell #elle fanning #sharlto copley #lesley manville #imelda staunton #juno temple #sam riley #brenton thwaites #kenneth cranham #hannah new

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closetofcuriosities · 2 months

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Hellbound: Hellraiser II - 1988 - Dir. Tony Randel

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claudia1829things · 2 years

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"THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL" (1996) Review

"THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL" (1996) Review I cannot count the number of times I have seen either movie or television adaptations of either Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel, "Jane Eyre" or Emily Brontë's novel of the same year, "Wuthering Heights". There was also a third sister who was also a novelist, namely Anne Brontë. She had also written a famous novel. Published in 1848, it was titled "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall".

Despite the novel's success upon its publication, the reputation of "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" seemed to have faded over the years . . . to the point that many literary critics had developed a dismissive attitude toward it by the early 20th century. However, the novel's reputation has grown considerably during the last decades of the 20th century. Although there have been references to Brontë's novel during this later period, there have been only two on-screen adaptations of the novel by the BBC - a four-part miniseries in 1968 and a three-part miniseries in 1996. I have yet to see the 1968 production, but I have seen the more recent miniseries at least three times. After my latest viewing, I decided to write a review. "THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL" begins with the arrival of a mysterious woman in black named Mrs. Helen Graham and her young son Arthur at Wildfell Hall, an Elizabethan manor located in Yorkshire. Helen is determined to establish an independent existence as an artist in order to support herself and Arthur. Due to her aloof and blunt manner, her new neighbors become determined to pry into her private life and learn everything about her. Only one neighbor, an attractive local farmer named Gilbert Markham manages to befriend her. But when Helen becomes aware of the growing attraction between her and Gilbert, she decides to reveal the truth about her past. Gilbert learns from reading her diary that she had fled from her husband, who is an alcoholic landowner. He also happens to be an abusive spouse, a womanizer, and a destructive influence on their young son. As far as I know, there have been three previous Brontë productions in which its narratives were conveyed in a non-linear fashion - "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" (1939), "JANE EYRE" (2006) and "JANE EYRE" (2011). However, both Emily and Charlotte Brontë wrote their respective novels with linear narratives. Anne Brontë did not . . . at least for her 1848 novel. The story began from Gilbert Markham's point-of-view in a series of letters to a friend and his diary. The novel's middle narrative shifted from Gilbert to Helen's POV, as Gilbert learns the truth about her background and troubled marriage through the diary she gave him to read. The only difference between Brontë's novel and the 1996 miniseries is that screenwriter David Nokes began the story from Helen's point-of-view with her arrival at Wildfell Hall. Throughout the first episode, the narrative's POV shifted between Helen and Gilbert, with the occasional foray to another supporting character - especially Gilbert's mother or sister. Once the narrative shifted toward Helen's past history with Arthur Huntingdon in the second episode, she became the narrative's sole narrator until the third episode. Many movie and television productions have proven incapable of shifting time periods, let alone narrators with such ease. Yet, there is another aspect of "THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL" that I found even more remarkable than its narrative structure - namely the story itself. Do not mistake me . . . I have enjoyed the numerous adaptations of "Wuthering Heights" and "Jane Eyre". But thanks to Anne Brontë's novel and David Nokes' screenplay, I prefer "THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL" over the other Brontë adaptations I have seen. I thought Nokes did an excellent job in capturing Brontë's tale about a young woman who had endured a toxic marriage and found herself struggling to put her memories behind her and eventually, facing them. Unlike her sisters Emily and Charlotte, Anne did not appease her readers with some Byronic hero whom the heroine either saves or reunite with in the afterlife. If I may say so, neither Gilbert Markham or Arthur Huntingdon struck me as Byronic. Gilbert struck me as an earthy, hot-tempered and slightly spoiled young man. His acquaintance and eventual romance with Helen forced him to mature. Arthur originally struck me as a dashing rogue, whose wit and managed to win Helen's hand in marriage. Yet, that wit and charm hid unfaithful and at times, vicious drunk who failed to overcome his addiction and insecure nature. We finally have Helen Graham/Huntingdon, whose character arc underwent quite a journey. The story began with a portrayal of Helen as this slightly hard, reserved and blunt woman who seemed leery of forming relations with her new neighbors - including Gilbert. Through the flashbacks from the second and third episodes, audiences learn how Helen had developed from a naive and slightly sanctimonious eighteen-year-old debutante to that blunt and paranoid mother of a five-year-old son. What I truly liked about Anne Brontë's tale is that she did not pull any punches in her portrayal of Helen's experiences as Mrs. Arthur Huntingdon. Nor did she make any attempt to whitewash Helen's fear, sense of betrayal at Arthur's infidelity or her disappointment over her failure to transform him into a better man. What impressed me even further is that screenwriter David Nokes and director Mike Barker did more than justice to Brontë's novel. Both did an excellent job of recapturing trauma Helen must have experienced as a woman trapped in an abusive marriage. I also have to compliment both director and screenwriter for their treatment of Helen's experiences with her new neighbors near Wildfell Hall, as she dealt with their resentment toward her aloof manner and their vicious gossip. And I must admit that I really enjoyed how Helen's relationship with the earthy Gilbert Markham and the lively manner in which they developed from polite neighbors to close friends and potential lovers. More importantly, neither Helen nor Gilbert was portrayed as perfect. I must confess that my only issue with the narrative was the ending. Brontë's novel ended with Gilbert erroneously suspecting that Helen had married Frederick Lawrence, her "landlord", following Arthur's death. Mind you, I did not care for that ending, which I found it a shallow and overused trope in many romance stories. David Nokes solved that problem by revealing Mr. Lawrence's true identity by the end of Episode 1. Unfortunately, he also repeated this same trope by having Helen suspect that Gilbert was about to marry his former love interest following her return to Wildfell Hall. Sigh. It was the same minor, yet shallow crap, but with a different character. Oh well . . . nothing is perfect. I have no problems with the production values for "THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL", save for one issue. I thought production designer Sarah Greenwood did an excellent job in re-creating the two Yorkshire communities during the 1820s in this miniseries. Daf Hobson's cinematography, Sarah Jane Cornish's art direction and the series' art department certainly added to the authenticity of Greenwood's work. I was especially impressed by Jean Speak's hair and makeup work and Rosalind Ebbutt's costume designs, as shown in the images below:

Needless to say, Greenwood, Hobson, Speak and Ebbutt all earned BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) nominations. Only Speak won. That one issue I had with the three-part miniseries centered around its film. I had no problems with Hobson's photography. But I had a problem with the film stock used for this production. I hate to say this, but I believe the color for the 1996 miniseries is in danger of fading in the coming years, unless the BBC can do something to save it. I wonder what kind of film Hobson or perhaps the BBC used for this production. I have noticed similar problems for other BBC productions during the 1990s. Regardless of Nokes' excellent adaptation and Barker's direction, I feel this production would not have worked without the excellent performances that dominated it. "THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL" featured some strong performances from the likes of Kenneth Cranham, Aran Bell, Karen Westwood, and Miranda Pleasance who portrayed Helen's new tight-minded and conservative neighbors. Pam Ferris, Paloma Baeza and Joe Absolom gave first-rate performances as Gilbert's mother and two siblings. James Purefoy seemed to be very solid as Helen's "landlord", Frederick Lawrence. Livelier performances came from those who portrayed Arthur's predatory friends - Sean Gallagher, Jonathan Cake, Cathy Murphy and especially Beatie Edney, whose Annabella Lowborough struck me as deliciously corrupt. Dominic Rowan did an excellent job in portraying the more complicated Lord Lowborough, who proved to be repelled by his friends and wife's behavior. I thought Sarah Bidel gave the most poignant performance as Helen's loyal friend and caregiver, Rachel. Young Master Arthur Huntingdon proved to be the second role in Jackson Leach's short career. Eight to nine years old at the time, I thought he gave an excellent performance as the young Arthur, torn between his parents' influence. "THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL" not only benefited from a strong supporting cast, but also from superb performances by the three leads. Rupert Graves gave one of his best performances as Helen's alcoholic and abusive husband, Arthur Huntington. What I admired about Graves' performance was that he did not portray Arthur as some one-note villain. His Arthur was charming, witty, romantic, cold, dismissive, manipulative and yes . . . scary. In the end, Graves also managed to convey how pathetic Arthur was at his core. One would think Toby Stephens had it easier as Helen's true love interest, Gilbert Markham. Fortunately, Brontë's portrayal of Gilbert proved to be more complex. The production's casting director had been smart enough to hire a superb actor like Stephens who brought out the best and worst of Gilbert's character without making audiences question Helen's attraction to him. Tara Fitzgerald deserved top honors for her portrayal of the story's protagonist, Helen Graham (aka Huntington). I thought she did a superb job of conveying Helen's emotional journey from a naive debutante who fell in love with the wrong man, to a wiser, yet strong-willed young mother, whose past history with an abusive mother had led her to become somewhat paranoid and brusque with her neighbors. Yet, Fitzgerald also managed to retain Helen's capability for love through the character's relationship with her son and her burgeoning romance with Gilbert. It is a pity that none of the leads - Fitzgerald, Stephens or Graves had received any accolades or nominations for their performances. What else can I say about "THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL"? Nothing really. Yes, I found the romantic misunderstanding from the ending a little old and cliched. And yes, I believe the film that the miniseries was shot with in danger of fading. But if I must be brutally honest, I believe this adaptation of Anne Brontë's novel to be one of the best costume productions from the 1990s, let alone the past three or four decades, thanks to David Nokes' screenplay, Mike Barker's direction and a superb cast led by Tara Fitzgerald. Hell, I will go even further and state that this version of "THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL" might be my favorite adaptation of any Brontë novel.

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thishadoscarbuzz · 8 months

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252 - Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Ahead of this season's Nyad, we are looking back at the Oscar history of Annette Bening and 2017's Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool. One year after missing out on a nomination for 20th Century Women, Bening returned with this film, starring as actress Gloria Grahame . Told from the perspective of actor Peter Turner (played by Jamie Bell), the film tells a love story between Turner and the Oscar winner during her final days. The film received a mild festival response and limited release during New Years, with Bening and Bell getting BAFTA nominations, but no such love from Oscar.

This episode, we talk about Bening's four previous Oscar nominations and her notorious dual losses to Hilary Swank. We also discuss actresses who have played Oscar winners, Grahame's Oscar win for The Bad and the Beautiful, and that other Sony Pictures Classics film from 2017 that took its time to expand.

Topics also include Bell's leading man charisma, Bening's potential for Nyad, and the many PG-13 f*cks of The American President.

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#Annette Bening #Jamie Bell #Julie Walters #Stephen Graham #Vanessa Redgrave #Kenneth Cranham #Gloria Grahame #Best Actress #Best Supporting Actress #toronto international film festival #Academy Awards #Oscars #movies #Paul McGuigan #Sony Pictures Classics #Youtube

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cultfaction · 9 months

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Preview: Hellraiser Quartet Of Torment Limited Edition 4K UHD Bluray

In the 1980s, Clive Barker changed the face of horror fiction, throwing out the rules to expose new vistas of terror and beauty, expanding the horizons for every genre writer who followed him. With Hellraiser, his first feature film, he did the same for cinema. Hedonist Frank Cotton (Sean Chapman) thinks he has reached the limits of earthly pleasure. But a mysterious puzzle box will take him…

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#Anthony Hickox #Ashley Laurence #Clare Higgins #Clive Barker #Doug Bradley #Hellbound: Hellraiser II #Hellraiser #Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth #Hellraiser Quartet Of Torment #Hellraiser: Bloodline #Kenneth Cranham #Kevin Yagher #Sean Chapman #Tony Randel

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olivierdemangeon · 2 years

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OFFICIAL SECRETS (2019) ★★★✮☆

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mywingsareonwheels · 10 months

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Excellent thing: gaining access to the Audible audio adaptation of A Christmas Carol because they’ve given me yet another free trial and that’s included with membership.

Even better thing: THAT CAST. I mean. Derek Jacobi as Dickens, Kenneth Cranham as Scrooge, my beloved Roger Allam as Jacob Marley, MIRIAM FRICKING MARGOLYES as the Ghost of Christmas Present, and Brendan Coyle and Tim McInnerny and Jamie Glover and Jenna Coleman and Joshua James and Emily Bruni and and and and.

Entirely predictable thing that is making me facepalm at myself: look. In my defense, I listened to it using my headphones. And then Roger as Jacob had these... angry/frustrated/caring/distressed growls. So really it isn’t my fault IN THE LEAST that I found that inappropriately sexy and now have even more Jacob Marley feelings than usual. ;-)

(Which really was already a lot. Jacob’s past hoping for himself and he gets that second chance for Scrooge (and we never know what he had to do to get it but it can’t have been easy) and it’s so incredibly selfless especially coming from someone who was not selfless at all in life and I just have to hope that knowing that he’s succeeded in making something better despite everything gives him comfort and aaaaaah.)

Also entirely predictable: Jamie Glover is one of the best voice actors I know of anyway (not nearly enough people know his work) and then he’s Bob Cratchit and you get to That Bit and I may just have sobbed through the whole thing. I always cry at that bit, to be fair, but not like that. Aaaaah.

Assuming I still have access to the thing after I cancel my membership (because I do prefer not to give Amazon money when I can help it), I’ll listen to it again at Christmas. <3 Extremely well-done, very good adaptation all round. The script is very good and is very interesting in its choice of which bits to adapt (always fascinating what people go for); the acting is absolutely the best I’ve seen or heard in any adaptation of the story. In particular I think Kenneth Cranham is even better than either Patrick Stewart or Michael Caine as Scrooge and I do not say that lightly as they were both amazing.

#a christmas carol #totally unseasonable post #roger allam #jacob marley #jamie glover #kenneth cranham #charles dickens #cw child death mention #tw child death mention #tw fictional child death #bob cratchit #miriam margolyes

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badmovieihave · 1 year

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Bad movie I have Layer Cake 2004

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weirdlookindog · 2 months

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Kenneth Cranham and Clare Higgins in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

#hellbound hellraiser 2 #hellraiser 2 #kenneth cranham #clare higgins #1980s horror #1980s movies #1988 #tony randel #clive barker #cenobite #horror #splatterpunk #gore #lobby card

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duranduratulsa · 2 months

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Now showing on DuranDuranTulsa's Horror Show...Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) on glorious vintage VHS 📼! #movie #movies #horror #hellraiser #HellboundHellraiserII #hellraiser2 #clivebarker #pinhead #cenobites #dougbradley #ClareHiggins #AshleyLaurence #kennethcranham #imogenboorman #williamhope #oliverchapman #kevincole #vintage #vhs #80s #durandurantulsa #durandurantulsashorrorshow

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mariocki · 1 year

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An early screen credit for a very young Kenneth Cranham, as the instigator of a domestic disturbance and all round bully boy, in Softly Softly: Task Force: Sprats and Mackerels (1.11, BBC, 1970)

#fave spotting #kenneth cranham #character actors #softly softly: task force #1970 #bbc #classic tv #not my usual fave spotted style; not a tv genre icon as such‚ but undoubtedly one of our finest actors and an award winning #star of the theatre. this was more bc it was such an unexpected surprise (pleasant); Ken had been acting for a few years by 1970 but i do #tend to think of him as a later actor and his most notable roles were still quite a way away #like tom baker (see another fave spotted) Ken had previously appeared on Softly's parent show Z Cars #but the archive status of z cars is much spottier than Softly so i couldn't for sure say whether his ep survives #he's very good here as a lairy‚ volatile young man who inadvertently leads the police into a much bigger people smuggling case #through his arguments with his (implied underage) girlfriend. some tw for this episode tho; whilst fairly sympathetic to the plight #of 'illegal' immigrants‚ the episode contains several uses of unacceptable language and slurs and reflects some of the #prejudices of the time (that time... this time.. sigh) and also contains themes of domestic abuse

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letterboxd-loggd · 2 years

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