War Pig!! (aka The Baftas 2012)
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lonelybritOscars eat your heart out. Unless you got your stars interviewed by Miss Piggy herself on the red carpet then you are but mediocre ;)
Tom Hiddleston, Adam Deacon, and Daniel Radcliffe are personal highlights, though she gets compliments from all her interviewees. Well worth a watch!
I will not lie, I laughed like anything when poor Meryl lost her shoe and then proceeded to almost faceplant into the podium. Props to Firth for being the Prince Charming of the situation, and of course to Streep herself for taking it all in her stride.
Alas for Tom Hiddleston. Ah well, I'm not overly bitter, if he keeps this current form up we'll be hearing a lot more from him in the future. (Considering that 1 of his next 2 projects will star John Hurt and Tilda Swinton, and the other Rogue and Frodo I think he's off to a good start.) And you could not deny that the Bafta clearly meant a great deal to Deacon so fair play. Also, to be honest, after seeing Deacon shamelessly hit on Miss Piggy my heart towards him has softened :)
Baftas aside I'm still basking in my own Hiddleston afterglow, aka Stories Before Bedtime at the Criterion Theatre. It was a brilliant night out with great company and fabulous performances from all the actors concerned. There was a brief *blink* moment when the penny dropped as I remembered where Tennessee Williams hailed from. A moment sparked by Tom emerging in worn jean/dungarees, white wifebeater, and artfully smeared dust and dirt to the tune of 'Man of Constant Sorrow'. To my uncultured ear he bloody nailed the Southern accent and gave a wonderful reading, the kind where you forget who you're watching as he changed his voice and body language to bring to life each character in the (definitely adult-rated) tale.
Though I will never forgive him for making me hear "I want it, daddy" spoken out loud without a hint of irony *shudders*.
I did pop around to the stagedoor afterwards to find a sizable swarm of fans overflowing the pavement. Russell Tovey had clearly been there a while signing and was just retreating as I arrived. His departure did nothing to shrink the size of the crowd. We provided much entertainment to next-door's staff on their smoking breaks ('Who are they waiting for?' 'No idea, someone famous.' 'Have you heard of this guy Hiddleston?' 'Nah.')
Alas I have nothing exciting to report as 1) the crowd was solid and trying to get close to the doors would have required either being there from the beginning or pulling off your own Hulk!smash. And 2) when Hiddleston did emerge he apologised that he was running late already and couldn't stick around for too long. That said he was gent and signed as much as he could in a short space of time, saying sincere thank you's to those who got to say something and finally left somewhat laden with bags and parcels (it had been his birthday the previous day).
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Yes, he was looking horribly dapper, don't you just hate it when they scrub up so well... :)
So in conclusion my Hiddleston phase shows no sign of passing just yet. And I resent him with every bone in my body for it. And yes the Criterion has said that the podcast will be up "shortly" so of course I will be downloading it the second it appears :)
Tom Hiddleston, Adam Deacon, and Daniel Radcliffe are personal highlights, though she gets compliments from all her interviewees. Well worth a watch!
I will not lie, I laughed like anything when poor Meryl lost her shoe and then proceeded to almost faceplant into the podium. Props to Firth for being the Prince Charming of the situation, and of course to Streep herself for taking it all in her stride.
Alas for Tom Hiddleston. Ah well, I'm not overly bitter, if he keeps this current form up we'll be hearing a lot more from him in the future. (Considering that 1 of his next 2 projects will star John Hurt and Tilda Swinton, and the other Rogue and Frodo I think he's off to a good start.) And you could not deny that the Bafta clearly meant a great deal to Deacon so fair play. Also, to be honest, after seeing Deacon shamelessly hit on Miss Piggy my heart towards him has softened :)
Baftas aside I'm still basking in my own Hiddleston afterglow, aka Stories Before Bedtime at the Criterion Theatre. It was a brilliant night out with great company and fabulous performances from all the actors concerned. There was a brief *blink* moment when the penny dropped as I remembered where Tennessee Williams hailed from. A moment sparked by Tom emerging in worn jean/dungarees, white wifebeater, and artfully smeared dust and dirt to the tune of 'Man of Constant Sorrow'. To my uncultured ear he bloody nailed the Southern accent and gave a wonderful reading, the kind where you forget who you're watching as he changed his voice and body language to bring to life each character in the (definitely adult-rated) tale.
Though I will never forgive him for making me hear "I want it, daddy" spoken out loud without a hint of irony *shudders*.
I did pop around to the stagedoor afterwards to find a sizable swarm of fans overflowing the pavement. Russell Tovey had clearly been there a while signing and was just retreating as I arrived. His departure did nothing to shrink the size of the crowd. We provided much entertainment to next-door's staff on their smoking breaks ('Who are they waiting for?' 'No idea, someone famous.' 'Have you heard of this guy Hiddleston?' 'Nah.')
Alas I have nothing exciting to report as 1) the crowd was solid and trying to get close to the doors would have required either being there from the beginning or pulling off your own Hulk!smash. And 2) when Hiddleston did emerge he apologised that he was running late already and couldn't stick around for too long. That said he was gent and signed as much as he could in a short space of time, saying sincere thank you's to those who got to say something and finally left somewhat laden with bags and parcels (it had been his birthday the previous day).
..Yes, he was looking horribly dapper, don't you just hate it when they scrub up so well... :)
So in conclusion my Hiddleston phase shows no sign of passing just yet. And I resent him with every bone in my body for it. And yes the Criterion has said that the podcast will be up "shortly" so of course I will be downloading it the second it appears :)
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Date: 2012-02-14 01:44 am (UTC)And yay that you had a brilliant time on Friday night. Still so jealous of everyone who went but so happy that people really enjoyed it :D
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Date: 2012-02-14 11:04 pm (UTC)It was a good, good night! Have glance at
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Date: 2012-02-14 08:30 am (UTC)And Daniel Radcliffe is adorable. As is Tom. Haha. Miss Piggy almost throws herself at him while all the others have to beg for hugs and kisses. Such a fangirl.
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Date: 2012-02-14 11:06 pm (UTC)And ah - the Hiddle's glow. It seems not even muppets are immune to his charms, you gotta love how she just launches herself at him :)
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Date: 2012-02-14 12:05 pm (UTC)I have to say the bit of his Twitter feed I love above all others is the commentary on good songs to run to.
And that pic from the Criterion is very nice. Good to know the sounds of the shutter falling have been rewarded with some great pix. I do hope they post more!
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Date: 2012-02-14 11:15 pm (UTC)Have to say I think my favourite recent Twitter moment was his "Cry God for Harry, Loki, and Saint George!" That and his snark-fest in retaliation to folks querying how much effort actually goes into acting ("For the record I am entirely computer-generated and didn't perform any of my own performance.")
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