The Broadbent Supremacy
Next week the great British actor is a guest at the in Shetland, which I co-curate every year.
We are also showing - the outstanding portrayal of the eccentric peer and his controversial campaign to free Myra Hindley.
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At 26th Aug 2011, Promise11 wrote:'In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit Ö÷²¥´óÐã Webwise for full instructionsIf you're reading via RSS, you'll need to visit Mark's blog to view the video.'
I am on Mark's blog. I clicked the link..... and....... nothing happened.
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At 26th Aug 2011, rshorts wrote:Somethings rotton in Denmark.
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At 26th Aug 2011, G-Pop wrote:It's The Broadbent Conspiracy
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At 26th Aug 2011, keyser_sozes_ghost wrote:Maybe we should get Oliver Stone to make a film of this incident, either way it would be better than Any Given Sunday....
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At 26th Aug 2011, Sapphire77 wrote:I've got Java, I've got Flash... So what's the problem?
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At 26th Aug 2011, G-Pop wrote:I've got Jabba. is this the same?
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At 26th Aug 2011, G-Pop wrote:Yes, keyser-sozes-ghost! We could see Jim Broadbent in the role of the coach - Al's MASSIVE overacting and SHOUTING could be compensated by Jim's quiet authority and understatement. Could be a hit!
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At 26th Aug 2011, Hairy Poppins wrote:We need a Broadbent Ultimatum
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At 26th Aug 2011, KingJaffeJoffer wrote:I'm Jim Broadbent and so is my wife
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At 26th Aug 2011, chronax wrote:its the broadbent not entity...no show, they ain't nothin' here bro'. (I must cut down on my "the wire" consumption). Looking forward to Edinburgh gig tomorrow and resumption of normal double doctor service from next Friday. Hope the long vacation has energised you both for much incisive hilarity.
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At 26th Aug 2011, Nigel Smith wrote:Apologies for the lack of video. We are fixing it now.
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At 26th Aug 2011, RussiansEatBambi66 wrote:Dr. K looks much more at home against grey clouds and rain than he does against sunny skies on the Southbank!
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At 26th Aug 2011, SiJ wrote:Jim Broadband is amazing, loved in a lot of things, especially Mike Leigh's Topsy Turvy. Oh and since he was in Ver Drake, I hope Dr K offers him a cup of tea.
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At 26th Aug 2011, spaceodds wrote:Broadbent is a great actor, from 'human rights' campaigner Lord Longford to, my favourite performance of his, as bent copper Roy Slater in Only Fools and Horses. He's assmebled a brilliant career. I'm really happy he got the chance to break out internationally. Great actor.
Really interested in seeing Longford.
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At 26th Aug 2011, Miracle Mile wrote:Jim Broadbent is indeed one the UK's finest actors. Longford was a tremendous work with three exceptional performances, Broadbent's turn as the eponymous Lord the best of the three.
However, for me, it's his supporting role as the barman in The Crying Game that first made me realise just what a fine actor he is. Especially once given the twist (are spoilers REALLY required for this nearly 20 year old movie?), the kind of bar in which he works gives a whole new take on the character.
It's a small-ish role in a brilliant film full of fine performances, but for whatever reason he truly shined through.
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At 27th Aug 2011, Adam_Fluhrer wrote:I recently watched him in a 3 part drama on Ö÷²¥´óÐã called Exile; where he played along side John Simm, who I think is an excellent british actor.
Broadbent plays a his father who has alzheimers.
Amazing performance.
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At 27th Aug 2011, Will Chadwick wrote:I still think he's at his best in Moulin Rouge! where he is clearly having fantastic fun and its a really entertaining performance. Completely pulls off a wacky character and he mimes really well.
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At 27th Aug 2011, JoeDraper wrote:Just finished watching Longford, and was moved by Mr Broadbent's masterful, understated depiction of Lord Longford's slightly edgy and eccentric demeanor. The power of television used for good for once!
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At 27th Aug 2011, singledad wrote:Mark can you help I watched you clip about mutiplex killing off small screen cinema s Im in a group on FB called friends of bexhill cinema would you be able to help save this cinema its been there since 1921 and now they want to knock it down and build flats can you help us please Andrew
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At 28th Aug 2011, babyfacemichael wrote:Television drama can be everybit as good as ,if not superior to cinema.Partly because this medium can have time for plot and character developement. There have been three fabulous examples of this recently.The danish TV series, The Killing. the manx production The Shadow Line , and Broadbent in the Exile. All of these have the same feactures, wonderful actors, fantastic plots, and particularly with Shadowline excellent cinematography.Broadbent as ever was wonderfull playing a man suffering from Alzheimers. The quality of plot and acting in these can not be underestimated
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At 28th Aug 2011, babyfacemichael wrote:of cause i ment overestimated ,oooops
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At 28th Aug 2011, MargeGunderson wrote:Ah Old Jim Broadbent, he's a national treasure and a complete delight to watch on screen in everything he does. Don't forget his stellar work as a voice over artist, especially on Percy the Park Keeper!
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At 28th Aug 2011, Richard Jones wrote:its on 4oD
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At 29th Aug 2011, KubrickandScott wrote:Good blog post, would like to echo your love for Jim Broadbent, although for me I have always enjoyed him most when he goes slightly over the top - he's great in Topsy-Turvy and his performance as Zeigler in Moulin Rouge! is note-perfect. "JEALOUSY HAS DRIVEN HIM MAD!" XD
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At 29th Aug 2011, Matth Stil wrote:Don't forget Broadbent's Dean Charles Stanforth in Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - a more-than-adequate successor to Denholm Elliott's Marcus Brody.
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At 29th Aug 2011, Daniel Hollis wrote:I think Broadbent's best work is those films where he's a supporting role. A film that springs to mind is Richard III where he plays the Duke of Buckingham, one of Richards right hand men and steals the lime light from Ian McKellen whenever he is on screen.
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At 29th Aug 2011, ewen griffn wrote:I thought Longford was terrific but there has still been no DVD release in the U.K. Why not?!
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At 30th Aug 2011, keyser_sozes_ghost wrote:I love Jim Broadbent he is after all in one of me favourite films of all time Jerzy Skolimowskis 'The Shout'.
He will though forever in my mind be Roy 'the slag' Salter.
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At 30th Aug 2011, SteveDave wrote:Some people think that rural policing is eeeeeeasy...
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At 30th Aug 2011, Matth Stil wrote:#29 - By the power of Grayskull! Oh yeah, Hot Fuzz. Good call!
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At 31st Aug 2011, Carole Crawford wrote:Jim Broadbent is indeed a National Treasure. You can be assured whenever you see him on screen, he always lifts the work, just with his acting presence.
Haven't had the chance to see Longford as it's not been released on DVD as yet. But some of my favourite roles of his are:
Another Year
When Did You Last See Your Father (brilliant played alongside Colin Firth)
Topsy Turvey
Richard III
Enchanted April.
He is always a pleasure to see on screen, no matter how large or small the role.
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At 2nd Sep 2011, Stuntgoat wrote:I wonder if they will show his performance as a heavy in Superman IV: Quest For Peace!
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