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incrediblyfastfilms · 9 days ago

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JAWS (1975) written by Carl Gottlieb (from the novel by Peter Benchley) produced by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown directed by Steven Spielberg starring Roy Scheider Robert Shaw Richard Dreyfus Lorraine Gary Murray Hamilton Carl Gottlieb cinematography by Bill Butler edited by Verna Fields music by John Williams

E r a s e r h e a d (1977) written, directed and produced by David Lynch starring Jack Nance Charlotte Stewart Allen Joseph Jeanne Bates Judith Roberts Laurel Near Jack Fisk cinematography by Frederick Elmes Herbert Caldwell edited by David Lynch sound design by Lynch w/ Alan Splet special effects by Lynch w/ Frederick Elmes

P s y c h o (1960) written by Joseph Stefano (from the novel by Robert Bloch) directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock starring Anthony Perkins Vera Miles John Gavin Janet Leigh Martin Balsam Simon Oakland cinematography by John L. Russell edited by George Tomasini music by Bernard Hermann

A L I E N (1979) written by Dan O'Bannon (story by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Sushett) directed by Ridley Scott produced by Gordon Carroll David Giler Walter Hill starring Tom Skerritt Sigourney Weaver Veronica Cartwright John Hurt Harry Dean Stanton Yaphet Kotto Ian Holm cinematography by Derek Vanlint edited by Terry Rawlings music by Jerry Goldsmith

John Carpenter's The THING (1982) written by Bill Lancaster (from the novella "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell) directed by John Carpenter produced by David Foster Lawrence Turman Wilbur Stark starring Kurt Russell A. Wilford Briley T.K. Carter David Clennon Keith David Richard Dysart Charles Hallahan Peter Maloney Richard Masur Donald Moffat Joel Polis Thomas Waites cinematography by Dean Cundey edited by Todd Ramsay music by Ennio Morricone

The Exorcist (1973) written by William Peter Blatty (from his novel) directed by William Friedkin produced by William Peter Blatty Noel Marshall David Salven starring Ellen Burstyn Max Von Sydow Jason Miller Lee J. Cobb Jack MacGowran Kitty Winn Mercedes McCambridge Linda Blair cinematography by Owen Roizman edited by Norman Gay Evan Lottman music by Jack Nitzche "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield

R e p u l s i o n (1965) written by Roman Polanski Garard Brach screenplay adaptation by David Stone directed by Roman Polanski produced by Gene Gutowski starring Catherine Deneuve Ian Hendry John Fraser Peter Wymark Yvonne Furneaux cinematography by Gilbert Taylor edited by Alastair McIntyre music by Chico Hamilton

THE SHINING (1980) written by Diane Johnson Stanley Kubrick (from the novel by Stephen King) directed by Stanley Kubrick produced by Stanley Kubrick w/ Jan Harlan starring Jack Nicholson Shelley Duvall Danny Lloyd Scatman Crothers Barry Nelson Philip Stone Joe Turkel cinematography by John Alcott edited by Ray Lovejoy music by Wendy Carlos Rachel Elkind

Night of the Living Dead (1968) written by John Russo George A. Romero directed by George A. Romero produced by Karl Hardman Russell Streiner starring Duane Jones Judith O'Dea Karl Hardman Marilyn Eastman Keith Wayne Kyra Schon Judith Ridley cinematography by George A. Romero (uncr.) edited by George A. Romero (uncr.) Hugh Daly

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) written by James V. Hart (from the novel by Bram Stoker) directed by Francis Ford Coppola produced by Francis Ford Coppola Charles Mulvehill Fred Fuchs Michael Apted Robert O'Conner starring Gary Oldman Winona Ryder Anthony Hopkins Keanu Reeves Cary Elwes Richard E. Grant Billy Campbell Sadie Frost Monica Belluci Tom Waits cinematography by Michael Ballhaus edited by Anne Goursaud Glen Scantlebury Nicholas C. Smith music by Wojciech Kilar

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Hannibal (2001) written by Steve Zaillian David Mamet directed by Ridley Scott produced by Martha De Laurentiis Dino De Laurentiis Ridley Scott starring Anthony Hopkins Julianne Moore Ray Liotta Gary Oldman Frankie Faison Giancarlo Giannini Francesca Neri Zeljko Ivanek Hazelle Goodman cinematography by John Mathieson editing by Pietro Scalia music by Hans Zimmer

The Hunger (1983) written by Ivan Davis Michael Thomas (from the novel by Whitley Strieber) directed by Tony Scott produced by Richard Shepherd starring Catherine Deneuve Susan Sarandon David Bowie Cliff De Young cinematography by Stephen Goldblatt edited by Pamela Power music by Michel Rubini Denny Jaeger

DON'T LOOK NOW (1973) written by Allan Scott Chris Bryant (based on the novella by Daphne Du Maurier) directed by Nicholas Roeg produced by Peter Katz starring Donald Sutherland Julie Christie Hilary Mason Clelia Matania Renato Scarpa cinematography by Anthony Richmond editing by Graeme Clifford music by Pino Donnagio

Prisoners (2013) written by Aaron Guzikowski directed by Denis Villeneuve produced by Broderick Johnson Kira Davis Andrew A. Kosove Adam Kolbrenner starring Jake Gylenhaal Hugh Jackman Maria Bello Viola Davis Melissa Leo Terrence Howard Paul Dano cinematography by Roger Deakins edited by Joel Cox Gary Roach music by Johann Johannsson

The Company of Wolves (1984) written by Neil Jordan Angela Carter (from the short story in Angela Carter's book "The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories") directed by Neil Jordan produced by Chris Brown Stephen Woolley starring Sarah Patterson David Warner Angela Lansbury Micha Bergese Stephen Rea cinematography by Bryan Loftus edited by Rodney Holland music by George Fenton

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LOST H i g h w a y (1997) written by David Lynch Barry Gifford directed by David Lynch produced by Mary Sweeney Tom Sternberg Deepak Nayar starring Bill Pullman Patricia Arquette Balthazar Getty Natasha Gregson Wagner Robert Loggia Robert Blake Michael Massee Jack Nance Henry Rollins Gary Busey cinematography by Peter Deming edited by Mary Sweeney music by Angelo Badalamenti

N e a r D a r k (1987) written by Kathryn Bigelow Eric Red directed by Kathryn Bigelow produced by Edward S. Feldman Steven-Charles Jaffe Charles Meeker starring Adrian Pasdar Jenny Wright Lance Henriksen Bill Paxton Jenette Goldstein Tim Thomerson cinematography by Adam Greenberg edited by Howard Smith music by Tangerine Dream

S e c o n d s (1966) written by Lewis John Carlino (from the novel by David Ely) directed by John Frankenheimer produced by John Frankenheimer Edward Lewis starring Rock Hudson Salome Jens John Randolph Will Geer Jeff Corey Murray Hamilton Frances Reid cinemtography by Tak Fujimoto edited by David Newhouse Ferris Webster music by Jerry Goldsmith

Nosferatu The Vampyre (1979) written by Werner Herzog w/ Tom Shachtman Martje Grohmann directed by Werner Herzog produced by Walter Saxer Werner Herzog Michael Gruskoff starring Klaus Kinski Isabelle Adjani Bruno Ganz Roland Topor Walter Landengast Martje Grohmann cinematography by Jorg Schmidt-Reitwein edited by Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus music by Florian Fricke Popol Vuh

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f r e a k s (1932) written by Willis Goldbleck Leon Gordon (from the short story "Spurs" by Tod Robbins) directed and produced by Tod Browning starring Wallace Ford Leila Hyams Olga Baclanova Roscoe Ates cinematography by Merritt B. Gerstad edited by Basil Wrangell

the M i s t (2007) written and directed by Frank Darabont (from the novella by Stephen King) produced by Frank Darabont Martin Shefer Liz Glotzer starring Thomas Jane Laurie Holden Marcia Gay Hardin Andre Braugher Toby Jones William Sadler Frances Sternhagen Jeffrey DeMunn cinematography by Rohn Schmidt edited by Hunter M. Via music by Mark Isham

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sing-for-theongreyjoy · 5 years ago

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Alfie Allen bares his soul in Equus

By Jim Greenhalf

Some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Others are born to parents with a silver spoon under their noses.

Alfie Allen was born with a generous sprinkling of stardust on his eyelids.

His parents are multi-talented, four-times married actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen; and he is the younger brother of chart-topping singer Lily Allen.

His acting credits include roles in movies such as Elizabeth, Atonement and The Other Boleyn Girl. He's worked with Stephen Poliakoff and appears in the three-part BBC drama Casualty 1907.

All this by the age of 21.

Now he's heading for the stage in Bradford in an acclaimed revival of Peter Shaffer's psychological drama Equus, in his first stage role as a professional actor. The pazzaz with which he brings it off is a tour-de-force or, pardon the terrible pun, a tour-de-horse.

He plays Alan Strang, a friendless stable-lad passionately devoted to horses. In fact he worships them. But he is so screwed up by his dysfunctional parents' conflicting views about sex and religion that, in a paroxysm of guilt, shame and rage after a failed attempt to have sex with a girl in a stable, he hacks out the eyes of six horses. On stage Alfie has to do this completely naked. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, sustained full-frontal nudity is about to make its debut at the Alhambra. You have been warned, so don't go along and then ask for your money back.

But, hey, what's it all about, Alfie?

"The most difficult thing about doing the play was losing weight, toning up, eating healthily, not smoking as many cigarettes. The nudity wasn't difficult for me: I just got on with it. It was harder doing it in rehearsal rooms than on stage. The most challenging thing for me has been being away from my family, my loved ones," he said.

With his clothes on he looked somewhat smaller, slighter, than on stage without his clothes. Lighting has a way of modulating and highlighting the curves and bumps of the body to make it look bigger, fuller.

Taking on the role indicates a level of maturity, for Alan Strang is a very demanding part to play.

"I saw it as a fantastic opportunity. What scared me most about it was the amount of dialogue I had to learn, and when I got to rehearsals how physical it was. When you are reading it in rehearsal you are not thinking about that; but when you've got people like Simon Callow and Linda Thorson with you, it makes it so much easier."

Meaning what, he was more relaxed?

"Definitely, especially being on stage with Simon. Some people said he could be difficult, but he has been such a nice, nice person and has really helped me through it," Alfie said.

After the performance that I saw, Mr Callow made a point of hugging Alfie at the curtain call. It was the experienced actor's way of proclaiming his appreciation of the younger man's efforts.

"This is the biggest role I have had," Alfie added, laughing as I, mindful of his need to watch his weight, moved a bowl of deliciously crunchy crisps out of his reach.

This being very much a young person's age, when fame and celebrity are marked very high by magazines, newspapers and television, I wondered how he was handling the pressure of it all.

"I am just so focused on the play as a whole," he said.

Does that mean that he lives it in every waking moment, from the time he wakes up to the time he goes to sleep. He nodded in the affirmative.

"My day is quite routine. I try to eat well, drink lots of water. My mind is fixed on this part completely. I knew I was going to do this."

Have his mum and dad helped?

"My mum helped me to learn my lines. My dad told me to relax. I always think you can't really tell someone how to act, it has to come from within; but you can give tips. My dad gave me some tips."

Such as?

"How to learn lines by reading them out to myself over and over again - and to try to make it seem like the first time every time," he added.

I was particularly impressed with his voice. That may seem a strange observation to make about an actor, but having your own voice (as opposed to sounding like someone else) is like having stage presence, hence the impression, I suppose, that on stage Alfie Allen is more imposing than he is in the flesh. On stage he comes across as a young man. Sitting at a table nibbling crisps he looks like a fresh-faced teenager.

However, his acting prowess has been noted in other quarters.

"I have had some interest shown. I have been asked to do a photo-shoot for a film I would really like to do. I can't tell you the name," he said.

So is he making plans for the future?

"I don't like to plan for the future, I just like to live life in the present and see what comes my way. This play is just a huge learning curve. You can never stop learning."

I thought of the hundreds of young people at stage school of some description in the Bradford district, perhaps from a background less propitious for acting than Alfie's, hoping against hope that their lucky number will come up. What, I wondered, had he to say to them and to others not fortunate enough to have a role model or mentor?

"You've got to find something you enjoy. I guess most people don't have a choice. Anything I do I would try to do to the best of my ability; but I would need to enjoy it.

"I guess discipline does come into it a lot. I was at boarding school. I had problems with discipline when I was younger - I was mouthy. I had to take myself in hand and stop being like that. You have to learn not to take yourself too seriously," he said.

At the time of writing, Alfie Allen is not scheduled to take the role of Alan Strang to America in the autumn when Equus transfers to Broadway. Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has agreed to resume the part. Likewise, Richard Griffith will reprise the role of Dysart.

But the consensus of opinion among those of us who saw Alfie Allen do his stuff in Newcastle was that this was a young actor of whom a great deal more is going to be heard. If you get the opportunity to see him on stage, take it.

Equus is on at the Alhambra from April 28 to May 3. The box office number is (01274) 432000.

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