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Shambles said:
I can't think of anything else Christopher Ecclestone's been in although I would recognise him so must know him from somewhere.
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2013 The Leftovers (TV Series) (pre-production)
Matt Jamison
2014 Fortitude (TV Series)
Professor Stoddart (2014)
2013 Lucan (TV Movie)
John Aspinall
2013 National Theatre Live (TV Series)
- 50 Years on Stage (2013)
2013 Thor: The Dark World
Malekith
2013/IV Emily (Short)
James
2012 Song for Marion
James
2012 Blackout (TV Series)
Daniel Demoys
- Episode #1.3 (2012) ... Daniel Demoys
- Episode #1.2 (2012) ... Daniel Demoys
- Episode #1.1 (2012) ... Daniel Demoys
2011 The Borrowers (TV Movie)
Pod Clock
2011 The Shadow Line (TV Series)
Joseph Bede
- Episode #1.7 (2011) ... Joseph Bede
- Episode #1.6 (2011) ... Joseph Bede
- Episode #1.5 (2011) ... Joseph Bede
- Episode #1.4 (2011) ... Joseph Bede
- Episode #1.3 (2011) ... Joseph Bede
Show all 7 episodes
2010 Accused (TV Series)
Willy Houlihan
- Willy's Story (2010) ... Willy Houlihan
2010 The Happiness Salesman (Short)
Salesman
2010 Lennon Naked (TV Movie)
John Lennon
2009 Amelia
Fred Noonan
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
McCullen / Destro
2008 The Sarah Silverman Program. (TV Series)
Dr. Lazer Rage
- I Thought My Dad Was Dead, But It Turns Out He's Not (2008) ... Dr. Lazer Rage
2008 New Orleans, Mon Amour
Henry
2007 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
The Rider
2007 Heroes (TV Series)
Claude
- Chapter Seventeen 'Company Man' (2007) ... Claude
- Chapter Sixteen 'Unexpected' (2007) ... Claude
- Chapter Fourteen 'Distractions' (2007) ... Claude
- Chapter Thirteen 'The Fix' (2007) ... Claude
- Chapter Twelve 'Godsend' (2007) ... Claude
2006 Perfect Parents (TV Movie)
Stuart
2005 Einstein's Big Idea (TV Movie)
Narrator (English version, voice)
2005 Doctor Who (TV Series)
Doctor Who
- The Parting of the Ways (2005) ... Doctor Who
- Bad Wolf (2005) ... Doctor Who
- Boom Town (2005) ... Doctor Who
- The Doctor Dances (2005) ... Doctor Who
- The Empty Child (2005) ... Doctor Who
Show all 13 episodes
2004 Bible Mysteries (TV Series)
Narrator
- Crucifixion ... Narrator
2003 The Second Coming (TV Mini-Series)
Stephen Baxter
- Episode #1.2 (2003) ... Stephen Baxter
- Episode #1.1 (2003) ... Stephen Baxter
2002 28 Days Later...
Major Henry West
2002 The League of Gentlemen (TV Series)
Dougal Siepp
- How the Elephant Got Its Trunk (2002) ... Dougal Siepp
2002 Flesh and Blood (TV Movie)
Joe Broughton
2002 Revengers Tragedy
Vindici
2002 The King and Us (TV Movie)
Anthony
2002 I Am Dina
Leo Zhukovsky
2002 Sunday (TV Movie)
Gen. Ford
2001 Othello (TV Movie)
Ben Jago
2001 Linda Green (TV Series)
Tom Sherry / Neil Sherry
- Twins (2001) ... Tom Sherry / Neil Sherry
2001 This Little Piggy (Short)
Cabbie
2001 Strumpet (TV Movie)
Strayman
2001 The Others
Charles Stewart
2001 The Invisible Circus
Wolf
2000 The Tyre (Short)
Salesman
2000 Wilderness Men (TV Mini-Series)
Alexander Von Humboldt
2000 Gone in Sixty Seconds
Raymond Calitri
2000 Clocking Off (TV Series)
James 'Jim' Calvert
- Steve's Story (2000) ... James 'Jim' Calvert
- Yvonne's Story (2000) ... James 'Jim' Calvert
1999 With or Without You
Vincent Boyd
1999 Heart
Gary Ellis
1999 eXistenZ
Seminar Leader
1998 Elizabeth
Duke of Norfolk
1998 A Price Above Rubies
Sender Horowitz
1996 Hillsborough (TV Movie)
Trevor Hicks
1996 Jude
Jude Fawley
1996 Our Friends in the North (TV Mini-Series)
Nicky Hutchinson
- 1995 (1996) ... Nicky Hutchinson
- 1987 (1996) ... Nicky Hutchinson
- 1984 (1996) ... Nicky Hutchinson
- 1979 (1996) ... Nicky Hutchinson
- 1974 (1996) ... Nicky Hutchinson
Show all 9 episodes
1995 Hearts and Minds (TV Series)
Drew Mackenzie
1994 Shallow Grave
David Stephens
1993-1994 Cracker (TV Series)
DCI David Bilborough
- To Be a Somebody: Part 3 (1994) ... DCI David Bilborough
- To Be a Somebody: Part 2 (1994) ... DCI David Bilborough
- To Be a Somebody: Part 1 (1994) ... DCI David Bilborough
- One Day a Lemming Will Fly: Part 2 (1993) ... DCI David Bilborough
- One Day a Lemming Will Fly: Part 1 (1993) ... DCI David Bilborough
Show all 10 episodes
1993 Anchoress
Priest
1992 Rachel's Dream (TV Short)
Man in Dream
1992 Performance (TV Series)
- Roots (1992)
1992 Business with Friends (TV Movie)
Angel Morris
1992 Cuentos de Borges (TV Series)
Alonso Zunz
- Death and the Compass (1992) ... Alonso Zunz
1992 Friday on My Mind (TV Series)
Sean Maddox
- Episode #1.3 (1992) ... Sean Maddox
- Episode #1.2 (1992) ... Sean Maddox
- Episode #1.1 (1992) ... Sean Maddox
1992 Agatha Christie: Poirot (TV Series)
Frank Carter
- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1992) ... Frank Carter
1991 Boon (TV Series)
Mark
- Coverup (1991) ... Mark
1991 Let Him Have It
Derek Bentley
1991 Chancer (TV Series)
Radio
- Jo (1991) ... Radio
1991 Inspector Morse (TV Series)
Terrence Mitchell
- Second Time Around (1991) ... Terrence Mitchell
1990 Casualty (TV Series)
Stephen Hills
- A Reasonable Man (1990) ... Stephen Hills
1990 Blood Rights (TV Movie)

bolded roles are just the ones i have seen and thought he was fucking brilliant in. But I am a bit biased, and because he got off to such a great start, virtually everything he appears in is automatically brilliant in my book just because he is in it it. To be fair to myself though, this is largely the case, even if i wasnt so biased. Fucking hell, imagine having a CV of previous roles like his, is pretty impressive IMO.
 
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trammies said:
Probably gonna rewatch all of 24, too again before this new 24 guff gets cracking.
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Used to love that 24. one of the first box set series i ever bought. think i bought band of brothers and sopranos after that
 
MDB: How damnably thorough of you - you're not his agent or publicist are you? :sus:

I've seen a few of those that I can recall: Existenz, 28 Days Later and Shallow Grave. Only remember him in 28 Days Later - that'd be where I recognise him from probably. Seems to be mostly ITV drama and I've not watched ITV since the late-90s and never did like their drama. Don't watch much BBC drama either come to think of it. He counts as a star in my book cos he's been in a Cronenberg film, despite the fact I can't actually remember him in it. I never have been very good at remembering actors.
 
I wish i was, it would be a fine job to have something more glamorous and star studded than the humdrum things i actually do do. ITV do rarely make exceptionally good TV dramas, Cracker for its time was truly groundbreaking, and the second coming was also unusually extremely good. Anything written by Jimmy McGovern seems to be a cut above the usual formulaic cliched moronic crap ITV generally produce.
 
Biology night on BBC4 last night it seems. A few goodies on...

Weird Nature - 1. Marvellous Motion - a repeat but worth a watch. One of those scripted nature programmes with lotsa swanky camerwork. Bit slight but interesting enough and does look very pretty.

Dissected - 1. The Incredible Human Hand - not much like Gunther's dissection shows, bit more info in and around the subject than just the basic dissection itself. The actual dissecting is a smallish part with the rest being pieces about the specific features they've just demonstrated. Fascinating stuff that made me feel really quite bad about all those needles I've stuck into such delicate areas.

Secrets of Bones - 1. Size Matters - another new series and about a rather specific subject. All you could ever wish to know about bones (unless you're planning to go into orthapedic surgery or summat). First episode wasn't overly exciting being mainly about size but will hopefully pick up as it goes into more interesting aspects.

Quite liking having blocks dedicated to a specific subject of an eve. Wonder if they're gonna be doing the same with other subjects?
 
you might very well think so, but i couldnt possibly comment.

The original was fucking class. I cant say too much without giving the whole thing away but it was one of the best series of the decade. Was there only 4 episodes :? I thought there was much more to it than that, i guess that speaks even more highly of it, if such a short series made such an impression.
 
mydrugbuddy said:
you might very well think so, but i couldnt possibly comment.
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Hehe. Can see now why that became such a catchphrase. Watched the first two episodes last night and really enjoyed 'em. Kinda dated on the surface (how 80s was the early 90s?!? 8o) but brilliantly written and I have no doubts that it's far more close to reality than it has any bizniz being. Was too young for it when it was originally shown and never gotten around to it. Always quite fancied it cos is such a classic spoken of in hushed and hallowed terms by so many, voted best series ever (or top five at least) in virtually every such list I've seen for years. As such, my contrary nature made me rather avoid it a bit. Glad I finally got around to it cos it's great so far and am not expecting a sudden nosedive over the second half.

And Francis Urquhart is just such a brilliant character =D
 
yes, sly old bugger isnt he, and dear Maddie, the ambitious reporter, is really quite a beauty too.

Some things date better than others, like for instance i tried watching "Mean Streets" a couple of months ago, but that had dated incredibly badly, the 'street jive dialogue' was very cringey and the fight scenes were hilariously hammy and pantomine like by todays standards. On the other hand I also watched Papillion recently, and allthough that was made in 1973, and is a tad dated, in parts, overall it still stands up as it has a certain "classic" status. I've not watched Cukoos Nest or The Shining or Cool Hand Luke or The Great Escape for several years. It would be interesting to see whether they are now unbearably dated, or whether their status as classics would over ride any dated visual effects and stuff.
 
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mydrugbuddy said:
Some things date better than others, like for instance i tried watching "Mean Streets" a couple of months ago, but that had dated incredibly badly, the 'street jive dialogue' was very cringey and the fight scenes were hilariously hammy and pantomine like by todays standards
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Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro & Harvey Keitel tho ... pure bliss ... you know how they turn out ... it was the beginning.

I fucking LOVE that movie
 
im sorry but i found it very badly dated, that fight in the pool room was sheer pantomine. And De Niro as the no good street hoodlum wack job may have been something in its day. But the whole thing has been done so much better now, since The Wire for example etc.

Yeah they all went on to do much better stuff, i spose if you count that film as 'the beginning', then its not too bad. I think we expect and demand so much more realism from our films and TV these days.
 
I love gangster stuff but still havnt seen all of Means streets, gpnna have to check that out

Think the first gangster thing i saw was Goodfellas, absolutely love that film. American gangster isnt far off it either. casino then the sopranos, blow, donnie brasco
 
Both Goodfellas and Casino stand the test of time both visually and content-wise. Without a doubt.

You're best off comparing Mean Streets to Taxi Driver in terms of production values and script, if that's the 'problem' with the movie. It needs to be put into perspective to be appreciated imo.

Both not far apart time wise, and both a mile away in terms of production to Goodfellas/Casino.


Mean Streets definitely does appear dated, but it's great for other reasons ... Scorsese always picked the right guys to do the job from the very start, and for me it's a pleasure to see those three together at that time, right at the beginning ... there's a feeling of 'this is fucking awesome film-making', underpinning it ... and just how fucking talented they all were from the off
 
I guess you are a film purist Marmalade. Ive seen Taxi Driver about 8 times, but it must be about 15 years since i last watched it. I liked that film very much, was one of my favourites. Its just that for me Mean Streets may have been something new and groundbreaking at the time, but it all seems very very old now.
 
Anyone watching True Detective yet?

If not, get on it fast. PHENOMENAL acting and perfect retro style/ feel to it. Sublimely awesome new tv show.

Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey both lead ... and it's character driven as well as plot. It's philosophical too, and McConaughey's character is complex and deep and he's perfect for it.

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Ah yeah and Taxi Driver. Saw that many years ago


Nah i havent marmz but will check it out, sounds wicked. 9.5 rating as well. Masterpiece i bet
 
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