Richard E. Grant - Official Website

I’ve recently been contacted by Helen Lawrence, who’s the Senior Digital Marketing Manager for Holler in the U.K. She informs me that Holler are having a PR campaign to celebrate the 20th birthday of “Withnail & I”. To celebrate the anniversary, Channel 4’s video on demand service — 4OD — is offering a free download of the film.

There is also a nice interview with Richard E Grant, and a cool clip from the film (the links for which are below)

The link to the main site (and the Withnail download) is www.channel4.com/4OD. There is also a nice interview with Richard E Grant, and a cool clip from the film (the links for which are below). There are two formats — Quicktime and Windows Media Player.

Interview 1 (QuickTime):

http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview1end_hi.mov
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview1end_med.mov
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview1end_lo.mov

Interview 1 (Windows Media Player):

http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview1end_hi.wmv
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview1end_med.wmv
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview1end_lo.wmv

Interview 2 (QuickTime):

http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview2end_hi.mov
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview2end_med.mov
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview2end_lo.mov

Interview 2 (Windows Media Player):

http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview2end_hi.wmv
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview2end_med.wmv
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/interview2end_lo.wmv

Withnail & I Clip (QuickTime):

http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/WithnailandI_hi.mov
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/WithnailandI_med.mov
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/WithnailandI_lo.mov

Withnail & I Clip (Windows Media Player):

http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/WithnailandI_hi.wmv
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/WithnailandI_med.wmv
http://88.208.206.174/videos/withnail/WithnailandI_lo.wmv

The London Times in association with FORD Galaxy and production partner classic fm is featuring a Galaxy of Stories with famous voices reading children’s stories for you to download.

The Galaxy of Stories website is accessible in The London Times online website, Life & Style section here

Users can download new stories each week to keep the family entertained at home or in the car.

Richard reads - The Emperor’s Birthday Suit. This was the first podcast of the series. It’s approximately 27 minutes in length and features marvelous background music. It’s highly entertaining for all ages. Richard is a fantastic reader!

The Emperor’s Birthday Suit

The podcast is available to download from their site to listen to with easy instructions. After downloading, you can also burn the podcast(s) to CD to enjoy anytime.

You can also subscribe to the Galaxy of Stories podcasts.

Photo and information from the timesonline website.

SueW.

Exciting news! I just viewed the short film Always Crashing In The Same Car. Vividas is powering the movie short. Here’s what they have to say:

“Vividas powers online movie short starring Richard E Grant and Paul McGann

To celebrate the launch of their new film portal this summer HandMade Films are giving away free viewings of Always Crashing In The Same Car, a movie short starring Richard E Grant and Paul McGann. Viewers who register and encourage five friends to do the same receive a gift certificate to watch Withnail & I free when the full site launches!”

To access the short film go to www.vividas.com
Click on the link where directed or go directly to www.handmadefilmsonline.com

At the Handmade Films new website simply enter your name, e-mail address, check off the agree to terms and conditions box and watch the entire 12 minute short film!

Later this summer HandMade Films will officially launch the new website allowing users to watch classic films from the HandMade Films library including cult films such as Withnail & I, Time Bandits, The Long Good Friday and Mona Lisa, plus many more.

The new site will also bring you exclusive premieres of newly released feature films from HandMade.

To celebrate the impending launch of their site they are giving away a free viewing of Always Crashing In The Same Car. This film is currently only available to view over the internet and is the first time since Withnail & I that these two iconic actors have appeared together on screen.

The short film is unrated at this time.

After viewing, I’d say it’s an intense short film, with incredible performances by the principal actors. I, for one, am looking forward to the full launch of the HandMade Films website and their future offerings!

SueW.

Masterpiece Theatre - Miss Marple Series 3
Nemesis
Airing Sunday, July 22, 2007 on PBS
(Check local listings; dates and times may vary)

(If you miss the first airing, my local PBS station repeats the airing on Tuesday July 24, so check your local guides or your local PBS station website. The local PBS station in my area also airs the Rosemary & Thyme series and usually airs an episode of Posh Nosh right after it ends and before the Mystery series starts!)

Richard cast as Raymond West.

Photos and information gathered from PBS.

The PBS website has more on Series 3 including cast & crew, who’s who, and story synopsis and a preview of the episode (sans REG). To read more go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/nemesis/index.html

Additionally - Miss Marple Series 3 will become available on DVD in the USA in the fall. The approximate date is October 9, 2007.

Sue W.

REG sent me a pic of himself being interviewed by Jennifer Byrne onstage at the Sydney Opera House during the Sydney Writers’ Festival on Thursday May 31, 2007. The event was called “Richard E. Grant in conversation”, where Richard explained how, in making Wah-Wah, he had combined the two aspects of his creative life (filmmaking and writing) and used them to tell a funny and deeply moving portrait of his childhood and his love affair with Swaziland during the last throes of the British Empire.

In other news, Linda B. wrote to inform me that he Miss Marple episode, with REG, entitled “Nemesis” will be airing on American PBS channel’s “Mystery” series next Sunday, July 29th.

Thanks to both Linda & REG.