http://www.richard-e-grant.com ACTOR...DIRECTOR...AUTHOR...LEGEND! >>>>> The REG Temple... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:31:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/idol-banter-richard-e-grant/ http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/idol-banter-richard-e-grant/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 1997 15:32:20 +0000 Admin http://www.richard-e-grant.com/?p=2299 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/idol-banter-richard-e-grant/feed/ 0 UK Premiere Magazine - December 1997 Interviewed by Jane Preston Ten years after Withnail and I, the lanky teetotaller is still ranting and raving on the set of Keep the Aspidistra Flying. Meeting Richard E. Grant is a disconcerting affair. You have to be very quick on your feet to keep up with him -- [...] http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/withnail-and-i-the-screenplay-by-bruce-robinson/ http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/withnail-and-i-the-screenplay-by-bruce-robinson/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 1997 05:14:36 +0000 Admin http://www.richard-e-grant.com/?p=1058 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/withnail-and-i-the-screenplay-by-bruce-robinson/feed/ 0 Released on the 10 year anniversary of the cult hit movie, the screenplay to Withnail and I makes an hilarious book. Written by the film's director Bruce Robinson, it's a classic and a must for any REG fan, as it's the film that launched his fabulous career. Order it here Below is the front and [...] http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/hand-prints-in-leicester-square/ http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/hand-prints-in-leicester-square/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 1997 18:33:54 +0000 Admin http://www.richard-e-grant.com/?p=2480 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/hand-prints-in-leicester-square/feed/ 0 1997 In 1997, as you can read on the plaque, REG was asked to squish his paw prints into history. We all spotted these when we went to meet each other at the Withnail for Waterford thingy because you can find them in Leicester Square in London. Don't know if the cigarette butt will still [...] http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/flying-high/ http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/flying-high/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 1997 01:38:49 +0000 Admin http://www.richard-e-grant.com/?p=1945 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/flying-high/feed/ 0 Film Review Magazine (Special Edition) - 1997 Helena Bonham-Carter, faced with Richard E. Grant’s drunken groping in a dim and wet Westminster alley, slaps his face sharply and storms off. Showbiz scandal? Nothing so dramatic. Just a scene on location from Keep the Aspidistra Flying, the George Orwell adaptation that landed the Opening Night Gala [...] http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/richard-e-grant-learns-from-the-greats/ http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/richard-e-grant-learns-from-the-greats/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 1997 14:21:02 +0000 Admin http://www.richard-e-grant.com/?p=2259 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/richard-e-grant-learns-from-the-greats/feed/ 0 The Guardian - 7th November, 1997 On the scripts in his drawer and learning from the greats Richard E. Grant was interviewed by Richard Williams at the National Film Theatre. Ambitions to direct RW: [repeating audience question] Do you have any ambitions to direct? REG: God, scratch every actor. Um, do I have ambitions to [...] http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/keep-the-aspidistra-flying-premiere/ http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/keep-the-aspidistra-flying-premiere/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 1997 21:03:23 +0000 Admin http://www.richard-e-grant.com/?p=2551 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/keep-the-aspidistra-flying-premiere/feed/ 0 Who Magazine (1997) Helena Bonham Carter's feet were on the ground but her head was in the clouds when she arrived on the Concorde and rushed to the Leicester Square premiere of her film Keep the Aspidistra Flying. Frazzled, she froze onstage through her introductory speech. "Am I suppose to say something?" she stammered. "I [...] http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/the-serpents-kiss-small-article/ http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/the-serpents-kiss-small-article/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 1997 12:51:16 +0000 Admin http://www.richard-e-grant.com/?p=2026 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/the-serpents-kiss-small-article/feed/ 0 Credits - 1997 The Serpent's Kiss is Richard E Grant's second time working with Philippe Rousselot. The first was on Henry And June when Rousselot was cinematographer. "I have worked with Philippe before so we had a mutual trust and respect for each other. Although this was his first film as a director he is [...] http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/the-clive-james-show/ http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/the-clive-james-show/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 1997 17:03:20 +0000 Admin http://www.richard-e-grant.com/?p=2355 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/the-clive-james-show/feed/ 0 1997 This was a long time ago, so I'm going on memory here, but it was the first time I've seen REG on a television chat show. I do remember he was very charming and Clive managed to persuade him to sing the Swaziland national anthem. REG seemed very nervous, but he did it very [...] http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/a-curious-beast/ http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/a-curious-beast/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 1997 01:58:57 +0000 Admin http://www.richard-e-grant.com/?p=1951 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/a-curious-beast/feed/ 0 Hot Air Magazine - 1997 You can always tell a man by his reaction to my cat, or rather by my cat’s reaction to him. Richard E. Grant had agreed to meet me in my Soho apartment before we went to lunch. Seemed convenient, but actually I had contrived it so that the Shiksa test [...] http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/mucking-about/ http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/mucking-about/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 1997 19:46:28 +0000 Admin http://www.richard-e-grant.com/?p=2070 http://www.richard-e-grant.com/archives/mucking-about/feed/ 0 UK Empire Magazine - 1997 By Darren Bignell The Serpent's Kiss is a costume drama with a difference: Ewan McGregor is a randy gardener and Greta Scacchi the target of his green fingers. Darren Bignell goes behind the potting sheds. Who knows what Percy Thrower would have made of it, but for those with a [...]