#crispin letts

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Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993) | dir. Peter Capaldi

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The Lesson

directed by Alice Troughton, 2023

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The Lesson (2023) Alice Troughton

January 1st 2024

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The Lesson

The Lesson    [trailer]

A young author takes a tutoring position at the estate of a legendary writer.

The pace is a little too slow due to the fact that there's not enough story for a whole film. Which gives you time to think about the more contrived elements of the story, like, the server in the next room or his ability to remember whole texts.

The cast still makes it watchable. It's interesting to see Julie Delpy in a more mature role.

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Well, hello!

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 A Christmas Carol  -  TNT  -  December 5, 1999

A Hallmark Entertainment Production

Running Time:  95 minutes

Stars:

Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge

Richard E. Grant as Bob Cratchit

Joel Grey as Spirit of Christmas Past

Ian McNeice as Albert Fezziwig 

Saskia Reeves as Mrs. Cratchit

Desmond Barrit as Spirit of Christmas Present

Bernard Lloyd as Jacob Marley's Ghost

Dominic West as Fred

Trevor Peacock as Old Joe

Liz Smith as Mrs. Dilber (Charwoman)

Elizabeth Spriggs as Mrs. Riggs (Laundress)

Kenny Doughty as Young Ebenezer Scrooge

Laura Fraser as Belle

Celia Imrie as Mrs. Bennett

John Franklyn-Robbins as Mister Crump (Undertaker)

Claire Slater as Martha Cratchit

Ben Tibber as Tiny Tim Cratchit

Barnaby Francis as Young Boy Cratchit

Tabitha Francis as Young Girl Cratchit

Tim Potter as Spirit of Christmas Future

Jeremy Swift as Mr. Williams

Rosie Wiggins as Fran (Scrooge's sister)

Crispin Letts as Topper Haines

Helen Coker as Betsy

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Film Review: THE LESSON (2023): Subtle Family Drama Ends With a Savory Surprise [Tribeca 2023] https://film-book.com/film-review-the-lesson-2023-subtle-family-drama-ends-with-a-savory-surprise-tribeca-2023/?feed_id=75131&_unique_id=648e862e33944

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In case you hadn’t seen them, here’s a few press night photos of Peter Capaldi by Dan Wooller:

They include ones with Crispin Letts, son of Barry Letts, and Arabella Weir, in September 2013, from the press night of Ladykillers in 2011, and Absurdia with Douglas Hodge and NF Simpson in 2007

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New Post has been published on SONGWRITER NEWS

New Post has been published on http://songwriternews.co.uk/2017/09/songwriter-crispin-a-strike-for-success/

SONGWRITER CRISPIN - A 'STRIKE' for SUCCESS

BBC Success for EMERGING Songwriter Crispin Letts.

The gripping new BBC1 detective series “STRIKE” Starring Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger hit screens nationally over the August Bank Holiday Weekend with a series of three episodes entitled “The Cuckoo’s Calling”  and is a tense and gripping drama based on the novel by writer Robert Galbraith – a pseudonym of celebrated author JK Rowling of Harry Potter fame.

actor Tom Burke plays Co Strike (photo credit Facebook / BBC)

But the tense and gripping drama is not confined to the screenplay as songwriter Crispin Letts relates to us in recounting the events which led to the eleventh hour collaboration between himself and Primetime Emmy and Bafta Award Winner and series composer Adrian Johnston to write and record the programe theme song “I Walk Beside You ” sung by Beth Rowley only days before the recording deadline ..

A songwriter since the age of 16, Crispin, who plays guitar and piano, has been enjoying a successful career as an actor and drama teacher. He told us he’d never actually taken steps to exploit his music in any way until a friend told him .. “one thing’s for sure , if you don’t do something about it, you will NEVER make money from your songs!”

 MAJOR OPPORTUNITY

So how did the opportunity arise? ….   “It was all a very last minute thing”  Crispin told us, ” There were already two sets of lyrics and melody they were playing around with and everyone was agreeing that neither were strong.

With only three days to go before the recording deadline, my wife, who is the executive producer asked me if I could step in and have a go. I said I would try and already knowing the scripts, the characters and the tone of the programme was immensely helpful. Both melody and lyrics came quickly, its wonderful and a bit mysterious when that happens isn’t it ? Everyone seemed to like it,  and two days later there I was in the recording studio hearing the wonderful Beth Rowley sing my tune and words. Amazing !”

 Crispin collaborated with Adrian Johnston, the Primetime Emmy and Bafta Award Winner and series composer and they are already discussing possibilities of working on future collaborations.

Meanwhile , Crispin has joined PRS and is already receiving royalties ! So what next ?

Songwriting Academy Andalucian Retreat

Well, Right now he’s heading for a Songwriting Retreat in Spain for a week of songwriting and collaboration with members and music industry professionals from The Songwriting Academy !   

Crispin joined the TSA as a Platinum Member earlier this year “The Music Business is a business I don’t know very well,” he said, “so I joined the TSA to meet and learn from successful people in the industry and to meet and write with fellow songwriters.”  

A great move forward in his songwriting career and an indisputable success for his first commercial songwriting venture.

Join US in sending CONGRATULATIONS to  CRISPIN and wishing him continuing Success !

CHECK : The Songwriting Academy HERE

CHECK BBC1 Series – STRIKE HERE

LIKE SHARE FOLLOW SUBSCRIBE – AND IN RETURN YOU will RECEIVE 👍👍😇😇😀⭐

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The 100 Books I Read In 2020

The Castle of Llyr: The Chronicles of Prydain, Book 3 -Lloyd Alexander

Taran Wanderer: The Chronicles of Prydain, Book 4 -Lloyd Alexander

The High King: The Chronicles of Prydain, Book 5 -Lloyd Alexander

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland -Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There -Lewis Carroll

Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls -Anonymous

That’s Not What Happened -Kody Keplinger

Jumper -Steven Gould

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -Robert Louis Stevenson

Star Trek -James Blish

Star Trek 2 -James Blish

Star Trek 3 -James Blish

Star Trek 4 -James Blish

V -A.C. Crispin

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again -J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hound of the Baskervilles -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Turn of the Screw -Henry James

Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah -Colm A. Kelleher, George Knapp

Star Trek 5 -James Blish

Star Trek 6 -James Blish

Star Trek 7 -James Blish

Star Trek 8 -James Blish

The Tempest -William Shakespeare

A Midsummer-Night’s Dream -William Shakespeare

Guest: A Changeling Tale -Mary Downing Hahn

The Legend of Drizzt: The Dark Elf Trilogy Book I: Homeland -R.A. Salvatore

The Haunted Lands Book I: Unclean -Richard Lee Byers

Rewards and Fairies -Rudyard Kipling

The Legend of Drizzt: The Dark Elf Trilogy Book II: Exile -R.A. Salvatore

Twelfth-Night; or, What You Will -William Shakespeare

Red: A Crayon’s Story -Michael Hall

The Legend of Drizzt: The Dark Elf Trilogy Book III: Sojourn -R.A. Salvatore

Star Trek 9 -James Blish

Star Trek 10 -James Blish

Star Trek 11 -James Blish

Star Trek 12 -James Blish, J.A. Lawrence

The Little Vampire -Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

The Little Vampire Moves In -Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

The Little Vampire Takes a Trip -Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

The Little Vampire on the Farm -Angela Sommer-Bodenbug

The Little Vampire in Love -Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

The Little Vampire in Danger -Angela Sommer Bodenburg

Midnight Sun -Stephenie Meyer

New Earth -Ben Bova

The Little Vampire in the Vale of Doom -Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

The Little Vampire in Despair -Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

Apes and Angels -Ben Bova

The Little Vampire and the Mystery Patient -Angela Sommr-Bodenburg

The Little Vampire in the Lion’s Den -Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

The Little Vampire Learns to be Brave -Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

The Tragedy of King Richard the Third -William Shakespeare

Star Trek: The Original Series #39: Yesterday Saga, Book 2, Time for Yesterday -A.C. Crispin

Romeo and Juliet -William Shakespeare

Ghosts on the Battleship North Carolina -Danny Bradshaw

Star Trek: The New Voyages -Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath

Star Trek: The New Voyages 2 -Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark -William Shakespeare

King Lear -William Shakespeare

The Prince -Niccolo Machiavelli

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban -J.K. Rowling

The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis -Elizabeth Letts

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier -J.M. Dillard

Star Trek: The Original Series #44: Vulcan’s Glory -D.C. Fontana

The Bad Seed -Jory John

Marvel Graphic Novel #5: X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills -Christopher Claremont, Brent Eric Anderson

Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay #1 -Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton & David Tipton

Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay #2  -Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton & David Tipton

Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay #3  -Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton & David Tipton

Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay #4  -Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton & David Tipton

Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s The City on the Edge of Forever: The Original Teleplay #5  -Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton & David Tipton

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse -Charlie Mackesy

The Chronicles of Narnia Book 1: The Magian’s Nephew -C.S. Lewis 

The Chronicles of Narnia Book 2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe -C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia Book 3: The Horse and His Boy -C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia Book 4: Prince Caspian -C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia Book 5: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader -C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia Book 6: The Silver Chair -C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia Book 7: The Final Battle -C.S. Lewis

Star Trek: The Original Series #45: Double, Double -Michael Jan Friedman

The 100 -Kass Morgan

Stat Trek; The Original Series #38: The IDIC Epidemic -Jean Lorrah

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country -J.M. Dillard

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Enigma Tales -Una McCormack

Station Eleven -Emily St. John Mandel

The Legend of Drizzt: The Icewind Dale Trilogy Book IV: The Crystal Shard -R.A. Salvatore

Coraline -Neil Gaimen

The Wind in the Willows -Kenneth Grahame

Animal Farm: A Fairy Story -George Orwell

The Legend of Drizzt: The Icewind Dale Trilogy Book V: Streams of Silver -R.A. Salvatore

The Legend of Drizzt: The Icewind Dale Trilogy Book VI: The Halfling’s Gem -R.A. Salvatore

The Last Temptation of Christ -Nikos Kazantzakis

The Man in the High Castle -Philip K. Dick

Vampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathchase -Hideyuki Kikuchi

The Last Unicorn -Peter S. Beagle

Beren and Luthien -J.R.R. Tolkien

Art of War -Sun Tzu

Johnny Tremain -Esther Forbes

Conqueror: Time’s Tapestry Book Two -Stephen Baxter 

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The Entertainer

Al cinema per un evento speciale di due giorni, 10 e 11 Gennaio 2017, The Entertainer supera gli ostacoli della ripresa di un palcoscenico e della complessità dell’inglese colloquiale, regalando un’altra prova perfetta della Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company. Un’esperienza imperdibile. (more…)

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Death on the Nile 2022 AkulTalkies.com

Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Sophie Okonedo, Emma Mackey, Letitia Wright, Jennifer Saunders, Orlando Seale, Charlie Anson, Susannah Fielding, Adam Garcia, Rick Warden, Noel White, Crispin Letts, Victor Alli, Rachel Feeney, Sarah Eve, Francis Lovehall, Aron Julius, Stacy Abalogun, Naveed Khan, Kemi Awoderu, Katie Smale

https://www.akultalkies.com/death-on-the-nile-2022

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Isolation - Ireland | UK | USA, 2005

Isolation – Ireland | UK | USA, 2005

‘The quarantine has begun.’

Isolation is a 2005 Irish-British-American science fiction horror feature film written and directed by Billy O’Brien (I Am Not a Serial Killer; The Hybrid). The movie stars Essie Davis, Sean Harris, Marcel Iures and Crispin Letts.

Plot:

Broken farmer Dan rents his farm for the scientist John from the Bovine Genetics Technology that is researching genetic modifications…

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And as a follow up to the last post Crispin Letts was of course in Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life and is also son of Barry Letts - famed classic Who producer.

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"Join in the Race" sung by Ian Wallace (Dodo), Crispin Letts (Duck), and Jo Kendall (Mother Canary); from Alice in Wonderland (1986).