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17 Sep

Dennis ‘Des’ Nilsen is Far From David Tennant’s First Psychopath Role

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David Tennant’s transformation into serial killer Dennis Nilsen for ITV’s Des was unsettlingly convincing. It wasn’t just the physical resemblance, though under that hairstyle and behind those 1980s glasses frames, the similarity was remarkable. It was also the posture, the unwavering eye contact, and the voice; mumbling and unconcerned, listing the terrible details of Nilsen’s crimes as if reciting a recipe instead of multiple brutal murders.  As Nilsen, Tennant pulled off what every actor hopes to in a real-life role – a disappearing trick. He slid clean inside the role, leaving no trace of The Doctor, or Simon from There She Goes, or the demon…
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11 Sep

The Third Day’s Dennis Kelly: ‘If people are telling you they’re good, you’ve got to be careful’

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The fascinations of Dennis Kelly are worth paying attention to. A decade ago, the playwright and screenwriter was kept up at night by the looming shadow of overpopulation and global resource scarcity. He channelled that concern into Channel 4’s Utopia, a global pandemic conspiracy thriller that in 2020, could hardly be more timely (serendipitously, Amazon releases the long-gestated US remake this month).  Before that, Kelly’s plays were preoccupied with the suspicion of outsiders fostered by the so-called War on Terror, from which you might draw a straight line to Brexit and Trump. You could call his work a barometer for crisis,…
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23 Aug

Lucifer: God Takes Charge As Dennis Haysbert Joins Season 5

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This Lucifer feature contains spoilers. It takes only mere minutes in the Lucifer pilot episode to recognize that things have changed in Heaven, in Hell, and most certainly on Earth. “Remind Dad that I quit Hell because I was sick and tired of playing a part in his play,” Lucifer instructs his sibling Amenadiel, and the Devil’s crime fighting journey with Detective Chloe Decker and the LAPD begins. Viewers are quickly introduced to Lucifer’s angelic brother (DB Woodside) and the leather clad demon Mazikeen (Lesley-Ann Brandt) providing insight into a family just as dysfunctional as any on Earth. And even…
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11 Apr

Dennis Quaid Revisits The Pitching Scenes From The Rookie

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It’s never just one thing that prevents a ballplayer from reaching the big leagues. It can be a combination of injuries, life getting in the way, or a player not having the mental makeup or physical ability to reach the pinnacle of the sport. That “what if” can be haunting, but life moves on.  It was arm troubles that led Jim Morris, a former Major League Baseball draft pick, to flame out of the minors by 1989. He went on to become a high school science teacher and a baseball coach in small town Texas. He moved on until his…
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