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[purple]

Oh Dunda! (that being said the same way Silva says "Oh Mr Bond!")

[Germangirl]

Love that Bond in Bond Street pic, too. Yes white and black is flattering, grey is not.

[Alina]

And Gemma Arterton in QOS? Yes, quite a superficial character. She can't have had more than a dozen lines. It isn't possible to cultivate a meaningful character with so few scenes and lines. GA was OK for it though. Does anyone know that her full character name was "Strawberry Fields"???! Remember that scene at the party where Bond asks for her name and she says "Just Fields" as if she is embarrassed about it.

Yes, I knew that her full name was Strawberry Fields and I have always found it very cute and charming Definitely much better than Holly Goodhead or Stephanie Broadchest
I agree with SDK, purple and others that Gemma's character was treated very superficially in the movie. It's true she's quite artificially embedded in the plot, I mean she has no history, no roots and the main reason she's in it is that Bond needed a girl to bang
However, it's not Gemma's fault and I don't find her irritating at all, as I said before I find her quite likeable and I really felt for her when I saw how she died.

As far as Daniel's hair is concerned, I liked it very much in Layer cake, CR, FOAF, Dragon tattoo or QOS (especially the untidy version), but the SF hair really worked for me. Made him look truly intimidating, tough and manly. But I have a feeling that I'm reapeting the same stuff I've already said before several times, sorry about that

[purple]

Hey Alina good to see you are back from work - hope it wasn't a very hard day.

I also think Strawberry Fields was a better name than Holly Goodhead or the infamous Pussy Galore Silly, but sort of sweet.

I think you put it very well Alina when you explain what was wrong the her part. I know Bond doesn't get involved with women, but there should be some developments and motivations taking them to bed. I could totally get the point with any of the other girls (Solange had been publicly humiliated by her husband and anyway it did not seem a happy marriage so she needed some comfort; the interaction with Severine is amazing, their conversation at the casino must be among my favourite scenes, along with I'm the money one, you feel the tension building, you feel that the girl fancies him; the bantering with Ms Moneypenny is amusing and the close shave scene is incredibly sensual). But Miss Fields and the whole stationery business? Where did that come from?

OK I will stop now, I think I made my point.

As for the hair, anything will do for me as long as it is short.

[Alina]

Hey Alina good to see you are back from work - hope it wasn't a very hard day.

I also think Strawberry Fields was a better name than Holly Goodhead or the infamous Pussy Galore Silly, but sort of sweet.

I think you put it very well Alina when you explain what was wrong the her part. I know Bond doesn't get involved with women, but there should be some developments and motivations taking them to bed. I could totally get the point with any of the other girls (Solange had been publicly humiliated by her husband and anyway it did not seem a happy marriage so she needed some comfort; the interaction with Severine is amazing, their conversation at the casino must be among my favourite scenes, along with I'm the money one, you feel the tension building, you feel that the girl fancies him; the bantering with Ms Moneypenny is amusing and the close shave scene is incredibly sensual). But Miss Fields and the whole stationery business? Where did that come from?

OK I will stop now, I think I made my point.

As for the hair, anything will do for me as long as it is short.

Thanks, purple, work was ok, but now I feel a bit tired, maybe a glass of someting stronger than tea will help
Miss Fields and the stationery business came from Bond's wanting to have sex and unwind a bit - she naturally obliged and probably fell in love, the whole story (unfortunately )
I agree with all your points about the other girls - they were defintely much more refined as characters.

As for the hair, anything will do for me as long as it's Daniel's hair
To be honest I adore him no matter what his hair is like. When I watched all those Betrayal stage door vids I found him adorable and sexy, his personality and charm go a long way and make up for all hair or clothes imperfections
But I prefer it short, that's for sure.

[purple]

I am not a tea person, unless I am ill. Red wine, vermouth or scotch will do for me

Going back to the topic - yes I understand Mr Bond's needs but pu-lease build it up a bit...

Treat your self with smth nice I think I will watch another part of Parade's End - I will let you and CockH know what I think in the end. But somehow I have the feeling that Guy Crouchback is more likeable...

[Alina]

Yes, Guy Crouchback is adorable, lovable, cute and soooo righteous I love him to the bone. Cumberbatch doesn't have it, in my book at least.

[SmittenDramaKitten]

Hey Alina good to see you are back from work - hope it wasn't a very hard day.

I also think Strawberry Fields was a better name than Holly Goodhead or the infamous Pussy Galore Silly, but sort of sweet.

I think you put it very well Alina when you explain what was wrong the her part. I know Bond doesn't get involved with women, but there should be some developments and motivations taking them to bed. I could totally get the point with any of the other girls (Solange had been publicly humiliated by her husband and anyway it did not seem a happy marriage so she needed some comfort; the interaction with Severine is amazing, their conversation at the casino must be among my favourite scenes, along with I'm the money one, you feel the tension building, you feel that the girl fancies him; the bantering with Ms Moneypenny is amusing and the close shave scene is incredibly sensual). But Miss Fields and the whole stationery business? Where did that come from?

OK I will stop now, I think I made my point.

As for the hair, anything will do for me as long as it is short.

Thanks, purple, work was ok, but now I feel a bit tired, maybe a glass of someting stronger than tea will help
Miss Fields and the stationery business came from Bond's wanting to have sex and unwind a bit - she naturally obliged and probably fell in love, the whole story (unfortunately )
I agree with all your points about the other girls - they were defintely much more refined as characters.

As for the hair, anything will do for me as long as it's Daniel's hair
To be honest I adore him no matter what his hair is like. When I watched all those Betrayal stage door vids I found him adorable and sexy, his personality and charm go a long way and make up for all hair or clothes imperfections
But I prefer it short, that's for sure.

THIS!!!! YES!!!!! I agree with you 110% Alina!!!!!

Daniel as Guy Crouchback is ONE SEXY MAN!!!!!!



I love that he is so elegant. I love the way he carries himself and the way he speaks and moves. I love the apparent shyness of the character. Only Daniel could have played him that way. To illustrate how sexy I think he is, I was thinking about scenes from SoH when I was in the dentists chair the other day.....

[Elaine_Figgis]

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big fan of the nearly bald myself!

[sf2la]

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big fan of the nearly bald myself!

You and Dunda have never changed your avis, have you?

Regarding hair, I'm much more forgiving than I am with his body. He loses a lot of appeal when he's thin. Still good looking, but omg, from Layer Cake body to CR Except for the deconstruct/construct period with Sats and Rachel, when C&A was filmed, he's looked amazing.

[Dunda]

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big fan of the nearly bald myself!

You and Dunda have never changed your avis, have you?

I've always looked the same!

but Elaine has looked like that before she turned around

[sf2la]

That photo always reminds me of an American, turn-of-the-century criminal' mug shot. Bonnie and Clyde, a rum runner, someone other than DC .

I'm in London, and yesterday's Times has a two-page spread titled, "Darling, you were wonderful! You too! The top 20 power couples in the arts" D&R came in at #3. There's a big pic of them, the only big pic on the spread. It's the Betrayal one with R behind D and her arms wrapped around his neck and chest.
#1 - Gregory Doran and Sir Anthony Sher
#2 -Anya Linden and Lord Sainsbury
#4 - Helen McCrory and Damian Lewis
#5 - GwynnethP. and Chris Martin

Under D&R, it says:
She is Oscar-winning actress
He is Bond, James Bond
They say "We're separate entities professionally and we're happy to stay separate entities. We're not a professional couple".

I'll try to take a pic. Aargh...so little time.

[cassandra]

Hi sf, I posted this on Friday, I tried to get a picture with my phone but it wasn't good enough to post. Did you notice that the article was by the paper's theatre critic, Dominic Maxwell, who gave a good review of 'Betrayal'. I think he may be an admirer of Daniel and Rachel.
Hope your trip to the UK goes well.

[Sylvia's girl]

There you go.....but it is only their opinion.



From theatre, film, music and dance, they came together to show that the moving and the shaking begins at home

1. Gregory Doran, 55, and Sir Antony Sher, 64
He is . . . Artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company
He is . . . Critically acclaimed actor, writer and theatre director
They say . . . “We had a baptism of fire in our first production together. We didn’t know the rules” (Sher, The Times, Mar 2014)

2. Anya Linden, 81, and Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover, 86
She is . . . Former ballerina and founder of the Linbury Biennial Prize for Stage Design
He is . . . Head of the charitable foundation the Linbury Trust alongside his wife, responsible for major donations to the arts including a donation of £25 million to the British Museum in 2010
They say . . . “There is this streak of Puritan idealism in the family. There’s a very strong belief in putting back” (Lady Sainsbury, The Daily Telegraph, Jan 2004)

3. Rachel Weisz, 44, and Daniel Craig, 46
She is . . . Oscar-winning actress
He is . . . Bond, James Bond
They say . . . “We’re separate entities professionally and we’re happy to stay separate entities. We’re not a professional couple” (Daniel Craig, Vulture magazine, Aug 2013)

4. Helen McCrory, 45, and Damian Lewis, 43
She is . . . Actress best known for roles in Skyfall, the last three Harry Potter films and as Cherie Blair in The Queen
He is . . . most famous for playing Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody on Homeland
They say . . . “This year (we’ve) been to the White House, the Golden Globes and the Met Ball and I’ve danced until 3am with Jagger! I mean, f*** the jetlag!” (McCrory, The Times, June 2012)

5. Gwyneth Paltrow, 41 and Chris Martin, 37
She is . . . Lifestyle writer and Oscar-winning actress
He is . . . Frontman of super-band Coldplay
They say . . . “She’s been a great beard for me for ten years” (Martin on the Ellen DeGeneres show, Oct 2011)

6. Bianca Stigter, age unknown, and Steve McQueen, 44
She is . . . Dutch cultural critic, historian and film producer
He is . . . Turner prizewinning artist and critically acclaimed film director of Shame, Hunger and the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave
They say . . . “I was trying to build a story but not having great success until my partner Bianca unearthed Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup” (McQueen, The Guardian, Dec 2013)

7. Magdalena Kožená, 40, and Sir Simon Rattle, 59
She is . . . World-class Czech mezzo-soprano
He is . . . English conductor, currently artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic
They say . . . “We think similarly about music. We don’t have to explain things. It feels natural” (Kožená, The Times, May 2013)

8. Jane Goldman, 43 and Jonathan Ross, 53
She is . . . Screenwriter, author and producer whose credits include Stardust and Kick Ass
He is . . . TV and radio presenter
They say . . . “Jane and I are very lucky. Our kids like hanging out with us” (Ross, Daily Mirror, Dec 2012)

9. Carey Mulligan, 28, and Marcus Mumford, 27
She is . . . Award-winning actress known for her roles in The Great Gatsby, An Education and Inside Llewyn Davis
He is . . . Frontman of folk-rock band Mumford & Sons
They say . . . “I’m just saying we’re not farmers, but that’s all I’m going to say” (Mulligan, The Guardian, Jan 2014)

10. Matthew Bourne, 54, and Arthur Pita, 42
He is . . . Esteemed choreographer, famed for his version of The Nutracker and his all-male Swan Lake
He is . . . dancer and choreographer
They say . . . “My Arthur’s new piece at the Coliseum #totalmagic” (Bourne on Twitter, Jan 2014)

11. Teresa Gleadowe, age unknown, and Sir Nicholas Serota, 67
She is . . . Curator and art historian, former director of the Curating Contemporary Art programme at the Royal College of Art
He is . . . Director of the Tate art museums and galleries
They say . . . “I imagine him at home serenading his delightful spouse with Living Doll or breaking into a chorus of Summer Holiday” (Journalist David Lister, on learning that Serota is a huge Cliff Richard fan, The Independent, Oct 2013)

12. Keeley Hawes, 38, and Matthew Macfadyen, 39
She is . . . TV actress known for Spooks and Ashes to Ashes and her current powerhouse performance in the drama Line of Duty
He is . . . Bafta award-winning actor, notable for playing Mr Darcy in the film of Pride & Prejudice
They say . . . “Because our jobs are so full-on, when the two of us are free and together it’s like: ‘Yay! We’re together!’ The idea of going out isn’t so appealing” (Hawes, Stylist magazine, Apr 2012)

13. Sam Taylor-Johnson, 47, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 23
She is . . . Visual artist and film-maker, currently directing Fifty Shades of Grey
He is . . . Actor known for his roles in Anna Karenina and Kick-Ass
They say . . . “Age to me doesn’t f***ing matter at all. My wife feels younger than I do” (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Huffington Post, Aug 2013)

14. Emma Thompson, 54, and Greg Wise, 47
She is . . . Actress, author and Oscar-winning screenwriter
He is . . . Actor and producer
They say . . . “The fact is that he’s the only luxury I really can’t imagine ever being able to give up” (Thompson on Jonathan Ross show, Mar 2010)

15. Keira Knightley, 28, and James Righton, 30
She is . . . Actress known for her roles in Atonement, Pride & Prejudice and the Pirates of the Caribbean films
He is . . . Musician in new-rave band Klaxons
They say . . . “I just fell in love with someone who happens to be amazing. We had a beautiful wedding and there was a lot of love” (Righton, NME, May 2013)

16. Rita Ora, 23, and Calvin Harris, 30
She is . . . Singer-songwriter and actress
He is . . . Grammy award-winning DJ and music producer
They say . . . “I wrote the song with her in mind, I didn’t write the song for anyone else” (Harris on their new musical collaboration, Capital FM, Feb 2014)

17. Rebecca Hall, 31, and Sam Mendes, 48
She is . . . Bafta-winning actress and daughter of RSC founder Peter Hall
He is . . . Stage and screen director of Skyfall and the Oscar-winning American Beauty
They say . . . “It’s what happens when you start going out with a famous person. Everyone can be interested but I’m still not going to talk about it. (Hall, in InStyle magazine, April 2013)

18. Marianela Nuñez, 31, and Thiago Soares, 32
She is . . . Principal dancer with the Royal Ballet
He is . . . principal dancer with The Royal Ballet
They say . . . “I asked her in May last year.” “No, it was December 2006” (Soares and Nunez disagree over their engagement, Ballet magazine, 2008)

19. Alison Goldfrapp, 47, and Lisa Gunning, 42
She is . . . Singer and front-woman with Goldfrapp
She is . . . Editor and director whose credits include Seven Psychopaths and upcoming collaboration with Goldfrapp, Tales of Us
They say . . . “I don’t like to be defined by my sexuality, which swings wherever I like to swing” (Alison Goldfrapp, Evening Standard, Feb 2014)

20. Anoushka Shankar, 32, and Joe Wright, 41
She is . . . Sitar player and composer
He is . . . Film director Atonement, Pride &Prejudice, Anna Karenina
They say . . . “I’d been in a long-term relationship previously, and I had never ‘known’ then. But [with Joe] I knew immediately” (Shankar, The Guardian, Nov 2011)

[Germangirl]

Thanks Sylvia - many of these I don't know, but it seem to be an illustrious group and being at 3 is an honour.