Pirate Radio / The Boat that Rocked

I just finished watching The Boat that Rocked (Pirate Radio -US title), and it was AWESOME! It came out a while ago in the UK and was recently released in America. It takes place in 1966. As the beginning of the film states, it was a period of time when some of the best Rock and Roll was being made, but only about 45 minutes was played every day on BBC radio. The film focuses on one radio station that chose to defy the government...Rock Radio!

The film itself was very simple. What makes it awesome is the wonderful soundtrack and the amazing ensemble cast. Philip Seymour Hoffman played the Count, Bill Nighy played Quentin, Kenneth Branagh played Sir Alistair Dormandy, Gemma Arterton played Desiree, Jack Davenport played Dominic Twatt, Rhys Ifans played Gavin Cavanagh, Talulah Riley played Marianne, and Emma Thompson played Charlotte. I was really pleased to see a lot of actors that are relatively unknown in the States. Tom Sturridge played Little Carl, Rhys Darby played Angus Nutsford, and Tom Wisdom played Mark. Some of my favorite actors from British television also made appearances. Nick Frost played Doctor Dave, Katherine Parkinson played Felicity, and Chris O'Dowd played Simple Simon.

I would definitely recommend this film to anyone. It is definitely a must-see!

Deathly Hallows Casting

As most of you know, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part I and II are currently being filmed. I have been looking at the cast list for all of the new characters and am pretty excited about the film. Here are some of the actors that will be joining the cast:




















Perhaps one of my favorite casting decisions is Bill Nighy as Rufus Scrimgeor. I am sure that you all recognize him, but in case you don't, you may remember him from Love Actually and Underworld.













Jamie Campbell Bell (RocknRolla, Sweeney Todd) will be taking on the role of Gellert Grindelwald.

















Ciaran Hinds (another favorite casting choice) will be taking on the role of Aberforth Dumbledore. You may recognize him from the television show, Rome and the recent film, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day.

Toby Regbo will be taking on the role of teenage Dumbledore.





















Rhys Ifans will be taking on the role of Xenophilius Lovegood (perfect casting in my opinion). He has been in a lot of different films, but every time I think of him, the very first role that comes to mind is the weird roommate from Notting Hill.



















David O'Hara will be taking on the role of Albert Runcorn. He has been in many films including the Matchmaker, Made and the Departed, but my favorite role of his is Stephen from Braveheart.





















Nick Moran (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) will be taking on the role of Scabior.








Guy Henry will be taking on the role of Pius Thicknesse. You may remember him as the creepy Mr. Collins form Lost in Austen or as Cassius from the television show, Rome.