Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Fans of Derren Brown, the well known British Illusionist and Mentalist, may not realise that he also is a very skilled artist.

He has posted many pictures of his brilliantly unusual paintings on his blog, and this afternoon he posted his latest creation which was of pianist James Rhodes. Derren mentioned that the next painting he does will be of Michael Sheen!

Next up is actor friend Michael Sheen. I’ve taken a few shots and I’m about to get started. (I always take my own photographs and work quietly from them in my own time, as I only get a few hours here and there to paint). I’ll let you know when it’s done. What a great guy to paint. I can’t wait.

Other famous faces captured by Derren are Clint Eastwood, Anthony Hopkins, Jack Nicholson, and Dame Judy Dench. You can view his other pieces on his website’s Gallery.

I will update you all once the painting is completed and up on his site. You can also follow his updates yourself on twitter at @DerrenBrown

Many thanks to Ali at RichardArmitageNet for the heads up

Original Article

World renowned British fashion photographer, Rankin, is releasing a new bi-annual magazine which will feature an interview with Michael Sheen in its first installment.

The Hunger will feature established and upcoming people involved in art, design, fashion, drama and music. Its first issue includes an interview with  Michael Sheen ad fellow Brit actor Terence Stamp. There is also fashion stories about Kelis, Kelly Rowland, Milla Jovovich and Heidi Klum. Actor Rhys Ifans and PYT Sky Ferreira grace the cover.

At the beginning of the year, you may remember Rankin made a program called Shooting The Hollywood Stars, in which Michael dressed as Charlie Chaplin.

The Hunger will cost £4 for the first issue, and should be available on newsstands in November

Rome’s International Film Festival which runs from October 27th until November 4th, has Jesus Henry Christ on it’s program.

Written and directed by Dennis Lee, this quirky comedy stars Michael Sheen as Dr Slavkin O’Hara, alongside Toni Collette. It is the story of a ten year old genius, conceived in a test tube, trying to find his biological father.

The showings are as follows:

29 October, 10:30 – Sinopoli

30 October, 11:00 – Salacinema Lotto

31 October, 15:00 – Embassy

Check the Festival website for more information.

Thanks Merlange for the heads up.

As I mentioned on twitter last week, Michael Sheen is reported to be attending The Moët British Film Awards.

This has not been confirmed, but as one of the proud patrons of the awards, there is a good chance he will be in attendance.

The awards take place on Sunday 4th December 2011 at Old Billingsgate in Central London. Although this is right in the middle of his run as Hamlet at the Young Vic, I understand he gets Sundays off, so it is doable.

The nominations for the awards will be announced on October 31st.

As soon as I have confirmation either way, you will be the first to know.

Recently, I mentioned about how the BBC was funded uniquely as I had seen a few grumbles from non-UK members in regard to the fact they cannot watch iPlayer.

I explained that the BBC is a unique broadcasting company in that they are totally funded by the British people, and not by the Government or by commercial advertising sponsorship.

All British residents pay a license fee to watch this channel and as it is funded solely by contributions from the British public, it is deemed by the British Broadcasting Company that only residents of Britain get to watch it, which is fair.

The BBC launched a subscription channel in the US called BBC America some time ago, which I believe shows a lot of the popular shows.

There is now a way for our European cousins to watch iPlayer – via a new app for your iPad.

The long-awaited international expansion of the BBC iPlayer begins today with the launch of the service in 11 European countries exclusively via the Apple iPad app.

The global iPlayer service will be available only on the iPad during a one-year trial, during which the US, Canada and Australia will also gain access at some stage.

The BBC is pushing the global iPlayer as a video on-demand portal rather than just the catch-up TV platform we’ve become accustomed to on domestic shores.

The app will feature that month’s new content, including the likes of Top Gear, Dr Who and Eastenders but will also feature on-demand access to classics from the BBC’s 60-year catalogue.

I thought this may be of interest to those who would like to view programs from the BBC that Michael makes an appearance in (Coming Home, Wales and Hollywood, The Passion of Port Talbot).

You can read the full article HERE.