Headed to the Savoy Cinema Grantham on Wednesday evening for the premiere of Tin Hat Production’s Battle Over Britain ahead of the film’s official release today. I play Intelligence Officer in this latest feature from the ambitious Lincolnshire-based production company – great to see these independent film-makers growing from strength to strength. The screening and Q&A was followed by a little celebratory champers, much catching up and then the last train back to London…onwards and upwards.
A Welsh Dragon to breathe fire into your day
I’ve always been struck by the level of gravitas and charge Anthony Hopkins brings to his roles. He has an amazing ability to embody the acute vulnerability of the human condition in all its limitation and then, through some kind of iron willpower, to take full possession of the forces of Nature and show us what is possible. In the clip above, one sees this in the man himself – I too, wish to someday be an ‘old fool’ like Hopkins.
Some of my favourite Anthony Hopkins characters:
A Soaring Soundtrack
The Lancaster Skies soundtrack is out!
James Griffiths is the composer behind the superb score. I always dreamed of being in films with epic soundtracks and boy has he delivered. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting James a number of times: what a gentleman, and an immensely skilled one at that.
A screenshot to make my day
Grabbed this off the VUE website: Lancaster Skies is coming to a screen near you this month. A list of all cinemas screening the film is available at lancasterskies.com.
Jeffrey Mundell 