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It is a testament to his acting ability that it was years before I realized that Gary Oldman is British. With an ability to nail accents, the dedication to drastically change his appearance and the talent to convey the full spectrum of emotions, Oldman is one of the most eclectic and underrated actors of our time.

Born March 21, 1958, in London, Oldman began his acting career on the British stage in 1979, and made his film debut in "Remembrance" in 1982. In 1984, he reluctantly accepted the role of punk rocker Sid Vicious in "Sid and Nancy," a performance which garnered him critical acclaim and launched a diverse and successful career that has spanned almost four decades, and includes everything from small indie films to blockbuster franchises.

Oldman is well-known for his portrayal of some of the most memorable villains in the history of the cinema, from the campy Zorg in "The Fifth Element...

While artsy drama films may not be the most popular cinematic experiences, they often nurture future talent. These “niche” films tend to employ otherwise unknown actors in demanding roles and allow them to showcase their talents.

Perhaps one of the best examples of such career-launching moments is the little-known British film Remembrance. The disjointed drama film weaves its interconnected plot like a complex stage play. Its fleeting glances into each character’s life highlight every actor’s best talents. More importantly, the film highlighted four soon-to-be-famous British actors: John Altman, Gary Oldman, Lisa Maxwell, and Timothy Spall.

Colin Gregg’s Remembrance Explores the Calm Before the Storm Image via Channel Four Television Corporation Director Colin Gregg modeled the film after his personal college experiences. Remembrance received a limited theatrical preview in June 1982. The film was part of Channel 4’s debut lineup, airing days after the station began broadcasting.

While...

The Honkai: Star Rail 3.0 livestream is set to occur soon as the turn-based RPG’s Version 2.7 moves into its latter half and starts gearing up for the release of Amphoreus and all of its related contents, including new characters, main story quests, and activities. Version 3.0 is the next big patch for HoYoverse’s title and it should kick off its third year of content by taking the Astral Express crew to the mysterious new destination called Amphoreus. So far, HoYoverse has shown some teasers for Amphoreus in Honkai: Star Rail 3.0, such as a video highlighting some locations.

The new characters that players will meet on their journeys were also teased, though not described in-depth so as to avoid spoilers before the release of the location. As an annual update, Version 3.0 is expected to be a huge one for a plethora of reasons: the update should bring forth new map locations...

The introduction of Remembrance characters in Honkai: Star Rail 3.0 is bound to drastically change the turn-based RPG’s meta and offer players a plethora of new strategies when approaching combat, as units on this Path have exclusive mechanics called memosprites. Before confirmation from developer HoYoverse, Remembrance was heavily leaked as a new playable Path. Now, HoYoverse has confirmed Remembrance will be introduced in Version 3.0, and it should make its debut in the form of both Aglaea and the Remembrance Trailblazer in Honkai: Star Rail. However, moving forward, more Remembrance characters will be released, just like any other Path.

In fact, there are more Remembrance characters rumored for the upcoming year of content. The teased character called Castorice is heavily rumored to be one of the future Remembrance units, though it’s expected she will first be released as an Npc in the Amphoreus storyline. So far, the leaks have not detailed other Remembrance units but,...

Players may able to mount dinosaurs in Honkai: Star Rail 3.0, according to new leaks about the upcoming patch for HoYoverse’s turn-based RPG, but not in the way they may think. Version 3.0 is still a few weeks away as Version 3.7 has just started. The next patch should kick off the game’s third year of content and take players to the planet of Amphoreus, a new destination where the Astral Express crew will meet new characters and solve yet another Stellaron-related crisis. The roster of Amphoreus characters in Honkai: Star Rail has already been teased by the developer.

With the start of the beta tests for Version 3.0, a lot of leaks have started to emerge, highlighting the new playable characters: The Herta, Aglaea, and the Remembrance Trailblazer. For now, the leaks are extremely focused on these units and some minor system optimizations and updates. However, very little about Amphoreus has leaked so far.

Slow Horses is back for its fourth outing, prompting many returning viewers to wonder who is in the hit Apple TV+ show's cast. Slow Horses season 4's story will pull its plot and characters from Spook Street, another entry in Mick Herron's Slough House series of books. So far, the unconventional British spy thriller has adapted Herron's Slow Horses, Dead Lions, and Real Tigers, promising another Slow Horses entry that differs from the books in small ways, all while capturing their spirit. The series centers on MI5's Slough House the purgatory for "slow horses" who've made career-ending missteps.

Despite being relegated to drudgery, the Slough House agents end up involved in high-profile cases often thanks to Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), the rude-yet-perceptive veteran agent who heads up Slough House's team of incompetent misfits. In Slow Horses season 3's ending, Catherine Standish (Saskia Reeves), the office administrator, resigns from Slough House,...

Star Trek Day 2024 launches "Take The Chair, Make An Impact," a global campaign to commemorate the premiere of Star Trek: The Original Series on September 8, 1966. Star Trek has partnered and will donate to three nonprofits that embody the values of the franchise: Code.org, giving every K-12 student the opportunity to learn computer science; DoSomething.org, fueling young people to change the world; and Outright International, advocating for Lgbtiq inclusion and equality globally. 25% of sales of select items at the official Star Trek shop will benefit these three organizations.

More info on Star Trek Day 2024 can be found at StarTrek.com/Day.

Star Trek's Take the Chair campaign invites fans to see themselves in the USS Enterprise's iconic captains chair and ask themselves, What would I do if I were setting the course to the future? A digital experience will be available to fans worldwide on StarTrek.com. In addition,...

In honor of “Star Trek Day,” the premiere episodes of several Star Trek series and Short Treks will be available to watch for free in a special sampling Sept. 7-13. The episodes can be accessed on Paramount+ partner platforms Amazon, Apple and Roku, its official YouTube page, Pluto TV and on the Paramount+ free content hub (U.S.)

They include:

Star Trek: The Original Series, “The Cage” Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Encounter at Farpoint Part I and II”* Star Trek: Voyager, “Caretaker Part I & II”* Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, “The Emissary Part I & II”* Star Trek: Enterprise, “Broken Bow Part I & II”* Star Trek: The Animated Series, “Beyond the Farthest Star”* Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “Strange New Worlds”* Star Trek: Lower Decks, “Second Contact”* Star Trek: Discovery, “The Vulcan Hello”* Star Trek: Picard, “Remembrance”* Star Trek – Short Treks – “The Girl Who Made the Stars,” “The Trouble with Edward,...

Chicago – He has been cleaning up in the preliminary awards so far in 2018, and he’s an odds-on favorite to take the Oscar for Best Actor on Sunday, March 4th. Veteran actor Gary Oldman donned make-up and found the right accent to portray Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour” (also nominated for the Best Picture).

The title refers to one of the most challenging moments of Churchill’s career. Newly minted as Britain’s prime minister in 1940, he faces the onslaught of Adolf Hitler’s attack on his homeland, including the surrounding of the British troops at Dunkirk. Gary Oldman embodies the pugnacious bulldog that characterized Churchill at the height of his power, including the soaring rhetoric that strengthened the morale of the British people.

Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour”

Photo credit: Focus Features

Oldman was born in London, studied acting with the Young People’s Theatre and made...

Chicago – Gary Oldman has been generating memorable film portrayals since he broke through in the 1980s. From Sid Vicious (“Sid and Nancy”) to Lee Harvey Oswald (“JFK”) to Jim Gordon (Dark Knight Series), Oldman is a consummate actor. That is expressed in his latest role, as Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour.”

The title refers to one of the most challenging moments of Churchill’s career. Newly minted as Britain’s prime minister in 1940, he faces the onslaught of Adolf Hitler’s attack on his homeland, including the surrounding of the British troops at Dunkirk. Gary Oldman embodies the pugnacious bulldog that characterized Churchill at the height of his power, including the soaring rhetoric that strengthened the morale of the British people.

Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour”

Photo credit: Focus Features

Oldman was born in London, studied acting with the Young People’s Theatre and made his professional...

Simon Brew Sep 12, 2017

People sat behind desks whose job is solely to sell tickets? They're under threat...

You don’t need me to tell you that multiplex cinemas have come up with a collection of tricks in recent times to streamline things as much as they can. One-time essentials such as projectionists, ushers and screens being actively policed have long fallen by the wayside. By way of compensation, a few technological innovations have taken their place.

Some of these are useful. Ticket collection Daleks, as long as they don’t spit all your tickets on the floor, can be convenient as an option, for instance. There’s bound to be something else I could have listed on the positive side too, but, y’know, nothing is springing to mind. Economising is the clear agenda in big modern mainstream picturehouses.

Who needs human beings, right?

In particular, what’s coming to...

Pete Dillon-Trenchard Apr 29, 2017

Spoilers! We dig into Doctor Who series 10's Thin Ice, to see what else we can find...

This article contains spoilers. Lots of them.

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The Doctor and Bill have saved the day again and something’s knocking in the vault - but it’s only knocking three times, so it doesn’t constitute a reference. Instead, here’s our weekly list of references, callbacks, tenuous spots and generally interesting waffle from this week’s episode. You’ll have to forgive me if I’ve missed anything - I’m at my sister’s wedding as this episode goes out, and they’ve refused to turn the music off for an hour so we can watch it.

Fresh off of a fun-filled official visit to Paris with wife Kate Middleton, Prince William has resumed his royal duties in the UK. The Duke of Cambridge traveled to Stafford, England, on Wednesday to officially open the Remembrance Centre, which houses over 330 memorials on its property and aims to provide all of its visitors with "an inspiring journey" of discovery. He also penned a touching address for the event's program. "The National Memorial Arboretum honours and remembers those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of this country," he said. "This is a place for special memories, many of them sad, but hopefully, many of them happy too. We all have an important job to do in keeping these memories alive for future generations and this new Remembrance Centre will play a significant role in that duty." He chatted with school children and members of...

Mark Harrison Dec 2, 2016

How each Doctor responds to the Daleks for the first time reveals something about them...

Pearl Mackie was announced as the new companion for Doctor Who Series 10 back in April, with a specially filmed clip broadcast during Match Of The Day's Fa Cup semi-final. Aside from befuddling Gary Lineker, the purpose of a trailer like this, as opposed to a press release or a lavish announcement programme, is to show a character in action, and there was really no better way to define the character of Bill Potts than to show how she acted in the face of the Daleks.

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The Daleks are almost as old as the show itself and different Doctors respond to them in different ways. In some eras, Dalek stories have been an early fixture of a new Doctor’s run,...

A group of men reportedly participating in a bachelor party sparked outrage on Friday after they brought an inflatable sex doll to New York City's 9/11 Memorial just days ahead of the 15th anniversary of tragic events of 9/11. Photographs of the controversial incident show a group of men and their plastic companion posing for selfies by one of the memorial's two reflecting pools. Each about an acre in size, the pools sit in the footprints of the original twin World Trade Center towers - which collapsed after terrorists crashed two hijacked planes into them on that September morning in 2001. The names...

The Ritz hotel in Paris, where Princess Diana spent her last meal and evening with Dodi Al Fayed before their fatal car crash in August 1997, was the scene of a dramatic blaze this morning. No one was hurt. The hotel, closed while currently undergoing three years and $200 million worth of renovation, became famous in the last century for its palatial luxury and the exquisite caliber of its clientele. Princess Diana was actually the most recent in a long line of colorful and illustrious guests, as varied as Ernest Hemingway, Elton John and Audrey Hepburn. Hemingway’s home-away-from-home in Paris was...

Spoilers: Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman return for Doctor Who series 9. Here's our review of The Magician's Apprentice.

This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.

9.1 The Magician's Apprentice

"Davros. My name is Davros".

Well, you can't accuse Doctor Who's latest series opener of not trying to get its core audience on side. The return of Julian Bleach as Davros? A reappearance for Skaro? Missy/The Master and the Doctor back bickering again? A whistle-stop tour of previous new-Who tourist attractions? Settle down, grab your Doritos: Doctor Who is very much back.

It's a layered opener too, perhaps one less welcoming to Who beginners than some of those before it. But then this year, there's no major new face to introduce to the show - well, not yet at least - so Steven Moffat dives straight into story, and setting up threads for the next three months.

In that sense,...

From ampersands to The Apprentice, from dinner ladies to Dirty Den, here's a selection of nerdy in-jokes from Doctor Who series 2...

Last month we took a look at Doctor Who Series One as it celebrated its 10th Anniversary. Specifically, we delved deep into the murky world of in-jokes and sweet nerdy references.

Let’s take another trip back in time and have a look at the more notable and interesting references and in-jokes from Doctor Who Series Two, starring David Tennant and Billie Piper, where the credit of “Doctor Who” had been changed back to “The Doctor”. Pfft, party poopers.

New Earth

Old-skool fans would have been forgiven for being excited at the prospect, given that “New Earth” was a planet mentioned in the 1974 classic Invasion Of The Dinosaurs (though it didn’t actually exist in that story, it was a fake world). But all fans could get excited at...

Andrew traces the influence of a classic Seventh Doctor serial on today's Doctor Who, and looks at what series 8 can learn from it...

Previously on Den Of Geek, we looked at The Ark in Space and its relatively drastic shake up of Doctor Who’s tone following the Pertwee era. This time we’re looking at a different set of circumstances for the show, at the start of its twenty-fifth anniversary season in 1988.

Doctor Who had been in trouble since at least 1985. Cancelled, then reprieved due to the outcry, it hadn’t been helped by the ambitious but flawed Trial Of A Time Lord story/season, which probably didn’t endear itself to the casual viewer with its fourteen-episode narrative and Gallifrey-heavy intrigue. After its trial, the verdict eventually came back from the BBC to sack Colin Baker and make the show more child-friendly.

Script Editor Eric Saward had already departed acrimoniously,...

Whether or not you agree with his recent comments in Playboy, there's no denying Gary Oldman is one of the great actors of our time.

Ever since breaking out in 1986's "Sid and Nancy" as the self-destructing Sex Pistol Sid Vicious, Oldman has transformed himself from one role to the next. A true chameleon, the actor changes his voice for every part and is nearly unrecognizable in films like "True Romance" (1993) and "The Contender" (2000). Despite his enormous influence among fellow actors, Oldman shuns the spotlight and has only once been nominated for an Oscar. Oldman turns in yet another stirring performance (despite limited screen time) in this summer's "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes".

From his famous ex-wife to his rejection from a prestigious drama school, here are 27 things you probably don't know about Gary Oldman.

1. Gary Oldman was born on March 21, 1958 in London, England to Kathleen Cheriton and Leonard Bertram Oldman.

There was a time, strange as it seems to recall, when the best a Whovian could expect at Easter was a ropey chocolate egg inside a cardboard Tardis bearing a slightly unfortunate picture of an apparently excited Peter Davison. This 1982 offering from Suchard, the noted Swiss purveyor of over-sweetened chocolate to the short-trousered refugees of the late seventies (your correspondent among them), was pretty much it for Easter-flavoured Time Lordiness.

That was until Russell the T. came along and managed to re-brand both Easter and Christmas as times of Gallifreyan goodness, with the very first episode of new-Who, Rose, broadcast on Easter Saturday in 2005. The last few years have seen the show scheduled later in the year, leaving us all munching on forlorn eggs decorated with Teletubby-coloured Daleks and Matt Smith’s eyebrowless, foot-shaped mug.

But never fear, in light of the Beeb’s continuing seasonal intransigence, the Horror Channel...

An unusual convergence of historical dates of different emotional resonances for me occurred this weekend – the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and what would have been the sixtieth birthday of my late wife, Kimberly Ann Yale.

Like many Americans, I remember where I was when I heard the news of JFK. I was in my history class at Quigley Preparatory Seminary North near downtown Chicago. The word that the President was shot came over the loudspeaker used for school announcements, followed a little later by the news of his death. I was stunned, in denial. I remember little else of that day. I think school was closed and we were sent home.

Kim’s dad was a Navy chaplain and they were living on-base at the time. She later told me how she was at school off-base and had to hurry back.

Top 10 Andrew Blair 13 Sep 2013 - 06:48

Andrew counts down Doctor Who's top 10 Dalek stories, from Invasion Earth to The Power of the Daleks...

A cosmos without the Daleks scarcely bears thinking about.

Without the mutated remnants of the seemingly indestructible planet Skaro, we don't know if Doctor Who would have survived. If Terry Nation had dreamt up the Voord to menace Barbara in the series fifth episode, Den of Geek may well be paying tribute to Doctor Who as an obscure cult concern, cherished by a few but forgotten by many. Instead, we do things like this.

This list is not limited to the television series, because Doctor Who isn't limited to the television series. And hey, why not use our Comments Section to add your own list or express disbelief that I've not included Evil of the Daleks in mine?

10. Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

There's something eternally...

Review Simon Brew 11 May 2013 - 19:43

Neil Gaiman's second Doctor Who story brings in the Cybermen. Here's our spoiler-filled take on Nightmare In Silver...

This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.

Nightmare In Silver

We wonder if, having got to the end of Nightmare In Silver, that there's a core of Doctor Who fans who categorise the episode as 'not the one we expected'. We'd probably put ourselves in that camp too to an extent. We're not quite sure what we thought we were going to get when it was revealed that Neil Gaiman was reinventing the Cybermen. But Nightmare In Silver feels a little different, which is mainly a positive thing here.

The whole episode, after all, was bathed in sci-fi. The setting of a futuristic theme park - Hedgewick's World Of Wonders here (which, by the map, looked like it would be an ace day...