The Eagle , film of the Rosemary Sutcliff book The Eagle of the Ninth, will now open across the USA on Friday, February 25th, 2011 (not this year in September). Focus Features’s press release yesterday says: Read More »
Category: Radio, TV, Film, Video, Internet
The Eagle of the Ninth film writer Rosemary Sutcliff and TV journalist Samira Ahmed passionate about Westerns
Film The Eagle of the Ninth original author Rosemary Sutcliff, historical novelist and children’s writer, loved a good Western movie. Kevin Macdonald, director of the new The Eagle of the Ninth film, draws on Westerns. Channel 4 newsreader and reporter Samira Ahmed writes an intriguing story of her own journey with Westerns, from age 8, at the Touching from a Distance website on popular culture. Read More »
Did The Eagle of The Ninth make-up artist tattoo with spandrils?
The Eagle of the Ninth film (Rosemary Sutcliff book) make-up artist said that The Eagle of the Ninth was ‘great because we had a pretty loose historic brief, so we were able to come up with the tribal styles and be really creative’. Rosemary Sutcliff did detailed tight research so not too loose or not too creative I trust. I do hope he read the book. Read More »
The Eagle of the Ninth and Centurion films are totally different stories
The Eagle of the Ninth film and Centurion are totally different stories, the director of Centurion, Neil Marshall, has said. Rosemary Sutcliff’s book is the basis only for the film of the same name. Asked if he found it ‘fortuitous to be releasing Centurion given the revival of the swords and sandals movie and with The Eagle of the Ninth and Clash of the Titans among others coming out, he said: Read More »
Hollywood turns to The Eagle of the Ninth and ancient warriors and legends to win audiences
The Eagle of the Ninth film, based upon Rosemary Sutcliff’s book, resonates with Americans thinking about the place of their country in the world, according to The Telegraph newspaper and the CEO of the film’s financing company Focus Features. Read More »
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 