Hadn't seen the video live but forwarded it later and go directly to Tom
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Catherine Tate I've followed for a long time, she knows what she's good at..... comedy! Even with Donna in DW you got the sarcastic edge and she made it work along side the serious stuff but she's even said herself she couldn't and doesn't want to play a totally serious character there has to be a bit of comedy or sarcasm. I liked Zawe in her comedy roles, I don't think she's a good serious actress. I cringed when she got laughed at (during the reading of a very serious scene) of Anna Karenina (it's a favourite and I know it very well and seen it on screen and stage many times but this was a very poor performance). As I've said before I hope whatever character she plays in The Marvels it has to be right for her and not something completely serious as I don't think she can pull it off. ..... please no hate it's my personal opinion as I've stated before I gave Zawe a chance in DW but don't think the character of Blue was right for her. Zawe studied alongside some great comedic alumni, I think that's where her strength lies.I am reshuffling my youtube list and I only just realized that this thing has Tom in the end. I mean, it is so biting satire it hurts (because it is the truth - actually used to be, I hope and probably still is). I suspect great Catherine Tate faced exactly this (especially after she was cast as Donna in DW....she is too fat and blah, blah). But it is exactly the type of things I hope Tom may do again. However, this is not too long, it was 2018. Anyway, it is probably also part of an audition video for Marvel because Florence and Emilia and Wunmi (she is actually in Loki!) are in the MCU now as wellAlso, we need kick ass mum Lena Heady in the MCU
I actually think the laughter was from some “stage business” that Tom inserted into the scene - that was how I saw it at the time - but we can disagree. I just looked at it again. They were laughing at Tom’s wonderful evocation of a man during childbirth. Essentially useless but running around unsure of what the heck was happening.
I’m not saying she’s a great dramatic actress, just that in that particular case, I don’t think she was being laughed at. Timothy West actually got one of the largest laughs, when in the character of the unflappable doctor he said that things were going about as they should.
I’m not saying she’s a great dramatic actress, just that in that particular case, I don’t think she was being laughed at. Timothy West actually got one of the largest laughs, when in the character of the unflappable doctor he said that things were going about as they should.
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I have barely seen her in anything other than interviews or podcasts where she is just being herself (like Betrayal promo)- I have never seen Fresh Meat, I had never even heard of it. I heard Velvet Buzzsaw was good. I agree that in the Dickens vs Tolstoy reading I found her a bit over the top. I feel like stage actors need a balance of exuberance where the character shines all the way to the back of the theater but also subtlety which I didn't see in her. I'm not saying she's a bad actress by any means because I really haven't seen much of her work at all, but I personally found her acting in the D v T event cringey. I do however also agree with @yupps that they were not laughing at her but at Tom. Even if the scene was supposed to be serious, the way he was reading out the narration of his character being horrified by childbirth and how Kitty was "no longer," it came across very funny and once the audience went with that they seemed to decide it was a comedic scene.
Zawe in fresh meat was the best! I watched that show when I was at uni and her character Vod was so likeable abd bloody funny! I haven’t seen her in anything else though! 
She is very funny in that role and she had a lot of do with creating the character. Vod is a “bit of a legend”Zawe in fresh meat was the best! I watched that show when I was at uni and her character Vod was so likeable abd bloody funny! I haven’t seen her in anything else though!
Being in the audience I'm afraid they definitely were laughing at her at how laughable her performance was during that scene. I cringed only because it's a book I adore and I heard the chatter after, sorry. Yes there's some light hearted scenes in it but Kitty's Labour scene dialogue isn't one of them. I've seen the scene played by various people of different skill levels but it's one of those books that's meant to evoke tears, then laughter, then sorrow then joy.
I think this is one we're going to have to disagree
Everyone needs a Vod when you are at uni!She is very funny in that role and she had a lot of do with creating the character. Vod is a “bit of a legend”
Nice little hats we are wearing this week end! Happy halloween in advance, guys!
I may try to rewatch Crimson Peak to celebrate, what about you?
I may try to rewatch Crimson Peak to celebrate, what about you?
Our little hats are so cute!
Crimson Peak isn't that scary although it does have some really creepy moments, but the scariest thing about that movie is how unfairly sexy Tom is in his and Mia's love scene. If I were starring opposite him I'd purposely duck up the scene over and over just so we'd have to keep redoing it. I'd probably never work in the business again but it would be totally worth it.
As for scary, I love the atmospheric stuff and "The Others" with Nicole Kidman is scary even the third time.
I just found Crimson Peak on some list of "underappreciated at its time, considered classic today" and in my case, I have to say, it is truth. I just had to accept what Del Toro tried to do there.
I just found Crimson Peak on some list of "underappreciated at its time, considered classic today" and in my case, I have to say, it is truth. I just had to accept what Del Toro tried to do there.
Yeah I think it's not a bad movie but I also think their marketing wasn't great, it'll probably become a cult classic in the future especially with Tom being in it. I love The Others. I'm watching Hereditary right now which is a super creepy movie. I also really like atmospheric stuff and tend to like horror movies that are also dramas and have good acting/plot. I hate torture porn or movies that are gory just for the sake of it.
Look at this devilish booty. This man definitely does squats.
Oh, hello there. Nice cup.I have no idea if you are talking about Catherine or Zawe
We don´t do Halloween (we have a "celebrate dead" sort of thing) but I just saw Crimson Peak on some list of Halloween movies so I might give it a go.
Anyway....
I haven't seen that before.
Pinterest. Deep, deep hole for people who are ready not to go out that day....
I thought I'd share this because I love this story of how the Loki Cosplay picture came to be. It was not planned and was only decided on a couple hours ahead of time when an MCM staff member met Tom in the elevator and told him about the "Loki meet up" later in the day. He immediately wanted to join and apparently had a very Loki-esque scheming look. The entire story is in this thread:
His face in this picture is everything:
His face in this picture is everything:
Not related to anything, just this man in HD, enjoy!
Hey, I may sound like a total witch here, but I just saw a video on YouTube named "I met Tom hiddleston at mcm comic con!!!" or something, and I feel sorry for that person. To sum up, it's 28 minutes of fangirling (which I understand, but I skipped the screaming parts tbh), and 10 seconds of picture taking and him being polite (which is THE LEAST he can do for 225£, let's be honest), and that's a wrap. She saw her hero, had her picture, he took her drawing, so it was a great day for her, I get it.
But baby girl, you didn't meet him. You didn't have a proper conversation which made you know him better.
I don't know why I feel this way, quite sad and a little upset. Maybe this video is the embodiment of the glass ceiling there will always be between "them" (the famous people) and us commoners...
Ok, now I'll stand here, just waiting for the stones you're going to throw at me!
And if that young lady is on this forum... you get to throw the first one, darling.
Edit: and no I am not jealous, because there is no way I would spend this much money on a picture and 10 secs interaction with anyone, not even him.
But baby girl, you didn't meet him. You didn't have a proper conversation which made you know him better.
I don't know why I feel this way, quite sad and a little upset. Maybe this video is the embodiment of the glass ceiling there will always be between "them" (the famous people) and us commoners...
Ok, now I'll stand here, just waiting for the stones you're going to throw at me!
And if that young lady is on this forum... you get to throw the first one, darling.
Edit: and no I am not jealous, because there is no way I would spend this much money on a picture and 10 secs interaction with anyone, not even him.
I see where you're coming from, I had said back when the prices were announced that I thought they were crazy. People probably had longer interactions with him at the Betrayal stagedoor for much less money, plus they got to see a play. There will always be people who will spend that much on their idols but for me it's just not worth it especially because there's no guarantee it's going to go how you want, plus the added plexiglass. Imagine you spent that much and he was in a bad mood or the picture came out badly. However if it makes people happy and it's not hurting anyone, I say do what makes you happy.
I also agree that saying you "met" someone is a very loose term. I didn't see the video so I don't know the extent of their convo but I guess if you exchanged words and said your name that counts as meeting? When I used to work in NYC I saw quite a few celebs walking around but I never approached them because they were either surrounded or clearly trying to fly under the radar. The closest I came to "meeting" any of them would be Samuel L Jackson who said "hey" to me and I was so starstruck I just stood there like a moron.
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