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Category Archives: Film
Fr. Gene D. Phillips, S.J., R.I.P.
The Jesuits Midwest has announced the death on Monday, 29 August, of noted Waugh scholar Fr. Gene D. Phillips who was an ordained Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Jesuit order. He held a PhD in English Literature from Fordham University and … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Catholicism, Evelyn Waugh Society, Film, Newsletter
Tagged Gene D. Phillips, Jesuits Midwest
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Brideshead Revisted Yet Again
Actor Jeremy Irons, who famously played Charles Ryder in the 1981 Granada TV production of Brideshead Revisited, recently made another visit to its setting. He was artist in residence at the Ryedale Festival in which he appeared in “A Meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Diaries, Festivals, Film, Newspapers, Television, Television Programs
Tagged Castle Howard, Jeremy Irons, Malton & Pickering Mercury, Ryedale Festival
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Waugh Adaptations in TLS
The TLS has posted an essay by Alexander Larman (“Waugh on screen”) on its weblog. In it, he notes his concerns about the upcoming BBC adaptation of Decline and Fall and offers advice about how to avoid problems by looking at previous … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Black Mischief, Decline and Fall, Film, Miscellaneous, Newspapers, Scoop, Sword of Honour, Television, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Alexander Larman, BBC, Jack Whitehall, James Wood, TLS, William Boyd
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Weekly Standard Reviews The Prose Factory
The US neoconservative journal The Weekly Standard in its latest issue has reviewed D J Taylor’s history of the English “man of letters” since World War I . See earlier posts. The book, entitled The Prose Factory, was published earlier … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Articles, Brideshead Revisited, Film, Television
Tagged D.J.Taylor, Dominic Green, The Prose Factory, Weekly Standard
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Film Inspired by Brideshead Revisited Released on DVD
The Bay Area Reporter, a San Francisco area weekly newspaper dedicated to reporting news of interest to the LGBT community, has reviewed a recent film entitled Those People. This has just been released on DVD and is “loosely based” on … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Film, Newspapers
Tagged Bay Area Reporter, Those Poeple
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Director of Decline and Fall Film Version Dies.
John Krish, who directed the 1968 film adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall has died at the age of 92. His death is announced in the Daily Telegraph. The film was written by Ivan Foxwell and released under the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Decline and Fall, Film, Newspapers
Tagged Daily Telegraph, John Krish, Obituaries
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BBC Video Credits Waugh with Country House Revival
The BBC has posted a 3.25 minute video about the revival of interest in the English country house. Here’s a link (don’t be alarmed if it opens with an ad). Narrated by art historian Alistair Sooke, it begins with recognition of … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Documentaries, Film, Television Programs
Tagged Alistair Sooke, BBC, Castle Howard
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Waugh in the Entertainment Industry
Two Waugh promotions have recently appeared on the internet. The first is a trailer produced by English Touring Theatre Company and York Theatre Royal for their stage production of Brideshead Revisited which opens next week in York. The trailer has been … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Film, The Loved One, Theater
Tagged Engish Touring Theatre Company, John Gielgud, Rod Steiger, Turner Classic Films, York Theatre Royal
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Photo of Waugh’s 1947 U.S. Arrival Posted
Getty Images has posted a photo of Evelyn Waugh arriving in the U.S. on 31 January 1947. He is disembarking from the S.S. America in New York City and is on his way to Los Angeles to negotiate the sale of … Continue reading
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Tagged Getty Images, S.S. America
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Exhibition of Waugh Film Memorabilia at Bridport
The Dorset Echo carries a story about a newly announced feature of the Bridport From Page to Screen film festival this weekend. See previous posts. This will relate to: …Evelyn Waugh’s The Loved One on Sunday 3rd. His grandson Alexander … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Alexander Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Festivals, Film, Newspapers, Television, The Loved One
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