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Dec 19, 2018 15:54:22 GMT
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Post by sgev1977 on Dec 19, 2018 15:54:22 GMT
That script was a very early working version, not the official one. Graham claimed that it was private for no one to see and that it was stolen from him.
That's actually another big mystery. Who stole it and Why?
It's not just The Guardian journalist and her followers who are against the film but also Steve Bannon (who personally criticized it) and his Breitbart people (the UK editor posted that he has always said BC is "evil" because you know, refugees and the left wing journalist agreed! 🙄)
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Post by queenzod on Dec 20, 2018 6:17:47 GMT
Why does anyone care what that giant, walking pustule thinks?
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Post by mllemass on Dec 28, 2018 0:14:59 GMT
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Dec 28, 2018 0:20:15 GMT
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Post by roverpup on Dec 28, 2018 0:20:15 GMT
Here's the article - the Telegraph gave it 5***** out of 5.
Brexit: The Uncivil War, review: Benedict Cumberbatch is gripping to watch in this thrilling romp through the referendum By Asa Bennett
How did the British people come to vote to leave the European Union? A swathe of books have revealed all about the referendum campaign, and now James Graham – a playwright known for deftly tackling political themes – has woven much of this information into the television drama Brexit: The Uncivil War.
Our guide through this is Dominic Cummings, the real-life Vote Leave campaign director played here by Benedict Cumberbatch. He is basically what Sherlock Holmes would be like as a political strategist – powered by learning, huge self-belief and a desire to tear apart “conventional wisdom” – so the casting makes perfect sense. The most significant change that Cumberbatch needed to make in this role was to master a Durham accent.
CumberCummings is gripping to watch. He’s part Sherlock, putting people in their place (whether Remainers or pompous Brexiteers), and part Francis Urquhart, addressing the viewer directly and shooting the camera knowing winks as the drama unfolds. Certainly, part of the fun – as in House of Cards or The West Wing – is to see a top-level political professional at work.
The spotlight is firmly set on him and his fellow operatives both on the Leave and Remain side, with the major players such as Boris Johnson (played by Richard Goulding) and Michael Gove (Oliver Maltman, last seen in The Crown) providing occasional – and welcome – comic relief. Paul Ryan brings appropriate raffishness as Nigel Farage, but fails to master his raspy Rothman-infused drawl.
Of course, this is drama, not documentary: quite apart from the fact that it has already caused “Too soon!” controversy for appearing while we’re all still embroiled in the Brexit debate, there are moments of invention that will annoy members of both camps. Leavers will resent moments such as the clandestine, spy-movie-style Hyde Park encounter in which Cummings is handed a cache of 3 million voters’ details by a Canadian tech nerd. Remainers will feel taunted by the sight of Cummings in front of a parliamentary select committee furiously demanding answers about his campaign conduct (when he has actually made his reluctance to face MPs very clear, wanting to avoid being subjected to any such histrionics).
Other moments of artistic licence, though, allow Graham to sensitively explore why the Brexit vote happened. Cummings is depicted going for a drink with his Remainer arch enemy Craig Oliver (depicted solidly by Rory Kinnear) a week before the referendum, whereupon they engage in a smartly written back-and-forth about the nature of public discourse. Brexiteers, he is told, encourage voters “to yell”. His reply is that “they yell because they cannot be heard”. That is movingly shown when a focus group discussion overseen by the Remain side spins out of control, ending with a Brexit-inclined female voter in tears – this scene shows Graham’s way with both witty dialogue and moments of genuine poignancy.
Uncivil War is a thrilling romp through the referendum. It shows how Vote Leave defied the odds to persuade the nation to vote its way, even though it does make it seem as though the Brexiteers were practising witchcraft by campaigning on social media, rather than just doing it better than the Remainers. The cleverness of the Brexiteers’ campaigning is already well-known, but it’s The Uncivil War’s determination to show exactly why so many voters responded to it and embraced Brexit that makes it truly exceptional.
Brexit: The Uncivil War premieres on Channel 4 on Monday 7 January at 9pm
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Post by sgev1977 on Dec 28, 2018 0:26:17 GMT
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Post by sgev1977 on Dec 28, 2018 12:54:51 GMT
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Post by sgev1977 on Dec 28, 2018 13:08:55 GMT
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Post by sgev1977 on Dec 28, 2018 17:57:44 GMT
This sounds like a review, I guess: www.alternet.org/2018/12/hbo-is-releasing-19-original-programs-in-2019-heres-why-were-excited/They got James Graham’s name wrong and I guess we will have a lot of Sherlock comparison even when the performance itself seems to be very different (it’s one of his non-“pyrotechnic” ones as BC has called his Sherlock acting). Anyway I’m glad that early reviews are very positive. Ironically the event that provoked the last controversy also suggested it was a quality production: the HBO trailer. Of course, HBO isn’t immune to produce duds but they certainly wouldn’t buy (finished) duds by others! It was clear they saw something positive in the Channel 4 movie! Still, we will see what happens, it’s a very polemic theme and a lot of people had made up their mind before watching a second of it! One tweet said he/she preferred all kind of tortures before watching it! I don’t know if that person is pro-Leave or pro-Remain but clearly he/she is a very narrow minded person and sadly that’s considered cool nowadays!
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Post by sgev1977 on Dec 28, 2018 19:43:27 GMT
Even with all those Sherlock comparisons, I was thinking his Cummings sounds a little like a less extreme Richard III. Especially if he broke the fourth wall and apparently goes from having the audience sympathy to “oh, god what have you done?”. Someone mentioned Francis Urquhart, a character based in Richard.
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Post by sgev1977 on Dec 28, 2018 20:15:27 GMT
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