Tag Archives: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Looking Backward: British Period Drama – the 21st Century Edition

By staff | Posted on November 12th, 2012

Keira Knightley in 'Anna Karenina' (Focus Features)

This post is brought to you by Focus Features’ bold new vision of the epic story of love, Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley and Jude Law and directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice). In select theatres starting ...

Benedict Cumberbatch: Unlucky in Love

By Brigid Brown | Posted on June 13th, 2012

Benedict Cumberbatch, 35, made BBC America’s The Brit List: 20 Sexiest but claims he’s a wall flower and not all that good with the ladies.

The Brit List: ‘Tinker Tailor’ Glossary: 20 Terms You Should Know Before Watching

By Nandini Balial | Posted on March 28th, 2012

Touted as one of last year’s best pictures, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy certainly has an impressive pedigree. Starring veterans Gary Oldman and John Hurt, the film also includes the likes of Colin Firth, Toby Jones, and Ciarán ...

Tinker Tailor’s Gary Oldman on Making a Smiley Face – with Glasses

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on February 26th, 2012

Even if Gary Oldman takes home one of those little gold statuettes at the Oscars for his performance in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, he’s already given away another object of no little importance connected to the movie.

A Last-Minute Guide to the Oscars: Does Gary Oldman Have a Shot?

By Leah Rozen | Posted on February 25th, 2012

Britannia isn’t going to rule this Oscar Sunday.

Unlike last year’s Academy Awards, when The King’s Speech and star Colin Firth owned the night, most major Oscar categories are sadly Brit-lite this time around. (The award show airs live on ABC, with the actual ceremony – that ...

BAFTA Film Awards Longlist Revealed – Snape’s Up For An Award!

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on January 6th, 2012

The longlist for the British Academy Film Awards is out, in preparation for the ceremony on February 12, and as you’d expect, a lot of Anglophenia-friendly films have been nominated. Harry Potter, Tinker Tailor and The Iron Lady, ...

Gallery: Who’s Who in ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’

By staff | Posted on January 6th, 2012

Smiley, a career spy with razor-sharp senses, has been forcibly retired by the SIS, code-named the Circus. But with the Circus now compromised by a double agent, or mole, Smiley is rehired in secret at the government’s behest to uncover the truth. Smiley is portrayed by BAFTA Award winner Gary Oldman, who describes him as “mild-mannered, sagacious, and perspicacious. He has a prodigious memory, like a steel trap.”

Gary Oldman: ‘Tinker Tailor’ Gives Me One of My Best Roles Ever

By Tom Brook | Posted on December 9th, 2011

Gary Oldman, one of Britain’s more revered actors, is making a big impact with the espionage drama Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, which opens in US cinemas today (December 9).

Can ‘Tinker, Tailor’ Film Match Success of the 1979 Miniseries?

By Leah Rozen | Posted on October 20th, 2011

Remember when you were asked to compare and contrast two books for an English exam back in high school or college? Well, now you can do that in real life, if only for your own edification, with two versions of Tinker, Tailor, Sailor, ...

Early Dish on UK Oscar Contenders: What’s the Next ‘King’s Speech’?

By Leah Rozen | Posted on September 16th, 2011

The Oscars are still months away – February 26, 2012 is awards night – and nominations don’t even come out until January 24, but the race for golden guys has already begun.