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THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED
S urprisingly, given that they were the
underdogs and they actually won, Hollywood
seems to have been somewhat reluctant to
celebrate the American Revolution on screen.
However, that is starting to change, at least as far
television is concerned. As well playing a key role in
the supernatural series Sleepy Hollow, this month sees
the release of a major new TV production specifically
about the American War of Independence.
Sons Of Liberty, which is due out on DVD and
Blu-ray on May 27, is a six hour mini-series from the
makers of Vikings and Hatfields & McCoys, which
follows a group of young radicals who led the fight
against the British colonial powers. Ben Barnes
(Seventh Son) heads the cast as Sam Adams, while
other familiar faces include Rafe Spall (Life Of Pi)
as John Hancock and Breaking Bad’s Dean Norris
as Benjamin Franklin; New Zealand’s own Marton
Csokas, meanwhile, adds to his résumé of screen
villains as British General Thomas Gage.
Also waiting in the wings is the first season of Turn:
Washington’s Spies, a new series about espionage
during the American War of Independence. Also based
on true events, Jamie Bell (the upcoming Fantastic
Four reboot) plays AbrahamWoodhull, a farmer who
reluctantly begins spying for the rebels.
A second season of Turn goes to air next month in
the US; an NZ DVD release for Season 1 was expected
in May but has since been put back and a new date
still to be confirmed.
Renewed small screen interest in AmericanWar Of Independence.
Sons Of Liberty
GAFFANEY READY FOR KNIFEFIGHT
Following their appearance at this year’s South By South West Festival, Cairo Knife Fight
main man Nick Gaffaney’s has unveiled details of the band’s highly anticipated full-
length debut album.
Due on May 29 The Colossus was written and recorded over three countries and two continents,
and found Gaffaney collaborating with a distinguished line-up of homegrown and US performers
including Laughton Kora and Mark Lanegan. “This album has been a project that’s mirrored
my nomadic life over the past two years” says Gaffaney. “It’s a genuine culmination of all the
experiences Cairo Knife Fight has had, but also a launchpad to the band’s future musical direction.”
Q1 Which two films released in 1952
& 1968, respectively, were both
loosely based on the WWII raid on St
Nazaire?
Q2 Merle Oberon, Vanessa
Redgrave, Charlotte Rampling and
Natalie Portman. What's the link?
Q3 Which 1974 movie – and the
2014 remake – owes its origins to a
short story written by Dostoyevsky?
Q4 Who appeared to play a trumpet
in a scene from the British movie
Genevieve (1953)?
Q5 A family with IRA links leads to
coercion by MI5. Name the 2012
political thriller.
Q6 What did Bette Davis do that was
unusual for her in the movie Thank
Your Lucky Stars (1943)?
Q7 In what detective film does
James Stewart play the murderer?
Q8 And whilst on unusual behaviour,
in what movie do we find Humphrey
Bogart as a vampire?
Q9 Which Hollywood star, when
his debut movie was shown on
television, placed an apology for
his performance in the Los Angeles
Times?
Q10 A Warner Bros. movie released
in 1952 was the fourth remake of the
same story, but with a different title
than the previous three. Name the
film and its starring actor.
ers 15 (Issue 61) - A1. They have all played the Apache leader Cochise on the big screen A2. All Good Things A3. Richard Chamberlain in The Last Wave A4. Sam Peckinpah describing his western The Wild Bunch (1969) A5. Maureen O'Hara in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) A6. Woody Allen – Stardust Memories A7. Donovan in The Pied Piper (1972) A8. Last Man Standing A9. Bachelor Mother (1939) and Bundle of Joy (1956) A10. Film titles pre-fixed with American... Sniper, Graffiti, Beauty, Psycho and Hustle