Comments on: Edward Woodward, 1930-2009

By: LondonLee

LondonLee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:04 +0000

Great quote from The Guardian:

When he was five, he won a talent contest in Wallington, for which he was awarded a penknife. But it wasn't long before the silver coating began to peel, revealing some far more mundane metal beneath. "You start doing deals with Americans," he once said, "particularly the big Hollywood ones, and you'll appreciate the story about the silver penknife."

By: Flashman

Flashman — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:56:11 +0000

Here's the scary intro to the Equalizer (the music, apparently was by Stewart Copeland):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG7HRYXssMM

By: TerseNursePornstein

TerseNursePornstein — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:35:01 +0000

Also, perhaps the omission of Breaker Morant here is by design…but I thought it a great film, and his performance masterful.

By: Hirham

Hirham — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:16:35 +0000

I came to Wicker Man later in life than some (in my 20s; most of my friends grew up with it), but the Equalizer was an unmissable sick-day staple as a kid.

By: TerseNursePornstein

TerseNursePornstein — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:11:21 +0000

I was just watching it last night! (Netflix has the series.) I've been sweet on him for awhile. SO talented! And yet–this is what comes from Empire building, as they say.

I'll lift a glass in your honor tonight, Mr. Woodward.

By: LondonLee

LondonLee — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:32:33 +0000

I loved 'Callan' when I was a kid. Didn't have a clue what it was all about though.