underdog is a 2007 american family superhero comedy film based on the 1960s cartoon series of the same name .

directed by frederik du chau and written by joe piscatella , adam rifkin , and craig a. williams , the film stars jim belushi , peter dinklage , john slattery , and patrick warburton with the voice talents of jason lee , amy adams , and brad garrett .

unlike the tv series , the underdog character is portrayed as a regular dog rather than an anthropomorphic one .

underdog , voiced by jason lee , was played by a lemon beagle named leo sporting a red sweater and a blue cape .

the film grossed $ 65.3 million worldwide .

underdog ( film )

this is an underdog story . do you have any other favorite underdog stories ?
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underdog as a film is not totally worthless . it ' s a winner with kids , as is anything with a talking dog .
call me a kid at heart , but underdog is the cutest doggone fantasy .
i have your family : barsinister pulls this on underdog . given that underdog is an expy of superman , this worked about as well as you would expect .
we were soldiers , dr . seuss ' how the grinch stole christmas , underdog
underdog works best when spoofing superhero conventions , but the film goes to the dogs thanks to a drab story and frequent stabs at heartwarming bromides .
introducing our monthly underdog film nights that will aim to showcase the creative talents of independent filmmakers during a fun night of live screenings and networking .
jawbone is an underdog boxing film from an underdog source – redoubtable star johnny harris , who made an astonishing impression as a sorrowful pimp in london to brighton ( 2006 ) and has deserved more leading roles in the decade since .
also , after jack tells him he needs one , underdog goes through several , winding up with
there ' s no need to fear ; underdog is here .
underdog : yes , you are . uh . . . you are right about that .
danielle macdonald in the film patti cake $ . photo by andrew boyle . © 2017 twentieth century fox film corporation all rights reserved
exo ' s d . o ( do kyung soo ) will lead the cast of voice actors in the feature - length animated film ,
underdog .
bridget everett in the film patti cake $ . photo courtesy of fox searchlight pictures . © 2017 twentieth century fox film corporation all rights reserved
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who starred in the movie underdog ?
and
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then this page has got you covered .
this cast list of who was in underdog includes both lead and minor roles . ( 89 items )
brilliant film , well we all thought so anyway . this film was a great price and unexpected fast delivery - so very happy . thank you .
underdog cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of underdog actors includes any underdog actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each underdog actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of underdog have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
' we wanted to do a really different kind of yukon quest story , ' said co - director vivian belik . the resulting film , the 10 - minute ' underdog ' , is more of a character piece than a sports film . ( flat tire films )
there ' s no need to fear . underdog is here !
the superhero canine with a gift for rhyme returns in an all new live - action re - imagination of the classic cartoon ,
underdog .
, will start start recording for the film some time this month . ' underdog ' is about dogs that become strays after being chased out by humans and find meaning in their newfound freedom .
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the licensed soundtrack album is only available as a download on various online music stores . it contains the original score by randy edelman and the hip hop rendition of the underdog theme title ,
underdog raps
, performed by then - disney star kyle massey , which received airplay on radio disney . the plain white t ' s rendition of the theme , titled
underdog rocks
, plays at the beginning of the film but was not included on the album .
underdog follows yukon dog musher yuka honda for several months as she prepares for and completes the famous yukon quest sled dog race .
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mark perez’s screenplay maintains just enough plausibility to prevent the film from veering into sheer absurdity .
now , his life story is is told on film , that premieres in london today .
parade spoke with macdonald and jasper about collaborating on the musical indie , their appreciation of hip - hop and their favorite underdog stories .
underdog
is described as an inspirational film , centered on themes of self - discovery and freedom , as the group of young canines attempts to find their place in the world , apart from serving as companions to humans .
the weinstein co . ' s animated film has pushed its release to apr . 10 , 2015
okay , this was pretty freakin ' cute . can ' t resist the long running storyline . underdog was and still is the best !
another underdog emerged last weekend in the form of adam sandler whose performance in noah baumbach drama the meyerowitz story is also tipped for honours .
leto , who came back to film after a six - year break to focus on music , said the nominations are “a testament to hard work and independent cinema and to art house film . ”
underdog is made for the saturday morning tv crowd , and parents who lead their tykes to this adventure aren ' t likely to leave disappointed .
utilizing state - of - the - art cgi special effects mixed with live - action ,
underdog
flies into theaters in summer 2007 .
vivian belik and naomi mark ' s short film underdog was featured on cbc ' s short docs site , and now it ' s also featured on the popular
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website — a curated site featuring films from around the world .
as underdog is digging to bury the bomb he sets it down to dig , but in the next scene he has it in his mouth while digging .
) are all unwittingly dragged into the conflict . underdog dedicates himself to good , quickly becoming revered as a superhero , but ultimately it will take the combined efforts and understanding of underdog , jack , dan , molly , and polly to defeat barsinister and save capital city from destruction . based on the original animated
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pablo larraín , the director of
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talks about using vintage video cameras to shoot his film .
robert pattinson has thrown his name into the oscars ring following the premiere of new film good time at cannes .
bad boss : barsinister . lampshaded by underdog :
if he was a better boss , he ' d be able to afford a higher quality sidekick !
batman can breathe in space : underdog gets hurled out of earth ' s atmosphere by the bomb he buries , but that doesn ' t make any difference .
in this wholesome story about a fat girl , tracy turnblad ( played by fat girl ricki lake ) you not only get an empowering underdog film , but also a sub - plot about segregation in the early 60s and how young radicals of that era sowed the seeds of change .
simon repeatedly fails to recreate his serum and sends cad to obtain a sample of underdog ' s dna . shoeshine is rebuffed by polly but gets a date with her as underdog . cad fails to capture underdog but obtains his collar , which contains underdog ' s name and address . barsinister and cad kidnap dan and force him to call shoeshine for help . shoeshine and jack attempt a rescue , but barsinister uses both jack and dan as hostages to convince shoeshine to give up his dna . barsinister synthesizes underdog ' s superpowers into pills , injects shoeshine with a antidote to the serum , and feeds the super pills to three trained german shepherds . he and cad leave the family trapped in the sewers , but dan ' s police experience allows him to free everyone . they pursue barsinister with a hypodermic needle filled with the antidote .
after an accident in the mysterious lab of maniacal scientist dr . simon barsinister ( peter dinklage ) , an ordinary beagle unexpectedly finds himself with unimaginable powers and the ability to speak . armed with a fetching superhero costume , underdog ( voiced by comedian jason lee ) vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of capitol city and , in particular , one beautiful spaniel named polly purebread ( voiced by academy award® nominee amy adams ) . when a sinister plot by barsinister and his overgrown henchman cad ( patrick warburton ) threatens to destroy capitol city only underdog can save the day . underdog stars jim belushi , peter dinklage , alex neuberger , taylor momsen with amy adams and jason lee as the voice of underdog . utilizing state - of - the - art cgi special effects mixed with live - action , underdog flies into theaters on august 3 , 2007 .
edwards , who appeared at the new york premiere of the £16 million film with the cast and crew , said of the film :
i was blown away by it , it brings tears to my eyes . it made me cry .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
when bar sinister takes underdog ' s powers away , then turns them into pills , only for shoeshine to swallow them and regain his powers , that ' s a reference to how the original run had underdog taking pills to receive and renew his powers ; obviously , most modern reruns cut those parts out , except when they were integral to the plot .
two yukon filmmakers are happy to see their short documentary reach a new audience . ' underdog ' tells the story of a musher determined to finish the yukon quest sled dog race .
hit the jump to read more about the underdogs movie voice cast and to check out two images from the film as well .
according to what an insider from the film industry said on january 11 , d . o . along with his co - stars
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i didn’t give a film - clip whether critics hailed or hooted wonderful life . i thought it was the greatest film i had ever made . better yet , i thought it was the greatest film anybody ever made . it wasn’t made for the oh - so - bored critics , or the oh - so - jaded literati . it was my kind of film for my kind of people ; the motion picture i had wanted to make since i first peered into a movie camera’s eyepiece in that san francisco jewish gymnasium .
nice job fixing it , villain : while barsinister ' s german shepherds might have listened to underdog anyway , barsinister didn ' t help his case by calling them
worthless mutts
.
on rotten tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 14 % based on 69 reviews and an average rating 4 / 10 . the site ' s critical consensus reads ,
underdog is a mostly forgettable adaptation that relies far too heavily on recycled material and sloppy production .
[ 6 ] on metacritic , the film has a score of 37 out of 100 based on 16 critics , indicating
generally unfavorable reviews
. [ 7 ] audiences polled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of
a−
on an a + to f scale . [ 8 ]
and for co - producer rachel winter , the determination of woodroof infused the film and its cast and crew with a defiant attitude .
the film , directed by dexter fletcher , stars taron egerton as the short - sighted ski jumper and hugh jackman as his fictional trainer .
special thanks : michael horne—sony ; tom capra—frank capra productions ; todd weiner , steven hill—ucla film and television archive ; lynanne schweiger—library of congress .
a live action movie based on the original underdog animated series , that was made in 2007 by disney . it tried to reinvent a funny animal cartoon as a snarky comedy starring an actual dog .
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underdog theme written by w . watts biggers , treadwell covington ( as treadwell d . covington ) , joseph harris ( as joseph b . harris ) , chester stover ( as chester a . stover )
while this idea may have been enough to happily fill 25 minutes , the film version fails to effectively stretch it out to feature - length .
the film took 20 years to make from script inception and was touch - and - go even after mcconaughey got involved in pulling together financing .
this is a perfect family film . villains , good guys ( or dogs ) and lots of talking animals . what more could you ask for in a family film ? the main character is a beautiful beagle , who i just loved to see strutting around with his lovely little baggy face . as it ' s for families or children , it is only a short film , and not very heavy on story , but regardless it is very nice and a very positive film to watch . it helps to bring the family together , both on set , and at home .
the lackluster story connects the clichés but leaves the characters isolated . underdog may have been originally created to sell cereal for general mills , but this latest incarnation couldn ' t sell frisbees at a dog park .
after an accident in the mysterious lab of maniacal scientist dr . simon barsinister , an ordinary beagle unexpectedly finds himself with unimaginable powers and the ability to speak . armed with a fetching superhero costume , underdog vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of capitol city and in particular one beautiful spaniel named polly purebread . when a sinister plot by barsinister and his overgrown henchman cad threatens to destroy capitol city only underdog can save the day .
underdog
is scheduled to begin filming in january 2016 , with co - directors oh sung yoon ( leafie : a hen in the wild ) and lee chun baik , at the helm of the project .
. a selection of short films will be screened , but feature films are also welcome and might be shown with a limit of one per film night .
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the inspirational film of 4 women who become america ' s medal hope at the london olympics when top men are banned during the lance armstrong drug scandal .
mr . larraín’s attention to historical detail — the kind of sweaters worn by people on the left , the slang , the fearful atmosphere , his innovative use of archival footage — is a reason he won the top prize at the directors’ fortnight at the cannes film festival in may . but at home the film’s reception has been more mixed , with leaders of the real - life no campaign protesting that the film gets several big facts wrong and fundamentally distorts others .
the mexican actor gael garcía bernal , backed by part of the rainbow logo of the no campaign , in the oscar - nominated chilean film “no . ”
the underdog musician movie will never be as prolific as , say , the underdog sports flick , but if done right , the inspirational impact of the former might be enough to spur a regular visitor to the local karaoke bar to aspire to bigger and better things . the best examples in recent years include the 2013 coen brothers drama inside llewyn davis and the 2016 irish charmer sing street . it helps when the soundtrack is memorable , too .
“here larraín shows his more conservative profile , ” matías sánchez wrote in the magazine el ciudadano . the film , he added , reflects “the crisis of identity of pablo larraín himself , who debates between advertising and film , between right and left , between being an aristocrat in chile and a political filmmaker abroad . ”
3 mins walk from the shard exit of london bridge station , come out of the station , turn left at the shard and walk down to the traffic lights , the underdog is just across the lights on the left .
' underdog ' follows yuka honda , a yukon musher moved to canada in her early 20s after a trip to see the northern lights . ' she fell in love with dog mushing , and to her mother ' s dismay she decided to move to canada to pursue this crazy sport , ' said the film ' s co - director , naomi mark . ( flat tire films )
at just over 80 minutes it feels not so much like a proper film as a piece of extended filler for slow afternoons on disney ' s tv channels .
the cut screened at the new york children’s film festival was the argentinian version , but the script will be reworked for the january 16 , 2015 us release .
in 1932 miscegenation was far , far out . so far out , the british empire banned it , making it my only other columbia film that lost money .
danielle macdonald and director / writer geremy jasper on the set of patti cake $ . photo by jeong park . © 2017 twentieth century fox film corporation all rights reserved
underdog opened on august 3 , 2007 , in 3 , 013 theaters across the united states . it earned $ 11 , 585 , 121 on its opening weekend , placing in third behind the bourne ultimatum and the second weekend of the simpsons movie . [ 5 ] the film closed on december 13 , 2007 , having grossed $ 43 . 8 million in the us box office and $ 21 . 5 million overseas for a worldwide total of $ 65 . 3 million . [ 4 ] the film was released on blu - ray and dvd on december 18 , 2007 .
to be fair , a lot of dogs look alike to people . and one civilian does note the resemblance . this doesn ' t excuse that polly can ' t tell the difference , despite shoeshine not even changing his voice as underdog .
beverly hills , california ( reuters ) - “dallas buyers club” is a film that prompts a discussion about money - not big hollywood money , but rather the lack thereof .
underdog raps written by w . watts biggers , treadwell covington ( as treadwell d . covington ) , joseph harris ( as joseph b . harris ) , chester stover ( as chester a . stover ) produced by ali dee performed by kyle massey
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cast member jared leto arrives for a red carpet event for the movie
dallas buyers club
at the rome film festival , november 9 , 2013 . reuters / alessandro bianchi
in the case of “no” the issue is further blurred by mr . larraín’s use of documentary footage , shot in 1988 , which he estimated amounts to about 30 percent of the film . the rest of “no , ” the fictional component , was shot in the same style to give the film a uniform , coherent look , thus merging reality and fiction .
describing the film as a fable , he added that “it manages to grab hold of two or three elements that show the nature of what was at stake at that time . ”
jasper creates a gritty sense of place , and even though patti cake $ has rather specific characters and subject matter , anyone can relate to the messages about being true to who you are and working hard to go after your dreams . patti cake $ premiered in january at the sundance film festival to a warm reception . fox searchlight will release the film friday .
few of us have time to play test audience for every obscure new film . so mostly we buy into the industry’s “high concept” formulas , which usually involve brad pitt , tom cruise or julia roberts , babes in skimpy clothing , rock stars and tv personalities , endless sequels and prequels – everything that’s safe . tinseltown’s publicity machine fools you with its fat budgets for 76 - point - type full - page newspaper ads that make a routine new film look like a mass social movement . i especially resent it when the action figures , stuffed animals and school lunch boxes celebrating a “blockbuster” movie are shipped to stores even before the “hit” film is released . point is , there are rewards to thinking for yourself when choosing film fare .
it’s good to see the filmmaker is moving forward into new territory after a pair of depressingly dark thrillers , ugly and raman raghav 2 . 0 , and a salute to martin scorsese and the american gangster film in bombay velvet . though the basic plot about a despised underdog who , against overwhelming odds , grits his teeth and trains for the big match could hardly be less cliched , its cinematic level of invention makes sure that much more is going on .
the scrappiest of the nine films nominated for a best picture oscar on thursday cost just $ 4 million to make - a speck on a hollywood studio spreadsheet - and 25 days to film .
the idea of foosball players coming to life to help a kid save his village and the girl of his dreams sounds pretty silly , but it’s hard to turn down a movie with ariana grande , nicholas hoult , matthew morrison , katie holmes , john leguizamo , eugenio derbez , taran killam , bobby moynihan and chazz palminteri attached to voice the characters . plus , the film did win the grand prize award for a feature film at the new york international children’s film festival , so perhaps i’m being too quick to judge . ( although i do find grande’s speaking voice quite grating . )
after an accident in the mysterious lab of maniacal scientist dr . simon barsinister ( peter dinklage ) , an ordinary beagle unexpectedly finds himself with unimaginable powers and the ability to speak . armed with a fetching superhero costume , underdog ( voiced by comedian jason lee ) vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of capitol city and , in particular , one beautiful spaniel named polly purebread ( voiced by academy awardâ® nominee amy adams ) . when a sinister plot by barsinister and his overgrown henchman cad ( patrick warburton ) threatens to destroy capitol city only underdog can save the day .
underdog rocks written by w . watts biggers , treadwell covington ( as treadwell d . covington ) , joseph harris ( as joseph b . harris ) , chester stover ( as chester a . stover ) produced by jonathan karkazis performed by plain white t ' s courtesy of hollywood records
this song has the distinction of being a major hit in its own right prior to its association with an ' 80s film , but there ' s no doubt it reached an entirely new plane with its inclusion in cameron crowe ' s 1989 teen romance say anything . crowe has sometimes been frustratingly guilty of overly self - indulgent filmmaking , but the image of john cusack holding a boom box to project this song to ione skye will probably always remain one of the best marriages of pop music and film of all time . the film ' s soundtrack otherwise is not too shabby either , unsurprisingly .
1985 ' s john hughes classic persists as one of the most beloved teen films of the ' 80s , but its use of music on the film ' s soundtrack , particularly this song employed as the main theme , really showed how vibrantly and memorable music and film could be used together . the song became a huge hit , but it ' s likely that it would have never reached the heights it did without its ties to the film , both through repeated appearances on the soundtrack and , of course , during judd nelson ' s fist - pumping walk across the football field as the credits roll .
canine adventure based on the popular animated tv series . after an accident in the mysterious lab of mad scientist dr . simon barsinister ( peter dinklage ) , an ordinary beagle named shoeshine ( voice of jason lee ) finds himself with extraordinary powers , and the ability to talk . armed with a fetching superhero costume , underdog vows to protect the beleaguered citizens of capital city and , in particular , a beautiful spaniel named polly purebred ( voice of amy adams ) . when a diabolical plot by barsinister and his overgrown henchman cad ( patrick warburton ) threatens to destroy capital city , only underdog can save the day .
mr . smith also introduced a darker tone to capra’s work that grew with meet john doe , a troubled and troubling film replete with demagogues , an irresponsible press and crowds that are easily turned into angry mobs . the film’s climax represented a narrative and ideological impasse for the director’s mix of populism and individualism . the experience ended the partnership between capra and robert riskin , the screenwriter who had been his most important collaborator since 1931 .
loosely based on the 1960s us cartoon of the same name , this innocuous live - action disney movie stars a cute beagle pup ( voiced by jason lee ) who becomes a reluctant crime - fighter after a laboratory explosion gives him super powers . going heavy on the cgi , it sets up some cartoonish thrills as underdog talks , flies and flexes his super - muscles in pursuit of evil scientist peter dinklage . while the canny canine dominates the proceedings , the human cast includes insipid alex neuberger , who blends into the scenery as underdog ' s adolescent master , and james belushi , who sleepwalks through an un - taxing role as the unbelieving father . five - year - olds will doubtless appreciate the silliness as underdog tries out a variety of home - made superhero costumes , chases
cat
burglars and creates bad rhyming couplets ; long - suffering adults may wish someone had kept this talking - dog movie on a tighter leash .
thurber seems oblivious to the hypocrisy of mocking our image - conscious society while simultaneously making fun of the film’s oddball loser characters . to pad out his less - than - one - joke film , the director employs a grab bag of celebrity walk - ons , and it’s surprising to find that one—a late - inning pep talk about not quitting from a certain cancer - free tour de france winner—actually has something to do with the film’s never - say - die message . still , there’s no dodging the fact that stooping to random cameos by david hasselhoff , william shatner , and chuck norris for worthless non sequiturs is the filmmaking equivalent of a comedic forfeit .
rounding out the the voice cast of juan jose campanella ' s film are john leguizamo , mexican star eugenio derbez , taran killiam , saturday night live ' s bobby moynihan and rizzoli & isles ' s chazz palminteri .
“all of that was obviously a big component , and it’s true it is not part of the film at all , ” mr . vivanco added . “but i went to see a movie , not a pbs piece . ”
why this mania to film kaufman and hart’s play ? because it was a laugh riot ? a pulitzer prize play ? of course . but i also saw something deeper , something greater . hidden in you can’t take it with you was a golden opportunity to dramatize love thy neighbor in living drama . what the world’s churches were preaching to apathetic congregations , my universal language of film might say more entertainingly to movie audiences [ . . . ] .
a small police dog ( voiced by jason lee ) ridiculed for his terrible sense of smell is captured by the mad scientist simon bar sinister ( peter dinklage ) and his dimwitted henchman cad lackey ( patrick warburton ) to make experiments on . these grant the dog superpowers and it escapes . he is found by retired cop dan unger ( jim belushi ) and his teenage son jack ( alex neuberger ) and given the name shoeshine . jack discovers shoeshine ' s secret when the dog starts talking to him and convinces him to become a superhero under the name underdog . but bar sinister is looking for underdog to try to gain the powers for himself .
reed albergotti ( wall street journal ) is calling the film ' miracle meets moneyball ' describing the behind - the - scenes experience of four underdog women cyclists who become america ' s hope for a medal at the 2012 london olympics after the men ' s team is banned during the lance armstrong drug scandal . the underfunded women turn to volunteers , including their husbands and an innovative approach using ' data not doping ' in an attempt to do the impossible ; win the first u . s . women ' s track cycling medal in over 20 years .
its not one of the best films ive seen but its entertaining and stays faithful to the original show somewhat . jason lee does a good job as underdog , but the other actors aren ' t very good or as entertaining except for patrick warburton as the dumb right hand man to simon bart sinister , its such a stupid character but the jokes are so forced with this character that it is funny . i ' ll say it is definitely not a good film for the regular male adult or teenage demographic , but if you have a little girl , its okay .
' 80s music , in general , had a propensity for soaring choruses and anthemic bombast , but when combined with great visuals and an inspiring narrative , a song like this one from the soundtrack to the film of the same name proved that there was basically no limit for uplift in movie themes . whether it was actually jennifer beals ( or not ) flying through the air in a leotard , this song never would have been the staple of aerobics classes that it became if not for its perfect marriage of adrian lyne ' s welder - dancer underdog story , from 1983 .
for its soundtrack , “manna” boldly falls back on comfortable lounge standbys such as irving berlin’s “blue skies , ” rather than contemporary hip - hop or techno music . there are further good deeds . the film was shot in the underdog city of buffalo , n . y . , where the sisters spent their formative years , and which struggles against economic stagnation . because it was made in that depressed part of his state , new york sen . charles schumer is championing “manna , ” and other members of congress got a screening . also , some proceeds benefit habitat for humanity .
underdog sports movies are a pure form of storytelling—your characters have a strong goal , a clear arc , and the conflict of the narrative is quite literally a conflict . people are primed to root for underdogs already—its in our dna—so follow these simple steps and the story will tell itself and engage the audience without you having to break a sweat .
missing mom : it ' s mentioned once by jack that she passed away before the events of the film . a picture frame featuring him , his dad , and a woman who can presumably be said mother appears a few minutes before .
the film ' s release date has been pushed to apr . 10 , 2015 , from its previous date of jan . 15 , the date to which weinstein has just moved its family fantasy paddington , which was previously set for christmas .
the film shares its new release date with fox ' s nicholas sparks romance the longest ride and paramount ' s fantasy the moon and the sun . on its previous date are the thriller blackhat and the kevin hart comedy the wedding ringer .
this film provides good family entertainment for all dog lovers . it is well suited to children who love both super heroes and dogs . my grandson loves it as do i and it will be watched many times . well worth the price .
at the city hall , barsinister takes the mayor hostage and instructs cad to attach a bomb rigged with a mind control serum to the roof ; molly and polly follow cad . shoeshine smells the bomb and , conquering his self - doubt , enters the building despite having lost his powers . during a scuffle with barsinister , shoeshine accidentally rips open barsinister ' s pocket and swallows a super pill , restoring his powers . shoeshine temporarily incapacitates the german shepherds after he hears molly and polly cry for help , but barsinister eats a pill and distracts shoeshine by tossing a shield like a frisbee . when the german shepherds recover , shoeshine convinces them to turn on barsinister , who has not treated them well . while they restrain barsinister , underdog shows up at the bomb location , removes the mind - control serum from the bomb , and the bomb itself , saving molly and polly , who take the mind - control serum to the police . dan arrives and injects barsinister with the antidote , and shoeshine , dressed now as underdog , buries the bomb in a tunnel at the park as it explodes . underdog tries to escape , but is caught in the explosion , launched into space , and thought dead , but a mournful crowd is overjoyed when he revives . dan is reinstated as a police officer , barsinister and cad are arrested , and shoeshine returns to protecting capital city as underdog .
unfortunately , i was forced to watch this movie with 6 year olds . i found the plot boring and uninteresting . i day - dreamed throughout the entire movie . the dog was cute , but the film really didn ' t impress me .
co - director naomi mark says the film is very personal — the filmmakers ended up following honda through her grief as her mother died of cancer . one of the mother ' s last wishes was for her daughter to finish the yukon quest .
the exo star recently wrapped his second major film in the past year titled
hyung
or
older brother .
he portrays doo young , a rising judo athlete who practices under the tutelage of lee soo hyung ( park shin hye ) .
the story begins with a normal , bumbling everyday watchdog beagle named shoeshine who gets exposed to a substance that gives him the powers of a superhero . and not to mention the ability the speak during an accident . he is adopted by a security guard - an ex - cop , who ' s a widower with a 12 - year - old moody son , jack unger . shoeshine uses his superpower to protect his love and the citizens of capitol city from the evil simon barsinister . underdog dedicates himself to good , quickly becoming revered as a superhero , but ultimately it will take the combined efforts and understanding of underdog , jack , dan , molly , and polly to defeat barsinister and save capital city from destruction .
jasper : i love underdog stories and i love over - the - hill stories . the wrestler ( 2008 ) is one of my favorite films of all time . it was a huge influence on the way that we shot this . the wrestler also takes place in jersey , and there’s a lot of stringy blonde hair in every shot ( he laughs ) .
“dallas buyers club , ” from focus features , a unit of comcast corp’s universal pictures , premiered at the toronto international film festival in september to favorable reviews and was released in november . it has earned $ 16 million at the north american box office .
“whistles , cheering and yells of ' great job ! ' and ' bravo ! ' could be heard , and at the tail end of the film ' s six - minute standing ovation , a chant carried throughout the orchestra up to the balcony . ”
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along with exciting , densely packed visuals shot by four cinematographers , the music track is one of the film’s main assets : loud , pounding , mocking and controlling . the songs that briefly interrupt the action remind the audience that kashyap still has strong ties to bollywood esthetics .
credit 1982 ' s for introducing the great new wave of peter case and the plimsouls to a wider audience . the group made highly accessible pop / rock that somehow never got the attention it deserved in pop music circles . strangely enough , it took a small cult film soundtrack like this to give the song a sort of immortality that reaches well beyond the rather novelty feel of much of the music from the film .
johnny are you queer ?
is an ' 80s classic in its own right , but it lacks the permanence of this tune .
well , there are actually hundreds of film and tv genres , criss - crossing fiction genres and maybe a few music genres as well . obviously it would take a book to go into all the various types in detail , so i’ll focus on just a few less obscure ones .
sadly i wouldn ' t bet on it being much of a player at the oscars or the general year - end awards race . that ' s not a knock on the film ' s quality , but it ' s simply too small to do battle with the likes of 12 years a slave , gravity , or the upcoming saving mr . banks and american hustle . barring a stunning show at the domestic box office , the real hope for this film lies in its international release , which oddly doesn ' t begin until next year . 20th century fox is slowly releasing the film all over the world starting in january of 2014 , positioning its domestic release this year purely on the off - chance that it can snag oscar glory . as such , the box office story of the book thief will not be written for quite some time .
“that’s not the way that it happens , ” mr . arriagada said of the process depicted in the film . “if it were , it would be great , and we would open offices in washington or new york and overthrow dictators everywhere . this is too good to be true . ”
this film is the feature debut of short film maker ronnie sandahl and is about 23 - year - old
dino
( bianca kronlöf ) dreams of a different life . like an abundance of swedes her age , she has fled the mass unemployment of her home country sweden in search of a more promising future in rich oslo in the neighboring country norway . but she finds herself stuck in a destructive loop of temporary jobs through a recruitment bureau , money trouble , life in a tiresome collective with hard partying . some coincidence changes her situation drastically when she gets a job as a housemaid watching out for a young girl . underdog is both raw and tender , and also realistic as well as funny - showing a hard every day life of many swedes in norway . just as it probably is for many in the same situation across the globe , due to the large youth unemployment in many countries today , where youths have become neighboring countries ' servants in restaurants and private homes , a few years after being equals . the story is both typical and not . it keeps your interest , and is well played . we understand there are underlying problems , which slowly are revealed . the kind of baggage people have , and which is slowly unraveled . young talent bianca kronlöf is doing a great job in the role av dino , easily matches way more experienced henrik rafaelsen , and it ' s no wonder this film has become quite critically acclaimed , and has won a bunch of film festival prizes . the film gives many reasons for reflections , as well as really make you think about how we really treat each other , and abruptly accepts changing situations like this , where we accept both rapid changes in social differences as well as start treating people in a quite appalling way , when it comes to rich and poor . well worth a watch .
you can’t just tell us who’s the underdog—you have to show us . we need to see the bumbling and the fumbling and how poorly the team works together , and that often means including an epic fail moment early on in the script . if it’s the story of a natural - born talent , we need to see why they’re not living up to their potential , whether it’s addiction or shady circumstances and characters holding them back .
t’s hardly glory that’s at stake , just an uptick in self - respect from ground zero , and a couple of grand . this is the ceiling jawbone sets itself – a cramping of ambition that’s oddly admirable , even when the film’s tone can come across as excessively stygian , lacking light and contrast .
a film that expressed its love for the homeless and the loveless ; for her whose cross is heavy and him whose touch is ashes … i wanted to shout , ‘you are the salt of the earth . and it’s a wonderful life is my memorial to you ! ’ print courtesy of paramount pictures .
macdonald : i’m doing a film called dumplin ‘ based on a young adult novel of the same name which i start production on in a couple weeks . i have another project i’m working on called skin and another called white girl problems . it’s going to be a busy year ; i’m excited for it .
like the main protagonists b - rabbit ( eminem ) in 2002 ' s 8 mile and djay ( terrence howard ) in 2005 ' s hustle & flow , it ' s easy to root for patti because of the untapped talent she possesses and passion she has for the genre . macdonald ' s convincing performance as a rap artist ( she ' s far from it in real life ) is impressive and effortless . the crowd - pleasing narrative , however , doesn ' t raise itself above the clichés of other underdog pictures that have come before it . it ' s a tough assignment for any coming - of - age film like this to find a unique angle to take , but very few of the themes that patti cake $ tackles feel substantial .
brian percival ' s the book thief is the kind of would - be family film that is all - but extinct . in the era before the four - quadrant blockbuster , a film like the book thief would have been somewhat more commonplace , back when there was a dividing line between
kid films
and
adult films
. the book thief is a very good version of what it attempts to be , expertly telling an adult story through a child ' s eyes . it is technically about life in world war ii - era germany , but it is told from the point - of - view of regular people in germany who struggled to go about their lives while a great evil took over their country and led them into war . it is not the first film to show a young child coming - of - age during wartime , but it is among the better ones that we ' ve seen in quite awhile .
just shows what great films you can miss at certain times of your life . this was released when my children were teenagers and not interested in such films , i missed it completely , just happened to find it while looking at entertainment for my grandsons , they love it . especially the 4 year old , he runs around for days rescuing people and shouting
never fear underdog is here
, and loves to speak in rhyme now ! !
and this is just the first part of the film , which ranges over shravan ' s training , indian style , many run - ins with the law and examples of gross injustice . it may seem surprising that each new obstacle the authorities throw up to stop him from being a contender is met by the protagonist with more resignation than anger . and there is a lot of injustice . for instance , his opponents are bursting with steroids they don’t bother to conceal , while his muscles are the hard - won type earned with nonstop exercise like swimming the ganges . what the dastardly das cooks up for sunaina tips the film into melodrama .
asked last month for his formulation mr . garcía bernal used somewhat different language . “the film is definitely faithful to the nature of the true events , true to their sentiment , ” he said . “i think that’s what you can say . of course there are also many more details that you can’t be sure about . ”
the central character and hero of “no , ” which opens in limited release on friday , is the fictional rené saavedra , a hip young advertising executive recently returned from exile in mexico , played by gael garcía bernal . hired to produce the ad campaign for the underdog no side , saavedra faces resistance from stodgily doctrinaire politicians on the left , but he creates a hopeful rainbow logo and a slogan , “chile , happiness is on its way , ” that turn the tide .
i left the lincoln memorial with this growing conviction about our film : the more uncertain are the people of the world , the more their hard - won freedoms are scattered and lost in the winds of chance , the more they need a ringing statement of america’s democratic ideals . the soul of our film would be anchored in lincoln . our jefferson smith would be a young abe lincoln , tailored to the rail - splitter’s simplicity , compassion , ideals , humor , and unswerving moral courage under pressure . and back we went to hollywood to get to work on mr . smith goes to washington . the panic was over . it is never untimely to yank the rope of freedom’s bell .


a royal affair ( danish : en kongelig affære ) is a 2012 historical drama film directed by nikolaj arcel , starring mads mikkelsen , alicia vikander and mikkel følsgaard .

the story is set in the 18th century , at the court of the mentally ill king christian vii of denmark , and focuses on the romance between his wife , caroline matilda of great britain , and the royal physician johann friedrich struensee .

the film received two silver bears at the 62nd berlin international film festival , and was nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film at the 85th academy awards .

it was also nominated for the best foreign language film award at the 70th golden globe awards .

a royal affair

a royal affair is a lavish and sumptuous costume drama with a juicy story to back it up .
that ' s a wrap ! a royal affair will premiere in 24 : 00 : 00 .
mads mikkelsen and alicia vikander in the
a royal affair .
( magnolia pictures )
best actor : mads mikkelsen , for a royal affair . søren malling , for a highjacking . mikkel boe følsgaard , for a royal affair . pilou asbæk , for a hijacking . lars mikkelsen , for a caretaker’s tale ( viceværten )
zentropa entertainments25 proudly presents nikolaj arcel’s upcoming epic a royal affair , currently under production in the czech republic .
world cinema : a royal affair . dir nikolaj arcel . denmark / sweden / czech republic / germany .
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“a royal affair” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . advanced european bodice ripping .
for all its incident , a royal affair is slow and picturesquely framed - more of a languorously animated coffee - table book than a gripping drama .
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zentropa entered a royal affair three years ago . the historical story is well known in denmark but has never been filmed .
a royal affair is zentropa’s first historical period film and one of the company’s most ambitious feature film productions to date – a royal drama – about faith in all that is good and dreams of a new beginning .
co - star trine dyrholm has been nominated for her leading role in both a royal affair and susanne bier’s love is all you need .
a royal affair is a watchable and historically respectable retelling of caroline matilda ' s extraordinary story – but what a pity we didn ' t get to see her in drag .
there is a funny thing going on in the book world lately . authors are writing romance books with a royal twist . in my opinion , some are a hit and some are a big time miss . parker swift nailed it with her royal scandal series ! i have read the entire series and loved it ! ! ! royal affair is parker swift’s debut to the book world . it was a perfect start to a fun series that completely sucked me in . royal affair starts with the introduction of lydia bell and the sexy brit , dylan hale . lydia is the typic
a royal affair is the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen ' s heart and starts a revolution . centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane danish king christian vii , the royal physician who is a man of enlightenment and idealism struensee and the young but strong queen caroline mathilda , a royal affair is the gripping tale of brave idealists who risk everything in their pursuit of freedom for their people . ( c ) magnolia pictures
the nominations for the tv choice awards are in and it’s set to be a royal rumble .
a royal affair is a movie starring alicia vikander , mads mikkelsen , and mikkel boe følsgaard . a young queen , who is married to an insane king , falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever .
4 . 50 stars title : royal affair author : parker swift release date : february 14 , 2017 cliffhanger / three book series ! i still can ' t believe royal affair parker swifts debut novel ! dylan and lydia’s sexually charged affair will fog up your e - reader screen with all of their royal sexcapades . this book captivated me from the first to the last page . dylan is british royalty and lydia is an “ordinary” woman . after a chance meeting , the two embark on a sex - with - no - strings relationship . lydia and dylan have a
a royal affair stars mikkel boe folsgaard , alicia vikander , and mads mikkelsen . arcel was heretofore best known for adapting the girl with the dragon tattoo books for the recent swedish film trilogy .
best supporting actor : nicolas bro , for excuse me . roland møller , for a highjacking . tommy kenter , for marie krøyer . lars bom , for max pinlig på roskilde . thomas gabrielsson , for a royal affair
the volatile mix of sex and politics is at the core of the sumptuously produced danish film a royal affair , which , by underplaying its combustible material , fails to do full justice to it .
' ' it ' s a perfect match , ' ' said rabbi israel steinberg , a friend of both families . ' ' there ' s a boy . there ' s a girl . he comes from a royal family . she comes from a royal family . it brings the hasidim together . ' '
a royal affair , an 18 th century drama starring mads mikkelsen , has secured six nominations for denmark’s bodil awards , which the danish critics’ association will hand out on march 16 at copenhagen’s bremen theatre .
arc review : royal affair ( royal scandal ) by parker swift dylan is every woman ' s fantasy until he opens his mouth and goes from dream guy to tempting prospect . royal affair takes lust , love and royalty and gives it a modern edge with a bad boy lead . i had a love / hate relationship with dylan . his arrogance frustrated me but at the same time he could easily seduce me into forgetting that i wanted to knock some sense into him . never have i come across a character practically becomes real before my ey
is pleased to exclusively debut the first clip that has been released of nikolaj arcel ' s a royal affair , which denmark has submitted as its entry for this year ' s best foreign language film oscar .
helmer nikolaj arcel reaches back to 18th - century denmark to spin a real - life tale of intrigue , power , money , sex , love and betrayal in the handsome , character - driven historical drama
a royal affair .
* * you can see this full review and more at book briefs : urltoken * * royal affair is the first book in the new adult contemporary romance , royal scandal series by author parker swift . i really enjoyed royal affair . it is the perfect valentines day read , or really a read for any day of the year . it has lots of romance , sexy times , witty banter and great characters . i can ' t wait for the next book in the royal scandal series , because this one sure did brighten my day . at first , i has no i
arc review : royal affair ( royal scandal ) by parker swift dylan is every woman ' s fantasy until he opens his mouth and goes from dream guy to tempting prospect . royal affair takes lust , love and royalty and gives it a modern edge with a bad boy lead . i had a love / hate relationship with dylan . his arrogance frustrated me but at the same time he could easily seduce me into forgetting that i wanted to knock some sense into him . never have i come across a character practically becomes real before my eyes . parker swift delivered a heavy hitter with her debut .
“we have no tradition of working with big , spectacular historical films in denmark , ” said peter albaek jensen , executive producer on a royal affair . “we came to get knowledge we couldn’t find locally in scandinavia . ”
a royal affair is the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen ' s heart and starts a revolution . centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane danish king christian vii ( mikkel boe følsgaard ) , the royal physician who is a man of enlightenment and idealism struensee ( mads mikkelsen ) and the young but strong queen caroline mathilda ( alicia vikander ) , a royal affair is the gripping tale of brave idealists who risk everything in the pursuit of freedom for their people . . . and of the passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation .
a royal affair is the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen’s heart and starts a revolution . centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane danish king christian vii ( mikkel boe følsgaard ) , the royal physician who is a man of enlightenment and idealism struensee ( mads mikkelsen ) and the young but strong queen caroline mathilda ( alicia vikander ) , a royal affair is the gripping tale of brave idealists who risk everything in the pursuit of freedom for their people . . . and above all , it is the story of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation .
a royal affair is budgeted at €6m and has been supported by the danish film institute and eurimages with €0 . 8m and €0 . 5m , respectively . nordisk film distribution will release domestically , while trustnordisk handles international sales .
subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken a royal affair official trailer # 1 ( 2012 ) mads mikkelsen movie hd a young queen , who is married to an insane king , falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever .
their risky love affair and clandestine guidance of danish politics provide rich material for
a royal affair ,
a big budget historical drama that carries denmark ' s hopes into the oscar season . it provides still more exposure for the rising danish star mads mikkelsen , the latest male sex symbol of the art house crowd . he plays struensee , a social reformer ahead of his time .
so it comes as little or no surprise to the creative team behind the danish historical film a royal affair that few of us in this country know anything about the factual story behind it . but at least we aren’t alone .
as a blogger , i tend to stay away from trilogies as i struggle to remember the books previously , when the next one releases and i usually don ' t have time to re - read . however , when i saw the royal series i couldn ' t pass it up . and i am so , so glad i went for it . parker swift , where have you been all my reading life ! royal affair is a fantastic start to a trilogy that i simply cannot wait to finish ! royal affair is a well paced , well written book . this book captured my attention and held it from b
the film , a period piece costume drama based on a real danish 18th - century royal love triangle , stars danish heartthrob mads mikkelsen , among others .
the producing trio of a royal affair consists of sisse graum jørgensen , meta louise foldager and peter aalbæk jensen . foldager produced lars von trier’s antichrist and upcoming palme d’or nominee melancholia , while jørgensen produced susanne bier’s golden globe and oscar - winner in a better world .
best supporting actress : frederikke dahl hansen , for you and me forever . emilie claudius kruse , for you and me forever . elsebeth steentoft , for teddy bear . lotte andersen , for excuse me . trine dyrholm , for a royal affair
there is a funny thing going on in the book world lately . authors are writing romance books with a royal twist . in my opinion , some are a hit and some are a big time miss . parker swift nailed it with her royal scandal series ! i have read the entire series and loved it ! ! ! royal affair is parker swift’s debut to the book world . it was a perfect start to a fun series that completely sucked me in . royal affair starts with the introduction of lydia bell and the sexy brit , dylan hale . lydia is the typical american girl who is working her way through the world . she ends up being a nanny and during that job she meets dylan hale . dylan and lydia share one hot kiss that neither of them can forget . “lydia , where did you come from and what are you doing to me ? ” ~ parker swift , royal affair ( royal scandal # 1 ) lydia moves to england and reconnects with dylan . due to his royal position , he wants to keep his relationship with lydia secret . although lydia is not a fan of this plan , she understands… for now . as this series progresses , you find out that keeping their relationship a secret is a huge obstacle for them . will they make it ? ! ? ! you have to read the entire series to find out . royal affair is told entirely from lydia’s pov . i hated that ! it isn’t until royal treatment ( royal scandal # 3 ) that we finally get dylan’s pov . i am a fan of duel pov’s and i was so wanting in in this book . but regardless , i loved this book . “i’ve trained myself carefully over years to keep this part of my life shut down , simple , private and you came in… lydia you have upended me completely . everything’s different with you . i don’t know how to do any of this . ” ~ parker swift , royal affair ( royal scandal # 1 ) parker swift , you have a new fan for life ! i can’t wait to see what other books you have coming our way . if they are as good as the royal scandal series , you have a bright future . # mraviators # primrosehill # fanforlife ~ review written by heidi pharo
a royal affair is zentropa’s first historical picture . “we’ve made probably around 100 films around copenhagen , ” jensen said . “films about ordinary people in ordinary denmark in ordinary surroundings . of course , after 100 films like that , it was time for a little exoticism . ”
the political machinations are by far the most interesting part of the movie . and the main problem with this movie is exactly that . it ' s a movie , when this story would have lent more felicitously to a documentary . so we should have a degree of sympathy with arcel . it ' s not a different director that a royal affair needed , it ' s a historian .
a stunning debut ! compelling , emotionally intense and full of heat , a royal affair will keep you entranced to the very last page . i ' m a slow reader . very slow . but i stayed up horribly late , ran longer on the treadmill ( yes , i read and run ) just so i could stay immersed in this story and these amazing characters . and when i got to the end , like an addict , i wanted more . i can ' t wait for royal disaster , the second book in this series . royal affair is self contained . and it ' s amazing . dylan hale wil
nikolaj arcel ' s historical drama a royal affair which is also selected as the danish submission for the academy awards® has been nominated for two efa awards in the categories european production designer ( niels sejer ) and european composer ( gabriel yared & cyrille aufort ) .
a royal affair was selected for competition at this year ' s berlinale , taking home two silver bears for best screenplay ( nikolaj arcel & rasmus heisterberg ) and best actor ( mikkel boe følsgaard ) and it has continued its festival streak at e . g . telluride film festival and toronto international film festival . a royal affair has become the highest grossing danish language film in the uk and australia and will open in the us on november 9th through distributor magnolia . the film is currently screening at afi in los angeles .
a royal affair , written and directed by nikolaj arcel , is a captivating historical tale set in 18 th century denmark inspired by a true story about forbidden love and a political struggle that changes a nation forever . the film , which opens november 9 th , centers on the intriguing love triangle between the insane king christian vii ( mikkel boe følsgaard ) , the royal physician johann struensee ( mads mikkelsen ) , who is a man of enlightenment and idealism , and the young but strong queen caroline mathilda ( alicia vikander ) .
royal affair ( royal scandal # 1 ) by parker swift 4 stars ! ! ! “you can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore . ” for a debut book parker swift really delivered and i have to be honest and say it did not read like a debut at all , the writing was very accomplished and totally engaging . i love a good royal book and this is what initially caught my attention , i then read the synopsis and being british reading it was a no brainer and so i dived in . lydia bell is not i
producing trio of a royal affair consists of louise vesth , sisse graum jørgensen , and meta louise foldager with executive producers lars von trier , peter aalbæk jensen and peter garde for zentropa entertainments . executive producers are lars von trier , peter aalbæk jensen and peter garde .
afi fest 2012 , which concluded yesterday , has unveiled the recipients of this year’s audience and jury awards . winners include nicolaj arcel’s danish oscar entry “ a royal affair , ” starring mads mikkelsen , and david tosh gitonga’s kenyan oscar entry “nairobi half life . ” full list below .
danish democracy ' s astonishing origin story has all the makings of a world - class political soap opera . rife with madness , adultery , decapitations and gorgeous costumes , the oscar - nominated
a royal affair
revisits the saga of a liberal doctor who tried to launch a revolution from the inside out after infiltrating the court of crazy king christian vii and his beautiful queen caroline in the 1760s .
in danish history , there probably isn’t a more dramatic love story than the affair between chr . vii’s german physician , johan struensee , and the english born queen of denmark , caroline mathilda in the early 1770’s . during the past 40 years , several screen adaptations of this emotional chapter in danish history have been on the drawing board , but it isn’t until now , with nikolaj arcel’s a royal affair , that a danish feature film about one of the country’s most fascinating dramas reaches the silver screen .
centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane christian vii , the man of enlightenment and idealism struensee , and the young but strong queen caroline mathilda , a royal affair is the gripping tale of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation , but also a drama about brave idealists that risked everything in their pursuit of freedom for an entire people .
best film : excuse me ( undskyld jeg forstyrrer ) . dir : henrik ruben genz . teddy bear ( 10 timer til paradis ) . dir : mads matthiesen . a royal affair ( en kongelig affære ) . dir : nikolaj arcel . you and me forever . dir : kaspar munk . a hijacking ( kapringen ) . dir : tobias lindholm
dylan hale . that’s the name of your new book boyfriend . he’s angsty , alpha and british , so yeah , pretty much perfection . and so is the story . royal affair is so addictive , so steamy and so intense it’s hard to believe it’s parker swift ' s debut book . she created a secret love affair between lydia and dylan so sexy and exciting i couldn’t put it down . read it ! you will be royally pleased you did !
best actress : sara hjort ditlevsen , for excuse me . trine dyrholm , for love is all you need . julie brohorst andersen , for you and me forever . alicia vikander , for a royal affair . bodil jørgensen , for this life ( hvidsten gruppen : nogen må dø for at andre kan leve ) .
the costume drama a royal affair , denmark’s official submission for best foreign film at the 2013 oscars , is beautifully shot , well - acted , and kind of a slog to get through . while based on actual historical events , the story feels like it’s been simplified and reshaped in order to fit the template of the “doomed romance in a repressive era of history” . . . read more
what do you get when you match a hot as heck , british - destined to be duke dylan hale and a broolynite , heading to england for a new career in the fashion industry , lydia…one heck of an explosive read ! what an amazing combination , a broiling hot and romantic comedy , swift explodes on the scene with a roar ! fabulously strong characters clash societies norms with chemistry that burns up the pages ! parker swifts provides a riveting , fun and unbreakable character connections in royal affair . i receiv
talk about a debut author shooting out of the gates ! this book had me up until four a . m . so i could get my dylan hale fix . once i got started , i could not put royal affair down . equal parts sweet and sinfully hot , this story will sweep you off your feet . and when i say hot , i mean volcanic . bring a fan .
in the film , struensee and caroline matilda bond over a shared passion for enlightenment ideas . though struensee was a free - thinker , there ' s scant evidence of intellectualism in caroline matilda ' s biographies . furthermore , in trying to present struensee ' s relationship with caroline matilda as a pure , charming romance , a royal affair delicately leaves out court gossip that he was also having an affair with her lady - in - waiting , elisabeth von eyden . it was said that he carried on with both women for quite some time , making them spittingly jealous of each other .
leigh ' s review : 4 . 5 stars i have to admit , i went into this book with a slightly bad attitude . a rich guy , part of the aristocracy , that is wanting a “secret” relationship . one that he warns is just sex , will not lead anywhere , and no one can know about it . basically , a royal booty call . have some self respect , sister ! ! and that is completely not what i got . instead , royal affair turned into a sweet and kinky story with main characters i adored , antagonists i despised , and an author that has me stun
time was tight , security was critical and every last detail had to be considered . and when the royal visit went off without a hitch everyone at austwel was extremely proud to have been a part of it .
a stunning debut ! compelling , emotionally intense and full of heat , a royal affair will keep you entranced to the very last page . i ' m a slow reader . very slow . but i stayed up horribly late , ran longer on the treadmill ( yes , i read and run ) just so i could stay immersed in this story and these amazing characters . and when i got to the end , like an addict , i wanted more . i can ' t wait for royal disaster , the second book in this series . royal affair is self contained . and it ' s amazing . dylan hale will light your panties on fire , not that you’ll be allowed to wear them anyway ( and you probably won ' t want to wear them ) . i ' m so excited for this story and this author .
what do you get when you match a hot as heck , british - destined to be duke dylan hale and a broolynite , heading to england for a new career in the fashion industry , lydia…one heck of an explosive read ! what an amazing combination , a broiling hot and romantic comedy , swift explodes on the scene with a roar ! fabulously strong characters clash societies norms with chemistry that burns up the pages ! parker swifts provides a riveting , fun and unbreakable character connections in royal affair . i received this copy of royal affair from forever ( grand central publishing ) . this is my honest and voluntary review . my rating : 4 stars written by : parker swift series : royal scandal ( book 1 ) paperback : 352 pages publisher : forever yours publication date : february 14 , 2017 isbn - 10 : 1455598046 isbn - 13 : 978 - 1455598045 genre : romantic comedy itunes : urltoken amazon : urltoken barnes & noble : urltoken reviewed for : urltoken
there is some genuine heat between mr . mikkelsen and ms . vikander and a welcome complexity in the relationship between struensee and the king , whose maturation is the real arc of the story . “a royal affair” suffers from the richness of the historical material — there is so much going on here — and also , perhaps , from a patriotic desire to treat it reverently . unfortunately it never fully comes to life .
“i can’t be a haven for anyone – i’m a goddamn war zone . ”
though “a royal affair” is programmatically committed to modernity — to the banishment of superstition and religious authority , to the rule of law and the supremacy of reason — it is in almost every way a decidedly old - fashioned film . this is not necessarily a bad thing . stately , stagy expositions of history have their place in the world of entertainment , and the acting is both solid and agile , communicating the feelings of passionate people in a passionate time .
arcel had a much harder time locating a believable caroline .
i auditioned almost every danish actress in the country but couldn ' t find anybody from denmark to play the queen . they were pretty good actresses , but the way they carried themselves , the way they spoke — it was too ' street . ' there ' s a certain modern way of acting in danish film and television that didn ' t work for ' a royal affair . '
as a blogger , i tend to stay away from trilogies as i struggle to remember the books previously , when the next one releases and i usually don ' t have time to re - read . however , when i saw the royal series i couldn ' t pass it up . and i am so , so glad i went for it . parker swift , where have you been all my reading life ! royal affair is a fantastic start to a trilogy that i simply cannot wait to finish ! royal affair is a well paced , well written book . this book captured my attention and held it from beginning to end , i easily devoured this in one sitting . english royal dylan hale had me weak at the knees ! ! he is ridiculously hot , dirty , swoony and intense ! i couldn ' t get enough . lydia was a great lead female , sassy and incredibly sexy and a fantastic match for dylan . as this book starts the trilogy , royal affair was hot , hot , hot and all about the sexual connection they share . the connection between lydia and dylan is intense , their passion obvious . i really look forward to the next two books to see how parker develops them and their relationship . obviously , because this is book one of a trilogy , it does end on a bit of a cliff hanger ! and my gosh , i have some huge questions but i ' d say definitely read this and follow dylan & lydia ' s journey , because it ' s fresh , fun and oh so hot ! 4 royally , scandalous stars .
helmer nikolaj arcel reaches back to 18th - century denmark to spin a real - life tale of intrigue , power , money , sex , love and betrayal in the handsome , character - driven historical drama “a royal affair . ” taking the perspective of unhappy queen caroline mathilda , the british princess who cuckolded mad king christian vii with his german physician , johann friedrich struensee , the [ … ]
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lover , fighter , thinker and schemer — that is the portrait that emerges in “a royal affair , ” an advanced placement bodice - ripper directed by nikolaj arcel . struensee , played with an intriguing blend of dash and gloom by mads mikkelsen , is depicted with a reverence touched by slightly envious admiration . this guy not only reformed the danish legal code and pushed a backward nation toward the light of modernity . he also slept with the queen !
4 crowns this book was really what i was expecting . yes , i knew it would be a story about a non - royal and royal with all the restrictions and limitations it implies , but i wasn ' t expecting the steam and heat . dylan is more alpha than any royal i can ever remember reading about . he is confident , attractive , and has complete control in and out of the bedroom . his control leads into his protective nature of lydia . he encompasses all the attributes readers love abut alpha heroes . lydia is the american
title : royal affair author : parker swift publisher / year : forever yours 2 / 14 / 17 length : 262 pages series : royal scandal # 1 overview one seriously sexy son - of - a - duke . . . behind the posh british accent , dylan hale possesses a down - and - dirty sexiness . off - the - charts gorgeous , a ruthless architect . . . and did i mention he ' s a future duke ? every time we touch , it ' s wildfire . all need and lust and heat . but dylan has rules : just sex , no one can know , and in the bedroom he gets complete control . all i ha
the european film academy has announced the nominations for this year ' s european film awards and among the contenders for the prestigious awards , which is presented annually and recognizes excellence in european cinematic achievements , are thomas vinterberg ' s the hunt which has been nominated for 5 european film awards and nikolaj arcel ' s a royal affair which has been nominated for 2 european film awards .
modern denmark lacks the ancient streets and castles needed to portray the period accurately , so arcel filmed
a royal affair
in the czech republic , drawing on computer - generated imagery to flesh out crowd scenes and build out castle vistas . but for all its 18th century ambience ,
a royal affair
challenges its characters to tackle issues that continue to bedevil 21st century citizens . arcel notes :
this film depicts the age of enlightenment coming across europe where you ' ve got conservatives and liberals , you ' ve got science versus religion discussion , you ' ve got the age - old poor - versus - rich discussions . we ' re having those same debates in europe and america right now . let ' s be honest : we ' re still a little bit in need of an age of enlightenment .
“this story is the biggest and most spectacular love story in the history of the state of denmark , ” jensen said . “what can have more appeal than a secret , royal love story with fatal consequences ? ”
to do justice to the characters at the heart of the story , arcel obsessed over his casting , starting with mads mikkelsen . the danish movie star immediately signed on to play royal physician johann friedrich struensee after reading the
royal affair
script . dr . struensee , an enlightened man brought in to act as adviser to the mad king , works from inside the royal circle to steer a backward country toward a more progressive modernity . he also finds a kindred spirit in queen caroline and , as every danish schoolchild knows , fathered her second child . the role required a performer of considerable gravitas , arcel says .
if mads hadn ' t said yes ,
he says , he doesn ' t know what he would have done .
it ' s almost like having daniel day - lewis play lincoln . you have to have the exact right actor .
4 . 50 stars title : royal affair author : parker swift release date : february 14 , 2017 cliffhanger / three book series ! i still can ' t believe royal affair parker swifts debut novel ! dylan and lydia’s sexually charged affair will fog up your e - reader screen with all of their royal sexcapades . this book captivated me from the first to the last page . dylan is british royalty and lydia is an “ordinary” woman . after a chance meeting , the two embark on a sex - with - no - strings relationship . lydia and dylan have a “don’t ask , don’t tell” arrangement . dylan insists he doesn’t do relationships and no one can know about lydia . their sex - only relationship ends up on the fast track to becoming something more . the two are faced with insta - feelings and paparazzi . can they navigate a relationship under the watchful eye of other british royalty and the paparazzi ? boom . what a great twist and cliffhanger ending ! i have to say that i didn’t mind it at all since i knew this was a three - book series . if anything , the ending left me wanting more ! if you are looking for a fast - paced romance with a side order of sexy smut , this is your next one - click . this review appears on urltoken , urltoken , goodreads , amazon , pinterest , google + and twitter . a review copy of this book was kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review .
a royal affair is the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen’s heart and starts a revolution . centring on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane christian vii , the man of enlightenment and idealism , struensee , and the young but strong queen caroline mathilda , the drama is the gripping tale of brave idealists who risk everything in their pursuit of freedom for the people , but above all it is the story of a passionate and forbidden romance that changed an entire nation .
one seriously sexy son - of - a - duke . . . behind the posh british accent , dylan hale possesses a down - and - dirty sexiness . off - the - charts gorgeous , a ruthless architect . . . and did i mention he ' s a future duke ? every time we touch , it ' s wildfire . all need and lust and heat . but dylan has rules : just sex , no one can know , and in the bedroom he gets complete control . all i have to do is follow the rules , because falling in love with dylan hale is all it would take to screw everything up . . . royally . royal scandal series book 2 : royal disaster book 3 : royal treatment
the recent royal visit to the valero site in pembroke is just such a project . a royal event doesn’t come together over night , and the visit from prince william and princess catherine was no exception . the visit was hugely important both to the valero refinery and the local area . celebrating it’s 50 year in pembroke , the refinery was opened by the queen mother in 1964 , the event attracted large press interest , local business and charity support and a team of executives from the valero hq in the us .
royal affair is an 18th century historical drama four years in the making , starring mads mikkelsen and alicia vikander . directed by nikolaj arcel , screenwriter of the girl with the dragon tattoo , the film is an epic romance about the love triangle between a german doctor , the queen of denmark , and her deranged king . < br / > < strong > * note : < / strong > in danish with english subtitles .
royal affair ' s
most volatile character , the king , who historians believe was probably bipolar , also proved difficult to cast . after denmark ' s pool of established talent came up wanting , arcel and his team looked at drama schools . there they discovered mikkel boe følsgaard , a second - year student who ' d never performed professionally in film or on stage .
mikkel had a raw , primal quality ,
says arcel .
he was willing to go out on a limb and try anything .
interiors of the royal chambers were built at barrandov studios , prague . street scenes were created in prague , other location work was shot throughout the czech republic and dresden , germany .
leigh ' s review : 4 . 5 stars i have to admit , i went into this book with a slightly bad attitude . a rich guy , part of the aristocracy , that is wanting a “secret” relationship . one that he warns is just sex , will not lead anywhere , and no one can know about it . basically , a royal booty call . have some self respect , sister ! ! and that is completely not what i got . instead , royal affair turned into a sweet and kinky story with main characters i adored , antagonists i despised , and an author that has me stunned that this is her debut novel . dylan is my new book boyfriend . he’s smoking hot , dominant / kinky as hell , polished and really sweet . his stalkerish tendencies were actually pretty cute , and i loved watching him fall in love despite himself . i was worried i would resent him for his “sex - only” relationship request , but it was pretty apparent that there was more to this guy than met the eye . the fact that a royal fell for an every - day woman like lydia made him even more likeable . as i said , i was anticipating some eye - rolling on my behalf at lydia being a doormat and going along with this farce of a relationship , but i truly liked her ! she didn’t allow herself to be walked over and i felt that her and dylan were a good match . she stood up to the “earl of perv” and gave as good as she got . the sex was also non - stop , so what’s not to like ? ! royal affair is the first of a trilogy of novels , but although there is a soft of cliffhanger ending , it’s a full book in itself . it was sexy and sweet and a great start to a series i know i will enjoy ! review copy provided for a voluntary review .
although the royal affair outrages the court , the idealistic struensee fails to see that it is his challenge to entrenched interests that will spell his downfall . goading the nobles ( who are unwilling to give up their privileges ) , the military ( which opposes demobilization ) and the general populace ( which fears foreign influence ) , guldberg and the dowager use every means possible to seize power .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
4 royally amazing stars ! ! first off ms . parker swift what an amazing debut book . great job ! ! going into royal affair i wasn ' t exactly sure of what i was in for . once i got started i just couldn ' t put the book down . lydia is spending the summer babysitting for a rich family until she packs up and moves to london to work for a new fashion designer . this all happens after the death of her last living relative , her father . while babysitting she runs into the sexy duke dylan . dylan is a sexy , hot , a
3 stars ! well this was interesting ! i requested the book because the blurb sounded promising enough to snap me out of my reading slump and it did ! i read this within hours and it was highly entertaining . this was a british version of fifty shades of grey with less bdsm and a royal twist and a devil wears prada combination . the hero is a wealthy son of a duke who doesn ' t do relationships and he has a thing for spanking . and stalking . and flying people over and buying expensive gifts . doesn ' t ring a
royal affair , parker swift review from jeannie zelos book reviews genre : romance , erotica so , a debut book i think , can’t find any more by parker anyway . its always a gamble not knowing what writing style you’ll get in a debut book , could be perfect for you or could be something you hate – i got lucky here , i love it . actually i’ve had several really good , well written and fun debut reads this year . inevitably this will get fifty comparison . that trilogy has spawned so many others , some good , bu
if the wedding of chaim halberstam and raiza meisels lacked the simple charm of a small ceremony ( there was a banquet for 5 , 000 ) , it did not lack fanfare . to many hasidic jews , the couple ' s marriage this week was nothing less than the royal wedding of brooklyn .
struensee finds him to be putty in his hands , easily influenced , and when they return to copenhagen , with caroline and a new royal infant , he stays on within the royal household . denmark at the time was a place where rich aristocrats ruled and such reforms as orphanages seemed dangerously radical . caroline , in love with struensee , also falls in love with what the doctor tells her about voltaire ' s politics , and she uses her influence with the king to change the nation ' s history .
4 royally amazing stars ! ! first off ms . parker swift what an amazing debut book . great job ! ! going into royal affair i wasn ' t exactly sure of what i was in for . once i got started i just couldn ' t put the book down . lydia is spending the summer babysitting for a rich family until she packs up and moves to london to work for a new fashion designer . this all happens after the death of her last living relative , her father . while babysitting she runs into the sexy duke dylan . dylan is a sexy , hot , alpha , duke in london who hates having his life broad - casted in the media . so to avoid the media he distances himself from people he care about and doesn ' t do relationships . however he is so taken with lydia that he just maybe willing to give up his rules . royal affair is a total funny , hot , suspenseful emotional must read . this is a 2017 you have to read that should be on everyone ' s tbr list ! ! the characters , lydia and dylan , you will really connect with . the chemistry between these these 2 are so off the charts . lydia is a female character who speaks what ' s on her mind and not back down from a challenge . she has no problem at all calling dylan out . dylan , dylan , dylan is just totally sexy , hot , alpha male . he knows what he wants and goes after it and isn ' t afraid to actually admit when he screws ups . oh and the ending of royal affair omg what a curve ball . i totally didn ' t see that coming at all !
it is experienced hands that are brining a royal affair to the screen . following his success with award - winning king’s game , island of lost souls and most recently the comedy truth about men , nikolaj arcel is ready to direct his first period film . penned together with rasmus heisterberg , who co - wrote arcel’s award - winning king’s game ( king’s game ) and the girl with the dragon tatoo amongst others . nikolaj arcel surrounds himself with his regular creative staff .
“it’s far more accurate than you might expect , ” adds arcel . “stuff has been dramatized , it’s not a documentary , but there were so many details about the way he did things and about the love affair that were just brilliant and dramatic and we used that . ”
a young queen , who is married to an insane king , falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever .
the film ends not on a happy note , naturally , but on a moment of hope . love may not conquer all , but it has a power all its own .
princess caroline matilda , sister of mad king george iii of great britain , was married off to mad king christian vii of denmark at the age of 15 . she later began an affair with his chief minister , johann struensee .
if there is one type of novel that i am loving lately it is the royalty novels . i absolutely cannot get enough of them ! royal affair was such an outstanding debut novel from parker swift . it was full of heat , heart and had such an addicting story . i could not put it down ! dylan hale was absolutely amazing . he was so sexy and will blow you mind ! this novel was seriously so fantastic . i have a huge book hangover ! i can ' t stop thinking about it and i finished it days ago ! lydia was such a great matc
helmer nikolaj arcel reaches back to 18th - century denmark to spin a real - life tale of intrigue , power , money , sex , love and betrayal in the handsome , character - driven historical drama “ a royal affair . ” taking the perspective of unhappy queen caroline mathilda , the british princess who cuckolded mad king christian vii with his german physician , johann friedrich struensee , the film stretches credibility and historical fact in suggesting that she was the driving force behind the enlightened reforms of the short - lived “struensee era . ” no matter ; trustnordisk presold most territories on star mads mikkelsen’s name and a steamy teaser , although this is no potboiler .
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the film , a period piece costume drama based on a real danish 18th - century royal love triangle , premiered at berlin ( where it was awarded the prizes for best screenplay , for arcel , and best actor , for star folsgaard ) , and then went to telluride and toronto ( where it received a standing ovation ) - - the same initial course that was followed by last year ' s eventual winner of the best foreign language film oscar , iran ' s a separation .
if there is one type of novel that i am loving lately it is the royalty novels . i absolutely cannot get enough of them ! royal affair was such an outstanding debut novel from parker swift . it was full of heat , heart and had such an addicting story . i could not put it down ! dylan hale was absolutely amazing . he was so sexy and will blow you mind ! this novel was seriously so fantastic . i have a huge book hangover ! i can ' t stop thinking about it and i finished it days ago ! lydia was such a great match to dylan . she was a great combination of sweet and sassy and i could not get enough . royal disaster seriously cannot get here fast enough ! 4 . 5 stars ! ~ ratula i would like to thank netgalley and forever ( grand central publishing ) for an advanced copy of this ebook for an honest review .
right now in the states there’s a pushback against these ideas that he was promoting . after these were implemented in denmark , was there ever a period where there was a similar pushback against these ideas ?
surprisingly the first fiction film to treat this subject , “ a royal affair ” ( as scripted by arcel and rasmus heisterberg ) try but don’t always succeed in balancing this epic love story with political thriller elements as they pack more than five years’ worth of momentous events into slightly more than two hours . the intrigues of the court and escapades of mad king christian tend to trump the weak chemistry between mikkelsen and vikander for interest ; although both thesps look their parts , they are at their best in separate scenes , in particular as they reflect on the ends of their lives .