Monday, 1 June 2015

We mix and match again....

This month in relation to American Buffalo we will show you pictures from Damian Lewis and all his stage productions from the last twenty years....

and we will mix it with first information about hedge funds attorneys and high finance in relation to Billions...

we hope you enjoy another month with DFI
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VISITING THE BLOG AND OUR MAIN SITE damian-lewis.com

Friday, 29 May 2015

Updates

Please see the main site damian-lewis.com for recent updates news and a new Wolf Hall interview....THANK YOU!!


American Buffalo....rehearsals...Our look back:-)

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our whirlwind trip...a first post

We will present you a fully and very detailed report from our London time
By the end of June when we both fully return to our normal Blog work.

You will see our pictures from London and we will both let you know about
the play and how we celebrated our friendships anniversary as well as
our very last visit to see AB in June….our final AB week starts soon after…stay tuned!!


But for now I really need to tell you how amazingly great this play is…

I was curious and excited especially after I had the chance to interact with fans
and audience so much over the past weeks a thing I love to do and should
say it again here: you are all so great and we thank you so much for your comments and replies!!
@DamianLewisCom and @emsjabb are always happy about tweets and comments.

So I was keen to see it myself and after six years of waiting to see Damian back on stage
I couldn’t wait to sit in my seat watching the play…
I told you about Damian on stage and my opinion about more than once and I was sure to see
some fantastic acting and I know he shows so different skills on stage.

I guess most people who watched him on screen over the years noticed that he can
Express so much with very little gestures or like we said as we began here:

The raising eyebrow trick which only means he is amazing in his ability to
shows us his inner feelings by let us into his soul and mind but he never needs
an opera like attitude or loud words…
on stage his presence is overwhelming, his delivery absolutely pointed and
I witnessed it more than once that people holding their breath simply because
His presence on stage captures you completely.

I was sure long before Homeland that Damian Lewis is able to play almost every role and he
has a wide range of skills and abilities but I love to be surprised by him over and over again.
And after six weeks of Wolf Hall and the fact that he gave us an unseen Henry I was curious about his
Teach and even if I am sounding like a twelve year old on Facebook the phrase OMG is exactly
what I thought shortly after the play and even now four days after my return the play hasn’t
left me yet and I still think about the play ad its characters and the characters.

All three actors are very good and making you speechless more than once but Damian
nails it , Damian Lewis showing a masterclass in stage acting and I say stage acting very
consciously because we know he shows masterclass acting on screen and I have seen him on stage
before but this time I was hardly able to breath and I was completely captured in the situation
on stage!!

I have seen a lot of different plays in London over the years and Mamet isn’t for everybody
It seems to me that you either love it or hate it but I love it and can’t wait to see it one
more time in June because I really want to absorb every single moment and every move and
sentence in this amazing play.

Damian’s perfect comedic timing and the shallowness of his character is a joy to watch but
this  is a bitter sweet comedy because you quick get the impression Teach is by far not
that clever and on a certain moment his empty life will almost move you to tears but
I will definitely not writing in detail here not before the play ends….won’t spoil it
For others but we will post a review once we are back from London in June!!

  But I guarantee you Damian Lewis proves again he is able to catch every character
and plays and develops it to perfection!!

source: @AmericanBuffaloPlay 


Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Fan Mail Information ( confirmed)

IMPORTANT FAN MAIL INFORMATION

please notice this is a confirmed message from Mr.Michael Conlon PA of Mr.Lewis

if you want to get an autograph or a signed picture PLEASE include a stamped envelope!!

don't send money or anything else please include a stamped envelope this is the best way and only way to get your autograph.
Thank you

here is the correct adress:


Damian Lewis
Markham, Froggatt and Irwin
4 Windmill St.
London W1T 2HZ
Great Britain


Monday, 25 May 2015

Teach....

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source:@AmericanBuffaloPlay




the whirlwind trip:-)

We will present you a fully and very detailed report from our London time
By the end of June when we both fully return to our normal Blog work.

You will see our pictures from London and we will both let you know about
the play and how we celebrated our friendships anniversary as well as
our very last visit to see AB in June….our final AB week starts soon after…stay tuned!!


But for now I really need to tell you how amazingly great this play is…

I was curious and excited especially after I had the chance to interact with fans
and audience so much over the past weeks a thing I love to do and should
say it again here: you are all so great and we thank you so much for your comments and replies!!
@DamianLewisCom and @emsjabb are always happy about tweets and comments.


So I was keen to see it myself and after six years of waiting to see Damian back on stage
I couldn’t wait to sit in my seat watching the play…
I told you about Damian on stage and my opinion about more than once and I was sure to see
some fantastic acting and I know he shows so different skills on stage.

I guess most people who watched him on screen over the years noticed that he can
Express so much with very little gestures or like we said as we began here:
The raising eyebrow trick which only means he is amazing in his ability to
shows us his inner feelings by let us into his soul and mind but he never needs
an opera like attitude or loud words…


on stage his presence is overwhelming, his delivery absolutely pointed and
I witnessed it more than once that people holding their breath simply because
His presence on stage captures you completely.

I was sure long before Homeland that Damian Lewis is able to play almost every role and he
has a wide range of skills and abilities but I love to be surprised by him over and over again.

And after six weeks of Wolf Hall and the fact that he gave us an unseen Henry I was curious about his
Teach and even if I am sounding like a twelve year old on Facebook the phrase OMG is exactly
what I thought shortly after the play and even now four days after my return the play hasn’t
left me yet and I still think about the play ad its characters and the characters.

All three actors are very good and making you speechless more than once but Damian
nails it , Damian Lewis showing a masterclass in stage acting and I say stage acting very
consciously because we know he shows masterclass acting on screen and I have seen him on stage
before but this time I was hardly able to breath and I was completely captured in the situation
on stage!!

I have seen a lot of different plays in London over the years and Mamet isn’t for everybody
It seems to me that you either love it or hate it but I love it and can’t wait to see it one
more time in June because I really want to absorb every single moment and every move and
sentence in this amazing play.

Damian’s perfect comedic timing and the shallowness of his character is a joy to watch but
this  is a bitter sweet comedy because you quick get the impression Teach is by far not
that clever and on a certain moment his empty life will almost move you to tears but
I will definitely not writing in detail here not before the play ends….won’t spoil it
For others but we will post a review once we are back from London in June!!


  But I guarantee you Damian Lewis proves again he is able to catch every character
and plays and develops it to perfection!!



Sunday, 24 May 2015

Billions note....

last week LA screenings took place to present worldwide broadcaster the upcoming season with new pilots
now a high profiled german producer and seller talked about Billions...and we are happy to read it:-)

Billions was the only pearl in the screening a superb MUST SEE series!!!!!!

BILLIONS

Emmy® and Golden Globe® winners Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in a complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Lewis) are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.


Billions will be seen in 2016 and we will kepp you updated with news pictures and updates on the main site damian-lewis.com and see here our usual sidekicks with own pieces and reviews.
official Billions website:







Saturday, 23 May 2015

Big Thank you...

Damian Lewis for all your support, we can't thank you enough.We are very happy about it!! Thank you




and another really BIG thank you goes to Michael for the lovely meeting and the great input and support!!


We have  had the best days in London and go and see the play if you can!! its one of the best acting we have ever seen!!
we look already forward to see it again and for the last time in June:-)
see as usual our own review on the blog next week.


Please stay tuned for important fan mail information coming soon on the main site damian-lewis.com and here on dfi21.blogspot.de 


Monday, 18 May 2015

American Buffalo so close:-)

the team will be in London to see the play and enjoy the city

we will post a full report once we are back but we'll keep you updated on Twitter:

@DamianLewisCom and @emsjbabb
dfi fan blog

see you....
and again thank you very much for reading and visiting damian-lewis.com and dfi21.blogspot.de

thank you to the best fans ever!!

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Pic of the day

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American Buffalo

American Buffalo….
It’s done!!
I am prepared and ready and nervous as usual when I’m on the way to the airport.
Alright I will be on my way Wednesday but I am already nervous.

We will see American Buffalo and yes I am very excited and I know we going to see a high class
performance because I was lucky enough to see Damian Lewis on stage before.


And I am sure I will be in love with John Goodman the moment he appears on stage and Tom Sturridge is a real young talent I am sure Damian will dominate the stage
(I should mention that I writing this long before the play is on in fact its April the first, it’s after midnight already and I can’t sleep so I do some blog work but I can’t use reviews or critics its my opinion only)
Damian dominated both plays he did the last years and he put an energy in his performance that you
almost needed seat belts!!


Especially during the Misanthrope run which I was crazy enough to see five times in a row!!
I am so much more reduced this time with only three performances in two months….well yes
Emma kept me from booking more….it would be ridiculous to go more often…and way too expensive lol

Back to the facts:
American Buffalo and his main character Walter “Teach “Cole has a special presence and is the active part of the three guys, he is also the most aggressive one of the group.
Teach gives the impression he knows what’s going on. But I doubt he is that clever.

As Damian told earlier in the first interview clip for American Buffalo;
These three men want to be part of the American dream but they’re not!!
And I agree it’s surely a total different experience from the life Damian and the director Daniel Evans live.
And that might be an enormous challenge but I witnessed Damian Lewis on stage before and I know he is an exceptional stage actor.

and to be different in your role you have to play…well like Damian said once:
“That would be acting”
It’s almost six years by now that I have seen Damian on stage and the last time it was at the comedy theatre in London.

The Misanthrope.
So much happened ever since….
The whole Homeland hype started a year later and by now Damian is even more a well-known well respected actor with a reputation of a versatile and brilliant performer…known around the world.


Damian Lewis brings an energy on stage that I have never seen before and he has an enormous presence that mixed with his acting skills makes the night in the theatre unforgettable.

So yes I expect a full blooded performance with energy and aggressive presence because
Teach is the aggressive part of the crew!!
Frankly I cannot wait to see him on stage and it’s so great he brings two other brilliant actors with him
Best of Luck guys….and break a leg

Damian Lewis 2013 and his appearance in The Vicar of Dibley for red nose day

The Tate modern

Tate Modern is London's most visited and innovative gallery - housed in a former power station, the space itself is as much as an attraction as its collections and exhibitions.
 The journey there can be an adventure in itself: take the tube to Blackfriars, cross the river on the 'Blade of Light' Millennium Bridge and admire the startling contrast between historic St Paul's Cathedral and this uber modern art gallery.

 The interior is a glorious, unpretentious playground of modern art, as appealing to children and amateurs as it is to adults and art experts. Permanent collections includes works by Bacon, Matisse, Rothko and Andy Warhol as well as the best of contemporary British art.  




Friday, 15 May 2015

Pic of the day

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The National portrait Gallery

National Potrait Gallery
Opening hours: Sa-Wed 10-18 and Thurs.to Fri.10-21
Tube: Charing Cross
National Potrait Gallery
Opening hours: Sa-Wed 10-18 and Thurs.to Fri.10-21
Tube: Charing Cross

The National Portrait Gallery is very special and unique in London
In the Portrait Gallery the focus is not on the artists and painters the focus id on
The subject in the picture or sculpture because in the Portrait Gallery you will see
The Who is who in Britain.

When you start inn second floor you will see the Tudor Gallery with a great Holbein painting of
Henry VIII and great people like Shakespeare and Elisabeth I.
Authors and writers like the Bronte sisters and Mary Shelley are pictured there and back in first floor
You will discover pictures from Oscar Wilde and Churchill as well as Virginia Woolf and her sister
Vanessa Bell. 

Fresh and modern are the pictures and photographs from Paul McCartney the late Princess Diana
and the Prince of Wales. Andy Warhol portrayed for the Gallery Elisabeth Taylor and Her Majesty
Queen Elisabeth II.
Last year you could even see a wonderful picture of Damian Lewis there…a fact his fans were
Probably very proud ofJ


The National Portrait Gallery is a great museum because it’s different and another must see
And as well as The National Gallery it’s free and should be on your list




Thursday, 14 May 2015

Showtime added Billions

Billions is now added on the official Showtime website...

BILLIONS
Emmy® and Golden Globe® winners Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis star in a complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance.


ABOUT THE SERIES
Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Lewis) are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.


read all about the series and news about on damian-lewis.com 
and stay tuned for our own thoughts and pieces here on DFI 
we keep you informed on BOTH sites with the best of everything!!

Monday, 11 May 2015

Henry..oh Henry

Henry…oh Henry

Six weeks of pure perfection how could I possibly review such a thing….but I can at least try
As many viewers I was keen to see Wolf Hall and I thought it might be difficult to deliver
After all those weeks of Cromwell and Henry it’s almost hard to let them go….

I was so keen to discover Damian Lewis`s way to play Henry because I was absolutely
sure it would be different to others after seven years of being a fan I learned Damian
does things always a bit different and in his own style.

Henry on tv or big screen was mostly a lot of screaming and all about a loud performance
A thing we normally don’t get if Damian Lewis takes on a role so I was wondering how he
would manage it to be a king.

And yes of course he gave us everything and again something new to explore.
Wolf Hall was an absolute pleasure to watch not only because of the outstanding performance
Of Mark Rylance or my secret highlight Anton Lesser no every single performance in this series was
breath-taking from Jonathan Pierce to Claire Foy and Bernard Hill !!
But Wolf Hall also gave us another milestone in Damian Lewis`s career!!

He gave us a Henry we hadn’t seen before and let’s face it that was not what I expected but
hoped forJ
I as most of us had seen some “Henry`s “before and I looked forward to see his but I was slightly
worried because as Damian said himself:” Henry is a brand…like Coca Cola”

Well I probably couldn’t come up with a better phrase so yes the King is an own brand and
more famous than anybody else in British history so I suppose everyone has an opinion about Henry
and with such a popular character it seemed a risk to play him…well as Selene and I joking some time
my middle name is worry lol but anyway I was keen and worried to see his Henry the same time.
And wow he surprised me once more…

His performance blew me away and I was proud to be a fan of such an actor, yes he showed us a
New side of Henry and I almost felt understanding for him and his needs.
He wanted to have a woman by his side and for him a male heir was essential and
I kind of understand it and him although some of his actions were cruel and like a monstrous child
And that’s the fact I was most impressed of.

Damian Lewis and the new side of his acting. I love him normally for the fact that he is able to transport a feeling simple by raising his eyebrow, he is able to express with a glance more
than some others with a whole speech and we got to see that in Wolf Hall but we saw more much more….
Henry was like a big child a big Wolf who expressed every thought or idea completely on his face
and I am ready to bow!!

I was so very impressed by his performance and yes it’s not the first time I write that here but
It’s a fan blog lol but really it was a new side of him and I enjoyed every bit of it, his performance
Convinced critics and audience each week and yes he was so good in every single episode but
loved the enormous Henry climax in episode five and I didn’t even want to talk about his
smile…..in the last episode….if this didn’t give you goose bumps….

I am happy to thank the whole Wolf Hall cast for an outstanding series and one of the best things I have ever seen!!

 






Pic of the day

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National Gallery Sabrina and Emma inside...

National Gallery
Opening hours
Saturday to Thursday from 10am to 18pm and Friday from 10am to 21 pm
Tube: Charing Cross

The National Gallery a must see in London
The gallery shows paintings and exhibitions from 1250 to 1900
William Wilkins architected the House and it’s a wonderful building and the house alone
is worth to see but when you step in you will see first art from the 16th century
among others you will find paintings from Cranach , Holbein ,Michelangelo ,Titian and
El Greco.
You will pass the Sainsbury Wing named after the brothers Sainsbury.
Renaissance and Gothic is presented in the wing with brilliant art from da Vinci
And Paolo Uccello.
The north wing is dedicated the 18th century and you will discover Rubens and
Rembrandt as well as paintings from Vermeer and Lorrain
Eventually you will explore East Wing and the gap to the 19th and 20th century
and shows Art from Gainsborough Monet and Cezanne.

You could spend hours in the National Gallery and if you need a little break
than visit the Gallery CafĂ© it’s a lovely place to be and a perfect way to rest for a while.

Don t miss a visit and the best thing it’s for free. The National Gallery has free entry and
A sightseeing point you should visit on your trip  

  
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The National Gallery

The National Gallery is visible in its full glory in the heart of the pedestrianised Trafalgar Square
. Its permanent collection houses some of the world’s most important paintings from as far back as the 13th century.
 Gaze upon the works of greats such as Titian, da Vinci, Rembrandt, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Raphael and Van Gogh. Built in 1832-1833, in an attempt to outshine Paris’s Louvre, it aspires to make art accessible to all with free admission, a central location and extended opening hours. 

The important thing in planning your visit is not to try and see everything. You could spend a week wandering through its hallowed halls, and still miss many of the greatest works of European art.



Friday, 8 May 2015

Mrs.Axelrod talks....:-)

the wonderful Malin Akerman talks about her strong woman role in the upcoming Showtime series Billions opposite Damian Lewis...

Malin Ackerman:
I’ll be relocating to New York from June to December for a new Showtime series that just got picked up called Billions. I play Damian Lewis’ wife, and it’s incredible. It also stars Paul Giamatti. I like to call it a mix of House of Cards meets Wolf of Wall Street. It’s amazing. My character is a self-made woman, and her husband is a billionaire and has tons of money. She comes from quite the background, and she’s a tough cookie. You don’t mess with her. She has built quite a life [with her husband], and she’s not afraid to threaten you if she needs to. She’s also really lovely and a strong female character.


for extended information about Billions please check our website damian-lewis.com


Damian Lewis...

Mail on Sunday is sure:
“Damian Lewis steals the show”

Express.co.uk thinks:
“Lewis is magnificent”

and Guardian/Observer Culture is confident:
“Damian Lewis is a real revelation”

Teach is the driver of the play and Lewis milks him for all he’s worth

Damian Lewis shows acting masterclass”

“incredible performances”

“Damian Lewis has bravura”

“Standing ovations are well deserved”

“Damian Lewis is outstanding”

“First class acting”

“What a great play”

“a superb cast being superb”

“Lewis Goodman and Sturridge are electric together”

Damian Lewis stole the show. Oozing seventies sleaze with a flared burgundy suit, handlebar ‘tache and sideburns, he masters the gift of the gab. As the charismatic but usurping Teach he had not just the characters but the audience eating out his hand.  And for all the flashiness, Lewis also reveals underlying insecurities. All the insidious self-promotion and confidence in talking down others is offset by a deep discontentment, conveyed in a rare moment of wordlessness and flash of frenzied action.

Damian Lewis has all the swagger and stage presence that you imagine. His natural comic tendencies provide many of the nights laughs, and he’s enigmatic to watch.

“impeccable timing delivery from Damian Lewis”

“acting masterclass is an understatement”

“fantastic funny script with three amazing actors”

“Damian Lewis wrapped us around his little finger..great performance”

“fab performances and breathtaking set”

“American Buffalo is an amazing piece of theatre with three exceptional actors

Teach is the more showy role but Damian Lewis avoids the temptation for flashy, fast-talking virtuosity and instead excellently pins down the man’s neediness. Lewis paces the junk-shop as if it were his private terrain, trashes everyone he refers to and resorts to panic-stricken violence. But there is a key moment when Teach is asked to justify his lofty pronouncements on life and replies: “My life, Jim. And the way I’ve lived it.” At that point, Lewis gives us a terrifying glimpse of the character’s awareness of his own hollowness.

PHENOMENAL