Nick Mohammed vague on Nate's future in 'Ted Lasso'
With a new season of 'Ted Lasso' confirmed, Nick Mohammed kept it mum of whether his character Nathan Shelley will be back with the team.
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Washington Post
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- Washington Post
What makes these 3 audiobooks so delightful? Their narrators.
Narrator Phil Dunster (who played soccer superstar Jamie Tartt in 'Ted Lasso') masters a large cast characters in Belinda Bauer's richly plotted mystery novel. The story centers on an esoteric but fascinating subject: the Guillemot egg, a pear-shaped and ruby-red egg that's laid by seabirds on rocky ledges. This unusual object connects the two plots of this multilayered tale. In one part, set in the 1920s and 30s, a ruthless egg trafficker crosses paths with a doughty woman named Celie who plucks the eggs from the Yorkshire cliffs. One of those eggs makes its way to the second part of the book, set in present-day Wales. Its discovery in an attic by a young boy named Nick and his friend, Patrick, has dramatic consequences. The novel's arcane subject, two dovetailing storylines, and the personality of the guillemot itself are engrossing, and as an audiobook, this novel truly excels. Dunster is a virtuoso of regional and class accents: Celie and friends are excellently Yorkshire in manner and tongue; the egg trafficker has the voice of a slick London operator and every utterance of his wealthy clients reeks of entitlement; and present-day Nick and Patrick are unmistakably Welsh. (Dreamscape, Unabridged, 8 ¼ hours) Narrator Phil Dunster (who played soccer superstar Jamie Tartt in 'Ted Lasso') masters a large cast characters in Belinda Bauer's richly plotted mystery novel. The story centers on an esoteric but fascinating subject: the Guillemot egg, a pear-shaped and ruby-red egg that's laid by seabirds on rocky ledges. This unusual object connects the two plots of this multilayered tale. In one part, set in the 1920s and 30s, a ruthless egg trafficker crosses paths with a doughty woman named Celie who plucks the eggs from the Yorkshire cliffs. One of those eggs makes its way to the second part of the book, set in present-day Wales. Its discovery in an attic by a young boy named Nick and his friend, Patrick, has dramatic consequences. The novel's arcane subject, two dovetailing storylines, and the personality of the guillemot itself are engrossing, and as an audiobook, this novel truly excels. Dunster is a virtuoso of regional and class accents: Celie and friends are excellently Yorkshire in manner and tongue; the egg trafficker has the voice of a slick London operator and every utterance of his wealthy clients reeks of entitlement; and present-day Nick and Patrick are unmistakably Welsh. (Dreamscape, Unabridged, 8 ¼ hours) Ashley Zhangazha's clear, serene narration beautifully captures the gracefulness of Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah's outstanding novel. Set in Gurnah's native Tanzania, the story follows the lives of Karim and Fauzia, who end up marrying each other, and Badar, something of an outcast and the person in whom we become most emotionally invested. Gurnah ambles along the paths of these lives — the leisurely pace allowing the listener to take in fully the world they inhabit. Although these generally tranquil periods are punctuated by short tense episodes, we begin to feel that the novel is pleasantly loitering. Until, that is, the last hour. And then we realize how our slowly acquired knowledge of these people gives depth and revelation to a dramatic crescendo. In his delivery, Zhangazha gives this culminating drama — a loosing of inner demons, severing of ties, a long-delayed union — all the passionate force it demands. (Penguin, Unabridged, 9 ¾ hours) Ashley Zhangazha's clear, serene narration beautifully captures the gracefulness of Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah's outstanding novel. Set in Gurnah's native Tanzania, the story follows the lives of Karim and Fauzia, who end up marrying each other, and Badar, something of an outcast and the person in whom we become most emotionally invested. Gurnah ambles along the paths of these lives — the leisurely pace allowing the listener to take in fully the world they inhabit. Although these generally tranquil periods are punctuated by short tense episodes, we begin to feel that the novel is pleasantly loitering. Until, that is, the last hour. And then we realize how our slowly acquired knowledge of these people gives depth and revelation to a dramatic crescendo. In his delivery, Zhangazha gives this culminating drama — a loosing of inner demons, severing of ties, a long-delayed union — all the passionate force it demands. (Penguin, Unabridged, 9 ¾ hours) Eunice Wong, who brought lighthearted brio to Jesse Q. Sutanto's entertaining mysteries starring Little-Old-Lady sleuth Vera Wong, transforms her delivery into a vector of introspective anguish in her narration of Jemimah Wei's debut novel. Set in Singapore from the 1990s to 2015, the book centers on Genevieve and her cousin, Arin, who was dumped on Genevieve's family because her own was destitute. The girls — Arin 7, Genevieve 8 — grow up together in a tiny one-bedroom flat with their grandmother and Genevieve's parents. Initial hostility between the girls evolves into mutual support and love — that is, until their own ambitions invade their relationship. Then misfortunes accumulate: Genevieve fails the exams necessary to enter university; Arin begins to come into her own. The novel becomes increasingly, even excruciatingly, intense and psychologically penetrating as Genevieve attempts to understand Arin's character and of her own. Love, pity, resentment, anger, sorrow, and guilt cycle through the story — and finally hope. (Random House, Unabridged, 13 ½ hours) Katherine A. Powers reviews audiobooks every month For The Washington Post. Eunice Wong, who brought lighthearted brio to Jesse Q. Sutanto's entertaining mysteries starring Little-Old-Lady sleuth Vera Wong, transforms her delivery into a vector of introspective anguish in her narration of Jemimah Wei's debut novel. Set in Singapore from the 1990s to 2015, the book centers on Genevieve and her cousin, Arin, who was dumped on Genevieve's family because her own was destitute. The girls — Arin 7, Genevieve 8 — grow up together in a tiny one-bedroom flat with their grandmother and Genevieve's parents. Initial hostility between the girls evolves into mutual support and love — that is, until their own ambitions invade their relationship. Then misfortunes accumulate: Genevieve fails the exams necessary to enter university; Arin begins to come into her own. The novel becomes increasingly, even excruciatingly, intense and psychologically penetrating as Genevieve attempts to understand Arin's character and of her own. Love, pity, resentment, anger, sorrow, and guilt cycle through the story — and finally hope. (Random House, Unabridged, 13 ½ hours) Katherine A. Powers reviews audiobooks every month For The Washington Post.
Geek Tyrant
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- Geek Tyrant
Bryce Dallas Howard Says She Hasn't Been Surprised by the Flops in Her Career - "You Can Always See It Coming" — GeekTyrant
Actress and director Bryce Dallas Howard has found success both in front of and behind the camera in many films and series over the years, but just like any other actor, she has been a part of plenty of box office flops. But she takes each disappointment in stride, as she talked about some of her career misfires in a recent interview with The Independent, saying: "You can always see it coming while you're making it. I've never been shocked when something doesn't work. But I'm just an actor – you're there to serve a director's vision. 'If a movie doesn't turn out the way that you envisioned, you can barely feel disappointed because it's not yours. You're not the person who's building the thing." Some of the films that didn't do well with the box office or fans are movies like Lady in the Water and Argylle , both of which I actually really enjoyed. Every movie has some kind of audience and impact, and sometimes they work on a larger scale, and sometimes they don't. It's probably best for creators to be able to brush off their slumps and press forward, and Howard has done a good job on that front. Howard can next be seen in Deep Cover , which co-stars Orlando Bloom, Nick Mohammed, Ian McShane, Paddy Considine, Sean Bean, and Sonoya Mizuno. It follows three improv comedians who get recruited into sting operations. She will also get back behind the camera in a remake of the classic '80s movie Flight of the Navigator , which is currently in pre-production.
New York Times
a day ago
- New York Times
‘Deep Cover' Review: Fighting Crime With Improv
The movie opens with a furious cops-and-robbers car chase through London that eventually draws in a helicopter. Flying low, the chopper zips past a busy brokerage floor where Hugh (Nick Mohammed), a weary drone, watches it in awe and terror. In a relatively short amount of time he'll be drawn into an underworld that will place him in between lines of fire from opposite sides of the law. In 'Deep Cover,' directed by Tom Kingsley, Hugh determines to boost his social confidence by taking a course in improv comedy run by Kat (Bryce Dallas Howard), whose chipper exterior barely masks her befuddlement at how she wound up in her position. Orlando Bloom plays Marlon, who wants to hone the extemporizing 'skills' that his TV-ad-booking agent wished he would bury. The three are soon scouted by Sean Bean's hard-bitten cop Billings, who enlists them to run a small sting. The gang get so carried away trying to entrap a low-level dealer that they wind up being taken for major players, and infiltrating a network overseen by a relatively amiable Paddy Considine and a typically no-nonsense Ian McShane. The plot convolutions test the trio's survival skills — and their improv chops. Nowadays crime comedies don't so much toggle between horror and hilarity as try to intermingle them: One example is a scene in which a corpse needs to be chopped up and disposed of, and poor Hugh is handed the chain saw. Humor is also derived from the fact that the crew is frequently called upon to ingest various intoxicants, legal and taboo. The ensemble is packed with seasoned acting professionals across the board, who more than sell their drunk scenes and deliver more than a few laughs on their way to redemption. Deep CoverRated R for language, corpse dismemberment, other violence, crime in general. Running time: 1 hour 49 minutes. Watch on Prime Video.
