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Apple Trailers gives us the first five minutes of the new “The Three Musketeers.” http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/summit/thethreemusketeers/

With the release this week of The Three Musketeers, let us say a big “Happy Birthday” to one of the stars of the film. David Matthew Macfadyen was born on October 17, 1974. He plays the swashbuckling Athos in the new 3D film.

Anna Karenina (currently filming)
Oblonsky

2011 The Three Musketeers
Athos

2010 Any Human Heart (TV series)
Logan Mountstuart (Middle)

2010 The Pillars of the Earth (TV mini-series)
Prior Philip

2010 Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham

2009 Criminal Justice (TV mini-series)
Joe Miller

2009 Enid (TV movie)
Hugh Pollock

2008 Little Dorrit (TV mini-series)
Arthur Clennam

2008 Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye (TV movie)
Inspector Neele

2008 Frost/Nixon
John Birt

2008 Ashes to Ashes (TV series)
Gil Hollis

2008 Incendiary
Terrence Butcher

2007 Secret Life (TV movie)
Charlie

2007 Grindhouse
Hatchet Victim (segment “Don’t”)

2007 Comic Relief 2007: The Big One (TV movie)
Daniel

2007 Death at a Funeral
Daniel

2006 Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Rudolf Hess (2006) … Narrator
– Hermann Goering (2006) … Narrator
– Albert Speer (2006) … Narrator

2006 Middletown
Gabriel Hunter

2005 Pride & Prejudice
Mr. Darcy

2002-2004 MI-5 (TV series)
Tom Quinn

2004 In My Father’s Den
Paul Prior

2003/I The Reckoning
King’s Justice

2002 The Project (TV movie)
Paul Tibbenham

2001 The Way We Live Now (TV mini-series)
Sir Felix Carbury

2001 Perfect Strangers (TV series)
Daniel

2001 Enigma
Cave

2000 Maybe Baby
Nigel

2000 Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Waller
– The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) … Waller

1999 Peacekeepers (TV movie)
Pte. Alan James

1998 Wuthering Heights (TV movie)
Hareton Earnshaw

“ . . . It is often only carelessness of opinion.”

As usual, Darcy had risen before the rest of the Bingley household. Sitting alone in the breakfast room at Netherfield was becoming a habit. The bitter taste of coffee reminded him of his “distaste” for the previous evening’s entertainment. He had never seen such gaucheness gathered in one place and at one time—from the supercilious Sir William to the many women of little intelligence, few true manners, and disagreeable temperaments. “Their rank, fortune, rights and expectations will always be different,” he reminded himself. A shudder of disgust briefly racked his body before an enigmatic smile and an arched eyebrow played fleetingly across his memory. Placing the cup down hard on the table, Darcy purposely shook his head trying to rid himself of the image. Disturbed by the vision but not knowing why, he rose quickly and strode through the hallways of Netherfield heading toward the stables. He should wait on Bingley, but it would be several hours before his friend came down. At the moment, Darcy needed to be free of the form and free of this feeling of uncertainty. Cerberus, thankfully, stood ready at the mounting block; and without realizing what he did, he turned the horse toward the same hill from which he had seen the flash of color along the road several days prior.
* * *
Having ridden hard, Darcy returned to Netherfield to find the Bingleys relaxing in the morning room. Their foray into Hertfordshire society had, evidently, exhausted them in so many ways. Bingley acknowledged Darcy’s entrance before remarking, “I see our friendship did not impact your decision to ride out without me. I had hoped we could continue our survey of the estate.”

“If you are honest with your reproofs, I beg your pardon most profusely, Bingley. Your hospitality is an honor I cherish.” Darcy gazed steadily at his friend. Fitzwilliam Darcy gauged Charles Bingley’s friendship as more than favorable. After having lost Mr. Wickham’s acquaintance as a result of the man’s perfidy, Darcy had been a long while before accepting the intimacy of a close male friend. Other than his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, he trusted few people with the details of his life.

“Really, Darcy,” blustered Bingley, unaccustomed to such self-reproach from his friend, “I value your opinions and your company. Although my tone reflects my weariness, my words were meant in jest.” They gave each other a quick bow indicating mutual respect. Bingley emitted a soft laugh to relieve the unanticipated tension while both men moved to the serving tray to partake of the items there. “Did you enjoy your ride, Darcy?” he asked cautiously.

Darcy confessed in perfect truth, “It was an excellent way to clear away last evening’s vestiges.” Turning to Charles’s sister, he said, “Miss Bingley, your refinement and charity were never so appreciated as they were yesterday evening.” He quickly realized the lady wanted to gain Darcy’s approval by denigrating her brother’s successes last evening.

Bingley responded cheerfully, “Yes, my Dear, you and Louisa were much admired. I received so many compliments on your behalf last evening. I am indebted to you for establishing our family’s standing in the community. Your successes are our success.”

Darcy knew Miss Bingley had despised last evening; she had confided as much to him several times during the assembly; yet, she said, “Your attention honors me. We shall endeavor to do our duty, and I pray my contribution to the evening solidified your presence in the neighborhood, Charles.”

“I say, Darcy, would you mind if we took our meal in my study?” Bingley asked anxiously. “I foolishly agreed to meet with Mr. Ashe this afternoon. I would appreciate your further insights regarding Netherfield’s soundness prior to that time.”

“Of course, Bingley. I would be happy to be of service.”
* * *
Leaving the ladies to their own devices, the gentlemen retired to the study to continue their review of the Netherfield books and accounts. Ashe was Bingley’s man of business, and the solicitor would bring with him the final papers for Bingley’s assuming the property at Netherfield Park. Darcy thoroughly enjoyed these hours of withdrawal from the niceties society placed on gentlemen; what transpired behind the study door remained within his control. It held no double-edged expressions to dance around—no prejudices—and no enigmatic smile hauntingly resurfacing in his memory.

However, those hours passed too quickly, and they were forced by good manners to join the ladies for the evening meal. Unfortunately for Darcy and Bingley, Caroline Bingley could control her opinions no longer, and they were required to listen to Charles’s sister decrying his neighbors’ manners; the tirade started at dinner and increased in its vehemence. Darcy watched aghast with contempt. Miss Bingley possessed no empathy for her brother’s feelings. Miserable, Bingley suffered greatly, but Darcy felt far from being agreeable; he sat with a pronounced grimace.

Bingley insisted, “I never met with more pleasant people. Everyone offered their attentions and their kind regards; there was no one putting on airs or posing with false countenances; I was pleased to make the acquaintance of many of my new neighbors.”

“Charles, you lack judiciousness,” Miss Bingley intoned her contempt. “The women may be pretty by your judgment; yet, they lacked conversation and fashion. Were you not aware of their conceit?”

Bingley argued, “Your censure surely cannot be laid at Miss Bennet’s feet. Would you not agree, Darcy?”

Darcy’s honest nature allowed him only to concede that Miss Jane Bennet was attractive, but “she smiles too much.” He authorized the smallest degree of arrogance as acceptable.

“Smiles too much!” Bingley nearly came out of his chair in disbelief. “I can think of no one of my acquaintance more beautiful.”

Darcy spoke from principle, as well as pride. “I observed a collection of people who move in circles so distinct from my own. I find no manners and little beauty. I take no interest or pleasure at the prospect of renewing their acquaintances.” Yet, as soon as the words escaped his mouth, Darcy felt a twinge of betrayal. He wondered, for a moment, if a man could afford to cherish his pride so dearly.

Taking pity on their brother, Mrs. Hurst and her sister finally allowed Jane Bennet to be a sweet girl and declared their desire to know her better. They, therefore, established Miss Bennet as someone they admired and liked; Bingley accepted their praise of Miss Bennet, and Darcy watched as his friend, obviously, allowed himself the pleasure of thinking of the lady as someone he too would like to know better.
* * *
Over a fortnight Bingley continued to prefer the company of Jane Bennet to all others in Hertfordshire. Darcy had observed his young friend fall in and out of romantic relationships before, but he had never recalled Bingley to be more besotted. Bingley had danced with Miss Bennet four times at Meryton, had seen her one morning at his house, and had dined in company with her four times.

Unfortunately, as Bingley seemed about to give his heart to a woman clearly below him, Darcy discovered to his horror his own tendencies in that vein becoming more distinct. Every time Bingley sought Miss Bennet’s company, he placed Darcy, as Bingley’s companion, in Elizabeth Bennet’s presence. And each time as he swore to himself he would ignore Miss Elizabeth, Darcy found himself more enticed by her. Unconsciously, he placed himself where he could observe her, where he could listen to her conversations, and where he could interact with her. Although he rarely spoke to strangers, Darcy began to plan ways to afford verbal exchanges with Miss Elizabeth.

When they did converse, however briefly, a verbal swordplay occurred between them; he understood that she desired an apology for his behavior at the assembly; Darcy also assumed Elizabeth Bennet recognized that he had a right to such behavior. His distinct station in life afforded him an air of superiority. Darcy had determined that she purposely flirted with him through these “verbal assaults,” and belatedly, he discovered that they worked remarkably well.

Only last evening, Miss Elizabeth had made inroads on Darcy’s tranquility. In the fullness of his belief, he had accused, “I hope to force you to do justice to your natural powers, Miss Elizabeth.”

With a raised eyebrow, a gesture, which he would never admit to anyone but himself had great power over him, the lady had retorted, “How delightful to feel myself of consequence to you, Mr. Darcy.”
As usual, she had stormed away in a huff, but Darcy had taken prodigious delight in the flush upon the lady’s cheeks and the natural sway of Miss Elizabeth’s hips. He would acknowledge to no one that it was an enticing sight–one that had inspired several of his dreams of late. As the days passed, he ascertained that he could offer no culpability to Bingley; he felt in nearly as bad of a position.

As Bingley and Darcy discovered themselves distracted by the Bennet ladies, Miss Bingley’s acute awareness of the changes in her brother and of his esteemed friend increased her fervent rebukes, especially those directed toward the second Bennet daughter. Miss Bingley congratulated herself when Darcy openly expurgated Elizabeth Bennet’s failings. He made observations about Miss Elizabeth’s not having an appealing countenance; he said with a critical eye that her figure lacked any point of symmetry; and he asserted that the lady’s manners showed no knowledge of fashionable acceptance. Yet, as he publicly castigated Miss Elizabeth’s virtues, in private thoughts, he found her face possessed a soul of its own, as her dark green eyes danced with life; he recognized her figure to be light and pleasing; and he had determined that her manners demonstrated a relaxed playfulness. “Not necessarily lovely, but certainly enchanting,” he told his empty chamber.

(This is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Darcy’s Passions, which retells Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy’s point of view.)

BEST FILM

THE KING’S SPEECH – Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

BLACK SWAN – Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin

INCEPTION – Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan

THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Céan Chaffin

TRUE GRIT – Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM

THE KING’S SPEECH – Tom Hooper, David Seidler, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Gareth Unwin

127 HOURS – Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy, Christian Colson, John Smithson

ANOTHER YEAR – Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe

FOUR LIONS – Chris Morris, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Mark Herbert, Derrin Schlesinger

MADE IN DAGENHAM – Nigel Cole, William Ivory, Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley

OUTSTANDING DÉBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER

FOUR LIONS – Director/Writer – Chris Morris

THE ARBOR – Director, Producer – Clio Barnard, Tracy O’Riordan

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP – Director, Producer – Banksy, Jaimie D’Cruz

MONSTERS – Director/Writer – Gareth Edwards

SKELETONS – Director/Writer – Nick Whitfield

DIRECTOR

THE SOCIAL NETWORK – David Fincher

127 HOURS – Danny Boyle

BLACK SWAN – Darren Aronofsky

INCEPTION – Christopher Nolan

THE KING’S SPEECH – Tom Hooper

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

THE KING’S SPEECH – David Seidler

BLACK SWAN – Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz, John McLaughlin

THE FIGHTER – Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson

INCEPTION – Christopher Nolan

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT – Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Aaron Sorkin

127 HOURS – Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO – Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel

TOY STORY 3 – Michael Arndt

TRUE GRIT – Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO – Søren Stærmose, Niels Arden Oplev

BIUTIFUL – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Fernando Bovaira

I AM LOVE – Luca Guadagnino, Francesco Melzi D’Eril, Marco Morabito, Massimiliano Violante

OF GODS AND MEN – Xavier Beauvois, Pascal Caucheteux, Etienne Comar

THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES – Mariela Besuievsky, Juan José Campanella

ANIMATED FILM

TOY STORY 3 – Lee Unkrich

DESPICABLE ME – Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois

LEADING ACTOR

COLIN FIRTH – The King’s Speech

JAVIER BARDEM – Biutiful

JEFF BRIDGES – True Grit

JESSE EISENBERG – The Social Network

JAMES FRANCO – 127 Hours

LEADING ACTRESS

NATALIE PORTMAN – Black Swan

ANNETTE BENING – The Kids Are All Right

JULIANNE MOORE – The Kids Are All Right

NOOMI RAPACE – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

HAILEE STEINFELD – True Grit

SUPPORTING ACTOR

GEOFFREY RUSH – The King’s Speech

CHRISTIAN BALE – The Fighter

ANDREW GARFIELD – The Social Network

PETE POSTLETHWAITE – The Town

MARK RUFFALO – The Kids Are All Right

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

HELENA BONHAM CARTER – The King’s Speech

AMY ADAMS – The Fighter

BARBARA HERSHEY – Black Swan

LESLEY MANVILLE – Another Year

MIRANDA RICHARDSON – Made in Dagenham

ORIGINAL MUSIC

THE KING’S SPEECH – Alexandre Desplat

127 HOURS – AR Rahman

ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Danny Elfman

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – John Powell

INCEPTION – Hans Zimmer

CINEMATOGRAPHY

TRUE GRIT – Roger Deakins

127 HOURS – Anthony Dod Mantle, Enrique Chediak

BLACK SWAN – Matthew Libatique

INCEPTION – Wally Pfister

THE KING’S SPEECH – Danny Cohen

EDITING

THE SOCIAL NETWORK – Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter

127 HOURS – Jon Harris

BLACK SWAN – Andrew Weisblum

INCEPTION – Lee Smith

THE KING’S SPEECH – Tariq Anwar

PRODUCTION DESIGN

INCEPTION – Guy Hendrix Dyas, Larry Dias, Doug Mowat

ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Robert Stromberg, Karen O’Hara

BLACK SWAN – Thérèse DePrez, Tora Peterson

THE KING’S SPEECH – Eve Stewart, Judy Farr

TRUE GRIT – Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

COSTUME DESIGN

ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Colleen Atwood

BLACK SWAN – Amy Westcott

THE KING’S SPEECH – Jenny Beavan

MADE IN DAGENHAM – Louise Stjernsward

TRUE GRIT – Mary Zophres

SOUND

INCEPTION – Richard King, Lora Hirschberg, Gary A Rizzo, Ed Novick

127 HOURS – Glenn Freemantle, Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Steven C Laneri, Douglas Cameron

BLACK SWAN – Ken Ishii, Craig Henighan, Dominick Tavella

THE KING’S SPEECH – John Midgley, Lee Walpole, Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen

TRUE GRIT – Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff, Peter F Kurland, Douglas Axtell

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS

INCEPTION – Chris Corbould, Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Peter Bebb

ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Sean Phillips, Carey Villegas

BLACK SWAN – Dan Schrecker, Henrik Fett, Michael Capton, William ‘Brad’ Kalinoski

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 – Tim Burke, John Richardson, Nicolas Aithadi, Christian Manz

TOY STORY 3 – Guido Quaroni, Michael Fong, David Ryu

MAKE UP & HAIR

ALICE IN WONDERLAND – Valli O’Reilly, Paul Gooch

BLACK SWAN – Judy Chin, Geordie Sheffer

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 – Amanda Knight, Lisa Tomblin, Nick Dudman

THE KING’S SPEECH – Frances Hannon

MADE IN DAGENHAM – Lizzie Yianni Georgiou

SHORT ANIMATION

THE EAGLEMAN STAG – Michael Please

MATTER FISHER – David Prosser

THURSDAY – Matthias Hoegg

SHORT FILM

UNTIL THE RIVER RUNS RED – Paul Wright, Poss Kondeatis

CONNECT – Samuel Abrahams, Beau Gordon

LIN – Piers Thompson, Simon Hessel

RITE – Michael Pearce, Ross McKenzie, Paul Welsh

TURNING – Karni Arieli, Saul Freed, Alison Sterling, Kat Armour-Brown

ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD

TOM HARDY

GEMMA ARTERTON

ANDREW GARFIELD

AARON JOHNSON

EMMA STONE

For ALL the winners and special awards, visit http://www.bafta.org/awards/

Leading Actor

Daniel Rigby – Eric and Ernie (BBC Two)

Jim Broadbent – Any Human Heart (Channel 4)

Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock (BBC One)

Matt Smith – Doctor Who (BBC One)

Leading Actress

Vicky McClure – This Is England ’86 (Channel 4)

Anna Maxwell Martin – South Riding (BBC One)

Natalie Press – Five Daughters (BBC One)

Juliet Stevenson – Accused (BBC One)

Supporting Actor

Martin Freeman – Sherlock (BBC One)

Brendan Coyle – Downton Abbey (ITV1)

Johnny Harris – This Is England ’86 (Channel 4)

Robert Sheehan – Misfits (E4)

Supporting Actress

Lauren Socha – Misfits (E4)

Gillian Anderson – Any Human Heart (Channel 4)

Lynda Baron – The Road to Coronation Street (BBC Four)

Jessie Wallace – The Road to Coronation Street (BBC Four)

Entertainment Performance

Graham Norton – The Graham Norton Show (BBC One)

Rob Brydon – The Rob Brydon Show (BBC Two)

Stephen Fry – QI (BBC One)

Harry Hill – Harry Hill’s TV Burp (ITV1)

Female Performance in a Comedy Role

Jo Brand – Getting On (BBC Four)

Dawn French – Roger and Val Have Just Got In (BBC Two)

Miranda Hart – Miranda (BBC Two)

Katherine Parkinson – The IT Crowd (Channel 4)

Male Performance in a Comedy Role

Steve Coogan – The Trip (BBC Two)

James Buckley – The Inbetweeners (E4)

Tom Hollander – Rev (BBC Two)

David Mitchell – Peep Show (Channel 4)

Single Drama

The Road to Coronation Street Production Team BBC Four/ITV Studios

Eric and Ernie Victoria Wood, Peter Bowker, Tim Bricknell, Jonny Campbell BBC Two /BBC Wales /Blue Door Adventures

I Am Slave Andrea Calderwood, Gabriel Range, Jeremy Brock Channel 4/A Slate Films and Altered Image Production for UKFC, Channel 4, Limelight, JAC Rights Management LLP and the Film Agency for Wales

The Special Relationship Production Team BBC Two/Rainmark Films and HBO Films

Drama Series

Sherlock Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Sue Vertue, Beryl Vertue BBC One/Hartswood Films

Being Human Rob Pursey, Philip Trethowan, Toby Whithouse, Colin Teague BBC Three/Touchpaper Television

Downton Abbey Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge, Nigel Marchant ITV1/Carnival Films

Misfits Murray Ferguson, Petra Fried, Howard Overman, Kate Crowe E4/Clerkenwell Films

Drama Serial

Any Human Heart Lynn Horsford, Lee Morris, Sally Woodward Gentle, Michael Samuels Channel 4/Carnival Films

Mad Dogs Cris Cole, Andy Harries, Suzanne Mackie, Adrian Shergold SKY One/Left Bank Pictures

The Sinking of the Laconia Alan Bleasdale, Jonathan Young, Uwe Janson, Hilary Norrish BBC Two/BBC Co-Production with TalkbackTHAMES & Teamworx

The Promise Peter Kosminsky, David Aukin, Hal Vogel Channel 4/Daybreak Pictures

Continuing Drama

EastEnders Production Team BBC One/BBC Productions

Casualty Production Team BBC One/BBC Productions

Coronation Street Production Team ITV1/ITV Studios

Waterloo Road Sharon Hughff, Sharon Channer, Fraser MacDonald, Lis Steele BBC One/Shed Productions

International

The Killing Soren Sveistrup, Piv Bernth, Birger Larsen, Sophie Grabol BBC Four/DR/ZDF Enterprises

Boardwalk Empire Martin Scorsese, Terence Winter, Tim Van Patten, Howard Korder SKY Atlantic/HBO

Glee Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk E4/Twentieth Century Fox

Mad Men Matthew Weiner, Scott Hornbacher, Jennifer Getzinger BBC Four/Lionsgate Television

For the complete listing, visit the BAFTA homepage at http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/winners-nominees-2011,1766,BA.html#jump0

Empire Online has several interviews with the stars of the upcoming “Three Musketeers.” http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1362&mid=4

Please join today for my interview with Emily at Teatime Ten.

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