Great to have a full complement of Holland boys again, now that Tom is home last night – back from filming ‘In the Heart of the Sea.’ Another remarkable experience for the young man. Needless to say, the shoot was extraordinary and now it is back to school in Jan and a return to normality…
Apologies for my lack of posts of late. Lots going on and to report but been busy and waylaid. 2014 is going to be back to normal – when I will publish my new novel called – Open Links – which is currently half completed – and Tom will post TWEET – the short film…
My youngest son (the one who broke my leg) is my most shy andĂ‚Â has shown no desires at all to ever be on stage.Ă‚Â So when he was cast as Father Christmas in the school play – a starring role which required him to sing – Nikki and I were both surprised. We went along yesterday…
Today is the turn for my youngest son to take to the stage. Given how things have turned out with my kids doing show biz things – no doubt, the youngest Holland will be vastly more successful than his old man within the next few years – as set out and explained in my book…
Exciting news – for the Holland household anyway. Some of you may recall that over the summer, Tom directed his first short film. Since then, he went off to theĂ‚Â sunny Canary Islands to make aĂ‚Â proper movie and I have been calling in all sorts of favours from mates – doing the edit and the…
As I did the other night – just off the Strand with my old mate Steve Frost from Whose Line Is It Anyway fame. It’s an old London pub, tucked away off the main street. Busyish but not so packed. Steve is about 7ft 6 – and with his vantage comes great scope to spot…
Tomorrow I head south to join Mrs H in Tenerife for a few days – where our eldest son, Tom is finishing up a film called Heart of the Sea. This being Spain and The Impossible being huge in Spain, Tom is something of a celebrity – particularly with the youngsters and so much so…
It is with some trepidation that I consume the output of people that I know. Not because I worry that it will be tooĂ‚Â good and more successful than my own venturesĂ‚Â – (which is sadly how too many show business people think) -Ă‚Â but because I want to enjoy theirĂ‚Â work, so that I can shout about it….
Excitement in the Holland household as the youngest Holland son secures the leading role in the forthcoming school Xmas play – a feat never achieved by his oldest brother who was turned down for every speaking part in every school play that he ever went for. Youngest son is unable to lord this fact over…
To anyone out there who has read A Man’s Life and enjoyed it – then you have Richard and Judy to thank. The book was half finished on my machine when R&J invited me to the annual book awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Always nice to sit in ths room without having to get…