Twitter is ultimately a popularity contest – an event played out openly for all to see whether particpants like it or not. How many followers? This is the first question or the first thing that people look at. It denotes status. And the ratio is absolutely central and key - Following : Followed We have all been culled from…
Twitter is commonly used these days as a barometer of fame and/or success. I have long known that @tomholland1996 would outgun @domholland – and it has duly happened today which many people have gleefully been pointing out to me – so a good job I can take it and see the upside as well. And it’s a…
Today’s news – tomorrow’s fish n chip wrapping is how the saying goes… so for those of you who missed the piece in yesterday’s Independent, here it is… * It is the natural order of things that successive generations will achieve more than their predecessors. Jim McCartney was a professional trumpeter and had a son…
A long time coming and a little later than ideal but I am very pleased to announce that yesterday I managed to upload my ebook to Amazon. The title of the book was always going to be Eclipsed – until someone on twitter pointed out that my book would get lost next to the Twilight phenomenon….
There is much chatter about the The Impossible and I am sure more to come this weekend. I have no issues with criticisms of the film per se. It is a subjective thing. But I would like to contribute to the debate about the ‘whitewashing’ of the film across the broadsheets and internet. Most of this…
Not wishing to be mawkish but for one reason or another – 2012 was a tough year for me – and 2013 is very welcome. 2013 has started spectularly well. The first day of 2013 was remarkable. It bagan with a party at our house that finshed in the small hours and resumed later in the…
(welcome to any readers from mumsnet – I hope you enjoy this post and feel inclined to delve in to this extraordinary true story of parenthood…) If I had more time and was more technically skilled, this would be an easy take to write – collating all the VT footage and press cuttings from the last month or so, to put things…
A family’s ‘Impossible’ journey of healing 0 Twitter 2 WALLY SKALIJ, LOS ANGELES TIMES Actress Naomi Watts, left, portrays Maria Belon in “The Impossible.” BY NICOLE SPERLING,Los Angeles Times December 23, 2012 Maria Belón wasn’t proud of her dumb luck. It had been nearly three years since the Indian Ocean tsunami roared into her…
The Impossible At 16, Londoner Tom Holland has his first Hollywood role in The Impossible under his belt. Nick Curtis meets a boy who has surpassed his famous father…. 1 of 2 On the road to success: Tom Holland at home in south London (Picture: Tony Buckingham) 20 December 2012 It’s a long journey from…
Thank you to all the people who have been in touch about ‘Daybreak’ today featuring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor from the forthcoming film, The Impossible. Tom is not appearing on this interview as he was at school on the day it was recorded where is he today also. Just left the house as I…