DLYG Archives

• Click here and here for updated information from KathyV and Milou about the international release dates for Stormbreaker.
• Jo-anne has received order confirmation from Devoted DVD for her region 4 Australian Brides DVD. (Note: will only play in region 4 and region-free DVD players.) [Jo-anne]

• Katerina created these screencaps of Damian Lewis from An Unfinished Life. [Katerina]
• Click here for an update from Ann on the current release of the Region 4 Brides DVD in Australia.
• KathyV posted this article about Welsh actor Steve Speirs who appears in The Baker, a new film produced by and starring Damian Lewis.

• According to this ridiculous comment posted on the Guardian’s blog site, Damian Lewis doesn’t have the coloring of a true redhead because he is too good looking! [Ann]
• Click on the links below for information from KathyV, Ann, Selene about upcoming UK Stormbreaker television programs on Sky and ITV.
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• Click on the links below for information from Ann and KathyV about the new Matt Willis single from the Stormbreaker soundtrack that will feature Damian Lewis in the music video. l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 l

• Congratulations to Italy on winning the World Cup and to Roger Federer for his new Wimbledon title!
• Damian Lewis will appear in the new Matt Willis music video Hey Kid featured on the Stormbreaker movie soundtrack. [Selene]
• If you encountered problems downloading the recent Daily Mayo radio interview featuring Damian Lewis, click here to download a smaller file (6.12 MB) created by Kaz.
• Selene posted this link for information and a photo of Damian Lewis published for Australian rebroadcast of Colditz this month.
• Sky TV will be televising promotional programs about Stormbreaker this month. [KathyV]
• Cast your vote in this new (highly imaginative) poll, created by Jo-Anne, for Damian’s character in his next big movie.
• Click here for a new Damian Lewis puzzle created by Starcrossed.

• Thanks to Kaz’s detective work and Selene’s clever editing, click here to download and listen to yesterday’s Daily Mayo interview with Damian Lewis in Wimbledon on BBC Radio5. Click here to read highlights from the interview provided by KathyV. After watching Soccer Aid we know that Damian is absolutely fearless but he proved it once again by showing up in Wimbledon wearing his “Ginger Elvis” white winkelpickers! (thanks to Ann for the insights into Damian’s unusual footwear!)
• Selene shared information about upcoming broadcasts of Damian Lewis programs in the UK including a Stormbreaker Premiere special on ITV2 on July 21st. [Selene]
• This Chromophobia review says “Damian Lewis … hits all the right notes as a relatively decent bloke in way over his head.” [Selene]
• Keane will be screened later this month in Poland at the 6th Era New Horizons Film Festival. [Selene]
• UK media alert! Stormbreaker ads are beginning to show up on buses and billboards and on TV; articles and interviews about the film are also appearing in the media!

• Damian Lewis was heard live from Wimbledon on BBC Radio 5 today! [Linda from Belgium]
• Katerina shared the news that the Region 2 DVD of An Unfinished Life featuring Damian Lewis was recently released in the Czech Republic. [Katerina]
• Ann provided information about the July 12th release of the Australian Region 4 DVD of Brides starring Damian Lewis. [Ann]
• The Midlands Art Center in the UK has scheduled special screenings of An Unfinished Life running from July 14th through the 20th. [KathyV]
• Ann reminded us the US History Channel will re-broadcast episodes 9 and 10 of Band of Brothers this weekend. [Ann]
• Click here for a review of the new DS Nintendo Stormbreaker Video Game provided by Tony from the Anthony Horowitz Forum.
• The Popcorn site is offering a contest to win tickets to the UK Stormbreaker premiere. [KathyV]
• This new photo, posted by Ann, shows Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory at the recent Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man’s Chest UK premiere.

• Click here for details about the UK premiere of Stormbreaker and click here for an interesting interview with author Anthony Horowitz. [KathyV]
• Click here to see the latest photos added to the Damian’s Dominion site. [Ann]
• Got questions? Check out the FAQ page to learn how to get the most from membership in this group and discover answers to confusing issues such as “how did we get stuck with a silly name like ‘bunnies’?!” Oh well, we are in good company, poor Damian has been burdened with monikers such as “Ginger Ninja” and “The Ginger Prince”!

• Happy Anniversary to Us!
  It was two years ago today that Damian Lewis first made contact with his fans by sending this message to Debs via Susie, his personal assistant at that time. Click here for more information and check the Ongoing section of the News and Updates page to read all of Damian’s messages to his fans!
• Don’t mail those wedding congratulations just yet! Helen McCrory is not wearing a wedding band in this recent photo; click here for a new message from Damian’s personal assistant Melissa.
• Click here and here to view the Stormbreaker page and UK press release for the film from DDA Public Relations.

• Click here for more photos (posted by Selene and Ann) of Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory at last night’s UK premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man’s Chest - including this intriguing picture that appears to show a wedding band on the third finger of Helen’s left hand?!
• Cast your vote for Damian’s next leading lady in this fun poll created by Jo-Anne.
• Click here for information about a special discount available to Damian Lewis Yahoo Group members for the Region 2 Warriors DVD. Contact David Sampson for more information. Click here to download and view a great video clip of Damian Lewis in Warriors that was kindly provided by Katy from the Jodhi May Domain site.

• Click on the links below to see photos (posted by KathyV and Ann) of Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory at the UK premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man’s Chest. l 1 l 2 l 3 l 4 l 5 l 6 l
• The Stormbreaker page on IMDb now shows the US release date for the film as August 18th but the producers have stated that this is an error and that the date remains unchanged at October 6, 2006. [KathyV]
• This nice, large photo of Alex Pettyfer and Damian Lewis in Stormbreaker was found on this French site. Also, this picture of Damian’s character Yassen suspended from a helicopter was found on this Russian site. [KathyV]
• Linda posted this link to a fun Damian Lewis puzzle created by starcrossed. [Linda from Belgium]

• Media coverage for the UK premiere and release of Stormbreaker continues to grow. An article in today’s edition of the Daily Mail included this image of Damian Lewis’s character Yassen Gregorovich suspended from a helicopter. Stormbreaker was the Telegraph’s cover story today and the film will be featured on Monday’s edition of the BBC2 children’s program Level Up. [KathyV]

• Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory are expected to attend the Pirates of the Caribbean UK premiere on July 3rd! [KathyV]
• Click here to view scans, provided by N. Bickerstaff, of Damian Lewis from the new Stormbreaker-The Movie-Behind the Scenes book that has started to appear in UK bookshops.
• Click here to review the netiquette posting guidelines for this site.

• Click on the following links (courtesy of SophieG and Inferious at the AH forum) to download the new GMTV Stormbreaker clip in various formats: avi l wmv l mpg l mov. [KathyV]
• Click here (Word doc) to download Stormbreaker production note excerpts courtesy of Samuelson Productions. [KathyV]
• Click here for information on another competition to win Stormbreaker UK premiere tickets. [Ann]
• Stormbreaker-related books are now available in the UK! See the Shop page for links. [KathyV]

• According to this newsletter (PDF file) published for UK film camera technicians - during the recent filming of The Baker in Wales one of the film crews spent much of their time “blowing up sheep”?! Damian Lewis stars in and is producing The Baker which was written and directed by his brother Gareth Lewis. [KathyV]
• Aura shared the news that the US Travel Channel is re-running the Oxford and Stratford episode of Passport to Europe with clips of Damian Lewis as Posthumus in the 1997-98 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Cymbeline. Click here to download the clips that were previously recorded by Selene. [Aura]
• Click here to download and read a mixed review of Stormbreaker published in the current issue of Empire Magazine. Click here and here to view the film’s poster and read a synopsis of the story (spoilers!) compliments of Ann and KathyV.

• Click here for information on another competition to attend the Stormbreaker London premiere on July 17. [Ann]
• Click here for the updated calendar.

• According to this article Damian Lewis and his fiancée Helen McCrory were recently guests at the Penally Abbey in Pembrokeshire, Wales. [KathyV]
• Stormbreaker News:
  » Author Anthony Horowitz posted this Stormbreaker update on his web site and said that the role of Yassen Gregorovich is “brilliantly played by Damian Lewis.” [KathyV]
  » Fabglory discovered that author Anthony Horowitz also wrote the screenplay for the 1995 production of Poirot: Hickory, Dickory, Dock featuring Damian Lewis as the handsome, young medical student (and murder suspect!) Leonard Bateson.
  » More Stormbreaker merchandising news:
  - Click here and here to read Nintendo advertisements for Alex Rider’s secret agent Gameboy DS.
  - Ann posted information about the new Stormbreaker board game. [Ann]

• Contact Mia for information about obtaining Region 1 DVDs (US/Canada) of Damian Lewis taking part in recent Soccer Aid charity events to benefit UNICEF. [KathyV]
• Click here for information about the limited release of Christopher Young’s unused score that was created for An Unfinished Life. Shortly before the film was released the soundtrack was replaced with music created by Deborah Lurie. [Ann]
• Jen shared the news that Colditz will be televised in Australia on July 8th and 9th on the Hallmark Channel. [Jen]
• The Cross pen company is currently running a Stormbreaker-related advertisement for Alex Rider’s secret agent pen! [Ann]
• Click here to view lovely, original Band of Brothers artwork created by achemicallife.
• This article recommends An Unfinished Life as a “poignant movie with a diverse cast”. [Ann]

• Click here for information from Linda on where to buy the An Unfinished Life DVD for a reasonable price in Belgium. [Linda]
• Click here for information on a Stormbreaker charity event on Isle of Man in July. The article doesn’t say whether Damian Lewis will attend. [Kathy]

• According to this article Colin McIntyre’s new song Be My Saviour will play over the closing credits of Damian Lewis’s new film Stormbreaker (opening in the UK on July 21st.) [KathyV]
• Click here for detailed information about the Alex Rider Secret Agent Exhibition that will open on June 29th at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, England. [Jo]
• Ann shared this Canadian review of Keane.
• Click here for information about upcoming US broadcasts of Damian Lewis films and programs.

• A new, longer Stormbreaker trailer is now available on the film’s official site. The new trailer was created for the 2006 Cannes film festival and shows additional glimpses of Damian as Yassen Gregorovich. If you are unable to view the trailer on the film’s web page try this site. Click here for a viewer’s mixed comments about the film that were posted on Amazon (spoiler warning!) [KathyV]

• Click here and here for information from Ann and Jennifer on where to find An Unfinished Life playing in the UK.
• Click here at IMDb for more on the Stormbreaker advanced screening; ‘oliverjrobbins’ posts that “Damien Lewis was very good as Yassen Gregorovich, although he was not on screen for that long.” [KathyV]
• Click here for an interview with Bill Nighy where he discusses his role on Stormbreaker. [Ann]

• Another Warehouse update: click here and here for new pics from Agent d!
• Click here at IMDb for an advanced report on a Stormbreaker screening. [KathyV]
• Click here for Damian icons from t_aimer. [Linda]

• Click here for information on a ToysRUs UK contest for Stormbreaker premiere tickets! [KathyV]
• Click here for a review of Keane from the Globe and Mail. [KathyV]
• Click here for the updated Calendar.

• Warehouse updates:
  » Damian and Helen attended the afterparty for Evita in London this past Friday. Click here for uploads from Milou and Agent d.
  » Click here and here for new stills of Pillars of the Community.
• Ann informs us that the UNICEF website has updated their Soccer Aid pages with a Soccer Aid montage - same one as the one at the ITV site - but this one is available in different video formats.

• Click on the links below to read Canadian articles and reviews (posted by KathyV and Ann) about Keane starring Damian Lewis. l 1 l 2 l 3 l
• Click here for a review published for the UK release of An Unfinished Life with Damian Lewis.
• Ann shared the news that Helen McCrory’s new film The Queen may screen at the Venice Film Festival in August. Damian Lewis’s new movie The Situation may also screen there. [Ann]

• Click here and here to read about recent Damian Lewis fan get-togethers between Martha and Tori in Chicago and Connie and Carmen (Mixed) in Pennsylvania. Connie and Carmen also had the opportunity to meet some genuine Easy Company veterans!
• Ann discovered that Colditz starring Damian Lewis as the tough, brave, dashing and flawed Lt. Nick McGrade, will be televised in several Asian countries during August; click here for more information.
• Click here for information about a charity auction to win two tickets to the U.S. premiere of Stormbreaker featuring Damian Lewis. [KathyV]

• Click below for reviews of An Unfinished Life. It opens this Friday in the UK!
  » Ilford Recorder
  » Sky News
  » The Financial Times
• Keane will open in Toronto on Friday, June 16 at Carlton theatre! Click here and here for reviews. [KathyV]
• Much Ado About Nothing will finally broadcast in the US on BBC America on August 6th! [Ann]
  
• The official Stormbreaker film site has been updated - including a new page for Damian’s character. Click here and here for the new images. Thanks to Ann for the uploads. [KathyV]

• Click on the following for An Unfinished Life -related links posted by Ann:
  » Click here for information on UK preview screenings scheduled for Tuesday!
  » The Filmfactory website has a great AUL page with several video clips. No Damo content in them.
  » Click here for a link to a high-res trailer of An Unfinished Life!
• Click here and here for scans of an article on Damian’s trip to Bolivia on behalf of the Christian Aid Clean Water campaign. Many thanks to Gail from Northern Ireland!
• Click here at the Calendar for updated US television dates.

• Click here for a review of An Unfinished Life from the The Scotsman. An Unfinished Life opens in the UK on June 16th!
• Click on the following links for scans of a Total Film article on Stormbreaker posted by Kingofallasamurai at the AH forum: 1 l 2 l 3 l 4. There’s a quote from Damian on the 4th page.
• Click here to read reviews of the Stormbreaker novel (that includes spoliers).
• Click here to read about the fan get-together in Chicago this weekend.

• Click here at the gallery for screencaps of Damian at the May 27th Soccer Aid match. The new caps start on the bottom row.
• Click here at Ann’s site for scans of the 1995 Hamlet playbill.

• Click here if you’re interested in joining a fan get-together in Chicago this weekend. [KathyV]
• Click here for information from the AH Forum on how to enter a UK contest to attend the Stormbreaker premiere. [KathyV]
• The film blog The Reeler has more on the NY Keane screening from last month. Click here for excerpts from the discussion held afterwards with director Lodge Kerrigan. Click here to listen to the discussion! There are several mentions of Damian.

• A member at the AH forum got to see an advanced screening of Stormbreaker and when asked how much screen time Damian gets said that he was in it “in the beginning and then about halfway through it for the rest of it.” Of course, this was a rought cut of the movie and things can still change! Stormbreaker opens in the UK on July 21st and in the US on October 6th. More dates here. [KathyV]

• Someone asked where she could see/ buy Band of Brothers?
  » Band of Brothers is currently playing in the US on the History Channel on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Click here at the Calendar for times.
  » The complete series is currently available on HBO On Demand during any time of the day until June 18.
  » A Target store in Michigan is advertising the BOB DVD set for $49.99, one of the lowest prices you’ll see. If you’ve ever been interested in buying it, you might want to look into that! [Ann, KathyV, Linda]
• Click here at the UNICEF website for a links to a Soccer Aid video featuring Damian and the Soccer Aid crew visiting Tony Blair. [Ann]

• According to a member at the official AH forum, there will be an advanced screening of Stormbreaker in Kansas City on June 6th - so those in US cities keep a look out for preview screenings! Stormbreaker isn’t scheduled to open in the US till October 6th.

• Click here for a short but positive review of Keane from Chortler.com discovered by Ann.
• Click here for the updated Calendar. There will be repeats of Friends and Crocodiles in Latin America in June!

• Click here at the IMDb message board for a report on an advance screening of Stormbreaker. No mention of our beloved ginger prince. [KathyV]

• Director Martha Fiennes will screen clips from the film Chromophobia at the Apollo West End in London on Sunday, June 4th! [KathyV]
• Click here for a report on the Stormbreaker screening in Cannes. [KathyV]
• More conficting release dates from Penguin (publisher of the books). [Ann]
• No mention of Damian in any press releases but keep an eye out for news on the All Star Cup which broadcasts on ITV in August. Damian participated in the charity golf tournament last year. [Ann]

• Two Stormbreaker bits from KathyV:
  » Click here for a radio interview with Stormbreaker author Anthony Horowitz where he talks about the film in great detail - though he doesn’t mention DL.
  » Walmart shows earlier release dates for the Stormbreaker tie-in books than Amazon.com.
  

• The blog Cinematical had a preview of the special NY screening of Keane on the 30th. [Ann]
• Stormbreaker bits:
  » The summer movie preview from The Sunday Times says Stormbreaker (coming out July 21st in the UK) “may well poke the Yanks in the eye.”
  » The Stormbreaker board game is now available for purchase. No idea whether a likeness of Damo as his his charcter is featured. [KathyV]

• Click here for Nicky’s detailed report on Saturday’s Soccer Aid game!
• Click on the following links for scans of a Stormbreaker article from Empire discovered by KathyV (nothing on Damo): 1 l 2 l 3.
• Ann posted that Tv-now’s updated their Damian page. Band of Brothers will be showing again in June on the History Channel.

• Okay, the Soccer Aid updates are starting to wind down now! Only gallery updates today: Dryope posted new Soccer Aid pics at her Currahee! gallery. You can also find them here and here at the Warehouse gallery. KathyV also posted a few more pics to the latter album.
  
• A few Stormbreaker tidbits from KathyV:
  » Stormbreaker will have its UK premiere on July 17th in Leicester Square!
  » Isleofman.com reports that Stormbreaker was well-received in Cannes and that the Weinstein Company is planning a big media campaign.
  » Stormbreaker distibution rights still remain unsold in Japan!
  » A note on the Stormbreaker soundtrack: the UK band Rooster will have two songs featured in the soundtrack.
  
• Click here for a review of the Friends & Crocodiles Region 1 DVD from the Beacon Journal. [KathyV]
• Click here for a picture uploaded by Ann of Damian as the older but still handsome Soames Forsyte.

• More Soccer Aid updates:
  » Click here at the gallery for a few more pics (all thumbnails) from Saturday’s event. Click here for more screencaps of Friday’s and some of Saturday’s Soccer Aid coverage.
  » Click here for a brief report of the event from a member of the Major Dick Winters.com forum. [KathyV]
  
• Click here for a review from the Boston Globe of the Friends & Crocodiles DVD. It will finally be released in the US on May 30th! [KathyV]
• According to a member at the AH forum, the full Stormbreaker trailer is now running before X-men 3 in the UK. [KathyV]

• More Soccer Aid updates:
  » England won it’s match against Rest of the World on Saturday! Click on the following for articles from the official site and other media:
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  » Saturday’s clips “Pick and Tell”, “Wish ‘em luck!”, “Pre-match pep talks”, “The halfway house”, “They think it’s all over…” show glimpses - some of them very brief - of Damian!
  » Click here at the gallery for pics from Saturday’s event. Click here for screencaps of the video clips from Ann.
  » If you haven’t entered - Soccer Aid is holding a contest to win signed Soccer Aid shirts - one of them signed by the England team (and presumably Damian). [Ann]
• An article in the Times Online about Eton makes mention of Damian. [KathyV]
• Click here at the gallery for a gorgeous photo of Damian from dryope.net.

• More Soccer Aid updates:
  » Damian will start for England in Saturday’s big match against Rest of the World! The game will broadcast on ITV1 starting at 6:30pm!
  » Friday’s clips “Let’s get quizzical” and “Tea at 10 Downing Street” show brief glimpses of Damian!
  » Click here at the gallery for screencaps of Wednesday’s and Thursday’s Soccer Aid programs.
  » Ann added this great pic of the team with Tony Blair to the gallery.
  

• More Soccer Aid updates:
  » Thursday’s clips “Everybody hurts” and “Team tittle-tattle” feature Damian in it!
  » Click here at the gallery for screencaps of Tuesday’s Soccer Aid programs.
  » Hello Magazine has an article and pictures of the Downing Street visit. [KathyV]
  » Click here at the gallery for a few more pics of Tuesday’s England vs England match and here for more pics of the Tony Blair meeting. (Thanks to agent d and Ann for their uploads!)
  
• According to Michaeldvd.com.au and EzyDVD, the Brides Region 4 (Australia) DVD will be available for sale on July 12. DeVoteD DVD already offers it for purchase - which might indicate they’ve been selling the rental version or maybe they just jumped the gun! [Ann]
• Click here for information on how to enter a contest to win tickets to Stormbreaker’s London premiere. [KathyV]
• According to Box Office Mojo, Chromophobia opened on 84 screens in France and made $228,324 during the first week.[KathyV]
• The French article here shows a photo of Connie Nielsen filming The Situation. According to Marian the article says the film deals with the “murder of of two young Iraqis that Connie Nielsen’s journalist character is sent to investigate.” [KathyV]
• A note on Damian’s lady love: Helen won’t be playing Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter films afterall! [Ann]

• More Soccer Aid updates:
  » On Wednesday the Soccer Aid crew (including Damian) payed a visit to Tony Blair. Click here at the gallery for images.
  » Wednesday’s clips “The Perfect Match” and “Sing When You’re Winning!” feature Damian in it!
  » Click here at the gallery for screencaps of Monday’s Soccer Aid programs. Click here for screencaps of the clips up on the Soccer Aid site.
  » Click here at the gallery for a few more pics of Tuesday’s England vs England match.
  
• A FoxNews.com article laments that The Situation (which will debut at the Venice Film Festival) was not selected for Cannes and calls it “more important” than some of the other films chosen.
• Dryope’s posted HQ images of those wireimage Cannes pics to her journal. Go run and see them.

• ITV continues to update it’s Soccer Aid pages with new content:
  » The article here mentions Damian.
  » Tuesday’s clips “Gazza hazza strop” and “First blood R.O.W” feature Damian in it.
  » Click here at the gallery for a round-up of pics from Tuesday’s England vs England match. Thanks to Ann for the uploads.
• Click on the following links for interviews with Stormbreaker author Anthony Horowitz (they’re interesting but not about DL): 1 l 2 l 3. [KathyV]
• There will be an Alex Rider exhibition held at The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, United Kingdom from July 22 - Sept. 3rd. [KathyV]

• Yeah! Soccer Aid has begun! Go England!
  - Click on the links below to read eye-witness reports from Marian and Kaz about tonight’s launch of the week-long celebrity event benefiting UNICEF. l 1 l 2 l 3 l
  - Click here and here for a Soccer Aid article and a photo alert posted by Ann.

• Click here and here for links to view recent photos of Damian Lewis socializing at the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival (thanks to agent d and Selene for the great pictures.)
• According to this article, a tie-in to the Stormbreaker film (featuring Damian Lewis as Yassen Gregorovich) will headline the UK Library System’s Summer Reading Challenge program. Participants will receive a Reading Challenge card granting access to this Alex Rider site. (Cool!)
• This article about the upcoming ITV celebrity Soccer Aid game for UNICEF describes celebrity player Damian Lewis as “one of Britain’s best Actors” (he’s actually the greatest actor in the entire world - but let’s not quibble!) [KathyV]
• This television ad for Beyond Band of Brothers (the biography of Major Richard Winters) will be running on the US Military Channel this week and on the History Channel during the Band of Brothers Marathon over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
• The Calendar of Damian Lewis performances and events was recently updated by Selene.
• Click here to read an older article about a charity event attended by Damian Lewis in December 2002.

• ITV updated their Soccer Aid page with new items including pics and video promo. Click here at the gallery for the new pics.
• Damian Lewis attended the HBO “Boffo” Cocktail Party and Paramount Classics Party Friday in Cannes! Wireimage has pics from those events. Click here at Aint-It-Cool-News for a report mentioning Damian in Cannes. [Kathy]
• New scans from Kaz at the gallery:
  » Belle Epoch pic from Tatler.
  » Look Back in Anger review from ES magazine.
  » Royal Court Theatre Anniversary pic of Helen and her baby bump from ES magazine.
  
• Click here for a Soccer Aid article from the Independent. [Ann]

• Click here for one woman’s suggestion on what vehicle our boy should drive next! [Milou]
• Keane will be screened on Tuesday, May 30th at Pioneer Theater in NYC. Director Lodge Kerrigan is scheduled to attend and will participate in a discussion afterwards. That discussion will be podcast on The Reeler. [mokulen]
• The blog Last Night with Riviera has a positive review of Keane from the Indivision Screenings and a not-so-positive review of Chromophobia (though he likes Damian in it!). [mokulen]
• Much Ado About Nothing and Colditz won their respective BAFTA Craft Awards today. [Ann]

• Ann’s discovered Damian’s page at the prototype BBC Archive that includes “new” credits like the children’s program Blue Peter and the radio programme Night Waves! Francois informs us that the BBC already has some of it’s programming available online and are attempting to expand that; Blue Peter happens to be a program they still own broadcast rights to. [Ann] and [Francois]
• Another magazine alert: the current issue of Tatler has a picture of Damian and Helen at the Belle Epoque Gala Dinner from March of this year. [Jen]
• Click here for a mixed yet long and interesting review of Chromophobia from the online magazine spiked. [KathyV]
• Christian Today has an article on Christian Aid Week and mentions Damian Lewis’s role as “Christian Aid trade justice ambassador”. [Ann]
• Click here for an article on BMW’s support of Stormbreakerat the Cannes Market [KathyV]

• The current issue of Stage has an article on the Look Back in Anger Tribute that includes a picture of Damian! [maroon_raspberry]
• Stormbreaker is scheduled to be released in Australia and New Zealand by Roadshow Films on September 21st. [KathyV]
• The October 6th Stormbreaker US release date has been confirmed; the dates were changed because more screens were available that week for a wider release. [KathyV]
• Click here at Voicebank.net to download a sound clip of Damian as Winters. [Ann]
• If you didn’t catch it the first time it was posted, click here to download a fantastic video clip of Damian in Warriors. At the moment Warriors is only available on Region 2 DVD; click on the Shop page for information on where to obtain it. [KathyV]

• The official line-up for Soccer Aid has been announced and of course Damian’s name is included! [Ann]
• According to IMDB, the US release date for Stormbreaker has been pushed back to October 6. [KathyV]
• There will be a screening of An Unfinished Life in Waukegan, IL at the Waukegan Public Libraryon on July 3rd. [Ann]
• Click here for a blogger’s report on the Look Back in Anger Tribute on May 8th. [KathyV]

• Click here to read an update from Damian’s assistant Melissa (via KathyV)! Some of what she covered:
  • Damian will not take part in Christian Aid activities next week.
  • Damian will participate in the Soccer Aid game for UNICEF on May 27th! For more info and ticket information, click here at the official Soccer Aid page. From the looks of it there will be between 2-3 daily tv specials starting on May 22 covering the practices and final event. Click here at the Calendar for a list of programs currently scheduled.
  • Damian will “probably” attend the May 19th Stormbreaker screening at Cannes.
  • The Situation will screen at the Venice Film Festival.
  • Damian will attend a preview screening of Keane (and the Q&A session afterwards) at the National Film Theatre sometime in the 1st week of September.
  • Keane will have its premiere screening on Wednesday, September 20th at the Curzon Cinema in Soho in London. Damian Lewis will answer questions afterwards! The film will open in the UK on September 22.
  • News on The Baker: it has finished principle photography; no release date has been set.
  • Damian will be involved with the film Boogie Woogie, based on the book by Danny Moynihan, but nothing is firm yet. Click here for a little more info on the film.
• An Unfinished Life will broadcast on Zee TV in India on May 18th. [Ann]
• Check out Youtube.com for Damian Lewis-related videos! Just do a search for Damian Lewis and Band of Brothers. [Petra]

• This article in Variety says Stormbreaker will screen at Cannes on May 19th. [KathyV]
• This Scotland on Sunday article on remembering the 80s briefly mentions Friends and Crocodiles. [Ann]
• Click here for an old tidbit from the Evening Standard. [KathyV]

• US members are starting to receive copies of the Region 4 Brides DVD from Australia. This version offers English subtitles for the non-English scenes unlike the Greek Region 2 edition. (Region 4 DVDs will only play in Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Mexico, Central America, South America, Caribbean and region-free DVD players.) [KathyV]
• Selene reported that the History Channel will re-run Band of Brothers starting May 28th for the Memorial Day Weekend. Check the updated calendar of Damian Lewis performances and events for more information. [Selene]
• Click here to enjoy “an oldie but definitely a goodie.” This hilarious tribute to Damian Lewis’s portrayal of Soames Forsyte was first published in the London Times on April 12, 2002. The author describes Damian as a “ginger totty, Duracell dish, matchstick messiah, and a Fox-Headed Gentleman” and asserts that “no ginger man need die a virgin again”!

• KathyV discovered two reports of Damian Lewis fan sightings (one fairly recent and other one old) posted on IMDb. [KathyV]
• Click here for information from Ann about changes in the release dates for the Stormbreaker movie-related books; and click here for news from KathyV that a pre-release page for the Stormbreaker Region 1 DVD is now available at Amazon.
• Here is another article about The Queen, the new film starring Helen Mirren as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Helen McCrory as Prime Minister Blair’s wife Cherie.
• Ann posted this review of An Unfinished Life and also the news that the DVD is still ranked in the Top 10 DVD Rentals.

• More on the brilliant Ginger Elvis video clip Ann discovered:
  • Click here or here to view screencaps from the video clip.
  • To download the clip to your computer try one of the following links:
    » Quicktime format, high-res: 1 l 2
    » WMV format, low-res (6.43MB): 1
    » WMV format, high-res (23.1 MB): 1
    » If none of the above work, try these links Mina set up at her Mac iDisk!
• Click here for a translation of this Allocine.fr interview with Damian Lewis and Lodge Kerrigan. [Marian]
• Click here for a review of the Stormbreaker video game. [Ann]
• Click here at the calendar for airdates of the week-long Soccer Aid specials broadcasting prior to the game on May 27. His participation is still unconfirmed!

• Click here to download and view a clip of the fabulous “Ginger Elvis” performing Burnin’ Love at the Berkeley Square Charity Ball last July; kudos to Ann for discovering this fantastic clip! Click here to download the latest version of QuickTime if you experience problems viewing the clip. [Ann]
• Click here to enjoy the latest ISIFA photos of Damian Lewis discovered by Debbie.
• Click here and here for additional articles (posted by Ann and Selene) about the recent Look Back In Anger tribute at the Royal Court Theatre featuring Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory.
• Calendar Updates!
  - Linda from Belgium shared the news that Stormbreaker starring Damian Lewis will be released in Belgium on October 25th.
  - Myrockland posted information that Channel 9 Providence will begin re-broadcasting The Forsyte Saga Series 1 in southern New England on May 12th.
  - Click here to view the Canvas Channel page for the upcoming telecast of Warriors in Belgium and Holland.

• Click here and here for a BBC News photo and article about Damian Lewis’s participation in yesterday’s Look Back in Anger tribute at the Royal Court Theatre. Ann discovered that the event was sold-out and that aggressive autograph hunters monopolized all the actors after the show! (Too bad the Ginger Bunnies didn’t know that Damian would be performing - we could’ve taken ‘em!) [KathyV] and [Ann]
• Hazel reported that there was no sign of Damian Lewis during the ITV broadcast of the BAFTA television awards. [Hazel]
• Click here and here for Stormbreaker news. A wide release of the film is planned for the US and plans are moving forward to make more Alex Rider movies (that’s good, because Damian’s role of Yassen is a recurring character!)
• Debbie shared the news that ISIFA has posted new photos of Damian Lewis! [Debbie]
• Rachel is a relatively new Damian Lewis fan and just had the opportunity to see The Forsyte Saga for the first time, click here to read her comments.

• Click here and here for reviews, posted by KathyV, of John Osborne’s Look Back In Anger presented tonight by Damian Lewis, Helen McCrory, Corin Redgrave and other great British actors at the Royal Court Theatre. The play was performed 50 years to the day after the original production upon the theatre’s opening as part of a 50th Anniversary tribute to the Royal Court.
• Suz reported that Warriors starring Damian Lewis will rebroadcast in Holland and Belgium on Canvas starting May 16th. [Suz]
• Ann posted this review of the DVD for An Unfinished Life. [Ann]
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• The Western Mail has published a great new article about filming The Baker in Wales, including interviews with Gareth and Damian Lewis! [KathyV]
• Click here for information from Laurie about recent technical problems with Yahoo that now seem to be resolving.
• Ann posted a reminder about all the May events (including today’s BAFTA television awards) that may offer opportunities for Damian Lewis sightings! Click here to access the recently updated calendar of Damian Lewis performances and events.
• Linda from Michigan made the terrific suggestion that members ask their local library to add the Keane DVD to their collection. Click here for information about Damian Lewis-related materials that might be available for free from your local library.
• Click here and scroll to the end of the album to see Jen’s latest scans of materials from the Australian IndieVision screening of Keane.
• Selene shared news that Dryope’s page now has photos from the recent Guardian Damian Lewis fashion shoot, including a new picture! [Selene]
• Ann posted this link to new photos of Helen McCrory at the recent Royal Court Theatre party.
• Click here to view recently added concept art images from Stormbreaker.

• Click here to read about the musical score for Stormbreaker that was composed by Alan Parker and recently recorded by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. [KathyV]
• Jen scanned this Indivision programme from the Australian screening of Keane. [Jen]
• Click here and here to read about two London filming locations for Stormbreaker. [KathyV]
• Click here for information from Ann about the Genesis Awards Ceremony that recognized An Unfinished Life for its humane and honest treatment of animals.
• In this message from Colonel Kingseed (co-author of Beyond Band of Brothers - posted on the Major Dick Winters site) the Colonel sends thanks for all the public support received and shares the happy news that the Major is doing well.

• This report was written by an individual who witnessed the filming of the gunfight scene in The Baker (starring Damian Lewis and directed by Gareth Lewis) at the Castle Buildings in Cardiff. The report is accompanied by flash photos including a candid picture of Damian Lewis. According to the writer the film will be released in January, 2007! [KathyV]
• Clever “techno-bunny” Selene has captured the behind-the-scenes Stormbreaker photo of Damian Lewis suspended upside-down in a harness against a blue screen!
• This article about Chromophobia actress Michelle Gomez says that the film will be released “soon.” What does that mean? Where, when?! [KathyV]
• Click here to download a beautiful new Band of Brothers music video created by ShadowOmega. (Caution, it’s a very large file - 122 MB - and may take a long time to download.)

• New photos have been added to the Stormbreaker site gallery including a behind-the-scenes image of Damian Lewis as Yassen Gregorovich suspended upside down in a harness! [KathyV]
• The Region 4 Australian Brides DVD is now being shipped to international customers (this DVD contains English subtitles for the Greek scenes but will only play on Region 4 or multi-region DVD players.) [Ann]
• UK magazine alert! The June 2006 issue of the Tatler features a photo of Damian Lewis. [Ann]
• Ada shared the news that Friends and Crocodiles starring Damian Lewis will be broadcast in Latin America on HBO in May and June. [Ada]
• Click here for more information about the adorable young lady who caught Damian Lewis’s attention at the All-Star Celebrity Golf Cup last August. [Ann]
• Click here and here for an article and photo about the Brides screening at the Greek Film Festival in Shanghai. [KathyV]
• Click here to read a terrific review of Keane that says “Damian Lewis carries this film with a breathlessly credible performance of a man lost in the no man’s land of mental deterioration, drugs, and alcohol.” [Ann]
• Is Damian Lewis your celebrity soulmate? Click here to find out if you are his perfect physical, emotional, and intellectual match! [KathyV]

• The DVD for An Unfinished Life is number 6 on the New York Times Top 10 DVD Rentals list with over 6 million rentals so far! [KathyV]
• Sue confirmed that the Region 4 (Australian) Brides DVD offers English subtitles for the scenes filmed in Greek and that the extras include still photos and the theatrical trailer. (This DVD is currently available for rental in Australia but not for sale.) [Sue from Sth Australia]
• If you encountered difficulty viewing the Stormbreaker trailer click here or here to download it in WMV format. [Selene]
• In this interview Stormbreaker author Anthony Horowitz states that he took the name for Damian’s character (Yassen Gregorovich) from an illustrator he once met in Scandinavia because he thought it sounded like a good name for an assassin (it does!) Click here to listen to his comments about the teenaged hero Alex Rider.

• Agent D discovered this terrific photo of Damian Lewis with a young fan at the All-Star Celebrity Golf Cup last August. (It’s obvious from this picture that Welsh woman of all ages love to be held in the arms of the charming Mr. Lewis!)
• Agent D also posted this terrific photo taken at the Cannes International Film Festival last May.
• Suz shared the news that Colditz starring Damian Lewis will broadcast on Dutch TV on May 5th and Puff has discovered that Friends and Crocodiles will air in Canada on May 7th.
• Sadly An Unfinished Life will not screen at the Welsh Hay Festival in May as originally posted but UK fans shouldn’t despair because An Unfinished Life, Stormbreaker, and Keane will be released in the UK in June, July, and September! [Selene]
• Marian continues to work on improving her French skills (and our spirits!) by translating articles about Damian Lewis, click here to enjoy a Keane interview from Allocine.com which states as “a broken man fighting his demons, Damian Lewis is astounding.” [Marian] KathyV posted this Keane review that says (in good, plain English) “Damian Lewis…is simply brilliant, comfortably better here than he has ever been.”
• Kathie from Reno has learned that An Unfinished Life will not air on US “pay for view” TV in May as previously published. [Kathie]

• Maroon read that An Unfinished Life will screen at the Guardian Hay Festival in Wales on May 27th but so far the information has not been confirmed. [Maroon]
• Click here to review the Netiquette posting guidelines for the Damian Lewis Yahoo Group.

• According to this article filming of The Baker in Grosmont will end next week. [KathyV]
• Keane starring Damian Lewis will screen at the 3rd Annual Frames of Mind Mental Health Film Festival in Canada on May 4th, director Lodge Kerrigan will attend. [Ann]
• Thanks to Agent D and Ann for posting these pictures (links below) of a glowing Helen McCrory (obviously carrying Little Damo) at the recent Royal Court Theatre 50th Anniversary Party. l 1 l 2 l 3 l
• Ann reported that Helen McCrory will appear onstage at the Royal Court Theatre on May 8th in John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger. [Ann]

• Helen McCrory, baby bump and all, attended the Royal Court Theatre’s 50th anniversary party on Wednesday. [Ann]
• Larry Alexander’s ordered online. [Linda]
• The June issue of Empire will have an article on Stormbreaker. [KathyV]
• A wee bit mention of Damo in this Sophia Myles interview. [KathyV]

• Click here for screencaps of the Chromophobia videoclips posted at Comme au Cinema; Click here, here, and here to download those clips (dubbed in French!) to your computer.
• Jen posted new Australian broadcast dates of Friends and Crocodiles. Click here for the updated Calendar. [Jen]
• Click here to read Linda’s thoughts on Cymbeline which she watched at The Shakespeare Centre Library in Stratford-upon-Avon. Click here for more information on archived theatre performances. [Linda]

• The film site Comme au Cinema has added several new video clips to their Chromophobia page! The trailer and clips 2 and 4 feature Damian. [Marian]
• Another nice article - this one from This is Gwent - on the filming of The Baker. [mokulen]
• According to Roger Friedman at FOXNews.com, The Situation may have it’s premiere at the Venice Film Festival in August. [mokulen]
• Marian translated a small bit of a Martha Fiennes interview from Allocine.fr and this review of Keane at Voir.ca here and here. [Marian]
• Click here and here to see new images (around 40 of them) discovered by Ann of Damian at various events. [Ann]
• Nicky informs us that it appears unlikely that Damian will participate in the Soccer Aid Rehearsals on May 16 and 17 - but that if he does, we will have a spy! [Nicky]
• Click here and here for a couple of oddities up for auction on Ebay. [Ann] and [Linda]

• Click here for a Houston Chronicle interview with Anthony Horowitz where he briefly discusses Stormbreaker. [Ann]
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