Hello everyone. I am writing this on Thursday morning having been to a wonderful film last night. The Joker. I went as a BAFTA guest, not realising that it was the unofficial London premiere. Always nice when you go to pick up the tickets, (Anna came with me) and they say, "Oh, lovely to see you Mr Parker" and, "Would you mind doing a photo call?" You know me, if I hear a camera shutter in the distance I go running. What was so exciting was that Todd Phillips (Director) and JOAQUIN PHOENIX!!!!!! was right behind me and they were next in front of the press. I am such an enormous fan of his. I think he is the American version of Dan Day-Lewis. A transformative actor who deserves his place up there with the greats. I mean the Spencer Tracey, Jimmy Stewart level greats. And the film.... oh my..... That is an extraordinary piece of work. An opus. I didn't know what to expect, but I had thought that it would be stuffed with special effects and possibly even a "sold out" JP, but no. This is genuinely AMAZING. Rather like Roma last year, this should win all the OSCARS. Roma didn't because of the politics of Netflix in the world of movies, but this must surely be a shoe-in for the lead actor. And a great fun Q&A after. Both he & the director were terrific.
As itv is currently broadcasting A Confession, there's also good news for those for you who don't get to watch it on TV. A brand new DVD release has just been announced.
The DVD is due to be released in the UK from October 14, 2019. It will be a region two enconded version, so please if you live outside the European region check your gadgets before you order.
One online outlet with international delivery is amazon.co.uk.
Thank you, so many of you, for writing and supporting my position on the bunch of liars now sitting in cabinet. I just want to say, that I am even more passionate about it today, and that I can't respond to any emails as my server doesn't want to do that. I can't send a sausage, let alone an email. So, please don't think it rude of me, but here I am thanking you anyway.
I do think, by the way, that if we could persuade Jeremy to stand aside, there would be a huge majority against Boris.
If anyone was in any doubt about the hypocrisy of this UK Government, please check out this article in the Guardian today...
How dare they NOT resign?
It's a shocking indictment of where Boris Johnson has led us as a nation.
Hola, wow, Madrid is a wonderful city. So beautiful. The people are all so welcoming too. The work is why I am here of course, and I having a fun time on that front. I've only had 2 days on set, but I have now worked with the first two directors, Guillem Morales and Alberto Rojo. They both have great credits I am told, but I only really know Guillem. He directed the brilliant Inside No9. Well, he did the second series and some of the third I think.
They are utterly fantastic, in fact he was nominated for a BAFTA for the first ep of series 2. Do try to watch it. It's kinda off the wall, but I hope you get into it. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are utter geniuses.