Oliver Reed

SportsFanLiveWritten By: Harry ParmenterSportsFanLiveThe Spaniard Crowe, the slavemaster Oliver Reed in the last of his cinematic appearances in a long, storied and inebriated career, Joaquin Phoenix at his apex sticking the knife into Crowe before their final bout ... genius. ...  

Rye and Battle TodayThe week in alternative filmRye and Battle TodayOliver Reed and Alan Bates star as friends who fall in love with a pair of sisters (Jennie Linden and Glenda Jackson). But the relationships take markedly different directions, as Russell explores the nature of commitment and love. ...and more »  

Flickering Myth (blog)Hammer Classics DVD Giveaway - The Scarlet Blade and The Brigand of KandaharFlickering Myth (blog)Judd's right-hand man Captain Sylvester (Oliver Reed) is an enforcer for Cromwell's parliamentarians and also June's boyfriend. Much to the consternation of Judd and Sylvester, Clare falls for Edward Beverley aka The Scarlet Blade (Jack Hedley; ...  

DVD: The Scarlet Blade (PG)The IndependentThis 1964 Hammer production is blessed with two hammy performances from Lionel Jeffries, as the sadistic Colonel Judd, and Oliver Reed, as the dissembling Captain Sylvester. They play two of Oliver Cromwell's Roundheads during the English Civil War. ...  

TV Choice: A Bit of a Devil, Three Hungry Boys & Secrets of the ShopliftersGet BracknellKen was great chums with Oliver Reed, who would have no doubt featured more if he wasn't dead as well. Contributors include Glenda Jackson, Terry Gilliam, Twiggy, Melvyn Bragg, Robert Powell and Roger Daltrey. Two of Russell's greatest works follow: ...and more »  

Good God I Need a DrinkHuffington Post UK (blog)I expect it to continue glaring at me angrily from my gut, looking like a cross between Mickey Rourke, Oliver Reed and Charles Bronson in the tunnel scenes from The Great Escape. Then I expect to down two bottles of Pouilly-Fuissé on 1 February and ...and more »  

The GuardianThis week's new DVD & Blu-rayThe GuardianBlu-ray, Fabulous Films Two of Hammer's non-horror period adventures, both directed by John Gilling and featuring a young Oliver Reed, finally debut on DVD. DVD, StudioCanal Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci and Vanessa Redgrave all feature in Larysa ...and more »