I never read books. Unless you consider listening to an audio book reading. I might pick up a magazine once in a while, but the most reading I actually do will be on the sites of other bloggers and when you read the reviews of this movie each and everyone seems to mention what a stunning book The Great Gatsby is and how it is unfilmable. Since I don’t have that knowledge I’ll just assume that is true and focus on my first encounter with the story, through the movie. Continue reading
Carey Mulligan was born on the 28th of May 1985 in London, England. She lived in Germany from age 3 to 8. Her interest in acting began at six when she saw her brother perform in a school play. In her teens she was busy with theatre and was the student head of the drama department at woldingham School. Her ambition to act kept growing, despite her parents not being a fan of it. She secretly tried to get into drama schools, but was denied. It was actor Julian Fellowes who invited her to a dinner with aspiring actors where she met a casting agent who gave her a role in Pride and Prejudice. She still kept appearing in plays, but also was in several TV shows including Bleak House, Waking the Dead, Trial & Retribution, Doctor Who and Agatha Christie Marple: The Sittaford Mystery. Since 2009 she has been doing more movies. Some of these are An Education, Public Enemies, Brothers, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Never Let Me Go, Drive, Shme and The Great Gatsby. Continue reading