HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER DINKLAGE

Just a few words to wish Peter Dinklage a Happy Birthday!!!!

Enjoy your day and have a very nice celebration with your family and friends :)

Hope you receive loads of gifts.

Regards from Spain,

Jade

Peter Dinklage

Today, I would like to talk about my current favourite actor, Peter Dinklage. You may know him if you are into 'Game of Thrones', because he is one of the stars of the cast. Actually, he has been the main character in the second season.

Peter Dinklage was born on June 11, 1969, in Morristown, New Jersey, but he grew up in Mendham Township. He is the son of an elementary school music teacher and a retired insurance salesman. He  was graduated from Delbalton School in Morriston in 1987 and from Benningtom College in 1991.

Peter was born with achondroplasia so, as far as I know, he had to struggle with stereotypes in order to get different roles in films which had nothing to do with this illness. And that is why I think he is a real actor, not only a cute face, as many current actors in Hollywood (although, in my opinion, he is quite handsome).

In 2005, he married Erica Shcmidt (what a lucky woman!), a theatre director, and in 2011 they had a daughter, their first child.

About Peter's career, he had participated in several movies and some TV series, but he had become more popular thanks to his role of Tyrion Lannister in 'Game of Thrones'. He is doing a great performance in this show. In fact, he received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011, as well as the 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

If I had to choose one of the movies Peter has starred, it would be 'The Station Agent', an independent comedy-drama film about a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station. For his role, he received Independent Spirit and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Best Actor. You can read my review of the film here.

Finally, I would like to add that Peter is a vegetarian, supports Farm Sanctuary and has served as the spokesperson for the organization's Walk for Farm Animals.


Source : wikipedia

'The Station Agent' Review

Today I would like to share my review about the film 'The Station Agent' I have been preparing for my English class. Hope you enjoyed it.

'The Station Agent' is an independent comedy-drama film about a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in Newfoundland, New Jersey. The movie is written and directed by Thomas McCarthy, and starred by Peter Dinklage, Bobby Cannavale and Patricia Clarkson.

The story begins when the main character, Finbar McBride, who suffers from achondroplastic dwarfism, inherits a piece of rural property with an abandoned train depot on it. Because of his illness, and his love for trains, he moves into the old building hoping for a life of solitude. However, he meets Joe Oramas, a Cuban American who is operating his father's roadside snack track while the elder man recovers from an illness; and Olivia Harris, an artist who has recently lost his son and got divorced. So, the plot focuses on the relationship between the three characters, and Finbar's interest in trains.

From my point of view, the film has an excepcionally powerful acting, and the members of the cast are absolutely convincing. In addition. Peter Dinklage's performance is incredibly natural as he, who plays Finbar's role, was born with achondroplasia.

As far as the plot is concerned, I believe it is totally gripping due to the extremelly compelling and realistic script. Other points worth mentioning are that the story is very moving, and anybody could indentify himself with the characters.

This is a film which is well worth seeing, if only you are looking for a different movie centered on personal relationships and human feelings. It will touch your heart.

I dreamt I met Peter Dinklage

Yesterday, I dreamt I met Peter Dinklage. He is currently my favourite actor, and I would love to meet him in real life. But at least, the dream was incredibly realistic, so I'm very happy I had it.

In my dream, I was in a café or restaurant, I'm not quite sure, and there was a table with famous people eating, or talking, I don't know. I recognize that the actors were working with Peter in some programme or TV show, and I look for him. Suddenly, I saw him and I were close to him, but at first I didn't say him nothing. Then, he sat further of the other people and I talked to him. I asked him if I could take him a photo with me. At first, he didn't want but finally, he accepted.

Someone I know took us some photos, but then the pictures weren't in the phone, so Peter used his laptop to take pictures of us. And then, he recorded the photos in a pendrive and gave it to me. That was crazy! Because then I was to give him my e-mail so he could contact me to send me the address where I could returned him his pendrive. And then, the dream was over. How a pity, because I was enjoying a lot...

A marvelous dream, I imagine anyone would like to meet his favourite actor. A curious thing: in the dream, before I met Peter, I was talking in Spanish, but with him, both of us were talking in English. It would be a sign?

So Peter, if you read this, you know ;)

Other day I would post an entry about Peter. 

Tyrion Lannister

Today I would like to talk about Tyrion Lannister, the dwarf, one of the main characters of 'Game of Thrones'. Well, I haven't read the books, so I can only talk about the TV series. In fact, I haven't finished the second season yet, but it's almost over, only four chapters left (tonight it's going to be three).

I must say that I'm totally in love with this character. Why? Obviously not for his physical appearance, but I don't know, this actor has something special, a different kind of attractive. In fact, some people consider him as the Brad Pitt dwarf, but I suppose this point of view is exaggerated. The most important aspect on this character is, in my opinion, his intellect. And I don't think he's a bad person, but I can't neither say that he is a saint. He's a very deeper character, and his nature is very close to the hard childhood he had.

Finally, I would like to introduce some references of Tyrion, in case you don't know who is he because you are not acquainted with the TV series or the novels

Tyrion Lannister

House: Lannister

Born: In 274AL, at Casterly Rock

Family:

- Father: Tywin Lannister
- Brother : Jaime Lannister
- Sister: Cersei Lannister

Alias: The Imp, Halfman


Only one more thing to mention, the actor who plays Tyrion's role is Peter Dinklage.

Merrick

Last Saturday, I finished the book I started this summer : 'Merrick', the seventh book of the Anne Rice's 'Vampire Chronicles'.

In this one, the main character is David Talbot. His first apparence was in the fourth novel, 'The Tale of the body Thief'. He tells the obsession of Louis of invoking the ghost of Claudia, the kid vampire of the first novel. For that, David needs the help of Merrick, a very powerful witch.

From my point of view, this is a great novel that tells a different story not centered on the essence of the vampire, but it talks about the feelings of a relationship between humans, and how they persist when the human nature has gone. We meet another kind of vampire, the one with an old human soul.

If you like a typical vampire novel, this one isn't for you. But, if you look for something different with vampires on it, and grocery, this is for you. Also, if you like the series 'The Mayfair Withes', Merrick is one of them, so you can't miss this book.

  

Holidays have gone

Well, again at work. Goodbye my dear Holidays, I will miss you so much...

So, how about your holidays? Mine were great! I was almost all my holidays lying on the beach. The sun, the water, ice-creams.... I loved it!

I went to a theme-park too, it was so exiting!  And I went out for dinner a lot too. I met friends, I went to the cinema... Typical things.

And now I the routine has came, but I'm getting used to my normal life again. After a week. You know, work, housework... In a pair of weeks I'm starting my English classes again. Oh winter is coming. I don't like the cold, but there's nothing I can do. I have to lead with it.

If you feel like me, please tell me. I know I'm not alone!!!