An immersive life: Oliver Dench says he can find plenty to savor in 'Hotel Portofino' BRUCE R. MILLER Oct 5, 2023 Oct 5, 2023 Updated Jul 25, 2024 0 × Oliver Dench, star of "Hotel Portofino," soon to be on PBS, reflects on his acting experience. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Early into his film and television career, Oliver Dench was encouraged to resist being too broad: “Do nothing.”kAm“x7 J@F 92G6 2? :>AF=D6[ E96? 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Hotel Portofino Louisa Binder and Oliver Dench find a relationship in the silences in "Hotel Portofino."
Lead actor of "Hotel Portofino" describes experience Oliver Dench, star of "Hotel Portofino," soon to be on PBS, reflects on his acting experience.
Baratunde Thurston connects with America by unplugging from the internet To really see and experience America, you’ve got to unplug, says Baratunde Thurston, host and executive producer of “America Outdoors with Bar…
It is unusual to be playing Tom Jones, actor Solly McLeod says LOS ANGELES – When Solly McLeod was asked to audition for “Tom Jones,” he thought it was for a screen biography of the Welsh singer.
A comeback story: Ken Burns' 'The American Buffalo' details 'an unmitigated tragedy' PBS' “The American Buffalo" is a look at the animal’s perilous journey and its leap from extinction. The story, Ken Burns says, is an “unmitig…
REVIEW: Scorsese wows with compelling ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Detailing the way outsiders preyed on the Osage Nation in the 1920s, the sprawling "Killers of the Flower Moon" wrings out moments that will r…
Billie Jean King says children don't need parental pressure in sports In “Groundbreakers,” a 2-part special about women in sports, Billie Jean King and several other athletes talk about the struggles they had bre…
Natascha McElhone embraces a world of change in 'Hotel Portofino' Natascha McElhone’s characters in “Hotel Portofino” and “Halo” have one thing in common – a blonde wig.
'Hotel Portofino's' Mark Umbers paved the way for hit 'Merrily' Before “Merrily We Roll Along” became one of the biggest Broadway hits, “Hotel Portofino” star Mark Umbers was part of a previous cast that re…
