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  • There are some great actors in the movie, namely John Hurt in the protagonist's role, and I fell in love with Bridget Fonda's not-very-convincing Mary Shelley.

    FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND by Brian W. Aldiss (Fawcett Crest 1975) 2007

  • Distinguished presences such as John Hurt and Ron Perlmanshow up with sprightly and engaging performances as well.

    RAY Tackles An Outlandish OUTLANDER | Obsessed With Film 2009

  • Really, one glance in John Hurt's direction is all it takes to appreciate the aptness of his last name.

    A Face to Match That Name Joanne Kaufman 2011

  • This adaptation of Graham Greene's 1938 novel has much to admire, including a stylish look and some fine performances by newcomers Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough as well as Helen Mirren, John Hurt, and Andy Serkis but it's terribly off-putting.

    Leonard Maltin: OFF-HOLLYWOOD: The Five Best Indie Movies To See This Month Leonard Maltin 2011

  • John Hurt voices the Great Dragon, and in Season 3, Merlin takes him for a spin.

    TV on DVD 2012

  • Most recently seen as a randy old goat, giving a deceptively complex performance as the father of Kirsten Dunst 's troubled bride in Lars von Trier 's "Melancholia," British actor John Hurt looks back at four films chosen from his half century on screen.

    Humanity's Many Faces Steve Dollar 2011

  • This adaptation of Graham Greene's 1938 novel has much to admire, including a stylish look and some fine performances by newcomers Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough as well as Helen Mirren, John Hurt, and Andy Serkis but it's terribly off-putting.

    Leonard Maltin: OFF-HOLLYWOOD: The Five Best Indie Movies To See This Month Leonard Maltin 2011

  • Clearly touched, she balanced the heavy, glass award on her head and told the audience, including John Hurt, Bill Nighy and director Mike Figgis, how glad she was to receive it.

    Hugh Muir's Diary 2011

  • Besides his breakout role on The CW series, he's acting alongside Henry Cavill, Freida Pint, John Hurt and Stephen Dorff in the film Immortals, out Friday.

    The Vampire Diaries' Joseph Morgan: Klaus and Tyler Will Develop a Bond 2011

  • *** Speaking of tough nuts, the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival has imported Dublin's Gate Theatre revival of "Krapp's Last Tape," Samuel Beckett's hour-long 1958 "duologue" for an angry old writer John Hurt, made up to look like Beckett himself who listens to a tape recording of himself when young and can't stand what he hears.

    The End Of the Line Terry Teachout 2011

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