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Daily Mail

Meyers: The return of the king By Chris Sullivan Daily Mail, July 27, 2008 Who else to play a swaggering drunken Henry VIII than the swaggering (but only occasionally) drunken Jonathan Rhys Meyers? Jonathan Rhys Meyers walks into the Live photo shoot dressed in a pair of snakeskin cowboy boots, jeans, a tight V-necked T-shirt and a deconstructed designer jacket. Heads immediately turn. Is he drunk? Is he on the rails? How long will he stay? Rhys Meyers has ‘previous’. We’re all fascinated to know how today...

28 July 2008 | 14 Comments
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Los Angeles Times

Jonathan Rhys Meyers: Creating a king By Denise Martin Los Angeles Time, June 4, 2008 Jonathan Rhys Meyers gives King Henry VIII chiseled good looks and an intensity to boot. BY NOW, it’s hard not to think of Henry VIII as the smoldering monarch. As played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Showtime’s “The Tudors,” young Henry may as well be a rock star. This king’s got chiseled cheekbones, a protruding pout, piercing blue eyes and a vigorous sex life — Henry and second wife Anne Boleyn claw lustfully at...

05 June 2008 | 4 Comments
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The Children of Huang Shi

The Children of Huang Shi By Robert Koehler Variety, May 2, 2008 The heroic true tale of a Brit journalist’s rescue of dozens of orphaned Chinese youth in the face of an advancing Japanese army has become a cloddish if gorgeous-looking wartime adventure epic in “The Children of Huang Shi.” Giving Jonathan Rhys Meyers the kind of manly yet paternal role Spencer Tracy once mastered, this carefully wrought international production relates the basic story of reporter George Hogg without any vibrancy, emotion or style. Late-act romantic touches seem unlikely...

06 May 2008 | 2 Comments
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Glamour

Jonathan Rhys Meyers says he sleeps naked! Glamour, February 2008 Glamour: Could you ever sleep in Henry VIII’s jammies? Jonathan Rhys Meyers: Absolutely not! They are terribly uncomfortable. They are hot. You have to remember, they didn’t have heat back then. Glamour: What do you like about Tudor-style mornings? JRM: The early morning ride — the horse ride, of course. —Rhys Meyers, 30, was in last year’s August Rush and plays (you guessed it!) King Henry VIII on Showtime’s The Tudors.

14 January 2008 | 3 Comments
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New Woman

Jonathan Rhys Meyers New Woman, December 2007 He’s not handy round the house, but the Irish actor sure gives good shoe When you first start seeing someone it’s a fantastic adventure. You can be the person you’ve always wanted to be. For a while anyway. But it only becomes a real relationship when you see one another’s flaws and love each other regardless. I miss having a girlfriend but I haven’t got time to do much about it. All I do right now is work, so I’ve been single...

19 December 2007 | 12 Comments
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Cosmopolitan

“I love it when a woman makes the first move” Cosmopolitan, December 2007 He’s fit, he’s funny and he knows all about dealing with heartbreak. Cosmo gets cosy with Jonathan Rhys Meyers to find out what makes him tick. Describe your ideal woman. “Just… herself. I don’t have a ‘type’.” Where would you take her on a first date? “I don’t have a clue. It’s been so long since I went on a date! But I know where I wouldn’t take her — the cinema. Why would you do...

19 December 2007 | 6 Comments
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August Rush

Lilting ‘August Rush’ is poetry in emotion By Claudia Puig USA TODAY, November 23, 2007 August Rush (* * * out of four) will not be for everyone, but it works if you surrender to its lilting and unabashedly sentimental tale of evocative music and visual poetry. If you choose to focus on the plot’s many contrivances, the film falters. But thanks to some wonderfully appealing and emotional performances by Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Terrence Howard, this urban fairy tale/drama weaves a captivating spell. Director...

23 November 2007 | 0 Comments
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August Rush

August Rush By Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times, November 21, 2007 Here is a movie drenched in sentimentality, but it’s supposed to be. I dislike sentimentality where it doesn’t belong, but there’s something brave about the way “August Rush” declares itself and goes all the way with coincidence, melodrama and skillful tear-jerking. I think more sensitive younger viewers, in particular, might really like it. The story is a very free modern adaptation of elements from Oliver Twist. We meet Evan Taylor (Freddie Highmore), an 11-year-old who runs away from his...

21 November 2007 | 3 Comments
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Los Angeles Times

For Jonathan Rhys Meyers, it’s time to grow up By William Georgiades Los Angeles Times, November 18, 2007 Setting his sights on more mature roles, the actor says he’s tired of just playing pretty boy. NEW YORK — “YOU can only do so many skinny pretty-boy roles,” declares Jonathan Rhys Meyers in a downtown New York cafe. He’s just come from a taping of “Live With Regis and Kelly,” where he was interviewed by guest host Vince Vaughn. “I decided I had to become more masculine and move away...

19 November 2007 | 0 Comments
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The Times

Arise, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, king of cool By James Mottram The Times, November 10, 2007 From child delinquent to a hot Henry VIII, it’s all turning out rather well for the Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers There’s an air of the rake about Jonathan Rhys Meyers. It’s not just his work, from his Bowie-inspired breakthrough in Velvet Goldmine to his sensational turn as Henry VIII in The Tudors. There’s more to it than that. It’s something to do with the physicality of this Irishman, the way he holds himself...

10 November 2007 | 2 Comments
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