Minnie Driver

Subject: Minnie Driver
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 03:14 PM

A name or an occupation??

Jock

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: Tweedie
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 06:08 PM

cute UK actress, as if you didn't know.

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: wysiwyg
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 06:14 PM

Use the mini driver for that tiny screw, but hire the Mini Driver for a tour.

~S~

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 06:29 PM

*G* I'm with Tweedie on this one!

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: nutty
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 06:56 PM

Check this out ,guys - no, not you spaw - I'd hate to set back the recovery

MINNIE DRIVER

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: Peg
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 07:15 PM

i liked her when she had a little more meat on her bones...

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: nutty
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 07:29 PM

I hadn't noticed her bones!!

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: DougR
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 08:15 PM

I sorta think she belongs in the bad actress thread.

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: Peg
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 09:43 PM

good actress; ever seen her in "Mr. Wroe's Virgins?"

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: rangeroger
Date: 09 Aug 01 - 09:50 PM

And I thought this was what you use to tee off with when you play miniature golf.

rr

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: DougR
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 12:08 AM

No, Peg, I haven't. Is it available for rent? On your recommendation I'd certainly watch it.

DougR

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 10:43 AM

When it's a long par 4 hole and you don't want to risk slicing one into the woods, use your Minnie Driver off the tee. A little less power than the regular driver, but it'll keep the ball in play.

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: GUEST,LoopySanchez
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 10:46 AM

Sorry, that was me on the last post about golf... I erased some cookies on my computer and apparently now my name doesn't show up automatically on my posts.

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 10:49 AM

Well who else gets Mickey home after he's tied one on? She's designated, Walt insisted.
RtS

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: Peg
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 11:01 AM

Doug: It is a really amazing mini-series made for British television. I think it would be vERY hard to find it on video. Directed and written by Danny Boyle (Trainsspotting etc) and starring Jonathan Pryce as a real-life based 19th century preacher who started his own fanatical cult by selecting six "virgins" from the town to begin his flock. The four segments are each told fromt he point of view of one of the women: Driver has one, as does Kerry Fox, and two actresses whose names I forget at the moment--one of them (she played the ailing queen in Elizabeth and a Cockney high powered exec on AbFab) plays a retarded woman and her segment is quite harrowing to watch...

I saw it at the MFA; they made special arrangements to project PAL tapes I think. Also there was a legal battle because (back to the topic of the thread) Miss Driver did not want the (her) nude scene in the film broadcast and had soem sort of stipulatin drawn up barring that footage being shown to an audience so they had to edit it out of the tapes before screening them...the head of the film division at the musem and I talked about this. He said he did not understand what she objected to as the nude scene was very tasteful etc. I mentioned that, when she made this film, she was closer to a size 10 (like in Circle of Friends); then she lost a lot of weight and is more like a size 2 now. He agreed this may well be the reason...

Anyway it may be easier to locate it in England than here; but I cannot recommend it highly enough...

peg

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 11:09 AM

Kathy Burke. I forget the other one ?Lia Williams?(nothing new there!).The book gave all the women's points of view, the tv missed out two of them. Creepy Jonathan Pryce was excellent. Lots of parallels to modern cults.
RtS (Was there a nude scene? Of course, I wouldn't have noticed *BG*)

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: LR Mole
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 11:51 AM

Oh, but there was such a sweetness to her (or her character, I suppose) in "Circle of Friends". Even acting with Robin, the Boy Wonder.Why does Hollywood think too-thin is always beautiful?

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: DougR
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 02:38 PM

Wow, Peg! That sounds great! I think I'll check with Border's and see if they might have it. I'll check Blockbuster, too, of course.

Doug

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: Metchosin
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 03:25 PM

I enjoyed her in Circle of Friends too Mole.

Thanks for the info on Mr. Wroe's Virgins, Peg, I'll start hunting for that one as well.

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: Peg
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 03:59 PM

Borders or Blockbuster will not have it, I guarantee you. You might be able to mail order it fromone of the video speciality houses online...

good luck and let me know if you find it!

peg

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: DougR
Date: 10 Aug 01 - 06:23 PM

Okie dokey

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: Mr Red
Date: 11 Aug 01 - 03:04 PM

No one metioned Peak Practice
No! it is not another golfing reference
non-UK catters may need to know it was (is???) a TV soap about doctors.
Didn't Minnie play the part of a receptionis/nurse ?
(I was forced to watch an episode in a former life)

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: Paul from Hull
Date: 11 Aug 01 - 08:16 PM

Minnie Driver is a FINE Actress..she was EXCELLENT in 'Mr Wroe's Virgins', which was excellent in itself (I heartily add my recommendation of it to everything said here). The best performance in it was undoubtedly Kathy Burke's, but that girl can do ANYTHING.

& yes I liked Minnie Driver with a little more meat on her bones, too.

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: DougR
Date: 12 Aug 01 - 02:58 PM

You're right, Peg. I haven't been able to locate it yet.

DougR

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: GUEST
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 11:29 AM

I liked her in an ideal husband

Subject: RE: Minnie Driver
From: Peter T.
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 11:38 AM

She was outstanding in that boring 19th century photographer film, especially the naked outstanding bits. yours, Peter T.