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  • National Post Interviews Siddig, Clarkson

    The National Post sat down with Sid and Patricia Clarkson in Toronto to talk about Cairo Time. Here’s an excerpt: “Cairo is really dense and noisy,” Clarkson says. “But we both played roles that had a languid centre, a calming centre. When Juliet arrives in the city, she has to awaken and take things in.…

  • ‘Cairo Time’ Reviews From TIFF

    Cairo Time screened for journalists at the Toronto International Film Festival and the reviews are looking good. Here are reviews that mention Sid specifically. From the Torontoist: Cairo Time (Ruba Nadda) REVIEWED BY CHRISTOPHER BIRD One would expect Cairo Time to be something out of the hackneyed “middle-aged lady travels to exotic location and has…

  • REVIEW: Cairo Time

    The REEL Addict has our first review of Cairo Time, set to debut Sunday, September 13 at the Toronto International Film Festival: This is essentially a modern updating of Noel Coward’s play Still Life, which became the basis for BRIEF ENCOUNTER, written by Coward and directed by David Lean.  The acting of the two leads…

  • MTV To Show First ‘Clash of the Titans’ Footage

    MTV will air exclusive, first-look footage of Clash of the Titans on Friday, September 4th at 7pm ET/PT. Sid plays Hermes in the film, due out in March 2010. A remake of the 1981 movie, Clash of the Titans focuses on Perseus (Sam Worthington), the mortal hero made to carry out a series of quests…

  • Cairo Time to Premiere at TIFF

    More entries in the Toronto International Film Festival were announced today, and, as expected, Cairo Time will premiere at TIFF in September. Cairo Time is a Canadian film, although it is set in Egypt, and will be featured in the Canada First! category. TIFF runs September 10-19, 2009; screening schedules have not yet been announced.…

  • Barnaby Edwards on Getting Sid for ‘Phantom’

    Leslie McMurty of TTZ interviewed Big Finish head honcho Barnaby Edwards recently, discussing his audio plays of Dr. Who and The Phantom of the Opera. Here’s what Barnaby had to say about working with Sid in Phantom: What a coup to get Alexander Siddig as the Persian. Was he your first choice? Absolutely! I’d had…

  • ‘The Boundary’ Excerpt

    A Sidster found this 2 minute clip from The Boundary on YouTube, giving us a glimpse of the powerful short film’s subject as well as Sid’s performance:

  • Sid Books Roles in “Titans”, “Miral”

    We’re pleased to announce Sid’s latest projects, an epic mythological adventure and an independent film set in Isreal. We can confirm that Sid will appear as Hermes in the new version of Clash of Titans, co-starring Liam Neeson (who also appeared in Kingdom of Heaven) as Zeus and Ralph Fiennes (who co-starred with Sid in…

  • ‘Merlin’ Coming to NBC in June

    NBC has announced their summer lineup with Merlin set to debut on Sunday, June 21 at 8/7c. NBC will air two episodes back-to-back on June 21 and June 28, then the show will settle into its regular one-episode schedule beginning July 5 for the remainder of its 13 episodes. Sid appears in episode 11, so…

  • Variety Reviews “Espion(s)”

    Variety has posted their review of Espion(s), the French espionage thriller Sid filmed last year. WARNING: Spoilers! Spy(ies) Espion(s) (France) By JORDAN MINTZER A Mars Distribution release of a the Film, Studio 37, Mars Films, France 2 Cinema production, with participation of Canal Plus, CineCinema. (International sales: Studio 37/Kinology, Paris.) Produced by Michael Gentile. Directed, written…