Damn, Jj Feild is a good actor. At five different times in Turn: Washington's Spies Season 3 Episode 9, his Major John Andre suddenly realizes that he knows nothing and is completely shocked by pretty much everyone with whom he comes in contact.
You would think when his former lover Philomena told him that she’s pregnant, at least his eyes would register a bit of surprise. Nope. He didn’t even flinch!
What would have been an unnerving revelation for most men (past or present) turned out to be the least shocking part of Andre’s day.
Shock No. 1: Major Hewlett barges in (in the most polite way possible, of course. Miss you already, Major!) to reveal to Andre the identity of the real Culper, and to remind him that the Rebel Spy Abe Woodhull was being entertained by Andre himself a few months back.
(btw, I love how polite...
You would think when his former lover Philomena told him that she’s pregnant, at least his eyes would register a bit of surprise. Nope. He didn’t even flinch!
What would have been an unnerving revelation for most men (past or present) turned out to be the least shocking part of Andre’s day.
Shock No. 1: Major Hewlett barges in (in the most polite way possible, of course. Miss you already, Major!) to reveal to Andre the identity of the real Culper, and to remind him that the Rebel Spy Abe Woodhull was being entertained by Andre himself a few months back.
(btw, I love how polite...
- 6/21/2016
- by Megan King
- TVfanatic
After a long year, Turn: Washington’s Spies has finally returned to grace our television screens. This underrated gem of a show has flown largely under the radar, but its return for a third season of Revolutionary War era drama and intrigue displayed some of its best work yet. This week on Turn: Washington’s Spies: Abraham gets help from Robert Rogers in carrying out Mary’s plan to keep John Andre from finding out Abraham’s identity. Simcoe pays Andre a visit. Benedict Arnold, now engaged to Peggy Shippen, struggles with his new life in Philadelphia, while Peggy continues to work him. Hewlett drops a bombshell on Anna.
Turn Washington’s Spies Review: AMC’s Spy Drama Returns With Maximum Intrigue...
Turn Washington’s Spies Review: AMC’s Spy Drama Returns With Maximum Intrigue...
- 4/26/2016
- by Nick Hogan
- TVovermind.com
Take a look @ AMC's 'Revolutionary War' drama series "Turn: Washington's Spies - The Complete Second Season", based on the book "Washington's Spies" by author Alexander Rose, available on Blu-ray and DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, March 22, 2016 in a 3-disc set, containing all 10 episodes from the second season revealing the true story of the patriotic 'turncoats' of the Us American Revolution, who gave birth to modern spycraft:
"...'Abraham Woodhull' (Jamie Bell), a farmer living in British-occupied Long Island during the Revolutionary War, bands together with his childhood friends to form the 'Culper Ring', America's first spy ring. 'Turn: Washington's Spies - The Complete Second Season' moves deeper into the battles waged by soldiers and civilians alike in the pursuit of freedom and the sacrifices they're willing to make to secure it.
"As Abe becomes more committed to the Culper Ring activities, 'George Washington' (Ian Kahn) battles both personal...
"...'Abraham Woodhull' (Jamie Bell), a farmer living in British-occupied Long Island during the Revolutionary War, bands together with his childhood friends to form the 'Culper Ring', America's first spy ring. 'Turn: Washington's Spies - The Complete Second Season' moves deeper into the battles waged by soldiers and civilians alike in the pursuit of freedom and the sacrifices they're willing to make to secure it.
"As Abe becomes more committed to the Culper Ring activities, 'George Washington' (Ian Kahn) battles both personal...
- 3/8/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: From the American Revolution to the jungles of the early 20th century, the adaptation of David Grann's bestseller has another explorer. Angus Macfadyen has joined the cast of The Lost City Of Z. Best known for his role as Robert The Bruce in Braveheart and currently playing Major Robert Rogers on AMC's Turn, Macfadyen will play James Murray in the James Grey helmed film. The real-life explorer Murray went into the jungles of South America with Percy Fawcett…...
- 9/1/2015
- Deadline
The first season of AMC’s Turn wasn’t exactly the shot heard ’round the world. Facing a slate of popular Sunday-night competition like Game of Thrones and The Good Wife, Craig Silverstein’s Revolutionary War drama had to fight for respect—something it ultimately won with a riveting finale that helped secure a second season. Jamie Bell stars as Abraham Woodhull, a Long Island cabbage farmer initially straddling the fence as the American uprising turns into a full-fledged war. His father (Kevin McNally) and wife (Meegan Warner) are staunch Tory loyalists; his childhood friends, including the love of his...
- 7/4/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside TV
When we first met Abraham Woodhull, the saddest cabbage farmer in all of 1776 Long Island, earlier this year, he was suffering through the psychological discomfort of sitting on the political fence while his childhood friends took up arms for the patriot cause against the garrison of British soldiers in his hometown of Setauket. Ben Talmadge was a Connecticut Dragoon officer. Caleb Brewster had gone underground to disrupt British operations. And Anna Strong, the woman Abe gave up to marry his dead brother’s fiancée, was likely spitting in the redcoats’ whiskey as she served them at her husband’s pub.
- 6/9/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
With all due respect to Mary Woodhull, the plain Tory wife of Turn’s Long Island cabbage farmer — and patriot spy — audiences have spent the show’s first seven episodes wondering, “Why did Abe marry her?” She’s not Abe’s type at all, and her main character trait so far has been to express disapproval and disappointment. Abe clearly was meant for Anna Strong, the brave and buxom patriot he was secretly engaged to before Mary, and the short answer to the question has always been that Abe was simply a loyal son and brother. Mary had been arranged...
- 5/26/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
What’s not to love about a duel? Stand 10 paces apart from a man who’s insulted your honor. Flip a coin to see who fires first. Aim. Shoot. Kill or die. In 1804, the sitting vice-president of the United States, Aaron Burr, killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, N.J. American history was forever changed. In Sunday’s episode of Turn, Abraham Woodhull found himself staring down the barrel of a Captain Simcoe’s pistol after the ruthless British soldier returned to Setauket with his eyes set on Anna Strong. Abe had been led to believe that Simcoe...
- 5/19/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Abraham Woodhull is the American’s lone productive spy in 1777 New York, but did we see a glimpse of his bloody fate? In the episode’s opening moments, he meets with an undercover British officer in a tavern teeming with Redcoats. After a quick exchange of passwords, Abe leaves with a special coded egg, marked with the intentions of the British troops — Philadelphia By Land. But outside, he’s harassed by a hungry British soldier, and in their haggling, the egg breaks, Abe’s ruse is discovered, and he’s shot in the gut. The Brit yells, “Traitor! Traitor! I’ve killed a traitor!
- 5/12/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
It’s Christmas in 1776. The British are celebrating in New York — drinking, hammering George Washington pinatas, diddling ladies of the theatre — while waiting for the inevitable news that the rebellion has been crushed. In Setauket, Long Island, the fury over the dismantled gravestones hasn’t passed, especially in the mind of Abraham, who hasn’t forgiven his Tory father for digging up his brother’s resting place to defend the British artillery. Perhaps hard feelings can’t be warmed over a glass of sherry, but it’s still the holidays for the relatively secure and well-off Woodhull family.
But what of the American slaves?...
But what of the American slaves?...
- 5/5/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
It was the third episode of Turn, AMC’s Revolutionary War spy thriller, but it sure felt more like a season premiere. Abraham Woodhull (Jamie Bell) had been a somewhat lackluster protagonist in the first two episodes, a farmer victimized by bad luck who has the added misfortune of consistently being the second or third smartest person in every room he’s in. This is the guy who’s going to help turn the tide for General Washington’s Continental Army by spying on the redcoats in New York? This is the guy who’s going to make history interesting...
- 4/21/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Remember, remember! The fifth of November, the Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason why the Gunpowder treason should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes and his companions did the scheme contrive, to blow the King and Parliament all up alive.
In 1605, a Catholic Englishman named Guy Fawkes was arrested and executed for conspiring to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James. His demise was celebrated every November by the British, and 175 years later — after American patriots fell at Concord in the “shot heard ’round the world” and a new spirit of resurrection began to spread — the idea of...
I know of no reason why the Gunpowder treason should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes and his companions did the scheme contrive, to blow the King and Parliament all up alive.
In 1605, a Catholic Englishman named Guy Fawkes was arrested and executed for conspiring to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James. His demise was celebrated every November by the British, and 175 years later — after American patriots fell at Concord in the “shot heard ’round the world” and a new spirit of resurrection began to spread — the idea of...
- 4/14/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
After last week’s sometimes thrilling, sometimes muddled opener – packed with so much exposition that even this critic, as some replied in the comments section of last week’s review, did not even pick up on all of the nuances – Turn has taken an, ahem, turn for the better this week. The pacing has more momentum, the characters more clearly drawn and the performances are starting to resonate on a deeper level. Even without any climactic action sequences, save a big fire and some cabbage throwing at an actor fretting his hour upon the stage, there is enough intrigue to arrest the viewer.
The term for the entire operations involved in planning and participating in war is called a theater. (This is made plain in a scene with Jj Feild’s Maj. John Andre, as he wrestles in the sheets with a young actor. “What I do is closer to an art,...
The term for the entire operations involved in planning and participating in war is called a theater. (This is made plain in a scene with Jj Feild’s Maj. John Andre, as he wrestles in the sheets with a young actor. “What I do is closer to an art,...
- 4/14/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
A popular and comforting misconception of the American Revolution is that aggrieved American patriots united to take up arms against British redcoats, and that a new nation rejoiced as one after finally throwing off the yoke of tyranny in 1783. In fact, our war for independence was a civil war that divided families and neighbors — Ben Franklin’s son was a devoted loyalist, for example, and thousands would flee the colonies after America’s victory. Another substantial segment of the population tried to straddle the fence — switching sides depending on whose troops were closest that day.
That’s the background for...
That’s the background for...
- 4/7/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Sneak Peek footage and images from AMC's upcoming American Revolution action drama series "Turn", premiering April 6, 2014, based on the non-fiction book "Washington’s Spies" by author Alexander Rose, set in the summer of 1776:
"...New York farmer 'Abe Woodhull' bands together with a group of childhood friends to form 'The Culper Ring'...
"...an unlikely group of spies, working for George Washington, who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence..."
"Turn", from AMC Studios, is written by showrunner Craig Silverstein ("Nikita") and executive produced by Barry Josephson ("Bones") from Josephson Entertainment.
Cast includes Jamie Bell as 'Abraham Woodhull', Kevin McNally as 'Judge Richard Woodhull', Burn Gorman as 'Major Hewlett', Angus MacFadyen as 'Robert Rogers', Jj Feild as 'Major John Andre', Seth Numrich as 'Ben Talmadge', Daniel Henshall as 'Caleb' and Heather Lind as 'Anna Strong'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek...
"...New York farmer 'Abe Woodhull' bands together with a group of childhood friends to form 'The Culper Ring'...
"...an unlikely group of spies, working for George Washington, who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence..."
"Turn", from AMC Studios, is written by showrunner Craig Silverstein ("Nikita") and executive produced by Barry Josephson ("Bones") from Josephson Entertainment.
Cast includes Jamie Bell as 'Abraham Woodhull', Kevin McNally as 'Judge Richard Woodhull', Burn Gorman as 'Major Hewlett', Angus MacFadyen as 'Robert Rogers', Jj Feild as 'Major John Andre', Seth Numrich as 'Ben Talmadge', Daniel Henshall as 'Caleb' and Heather Lind as 'Anna Strong'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek...
- 4/5/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek footage and images from AMC's upcoming 'American Revolution' action drama pilot "Turn", based on the non-fiction book "Washington’s Spies" by author Alexander Rose, set in the summer of 1776:
"...New York farmer 'Abe Woodhull' bands together with a group of childhood friends to form 'The Culper Ring'...
"...an unlikely group of spies, working for George Washington, who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence..."
"Turn", from AMC Studios, is written by showrunner Craig Silverstein ("Nikita") and executive produced by Barry Josephson ("Bones") from Josephson Entertainment.
Cast includes Jamie Bell as 'Abraham Woodhull', Kevin McNally as 'Judge Richard Woodhull', Burn Gorman as 'Major Hewlett', Angus MacFadyen as 'Robert Rogers', Jj Feild as 'Major John Andre', Seth Numrich as 'Ben Talmadge', Daniel Henshall as 'Caleb' and Heather Lind as 'Anna Strong'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Turn"...
"...New York farmer 'Abe Woodhull' bands together with a group of childhood friends to form 'The Culper Ring'...
"...an unlikely group of spies, working for George Washington, who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence..."
"Turn", from AMC Studios, is written by showrunner Craig Silverstein ("Nikita") and executive produced by Barry Josephson ("Bones") from Josephson Entertainment.
Cast includes Jamie Bell as 'Abraham Woodhull', Kevin McNally as 'Judge Richard Woodhull', Burn Gorman as 'Major Hewlett', Angus MacFadyen as 'Robert Rogers', Jj Feild as 'Major John Andre', Seth Numrich as 'Ben Talmadge', Daniel Henshall as 'Caleb' and Heather Lind as 'Anna Strong'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Turn"...
- 3/1/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek AMC's new 'American Revolution' action drama pilot "Turn", based on the non-fiction book "Washington’s Spies" by author Alexander Rose, set in the summer of 1776:
"...New York farmer 'Abe Woodhull' bands together with a group of childhood friends to form 'The Culper Ring', an unlikely group of spies, working for George Washington, who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence..."
"Turn", from AMC Studios, is written by showrunner Craig Silverstein ("Nikita") and executive produced by Barry Josephson ("Bones") from Josephson Entertainment.
Cast includes Jamie Bell as 'Abraham Woodhull', Kevin McNally as 'Judge Richard Woodhull', Burn Gorman as 'Major Hewlett', Angus MacFadyen as 'Robert Rogers', Jj Feild as 'Major John Andre', Seth Numrich as 'Ben Talmadge', Daniel Henshall as 'Caleb' and Heather Lind as 'Anna Strong'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Turn"...
"...New York farmer 'Abe Woodhull' bands together with a group of childhood friends to form 'The Culper Ring', an unlikely group of spies, working for George Washington, who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence..."
"Turn", from AMC Studios, is written by showrunner Craig Silverstein ("Nikita") and executive produced by Barry Josephson ("Bones") from Josephson Entertainment.
Cast includes Jamie Bell as 'Abraham Woodhull', Kevin McNally as 'Judge Richard Woodhull', Burn Gorman as 'Major Hewlett', Angus MacFadyen as 'Robert Rogers', Jj Feild as 'Major John Andre', Seth Numrich as 'Ben Talmadge', Daniel Henshall as 'Caleb' and Heather Lind as 'Anna Strong'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Turn"...
- 1/8/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Kevin McNally (Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, Downton Abbey) and Angus Macfadyen(Chuck) have been added to the cast of AMC‘s pilot Turn. Written by Craig Silverstein based on the book Washington’s Spies and directed by Rupert Wyatt, Turn is set in the summer of 1778 and tells the story of New York farmer Abe Woodhull (Jamie Bell), who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence. McNally, repped by SMS Talent, plays Richard Woodhull, the local magistrate and Abe’s well-respected father. A loyalist whose allegiance is to the King, we may wonder if he is trying to stay on the side he believes will win as opposed to the side he truly believes in. Macfadyen, repped by Innovative and Kramer Management, plays Robert Rogers, a feared and...
- 3/18/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Based on a guts-and-glory novel, this film depicts all native Americans as degenerate subhumans, makes Major Rogers look like Peter Pan and is surprisingly hardcore about cannibalism
Northwest Passage (1940)
Director: King Vidor
Entertainment grade: D
History grade: C
Rogers' Rangers were an independent company within the British army during the seven years' war in North America.
Uniforms
Fictional mapmaker Langdon Towne (Robert Young) meets a fellow who appears to be dressed as Peter Pan. It's 1759, so Peter Pan won't be invented for another 143 years – which may be why this doesn't freak him out as much as it should. He accepts Peter Pan's offer of hot buttered rum, and awakes the next morning to find he has joined the British army. Peter Pan turns out to be Major Robert Rogers of the Rangers (Spencer Tracy). The costume department got carried away with the Rangers' uniform, which in real life was a...
Northwest Passage (1940)
Director: King Vidor
Entertainment grade: D
History grade: C
Rogers' Rangers were an independent company within the British army during the seven years' war in North America.
Uniforms
Fictional mapmaker Langdon Towne (Robert Young) meets a fellow who appears to be dressed as Peter Pan. It's 1759, so Peter Pan won't be invented for another 143 years – which may be why this doesn't freak him out as much as it should. He accepts Peter Pan's offer of hot buttered rum, and awakes the next morning to find he has joined the British army. Peter Pan turns out to be Major Robert Rogers of the Rangers (Spencer Tracy). The costume department got carried away with the Rangers' uniform, which in real life was a...
- 3/13/2013
- by Alex von Tunzelmann
- The Guardian - Film News
Avoid Glastonbury, a Star Trek convention, any film with a II, III or IV in the title and the London Marathon
✒I was touched by the story about the woman who, on turning 60, decided to do 60 things she had never done before. Some were simple, such as tackling a sudoku, others more tricky, like getting on to Eggheads. But it struck me that what would be really helpful would be a guide to 60 things not to do before you die. I can think of plenty.
Go to Glastonbury. Why? Middle-class people wading through mud, looking at Bono, of all people, performing 200 yards away. And stinking loos. No thanks. Or a Star Trek convention. Please!
Buy a ticket for any film with a II, III or IV in the title, with the exceptions of Godfather II, or The Madness of George IV.
Queue overnight to get into Wimbledon and see half...
✒I was touched by the story about the woman who, on turning 60, decided to do 60 things she had never done before. Some were simple, such as tackling a sudoku, others more tricky, like getting on to Eggheads. But it struck me that what would be really helpful would be a guide to 60 things not to do before you die. I can think of plenty.
Go to Glastonbury. Why? Middle-class people wading through mud, looking at Bono, of all people, performing 200 yards away. And stinking loos. No thanks. Or a Star Trek convention. Please!
Buy a ticket for any film with a II, III or IV in the title, with the exceptions of Godfather II, or The Madness of George IV.
Queue overnight to get into Wimbledon and see half...
- 7/1/2011
- by Simon Hoggart
- The Guardian - Film News
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