Rough surfaces. Visible brushstrokes. The impression of art as stylized, not true to life. When an art critic describes a painting as "painterly," this is what they mean.
It's also what Martin Freeman means when he describes his new film with director Peter Greenaway -- "Nightwatching" -- the same way.
"You're not going to be seeing 'Pearl Harbor,'" Freeman joked of his role as Rembrandt van Rijn in the upcoming film. "Greenaway has a style, he's very painterly film director. We've made the film we wanted to."
The story centers on the legendary Dutch painter during the time he painted "The Night Watch," (More properly called "The Company" since it's actually, in fact, a day lit scene). Biopics, of course, are big business these days (Just ask Jamie Foxx or Joaquin Phoenix) but it wasn't the role that attracted Freeman so much as the chance to work with Greenway, he said. Read More...
I guarantee this is the most charmingly angst-ridden and utterly honest actor you'll hear from today. Chatting with Martin Freeman about his new film, "The Good Night," directed by Jake Paltrow (and co-starring his sister Gwyneth), it's immediately clear that the former star of "The Office" can't help but be forthright about the business and the challenges he faces in his career, not to mention nudity, and premature mid-life crises. Oh and he has the mouth of a sailor too. 
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" ended with Zaphod, Trillian, Marvin and Arthur traveling toward Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe - oddly appropriate, perhaps, given that the Great Prophet Zarquon will return before another movie adaptation of Douglas Adams' sci-fi comedy, said "Guide" star Martin Freeman.
Should a "Hobbit" movie ever actually get made (and, frankly, we sometimes have our doubts), we want as many of the actors from "Lord of the Rings" to reprise their roles as possible - even the ones, like 
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