Christopher Lee 2011 Christmas Message

When I was watchin those two videos, which are kindly recorded by Christopher Lee, I smiled the whole time. He is a wonderful man, very talented actor and a kind person, whom I'd like to meet. In the next year he will celebrate his 90th (!) birthday, and I'm glad he still makes appearances in many films.

"When he asked me to do this [Hugo], I said, well it's about time. Isn't it?" - Christopher Lee about Scorsese

He talks about his upcoming films: "The Wicker Tree", "Hugo" and how much he enjoyed working with Martin Scorsese, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", "The Hobbit: There and Back Again", "Dark Shadows". I'm so exited to see all of the above, especially Peter Jackson's duology, where his Saruman will be the good wizard.

"I emphasize again, I don't play long parts. They must be short parts, but they've got to be parts that mean something, that matter. The people will notice when I'm on the screen and will remember the character after they've seen the film."

In the second video, he talks about an honor being a Fellow of BAFTA. He also discusses his second heavy metal album "Charlemagne: The Omens of Death", which will be out on his birthday.

I wish him to have a Happy New Year, strong health and remain being the Great. I hope he knows how much we love him and his work.

Part 1 of the message



Part 2 of the message

"Hugo" (2011) - Trailer #1

"Hugo" tells the story of an orphan boy (Asa Butterfield) living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl Isabelle (Chloe Moretz), he searches for the answer to a mystery linking the father (Jude Law) he recently lost, the ill-tempered toy shop owner living below him and a heart shaped lock, seemingly without a key. Based on Brian Selznick's award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller called "The Invention of Hugo Cabret", this magical tale is Academy Award-winner Martin Scorsese's first film shot in 3D. (iTunes trailers) The other parts are played by such talented British actors, as Helen McCrory, Christopher Lee, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Richard Griffiths and Emily Mortimer.

"Хранитель времени" рассказывает нам историю мальчика-сироты (Аса Баттерфилд), который вынужден тайно жить на парижском вокзале. С помощью эксцентричной девушки Изабель (Хлоя Морец) он отправляет в поиски ответа на загадку, что связывает его недавно погибшего отца (Джуд Лоу), вспыльчивого владельца магазина игрушек и замок в форме сердца, к которому нет ключа. Основана на бестселлере Брайана Селзника "Изобретение Хьюго Кабре", эта сказка от оскаровского лауреата Мартина Скорсезе является его первым фильм в формате 3D. Также в фильме играют такие талантливые британские актеры, как Хелен МакКрори, Кристофер Ли, Саша Барон Коэн, Бен Кингсли, Ричард Гриффитс и Эмили Мортимер.

Release dates - November 23, 2011 (USA), December 2, 2011 (UK), December 14, 2011 (France)

Trailer #1