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Man, the shaved head/buzzcut makes Joe look... I don't know, tough and kind of cocky, and that's not my type at all, but I'm so here for it.

Of course, when he talks/smiles, his sweet old self still comes through:

(Joe at the "Hoard" BFI preview screening and Q&A)

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Today has been an incredibly busy day, but in addition to it being Michael's birthday, it was also the day of the BFI screening for The Way, Michael's directorial debut. Congratulations, Michael!

(Picture via Twitter.)

A friend of this blog/on-the-ground correspondent was actually able to attend today's screening, and has shared some interesting observations about the event and particularly about Anna, who was in attendance and seated very close to them. My correspondent has asked to remain anonymous, but these were their observations:

- Michael was very charming and self-deprecating throughout the Q&A. (Note from me: Not at all surprising, and one of the reasons I love him.) - The show itself was incredibly intense and had a lot of deeply heavy moments in the first episode. CW for suicide, so folks who may have that as a trigger are advised to exercise a lot of caution. - One of the characters in the show is named Anna and is tall, blonde, and slim and written as a migrant outcast in the town. AL does not play this role, but just the fact that it exists in a show Michael directed is...a choice.

Bringing us to our correspondent's observations about Anna specifically:

- In the theatre before the screening started, correspondent reports that Michael was talking to everyone but Anna/seemed to be talking around her. Quote from correspondent: "They hardly interacted. If I didn't know of her [already], I wouldn't have known they were together at all." - AL was chill, but looked bored throughout the screening. This was corroborated by a photo that was sent to me of Anna sitting next to Georgia (who was also in attendance) and looking very detached/bored with what was happening. - Correspondent reports that they somehow missed Georgia entirely/did not see her there at all, suggesting that Georgia was keeping a low profile. - Final observation from correspondent: Michael and Anna did not leave the event together. Michael exited through a side door and left AL behind in the main room.

While I will not say that a definite conclusion can be drawn from these observations, I do think it is interesting that at least some of what we've gleaned from photos and social media seems to correlate to what can be seen in person. I also find it interesting that AL seemingly has an avatar of herself in this show who is written as an outcast, and I wonder if this also has a correlation to real life, in more ways than one.

I'd certainly be curious to hear from my followers about what you think, so please feel free to chime in on this post. And a huge amount of thanks and gratitude to my anonymous correspondent again for sharing all of this!

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i'm excited!!!!

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Ellise and Harry at the BFI Screening of Poldark (5th June 2019)

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Hardcore eye rolling @ this

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What did you notice with Andrew's body language??

WELL there are quite a few things to cover. 

To start off he hugs himself throughout almost the entire interview which is a self comforting gesture that humans do when we are uncomfortable: 

you can also see the he is slumped over, not making eye contact, and generally making himself smaller.

he also touches his face (which effectively hides part of it) when he talks almost every single time you can see why this would be time consuming to do a complete post of.

he also frequently preens and touches his neck (a common sign of lying in males specifically).

he also uses extremely closed off body language (legs crossed, arms crossed, covering crotch, slumping, etc)

In this gif they start talking about how this could be the final episode specifically. He starts drinking (a common tell), rubs his leg from thigh to knee with his palms down (a sign of discomfort), he preens by messing with his sock, then he crosses one leg over the other and clutches it with two hands (a common sign of discomfort in males specifically).

Here he does a really nice combo of crossed legs, crotch cover, clenched jaw, and a hard swallow (all signs of lying, closed body language, and discomfort).

It’s important to note that even if you yourself are not lying, you still show all of the signs because you are in on the lie that those around you are telling.

There are a ton more signs from this panel, but I honestly do not have the time to make gifs of them all haha. You can see these are already a bit low quality to save time. I hope this answers your question sufficiently though! (:

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