Pixy's Journey Dec 27

⚠️ Don't reveal the image if you've not seen the latest/last Downton Abbey movie yet, and you still plan to!! It can be a little spoiler, even though I've seen it mentioned already on a few sites... But I don't want to spoil anything, so hence the CW on the image and the warning here. ⚠️

Re-watching the Downton Abbey movies, *again*, as it's just the right time for it... Every movie makes me cry at the end, no matter how often I watch them...

The scene from the last movie, where they have a little "tribute" to the family members that passes away during the series and movies, there is this scene and it has me sobbing when I think of it... 😭

Of course it's of Dame Maggie Smith... I don't cry often for actors/actresses passing away, but I still remember when I got the notification of her passing when I was at the gym. And yeah... I cried... Downton Abbey helped me through so many hard times, where depression, grief, and loneliness were overwhelming me. And Dame Maggie always made me feel better...

So I made this little animation, in honor of Dame Maggie's portrayal of the Dowager Countess Violet Crawley. 💜

#DowntonAbbey #SpoilerAlert #DameMaggieSmith

Cynni's BlogDec 15

🎬 Downton Abbey – The Grand Finale 🥂

Warning: I will write a bit about the latest and last movie, ending the Downton Abbey franchise after starting as a TV series in 2010. I try to keep this post spoiler free, but I guess some things that I will write about could be seen as spoilers (even though, if you know the series and movies, you may already suspect these "bits" to happen. https://youtu.be/P_30wFRxlnA?si=B4zE_j0G_G0cDfKD The time has come to say goodbye. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is only in theaters September 12. Watch the new trailer now, and get your tickets to see the film early on September 10, exclusively in Dolby Cinema & Premium Large Formats in the US: downtonabbey.com DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, the cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future. © Focus Features […]

https://cynnisblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/%f0%9f%8e%ac-downton-abbey-the-grand-finale-%f0%9f%a5%82/

Michael Knox-SmithMay 8, 2025
Keeping Mum (2005): A Chip Off the Old Block https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2024/09/28/keeping-mum-2005-a-chip-off-the-old-block/ #DameMaggieSmith, #EmiliaFox, #JamesBooth, #KristinScottThomas, #LizSmith, #NiallJohnson, #PatrickSwayze, #RichardRusso, #RowanAtkinson, #TamsinEgerton, #TobyParkes
Keeping Mum (2005): A Chip Off the Old Block

The 2005 dark British comedy Keeping Mum, originally known as "Trunk," could have been titled "A Chip Off the Old Block." I decided

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Michael Knox-SmithNov 29, 2024
Keeping Mum (2005): A Chip Off the Old Block https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2024/09/28/keeping-mum-2005-a-chip-off-the-old-block/ #DameMaggieSmith, #EmiliaFox, #JamesBooth, #KristinScottThomas, #LizSmith, #NiallJohnson, #PatrickSwayze, #RichardRusso, #RowanAtkinson, #TamsinEgerton, #TobyParkes
Keeping Mum (2005): A Chip Off the Old Block

The 2005 dark British comedy Keeping Mum, originally known as "Trunk," could have been titled "A Chip Off the Old Block." I decided

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Chris BrinkOct 1, 2024

#NowWatching #DeathOnTheNile (1978)

#DameMaggie #MemorialScreening #DameMaggieSmith #MaggieSmith

https://trakt.tv/movies/death-on-the-nile-1978 #trakt

Death on the Nile (1978)

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.

Trakt
Alex SmithsonSep 30, 2024

September has been an incredibly productive and energetic month full of creativity and peaceful warmth.

I’ll see you all in October!

#monthlyroundup #september #2024 #photography #damemaggiesmith #harrypotter #sisteract #thebestexoticmarigoldhotel

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Monthly Roundup: September 2024

September has been an incredibly productive and energetic month full of creativity and peaceful warmth.

Mother Nature
In the DarkSep 28, 2024

I heard yesterday of the death at the age of 89 of the great Maggie Smith. Tributes have been appearing around the world at the loss of such a great talent and wonderful personality. I can’t add anything to these except to say that I adored her.

I guess many people will be most familiar her through the work she did in later life, such as the Harry Potter franchise and Downtown Abbey but as an oldie I will always think of her as the eponymous Edinburgh schoolteacher in the 1969 film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, based on the Muriel Spark novel of the same name, for which she deservedly won an Oscar as Best Actress for her portrayal of Jean Brodie, an over-zealous teacher with a soft spot for Mussolini’s Fascisti. Here’s the original trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXA0N55c3iw

I do hope this film gets shown again soon as a tribute, as it is really superb.

Maggie Smith as Lady Constance Trentham in Gosford Park (2001)

Other roles I particularly remember Maggie Smith for are in are California Suite (for which she also won an Oscar, as Best Supporting Actress). She was absolutely hilarious in Murder by Death, her perfect sense of comic timing generating numerous laugh-out-loud moments in that film.

Maggie Smith with David Niven in Murder by Death (1976)

Maggie Smith was also memorable as the splendidly rude Lady Constance in Gosford Park, a role you might think of as a sort of prelude to her part in Downton Abbey. There are countless other performances I could mention too, on TV, on Film and in the Theatre. She was tremendously versatile and talented, as well as extremely funny. She admitted having learnt a great deal about comedy from Kenneth Williams, with whom she was great friends for a long time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzYpNiDveM0

Rest in peace, Maggie Smith. You’ll be missed so much.

https://telescoper.blog/2024/09/28/r-i-p-maggie-smith-1934-2024/

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Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning star known for Harry Potter and Downton Abbey roles, dies aged 89

The actor, whose career dates form the 1950s, starred in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Harry Potter and Downton Abbey

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Michael Knox-SmithSep 28, 2024
Keeping Mum (2005): A Chip Off the Old Block https://mikesfilmtalk.com/2024/09/28/keeping-mum-2005-a-chip-off-the-old-block/ #DameMaggieSmith, #EmiliaFox, #JamesBooth, #KristinScottThomas, #LizSmith, #NiallJohnson, #PatrickSwayze, #RichardRusso, #RowanAtkinson, #TamsinEgerton, #TobyParkes
Keeping Mum (2005): A Chip Off the Old Block

The 2005 dark British comedy Keeping Mum, originally known as "Trunk," could have been titled "A Chip Off the Old Block." I decided

Mikes Film Talk
Chris BrinkSep 28, 2024

#NowWatching #ClashOfTheTitans (1981)

#DameMaggie #MemorialScreening #DameMaggieSmith #MaggieSmith

https://trakt.tv/movies/clash-of-the-titans-1981 #trakt

Clash of the Titans (1981)

To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken.

Trakt
Chris BrinkSep 28, 2024

#NowWatching #MurderByDeath (1976)

#DameMaggie #MemorialScreening #DameMaggieSmith #MaggieSmith

https://trakt.tv/movies/murder-by-death-1976 #trakt

Murder by Death (1976)

Lionel Twain invites the world's five greatest detectives to a 'dinner and murder'. Included are a blind butler, a deaf-mute maid, screams, spinning rooms, secret passages, false identities and more plot turns and twists than are decently allowed.

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