Month: May 2026

Pressure Review: Damian Lewis Brings Thunder and Lightning to Montgomery

I had the opportunity to watch Pressure at an early screening in New York followed by a Q&A with Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser. And now that I have properly gathered my thoughts (and notes!) from the evening, here is my full review. You can also get the scoop and see photos from the New York premiere here.

Pressure tells the story of a real-life man many of us probably had never even heard of before this film.

Ask people to name famous World War II figures and they will probably say Eisenhower. Montgomery. Patton. MacArthur.

But James Stagg?

A Scottish meteorologist helping decide whether D-Day should go ahead?

Probably not.

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Let’s Salute Major Winters – the Rank and the Man – on Memorial Day

damianlewisdickwinters2 source: People Magazine

Today is Memorial Day – a day of remembrance honoring all men and women that died in active military service. And it gives us a great opportunity to salute all war heroes, and in particular Major Dick Winters and Easy Company.

I know a thing or two about war. My day job is to study and understand war. I have written academic articles on war, I have taught on war… and even though I can write about war for pages and talk about it for hours as a scholar, the human cost of war is still incomprehensible to me.

Let me take a moment and look at my own family. My maternal grandmother never knew her father because he was a soldier in WWI in the Eastern Front in Turkey, and he literally froze because of the cold as he fought against the Russians. My paternal grandmother never knew her father, either; because he was also a soldier in WWI and was killed by a shrapnel in Gallipoli as he fought against the Anzacs. Continue reading “Let’s Salute Major Winters – the Rank and the Man – on Memorial Day”

A Kind Request from Our Damian Lewis Community ❤️

Hi everyone,

Over the years, so many of you have participated in our community fan projects, celebrations, countdowns, birthday surprises, collages, playlists, messages, and all the wonderfully creative things this fandom has built together.

Some of you have been here for a very long time now, and honestly, none of this would exist without your kindness, humor, enthusiasm, loyalty, and support.

As many of you know, Damian is now putting an enormous amount of heart and work into his music, and we truly believe there is a much bigger audience out there for it — especially among the people who already love him through his acting work.

So we wanted to ask for a small favor from our community. Continue reading “A Kind Request from Our Damian Lewis Community ❤️”

Damian Lewis, Football and Diego Maradona: These Are A Few of My
Favorite Things

“Diego Maradona was incredible. Again the privilege of just  watching him with the ball at his feet. So, yes, there are  footballers who are artists.” – Damian Lewis

photography by Greg Williams

And now, with another World Cup on the horizon, Argentina heading into it as defending champions, and Damian recently reminiscing about playing alongside Maradona during the very first Soccer Aid with Authentic Hollywood, this suddenly feels like the perfect time to revisit the post I wrote six years ago when Diego Maradona passed away. Hope you like it.

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Bernard Law Montgomery: The Man Damian Lewis Brings to Life in ‘Pressure’

Bernard Law Montgomery — universally known as “Monty” — remains one of the most recognizable and controversial British commanders of the Second World War. Admired by some, resented by others, Montgomery was a general who inspired fierce loyalty from his troops while often straining relationships with his fellow commanders.

In Pressure, Damian Lewis takes on the role of Montgomery during one of the most consequential moments of the war: the days leading up to D-Day. It is a fascinating piece of casting, not least because Damian is no stranger to WWII history — having portrayed Major Richard Winters in Band of Brothers, one of the most enduring depictions of the Normandy landings ever put on screen.

This time, however, he is no longer the officer executing orders on the ground. He is one of the men shaping them. Continue reading “Bernard Law Montgomery: The Man Damian Lewis Brings to Life in ‘Pressure’”