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WATCH: Britain Missing From Competition at Cannes

Tom Brook — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:31:08 +0000

Carey Mulligan was in Cannes on opening night; Clive Owen, Tilda Swinton, Emma Watson and Tom Hiddleston are among those Brits to have films at the festival. But in some quarters, as we move into the festival’s first weekend, ...

WATCH: Benedict Cumberbatch on ‘Star Trek’ as Political Film – and ‘Doctor Who’

Tom Brook — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:27:56 +0000

Benedict Cumberbatch, already much admired by his legions of followers, is set to rise to a new level of stardom in the U.S. with this weekend’s release of Star Trek Into Darkness.

‘Americans Perfectly Capable of Understanding Irony,’ Says British Director

Tom Brook — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:42:13 +0000

There’s a widely-held view that many Americans don’t get British humor, that they’re just too literal minded and can’t comprehend British irony.

Better in Britain?: What ‘Orphans’ Tony Nominee Tom Sturridge Misses From London

Tom Brook — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:53:39 +0000

Ask many travelers, and they will tell you they can recognize a particular city from the quality of its light.

WATCH: British Punk Author Jon Savage’s ‘Teenage’ Dream Hits the Screen

Tom Brook — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:48:48 +0000

He’s no teenager, but British author Jon Savage has been in New York energetically promoting a new documentary Teenage based on his 2007 book on youth culture.

WATCH: ‘Doctor Who’ Isn’t the Only Sci-Fi Made in Wales

Tom Brook — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:43:16 +0000

Although the Welsh-made sci-fi thriller The Machine didn’t pick up any prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, it did win plaudits for its slick look and the thought-provoking questions it raises. “The Machine isn’t ...

WATCH: Riz Ahmed on Playing a Disillusioned Immigrant in ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’

Tom Brook — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:18:31 +0000

Based on the Mohsin Hamid novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is director Mira Nair‘s latest work and boasts an all-star cast including Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, and Kate Hudson. But British actor Riz Ahmed is at the ...

WATCH: British Photojournalist Tim Hetherington Remembered

Tom Brook — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:37:03 +0000

This Saturday will mark a sad anniversary for people in the world of photojournalism because two years ago, on April 20, 2011, Brooklyn-based Tim Hetherington — one of Britain’s finest war photographers — was killed ...

WATCH: Britain’s New Broadway Star, Bertie Carvel of ‘Matilda’

Tom Brook — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:34:45 +0000

Britain has a new star of Broadway: 35-year-old Bertie Carvel who plays the formidable headmistress Miss Trunchbull in the just-opened Royal Shakespeare Company production of Matilda the Musical. The show is based on the popular 1988 ...

WATCH: Andrea Riseborough in Another Strong Performance in ‘Disconnect’

Tom Brook — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:05:56 +0000

British actress Andrea Riseborough can be seen in the new thriller Disconnect out in cinemas on Friday (April 12), once again displaying her chameleon-like ability to become the person she is playing.