Author Archives: Tom Brook

WATCH: British Filmmaker Launches ‘Leviathan’ Sea Monster Documentary in New York

By Tom Brook | Posted on March 1st, 2013

A New England sight from the documentary (Cinema Guild)

British-born Lucien Castaing-Taylor launches his unusual documentary Leviathan in New York today (Friday) in the wake of strong reviews at festival screenings. It’s the story of life on board a fishing vessel plying the high seas off ...

WATCH: The British Take on Accuracy in Oscar-Nominated Films

By Tom Brook | Posted on February 22nd, 2013

Daniel Day-Lewis at the Montecito Award ceremony at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

In the run up to the Oscars, the three best picture nominees with stories based on real people or events — Lincoln, Argo and Zero Dark Thirty — have all had the veracity of their storytelling challenged.

WATCH: A Look at Britain’s Oscar Chances

By Tom Brook | Posted on February 20th, 2013

Daniel Day-Lewis in 'Lincoln' (Photo: 20th Century Fox/Amblin Entertainment)

This year, there’s no big British Oscar winning film in sight like The King’s Speech. But some British victories are being forecast.

WATCH: Catherine Zeta-Jones: Americans More Open on Mental Health Concerns

By Tom Brook | Posted on February 13th, 2013

Catherine Zeta-Jones at the 'Side Effects' premiere. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

In promoting the new thriller Side Effects, Catherine Zeta-Jones, who plays a psychiatrist, has been noting that Americans still seem to talk much more openly about mental health issues.

WATCH: Jude Law on Steven Soderbergh’s Retirement: ‘I Understand It to a Point’

By Tom Brook | Posted on February 8th, 2013

Jude Law and Steven Soderbergh at the premiere of 'Side Effects.' (Photo: Sipa via AP Images)

Jude Law doesn’t know quite what to make of director Steven Soderbergh’s move away from filmmaking into other artistic pursuits.

WATCH: David O. Russell Offers Details on Next Christian Bale Collaboration

By Tom Brook | Posted on January 31st, 2013

According to director David O. Russell, actor Christian Bale will be portraying a Jewish New Yorker in his forthcoming 1970s set film.

WATCH: Juno Temple Hopes to Play Queen’s Sister Princess Margaret

By Tom Brook | Posted on January 25th, 2013

Juno Temple at the announcement for BAFTA's Rising Star award shortlist. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

23-year-old British actress Juno Temple, who was one of the “It girls” at this year’s Sundance Film Festival with three films in the lineup, is excited by the prospect of playing the Queen’s late sister Princess Margaret in a ...

WATCH: Daniel Radcliffe Impresses Sundance as Allen Ginsberg

By Tom Brook | Posted on January 22nd, 2013

Daniel Radcliffe, who appeared at the Sundance Film Festival for his new movie 'Kill Your Darlings,' poses for a portrait. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP Images)

Former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has made quite an impact at the Sundance Film Festival playing a role very unlike the boy wizard. In the film Kill Your Darlings, he portrays American Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg, an ...

WATCH: ‘Like Crazy’ Star Felicity Jones Returns to Sundance

By Tom Brook | Posted on January 22nd, 2013

Felicity Jones' official Sundance 2013 portrait. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP Images)

Two years ago Felicity Jones was a sensation at the Sundance Film Festival when she won the Special Jury Prize for her acting in the romantic drama Like Crazy, which was directed by Drake Doremus.