Tag Archives: Accent

For Your Consideration: ‘The Hour’s Dominic West, Golden Globe Nominee

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on January 11th, 2012

The Golden Globes are handed out this Sunday (January 15), and there’s not only tough competition for the Golden Globe’s best actor in a TV movie/miniseries category, but the contest is especially Brit-heavy. Out of five ...

Technology 2 – English Language O

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on October 27th, 2011

Apple has heavily touted its iPhone 4S’s new voice recognition feature known as Siri, which is supposed to understand what you say to it and actually answer back using words.

Streep, Hathaway Face Scrutiny over On-screen British Accents

By Leah Rozen | Posted on August 15th, 2011

Meryl Streep may be the acknowledged Queen of Accents, but even she could come in for criticism when she starts mouthing off as former three-term British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, a biopic opening December 16. ...

WATCH: Can Colin Firth Do A Decent Southern Accent?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 3rd, 2011

This is the trailer for Colin Firth’s new movie Main Street, in which he plays a southern businessman looking to transform the town of Durham, North Carolina, which is struggling to keep going in the face of massive economic ...

Five Strong UK Regional Accents That DID Succeed In America

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on June 6th, 2011

In tribute to poor old Cheryl Cole, whose natural mode of expression seems to have caused so many furrowed brows among so many hopeful performers on the US X Factor that she had to be sent home in disgrace (if we’re reading the ...

Russell Brand Says American TV Execs Should Listen Better

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 26th, 2011

OK so we promise we won’t be running lots and lots of stories about the American X Factor and who is and is not going to be judging it this year. Frankly the way things are going, they should get the contestants to decide ...

Ray Winstone: Voice Coach To The Stars

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 18th, 2011

If you’ve seen Mel Gibson’s performance as a puppeteer in The Beaver, and marvelled at the accuracy with which he nails the London accent for his furry friend, well, there’s a reason for that. Far from being a dubbed ...