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Olivia Colman Is The Queen Of The BAFTAs

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:17:11 +0000

Last night’s BAFTA TV awards ceremony was a most Anglopheniac spectacle indeed, with top prizes going to some of our favorite British talents. Olivia Colman, for example, (finally) won two awards, for entirely contrasting ...

Five Curiously Neat Theatrical Double-Headers

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:36:05 +0000

We’ve all experienced that curious jolting sensation when a beloved actor from a TV show or movie franchise we’re really into suddenly appears in something else. “What,” we ask ourselves, “is Voldemort ...

Where Else Have You Spotted the Cast of ‘The Hour’?

Karen Ho — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:25:56 +0000

Put on your horn-rimmed glasses and break out the ’50s-inspired cocktails! The second season of The Hour, with its tremendously talented ensemble cast, premieres on BBC America tonight (November 28) at 9/8c.

WATCH: Ben Whishaw Gives Us a Younger ‘Rebooted’ Q in ‘Skyfall’

Kevin Wicks — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:28:46 +0000

Yesterday, we got our first extended look at The Hour‘s Ben Whishaw as James Bond’s gadget expert Q. It’s another in a line of clips MGM has released to build momentum to the U.S.

WATCH: ‘Skyfall’ Royal World Premiere

Brigid Brown — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:15:08 +0000

Director Sam Mendes’ Skyfall starring Daniel Craig premiered this evening at the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington, London, October 23. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall even came out to take part in the ...

‘The Hour’ Star Ben Whishaw in ‘Cloud Atlas’: Watch Trailer

Kevin Wicks — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:43:56 +0000

Twitter and the Interwebs have been abuzz today after the release of a gorgeous extended trailer for Cloud Atlas, an ambitious, visually arresting adaptation of British author David Mitchell‘s 2004 novel. The film features six ...

‘Skyfall’ Presents A New Q: Ben Whishaw

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:31:26 +0000

This is the actor Ben Whishaw. He is famous for appearing in such notable movies as Bright Star, I’m Not There, and Perfume, in which he took the lead role:

WATCH: How BBC America’s ‘The Hour’ Recreated 1950s Britain

Kevin Wicks — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:02:39 +0000

As Mad Men and films like Good Night, and Good Luck showed us, the “neat and tidy” 1950s had striking parallels to the present day.

‘Luther’ Star Idris Elba to Host BBC America’s Weekly ‘Dramaville’ Hour

Kevin Wicks — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:56:02 +0000

Idris Elba, Golden Globe-nominated star of BBC America’s Luther, will host BBC America’s new weekly dramatic programming slot, the channel announced today (May 25). Dramaville is set to launch Wednesday, August 17 at 10 pm ...

BBC America Announces New 1950s Spy Drama, ‘The Hour’

Kevin Wicks — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:48:19 +0000

Dominic West (The Wire, The Devil’s Whore), Romola Garai (Emma, Atonement), and Ben Whishaw (Bright Star, Criminal Justice, Brideshead Revisited) are set to star in BAFTA-winning writer Abi Morgan‘s six-part espionage ...