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10 British Acting Families (Who Are Not the Redgraves)

Rachel Marie Paquin — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:09:18 +0000

This week Doctor Who fans will get to see mother-daughter duo Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling in “The Crimson Horror.” The actresses will also be playing a mother-daughter pair in the show with Rigg as Winifred ...

Matt Lucas Signs On to Silent TV Program

Brigid Brown — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:05:53 +0000

It’s a bit funny to think of someone known for their comedic and vocal acrobatics starring in a silent TV series but that’s what Matt Lucas (Little Britain, Bridesmaids) is up to, reports BBC News.

The Brit List: 10 Famous British Moustaches

Brigid Brown — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:26:08 +0000

Tom Weston-Jones and Kevin Ryan have some work to do. (Photo/BBCA) I moustache you a question, why do moustaches always give us a giggle? Possibly it’s because they do look ticklish!

Five ‘Secretly British’ Stars of the Silver Screen

Kevin Wicks — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:42:09 +0000

They are among us. They look like us, they speak like us, and they’ve fully absorbed our way of life. But they are most assuredly not like us.

Today’s UK Twitter Trends (Apr. 15): Google Honors Charlie Chaplin

Paul Hechinger — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:47:26 +0000

Charlie Chaplain is trending today on Twitter in the UK, in celebration of what would have been the great silent movie comedian’s 122nd birthday, which is actually tomorrow, April 16.

Telegraph’s Top 21 British Directors of All-Time

Kevin Wicks — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0000

The film critics over at The Daily Telegraph have gotten together and selected who they feel are the 21 best British directors of all-time. How they settled on the 21 is a big mystery, although they say “whittling the list down ...