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WATCH: Colin Firth, Other British Oscar Hopefuls Have Their Say

By Tom Brook | Posted on February 25th, 2011

Colin Firth in ‘The King’s Speech’ The British presence at this year’s Academy Awards is formidable. According to the UK Film Council, British talent has secured 33 nominations — and Britain is ...

Oscar Predictions: Can ‘King’s Speech’ Prevail Over ‘Social Network’?

By Leah Rozen | Posted on February 24th, 2011

Will The King’s Speech manage to win a kingly sized portion of the awards up for grabs this Sunday (February 27) at the Oscars? The British historical drama has been nominated for 12 gold statues, including Best Picture.

The Tellyvangelist: Feb. 21-27

By David Molofsky | Posted on February 21st, 2011

In this week’s Tellyvangelist — your weekly guide to all that’s British on U.S.

WATCH: 25 Years of Christian Bale in Clips

By Leah Rozen | Posted on February 18th, 2011

Forget all his amazing performances and that he’s up for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar this year for The Fighter. Here’s my favorite fact about the Welsh-born Christian Bale: his stepmother is Gloria Steinem, the feminist ...

Christian Bale Might Star in ‘Machinist’ Director’s ‘Concrete Island’

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 9th, 2011

Christian Bale — current Oscar frontrunner for playing a crackhead, washed-up boxer in David O. Russell‘s The Fighter — is planning his next transformation.

David Mitchell: UK Actors Should Stick to Villains, Not Superheroes

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 8th, 2011

Leave it to David Mitchell, star of Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, to give his own humorously cantankerous but thoughtful take on things. His target this week: Britain’s monopoly on America’s leading superhero ...

Christian Bale Has Some ‘Unfinished Business’ With Mom and Sister

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on February 4th, 2011

Christian Bale has been all smiles since grabbing Best Supporting Actor trophies at both the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his portrayal of Dicky Eklund in The Fighter.

A Half-Century After the Beatles, Is Another British Invasion Underway?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 1st, 2011

Is this all some sort of post-colonial payback? Has a gang of rogue Brits suddenly descended upon Hollywood and replaced our American-born gods with UK ones?

‘Tudors’ Star Henry Cavill Becomes Latest Brit To Land Superhero Part

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on January 31st, 2011

British actors are putting a stranglehold on Hollywood’s superhero roles. There’s Christian Bale as Batman, and more recently, The Social Network star Andrew Garfield has taken over for Tobey Maguire in the Spider-Man ...

Oscar Nominations: ‘The King’s Speech’ Leads with 12

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on January 25th, 2011

The King's Speech dominated this morning's (January 25) Oscar nominations, with 12 total nominations, including ones for Colin Firth (watch our interview), Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush, and director Tom Hooper. Christian Bale received recognition for The Fighter, but there are some notable British snubs this year.