Tag Archives: Hyde Park on Hudson

The ‘Special Relationship’ – A History of Meetings Between British Monarchs and U.S. Presidents

By | Posted on December 24th, 2012
Bill Murray, seated, playing FDR, welcoming Olivia Coleman, as Queen, and Samuel West, as King George, in 'Hyde Park on Hudson.' (Focus Features)

This post is brought to you by Focus Features’ new film Hyde Park on Hudson, directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill) and starring Oscar nominees Bill Murray and Laura Linney. In theaters now.

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WATCH: Olivia Williams on No Knife and Fork for Visiting British Royals in ‘Hyde Park’

By | Posted on December 5th, 2012
Olivia Williams in 'Hyde Park on Hudson' (Photo: Nicola Dove/Focus Features)

In the new period drama Hyde Park on Hudson, out on Friday (December 7), First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, played by English actress Olivia Williams, wanted the visiting British King and Queen to drop their airs and graces.

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WATCH: ‘Hyde Park’ Director ‘Annoyed’ with ‘King’s Speech’ Comparisons

By | Posted on October 16th, 2012

British filmmaker Roger Michell has been promoting his film Hyde Park on Hudson while fighting the perception that his picture is a version of The King’s Speech.

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WATCH: Interview with Bill Murray on FDR, British Royals and ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’

By | Posted on September 27th, 2012

The new 1930s period film Hyde Park on Hudson, featuring King George VI, will be screened at the New York Film Festival this weekend amid talk that it is this season’s The King’s Speech.

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