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British Weddings, Not Necessarily Royal

Leah Rozen — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:03:12 +0000

Unlike Prince William and Kate Middleton, few young British couples get married in Westminster Abbey, clad in a military uniform and designer gown, and arriving at the ceremony via horse drawn carriage. Not by a long shot.

Pattinson Trades Vampires for Elephants – Will Twihards Follow?

Leah Rozen — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:13:15 +0000

Robert Pattinson — whose latest non-Twilight movie, Water for Elephants, opens today — should consider asking Leonardo DiCaprio for career advice.

James McAvoy: A Conspiracy of Talent and Sex Appeal

Leah Rozen — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:58:55 +0000

I keep waiting for James McAvoy to become a gargantuan star. After Atonement, I fully expected the Scottish-born actor to turn up on the cover of People magazine’s annual Sexiest Man Alive issue.

‘Paul,’ Pegg & Frost’s Alien Movie: Close Encounter, But No Cigar

Leah Rozen — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:16:26 +0000

Coming to America may have been a mistake for English funnymen Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. While we Yanks are always happy to welcome talented folk to our shores, the duo’s maiden American effort, Paul, isn’t up to the hilarious ...

WATCH: 25 Years of Christian Bale in Clips

Leah Rozen — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:36:10 +0000

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 ...

Ready, Set, Go for the BAFTAs: A Preview

Leah Rozen — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:42:07 +0000

As the seemingly endless, Louboutin-shod march to the Academy Awards on February 27 continues, all eyes will focus on London this Sunday (February 13) evening when the British Academy of Film and Television Arts hands out its coveted ...

WATCH: Oscar Nominee Helena Bonham Carter: A Career in Clips

Leah Rozen — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:36:08 +0000

It always comes as a surprise to see Helena Bonham Carter dressed in the latest couture concoction while walking the red carpet for an awards show or movie premiere. Where’s the corset?

Why is Clark Kent Changing in a Red Telephone Box?

Leah Rozen — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:37:05 +0000

The 15 ft. bronze statue of Superman that stands in front the courthouse in Metropolis, Ill., a town that’s the site of the annual Superman Celebration festival, bears the inscription, “Truth – Justice – The American Way.”

Colin Firth: From Literary Sex Symbol to British Acting Icon

Leah Rozen — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:25:00 +0000

For years, Colin Firth was the reading woman’s sex symbol. When a TV mini-series was made of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in 1995, and when a movie version was made of Bridget Jones’s Diary, Helen Fielding’s chick lit ...

British Hopefuls For This Year’s Oscar Nominations

Leah Rozen — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:28:15 +0000

Movie fans will want to wake up early tomorrow. At 8:30 a.m.