Tag Archives: Movies

Bill Nighy: Occupying Wall Street, Christmas and a New York Subway

By | Posted on November 14th, 2011

On a visit to New York, British actor Bill Nighy has come to the defense of Occupation Wall Street — and the wider related protests against corporate greed.

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Henry VIII Ruled the Screen Even Before ‘The Tudors’

By | Posted on November 11th, 2011

A couple of years back, while visiting England with two then 13-year-old nieces, I took them to see Hampton Court, where Henry VIII and other British rulers lived and frolicked. When I suggested that we view a special temporary exhibit ...

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Buff Henry Cavill, Minus Superman’s Spandex,Takes on ‘Immortals’

By | Posted on November 8th, 2011

American moviegoers will get their first good look at the dashing Englishman who would be the Man of Steel when Immortals opens this Friday (Nov. 11).

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‘Johnny English’ and the Not-So-Secret Formula of the Spy Film Spoof

By | Posted on October 21st, 2011

English funnyman Rowan Atkinson once again bumbles and mumbles his way across the screen as an incompetent British secret agent in a sequel to his 2003 spy spoof, Johnny English. The latest chapter, Johnny English Reborn, opens today ...

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Five Youthful, Offbeat Movie Adaptations of Shakespeare

By | Posted on October 14th, 2011

No one ever accused William Shakespeare of being a loafer. During his lifetime, he wrote at least 37 plays, plus sonnets and poems.

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Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz Follow Tradition of Reel-to-Real Romance

By | Posted on September 30th, 2011

Whether Dream House is fabulous or a total turkey – and the fact that the studio didn’t screen it for critics would point toward the latter – for newlyweds Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, it will always be the movie that ...

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‘Machine Gun Preacher,’ ‘Killer Elite,’ ‘Abduction’ – Loaded with Brits

By | Posted on September 23rd, 2011

There’s an old chestnut about a famous actress of a certain age being asked how she likes her men. “The same way I like my coffee: straight,” she replies.

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Can Sports Movies Like ‘Moneyball’ Play on Both Sides of the Pond?

By | Posted on September 21st, 2011

Baseball is to Britain as chalk is to cheese. The same is true for much of the rest of the world beyond the U.S.

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Early Dish on UK Oscar Contenders: What’s the Next ‘King’s Speech’?

By | Posted on September 16th, 2011

The Oscars are still months away – February 26, 2012 is awards night – and nominations don’t even come out until January 24, but the race for golden guys has already begun.

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Contender Tom Hardy Channels Brando in ‘Warrior’

By | Posted on September 9th, 2011

It’s the nick on the eyebrow that’s the giveaway. Tom Hardy is making like Marlon Brando, or at least paying tribute to him, in Warrior, a compelling drama opening today (Sept. 9).

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