Tag Archives: Richard Burton

Emma Watson And The Nine Scary Waxworks Of Doom

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on March 28th, 2013

Emma Watson's new waxwork (this and all photos courtesy of AP Images)

This week, a new waxwork of Emma Watson was revealed at the world famous Madame Tussaud’s in London. She looks, as a lot of waxworks do, not entirely unlike herself, but also not unlike someone else wearing an Emma Watson ...

BBC AMERICA to Co-Produce ‘Burton and Taylor’ Starring Dominic West, Helena Bonham Carter

By staff | Posted on March 22nd, 2013

Liz Taylor and Richard Burton (AP Images)

Remember the news that Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter would play Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in a soon-to-be-filmed drama? The 90-minute film has been announced as a BBC AMERICA co-production and will air in the ...

Richard Burton Finally Makes It In Hollywood

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on February 15th, 2013

I don’t wish to appear cynical about kind-hearted gestures, or long-standing historical wrongs that have finally been put right, but the news that Richard Burton is to be awarded a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame on ...

Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West To Play Taylor And Burton

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on February 12th, 2013

The last time anyone had the bright idea of recreating some of the more turbulent moments in the relationship between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the results involved Lindsay Lohan, and were less than ecstatically received. So ...

The Brit List: The Fifteen Greatest Actors Who Were Almost James Bond

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 1st, 2012

Over the 50 years since James Bond first stalked that bloody circle at the beginning of Dr No, many, many actors have been considered for the role. Some have been dismissed by producers, some have ruled themselves out due to concerns ...

The Brit List: Five British Actors Who Donned Togas Before ‘Titans’ Clashed

By Leah Rozen | Posted on April 2nd, 2012

Wrath of the Titans isn’t the first, and certainly won’t be the last, sword and sandals movie to be stuffed to bursting with toga-wearing Brits.

Before Colin Firth and Daniel Craig, A History of British Film Hotties

By Leah Rozen | Posted on March 30th, 2011

Good-looking British men are nothing new in Hollywood. While current moviegoers may swoon over Oscar winners Colin Firth and Christian Bale and look forward to seeing The Social Network‘s Andrew Garfield in Spider-Man, The ...