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Emma Watson And The Nine Scary Waxworks Of Doom

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:28:07 +0000

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

staff — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:48:27 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:48:30 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:37:35 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:13:32 +0000

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

Leah Rozen — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:36:59 +0000

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

Leah Rozen — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:39:14 +0000

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 ...