Tag Archives: Steven Spielberg

Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg Are Going British

By Leah Rozen | Posted on November 25th, 2011

Two of America’s greatest living film directors are going British this holiday season. Both Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg have shot their new movies in England.

Emily Watson Takes Steven Spielberg’s Call

By Tom Brook | Posted on November 4th, 2011

Speaking by phone from the set of Little Boy in Mexico, British actress Emily Watson told me how she’s moving into a new phase in her career playing interesting mothers.

‘Doctor Who’ Fan Steven Spielberg Handpicked Steven Moffat for ‘Tintin’

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on October 24th, 2011

Steven Spielberg has gone full Anglophile this year, directing two big-budget December releases loaded with British talent. There’s War Horse, based on the novel and Tony-winning Broadway play (with Emily Watson, David Thewlis, ...

Famous ‘Doctor Who’ Fans: Top 5 Celebrity Whovians

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on September 20th, 2011

As all true Nerdists know, celebrities are not better than real people. Their achievements in the fields of popularity, smiling, and bending over (depends on the celebrity) may be impressive, but they often have poor memory retention ...

‘War Horse’ May Lead a Night of British Triumph at Tonys

By Tom Brook | Posted on June 12th, 2011

Broadway’s biggest night of the year could end up with the British play War Horse taking home five trophies at the Tony Awards, including best play.

Daniel Day-Lewis Cast in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on November 19th, 2010

Academy Award-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis has signed on to portray the United States' 16th President Abraham Lincoln in the forthcoming Steven Spielberg-directed film, Lincoln.

Mistresses’ Actress Shelley Conn Cast in New Spielberg Sci-fi Show

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on October 1st, 2010

Shelley Conn first dazzled us as Jessica Fraser on the 2008 BBC drama, Mistresses, but now the British television actress has her sights set on wowing America when she stars in FOX’s sci-fi thriller, Terra Nova, next year.