Tag Archives: Tom Hooper

WATCH: The British Take on Accuracy in Oscar-Nominated Films

By Tom Brook | Posted on February 22nd, 2013

Daniel Day-Lewis at the Montecito Award ceremony at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

In the run up to the Oscars, the three best picture nominees with stories based on real people or events — Lincoln, Argo and Zero Dark Thirty — have all had the veracity of their storytelling challenged.

WATCH: ‘Les Miserables’ Director Tom Hooper on Fictionalizing in Reality-Based Films

By Tom Brook | Posted on January 14th, 2013

British director Tom Hooper — who was snubbed by the Academy last week when it chose not to give him a Best Director Oscar nomination for Les Mis�rables — has willingly weighed in over whether or not feature filmmakers ...

WATCH: Tom Hooper on ‘Les Miserables’ as ‘Great Anthem of the Dispossessed’

By Tom Brook | Posted on December 18th, 2012

Tom Hooper on the set of 'Les Miserables' (AP Photo/Universal Pictures/Laurie Sparham)

Tom Hooper — the British director of the eagerly awaited Les Misérables — sees his new movie adaptation of the celebrated stage musical in very passionate terms.

‘King’s Speech’ Director May Follow Up with ‘Les Miserables’

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on March 25th, 2011

When you’ve won a Best Director Oscar for your first major film, which itself won Best Picture, what do you do for an encore? Do you snag your Best Actor-winning star Colin Firth for a victory lap?

Should the Oscar-Winning ‘King’s Speech’ Receive a PG-13 Edit?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 28th, 2011

The King’s Speech, which has made over $100 million at the domestic box office, is ready to bring in the big dough. Not only did the British period drama scoop up four Oscars last night (February 27), including the coveted Best ...

Oscars 2011 Recap: ‘The King’s Speech’ Prevails with Four Awards

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on February 28th, 2011

After Ricky Gervais took it in the chin for his “mean-spirited” hosting job at January’s Golden Globes, the 83rd annual Academy Awards tried to make sure Sunday evening’s (February 27) show from Hollywood’s ...

‘King’s Speech’ Director in Talks with Colin Firth for Future Project

By Tom Brook | Posted on February 11th, 2011

The Oscar-nominated director of The King’s Speech, Tom Hooper, says he will collaborate with Colin Firth on a future project.

The Tellyvangelist: Jan. 31 – Feb. 6

By David Molofsky | Posted on January 31st, 2011

In this week’s Tellyvangelist — your weekly guide to all that’s British on U.S.

Will the R-Rated ‘King’s Speech’ Get a Family-Friendly PG-13 Cut?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on January 27th, 2011

The King’s Speech leads this year’s Oscar nominations with 12 mentions, which is reportedly sparking the British period film’s surge at the box office. But the bosses at the film’s studio, the Weinstein Company, ...