Author Archives: The Anglophile Channel
The Hobbit Fan Fellowship Contest Winners Announced!
CONGRATULATIONS to The Hobbit Fan Fellowship Contest Winners! The first set of winners have been announced on The Hobbit Fan Contest page, with a several more to be announced throughout the month! These lucky winners are going to get to … Continue reading
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Wax Figure Unveiled at Madame Tussauds
The Cumberbabe strikes again! Whether LIVE and in person on the red carpet, arriving at airports, walking down the street…or simply as a wax figure…it seems Benedict Cumberbatch creates quite the frenetic frenzy wherever he goes…and it doesn’t look like … Continue reading
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Expecting Baby in April 2015!
Kensington Palace confirmed today that Prince William and Catherine are expecting a baby in April 2015. Only six months till Prince George will have a little sibling to run around and play with! The Duchess continues to be affected by … Continue reading
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Enters The Oscar Race!
WARNER BROS. – FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION 2014 THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Warner Bros has thrown their hat into the ring for award season consideration with The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies. And deservedly so as this picture … Continue reading
Britannia Awards: Do You Have Your Tickets and Frock Picked Out?
The 2014 Britannia Awards are just around the corner! Have you picked out your frock yet? Well you better get shopping! You can join BAFTA/LA for an evening with the stars on October 30th and the lovely Beverly Hilton Hotel … Continue reading
Dame Maggie Smith Becomes A Companion of Honour!
She’s already a Dame but Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey’s incomparable Dowager Countess of Grantham, has received an even bigger honor from The Queen. At an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle earlier today, Dame Maggie was honored with the Insignia of a … Continue reading
Hugh Bonneville Muses About Shakespeare and Ralph Fiennes for Radio Times
Downton Abbey’s Lord Grantham himself, Hugh Bonneville writes for Radio Times and muses about Shakespare and Ralph Fiennes (who he understudied for!) By Hugh Bonneville for Radio Times Monday 13 October 2014 at 05:01PM My first acting job was at the … Continue reading
Angelina Jolie: There Is Nothing Like A Dame!
Well, nothing like this Dame anyway. After an eyebrow-raising past that included wearing a vial of her spouse’s blood around her neck and a fairly uncomfortable public make-out session with her brother not to mention some unpleasant publicity surrounding the … Continue reading
Benedict Cumberbatch Kicks Off BFI London Film Festival RED CARPET VIDEO
Hundred’s of dedicated CumberFans braved the rain in London to watch Benedict Cumberbatch walk the red carpet at Leicester Square as The Imitation Game opened the 58th BFI London Film Festival. Cumberbatch and his beautiful Co-star, Keira Knightley made quite … Continue reading
The Britannia British Accent Challenge!
The Britannia British Accent Challenge! Everything is better with a British accent…don’t you agree? Well, imagine your favorite iconic “NON-British” movie line said with a British accent! What would that sound like? How would Tom Cruise sound shouting “Give me … Continue reading



