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Game of Throne’s Actress Gwendoline Christie and Lupita Nyong’o Join Star Wars: Episode VII
Flying the flag high for Britain is “Game of Thrones” actress Gwendoline Christie who, along with Academy Award winning “12 Years A Slave” star Lupita Nyong’o, has joined the cast of “Star Wars: Episode VII” adding more Brit Power to the highly anticipated J.J. Abrams directed film … Continue reading
Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt Talks to Screen Actors Guild Members in LA
Los Angeles – Joanne Froggatt spoke to members of Los Angeles Screen Actors Guild after screening an episode of Downtown Abbey about the responsibility she felt in portraying her character, Anna, with integrity and truth in her darkest, most emotional … Continue reading
Emma Thompson “You Can’t Be A Great Mum and Keep Working All The Time…”
Ohh boy, did Emma Thompson start social media frenzy with her recent comment about working moms and motherhood. If Emma Thompson had her way the world would have no need of a Mary Poppins or Nanny McPhee. The Saving Mr. Banks … Continue reading
Colin Firth is Going to Kick ARSE in Kingsman: The Secret Service!
Okay, I know I’ve already said this in a previous blog post but…Colin “Firthianados” get ready to see your man kick some major ARSE in the 20th Century Fox release of Kingsman: The Secret Service! I’m all in a Firth-induced frenzy … Continue reading
MumbleGate! BBC’s Jamaica Inn and the Case of the Mumbling Thespians!
They’re calling it MumbleGate! The audio fiasco over BBC‘s adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier‘s book, “Jamaica Inn” starring former Downton Abbey star, Jessica Brown Findlay. Apparently the broadcast of the series’ first episode fell flat after 800 viewers complained that … Continue reading
Brits Shine at Cannes Film Festival!
Mike Leigh‘s first film in four years is creating quite the buzz at the Cannes Film Festival currently underway in the glam capitol of the world…the French Riviera. Mr. Turner, a bio-pic about eccentric British painter J.M.W Turner, stars Timothy Spall and already … Continue reading
Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan to star in ABC’s “Selfie”
Selfie. If the term wasn’t already part of our daily pop culture vernacular, Ellen DeGeneres took it to new heights when she famously took a selfie during the 2014 Academy Awards telecast and posted it on Twitter which then created … Continue reading
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DOCTOR WHO STAR MATT SMITH SET TO STAR IN PARAMOUNT PICTURES “TERMINATOR” REBOOT
HOLLYWOOD, CA (May 1, 2014) – Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions announced that “Doctor Who” star Matt Smith will join the cast of the upcoming “TERMINATOR” reboot. Smith will play a new character with a strong connection to John Connor, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, who … Continue reading
STAR WARS VII CAST ANNOUNCED and it’s PRECIOUS!
Wow this is almost as exciting as when I used to wait for the cast list to be posted on the auditorium door for the Spring Musical in High School! Only this time, sadly…I’m not playing the lead. But guess … Continue reading
Colin Firth in yet ANOTHER Nicole Kidman film….Should I Be Jealous?
The headlines of the day are shouting the news that Jude Law has joined Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman in a role that was previously occupied by Michael Fassbender in theater director Michael Grandage’s upcoming film debut Genius. But what I’ve extracted … Continue reading
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