Tag: Elizabeth
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Studiocanal, Working Title’s ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It?’ Snapped Up by Shout! Studios for U.S. Distribution (Exclusive)
Shout! Studios has acquired U.S. rights to Studiocanal and Working Title’s cross-cultural British romantic comedy “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” with a view to releasing it in late spring, it was revealed at Berlin’s European Film Market on Tuesday.Directed by veteran Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (“Elizabeth”), “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”…
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‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Tár’ Lead London Critics’ Circle Awards
The 43rd annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards was a well-attended affair that crowned the provocative culture-war drama “Tár” as the Film of the Year on Sunday.“Tár” won three major awards, with Todd Field named Director of the Year and Cate Blanchett Actress of the Year. Blanchett is no stranger to this award, having won…
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Elizabeth Taylor Threw Vanity To The Wind For Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Wolf?
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” opens with an idyllic scene of an older couple taking a late night stroll around a college campus. A soft tune plays over the scene as the opening credits fade in and out over the picture. If you’re a first time watcher, you’d be forgiven for assuming you’re about to…
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Cate Blanchett to Receive Spanish Film Academy’s Inaugural International Goya Award
The Spanish Film Academy announced on Friday that its first-ever International Goya Award will be received by Cate Blanchett.Currently presided by Mariano Barroso, the Spanish Film Academy created the award to “honor artists that have contributed to cinema as a medium that brings together different cultures and people.” In Friday’s announcement, Blanchett was recognized for…
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Cate Blanchett Reminisces Fondly About Former HFPA Chief Lorenzo Soria at Venice Soirée
Cate Blanchett reminisced warmly about Lorenzo Soria at an event held during the Venice Film Festival where the recently deceased president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. was commemorated.“He was such a calm in the eye of the storm,” Blanchett said, remembering Soria, who died prematurely on Aug. 7 at the age of 68. “He…