Tag: Four Weddings and a Funeral
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‘Shakespeare in Love’ Star Simon Callow Joins Cast of ‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2’ (Exclusive)
“Shakespeare in Love” actor Simon Callow has been cast in the sequel to micro-budget slasher hit “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.”Stage and screen star Callow, who has also appeared in “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “The Witcher” among other fare, is set to play a character called Cavendish, who is described by the…
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The Brit Romcom Evolves, Makes a Theatrical Comeback With ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It?’
For a solid decade, the U.K. contributed some of the most iconic floppy-haired lotharios, airport dashes and front-door confessions in romcom history. Films such as “Four Weddings and a Funeral” (1994), “Notting Hill” (1999) and “Love Actually” (2003) basically invented such hallmarks of the genre.But in the last decade, the global-facing British romcom has all…
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All It Took Was Richard Curtis To Get Hugh Grant On Board With Bridget Jones’s Diary
If you’re a fan of ’90s rom-coms, then you probably love the unforgettable films written by Richard Curtis starring the irresistibly charming Hugh Grant. My personal favorite among them is “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” a modern adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” that centers around the indulgent and imperfect Bridget Jones caught in a classic love triangle.…
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Jaime Chavarri’s ‘La Manzana de Oro’ Swooped On by FilmSharks, Rtve (Exclusive)
Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has snapped up worldwide sales rights to Jaime Chavarri’s upcoming comedy, “La Manzana de Oro” (“The Golden Apple”).In a separate deal, Spanish pubcaster Rtve has clinched free TV rights.Produced by Mario Real and Enrique González Khun at the fledgling La Pirueta Films and described as “Dead Poets Society” meets “Four Weddings and…
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Which films excited international guests at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival?
Mike Newell shared select highlights while a local actress was signed by a talent agency and guests shared excitement for the future of the Estonian film industry.Fresh films, homegrown talent and optimism for the future fired up guests at this year’s Black Nights Film Festival in the Estonian capital of Tallinn.Mike Newell, the UK drector…
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Hugh Grant To Reflect On His Career In BBC Documentary ‘Hugh Grant: A Life On Screen’
Hugh Grant, the star of A Very English Scandal and Notting Hill, is to reflect on his career as an actor in a special BBC Two documentary over the Christmas period.Entertainment One-owned production company Whizz Kid Entertainment and BAFTA Productions will make the 60-minute film, Hugh Grant: A Life On Screen, which will include an…
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Kristin Scott Thomas to receive Bifa 2019 Richard Harris honorary award (exclusive)
The 2019 BIFAs take place on Sunday, December 1.Kristin Scott Thomas will receive the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution to British film at the 2019 British Independent Film Awards on December 1.Scott Thomas joins previous winners including Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Emma Thompson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and last year’s winner Judi Dench, in receiving the…
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Kristin Scott Thomas to Receive Richard Harris Award at BIFAs
Kristin Scott Thomas will be honored at this year’s British Independent Film Awards with the Richard Harris Award for her contribution to British film. Thomas will join a celebrated list of former honorees including Judi Dench in 2018, and Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson and Chiwetel Ejiiofor in years past.Thomas’ film work includes “Four Weddings and…
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All hail the renaissance of Hugh Grant, freed from decades of romcom hell
In the past two years he has produced the best work of his life, including his latest turn in A Very English ScandalBack in the mid-90s, shortly after I saw Four Weddings And A Funeral – when I, along with half the females in this country, developed a profound soft spot for Hugh Grant –…
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Mindy Kaling Takes Shots At Netflix and Amazon As Hulu Announces Her Next Series
Actress/writer/producer Mindy Kaling can now add “shit-stirrer” to her list of titles. The incredibly funny actress has just announced another partnership with streaming service Hulu, who will distribute her new series, which is a remake of the classic rom-com, “Four Weddings and a Funeral.”But it wasn’t the announcement that earns Kaling the brand new title.…