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A Week In Movies: More High-profile Releases, Trailers For Muscle-man Movies, And A New Life Of Jesus
In the wake of last week's Catching Fire fever, new releases this week are a little more low key. Thanksgiving audiences in America will be choosing between Disney's acclaimed new animated film Frozen and Spike...
By Rich Cline in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 November 2013
Emma Thompson Steals The Plaudits From Under Hanks' Nose In Saving Mr. Banks - Reviews
When news of Saving Mr. Banks was announced, the words on everybody’s lips were: ‘Tom Hanks is playing Walt Disney. Cool’. But, as details of the film emerged, the characters of P.L Travers emerged as...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 November 2013
Octavia Spencer Shocks Julia Roberts & Thompson With Murder, She Wrote News
Octavia Spencer left acting royalty Julia Roberts and Emma Thompson stunned when she revealed plans to revive one of their favourite Tv shows Murder, She Wrote during a recent round table interview.The three movie stars...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 November 2013
Emma Thompson: Young Actresses Are Forced To Look Thin
Emma Thompson thinks young actresses are forced to look model-thin.The Oscar-winning actress finds it disgusting that teenage stars are under immense ''pressure'' to look perfect and thinks photographers editing their pictures by airbrushing their skin...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 November 2013
Emma Thompson: I Wanted To Be The Doctor
Emma Thompson would have ''loved'' to have become the first female time lord in Doctor Who. The Oscar-winning actress denied speculation that she was offered the role given to 'The Thick of It' actor Peter...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 November 2013
Emma Thompson: 'Cosmetic Surgery Is Psychotic'
Actress Emma Thompson remains determined to avoid cosmetic surgery, insisting it is "psychotic" to have Botox injections.The Oscar winner joined her fellow British screen stars Kate Winslet and Rachel Weisz in 2011 to form the...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 November 2013
Angelina Jolie, Steve Martin & Angela Lansbury Earn Honorary Recognition From The Academy’S Governors Awards
Angelina Jolie, Steve Martin and Angela Lansbury were honoured on Saturday, 16 November, night at the Academy’s Governors Awards, in a night where emotions ran high and the awards circuit got off to a start....
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 November 2013
Emma Thompson Writes Handbook For Daughter After Childhood Ordeal
Emma Thompson has written a handbook about sex and emotion to guide her daughter through life after experiencing a horrific ordeal as a child in which she was allegedly molested by an elderly man.The British...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 November 2013
Emma Thompson Sings Mary Poppins Tunes At Saving Mr. Banks Lunch
Emma Thompson showed off her singing skills by performing several tracks from Mary Poppins at a special Los Angeles lunch celebrating the launch of her new film Saving Mr. Banks.The British actress plays author P.L....
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 November 2013
Emma Thompson And Jim Carter Join Forces To Save Neighbourhood Trees
British stars Emma Thompson and Jim Carter are among the locals fighting plans to chop down 35 trees to make way for a railway station in their London neighbourhood.The pair is backing a campaign to...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 November 2013
Emma Thompson Forgives Helena Bonham Carter
Emma Thompson has forgiven Helena Bonham Carter for allegedly having an affair with her ex-husband.The 'Saving Mr. Banks' star, who ended her marriage with Kenneth Branagh in 1995 amid rumours he had a fling with...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12 November 2013
Emma Thompson Forgives Helena Bonham Carter For Branagh Affair
Emma Thompson has broken her silence on her one-time love rival Helena Bonham Carter, insisting she forgives the actress for embarking on an affair with her ex-husband Kenneth Branagh.The actor/director enjoyed a fling with Bonham...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 November 2013
Afi Film Festival Launch Hosts "Saving Mr. Banks" Premiere At The Historical Chinese Theater
Last night saw the “practically perfect” opening of the AFI Film Fest at Hollywood’s infamous Chinese Theatre, newly kitted out for IMAX. Most importantly, however, the festival also hosted the North American premiere of the...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 November 2013
Emma Thompson Honoured In Hollywood
Actress Emma Thompson cemented her place in Hollywood on Thursday (07Nov13) when she added her hand and shoe prints to the fabled pavement outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre.The Oscar winner was overcome with emotion at the...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 November 2013
It's Emma Thompson, Not Tom Hanks, Taking The Plaudits For 'Saving Mr Banks'
Saving Mr Banks has been marketed, or at least interpreted, as a film about Walt Disney. But the crux of the film can be found in Pamela Lyndon Travers’ struggle to keep her story true...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 October 2013
Emma Thompson's 'Prickly Pear' Behaviour
Emma Thompson enjoyed channelling her inner-diva in 'Saving Mr. Banks'.The 54-year-old actress portrays P.L. Travers, the cantankerous author of 'Mary Poppins', in Disney's new period drama about the creation of the classic movie based on...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 October 2013
Disney Reveal New Movie Details At D23 Expo: 'Malificent,' 'Saving Mr. Banks,' And 'Tomorrowland'
Walt Disney Studios have a host of exciting new movies in store for fans of action, comedy and adventure in this next year. Details of new and upcoming movies were announced at the Disney Comic-Con...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 August 2013
Back To The Film's Roots: Tom Hanks' 'Saving Mr Banks' To Close Bfi London Film Festival
The highly anticipated movie Saving Mr. Banks, in which Tom Hanks stars as the controversial Walt Disney, attempting to work with Pamela Travers (Emma Thompson) on a film adaptation of Mary Poppins, is set to...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 August 2013
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - Tom Hanks In Saving Mr. Banks [Trailer + Pictures]
The long-awaited Walt Disney film, featuring Tom Hanks as the controversial man himself, is getting closer and closer, and we’ve got some stills of Hanks in action as well as his co-stars, Emma Thompson, B.J...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17 July 2013
Tom Hanks Walt Disney Picture - First Still From 'Saving Mr Banks'
We love the Tom Hanks Walt Disney picture, it’s not quite the transformation we expected – we can still see Hanks in it – but it has certainly whetted the appetite for Saving Mr Banks:...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 July 2013
Cameron Diaz Is Miss Hannigan In Will Smith And Jay Z's 'Annie'
Sony have confirmed Cameron Diaz will be starring in Will Smith and Jay Z's musical re-envisioning of the hit Broadway musical Annie. Diaz has landed the role of Miss Hannigan, the cruel manager of the...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 June 2013
Sandra Bullock In Talks For Jay-z And Will Smith’S ‘Annie’
Sandra Bullock is in talks with producers of the upcoming Hollywood remake of ‘Annie,’ according to The Wrap. Rumours of Bullock’s involvement started circulating in March, although it is believed talks have since reopened with...
By Elinor Cosgrave on 13 June 2013
Emma Thompson And Kenneth Branagh Among Mourners At Richard Briers Send-off
Emma Thompson, Sir Kenneth Branagh and Felicity Kendal were among the stars who gathered at a memorial service in London on Wednesday (06Mar13) to pay tribute to late British actor Richard Briers.Hundreds of friends and...
By World Entertainment News Network on 07 March 2013
Brave Takes Home The Oscar For Best Animated Film Academy Awards Ceremony
Pixar added yet another Academy Award to the pile last night as the Disney-owned studio's fantasy blast from the past Brave picked up the top prize for animation at the star-studded event.The film, inspired by...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 February 2013
Beautiful Creatures... Ugly Box Office Results. Fantasy Drama Fails To Attract An Audience
Beautiful Creatures may boast a stellar cast, with the likes of Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons in the midst of its line-up, but that did not save it from a receiving a serious trouncing in...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 February 2013
Hot Tickets! Us Movie Releases: 'Safe Haven' And 'A Good Day To Die Hard' Battle It Out For Worst Valentine's Weekend Movie
Ah, Valentine’s Weekend. That thing that doesn’t actually exist because there’s only actually one day that’s officially attributed to Valentine’s Day but it does exist in the world of the movie box office. It’s the...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 February 2013
Beautiful Creatures Reviews – Critical Response Is Mixed
The Beautiful Creatures reviews are out, and it would appear as though the supernatural drama has divided the critics. Let’s have a look.The inevitable comparisons to Twilight are ample, and like the vampire franchise, Beautiful...
By Jack de Aguilar on 15 February 2013
Alice Englert Spellbound By Beautiful Creatures Cast
Alice Englert was blown away by the 'Beautiful Creatures' cast.The young Australian actress was in complete awe of her A-List co-stars - who included Oscar winners Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson and Viola Davis - and...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 February 2013
A Week In Movies: Argo Keeps On Coming, Spring Breakers Looks Unhinged And Carell, Buscemi And Carrey Appear In Incredible Burt Wonderstone Trailer
PGA's And SAG Awards Both Favour Affleck While Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens And Ashley Benson Spring Break And Lindsay Lohan's The Canyons Bombs OutThe Oscar race was thrown into a spin last weekend by two...
By Staff Writer on 01 February 2013
New Beautiful Creatures Preview Dissects Fate And Our Control Over It (Trailer)
The latest trailer for fantasy film Beautiful Creatures offers an insight into the narrative's tale of fate and how much of it can be controlled. The story focuses on a young witch - they use...
By Contributor in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 January 2013
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