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Helen Mirren Wants To Work With Maggie Smith
Dame Helen Mirren wants to work with Dame Maggie Smith.The veteran 68-year-old actress would love to work with her fellow British screen icon because her one career regret is that she hasn't been able to...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 June 2014
Angela Lansbury "Very Proud" To Be Made A Dame
Angela Lansbury has today been bestowed with the honour of being made a dame by Queen Elizabeth in a special ceremony. The 88 year-old actress, who had previously been known as Angela Lansbury CBE, will...
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 15 April 2014
Lupita Nyong'o, "American Hustle" Dominate Sag Awards 2014
The Screen Actor Guild Awards are one of the biggest industry events during awards season and the one of the early indicators for Oscar trends. So, when Lupita Nyong’o won the Outstanding Performance by a...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 January 2014
Dame Helen Mirren Wins Best Actress At Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Dame Helen Mirren has been crowned Best Actress at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards.The 68-year-old actress won the prize at the glamorous event, held at the Sovoy Hotel in London, last night (17.11.13) for her...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18 November 2013
National Theatre In London Celebrates 50 Years With A Shining Cast And Star-studded Guest List
The National Theatre in London celebrated five decades of quality productions yesterday with the aid of some of the brightest and most experienced stars of UK theatre. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren, Derek Jacobi,...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 November 2013
Richard Gere Joining Veteran Cast For 'Marigold Hotel' Sequel
Not only has The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel retained its all-star cast for the sequel, but another behemoth of the big screen has joined ranks. Richard Gere will star alongside Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31 October 2013
Judi Dench And Maggie Smith Heading Back To India For Marigold Sequel
Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith will be re-teaming once again for a sequel of surprise box office success story The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.The movie, about a group of British pensioners who set...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29 October 2013
'Downton Abbey' Consoles Emmy Loss With 10.5m Tune-in To New Series
Downton Abbey has finally returned to television for a fourth season meaning Sunday nights are once again sorted for fans of the meaty period drama. The ITV1 show failed to scoop any awards, apart from...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 September 2013
Primetime Emmy Awards 2013: How Accurate Were Nomination Predictions?
The Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced yesterday (Thursday 18th July). The nomination ceremony was presented by Kate Mara and Aaron Paul via a live video stream on the Emmy's website. Kate Mara at the...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 July 2013
Paul Giamatti Continues American Invasion Of Downton Abbey With Season Four Appearance
Paul Giamatti will become the next American actor to appear in the hugely successful British period drama Downton Abbey, with the American Splendour actor set to appear as a maverick American playboy during the upcoming...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 June 2013
Downton Abbey Will Return To Pbs In January 2014
After the surprise ending of series three, many were left wondering whether or not the hugely successful period drama Downton Abbey would be come back at all, but there's good news to all you Downton...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 May 2013
Downton Abbey Clothing Line To Launch
A clothing line inspired by 'Downton Abbey' is set to launch.The ITV period drama has captured imaginations worldwide since its debut in 2010, and Carnival Films have now decided to capitalise on its success by...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 May 2013
Gary Carr Joining The Downton Abbey Cast As The Show's First Black Character
Downton Abbey is going to get a whole lot more complicated and interesting, with the addition of a host of cast members, including Gary Carr. Carr will play the period drama’s first black character, the...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 May 2013
Miriam Margolyes Opened New School Building After Maggie Smith Snubbed Offer
Miriam Margolyes jumped at the chance to return to her old school to officially launch a new building after her Harry Potter co-star Dame Maggie Smith turned down the offer.The famous friends both attended Oxford...
By WENN on 02 April 2013
Alternate Oscars: Paul Thomas Anderson Wins! Leonardo Di Caprio Wins! Daniel Craig Wins!
Imagine for a minute an alternate Academy Awards. An Oscars ceremony that decided against rewarding biopics, inaccurate thrillers and lightweight sort-of-indie flicks mainly directed by David O'Russell. This Sunday (February 24, 2013), a rather predictable...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21 February 2013
Dame Maggie Smith: 'I Don't Watch Downton Abbey'
Dame Maggie Smith has never watched 'Downton Abbey'.Although the 78-year-old actress stars as the formidable Dowager Countess Violet Crawley on the show, she admitted she has never tuned in to watch her performance onscreen.Speaking on...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 February 2013
Dustin Hoffmans' Directorial Debut, 'Quartet', How Did He Do?
Double Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman has, at the age of 75, finally switched to directing. While many were surprised it had taken him so long, others were distinctly apprehensive about what Hoffman may offer. As...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 25 January 2013
Enigmatic Maggie Smith Stays Away From The Golden Globes (Still Wins)
British screen icon Dame Maggie Smith did not attend the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills on Sunday (January 13, 2013) though fended off stiff competition to win Best Supporting Actress in a TV drama. Dame...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 January 2013
A Year Of Surprises? Golden Globes Have No Clear Winner
This year's Golden Globes ceremony takes place tonight (Jan 13), and its categories - much like the categories in most of this years awards - look wide open.At the Golden Globes in particular, it looks...
By Joe Wilde on 13 January 2013
Tina Fey And Amy Poehler's Golden Globes Drinking Game 2013!
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host the Golden Globes on Sunday (January 13, 2013) and will no doubt bring a touch of Saturday Night Live to one of Hollywood's glitziest evenings. The close friends decided...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 January 2013
Dame Maggie Smith's Son Changed Name To Lose Family Connection
Dame Maggie Smith's son changed his name when he became an actor because he didn't want to trade on his family connections.Chris Larkin, who was born Christopher Stephens, admits he wanted to distance himself from...
By WENN on 10 January 2013
Quartet Is A 'Labrador' Of A Film: Average Reviews For Dustin Hoffman's Directorial Debut
Very little of the criticism levied at Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut, Quartet, are serious. Largely because it's not a particularly serious film. The whole thing is lighthearted fun, behaving like a bit of a playground...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 January 2013
Downton Abbey Season Three: Move Over Maggie, Shirley's Back In Town
Season three of Downton Abbey premieres on PBS this Sunday (January 6, 2013), with the arrival of silver-screen icon Shirley MacLaine. The Oscar and Golden Globe winning actress plays Martha Levinson in the best-loved period...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 January 2013
Christmas Television Recap - Watch The Best British Programmes And Films Again!
2012 was another brilliant year when it came to Christmas on the box. As well as some seminal family movies, both old and new, December's festive comedy, sci-fi and drama TV brought us much cheer...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 January 2013
Season 3 Of Downton Abbey Due In USA – But Has Twitter Spoiled It?
Season 3 of Downton Abbey is about to hit PBS in the USA on Sunday and so far, Michelle Obama has managed to keep her sneak-peek at the new series under her hat but the...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 January 2013
Downton Abbey's Cast Enjoys Golden Globe Nominations
It's not all that rare to find a British television show nominated at the Golden Globes, both The Tudors and Cranford enjoyed their days in the sun in 2008 and 2009, but Americans really do...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 December 2012
The Golden Globes Nominations, No Surprises For A Great Year Of Film
The Golden Globes are one of the biggest film and television awards in the world. Winning an award from them will almost always top the C.V.s of anyone involved in film. 2012 has been one...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 December 2012
That Oscars Buzz Just Got Louder – Lincoln Leads Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations
In the run-up to the Oscars, the movie industry pays special attention to the smaller awards nominations, for indicators as to what to expect at the big event. So far, it’s looking good for Lincoln,...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 December 2012
Downton Abbey Series 3 Finale Pulls In Record Viewing Figures
ITV's flagship period Drama, Dowton Abbey, aired it's season finale last night, and was viewed by a massive 10.7m people, making it easily the highest rated drama of the year, reports The Daily Mail.Sunday night...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 November 2012
Broken Leads British Independent Film Awards Nominations
'Broken' leads the nominations for the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). The drama movie is up for nine accolades including Best Film, Best Actor for Tim Roth, Best Supporting Actor for Cillian Murphy and Rory...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 November 2012
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