Movie Cross Rhodes (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Film Review #214: Pirate Radio 2008 Director: Richard Curtis Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Emma Thompson Maybe the surprise engagement softened us up, but I prefer to see it as further evidence of the enduring power of rock’n’roll. Local music fans will remember when WAER’s deejay Eric Cohen used the main stage at Jazz Fest to go down on one knee. Last Friday night another...
Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
1. Because Carey Mulligan (Pride and Prejudice 2005) is said to be outstanding in this film. The role has made her a break-out star. Sensitive, clever, and intelligent films are few and far between. They save the film industry from catering primarily to young males, whose appetites for Transformers, Saw, and 2012 are insatiable. 2. Because Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility), the school's head mistress,...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Torture victims often lose their voice twice: first during the torture itself and then when no one listens to their ordeal, Actress Emma Thompson says....
Lylee's Blog (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
AN EDUCATION directed by Lone Scherfig starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson “An Education” is that rare breed of film, a throwback that still manages to be delightfully fresh. At its most basic level, it’s a tale of a young girl, hungry for life, who meets an older, worldlier man she thinks...
Writing and Ruminating (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Went to see this movie this evening with my teens. Yes, it's rated R (or "Arrrrr", if you prefer), due to excessive use of the F-bomb, and for references to sex and drugs. Because it is a movie about off-shore rock-and-roll stations, and nothing goes better with rock 'n' roll than sex and drugs. At least when the movie is set in 1966. Truly, it was nothing my kids couldn't see, but I leave...
Entertainment and Showbiz! (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Brit actress Emma Thompson has said that historic city Exeter in Devon is a place where BNP leader Nick Griffin “would feel very comfortable” in as it has so few black faces. Thompson, 50, revealed that her adopted son, Rwandan-born Tindyebwa Agaba, known to the family as ‘Tindy’, had a “rough” time as a student at [...]
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
British actress Emma Thompson is using a controversial new art exhibit to unmask the horrors of human sex trafficking.
The Hot Blog (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
I don't have a lot to say about the movies opening this weekend, so I won't, but... Pirate Radio is one of those movies that should have been an easy home run, but ends up being safe at first base on an error. Cast is amazing, including turns by Emma Thompson and January Jones, who allows herself to play the sexy girl here, which is usually something she shies away from outside of magazines. Hoffman...
Daemon's Movies (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Pirate Radio will be released to theaters this Friday November 13. The movie stars Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans, Gemma Arterton, Emma Thompson, January Jones, Jack Davenport, and directed by Richard Curtis. Washington Post In town to introduce a preview screening of "Pirate Radio," writer-director Richard Curtis ("Love Actually") described...
Rainbow of Chaos (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
There is a new book out in the UK called Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen Year Old Self which contains letters from celebrities like Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Julian Clary and Annie Lennox to their sixteen year old selves. It sounds absolutely fascinating read even if it is just for the quote from [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The soap opera continues … in France Is there a more enchanting soap opera than that surrounding the petition to release Roman Polanski, which this week revived its Emma Thompson plotline? You might be aware that Em was an original signatory, but removed her name a fortnight ago – a decision that has motivated French novelist Yann Moix to pen a condemnation on Bernard-Henri Lévy's...
UN Dispatch (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
I headed up to the UN yesterday for the Dag Hammarskjold Scholarship Fund for Journalists and Inspiration Award luncheon. Inspiration ensued. I headed up to the UN yesterday for the Dag Hammarskjold Scholarship Fund for Journalists and Inspiration Award luncheon. As the event’s name would suggest, the lunch served two purposes. First, it honored four recipients of the aforementioned fellowship,...
Londonist (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Take small steps: revamp your wardrobe with TRAID by camdenphotos The slebs are really pulling all the stops out to flash their charitable credentials this week and help campaigns raise awareness and cash. First up, is ' Small Steps ', a Camden initiative about saving the planet. Emma Thompson, Julian Clary and Victoria Wood are among famous faces to have dug something out of their closets and to...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
BLACK is back even for menswear, so this party season you're sure to bump into Mr 007 on the dancefloor.
SWISS COTTAGE COURIER (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
I'm delighted at this initiative by the Council as part of our "Small Steps, Big Difference" campaign: Recycling Celebrities, including Emma Thompson, Ridley Scott, Julian Clary and Terry Gilliam have donated items of clothing to Camden Council in support of a new environmental campaign. The small steps campaign aims to encourage residents to take small steps to become environmentally friendly...
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