Liam Neeson to Star in CLASH OF THE TITANS

Liam Neeson, 56, whose wife Natasha Richardson died last March 18, is set to begin work on a remake of Clash of the Titans.
Neeson will play Zeus, the ancient Greeks’ top god (Zeus is akin to the Latin Deus, God), a role played by Laurence Olivier in the 1981 film.
Louis Leterrier, of The Incredible Hulk, is set to direct the new version, which is scheduled to begin production in the United Kingdom later this month.
Also in the new Clash of the Titans are Ralph Fiennes playing Hades, ruler of the underworld, Luke Treadaway (of Brothers of the Head), Mads Mikkelsen, Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, and Alexa Davalos. This will mark Neeson’s and Fiennes’ first film reunion [...]

by Anna Robinson | April 9, 2009   
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Golden Globes 2009: Anne Hathaway, Renée Zellweger, Ralph Fiennes

Anne Hathaway © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

Ralph Fiennes © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

Renée Zellweger © HFPA / 66th Golden Globe® Awards

by Deborah Arthur | January 12, 2009   
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London Film Critics Awards 2006

2006 London Film Critics’ Circle Awards
2006 London Film Critics’ Circle Award winners: Dorchester Hotel on February 8, 2006
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
 

Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams in Brokeback Mountain
 

Best Film:
* Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Crash
A History of Violence
King Kong
The Attenborough Award for British Film:
* The Constant Gardener
The Descent
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Pride & Prejudice
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Hidden
The Chorus
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Sea Inside
* Downfall
Best Director:
David Cronenberg (A History of Violence)
Paul Haggis (Crash)
Peter Jackson (King Kong)
* Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener)
Best British Director:
Stephen Frears (Mrs. Henderson Presents)
Terry George (Hotel Rwanda)
Neil Marshall (The Descent) [...]

by Andre Soares | February 8, 2006   
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LONDON EVENING STANDARD Awards 2006

2006 EVENING STANDARD Awards
2006 EVENING STANDARD Winners: January 30, 2006
 

Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz in The Constant Gardener
 

Best Film: The Constant Gardener

Best Actor: Ralph Fiennes, The Constant Gardener
Best Actress: Natasha Richardson, Asylum
Best Screenplay: Mark O’Halloran, Adam and Paul
Technical Achievement: Director Neil Marshall, The Descent
Most Promising Newcomer: Director Saul Dibb, Bullet Boy
Comedy Performance: Tom Hollander, Pride & Prejudice
Contribution to British Film: Nick Park, Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
 
The winners were chosen by film critics from the Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph, The Times, and Financial Times.
 
EVENING STANDARD Awards: 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

by Andre Soares | January 31, 2006   
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2005 BAFTA Nominations

The 2006 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) have been announced. The largest number of nominations went to The Constant Gardener (10), Crash (9), and Brokeback Mountain (9). All three films were nominated for best picture, while The Constant Gardener (above) also received a best British film nod. Mirroring the trend on the western side of the Atlantic, the best picture contenders are all relatively "small" (at least partly) American-financed films. The other two nominees are Capote and Good Night and Good Luck.
Peter Jackson’s King Kong only managed three nominations, all in the technical categories, whereas Steven Spielberg’s Munich, probably because of a screener snafu, was completely shut out. Considering how the British Academy awards tend to favor British [...]

by Andre Soares | January 19, 2006   
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