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Bob Hoskins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit with Jessica Rabbit, voiced by Kathleen Turner Bob Hoskins dead at 71: Hoskins’ best movies included ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ & ‘Mona Lisa’…
Jamie Dornan shirtless. Jamie Dornan shirtless postponed: Pecs to become available on Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day 2015 will get a lot kinkier than Valentine’s Days of years past – well…
Dame Judi Dench. Dame Judi Dench & Scarlett Johansson among British Independent Film Award nominees Since the likes of Judi Dench, Scarlett Johansson, James McAvoy, and Tom Hardy are in…
Penélope Cruz: Bond Girl or Bond Woman? Whether you find “age-appropriateness” all-important or just another politically correct inanity, it’s both surprising and good news that 39-year-old Academy Award winner Penélope…
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Best Actor Oscar: Joaquin Phoenix a potential contender. 2013 Oscar predictions Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Daniel Day-Lewis Joaquin Phoenix and Daniel Day-Lewis look like the two shoo-ins for the 2013…
Kennedy Center Honors: Meryl Streep among recipients Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep (right), singer Barbara Cook, singer and songwriter Neil Diamond, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and saxophonist and composer Sonny…
The Tree of Life 2011 with Brad Pitt. Terrence Malick’s 1950s-set family drama The Tree of Life, which stars Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and Jessica Chastain, was perhaps the most…
Notes on a Scandal with Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. Directed by Richard Eyre, Notes on a Scandal is a must-see for those who enjoy a cleverly constructed plot that…
Farrah Fawcett vs. ‘National Enquirer’ & UCLA Medical Center Unprofessionalism + Sally Potter ‘Rage’
In the Los Angeles Times and at ProPublica, Charles Ornstein’s article “Farrah Fawcett: ‘Under a microscope’ and holding onto hope” describes Farrah Fawcett’s fight not only against cancer, but also…
Toni Servillo, Best Actor at the European Film Awards for his work in the Camorra movie Gomorrah. The Italian performer has been featured in about 15 movies since the early…
Mrs Henderson Presents with Bob Hoskins and Judi Dench. Directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Martin Sherman, Mrs Henderson Presents is an unabashedly old-fashioned star vehicle for Judi Dench,…