THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT Donates Autographed T-Shirt For Charity
by BWW
News Desk
- Feb 28, 2011
Original costumes from The Kids Are All Right, the Focus Features movie that is Academy Award-nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress (Annette Bening), Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), and Best Original Screenplay (Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg), will be auctioned off online through the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation, with the proceeds to benefit children's charities.
Full Cast Announced For Old Vic's A FLEA IN HER EAR
by BWW
News Desk
- Dec 4, 2010
Richard Eyre will direct John Mortimer's translation of Georges Feydeau's 1907 classic farce A FLEA IN HER EAR , opening for previews on 4 December 2010 (press night: 14 December). Starring Tom Hollander with Di Botcher, Jonathan Cake, Oliver Cotton, Lisa Dillon, Freddie Fox, Fiona Glascott, Lloyd Hutchinson, John Marquez, Tim McMullan, William Maxwell, Rebecca Night, Maggie Service and Walter Van Dyk, A Flea in Her Ear is a comedy of errors set against a backdrop of misunderstanding and confusion. A Flea in Her Ear is a co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions and is the second play in The Old Vic 2010-11 Season. The Season is sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Little Angel Theatre Celebrates 50 Years
by Nicole Rosky
- Nov 2, 2010
2011 sees The Little Angel Theatre reach its 50th anniversary. The small building, always bursting at the seams with its many activities, sits in a beautiful and secluded spot and is often described as Islington's 'hidden gem.' Founded by John and Lyndie Wright, the theatre has never deviated from its aim of providing puppetry of the highest artistic calibre and as a result a third generation of Little Angel audiences are now bringing their grandchildren to the shows.
Full Cast Announced For Old Vic's A FLEA IN HER EAR
by Sophie Schulman
- Oct 13, 2010
Richard Eyre will direct John Mortimer's translation of Georges Feydeau's 1907 classic farce A FLEA IN HER EAR , opening for previews on 4 December 2010 (press night: 14 December). Starring Tom Hollander with Di Botcher, Jonathan Cake, Oliver Cotton, Lisa Dillon, Freddie Fox, Fiona Glascott, Lloyd Hutchinson, John Marquez, Tim McMullan, William Maxwell, Rebecca Night, Maggie Service and Walter Van Dyk, A Flea in Her Ear is a comedy of errors set against a backdrop of misunderstanding and confusion. A Flea in Her Ear is a co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions and is the second play in The Old Vic 2010-11 Season. The Season is sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Focus Features Accepts Entries For Africa First Program Through 8/3
by Movies News Desk
- Aug 3, 2010
Building on the success of the program's first two years, Focus Features will accept entries for a third year of its Africa First Program beginning Monday, May 17th and continuing through Monday, August 3rd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
'One Day' Starring Hathaway & Sturgess, Based on Bestselling Novel Begins Production
by Lauren Wolman
- Jul 15, 2010
Production has begun on One Day, the feature film version of the internationally praised novel of the same name by David Nicholls, which this month enters The New York Times bestseller list. Academy Award nominee Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess star in the movie. One Day is a co-production in the unique partnership of Random House Inc.'s Random House Films division and Focus Features. The U.K.'s Film4 is co-financing.
Update: Fiennes' 'Coriolanus' Purchased by Spain, BBC
by Nicolas Coburn
- Jun 21, 2010
Icon Entertainment International has begun to sell international distribution rights for Ralph Fiennes' 'Coriolanus,' according to a report by Deadline.com. First buyers include Spain and the BBC for UK television. The BBC is a co-producer of the picture, which stars Tony Award-winner Vanessa Redgrave along with Fiennes as Coriolanus, Gerard Butler as Afidius, and Emmy Award-winner Brian Cox as Menenius.
Focus Features Accepts Entries For Africa First Program 5/17-8/3
by BWW
News Desk
- May 17, 2010
Building on the success of the program's first two years, Focus Features will accept entries for a third year of its Africa First Program beginning Monday, May 17th and continuing through Monday, August 3rd. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
Redgrave to Star in 'Coriolanus' Film; Fiennes to Co-star and Helm
by Jeff Dennhardt
- Mar 12, 2010
The filming of the Ralph Fiennes helmed 'Coriolanus' will begin next week in Serbia, according to a number of published reports. Vanessa Redgrave will star alongside Fiennes as Volumnia, Coriolanus' mother. The project has been in a standstill for quite some time until producers were finally gathered and a cast put together. Fiennes will direct as well as play the title role in the adaptation by John Logan.
Blanchett, Ronan, Bana to Star in Joe Wright's HANNA
by Movies News Desk
- Mar 11, 2010
The adventure thriller Hanna, directed by BAFTA Award winner Joe Wright, begins filming in Europe next week. Focus Features holds worldwide rights to the movie. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
Vanessa Redgrave to Receive Academy Fellowship at BAFTA Awards, 2/21
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 21, 2010
Tony Award Winning actress Vanessa Redgrave will be awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts with the Academy Fellowship at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London's Royal Opera House. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 21.
Vanessa Redgrave to Receive Academy Fellowship at BAFTA Awards, 2/21
by Lauren Wolman
- Feb 11, 2010
Tony Award Winning actress Vanessa Redgrave will be awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts with the Academy Fellowship at the Orange British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London's Royal Opera House. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 21.
Knightley No Longer Considering 'My Fair Lady' Flick
by Aimee Savoth
- Jan 19, 2010
Although Keira Knightley was never officially offered the part of Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming film adaptation of My Fair Lady, rumors were afloat that she would step into the role ever since she met with producers Cameron Mackintosh and Duncan Kenworthy. According to the Daily Mail, she has now officially withdrawn herself from consideration for the role because she feels the project is taking too long to get off the ground.
NYTimes' Brantley Does London Journal on Sweet Charity and The Misanthrope
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 10, 2010
In a journal entry on the Arts Beat blog, New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley writes of his recent outing to two of the most-talked about shows in the West End at the moment: the revival of 'Sweet Charity' running at the Menier starring Tamzin Outhwaite and 'The Misanthrope' with Kiera Knightley making her West End debut.
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