As reported by Deadline.com, Brendan Fraser and Kristin Scott Thomas will star in Neil LaBute's new film, Seconds of Pleasure. The site also reports that Ed Harris and Colin Firth are in talks to appear in the movie.
In a significant strategic partnership within the ever-changing home/digital entertainment market, Starz, LLC has agreed to sell The Weinstein Company (TWC) a 25% stake in Starz Media, LLC, a programming production, home entertainment and international TV distribution company which includes Anchor Bay Entertainment and other TV/home entertainment assets. Separately, Anchor Bay has entered into a multi-year domestic distribution agreement for new theatrical content from TWC and its Dimension Films label.
Tony and Olivier Award winning star Mark Rylance (La Bête, Boeing-Boeing) will recreate his wildly acclaimed, multi award-winning performance as Johnny ‘Rooster' Byron on Broadway in the Royal Court Theatre production of Jez Butterworth's universally heralded new play, JERUSALEM. The production, directed by Ian Rickson, will also star Mackenzie Crook (The Seagull, 'The Office') as Ginger and most of the original Royal Court cast, with full casting to be announced at a later date. JERUSALEM will open on Broadway on April 21, 2011 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street). Previews will begin on April 2, 2011. The production will play a limited 16-week engagement.
The Paley Center for Media will celebrate the life and work of John Lennon starting this October, with panel discussions, screenings, a musical tribute performance, and a photo exhibit that will give Lennon fans never-before-seen insight into his life both before and after the Beatles. To coincide with the week of Lennon's birthday on October 9, our Lennon salute will include major previews of Nowhere Boy and LENNONYC, a performance by the Quarreymen, and special screenings of Imagine and The U.S. vs. John Lennon for John Lennon's actual birthday on Saturday, October 9.
Tony nominated Best Play TIME STANDS STILL will re-open on Thursday, October 7 at the Cort Theatre. The play is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies and is directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents theChekhov International Theatre Festival productions of Three Sisters on October 19 and 20 at 7:30p.m. and Twelfth Night on October 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center EisenhowerTheater.
The Paley Center for Media will celebrate the life and work of John Lennon starting this October, with panel discussions, screenings, a musical tribute performance, and a photo exhibit that will give Lennon fans never-before-seen insight into his life both before and after the Beatles. To coincide with the week of Lennon's birthday on October 9, our Lennon salute will include major previews of Nowhere Boy and LENNONYC, a performance by the Quarreymen, and special screenings of Imagine and The U.S. vs. John Lennon for John Lennon's actual birthday on Saturday, October 9.
Participants for the InsideMedia Series Include: Alec Baldwin, Robert Drew, Mark Burnett, Oliver Platt, Danny Glover, Bridget Moynihan, Will Estes, Jane Alexander, Mike Henry, Bob Newhart, Laura Linney, Baz Luhrmann, Tony Orlando, Gabourey Sidibe, Len Cariou, Barbara Cook, Albert Maysles, Kevin Conroy, Shirin Abadi, Jody Williams, D.A. Pennebaker, Vanessa Redgrave, Tammy Grimes, Tom Selleck, Donald Trump, and Frankie Valli
The Pitmen Painters recently concluded an acclaimed run at London's Royal National Theatre. Inspired by a book by William Feaver, and hailed by London critics as 'a glorious instant classic' (Evening Standard), 'a wonderful piece of theatre' (Financial Times) 'a beautiful work of art that everybody should see' (The Times of London), and 'a superb piece of work; warm, funny, sad, and thought-provoking' (The Daily Telegraph), the play tells the story of the Ashington Group - miners from Northumberland who became celebrated painters.
Tony nominated Best Play TIME STANDS STILL will resume performances on Broadway at the Cort Theatre on September 23, 2010. The production will re-open on Thursday, October 7. The play is written by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies and is directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan.
On Monday January 17th, Barnes and Noble offered the public a chance to listen in on a free discussion session with famed New York Times theater writer Frank Rich, and renowned composer Stephen Sondheim.
British TV on DVD specialist Acorn Media starts off 2010 with several highly-entertaining, star-studded DVDs available now for review/feature consideration, including The Evelyn Waugh Collection with Kristin Scott Thomas in her breakthrough role and Judi Dench in a BAFTA-winning role. DVD debuts of G.B.H., an award-winning British political miniseries starring Michael Palin; Bonekickers, a new BBC action-adventure series from the creators of Life on Mars; Callan, Set 2 featuring the late Edward Woodward in his first major television role; as well as the first 2010 release for our new Best Documentaries on DVD label Athena, with Military Channel favorite Hitler's Bodyguard, a fascinating 13-part documentary on how Hitler survived more than 40 assassination attempts.
The French press has broken the news that Kristin Scott Thomas will no longer star in the upcoming Paris' Théâtre du Châtelet due to a 'severe foot injury'.