The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Tuesday, April 24 the nominations for its 2012 television awards. British miniseries 'Appropriate Adult,' which chronicles the real-life serial killer Fred West, leads the way with four nominations.
Here are photos from the photocall of 'The King's Speech' at the Berlinale 2011, 61. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin / 61st Berlin International Film Festival.
The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, the only televised awards show honoring performers in film and television, announced nominees at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood on Thursday, December 16.
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that DreamWorks Studios has acquired film rights to Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel War Horse, which they will present on the big screen. Billy Elliot scribe Lee Hall will create the screenplay adaptation.
The Golden Satellite Nominations were announced today and the film version of Maury Yeston's 'Nine' received 11 nominations, inclduing Best Motion Picture and Best Director for Rob Marshall. In addition, television favorite 'Glee' received 5 nominations including Best Television Series, Best Actor in a Series for Matthew Morrison and Best Actress in a Series Lea Michele.
A host of British stage and screen stars are set for the upcoming wartime film 'The King's Speech,' surrounding George VI's struggles overcoming his stammer. The film is to be directed by Tom Hooper, most recently of the acclaimed The Damned. Shooting began on the film late last week.
Jimmy Akingbola, Aml Ameen, John Boyega , Karl Collins, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Abhin Galeya, Jaye Griffiths, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Simone James, Amelia Lowdell, Cecilia Noble, Rebecca Scroggs and Robert Whitelock are the full cast announced for the Not Black and White season - three plays to be presented by the Tricycle Theatre examining the state of Britain at the end of the first decade of the twenty first century.
Director Tim Burton's tour de force re-imagining of Stephen Sondheim's Tony® Award-winning Broadway hit Sweeney Todd debuts on DVD April 1, 2008 from Paramount Home Entertainment. The film won the Golden Globe® for Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy and an Academy Award® for Best Art Direction. Johnny Depp earned a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy as well as an Oscar® nomination for Leading Actor. The film also stars Alan Rickman (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Timothy Spall (Enchanted) and Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat). The Sweeney Todd two-disc DVD is gushing with special features, including in-depth looks at the musical and its history, making the film, Sweeney's London and designs for a demon barber, Moviefone Unscripted with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, a press conference, photo gallery and more. The film also will be available on a single-disc DVD.
'Sweeney Todd,' the movie-musical adaptation directed by Tim Burton, has won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo.
Join BroadwayWorld.com and Broadway Beat for the countdown to Opening Night of the highly anticipated movie musical adaptation of 'Sweeney Todd.' In this final installment, we trace the path that Sweeney Todd has taken from Broadway to the big screen. You won't want to miss this!
Join BroadwayWorld.com and Broadway Beat for the countdown to Opening Night of the highly anticipated movie musical adaptation of 'Sweeney Todd.' In this second part of a three episode series, we trace the path that Sweeney Todd has taken from Broadway to the big screen. You won't want to miss this part chock-filled with interviews including Michael Cerveris and movie scenes - all hosted by Richie Ridge.
In just over a week, the eagerly anticipated film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece Sweeney Todd will hit theaters. A fresh take on this haunting thriller begins like any other film - the credit sequence. Fans of Tim Burton know that his sequences always are intriguing to the eye and Sweeney Todd's opening sequence follows suit. BroadwayWorld.com is pleased to bring you this exclusive sneak peek at the opening credit sequence! Click now to watch!
The highly-anticipated movie-musical adaptation of Sweeney Todd held an exclusive Hollywood premiere on Wednesday, December 5 at the Paramount Theater. For limited national release December 21, 2007 and wide January 11, 2008.