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Hooper to bring Les Miserables to the big screen -
26 March 2011
-Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper is in talks to bring popular musical Les Miserables to the big screen in a new movie adaptation.-
-The long-running Cameron Mackintosh stage show is based on the 1862 book of the same name by Victor Hugo and the story has been adap
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Hooper had no idea King's Speech room was used for gay porn film -
2 March 2011
-Oscar winner Tom Hooper is still puzzled about reports his The King's Speech set was once used for a gay porn film - and can't believe scenes were shot in the room where two adult stars once had sex on camera.-
-Images from both Snookered and The King's Speech were
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Hooper honoured by fellow directors for King's Speech -
31 January 2011
-The King's Speech continues to reign supreme over awards season - filmmaker Tom Hooper was honoured with the top prize at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awards on Saturday (29Jan11).-
-Hooper was presented with the outstanding directorial achievement by his p
Tom Hooper - what members say
review by from Manchester, England
As classy as Cloughie 10 August 2010
review by kiterunner from Surrey, England
An Historical Restoration 6 January 2011
Tom Hooper - filmography
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The King's Speech
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter
Director: Tom Hooper
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After the death of his father, King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of the United Kingdom. With his country on the ..read more »
 
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The King's Speech - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham-Carter
Director: Tom Hooper
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After the death of his father, King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of the United Kingdom. With his country on the ..read more »
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The Damned United
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney
Director: Tom Hooper
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The chameleon-like Michael Sheen - an actor that has already portrayed Tony Blair in THE QUEEN and Sir David Frost in FROST/NIXON - stars as Brian Clough: the short-lived manager of Leeds United in the 1970s.
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John Adams
(3 discs)
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: David Morse, Justin Theroux, Paul Giamatti
Director: Tom Hooper
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Starring Paul Giamatti (Sideways, Cinderella Man, HBO's American Splendor) in the title role and Laura Linney (You Can Count On Me, Kinsey) as Adams' devoted wife Abigail, John Adams chronicles the extraordinary life journey of one of the primary shapers of America's independence and government, ..read more »
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Elizabeth I
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, Patrick Malahide
Director: Tom Hooper
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Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, reunited a nation divided by religious strife, faced down the Spanish Armada and, after an unprecedented 45-year reign, died one of England's best-loved monarchs. During her time as Queen, poets and playwrights wrote about her, artists painted her, composers ..read more »
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Longford
(2006)
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Kika Markham
Director: Tom Hooper
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Mere mention of convicted child murderer Myra Hindley's name is enough to send shivers down the spines of most people in her native U.K. This HBO drama concerns the strange friendship Hindley struck up with a British Lord, Frank Aungier Pakenham (the seventh Earl of Longford), after she was ..read more »
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Elizabeth I - Part 2
(2005)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Hugh Dancy, Toby Jones
Director: Tom Hooper
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In this drama about Gloriana, the Virgin Queen, who re-united a divided country, sent the Armada packing and encouraged a flowering of poetry, prose, art and music, we see the grimy, lustful underbelly behind the opulence and formality of the English court - and the men she loved...
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Elizabeth I - Part 1
(2005)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Hugh Dancy, Toby Jones
Director: Tom Hooper
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The story of Elizabeth I's love life is told in this drama of the life of Britain's most famous queen, which looks at the woman behind the crown. Her thoughts of marrying a French prince, being refused permission to marry the man she loved and her passionate affair with a younger man are all revealed.
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Red Dust
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jamie Bartlett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ian Roberts
Director: Tom Hooper
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Based on the novel by Gillian Slovo, Red Dust is Tom Hooper's debut film.
Police officer Dirk Hendricks (Bartlett) files an amnesty application for Alex Mpondo (Ejiofor), a member of the South African Parliament who can't remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist. South ..read more »
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Prime Suspect 6 - The Last Witness
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Helen Mirren, Ben Miles, Mark Strong
Director: Tom Hooper
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Detective Superintendent Tennison takes over a murder investigation by pulling rank on a junior officer. Her team identify a chief suspect but are unable to find enough evidence for an arrest. When another murder occurs the arrest is secured, but Tennison is convinced that there's more here than ..read more »
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Daniel Deronda
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Hugh Bonneville
Director: Tom Hooper
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The title character of this Masterpiece Theater presentation is the illegitimate son of a wealthy British aristocrat. With a secretive past and an unlimited supply of cash, he turns to gambling where he meets Gwendolyn, a beautiful woman in desperate need of money. From their meeting at a roulette ..read more »
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Love In A Cold Climate
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Elisabeth Dermot Walsh, John Light, John Hopkins
Director: Tom Hooper
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Based on the novel by Nancy Mitford, this 2001 mini-series was brought to TV screens in the UK thanks to the BBC. The story follows three women as they dip their toes into romantic waters for the first time, with mixed results. They all carry different expectations and values, leading to heartbreak ..read more »
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Tom Hooper facts
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...ography of legendary football manager Brian Clough is adapted for the screen by Tom Hooper. Starring the wonderful Michael Sheen as old big head himself and Timothy Spall...
