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Set in the twilight of the roaring twenties and at the cusp of the next decade, EASY VIRTUE is the story of John Whittaker, a young Englishman who, after falling head-over-heels in love with glitzy American Larita, finds himself getting married rather promptly. Returning to the family home, Larita's newfound mother-in-law .. Read more

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  Rat tea almost killed Easy Virtue crew

  • 10 May 2009

  Easy Virtue director Stephan Elliott almost killed his crew before filming on the period comedy started - by serving them dead rat tea. The Aussie thought he was being a saint when he offered to make tea for the film crew as they were preparing Nottingham's Flintham Hall for shooting - but he had no idea he was serving up contaminated water. He explains, "It was only later when the owner of the house came up and she made herself a cup of tea, using bottled water that I suspected something was... Read more

  

  Nixon shocked by Biel's naughty gift

  • 06 May 2010

  Jessica Biel stunned her young Easy Virtue co-star Kimberley Nixon with a naughty gift after they wrapped the period piece - a vagina-themed toy. The Brit admits she had a great time on the set with the movie star and now she has a keepsake to remember her dirty sense of humour. Nixon says, "She got me a Design-A-Beaver, which is an Etch-A-Sketch in the shape of a woman's, well, you know. "I have no idea where she got it from, but it's brilliant." Read more

  

  Biel happy not to join in the hunt

  • 12 May 2009

  Jessica Biel was secretly glad to learn she couldn't ride a motorcycle in a movie fox hunt on the set of Easy Virtue - because she detests bloodsports. Insurance bosses refused to allow the actress to actually ride in the hoax hunt - alongside horses and hounds - and so she had to ride a stationary bike for her close-ups as her double took off across rural England. Biel reveals, "We faked it. I was shot in close-up sitting on a stationary bike and then they had a double ride. They didn't get... Read more

  

  Mr. Darcy! The making of Colin Firth

  • 09 Feb 2010

  “I thought I was managing my expectations, but on hearing the news I discovered new and unfamiliar vocal tones. Perhaps I should do another musical.” - Colin Firth, on his Oscar nomination for Best Actor for A Single Man. Colin is the sort of name you give to your goldfish as a joke. I didn’t say that, Colin Firth did. I’ve come across some fine Colins over the years – The Damned United reminds us what a fine footballer Colin Todd was – but yeah, we know... Read more

  

  Biel director urinated on snapper

  • 08 May 2009

  Moviemaker Stephan Elliott inadvertently got his own back on paparazzi stalking Jessica Biel on the set of his English period comedy Easy Virtue - he urinated on one. The Aussie director was filming in a Nottinghamshire field, miles from the nearest restroom when he was suddenly taken short. He recalls, "We were shooting with Jessica and it would just have been so much of a hassle to walk all the way back to the loo, so I apologised to the cast and crew, made my excuses and wandered towards a... Read more

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