At the time of its release, Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia was the first big-budget Hollywood film to tackle the medical, political, and social issues of AIDS. Tom Hanks, in his first Academy Award-winning performance, plays Andrew Beckett, a talented lawyer at a stodgy Philadelphia law firm. The homosexual Andrew has contracted .. Read more
| Starring | Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen |
|---|---|
| Director | Jonathan Demme |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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It’s easy to look up to Liam Neeson – he’s 6’4, so it’s hard to do anything but look up to him. He towers over most of his costars and when he fights – which has been increasingly often of late – his opponents seem to just bounce off him. He’s a big guy and he fills the screen, but those shrewd, concerned eyes are surrounded by a web of warm, friendly wrinkles… He’s not the sort of tough guy who thinks he’s got anything to prove Read more
Action thriller Drive was the toast of the 2011 Satellite Awards on Sunday night (18Dec11), winning four of the ceremony's top honours. Nicolas Winding Refn was named Best Director, while the movie's lead Ryan Gosling fought off competition from stars including George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gary Oldman and Brad Pitt to take home the Best Actor prize. Albert Brooks landed the Best Supporting Actor trophy, and Refn's movie also won the Best Sounding Editing prize. However, Drive missed out... Read more
Action thriller Drive and Steven Spielberg's latest epic War Horse lead the International Press Academy's nominations for the 2011 Satellite Awards with eight nods apiece. Both movies are up for Best Film, alongside The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, Hugo, Moneyball, Midnight in Paris, Shame and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy while Drive's Ryan Gosling and Albert Brooks are among the nominees for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively. Competing with Gosling for the Best Actor trophy Read more
Actress Kim Delaney stunned organisers of a tribute to U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on Thursday night (22Sep11) as she stumbled through a speech about military families. The Army Wives star was eventually escorted offstage at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center following an uncomfortable attempt to read from a teleprompter. Delaney appeared dishevelled and bewildered as she rambled on about her own TV experiences with military families, stating, "I've seen soldiers come home... Read more
Actor Glenn Howerton has become a father for the first time. The It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star and his actress wife, Jill Latiano, welcomed baby boy Miles Robert on Monday (12Sep11). Announcing the news during an appearance on late night U.S. talk show Conan on Thursday (15Sep11), Howerton admitted the couple had waited until after the tot's birth to find a suitable name. He said, "My wife and I thought it would be a good idea to wait to see the baby first before we actually decided... Read more
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