The reign of Elizabeth I finds Will Shakespeare, a writer, broke and envious of a rival. Then, he meets with a woman who wants to be an actor and who disguises herself as a man... Read more
| Starring | Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Rupert Everett |
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| Director | John Madden |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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A theatre set handed to the British Shakespeare Company by actress Dame Judi Dench is to be turned into a real playhouse. Dench offered the oak-timbered set, modelled on London's 16th century Rose Theatre for 1998 movie Shakespeare In Love, to the troupe after she won an Oscar for portraying Queen Elizabeth I in the romantic comedy. The set, a gift to Shakespeare superfan Dench, is currently in storage, but is set to become part of a real theatre venue in the north of England. British... Read more
Actor Joseph Fiennes is to become a first time father, according to reports. The Shakespeare In Love star, 39, is said to be expecting a baby with his Swiss model wife, Maria Dolores Dieguez, 27, who he married in Tuscany, Italy last month (Aug09). The Mail on Sunday reports the couple, who met at a film festival in Italy four years ago, is "utterly delighted" with the news. A source tells the publication, "She's three months pregnant. They kept the news quiet until Maria reached the three... Read more
Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow is planning a quiet Valentine's Day this weekend (14Feb09) - because she has no idea where her rocker husband Chris Martin is touring. The Shakespeare In Love star has resigned herself to spending the night in with her two children, on the day traditionally celebrated by lovers, as Coldplay frontman Martin is halfway around the world. She tells the New York Daily News, "It won't be that exciting. My husband will be on tour and I don't even know where he is -... Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is bending its rules to allow The Reader's four producers - including late filmmakers Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack - to contend for a Best Picture Oscar. The Kate Winslet movie, nominated for five Oscars this year (09), was the final project for Pollack and Minghella, who both died before the film wrapped. But when the nominations were announced last Thursday (22Jan), the Best Picture ballot read "to be determined" in place of a list of... Read more
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