Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager. Read more
| Starring | Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Vanessa Redgrave, Cathryn Bradshaw |
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| Director | Roger Michell |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
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UK cinema-goers appeared to like Rocky Balboa in the last week of January as it hit number one at the box office, bringing its total takings to over £6.6 million. The boxing sequel was followed in second place by political thriller Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a South African mercenary and Jennifer Connelly as an investigative journalist, reports ACNielsen EDI. Third, fourth and fifth places were taken by The Pursuit of Happyness, Night at the Museum and The Last King of... Read more
The Brits lead the way in this year's Oscar ceremony. Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Judi Dench are all up for best actress, while Peter O'Toole is nominated for best actor and directors Stephen Frears and Paul Greengrass both receive nominations for best director respectively. Looks like 2007 is going to a good year for Rule Britannia… Best picture Babel The Departed winner! Letters From Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen Best director Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima Stephen Frears,... Read more
Premiere magazine recently rated Peter O'Toole's performance in Lawrence of Arabia the greatest ever committed to celluloid. It was his fourth film, his first lead, and a hell of a break - though he lost the Oscar to Gregory Peck and To Kill a Mockingbird. He's been nominated six times since (for Becket, The Lion in Winter, Goodbye Mr Chips, The Ruling Class, The Stunt Man, and My Favourite Year), and famously never won, except for an Honorary Award in 2003. 'I'm still in the game,' he... Read more
The 2007 BAFTAs took place last night, and prove that the British film industry is thriving. The Queen, starring Helen Mirren , won best film and earned Mirren another golden statuette for her mantelpiece. Mean while, The Last King of Scotland picked up the award for Best British Film and Forrest Whitaker walked away with the BAFTA for best actor See the winners in full... BEST FILM BABEL THE DEPARTED THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE THE QUEEN winner! THE DAVID LEAN AWARD for... Read more