Official Synopsis Revealed For Marvel’s ‘Thor: The Dark World’

The good folks over at Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios have unveiled this new official synopsis for the upcoming ‘Thor’ sequel, ‘Thor: The Dark World.’ In ‘Thor: The Dark World,’ the likes of Chris Hemsworth, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Kat Dennings, Jaimie Alexander, Tadanobu Asano, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston and Natalie Portman will also reprise their roles from the first film, while Zack Levi is confirmed to play Fandril, Christopher Eccleston will play the villainous Malekith The Accursed, and

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje will be playing the dual roles of Algrim the Strong and Kurse. Alan Taylor, an accomplished TV director whose credits include ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ ‘Mad Men,’ ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Nurse Jackie,’ takes over directorial duties from Kenneth Branagh, who helmed the first ‘Thor’ film. Don Payne, who co-wrote the first film, penned the original draft with Robert Rodat doing the most recent polish. ‘Thor: The Dark World’ is set for a November 8th, 2013 release.

READ MORE HERE:  http://www.flicksandbits.com/2012/10/13/official-synopsis-revealed-for-marvels-thor-the-dark-world/32818/

Rosamund Pike, Sam Neill join 'Long Way Down': Pascal Chaumeil adapts Nick Hornby novel (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

LONDON -- Rosamund Pike and Sam Neill have joined the cast of French filmmaker Pascal Chaumeil's English-language debut "A Long Way Down."

Pike and Neill join Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots in the adaptation of Nick Hornby's darkly comic best-seller, which has just started lensing in the U.K. and Spain.

The film is about four strangers who meet on New Year's Eve on the top of a London skyscraper, who each had intended to jump off but make a pact to stay alive and help each other.

READ MORE: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-17/entertainment/sns-201209171008reedbusivarietynvr1118059346-20120917_1_amanda-posey-nick-hornby-pascal-chaumeil

'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie: Tom Hardy, Friend Of Screenwriter Kelly Marcel, Considered Grey Front-Runner? By Bobby Pollier, EnStarz Read more

(Photo : Reuters) Hardy poses at a premiere at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood

Fans have been continuously buzzing over who they feel would make the Christian Grey character in the film adaptation of the E.L. James racy read "Fifty Shades of Grey."  Although the author and the rest of the production team has remained quiet on just who the front runner will be in the casting process, the progression toward making the actual movie itself just picked up a little more steam.

On Monday, it was announced by Universal and Focus Features  that "Terry Nova" writer Kelly Marcel would be brought on to pen the film script.  The 38-year-old is also a friend and fan of "Lawless" actor Tom Hardy, who just so happens to be one of the front-runners for the role of Grey.  Interestingly enough, Marcel and the 34-year-old British heart throb also founded the "Bad Dog Theater Company" in London together.

Read more at  http://www.enstarz.com/articles/7978/20121012/fifty-shades-of-grey-movie-tom-hardy-friend-of-screenwriter-kelly-marcel-considered-grey-front-runner.htm

Benedict Cumberbatch: Palace to Palace - 45 Mile bike ride (yikes) on October 14 to raise money for the Prince's Trust

Benedict Cumberbatch will take part in Palace to Palace, a 45-mile bicycle ride from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle, on Oct. 14, 2012, and he has asked his fans to sponsor him. Money raised goes to the Prince’s Trust, which helps the young unemployed.

Someone who made a donation reported on her Tumblr that she had received this message:  “You have been so generous with your pockets, now be generous with a bit more of your time and I promise you it will be worth it. If we go over the target in the next two days I will, tart that i am, share some photos with you of me in training in my fetching cycling gear!”

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MARTIN CLUNES: 'Men Behaving Badly' Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary With DVD Collection - Is This 'The Funniest Sitcom In BBC History'? The Huffington Post UK | By HuffPost Staff Posted: 11/10/2012 14:11 BST Updated: 11/10/2012 14:33 BST (HUFFINGTON POST)

'Men Behaving Badly' provided the prototype for a generation.

It may have been observing real-life with its depiction of how two men - Gary and Tony - spent their time but, back in its heyday, it also provided an operational manual for all men on how to get in the pizza and beer, sit in front of the TV and talk to their hearts' content about football and women. Their dreams may even come true, like they did for Tony, who got to meet the woman of his dreams. Yes, Ms Minogue makes a guest appearance in the series.


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Hugh Bonneville's new movie role - Mr. Stink

Hugh Bonneville is set to star on the upcoming television family drama (which is based on David Walliams' children's book of the same name) alongside Sheridan Smith and Britain's Got Talent star Pudsey the dog!

http://tv.uk.msn.com/features/hugh-bonneville-hangs-out-with-britains-got-talents-pudsey

Natalie Portman & Michael Fassbender's Malick Embrace Interrupted By Lizard Man (MOVIE LINE)

NEWSWIRE || BY: JEN YAMATO || OCTOBER 10, 2012 05:50 PM EDT

Your guess is as good as mine as to what the heck's going on in new set photos from Terrence Malick's latest picture, in which Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender appear to be getting down to lip-locking in a field... and are interrupted by a green lizard man with "FREAK" tattoed across his chest. What's Terry up to down in Austin?

The untitled Malick film follows To The Wonder and Knight of Cups in the filmmaker's suddenly hyperproductive recent filming tear and is about sexual obsession and lusty betrayal in the Austin, TX music scene. Or, as you might imagine, a Friday night on 6th Street during SXSW. But, more importantly! In the new batch of set pics Portman and Fassbender get wrapped up in each others' arms, a bit more passionately than co-stars Rooney Mara and Ryan Gosling did in their previously snapped scenes. They gaze into each others' eyes. He dips her onto the ground. And then... The Lizardman startles PortBender out of their embrace!

Read More at:http://movieline.com/2012/10/10/natalie-portman-michael-fassbender-kiss-malick-lizard-man/

Keira Knightley talks about playing Anna Karenina (HUFFINGTON POST)

 

http://videos.huffingtonpost.com/entertainment/Keira-Knightley-Talks-Playing-Anna-Karenina-517502934

'Downton Abbey' star Joanne Froggatt gets married

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Published Friday, Oct. 12, 2012 7:34AM EDT

'Downton Abbey' star Joanne Froggatt has married.

The 31-year-old actress -- who plays housemaid Anna Bates in the period drama -- wed her long-term partner James Cannon on Oct. 6, 2012.

The church ceremony was attended by several cast members from Julian Fellowes' award-winning show.
The blonde beauty is also a married woman on-screen and is constantly trying to prove her husband, valet John Bates -- played by Brendan Coyle -- didn't murder his first wife.

Froggatt will be taking a short break from her role as Anna, to settle in with her IT director husband and enjoy a relaxing honeymoon.

The actress previously admitted she was struggling to find time to plan her wedding while juggling filming commitments.

Froggatt told People magazine: "This is what you hope for, really -- you've just got to take these times and enjoy them and grasp them by the horns and go with it because there will be quiet times again in the future. But I'm enjoying every minute of it at the moment."


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GERARD BUTLER'S A SOCCER DAD (SHE KNOWS)

In the mood for a hilarious and heartwarming comedy? This December, Gerard Butler stars in Playing for Keeps, which is all that and more. Don't believe us? SheKnows has an exclusive trailer for the film, co-starring Jessica Biel and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Gerard Butler is heading to a soccer field near you. The Scottish actor, alongside Jessica Biel, headlines the upcoming film Playing for Keeps. It's a combination of a romantic comedy mixed with a coming-of-age story.

read more: http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/973759/exclusive-trailer-gerard-butler-is-playing-for-keeps

*** SPOILERS***for the next episode of DOWNTON ABBEY By Peter Dyke and Katie Begley (DAILY STAR)

LADY SYBIL WELCOMES A NEW ARRIVAL IN DOWNTON ABBEY

ABOVE: Lady Sybil and Tom with their newborn

Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens, 30) raises his concerns that Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville, 48) is not running the estate very well

12th October 2012

By Peter Dyke and Katie Begley

THE hit series welcomes a little bundle of joy this weekend as Lady Sybil Crawley gives birth. And as our sneak peek shows, father Tom Branson, played by Allen Leech, 31, is around to lend a helping hand to the new mum (Jessica Brown Findlay, 23). Meanwhile, Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens, 30) raises his concerns that Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville, 48) is not running the estate very well.

READ MORE: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/276709/Lady-Sybil-welcomes-a-new-arrival-in-Downton-Abbey/

Actor Daniel day Lewis to be honored with BAFTA’s Stanley Kubrick Britania Award October 4, 2012 at 5:14 (GANTDAILY

Paula David – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter

Los Angeles, CA, United States (4E) – Actor Daniel Day Lewis will be receiving this year’s Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in November.

Nigel Lythgoe, Britannia Chairman, said, “We are thrilled to bestow Daniel with this prestigious award. His remarkable body of work ensures that this honor is more than well-deserved, and we are excited to include him among the other esteemed honorees of the evening.”

In a press release, Lythgoe also talks about BAFTA’s partnership with BBC America, saying, “With the BBC broadcasting the BAFTA Awards in London, it feels only natural that BBC AMERICA would become our broadcasting partner for the Britannia’s, here in LA. They join us for a most incredible evening, as we celebrate and reward some remarkably talented people on our 25th Anniversary.”

Past recipients of the Britannia Award are Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli, Warren Beatty, Sir Michael Caine, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Colin Firth, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Helena Bonham Carter and the late Stanley Kubrick himself.

READ MORE:http://gantdaily.com/2012/10/04/actor-daniel-day-lewis-to-be-honored-with-baftas-stanley-kubrick-britania-award/

Benedict Cumberbatch – “I’m more of a Watson, Martin Freeman is more of a Sherlock” The Sherlock actor says he's "a follower" while his co-star displays "intuitive brilliance" (RADIO TIMES)

Paul Jones
11:51 AM, 07 October 2012

When it comes to Sherlock, life doesn't quite imitate art, according to Benedict Cumberbatch. The star of the BBC1 series say that in reality he is far more like the detective's sidekick Watson, while Martin Freeman, who plays Sherlock's best friend, displays more "intuitive brilliance".

Asked which of the characters he most resembled in real life, Cumberbatch said without hesitation "Watson - I’m much more of a follower."

And he said his co-star shared some - if not quite all - of Sherlock's special characteristics: "Martin’s got far more intuitive brilliance and intelligence than I have," said Cumberbatch, "otherwise that makes me sound like an asexual sociopath - not that Martin's an asexual sociopath!"

READ MORE: http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-10-07/benedict-cumberbatch--im-more-of-a-watson-martin-freeman-is-more-of-a-sherlock

**SPOILERS** Star Trek Into Darkness Movie Spoilers and Rumors: Benedict Cumberbatch is Gary Mitchell Jesse Merke (POLICY MIC)

(WARNING: Major possible, quite likely spoilers ahead!!)

Ever since the Star Trek reboot hit theaters in 2009 and successfully rebooted the franchise, people have been wondering what's next for the born again franchise. While it was initially rumored that Benicio Del Toro would be cast as the bad guy, a few months ago it was announced that British actor Benedict Cumberbatch had been cast as the villain in the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness, which is due in theaters next May.

When Del Toro’s name was initially being floated, people believed that director J.J. Abrams was going to bring back the legendary Khan character, which is considered by many to be the greatest villain in the entire Star Trek franchise. Many Star Trek fans (including myself) believed that bringing back Khan Noonien Singh would be a serious mistake, mainly because of the fact that it is believed that no one will ever be able to do better than Ricardo Maltoban’s. Remember seeing Heath Ledger portray the joker, and just knowing that that no one could ever do it better? Yeah. That.

However, after announcing that Benedict Cumberbatch was brought on board, another original series villain name began to circulate: Gary Mitchell. Cumberbatch is currently most well known for portraying the character of Sherlock Homes in the British television series Sherlock.

Lt. Commander Gary Mitchell first appeared in the original series episode “Where No Man Has Gone Before." He was Captain Kirk’s best friend, who ended up receiving god-like powers through an accident and became a serious threat to the Enterprise and her crew. Gary Lockwood, who also appeared in the Sci Fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, originally portrayed Mitchell.

So why believe that Benedict Cumberbatch will portray Gary Mitchell in Star Trek Into Darkness? There are a few reasons...

Late last year, sources close to the producers of the new movie revealed to TrekMovie.com and other websites that the new villain would be an reboot of an original series character:

“It’s definitely a character that will make fans of TOS excited. Think along the likes of Harry Mudd, or Trelane, or Gary Mitchell, or the Talosians or the Horta. Actually, it’s one of those that I named.”

Star Trek fans, you may now begin salivating!

READ MORE: http://www.policymic.com/articles/16041/star-trek-into-darkness-movie-spoilers-and-rumors-benedict-cumberbatch-is-gary-mitchell

Benedict Cumberbatch on Sherlock co-star Martin Freeman: “He ups my game – he made me cry” (RADIO TIMES)

Meeting the "extraordinary" actor who plays John Watson had an instant effect on Cumberbatch - and one performance in particular reduced him to tears

Fans may be able to guess which of Freeman’s performances made his co-star cry – Cumberbatch is certainly not alone in having shed a tear during the mobile phone conversation at the end of series two finale The Reichenbach Fall, in which John tries to persuade Sherlock not to jump from the roof of St Bart’s hospital.

“I couldn’t see Martin’s face [during filming] obviously,” said Cumberbatch, “he was just a little blob on the pavement, waiting for a bigger blob to land by his feet… [but later] it was really wonderful to see what he’d done on the other end of that phone conversation - I could hear it [at the time] but to see it was really, really, really moving and, him being in shock afterwards, it’s ridiculous but it made me cry.” 

READ MORE: http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-10-07/benedict-cumberbatch-on-sherlock-co-star-martin-freeman-he-ups-my-game--he-made-me-cry

Michelle Dockery goes Non-Stop with Neeson Michelle Dockery has landed another Hollywood role (MSN)

Michelle Dockery is set for Hollywood, following reports she has joined thriller Non-Stop.

The Downton Abbey actress, best known for playing Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV1 period drama, could be making her third major big-screen debut in the airplane drama alongside Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore, reported Variety.

It would be the 30-year-old British star's third biggest film role to date, following her appearances in Joe Wright's Anna Karenina opposite Keira Knightley and Ruth Wilson, and in Hanna with Saoirse Ronan.

There is no word about what characters Michelle or Julianne would play.

read more: http://movies.uk.msn.com/news/dockery-goes-non-stop-with-neeson-1

Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender Get Steamy on Set by Bruna Nessif (E!)

Of course this is for a movie, people. Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender are taken! Plus, there are camera men right there, it would be awkward, otherwise.

Anyway, the Oscar winner was seen literally wrapped in the actor's arms as they shared an intimate embrace while shooting for Terrence Malick's latest untitled film in Texas yesterday.

READ MORE: http://www.eonline.com/news/353160/natalie-portman-and-michael-fassbender-get-steamy-on-set

Gerard Butler Bonded with Leven Rambin at Surfing Lessons (JUST JARED)

The 42-year-old Chasing Mavericks actor’s co-star Leven Rambin recently revealed to MovieFanatic.com about bonding with Gerard during their surfing lessons.

“We were both out there together taking lessons. He and I were completely new [to surfing]. We were very supportive of each other learning. He’d be like ‘oh my gosh, awesome wave,’ and I’m like ‘awesome buddy’! We’d always go out together and want to do well,” Leven said.

READ MORE: http://www.justjared.com/2012/10/09/gerard-butler-bonded-with-leven-rambin-at-surfing-lessons/?ref=topposts

Benedict Cumberbatch Honors Former ‘Sherlock’ Jeremy Brett By Kevin Wicks | Posted on Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 (BBC AMERICA)

Jeremy Brett (Photo: Granada)

Robert Downey Jr.‘s blockbuster success aside, Benedict Cumberbatch is the definitive contemporary Sherlock Holmes to many diehards. But Cumberbatch himself has honored the man who previously defined Holmes for a generation, actor Jeremy Brett, who played Arthur Conan Doyle‘s complicated detective in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes from 1984 to 1994.

“I saw that version when I was growing up,” said Cumberbatch told an audience at Cheltenham Literature Festival (via Radio Times). “I remember at my nan’s in Brighton we used to watch that on the telly, but I know much more of it now having watched it after we first incarnated our version of him.”

Cumberbatch relays his impressions of Brett with a writerly eloquence: “Even when I was younger I was still struck by this extraordinary hawk-like, magisterial, cold disconnect. And this incredible physique, as well – that wonderful beak of a nose, the swept back hair, the lips and those slightly mad eyes, which, sadly, became a lot madder.”


READ MORE: http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2012/10/benedict-cumberbatch-pays-homage-to-former-sherlock-jeremy-brett/

***SPOILERS*** 'Downton Abbey' Season 3 episodes 4 and 5 spoilers: Lady Edith receives an 'exciting offer' 3 October 2012 9:45 AM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

We've got a few juicy tidbits about the next two episodes of "Downton Abbey" Season 3, airing Sunday, Oct. 7 and Sunday, Oct. 14 in the U.K. on ITV.

In the above preview of episode 4, it appears as though Branson is at Downton while Sybil is back in Ireland, pregnant and alone. Surely there is more to it, because we know Branson would never abandon her. Right? And her cryptic call to Edith? Scary.

Meanwhile, ITV has released the description for episode 5:

An exciting offer for Edith divides opinion.

Isobel throws Ethel a lifeline.

New maid Ivy is attracting attention below stairs, and Alfred's interest in particular is resented by Daisy.

Anna's perseverance finally pays off.

 PICTURE FROM MR. BATES LEGAL TEAM

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Happy Birthday Dan Stevens - October 10, 2012

Daniel Jonathan “Dan” Stevens is a British actor.

Born: October 10, 1982 (age 30), Croydon

Movies and TV shows: Downton Abbey, Dracula, The Line of Beauty, Azazel, The North London Book of The Dead, Vamps, Summer in February, Sense and Sensibility

Soon to be appearing in The Heiress on Broadway

Education: Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Tonbridge School, University of Cambridge


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Benedict Cumberbatch: “Sherlock is nothing without Moriarty - I’m a bit obsessed with Andrew Scott” (RADIO TIMES)

"Andrew Scott is a lovely human being," says Cumberbatch - “I was very sad when he put a gun in his head and blew his brains out”

Paul Jones
12:00 PM, 09 October 2012

Moriarty is dead. As Andrew Scott, the actor who plays the arch-villain in BBC1’s Sherlock, has himself pointed out “It’s very hard to come back from shooting yourself in the mouth.”

Yet with a third series in the pipeline, the show’s star Benedict Cumberbatch has admitted “it’s nothing without that dynamic between Holmes and Moriarty.”

“I was very sad when he put a gun in his head and blew his brains out,” said Cumberbatch, adding that, along with his fondness for Moriarty, he is also “a bit obsessed” with Scott.

“He’s brilliant. He’s another person [as well as Martin Freeman] that when he was cast, it was music to my ears,” said the star. “I knew how good he was because I’d seen all his stage plays.”

READ MORE: http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-10-09/benedict-cumberbatch-sherlock-is-nothing-without-moriarty---im-a-bit-obsessed-with-andrew-scott

Another thank you to SCOOP IT! BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
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Keira Knightley, Judy Garland: Hollywood costumes to go on display at Victoria & Albert Museum Sarah Shaffi Wednesday, October 10, 2012 (YOUR CANTERBURY CO)

Judy Garland's costume from The Wizard of Oz will be on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Picture: MGM/The Kobal Collection

Keira Knightley is seen with the dress she wore in the film Anna Karenina, which goes on display in the Hollywood Costume exhibition at the V&A. Picture: Ian West/PA Wire

Hollywood Costume will gather together more than 100 of the most iconic costumes designed for unforgettable cinema characters over a century of film-making.

Among the costumes on show will be Dorothy’s blue and white gingham pinafore dress designed by Adrian from The Wizard of Oz from 1939, Scarlett O’Hara’s green ‘curtain’ dress designed by Walter Plunkett for Gone with the Wind from 1939, and the ‘little black dress’ designed by Hubert De Givenchy for Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s from 1961.

Costumes from more recent Hollywood releases, including Consolata Boyle’s clothing for Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady and Keira Knightley’s costumes from Anna Karenina, will also be on display.

READ MORE: http://www.yourcanterbury.co.uk/home/hollywood_costumes_to_go_on_display_at_victoria_albert_museum_1_1651275

Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn: video and pictures from MIPCOM

Ripper Street gang appears around .15 through .20 - the rest I don't recognize.  Skinny actresses and actors who all look like their fifteen years old.  One poor girl had "the Walking Dead" next to her picture.  Seemed about right.

***SPOILERS***Downton Abbey series three, episode five: preview pictures and predictions (RADIO TIMES)

Ellie Walker-Arnott
6:02 PM, 09 October 2012

Last week's episode of Downton Abbey certainly brought with it a fair amount of new plot twists.

Edith seemed to have made her peace with being jilted at the altar and turned her attention to universal suffrage, even getting a letter published in The Times (much to Carson's alarm).

Mary told Matthew, rather sharply, to "pull your weight" around the estate so he delved into the inner workings of Downton only to find out that the Abbey is being "mismanaged". A lot of macho eyebrow-raising followed, so it's only a matter of time before the new masters of the house come to blows...

Meanwhile, Ethel and her heartbreaking storyline were back, leaving plenty of viewers in need of a tissue when she gave away her (incredibly cute) little boy.

But the biggest story of the week was Branson getting caught up in an Irish rebel plot. The ex-chauffeur arrived on Downton's doorstep alone on a rainy night without pregnant Sybil, whom he had left behind to fend for herself. The revelation provoked an angry Earl to yell "Go to bed!" before later revealing that if Branson ever set foot on Irish soil again he would be arrested by the authorities.

Meanwhile, there was a post-related fiasco. Bates wasn't writing to Anna but it turned out in the end that he wasn't receiving her letters either. What a kerfuffle! And new footman Jimmy sent all the maids' - as well as Thomas's - hearts a-flutter, while new kitchen maid Ivy put Daisy's back up when she seemed to attract Alfred's attention...

So what's next? We've got pictures of the drama to come this Sunday, so as usual we've made some spurious predictions...

READ MORE: http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-10-09/downton-abbey-series-three-episode-five-preview-pictures-and-predictions

Flashback: George Harrison Pays Tribute to Bob Dylan The 1992 performance was one of Harrison's final times onstage (ROLLING STONE VIDEOS)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZaZD2t3J_fs


By ANDY GREENE OCTOBER 9, 2012 4:25 PM

In the early 1990s, George Harrison seemed like he was gearing up for a return to the spotlight. His 1987 LP Cloud Nine was a huge surprise hit, and his subsequent work with the Traveling Wilburys pushed the shy Beatle even further into the public eye. The obvious next step was a tour, but Harrison's disastrous 1974 tour was still a fresh memory, and he seemed to have no interest. But in May of 1990, Harrison joined Eric Clapton onstage in Los Angeles for a couple of Cream songs, and the next year the longtime friends announced a joint tour of Japan.

Twelve concerts were staged across Japan in December of 1991, and it seemed like the jumping off point for a long comeback tour. Sadly, that wasn't the case. It wasn't a repeat of his 1974 debacle, but Harrison just didn't feel any desire to stay on the road. He proved he could still deliver, and nothing beyond that seemed necessary. He did agree to a single show at the Royal Albert Hall in April of 1992 to raise money for the Natural Law Party, but it was an isolated event.



Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-george-harrison-pays-tribute-to-bob-dylan-20121009

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Benedict Cumberbatch:My mother told me I didn’t have the right nose for Sherlock Holmes OCTOBER 8TH, 2012 @ 11:50 AM (FAN SHARE)

Benedict Cumberbatch was at the 2012 Literary Festival, following JK Rowling, and he was interviewed by Sherlock co-star Louise Brealey.

When asked what the third season of Sherlock would be about, Cumberbatch played coy, saying, “No comment – as I am now used to saying. Nothing. In the past year, what has been extraordinary is that I have met some of the most extraordinary people…and they all ask one question. And I have to say no comment. I can’t tell you. Secrets are a good thing to keep.”

He also talks about how his mother originally didn’t think he was right for the role, saying, “My mum went, ‘You just don’t have the right nose.’ Thank God he [Moffat] picked the right nose!” - and that he hadn’t been sure about the project until he read the script: “I heard about it…and was rather dubious about how cute it could be and an excuse to make money. And then I read the script and was blown away by it. It was so funny and so fast paced and at the heart of it was this friendship.”

READ MORE: http://www.fansshare.com/news/benedict-cumberbatch-my-mother-told-me-didn-t-have-right-nose-for-sherlock-holmes/#.UHTMPhXA-RY

Colin Firth attending Vanity Fair Oscar party, February 2011

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Happy Birthday Clive Owen - 3 October, 1964

Oops - almost forgot the big guy's birthday.

Clive Owen is an English actor, who has worked on television, stage and film. He first gained recognition in the United Kingdom for portraying the lead in the ITV series Chancer from 1990 to 1991. 

Born: October 3, 1964 (age 48), Keresley

Height: 6' 2" (1.89 m)

Spouse: Sarah-Jane Fenton (m. 1995)

Siblings: Lee Owen, Alan Owen

Children: Hannah Owen, Eve Owen

One of my all time favorite movies - the trailer for GOSFORD PARK (written my Julian Fellowes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfokH6v4aOM

Set Pics Unveil First Look At James McAvoy & Jim Broadbent In 'Filth' NEWS BY KEVIN JAGERNAUTH ( (INDIEWIRE)

We won't be seeing James McAvoy on the big screen in 2012, but by this time next year, he'll have been the centerpiece of quite a few promising films. His slate includes: the thriller "Welcome To The Punch"; the duo of films "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His" and "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers" alongside Jessica Chastain; and Danny Boyle's art world tale "Trance." And if that's not enough, he'll be getting dirty with "Filth." And we now have our first peek at that movie.

Read more: http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/set-pics-unveil-first-look-at-james-mcavoy-jim-broadbent-in-filth-20121009#

Win tickets to The Hobbit World Premiere

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JUDE LAW SHUNNED BY HIS KIDS OVER MOVIE MAKEOVER (EXPRESS CO.UK)

The actor was given an unflattering makeover for his part in period drama Anna Karenina and his children were so horrified, they asked him not to meet them in front of their friends.

Law tells The People newspaper, "My kids banned me from collecting them from school unless I was wearing a hat and hid."

The Alfie star also reveals his eldest son, Rafferty, 15, has been teaching him street slang in a bid to make his dad cool.

READ MORE: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/345142/Jaw-Law-shunned-by-his-kids-over-movie-makeover

Clive Owen: James Marsh’s 'Shadow Dancer' Wins Dinard Prize 11:46 AM PDT 10/6/2012 by Stuart Kemp (THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

LONDON – James Marsh’s Shadow Dancer won the Golden Hitchcock Award as this year's Dinard British Film Festival came to a close.


A star-studded jury including Celia Imrie, Stephen Dillane and jury president Patrick Bruel under the watchful eye of this year's 'hommage' recipient, Brit acting legend Tom Courtenay, plumped for Marsh's film starring Clive Owen and Andrea Riseborough.

The Golden Hitchcock nod comprises of financial help to the French distributor and the filmmaker and also The Cine+ Award, which offers a promotional campaign on France's Ciné+ channels at the time of release.

Shadow Dancer also won the Prix Public chosen by the festival’s audiences.

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Colin Firth - The Railway Man Cast And Crew Mourn The Death Of Writer Eric Lomax 09 October 2012 (CONTACT MUSIC)

The war hero behind Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman's new movie The Railway Man has died, aged 93.

Eric Lomax's memoirs about working on the so-called 'death railway' in Thailand after he was captured by Japanese troops have been adapted into a new movie, starring the Oscar winners.

Lomax's book was published in 1995.  He died early on Monday (08Oct12).

Andy Paterson, the producer of the film adaptation of his book, tells the Bbc, "The cast and crew of The Railway Man are deeply saddened to hear of Eric Lomax's death. All our thoughts today are with his family.

"Whilst we are heartbroken that he will not be with us at the premiere, he lived long enough to see some early images from the film and to share our hopes that this new version of his story will help ensure that the men who suffered with him - and the families who had to cope with the legacy - would never be forgotten."

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