'She' is one to see Nov 9, 2009
During my recent six-day visit to the London Film Festival, I managed to see 10 of the 193 features on display ... During my recent six-day visit to the London Film Festival, I managed to see 10 of the 193 features on display. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Scrooge Rings in Holiday Movie Season Nov 4, 2009
"It was like going to camp," Clooney said at October's London Film Festival, where "Fantastic Mr. Fox" was the opening-night movie. "We were out in the middle of nowhere on people's farms, doing sound effects and rolling around in the fields.". (CBS News)
Lennon came from "Nowhere" at London Film Festival Nov 3, 2009
BEIJING, Nov. 3 -- John Lennon's childhood is the subject of new movie "Nowhere Boy." The world premiere of the movie about the famous Beatle's teen years closed the London Film Festival on Thursday night. The film is Director Sam Taylor-Wood's first feature, and stars Aaron Johnson as Lennon. (Xinhuanet, China)
Carrey's Scrooge Rings In Hollywood Holiday Spirit Nov 3, 2009
" -- A Manhattan couple (Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant) in a rocky marriage find new twists in their relationship after they see a murder and are hustled into witness protection. "It's Complicated" -- A messy love triangle develops among a bakery and restaurant owner (Meryl Streep), her ex-hubby (Alec Baldwin) and an architect (Steve Martin) in the latest from director Nancy Meyers ("Something's Gotta Give"). FOXES, FROGS AND RODENTS: Meryl Streep also joins George Clooney and Bill Murray... (KIRO TV, WA)
Taylor-Wood to marry teen actor Nov 1, 2009
The pair were seen this week walking the red carpet of Nowhere Boy's London Film Festival premiere. Taylor-Wood praised Johnson for his "perfect" portrayal of an adolescent John Lennon. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
French film gets London award Oct 30, 2009
French prison drama A Prophet has won the first best film award to be handed out by the London Film Festival ... The 53rd London Film Festival comes to a close on Thursday with Nowhere Boy, Taylor-Wood's drama about the early life of former Beatle John Lennon. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Oct 29, 2009
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Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Oct 29, 2009
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"A Prophet" named best picture at London Film Fest Oct 29, 2009
LONDON (AP): Hard-hitting French prison drama "A Prophet" won the first-ever best film prize at the London Film Festival on Wednesday. Jacques Audiard's thriller about a teenage prisoner's rise through the criminal ranks also took the second-place grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Brain 'can beat early blindness' Oct 29, 2009
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Celebrity Journalism Attacked in New Film Oct 28, 2009
"Starsuckers," Premiering at the London Film Festival, Takes Aim at Celebrity Culture and Journalistic Standards ... "Starsuckers," which premieres Wednesday at the London Film Festival, takes aim at Britain's fiercely competitive tabloid press, but its real target is much broader. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Movie takes aim at celebrity news obsession Oct 28, 2009
"Starsuckers," which premieres Wednesday at the London Film Festival, takes aim at Britain's fiercely competitive tabloid press, but its real target is much broader. Atkins believes that society's obsession with fame gaining it and being near it has distorted everything from the way news is reported to our children's aspirations. (MSNBC -- News)
Newcomer Sidibe starts award season with win Oct 28, 2009
"And the flying. I was just at the London Film Festival, so I came from the London Film Festival, right to here. So, that's kind of exhausting. And I am anxious to get home to my kids.". "I have to say it's something very surreal," noted Swank, the two-time Oscar winner who won the Hollywood Actress Award for her work in "Amelia." "But to have your work recognized? At the end of it all is something that continues to leave me speechless.". (MSNBC -- News)
I beat the Aussies:Amartya Sen Oct 25, 2009
Amartya saw at the London Film Festival and actually liked. Its not been released and nobody seems to know why, he said querulously. (India Times, India)
Precious star 'scared' of Oscars Oct 23, 2009
Precious, which also features Mariah Carey, will be shown at the London Film Festival on Friday. The hard-hitting movie, which has the backing of Oprah Winfrey, was named best film at the Toronto Film Festival earlier this year. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Staying here Oct 22, 2009
Now the family's refusal to abandon their home has been captured in an undercover documentary, Mugabe and the White African, which premieres in Britain on Wednesday night at the London Film Festival ... Mugabe and the White African will be shown at the London Film Festival on Wednesday 21 October and Friday 23 October. (BBC News -- UK)
MOFILM Announces Stop Ignoring Your Skin For Vaseline as the Grand Prize Winner in 'Make an Ad' Competition Grand Prize Winner at The Times 53rd London Film Festival Oct 22, 2009
LONDON, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- MOFILM, a pioneer of user generated video competitions for major brands, today announced the grand prize winner of the MOFILM 'make an ad' competition at The Times 53rd London Film Festival ... MOFILM is a main sponsor of this year's London Film Festival bringing the world of online and mobile to the film festival ... London Film Festival Winners (by Brand in Alphabetical Order). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
White Material - A Film by Claire D... Oct 21, 2009
Shown at the London Film Festival, White Material sees Isabelle Huppert starring as a coffee plantation owner refusing to leave her property as civil war breaks out. The latest film from the remarkable French director Claire Denis is an occasionally mesmerising, but often tiresome movie with a protagonist whose stubbornness is infuriating. (Suite101.com)
Samantha says no to more sex in the city Oct 20, 2009
London film festival: Elia Kazan's granddaughter shows promise in a reticent "murmurcore" drama about an epileptic girl, writes Peter Bradshaw. Most viewed on guardian. (Yahoo News -- Sex and the City)
* PLANET POP Oct 19, 2009
None of this seemed surprising to George Clooney X the son of a journalist and a man who has had many column inches devoted to his life X when he was asked his opinion on the medias obsession with celebrity at the London film festival ahead of the UK premiere of his film The Men Who Stare at Goats. Clooney said he was sympathetic to journalists. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Are scary kids movies too scary? Oct 19, 2009
Wes Andersons film opened the London Film Festival on Wednesday and is full of nature red in tooth and claw. Like Dahls book, it tells of a family of foxes besieged by the evil farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean, who are armed with guns, industrial diggers and explosives. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
George Clooney promoting 'Up in the Air' at Rome Film Festival, movie in competition Oct 18, 2009
U.S. actor George Clooney arrives for the UK premiere of the film 'The Men Who Stare At Goats' during the London Film Festival in London, Thursday Oct. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) (Joel Ryan, AP / October 15, 2009). (FOX61, CT)
Film centre gets government funds Oct 17, 2009
The centre will provide a new home for the British Film Institute and become a venue for key film events, such as the opening night of the London Film Festival and global premieres. It is expected to house five digital cinemas and is destined for completion in 2015. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Fantastic Mr. Fox Oct 17, 2009
Anderson's latest premieres at London Film Festival. Connections for Fantastic Mr. Fox. (IGN FilmForce)
U.N.: Can halt violence against women Oct 15, 2009
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Clooney, Streep Head To London Oct 15, 2009
George Clooney and Meryl Streep Bring Their Film "Fantastic Mr. Fox" to the London Film Festival ... (AP) George Clooney and Meryl Streep were due on the red carpet in Leicester Square on Wednesday for the opening of the 53rd London Film Festival. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Clooney gets foxy as London Film Festival opens Oct 15, 2009
The 53rd annual London Film Festival, which runs from Wednesday to October 29, will screen some 191 feature films and 113 shorts, including 15 world, 23 European and 146 British premieres. London differs from many other European film festivals in focusing on bringing world movies to cinema-goers. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Clooney, Streep in London for film festival gala Oct 15, 2009
He'll help open the 53rd London Film Festival along with Meryl Streep ... LONDON - Like the London Film Festival, Wes Andersons Fantastic Mr. Fox is a mix of British grit and American glamor. (MSNBC -- News)
Clooney opens film festival Oct 15, 2009
Clooney opens London film festival - Film - Entertainment - theage ... Clooney opens London film festival ... The London Film Festival kicked off with the world premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox, starring the voices of George Clooney, Bill Murray and Meryl Streep. (The Age, Australia)
London film fest gets generous dose of George Clooney Oct 15, 2009
Jason Schwartzman, George Clooney, Felicity Dahl and Bill Murray celebrate the London Film Festival premiere of Fantastic Mr. Fox. By Jill Lawless, Associated Press LONDON Like the , 's is a mix of British grit and American glamor. (USA Today -- Life)
Joker Clooney launches film gala Oct 15, 2009
Stars of Fantastic Mr Fox, including George Clooney and Bill Murray, have walked the red carpet as the movie launched the London Film Festival ... Wednesday's gala screening, also attended by actor David Morrissey, supermodel Cindy Crawford, presenter Jonathan Ross and film director Gurinder Chada, launched the 53rd London Film Festival. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Puppet masters Oct 14, 2009
Wes Anderson's feature-length animation Fantastic Mr Fox, which opens the London Film Festival, cunningly recreates the real world of the story's author, Roald Dahl. In a cavernous warehouse studio in east London, a selection of sets and puppets from Anderson's stop-motion movie sit dwarfed by their surroundings. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
John Hurt to be made BFI fellow Oct 8, 2009
John Hurt is to be made a fellow of the British Film Institute (BFI) at a new awards ceremony which will be part of this year's London Film Festival. The actor, 69, who has starred in films including Alien, The Elephant Man and Midnight Express, said it was "the highest honour possible". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Ben Bradshaw webchat Oct 6, 2009
Ben replies: The UK film industry is doing really well: Slumdog Millionnaire won 9 Oscars and on Saturday night I went to see the brilliant British film Fishtank , part funded by the British Film Council and the BBC. Next week the London Film Festival opens with the UK film The Fantastic Mr Fox. Total UK spend last year reached 192 million, a 21% increase in one year. (10 Downing Street)
Dahl's Matilda to hit the stage Oct 1, 2009
Page last updated at 14:26 GMT, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 15:26 UK. Comic Tim Minchin has written the music and lyrics. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Elect David Lennon Sep 15, 2009
Clooney times 3 in London Film Festival lineup. This year's London Film Festival is big on British talent, international auteurs - and George Clooney. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Boyle is 'edging closer' to Porno Sep 11, 2009
McGregor is currently starring opposite George Clooney in The Men Who Stare At Goats, which will be screened at this year's London Film Festival. Boyle won best director and best picture at this year's Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
John Lennon's Teenage Years, `Mr. Fox' to Feature in London Film Festival Sep 10, 2009
John Lennons Teenage Years to Feature in London Film Festival - Bloomberg ... John Lennons Teenage Years to Feature in London Film Festival ... Our ambition is to take the London Film Festival to the top tier, said Amanda Nevill, director of the British Film Institute, which runs the event. (Bloomberg -- UK)
London festival offers Clooney fix Sep 10, 2009
George Clooney will be hard to miss at this year's London Film Festival, where three movies in which the Hollywood star appears will be screened ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES 'Gorgeous George' stars at London Film Festival - 8 hrs ago London's film festival 'will not ape Cannes' - 11 hrs ago Hollywood stars to attend London Film Festival - 11 hrs ago * Clooney, Fantastic Mr. Fox to open London festival - 13 hrs ago Clooney times 3 in London Film Festival lineup - 16 hrs ago * Requires registration. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
London Film Festival to open with world premiere of Wes Anderson's 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Jul 28, 2009
London Film Festival to open with world premiere of Wes Anderson's 'Fantastic Mr. Fox ... LONDON (AP) London Film Festival organizers say this year's event will open with the world premiere of Wes Anderson's animated feature "Fantastic Mr. Fox." ... The 53rd London Film Festival runs Oct. 14-29. (FOX61, CT)
Mr Fox film to premiere in London Jul 28, 2009
This year's London Film Festival will open with the world premiere of The Fantastic Mr Fox, organisers have said ... Anderson - who also directed The Royal Tenenbaums and The Darjeeling Limited - said: "Fantastic Mr Fox is a British film, based on a Roald Dahl book, set in the UK, produced in the UK, and so I am especially pleased to have been invited to the opening night movie of this year's London Film Festival.". (BBC News -- UK)
In Death, Natasha Richardson Gives Life Mar 26, 2009
Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson arrive for The Times BFI London Film Festival in London on Oct. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan/file). (CBS News)
Hopkinton screenwriter to see film go to Boston festival Mar 24, 2009
"Fees can range from $30-100 and we need to pay for the Website." Adding, "We have sent it to Australia and we are looking at a London film festival. We want to make sure people see it so they can appreciate it." For Dawn Anderson, who directed the ESL production of Steel Magnolias, said, "just getting exposure and having it around the country would be great." Anderson said that Webb called her to direct this low-budget film, and laughingly admitted it was because she works cheap. The production... (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Autopsy: Richardson died from bleeding in brain Mar 22, 2009
FILE -- In an Oct. 17, 2008 file photo actors Liam Neeson, right, and his wife Natasha Richardson arrive for The Times BFI London Film Festival in London. Richardson, 45, died Wednesday March 18, 2009 in New York after suffering an apparent head injury from a skiing accident in Canada on Monday. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Natasha Richardson dies after fall on ski slope Mar 19, 2009
AP Photo - FILE -- In an Oct. 17, 2008 file photo actors Liam Neeson, right, and his wife Natasha Richardson arrive for The Times BFI London Film Festival in London. Richardson, 45, died Wednesday March 18, 2009 in New York after suffering an apparent head injury from a skiing accident in Canada on Monday. (Fresno Bee)
Natasha Richardson in critical condition Mar 18, 2009
Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson,at The Times BFI London Film Festival in London in October. (Joel Ryan/The Associated Press). (International Herald Tribune)
Venice film festival shows the strain Feb 19, 2009
In a new series celebrating films debuting at the London film festival, we ask directors to trace the heritage of their work. Today, Giles Borg looks up the ancestors of 1234, his debut film about the trials and tribulations of a young band. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
Film Festivals Feb 10, 2009
The Times BFI London Film Festival kicks off in England. . (Variety)
