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At the end of dinner, he posed under a portrait of Elizabeth I in the drawing room and gaily promised: "This is going to be my White House Christmas card."If Brown had any thought of promoting himself as the anti-poodle with some arm's length body language, W. swiftly disabused him. He spread his wingspan to draw in Gordon and Sarah, and then clasped Gordon so heartily around the shoulders that the Brit was forced to grab W.'s waist in a shy embrace as they entered the building. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Federal Report: Warming = More Harmful Climate Extremes Jun 21, 2008
June 19, 2008, 2:27 pm. (Kevin Moloney for The New York Times). (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry Named as Favorite 'Cougars' Jun 20, 2008
Queen Elizabeth I, 48, and her one-time fianc. Fran. (Fox News)
Dining at No. 10 Jun 18, 2008
At the end of dinner he posed under a portrait of Elizabeth I in the drawing room and gaily promised: "This is going to be my White House Christmas card.". Today in Opinion. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Hilton Hotels & Resorts and the Tony Awards(R) Put Theatre Education for Young Adults on Center Stage Jun 14, 2008
For Tony Award Productions, Elizabeth I. McCann is Managing Producer and Joey Parnes is Coordinating Producer. Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss/White Cherry Entertainment are Executive Producers of the 2008 Tony Awards. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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Hate speech or free speech. What much of West bans is protected in U.S. - International Herald Tribune. (International Herald Tribune)
Master thespian Jun 8, 2008
Not only because, as a presidential candidate, she morphed from Queen Elizabeth I to Norma Rae, as Newsweek put it. But because, through humiliation and pain, she has shown herself to be a skilled survivor. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Evolution of Women Heroes in Film Jun 4, 2008
This is mainly an issue in fiction; real-life heroines are abundant, from Elizabeth I to Madame Curie to Norma Rae to Karen Silkwood (all Oscar nominated roles, with a win for Sally Field). The female hero in American film has evolved from villainess to sexpot to superhero, shepherded by a select number of male filmmakers. (Suite101.com)
Protestant Refomation Leaders Jun 2, 2008
Elizabeth I made it quite clear that Knox, originally from Scotland, was not welcome in her realm. He had left during the reign of Elizabeth s sister, Mary I (Bloody Mary) and studied in Geneva under John Calvin. (Suite101.com)
Lessons of Da Vinci for the modern age Jun 1, 2008
"I use historical figures as models to talk about leadership and innovation," explains Alan Axelrod, author of a new book, "Edison on Innovation: 102 Lessons in Creativity for Business and Beyond," as well as the earlier "Elizabeth I CEO," "Patton on Leadership" and "Eisenhower on Leadership." Before video games and 24-hour television, Axelrod says, youngsters grew up reading biographies of famous people so they could learn from their lives and emulate them. "We should turn more to these... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
George Garrett, at 78; versatile author, poet May 31, 2008
"The Succession" (1983) focused on the ascension of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England after the death of Elizabeth I and was told through a variety of characters, including two runaway Catholic priests. "Entered From the Sun" (1990) used the device of two detectives, an actor, and a spy, looking to solve the stabbing death of playwright Christopher Marlowe in 1593. (Boston Globe)
Soothing as a deterrent against crime May 31, 2008
If music be the food of love, play on, wrote Shakespeare during the reign of Elizabeth I. Some 400 years later, during the reign of Elizabeth II, the saying was put to the test not in the UK but in the Wild West, more precisely at a bus station in the Vallejo district of San Francisco. The incidence of crime in and around the bus station was said to have plummeted once the 00004000 local authority started playing orchestral music, including live performances of the Vallejo Symphony. (India Times)
The week in books May 31, 2008
In a blindfold test (another favourite prac-crit technique) a lot of readers, I believe, would think it's of Elizabeth I, not Elizabeth II vintage. It's Winehouse, of course. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
In Fortuny's footsteps, Isabelle de Borchgrave's painted paper shoes May 31, 2008
As it traveled, Borchgrave expanded it - with costumes from the wardrobes of Queen Elizabeth I of England, Marie-Anoinette and the Empress Eug. nie, consort of Napoleon III, while it was in Japan, and adding Ottoman kaftans in Turkey. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
So can the lyrics of Amy Winehouse REALLY be compared with Sir ... May 29, 2008
Sir Walter Raleigh was an adornment of England's Golden Age - the reign of Elizabeth I. ... Associates: Sir Walter Raleigh was a one-time favourite of Elizabeth I ... Fell out of favour with Elizabeth I. The new King James took away his house, the governorship of Jersey and his position of influence, then sent him to the tower. (Daily Mail)
University exam pits pop's lyrical prowess against Raleigh May 28, 2008
Raleigh (1552-1618), a poet and explorer under Queen Elizabeth I, suppressed Irish rebellions and discovered the "New World". He was held in the Tower of London for marrying a lady-in-waiting without permission and was later sentenced to death, accused of plotting against King James I. He wrote a history of the world as well as some of the best poetry of the Elizabethan age, and was an MP representing three counties. (Guardian Unlimited)
Fantasy author Jordan dies at 58 May 27, 2008
Rare Elizabeth I portrait found. Strong winds wreck campsite tents. (Yahoo News -- Literature and Authors)
Police evict Tamils from Colombo May 27, 2008
" SRI LANKA CRISIS BACKGROUND PROFILES HAVE YOUR SAY RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites MOST E-MAILED Australia Muslim school rejected Strong winds wreck campsite tents Faster bank transfers under way The best way to find meaning at work? Don't look for it Coldplay announce UK tour dates MOST READ Women breach all-male Greek site Australia Muslim school rejected Rare Elizabeth I portrait found Peacekeepers 'abusing children' New exodus... (Yahoo News -- Sri Lanka)
Zimbabwe attacks 'out of control' May 27, 2008
Page last updated at 18:56 GMT, Friday, 16 May 2008 19:56 UK. Zimbabwe attacks 'out of control. (Yahoo News -- Zimbabwe)
Bush defends Syria reactor claim May 27, 2008 Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes May 27, 2008 EU treaty 'in Britain's interest' May 27, 2008 Smooth run for Australia's relay May 27, 2008 Iran 'installing new centrifuges' May 27, 2008 'Human-animal' embryo green light May 27, 2008 London's Victoria & Albert Museum May 26, 2008 Renaissance Festivals in Oregon May 23, 2008 Sailor denied place in record books after hitching a lift through ... May 22, 2008 Kevin D. Thompson - TV Talk May 15, 2008 Leyla Gencer May 13, 2008 Hidden England May 11, 2008 I'm Not There May 5, 2008 * [ HARDCOVER: US ] A Splendid Exchange is a splendid book May 4, 2008 Son disfigures Rameses, usurps UNC mascot throne Apr 23, 2008 The Royal Shakespeare Company undertakes the History Plays Apr 22, 2008 Mirren hates Hollywood glitz Apr 18, 2008 Bulldog Golfers In WCC Championship Apr 14, 2008 TEMPO: Cochise College presents madrigal madness Apr 14, 2008 Poetry guardians reject modern verse Apr 13, 2008 ESCONDIDO: Renaissance Fair fills Felicita Park Apr 13, 2008 Stephen McGinty - I'm all for change, but let's hear it for those ... Apr 12, 2008 Sark ends 450 years of feudalism Apr 11, 2008 DVD reviews: 'Will Be Blood,' 'Walk Hard' Apr 11, 2008 New on DVD: There is a well of talent in 'Blood' Apr 11, 2008 Bet on Bette Apr 9, 2008 Bard festival opens with 'Who Really Wrote Shakespeare?' Apr 6, 2008 Bobby Brown: 'I Died Three Times' Apr 5, 2008 Brass in pocket Apr 4, 2008 Witch who cast a spell over the movies Apr 3, 2008 Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Apr 3, 2008 British actors dominate TV Globes Apr 3, 2008 Elizabeth Edwards Issues a Challenge to McCain on Health Care Apr 2, 2008 Clive James writes'After Red Light-gate, is it time Cameron ditched the bike?' Mar 31, 2008 New DVD from Fox is all about Bette Mar 30, 2008 London Top Five Travel Attractions Mar 29, 2008 UTSC's Mars wins Governor General's Award for artistic achievement Mar 29, 2008 'Tudors': History Stripped Down, Sexed Up Mar 29, 2008 A right royal romp Mar 28, 2008 Governor General winners drawn from a broad canvas Mar 28, 2008 Everett's headmistress queen of the bad girls Mar 26, 2008 Saint Margaret Clitheroe Mar 26, 2008 Winston Churchill walked on moon, say pupils Mar 21, 2008 A sinister tale of two sisters rivaling for king's affection Mar 21, 2008 Breastfeeding thunder-thighed Mary portrait wins prize Mar 15, 2008 Dowd: Ways of the wayward Mar 15, 2008 The death of Kings Mar 15, 2008 Cash opens up literary treasures Mar 7, 2008 Hells Angels attempt to kill Jagger foiled by weather Mar 4, 2008 Don't do your bun over a fruit roll Mar 4, 2008 'Other Boleyn Girl': It's a bust Mar 2, 2008 "The Other Boleyn Girl," Mar 1, 2008 Tilda Swinton's improbable Oscar journey Mar 1, 2008 'La Scala Opera' at Mesa cinema Mar 1, 2008 Ugly Split In Game Of Boleyn Feb 29, 2008 Hillary Clinton has been belittled Feb 29, 2008 A rush for royalty Feb 28, 2008 HBO and Comcast in Partnership With the Virginia Film Office to Host Star- Studded Virginia Premiere of HBO Films Epic Miniseries Event JOHN ADAMS at Historic Byrd Theatre on Sunday, March 9 Feb 28, 2008 Huckabee Begs for 'Nasty' Story... Feb 26, 2008 Viewing-wise, a pretty good night for Oscar Feb 26, 2008 Oscar party circuit Feb 26, 2008 Police look for clues in Yorba Linda murder-suicide Feb 26, 2008 "No Country" Top Winner At Oscars Feb 25, 2008 Oscars 2008: First time at bat can be the right time Feb 25, 2008 The Oscar goes to: In a lackluster year, 'Juno,' 'No Country' strong contenders for Hollywood's top prize Feb 24, 2008
Page last updated at 17:11 GMT, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 18:11 UK. The US said Syria's reactor was similar to a North Korean one. (Yahoo News -- North Korea)
British actors dominate TV Globes May 27, 2008
Dame Helen Mirren, who also won a film acting Globe, and Jeremy Irons triumphed for Elizabeth I, which was named best mini-series ... Collecting the award for her performance in the title role of the Channel 4/HBO mini-series Elizabeth I, Dame Helen said: "Elizabeth I would have an amazing speech at this moment, wouldn't she? "And then she would get very humble, and then she'd be teary, and then she'd be powerful ... " GOLDEN GLOBES Awarded by Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for film... (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Helen Mirren wins (for Elizabeth I) AND loses (for Prime Suspect: the Final Act) ... 8:57 p.m. Salma Hayek presents the best mini-series or motion picture made for television to Elizabeth I. In true Brit fashion, the acceptance speech is clipped and dry. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
" Bookmark with: VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS LATEST NEWS THE UK AND EUROPE FEATURES LISBON TREATY RELATED BBC LINKS RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites MOST E-MAILED Cat puts Japan rail firm on track The best way to find meaning at work? Don't look for it Women breach all-male Greek site Lorry fuel price demo hits roads Rare Elizabeth I portrait found MOST READ Jump record fails to take flight Australia Muslim school rejected Day in pictures... (Yahoo News -- European Union)
" The former Australian Olympic swimmer, Ian Thorpe, who was the last to carry the torch in the relay, said demonstrators should not be singling out the torch relay for protests. "It should be something that's done consistently," he said. Protests in Athens, London, Paris and San Francisco - where demonstrators angry at the Chinese occupation of Tibet tried to disrupt processions - have dominated media coverage of the torch relay. However, the flame has made relatively peaceful progress through... (Yahoo News -- Olympics)
" US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appealed to Tehran to halt enrichment. "Iran faces continued isolation in the international community because it will not take a reasonable offer from the international community to have another way," she said. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner suggested sanctions on Iran could be "reinforced". Last month, the UN Security Council approved a third round of sanctions against Iran. But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov instead suggested a new... (Yahoo News -- Iran)
----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 14:34 GMT 15:34 UK. (Yahoo News -- Human Stem Cell Research)
Many historic articles are on show including diamonds worn by Catherine the Great of Russia and jewels once owned by Queen Elizabeth I. The , a gift from Napoleon to his adopted daughter, gleam in the subdued light alongside ornaments and tiaras worn by the Empress Josephine. The V&A has many other galleries exploring everything from architecture to medieval history and from ceramics to childhood. (Suite101.com)
The era Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I is set in the Renaissance years of 1558 to 1603. Village lanes have names like Urchone's Alley, Goose Hill Way, Friar Tuck's Forest and Wallows Village Lane. (Suite101.com)
"On two occasions Mr Flanagan had to stop sailing. Once when he was waiting for permission from the Russian government to sail through the Arctic and once when conditions were too treacherous off the Norwegian coast and he wintered there. He also hitched a ride with a ship in the Russian Arctic because the sea was still icebound.The sailor has also written a book describing his challenge, Over The Top, which will be published later this year.He said he would now take time to finish the... (Scotsman)
Fall TV Sneak Preview: CBS. Feeling rather bullish as America's "most watched network," CBS announced today that it's adding five new shows (two comedies, three dramas) to its new fall schedule. (The Palm Beach Post)
As Queen Elizabeth I of England, first in Donizetti's Roberto Devereux, and then in Rossini's Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra, Gencer preceded Montserrat Caball; and Beverly Sills, who later recorded the roles ... The sparks that flew on stage in the confrontation - historically absurd but dramatically thrilling - when Gencer as Mary Stuart ripped off her glove and flung it in the face of Shirley Verrett as Elizabeth I at the words, "Vil bastarda" will surely live in the memory of all who... (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
For four decades William Cecil faithfully served Queen Elizabeth I, first as her most trusted adviser ... A portrait of Henry hangs in the Great Hall alongside Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, who died of post-natal complications following the birth of Edward VI. There's also a portrait of his daughter, Queen Elizabeth I, surrounded by several courtiers, including William Cecil of Burghley fame. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Moreover, the once and former Queen Elizabeth I did a credible job of depicting the former Robert Zimmerman in his diamonds-and-rust days. Marcus Carl Franklin, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, and Heath Ledger portrayed Dylan at various stages of his life and in various eras of American pop culture. (Boston Globe)
And he has many in this book, from Francis Drakes voyage around the world (which repaid its backers, including Queen Elizabeth I, 50 pounds for every 1 invested) to the Black Death that remorselessly followed the trade routes as it worked its devastating way through Europe and the Middle East. But he never loses sight of his overall goal: to show how trade shaped the world in the past and will shape the world in the future, whether we like it or not. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
1587: Mary Queen of Scots is beheaded on the order of her cousin, English Queen Elizabeth I. 1828: Shaka, king of the Zulus, is killed by his half-brothers and successor. (News & Observer -- Sports)
But playing the lyrical poet Richard with both a nod to Elizabeth I and like a modern-day drag queen, Slinger burrows frighteningly deep into the bruising heart of a play about a man left with nothing but language, a dethroned monarch in active and complete acquisition of a soul. While Shakespeare gives us a seething, restless panorama whose scope and sweep simply cannot be diminished, the contemporary English dramatist Mark Ravenhill has now concluded a mightily ambitious project of his own,... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Mirren starred as Britain's Queen Elizabeth I in the TV miniseries 'Elizabeth I' and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 movie 'The Queen' also revealed she is ready to take on another regal character. She told Britain's BBC Radio 2, "I'd love to play Queen Catherine of Russia next - another queen! She was a very interesting character.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The Gonzaga Bulldogs Official Athletic Site - Men's Golf. Chambers Bay to host tournament Monday and Tuesday. (Gozags.com)
Focusing on English madrigals and poetry from the age of Elizabeth I, with some Italian extras, topics include love, political maneuvering, birds, more love, nymphs and shepherds, and, of course, unrequited love. Hearing these pieces in the acoustically vibrant Kino Hall will make this an unforgettable musical experience. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Gibson praised the work of Chaucer, Shakespeare, John Donne, Robert Graves and even Queen Elizabeth I, all of whom he thought followed the rules of poetry. But he was critical of current writers, including Andrew Motion, the Poet Laureate. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
On Saturday outside the mock House of McFionn encampment, a make-believe Irish mercenary army was entertaining passers-by with old Gaelic tunes, while plotting an attack on the daily procession of Queen Elizabeth I.. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandy Salamon, 22, of San Diego, had traded the navigational charts of her day job for handwritten maps and a sword. (North County Times)
The agreement was struck back in 1565, when Elizabeth I asked Helier de Carteret, the Seigneur of a large chunk of Jersey, to clear out the pirates who had set up home on Sark as it was convenient for preying on passing ships. It is 35. (Scotsman)
Sark, which lies about 10 kilometres east of Guernsey off the coast of Normandy, has broadly held onto its political and judicial systems since Queen Elizabeth I bestowed them upon it nearly 450 years ago. The car-free island has been governed by a mainly unelected parliament called the Chief Pleas, traditionally made up of members of landed families. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Hush, Sweet Charlotte, starring Davis as a reclusive spinster whose cousin (Olivia de Havilland) plots to have her committed; Phone Call From a Stranger, about revelations unveiled about the victims of a plane crash; The Virgin Queen, with Davis as British monarch Elizabeth I; and The Nanny, featuring Davis as a woman suspected of child murder. DVD set, $49. (MSNBC -- Movies)
The Virgin Queen (* * 1/2; 1955, Fox, unrated, $20): In her second screen outing as Elizabeth I, Bette Davis steals this eye-soothing plodder from Richard Todd's Sir Walter Raleigh, who originally was intended to be the movie's focus. At 22, Joan Collins is a lady-in-waiting, and the DVD's making-of featurette makes you think you've just watched a better film than you have, which is a compliment. (USA Today -- Life)
This richness can be seen in Margo, or in her desperately beautiful performance as Elizabeth I in The Virgin Queen, which is bad history but good costume drama. Then, in The Nanny, she is quietly terrifying as an English nanny with a unique approach to child rearing. (Edmonton Sun)
Playwright Amy Freed attempts to answer it with her tale that follows the Bard of Avon from his marriage in Stratford to life in London and his association with Queen Elizabeth I and back again to Stratford. Dan Rowlands plays Will, supported by Elizabeth Holmes as his wife, Anne Hathaway, and Linda Hurd as the royal figure. (Syracuse.com)
featuring a look at Mirren s Emmy for HBO s "Queen Elizabeth I.". "Oooh," Siegal said, ogling the gold statue, as a New York night of nights came to an end. (Fox News)
As for beaded borders on our coinage, these have been around from the time of Elizabeth I, slightly longer than 200 years. I shall probably use my credit card even more so that I don't have to handle these horrible 'bits of metal'Geoff Reynolds, Redcar, England. (BBC News -- UK)
Davis clutches one of her Oscars; in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane , and as Queen Elizabeth I. ... Davis clutches one of her Oscars; in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane , and as Queen Elizabeth I.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Helen Mirren wins (for Elizabeth I) AND loses (for Prime Suspect: the Final Act) ... 8:57 p.m. Salma Hayek presents the best mini-series or motion picture made for television to Elizabeth I. In true Brit fashion, the acceptance speech is clipped and dry. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Dame Helen Mirren, who also won a film acting Globe, and Jeremy Irons triumphed for Elizabeth I, which was named best mini-series ... Collecting the award for her performance in the title role of the Channel 4/HBO mini-series Elizabeth I, Dame Helen said: "Elizabeth I would have an amazing speech at this moment, wouldn't she? "And then she would get very humble, and then she'd be teary, and then she'd be powerful ... " GOLDEN GLOBES Awarded by Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) for film... (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Today's Top Political Stories. The Clinton campaign says that Barack Obama has been misusing the title of "former law professor." A former Princeton professor investigates. (Washington Post)
One of the things that made Queen Elizabeth I so great a ruler was that she regularly cycled to work. Her skill at riding a bicycle was kept a secret from her adoring public by the fact that her voluminous crinoline concealed the bicycle. (BBC News -- UK)
"Queen," here for the first time on DVD, features Davis reprising her legendary Warner role as Queen Elizabeth I from 1939's "The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex." Always the least self-conscious of actresses, Davis was content to look horrid onscreen, and her queen is made up like an alien with Kabuki makeup, bright orange hair, and gaudily opulent costumes. Like another, later Elizabeth, Judi Dench in "Shakespeare in Love," Davis owns the film without possessing much of its real estate. (Boston Globe)
Many of Britain's most famous people are honourd by being buried here, including King Henry VII, Queen Elizabeth I and Geoffrey Chaucer. . (Suite101.com)
The central image is Mars breathing fire as Queen Elizabeth I. Its a sort of cabaret performance with text thats been appropriated from Shakespeare and 16th-century medical practitioners and from popular culture, film and history, Mars said. She reconstructed the performance to make a videotape to be shown at the exhibition along with the costume and a blown up George Whiteside photo of her breathing fire on top of a building, taken to grace the inaugural cover of a now defunct magazine TO.... (News@UofT)
Tudors': History Stripped Down, Sexed Up. Showtime Series May Not Be Historically Accurate, but It Entertains. (ABC News)
Surprisingly, he is yet to play Henry, Robin or Elizabeth I. We'll be glued to our sets on Sunday nights in hope. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
SUPPLIED PHOTO Tanya Mars as a fiery Queen Elizabeth I in her performance art piece Pure Virtue. The better way. (Toronto Star)
AS CATE BLANCHETT appeared for the second time on British cinema screens as Queen Elizabeth I in last year's Elizabeth: The Golden Age, another queen was waiting in the wings. The British actor Rupert Everett appears in full royal regalia as the virgin queen in his latest film, St Trinian's, a modern-day interpretation of Ronald Searle's 1950s drawings of naughty schoolgirls. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Catholic Life Under Queen Elizabeth I. Margaret s new religious beliefs were strong and she joined a large group of believers in the town of York who celebrated the Mass in secret. (Suite101.com)
However, in 2002 a BBC poll named Sir Winston as the greatest Briton of all time, beating William Shakespeare, John Lennon and Elizabeth I. Almost half a million voted for him. advertisement. (Telegraph.co.uk)
I read another of Gregory's books, "The Virgin's Lover," based on Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. Both good reads, I highly recommend you divulge. From what I know of the story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, the movie followed well. (East Tennessean, TN)
Other entries this year included portrait of an angelic Bernie Banton complete with halo, Tony Abbott crucifying himself, Julia Gillard as Queen Elizabeth I, Richard Pratt naked, Kevin Rudd with a Japanese whaler's harpoon in his bare backside and John Laws with his golden tonsils pickled in a jar. Troubled AFL star Ben Cousins, Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns and comedian Chris Lilley, dressed as Jai'me, also featured. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
When Bette Davis played Elizabeth I, she was always sending her lovers off to the Tower of London when they made eyes at her pretty ladies-in-waiting. Catherine the Great was hardly known for her restraint. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
EMW Tillyard advanced the idea that they propagated the Tudor myth: that everything led to the divinely ordained accession of Henry VII and, ultimately, the beneficent reign of Elizabeth I. Jan Kott countered that they showed history as a "Grand Mechanism" driven by large impersonal forces. More recently, historicists such as James Shapiro in 1599 have anchored the plays firmly in Shakespeare's contemporary experience. (Guardian Unlimited)
Other treasures include an embroidered handwritten book by Queen Elizabeth I.. The Bodleian Library has a copy of almost every book printed and an extra 5,000 books are added to its catalogue each week. (BBC News -- UK)
For the first (and perhaps last) time, we can compare Mick Jagger to Queen Elizabeth I, and the Hells Angels to the Spanish Armada. It's an analogy that would not have made much sense before the revelations contained within a BBC Radio 4 documentary, which airs tonight. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
So popular, in fact, that the Protestant English monarchy attempted to ban their sale, with Elizabeth I passing a law that permitted bakeries to sell them only at Easter and Christmas. I find, however, this approach induces boredom. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
In fact, seeing her is the only reason I can buy Queen Elizabeth I as part of that bloodline ... From Cate Blanchetts Elizabeth on screen in 1998, to Helen Mirrens Elizabeth I on TV in 2005, and back to Cate Blanchetts turkey Elizabeth: The Golden Age last year, were especially fond of Bess. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
She has one of her best scenes ever in the moments following Anne's delivery of a daughter, the child who'd become Elizabeth I.. No actor can "play" two things at once. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
It was a big deal, this Tilda Swinton playing a man, sharing a bed with Quentin Crisp as Queen Elizabeth I. Here we have Swinton being avant-garde before it was award-worthy. She paved the cosmic way for Cate Blanchett's Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There.". (Boston Globe)
The tragic opera is based on the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots and her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. The production premiered at La Scala in 1835, but the king quickly banned all performances. It wasn't until 1958 when the opera showed in Donizetti's hometown of Bergamo, Italy, that the original work resurfaced. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
But Henry becomes bored after Mary becomes pregnant with his child - the future Queen Elizabeth I - and dad sends for Anne to fill in, which doesn't do a whole lot for the sisters' relationship ... Among other problems, neither Johansson (who will, unfortunately, be portraying Elizabeth I's cousin in "Mary Queen of Scots") nor Portman are especially convincing as 16th-century Brits (who each throw many hissy fits) in "The Other Boleyn Girl.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Elizabeth I is credited with establishing England as the world's leading naval power, an all-male enterprise, because of the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Joan of Arc, acting on hearing the "voice of God," is known to have militarily saved France from English domination. (Florida Times-Union)
So begins an account of the beheading of the Duke of Buckinghamshire, and so begins Philippa Gregory's "The Other Boleyn Girl," a book that has seduced a million readers and launched a profitable empire in Tudor-mania (other installations of her oeuvre include the inner lives of Katherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard, as well as Elizabeth I). The title refers to Mary Boleyn -- Queen Anne Boleyn's sister (historians quibble whether she was older or younger) who also happened to... (Los Angeles Times)
Directed by Emmy Award- winner Tom Hooper (HBO's "Elizabeth I" and the recent Golden Globe-winner "Longford"); Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman executive producer; Kirk Ellis (Emmy-nominated for "Into The West" and "Anne Frank: The Whole Story") writes and serves as co-executive producer with Frank Doelger (HBO's "The Gathering Storm"); David Coatsworth (HBO Films' upcoming "Grey Gardens") and Steven Shareshian ("Starter for 10") produce ... Tom Hooper (director) recently won an Emmy Award for... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Political Radar: Huckabee: NY Times Slam 'Best Thing That Could Happen. Huckabee: NY Times Slam 'Best Thing That Could Happen. (The Drudge Report)
Stewart scored with a riff about Cate Blanchett's versatility, suggesting that the actress, nominated for playing both Elizabeth I and Bob Dylan, also had a part in "No Country For Old Men" as the dog attacking Josh Brolin. He also pulled off the by-now obligatory Jack Nicholson joke, suggesting that the actor might impregnate numerous women by the end of the evening. (MSNBC -- News)
Thompson On Hollywood: Oscars. As usual the Brits give us what we. (Variety)
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles TimesOfficer C. Gilbert pauses at the house in Yorba Linda where five family members were killed. Officials say there are still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding the incident. (Los Angeles Times)
"That's the closest I'll ever come to getting a knighthood, so thank you," he quipped as he accepted his award from Helen Mirren, who won best actress last year for her turn as Queen Elizabeth I.. It was the second Oscar for Day-Lewis, who won in the same category for 1989's "My Left Foot.". (CBS News)
Four are first-time nominees this year; Cate Blanchett was nominated, but didn't win for Queen Elizabeth I, 1998. FIRST-TIMER TRIVIA. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Oft nominated, Cate Blanchett reprises the role of Elizabeth I that she created in the 1998 movie, "Elizabeth," in the latest offering, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age." With less than enthusiastic reviews for the movie, not Blanchett, this is one I skipped at the theater and rented on DVD. The Australian actress, who won best supporting actress playing Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator," is always in top form, and I enjoyed this continuation of the Elizabeth role she pretty much owns. Julie Christie... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
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