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" Whether or not US critics view the picture as boisterous melodrama, Kapur believes there is substance to his film - and he finds Queen Elizabeth I deeply compelling. Clive Owen plays explorer Sir Walter Raleigh "She created the foundations of the great British Empire - and absolutely consistently, refused to give power or even a semblance of that power, over to a man," he says. The film's poor box office takings inthe US will not necessarily scupper Blanchett's chances of earning an Oscar... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Elizabeth fatigue Oct 25, 2007
" Elizabeth's greatness often rubs off on her imitators. Judi Dench won a best supporting actress Oscar for playing Elizabeth for just eight minutes in Shakespeare in Love. As long as actresses need a character to get their teeth into, Elizabeth will be re-invented. Bookmark with: MAGAZINE REGULARS RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites MOST E-MAILED Human species 'may split in two' A380 makes first passenger flight Cadbury salmonella scare... (BBC News -- UK)
HBO acquires 100 Disney films Oct 25, 2007
Other films in the deal include Touchstone's Armageddon and Enemy of the State, Miramax's Shakespeare in Love and Disney's George of the Jungle and The Mighty Ducks. Though the date for each title becoming available varies, the the rights to the first title kicks off in January 2009. (Indiantelevision.com)
HBO makes library deal with Disney Oct 23, 2007
Other titles in the Disney-HBO deal include "Pulp Fiction," "Shakespeare in Love," the three "Scream" movies, "George of the Jungle" and "The Mighty Ducks.". Date in print: Tue. (Variety)
Oscar hopefuls holding off Oct 21, 2007
"Traffic," "Shakespeare in Love" and "Monster's Ball" were also late-breaking films fresh in Oscar voters' minds when they filled out their ballots. But waiting it out can be a risky gambit. (Variety)
A regal lot, from silent to scary Oct 13, 2007
Judi Dench also collected an Oscar for her brief appearance as Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love in 1999, commenting afterwards: "People think you know beforehand when you win an Oscar - I can assure you you don't.". Trading in the velour track pants and hoop earrings that were Fiona Gallagher's staple wardrobe in the TV series Shameless, Anne-Marie Duff donned neck ruffs and white make-up to play Elizabeth in the four-part BBC drama Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Oct 13, 2007
With the same cavalier attitude to history as this second film, we could be talking about "Elizabeth and Shakespeare in Love.". copyright 2007, rogerebert. (Chicago Sun-Times)
Hollywood writers in contract showdown Oct 11, 2007
The average moviegoer would see a thinner slate of new movies, and the quality would suffer, says Marc Norman, who won an Oscar for co-writing Shakespeare in Love and also is on the writers guild negotiating committee. If there is a strike, he says, "there will be, in a year, a spate of hastily thrown together movies. They will suffer from having gone ahead with incomplete scripts that haven't gone through the level of care they normally would. "They will be less than exciting movies boring... (USA Today -- Life)
Blanchett, Dench swap Queen Elizabeth stories Oct 11, 2007
Dench won the supporting-actress Oscar for playing the queen in Shakespeare in Love, released the same year Elizabeth came out. Blanchett recalled that while she initially had been reluctant to revisit the character, Elizabeth director Shekhar Kapur always seemed to have a second film in mind. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Their majesties: Great movie queens Oct 11, 2007
GILF queensThe two most lauded modern queens, GILF pin-up Helen Mirren as a sympathetically swaddled in lumpy tweed Elizabeth II in 2006s The Queen and James Bond fixture Judi Dench in 1999s Shakespeare In Love, already have their Oscars. They dont really need much more praise here. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Blanchett returns to 'Elizabeth' Oct 10, 2007
A supporting-actress win followed for her turn as Hepburn in 2004's "The Aviator," and Blanchett received a third nomination for last year's "Notes on a Scandal," in which she co-starred with Judi Dench - who won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth in "Shakespeare in Love" the same year "Elizabeth" came out. Though actresses as esteemed as Bette Davis and Glenda Jackson both had played Elizabeth two times, Blanchett was hesitant to return to the role at first. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Weinstein hopes for payoffs in animation Oct 10, 2007
By Sue Zeidler Oct 9, 2007 Font Size. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday said he hopes to see big returns in Asia and from animation for the Weinstein Co, formed two years ago with brother Bob. (ABC News -- Wire)
Paltrow to make Spain TV series Oct 4, 2007
The 35-year-old, who won a best actress Oscar for 1998's Shakespeare In Love, is fluent in Spanish after living with a family in the country as a teenage student. She will be travelling with New York Times food critic Marc Bittman, chef Mario Batali and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Keira Knightley, Joaquin Phoenix, Coen Brothers Hoping To Ambush The Oscars Sep 19, 2007
From "Million Dollar Baby" to "Shakespeare in Love" to "American Beauty," some movies make up for the lack of buzz with one scale-tipping feature: They're freakin' good. Determined to not be fooled again, the MTV Movies team is looking beyond front-runners "American Gangster," "Lions for Lambs" and "Charlie Wilson's War" and keeping our bleary eyes open for this year's fast-rising gem. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Actress Cate Blanchett installing filtration system at home; 'Drink own wastewater'... Sep 18, 2007
Elizabeth was nominated for seven Oscars (Blanchett lost out to Gwyneth Paltrow for Shakespeare in Love). And there is always a danger in becoming too closely associated with any one role. (The Drudge Report)
Paltrow on comeback trail Sep 17, 2007
The 34-year-old, who won a best actress Oscar for the 1998 film "Shakespeare in Love", admitted she was nervous about being shunned by the industry after three years away looking after her two children. And while she is ready to return to regular work, it will be at a slower pace than her pre-motherhood days. (Globe and Mail)
The stars shine bright in 'sleepy little hamlet' Sep 14, 2007
The Hudson River town of about 8,000 on Tuesday and Wednesday hosted a film crew and cast that included a star of the 1999 Best Picture winner, "Shakespeare in Love.". The film is called "Against the Current" and stars Joseph Fiennes as well as Mary Tyler Moore and Elizabeth Reaser, who is on the hit television show "Grey's Anatomy." There are 35 cast and crew members in the production. (Albany Times Union)
Cate Blanchett: Queen of the screen Sep 14, 2007
Her steely but mischievous portrayal of the Virgin Queen earned her many awards including a Golden Globe and a BAFTA as well as her first Oscar nomination (eventually losing out to Gwyneth Paltrow for Shakespeare in Love). The Talented Mr Ripley (1999). (Independent)
Award favouriteCate Blanchett's Venice win adds to her illustrious film career Sep 11, 2007
But she missed out on the Academy Award for best actress that year to Shakespeare In Love star Gwyneth Paltrow. But subsequent films only emphasised Blanchett's talent. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Stratford lines up Brian Dennehy Sep 6, 2007 All the world's a stage for Brustein Sep 2, 2007 Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma Sep 1, 2007 Buzz-worthyOscar bait Aug 24, 2007 Dan Fogler Ready To Give Alfred Hitchcock A Comedic-Thriller Twist Aug 18, 2007 Shakespeare in love Aug 18, 2007 Paltrow cooks up deal for Spanish food show Aug 12, 2007 Paltrow dreams of more kids not right away Aug 11, 2007 'Molire' is as satisfying as a knockoff Aug 10, 2007 Becoming Jane feels too ordinary Aug 10, 2007 Hollywood can't get enough of Jane Austen Aug 10, 2007 Film director revisits, reinvents Moliere Aug 7, 2007 Austen powers: International writer of mystery Aug 6, 2007 Art imitates art in 'Becoming Jane' Aug 3, 2007 Truth or fiction, 'Jane' has passion Aug 3, 2007 Becoming Jane ** Aug 3, 2007 Bourne or boring Aug 3, 2007 C'est It Ain't So Jul 27, 2007 Shakespeare In Love crosses Channel Jul 15, 2007 Two-month Proms season begins Jul 14, 2007 Peril in pink Jul 13, 2007 Harry Potter's witchy woman Jul 7, 2007 What's on your top 10 movies list? Jun 30, 2007 Wilson new a.d. at Salisbury Jun 26, 2007 Some movies --- but only a few --- really need to be seen on the big screen. Out of Africa, Shakespeare in Love, the Harry Potter films -- they are big screen material full of cinematic sweep and granduer. The rest are pleasant stories that fit well on Blockbuster DVDs at home. Be selective about the films you see out and save a ton. More... Jun 21, 2007 Alan Smithee names picks for 100 best films Jun 20, 2007 Oscar easing up on producer rules Jun 14, 2007 Driving Lessons Jun 9, 2007 Leonard Maltin's Favorite Movies May 30, 2007 Ralph Lauren's style endures May 30, 2007 Memorial Weekend Film Festival Aims To Counter 'Hollywood Stereotypes' of GIs May 29, 2007 Pirate of the Antipodean May 25, 2007 Star Robot Chicken Wars May 4, 2007 Britain's top 10 coastal walks May 2, 2007 The Glorious Ones May 1, 2007 Broadway marathon May 1, 2007 'Monday Movies Matinee' Apr 30, 2007 Keira's new scriptwriter is... her mum Apr 29, 2007 Best supporting actress showdown Apr 29, 2007 10 hot film picks for summer Apr 29, 2007 The Proms tackle climate change Apr 26, 2007 Folger stages birthday party for English Bard Apr 26, 2007 Where Life is Beautiful Apr 19, 2007 BIG PICTURE: What happened to Harvey Weinstein? Apr 17, 2007 The Front Page: Ground Down Apr 16, 2007 French faves at this year's film festival Apr 8, 2007 To play the monster Mar 30, 2007 Miramax's newest star Mar 30, 2007 Super return to form Mar 16, 2007 Man of steel Mar 9, 2007 Sexing up Jane Mar 7, 2007 Is Gwyneths hubby rude to press? Mar 5, 2007 Cuba's world famous cigars likely to be only stars at annual festival Feb 28, 2007 Little Miss Sunshine wins indie awards Feb 27, 2007 And the Oscar Goes to ... Feb 27, 2007 Smoltz to start? Feb 27, 2007 /C O R R E C T I O N -- DAMIANI Diamonds/ Feb 27, 2007 Oscars: Mini-biographies of contenders for best actress Feb 27, 2007 show's highs and lows Feb 26, 2007 How Oscar lost his shine Feb 25, 2007 'Sunshine' breaking through? Feb 25, 2007 Oscar Night 2007: Take Your Pick Feb 25, 2007 Rescuers of the lost Oscars Feb 25, 2007 Oscar in spotlight, but stage growing crowded Feb 25, 2007 Oscar, Oscar ---- but not for my father Feb 24, 2007
Callow is perhaps best known to North American audiences for his performances in Four Weddings and a Funeral and Shakespeare in Love. "Because of his love for the sonnets and our desire to further reinforce the direction of Shakespeare [at the festival], it seemed like a natural fit," Shipley explains. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
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The story uses a period of time when Moliere's whereabouts and actions were unknown, much as "Shakespeare in Love" did. Art lovers have their pick this time of year at UM-St. (The Current Online, MO)
"Wait a minute. This is Shakespeare's Sonnet No. 130, being given a particularly passionate reading under the watchful eye of the playwright: critic, director and American Repertory Theatre founding artistic director Robert Brustein. Have we gone from ``Shakespeare in Love" to ``Shakespeare in Lust"?At a rehearsal break, Brustein smiles at the notion that ``The English Channel" is sexy and bawdy ... "The idea for ``The English Channel" grew out of research Brustein has been doing for his newest... (Boston Globe -- Living)
One of Gwyneth Paltrow s strengths is the ease with which she adopts an English accent, an asset which she also displayed in Shakespeare in Love. She is pert, charming, and frankly a little tinkling for the role; she doesn t give Emma much interiority past what can be gleaned from laughter or tears. (Suite101.com)
Buzz: Blanchett was nominated for an Oscar for 1998s Elizabeth (Gwyneth Paltrow took home the statuette for Shakespeare in Love). Theres little doubt shell be nominated again for this film. (MSNBC -- Movies)
"Balls of Fury" thesp likened to "Shakespeare in Love." ... "Just like 'Shakespeare in Love,' you see how he comes up with certain ideas [for future films] from events that happened during the course of the movie." ... But whereas "Shakespeare in Love" plays like a cross between "Romeo and Juliet" and "Twelfth Night," with a screwball plot reminiscent of the bard's great comedies, "Number 13" takes its inspiration from Hitchcock's more prevalent themes of suspense and mystery, placing the young... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Although little is known about the wife of our greatest playwright, she is often portrayed as a jealous nag who drove the bard out of her life and into adultery. Yet the sonnets, which are full of repentance and enduring affection, tell a very different story, says Germaine Greer. (Guardian Unlimited)
The actor, who won her Oscar for her role in Shakespeare In Love, has pulled back on work commitments in the past few years to spend time raising her children, Apple and Moses, in her adopted home of London. Source: The Sun-Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Paltrow, who won a best-actress Oscar for 1998s Shakespeare in Love, had small roles in last years Running With Scissors and Infamous. . (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Like the current "Becoming Jane," in which Jane Austen is retrofitted as one of her own heroines, the movie is a "Shakespeare in Love" number in which the actor-playwright finds himself starring in an imaginary version of his work. All the basic Moli re ingredients are here (disguises, lust, lies). (Boston Globe)
Movie doesnt have charm of Pride and Prejudice, Shakespeare in Love ... One is Shakespeare in Love, the whimsical take on William Shakespeares inspiration and the surprise best-picture winner at the Oscars in 1999. (MSNBC -- Movies)
"Becoming Jane," the film opening today, is a lush fantasy, paralleling and fabricating aspects of "Pride and Prejudice" into a quasi-biographical romance not unlike "Shakespeare in Love," whose writer-protagonist is likewise made the hero of a story he himself might have written. In Austen's real-life case, the romance didn't quite work out. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
In a sort of Gallic "Shakespeare in Love," Tirard offers his explanation of how the plucky young playwright found the inspiration to write his famous play "The Misanthrope.". "It's very funny," Tirard says. (Boston Globe)
Lest you think he is being an overly prissy academic, Honan, who also wrote a biography of William Shakespeare, points out that he saw the movie "Shakespeare in Love" six times. "(That movie) has irony to it," Honan says. (White Plains Journal News)
Directed by Julian Jarrold ("Kinky Boots"), it falls squarely in the "Shakespeare in Love" genre, taking us behind closed doors with the great figures of literature. It's not bad, either -- lushly mounted, well played, pleasing to the eye and ear. (Boston Globe)
By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY If one were to fuse the literary sensibility of Jane Austen with the fanciful imaginative license of Shakespeare in Love, what would emerge would likely be the charming tale Becoming Jane. Though it's grounded in more actual history than the very fictional Shakespeare in Love, Becoming Jane is centered on an imagined romance between the novelist (Anne Hathaway) at 20 and an intriguing young Irishman named Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy). (USA Today -- Life)
The script, which strives to emulate Tom Stoppard's work in Shakespeare in Love, is not so stately. Our story starts one Sunday morning in 1795, when mother and father (Julie Walters and James Cromwell) are in bed and the good Reverend dives under the covers to perform cunnilingus on Mrs. Austen (an event sadly unrecorded in Austen's letters to her sister, Cassandra). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
It beats out the boring Miss Potter, but is many cuts below Shakespeare in Love. The third big film arriving on Friday is El Cantante (The Singer), about salsa sensation Hector Lavoe (Marc Anthony) and his explosive wife, Puchi (Anthony's real-life mate, Jennifer Lopez). (The Palm Beach Post)
July 27, 2007 -- THE Great Playwrights for Dummies series that began with "Shakespeare in Love" continues with "Molire," a French clone of that grating and smarmy Best Picture winner ... As in "Shakespeare in Love," the main purpose of the movie is to make people feel cultured while they're laughing at people tripping over furniture or running from dogs. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Possessing the same irresistible blend of comedy and romance as Shakespeare In Love, Moliere is an exuberant and delectable romp, concocting an imaginary collision between the 17th century French playwright and his work. Art imitates life, imitates art as an encounter with a wealthy benefactor reinvig-orates Moliere's imagination, and ultimately guides his quill to create such comedic masterpieces as Tartuffe and The Misanthrope. (Scotsman)
The Proms programme also includes a concert featuring scores from celebrated British films including The Dam Busters, Shakespeare in Love, Bridge Over The River Kwai and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. SEE ALSO 25 Apr 07 | Entertainment 19 Apr 07 | Entertainment 12 Apr 07 | In Pictures 16 Mar 07 | Tees 04 Sep 06 | Entertainment 15 Jul 06 | Entertainment 14 Jul 06 | Entertainment. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A successful stage actress whose on-screen resume includes "Vera Drake," for which she received an Oscar nomination, and "Shakespeare in Love," Staunton, 51, first heard about Umbridge from a friend who sped through the 2003 book and immediately thought of Staunton for Hogwarts' newest arrival. Toad-like toady. (Indianapolis Star)
includes "Vera Drake," for which she received an Oscar nomination, and "Shakespeare in Love," Staunton, 51, first heard about Umbridge from a friend who sped through the 2003 book and immediately thought of Staunton for Hogwarts' newest arrival. Dispatched to the wizarding school by the Ministry of Magic to micromanage headmaster Albus Dumbledore and tamp down rumors of evil Lord Voldemort's ascendancy, Umbridge is compared to a "large, pale toad," with a broad, flabby face, little neck and a... (Newsday -- Entertainment)
(There are a few comedy/fantasy works that could possibly nudge there way into my bests -- Mighty Aphrodite, Barbarella, Shakespeare in Love, Some Like it Hot, Desk Set, Rocky Horror Picture Show -- are a few. . (NPR)
Wilson, 36, is a freelance legit helmer who was performance consultant on the film Shakespeare in Love and spent two years as a producer in BBC TV Entertainment. His hit production of Noises Off is currently running at Liverpool Playhouse. (Variety)
Be selective wrote on Jun 20, 2007 7:45 AM:" Some movies --- but only a few --- really need to be seen on the big screen. Out of Africa, Shakespeare in Love, the Harry Potter films -- they are big screen material full of cinematic sweep and granduer. The rest are pleasant stories that fit well on Blockbuster DVDs at home. Be selective about the films you see out and save a ton. ". Add Your Comments. (North County Times)
"Shakespeare in Love" (1998) It's funny. It's smart. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
After five individuals went onstage in 1999 to accept the picture Oscar for "Shakespeare in Love," the Academy limited the number to three. While that limit affected such films as "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," "Crash" and "The Aviator," the debate became more heated this year with "Sunshine" and eventual winner "The Departed.". (Variety)
Dench got six nominations in the decade and won once - best supporting actress for Shakespeare In Love. The reason I looked all this up was to test a hunch; that the great British actress is more popular in our time than the great British actor. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
1982: "E.T., the Extra Terrestrial" 1983: "Terms of Endearment" 1984: "The Killing Fields" 1985: "Prizzi's Honor" 1986: "Hannah and Her Sisters" 1987: "Moonstruck" 1988: "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" 1989: "Glory" 1990: "Dances With Wolves" 1991: "The Commitments" 1992: "Howards End" 1993: "King of the Hill" 1994: "Pulp Fiction" 1995: "Braveheart" 1996: "Fargo" 1997: "As Good As It Gets" 1998: "Shakespeare in Love" 1999: "The Sixth Sense" 2000: "Croupier" 2001: "Songcatcher" 2002:... (CBS News -- Early Show)
His classic garb has been worn by everyone from Diane Keaton in a black suit at the Oscars in 2004 to Gwyneth Paltrow, a rosy, girlish vision when she won her best-actress statuette in 1999 for Shakespeare in Love. He's a presence on the silver screen as well: Robert Redford donned Lauren's duds in The Great Gatsby, as did Keaton in Annie Hall. (USA Today -- Life)
com) - How many people remember "Shakespeare in Love," the movie that won the Academy Award for "best picture" in 1998 ... Speaking at the outset of the inaugural GI Film Festival in Washington, D.C., which runs through the Memorial Day weekend, Raughter said he hopes the new festival helps to focus attention on what he called patriotic films, such as "Saving Private Ryan," which lost out to "Shakespeare in Love" for the best picture Oscar that year. (CNSnews.com)
Actually, considering all these Rush jobs and others in period dramas such as Shakespeare in Love and Quills, does the actor just enjoy dressing up in girlie outfits. He laughs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Some of the best-known include the 1977 short Hardware Wars (reportedly a Lucas fave), Mel Brooks' Spaceballs (rumours keep flying around about a possible sequel called Spaceballs 3: The Search for Spaceballs 2), Troops (that also parodied "reality show" Cops) and the short George Lucas in Love, which combined Star Wars with the Oscar-winning film Shakespeare in Love. for Star Robot Chicken Wars" title="Start a discussion for Star Robot Chicken Wars" style="margin-bottom:-3px; padding:2px 2px... (Suite101.com)
Remember Gwynneth Paltrow all alone by the breakers at the end of Shakespeare in Love. It wasn't Hawaii - it was here. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
The best parts of Ahrens' book affect a kind of "Shakespeare in Love" sensibility, using the struggles of the time as a metaphor for the eternal dilemmas of the artist. Clearly, this is the direction in which the show needs to go. (Variety)
Now I can understand if spending over eight-and-a-half hours in a theater is not your idea of a good time, but Stoppard (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, The Real Thing, Oscar winner for Shakespeare in Love) is my single favorite playwright, one who simply smarter than his audiences but at least compliments them for their willingness to stretch their minds. And even when your grasp of Russian history is so elementary that much of his discourse goes over your head, his plays are so... (The Palm Beach Post)
This weeks movie is Shakespeare in Love. Free. (Pensacola News Journal)
She won Best Actress at the 1998 Oscars for her role in Shakespeare In Love and is a member of Hollywood's A-list, married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin. Danner and Paltrow played mother and daughter in the 2003 film Sylvia, about the poet Sylvia Plath. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Winners in this category range from redoubtable character actors getting the award to cap off their careers (Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love) to ingenues on the rise getting the award as their (possibly temporary) A-list coronation (Angelina Jolie in Girl, Interrupted) to comic actresses getting a bone thrown to light-hearted performances amid the usual glut of epic dramas and edifying biopics (Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost) toum, children (Tatum ONeal in Paper Moon,... (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
and Moliere, an attempt (with Romain Duris in the title role) to do for France's greatest playwright what Shakespeare in Love did for ours. For those seeking classic revivals, there are Cassavetes's brilliant backstage drama Opening Night (1978); Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris (1972), a film Lord Longford abused me on the Today programme for admiring, but which Pauline Kael thought as epoch-making as Stravinsky's Rite of Spring; and Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957), a landmark in world cinema... (Guardian Unlimited)
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Consider the films and TV shows on Shakespeare and his times that feed the popular imagination Helen Mirren as "Elizabeth" on HBO, "The Tudors" on Showtime and the Oscar-winning "Shakespeare in Love.". Page 1 of 2. (Washington Times)
Larimer Hart, who performed in Shakespeare in Love last semester, "plays an exceptionally seductive Sally Bowles," another member of the cast admitted. "When we came out of auditions, we were really excited because we knew we had a very talented group of people to work with," Gray-Mendes said. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
He was the man behind "City of God," "Am?lie," "Shakespeare in Love," "Pulp Fiction," "In the Bedroom," "sex, lies, and videotape," "Trainspotting" and "Sling Blade," to name but a few. Today's Harvey has lost his way, not to mention his magic touch. (Los Angeles Times)
If you thought you were about to make mega-bucks with these oddball directorial dweebs, you must have been smokin screener copies of Shakespeare in Love. Grindhouse was destined to be a tough ticket for numerous, obvious reasons. (PopMatters)
is strong on mood and feeling," said a viewer. Fresh from the oven The best thing about the French Film Festival is the films are always the latest, and this year's offering is Molire, released January. This period piece starring Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini and Ludivine Sagnier is set in 1658 when Molire, France's answer to Shakespeare, is a playwright who's bailed from jail by a wealthy man in return for tutoring him. Moliere's life during this phase helps him grow from a young man to one... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
When Joseph Fiennes swept Gwyneth Paltrow off her feet as the dashing young Will Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love, audiences were expecting him to shoot to stardom. It was not so for the younger, more handsome brother of Ralph. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
They made their names with such offbeat hits as "Pulp Fiction," "Scream" and "Scary Movie," and such best-picture Oscar winners as "Shakespeare in Love," "The English Patient" and "Chicago." Harvey Weinstein became a celebrity in his own right, making the unknown Battsek's succession that much harder. "He had to lay to rest the ghost of Harvey," said Andy Harries, producer of "The Queen.". (Los Angeles Times)
" He has since changed his mind. Although he is proud of films such as The Sum of All Fears, in which he played the character Jack Ryan from Tom Clancy's book of the same name, and the road-rage drama Changing Lanes, he says his problem was always that he could never figure out how to do a commercial movie that he still thought was good. Affleck says he considers his best work to be in character roles in small films such as Boiler Room, Dogma and Shakespeare in Love, but turned his hand to... (The Australian)
When he first read Hollywoodland, Affleck says, he knew that he had finally found a part that could take him back to the idealistic, creatively ambitious days of his early film career, the days of Dogma and Shakespeare in Love. "I selfishly thought 'I hope I can get this job' because whoever played this part, it would be good for them.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
After all, the fictional Shakespeare in Love scored a huge cinematic success without undermining Shakespeare's plays - indeed, it even led to increased book sales. The same is inevitable for Austen. (Scotsman)
Gwyneth Paltrows hubby was so rude to journalists in Brazil that one is saying he feels sorry for the Shakespeare In Love star for being married to him. Gwyneth Paltrow must suffer, opined a writer from Folha de Sao Paulo, according to our translator. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Last year, British actor Joseph Fiennes of "Shakespeare in Love" fame attended, and Oscar-winner Jeremy Irons traveled to Havana for the festival in 2005. At a news conference Monday to kick off the five-day festival, Garcia said Raul Castro could make a surprise appearance. (North County Times)
The Oscar rule came into effect after five credited producers, including Miramax Films co-founder Harvey Weinstein, crowded the stage in 1999 to claim the best picture Oscar for "Shakespeare in Love.". Little Miss Sunshine was a low-budget -- $7. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
I can't help but to think back at how Grrr'd I was when Gwyneth Paltrow won for "Shakespeare In Love," and she cried at exactly the same moment during her speech at the Oscars as she did weeks earlier during the same speech at The Golden Globes. That reeked of farce. (Fox News)
As far as the Oscar s go, they lost ALL credibility for me when Saving Private Ryan lost the Best Picture award to Shakespeare in Love Haven t watched em since ... DonC, I brought up the same thing about the Oscars losing credibility with the Shakespeare in Love over Private Ryan thing amognst the mostly female group I was with at Spamalot last night. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Also, in the first paragraph, the second sentence should be removed, reading, "Gwyneth Paltrow, Oscar recipient in 1999 as Best Actress for "Shakespeare in Love" wore the very appropriately named JULIETTE collection of DAMIANI diamonds. The suite of DAMIANI Diamonds in the JULIETTE collection worn by Gwyneth totaled over 10 carats." ... Gwyneth Paltrow, Oscar recipient in 1999 as Best Actress for "Shakespeare in Love" wore the very appropriately named JULIETTE collection of DAMIANI diamonds. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Since then, she has racked up five more Oscar nominations in eight years including her Oscar-winning role in Shakespeare in Love in 1998, for Chocolat in 2000, for Iris in 2001, for Mrs Henderson Presents in 2005, and for Notes on a Scandal in 2006. Helen Mirren in The Queen. (Playfuls.com)
We have a tribute to writers, including "Capote," "The Hours" and "Shakespeare In Love." Whatever happened to Joseph Fiennes. I always thought he looked like Prince. (The Palm Beach Post)
" Business concerns also have tarnished Oscar. Ramsey said the awards became more about the studios than honoring the best film, after Shakespeare in Love - backed by an expensive, studio-funded Oscar campaign - beat Saving Private Ryan in 1999. "It became about DVDs, not about the movies," Ramsey says. "It's all about being able to stick the sticker on it at Wal-Mart that it was a best picture, so they sell a few more copies of the DVD." The Academy Awards wants more, too - more viewers.... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
In 1999, the larky, literary Shakespeare in Love beat out three World War II titles (The Thin Red Line, Saving Private Ryan, Life Is Beautiful) and the Tudor Godfather picture, Elizabeth. Yes, Shakespeare in Love had laughs, but it was more romance than romp, and in iambic pentameter at that. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
How else to explain a category deemed appropriate for a big-budget special effects spectacle like "Titanic" one year, and the modestly budgeted, hyper-literary historical romp like "Shakespeare in Love" the next. (And "American Beauty" the next, and "Gladiator" after that. (Mail Tribune, OR)
Judi Dench in Mrs. Brown would have been a grander selection; the academy made it up to Dench the following year with that dubious supporting actress prize she got for a brief role in Shakespeare in Love. Grace Kelly, The Country Girl (1954) - The future princess of Monaco wasn't bad, but Judy Garland's signature role in A Star is Born was an overlooked milestone in an epic career. (St. Petersburg Times)
2 million viewers of the "Titanic" victory telecast in 1998 and the following two years in which wins by "Shakespeare in Love" and "American Beauty" drew 45 ... Beforehand, a film such as "Shakespeare in Love" could open in December and enjoy a three-month ride of Oscar publicity in the theaters, boosting its box office and enabling more viewers to have a stake in it come Oscar night. (Deseret News)
Ralph considers it the biggest injustice since "Saving Private Ryan" lost out on the Best Picture award to "Shakespeare In Love." He's been entering the contest for more than a decade, back when the newspaper was the Times Advocate, and has always come up short. Being a former movie industry executive, you'd think he would have won before. (North County Times)
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