Critic's Column Apr 3, 2008
Jonathan Rhys Meyers ("August Rush," "Bend It Like Beckham") stars as King Henry VIII, the British monarch famous for bringing about the religious reformation of Britain through the creation of the Anglican Church and his break with Rome. Natalie Dormer ("Flawless," "Casanova") plays Anne Boleyn, the vibrant but doomed primary love interest of Henry. (The University Echo, TN)
The sting of poverty Mar 30, 2008
Keira Knightley's another example: Whether playing soccer in "Bend It Like Beckham," Elizabeth Bennet in "Pride and Prejudice," or wielding a cutlass in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, the actress seems self-possessed and sure of herself. Yet all the little girls have been burned enough times now to take their role models with a pound of salt, a development both necessary and more than a little sad. (Boston Globe)
Showtime's 'Tudors' king builds power for Season 2 Mar 27, 2008
The intense, Dublin-born actor, known for earlier roles in Bend It Like Beckham, Woody Allen's thriller Match Point and CBS' Elvis miniseries, says he won't consider comic roles. "I'd be a terrible comedian. I can't be funny on cue, and I don't think I could do take 10 of a joke.". (USA Today)
Meyers, girlfriend opposites Mar 27, 2008
Geraldine single-handedly raised the 'Bend It Like Beckham' actor after his father walked out on three-year-old Jonathan, his mother and his brother Alan, taking the actor's two elder brothers with him. . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Locked up for being a teenage refugee Mar 15, 2008
It was Anna, looking out of the window, who told Meltem that a famous actress had arrived, remembering Juliet from her role in Bend It Like Beckham. "Don't be silly," Meltem said, "why would a film star come here?". (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
Bollywood school set for London Mar 7, 2008
He said it was his experience while starring in British film Bend It Like Beckham, about a British Asian girl's love of football, that showed him "the enormous potential to build much stronger links between UK and Indian cinema". The establishment is a partnership between Actor Prepares, Ealing Institute of Media and regeneration agency Heathrow City Partnership. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Atonement' screening stirs up row Jan 29, 2008
The film, starring 'Bend it Like Beckham' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean'-fame Keira Knightley, had even obtained an entertainment tax waiver from the Rajasthan government for the screening as a part of Jaipur Literary Festival. Loading. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Continuereading Jan 15, 2008
Bend It Like Beckham -- Friday at 8:30/7:30c on Oxygen. Small-time at the time: Keira Knightley. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Australia loses, box office wins Jan 9, 2008
Was it not ironic, then, that filming of such a feelgood film - described by the NSW Tourism Minister, Matt Brown, as a lucrative cricketing Bend It Like Beckham - should coincide with a Bollyline-style row between the Australian and Indian teams. "Not at all," Sharma said, pleased at the unexpected size of the mixed showbiz and sports media crowd who turned up at the Sydney Cricket Ground for the morning shoot. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bowling For Bollywood England cricketers net parts in Indian blockbuster Jan 4, 2008
Simon Jones and Sajid Mahmood will star in Victory, a Bend It Like Beckham-style story about a boy who reaches his dream of playing for India ... Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha reckons it is a winning formula. (Sky News)
Who Do You Think You Are? Dec 30, 2007
Tonight's episode features Gurinder Chadha, the writer and director of Bend It Like Beckham, exploring her family roots and revealing many skeletons in her closet. an error occurred while processing this directive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
All-Access TV For Historic Pats Game Dec 27, 2007
(4:08)At just 22, Keira Knightley has certainly made a name for herself with such hits as "Bend It Like Beckham," "Pirates Of The Caribbean" and "Atonement." Tracy Smith has more on this young actress. (3:13). (CBS News)
Keira Knightley: "Wonky Teeth" And All Dec 27, 2007
At just 22, Keira Knightley has certainly made a name for herself with such hits as "Bend It Like Beckham," "Pirates Of The Caribbean" and "Atonement." Tracy Smith has more on this young actress ... She made her screen debut at 7, but Knightley's first real brush with international stardom came at 16, in a low-budget film about the lives of girls on a teenage soccer team: "Bend It Like Beckham." ... "I remember telling friends I was doing this girls' soccer movie that was called 'Bend It Like... (CBS News -- Early Show)
In brief: McGregor and Carrey to play jailbird lovers Dec 19, 2007
Directed by Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, Dallas was originally supposed to star Shirley MacLaine as Miss Ellie, Luke Wilson as Bobby Ewing and Jennifer Lopez as Sue Ellen, but all three stars were let go in a major shake-up last year. The Orphanage, a dark fantasy tale produced by Mexico's Guillermo del Toro, and the historical drama Thirteen Roses are leading the fields at the Goyas, Spain's equivalent to the Oscars. (Guardian Unlimited)
FULL STORY > Dec 17, 2007
Director Robert Luketic was also let go in favor of "Bend It Like Beckham" helmer Gurinder Chadha, and the budget was downsized from an original 65 million to "something way less," the source said. Producers may be looking for a Stiller-like talent to take Travolta's role because the word is that "Dallas" will now - if it ever gets made - be a "comedic, behind-the-scenes" movie instead of the originally intended drama. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Chadha to direct school Nativity Dec 15, 2007
The maker of hit film Bend It Like Beckham, Gurinder Chadha, is returning to her primary school in west London to direct the Nativity play. Chadha, whose other big screen credits include Bride and Prejudice, will lead a group of children from Clifton Primary School in Southall. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Pop Tarts: Keira Knightley Can't Keep Her Clothes On Dec 12, 2007
" a pretty amusing conversation took place: Ellen: Why do you love posing nude? Keira: I don t know. People ask and I just say yes. Ellen: You just say OK? Keira: Yeah, I will learn to say no. At the moment, my friends actually have bets going on that I can t actually do a photo shoot keeping my clothes on. Keira adds: I think I find it vaguely liberating, which I hope I don t become a nudist. Ellen: You re on your way. Keira: I am. I m on my way. Ellen: I don t know why you put on clothes to... (Fox News)
Namesake: Mira Nair's beautiful, poetic cultural clash Dec 11, 2007
Bend It Like Beckham may be of the same theme if only because it includes an inter-racial cultural clash and how Indian families try to conform their new homes in Western countries. But Namesake has gone deeper than that without exploiting or overexposing the differences. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Keira Knightley Interview, Atonement Dec 10, 2007
Ms. Knightley had earlier starred in Gurinder Chadhas sleeper hit "Bend It Like Beckham, for which she was honored with the London Critics Circle Award for British Newcomer of the Year. Her other films include Richard Curtis "Love Actually; Tony Scotts "Domino, as the late bounty hunter Domino Harvey; John Mayburys "The Jacket; Antoine Fuquas "King Arthur, again for producer Jerry Bruckheimer, as Guinevere; Gillies Mackinnons "Pure; and George Lucas "Star... (MoviesOnline)
DISAPPEARING KNIGHTLEY Dec 9, 2007
Most of us haven't seen you since Pirates of the Incomprehensible Plot Developments 3: The Curse of the Rushed Script," and I always look forward to the next round of magazine cover puns, especially the ones that don't make sense. Last week, when the front page of Backstage" screamed, Day for Knightley," I thought: that is so perfect. Because you are just so pertinent to a discussion of Fran ois Truffaut's much-loved 1973 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film. You and I have a long... (New York Post -- Opinions)
Beyond Bollywood: A focus on South Asian directors Dec 9, 2007
Together with Deepa Mehta (2006 JiFFest's Water) and Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham), these three directors have definitely established themselves as major directorial forces to be reckoned with in Tinseltown. Since this past decade has signaled the rise of Chinese and Hong Kong directors becoming major players in Hollywood, perhaps the South Asians' turn is around the corner. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Keira Knightley graces Interview magazine Dec 8, 2007
The 24-year-old beauty rose to fame in such films as "King Arthur," "Pirates Of The Caribbean," "Bend It Like Beckham" and "Love Actually". (Photo: Chinadaily. (Xinhuanet, China)
A Brit outlook Dec 8, 2007
Why she did this, with the keen appetite that led her surging from a '96 TV princess to queenly Guinevere ( King Arthur ), from a TV Rose in Oliver Twist to minor work that year ('99) in a Star Wars epic, from lavish duds ( Domino, The Jacket ) to smash turns as a soccer gal ( Bend It Like Beckham ) and fem-macho Elizabeth Swann in three Pirates of the Caribbean hits, can be summed in a name: Joe Wright, director ... You know, so many people thought 'Bend It Like Beckham' wouldn't do well. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Keira Knightley's next shrewd move: 'Atonement' Dec 7, 2007
Certainly, it's the first time that Knightley, who kicked off her career as a soccer-mad tomboy in 2002's Bend It Like Beckham and spunkily caterwauled her way through King Arthur, Domino and the Pirates movies, plays a mature, regal woman on screen. "That's one of the things that was quite exciting about casting her as Cecilia," says Wright, who met Knightley when she was 18. (USA Today)
Meyers apologizes Dec 7, 2007
His film credits include "Bend It Like Beckham," "Match Point," "Mission: Impossible III" and "August Rush.". He rose to fame in the U.S. with an award-winning portrayal of Elvis Presley in a 2005 television miniseries, and portrays King Henry VIII in the TV series "The Tudors," which is filmed in Ireland. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
ER hits 300th episode with clean bill of health Dec 7, 2007
The same is certainly true for Parminder Nagra, the Bend It Like Beckham (2002) star who joined during Season 10 as Dr. Neela Rasgotra. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- News)
Past agrees with Keira Knightley Dec 6, 2007
Ive done a lot of modern-day pieces Bend it Like Beckham, Love Actually and The Jacket but I do like period films, Knightley said while curling her legs underneath her lithe frame. I think if youre working in England, more often than not youre going to be working in period pieces. (MSNBC -- News)
Abusive Rhys Meyers wont face charges Dec 6, 2007
His film credits include Bend It Like Beckham, Match Point, Mission: Impossible III and August Rush. . (MSNBC -- News)
Keira Knightly shines in Atonement Dec 5, 2007
The 22-year-old star, who played a soccer-loving teenager in Bend it Like Beckham and a swashbuckling gentlewoman in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, enters a world of adult sacrifice and betrayal in Atonement. In the film adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel, Knightley plays Cecilia Tallis, the bored and brittle daughter of a wealthy English family, who's frittering away a hot 1930s summer after finishing college. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The James and Keira show Dec 5, 2007
"We all have days when we behave badly," adds the actress, whose career soared after 2002's Bend It Like Beckham and the subsequent three Pirates of the Caribbean films. "She's a mature creature and very much a woman. In the end, she's redeemed by her love of Robbie and by his of her.". (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
A Knightley to remember Dec 3, 2007
Regardless, she has achieved it, thanks to back-to-back breakout roles in Bend It Like Beckham and Pirates of the Caribbean ... "I think I was very much dismissed (after Bend It Like Beckham). I was 16 and was required to play football in a film that was lovely, but I didn't have to beat myself up everyday. I was very aware I hadn't proved I could act at all.". (Winnipeg Sun)
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Dec 2, 2007
She was all of 17 when "Bend It Like Beckham," her breakout role, hit theaters ... " 'Bend It Like Beckham' and the first 'Pirates' and 'King Arthur' - That was at a point where I didn't have lots of offers on the table," she says. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
McAvoy, Knightley prepare for accolades Nov 30, 2007
The 22-year-old star, who played a soccer-loving teenager in Bend it Like Beckham and a swashbuckling gentlewoman in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, enters a world of adult sacrifice and betrayal in Atonement. . (MSNBC -- News)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers arrested at airport over outburst Nov 20, 2007
Born in County Cork in the south of Ireland, Rhys-Meyers has starred in several films including Woody Allen's Match Point, Mission Impossible III, Elvis and Bend It Like Beckham in 2002 with the young Keira Knightley. RTE said the 30-year-old actor was charged in a Garda (police) station yesterday with being drunk 00004000 and disorderly and in breach of the peace and was released on cash bail to appear in court next month. (NEWS.com.au)
Bollywood rakes inforeign funds Nov 20, 2007
" It is not only Indians in India who are fuelling their country's movie boom and encouraging corporate investors to pour money into the entertainment sector, especially Bollywood and TV. The growing overseas population of Indians, ranging from computer software specialists and their families in California to construction workers in Saudi Arabia, keep in touch with their home culture through movies and soap operas. The over 20-million strong diaspora is estimated to have a combined wealth of... (Asia Times Online)
Stars and scandals Nov 15, 2007
His famous kicking skills inspired a movie, Bend it Like Beckham (2002). But it was his 1999 marriage to Victoria Adams, aka Posh Spice from pop group Spice Girls, which really set tabloids abuzz. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Last night's TV Oct 27, 2007
It's all going off in the auditions for the school musical, and the girls' football team need an injection of va va voom - there's a hint of X-Factor, a touch of Bend It Like Beckham. Waterloo Road is the love-child of Ann McManus and Maureen Chadwick, who also created Footballers' Wives and Bad Girls. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
O'Brien's blog from Fenway Oct 25, 2007
Now, Beckett (more transition, more Beckett): Bend it like Beckham. Hell with that, folks, this is baseball. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Robots cant bend it like Beckham Oct 23, 2007
Robots cant bend it like Beckham - Sify. com. (Sify.com, India)
The Comebacks 1/2 Oct 22, 2007
Nods to well known or recent sports movies (Field of Dreams, The Replacements, Bend It Like Beckham, Seabiscuit, Gridiron Gang, etc. abound, but because this movie isn't a full-on spoof like the Scary Movie flicks, the only "fun" is in recognizing the references. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The Comebacks Oct 19, 2007
Its victims of parody include Rocky Balboa, Field of Dreams, Seabiscuit, Blue Crush, Stick It, The Longest Yard, Bend It Like Beckham, Rudy, Friday Night Lights, and The Gridiron Gang. Oh, but the film doesn't stop there. (IGN FilmForce)
The Schwetty Balls of the Golden Globes Oct 19, 2007
Stars like Tom Hanks, Alec Baldwin and Sacha Baron Cohen saw this year's Golden Globes as an opportunity to wax poetic on the man sacks of the people closest to them. While presenting the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award to Warren Beatty, Hanks said "balls." A lot. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
And the Most Awkward Award Goes To | Us Weekly Online Oct 19, 2007
Stars want to do more than just bend it like Beckham. Recently Added Galleries. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Leader of the Tudor Rat Pack Oct 9, 2007
" Rhys Meyers's family moved to County Cork from Dublin when he was about a year old. When Jonathan was 3, his father left the family, leaving his mother to care for "Jonny" and his three younger brothers. Not a formally trained actor, Rhys Meyers's first movie break came in 1996 when director Neil Jordan cast him to play the assassin in Michael Collins. A talented singer and musician, Rhys Meyers soon after got rave reviews for his performance as Brian Slade in 1998's Velvet Goldmine. Since... (Globe and Mail)
Swiss scientist on a mission to clean up space Oct 4, 2007
In Bend it Like Beckham, family tensions arise when the younger daughter becomes more interested in free kicks than the recipe for aloo ghobi ... Bend it Like Beckham, directed by Gurinder Chadha in 2002, focuses on two young London women from different backgrounds who share a love for football and pressure from their families to conform ... Bend it Like Beckham sold 323,973 tickets in Switzerland, which has a population of 7. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
AH: ERs Parminder Nagra is ready to play sick Sep 28, 2007
Its been a thrilling ride for the Neelas portrayer, Nagra, who came to ER straight after the success of British indie-film hit, Bend It Like Beckham (a movie which makes a lot more sense in America now that David and Victoria Beckham have decamped to Los Angeles) ... Access: Seeing as you helped open the door for them with the movie Bend It Like Beckham. (MSNBC -- News)
More of this story Sep 28, 2007
Wondrous Oblivion does for cricket what another British film, Bend It Like Beckham, did for soccer. Originally filmed in 2003, this coming-of-age tale is a metaphor for the much larger issues of racism and the emergence of ethnic pride. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Indian-origin teenager to direct Finnish film Sep 10, 2007
Hasan, who is looking for Indian distributors and is in talks with IDream Productions (Bend it Like Beckham) for her film, said, "I have written to some people in India. But at this stage I cannot disclose names.". Loading. (India Times, India)
Bench it like Beckham marks first US season Sep 2, 2007
With luck, the midfielder whose legendary ball skills inspired the 2002 movie title Bend It Like Beckham, could be fit enough to return for the final three games with the struggling LA Galaxy. But for now, some sports writers have already sounded Beckham s US death knell. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Keira Knightley: a not so serious player Sep 2, 2007
As it happens, she behaved in a similar way the last time I met her, three years ago, when she had just turned 19 and was already famous for her role as a tomboyish footballer in Bend It Like Beckham (which had propelled her into back-to-back work on blockbusters such as Pirates of the Caribbean and King Arthur). She was being shot for the cover of Vogue and was in non-stop demand by Hollywood, yet was at pains to point out her spots (which were barely visible) and masked her beauty with the... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Film fans flock to UK locations, reeling in 1.8bn Aug 28, 2007
Gurinder Chadha's story of a young Asian female football fanatic, Bend it like Beckham, which became an instant hit, suddenly placed the west London town of Southall on the international tourist map. Also, television programmes such as the children's favourite, Balamory as well as Monarch of the Glen have opened up new parts of Scotland to visitors who in the past might have swung past Edinburgh Castle and Loch Ness before heading home. (Independent)
Brady Bunch helmer hired for soap adaptation. Aug 25, 2007
Variety's Michael Fleming breaks the news about the revived project that has floundered twice previously with Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, and Robert Luketic at the helm. Pam Brady (South Park) has been brought on board to pen the script. (IGN)
Dallas film 'set to be a comedy' Aug 25, 2007
The film version of 1980s TV hit Dallas could be turned into a comedy after the departure of Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha. Trade paper Variety reports that Betty Thomas - behind spoof film The Brady Bunch - is now in talks to direct it. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Betty Thomas takes on 'Dallas' Aug 24, 2007
When the movie was derailed late last year, Gurinder Chadha ("Bend It Like Beckham") was directing. Luke Wilson was attached to play Bobby Ewing with Shirley MacLaine to play Miss Ellie, while producers were talking with Meg Ryan to play Sue Ellen after Jennifer Lopez dropped out. (Variety)
Knightley unimpressed by fame Aug 22, 2007
The Bend It Like Beckham actress admitted that she was puzzled by children whose only aim in life is to become wealthy and famous. She told the Radio Times: "It frightens me when kids go, 'I want to be famous'."Why. (Digital Spy)
FIFA 08 Preview Aug 22, 2007
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Knightley criticises fame-seekers Aug 22, 2007
" The actress added that she preferred to watch films from 50 years ago because she prefers not to know about the actors' private lives. "The magic is in the screen, not knowing what's behind it, because that ruins the magic," she said. Oscar nomination Kinghtley won a best actress nomination at the 2006 Oscars Knightley's latest film, Atonement, opens the Venice Film Festival later this month, where it is in contention for the event's top prize, the Golden Lion. Based on an Ian McEwan novel, it... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Fire and ice Aug 22, 2007
In 2002, he melted hearts as the girls football coach in Bend It Like Beckham. In 2005, he scored an Emmy nomination and won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a mini-series as Elvis Presley in CBS Elvis. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'Go and work on the stock market' Aug 22, 2007
The star who found fame in Bend it Like Beckham thinks the nation's fame-seeking youth would be far better off getting a day job. on the stock market. (Channel 4 News)
Why Beckham hype won't play here Aug 15, 2007
"Bend It Like Beckham" notwithstanding, Beckham is not a striker, as soccer scorers are called. He is a midfield player and a server. (Boston Globe)
'Natural flaws' inspired Chanel to make Knightley its new face Aug 14, 2007
from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. Natural flaws' inspired Chanel to make Knightley its new face. (Independent)
Bollywoods hegemony Aug 14, 2007
Bend it Like Beckham still remains a landmark of Asian-English cinema, replicating its success across the Atlantic. Siren s song. (Hindu)
Having a field day Aug 11, 2007
Sometimes, they just form a background to an entertaining story, like Bend it like Beckham. Sometimes they use the compelling screenplay to tell out a true story which could either be a gut wrenching Remember the Titans or Miracle , or a wildly comic Cool Runnings or Shaolin Soccer. (Hindu)
Sony Pictures Classics nabs 'Brick' Aug 8, 2007
It stars Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Zafreen and Harvey Virdi ("Bend It Like Beckham"). Gavron's first film, the telepic "This Little Life," took home several awards. (Variety)
Mmm ... Smells Like Beckhams! Aug 7, 2007
(AP) You don't have to bend it like Beckham to smell like the soccer star. David Beckham and his Spice Girl wife, Victoria, now have their own brand of his-and-hers fragrances Intimately Beckham. (CBS News -- US)
