A MILLION, TO ONE Jun 22, 2008
In a Quiznos in Ponca City, Oklahoma, two women will have the final conversation about how bad Andie MacDowell was in "Four Weddings and a Funeral.". The average human life span will be over 200 years, most of which will be spent flipping through TV channels. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Hugh Grant romances Zhang Ziyi Jun 11, 2008
Hugh Grant is in talks to star opposite Chinese actor Zhang Ziyi in Lost For Words, the latest romantic comedy from Four Weddings and a Funeral makers Working Title ... Together they have worked on numerous hit romantic comedies, such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, Notting Hill and Love Actually. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Keira Knightley to reprise Audrey Hepburn role in My Fair Lady remake Jun 8, 2008
The film is being produced by Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Duncan Kenworthy, the producer of British blockbusters such as Notting Hill, Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral. Sources close to the project say Kenworthy is keen to get Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese or Roger Michell, the director of Notting Hill and Venus, to direct the film. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Columbia Pictures to Develop My Fair Lady With CBS Films Jun 7, 2008
Duncan Kenworthy has produced three of the most successful British films of all time: Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Love Actually, all three written by Richard Curtis. Together, they grossed nearly $900 million at the worldwide box office. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List June 9-15 May 31, 2008
Altar'd States An all-day marathon of wedding-related movies on Encore Love, hosted by Finesse Mitchell from "Saturday Night Live." -- 12:40 a.m. Conversations with Other Women (Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter, Nora Zehetner) -- 2:10 a.m. The Wedding Banquet (Winston Chao, May Chin, Mitchell Lichtenstein) -- 4 a.m. Once Around (Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Danny Aiello) -- 6 a.m. Jump Tomorrow (Tunde Adebimpe, Hippolyte Girardot, Patricia Mauceri) -- 7:40 a.m. Marie Antoinette (Kirsten... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Indiana Jones and the archetypal epic May 26, 2008
George Lucas boasts of following this formula in his initial Star Wars series, but it applies equally to The Lord of the Rings, the Harry Potter series, The Sound of Music and even comedies such as Pretty Woman and Four Weddings And A Funeral. It certainly works for Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (where the elixir seems to be the Holy Grail but is really the father-son relationship). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Another bad-hair day for Javier? May 18, 2008
"Was I mad to even try it?" laughs the filmmaker best known for Four Weddings and a Funeral and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. "If you wish to give me a hard time, you're absolutely allowed to.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Liz Hurley, Hugh Grant and Arun Nayar win damages for invasion of ... May 17, 2008
Hurley s continuing friendship with Four Weddings and A Funeral star Grant has been a preoccupation for celebrity watchers. The pair spent 13 years together, weathering the media storm following Grant s arrest for lewd conduct alongside prostitute Divine Brown, but split in 2000. (Times Online)
Hugh, Liz win photo case May 17, 2008
Grant, star of films like 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' and 'Notting Hill', was with former partner Elizabeth Hurley and her husband, Indian businessman Arun Nayar, at a private resort when the shots were taken last year. Two picture agencies, Big Pictures (UK) Ltd and Eliot Press SARL, will pay 58 000 (73 000, $113 000) damages over the covertly-taken shots. (iAfrica.com)
Grant, Hurley win damages over tabloid pics May 17, 2008
Grant, 47, best known for his appearance in the romantic comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral, split from Hurley, 42, in 2000 - ending a 13-year relationship that survived Grant's well-publicized encounter with a prostitute. Hurley, a model who appeared in films such as Bedazzled and Austin Powers, married Nayar, a jet-set businessman and a friend of Bollywood film stars, in March last year. (Xinhuanet, China)
Incurable romantic May 16, 2008
Still, the film, directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, Four Weddings And A Funeral), has been widely panned for its simplification of Marquez's writing, which like his masterwork, One Hundred Years Of Solitude, has long been regarded as impossible to produce for cinemas. "It was quite a risky film to take on as it's a long, complex story," Bardem says, "but I thought the adaptation by Ronald Harwood [The Diving Bell And The Butterfly] was a good one. It's one of the most... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Movies About Weddings May 4, 2008
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) A handsome British bachelor (Hugh Grant) attends weddings of his friends and family, but steers clear of marriage for himself until he falls for an elusive American woman in a big hat (Andie MacDowell) who remains constantly out of his reach. The Wedding Planner (2001) A bored fianc; (Matthew McConaughey) falls in love with the lonely wedding planner (Jennifer Lopez) who is organizing his wedding, but finds that he might be as reluctant to begin a new romance,... (Suite101.com)
Its a rough ride to the altar at the movies May 2, 2008
Other examples abound: Sandra Bullock not quite marrying Peter Gallagher late in While You Were Sleeping because she really loves Bill Pullman; Hugh Grant not quite marrying Duckface in Four Weddings and a Funeral because he really loves Andie MacDowell; Reese Witherspoon not quite marrying. Patrick Dempsey, in fact, in Sweet Home Alabama because she really loves Josh Lucas. (MSNBC -- News)
McDreamy gets McStupid in Made of Honor May 2, 2008
Four Weddings and a Funeral comes to mind, as does the David Lean classic I Know Where Im Going. (which also deals with Scottish nuptials gone awry) and the little-seen Some Girls, a much smarter and much funnier comedy starring Dempsey in the first phase of his fame. (MSNBC -- News)
With Fatboy and Star Trek, Simon Pegg is playing it straight for a change Mar 28, 2008
With its immature antihero and slick traditional romcom construction, Fatboy could be a gene-splice of Britain's reigning comic novelist Nick Hornby (About a Boy) and screenwriter Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral). The film seems tailored to move Pegg from a cult hero into the ranks of mass-market leading men, but he insists that that was not the goal. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Atkinson signs up for Fagin role Mar 27, 2008
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The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency Mar 22, 2008
Or because of its Oscar-nominated scriptwriter, Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral). Or because of the charming novels, written by Alexander McCall Smith, from which Curtis s feature-length script has been adapted for BBC1 this week. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Film reviews: Love in the Time of Cholera and Under the Bombs Mar 21, 2008
Director Mike Newell, the man behind Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco and the last Harry Potter film, seems out of his depth here. There's no rhythm or accelerating tension; just a series of politely staged scenes, many of them full of gauche framings, showy pans and the tacky photography of a Ferrero Rocher ad that struggle to move beyond the hoariest form of costume drama. (Telegraph.co.uk)
The making of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency Mar 16, 2008
Minghella had collaborated with Curtis on Comic Relief, directing short films, and they had often talked about working together since they shared offices when Curtis was writing Four Weddings and a Funeral. This idea crystallised in 2001, when Minghella s production company, Mirage, acquired the rights to The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, but it still took six years to get a script together, with both men signed up to projects ranging from Cold Mountain to Love Actually. (Times Online)
Alexander McCall Smith: Precious project: Mar 15, 2008
I could not have been more fortunate than to be optioned by Anthony Minghella and Mr Harvey Weinstein, with a side-option by Richard Curtis, the writer of Four Weddings and a Funeral. Anthony Minghella and Richard Curtis wrote the screenplay together, and showed it to me. (Scotsman)
No hitchesWhy wedding films continue to set box office bells ringing Feb 29, 2008
Slightly older wedding films include Four Weddings and a Funeral and the very amusing Muriel's Wedding, directed by the man who would later direct My Best Friend's Wedding. Not all wedding movies are good, but the odd dud here and there will not prevent more wedding films from coming. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Bishop: 'Heaven Not Our Final Destination' Feb 27, 2008
Wright points to films like the romantic comedy "Four Weddings and a Funeral" where, in the absence of a clear grasp of what happens when you die, people invent ideas about the afterlife that are not in scripture. "I think we have allowed ourselves to drift in what we say about the dead," Wright said. (ABC News)
Glad You Asked: Did Shawshank Redemption ever win an Academy Award for Best Picture? Feb 26, 2008
Forrest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Pulp Fiction, Quiz Show and The Shawshank Redemption all earned nominations for Best Picture. Gump won, one of six for the Robert Zemeckis-directed film. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Dirty Sexy Money Feb 25, 2008
Lose several points for the rescue of Billy - now William - Baldwin from the "Where are they now?" columns and for the clunkiest writing since Andie MacDowell declared in Four Weddings and a Funeral she hadn't noticed it was raining. an error occurred while processing this directive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Branagh Boards Boat That Rocked Feb 20, 2008
The man responsible for Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Bean will also write the flick, which is set in the world of 1970s pirate radio ships. Such stations were anchored off the UK coast throughout the decade, broadcasting to Europe while remaining unlicensed by any government. (IGN FilmForce)
Branagh and Ifans join Curtis Feb 19, 2008
The British actors will portray radio DJs who rock the waves in the ensemble comedy, penned and directed by the Four Weddings and a Funeral screenwriter. Filming is set to begin next month. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Definitely, Maybe Feb 14, 2008
But I can mention that the creative team here has ties to that Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones crowd, which may explain why so many of Ryan Reynolds's lines sound as if they might have been better delivered by a young Hugh Grant. Ryan tries to make them his own, but the ghost of Hugh does linger. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
HMV launches Valentine campaign Feb 9, 2008
It features a sixty-second montage of famous scenes of romance from movies and TV shows including Breakfast at Tiffany's, An Officer and a Gentleman, Titanic, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sex and the City ... CREDITS: The film clips are courtesy, permission and copyright of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Titanic, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Romeo + Juliet), Paramount Home Entertainment (Ghost, Breakfast At Tiffany's, An Officer And A Gentleman, Sex And The City), Elevation... (Guardian Unlimited)
'I'm 47. I don't lie about my age' Feb 3, 2008
Her co-star, Hugh Grant, did her no favours by saying that she needed to be warmed up every morning on the set of Four Weddings and a Funeral ... Four Weddings and a Funeral was followed closely by the role of Katharine Clifton in The English Patient, for which she was nominated for an Oscar for best actress. (Guardian Unlimited)
Top 10 Wedding Movies Jan 28, 2008
Four Weddings and a Funeral. Starring Hugh Grant and Andie Macdowell, this is one of the highest grossing British romantic comedies in their history. (Suite101.com)
Top 10 movie romantic moments Jan 26, 2008
Four Weddings and a Funeral (Mike Newell, 1994) Out of the frying pan, into the fire: Hugh Grant escapes Bridezilla to pour his heart out to Andie MacDowell, who utters her painfully corn-dog response: "Is it still raining? I hadn't noticed." You could have had Kristin Scott Thomas, you dolt. Howard the Duck (Willard Huyck, 1986) Please, no. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Day-Lewis heads UK Oscars charge Jan 24, 2008
Atonement was made by Working Title Films, the production company responsible for films including Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Billy Elliot, Bridget Jones's Diary and Four Weddings and a Funeral. Its writer Christopher Hampton is up for best adapted screenplay. (Yahoo News -- Academy Awards)
'27 Dresses' Jan 19, 2008
"27 Dresses," while no "Four Weddings and a Funeral," is just what the rom-com doctors ordered. It's like a freshly cut slab of overly frosted wedding cake; it goes down easily, won't shock your taste buds and will send you out with a sugar high and "Bennie and the Jets" buzz. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Continuereading Jan 8, 2008
Mortensen, as we all know, has since gone on to Lord of the Rings superstardom and, more recently, a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Eastern Promises; Neeson would go on to star in the Oscar-winning Schindler's List the same year Deception was released and is now set for the title ill-fated role in Steven Spielberg's 2009 Abe Lincoln biopic; and MacDowell was at the height of her fame in 1993, coming off of Groundhog Day and a year before Four Weddings and a Funeral. Below are... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Critic's corner Jan 2, 2008
ComcastWriter Richard Curtis ("Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Notting Hill") makes his directorial debut with an overstuffed romantic comedy that reworks - and reworks - the best bits of his screenplays. The results are often forced, but a cast that includes Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley and Alan Rickman makes it go down nicely. (Boston Globe)
Movies year in review: Dark themes shine a beacon of light Dec 28, 2007
Love in the Time of Cholera, directed by Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral). Margot at the Wedding, directed by Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale). (USA Today -- Life)
Hugh's mid-life crisis Dec 17, 2007
The Four Weddings And A Funeral star, who split from aristocrat Jemima Khan earlier this year, is understood to have French-kissed the unidentified brunette for up to 20 minutes while another man stroked her thigh. The trio appear 00004000 ed to be unaware of the offence their sleazy display caused to other visitors at the Japanese eatery Roku, in London's trendy West End. (NEWS.com.au)
The Vicar Of Dibley Dec 12, 2007
Blackadder, Comic Relief, The Tall Guy, Mr Bean, Notting Hill, Four Weddings And A Funeral and Love Actually (possibly one of the most perfectly written and directed films of all time). How can you not hate a writer who's so good that he makes you want to cry. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Awards Season is finally here Dec 7, 2007
The best-pic winners of the last decade resist easy classification, running the gamut from "Lord of the Rings" to "Shakespeare in Love." Past nominees included "The Fugitive," "The Full Monty," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "The Sixth Sense" and "Chocolat." None of them is "noble," and none fits into the pattern of a "typical" awards film. "Here's how the race is shaping up so far ...". (Variety)
10 years of the Bifas Nov 30, 2007
In British film, producers are coming up with, not just your Four Weddings and a Funerals but films which reflect the true spirit of Britain; real stories by people who care about Britain ... You've got to have Control and you've got to have Four Weddings and a Funeral. (Guardian Unlimited)
Euro filmmakers embrace identities Nov 22, 2007
Clearly here was a niche between arthouse and mainstream that needed exploiting -- a breach which the London-based company Working Title filled to stunning effect in the mid-'90s when it produced the quintessentially English romantic comedy "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Despite its pervasive Britishness, or indeed because of it, "Four Weddings" proved to be a big crossover hit, grossing more than $50 million in the U.S. alone. The trickle-down effect did wonders for Working Title, which carried... (Variety)
Outrage as first parish church set to charge for admission Nov 18, 2007
The artist William Hogarth was baptised in the 15th-century font 310 years ago and it was used as a location in the hit films Four Weddings and a Funeral and Shakespeare in Love ... Fans of Richard Curtis's film Four Weddings and a Funeral may remember the interior as the location of the final wedding, where Hugh Grant narrowly escapes marrying 'Duckface', the wrong woman. (Guardian Unlimited)
Bargain-Basement Price for Hugh's Painting Nov 17, 2007
Hugh Grant, who plays handsome cads in romantic comedy films like "Four Weddings and a Funeral" reportedly sold an iconic Andy Warhol portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor ... It turns out that Grant, whose caddish good looks were box-office gold in films like "Bridget Jones Diary" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral," made a good investment. (ABC News -- Business)
Review: Review: 'Love in the Time of Cholera' lacks a voice of its own Nov 17, 2007
Love in the Time of Cholera" sets itself the elusive task of translating Gabriel Garc?a Mrquez's masterpiece of magical realism into an upscale art film with popular appeal. Faithful to the outline of the novel but emotionally and spiritually anemic, it slides into the void between art and entertainment, where well-intended, would-be screen epics often land with a thud. Stripped of multiple layers of philosophic and poetic implication, the metaphorically loaded story of a man's lifelong passion... (International Herald Tribune)
'Love in the Time of Cholera' Nov 17, 2007
And I'm afraid Irish director Newell ("Donnie Brasco," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire") was simply the wrong choice. In addition to its intrinsic romance, "Cholera" is also a kind of rich, rollicking comedy. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Nothing novel in big-screen version of 'Cholera' Nov 16, 2007
The film version, as directed by Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), feels oddly listless and uninvolving. Part of the problem is the casting in one of the key roles. (USA Today -- Life)
Warhol's Liz nets Hugh profit Nov 14, 2007
The Four Weddings and a Funeral actor sold Warhol's Liz, a turquoise-background portrait of Dame Elizabeth, at Christie's auction of post-war and contemporary art at New York's Rockefeller Centre last night. The 1962 portrait went under the hammer for $US21 million ($A23. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The unflappable Brit approach to Latin steam Nov 10, 2007
When you consider Newell's previous directorial offerings - the decidedly lighter Four Weddings and a Funeral and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, or, conversely, the profanity-laden guy flicks Donnie Brasco and Pushing Tin - it's hard to imagine him taking on a feverish Latin melodrama wrapped in velvet toreador pants ... Though Newell helmed the air-traffic-controller comedy Pushing Tin (1999) and the Oscar-nominated mob movie Donnie Brasco (1997), his biggest success remains the very... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Grant to make a bundle Warhol sale Nov 7, 2007
The 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' actor bought the iconic work from Sotheby's auction house in New York for 2 million ($3. 8 USD) six years ago and it is now expected to fetch 17 million ($32. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Wrong man' in Kipling son's grave Nov 4, 2007
My Boy Jack features Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall and Four Weddings and a Funeral actor David Haig, who bears a striking resemblance to Kipling and also wrote the screenplay. It coincides with a major new exhibition of the same name opening this week at the Imperial War Museum in south London. (Guardian Unlimited)
C4 celebrates birthday with pledge to redraw remit Nov 3, 2007
1994 Film On 4 is on crest of a wave as Four Weddings and a Funeral is huge hit, followed by Shallow Grave and The Madness of King George. 1995 Grade labelled "pornographer in chief" by the Daily Mail. (Guardian Unlimited)
Red carpets in the time of 'Cholera' Nov 3, 2007
Love marks the first Latin American foray for British director Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Four Weddings and a Funeral ), as well as for producer Scott Steindorff. Steindorff (The Human Stain ) said he wanted to make the film in English to help audiences understand Colombian and Latin American cultures. (USA Today -- Life)
Volvo Cars of North America Present Humanitarian Award to Screenwriter/Philanthropist, Richard Curtis Nov 3, 2007
In America, Curtis is most acknowledged for his popular British romantic comedies The Tall Guy, Four Weddings and A Funeral and Notting Hill. In 1995 Curtis earned BAFTA and Oscar screenwriting nominations for Four Weddings and a Funeral. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Marisa Tomei is one 'Devil' of a New Yorker Nov 2, 2007
One comedy she did turn down: 1994's Four Weddings and a Funeral. "My grandfather was sick at the time, and I didn't want to leave. I'm sure it would have been fine with him. But I felt like I didn't want to go anywhere," says Tomei, who just vacationed in Italy with her whole family. (USA Today -- Life)
Working Title back in Oscar race Oct 13, 2007
The witty Brit wrote Working Title's biggest hits, from the "Bean" and "Bridget Jones" pics to "Notting Hill," "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and his directorial debut, "Love Actually." Bevan and Fellner have kept Curtis happy and close ... Working Title's in-house star Hugh Grant has toplined three hit comedies: "Four Weddings and A Funeral," "About a Boy," and the company's biggest grosser to date, 1999's "Notting Hill," opposite Julia Roberts. (Variety)
Romp and circumstance Oct 8, 2007
Haig did a lot with a little as Bernard, a guest who becomes the flustered butt of Hugh Grant's sensitivity in Four Weddings and a Funeral, but the one gap on his CV so far is an instantly recognisable film or TV role, although his many small-screen credits include a remarkable portrayal of a convicted paedophile in Alan Bennett's Talking Heads monologue, Playing Sandwiches. Haig now tries to spend as much time on the page as the stage, working on another theatre script and a screenplay. (Guardian Unlimited)
Last night's TV Sep 12, 2007
Movie Connections (BBC1) seems to be more about the movie than the connections, the movie in this opener being Four Weddings and a Funeral. Yes, there is a bit of linkage. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
His perfect evening was 'spoiled' when she popped the question Sep 11, 2007
"We had just seen the movie 'Four Weddings and a Funeral,' " Clark said. "And we kind of joked, 'Will you promise to never marry me and live happily ever after?' ". (Anchorage Daily News)
Robert Garlock, 41, publicity exec Sep 8, 2007
Prior to becoming a partner, he spent 16 years at PMK/HBH. Over the course of his PMK/HBH career, he worked on the campaigns of more than 40 feature films, including "Pulp Fiction," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Rushmore," "The Royal Tenenbaums," "The English Patient" and "The Hours.". At PMK/HBH he also worked on campaigns for many top musical artists and authors. (Variety)
Stratford lines up Brian Dennehy Sep 6, 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)
Mr. Bean on top Aug 29, 2007
It cited such examples as the 1994 sleeper hit Four Weddings and a Funeral, which earned $52. 7-million in the United States and $245-million globally; the 2001 adaptation of the novel Bridget Jones's Diary made $71-million in the United States and $281-million worldwide. (Globe and Mail)
The best movie songs ever Aug 28, 2007
Four Weddings and a Funeral -- Love is all around Wet, Wet, Wet, 1994 "I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes..." So started Wet, Wet, Wet's sickly rendition of the Troggs' perfectly decent tune. We felt it in our stomachs -- pass the bucket, please. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Mel B slams claims husband is a wife-beater Aug 22, 2007
Mel B slams claims husband is a wife-beater - New Zealand's source for entertainment news, gossip , movie reviews on Stuff. Wednesday, 22 Aug 2007. (Stuff.co.nz)
Star Wars actors named film couple with least chemistry Aug 21, 2007
Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell are sixth for Four Weddings and a Funeral. Then-married couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were eighth, for their roles inthe Stanley Kubrick film Eyes Wide Shut. (CBC.ca)
Star Wars romantic duo 'least convincing', say film fans Aug 20, 2007
Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell's relationship in romantic comedy Four Weddings and A Funeral finished sixth in the list. The gay romance between Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain was more convincing, with only 5% of respondents saying it failed to win them over. (BBC News)
