Acting adventurer James mcavoy loves the thrill ride Dec 5, 2007
" "Atonement" opens Friday at Bay Area theaters.Rungs along the ladder to success James McAvoy's role in "Atonement" could be considered his breakout performance. Yet, if you look at his career, he has been making his way up the proverbial ladder of success in television and in films as far back as 1995, in Great Britain. Here's a look at some of his work: Becoming Jane (2007): Played the fictional love interest of Anne Hathaway's Jane Austen. The Last King of Scotland (2006): Had more screen... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Jones on a role, Rafa almost upstaged Aug 31, 2007
HAVING never been closer to centre court than the set of the 2004 movie Wimbledon, little-known Australian Alun Jones was a surprise crowd favourite against No.2 seed Rafael Nadal on Wednesday ... " Jones, who was born in South Africa to Welsh parents but raised in Canberra, said his next assignment was to travel with the Davis Cup team as a hitting partner. He said he had quit competitive tennis several years ago and taken up coaching in Canberra. His acting career had been limited to a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Alun's star power fails to dazzle Aug 27, 2007
NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal clearly did not see the movie Wimbledon ... South African-born Jones is more famous in the locker room for his bit-part role in Wimbledon opposite Kirsten Dunst than for anything he has achieved on the court. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Television movies for the week of August 26 Aug 26, 2007
TV Movies: August 26-September 1. G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The week's best films on TV Jun 30, 2007
Wimbledon(Richard Loncraine, 2004) 8 ... A little something to set up finals weekend in SW19: a tennis romance in which slightly over-the-hill British no-hoper Paul Bettany is transformed into potential Wimbledon champ thanks to the love of sweet, hard-hitting American Kirsten Dunst. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Read their lips May 20, 2007
After I spoke Kirsten Dunst's lines in Spider-Man, they asked me to do Mona Lisa Smile, Wimbledon and others. She's a favourite in my stable of characters now, and I'm so pleased things are going well for her in Hollywood. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Kirsten Dunst May 4, 2007
Here are just some of the new clips we've added. SECTIONS CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. (IGN FilmForce)
Q&A: Kirsten Dunst Apr 29, 2007
Since then, she's demonstrated her range by playing a girly girl in 2000's "The Virgin Suicides," going tomboy in 2004's "Wimbledon," philosophical in 2005's "Elizabethtown" (for which she pocketed a reported $8 million) and impetuous in 2006's "Marie Antoinette.". She's just as comfortable in ensemble dramas featuring classy female casts such as 1994's "Little Women" and 2003's "Mona Lisa Smile" as she is playing the romantic lead, as in Sony's "Spider-Man" franchise. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'I'm in a good place now' Apr 26, 2007
Her CV is far from faultless, particularly recently, with disappointments such as Wimbledon and Elizabethtown. But, in the main, Dunst is one of the very few child actors to have made an irrefutably triumphant transition from child actor to grown-up star. (Guardian Unlimited)
Singing Kirsten's praises Apr 22, 2007
" Spider-Man has been good to Dunst, both financially and in opening doors, and she is clearly fond of co-star Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi. Indeed, while the prospect of a fourth chapter is up in the air the producers are adamant it will happen in some form or another Dunst is equally adamant she will not return without the other two. "I think we could develop a great story next, but I think I am going to take a little time and only if Sam and Tobey were to do it would I do it too," she... (Advertiser Adelaide)
Dunst's third helping Apr 22, 2007
"Growing up in this business is not the easiest thing - even though I always had supportive friends and family. But at 16 you are like, 'Oh, I am famous' and when I was 11 I didn't really choose it. It just kind of happened.'' Spider-Man has been good to Dunst, financially and in opening doors to pick and choose her roles, and she is clearly fond of her co-star Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi. Indeed, while the prospect of a fourth chapter is up in the air, Dunst is equally adamant she will... (Daily Telegraph)
No More Acting For Kirsten Dunst? Apr 13, 2007
Granted, getting a proper job will mean that Kirsten Dunst will get paid buttons in return for participating in a tortuous soul-sapping daily routine that'll eat up her whole life before she's realised where it's gone, but - hey - at least it means that there won't be a Wimbledon 2. Read more. (hecklerspray)
THE FAIRER HEX: Theyre seen as stupid, sinister or a little too sweet. For Hollywoods leading men, blond hair can be a box-office curse Nov 13, 2006
THE FAIRER HEX: Theyre seen as stupid, sinister or a little too sweet (The Morning Star)
Royal treatment Oct 22, 2006
There were ``Vampire," ``Little Women," and ``Wag the Dog" to name a few. Some episodes of ``E.R." More recently, however, there were the less-well-received ``Wimbledon" and ``Elizabethtown.". Dunst, no doubt, would have preferred that they were hits. (Boston Globe)
Dunst Talks Spidey 3 Oct 3, 2006
The stars of the tennis romantic comedy Wimbledon talk about working on the challenging project. We talk to Mary Jane Watson about Spider-Man 2. (IGN FilmForce)
EW review: 'Firewall' witless, derivative Feb 15, 2006
Director Richard Loncraine is a Brit who has handled the dark materials of Dennis Potter's jolting "Brimstone & Treacle" in the past, but has more recently been associated with the sunshiny love match of Bettany and Kirsten Dunst in "Wimbledon." Was he cowed, too, by the sneer on Ford's face. "Firewall" is a witless entertainment, and a derivative one, too; it's everything listless about Hollywood in February, everything discardable about the genre in general. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Bettany's Killer Instinct Feb 13, 2006
Bettany's current homicidal streak follows a series of genre-hopping performances, from the medieval romp "A Knight's Tale," to Lars von Trier's experimental "Dogville" and the Kirsten Dunst romantic comedy "Wimbledon.". "You can take a movie job for any number of reasons," Bettany says. (San Francisco Chronicle)
INT: Paul Bettany Feb 10, 2006
Bettany was last seen courting Kirsten Dunst in the romantic comedy WIMBLEDON before taking an extended break from the world of film. With a pair of high-profile projects (FIREWALL and the much-anticipated THE DA VINCI CODE), hes back in the spotlight. (JoBlo.com)
