Gorgeous Brit actors Hugh Dancy and Ben Whishaw are starring in an Off Broadway theatre production of The Pride from January 27, and the two met the press yesterday and posed with their castmates. Hugh says he's been learning lines anywhere he can, including in bed, which he shares with his wife Claire Danes! Ben's been trying to get to grips with Manhattan, and also the play, which deals with Read more
Lots of gorgeous men from our side of the pond travelled across the Atlantic to make an appearance at the Toronto Film Festival this weekend, following Dominic Cooper and Paul Bettany's lead from last week. Ewan McGregor and George Clooney continued their bromance promoting The Men Who Stare at Goats, and travelled from Venice Film Festival to Canada, as did Matt Damon and his wife Luciana. Read more
Abbie Cornish and Ben Whishaw star in Bright Star, a look at poet John Keats' real life romance with Fanny Brawne. It showed at Cannes earlier this year, and is directed by Jane Campion. Slated for release in November in the UK, I'll definitely be seeing it as Ben is a fantastic young Brit actor, although the trailer doesn't make me anticipate the film a great deal. But what do you think? Let me Read more
On Wednesday night the Cannes Festival 2009 launched with a special 3D screening of new Disney/Pixar film Up, with guests dressed up to the nines including Tilda Swinton, Aishwarya Rai, Elizabeth Banks and judge Asia Argento. British movie Fish Tank premiered last night, with new Doctor Who Matt Smith joining the movie's stars Harry Treadaway, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing on the red Read more
It was a hot day in London today, but Ed Westwick, Dermot O'Leary, Ant and Dec, Ben Whishaw and Andrew Garfield were among the men that got all dressed up in their suits for the 2009 BAFTA TV Awards, alongside the glamorous women. I can't wait to hear what you think of their red carpet looks! Source Read more
Rob Brydon, Ben Whishaw and June Brown have all been nominated for TV BAFTAs. — BBC Madonna's new man Jesus Luz has denied claims that he's cheating on the superstar, saying his mother was with him while photos of him dancing with a lingerie model were taken. — The Sun Jade Goody's funeral date has been confirmed as April 4, at a church near her home. Her mother Jackiey Budden has said Read more
Miramax has made the brave decision of releasing a film version of Brideshead Revisited which takes a fair few liberties with Evelyn Waugh's novel. If you've read it (which I did for September's PopUK Book Club) you may find the alterations distracting, but view the film as a separate entity and you can marvel at the acting and cinematography. It tells the story of Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) Read more
The new Miramax film version of Brideshead Revisited, based on Evelyn Waugh's novel (which we read for September's PopUK Book Club), is released in the UK today. It centres on Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode) and his infatuation with the aristocratic Catholic Flyte family, headed by Lady Marchmain (Emma Thompson) and Lord Marchmain (Michael Gambon). Dramas unfold from Charles's intense Read more
The cast of Brideshead Revisited were joined by a dapper Will Young for the film's UK premiere in Chelsea yesterday. Matthew Goode and Felicity Jones kept it simple and smart, while Ben Whishaw accessorised with a teddy, no doubt to represent his character Sebastian's bear Aloysius. Love it! Emma Thompson, who wore gorgeous autumnal tones like Hayley Atwell, made sure the cast bonded during Read more
