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British actor Jude Law has signed on to play Dr. John Watson in the upcoming movie "Sherlock Holmes," director Guy Ritchie said at a London news conference. Robert Downey Jr. is to play the titular sleuth in the film, which also is to co-star Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong and Kelly Reilly and which is to open in theaters next October. Law is best known for his roles in "The Talented Mr. Ripley,""Alfie" and "Cold Mountain." Ritchie's credits include "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking...
By Ann Murphy There was no sweet sorrow in parting Thursday night as the curtain came down on Mark Morris' "Romeo and Juliet." Clocking in at nearly three hours, this was the iconic Shakespeare tragedy of young love, and it was set, as usual, amid Verona's warring clans. The difference? This "Romeo" has a happy ending. It also didn't know when to quit. Morris' "Romeo" is an honorable, often sweet paean to the power of hope in the face of war and fear. He makes use of composer Sergei...
By Ian Burrell INTERVIEW ALAN YENTOB Alan Yentob, the creative director of the BBC, sips champagne with superstars like Jay-Z and hangs out with rock heroes like The Edge - but he is a serious documentary maker and knows the BBC must take risks to prosper. He tells Ian Burrell his stories It is one-third of a century since Alan Yentob made Cracked Actor, his stunning Omnibus documentary on David Bowie in the wake of the "killing off" of the singer's alter-ego Ziggy Stardust, yet the man...
A FILM which features a sadistic game of hide and seek played through the course of a night in Edinburgh will be premiered at The Times BFI London Film Festival. Writer-director Richard Jobson's New Town Killers tells the story of two private bankers, Alistair and Jamie, who get their kicks by victimising those who live on the margins of society. Starring Dougray Scott and Alastair Mackenzie, it will be shown on October 28 at the Odeon West End in Leicester Square. (c) 2008 Evening News;...
By Donna Freydkin TORONTO -- For someone constantly scrutinized for her slender frame, Keira Knightley knows how to stuff her face. "I have food! That's so good!" crows Knightley, surveying the spread before her. She jams chunks of a banana into her mouth and cheerfully recounts an earlier mishap with an ingestible. "I was wearing really great trousers, but then I spilled tea down (them)," says Knightley, who changed into a flouncy green skirt paired with a white blouse, blue jacket and...
One of the stars of popularTV show Goodness Gracious Me and the hit film Bend it Like Beckham is to com pere this year's Institute of Asian Businesses'21st anniversary dinner. Comedian Kulvinder Ghir will host the event at the ICC in Birmingham on November 15 . It is expected to attract up to 700 guests. Anjum Khan, chair of the annual dinner sub-committee at IAB, based at Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said:"Weare very thrilled that Kulvinder has agreed to compere our...
ACTOR and comedian Kulvinder Ghir, star of popular TV show Goodness Gracious Me and the hit film Bend it Like Beckham, is to compere the Institute of Asian Businesses' 21st anniversary dinner in Birmingham. The event is expected to attract over 700 guests from throughout the West Midlands to the International Convention Centre on November 15. Born in Kenya, Kulvinder Ghir began his career as a stand-up comic performing in clubs around the North East of England, and in 1985 made his first...
By ZOE DOMINIC Cooper looked almost as skinny as his co-star Keira Knightley when the pair walked down the red carpet for the premiere of their new movie The Duchess on Wednesday night. But the 30-year- old actor, who also starred in hit flick Mamma Mia, tells me he was "dumpy Dominic" before he hired a personal trainer. Chatting over a glass of bubbly at the after-party in London's Whitehall he said: "I have this thing where I put butter and chocolate spread on my toast. You can't do that...
By Esther Walker The Profile Keira Knightley The star of 'The Duchess' has reached the point in her short, head-turning career when she risks becoming more famous for being famous than for her work. Is it time audiences woke up to her acting talents? DESPITE BEING only 23, Keira Knightley - actress, muse and beauty - is already a veteran of fame. Her latest role, as Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire in The Duchess, is her 13th in a mainstream film in six years. She knows the highs...
KEIRA Knightley looked every inch an aristo last night for the premiere of her new film The Duchess. She wore a blue taffeta dress on the red carpet in Leceister Square. She revealed she got the giggles in sex scenes with Dominic Cooper after he covered his modesty. (c) 2008 Daily Record; Glasgow (UK). Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.
