Thursday, March 24, 2011 12:26PM - By Damon Houx
In an attempt to squeeze the last few coins out of the domestic box office of the Academy award-winning film The King’s Speech, The Weinstein Company will put out a PG-13 cut of the film which changes the four letter words that got the film rated R. The sanitized version will come out April 1 on 1000 screens and will be the only version in theaters. The film won Best Picture, and won Oscars for director Tom Hooper and star Colin Firth, and got co-stars Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter nominated.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:18AM - By traviswoods
Well, Colin Firth has selected his first post-Best Actor Oscar role, and it’s something of a surprise—he will star in Stoker, the first English-language film directed by South Korean director Park Chan-wook (the man beyond the wild brilliance of the Vengeance Trilogy—Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy and Lady Vengeance). And, because it’s 2011 and all films must now be comprised of at least 23% undead material, it looks like Firth is playing a vampire.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011 8:32PM - By Krystal Clark
The winner of the 2011 Academy Award for Best Actor is Colin Firth for The King’s Speech. The actor was the front runner in the category this year and previously won the Golden Globe for it. During his speech, he joked that his career had peaked and he was getting a strange feeling in his stomach that might make its way to his legs in the form of dance moves. He thanked the director, screenwriter, and Harvey Weinstein, whom he’s worked with for the past 20 years.
See who he beat out…
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011 1:33PM - By Krystal Clark
Over the past year, Ethan and Joel Coen, along with director Michael Hoffman have been developing a remake of the 1966 film Gambit. We know a lot of you were probably thinking of the famous X-Men character when you read the title, but alas, it’s not him. He may not be a mutant, but this Gambit is also a thief, and he’ll be played by Oscar hopeful Colin Firth. Deadline is reporting that the female lead, which was previously played by Shirley MacLaine, has been filled with Cameron Diaz.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011 11:40AM - By scottschachter
Last weekend’s box office winner The Green Hornet will find itself sliding to the number two spot because Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman’s No Strings Attached should have enough steam to plow the competition. Moviegoers will find themselves catching up with last weekend’s Golden Globe winners as well as leftover holiday fare such as Little Fockers and Tron Legacy. All in all it should be an interesting weekend at the theater.
And now on to our predictions…..
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Sunday, January 16, 2011 7:50PM - By Krystal Clark
The Best Actor in a Drama trophy went to Colin Firth at the 68th Annual Golden Globes. The actor picked up the award for his performance as King George VI, in The King’s Speech. While on stage he spoke about going through a bit of a midlife crisis, and how winning for Best Actor is the only thing keeping him off a Harley Davidson.
See who he beat out below…
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Monday, December 13, 2010 12:58PM - By Krystal Clark
The King’s Speech star Colin Firth is looking for a new gig and he might find one with the Coen brother’s scripted remake of Gambit. According to Deadline, he’s in talks to star in the film which will be directed by Michael Hoffman. Oscar winner Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine starred in the original version from 1966.
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Monday, December 6, 2010 2:41PM - By Laura Aguirre
The King’s Speech dominated the 13th Annual British Independent Film Awards Sunday night winning in six major categories. Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter won for their acting roles. David Seidler won for writing the Best Screenplay, and the movie itself won Best British Independent Film. Ms. Carter was also honored with a lifetime achievement award. Check out the night’s other big winners…
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Thursday, November 25, 2010 8:00AM - By Mali Elfman
There’s not much to say about this film — other than so far, this is the best screenplay, with the best performances in the best film of the year. That’s all! The best piece of advice I can give you is to go and see this film as soon as you possibly can. This film is the whole package, every part of it from the tiny details about driving through fog to the grand speeches given by a King declaring WWII to the necessary comedic swearing that helps the Kind overcome his stutter — everything in this film is perfectly executed. Colin Firth (read interview), who rightfully was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award for his role in A Single Man last year, is set to win that golden statue this year. Don’t let people tell you about this film, go and see it for yourself.
If you still need convincing, find out more about the film below…
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