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- 5/3/22: Colin Firth stars in The Staircase on HBO Max
- 7/31/14: Laura Linney
to play Max Perkin's wife Louise
- 4/25/14: Jude Law
replaces Michael Fassbender as Thomas Wolfe; filming to commence Oct 15
in the UK and US
- 04/09/14: Nicole Kidman joins cast as
Thomas Wolfe's substantially older, married lover Aline Bernstein
- 6/19/12: TWC in early
talks with Michael Grandage to direct film based on a screenplay by
Josh Logan of Scott Berg's book (THR)
- 2/27/12: Harvey Weinstein mentions in an
interview for Newsweek magazine that he is planning to make a film
about Maxwell Perkins with Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender as Thomas
Wolfe
- Purchase Max Perkins bio at amazon
 (Kindle edition) or amazon
uk ( UK
Kindle edition)
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- 8/08:
After a very successful preview at the San Diego ComicCon, the US
release has been pushed back to Feb 14, 2015; expect other worldwide
release dates to follow suit
- Filming began
in Sept, but Colin has been spotted today on location in London, along
with the actor playing his nephew Taron Egerton
- 8/08: Numerous
celebrities have been approached or agreed to do cameos in the film,
including David Beckham, Elton John, Adele and others
- 8/01: Samuel L
Jackson is confirmed as playing the villain, while Taron Egerton, an
unknown, was signed to play the nephew, and Michael Caine the head of
the spy organization
- 4/20: Colin told
Movie Nation that his next film was being directed by Matthew
Vaughn, based on a comic book by Mark Millar, in which a James
Bond-like secret agent (Uncle Jack) trains his street punk nephew
- Filming is set to
begin in August 2013 and the lead (Uncle Jack) has been cast. Fox will
distribute the film in November 14, 2014
- The hardcover
first book of the series can be ordered from amazon
uk and amazon
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- 8/08:
Opening film for the Cambridge Film Festival, single showing on 28 Aug;
details here
- 8/08:
Closing film at the Chichester Film Festival; two showings on 31
August; details here
- 3/02:Sony
Pictures plans US release for August
- 7/21:
Cast attends Woody Allen's jazz band concert in Antibes
- 7/13:
First pic of Colin from shooting at the Nice Opera
- 7/02: On French
radio, Woody said "I shall start filming in a week time [July 7th] with Colin Firth and
Emma Stone and other actors, most of them coming from England. It is a
romantic comedy, which takes place in the 1920's a little bit
everywhere in the South of France." He adds "I see this film as a
romantic postcard and the story fits the Côte d'Azur very well.
This fantastic setting is an integral part of my story".
- 7/02: New cast
members announced: Eileen Atkins, Jacki Weaver, Marcia Gay Harden,
Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Jeremy Shamos and Erica Leerhsen
- 4/30: Colin confirmed
to star in 2013 untitled Woody Allen to be shot in the south of France
this summer; Emma Stone has signed on as the female lead.
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- 8/08:
Showing twice at the Cambridge Film Festival (author & director
expected): 1 Sept at 9pm and 2 Sept at 1pm; tix on sale to the general
public on 8/15; details here
- To
be released in the UK on Sept 5th
- 4/15:
Principal photography completed
- 2/19:
Filming activities have begun at Twickenham Studios
- 2/07: Colin confirmed
as playing the husband; Anne Marie Duff also in the cast. Filming to
begin at end of February; buy book at amazon
or Kindle
download or amazon
uk or UK
KIndle
- 10/31/12: Mark Strong
joins the cast as the doctor
- 5/15/12: Nicole
Kidman announced to play the lead in the film adaptation of SJ Watson's
debut novel.to be directed by Roland Joffe. Liza Marshall of Scott Free
to
produce
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- 3/10/14:
Premieres on US DirecTV (Cinema) on Mar 27th; opens in the UK on June
13
- 2/11/14:
Opens in US theatres (and available on VOD) on May 9th
- 10/7/13: Image Entertainment acquired US
rights to the film
- 7/23/13:
Announced as a Special
Presentation at the Toronto Intl Film Festival
(Sept 5-15)
- 7/31/12:
Principal photography completed; Colin wrapped on 7/27
- After
near daily press releases throughout June, announcing casting
decisions, other members of the ensemble include Bruce Greenwood,
Mireille Enos, Stephen Moyer, Alessandro Nivola, along with three
unknowns for the WM3
- 3/15/12: Jason
Baldwin
and Jessie Misskelley, Jr., two of the West Memphis Three, have signed
on as executive producers of the film
- 2/01/12: Colin has
joined Reese Witherspoon in The Devil’s Knot, an Atom Egoyan-directed
drama, playing Ron Lax, the P.I. who worked pro bono to uncover new
evidence that cast doubts on the verdict; Witherspoon is playing
Pam Hobbs, mother of one of the slain boys
- The script was
written by Scott Derrickson and Paul Boardman, based on journalist Mara
Leverittt's 2003 book; buy book at amazon.com
or Kindle
download or amazon
uk or UK
Kindle
- Filming to begin in
late summer
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- 3/01/14:
Opens in the US on Apr 11, 2014
- 11/18/13:
UK premiere set for Dec 4th at the Odeon West End
- 11/05/13:
Film to play the Dubai
Film Festival (Dec 6-14)
- 9/11/13:
US rights acquired by TWC; will be released in 2014
- 8/08/13:
Announced in competition at the San Sebastian Intl FF
(Sept 20-28)
- 7/23/13:
Announced as a Gala
Presentation at the Toronto Intl FF (Sept 5-15)
- Colin
completed work on the film in Queensland on June 18
- 4/30:
Filming began in Scotland
- 3/02: Nicole Kidman
has replaced Rachel Weisz, playing Patti Lomax: filming to begin in
Scotland in April
- 10/31:
Jeremy Irvine cast to play the young Eric Lomax
- 9/09:
Colin signs on to play Eric Lomax in a movie adaptation of his memoirs
to be directed by Jonathan Teplitzsky; filming to begin in Feb 2012 in
the UK, Thailand and Queensland
- Buy
book on amazon
(or Kindle
edition) or at amazon
uk (or UK
Kindle edition)
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- 4/18:
LA premiere at the Arclight; check for list of theatres here
- 4/09: Production
notes uploaded here
- Preorder
Reg 1 DVD from amazon;
to be released on Aug 20
- 3/28:
Opens in select theatres in US on 4/26; great new trailer here
and
in HD on YouTube
- 11/9:
Cinedigm purchases US rights; to be theatrically released in mid-2013,
followed by on-demand, premium digital, DVD, and TV releases
- 8/21: TIFF schedule
out and Colin to attend; special presentation on Sept 10 at
2:30 pm, with another on the 11th & 14th
- 10/22:
Filming began last week; Anne Heche and Kristin Lehman added to cast
- 8/03: Filming
set for mid-Oct to Mid-Nov in Wilmington, NC
- Will co-star Emily
Blunt; Colin's character is named Arthur Newman, a former golf pro
- Commercials
director Dante Ariola makes his feature debut from a screenplay by
Becky Johnston, who produces with Cross
Creek Pictures' Brian Oliver and Alisa Tager
- Story
of two damaged souls fleeing their
pasts who meet and break into empty homes to assume the identities of
the absent owners. Over the course of their misadventures the pair fall
in love.
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- 12/15: Reg 2 DVD
released on Mar 4, 2013, order here from amazon
uk
- 9/21:
UK trailer released; view YouTube
or HD available on MSN
- 8/04:
US release postponed until first quarter 2013
- UK
release date is Nov 21; with a premiere on Nov 14th
- 6/25:
Rodeo scene in Galisteo, NM on June 28
- 5/15:
Stanley Tucci and Cloris Leachman join cast ; first look pic in
Production Stills gallery
- 4/22:
Table read took place; actors spotted at studio for fittings,
etc. Filming begins May 2
- 3/23: Alan Rickman
(Lord Lionel Shabandar)
and Tom Courtney (Major Wingate) added to cast; filming begins in
London in May and
will move to New Mexico at a later date
- 3/09: CBS Films
acquires for US distribution
- 2/10: Alliance Films
will distribute in Canada, the UK (Momentum Pictures) and Spain (Aurum)
- 2/01: Cameron Diaz to
co-star, playing PJ Puznowski
- 11/19/10: New
director Michael Hoffman announced
- 1/21/05: Colin Firth
attached to film, playing Harry Deane
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- 1/11:
Reg 2 DVD released Jan 20th; order from amazon
uk. The Reg 1 can be odered
here
- 9/19:
Multimedia
and Reviews pages
updated
- 9/03:
Official
UK site live; third trailer released
; soundtrack CD can be preordered from amazon
uk ; production stills gallery
updated; poster art
gallery uploaded
- 8/30:
US release date moved back to Dec 9th
- 6/30:
Teaser trailer released; view here
in HD; screencap gallery
- 11/10:
Distribution deals done for Canada, Italy, Benelux countries,
ScandInavia, Greece, Middle East, and Portugal
- 10/22:
Colin confirmed (by firth.com) to play Bill Haydon; other cast updates
/changes
- 9/29:
Filming started in Budapest
- Buy book at amazon
or amazon
uk
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- 9/16:
Stars in Shorts in select theatres in US & Canada on 9/28.
Will also air on DirecTV channel 568 and AT&T's channel 1789; check
local guides
- 9/16:
Watch new trailer for Stars in Shorts, which includes Steve, here
- 1/15/:
Available for purchase on iTunes here
- 8/20:
Screened at the Seattle Intl Film Festival on Sept 5th; details here
- 5/31:
Screened at the CFC Worldwide
Short Film Festival in Toronto on June 3
- 3/13:
Competed at the Aspen Shortfest on Apr 9th; details here
- 1/29:
Screened at the Santa Barbara Film Fest on Feb 5
& 6
- 9/11: Official
selection of London Film Festival; screening on Oct 21 and 22; details here
- Official site launched
- 6/21: Short film,
written and directed by Rupert Friend, is in post-production
- First Asst Director
wrote it "shows an amazing and different role for Colin"
- 4/25: Colin mentions
project while in Toronto accepting an eco award
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- 8/20/11:
Colin provides commentary on DVD of "King George VI: The Man Behind the
King's Speech"; order Reg 1 from amazon
or the Reg 2 from amazon
UK
- 3/30:
Multimedia
page updated
- 3/2:
Reg 2 DVD released May 2; order from amazon UK here
- 2/27:
Colin wins Best Actor; the film gets Best Film, Director and Original
Screenplay
- 1/19:
Order Reg 1 DVD (released Apr 19, 2011) from amazon here
- 11/19:
Official website
launched
- 11/08:
Production
stills gallery updated
- 11/07:
Order companion book (not screenplay) of Logue's diaries from amazon
uk
- 11/07:
Soundtrack CD released Nov 22; preorder from amazon
or amazon
uk
- 11/01:
Nominated for 8 British Independent Film Awards, including Best Actor
and Best Film
- 10/22:
Reviews page
updated
- 9/19:
Wins People's Choice award at Toronto!
- 3/25: Read what
Colin's grandfather wrote about the death of George VI
- 9/25: Principal
photography started Nov 12
- The
Weinstein Company has international distribution
rights for many countries
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- 2/28: Reg 2 DVD
released Apr 24; preorder from amazon uk here
- 11/06: London
premiere at the Empire Leicester Square on Dec 9, 2009
- 7/05: Principal
photography began in London
- 7/05: David Tennant
added to cast, as the villain Pomfrey; most of previous cast returning,
including Colin
- Targeted for release
in the UK on 18 December 2009
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- 9/11:
Review
page uploaded; link to official US site added, with trailer and
playdate info
- Reg
1 DVD and Blu-ray version to be released on Nov 15; can't be ordered as
yet
- 8/15:
On demand in the US or pretheatrical rental from amazon;
details here.
Scheduled to play in Palm Desert on Sept 9 and Durham on Sept 30
- 11/11:
Video of film's
producer from Austin FF, following world premiere
- 2/28:
Film rights sold for Greece, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Middle
East, Singapore, Latin America, Brazil and to the airlines
- 10/23:
New synopsis and preliminary poster artwork added
- 6/07:
Durham magazine interview added to Articles Archive below
- 5/18:
Audio uploaded from Cannes on Multimedia page
- 5/6:
Principal photography complete; 5/05 was final day for actors
- 5/03:
Update to on location
gallery
- Filming
began 4/06 in Durham, NC
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- 4/18: Reg 1 released on July 6th; order now
from amazon
- 3/20: Reg 2 DVD released 6 June 2010; order
from amazon
uk
- 3/02: Read
about Colin's experience on Oprah, plus watch a backstage video
- 2/21: Colin wins Best Actor from Bafta!
- 2/03: Multimedia
page updated
- 12/04: New production stills added to gallery
- 11/12: US official
site is up; order movie
tie-in book with killer cover!
- 10/8: Opened in NY, LA and SF on Dec 11, 2009
- 10/7: Released in the UK on Feb 12, 2010 and
Switzerland on Feb 18, 2010
- 9/18: Reviews
page updated
- 9/12: Colin wins Best Actor at Venice!!! Film
won Queer Lion award
- Principal photography Nov 3 - Dec 7, 2008
- Buy book at amazon
or amazon.co.uk
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- 5/30:
Reg 1 to be released on Aug 24, 2010; can be preordered from amazon
- 10/30:
Order Reg 2 DVD for Jan 18, 2010, release from amazon.uk
- 10/2:
Opened in Italy on 27 November 2009
- 9/12:
Reviews
page updated
- 8/29:
New movie tie-in editions of the Wilde novel available at amazon
us or amazon
uk
- 8/07: World premiere
gala screening at the Toronto FF on Sept 11
- 7/24: UK release Sept
9th; watch UK trailer at MSN
Video or YouTube
- 8/01:
Press release announcing Colin playing Lord Henry Wotton, as posted
here last week
- Principal
photography began July 28
- Ben
Barnes plays the title character Dorian Gray (THR, May 18, 2008)
- 7/23:
Oliver Parker is directing a script by Toby Finlay; produced by Barnaby
Thompson
- Distribution
deals done for the UK (Momentum
Pictures), Spain (Aurum), Italy (Eagle), Scandinavia (Scanbox),
Canada (Alliance),
Greece (Odeon Films), Poland (Best Film), Germany et al. (Concorde
Pictures), and Australia and New
Zealand (Village Roadshow)
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- Preorder
Reg
1 DVD from amazon for release on Nov 16th in the US; the Reg
2 is scheduled for release on Nov 6 in the UK
- 10/11:
Movie tie-in books available at amazon
and amazon
uk, plus "making of book" can be ordered from amazon
uk
- 9/13:
London to host world premiere on Nov 3rd; details here
- 4/21:
Colin attended unveiling at Cannes on May 18th
- 12/17:
Released in the US on Nov 6, 2009 and UK on Nov 13, 2009
- 5/22:
Playing Fred, Scrooge's nephew; his filming was likely
completed in March
- 12/02/07:
Colin's name first mentioned by director Robert Zemeckis on a podcast
as appearing
in this motion-capture version, starring Jim Carrey
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- 9/18:
Reg 1 DVD available to purchase from amazon
- Opened
in limited release in the US/Canada on May 22, 2009
- 11/22:
the Region 2 DVD released on Mar 16, 2009; order from amazon
uk
- 10/31:
Soundtrack CD can be preordered from amazon
UK or amazon
uk
- Filming
began the week of Jan 14th in London
- Colin
and Kristin Scott Thomas to play parents of Ben Barnes (prince in
"Stardust"), who marries Jessica Biel's character
- Buy
Noel Coward play here from amazon
US
or amazon
UK
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- 3/16/11:
Renamed as "Summer in Genoa," Region 1 DVD released Apr 12, 2011; order
here
- 5/30:
Region 2 DVD released on July 13, 2009; order from amazon uk here
- 4/26:
Wonderful homemade video of Colin's interview at the Dublin FF here
- 3/29:
Review
page updated
- 3/25:
Opened 27 March in the UK/Ireland
- 1/26:
Colin attended the Feb 20 Dublin Intl Film Festival
screening
- 8/25:
Per Screendaily, THINKfilm has acquired the North American rights
- 8/01:
Screened at the Toronto Film Festival
- 7/30:
Opens 18 December in Australia
- 7/24:
New production still added to gallery
- 7/24:
Competed at the San Sebastian FF (Sept 18-27)
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- 2/28:
Order Reg 1 from amazon here
- 10/09:
Review
page updated
- 9/25: US release
changed to Oct 9, only in NY/Boston
areas
- The
Region 2 DVD was released 14 April 2008 and can be ordered here
- 12/21:
Multimedia
links and
print interviews updated
- 12/01:
Order film
tie-in book and order soundtrack
(available Dec 10) from amazon uk
- 6/27:
On general release in the UK on Dec 21, 2007
- 6/21:
New photos in On
Location Gallery, plus shots from another scene
- Film
shot Mar 26 - May 24, 2007, at Ealing Studios, an Oxfordshire school,
and other locations
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- 9/24:
Reg 1 DVD released on Nov 10th; order from amazon
- 8/22/08:
Reg 2 DVD released in March 2009; order from amazon
uk
- 3/02/08:
Howlingly bad Reviews
in; British and Irish critics at their snarky best!
- 12/04/07:
Poster and new synopsis added to webpage, plus trailer on Multimedia page
- 9/06/07:
Watch an extended video clip from the film here
- 12/13/06:
Article and pics from wedding scene up here
- 11/12/06:
Press release issued
- Filming
began Nov 13, 2006, in New York
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- 2/13:
Reg 2 DVD released Feb 23, 2009; order from amazon
uk
- 7/22:
Closing film at the Deauvlle
American FF on Sept 14th
- 6/22:
Reg 1 DVD released on Sept 2, 2008; order here
- 5/04:
Two video interviews added to Multimedia page
- 5/02:
Review
page updated; official website
launched, with new link to
platformed check release dates by state
- 4/02:
Opened Apr 25 in NY/LA
- Wins
Audience Favorite award at the Palm Springs Film Festival
- 12/16:
Screencaps from the Russian DVD release at the Russian Colin group's board
- 8/01:
Several new production stills in gallery
- 11/1
update to on-location gallery here
- 9/30:
Colin's last day filming in NY
- Based
on book by Elinor Lipman; available from amazon
us
and amazon
uk
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- 8/26:
Reg 1 DVD to be released on Nov 4, 2008; order from amazon here
- 6/27:
Long interview with the Washington Post linked on Multimedia page
- 4/15:
Opened June 6 in NY/LA; rolling out gradually across country; official
US site has opened
- 11/20:
Region 2 DVD released 4 Feb 2008; may be ordered here
- 10/7:
Review
page updated
- 10/3:
UK official site
launched
- Transcript
of Parkinson interview; preview pics here
- 9/24:
Some exclusive pics from the premiere here
- 8/30:
Production notes added here
- 8/10:
US title no longer starts with 'And'
- 6/25:
World premiere 12 July 2007 at the Galway Film Festival
- 6/02:
Production stills gallery
updated
- Principal
photography took place Oct 5 - Nov 18, 2006
- Buy book here: amazon
us or amazon
uk (movie tie-in edition)
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- 7/04: update of Reviews page
- 6/30: Screened at
the Karlovy Vary Intl FF in the Czech Republic on Jul 2
- 12/17 update:
Multimedia
page
- 12/08: Publicity
articles in archive (below) and short ones on webpage
- 12/08:
Official site opened
- 11/28:
Broadcast December 17 on BBC One
- Production notes
added here
- 5/31: Television
project officially announced with a five-week shooting schedule
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- 3/01:
Article excerpt added about Pinter, mentioning the
play and Colin
- 3/01:
More production stills added to gallery
- 2/20:
Radio Times article added to site page; created Review page
- 2/20:
Screencap
gallery created from television ad and video clip
- 2/02:
Aired Feb 26, 2007, at 9:00pm on TV channel More4 in the
UK; check listings for replays
- Buy
play here: amazon
us or amazon
uk
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- 4/04:
Added transcript for The Sopranos promo sketch.
- 3/12:
Screen captures from all sketches and program up in galleries.
- Transcripts for the monologue and all
sketches are now complete and available.
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- (update
2/4/06) Colin
participated in
another English
PEN event at the Italian Cultural Institute on April 24, 2003, at
which a
panel discussed Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's The Leopard and
Colin
read several selections.
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- 6/12:
Hornby
and Channel
Four to make stories into films here
- According
to
the publisher,
the audiotape is NOT read by the authors
- Read Nick
Hornby's intro,
bios of the contributing authors, and a sampling of stories at the
publisher's
site here
- Evening
Standard review of Speaking
with
the Angel here
- Purchase
at amazon
UK or amazon
UK
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Misc. Galleries
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- 1/8:
The English Patient photoshoot by Helmut Newton here
- New
larger pics for "At
Chiswick Park" by Jonathan Worth here
- "A cold
day
on the Thames"
by Jamie Kingham here
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Miscellaneous
DVD/Video News |
- Need
information on acquiring rare Firth performance? Check this out
- 5/7/12:
Download The End of the Affair audiobook at amazon
- 11/09/11:
The Secret Laughter of Women released on Region 2; order from amazon
uk
- PD
James has written Murder at Pemberley; order from amazon
UK
and US
amazon
- 7/7/11:
The Deep Blue Sea released on Region 2 (in theTerence Rattigan
Collection); order from amazon
uk
- 10/31/10:
Looks like there may be another, real release of Camille on DVD! Order here
- 1/30:
Reg 1 Lost in Austen DVD can be preordered at amazon
for release on Apr 14, 2009, while the Reg 2 is already available from amazon
uk
- 5/22:
The
Widowing of Mrs Holroyd (Reg 1) released on DVD (Reg 1) on Aug
19, 2008; order from amazon here
- Another
Country (Reg 2) now available at amazon uk; order here
- Tumbledown
released on Reg 2 DVD in the UK on Mar 26th; order here
- Master
of the Moor released on Feb 20, 2007, in a Ruth Rendell set;
order here
- Rerelease
of Apartment Zero on Reg 1 DVD Feb 20, 2007; full theatrical version (5
min longer) and with commentary. Order here
- Order
the Pride and Prejudice 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Collectors Set
at amazon
US or amazon
uk
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- 6/19/14:
Paddington Bear moved to the Graveyard
- 5/18/14:
Update to The Happy Prince; My Fair
Lady moved to graveyard
- 3/20/14:
A Long Way Home added
- 03/03/14:
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel moved to Graveyard
- 11/21:
Three to Kill added
- 11/09:
A number of rumored projects have been moved to the Graveyard page; the Sea
Widow added
- 10/06:
Bridget Jones 3 book update
- 8/14/12:
Freedom at Midnight, Lie Down in Darkness, Genius, The Happy Prince,
Mad Dogs and Englishmen, and Skinny and Cat added
- 10/05/11:
Gary Oldman remake added
- 9/15/10:
The Man With the Kaleidoscope Eyes added
- 2/1710:
The Promised Land - error
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Articles |
- Being
Colin Firth, being George V, Now Toronto (9/10/10) here
- The
film's the thing for CF to catch the essence of a king, National Post
(9/09/10) here
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