Monday, April 27, 2026

Movies

The Queen Loves “The King’s Speech”: Report from UK

The Daily Mail in London reports that the Queen of England has seen "The King's Speech" and has given it a royal wave of...

Annette Bening, Geoffrey Rush Could Score Oscar Upsets

Oscar ballots went out this week to Academy members. "The King's Speech" seems like a lock for Best Picture. There are also some definites:...

The Real Sundance Bombs: “Ledge,” “Cedar Rapids,” “Salvation,” “Future”

I told you all about the really good films we saw at Sundance 11 --"The Details," "The Devil's Double," "Higher Ground,"  the Morgan Spurlock and Harry...

Woody Allen Cannes Premiere; Murdoch ‘Daily’ Launch Needs Flash

Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" will open the Cannes Film Festival on May 11th. But of course! The French love Woody, and Woody has...

King’s Speech Star Geoffrey Rush is ‘Best Supportive Actor’

Geoffrey Rush plays Lionel Logue--the speech therapist--so brilliantly in "The King's Speech." But forget Logue--Rush should be playing Lionel "Jet Lag." Since the beginning of...

Vanity Fair Snares Oscar Hosts Franco and Hathaway for Cover

Vanity Fair should be announcing its cover stars for its annual Oscar issue any minute now. But I am told that the number 1...

“The King’s Speech” Sweeps Awards Weekend, Heads to Oscar Coronation

Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech" swept the awards weekend with wins at all the Guilds: Screen Actors, Producers, Directors. Now this gorgeous film heads to...

SAG Awards: King’s Speech, Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are tonight. Refresh this page often. The King's Speech and Colin Firth win Best Ensemble and Best Actor.  This movie...