Posts with tag "The Kings Speech"

Geoffrey Rush Makes the Case for 'Bucketload' of 'Pirates' Movies

Posted May 25th 2011 at 10:00 PM by Nicki Gostin

The wonderful Geoffrey Rush is back as mendacious Captain Barbossa in the latest installment of the 'Pirates' franchise, 'On Stranger Tides.' The 59-year-old Aussie actor has had a breathtakingly diverse career, winning an Oscar for 'Shine,' and stealing scenes in movies like 'Shakespeare in Love' and 'Elizabeth.' And of course there was his nominated performance in 'The King's Speech.' Rush ...

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Colin Firth Wins Best Actor for 'The King's Speech'

Posted Feb 28th 2011 at 12:02 AM by Zach Dionne

Colin Firth earned his first Academy Award Sunday night, snagging the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in 'The King's Speech.' "I have a feeling my career's just peaked," Firth said as he accepted his award from Sandra Bullock. Firth appeared emotional but mostly composed, calling his fellow nominees both "extraordinary" and "formidable." Throughout the 2011 awards season, Firth's ...

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'The King's Speech' Star Guy Pearce Talks Colin Firth's Oscar Chances, Reflects on 'Memento'

Posted Feb 27th 2011 at 06:01 PM by Matthew Shepatin

I'll admit it. I thought about presenting my interview with Guy Pearce -- who plays King Edward VIII in Oscar hopeful 'The King's Speech' -- in reverse. A meta-tribute to the granddaddy of meta-narratives, 'Memento,' which just celebrated its 10th anniversary (hence, the new special-edition Blu-ray). Pearce's breakout performance in 'L.A. Confidential' should have put him on the path to ...

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What's the True History Behind 'The King's Speech'?

Posted Feb 4th 2011 at 04:34 PM by Moviefone Editors

They say truth can be stranger than fiction, but that seldom stops Hollywood from adding an embellishment or two when it comes to transferring truth to the big screen. Films purportedly "based on a true story" (or bearing the even murkier "inspired by true events") tread treacherous ground with film buffs, historians and purists. How far can artistic license stretch for the sake of ...

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The Market Favors 'King's Speech,' Natalie Portman for Oscar Wins

Posted Jan 31st 2011 at 05:00 PM by Jo Piazza

You can listen to the Oscar watchers and the bloggers and the critics, but the most accurate way of predicting who and what will win a little gold statue is to leave it up to something rational: the market. Enter the Hollywood Stock Exchange, an online stock market simulation that lets users "trade" on stars and movies. HSX traders predicted Oscar nominations with an 89 percent accuracy rate, ...

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Critics Abandon 'The Social Network,' Join 'King's Speech' Bandwagon

Posted Jan 28th 2011 at 02:20 PM by Jett Wells

Oscar season is a marathon stricken by fickle opinions and wavering tastes, but this year has been relatively drama-free thanks to consensus-favorite 'The Social Network' dominating the award shows. This week, however, some critics jumped ship. After 'Network's' top competitor, 'The King's Speech,' stole a win at the Producers Guild Awards and racked up the most Oscar nominations with 12, ...