Posts with tag "helena bonham carter"

Helena Bonham Carter Turns to Tim Burton's Costume Designer for Her Oscars Dress

Posted Feb 27th 2011 at 07:19 PM by PopEater Staff

'The King's Speech' star Helena Bonham Carter has been a red carpet regular all awards season long. Her wild style has also made her a constant target of the fashion police. For the Oscars, she dressed down, wearing a black gown with cut-out sleeving that was downright restained compared to past gowns. "This is something I got together with costume designer Colleen Atwood. I thought it would be ...

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Colin Firth Leaves BAFTA Award at a Bar After a Night of Heavy Drinking

Posted Feb 15th 2011 at 03:55 AM by Christo Varghese

Colin Firth reportedly got so drunk after his BAFTA win on Sunday night that he allegedly left the award at a bar. Firth received the leading actor award for his role in 'The King's Speech,' at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. The Daily Star reports that the 50-year-old actor drank so much champagne at a post-BAFTA bash that he left his trophy at the bar and went home. ...

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'The King's Speech' Pulls Ahead in Oscar Race With Directing Award

Posted Jan 30th 2011 at 11:01 AM by Moviefone Editors

Saturday night in Los Angeles, the Director's Guild of America (DGA) announced their biggest pick of the year: Tom Hooper, of 'The King's Speech,' won Outstanding Feature Film Director. That makes 'Speech' the clear Oscar frontrunner. As Deadline wisely notes on its official listing of the Guild's 2011 winners, only six times in history has the DGA winner not won the Academy Award for Best ...

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Helena Bonham Carter Wears Mismatched Shoes on Golden Globes Red Carpet

Posted Jan 16th 2011 at 08:15 PM by PopEater Staff

Helena Bonham Carter fearlessly stepped out on the 2011 Golden Globes red carpet wearing mismatched shoes. Perhaps she couldn't figure out which color she preferred? Wearing a floral print Vivienne Westwood gown and wild hair, her garbage-chic look was a real fashion statement. Maybe she's channeling her 'Harry Potter' character, Bellatrix Lestrange. "I bought it last year because I loved ...

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Tim Burton Hospitalized Over the Holidays for Kidney Stones

Posted Jan 10th 2011 at 05:18 AM by PopEater Staff

Director Tim Burton was hospitalized in December to treat "ongoing" issues with painful kidney stones, reports the Daily Star. Actress and long term partner of the director Helena Bonham Carter revealed at the British Independent Film Awards in December that Burton was not present at the show due to his health problems. She told the audience, "My dear boyfriend, who sadly is not here... he ...

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PopEater's Guide to Thanksgiving Movies

Posted Nov 25th 2010 at 09:00 AM by John Mitchell

Let's face it: Thanksgiving, like every other familial holiday, can be a little stressful. Need an escape from the madness, a reason to put grandma to bed early and hit the town? Check out what's playing at your local movie theater. Thanksgiving brings with it one of the biggest movie weekends of the year, so there's usually something for everyone. Let's take a look: ...

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Casting a New 'Oz' on the Anniversary

Posted Sep 24th 2009 at 11:59 PM by Mike Hess

Seventy years ago this week, the film world changed forever with the release of 'The Wizard of Oz.' The classic film still stands the test of time despite its 1939 release, but since remakes are all the rage these days, it got us thinking about who would be great in different 'Oz' roles. So, we're leaving it up to you to pick who should be cast for each prominent role in the film. After the jump, ...

'Alice in Wonderland' Truly Magical

Posted Aug 5th 2009 at 05:05 PM by Chris Jancelewicz

How many movie and television iterations of this classic Lewis Carroll tale have been made? There was the Disney classic (of course), there was that weird TV miniseries/movie with Carol Channing and John Stamos that used to scare the bejesus out of me, and there was the little-seen 1988 psychedelic nightmare 'Alice', directed by Jan Svankmajer. There's probably more out there, depending what ...