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Michael Gambon is the Churchill of all Churchills in 'Masterpiece's' powerful 'Secret'
Albert Finney, Richard Burton, Bob Hoskins, Timothy Spall, Peter Sellers, Ian McNeice — these are just a few of the actors who have played Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill on film and television. Two upcoming feature films will add Gary Oldman and Brian Cox to that formidable list, but it is difficult to imagine any of them topping the ragged wonder of Michael Gambon’s performance in “Churchill’s Secret,” which airs Sunday night on PBS’ “Masterpiece.”
Seriously, “Michael Gambon as Winston Churchill” all but precludes a review — of course he’s great, he’s always great — but here we...
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Michael Gambon is the Churchill of all Churchills in 'Masterpiece's' powerful 'Secret'
Albert Finney, Richard Burton, Bob Hoskins, Timothy Spall, Peter Sellers, Ian McNeice — these are just a few of the actors who have played Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill on film and television. Two upcoming feature films will add Gary...
Netflix is remaking 'Lost in Space'
Netflix has ordered up a 10-episode remake of the 1960s series “Lost in Space” from Legendary TV. But will they keep their silvery space suits and robot?
Announced via press release, writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (“Dracula...
'The Jungle Book' lands second highest April opening ever with $103.6 million
When Disney takes one of its animated fairy tales and creates a modern, live-action version, the result is usually box office gold. With “The Jungle Book,” the trend continues.
The film, starring newcomer Neel Sethi, grossed an estimated $103.6 million...
Kevin Costner plays against type in the Frankenstein-ish 'Criminal'
"Criminal" is more violent than it needs to be, but it also has some unexpectedly involving elements. Half science-fiction tale, half espionage thriller, it's a pleasantly far-fetched endeavor that moves along so briskly that it leaves no time...
Published in Los Angeles Times on April 15, 2016 — Print headline: "Of two minds - literally - Kevin Costner plays against type in the involving, Frankenstein-ish `Criminal' - REVIEW"
'Jungle Book' expected to swing past $70 million in box office debut
Disney's new version of "The Jungle Book" is poised for a strong opening weekend at the box office, making it another likely success in the studio's efforts to reimagine its classic animated tales as live-action blockbusters.
According...
New Hollywood player STX Entertainment hopes to grab spotlight at CinemaCon convention
At the CinemaCon conference in Las Vegas this week, the major Hollywood studios will show off their would-be blockbusters in schedules packed with celebrity appearances and new footage from upcoming action sequels and superhero movies.
They will be...
Published in Los Angeles Times on April 12, 2016 — Print headline: "Upstart is hoping to grab spotlight - STX Entertainment joins the major Hollywood studios at CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas - COMPANY TOWN"
From the Plastics to Oscar gold? Catching up with Rachel McAdams and the 'Mean Girls' cast
A Mean Girl nominated for an Oscar? That's so fetch.
In 2004, a still Not Ready for Prime Time Tina Fey saw her scripted "Mean Girls" introduce a quintet of promising young actresses to much of the world. The hit teen comedy pitted a...
Published in Los Angeles Times on February 28, 2016 — Print headline: "The `Mean Girls' posse"
Lorde does Bowie, Adele chills out: Here's how the Brit Awards beat the Grammys
“We have to make this year bigger and better than ever.”
That was Declan Donnelly, half of the comedy duo Ant & Dec, laying out his goal at the top of this year’s Brit Awards, which went down Wednesday night at the O2 Arena in London.
So did the...
Alan Rickman on his decade as 'Harry Potter's' Severus Snape
British actor Alan Rickman has died after a battle with cancer. He was 69. Hero Complex spoke with Rickman in 2011 to discuss the end of the "Harry Potter" franchise and his years as Severus Snape.
No one sneers or snarls quite like Alan...
Playwright Tom Stoppard recalls first and last film he directed, his own 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern'
Tom Stoppard became an overnight success at age 29 when his play "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead" was staged at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1966. A year later, the National Theatre production opened at the Old Vic in London and...
Published in Los Angeles Times on January 17, 2016 — Print headline: "From stage to screen, just once - Tom Stoppard recalls how he turned his `Rosencrantz' play into a movie."
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Austin City Limits Hard-rocking R&B group Alabama Shakes, fronted by powerhouse singer-guitarist Brittany Howard, plays songs from their latest album, "Sound & Color." 8 p.m. KVCR, midnight KOCE
MythBusters Hosts Adam Savage and...
Jason Segel's career influences and inspirations
Jason Segel's tastes are eclectic, to say the least (or as he says, "weird and interesting and unique"). So The Envelope asked him about his influences and inspirations:
Peter Sellers
"Well, Peter Sellers is the big one for me. I carry...
Published in Los Angeles Times on November 24, 2015 — Print headline: "His muses"
Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet is center of his own 'six degrees' game
Benedict Cumberbatch is the Kevin Bacon of the "Hamlet" universe.
The popular British actor is currently performing in Shakespeare's tragedy through October at the Barbican Theatre in London. On the big screen, he has...
TV This Week, May 17 - 23: 'I Love Lucy Superstar Special' on CBS
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'Child 44' a passable thriller set in 1953 USSR
"Child 44" is involving despite itself. At times awkward and self-conscious, this despairing police tale starring Tom Hardy and set in the USSR during the last days of dictator Josef Stalin manages to muster enough punch to hold our interest.
...
Russia bans Tom Hardy-Gary Oldman thriller 'Child 44'
"Child 44" has been 86'd in Russia.
Just a day before the Hollywood thriller about a Soviet policeman investigating a string of gruesome child murders was set to open, the Ministry of Culture in Moscow blocked the release of the film on...
Robert Kinoshita, 'Lost in Space' robot creator, dies at 100
Robert Kinoshita, an art director for television and movies who is best known for his creation of the "Lost in Space" robot that yelled "Danger, Will Robinson!" on the 1960s show, has died, a family friend confirmed to the Los...
Gary Oldman's fourth wife files for divorce after yearlong separation
Veteran actor Gary Oldman is getting divorced for the fourth time, adding to his resume as a veteran of the dissolution of marriage.
Alexandra Edenborough, "The Dark Knight Rises" star's wife of six years, filed a divorce petition in Los...
Political correctness police should give Joe Biden a break
Isn’t it a bitch?
Before anyone accuses me of offending women or dogs, please know that I am referring to a question Joe Biden asked last week at Harvard. It was a supposedly humorous response to a student identifying himself as a vice president. Biden...
'Gotham': Before the Caped Crusader arrived on the scene
On a drizzly afternoon in August, a leafy block in brownstone Brooklyn has been transformed into Gotham City with surprisingly little effort — a fog machine and a few black vintage sedans are all it takes to turn this corner of stylish Fort Greene into...