Steve Coogan and Philomena co-writer Jeff Pope have written The Lost King, a movie about the unlikely real-life discovery of King Richard III's remains.
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Emily Henry is one of the top rom-com authors right now. Here is a ranked list of some of her most popular books, including comments from readers.
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Dame Judi Dench once again inhabits the role of England's Queen Victoria and forges an unconventional friendship in the Victoria and Abdul trailer.
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Ever since she was a little girl, Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) believed she was born to be a singer. Watch the Florence Foster Jenkins trailer.
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The Program opens in theaters and is available on VOD on March 18th, but the film will premiere on DirecTV this month. Watch The Program trailer now.
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The Program began principal photography almost two and a half years ago, but it's taken some time for Stephen Frears' Lance Armstrong movie to hit theaters.
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Ben Foster made an interesting revelation while promoting The Program. In the film, he plays former cycling champ Lance Armstrong, whose titles were stripped after confirmation that he used performance-enhancing drugs. To play the role, Foster went so method that he actually used performance-enhancing drugs to prep for the role. Read what Foster had to say about…
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Watch the first Lance Armstrong biopic trailer. The Program stars Ben Foster as the disgraced cyclist. Stephen Frears directed.
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The 2009 film Great Directors from doc filmmaker Angela Ismailos is a great introduction to the work, creative philosophies and personalities of ten directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles. The film presents conversations and clips from the work of those filmmakers,…
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With seemingly half of Hollywood racing to bring a Lance Armstrong biopic to the big screen, the first one to reach the starting line is Stephen Frears. His untitled picture began shooting a few days ago, with Ben Foster in the lead role of the disgraced cyclist. A first-look image has just hit the web,…
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The intensified scandal over the doping actions of Lance Armstrong have irrevocably tainted his participation in cycling. As you might expect, however, the controversy has only increased the speed at which various producers are trying to put together a film based on his story. One of a few projects in the works about the cancer…
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With a title like Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, you'd think it'd be safe to assume HBO Films' upcoming release was a sports film. But no, Stephen Frears' drama follows Ali's historic Supreme Court battle to stay out of the Vietnam War. Ali was drafted in the '60s but refused to go, citing his religion and…
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Stephen Frears' last release, the gambling comedy Lay the Favorite, has the unfortunate distinction of being among the worst-reviewed films of his career. His two films before that, Chéri and Tamara Drewe, failed to make much of a mark at all. Fortunately, his next film Philomena looks like it could be a return to form. Judi…
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The doping scandal lost Lance Armstrong a lot of fans, but it's won him a lot of attention from Hollywood. Warner Bros. and Paramount already have their own projects about the disgraced cyclist in development. Now Working Title has set Stephen Frears to direct yet another one with Ben Foster in the lead. Hit the jump for…
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Stephen Frears' record may not be flawless, but his hit to miss ratio's high enough that I generally look forward to his movies. His newest project, Lay the Favorite, started out looking as promising as any other. The filmmaker collected a likable cast, including Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, Joshua Jackson, and Catherine Zeta-Jones for the…
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As Sacha Baron Cohen's new comedy The Dictator strolls towards theaters, I know some have been wondering if his plan to play late Queen singer Freddie Mercury remains intact. As it turns out, that plan has not changed, and now Stephen Frears (High Fidelity) is the frontrunner to direct the film that has the backing…
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An up and comer, a recognizable character actor and a seasoned veteran have all signed on to very different projects. The up and comer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, best known for his awesome work in The Road and Let Me In, is reportedly circling the role of Benvolio in Carlo Carlei's new film adaptation of William Shakespeare's…
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Chris Klein has become the latest actor to sign on for American Reunion, the upcoming American Pie sequel that sees the gang returning to their hometown for their ten-year high school reunion. Reunion has already signed Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy and Alyson Hannigan; other members of the original cast, including Thomas Ian…
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Before poker became a part of my daily life, I'd always been infatuated with gambling movies. The first hour of Casino remains my favorite, I never believed it when Mel Gibson pulled a one outter at the end of Maverick, and The Sting fools me every time. Even newer, lesser movies like 21 or Lucky…
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Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…
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I've always loved reading and hearing what great filmmakers think of other great films and directors. You may have noticed that we ask some directors about their favorite films, from time to time, and I've even featured other websites and books that delve into this subject on the site from time to time. Geoffrey Macnab…
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