His majesty's pleasure … The King's Speech sets used for gay porn
London property used to film Oscar frontrunner was previously hired for a porn film; and director Tom Hooper turned down chance to direct Iron Man 3Its distinctive decaying wallpaper and Palladian...
View ArticleTom Hooper: the man who doesn't need Oscar
Tom Hooper may not pick up the award for best director but Academy Awards matter less to such a high achiever, says Catherine ShoardThe odds are that Tom Hooper won't be named best director this...
View ArticleTom Hooper wins best director Oscar for The King's Speech
British director defeats David Fincher and other Hollywood heavyweights to take Oscar with royal taleFollow our Oscars 2011 live coverage hereHe may have lost out in the Bafta race, but Tom Hooper has...
View ArticleOscars 2011: The King's Speech reigns triumphant
• British drama takes best picture, Colin Firth wins best actor, Tom Hooper best director and David Seidler picks up best original screenplay• Natalie Portman wins best actress• The Fighter stars take...
View ArticleOscars 2011: The King's Speech resonates as The Social Network blips
Royal drama picks up four Oscars, including best picture, best actor for Colin Firth, and surprise best director prize for Tom Hooper, while other fancied contenders falter• Full list of winners • See...
View ArticleThe King's Speech resounds in Germany
Tom Hooper's Oscar-winning film becomes surprise smash in Germany as it prepares to overtake Slumdog Millionaire's success worldwideThe King's Speech has become a surprise smash in Germany, where it...
View ArticleMark Kermode's DVD round-up
The King's Speech; Blue Valentine; Archipelago; The Way Back; I Saw the DevilWhat is there left to say about The King's Speech (2010, Momentum, 12)? Having triumphed at both the box office and at...
View ArticleHelena Bonham Carter: five best moments
From A Room with a View to Fight Club, Helena Bonham Carter is one of Britain's finest acting talents. As her new film TS Spivet opens, we take a look at some of the best. What others would you add to...
View ArticleColin Firth: five best moments
He's currently starring in Arthur and Mike, and last week we praised him in an editorial – he is one of Britain's great acting exports, but what are his five finest moments? • In praise of... Colin...
View ArticleThe King's Speech: did you notice how weird it is? – film on TV recap
It was a shoo-in for a bunch of Oscars, pleased monarchists and history buffs, and got an older generation back in cinemas. But watch Colin Firth as George VI again on the small screen, on Channel 4 at...
View ArticleKing’s Speech backer Harvey Weinstein plans TV production expansion
Stock market listing or sale could transform production arm into a half a billion dollar businessHe has built a career out of backing a string of big screen winners such as The King’s Speech and the...
View ArticleToronto film festival 2014 programme release kicks off 2015 Oscar race
Premieres for biopics of Beach Boys, Bobby Fischer and Stephen Hawking Meaty roles for Adam Sandler, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Douglas, Richard Gere, Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey JrClosing...
View ArticleJason Donovan to star in stage adaptation of The King's Speech
Australian actor will take role of the speech therapist Lionel Logue in 2015 UK theatre tourAs his former soap star peers trot out for panto season, Jason Donovan will be preparing for something a...
View ArticleOscars 2015: what will win best picture?
It looks like a straight fight between Birdman and Boyhood – but can any of the other contenders make a dent in the tussle over the biggest Oscar of all?Read the rest of the Oscar predictions hereSo it...
View ArticleSelma is 100% historically accurate but Imitation Game just 41.4%, says study
A scene-by-scene analysis of recent Oscar contenders by data site Information is Beautiful gives full marks for historical accuracy to Martin Luther King biopicThe liberties taken by films purporting...
View ArticleTeaching on a film set: 'I’ve found myself in all sorts of bizarre locations'
Judith Phillips has taught child actors for a decade. She reveals the joys and challenges of squeezing in lessons between costume fittings and scene takesI’d been a teacher for about 20 years when I...
View ArticleWhy can children watch a film with violence, but not swearing? | Sean McAllister
My documentary A Northern Soul was certified 15 for featuring the F-word, blocking the very young people it could inspire It’s been a decade since I’ve made a film in the UK. I’ve been distracted by...
View ArticleSex, violence, f-bombs and randy sausages: a day inside the BBFC
They decide what we see. But how do they draw the line? Our writer encounters a cartoon food orgy, a potty-mouthed king and a horror film too vile to show, at the British Board of Film...
View ArticleGuy Pearce: ‘There’s always someone you want to punch’
Neighbours launched him, and since then the star of Memento and Zone 414 has seized his Hollywood roles with a unique intensity. He talks about death, drugs, being a dad and divorceAt the start of this...
View ArticleFrom Paddington to 3D speeches: the Queen’s dazzling seven-decade TV career
Be it her iconic speech in lockdown, or her landmark decision to televise her coronation – against Churchill’s advice – the Queen embraced TV in a way that helped her connect to her subjectsFuture...
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