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Song For Marion Trailer

Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp and Gemma Arterton team up for new movie Song For Marion while Paul Andrew Williams is in the director’s chair.

And we have the new trailer for you to take a look at ahead of the movie’s release:

A wonderfully, heart-warming story of a loving marriage between grumpy pensioner Arthur (Terence Stamp) and the ever-cheerful Marion (Vanessa Redgrave).

Cantankerous but doting husband Arthur does not share his wife Marion’s passion for performing. While she is happy to sing her heart out with the unconventional local choir, Arthur would prefer to hide himself away and complain about how embarrassing it all is.

But when heartbreak strikes, Arthur is forced to re-think his outlook on life. With the steady perseverance of choir director Elizabeth (Gemma Arterton), Arthur begins to find a way to come out of his shell and in the process forms a touching relationship with Elizabeth as well as a desire to build bridges with his estranged son James (Christopher Eccleston).

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New Coriolanus Poster

Coriolanus looks set to be one of the must see movies of early 2012 as Ralph Fiennes makes hit directorial debut.

He has assembled a super impressive cast as he stars alongside Gerard BUtler, Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain and James Nesbitt.

Based on the Shakespeare play Fiennes takes the title role of Coriolanus, a revered Roman General at odds with the city of Rome and his fellow citizens.

Pushed by his controlling mother Volumnia (Vanessa Redgrave) to enter the Senate, he is loath to ingratiate himself with the masses whose votes he needs in order to secure a Senate seat.

When the public refuse to support him, Coriolanus’s anger prompts a riot which culminates in his expulsion from Rome.

The banished hero then allies himself with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) to take his revenge on the city.

Coriolanus is released 20th January. Take a look at the new poster for the film:

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More Anonymous Clips

New movie Anonymous seems to have got hardcore William Shakespeare in a right old state as the movie suggests that perhaps he didn’t pen his work himself.

Roland Emmerich is back as he swaps blockbuster for period drama with Anonymous and he seems to have ruffled a few feathers.

Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England the movie speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Sigmund Freud, namely: who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare?

Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature.

“Anonymous” poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when scandalous political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles lusting for the power of the throne were brought to light in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.

Rhys Ifans leads an all star cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis and Xavier Samuel.

Anonymous is out now

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Anonymous Cast Featurette

We are use to seeing Roland Emmerich direct big budget blockbusters such as Independence Day and 2012 but this week sees him tackle a whole new subject… Shakespeare.

Yes the director is bringing Elizabethan England to life with his new movie that asks one question – was Shakespeare a fraud?

The movie brings together an impressive cast of Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Rafe Spall and Jamie Campbell Bower.

And they talk about the movie and their characters in this video.

Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, “Anonymous” speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Sigmund Freud, namely: who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare?

Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature.

“Anonymous” poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when scandalous political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles lusting for the power of the throne were brought to light in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.

Anonymous is released 28th October.

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Coriolanus Trailer

Ralph Fiennes makes his directorial debut Coriolanus, in which he stars alongside Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave and Brian Cox

Fiennes takes the title role of Coriolanus, a revered Roman General at odds with the city of Rome and his fellow citizens.

Pushed by his controlling mother Volumnia (Vanessa Redgrave) to enter the Senate, he is loath to ingratiate himself with the masses whose votes he needs in order to secure a Senate seat.

When the public refuse to support him, Coriolanus’s anger prompts a riot which culminates in his expulsion from Rome.

The banished hero then allies himself with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) to take his revenge on the city.

Take a look at the first trailer for the movie:

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The Whistleblower Trailer

It’s already been a busy year for Rachel Weisz with The Loverly Bone and Agora under her belt and The Brother Bloom on the way but the actress is set to lead an all star cast in The Whistleblower.

Also starring David Stratharin, Vanessa Redgrace, Monica Bellucci and Nikolaj Lie Kaas the movie follows a true story as Larysa Kondracki makes her feature length directorial debut.

Kathryn Bolkovac is a Nebraska cop who is thrust into the gravelly snake pit of UN regulated Bosnia. She works as part of a private corporate army, training Bosnian police to restore order to the war-torn country.

As she begins to get the lay of the land in her new environment, she starts to see signs of a terrible underground industry whose patrons are not only from within the corporation but from within the United Nations as well.

After finding a woman who has escaped from a human trafficker selling sex slaves to hidden brothels in the area, Kathryn begins to see how expansive an industry it has become in the years following the war.

As she gathers more and more evidence to bring to light she discovers the last thing she ever expected, that there is no way for the corporate army and UN officers to be held accountable for their actions.

Based on the harrowing true story of a single womans quest for justice in the face of a truth no one wanted to expose and organizations facilitating the very crimes they were created to stop. But is one woman enough to go up against the United Nations and its corporate conspirators.

Take a look at the first trailer for the movie:

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Letter To Juliet Clips

Amanda Seyfried is back on the big screen later this month, it feels like she has never been away with two movies already this year, with her new movie Letters To Juliet.

Directed by Gary Winick the movie brings together a cast of Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael Garcia Bernal and Chris Egan, who used to play Nick in Home & Away.

When a young American travels to the city of Verona, home of the star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet of Romeo and Juliet fame, she joins a group of volunteers who respond to letters to Juliet seeking advice about love.

After answering one letter dated 1951, she inspires its author to travel to Italy in search of her long-lost love and sets off a chain of events that will bring a love into both their lives unlike anything they ever imagined.

Letters To Juliet is released 21st may. Take a look at a couple of clips from the movie:

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Ruth’s Friday Fashion Tribute

The British fashion designer Alexander McQueen has been found dead at his London home at the age of 40. It is believe he committed suicide. Our thoughts are with his friends and family and he will be truly missed.

Lady GaGa is renowned for her off the wall outfits by now, and we’ve just sort of gotten used to them to be honest, but what on EARTH is she wearing here? She looks like one of the inhabitants of Davy Jones’ Locker!

John Mayer has opened his big mouth again, and is in serious danger of feeling the wrath of ex-girlfriend Jessica Simpson after opening up about their sex life – admitting the singer/actress was “crazy” in bed.

Peter Andre has proven that he really is at the heart of the nation after 865 people complained on his behalf after seeing him break down in tears during an interview on Sky News. The masses want the journalist (Kay Burley) sacked, but what do YOU think?

Vernon Kay really is in the doghouse over his saucy texts to other ladies, and has asked his bosses over at Radio 1 if he can have a week off from his Saturday morning show to spend some time with wife Tess.

It’s fair to say that animation movies have been a dominating force at the box office what with the Pixar/Dreamworks rivalry. But over the last twenty year Studio Ghibli and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki have produced some of the most beautiful animation movies. And as another one is about to hit the big screen we take a look at some of the films that you really must watch.

Vanessa Redgrave is to be honoured with the Bafta Fellowship Award at this year’s ceremony. Over the years she has produced a great body of work, on both the big screen and in the theatre, and is one of the greatest actresses that this country has ever produced… about damn time that this award came her way!


Ruth xx

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