Daily entertainment news covering Laurence Olivier en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/13/sailed_to_san_francisco Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:34:18 EST Entertainment News 133944@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ordinarily, an article such as this warrants a spoiler alert, but since the only thing giving away plot details of the last hour of "Funny People" would spoil is a good nap

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/05/katharine_hepburn_papers_to_go_public_at Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:00:13 EST Entertainment News 66613@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie icon Katharine Hepburn's personal papers and letters have been handed over to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The collection of notes, journals, photographs, scripts and contracts will be exhibited at the library for the first time.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/10/movie_review_michael_caine_and_jude_law_ Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:44:44 EST Entertainment News 63089@http://www.starpulse.com/news You could think of ''Sleuth'' as an erudite episode of ''The Itchy and Scratchy Show'': Michael Caine and Jude Law fight, and fight, and fight and fight and fight, only they have Harold Pinter's increasingly explosive words to lob at each other instead of hand grenades and sticks of dynamite.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/24/stars_attend_the_laurence_olivier_tribut Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:15:32 EST Entertainment News 61183@http://www.starpulse.com/news Richard Attenborough, Maggie Smith and Anthony Sher have paid tribute to late acting great Laurence Olivier, on what would have been his 100th birthday. Lord Olivier's widow Joan Plowright also attended the ceremony at London's National Theater on Monday and witnessed the unveiling of a of a life-size statue of Olivier as Hamlet, created by the sculptor Angela Conner.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/07/oscars_ahead_festivals_begin_buzz_for_ho Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:23:48 EST Entertainment News 59087@http://www.starpulse.com/news TORONTO (AP) - With nearly six months until Hollywood's biggest party, everyone already is thinking about the Academy Awards. Not many will admit that the thought of winning an Oscar crosses their mind, though.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/05/clooney_pitt_blanchett_foster_lead_celeb Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:12:58 EST Entertainment News 58731@http://www.starpulse.com/news TORONTO (AP) - For movie lovers, there is no better place to be over the next 10 days than the Toronto International Film Festival.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/08/that_was_the_week_that_was_for_july_8_14 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 08:30:01 EST Entertainment News 50108@http://www.starpulse.com/news Entertainment highlights during the week of July 8-14: 1939: Frank Sinatra made his first record, singing ''From the Bottom of My Heart'' and ''Melancholy Mood'' with the Harry James Orchestra.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/22/celebrity_birthdays_may_57 Tue, 22 May 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 41923@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to sexy British lass Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan (1978), British supermodel/actress Naomi Campbell (1970), The Smiths singer Morrissey (1959), Elton John's songwriting partner Bernie Taupin (1950), late soccer phenom George Best (1946; d. 2005), Late "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" actor Paul Winfield (1941; d. 1999), pianist Peter Nero (1934), American musician Sun Ra (1914; d. 1993), English actor Sir Laurence Olivier (1907; d. 1989), American expatriate impressionist Mary Cassatt (1844; d. 1926), and German composer Richard Wagner (1813; d. 1883).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/11/cannes_to_pay_tribute_to_laurence_olivie Fri, 11 May 2007 09:24:55 EST Entertainment News 42056@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cannes Film Festival is to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Laurence Olivier by screening a trilogy of his three Shakespearean epics. Baron Olivier produced, directed and starred in Henry V, Hamlet and Richard III, with all three having been restored by British media company Granada International over a period of a year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/02/jeremy_irons_turns_down_brideshead_revis Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:26:06 EST Entertainment News 36329@http://www.starpulse.com/news British actor Jeremy Irons has turned down the chance to star in the forthcoming movie remake of 1980s TV mini-series Brideshead Revisited. Irons - who played Charles Rider in the 1981 show - was approached for a different role, played by Lawrence Olivier in the original adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/06/sleuth_remake_begins_production_this_mon Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:00:45 EST Entertainment News 25279@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kenneth Branagh will direct Michael Caine and Jude Law in the remake of classic movie Sleuth. Caine, who played Milo Tindle in the 1972 thriller will play co-star Laurence Olivier's part in the remake - adapted from Anthony Shaffer's play by Haryold Pinter - while Law will take on Caine's original role.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/08/reese_witherspoon_joins_bunny_lake_is_mi Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:39:49 EST Entertainment News 23384@http://www.starpulse.com/news Reese Witherspoon is set to star in the remake of director Otto Preminger's classic thriller Bunny Lake Is Missing. The 1965 film surrounds the events that occur after a woman reports that her daughter, Bunny Lake, has gone missing.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/13/the_history_boys_soundtrack_spotlights_a_21 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:05:33 EST Entertainment News 21305@http://www.starpulse.com/news After winning five Tonys earlier this year-including honors for Best Play--The History Boys is set to conquer the big screen this November with Fox Searchlight's film adaptation of the Broadway phenomenon.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/22/david_hasselhoff_wants_to_do_shakespeare Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:37:12 EST Entertainment News 16657@http://www.starpulse.com/news David Hasselhoff is desperate to prove he's more than just a TV and pop star - by trying his hand at a William Shakespeare play. The actor believes he has what it takes to tackle the Bard's greatest works and is pleading for the chance to prove his thespian credentials.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/10/brett_ratner_to_remake_boys_from_brazil Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:41:15 EST Entertainment News 12726@http://www.starpulse.com/news Movie maker Brett Ratner has signed up to revamp cult 1978 thriller The Boys From Brazil. The original film, based on Ira Levin's novel of the same name, starred Laurence Olivier and Gregory Peck, and followed a fictional plot to revive Nazi Germany's Third Reich through the use of cloning.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/22/vivien_leigh_aamp_laurence_olivier_s_eng Mon, 22 May 2006 16:00:00 EST Entertainment News 7239@http://www.starpulse.com/news Late acting couple Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh's English country home is up for sale. The imposing Notley Abbey in Buckinghamshire was the scene of many blazing fights between the tempestuous screen stars. The huge estate has nine bedrooms and 70 acres of private land and is expected to fetch a whopping $6.3 million.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/22/celebrity_birthdays_may_23 Mon, 22 May 2006 03:00:38 EST Entertainment News 6890@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to sexy British lass Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan (1978), British supermodel/actress Naomi Campbell (1970), The Smiths singer Morrissey (1959), Elton John's songwriting partner Bernie Taupin (1950), late soccer phenom George Best (1946; d. 2005), Late "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" actor Paul Winfield (1941; d. 1999), pianist Peter Nero (1934), American musician Sun Ra (1914; d. 1993), English actor Sir Laurence Olivier (1907; d. 1989), American expatriate impressionist Mary Cassatt (1844; d. 1926), and German composer Richard Wagner (1813; d. 1883).

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