Daily entertainment news covering Emma Thompson en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/08/an_education_is_a_smart_aamp_well_paced_ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:31:40 EST Entertainment News 140311@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Sundance Film Festival always has its award-winning darlings each year, and this year it was the coming-of-age film "An Education." It won the World Cinema Audience Award

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/15/celebrity_birthdays_april_150 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 118111@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson (1990), "Snakes on a Plane" actor Flex Alexander (1970), Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien (1968), The Darkness bassist Frankie Poullain (1967), 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry (1965)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/04/emma_thompson_s_struggle_with_depression Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST Entertainment News 107148@http://www.starpulse.com/news British actress Emma Thompson has long struggled with depression and insists the only way to beat her condition is to use creative therapy techniques.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/23/review_last_chance_harvey_has_overload_o Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:51:06 EST Entertainment News 106641@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's nice to see filmmakers occasionally spin a story of fresh romance for the aging set. Yet it's disappointing that "Last Chance Harvey" casts actors with the craft and chemistry

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/22/the_best_and_worst_of_kate_winslet_ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:18:18 EST Entertainment News 106175@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kate Winslet is one of the most respected actresses of modern day, and she is also remarkable in her excellent list of film roles from start to finish.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/11/button_frost_nixon_doubt_grab_5_golden_g Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:05:09 EST Entertainment News 105864@http://www.starpulse.com/news BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Frost/Nixon" led the Golden Globes on Thursday with five nominations each, among them best drama, while "Doubt" also has five,

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/16/emma_thompson_upset_about_missing_prince Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 103738@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actress Emma Thompson is upset she missed Royal pal Prince Charles' 60th birthday celebrations in England to promote her new film Last Chance Harvey. The Oscar winner admits she had to turn down the chance

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/13/emma_thompson_s_son_set_for_big_things_ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 103509@http://www.starpulse.com/news Barack Obama's election win has heaped pressure on Emma Thompson's unofficially adopted son Tindyebwa Agaba - because his 'mum' now expects him to run for office.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/11/entertaining_quotes_from_beckinsale_bald Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:45:34 EST Entertainment News 89751@http://www.starpulse.com/news "She gave me nipple covers. You don't want your little peas sticking out, do you?" Kate Beckinsale has been taking fashion advice from Victoria Beckham.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/15/celebrity_birthdays_april_74 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 80797@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson (1990), "Snakes on a Plane" actor Flex Alexander (1970), Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien (1968), The Darkness bassist Frankie Poullain (1967), 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry (1965), "Back To The Future" trilogy's 'Biff Tannen' actor Thomas F. Wilson (1959), "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" actress Emma Thompson (1959),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/11/emma_thompson_battles_to_prevent_the_dep Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:41:13 EST Entertainment News 80608@http://www.starpulse.com/news British actress Emma Thompson has launched a desperate legal battle to prevent the deportation of her 'adopted' son. The Oscar-winning actress, along with husband Greg Wise, informally adopted Rwandan refugee Tindyebwa Agaba after he was introduced to them at a Refugee Council party in London in 2003.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/29/emma_thompson_i_was_wrong_to_wed_branagh Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:43:38 EST Entertainment News 69437@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar-winner Emma Thompson regrets marrying her ex-husband Kenneth Branagh - and insists the union would have been avoided had the couple visited a marriage guidance counselor. The Sense And Sensibility actress divorced Branagh in 1994 after five years of marriage, blaming her workaholic husband for the split.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/23/emma_thompson_launches_sex_campaign Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:30:00 EST Entertainment News 61073@http://www.starpulse.com/news British actress Emma Thompson is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of sex slavery in the U.K. The Love Actually star will stage an art show at London landmark Trafalgar Square in a bid to prevent European women from being for exploited for prostitution.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/01/emma_thompson_desperate_for_a_house_role Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:36:56 EST Entertainment News 53972@http://www.starpulse.com/news Emma Thompson is desperate to land a role in the series House alongside her ex-boyfriend Hugh Laurie. Thompson, who is married to fellow British star Greg Wise, dated Laurie in the early 1980s and the pair remain close pals. And the actor is keen to have his former love appear in his hit TV series.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/30/a_cavalcade_of_stars_plead_to_save_theat Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:08:42 EST Entertainment News 53596@http://www.starpulse.com/news Judi Dench,Maggie Smith, Emma Thompson and Jeremy Irons are among a host of British stars who have joined forces to save one of the U.K's oldest theatres from closure.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/12/harry_potter_casts_record_spell_with_44_ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:06:53 EST Entertainment News 51268@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - The boy wizard still has a magic touch at the box office. ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' took in $44.8 million in its first day, the best single-day gross ever for a movie on a Wednesday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/09/film_review_order_of_the_phoenix_spins_m Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:01:33 EST Entertainment News 50679@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harry Potter seems to be living the same school year over and over. And it's starting to wear thin. The fifth adventure for the teen wizard, ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,'' is another visual marvel, yet it suffers from a problem similar to other sequels this summer: We've seen it all before.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/08/fascinating_facts_53 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:30:00 EST Entertainment News 46138@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queens Of The Stone Age's new album Era Vulgaris is Latin for Common Era. Ciara is moving into movies after signing up to play an R&B singer in musical adaptation Mama, I Want To Sing!

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/23/hugh_laurie_star_of_fox_network_s_house Wed, 23 May 2007 10:42:43 EST Entertainment News 43850@http://www.starpulse.com/news LONDON (AP) - Hugh Laurie, who stars in the hit TV medical drama ''House,'' was made a member of the Order of the British Empire on Wednesday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/15/celebrity_birthdays_april_45 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 35521@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson (1990), "Snakes on a Plane" actor Flex Alexander (1970), Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien (1968), The Darkness bassist Frankie Poullain (1967), 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry (1965), "Back To The Future" trilogy's 'Biff Tannen' actor Thomas F. Wilson (1959), "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" actress Emma Thompson (1959), film composer Michael Kamen (1948; d. 2003), Welsh blues rocker Dave Edmunds (1944), film and TV actor Robert Walker Jr. (1940), "Bewitched" star Elizabeth Montgomery (1933; d. 1995), country music/Hee-Haw host Roy Clark (1933), actor Hans Conreid (1917; d. 1982), blues singer Bessie Smith (1894; d. 1937), and Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo (1452; d. 1519).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/16/emma_thompson_and_thandie_newton_help_ra Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:15:00 EST Entertainment News 34049@http://www.starpulse.com/news Emma Thompson and Thandie Newton completed a star-studded line up at a charity event in London on Wednesday night. The stars were supporting The Lavender Trust, an initiative affiliated to British charity Breast Cancer Care, which raises money for young sufferers of the disease.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/30/miriam_margolyes_campaigns_for_palestini Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:30:00 EST Entertainment News 27621@http://www.starpulse.com/news Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes has called on fellow Jews to stand up to Israel and fight to end the occupation of Palestine. The 65-year-old officially launched the Enough! campaign in London today to campaign for Palestinian justice, and a series of major events are already planned later this year to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/24/abigail_breslin_an_early_favorite_for_a Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:45:00 EST Entertainment News 22201@http://www.starpulse.com/news Child star Abigail Breslin is an early favorite to land a Best Actress Golden Globe award for acclaimed movie Little Miss Sunshine, according to Hollywood insiders. Sources tell awards website theenvelope.com that Breslin became a hot favourite when Globes organisers at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association agreed Breslin was the standout actress in the hit ensemble film - and, as such, deserved to compete for the Best Actress prize instead of the Best Supporting Actress award.

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