President Barack Obama ties the Presidential Medal of Freedom around the neck of film director Steven Spielberg at an event in the White House. Nov. 25: President Barack Obama praised filmmaker Steven Spielberg as a man whose "stories have shaped America's story" as he awarded him the Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honour.
BBC Radio has unveiled its eclectic Christmas line-up, with personalities from Jeremy Irons and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to The Chemical Brothers and astronaut Chris Hadfield joining the festivities. Leading Radio 4's Christmas Day schedule will be Oscar-winning actor Irons as he recites TS Eliot's Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats, revisiting favourites like Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer, Old Deuteronomy and Mr Mistoffelees 78 years after the poems were first broadcast in 1937.
Jeremy Irons will lead Radio 4's Christmas Day schedule reciting T.S. Elliott's Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats BBC Radio has unveiled its eclectic Christmas line-up, with personalities from Jeremy Irons and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to The Chemical Brothers and astronaut Chris Hadfield joining the festivities. Leading Radio 4's Christmas Day schedule will be Oscar-winning actor Irons as he recites T.S. Elliott's Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats, revisiting favourites like Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer, Old Deuteronomy and Mr Mistoffelees 78 years after the poems were first broadcast in 1937.
The Lord of the Rings star, who is openly gay, admits he was flattered by Kate's proposal, but knew she was not serious. "She is the second actress to propose marriage to me," he tells Britain's Daily Mail newspaper.
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In celebration of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW's 40th anniversary, audiences across the UK can relive Richard O'Brien's sinfully twisted salute to horror, sci-fi, b-movies and rock music. The screening of the iconic film will be preceded by a live audience Q&A with the show's stars Patricia Quinn and Nell Campbell , with video link to Tim Curry .
Tom Cruise in talks over remake of The Mummy films, with Universal hoping to bring it's monster genre to the fore. Photo / Getty The Mission: Impossible star is at the top of the shortlist to lead the film, as Hollywood studio Universal looks for a big star to anchor the movie, according to Variety.com.
There are films that come along that feature some recognizable actors and offers up what looks like it could be a surprise hit despite having a really small budget. One of those is The Last House that features Jay of Jay and Silent Bob fame Jason Mewes and a cameo from Sleepaway Camp star Felissa Rose, but does it have anything to offer to help it stand out or will it be a house not worth stepping into? The Last House follows a young man who must rescue his girlfriend who has been kidnapped by a satanic trio of escaped mental patients holding her hostage in a Hollywood home before their sadistic plans can be realized.
The name still has mileage: Toss Frankenstein into a title and you're promising a modicum of chills, plus at least one creation scene in a laboratory. But ever since Mel Brooks' loosened the stitches from Mary Shelley's monster, moviemakers have had a hard time finding a fresh take on the mythology.