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Woody Allen Returns to France for Next Film Starring Colin Firth and Emma Stone

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Woody Allen is returning to Europe this summer for the eighth time to shoot his next typically untitled comedy in southern France. British star Colin Firth and American actress Emma Stone topline the cast.

By Anne Thompson
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April 30, 2013 3:06 PM
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Digital Distributor Cinedigm and BitTorrent Partner to Promote 'Arthur Newman' Starring Firth and Blunt

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BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer file-sharing program that has always been a source of discontent and controversy in the film industry, will now be used for the first time as a distribution platform. (Read here how HBO's "Game of Thrones" conquered the BitTorrent piracy record.)

By Ryan Lattanzio
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April 22, 2013 12:59 PM
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Colin Firth Joins Nicole Kidman's Amnesia Thriller 'Before I Go to Sleep'

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Colin Firth is joining Nicole Kidman to star in Rowan Joffe's "Before I Go to Sleep," a thriller set up at Scott Free and Millennium Films. The film is based on Brit novelist S.J. Watson's book of the same name. Joffe adapted the screenplay, which centers on a woman (Kidman) with amnesia...

By Sophia Savage
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February 6, 2013 1:41 PM
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'Pride and Prejudice' 200th Anniversary Movie Roundup: Setting the Austen Standard

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In honor of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" celebrating its 200th anniversary today, we rank the best screen versions of the romantic classic which sees the uniting of bright, stubborn Elizabeth Bennet with the breathlessly handsome yet slow-to-warm Mr. Darcy. Video below.

By Anne Thompson and Beth Hanna
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January 29, 2013 2:17 PM
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In the Works: 'Bridget Jones' to Return with Baby in Third Book & Movie

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The perpetually weight- and romance-obsessed Brit "everywoman," Bridget Jones, will return to both page and screen. Author Helen Fielding will reportedly publish a third "Bridget Jones" novel in fall of 2013. A subsequent third film, following 2001's "Bridget Jones' Diary" and 2004's "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," is also in the works...

By Beth Hanna
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November 13, 2012 1:11 PM
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Interview: Rupert Friend Talks Directing Short Film Debut 'Steve,' Starring Knightley and Firth

Interviews

In Rupert Friend's short movie "Steve," the first-time director uses his sixteen minutes of film to put a tense twist on a slice-of-life portrait of neighbors interacting in a anonymous city. "Steve" is part of the Stars in Shorts series premiering this Friday.

By Maggie Lange
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September 26, 2012 11:45 AM
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Trailer Watch: First Look at Firth & Diaz in 'Gambit'

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Check out the trailer for Michael Hoffman's "Gambit," from a script by the Coen Brothers and starring Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Alan Rickman and Stanley Tucci. This is an update of the original 1966 crime comedy starring the incomparable Shirley MacLaine. Looks like Firth has adopted those Michael Caine shades.

By Sophia Savage
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September 20, 2012 12:33 PM
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Review: Seven Shorts Showcase Rare Performances from Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Jason Alexander, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh

Reviews

This fall, ShortsHD will present a collection of several brief films unambiguously titled "Stars in Shorts." Each of these otherwise unconnected seven films features big name talent including Judi Dench, Colin Firth, Tom Hiddleston, Keira Knightly, Kenneth Branagh, Lily Tomlin, Jason Alexander, and others. The seven films, reviewed below, will premiere in theaters on September 28th, followed by an iTunes/Pay Per View release on October 9.

By Maggie Lange
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September 19, 2012 7:24 PM
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DVD Watch: First Roles of Now Famous Stars

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Psst! If you want to peek into the past, Acorn Media is making it easy. Want to watch Keira Knightley at age 9? Try Acorn’s DVD of “A Village Affair,” a TV movie whose lesbian love story takes place in a small English village. How about Orlando Bloom at 13 in “Midsomer Murders"?

By Aljean Harmetz
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July 25, 2012 3:24 PM
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West Memphis Three Drama 'Devil's Knot' Starts Filming in Atlanta with Director Egoyan, Firth, Witherspoon, Nivola and Enos

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Atom Egoyan's "Devil's Knot," based on the true story of the recently released West Memphis Three (Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley Jr.), after eighteen years in prison on Death Row, has begun prinical photography in Atlanta, GA. The film stars Colin Firth...