Tom Hooper News
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“Two laps around the room, no more than one glass of wine,” said art dealer Larry Gagosian last night at the New York Observer’s 25th anniversary party.
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Tom Hooper’s last movie was about a man who got help from a speech coach. His new movie features a cast that had help from a voice coach.
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The story of Queen Elizabeth II ’s stammering dad would never have hit the movie screens -- let alone snagged a dozen Oscar nominations -- if it weren’t for the filmmaker’s mom.
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Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” about the 16th U.S. president’s battle to end slavery, was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, including best picture, director and actor, to lead the annual race for Oscars.
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Jennifer Lawrence won the Golden Globe for best actress, musical or comedy, for her role in “Silver Linings Playbook” at the 70th annual awards show.
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Revenge fantasies don’t get any more fantastical than “Django Unchained,” Quentin Tarantino’s dazzlingly violent and outlandishly funny spin on Spaghetti Westerns, blaxploitation films and America’s original sin.
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“The King’s Speech” reigned as best picture and its leading man Colin Firth won the Oscar for best actor as the Academy Awards honored smaller-budget films that won over moviegoers.
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After Edward VIII abdicated the British throne in 1936 to marry an American divorcee and was succeeded by his brother, the royal family faced another embarrassment: The new king, George VI, had a severe stutter that made public speaking painfully difficult.
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“The King’s Speech” and leading man Colin Firth are overwhelming favorites to win top Oscars when the Academy Awards are announced on Feb. 27, extending four years of dominance by smaller-budget films.
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Colin Firth was today nominated for a British Academy Film Award for playing Queen Elizabeth II ’s stuttering father in “The King’s Speech.”
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