Last night London was taken over by celebs attending the Keep a Child Alive Black Ball hosted by Alicia Keys. Russell Brand and Teresa Palmer were
attached at the hip (and
lips) all night – the twosome are still looking super-happy together! Peter Andre was without his love Katie Price, but mingled inside with guests like Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Rowland – who looked absolutely stunning in
her gorgeous yellow dress.
Only metres away from last night Empire Awards, were theatre's Olivier Awards, at Grosvenor House. As you can imagine there was a lot of intermingling, and you'll spot some of those familiar from the film awards posts amongst the theatre darlings. It feels like yesterday
we announced the Hairspray-dominated nominees!
After the
Empire Film Awards ceremony there was an official drinks reception for the winners and guests, where we spotted a few more faces. Agyness Deyn (
don't you love her outfit?), Jaime Winstone, Alfie Allen and Chiwetel Ejiofor showed up, as well as husbands, boyfriends, wives, and girlfriends (including Matt's
pregnant Luciana) who had escaped red carpet duties, and no doubt a few who attended the Olivier Awards (also in Grosvenor House!) instead.
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Images include: Ben Miller, Thomas Turgoose, Phill Jupitus, Jason Isaacs, Shane Meadows, Rob Brydon, Dexter Fletcher, Martin Freeman, James Corden, Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, Tamsin Egerton, Evanna Lynch, Katie Leung, Emma Watson, Agyness Deyn, Jaime Winstone, Alfie Allen, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
When I'm looking for a movie with strong writing and snappy dialogue, I often reach for something by David Mamet. This spring, the writer/director is turning his eye to the boxing ring with
Redbelt, the story of a martial arts instructor (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who stays far away from the high-pressure competition circuit — until mysterious circumstances force him into the ring to pay off debts and regain his honor.
Honestly, I've watched the trailer a couple of times now, and I still can't say I fully understand what the story is about.
We're slap-bang in the middle of awards season at the moment, with nominees and winners being congratulated almost daily. Today is no exception – The Society of London Theatre has
announced the nominations for The Laurence Olivier Awards, celebrating all of the top shows and people in London's Theatreland.
Topping the list of nominations is the West End production of Hairspray, which has been nominated for a record 11 Olivier Awards!
As a way of depicting an important slice of history,
Talk to Me is successful. As a vehicle for Don Cheadle to amaze us once again with his utter transformation, it's excellent. As a work of storytelling, however, the movie falls short.
Opening this Friday July 13 in select cities,
Talk to Me is one of the movies I was
most looking forward to this summer. It stars the awe-inspiring
Don Cheadle as well as Chiwetel Ejiofor for whom I've professed
my love. Cheadle plays the real-life Ralph Waldo "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who takes over the radio airwaves during a time of social and political unrest, bringing humor and inspiration to the citizens of Washington D.C.
Because I've come to think of
Denzel Washington as more like a sexy, sweet guy — someone you'd want as, say, the father of your kids — this trailer for
American Gangster provides a bit of a jolt. In this Ridley Scott-directed project, Washington plays Frank Lucas, a loyal family man/leader of a crime ring in 1970s Harlem. It's that scary thing, not unlike Tom Hanks' character in
Road to Perdition, where you think you know that kindhearted member of your family until they turn out to be a cold-blooded member of the Mafia.
While on the topic of
Children of Men, which comes out on DVD today, I thought I'd pay homage to an
actor I love: Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays Luke. Though his character is technically a bad guy, Ejiofor's speech toward the end — delivered between rounds of bullets he aimlessly sprays out a window — makes me soften toward Luke, thinking maybe he's just trying to survive like everyone else.
There is something friendly and trustworthy about the British actor, who I first noticed in
Love Actually as Peter, the husband of Keira Knightley's character.
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