On the heels of the news that Natalie Portman is pregnant comes this trailer about a mother’s (Portman) rocky relationship with her husband (Scott Cohen) and stepson (Charlie Tahan) following the death of her own child. Lisa Kudrow, Lauren Ambrose, and Debra Monk also star. Look for The Other Woman opens in theaters on February 4th.
Those of who have been waiting years for Kevin Smith to do something different may finally be getting their wish. Check out the trailer for Red State starring Melissa Leo, John Goodman, Michael Angarano, Stephen Root, Kevin Pollak, Kaylee DeFer, and Michael Parks. The film will premiere at Sundance in January.
Sooner or later I’ll get around to talking about the new Doctor Who Christmas special, but for now you can make do with this short tease for the upcoming first-half of Series Six.
Zoe Saldana stops by Sesame Street to talk with Elmo about transportation.
In the age of the Internet and high speed wireless devices comes a tale about radio. When you’ve got you’re entire music library on a MP3 player, and can get your news from any number of 24-hour cable news channels, it’s easy to forget how vital a communication device radio was, and how a single speech could change the tide of history.
The King’s Speech begins and ends with speeches by Prince Albert, Duke of York (Colin Firth) who would go on to rule the British Empire as King George VI. The differences between the speech he gives at at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley as the King’s son and the famous speech he gave as King to the British people, uniting them as they marched to war, is what the film is all about.
Written by David Seidler and directed by Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech gives us a rousing performance by an actor at the height of his game, and a traditional story masterfully retold.
