Colin Firth

Dorian Gray

11 Sep 2009

Oscar Wilde’s only published novel The Picture of Dorian Gray is tricky to adapt cinematically, requiring a deft balance between its sparkling wit and the Faustian darkness at its core. As the author himself wrote, ‘man sees his own sins in Dorian, what…

Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth in Edinburgh to film The Railway Man

A true story about a British soldier’s experience of torture during WWII

27 Apr 2012

After Brad Pitt’s stint in Glasgow and Scarlett Johansson’s visit to the Highlands, it’s nice to see Edinburgh getting some Hollywood love. Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard and Jeremy Irvine are among the stars who will be filming in and…

Mamma Mia!

3 Jul 2008

Set on a sun-kissed Mediterranean island, musical blockbuster Mamma Mia! features Meryl Streep as the mother of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a bride-to-be trying to identify her natural father amongst three wedding guests, played by Pierce Brosnan, Colin…

Violinist wows Britain's Got Talent judges

TV Gossip

6 Apr 2012

A violinist who likes to play without wearing underwear has wowed the 'Britain's Got Talent' judges. Analiza Ching has already been tipped to follow in the footsteps of popular classical violin virtuoso Vanessa-Mae and has previously performed for…

Colin Firth won't change with Oscar success

Celebrity Gossip

12 Mar 2011

Colin Firth's wife insists his Oscar success won't change him. The 50-year-old star picked up the coveted Best Actor statue at last month's Academy Awards and despite his triumph, the British hunk's wife Livia insists they will continue to lead a…

Critics Choice winners Colin Firth and Natalie Portman

Celebrity Gossip

15 Jan 2011

Colin Firth and Natalie Portman were named Best Actor and Actress at last nights (14.01.11) VH1 Critics Choice Awards. The British actor took away the trophy for his role as Britain's stammering King Edward VI in 'The King's Speech', while Natalie…

The King's Speech

23 Dec 2010

(12A) 118min The speech in question was a crucial one: a broadcast to the nation by King George VI on the eve of World War Two. In director Tom Hooper’s hands, the story of the difficulties faced by George (Colin Firth) in overcoming a speech…

A Single Man

12 May 2010

Last chance to see Colin Firth grieve his well dressed heart out on the big screen in Tom Ford’s elegant adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel. Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Fri 14-Wed 19 May.

Colin Firth's BAFTA win

Celebrity Gossip

22 Feb 2010

Colin Firth was named Best Actor at last night's (21.02.10) BAFTA Awards. The 49-year-old star won the prestigious honour for his role as a gay academic in Tom Ford's 'A Single Man', which was the fashion designer's directorial debut. When…

Colin Firth's Hollywood struggle

Celebrity Gossip

4 Feb 2010

Colin Firth isn't offered big Hollywood roles. The 49-year-old actor - who has been nominated for an Academy Award for his role in 'A Single Man' - insists his successes haven't opened too many doors but he is content with the work that comes his…

Colin Firth's Goode gay kiss

Celebrity Gossip

2 Feb 2010

Colin Firth doesn't mind kissing men. The British actor had to lock lips with both Matthew Goode and Julianne Moore on the set of new film 'A Single Man', and insists he never felt uncomfortable, though was warned by director Tom Ford not to get too…

A Single Man

1 Feb 2010

(12A) 99min Tom Ford, the fashion industry’s Dorian Gray, adapts Christopher Isherwood’s spare, lyrical study of alienation and loss for his film debut (as director and screenwriter). A Single Man traces a day in the life of George Falconer…

St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold

20 Jan 2010

(12A) 100min More naughty girl’s adventures in this revived Ealing comedy franchise starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and Lily Cole and various members of Girls Aloud. This time the girl’s go in search of hidden treasure. General release…

Colin Firth pines for youth

Celebrity Gossip

20 Dec 2009

Colin Firth is having a 20-year-long midlife crisis. The British actor - who recently portrayed gay college professor George Falconer in a 60s-set film 'A Single Man' - can relate to his character's depressed state of mind because he has spent the…

Colin Firth says gay actors are restrained

Celebrity Gossip

8 Dec 2009

Colin Firth thinks there are a lot of secretly gay actors in Hollywood. The British star - who recently portrayed homosexual college professor George Falconer in 60s-set film 'A Single Man' - believes the movie industry if full of male actors who are…

Colin Firth no sex symbol

Celebrity Gossip

23 Nov 2009

Colin Firth thinks he is too old to be a sex symbol. The 49-year-old British actor - who gained his heartthrob status with performances in 'Bridget Jones' Diary' and 'Mamma Mia!' - is flattered women find him attractive but is convinced he wouldn't…

Gambit

13 Nov 2009

(U) 109min (Second Sight) Hot off the back of Alfie and The Ipcress File, Michael Caine made his Hollywood debut with this cleverly conceived 1966 crime caper. In it, Caine’s cat burglar hires Shirley MacLaine’s Eurasian beauty to help him relieve…

Genova - Crosstown traffic

19 Mar 2009

Let’s talk about cities. Those Rousseau-ian abysses, those human zoos, those deserts of loneliness. The modern city and cinema have always had a special relationship, one that after years of abuse has been reduced to hand gestures and cliché. The…

Genova

19 Mar 2009

MYSTERY/DRAMA With his latest work, filmmaker Michael Winterbottom doffs his cap to the literature of mystery, coincidence and suggestion exemplified in the short stories of WW Jacobs (The Monkey’s Paw), Saki and Daphne Du Maurier. Following the…

Helen Hunt

18 Sep 2008

It’s appropriate, given that Then She Found Me is about mothers, daughters and babies, that the film itself is actor Helen Hunt’s baby, and it’s one that has taken over a decade to be born. The film is April Epner’s story, a tale of a woman betrayed by…

The Accidental Husband

28 Feb 2008

Talk radio host Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman) advises one of her listeners to dump her fireman fiancé days before their wedding. Jilted ex Patrick (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) decides to get his revenge on the radio host and her posh, dull husband-to-be Richard…

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

4 Oct 2007

(12A) 92min MEMOIR Just as he did in life – and then again later in his son’s writing – the father of poet/author Blake Morrison hogs the limelight in this adaptation of Morrison’s bestselling memoir about his relationship with his dad who died of…

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

23 Aug 2007

‘It’s not my story, of course. It’s Blake’s story,’ says screenwriter David Nicholls of his latest project. Having cut his teeth on TV drama Cold Feet, Nicholls successfully adapted his own novel Starter For Ten for the cinema before he agreed to give…