Richard Gere

Brooklyn's Finest

28 May 2010

(18) 132min The ironic title refers to three police officers that operate within the grey area of the law, where upholding justice and personal interest make uncomfortable bedfellows. Such is the size of Brooklyn’s police force, none of the cops know…

Hachi: A Dog's Story

2 Mar 2010

(PG) 93min Lasse Hallstrom, director of My Life As A Dog, returns to his canine roots with Hachi: A Dog’s Story, an unashamedly sentimental version of the story most Scots would recognise as Greyfriars Bobby. The cited real-life inspiration for…

Richard Gere in tree trouble

Celebrity Gossip

1 Dec 2009

Richard Gere faces a fine of up to $50,000 for cutting down trees on his property. The 'Amelia' actor failed to seek the appropriate permission before having around 200 trees removed from the grounds of his estate in Pound Ridge, Westchester, New…

Profile of Amelia director Mira Nair

13 Nov 2009

Name: Mira Nair Born: 15 October 1957, Bhubaneshwar (India) Background: After starting her career as an actress, Nair turned to directing award-winning documentaries, including So Far From India. She made her feature film debut in 1988 with the…

Amelia

4 Nov 2009

Amelia (PG) 111min Mira Monsoon Wedding Nair’s biopic of of legendary aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart starring Hilary Swank as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. Nair goes for a low-key approach to this extraordinary life, which…

Popular Richard Gere

Celebrity Gossip

27 Jul 2009

Richard Gere was accosted by a group of trespassing fans. The Hollywood actor and his wife Carey Lowell have been inundated by fans desperate to catch a glimpse of the 'Pretty Woman' star since they renovated and started running a luxury hotel…

I'm Not There - interview with Todd Haynes

13 Dec 2007

Todd Haynes is an artist who knows about shedding skins. The director originally came to prominence as part of the New Queer Cinema movement, a group that reacted to the arrival of AIDS by making films that investigated its impact on gay America. Now…

Humanitarian award for Richard Gere

14 Nov 2007

US actor Richard Gere has received an award for his humanitarian work in recent years. The Pretty Woman and Chicago star, who is now a Buddhist and campaigns on behalf of Tibet, received the Marian Anderson Award for his role as a global…

Top Gere

1 Aug 2007

Outside the Hotel de Russie in Rome there’s an army of screaming women interspersed with Roman youths feigning curiosity. Film star Richard Gere appears mildly astonished at the state of siege. You suspect that all this attention could not fail to…