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National Boyfriend Day: What kind of BF are you based on your zodiac sign?
October 2, 2024 | 1:44pmNational Boyfriend Day arrives on Oct. 3, allowing us to recognize the ways our partners show up in relationships.
Renée Zellweger officially back for ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ — is Hugh Grant?
April 9, 2024 | 3:24pmBridget Jones is back to write in her infamous diary once again.
'Mary Poppins' age rating changed in UK over 'discriminatory language'
February 26, 2024 | 11:25am"While 'Mary Poppins' has historical context, the use of discriminatory language is not condemned ... We therefore classified the film PG for discriminatory language." -- The British Board of Film...
Bah, humbug! Celebrities who absolutely hate Christmas
December 19, 2023 | 8:13amNaughty list, indeed.
These beloved leading men are actually total jerks: book
November 11, 2023 | 10:27amYour favorite romance stories have all been a lie.
Mansion from BBC's 'Pride and Prejudice' lists for $7.3M in England
August 17, 2022 | 6:28pmAn equestrian estate in England where the BBC's hit "Pride and Prejudice" series was filmed can now be yours.
Film producer Charles Cohen has prescription for 'resilient' New York
May 17, 2022 | 7:49pmFilm producer, developer, distributor, theater owner Charles Cohen owns everything but the popcorn. His newie film’s “Operation Mincemeat.”
‘The Staircase’: Bizarre twists and theories of Kathleen Peterson’s death
May 5, 2022 | 5:00pmThere are several outrageous twists and theories — including an owl did it — in the mysterious death of Peterson, who was found at the bottom of a staircase.
How Stanley Tucci lost his taste — and almost his love of food — to cancer
October 4, 2021 | 2:29pm"Even just the thought of food disgusted me," the actor and epicurean writes of his battle with oral cancer in "Taste: My Life Through Food."
Emmy nominee Josh O'Connor proves he's a movie star in 'Mothering Sunday'
September 10, 2021 | 1:15pmThe 2021 Emmy nominee has advanced into a new stage of stardom with "Mothering Sunday." He plays an irresistible, confident romantic lead instead of sniveling, down-in-the-dumps Charles. He’s billed higher...
'The Secret Garden' review: Children's classic becomes a horror film
August 6, 2020 | 3:40pmI've never watched an adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel and thought, “Is someone going to get murdered?!” Until now.
Jane Austen screen adaptations over the years — even with zombies
February 18, 2020 | 6:47pmGiven the sheer volume of Jane Austen-inspired movies and TV series over the years, it can be startling to remember that the early 19th-century British scribe only wrote six major...
Piers Morgan's feud with Trevor Noah gets ugly
January 30, 2018 | 7:12pmTrevor Noah on Monday night called out British TV personality Piers Morgan for his "softball" interview with President Trump, which aired Sunday on Britain’s ITV — and Morgan responded with...
The 'Kingsman' movie series needs to go to rehab
September 21, 2017 | 12:01pmElton John is being held captive by Julianne Moore, who is a billionairess drug lord. Colin Firth sees phantom butterflies in the air, a nasty side effect of temporary amnesia....
Broadway still pleading for Colin Firth to star in 'My Fair Lady'
June 29, 2017 | 3:12pmSince “My Fair Lady” is my favorite musical, I’m looking forward to Lincoln Center Theater’s revival of it next spring. But Lincoln Center and director Bartlett Sher are having some...
Legendary 'Pride and Prejudice' estate is for sale
May 12, 2017 | 1:37pmThe elegant English country house where Colin Firth, as Fitzwilliam Darcy, professed his love for Elizabeth Bennett (Jennifer Ehle) could be yours for $11.6 million. The estate that the Bennett...
Bridget Jones's Mixed Review
September 15, 2016 | 2:43pmDear Diary, Saw “Bridget Jones’s Baby” last night. Think ought to have been called “Bridget Jones’s Identity Crisis.” On one hand, third installment is series of hilarious meditations on trials...
We're getting closer to a Colin Firth 'My Fair Lady'
September 8, 2016 | 6:33pmI never deal in rumors. This column is like “Dragnet”: “Just the facts, ma’am.” But here’s a rumor I can’t resist. Lincoln Center Theater hopes to entice Colin Firth to...
Jude Law gives the worst performance of his career in 'Genius'
June 9, 2016 | 4:30pmThere’s never been a big-screen adaptation of any Thomas Wolfe novel — in marked contrast to his contemporaries F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, who have also been portrayed by...
The key to a winning Oscar speech: Be British!
February 20, 2015 | 10:44amWhom to root for at the Oscars Sunday night? That’s easy: the Brits. Year after year, the Brits who win prove witty, self-deprecating, gracious and modest. The Americans tend to...