Gandhi (movie)

Richard Griffiths dies at 65; actor appeared in 'Harry Potter' and 'The History Boys'

2013-03-29 21:20:00

Richard Griffiths, the nimble British character actor best known to American audiences as cantankerous, wizard-fearing Uncle Vernon in the blockbuster Harry Potter films, died Thursday at a hospital in Coventry, England. He was 65. The cause was...

Jake Eberts dies at 71; film producer for 'Gandhi,' 'Chariots of Fire,' 'Driving Miss Daisy'

2012-09-08 00:00:00

Jake Eberts, the Canadian independent producer and founder of Britain's Goldcrest Films, which revived the British cinema industry in the 1980s with a string of Oscar-winning movies, including "Gandhi" and "Chariots of Fire," died Thursday in Montreal. He...

'The Artist' deserves best picture, and here's why

2012-02-26 13:36:00

Why is it, given all the prizes "The Artist" has won already — best picture from the Producers Guild; best actor for Jean Dujardin from the Screen Actors Guild and the Cannes film festival; seven awards, including best picture at the BAFTAs, the...

Movie review: 'Brighton Rock'

2011-08-26 00:00:00

"Brighton Rock" is beautiful and visually accomplished yet numbingly bleak and ultimately unpleasant and unexciting. A certain sordidness is inevitable given the seedy ambience of the celebrated Graham Greene novel (on which the movie is based) about the...

Richard Griffiths starred in the Academy Award winning film "Gandhi." He played a British journalist in the film by Richard Attenborough, shown here holding award for best picture and director.

2013-03-29 08:31:13

Actor Richard Griffiths has died. Though best known for his work in the "Harry Potter" series, his early film career included roles in 1981's "Chariots of Fire" and 1982's "Gandhi," both of which won best picture Oscars.

2013-03-29 07:51:42

Levinson began his directing career with "Diner," based on his experiences growing up in Baltimore's Forest Park neighborhood. The movie, an unexpected hit, scored Levinson his second Oscar nomination, for original screenplay (he'd also been nominated for co-writing 1979's "..and Justice for All").

2011-12-01 00:00:00