Helena Bonham Carter

Oscar producers preparing furiously for an intricate show

2013-02-23 07:00:00

Amid the whir of drills and the odor of wet paint, the stage floor at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood yawned open Friday morning to reveal a 341/2 -foot-deep chasm. "Everybody in the house, please be aware I'm opening the hole!" a worker yelled from...

Review: Vive 'Les Miserables' in all its over-the-top glory

2012-12-24 12:00:00

The people who put "Les Mis�rables" on screen dreamed a mighty dream, they really did. They dreamed of filming one of the most popular of modern theatrical musicals — 60 million tickets sold in 42 countries and 21 languages since its 1980 Paris...

'The Hour' canceled after two seasons

2013-02-12 14:32:00

"The Hour," the BBC's drama about a British news program in the 1950s, will not be continuing past its second season. The series, which had drawn comparisons to AMC's "Mad Men," was critically acclaimed but low-rated. In Britain, the series averaged...

‘Lone Ranger’: Johnny Depp rides tall in clip from Super Bowl spot

2013-01-29 10:33:59

Paco Delgado did his homework to design 'Les Misérables' costumes

2013-01-17 06:30:00

There's no arguing that Tom Hooper's "Les Mis�rables" is a big film. It is based on both a very big book by Victor Hugo and a stage version that has been seen by 60 million people in 42 countries. It is a tale of big ideas and social upheavals. The film...

New Miss America Mallory Hagan plans career in cosmetics

2013-01-14 08:47:00

Mallory Hagan, crowned Miss America on Saturday night, is a Brooklyn resident who is studying at the Fashion Institute of Design and Marketing in New York. Her goal is to become a cosmetics executive. [New York Times] Stars flocked to Los Angeles for...

'Les Miz': Samantha Barks, Eddie Redmayne on intense auditions

2012-12-28 16:30:00

For aspiring actors growing up in Great Britain, "Les Miserables" wasn't just a popular stage musical, it was practically required viewing — particularly for Samantha Barks and Eddie Redmayne. Barks spent much of her youth performing a one-girl...

Palm Springs International Film Festival announces 180-film lineup

2012-12-20 10:23:00

The 24th Palm Springs International Film Festival on Thursday announced its lineup of 180 films from 68 countries, including 61 premieres -- three world, 21 North American and 37 U.S. Of the total number of movies, 63 are features by first-time...

At 'Les Miserables' debut, a director who likes love and loathes lip-synching

2012-11-23 19:17:00

NEW YORK -- Ever since Victor Hugo unleashed his five-volume novel on a politically minded France 150 years ago, "Les Miserables" has been generating tears and admirers across several forms of media. On Friday at Lincoln Center, Oscar winner Tom...

Richard Robbins dies at 71; film composer had 2 Oscar nods

2012-11-18 00:00:00

Richard Robbins, the composer who created memorable scores for such films as "A Room With a View," "Howards End" and "The Remains of the Day" during a quarter-century collaboration with director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant, has died. He was...

Comic-Con: Tim Burton relives school nightmares with ‘Frankenweenie’

2012-07-13 10:40:14

Cannes 2012: Roman Polanski receives some therapy

2012-05-23 04:37:15

Future prospects Hathaway is playing the White Queen in opposite Johnny Depp, left, and Helena Bonham Carter, while Hudson has finished filming Rob Marshall's adaptation of the Broadway musical "Nine," which features an all-star lineup including Daniel Day Lewis, right, last year's Oscar

2013-04-29 09:23:00

"Les Mis�rables" actors, from left, Aaron Tveit, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks, Hugh Jackman, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Russell Crowe perform songs from the movie.

2013-02-24 19:36:48

Oh, right. Every time Helena Bonham Carter has been on a red carpet in the past, what, seven years? Points for consistency, we guess, but the "I just rolled up from begging on the streets of 1890s London" look is getting tired. --

2013-02-24 16:47:42