Emma Thompson

Happy 88th birthday to Phyllida Law OBE, born 8th May, 1932, in Glasgow, Scotland. Mother of actresses Emma and Sophie Thompson, she was married to the late actor Eric Thompson, the creator behind the English version of the television…

Starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, Late Night is the latest film by Nisha Ganatra. It follows Katherine Newbury (Thompson), a late-night talk show host who is on the verge of cancellation. Desperate to save her show and improve…

In collaboration with Picturehouse, this year’s Sundance London will present 12 feature films selected from the festivals Utah edition, along with various panels to complement the films. We’ve hand-picked a number of the most highly…

Based on a novel by Douglas Lindsay, entitled The Long Midnight Of Barney Thomson, this twisted comedy soon makes itself apparent as a natural choice for the feature directorial debut of one Mr. Robert Carlyle, a man who has given viewers…

Nancy (Lake Bell) is on her way to a party to celebrate her parent's wedding anniversary. Unfortunately - or otherwise depending on your point-of-view - she finds herself, through a series of mistaken identities and pure mischance, on a…

Where to start with the absolute joy that is Saving Mr Banks? Maybe from the beginning when it was announced Tom Hanks would be playing Walt Disney and Emma Thompson would be taking the role of P L Travers, the author of Mary Poppins. Add…

I, like a lot of other people, really, really enjoyed Men In Black. In fact, I still do. Unlike a lot of other people, I also really enjoyed the sequel. It wasn't up to the high standard set by the first film but it was more good fun…

Brave is the latest movie from Pixar, you may already be aware of it as their "Scottish" movie. Some people have already made their minds up about it, unhappy with the way that it depicts the Scottish people and the central, free-spirited,…

Richard Curtis is, you could easily say, quite a giant figure in the modern British film and entertainment industry. His comic writing has provided audiences with a number of classic moments and when he created Four Weddings & A Funeral…