Richard Curtis

Nerds united in hit sitcom

Douglas, the sublimely stupid managing director of Reynholm Industries, is, as always, utterly bored. Looking for something to fill a yawning gap in his day, he is rummaging around in his desk. "I don't think I've ever looked...

Going on vacation on location

Across Western Australia, tour operators are pouring coals on barbecues, chilling lagers in cold stores and hanging corks from their wide-brimmed hats in preparation for an influx of visitors, following the international...

The New Inn is simply a very good pub

Your rating Click on a star to rate 2 Allitsen Road, NW8 6LA Nearest Tube: St. John's Wood Critic rating Reader rating Add your review Description: The New Inn is a pub that serves a variety of traditional English dishes and...

The Boat That Rocked

The Boat That Rocked is a new film written and directed by Richard Curtis The Boat That Rocked is a new film written and directed by Richard Curtis of Four Weddings & A Funeral & Black Adder fame The...

An election post-mortem

By Dick Platt I have tried very diligently to keep any definitive political leanings out of my acerbic rantings and I intend to keep it that way. Here goes: “…I’m a Republican…I generally don’t care about the candidate, I just...

Philip Seymour Hoffman: 'Fame isn't the reason why I act'

If there's one role Philip Seymour Hoffman will never play, it's that of the Hollywood star. Just take his ensemble today: with his thatch of straw-coloured hair in desperate need of a comb, he's dressed in a tight brown...

John Harris: Inside the court of London's golden couple, Elisabeth Murdoch and Matthew Freud

On Saturday August 16 2008, Rupert Murdoch's 184ft-long yacht, the Rosehearty, was moored in the Aegean Sea, where the living was evidently easy. Murdoch, along with a gathering of family, friends and associates, was awaiting...

More Remembrance: “Goodbyeee”

Comedy writer Richard Curtis is a genius in my eyes. The sensitive and respectful way in which he often places humanitarian messages into his comedy is commendable and I’m thinking today in particular about the final episode of...

Judge mulls motor home for molester James Lamb

The hunt for housing for "sexually violent predator" James Lamb continues. Judge Richard Curtis announced Friday he will visit a residence suggested by state contractors that did not technically meet the restrictions in...

Easy Virtue: Firth and his foxy flapper fail to produce any fizz

Easy Virtue (PG) Easy Virtue has minor virtues, and its handsome production values, stately home setting and lavish costumes may be enough for some. But where it should have the effervescence of the finest champagne, it exudes...

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