The British weather pulled out all the stops for the
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince premiere in London last night, soaking stars Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe as they took their time meeting with their many fans and signing autographs outside. Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, Tom Felton, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon and Helena Bonham-Carter were among the cast that attended the huge Leicester Square event last night! Daniel has said he doesn't understand why girls scream for him,
explaining:
"If girls like me, that's great.
Two Lovers was not the only film screening at the
London Film Festival last night. Anne Hathaway was out in a stunning blue floor-length frock at the premiere of her movie Rachel Getting Married, directed by Jonathan Demme. In the movie she plays Kym, a woman who has been in and out of rehab for ten years and returns home for her sister's wedding.
I had the good fortune to attend the red carpet premiere of
Bottle Shock at the Napa Valley winery where the movie's true story takes place (I know, it's a tough job but someone has to do it). Before they screened the movie, which is about the emergence of Napa as a legitimate winemaking region, I got the chance to chat with some of the movie's stars.
First up, the venerable Alan Rickman with whom I'm slightly obsessed.
I live near Napa Valley and I enjoy wine a great deal, so when I first heard about a new little movie called
Bottle Shock all about the historical legitimization of California wine, I was intrigued. I may have taken for granted the fact that Napa hasn't always been a world-renowned winemaking region, and that at one point it was viewed as nothing more than a bunch of back-water country hicks noodling around with grapes. Which is why I was disappointed to not love this sincere attempt to bring this story to life on the screen.
Did you like
Sideways, a quirky indie movie about wine (and relationships)? Then you might dig
Bottle Shock, another indie movie about wine, this time with an emphasis on the history of American winemaking. It may sound like a snoozefest to some of you, but the trailer makes it look incredibly interesting.
Johnny was showing off some more of that
smooth chest for the
Sweeney Todd premiere, but something about his suit seems supersized. Luckily,
new mama Helena Bonham Carter was there to take some of the attention off Johnny with her bright red dress. Johnny may be
your choice for Favorite Male Star, but he credits his success to his director,
saying, "Tim is what makes it special, I love to work with him."
As I was leaving the screening of
Sweeney Todd, my mind was swirling with those silly, cliche comments often seen accompanying ads for critically acclaimed movies: "Sweeney Todd is . . .
Reuters reported today that
Alan Rickman is
signing on for Tim Burton's latest project,
Sweeney Todd, an adaptation of the morbid Sondheim musical of the same name. Rickman is the latest addition to the already stellar cast, which also includes
Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, and Burton's apparently favorite actor ever, Johnny Depp.
The story centers around Benjamin Barker (Depp), who is wrongly imprisoned by the vulgar Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman).
