Posts Tagged ‘Elle Fanning’

Dakota Fanning to play Princess Margaret?!

Dakota Fanning to play Princess Margaret?!

Dakota Fanning will be practising her British accent in order to take on the role of a teenage Princess Margaret in Girls' Night Out. Girl's Night Out will reportedly be based on true events surrounding the VE Day celebrations that took place on the 8th May 1945, when the then-teenage Margaret and Elizabeth were allowed out of the...

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Somewhere – a review

Somewhere – a review

Somewhere is the kind of film that if I hadn't been feeling rather melancholic and excited about spending and hour or so wallowing in my own self pity, would have really dragged and left me feeling as numb as the film's protagonist. Fortunately it didn't and I left feeling rather more upbeat about my life, and relieved not to be stuck in a vacuous...

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The Lowdown: Sofia Coppola

The Lowdown: Sofia Coppola

This Friday sees the release of Somewhere, the fifth film to come from film-maker Sofia Coppola - so here's The Lowdown on everything you need to know about this award-winning director. Sofia Coppola was flung into the public eye at an early age as the daughter of the legendary Francis Ford Coppola, who directed such iconic films as...

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Top 10 Up and Coming Child Stars

Top 10 Up and Coming Child Stars

This week sees the release of Let Me In, starring 13-year-old Chloë Moretz. But Moretz is no newcomer Hollywood - in fact the child star has been appearing in films since 2005, and she's already attached to no fewer than eight movies which are yet to be released. With that in mind, we thought we'd take a look at some of the top...

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Francis Ford Coppola is Twixt Now And Sunrise with Val Kilmer

Francis Ford Coppola is Twixt Now And Sunrise with Val Kilmer

Francis Ford Coppola has begun directing his next film, Twixt Now And Sunrise, which is set to star Val Kilmer. Said to be a "thriller with overtones of horror", there is already much speculation as to whether Twixt Now And Sunrise, will be reminiscent of Coppola's 1992 film, Bram Stroker's Dracula. However, this film is based on a...

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Somewhere débuts at Venice Film Festival

Sofia Coppola's latest film Somewhere wowed the audience at the Venice Film Festival last night. This is the first time the Lost in Translation director has chosen Italy as the place the film will open. The film staring Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning tells the story of Johnny Marco (Dorff) who is a Hollywood bad boy, living it up at the...

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