In the Spotlight...ActorsActressesMore in DVDAwards CeremoniesIn the Spotlight... Forest WhitakerOnce viewed as a giant teddy bear, Forest Whitaker's fierce portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland has Hollywood reversing its typecasting. Just off a Emmy-robbed guest role on The Shield, this could be the year everyone sits up and takes notice of this talented actor. Learn about the many roles of Forest Whitaker, and why he's In the Spotlight. In the Spotlight... Clive OwenWho needs a license to kill to be edgy and dangerous? Once rumored to be the next James Bond, Clive Owen sprang from starring as a promiscuous young architect in Close My Eyes to being an Oscar nominee and an all-around leading man, playing both tough guy and fragile cad. Find out where else you've seen Clive Owen. |
There are some actors whose body of work really catches our eye. But you may not know what other films that person has been in - and we don't want to leave you in the dark... So we thought we'd dig out the back catalogue of these people and bring them to your attention.
These people have been in some random films, you'd be surprised! Watch this space as we put more stars In the Spotlight... In the Spotlight... Simon PeggIt takes a special kind of person to make a romantic comedy with flesh-eating zombies in it. But it takes even more to create, write and star in your own hit TV series. Before he took on the undead, Simon Pegg was making audiences cry with laughter in legendary shows like Spaced and Big Train. He also managed to sneak in more guest appearances in films than you might realise. Find out where else you've seen Simon Pegg and why he's In the Spotlight. In the Spotlight... Cate BlanchettWhen you think Queen Elizabeth, Cate Blanchett easily comes to mind. When you think Katharine Hepburn, you think, hey, wasn't that Cate Blanchett? And when you think of Bob Dylan... yup, he'll be played in an upcoming biopic by Cate as well. She's an actress so chameleon-like she's unrecognizable outside her period costumes, but we're here to fix that. Here's where else you've seen Cate Blanchett, and why she's In the Spotlight. In the Spotlight... Brad Pitt In one of his first major film roles, Brad Pitt stole the show from a fanged Tom Cruise in Interview With The Vampire. Since then, the ladies’ favourite has racked up a host of compelling roles, and also found time to show off his tanned torso in Troy. And he’s back on top form, cracking that flawless smile in Ocean’s Thirteen. Find out where else you've seen Brad Pitt and why he’s In the Spotlight. |
In the Spotlight... Naomi Watts
A British-born actress, raised in Australia, who has been building herself a diverting and interesting career primarily in Hollywood, Naomi Watts has been savvy enough to dart between strong commercial films (such as The Ring and King Kong) and carefully chosen smaller projects ( I Heart Huckabees, 21 Grams), attracting the interest of many of Hollywood’s most interesting directors in the process. So let's take a look at Naomi Watts and why she's In the Spotlight... In the Spotlight... Cameron DiazThere’s something eminently likeable about Cameron Diaz, one of the few performers who seems to avoid fame getting to her head. Her movie choices aren’t to be sniffed at either. Who would have thought that the leading lady who headlined the wonderful There’s Something About Mary would, less than five years later, be the female lead in a Scorsese movie? Let’s take a look at the varied, enticing movie career of Cameron Diaz... In the Spotlight... Toni ColletteWhat is versatile? When you can be funny and melancholy, heartbreaking and witty, frumpy and beautiful. In other words, Toni Collette. Usually happy to be the woman behind the man (or behind another woman), the star of Muriel's Wedding and Little Miss Sunshine is finally In the Spotlight, thanks to us. In the Spotlight... Rachel WeiszIf there's only a handful of meaty love-interest roles in film, Rachel Weisz has cornered the market on 'em. After all, she won an Oscar® for The Constant Gardener and charmed Hugh Grant out of bachelorhood in About a Boy. Find out where else you've seen Rachel Weisz. In the Spotlight... Anne HathawayAnne Hathaway has quickly baptised herself into movies, starring opposite Julie Andrews in The Princess Diaries movies and Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada during her first years in the business. Is her instant fame well-deserved? We think so. And if Becoming Jane is anything to go by, there's more to come. Find out more about Anne Hathaway, and why she's In the Spotlight... |
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