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IT'S odd and amusing - in a dry, British sort of way - that James Whale , the best director of Hollywood horror movies in the 1930s, was born and raised in a Midlands mining district known as the Black Country.

One of the shrewdest Oscarologists on the planet is Tariq Khan of Fox News, who often generously shares his views of current and past derbies with Gold Derby readers.

Arsenal Pulp Press has launched a new series of books dedicated to examining films that fall under the "Queer Classic" designation.

British actor Sir Ian McKellen poses for photographs after receiving his Companion of Honour from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, in London, on June 25, 2008.

Lynn Redgrave stars in a one-woman show, Nightingale, at The Manhattan Theatre Club off-Broadway in New York.

The professional reviews were already in, but the notice that seemed to strike Sir Ian McKellen most meaningfully came from a 10-year-old who had just seen him as King Lear.

LYNN REDGRAVE , sitting with her dog, Viola, in her bouquet-filled dressing room at the Manhattan Theater Club , was describing the exact moment in 2003 that she jettisoned her inner critic and fearmonger.

Some jokes are just too good - and too obvious - to resist. When Oscar-nominated British actor Sir Ian McKellen - who is probably best known in America for playing the super-powered mutant Magneto in the "X-Men" movies - spent Tuesday morning touring the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Innovation Park, the Magneto quips came fast and ...

Native New Yorker Bill Condon has been a film buff since childhood. After earning a degree in philosophy, he began contributing to such publications as American Film and Millimeter .

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Linney and Condon reunite for 'C Word' Her bitchy turns in "Mystic River" and "The Nanny Diaries" notwithstanding, Laura Linney usually plays nice, or at least pleasant, people.

We previously told you about the upcoming Showtime cancer dramedy The C Word , starring Laura Linney and written by Darlene Hunt.

Brendan Fraser is explaining the art of acting in special- effects movies, and he grabs the nearest thing at hand - a plastic water bottle - to illustrate his point about pretending.

Sir Ian McKellen will receive the Donostia Award for lifetime achievement at the 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival, organizers announced Friday.

Ian McKellen is set to receive a lifetime achievement award at the San Sebastien filmfest.

A a Blissa -ful debut Local author helps bring black lesbian voices to literary table with a Bliss,a a novel about struggle with sexuality, family and sense of self.

'When I saw Ian perform as Richard II, I said, "That's what I want to do, what I want to be"' Interviews by Adam Jacques MICHAEL FRANKE Shoulder to shoulder: Hyde says spending a season as the faithful Earl of Kent to McKellen's Lear cemented their friendship enlarge Sir Ian McKellen CBE, 70, is an award-winning actor known for his film roles in ...

James Ellroy's novel about a shooting at an all-night diner in the 1950's sets three very different cops with three different agendas on a trail that leads to a high-class hooker operation featuring women who look like celebs.

Earlier this month, ASCAP and BMI - the two leading performing rights associations - held their annual awards ceremonies to honor the composers who had worked on the most successful films and highest rated television shows of 2008.

1939 Birthday of British actor Ian McKellen, a Tony-winner in 1981 for playing Salieri in Amadeus , who also will appear on Broadway in Dance of Death and Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare , who also will make many film appearances including X-Men, Gods and Monsters and The Lord of the Rings .