Richard III News

This past year or two I've been revisiting what you might call my cultural roots.

The Prisoner has held its fans captive for two generations. Now, a new generation will see a new version, this one starring Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel .

A A David Lloyd, TV sitcom writer, dies Nov. 13: David Lloyd, who wrote for "Cheers," "Taxi," "Frasier," and "Lou Grant" among others, died Tuesday.

Nov 13 - Sir Ian McKellen ventures into television with "The Prisoner," a science fiction TV show based on the cult classic 1960s series of the same name.

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.

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.

On a grassy hill in the Leicestershire countryside, the King of England - the gold circlet of a crown on his helmeted head - sat astride a white charger and surveyed the red-earthed valley below.

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 ...

Friend of the Bard: Ian McKellen is renowned for his timeless roles such as Macbeth and Richard III.

Although yet to be connected with the kind of box-office hit that establishes a director as a household-word, Richard Loncraine has demonstrated a wide versatility, directing comedy, poignant dramas, thrillers,.... Although yet to be connected with the kind of box-office hit that establishes a director as a household-word, Richard Loncraine has ...

Long before he became the infantile Mr. Bean, Brit funnyman Rowan Atkinson made TV history as Edmund Blackadder, a singularly self-serving and century-jumping member of the English aristocracy who pops up at key moments in his country's long history to observe, muck about and generally screw things up.

Sir Ian McKellen as "Richard III." Richard III by Roger Ebert Plays through Nov.

'Now is the winter of our discontent," gripes Richard III -- OK, technically he's still Richard Duke of Gloucester, having yet to murder his way to the throne when he makes his complaint at the start of the Shakespeare play bearing his name, now on the boards of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier.

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS The latest NEW REVIEWS STAGE FEATURE on Annette Bening in Medea at UCLA INTERVIEW with Medea's director, Lenka Udovicki, and UCLA's David Sefton a Leonard Nimoy in a 1953 production of Sholom Aleichem's It's Hard to Be a Jew at Hollywood's Civic Theatre, then located on La Cienega Boulevard north of the Coronet ...

"My One and Only" is creme-filled fluff partially dipped in bittersweet chocolate.

Richard III Ian McKellen Queen Elizabeth Annette Bening King Edward John Wood Young Prince Matthew Groom Clarence Nigel Hawthorne Duchess of York Maggie Smith Rivers Robert Downey, Jr.

Ian McKellen, one of Britain's most prestigious and commanding stage actors who gained mass popularity as Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, will receive the San Sebastian Festival's Donostia Award.

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

Olivier plays the cruel and deformed monarch of Shakespeare's imagination , and he directs the movie in lengthy single-takes in order to let the ripe color, the rich costumes, and the quality cast ravish the audience.

A reader alerted me to the fact that Ovation is showing a whole lot of Shakespeare , 7L30 and 8 p.m. Saturday Aug.