Vanessa Redgrave News

In the week when the Arts Council caused uproar by demanding that board members of arts organisations should declare their sexual tastes, Herbert Smith held a proud reception for its LGBT Network. via Times Online

The movie, "Girl, Interrupted" was one I overlooked for many years. It was the 1999 Academy Award winner for Angelina Jolie as actress in a supporting role. via On Movies

“The Arts Council comedy continues. What is difficult is to divine to what conceivable use they could put this information.”

Rashid Razaq, Evening Standard 02.04.08 The Arts Council has encountered ridicule and anger over attempts to force theatre and museum trustees to disclose their sexuality to obtain funding. via This is London

“And then, in 1968, it all exploded into something totally unforeseen. In the five years from the emergence of the Beatles in 1963 to the upheaval of 1968 the economic enfranchisement of a generation turned into mass political action, if not fantasy”

London- Britain may not have had a Rudi Dutschke or Daniel Cohn-Bendit, but the 1968 student riots have nonetheless left an indelible mark on the country's transition from post-war austerity to the ... via Earth Times

“Hot 'n' Cole: A Cole Porter Celebration”

Fresh from his starring role opposite S. Epatha Merkerson in Broadway's revival of William Inge 's "Come Back, Little Sheba," Kevin Anderson will star with Olympia Dukakis in Tennessee Williams ' "The Milk ... via Hartford Courant

“This is an extraordinary number of films and proves what we have known for years: that there is an insatiable desire for quality, family-friendly programming among viewers, advertisers and distributors”

Hallmark Movie Channel HD to Launch April 2; Cable Network Unveils Slate of 30 Original Films By Anne Becker -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/26/2008 12:02:00 AM Hallmark Channel unveiled a production slate of 30 ... via Broadcasting & Cable

In case it had somehow passed you by, we are nearing the 40th anniversary of the May 1968 Paris riots. via MediaGuardian.co.uk

Vanessa Redgrave returns to the National in THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, a play by Joan Didion based on her memoir, directed by David Hare and opening in the Lyttelton Theatre on 30 April. via Huliq.com

“Guantanamo Bay is a concentration camp. It is a disgrace that these men have been kept there all these years.”

London, Judge blocks bid to send two 'British' Guantanamo terror suspects to Spain to face 9/11 trial Atrocity: Spain says the two men were part of an al-Qaeda cell linked to the 9/11 attacks Two former ... via This Is London

“I've always been attracted to scripts that say something about society at any time in history. Which doesn't mean I can't enjoy acting in an action film like 'Mission Impossible”

DESPITE her reputation as one of Britain's leading serious stage and screen actresses, Vanessa Redgrave says she enjoys a laugh and will consider any role as long as it tells a good story. via The Straits Times

This movie does what the 1960s and '80s TV shows and later big-screen attempts did not. via The Modesto Bee

Memo: To the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Dear Academy, We moan and kvetch each year about the tedium of the Oscars ceremony. via ScrippsNews

Memo: To the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Subject: How to Make a Better Oscarcast. via SFGate

“Lovers separated by lies and war. Hmmm! 'Cold Mountain' anyone? Best movie in which costumes will be imitated for an Oscar party.”

How can you have an Oscar party without seeing the top contenders? CHALLENGE: See the five Oscar-nominated Best Pictures before the Academy Awards broadcast on Feb. via Connecticut Post

“It's never the end when you go to the theatre”

Herald Rating: * * * * Cast: Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Griffiths Director: Roger Michell Running time: 95 mins Rating: M, contains offensive language and sexual ... via The New Zealand Herald

“I am so moved to be here with my beloved brother and sister. We have been actors for five decades and we have loved every second if it”

The Savannah Film Festival, celebrating a decade in cinema, presented Lifetime Achievement Awards for Acting to Michael Douglas and Vanessa, Lynn and Corin Redgrave Oct. via Earth Times

“It's rare to have a [pure;y] character-driven role these days”

Despite the autumn serenity in East Hampton last weekend where the leaves are turning and the boutiques are marking up their prices on muted fall sweaters, there was much tumult to be found at the 15th annual ... via IndieWIRE

“You mean they tarted you up to play opposite your father?”

Vanessa Redgrave had taken a sudden turn for the serious. Her interviewer, Alec Baldwin, had asked her a simple, if strange, question about why she continued to live in England and not say, Malibu. via Newsday.com

“Vanessa is a true artist who cares about humanity, and artists need to be provocative and provoke thought.”

While accepting her career achievement award Thursday at the Hamptons International Film Festival, Vanessa Redgrave showed that the past half-century has dulled neither her talent nor her penchant for ... via Hollywood Reporter

“The innovative and successful U.K. release certainly grabbed our attention. We plan on a second quarter 2008 release in the U.S.”

Image Entertainment has snapped up all U.S. distribution rights to U.K. indie "The Riddle," which successfully world preemed as a DVD given away free with the Sept. via Variety