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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Steeped in the monochrome color palette and noir soundtrack of 1970s espionage cinema, Tomas Alfredson’s adaptation of John le Carré’s classic bestselling spy novel offers smart, nostalgic entertainment for a discerning adult audience. Set in 1973 at the height of the Cold War, the film turns on the suspicion that a double agent has infiltrated Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), a.k.a. MI6. Shortly after a botched operation to ferret out the mole ends his career, Control (John Hurt) dies, leaving his investigation in the hands of retired operative George Smiley (Gary Oldman)....  read more

Colin Firth Could Play the Villain in Oldboy Remake

While Spike Lee’s retelling of the popular 2003 South Korean film _Oldboy_ has been met with worry and fear over ruining what made the original so great, Lee is at the very least filling his cast with some great talent. Lee already cast Josh Brolin as the lead character and is now offering the role of the film’s villain to Colin Firth.  read more

The King's Speech To Hit The Stage

Tom Hooper’s 2010 film The King’s Speech will hit West End and Broadway in 2012....  read more

2011 Oscar Live Blog

Paste editor-in-chief Josh Jackson and film editor Michael Dunaway live-blogged the Academy Awards from the comfort of their respective living rooms. They looked at how far off base our Oscar picks were and shared our favorite Oscar-related tweets....  read more

Cameron Diaz and Colin Firth Starring in Coen Brothers Gambit Remake

The 1966 film Gambit, starring Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine, will be remade with Cameron Diaz and Colin Firth as the stars and the Coen brothers as writers, says The Hollywood Reporter....  read more

The 25 Best Movie Performances of 2010

The Oscars are still two months away, but we thought we'd go ahead and make our picks for the best actors and actresses of 2010, a year which saw some tremendous performances by newcomers and veterans alike.  read more

The King's Speech Review

Portraying the stuttering Prince Albert, who would become King George VI of Britain, Firth maintains a constant aura of frustration. It's not the way that a non-stuttering actor stutters that makes him believable, but the pitch-perfect emotional resonance of gifted actor.   read more

Tribeca Film Fest line-up includes Allen and Soderbergh

A streamlined line-up for the Tribeca Film Festival was announced this week, headlined by movies from...  read more

When Did You Last See Your Father?

Based on the British poet Blake...  read more

Sundance 2008: Colin Firth, Guitar Hero

Click above to watch the very dignified Colin Firth taking his first awkward stab at Guitar Hero....  read more