George VI, also known as Bertie, reluctantly takes the throne of England when his brother, Edward, abdicates in 1936. The unprepared king turns to a radical speech therapist, Lionel Logue, to help overcome his nervous stutter and the two forge a friendship. The King’s Speech stars Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle [...]
Jennifer Ehle
HBO Orders First Season of A Game of Thrones
HBO has ordered the pilot and nine episodes of “A Game of Thrones” for a first season which will debut next spring. The “Song of Ice and Fire” novel series by George R.R Martin. A Game of Thrones takes place in a world were the upcoming winter will last forty years. As the long winter [...]