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26th Feb 2010
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - back in UK cinemas today
***** "Russell is worldly, amused, intensely in touch: Monroe is sublimely unfocused and beatific. A joy." - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
In this musical spectacle, Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe are the infamous 'Two Little Girls from Little Rock'; Dorothy - the sassy one looking for true love, and Lorelei - the blonde hoping to marry a millionaire. When the girls take a transatlantic cruise to Paris, an undercover detective follows, to find out if Lorelei is a gold-digger.
Thanks to the talents of the luminous stars and director Howard Hawks, plus stunning technicolor cinematography, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES emerges as one of the most charming, entertaining musicals of the 1950s.
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES opens from today - Friday 26 February - at BFI Southbank and selected cinemas nationwide.
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24th Feb 2010
The 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival announces tribute to Powell & Pressburger
This year, the 45th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2–10 July) will celebrate acclaimed filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in a retrospective which will feature The Archers' A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, BLACK NARCISSUS, and THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP.Audiences will also get the chance to see the stunning 4K digital restoration of THE RED SHOES, which premiered at Cannes International Film Festival 2009.Park Circus is pleased to handle worldwide theatrical distribution for the above-mentioned titles. -
22nd Feb 2010
British actor, screenwriter and director Lionel Jeffries dies aged 83
On Friday 19 February, it was announced that acclaimed actor, screenwriter and director Lionel Jeffries had died, aged 83.Loved for his role as Grandpa Potts in the successful children's film CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, Jeffries directed another family favourite, WOMBLING FREE.Other titles starring, or directed by Jeffries, including DOCTOR AT LARGE, FIRST MEN IN THE MOON, THE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE, WINDFALL and THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW, are available for theatrical booking from Park Circus.To view our Lionel Jeffries Collection, click here.For more information and to read The Guardian's Lionel Jeffries obituary, click here.
