Acorn DVD to Release THE BEST OF AGATHA CHRISTIE Volumes 3 & 4 June 19
Acorn DVD features two more collections of star-studded television adaptations from the Queen of Crime, THE BEST OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, Volumes 3 and 4, featuring favorites such as Ordeal by Innocence, Dead Man's Folly and A Caribbean Mysteryand casts led by Geraldine McEwan, David Suchet, and Julia McKenzie with co-stars Jane Seymour, Richard Armitage, Zoë Wanamaker, and Joanna Lumley. Read details below!
MISS MARPLE Star Geraldine McEwan Has Died at 82
Multitalented British actress and director, best known for portraying the Agatha Christie detective Miss Marple, Geraldine McEwan, has died at age 82. The BAFTA Award-winner's family says she died on January 30, due to complications from a stroke suffered in October.
THE PRIVATE EAR & THE PUBLIC EYE Receives 50-Year Revival, Beg. Tonight
THE PRIVATE EAR and THE PUBLIC EYE, by the acclaimed and multi-award winning British playwright Sir Peter Shaffer, will have their first major revival in 50 years, when they begin a nationwide tour from tonight, 29 August 2013, with a national press night at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Friday 6 September.
THE PRIVATE EAR and THE PUBLIC EYE Receive 50-Year Revival, August 29
THE PRIVATE EAR and THE PUBLIC EYE, by the acclaimed and multi-award winning British playwright Sir Peter Shaffer, will have their first major revival in 50 years, when they begin a nationwide tour from 29 August 2013, with a national press night at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Friday 6 September.
Acorn Media Announces Agatha Christie 'Queen of Crime Sweepstakes'
Offering Agatha Christie and mystery fans the chance of a lifetime, Acorn Media announces the launch of the "Queen of Crime Sweepstakes" beginning January 15, 2012. This celebration of all things Agatha Christie marks the largest contest ever from Acorn Media, the leading distributor of British TV in the U.S. The Grand Prize package features a trip for two to London, England (5 days/4 nights) and Paris (1 day/1 night); a visit to the set of a Poirot or Marple production; a tour of Greenway, Christie's holiday home; tickets to see The Mousetrap, the world's longest-running play; one-day rail trip to Paris on the Orient Express; and a DVD library of Agatha Christie programs.
Anthony Hopkins Stars in Kenneth Branagh's 'Thor'
Variety reports that screen star and Drama Desk-winning actor Anthony Hopkins will star in Thor, the Kenneth Branagh helmed film for Marvel Studios. Production begins in January and Paramount Pictures will distribute the film on May 20, 2011.
Miriam Margolyes, UK Morrible, Joins Bway 'Wicked' Jan.22
Well known to film audiences for roles as varied as Professor Sprout from the Harry Potter films and her BAFTA Award-winning performance in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence, acclaimed stage and screen actress Miriam Margolyes will make her Broadway debut as Madame Morrible in the musical Wicked, beginning performances January 22.