Elizabeth I

Cate Blanchett considered her venti decaf nonfat latte. "Things are so big in America," she said. Four young studio publicists had squabbled over who would have to fetch this mega coffee for her. "What should I do with this? Hit someone over the head?"...

Best Motion Picture - Drama Babel Anonymous Content Production/Una Producción De Zeta Film/Central Films Production; Paramount Pictures/Paramount Vantage Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Helen Mirren – The Queen Best...

The stars are all out on this somewhat nippy day in Los Angeles to celebrate the 64th Golden Globes, a sort of warmup to the Oscars, only with television honored along with film. The Golden Globes, awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, is...

A long-gestating miniseries based on the prize-winning biography "John Adams" is ready to go at HBO. Filming is set to begin in February on the seven-hour project, which stars Paul Giamatti ("Sideways," "Cinderella Man") as the nation's second...

The indie comedy "Little Miss Sunshine" was the Producers Guild of America's surprise best picture winner, suggesting how wide open the Oscar race is becoming. At the Saturday (Jan. 20) ceremony, the PGA gave the Darryl F. Zanuck trophy to credited...

For someone in the midst of a professional crisis, Susan Sarandon is the picture of calm as she sips tea in a private Greenwich Village club. A head of curls is tucked under a newsboy cap, and her delicate porcelain features are remarkably ageless. You...

Thinking of getting a CD-ROM encyclopedia for your computer? Don't do it. Not if you already have an Internet connection. The two most popular encyclopedia CD-ROMs -- Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2001, which sells for about $45, and the venerable...

She was the scourge of Spanish and English merchants. "Notorious by land and sea," her English enemies said. Queen Elizabeth I even put a price — 500 pounds — on her head. Grace O'Malley, a 16th century pirate, was feared from Ireland's...

Friday December 11, 1998      "Shakespeare in Love" is a ray of light in a holiday film season that was starting to look as gloomy as the scowl on Ebenezer Scrooge's face. A happy conceit smoothly executed, this is one of those entertaining confections...

Despite tales of tumbling heads and murdered wives, I'm a sucker for the Tudors, one of England's ruthless royal dynasties. And there's more fun to be found in exploring two of England's monarchical Henrys than all the Georges put together. That's why on...

The Tower of London, one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions, has been spruced up with a new visitor center, restaurants and more. The additions, completed over the last few months, cap a $35-million, eight-year project to restore and improve...

On Guy Fawkes Day, bonfires crackle and leap all over England. Children inveigle passersby for small change, chanting, "Remember, remember, the 5th of November." Scarecrows stuffed to resemble the most hated man of the hour are tossed on the pyre. This...