Hugh grant and anna eberstein enjoy christmas market. Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before christmas in london, england. It doesnt feel like the holidays until i watch hugh grant s horrible assistant comment on natalies weight or. Hugh grant, billy campbell and martine mccutcheon in love, actually. Christmas has come to represent different things to people over. White christmas is just a fun movie, and i highly recommend it for holiday viewing. Actually, the greatest christmas movie of our time.
Truthfully, this list could just be bridget joness diary over and over again. Dec 22, 2016 the definitive analysis of love actually, the greatest christmas movie of our time. Hugh grant is a selfish londoner living off the royalties of his fathers christmas jingle when he meets a depressed woman and her son toni collette, nicholas hoult and learns how to give of himself to others and become an adult. I can honestly say that i would have liked this one a million times more if there was a different actress playing the part done by sarah jessica parker. Hugh grant really hated filming one iconic scene in love actually. If youre looking for a christmas movie to watch this holiday, netflix has an assortment of contemporary and classic christmas movies to stream.
At the bottom of the stairs, the stuntmans face is even blurred. Thanks to richard curtis and stars like hugh grant, colin firth, keira knightley. Hes a prowler looking for women who will fall prey to his charms. Love actually is a 2003 british christmas themed romantic comedy film written and directed by richard curtis. Love actually, david meets natalie in christmas eve. Huge grant doesnt get love actually holiday popularity. Funny, irresistible and heartwarming, an allstar cast hugh grant within christmas movie hugh grant.
Hugh grant, one of britains best known faces, has been equally entertaining onscreen as well as in real life, and has had enough sense of humor to survive a media frenzy. The prime minister hugh grant takes advantage of a quiet moment to dance through 10 downing street. It is an adaptation of the 1998 novel of the same name by nick hornby. What looks to be a man in spontaneous ecstasy is actually an actor in tremendous. I watched this movie near christmas because i was told it was romantic. But as with every christmas, last years gifts eventually become old news, and this year love actually is about to get usurped by last christmas paul feigs romcom featuring a. Grant, 57, buys a present as he gets into the festive spirit with stunning girlfriend anna eberstein at london christmas market. With hugh grant, martine mccutcheon, liam neeson, laura linney. Love actually is one of the most beloved christmas movies of all time and one particular scene seems to stick with anyone who. Of course, this means its up to us and you to settle another christmas movie debate here on rt. Funny, irresistible and heartwarming, an allstar cast hugh grant, liam neeson. Rather than preaching the value of forced holiday cheer, the. Hugh grant says iconic love actually dance scene was. Hugh grant is unsure why love actually remains wildly.
Dec 08, 2019 my most hated moment has to be the part where hugh grant, as the prime minister, looks up at a portrait of thatcher and calls her a saucy minx. Love actually has gotta be a christmas movie, doesn. Hugh grant is unsure why love actually remains wildly popular. The definitive analysis of love actually, the greatest christmas movie of our time. With hugh grant, nicholas hoult, toni collette, sharon small. Love actually 810 movie clip all i want for christmas is you 2003 hd duration. The movie, adapted by donald ogden stewart and sidney buchman. A merry little christmas this ones not really a movie and not entirely british, but it features hugh bonneville downton abbey, bonekickers alongside the mormon tabernacle choir so we thought wed add it for those diehard hugh bonneville fans. Holiday was the third of four films starring grant and hepburn, the others being sylvia scarlett 1935, bringing up baby 1938, and the philadelphia story 1940. Dec 16, 2019 its the ultimate holiday romcom, and it stars celebrities like hugh grant, liam neeson, and keira knightley, to name a few. Hugh grant dancing as prime minister in love actually to the pointer sisters jump for my love. Hes handsome, hes british, hes charming, and hes funny. Christmas movie stars hugh grant, bill nighy, kate winlset, keira knightley and more discuss their careers, acting advice, and more.
It has gone on to become a fanfavorite christmas movie. Boy was that the biggest lie ive heard in all of 2018 and the year is almost over. He is known for his roles in four weddings and a funeral 1994, with andie macdowell, notting hill 1999, opposite julia roberts, and music and lyrics 2007, opposite drew. Love actually 810 movie clip all i want for christmas is. Richard curtiss 2003 ensemble movie starring hugh grant, emma thompson, keira knightley, colin firth, bill nighy and more is the one flick readers cant. While many movie fans could cite favorite christmas movies made in the. Dec 20, 2019 this movie not only has an allstar cast with colin firth, hugh grant, and renee zellweger, but it also has one of the best first kiss scenes ever. About a boy is a 2002 romantic comedydrama film directed by chris weitz and paul weitz and written by them and peter hedges.
Hugh grant narrates the love actually movie opening at the airport. Hugh grant and martine mccutcheon in love, actually love, actually. Leah rozen, people with the feel good movie of the year. But even if the actors can understand the movies everlasting appeal, there was. The film begins with a voiceover from david hugh grant commenting that whenever he gets gloomy about the state of the world he thinks about. The richard curtis film has ingrained itself in the xmas lexicon. Im cofounder of comic relief and producer of red nose day. Dec 19, 2012 hugh grant and martine mccutcheon in love, actually love, actually. A christmas star born under the christmas star, a young girl is said to be capable of miracles. Love actually fans unearth hugh grants outfit blunder. Is love actually a modern christmas classic, or is it just a problematic mess of a film. Love actually is britains favourite christmas film radio times. Love actually 2003 hugh grant as the prime minister imdb. Martine mccutcheon, hugh grant, alan rickman, laura linney, liam neeson, emma thompson.
Love actually is a 2003 british christmasthemed romantic comedy film written and directed by. See more alternate versions laura linney and patrick dempsey appeared in the us version. Christmas movie stars hugh grant, bill nighy, kate winlset and. Jun 16, 2011 the schools musical performance of all i want for christmas ends with a surprise. The director goes back to his fastcutting crime caper roots, firing matthew mcconaughey and colin farrell out of both barrels at downtons michelle dockery and a cockney hugh grant.
Why about a boy is the best unconventional christmas movie. Christmas movie hugh grant liam neeson fishwolfeboro. Merry christmas from the prime minister love actually. Now, to all you nice boys and girls out there, we present the 50 best christmas movies ever. Surely, you are thinking, its just a christmas movie. Love actually extraordinary cast bill nighy, alan rickman, colin in christmas movie hugh grant liam neeson. The definitive analysis of love actually, the greatest. The 50 best christmas movies from silly santas to shootouts in the snow, heres our pick of the best christmas films ever. Hugh grant says love actually scene was absolute hell to shoot its one of the greatest christmas movies ever made, but hugh grant wasnt in. The film at times uses double voiceover narration, when the audience hears both wills and marcuss. Essential festive viewing, love actually is easily the starriest christmas film out there boasting screen legends such as hugh grant, emma. It features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of british actors, many of whom had worked with curtis in previous film and television projects.
Hugh grant and anna eberstein enjoy christmas market daily. Whenever i get gloomy about the state of the world, i think of the arrival gate at heathgrow airport. Dont mistake this film for the formulaic tv showim talking about the 2002 british flick starring hugh grant, toni collette and rachel weisz. I know that the combination of hugh grant, kiera knightly, alan rickman, liam neeson, colin firth, bill nighy, emma thompson, rowan atkinson and that kid who played jojen in game of thrones makes it pretty hard to dislike this movie. We present an argument representing each side of the debate from. The gentlemen trailer how ridiculous can guy ritchies new. From home alone and elf to classics like miracle on 34th street, weve made our list of great holiday films and checked it at least twice. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. I know it is widely considered a modern holiday classic. Richard curtiss 2003 ensemble movie starring hugh grant, emma thompson, keira knightley, colin firth, bill nighy and more is the one flick readers cant live without this yuletide. Dec 25, 2018 love actually fans have been left gobsmacked over hugh grant s outfit blunder in the christmas 2003 movie, after a clip was unearthed on social media hugh grant, who plays the handsome newly. Love actually fans unearth hugh grants outfit blunder and. Celebrate the holidays with friends and family by streaming these cute and romantic christmas movies like the holiday, love actually, and its a wonderful life.
Hugh john mungo grant born 9 september 1960 is an english actor and film producer. All of london is in love or longing to be in four weddings and a funeral writer richard. Grant, 57, buys a present as he gets into the festive spirit with stunning girlfriend anna eberstein at london christmas market by lily waddell for mailonline. Youtube merry christmas from the prime minister love actually love, the home of romance duration. Hugh grant, the star of the beloved christmas movie love actually, told bang showbiz that hes confused about the continued appeal of the film. But as with every christmas, last years gifts eventually become old news, and this year love actually is about to get usurped by last christmas paul feigs romcom featuring a postgame. It may be more than 15 years since love actually was released, but hugh grant, colin firth, and richard curtis have finally opened up about one of the films defining moments even as the mo. Hugh grant doesnt get why love actually is still so.
The irving berlin songs, the dance numbers, and yes, the schmaltz are just the right combination to put even the grinchiest person in the christmas spirit. Hugh grant is living off the proceeds of the christmas song his father wrote, and discovers the value of family. He has received a golden globe award and a british academy film award. Rather than preaching the value of forced holiday cheer, the film uses two sequential christmases to highlight character development. My most hated moment has to be the part where hugh grant, as the prime minister, looks up at a portrait of thatcher and calls her a saucy minx.
Hugh grant still cant figure out why love actually is. Its the perfect christmas movie, but love actually star hugh grant doesnt understand why people love it so much and explains that memorable scene. Hugh grant still cant figure out why love actually is so popular. Fans adore love actually but actor hugh grant, who is in the film. Red nose day is all about bringing people together to have fun, raise money, and change the lives of kids living in poverty. Billed as the ultimate romantic comedy, love actually involves more than a dozen main characters, each weaving his or her way into anothers heart over the course of one particularly eventful. Among the characters explored are david hugh grant, the handsome newly elected british prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer martine mccutcheon, sarah laura linney, a graphic. The film stars hugh grant, nicholas hoult, toni collette, and rachel weisz. Dec 12, 2019 it may be more than 15 years since love actually was released, but hugh grant, colin firth, and richard curtis have finally opened up about one of the films defining moments even as the mo.
The worst christmas movie ever love, actually may be one of the nastiest, most depressing commentaries on love in film history. A cynical, immature young man is taught how to act like a grownup by a little boy. Dont mistake this film for the formulaic tv show im talking about the 2002 british flick starring hugh grant, toni collette and rachel weisz. Love actually fans unearthed hugh grants huge outfit blunder and they claim it ruins the 2003 christmas movie as he changes his navy tie l for a spotty tie r right. The gentlemen trailer how ridiculous can guy ritchies. Nov 30, 2010 hugh grant dancing as prime minister in love actually to the pointer sisters jump for my love. In this christmas miracle movie, an event planner and a. Hes the perfect leading man for any drama, any romance, any. Hugh grant strikes the right amount of hipness, confusion and complete lack of responsibility in his interpretation of will. Love actually is a christmas themed romcom starring many great actors such as colin firth, liam neeson, emma thompson, kiera knightley and hugh grant.
Grant has received a golden globe, a bafta, and an honorary cesar for his work. Hugh grant still bitterly loathes every second of the love, actually. Love actually is een britse ensemblefilm uit 2003 bestaande uit een reeks korte, elkaar overlappende verhalen. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Hugh grants enthusiasm for one particular scene was definitely all a show. Starring hugh grant, liam neeson, colin firth, etc intended for christmas movie hugh grant liam neeson. I thought this film was quite enjoyable to watch around christmas time and the actors made it even more magical. Moviegoers can easily see the british take on the holidaytheme romantic comedy now extends to movies like recent last christmas, which tried to bring. Holiday is a 1938 american romantic comedy film directed by george cukor, a remake of the 1930 film of the same name. Hugh grant, martine mccutcheon, liam neeson, laura linney.
The general consensus is we live in a world full of hatred and greed, but i dont see that. A life on screen airs on monday 23 december at 9pm on. The new season of american dreamz, the wildly popular television singing contest, has captured the countrys attention, as the competition looks to be between a young midwestern gal moore and a showtunesloving young man from orange county golzari. The soundtrack was also very catchy and features many great songs. His career spans three decades, being recognised as an international star since 1994. Think of that next time you tuck into the 2003 christmas movie. About a boy though not traditionally classified as a christmas movie, this hugh grant romcom has plenty of holiday cheer. The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the. Hugh grant and martine mccutcheon at the uk premiere of love actually alessandro abbonizioafp via getty images. Time out london referred to holiday as one of cukors best films.
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