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Recalling Cate Blanchett's emergence in "Elizabeth" , Emily Blunt turns in a star-makingly regal performance in the first-rate period drama "The Young Victoria." The film, directed by Quebecois filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee, scripted by Julian Fellowes and produced by Martin Scorsese and Sarah Ferguson, is a smart portrait of the 19th century chess ...

Can you believe it? Christmas is upon us. Only one more week left in 2009. The holiday-opening films are lighter than I expected, but there is something new for most tastes.

Victoria is a typical teenager: feisty, music-loving fashionista, dance-mad and boy crazy, but hemmed in by the boring adults who want to control her life.

'The Young Victoria,' with Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Thomas Kretschmann, Mark Strong, Jesper Christensen, Harriet Walter.

When it comes to teen queens, no one can top Queen Victoria, who ascended the throne at the tender age of 18 in 1837 and ruled until her death in 1901 -- 63 years, a reign longer than any monarch before or since.

The Young Victoria opens Friday in select theaters The Costume Drama is one of the surest paths toward critical acclaim-cum-acceptance for fledgling movie stars.

In Young Victoria, Emily Blunt joins a long list of ingenues to tackle the role of a young queen.

When it comes to teen queens, no one can top Queen Victoria, who ascended the throne at the tender age of 18 in 1837 and ruled until her death in 1901 -- 63 years, a reign longer than any monarch before or since.

It seems that the nearly indistinguishable and nature of all those generic British royalty costume dramas, in what some peeved UK film critics have termed the 'queensploitation' genre, may not be such a coincidence after all.

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This holiday season, make way for the Queen. Queen Victoria, that is and not the sour, black-clad matron you think you know.

Sarah Ferguson visits Philadelphia to discuss the film she produced, "Young Victoria," that opens today, and royalty: "To be a princess, you have to learn the game of chess.

How much you like The Young Victoria can be measured in direct proportion to the level of enjoyment you get from the following: parliamentary intrigue; impeccably dressed men and women with knowing looks in their eyes, whispering to one another at long dinner tables; gliding tracking shots of young lovers dancing at lavish balls, complete with ...

Bishop Donal Murray speaks in St John's Cathedral in Limerick, Ireland, on Thursday, after resigning as as bishop of Limerick.

Film Friday: 'Avatar' & 'Young Victoria' The wait for James Cameron 's massive big-screen epic is finally over this weekend as Avatar opens in theatres, and in IMAX .

Steven Soderbergh For effortlessly being able to work at the top of the Hollywood A-list and go off on his own to make strange, experimental independent works A twisted Python-esque take on Scientology, mental health and marriage, and Soderbergh's first true work of pure genius.

Emily Blunt became a household name for American audiences with her scene stealing performance in the 2006 film, The Devil Wears Prada.

Montreal auteur Jean-Marc Valle - whom you already know and love 'cause of his fab 2005 hit C.R.A.Z.Y. - makes his major-league English-language debut with the very good period piece The Young Victoria.

Hey, folks. Capone in Chicago here, with a couple of films that are making their way into art houses around America this week or at least expanding to more theaters .

When it comes to period films that involve corsets and longing romantic looks, Keira Knightley is usually, er, queen.