Bill Nighy News

It's been 10 years since writer and director Stephen Poliakoff last saw his name on the big screen.

Writer David Templeton takes interesting people to interesting movies in his ongoing quest for the ultimate post-film conversation.

Bill Nighy would rather "kill himself" than wear a baseball cap. The 'Love Actually' star insists he never feels the need to disguise himself to avoid being recognised, and insists he is too old to start hiding himself under headwear.

Think of classy TV drama over the last decade and chances are you'll think of Stephen Poliakoff; think Perfect Strangers, Gideon's Daughter, The Lost Prince.

From left, Tom Sturridge, Rhys Darby, Will Adamsdale and Bill Nighy. Pirate Radio Watch the trailer Show times and theaters Buy Tickets! Running time: 2 hr.

Regular readers know of my appreciation for British wit, and I'm delighted to report that this frothy little romantic comedy did not disappoint.

The star of Stephen Poliakoff's forthcoming Glorious 39 on his neuroses, playing educated toffs and why he digs David Hare 'More people saw me in Love Actually than in everything else I had ever done' a Bill Nighy.

Chris Rock examines the cost, both financial and sociological, of African-American hair culture in this hilarious, Sundance award-winning film.

Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Bill Nighy. Rated PG. Opens Friday, November 13, at the Cinemark Tinseltown Pirate Radio wants to portray the time when young Britons turned to offshore radio to get their fill of Cilla Black and the Rolling Stones.

Starring : * Phillip Seymour Hoffman as The Count * Bill Nighy as Quentin * Rhys Ifans as Gavin * Nick Frost as Dr.

As I watch Stephen Poliakoff directing his latest film, on location in a country house in Norfolk, it occurs to me that he, like the actors around him, is playing a role.

Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Pirate Radio" Attention, casting directors of the world! Want to cast Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman in your new movie? Make sure to shoot it in a location the guy wants to visit.

Pirate Radio director, Richard Curtis , poses with the film's cast. Before filming began, Curtis put his cast through "boat camp" instead of boot camp.

FOCUS FEARTURES Philip Seymour Hoffman and Nick Frost star in "Pirate Radio," a film about the ships that illegally broadcast rock music in the U.K. in the 1960s.

Bill Nighy talks about starring in the film "Pirate Radio," which tells the story of a ship that broadcast rock music to Britain in the '60s when it was illegal.

No movie can be all bad when juiced up with a soundtrack of more than 50 classic rock tunes.

The opening credit sequence of Pirate Radio fooled me momentarily into thinking I was being shown a trailer for the movie rather than the movie itself.

Richard Curtis makes romantic, sentimental and overlong comedies filled to the rafters with friends as cast-members. He's a British Judd Apatow - indulgent, substituting sweetness for edge, charm for shock value.

It's a few weeks before Christmas, and love is in the air in England for the ensemble cast that includes Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, and Kiera Knightley.

In the 1960s, while the BBC limited itself to two hours of rock 'n' roll a week, pirate radio stations sated Britain's hunger for guitar-driven music.