Ian McKellen News

Appellate Judge James A. Stewart never found armchairs all that thrilling. Now, recliners... Note: This is a pre-release review.

AS FAR as the theatre is concerned, however, this is turning out to be a bumper summer and it could be because of the economic difficulties.

'When I saw Ian perform as Richard II, I said, "That's what I want to do, what I want to be"' Interviews by Adam Jacques MICHAEL FRANKE Shoulder to shoulder: Hyde says spending a season as the faithful Earl of Kent to McKellen's Lear cemented their friendship enlarge Sir Ian McKellen CBE, 70, is an award-winning actor known for his film roles in ...

Three's a crowd ... Chris Ryan, Alison Bell and Ewen Leslie. Elissa It's 1942 and in a derelict Leningrad apartment, 15-year-old Lika is trying to keep warm.

You'll decide how you feel about Robert Falls' vulgar, vicious King Lear in the first few seconds, likely as not, and where you'll come down may depend on whether you're the sort to turn up your nose as a pair of noblemen stroll into the palace jakes and commence to take a whiz at a wall lined with grimy urinals.

Everyone has the right to live openly, writes the actor as we approach the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots Sir Ian McKellen I remember when Michael Cashman, now an MEP, was the first chairman of the lobby group Stonewall.

Mega Shark takes a bite out of the bridge in one of this year's least heralded 3-D adventures.

Ian McKellen as Gandalf in 'The Return of the King' New Line Cinema Sean Bean as Boromir in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart pose with Richard Linnell and Sam Walton who were chosen from open auditions to join the lead actors on stage in the new production of 'Waiting for Godot' New Line Cinema 'The Lord ...

I had the unique privilege of seeing The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at Butt-Numb-a-Thon 5 right here in beautiful Austin, Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse about a week before it was released.

Audubon's new butterfly guide, a PBS documentary on rock icon Neil Young, Allen Toussaint's first solo album in 10 years, and more.

Sir Ian backed a campaign by actors' union Equity which called on broadcasters to change their attitudes towards actresses aged over 45, in a petition which has been signed by 4,000 people including Julie Walters and Harry Potter actress Imelda Staunton.

It's not as unendurable as being extraordinarily rendered to a prison disguised as a holiday resort.

Steven Berkoff took audiences through a whirlwind tour of Shakespeare's Villains at Sofia's Aleko Konstantinov Satirical Theatre on June 3. Berkoff, who chooses to present villains on the basis that "the sicker the patient, the more interesting he is to the doctor", ran through the gamut.

By Nick Ahad When Patrick Stewart is in a play, he can expect to take top billing.

Caption: Ian McKellen , Patrick Stewart, Sam Walton, Richard Linnell Photocall with the cast of 'Waiting for Godot' to announce the two boys who recently won the opportunity to perform alongside the Company on stage at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

What a thrill to watch actors of Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company - accomplished performers all - as they come back to study the text of their noble kinsman William Shakespeare at the knee of the illustrious director John Barton.

1939 Birthday of British actor Ian McKellen, a Tony-winner in 1981 for playing Salieri in Amadeus , who also will appear on Broadway in Dance of Death and Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare , who also will make many film appearances including X-Men, Gods and Monsters and The Lord of the Rings .

June 2, Best of British TV specialist Acorn Media debuts some of the Best Documentaries on DVD with their new Athena line.

"The Da Vinci Code" - both the 2003 novel and the 2006 movie - mesmerized audiences with puzzles and bloody horrors, while purporting to edify them with talk of religion and art history.

The third in the "X-Men" series begins with a flashback to the time when the fledgling mutant supremacist, Eric Lensherr/Magneto and Dr.