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British author NICK HORNBY is still struggling to come to terms with the fact his book HIGH FIDELITY wasn't a Broadway smash - because he thought it was a great musical.

Caption: Nick Hornby Premiere of 'An Education' BFI 53rd London Film Festival London, England .... British author NICK HORNBY is still struggling to come to terms with the fact his book HIGH FIDELITY wasn't a Broadway smash - because he thought it was a great musical.

CHRIS BROWN has fired back at his ex-girlfriend RIHANNA's decision to go public with the details of their February fight, insisting what happened should remain between them.

Carey Mulligan finds out about life with an older man in "An Education." The movie, with screenplay by Nick Hornby, is a coming-of-age story, set in 1961, about a precocious 16-year-old girl.

British author NICK HORNBY is still struggling to come to terms with the fact his book HIGH FIDELITY wasn't a Broadway smash - because he thought it was a great musical.

HOME > NEWS / SHOWBIZ > SHOWBIZ > Hornby can't understand High Fidelity stage flop SHOWBIZ British author NICK HORNBY is still struggling to come to terms with the fact his book HIGH FIDELITY wasn't a Broadway smash - because he thought it was a great musical.

Stephen Frears is probably one of the most successful directors that most Americans have never heard of because his movies tend to be highly British.

Stephen Frears will direct "Lay the Favorite, Take the Dog," an adaptation of an upcoming Beth Raymer memoir that is aiming for a June production stars.

Busy Nick Hornby. New novel. New screenplay. Dad of three. And yet he is looking relaxed, refreshed, full of cheer.

Emma Thompson, left is the headsmistress in "An Education" - a story of a 16-year-old girl involved with an older man in early '60s London.

Duncan Mitchell is a peculiar fanatic and self-described authority on '80s rocker Tucker Crowe, who mysteriously dropped out of the public eye in 1986.

The film's technical elements all add seamless period flavor to the puritanical stew that was London almost a half-century ago.

Nick Hornby is the acclaimed author of novels such as High Fidelity, Fever Pitch and About A Boy, to name a few, all of which have been made into films.

"There's not a lot of firsts in life anymore as an adult. It's hard to find things that are exhilarating." - Hilary Swank [ LAT ] "Mostly enthusiasm.

Director Lone Scherfig's newest film, "An Education," tells the story of a young girl who is swept away in the arms of an older man, leaving her to choose between a formal education or life as a wife.

The Postage stamp collector rings Twice: William Haden and Katie Huard in the village playhouse's Mauritius Mauritius Oct.

"An Education," the story of a London teenager's coming of age in the epoch just before the Beatles, stars Carey Mulligan.

A mere three months before Oscar nominations are unveiled, the British coming-of-age drama "An Education" is one of the first of this year's crop of contenders to garner serious buzz.

If Carey Mulligan , the 24-year-old star of An Education , doesn't nab an Oscar nomination come January, Nick Hornby , for one, is going to be sorely shocked.

LYNN Barber is a formidable English journalist. The Observer's long-time features writer, recently recruited by The Sunday Times, eviscerates her interview subjects with a dry wit and cutting turns of phrase.