When Gwyneth Paltrow Almost Blew Her Shakespeare In Love Role Over Brad Pitt Break-Up

Here’s Why Gwyneth Paltrow Almost Passed On Her Shakespeare in Love Role

Gwyneth Paltrow Almost Let Go Of Her Shakespeare in Love Role Over Brad Pitt Split? (Photo Credit – Instagram/Facebook) Imagine almost ditching an Oscar-winning role. Gwyneth Paltrow nearly passed on Shakespeare in Love because of […]

Tom Wilkinson dead: Full Monty actor dies aged 75 after starring in Shakespeare in Love and Batman Begins

British actor Tom Wilkinson tragically died today at home, his family revealed

A BRITISH Oscar-nominated Full Monty actor died “suddenly” at home today. Tom Wilkinson, who is best known as steel mill foreman Gerald Cooper in the comedy film, was just 75. 4 British actor Tom Wilkinson […]

Julia Roberts Quit ‘Shakespeare In Love’ After Bad Chemistry Reads, Producer Says

Despite leaving “Shakespeare in Love,” Julia Roberts went on to win a People’s Choice Award in 1998 for Favorite Motion Picture Actress and a Best Actress Oscar in 2001 for "Erin Brockovich."

“Shakespeare in Love” was the set of Julia Roberts’ discontent. Or at least according to the film’s producer, Ed Zwick. The “My Best Friend’s Wedding” star, then 24, was initially attached to star in the […]

Why I teach a course connecting Taylor Swift’s songs to the works of Shakespeare, Hitchcock, and Plath

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Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation US highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “The Taylor Swift Songbook” What prompted the idea for the course? This class is part of a […]