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Warner Brothers is offering up the chance to win a trip to London to visit the Harry Potter Studio Tour experience. Here are the prize details: Sponsor will be awarding one (1) “Prize” to one (1) Grand Prize winner consisting of: (i) four (4) roundtrip economy/coach airline tickets for the winner and three (3) travel companions … [Read more...]
We've been eagerly awaiting the next film from the writer/director of Love Actually, Richard Curtis. Details in In Time have been scant but today we finally have a full trailer that details what it's all about. And it looks brilliant! Here's the full synopsis: At the age of 21, Tim is told an incredible family secret by his father: all … [Read more...]
I'm a huge Wallace and Gromit fan (we named our dog Gromit!) so I was excited to see that Visit England have enlisted the help the popular claymation duo to promote travel in England. Check out the video above. Love it! You can follow in Wallace & Gromit's footsteps plan your UK break and get a great offer from your local travel agent at … [Read more...]
Great news for American Harry Potter Fans. Universal Studios has announced that as part of their $1.6 Billion expansion of Universal Studios Hollywood in California, they plan to open a second Wizarding World of Harry Potter on the West Coast of the USA. Folks west of the Mississippi won't have to find their way to Florida to experience the … [Read more...]
Producers have released the first full trailer for The World's End - The final movie in the titual 'Blood & Ice Cream' trilogy (previous movies Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead). Starring Martin Freeman, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan and Paddy Considine The World's End is Directed by Pegg and Frost's regular collaborator Edgar Wright … [Read more...]
You remember Amy Winehouse, right? You remember how she came out with two awesome albums? You remember how she spent the last five years of her life becoming an object of public mockery? You remember how she died in 2011, and therefore, is no longer a valid target of abuse? Well, now, several tributes to her life are coming soon. The first is a … [Read more...]
The new independent British feature Beat Girl produced by beActive, will be released into UK cinema on 10th May 2013. It is the first independent film to be launched across a multi-media platform, with a book, game, web series and the movie. Beat Girl stars Louise Dylan as Heather Jennings (BBC’s Jane Austin’s Emma), Craig Daniel Adams as … [Read more...]
We now have our first look at the upcoming Alan Partridge movie. The teaser trailer for the new Alan Partridge film, 'Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa'. Alan and Sidekick Simon try to think up the name for the movie. It's in cinemas 7th August. Fun! … [Read more...]
Undoubtedly, one of the reasons we go see films is to experience a story that raises our spirits. A great film can make us laugh and cry, but ultimately makes us feel better about life, the world around us, and ourselves. Since the beginning of its film industry, Britain has created a great number of movies that continue to inspire us. 1. … [Read more...]
In case you haven't heard, Adele is the hottest thing in music; since its release in January 2011, her second album 21 has been the biggest-selling album of both years since, and, odds are, it'll be the biggest-selling album of this year. And, what's more, it's still on the charts after all this time: #22 in the UK, and #10 in America. And now … [Read more...]
I’ve never read Boris Pasternak’s classic novel Doctor Zhivago, but I grew up with the dashing image of Omar Sharif’s Doctor Zhivago in my head. The 1965 movie was one of my mother’s favorites and she loved a good romance! So when I sat down to watch the 2002 TV mini-series remake of the classic movie, I wasn’t sure what to … [Read more...]
For those of you who've been asleep since last Sunday, Adele won the Academy Award for best song for her theme to the Bond film "Skyfall." The song is the first of the 23 Bond themes to have won the award. However, there were three (or four, depending on who you ask) other songs to be nominated: Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die", … [Read more...]
As you may have known, Adele is responsible for one of the best-selling CDs of the decade, 21, which is still on the charts today (currently #35 on the British charts, #22 on the American). Not bad for an album that's two years old. But, recently, she's performed the insanely acclaimed theme song to the insanely acclaimed new Bond movie, Skyfall. … [Read more...]
You would be forgiven for not knowing who Biffy Clyro is. Hell, I didn't know who they are until I found out on NME's newsfeed that they had the #1 album in Britain. I'm currently listening to their song "Black Chandelier," and it's pretty good. On February 3, they knocked the soundtrack to Tom Hooper's film of Les Miserables off the top of the … [Read more...]
It's going to be an exciting year for British Movies and we've decided to put together a rundown of all the British movies we could find that will be opening this year. From the Return of Bridget Jones to Paddington Bear's journey to the big screen there's a lot to look forward to. The Sweeney Tearing up the streets of London, "The Sweeney" is a … [Read more...]
Agatha Christie, who wrote more than 70 novels in her lifetime, is one of the best-selling novelists to ever live. Many of her beloved mysteries have aired on the large and small screens, including on PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery. Now fans of Agatha Christie’s PBS television mysteries have voted for their favorites and a Greatest Hits DVD … [Read more...]
Massive Attack may be one of the most important British Electronica acts, uwsing their debut album, Blue Lines, to create a new genre of music called Trip-Hop, fusing hip-hop and electronica until neither one is recognisable. While the name may not be familiar to many of us, odds are, if any of you have ever watched House, you know at least one of … [Read more...]
Since the inception of the filming industry in Britain and the United States, a great number of castles in the United Kingdom have provided the backdrop to historical pieces, period dramas, raucous comedies, and fantasy epics. Whether you want to pretend you’re walking across the courtyards of Hogwarts or charging some insulting French knights … [Read more...]
I'm generally at my most happiest when I'm watching a period movie set in the 1930's. So, I was excited enough about Hyde Park on the Hudson to plan a special trip into Chicago (we live an hour away) to see it. Hyde Park on Hudson is the latest Oscar bait to come out this winter and it's the type of movie that will succeed at the Oscars. The … [Read more...]
So when I decided to tackle this subject for Anglotopia, my research uncovered that there are a multitude of opinions on which American actors do the worst British accents. Some commentators think Renee Zellweger’s Bridget Jones is like nails on a chalkboard, while others loathe Don Cheadle’s Basher Carr from Oceans 11-13. However, there … [Read more...]
Ralph Fiennes’s unlikely follow-up project to his virile directorial debut Coriolanus is The Invisible Woman, the intimate story of Charles Dickens’ secret relationship with a young actress named Ellen “Nelly” Ternan. "He was about 45 years old. She was 18,” explains Fiennes, 49, who also plays the great writer. “From that point on, … [Read more...]
There are many remarkable things about The Beatles, but the thing I find the most odd about The Beatles is that, rather uniquely among bands of their stature, live recordings of their concerts are scarce; the only official recordings of their concerts (and, no, I do not consider Live At the BBC to count as a concert) to be released to LP are … [Read more...]
The year is 1959 and Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) is the most famous movie director in the world – and he’s also fronting a highly-lucrative TV series too. But he’s getting on, too. Is it time for “Hitch” to call it quits? Hitchcock is defiantly against retirement, and is in fact determined to break the mold on his next project – … [Read more...]
The Scotland set Pixar movie Brave is out on DVD now and many companies are running sweepstakes offering up chances to win trips to Scotland. This week we've got details on a contest that Kohl's is running offering up a chance for one lucky family to win a trip to Scotland. Here are the prize details: Winner will receive an Adventures by Disney … [Read more...]
Led Zeppelin isn't the only British band who's getting a new DVD shown to theatres live this month. Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto tour has been filmed and for those of you who missed it, the video's been edited and is scheduled to be released to DVD, CD, and Blu-Ray on November 19 as "Live 2012." It is their first live album and DVD since Live … [Read more...]
We've come across this fantastic deal that we just had to share it. It's a great opportunity to own 10 classic British Movies in one DVD set for one low price. Ten great British films in one collection! Includes The Queen, Shakespeare in Love, Bridget Jones' Diary, The English Patient, The Very Thought of You, The Importance of Being Earnest, … [Read more...]
Just in time for Halloween, Radio Times reported last week that Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are officially set to reunite - more than a decade after their last professional collaboration - and voice an upcoming animated (CGI) adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost. For fans of Fry, Laurie, and Wilde alike, this is fiendishly good … [Read more...]
Have plans to attend a midnight premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in the States this December? Good news! You'll be able to stop by your local Denny's afterward for a Hobbit-themed late - or shall we call it second? - breakfast. The infamous "always open" American diner chain has announced a limited edition tie-in menu celebrating … [Read more...]
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Yahoo Movies is offering up the chance to win a spy themed trip to London in honor of the next James Bond movie Skyfall. Live it up like Bond in luxurious London for a dream grand prize for two (2) which includes a trip to London plus hotel, a Martini Master Class, Personal Style Makeover and Spa Treatment, for youand one very lucky guest. Here … [Read more...]
It is official, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are back together. I previously reported in August 2012 that the two were trying to work things out after Stewart's trist with director Rubert Sanders in July 2012. It was reported by OMG Yahoo that the couple were seen "cozied up to each other," at Ye Rustic Inn a dive bar in Los Feliz, … [Read more...]
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas in 2007 in a closet in Chicago. Anglotopia is for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia is now our full time jobs and we spend our time working on the site and planning our yearly trips to Britain. Join us as we explore Britain and everything it has to offer!
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