Christopher Hampton

Renowned Oscar-winning filmmaker István Szabó takes the directorial reins for 'Embers,' a haunting period drama starring the talented Ralph Fiennes and Viggo Mortensen. This cinematic adaptation of Sándor Márai's novel, reimagined by christopher hampton, delves into a long-buried secret between two lifelong friends.

Christoph Waltz is set to lead Stephen Frears and christopher hampton's feature film 'Billy Wilder &Me'. Described as part coming-of-age story and part true-to-life portrait of Hollywood icon Billy Wilder, the film is an adaptation of the book by Jonathan Coe.

HYDERABAD: William Dalrymple's acclaimed book, 'White Mughals', will now be adapted as a play for the National Theatre by playwright christopher hampton.

Olivia Colman, who has been nominated at the Oscars in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in the Anthony Hopkins-starrer "The Father", says working on the film was a dream come true, so much so she would do it for free.

Oscar winners Olivia Colman and Anthony Hopkins will be teaming up for Florian Zeller's 'The Father'. The film is an adaptation of Zeller's stage play of the same name. He will direct the project from a screenplay he co-wrote with christopher hampton, reported a magazine.

Naomi Watts is to star alongside Robin Wright in new movie 'The Grandmothers', which is an erotic tale of misguided love based on a novel by author Doris Lessing.

Jaipur district collector Akhil Arora has asked the organisers to explain why the film was shown without the Censor Board's nod.

Schoolmates come together on stage

christopher hampton and Florian Zeller took home an Oscar in the category of Adapted Screenplay for their work in the Anthony Hopkins-starrer 'The Father'. Meanwhile, Emerald Fennell became the is the first woman to win an Oscar for Original Screenplay for the comedy thriller film 'Promising Young Woman'.

Florian Zeller, famed for highly acclaimed dramas "The Father" and "The Son," has been granted France's highest civilian decoration for his contributions to art, writing, and cinema.

Period drama series 'Dangerous Liaisons' will stream exclusively on Lionsgate Play in India starting December 23, the digital platform said on Tuesday. Created and written by Harriet Warner, the series is a modern take on French author Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' classic 18th-century novel 'Les Liaisons dangereuses'.

Anthony, who won the best actor Academy Award for his lead performance in the Florian Zeller directorial 'The Father', has now joined Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, and Vanessa Kirby in the all-star 'The Son' cast, as per a portal.

Recession drama 'Nomadland' and coming-of-age story 'Rocks' led the nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards on Tuesday with seven nods each. Indian actor Adarsh Gaurav has been nominated in the lead actor category for his performance in 'The White Tiger'.

Imagine book-reading sessions, literary lunches, interactive sessions, talks and cultural performances by the side of the Hooghly, Metcalfe Hall, Rammohan library and Old Currency Building by the likes of Orhan Pamuk, Amitav Ghosh, Kiran Desai, Gulzar, Shabana Azmi, Sunil Gangopadhyay, Girish Karnad and so on.

The legendary stage and screen actor is bringing one of his most celebrated plays, The Father, to Bengaluru for a two-week run

The nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards were announced by actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas for a total of 23 categories on Monday morning (local time).

With just a month left for the 26th Critics Choice Awards (CCA) to honour the finest achievements in film and television, the nominations' list is finally out. The nominees' list saw the 2020 drama-comedy 'Mank' bagging 12 nominations for all main categories followed by 'Da 5 Bloods', 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' for the platform.

Bestseller Chetan Bhagat’s ‘Hello’ to B-Town may not have had too enthusiastic a response but there’s no denying that more and more books are being picked up for film adaptations. Are Indian authors falling book, line and sinker for this trend? Chennai Times finds out...