The King’s Speech

[superhero]

Early reports seem to indicate this film might be an oscar contender and why not, with a cast including Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce

[tarantinoed]

I tend to avoid anything to do with the Royal Family but might give this a go if you think it's a reasonable film.

[superhero]

I don't have a clue, don't think they've done any screenings for this in the UK even for the press

[tarantinoed]

The trailer for this looks really good and I wish I'd tried to get London Film Festival tickets.

Re: it being an Oscar contender, I thought the following was amusing:

On the September 24, 2010 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, comedian Bill Maher stated during his "New Rules" segment, "New Rule: If they’re going to make a historical epic, full of British actors, in period costumes, about Queen Elizabeth helping her father get over his speech impediment, why bother having the Oscars at all? You win. Unless someone in America is making a movie where Meryl Streep teaches Anne Frank how to box, we give up."

[tarantinoed]

According to Momentum Pictures - they will release it in the UK in Jan. 2011.

[Diane65]

I can't wait to see this period drama and Colin Firth what more could a girl ask for!

[tarantinoed]

Geoffrey Rush as well!

[jaybee]

Early reports seem to indicate this film might be an oscar contender

It won the audience award at the Toronto Film Festival, usually a good indicator for the oscars

http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_gol ... -news.html

[andrews]

The King's Speech is a British historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper from a script by David Seidler. The movie won the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award.

The film stars Colin Firth as King George VI and Geoffrey Rush as speech therapist Lionel Logue, who helped George VI overcome a stammer. Filming commenced in the United Kingdom in November 2009. The film is set for a limited release in the United States on 26 November 2010. (but hopefully more general release here in the UK)

Genre: Drama/Biopic
Directed by: Tom Hooper
Written by: David Seidler
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Jennifer Ehle, Guy Pearce, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon
Movies 2010: November 26, 2010 (USA)

Trailer:http://kings-speech.movie-trailer.com/2 ... firth.html

[superhero]

I would be gobsmacked if this film doesn't get a stack full of nominations for the Oscars next year and frankly I think I might have seen the Best Picture winner.
The film was wonderfully introduced by Tom Hooper. He explained how proud he was to show his film at Odeon Leicester Sq, he used to go to the same cinema when he was in his teens and said he would be a proper filmmaker one day if his film was shown there. He explained that writer David Seidler actually had a stammer himself and his idol had been King George VI and this was originally a play shown at the Pleasance Theatre in london and when his mum (a script writer) saw it, she called him straight away to say this is going to be your next film!
This was truly a dream cast, a cast of thespians rather than showy hollywood stars. With the strong record of royal figures and people playing disabilities winning the acting gongs, It would be no surprise to see Colin Firth walk off with the best actor award. He is simply sublime in the role. It's his interactions with Geoffrey Rush that forms the fulcrum of the film and both just shone brightly in the film. However for me the best acting came from Helena Bonham Carter, her subtle support of her husband in an understated manner was fantastic. I fear though it's too understated to win her any awards (hope not)
The art direction was stunning, one of the most beautiful period films you will see, great attention to detail.
The bad points....well it does drag in the middle and you do wonder where the film's going (but it does end in a suitably patriotic note, hence the title the King's speech). There is a certain sense, haven't I seen all this before? The Queen, The Madness of King George III (which gets name checked in this film), so some people might come out and go "whats all the fuss"? But I am sure most people will come out of the cinema and go wow, what a very well made film.
9/10