I was so excited when I saw that Dame Judi Dench was going to be on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ! She is just absolutely fabulous.
Judi was of course there to promote her new film “Nine” , and she was a great sport with Craig and all of his ribbing. He gave her a hard time the entire interview, asking who she’s had affairs with, including Sean Connery, and if she likes to do drugs.
But my most favorite part, ok there were a few favorite parts, was when she was speaking... Read Full Story
Veteran British actress Judi Dench voiced concern on Friday that Britain is siphoning off public money from the arts to pay for the London 2012 Olympics. The Oscar winner, whose latest movie "Nine" had its world premiere in London last week, said theatre funding cuts were particularly disappointing given the resurgent bonus culture among bankers. "There?s no question that the recession has had an effect on the arts, especially on British films," she told The Times newspaper. "Things are not... Read Full Story
Dame Judi Dench has spoken of her fears that money for the arts is being taken away to pay for the 2012 Olympics.
Dench, 75, said she was shocked at the ‘huge cuts’ and said the state of the arts was ‘precarious’.
The Nine star will be appearing on stage in Kingston, London, next year in the Shakespeare play of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
She said that she was ‘doing my bit to keep [the theatre] open’ and added that she was ‘concerned that they’ve taken a lot of the subsidy to the arts... Read Full Story
"NINE" WORLD PREMIERE :- LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON This film sounds great - in fact, any film boasting the double whammy of such an illustrious cast, and being directed by the man who brought us the film adaptation of "Chicago" has to be something to write home about, don't you think ?!! The World Premiere of this was held last Thursday, here in London, at our Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square...and there were quite a few celebrities who turned up for the evening to walk the red carpet and to... Read Full Story
Dame Judi Dench is worried about dying.
The 75-year-old actress, who stars in new musical movie 'Nine', admits her mortality is always on her mind now she is older.
She said: "I think about dying all the time but I push it to the back of my mind. Why? Because of fear of course."
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Dame Judi returns to the stage early next year
Dame Judi Dench has voiced fears that arts funding is being “siphoned off” to pay for the 2012 Olympics.
The 75-year-old said [...] Read Full Story
Spurred on by World AIDS Day last week, award winning theatre actresses Dame Judie Dench and Diane Pilkington are supporting THEATRECARES’ Christmas campaign, aimed at raising funds for adults and children affected by HIV and AIDS living in poverty. In 2009, THEATRECARES is continuing its annual Christmas Campaign which – with the support of theatres across London – aims to raise money to support adults and children affected by HIV and AIDS experiencing severe hardship. From the 12th... Read Full Story
Last night was the London premiere of Nine , the musical spectacular starring Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Fergie and Sophia Loren. Everybody but Sophia, Marion and Fergie showed up for the big premiere, and there was some amazingly sketchy fashion happening. I’ve never really realized it before, but Kate Hudson’s fashion sense is really hit-or-miss, isn’t it? She either really gets it right, or she looks terrible. Now, I don’t... Read Full Story
Dame Judi Dench will appear in a music video for The Black Eyed Peas.
Dench has become friends with Fergie (Stacy Ferguson) of the Peas after the pair worked together on Nine.
A source said: “Fergie and Judi got on like a house on fire. They have agreed to work their diaries so Judi can be in the next video. Will.i.am and the rest of the band think it’s a great idea.”
Nine also stars Kate Hudson, Penelope Cruz and Nicole Kidman. It is eagerly awaited and set to debut in the UK on December... Read Full Story
Dame Judi Dench, who plays the secret agent's boss in the Bond films, will be seen in music group Black Eyed Peas' next video.
Oscar winner Dench agreed to be a part of the video after striking up a close friendship with singer Fergie from the band. They hit it off on the set of the film "Nine", which they both star in, reports thesun.co.uk.
"Fergie and Judi got on like a house on fire. They have agreed to work their diaries so Judi can be in the next video "WILL.I.AM and the rest... Read Full Story
