Emma Thompson

Taking my own advice after recently indulging in Hocus Pocus, this week’s Sunday Afternoon Movie sticks with the supernatural theme with the loving adaptation of Christianna Brand’s Nurse Matilda stories with Nanny McPhee. Widower Cedric Brown (Colin Firth) is having trouble finding a nanny to look after his seven children, they have already managed to drive away 17 nannies and the agency refuse to send him any more. The children are loved and cared for by the maid Evangeline (Kelly Macdonald...Read Full Story

Directed by Kirk Jones Produced by Lindsay Doran Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Written by Screenplay: Emma Thompson Books: Christianna Brand Starring Emma Thompson Colin Firth Angela Lansbury Music by Patrick Doyle Cinematography Henry Braham Editing by Justin Krish Nick Moore Studio StudioCanal Working Title Films Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date(s) 21 October 2005 (2005-10-21)?(United Kingdom) 27 January 2006?(United States) Running time 97 minutes Country United Kingdom Language...Read Full Story

The National Institute of Mental Health site says “26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year… 57.7 million people.” And that doesn’t include many other people who suffer from untreated or undiagnosed anxiety, depression and other mental health challenges. As part of their programming for Mental Health Awareness Month in May, 2010, the Discovery Channel had a series titled Psych Week. This is from the Celebrities with Mental Health...Read Full Story

By Liz Thomas Last updated at 2:22 AM on 28th September 2010 As Nanny McPhee, she had few problems getting wayward children to fall into line.  And Emma Thompson no doubt wishes she had a few of her character’s magical powers to tackle her latest bugbear: the sloppy English used by the youth of today. The Cambridge-educated actress, famed for her plummy tones, said the failure of many children to speak properly drove her ‘insane’. Mind your language: Miss Thompson told the Radio Times that...Read Full Story

Famous Actress Emma Thompson SmokingCheap Vogue CigarettesAbout Emma Thompson :Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress, comedian and screenwriter. She first came to prominence in 1987 in two BBC TV series, Tutti Frutti and Fortunes of War. Her first major film role was in the 1989 romantic comedy The Tall Guy.In 1992, Thompson won multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress, for her performance in the British drama Howards End. The...Read Full Story