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- Tathy, Michaella & Dani
Aug 26 2010
One of our viewers, Danielle has informed us that ‘Last Night’ will be opening up the Rome Film Festival on October 28th. On the Rome Film Festival website is a brand new HQ still that was added to the gallery. Thanks, Danielle!
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Aug 25 2010
‘A Dangerous Method’ director David Cronenberg was recently interviewed about his career and his new film ‘A Dangerous Method’ starring our girl:
Q. So who is the lead?
A. …Keira [Knightley] is a brilliant actress. She blew everyone away. I’m telling you, she’s as good as anyone I’ve worked with, including Miranda Richardson and Lynn Redgrave and Judy Davis. You don’t realize it until you start to work with somebody.
Q. She’s got a pretty lightweight reputation.
A. She’s a heavy dude.
Aug 23 2010
2. Never Let Me Go
Three children growing up in a cloistered English boarding school, only to discover they are clones raised for organ replacement. Carey Mulligan and a deglamorized Keira Knightley star in the Mark Romanek–directed film, based on the Kazuo Ishiguro novel. Sept. 15.
Aug 17 2010
Thanks to the lovely Lier, we’ve added a brand new still from “Last Night”! Also, Keira Web posted about Last Night’s TIFF Premiere:
Last Night will close the Toronto Film Festival on September 19th, it was announced today. An official release schedule surely can’t be far off? It’s been a long time coming, but kudos to Filmyard for getting this on the slate so soon after acquiring the remains of Miramax. The article also mentions London Boulevard but it’s hard to tell if it’s just a round-up of Keira’s forthcoming movies – it doesn’t appear in the line-up. So that’s four premieres in six weeks for Keira: two at Toronto FF, one at London FF and the London Boulevard premiere somewhere in early October. -Keira Web
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Aug 16 2010
Director MARK ROMANEK struggled to make KEIRA KNIGHTLEY look like a dowdy teen in his new film NEVER LET ME GO – because the actress looked “astonishing” throughout the shoot.
The filmmaker takes charge of the coming-of-age tale, adapted from the book by Kazuo Ishiguro, which tells the tale of three students whose world falls apart when they leave their boarding school.
The trio is played by Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield, and Romanek insists it was almost impossible to make the Pirates of the Caribbean beauty appear plain.
He tells Britain’s Daily Express, “It was difficult. She was eager and happy to do it because the role called for it. But even at her worst, Keira still looks astonishing.”
Aug 15 2010
Following my news that Rupert Friend and Keira Knightley are planning a wine-tasting trip to the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, my spies in the south report that Keira has bought a secluded estate in Provence.
Keira, 25, and Rupert, 28, who have been dating since 2005, will count Keira’s Pirates Of The Caribbean co-star Johnny Depp and his wife Vanessa Paradis among their neighbours.
But friends of the notoriously private star say that her five-bedroom £1.9 million countryside retreat near Nice is ‘modest’ compared to Depp’s Cote d’Azur home.
‘The house is incredibly private, small and cosy and they intend to keep it that way,’ said a source.
‘Keira started moving in right after she completed her purchase earlier this summer and she and Rupert have already entertained some of their friends.
‘She is thrilled with the change of scenery and loves the feeling that she’ll always have this place to retreat to when she needs to recharge her batteries.
‘Keira is getting tired of life in London, particularly the pollution and congestion, and, although it’s essential that she and Rupert both live in London for their acting work, Keira is insisting on spending as much time as possible in France. She says it is more relaxing than she’d ever imagined.’
Keira will be heading out on a worldwide tour to promote her new sci-fi film Never Let Me Go later this year.
P.S. Hopefully this means new pics on the way!!!
Aug 2 2010
Paul @ KeiraWeb posted some information about the mysterious new photoshoot with Keira.
Keira is among a number of female celebs who have been photographed by Nick Haddow for a book project called MySafePlace. The brainchild of actress Emma Thompson, it aims to raise funds and awareness for the Helen Bamber Foundation, which helps to rebuild lives for survivors of human rights violations. Photographs collected so far, including Keira’s, can be seen at mysafeplace.co.uk.
Jun 26 2010
So, most of you KK fans know that Keira’s mom is a playwriter… what you might not know is that Keira helps her mom come up with the ideas for the plays. I never knew this about Keira and was very excited to find out how creative Keira is!
Many of us are familiar with William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, but very few of us know what happened next. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in the near future, “After Juliet” explores the aftermath of “Romeo and Juliet”.
With a tense truce developing between the families of the deceased lovers, history appears to repeat itself with Romeo’s best friend, Benvolio, falling in love with Juliet’s cousin, Rosaline.
The twist? Rosaline is out for revenge.
Thought up by Keira Knightley and written by her mother, Sharman Macdonald, “After Juliet” will be directed by the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts (KLPAC) resident director, Kelvin Wong.
Targeted towards a young audience, the show will consist of a cast of 11, and will be showcased at KLPAC from the July 14 to 18.
Having made his directorial debut with “Mukabuku” in 2009, Kelvin has gone on to direct a variety of shows, including Arthur Kopit’s “Oh Dad, Poor Dad” and KLPAC’s newest sketch comedy, “Indicinelive!”
Tickets are priced at RM35 for adults and RM23 for students and the disabled. Preview night (July 14) is going at RM23. Groups can also buy eight tickets and get two free (not applicable on preview night).
To purchase tickets, call 03-4047 9000 or walk in to KLPAC, The Actors Studio @ Lot 10, Axcess headquarters, its 1-Utama or Alamanda Putarajaya outlet. For more information, visit www.klpac.org.
Some more information about this play and it’s creation was found by one of our viewers. Thank you, ANonymous. Click here to read an interview of Sharman Macdonald talking about how thirteen year-old Keira thought up this play.
Jun 24 2010
Writing about Never Let Me Go in advance of the film is tricky because I’d hate to spoil the emotional impact of the story for those who haven’t read Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel by giving too much information. The new trailer does a fine job of explaining the love triangle that entangles three special students without entirely spilling the details of their unique circumstances. It is bleak and beautiful, and the casting could not be more perfect: I actually felt a chill when I saw Charlotte Rampling, who plays Miss Emily, a mysterious school administrator.
If you’ve read the book, how did the trailer make you feel? Does this film have Oscar written all over it?
P.S. Oscar!!!!! So can’t wait to see this film!
Jun 9 2010
If your a huge KK fan than you know about Keira’s dyslexia. In a recent article, we find out how that affected her. I believe it’s from an older interview but, it’s worth posting again 
[Orlando] Bloom is one of many famous personalities who have faced dyslexia and have gone onto be successful in their careers. Actors who have been diagnosed with the learning disorder include Tom Cruise, Patrick Dempsey and Keira Knightly.
British actor Keira Knightley faced a number of difficulties because of her learning disability. She said “I remember going in for an audition when I was eight, and it was the most excruciating experience because I couldn’t read my lines.” However, Knightley said that her desire to act helped her overcome the problems and by the time she was 11 “I had kind of overcome the dyslexia and now it’s not really a problem.”
P.S. I have struggled with dyslexia my whole life and I was really inspired to find out how many successful people have overcome it. Thats one of the many reasons I love Keira. She’s successful, beautiful, and has overcome her learning disability! She’s a true role model.
