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Charlotte Gill says her non-fiction book "Eating Dirt" began as a very personal story, but it soon grew into a larger tale about the issues surrounding world of tree planting. Billy Bob Thornton talks about how writing characters based on both himself...
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Derbyshire-born actor John Hurt has received a Bafta for his contribution to cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he has gone from an elephant man to a naked civil servant and has twice been nominated for an Oscar. Prior to this latest recognition,...
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(LtoR) US director Billy Bob Thornton, US actress Katherine LaNasa and British actor John Hurt arrive at the Premiere screening of their film 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' presented at the International Film Festival Berlinale on February 13, 2012 in Berlin. View Photo »
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Bob Thornton talks about how writing characters based on both himself and his father was cathartic, and actor John Hurt explains Thornton's directing style. Braving the cold, Meryl Streep receives a warm welcome at the Berlin premiere of her latest film...
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Billy Bob Thornton talks about how writing characters based on both himself and his father was cathartic, and actor John Hurt explains... Actor/Director, Billy Bob Thornton talks about how writing characters based on both himself and his father was...
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...with the Best Leading Actor, Best Film and Best Director awards — all for The Artist, which also bagged Baftas for Best Original Screenplay (Hazanavicius), Best Original Music (Ludovic Bource), Best Cinematographer (Guillaume Schiffman) and Best Costume...
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British actor John Hurt arrives at the Premiere screening of the film 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' presented at the International Film Festival Berlinale on February 13, 2012 in Berlin. The 62nd Berlinale, the first major European film festival of the year,... View Photo »
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He is certainly an anti-Hollywood filmmaker. And his new film is about the most eccentric he has made. Fortunately, it is also supremely watchable. What anyone would admire in this strange Alabama version of Chekhov, set in the Sixties, is the acting...
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Patrick, while a third (Kevin Bacon) lives in town in a hippie den, taking drugs and protesting against the Vietnam War. All three sons served in World War II yet failed to win the respect of their embittered father, whose free-spirit wife left him and...
About John Hurt
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John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940) is an English actor. Hurt initially came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons, and has since retained a career as a lead and supporting actor of many popular motion pictures, including: Watership Down, Midnight Express, Alien, The Elephant Man, Nineteen... Full Article
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US director Billy Bob Thornton (R) and British actor John Hurt pose during a press conference for the film 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' presented at the International Film Festival Berlinale on February 13, 2012 in Berlin. The 62nd Berlinale, the first major European film festival of the...
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Actor John Hurt poses for the photo call of the film Jayne Mansfield's Car at the 62 edition of the Berlinale, International Film Festival in Berlin Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.
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British actor John Hurt poses during a photocall for the film 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' presented at the International Film Festival Berlinale on February 13, 2012 in Berlin. The 62nd Berlinale, the first major European film festival of the year, kicked off on February 9, 2012, with 23...
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BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: Actor John Hurt and director Billy Bob Thornton attend the 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' Photocall during day five of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt on February 13, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
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U.S. actor and director Billy Bob Thornton (R) poses with cast members John Hurt (L) and Katherine LaNasa during a photocall to promote the movie "Jayne Mansfield's Car" at the 62nd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 13, 2012.
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British actor John Hurt (R) poses with Ann Rees Meyers (L) on the red carpet arriving at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House in London on February 12, 2012.
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British actor John Hurt poses with his award for outstanding British contribution at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House in London on February 12, 2012.
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Actor John Hurt holds the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London February 12, 2012.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: Presenter Billy Bob Thornton and Actor John Hurt pose in the press room with the Oustanding British Contribution award during the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2012 at the Royal Opera House on February 12, 2012 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: Actor John Hurt poses in the press room with the Oustanding British Contribution award during the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2012 at the Royal Opera House on February 12, 2012 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 12: Actor John Hurt and Ann Rees Meyers attend the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2012 at the Royal Opera House on February 12, 2012 in London, England.
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Actor Sir John Hurt poses with his award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Cinema' backstage at the BAFTA Film Awards 2012, at The Royal Opera House in London, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 11: John Hurt attends pre-BAFTA dinner hosted by Charles Finch and CHANEL at Annabels on February 11, 2012 in London, England.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 11: John Hurt attends the BAFTA nominees party at Asprey London on February 11, 2012 in London, England.
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British actor John Hurt and U.S director Martin Scorsese, right, hug during a pre Bafta drinks reception for Scorsese at Claridges in London, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Scorsese receives the Bafta Fellowship award during the ceremony on Sunday.
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British actor John Hurt and wife Anwen Rees Meyers pose for photographs during a pre Bafta drinks reception for director Martin Scorsese at Claridges in London, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Scorsese receives the Bafta Fellowship award during the ceremony on Sunday.
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British actors John Hurt, right, and Terry Gilliam, chat together at a champagne reception at the Savoy Hotel in London, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Hurt is being honoured with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema BAFTA award at the ceremony on Sunday.
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British actor John Hurt, who is being honoured with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema BAFTA award, is photographed at a champagne reception at the Savoy Hotel in London, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
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British actor John Hurt, right, who is being honoured with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema BAFTA award, and son Nick Hurt, are photographed together at a champagne reception at the Savoy Hotel in London, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.
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British actor John Hurt (R) poses as he arrives for the London Evening Standard British Film Awards in London on February 6, 2012.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: Actor John Hurt and Anwen Rees-Meyers attend the London Evening Standard British Film Awards 2012 at the London Film Museum on February 6, 2012 in London, England.
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British actor John Hurt and his wife Anwen Rees-Meyers arrive for the London Evening Standard British Film Awards at City Hall in Westminster, London, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.
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(LtoR) US director Billy Bob Thornton, US actress Katherine LaNasa and British actor John Hurt arrive at the Premiere screening of their film 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' presented at the International Film Festival Berlinale on February 13, 2012 in Berlin.
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US director Billy Bob Thornton (R) and British actor John Hurt pose during a press conference for the film 'Jayne Mansfield's Car' presented at the International Film Festival Berlinale on February 13, 2012 in Berlin. The 62nd Berlinale, the first major European film festival of the...
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