Showing posts with label Academy Award. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Academy Award. Show all posts

Monday, October 31, 2011

Who should play Grace Kelly in new biopic?

Grace Kelly is heading back to the big screen.

The Oscar-winning actress who became Princess of Monaco will be the subject of an upcoming biopic, and movie buffs are speculating about which actress should play her.

Pictures: The prince and the movie star

The project, IndieWire reports, will focus on a six-month period in 1962, when France and Monaco were at odds over the city-state's standing as a tax haven and Kelly, then 33, worked behind the scenes to save Monaco from a coup.

Prince Rainier III commemorative coinImage via WikipediaKelly retired from acting at 26, when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956. Before that, her Hollywood career included roles in "High Noon," "Dial M for Murder," "Rear Window" and "To Catch a Thief." She died in a car crash in 1982.

The announcement comes as two other films about famous faces are set to hit theaters: Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in "My Week with Marilyn" and Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady."

So, who should play the movie star-turned-princess? We placed some of our own suggestions in the poll above - Kate Winslet, Williams, Carey Mulligan, Gwyneth Paltrow, January Jones, Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively.

Vote for who you think should play Kelly, and explain your pick - or add a new choice - in the comments.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Royals coming to Toronto for Grace Kelly exhibit

Screenshot of Grace Kelly and Cary Grant from ...Image via WikipediaThey are no Will and Kate, but Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Princess Charlene are coming to Toronto next month.

Albert is the son of Grace Kelly.

Officials say the royal couple will attend a grand opening event for the exhibit, titled "Grace Kelly: From Movie Star to Princess", on November 2nd.

They will also attend a private reception.

The exhibit features rarely-displayed items and artifacts from Kelly's days as a leading lady in Hollywood and as princess of one of Europe's oldest royal families.

It includes many of Kelly's original dresses, a replica of her wedding gown, her signature "Kelly bag" and tiara.

There are also telegrams from Prince Rainier and her Academy Award for "The Country Girl."

The exhibit opens to the public on November 4th and runs until January 22nd.



Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Entertainment/20111018/prince-albert-monaco-in-toronto-111018/#ixzz1b8VtIPD3
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