Colin Firth the Kings Speech

Colin Firth has worn many hats -- he's played Mr. Darcy (twice), a stuttering King of England and even a singing suitor in "Mamma Mia." But he's never...

The center of a dramatic and moving tale of a besieged would-be King, fighting to overcome a lifelong impediment as Nazi bombs rain down on his beleag...

No stutter here. Just modesty and humor. Guess the lessons from Dr. Logue really did pay off. Colin Firth delivered a funny, humble acceptance speech...

Hello darlings, and welcome to my annual skewering of the Oscars show.

The King has been crowned. Colin Firth has taken home the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of King George VI in the hit film "The King'...

It was film's biggest night, and after a year of box office battles, politicking and smaller statuettes, Hollywood immortality was handed out tonight....

'The King's Speech' is a film about the complicated relationship between two men as they work closely together to overcome life's challenges and devel...

No matter what you think of Hollywood's new voting process -- which I believe is fairer and more democratic -- here's one thing we can all agree on: it will help the Oscars make more money.

At this week's State of the Union, President Obama succeeded in shifting the tone from "You Lie!" to what HuffPost's Howard Fineman called a "'Love Train' Moment." Hollywood should take note because no sooner were this year's Oscar nominations announced than the dirty politicking began, with charges that The King's Speech is historically inaccurate and that the sympathetic stuttering monarch at its center was actually a dim-witted Nazi appeaser. It used to be that we had to wait until an election year for negative campaigning, rumor-mongering, mud-slinging, and win-at-all-cost consultants. But, now, we get to be treated to these unseemly political staples every year come Oscar time. In past years, we saw similar mud being slung at A Beautiful Mind, and The Queen. What's next, rumors that Woody and Buzz from Toy Story 3 are secret lovers? The Academy clearly didn't get The New Civility memo.

This field of 10 illustrates how movies that would once have been judged just solid are now praised to the skies. To my mind, the Best Picture nominees that meet the historical standard number five.

Notwithstanding Colin Firth's astonishing performance, the film's genius lies in its being decidedly old-fashioned. Here is a sampling of my favorite titles which concern the venerable throne of England.

It took Oscar-winning actors to give voice to the speechless. Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush star in the critically acclaimed royal drama, 'The King...

TORONTO — "The King's Speech" was crowned the fan favorite at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, a possible precursor to an Acad...