olivia williams
Olivia Williams is an actress born in London, England in the year 1968. She is perhaps best known to American audiences for her role of Adelle DeWitt in the Joss Whedon science fiction television series Dollhouse. The portrayal, along with William's work, has been so popular that both were renewed for a second season.
Science fiction fans are devoted to their chosen form of media entertainment in a huge way. They hold conventions on a regular basis to discuss various topics such as how films and TV work with science as a focus. Products designed to tie in with the piece are available for purchase. One highlight is a chance to meet cast members face to face. Williams has participated in her share of these as much as she has time available. There are always online mentions of star appearances so plenty of fans show up.
Williams is part of a large group of actors known as the Whedonverse, which can be defined by those who are cast in roles created by Joss Whedon. The popularity reaches across the globe on blog posts displayed for others to see.
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An Education Leads London Film Critics Circle Nominees
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London has spoken. Or at least the London Film Critics Circle, which for its 30th annual awards has announced a total of seven nominations for An Education, Lone Scherfigs coming-of-age feature that has now turned actress Carey Mulligan into an ... Read more Filed under: Movie News , Awards Permalink | ...1 week ago -
Best in film in 2009: London Film Critics’ nominees
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The London Film Critics have released the list of the nominees for the best achievements in film in 2009. Here they are: FILM OF THE YEAR Avatar The Hurt Locker A Prophet The White Ribbon Up in the Air THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD: BEST BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR Bright Star An Education Fish Tank In the Loop Moon ...1 week ago -
Dollhouse Season 2 Promo Poster
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Fox Broadcasting just released this new promo poster for “Dollhouse” Season 2 from creator Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly) and starring Eliza Dushku (Open Graves, Sex and Breakfast), Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica), Olivia Williams (X-Men: The Last Stand) and Fran Kranz.Series Synopsis: The ...1 week ago -
An Education
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An Education Directed by: Lone Scherfig Cast: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins Rating: PG-13 Release Date: November 26, 2009 PLOT: Set in the 1960s in suburban London, this is a coming-of-age story about Jenny (Mulligan). This teenager’s ...2 weeks ago -
Dollhouse: Jane Does, Unmotivated Love Affairs and The Return of the Crazy Killer Guy
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Fox burned off another two-hour chunk of Dollhouse last night that pushed the show several months into the future and made some pretty drastic character decisions. None of it really blew my skirt up though. As you’ll recall, last week ended with, among other things, Echo having her tracking chip cut out of ...2 weeks ago -
Summit gets Polanski’s THE GHOST WRITER
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Summit Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to Roman Polanski’s THE GHOST WRITER. The film will see a release in the first half of next year. The film, originally titled THE GHOST, was in the final phases of production when Polanski was arrested back in September in Zurich, Switzerland. ...2 weeks ago -
Doomsday Marathon: The Postman (1997)
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Director: Kevin Costner ( Dances with Wolves, Waterworld, Open Range ) Year: 1997 Novel: David Brin Screenplay: Eric Roth, Brian Helgeland Starring: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Olivia Williams, Larenz Tate, Giovanni Ribisi MPAA Rating: R Duration: 177 min ***½~ (3.5/5) W hen I signed on to ...2 weeks ago -
TV in the 2000s: The Decade in Whedonism – 10 Small Screen Masterpieces from Joss Whedon
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Like an awful lot of film and TV geeks, and just plain geeks, I’m a pretty big Joss Whedon fan. In fact, my devotion to his unique blend of fantasy and science fiction melodrama, sometimes arch old-school movie-style witty dialogue blended with Marvel comics repartee, strong characterization, and often somewhat ...3 weeks ago -
‘An Education’ ~ “Ticket Stubs” review in praise of Carey Mulligan
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‘ An Education ‘ Review By Austin Lugar , for Movieset.com Dear Carey Mulligan, How do you act so well? I hope you don’t see this as an insult in anyway, but I’m shocked by your performances in your career thus far. As you can probably guess, I’ve just recently seen ‘ An Education .’ I’ve also ...3 weeks ago -
“An Education” – I smell an Oscar nomination
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Peter Skarsgaard and Carey Mulligan in "An Education," a film from Sony Pictures Classics. Rated PG13 Directed by Lone Scherfig Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson, Rosamund Pike Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4.5/5 Word of Warning: None ...4 weeks ago -
Film Review: An Education
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I think I’ve just seen the first success story of next year’s film awards season. An Education is a cracking movie that continues British’s glittering history of dramatic comedies. The world is in a rush; our young are so desperate to do interesting and fun things, make large amounts of money fast or even to ...5 weeks ago -
Six Reasons for Janeites to Watch an Education
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1. Because Carey Mulligan (Pride and Prejudice 2005) is said to be outstanding in this film. The role has made her a break-out star. Sensitive, clever, and intelligent films are few and far between. They save the film industry from catering primarily to young males, whose appetites for Transformers, Saw, and 2012 are ...5 weeks ago

