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| Hathaway mocked for ‘One Day’ Yorkshire accent Posted: 25 Aug 2011 06:39 AM PDT  Hathaway arrives for the premiere of "One Day" in New York August 8, 2011. — Reuters pic "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Rachel Getting Married" star said she had worked with a dialect coach to get the voice of Yorkshire "lass" Emma right in the film based on David Nicholls' popular novel. She also told the BBC that she watched the popular British television soap opera "Emmerdale", set in Yorkshire, to train for the part. The preparation did not pay off in many viewers' eyes, however, as critics queued up to pounce on her pronunciation of a notoriously tricky accent. "The Oscar-nominated actress's every line is masked by one of the most honkingly rubbish Yorkshire accents you've ever heard," wrote Robbie Collin in the Telegraph newspaper. The review drew comparisons between Hathaway as Emma and Dick Van Dyke as Bert the London cockney in "Mary Poppins", deemed one of the worst ever offenses against a British accent on the big screen. Jan Moir of the Daily Mail questioned Hathaway's suitability for the role in One Day, arguing that she is far too glamorous to pull it off. As for the accent, she added: "Just like nothing can camouflage Hathaway's incandescent beauty in One Day, nothing can hide the awfulness of her fake Yorkshire accent. "Really, it is quite something to behold. For it is a nomadic accent — it was born under a wandering star. It's all over the shop." Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian was kinder on Hathaway's delivery, saying "it's not as terrible as all that" in a two-out-of-five star review. But he went on to liken the actress to "Geoff Boycott in drag", a reference to the famous former Yorkshire cricketer renowned for his thick accent and gruff demeanour. Some commentators have stuck up for Hathaway, with the Evening Standard's Henry Hitchings arguing that British audiences are too proprietary about their accents. He also said that Hathaway's "nomadic" accent could be a deliberate way of portraying her character's "anxieties about her fragile, transitional existence." Last year Hollywood star Russell Crowe was the target of some derision for his accent in blockbuster "Robin Hood", and walked out of a radio interview after it was suggested his character sounded like "an Irishman who took frequent holidays in Australia." — Reuters |
| Former Michael Jackson manager dies aged 63 Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:54 AM PDT  Dancers perform "Thriller" during a tribute to Michael Jackson at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, September 13, 2009. — Reuters pic His wife Linda and business associates issued a statement saying they were "deeply saddened by the loss of the legendary, iconic and highly respected music industry figure." DiLeo began working in music in 1968 with CBS Records and moved around the industry before landing at Epic Records where he was vice president of promotions when Jackson's smash album "Thriller" was released in 1982. "Thriller," with hits such as "Beat It" and "Billie Jean," remains the best-selling album of all time. In his book, "Moonwalk," Jackson said of DiLeo that he "really worked hard and proved to be my right hand during the years ahead." DiLeo managed Jackson's Bad tour and stayed with him for several years during the 1980s. Even after their unexplained split, the pair remained friends. In 2009, before Jackson's sudden death in June by drug overdose, DiLeo returned to the "Thriller" singer with plans to help him through his ill-fated "This Is It" comeback concerts. "He was not only one of the great veterans of the music business, he was a beloved friend to me and all who were lucky enough to have had him in their lives," John Branca, co-executor of Jackson's estate said in a statement. "He was one of a kind. He was a character. He was an original." In the early 1990s, his company Frank Dileo Management handled the careers of Taylor Dayne, among others, and he was co-president of Savage Records. More recently, DiLeo was working the career of teenage pop star Manika whose songs include "Just Can't Let You Go." He is survived by his wife, two children and one grandson. — Reuters |
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