ATTILA 1 1/2 StarsTuesday and Wednesday, 9 p.m., USA Once in a great while, a TV film comes along that sets a new standard in its field. "Attila" is not one of those - unless we're talking about Unintentionally Funny, Pseudo-Historical, Cheesy Action Epics, in which...
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Gerard Butler gives a well-rounded depiction in the title role of “Attila the Hun.”
UNIVERSAL CITY -- "Attila the Hun," which debuts this week on the USA cable network, does a strong job of showing how the Roman Empire delayed its demise while unwittingly setting the stage for the Dark Ages. The two-part miniseries airs at 9 p.m. Tuesday and...
Attila Rides (Roughshod) Again
Hero or villain - depending on which side tells the story - there is no question Attila the Hun changed the history of the world. It was the fifth century, and the Roman Empire was struggling for survival when a band of nomadic Huns stormed from the East, ending...
Barbarian with heart
Leave it to television to give us a kinder, gentler Attila the Hun. In USA network's four-hour miniseries "Attila," airing Tuesday and Wednesday, the fifth-century Barbarian known as "the Scourge of God" emerges as a thoughtful, even humane ruler with a weakness for...
‘Attila’: history wrapped in lavish details
PASADENA, CALIF.- Television isn't known for its history lessons, but occasionally it can offer up a tasty popcorn drama starring history's great icons - and if some sense of a historical period lingers, that's gravy, so to speak. This is the spirit in which USA...
‘Atilla’: Attack TV
Who hasn't read about the stirring exploits of Attila, 5th-century king of the mighty Huns, and mused, in awe and wonder, "Gee, what made that guy tick?" Yeah, me neither. And even for those who have, "Attila" (9 p.m. ET Tuesday and Wednesday, USA) provides barely a...
Scott’s World
Run for cover! Attila the Hun is coming in a four-hour mini-series via cable's USA Network in two two-hour episodes Jan. 30 and 31. Historically, Attila rates right up there with Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin and other nut cases who...
The Wright Touch
If you are a fan of the Fox-TV series American Idol, a devotee of the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber, or someone who even infrequently listens to pop music, your entertainment experience, at one time or another, has been enhanced by Nigel Wright's touch. The Grammy- and...
ATTILA THE HON?
NO HISTORY LESSON, TV FILM SHOWS THE 'SCOURGE OF GOD'S' MANY SIDES Um, excuse me, USA Network. My reference books describe the Huns as a short, Asian people. But your Attila the Hun looks like he could have stepped out of the extras for "Braveheart." And while we're...
Exclusive Interview with Richard Donner
Part 3: Timeline and thoughts on Smallville How close is Timeline to starting production? We're in preproduction .Because of what we thought was going to be a strike here, we got delayed a whole year. And I can't shoot. It takes place in Europe and I can't shoot and...
Miniseries Brings Attila to Life
LOS ANGELES - In high school, screenwriter Bob Cochran was fascinated with Attila the Hun. So when his agent called years later with the chance to write a four-hour miniseries on the man called the Scourge of God, Cochran jumped at it. His ''Attila,'' a two-part...
USA hopes to tempt audiences with giant bugs, Attila the Hun
Pasadena, Calif. -- In the middle of a 19-day, all-network television showcase, exhibitors have to do something to catch the attention of critics, and USA cable's presentation was catchier than most. First, we got the softer side of Attila the Hun, then a visit from...
‘Attila’-Vision Star
10 Stupid Questions with Attila the Hun -- EW.com forces Scottish actor Gerard Butler to defend his heavy metal hairstyle Was Attila the Hun a merciless warrior (as most historians say) or just a distractingly handsome guy with a jones for ancient Rome? In taking the...
GERARD BUTLER: ‘Attila’
In the winter of 1999, Glasgow-born Gerard Butler left his home in London to visit New York, spend Christmas in Nashville and celebrate New Year's Eve in Sun Valley, Idaho. His ultimate destination was Los Angeles, where a manager and an agent anxiously awaited his...
Spectacle Stars in USA’s ‘Attila’
Gerard Butler has a Scottish accent strong enough to inflate a set of bagpipes. But in order to garner the title role of "Attila," USA's new miniseries on the infamous fifth century barbarian chieftain, Butler's Highlands burr had to go. "It was a concern," says...
300 Named Hollywood Flick of the Year, Spartans Dines in Hotel Ballroom (Blog)
One of the more overwhelming success stories of 2007 has been the ride enjoyed by 300. Clearly a summer blockbuster that studio analysts thought couldn't compete with Transformers, Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean and others (or else, why would it be released in...
300 Named Hollywood Flick of the Year, Spartans Dines in Hotel Ballroom (Blog)
One of the more overwhelming success stories of 2007 has been the ride enjoyed by 300. Clearly a summer blockbuster that studio analysts thought couldn't compete with Transformers, Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean and others (or else, why would it be released in...
Beware He Bites
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Life’s great when you’re undead
Imogen Edwards-Jones chews the garlic with Gerard Butler, toothsome star of Dracula 2001 You have probably never heard of Gerard Butler. You'll probably have seen him - most notably tied to a bed with a bowl of fruit covering his nether regions in the Channel 4 series...
I’m not evil
Says Dracula 2001 star;Gerard Butler is a law unto himself when it comes to auditions GLASGOW actor Gerard Butler has just landed the lead role in the new Michael Crichton film Timeline and, to put it mildy, he's thrilled. Not just because it's a Hollywood...
Dracula 2000 – Gerard Butler – Playing the famous blood-sucker for a new century
I interviewed the vampire as we walked through Lafayette Cemetery in New Orleans, ironically only a few blocks from the home of novelist Anne Rice. But this isn't one of Rice's vampires -- this is the big guy himself. This is Dracula, alive and well and wreaking havoc...
Craven Image
[i]He's so good, the director of Scream is willing to stake his reputation on him in the new Dracula movie. Kicking off our Hot Scots issue, Paisley boy Gerry Butler explains why the legal profession's loss is acting's gain.[/i] THERE is something strangely forbidden...
Ambition Burns for new star
After his blooding in the latest Dracula film Scottish actor Gerard Butler wants to play Robert Burns, writes Phil Miller Gerard Butler has Hollywood at his feet, Tinseltown producers hammering on his door and the cream of Los Angeles' talent scouts besieging his...
What Butler saw
Interview; Gerry Butler; Exclusive Film sex can be a chore, but someone has to do it says Gerry LUCKY movie hunk Gerry Butler has got to grips with some of Hollywood's sexiest leading ladies. In just about every role the jammy Paisley-born actor has landed he's been...
Solicitor forsook court dramas
A TRAINEE solicitor who quit to become an actor is taking on the role which inspired him to pursue a theatrical life a year ago after seeing it at the Fringe. Gerard Butler, 26, from Paisley, was only a month away from completing his traineeship with a leading...