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Downton Abbey's Penelope Wilton says co-star Maggie Smith gets ‘all the best lines’
Downton Abbey’s Dame Penelope Wilton, 75, has weighed in on her role as Lady Merton in the hit ITV drama. The actress has compared her character to that of Dame Maggie Smith, 87, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, who Lady Merton often bickers with.Reflecting on both character’s personalities, Penelope said her on-screen counterpart often wins the arguments.She also claimed that the series' creator Julian Fellowes never lets her character win a bickering match.The TV star said: “Maggie gets all the best lines!“With Maggie, you need to be on your game to hit the ball back at her.“I said to Julian: ‘Can I at least win one of the arguments?’ and he said: ‘No,'" she said to the Daily Mail.Fans of the period drama were left in tears with the much-anticipated sequel film, Downton Abbey 2: A New Era.Some took to Twitter to share their review of the film, as they recounted feeling a mix of emotions.MerviRyynanen said: “We just watched Downton Abbey A New Era and felt like being back with old friends.“As we expected - absolutely loved it!“Such a feel-good film (a few tears too!).“Felt like the closing chapter of a beloved story. Bloody Marvellous!”DaniellaLaverty added: “Just wow! There was laughter and there was tears.“A new era indeed @DowntonAbbey #DowntonAbbeyANewEra”Sineadekennedy tweeted: “Saw it this evening in Ireland.
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Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz Win Prizes as ‘The Good Boss’ and ‘The Kingdom’ Sweep Platino Awards
Emilio Mayorga Fernando León de Aranoa’s Oscar-shortlisted “The Good Boss” and Argentine Netflix series “The Kingdom” proved the main winners Sunday night at the 9th Platino Awards, which also prized Javier Bardem for his lead performance in Leon de Aranoa’s workplace comedy.Already scoring an Oscar nomination, Penelope Cruz won an Audience Award for Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers” at the Platinos, the biggest kudocast for movies and series from Latin America, Spain and Portugal whose ceremony was held at Madrid’s IFEMA Palacio Municipal.In all, “The Good Boss” walked off with best film, director, screenplay and actor (Bardem), original music (Zeltia Montes) and editing (Vanessa Marimbert), adding new honors to a feature which cleaned up at Fenruary’s Spanish Academy Goya Awards, taking six major nods from a Goya record of 20 nominations. Starring Javier Bardem in one of the main achievements of his career, “The Good Boss” is a darkly humoured depiction of a seemingly benevolent but finally sinister patron as well as workplace power dynamics.   The feature was also shortlisted for the Academy Awards in the international feature film category.
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Salma Hayek pays tribute to Penelope Cruz with a throwback you need to see
Salma Hayek took to social media to share a special birthday tribute to someone very close to her, that being fellow Hollywood icon Penelope Cruz.MORE: Salma Hayek stuns in flirty dress for birthday dance with Channing TatumThe Frida star took to Instagram with a throwback picture of theirs while making their 2006 movie Bandidas, a Western tale of two women who become bank robbers.VIDEO: Salma Hayek and daughter Valentina make surprising confession about London homeSalma climbed on top of Penelope as both laughed while in costume, wearing ruffled shirts and matching cowboy hats, showcasing their close bond off-screen.She wrote: "Happy Birthday my soul sister!! I'm so lucky to have you in my life, thank you for carrying me across the line so many times #bff #tbt," adding the same in Spanish as well.MORE: Penelope Cruz dons jaw-dropping sheer gown for cheeky photographFans quickly inundated the comments section with praise for the two women and their relationship, hailing them as superstars in the industry as one wrote: "The best combo.""Love you! And we still need Bandidas 2," another said, with a third adding: "The two most beautiful women on screen," and a fourth commenting: "What a beautiful photo!"A post shared by Salma Hayek Pinault (@salmahayek)Salma shared a throwback to celebrate her friend PenelopeThe two stars have been friends for years, with Salma showing her support for Penelope from the moment she first set foot in the industry."I got here with a ticket to make a movie, I had my return ticket, so I was coming here for two months and I didn't know anyone here," she told Ellen DeGeneres earlier on her show. MORE: Salma Hayek shares stunning new photographs with lookalike daughter ValentinaMORE: Salma Hayek's
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