With “Philomena,” British producer-writer-star Steve Coogan and director Stephen Frears hit double blackjack, finding a true-life tale that would enable them to simultaneously attack Catholics ...

Philomena Lee's life-long search to find her son is documented in an award-winning film. But their reunion was prevented by nuns who sold him for £2,000 at three years old NO one found it harder ...

Marmion Academy, a college-prep high school for boys in Aurora, has announced it intends to begin accepting female students as early as the 2026-27 school year. In a news release on Tuesday ...

The real-life women behind "Philomena" was invited to the Vatican by the Pope Feb. 5, 2014 — -- Philomena Lee, the real-life woman behind the hit movie "Philomena," got an ending to her story ...

An utterly charming combination of road-trip movie, odd-couple comedy and heart-touching true story that will leave few dry-eyed, “Philomena” rests comfortably in the lap of the great Judi Dench.

Directed by Stephen Frears. (PG-13. 98 minutes.) The names haven't been changed in "Philomena." It's a true story and a remarkable one. In style, it's a sedate tale of a woman's search for the son ...

“Philomena” will induce sorrow and anger. Smiles, fortunately, are also in the mix. The tale of a cynical journalist who helps an elderly woman learn what happened to the young son who was ...

In the 1950s, Philomena Lee was a naive Irish teenager who got pregnant, gave birth in a convent, and was forced by the nuns to sign away her parental rights. The 2013 film Philomena is based on ...

As directed by the veteran Stephen Frears, “Philomena’s” “inspired by true events” narrative initially has trouble deciding what kind of film it wants to be, alternating between cheeky ...

For a significant portion of the movie­going public, the words “Judi Dench” are enough to send them straight to the closest theater where one of her films might be playing. And for good ...