Interview: "Firth and Bacon upset about NC-17 rating" (Contactmusic)

"The actual sex is not explicit. I've seen much, much, much more explicit sex on the shelves of Blockbuster (video/DVD store). I think there's a discomfort in the drama, which shows that the drama has been successful. And that's exactly what we were looking for.....more

Interview: "Why Colin Firth is full of beans for the latest fair-trade coffee venture" by Julia Fields (Sunday Herald)

Firth, however, has also been part of the venture since its conception two and half years ago and contributed a five- figure sum to the £300,000 used to set up Progreso, along with Matthew Algie and Oxfam.

Why become involved? “I’m increasingly uncomfortable about being part of a problem, which is just gross unfairness. We are complicit.”

Until now, Firth has kept his involvement quiet. This is his first interview on the subject, and the brown-eyed charmer almost appears embarrassed about using his celebrity.....more (to be published)