Remember when everyone was obsessed with the book “Fifty Shades of Grey.” The frenzy was such that people could not wait to see the on-screen adaptation of the same. The movie was average, but it created a fan following for a certain type of cinema, and ever since, a lot of cinema and television shows based on the same subject have come out that explicitly talk about a relationship that crosses the line. “Obsession” is a Netflix Original Miniseries directed by Lisa Barros D’sa and Glenn Leyburn and released on the platform on April 13, 2023. The show is all about an affair that happened between two people that might change their lives for the better.
The show begins with Dr. William Farrow, a well-known London-based pediatric surgeon who is known for successfully separating conjoined twins. After a long day at the hospital, all Will wants to do is spend some time with his wife and kids.
The show begins with Dr. William Farrow, a well-known London-based pediatric surgeon who is known for successfully separating conjoined twins. After a long day at the hospital, all Will wants to do is spend some time with his wife and kids.
- 4/13/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
This four-part Netflix series isn’t the first time that Josephine Hart’s 1991 novel Damage has been adapted for screen. In 1992, celebrated French director Louis Malle made a feature film of Hart’s book that welcomed Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Peter Stomare and Rupert Graves to this exploration of erotic obsession. The film earned Richardson a Best Actress nomination among many others at that year’s Academy Awards.
This serialised version was created by playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm with writer Benji Walters, and directed by Ordinary Love, Good Vibrations and Cherry Bomb‘s Lisa Barrow D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, updates the action to the modern day and remoulds the characters somewhat. Richard Armitage plays successful surgeon Will, husband to Ingrid and father to Jay and Sally, while Charlie Muphy’s character Anna Barton is expanded to explore her response to the fallout of the story’s scandalous central affair.
This serialised version was created by playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm with writer Benji Walters, and directed by Ordinary Love, Good Vibrations and Cherry Bomb‘s Lisa Barrow D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, updates the action to the modern day and remoulds the characters somewhat. Richard Armitage plays successful surgeon Will, husband to Ingrid and father to Jay and Sally, while Charlie Muphy’s character Anna Barton is expanded to explore her response to the fallout of the story’s scandalous central affair.
- 4/13/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
This April, the temperature isn’t the only thing rising; TV shows are heating up too! It’s time for another exciting wave of premieres to kick off. The titles spread across all platforms, from traditional network and cable outlets to streaming services that bring even more original content than ever before.
Check our lists from previous months: December | January | February | March
10 New TV Shows to Watch in April 2023 (Ranked by Popularity)
No matter how you prefer your entertainment served up – with plenty of adaptations or new programming – there is something this month sure to please all tastes. We’ve got romantic multiverses tugging at our heartstrings. At the same time, negotiations occur amongst high-ranking government officials in boardrooms everywhere, psychological thrillers exploring dark socio-political topics on a global scale, and one woman’s ability to impart sage advice drawing lines between comedy and drama.
And don’t forget two...
Check our lists from previous months: December | January | February | March
10 New TV Shows to Watch in April 2023 (Ranked by Popularity)
No matter how you prefer your entertainment served up – with plenty of adaptations or new programming – there is something this month sure to please all tastes. We’ve got romantic multiverses tugging at our heartstrings. At the same time, negotiations occur amongst high-ranking government officials in boardrooms everywhere, psychological thrillers exploring dark socio-political topics on a global scale, and one woman’s ability to impart sage advice drawing lines between comedy and drama.
And don’t forget two...
- 4/2/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
It's easy for Liam Neeson's post-"Taken" movies to start blurring together if you're not paying close attention. Are we talking about the film where he plays a vengeful snowplow driver or the one where he plays a heroic ice road trucker? Does he play a hitman dealing with dementia or a potential terrorist with amnesia? Is he fighting bad guys on a plane or on a train? Has a member of his family been kidnapped or has he himself been kidnapped (or both)? Is he playing a Jesuit priest who has renounced his religion after trying to spread Catholic Christianity across Edo-era Japan, no longer willing to allow others to suffer so that he might cling to his personal faith?
Okay, you probably won't mix that one up with any other Neeson movies, but the point still stands.
In all seriousness, it's hard to fault Neeson too much...
Okay, you probably won't mix that one up with any other Neeson movies, but the point still stands.
In all seriousness, it's hard to fault Neeson too much...
- 2/9/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
It can be hard at times to separate Rupert Grint from his "Harry Potter" roots. Even now, over a decade after the last film in the franchise was released, Grint's name is still synonymous with Ron Weasley, the clumsy boy wizard with a heart of gold. But Grint's acting career definitely has roots outside of Hogwarts. Over the years, he's appeared in various other films including Jeremy Brock's "Driving Lessons," Jonathan Lynn's "Wild Target," and 2009's "Cherrybomb" directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn.
"Cherrybomb" is a British drama about two teenagers who both fall for the same girl. In increasingly more serious attempts at getting her attention, they eventually find themselves in over their heads and headed for disaster. Grint plays one of the teens, Malachy McKinney, an employee at a local movie theater. In the film, Malachy is the exact opposite of Ron Weasley, eager...
"Cherrybomb" is a British drama about two teenagers who both fall for the same girl. In increasingly more serious attempts at getting her attention, they eventually find themselves in over their heads and headed for disaster. Grint plays one of the teens, Malachy McKinney, an employee at a local movie theater. In the film, Malachy is the exact opposite of Ron Weasley, eager...
- 1/26/2023
- by Miyako Pleines
- Slash Film
Richard Armitage, Charlie Murphy to star in Gaumount, Moonage Pictures series.
Netflix UK executives Anne Mensah, Fiona Lamptey and Kate Townsend discussed the studio’s upcoming slate in London on Thursday (March 17), as the company launched new erotic thriller series Damage.
The three-part series is led by The Hobbit star Richard Armitage and Peaky Blinders’ Charlie Murphy. It is produced by France’s Gaumont and the UK’s Moonage Pictures.
Adapted from a novella by Josephine Hart, Damage centres on a love triangle between an enigmatic woman (Murphy) who embarks on a passionate affair with her fiancé’s father (Armitage...
Netflix UK executives Anne Mensah, Fiona Lamptey and Kate Townsend discussed the studio’s upcoming slate in London on Thursday (March 17), as the company launched new erotic thriller series Damage.
The three-part series is led by The Hobbit star Richard Armitage and Peaky Blinders’ Charlie Murphy. It is produced by France’s Gaumont and the UK’s Moonage Pictures.
Adapted from a novella by Josephine Hart, Damage centres on a love triangle between an enigmatic woman (Murphy) who embarks on a passionate affair with her fiancé’s father (Armitage...
- 3/17/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Richard Armitage is set to star in “Damage,” a new Netflix series from Gaumont U.K. and Moonage.
Armitage (“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”) will play William, a politician who embarks on a passionate affair with his soon-to-be daughter in law, Anna (played by “Peaky Blinders” star Charlie Murphy.)
Anna is already engaged to William’s son Martyn, played by “Miss Marvel’s” Rish Shah. She fights to keep both relationships alive – one with Martyn and one with William – but it is inevitable that the truth will emerge and someone is going to get hurt.
In the meantime, William finds himself drawn into an obsessive spiral, unbeknown to his wife Ingrid (played by “Obi Wan Kenobi’s” Indira Varma.)
Pippa Bennett-Warner (“Gangs of London”) is also set to join the cast as Peggy.
“Damage” is based on Josephine Hart’s 1990s political novella about “erotic obsession and forbidden desire.
Armitage (“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”) will play William, a politician who embarks on a passionate affair with his soon-to-be daughter in law, Anna (played by “Peaky Blinders” star Charlie Murphy.)
Anna is already engaged to William’s son Martyn, played by “Miss Marvel’s” Rish Shah. She fights to keep both relationships alive – one with Martyn and one with William – but it is inevitable that the truth will emerge and someone is going to get hurt.
In the meantime, William finds himself drawn into an obsessive spiral, unbeknown to his wife Ingrid (played by “Obi Wan Kenobi’s” Indira Varma.)
Pippa Bennett-Warner (“Gangs of London”) is also set to join the cast as Peggy.
“Damage” is based on Josephine Hart’s 1990s political novella about “erotic obsession and forbidden desire.
- 3/17/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The Hobbit star Richard Armitage and Peaky Blinders’ Charlie Murphy are leading a three-part Netflix UK erotic thriller about obsession and desire from Gaumont and Moonage Pictures.
Unveiled at a London event this evening by Netflix VP Scripted Content Anne Mensah, Damage also stars Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Indira Varma, Strangers’ Rish Shah and Chloe’s Pippa Bennett-Warner.
Adapted from Josephine Hart’s novella, the three-parter centers on a dangerous love triangle that emerges when the enigmatic Anna Barton (Murphy) embarks on a passionate affair with her fiancé’s father William (Armitage). Whilst Anna fights to sustain both relationships, William is drawn into an obsessive spiral.
2022 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders
Morgan Lloyd-Malcolm and Benji Walters are writing, with Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa directing. The series is produced by Gina Carter. Moonage’s Matthew Read and Frith Triplady, and Gaumont’s Alison Jackson are executive producers.
The commission is Moonage...
Unveiled at a London event this evening by Netflix VP Scripted Content Anne Mensah, Damage also stars Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Indira Varma, Strangers’ Rish Shah and Chloe’s Pippa Bennett-Warner.
Adapted from Josephine Hart’s novella, the three-parter centers on a dangerous love triangle that emerges when the enigmatic Anna Barton (Murphy) embarks on a passionate affair with her fiancé’s father William (Armitage). Whilst Anna fights to sustain both relationships, William is drawn into an obsessive spiral.
2022 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders
Morgan Lloyd-Malcolm and Benji Walters are writing, with Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa directing. The series is produced by Gina Carter. Moonage’s Matthew Read and Frith Triplady, and Gaumont’s Alison Jackson are executive producers.
The commission is Moonage...
- 3/17/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Kerry-born Jessie Buckey won two awards, for Wild Rose and Chernobyl.
Martin Scorsese presented the top awards at the Irish Film and Television Academy awards, which were held virtually for the first time in two years last night (October 18).
Ordinary Love, directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn and starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville, won the best film 2020 award. Lance Daly’s period thriller Black ’47 won the 2019 version.
The virtual awards were broadcast on national TV channel Virgin Media One, with Scorsese telling the audience: “It appears to me that we are all having to reinvent cinema now,...
Martin Scorsese presented the top awards at the Irish Film and Television Academy awards, which were held virtually for the first time in two years last night (October 18).
Ordinary Love, directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn and starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville, won the best film 2020 award. Lance Daly’s period thriller Black ’47 won the 2019 version.
The virtual awards were broadcast on national TV channel Virgin Media One, with Scorsese telling the audience: “It appears to me that we are all having to reinvent cinema now,...
- 10/19/2020
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Best film nominees separated into 2019 and 2020 categories.
Tom Sullivan’s Great Famine drama Arracht and Paddy Breathnach’s homelessness story Rosie lead the film nominations at the 2020 Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) awards.
Arracht picked up 11 nominations from 15 feature film categories; with Rosie scoring nine.
Full IFTA 2020 nominations below
IFTA is finalising plans for a virtual 2020 awards ceremony in September; there will be no physical IFTA awards ceremony until April 2021. This year’s best film nominees have been split into two categories: five titles are nominated for best film 2019 and a further five have been nominated for best film...
Tom Sullivan’s Great Famine drama Arracht and Paddy Breathnach’s homelessness story Rosie lead the film nominations at the 2020 Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) awards.
Arracht picked up 11 nominations from 15 feature film categories; with Rosie scoring nine.
Full IFTA 2020 nominations below
IFTA is finalising plans for a virtual 2020 awards ceremony in September; there will be no physical IFTA awards ceremony until April 2021. This year’s best film nominees have been split into two categories: five titles are nominated for best film 2019 and a further five have been nominated for best film...
- 7/14/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Liam Neeson (left) and Lesley Manville (right) star in directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Layburn’s Ordinary Love, a Bleecker Street release. Credit : Bleecker Street
Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville give touching, strong performances as a long-married couple who face a health challenge, in co-directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s drama Ordinary Love. This gentle,well-acted drama focuses on an ordinary older couple whose ordinary daily routine is disrupted by fate, and whose ordinary love must sustain them through it.
Of course, ordinary people and ordinary love are often not so ordinary, and may be filled with a surprising strength. Which is rather the point of this quiet, thoughtful drama, whose strength lies in the fine performances of these two outstanding actors.
Much of the early part of this film focuses on getting to know the couple as they go about the moments of daily life,...
Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville give touching, strong performances as a long-married couple who face a health challenge, in co-directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s drama Ordinary Love. This gentle,well-acted drama focuses on an ordinary older couple whose ordinary daily routine is disrupted by fate, and whose ordinary love must sustain them through it.
Of course, ordinary people and ordinary love are often not so ordinary, and may be filled with a surprising strength. Which is rather the point of this quiet, thoughtful drama, whose strength lies in the fine performances of these two outstanding actors.
Much of the early part of this film focuses on getting to know the couple as they go about the moments of daily life,...
- 2/28/2020
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville in their new film “Ordinary Love” play a couple who spend time shopping in the supermarket, going on power walks or even waiting for the other to return from the bathroom. The only thing unusual about the setting is that Manville’s character has breast cancer.
“Ordinary Love,” which opened Friday in limited release stateside, is a love story that grapples with how two people try to maintain their normal lives even as they cope with a breast cancer diagnosis and looming chemotherapy. And in speaking with TheWrap, Manville and Neeson were struck by the simplicity of the story and how it played up the “small things” in life even as they go through a giant change.
“The challenge is how can you make scenes going to the supermarket interesting? How do you do scenes of just walking through the corridors of a hospital or...
“Ordinary Love,” which opened Friday in limited release stateside, is a love story that grapples with how two people try to maintain their normal lives even as they cope with a breast cancer diagnosis and looming chemotherapy. And in speaking with TheWrap, Manville and Neeson were struck by the simplicity of the story and how it played up the “small things” in life even as they go through a giant change.
“The challenge is how can you make scenes going to the supermarket interesting? How do you do scenes of just walking through the corridors of a hospital or...
- 2/17/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“Ordinary Love” isn’t really a movie about cancer, even though this tender and discreet portrait of a marriage on fire begins with a woman (Lesley Manville) asking her longtime husband (Liam Neeson) to feel the lump she finds under her left breast. It isn’t even a movie about dying, even though Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s direction casts a moribund pall over the drama from the moment it starts. On the contrary — and true to the title of Owen McCafferty’s semi-autobiographical script — “Ordinary Love” is ; a story about how different kinds of pain can trace the limits and boundlessness of sharing your life with someone.
Tom and Joan have been together for so long that the world outside of their marriage only seems to exist in soft focus. The two retirees live a quiet upper-middle-class existence in a seaside Irish town, and spend their afternoons...
Tom and Joan have been together for so long that the world outside of their marriage only seems to exist in soft focus. The two retirees live a quiet upper-middle-class existence in a seaside Irish town, and spend their afternoons...
- 2/14/2020
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
With the 2020 summer Olympics around the corner, the timing of the release of the IFC Films romantic comedy Olympic Dreams couldn’t be any more perfect — but this isn’t an ordinary rom-com or a film about the Olympics.
Directed by Jeremy Teicher, who co-wrote it with his wife and real-life Olympian Alexi Pappas and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth), the film was actually shot on location during the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang 2018 in Athletes Village. This marks the first time a feature was shot at a the Olympics. To add to that, the film was shot using improvisation of the script in just two weeks.
“Olympic Dreams is IFC Films to its core,” Arianna Bocco, Evp, Film Acquisitions & Production, tells Deadline. “It’s original, independent filmmaking.”
Kroll and Pappas star in the love story between two unlikely — and lonely — people who...
Directed by Jeremy Teicher, who co-wrote it with his wife and real-life Olympian Alexi Pappas and Nick Kroll (Big Mouth), the film was actually shot on location during the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang 2018 in Athletes Village. This marks the first time a feature was shot at a the Olympics. To add to that, the film was shot using improvisation of the script in just two weeks.
“Olympic Dreams is IFC Films to its core,” Arianna Bocco, Evp, Film Acquisitions & Production, tells Deadline. “It’s original, independent filmmaking.”
Kroll and Pappas star in the love story between two unlikely — and lonely — people who...
- 2/14/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Announcing modest ambitions with its title, “Ordinary Love” tackles melodramatic subject matter with uncommon, quiet elegance. The story of a husband and wife dealing with a cancer scare, directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s film offers a beautifully understated look at intimacy and devotion in the face of potentially devastating loss, while stars Leslie Manville and Liam Neeson tap effortlessly into the relatable routines, rhythms and nuances of a lived-in, long term relationship.
Neeson and Manville play Tom and Joan, a married couple whose world is turned upside down when she discovers a lump in her breast that turns out to be cancerous. The comforting ease of their daily lives is thrown into disarray after doctors prescribe a rigorous battery of treatments for Joan, including surgery and chemotherapy, testing their individual fortitude even as it deepens minor rifts in their relationship. Joan finds solace in a fellow cancer patient,...
Neeson and Manville play Tom and Joan, a married couple whose world is turned upside down when she discovers a lump in her breast that turns out to be cancerous. The comforting ease of their daily lives is thrown into disarray after doctors prescribe a rigorous battery of treatments for Joan, including surgery and chemotherapy, testing their individual fortitude even as it deepens minor rifts in their relationship. Joan finds solace in a fellow cancer patient,...
- 2/11/2020
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Wrap
In “Ordinary Love,” Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville star as a married couple coping with life after a breast cancer diagnosis. The romantic tearjerker is slated to open in theaters this Valentine’s Day.
Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn co-directed the film that was shot in Northern Ireland and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, where it won acclaim for the performances by both Neeson and Manville.
“I can’t tell her how frightened I am. I have to just continue as normal. That’s my job in all this,” Neeson says in the trailer.
Also Read: Liam Neeson's Ugly Admission and What We Can Learn From It (Podcast)
“I had this feeling that if I could get through it all, it would somehow change me. I don’t think it has. I don’t think I want it to,” Manville adds.
Owen McCafferty wrote the screenplay about Joan and Tom,...
Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn co-directed the film that was shot in Northern Ireland and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, where it won acclaim for the performances by both Neeson and Manville.
“I can’t tell her how frightened I am. I have to just continue as normal. That’s my job in all this,” Neeson says in the trailer.
Also Read: Liam Neeson's Ugly Admission and What We Can Learn From It (Podcast)
“I had this feeling that if I could get through it all, it would somehow change me. I don’t think it has. I don’t think I want it to,” Manville adds.
Owen McCafferty wrote the screenplay about Joan and Tom,...
- 1/8/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
It’s hard to go wrong by using a Magnetic Fields song in your film trailer, but the newest melodrama from Bleecker Street has really hit the nail on the head this time. Featuring a suspiciously well placed serenade of “The Book of Love”, the first trailer for “Ordinary Love” promises an elegantly acted tearjerker that will reach right into the depths of your soul and wring out all those wintertime feelings. Following a critically acclaimed premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2019, “Ordinary Love” stars Liam Neeson and Academy Award nominee Lesley Manville as a married couple reeling from a breast cancer diagnosis that upends their otherwise, well, ordinary life.
The synopsis out of the film’s Tiff debut reads: “Joan (Manville) and Tom (Neeson) are a long-married couple, with their set habits, cozy bickering, and assumption of a long walk together into the sunset. But when Joan...
The synopsis out of the film’s Tiff debut reads: “Joan (Manville) and Tom (Neeson) are a long-married couple, with their set habits, cozy bickering, and assumption of a long walk together into the sunset. But when Joan...
- 1/8/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
"For once in your life, can you be bloody normal?" "I am normal! Very normal." Bleecker Street Films has debuted a brand new Us trailer for an indie cancer drama titled simply Ordinary Love, from directors Lisa Barros D'Sa & Glenn Leyburn (Cherrybomb and Good Vibrations). This premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year to rave reviews and plenty of acclaim for the two lead performances. The short pitch for this is perfect: an extraordinary look at ordinary love. Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville (from Phantom Thread) star as a long-standing couple facing a potentially life-changing cancer diagnosis. We featured a UK trailer last fall, the film is getting a Us release in theaters next month. The very small cast includes David Wilmot, Amit Shah, Esh Alladi, and Geraldine McAlinden. It looks like a remarkably tender, honest, heartbreaking and also heart-filling look at the extraordinary power of love in tough times.
- 1/8/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson are note-perfect as an everyday couple coping with cancer in this singular drama with universal appeal
There’s nothing ordinary about this deeply moving, frequently funny and piercingly insightful drama from Belfast playwright Owen McCafferty, making his screenwriting feature debut. On the surface it’s a tale of a middle-aged couple facing up to a diagnosis of breast cancer, and a year of medical intervention. Yet beyond this immediate diagnosis is something far more rich and compelling – a story of everyday love between two people living in the shadow of grief, facing an uncertain future, both together and apart.
Directed with wit, subtlety and great emotional honesty by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (the co-directors of 2012’s brilliantly life-affirming Good Vibrations), it’s a singular story with universal appeal – striking a very personal chord with some viewers while finding common ground with the widest possible audience.
There’s nothing ordinary about this deeply moving, frequently funny and piercingly insightful drama from Belfast playwright Owen McCafferty, making his screenwriting feature debut. On the surface it’s a tale of a middle-aged couple facing up to a diagnosis of breast cancer, and a year of medical intervention. Yet beyond this immediate diagnosis is something far more rich and compelling – a story of everyday love between two people living in the shadow of grief, facing an uncertain future, both together and apart.
Directed with wit, subtlety and great emotional honesty by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (the co-directors of 2012’s brilliantly life-affirming Good Vibrations), it’s a singular story with universal appeal – striking a very personal chord with some viewers while finding common ground with the widest possible audience.
- 12/8/2019
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
‘Frozen II’ will look for a third session at number one.
Shia Labeouf’s autobiographical Honey Boy and Edward Norton’s directorial debut Motherless Brooklyn are among the titles opening in a quiet weekend at the UK box office, which should see Frozen II hold the number one spot for a third week running.
Released through Sony, Honey Boy is directed by Alma Har’el, from a screenplay by Labeouf based on his childhood and relationship with his father.
The film debuted at Sundance 2019, where it won the special jury prize in the Us Dramatic section, and followed that up with...
Shia Labeouf’s autobiographical Honey Boy and Edward Norton’s directorial debut Motherless Brooklyn are among the titles opening in a quiet weekend at the UK box office, which should see Frozen II hold the number one spot for a third week running.
Released through Sony, Honey Boy is directed by Alma Har’el, from a screenplay by Labeouf based on his childhood and relationship with his father.
The film debuted at Sundance 2019, where it won the special jury prize in the Us Dramatic section, and followed that up with...
- 12/6/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Now in its 18th year, the San Diego Intl. Film Festival, produced by the nonprofit San Diego Film Foundation, once again steals the movie glamour spotlight from its neighbor to the north, combining major regional premieres with a focus on social and environmental issues.
Running Oct. 15-20, the festival received more than 3,000 submissions from 68 countries, including feature films, shorts and documentaries. The result is a lineup that includes 107 films, with five in the narrative spotlight competition, 20 in the narrative contest, nine in the doc competition and 66 short films, says Tonya Mantooth, CEO and artistic director.
Opening night at the historic Balboa Theatre will see the premiere of “Jojo Rabbit,” a World War II black comedy written and directed by Taika Waititi. Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” starring Robert De Niro, opens the screenings at the ArcLight Cinema La Jolla on Oct. 17. “A Hidden Life,” a drama set during WWII, written and directed by Terrence Malick,...
Running Oct. 15-20, the festival received more than 3,000 submissions from 68 countries, including feature films, shorts and documentaries. The result is a lineup that includes 107 films, with five in the narrative spotlight competition, 20 in the narrative contest, nine in the doc competition and 66 short films, says Tonya Mantooth, CEO and artistic director.
Opening night at the historic Balboa Theatre will see the premiere of “Jojo Rabbit,” a World War II black comedy written and directed by Taika Waititi. Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman,” starring Robert De Niro, opens the screenings at the ArcLight Cinema La Jolla on Oct. 17. “A Hidden Life,” a drama set during WWII, written and directed by Terrence Malick,...
- 10/15/2019
- by Iain Blair
- Variety Film + TV
Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville are anything but ordinary. Both Oscar-nominated acting powerhouses in their own right, together they can only be extraordinary. But they deliver quietly moving performances in Ordinary Love, a tearjerking drama from the directing team Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations). Watch the Ordinary Love trailer below. Ordinary Love Liam Neeson and […]
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- 9/29/2019
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
An official selection at Tiff, the first trailer has now been unveiled for Ordinary Love, from the directing team Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations). Mike Leigh favorite and Phantom Thread star Lesley Manville plays Joan, the seemingly contented wife of Liam Neeson’s Tom as they exercise, follow a strict healthy diet, and converse as seemingly ordinary couples do. Their lives are upended by the sudden breast cancer diagnoses of Joan and the eventual fall out of their health-conscious livelihood and marriage tested. The film questions if a couple truly can be together through every struggle each partner faces, which is on full display in the somber first trailer.
Amy Nicholson writes her review for Variety, “ Yet, they’re plenty of company for themselves, two people whose mouths are always in motion, delighted to mock-bicker over buying Brussels sprouts or going out for a beer. Tom...
Amy Nicholson writes her review for Variety, “ Yet, they’re plenty of company for themselves, two people whose mouths are always in motion, delighted to mock-bicker over buying Brussels sprouts or going out for a beer. Tom...
- 9/25/2019
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Liam Neeson is mostly known these days for making one intense action-thriller after another. It seems like those are the only kinds of films he makes these days. But, today we have a trailer to share with you that he stars in called Ordinary Love and this is not an action movie. The is a heavy drama about “love, survival and the epic questions life throws at each and every one of us.”
The film also stars Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) and the story follows a long-standing couple who are faced with a life-changing cancer diagnosis. Here’s the synopsis:
Joan and Tom have been married for many years. There is an ease to their relationship which only comes from spending a lifetime together and a depth of love which expresses itself through tenderness and humour in equal part. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her...
The film also stars Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) and the story follows a long-standing couple who are faced with a life-changing cancer diagnosis. Here’s the synopsis:
Joan and Tom have been married for many years. There is an ease to their relationship which only comes from spending a lifetime together and a depth of love which expresses itself through tenderness and humour in equal part. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her...
- 9/23/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
"There isn't a moment... I won't be there with you." Focus Features / Universal UK have debuted an official trailer for an indie cancer drama titled Ordinary Love, from directors Lisa Barros D'Sa & Glenn Leyburn (Cherrybomb and Good Vibrations). This just premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and is next playing at the San Diego and Chicago Film Festivals this fall. The short pitch for this film is perfect: an extraordinary look at ordinary love. Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville (from Phantom Thread) star as a long-standing couple facing a potentially life-changing cancer diagnosis, in this film written by Northern Irish playwright Owen McCafferty. The very small cast includes David Wilmot, Amit Shah, Esh Alladi, and Geraldine McAlinden. This picked up solid reviews out of Tiff, and it looks especially lovely and heartbreaking. This is a really beautiful trailer (perfect song choice) that will bring out some strong emotions. Take a look below.
- 9/20/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
There are strong, sensitive performances in a melancholic film about a couple dealing with the fallout from a cancer diagnosis
Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn are the two film-makers who in 2013 directed Good Vibrations, a tremendous film about the 70s Belfast punk scene. Now they have changed the mood for this desperately poignant study of a retired middle-aged couple, Joan and Tom, who have, over the years, come to terms with the deep sadness in their hearts following the death of their daughter. Now their fragile relationship is further tested when Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer. Is it too much to bear? Or has their existing grief somehow partly numbed, or inoculated them against the more commonplace pain of getting cancer in your 60s?
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Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn are the two film-makers who in 2013 directed Good Vibrations, a tremendous film about the 70s Belfast punk scene. Now they have changed the mood for this desperately poignant study of a retired middle-aged couple, Joan and Tom, who have, over the years, come to terms with the deep sadness in their hearts following the death of their daughter. Now their fragile relationship is further tested when Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer. Is it too much to bear? Or has their existing grief somehow partly numbed, or inoculated them against the more commonplace pain of getting cancer in your 60s?
Related: Clemency review – Alfre Woodard dominates devastating prison drama...
- 9/13/2019
- by Peter Bradshaw in Toronto
- The Guardian - Film News
Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s intimate drama “Ordinary Love” loves to show health-conscious husband and wife Tom (Liam Neeson) and Joan (and Lesley Manville) on their evening stroll, a contented retired couple walking the same path alongside a rather un-scenic, busy street. Until five minutes in, when Joan finds a lump in her breast and the pair gradually realize some roads must be walked alone. He belongs in the world of the healthy; she’s increasingly more comfortable among the sick. During chemo, Joan dreams of a train ride where she leaves her husband behind at the station. “We’re both going through this,” Neeson protests. Shouts Manville, “No, we’re not!”
Their lives were already hermetic, especially since they lost their daughter, Debbie. If they ever had friends, they don’t appear to now. In their airless house, any small change is noticeable, like when Joan...
Their lives were already hermetic, especially since they lost their daughter, Debbie. If they ever had friends, they don’t appear to now. In their airless house, any small change is noticeable, like when Joan...
- 9/10/2019
- by Amy Nicholson
- Variety Film + TV
Over the last few days, many of the upcoming film festivals in the fall have announced which titles will be playing within their respective showcases. Two in question have specifically revealed what they’re packing. The first is the Toronto International Film Festival, while the other is the Venice Film Festival. Interestingly, these revelations actually inform which movies are likely to play at the Telluride Film Festival, and in turn, that helps fill in some possible blanks for the New York Film Festival. Suffice it to say, there are a lot of moving parts right now. Moves are being made, that’s for sure. The highlights of the recent announcements include a number of crossovers, as well as some exclusives. You can see which are which below, but just a sampling of the films include Ad Astra, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Dolemite Is My Name, Ford v Ferrari,...
- 7/27/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
44th Toronto International Film Festival have announced the first round-up of premieres for the Gala and Special Presentations programmes. Highlights include Josh and Benny Safdies’ Good Time follow-up Uncut Gems, Rian Johnson’s star-studded Knives Out, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, Steven Soderbergh’s The Laundromat, James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari, as well as the Joaquin Phoenix-led Joker, and much, much more–and it’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Check out the lineup below with more to come.
Galas 2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Marielle Heller | USA
World Premiere
Abominable Jill Culton | USA
World Premiere
American Woman Semi Chellas | Canada
Canadian Premiere
Blackbird Roger Michell | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Clemency Chinonye Chukwu | USA
International Premiere
Ford v Ferrari James Mangold | USA
Canadian Premiere
The Goldfinch John Crowley | USA
World Premiere
Harriet Kasi Lemmons | USA
World Premiere
Hustlers Lorene Scafaria | USA
World Premiere
Joker Todd Phillips...
Check out the lineup below with more to come.
Galas 2019
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Marielle Heller | USA
World Premiere
Abominable Jill Culton | USA
World Premiere
American Woman Semi Chellas | Canada
Canadian Premiere
Blackbird Roger Michell | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Clemency Chinonye Chukwu | USA
International Premiere
Ford v Ferrari James Mangold | USA
Canadian Premiere
The Goldfinch John Crowley | USA
World Premiere
Harriet Kasi Lemmons | USA
World Premiere
Hustlers Lorene Scafaria | USA
World Premiere
Joker Todd Phillips...
- 7/23/2019
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled an early list of Gala Premieres and Special Presentations for the festival that runs September 5-15, and there will be no shortage of star power. Among the highlights: Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Christian Bale and Matt Damon in Ford V Ferrari, Eddie Murphy in Dolemite Is My Name, Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers, Bruce Springsteen and Western Stars, Daniel Craig and Knives Out, Joaquin Phoenix in Joker, Nicole Kidman in The Goldfinch, Meryl Streep and Gary Oldman in Steven Soderbergh’s Netflix Panama Papers drama The Laundromat, Hugh Jackman in Bad Education and the Edward Norton-directed Motherless Brooklyn. There is also a splashy slate here that will answer many questions about the upcoming Oscar race.
The festival previously announced as opening film the Canadian-made documentary Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band. Tiff hasn’t yet divulged...
The festival previously announced as opening film the Canadian-made documentary Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band. Tiff hasn’t yet divulged...
- 7/23/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The Toronto International Film Festival has announced its first official slate, with titles in its Gala and Special Presentations program, including some of the most anticipated movies of the year. The 2019 edition will premiere much-anticipated titles like Todd Phillips’ Joaquin Phoenix-starring “Joker,” Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit,” the Safdie brothers’ Adam Sandler-starring “Uncut Gems,” Rian Johnson’s “Star Wars” followup “Knives Out,” James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari,” Destin Daniel Cretton’s Michael B. Jordan vehicle “Just Mercy,” Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat,” John Crowley’s “The Goldfinch,” Armando Iannucci’s “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” and Lorene Scafaria’s true-life “Hustlers.”
The lineup is rife with still more major names jockeying for early awards season attention, including Noah Baumbach (who will show his Netflix drama “Marriage Story”), Kasi Lemmons (showing her Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet”), Rupert Goold (with his Judy Garland biopic “Judy”), and Edward Norton...
The lineup is rife with still more major names jockeying for early awards season attention, including Noah Baumbach (who will show his Netflix drama “Marriage Story”), Kasi Lemmons (showing her Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet”), Rupert Goold (with his Judy Garland biopic “Judy”), and Edward Norton...
- 7/23/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Film will be released through Universal Pictures International.
Focus Features has picked up a host of international rights to Normal People, the drama shot in Northern Ireland starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville.
The film will be distributed through Universal Pictures International (Upi) in the UK and further international territories, though the distributor declined to specify where it would release. Upi works across countries including Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Russia, Korea, and Australia. The deal was struck with sales agent Bankside Films.
Bleecker Street previously acquired Us rights. The film is now completely sold out worldwide aside from Canada,...
Focus Features has picked up a host of international rights to Normal People, the drama shot in Northern Ireland starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville.
The film will be distributed through Universal Pictures International (Upi) in the UK and further international territories, though the distributor declined to specify where it would release. Upi works across countries including Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Russia, Korea, and Australia. The deal was struck with sales agent Bankside Films.
Bleecker Street previously acquired Us rights. The film is now completely sold out worldwide aside from Canada,...
- 3/26/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
New movies from Sally Potter, Sarah Gavron and Hong Khaou were among the BFI’s top ten Film Fund recipients in 2018. Potter’s untitled drama, starring Javier Bardem, Elle Fanning, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock and Laura Linney, received the year’s biggest production grant of £1.1M. Scroll down for the top ten.
In 2017, the BFI — the UK’s lead organization for film — awarded seven movies £1M or more from its Film Fund. This year, Potter’s feature was the only one to cross the £1M mark. Other leading recipients in 2018 included Liam Neeson starrer Normal People and Keira Knightley pic Misbehaviour.
There is a healthy gender balance to the top ten awards this year with five male and five female directors in the mix. Two are feature debuts. Of course, different films will receive different amounts of money from different BFI funding strands, but this list gives a snapshot of...
In 2017, the BFI — the UK’s lead organization for film — awarded seven movies £1M or more from its Film Fund. This year, Potter’s feature was the only one to cross the £1M mark. Other leading recipients in 2018 included Liam Neeson starrer Normal People and Keira Knightley pic Misbehaviour.
There is a healthy gender balance to the top ten awards this year with five male and five female directors in the mix. Two are feature debuts. Of course, different films will receive different amounts of money from different BFI funding strands, but this list gives a snapshot of...
- 12/21/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Feature shot in Northern Ireland, currently in post-production.
Bleecker Street has acquired Us rights from Bankside Films to Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s drama Normal People starring Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson.
The third feature from the directing duo behind Good Vibrations and Cherrybomb centres on an everyday couple who must summon their strength and call on their extraordinary love to navigate a year of adversity.
Owen McCafferty wrote the screenplay, and producers are Brian J. Falconer, David Holmes and Piers Tempest. Natascha Wharton served as executive producer for the BFI, alongside Stephen Kelliher for Bankside Films,...
Bleecker Street has acquired Us rights from Bankside Films to Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s drama Normal People starring Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson.
The third feature from the directing duo behind Good Vibrations and Cherrybomb centres on an everyday couple who must summon their strength and call on their extraordinary love to navigate a year of adversity.
Owen McCafferty wrote the screenplay, and producers are Brian J. Falconer, David Holmes and Piers Tempest. Natascha Wharton served as executive producer for the BFI, alongside Stephen Kelliher for Bankside Films,...
- 12/3/2018
- by Jeremy Kay & Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Bleecker Street has secured U.S. distribution rights to “Normal People,” a drama starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville.
The company plans to release the film in 2019. Manville and Neeson portray an everyday couple with an extraordinary love, who must find the humor and grace to face a year of adversity. The film is directed by the team of Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, known for their work on “Good Vibrations” and “Cherry Bomb.”
Irish playwright Owen McCafferty wrote “Normal People,” produced by Brian J. Falconer, David Holmes and Piers Tempest. Executive producers are Natascha Wharton for the BFI, Stephen Kelliher for Bankside Films, Jo Bamford for Tempo Productions, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross for Head Gear Films/Metrol Technology and Mark Huffam.
“This is such a beautiful story of love and commitment as portrayed between two of the world’s most talented actors,” Andrew Karpen, CEO of Bleecker Street said.
The company plans to release the film in 2019. Manville and Neeson portray an everyday couple with an extraordinary love, who must find the humor and grace to face a year of adversity. The film is directed by the team of Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, known for their work on “Good Vibrations” and “Cherry Bomb.”
Irish playwright Owen McCafferty wrote “Normal People,” produced by Brian J. Falconer, David Holmes and Piers Tempest. Executive producers are Natascha Wharton for the BFI, Stephen Kelliher for Bankside Films, Jo Bamford for Tempo Productions, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross for Head Gear Films/Metrol Technology and Mark Huffam.
“This is such a beautiful story of love and commitment as portrayed between two of the world’s most talented actors,” Andrew Karpen, CEO of Bleecker Street said.
- 12/3/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to “Normal People,” a romance starring Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson.
Directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (“Cherrybomb”), the film follows as an everyday couple with an extraordinary love, who must find the humor and grace to face a year of adversity.
Also Read: Liam Neeson Is Mr. Plow With a Vengeance in 'Cold Pursuit' First Trailer (Video)
“This is such a beautiful story of love and commitment as portrayed between two of the world’s most talented actors,” said Bleecker Street CEO Andrew Karpen. “It’s magical to watch as they find strength and an ever-deepening connection.”
Shot in Northern Ireland, the film is slated to be released in 2019. Owen McCafferty wrote the screenplay for the film, which is produced by Brian J. Falconer, David Holmes and Piers Tempest. Executive producers are Natascha Wharton for the BFI,...
Directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (“Cherrybomb”), the film follows as an everyday couple with an extraordinary love, who must find the humor and grace to face a year of adversity.
Also Read: Liam Neeson Is Mr. Plow With a Vengeance in 'Cold Pursuit' First Trailer (Video)
“This is such a beautiful story of love and commitment as portrayed between two of the world’s most talented actors,” said Bleecker Street CEO Andrew Karpen. “It’s magical to watch as they find strength and an ever-deepening connection.”
Shot in Northern Ireland, the film is slated to be released in 2019. Owen McCafferty wrote the screenplay for the film, which is produced by Brian J. Falconer, David Holmes and Piers Tempest. Executive producers are Natascha Wharton for the BFI,...
- 12/3/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Normal People, the Northern Ireland-shot drama starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville, A 2019 theatrical release is planned for the film, co-directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn and penned by Irish playwright Owen McCafferty.
Manville and Neeson play an everyday couple with an extraordinary love who must find the humor and grace to face a year of adversity. Brian J. Falconer, David Holmes and Piers Tempest are producers, and Natascha Wharton for the BFI, Stephen Kelliher for Bankside Films, Jo Bamford for Tempo Productions, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross for Head Gear Films/Metrol Technology and Mark Huffam are executive producers.
The deal was negotiated with CAA Media Finance and Bankside Films on behalf of the filmmakers.
Manville and Neeson play an everyday couple with an extraordinary love who must find the humor and grace to face a year of adversity. Brian J. Falconer, David Holmes and Piers Tempest are producers, and Natascha Wharton for the BFI, Stephen Kelliher for Bankside Films, Jo Bamford for Tempo Productions, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross for Head Gear Films/Metrol Technology and Mark Huffam are executive producers.
The deal was negotiated with CAA Media Finance and Bankside Films on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 12/3/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment buys black comedy.
Following the film’s well-received premiere in Toronto, Blue Fox Entertainment has swooped on North American rights to John Butler’s black comedy Papi Chulo.
Matt Bomer stars alongside Alejandro Patiño (The Runaways) in the story of a lonely TV weatherman who strikes up an unusual friendship with a middle-aged Latino migrant worker. Wendi McLendon-Covey, Elena Campbell-Martinez and D’Arcy Carden round out the cast.
Bankside handles world sales rights and is showing the film to buyers at Afm. Blue Fox is planning a theatrical release in North America for late-Spring 2019.
Rob Walpole and...
Following the film’s well-received premiere in Toronto, Blue Fox Entertainment has swooped on North American rights to John Butler’s black comedy Papi Chulo.
Matt Bomer stars alongside Alejandro Patiño (The Runaways) in the story of a lonely TV weatherman who strikes up an unusual friendship with a middle-aged Latino migrant worker. Wendi McLendon-Covey, Elena Campbell-Martinez and D’Arcy Carden round out the cast.
Bankside handles world sales rights and is showing the film to buyers at Afm. Blue Fox is planning a theatrical release in North America for late-Spring 2019.
Rob Walpole and...
- 10/31/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: When Liam Neeson sits down to read a script he often tests it. If he doesn’t have to get up to make a cup of tea within ten minutes, he knows it’s worth continuing.
When his old friend Bono sent him the script for Northern Irish drama Normal People, Neeson must have been slightly sceptical. The actor hadn’t made a film in his homeland, Northern Ireland, for more than a decade, and the intimate two-hander was a far cry from the hustle and bustle action films he has been known for recently. But he quickly knew he was onto something.
“I went straight through this one,” the Schindler’s List star told me. “I knew it was special. The subject matter is heavy but it’s a beautiful love story. It’s invested with Irish humour and it made me cry a little. I knew I had to do it.
When his old friend Bono sent him the script for Northern Irish drama Normal People, Neeson must have been slightly sceptical. The actor hadn’t made a film in his homeland, Northern Ireland, for more than a decade, and the intimate two-hander was a far cry from the hustle and bustle action films he has been known for recently. But he quickly knew he was onto something.
“I went straight through this one,” the Schindler’s List star told me. “I knew it was special. The subject matter is heavy but it’s a beautiful love story. It’s invested with Irish humour and it made me cry a little. I knew I had to do it.
- 10/25/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Principal photography will commence in early July in Belfast.
Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List) and Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) are to star in Normal People, a Northern Ireland-set love story based on a script from Irish playwright Owen McCafferty.
Principal photography on the film will start on location in Belfast in early July.
Normal People will be directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, who helmed another recent Northern Ireland pic, the punk rock record store feature Good Vibrations.
Produced by Canderblinks Films and Out Of Orbit, CAA arranged financing for the project and is representing domestic distribution rights,...
Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List) and Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) are to star in Normal People, a Northern Ireland-set love story based on a script from Irish playwright Owen McCafferty.
Principal photography on the film will start on location in Belfast in early July.
Normal People will be directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn, who helmed another recent Northern Ireland pic, the punk rock record store feature Good Vibrations.
Produced by Canderblinks Films and Out Of Orbit, CAA arranged financing for the project and is representing domestic distribution rights,...
- 4/11/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Academy Award nominees Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville are set to headline romantic drama “Normal People.” Bankside Films, which is handling international sales and will be pitching the project to buyers at Cannes next month, describes the Ireland-set film as “a story of love, survival and the epic questions life throws at each and every one of us.”
Neeson and Manville star as Tom and Joan, a married couple with an easy relationship and a depth of love which expresses itself through tenderness and humor. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their relationship as the pair face the challenges that lie ahead and the prospect of what might happen in the future. The film is scheduled to begin shooting in early July on location in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Manville joins the production hot off her Oscar and BAFTA nominations for...
Neeson and Manville star as Tom and Joan, a married couple with an easy relationship and a depth of love which expresses itself through tenderness and humor. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their relationship as the pair face the challenges that lie ahead and the prospect of what might happen in the future. The film is scheduled to begin shooting in early July on location in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Manville joins the production hot off her Oscar and BAFTA nominations for...
- 4/11/2018
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Liam Neeson and Phantom Thread actress Lesley Manville are teaming up for Normal People, an Ireland-set drama about a couple dealing with the emotional impact of the wife's cancer diagnosis, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn will direct the indie for Out of Orbit and Canderblinks Films, with Bankside Films to start shopping the project to international buyers at Cannes.
Normal People, based on a screenplay by veteran Northern Ireland playwright Owen McCafferty, stars Neeson and Manville as a long-married couple who test their relationship and face an uncertain future when the wife is unexpectedly diagnosed...
Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn will direct the indie for Out of Orbit and Canderblinks Films, with Bankside Films to start shopping the project to international buyers at Cannes.
Normal People, based on a screenplay by veteran Northern Ireland playwright Owen McCafferty, stars Neeson and Manville as a long-married couple who test their relationship and face an uncertain future when the wife is unexpectedly diagnosed...
- 4/11/2018
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: In what is sure to be one of the prestige titles on sale at Cannes next month, I can reveal that screen heavyweights Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville are to star in upcoming love story Normal People, which is due to get underway in early July on location in Belfast, Northern Ireland. CAA, which packaged the movie, reps domestic distribution, with Bankside Films on board for international sales.
This is one of the buzziest projects of its type from this side of the pond ahead of the Cannes Marché and it features two meaty acting roles which have been flagged by those in the know as potential awards contenders. The project represents an on-screen return to his homeland for Schindler’s List and Michael Collins star Neeson but also to more sensitive drama climes after a lengthy spell of pitting his wits against terrorists and renegades in a slew of often lucrative action movies.
This is one of the buzziest projects of its type from this side of the pond ahead of the Cannes Marché and it features two meaty acting roles which have been flagged by those in the know as potential awards contenders. The project represents an on-screen return to his homeland for Schindler’s List and Michael Collins star Neeson but also to more sensitive drama climes after a lengthy spell of pitting his wits against terrorists and renegades in a slew of often lucrative action movies.
- 4/11/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Liam Neeson and <em>Phantom Thread</em> actress Lesley Manville are teaming up for <em>Normal People</em>, an Ireland-set drama about a couple dealing with the emotional impact of the wife's cancer diagnosis, <em>The Hollywood Reporter </em>has confirmed.
Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn will direct the indie for Out of Orbit and Canderblinks Films, with Bankside Films to start shopping the project to international buyers at Cannes.
<em>Normal People</em>, based on a screenplay by veteran Northern Ireland playwright Owen McCafferty, has Neeson and Manville in the starring roles as they play a long-married couple who test their relationship and face an uncertain future ...
Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn will direct the indie for Out of Orbit and Canderblinks Films, with Bankside Films to start shopping the project to international buyers at Cannes.
<em>Normal People</em>, based on a screenplay by veteran Northern Ireland playwright Owen McCafferty, has Neeson and Manville in the starring roles as they play a long-married couple who test their relationship and face an uncertain future ...
- 4/11/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: Former Des Hamilton exec launches film and TV outfit Lara Manwaring Casting.
UK casting director Lara Manwaring, who has worked on projects including Nymphomaniac, Adult Life Skills and War Machine, has launched new film and TV casting outfit Lara Manwaring Casting.
The first film of the gate for the company will be Nicolas Cage action-thriller Mandy, currently in pre-production and set to shoot this summer in Belgium.
The film is produced by Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision, Xyz Films’ Nate Bolotin and Umedia’s Adrian Politowski with finance from Umedia and Piccadilly Pictures.
Manwaring has been at Des Hamilton Casting since 2009, working on projects including Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives, Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac, Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur, Channel 4’s Top Boy and Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights.
She served as casting associate on Netflix’s upcoming Brad Pitt satire War Machine and the recent BBC 1 three-part drama Gunpowder.
As casting...
UK casting director Lara Manwaring, who has worked on projects including Nymphomaniac, Adult Life Skills and War Machine, has launched new film and TV casting outfit Lara Manwaring Casting.
The first film of the gate for the company will be Nicolas Cage action-thriller Mandy, currently in pre-production and set to shoot this summer in Belgium.
The film is produced by Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision, Xyz Films’ Nate Bolotin and Umedia’s Adrian Politowski with finance from Umedia and Piccadilly Pictures.
Manwaring has been at Des Hamilton Casting since 2009, working on projects including Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives, Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac, Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur, Channel 4’s Top Boy and Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights.
She served as casting associate on Netflix’s upcoming Brad Pitt satire War Machine and the recent BBC 1 three-part drama Gunpowder.
As casting...
- 6/14/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Twenty-two emerging producers to receive up to £2.2m; almost 500 applicants.Scroll Down For Recipients
The BFI has announced the recipients of its 2016-18 Vision Awards, comprising 22 investments in up-and-coming UK producers.
The awards, generally spread over two years, are designed to enable producers to build and develop their companies, slates and creative relationships.
The BFI had intended to give 20 awards but increased that allocation to 22 in response to the number of strong applications it received. Almost 500 companies applied for the awards, which are backed by a total commitment from the BFI of £2.2m of National Lottery funding.
Fifteen of the awards are to women producers or partnerships, while eight of the companies are based outside of London, located in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and York.
In a bid to foster sustainability, the third iteration of the Vision Awards will include an allowance to cover a producer’s fees and overheads of up to half...
The BFI has announced the recipients of its 2016-18 Vision Awards, comprising 22 investments in up-and-coming UK producers.
The awards, generally spread over two years, are designed to enable producers to build and develop their companies, slates and creative relationships.
The BFI had intended to give 20 awards but increased that allocation to 22 in response to the number of strong applications it received. Almost 500 companies applied for the awards, which are backed by a total commitment from the BFI of £2.2m of National Lottery funding.
Fifteen of the awards are to women producers or partnerships, while eight of the companies are based outside of London, located in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and York.
In a bid to foster sustainability, the third iteration of the Vision Awards will include an allowance to cover a producer’s fees and overheads of up to half...
- 8/24/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
United Talent Agency’s Bec Smith and director Caradog James were among the speakers discussing how post-first feature directors can make the leap to an international career.
Chaired by Ben Roberts (director, BFI Film Fund), the discussion was held in association with Screen International, and featured Matthew Bates (Sayle Screen), Bec Smith (United Talent Agency), Paul Federbush (International Director, Feature Film Program at Sundance Institute), Caradog James (Little White Lies, The Machine), Glenn Leyburn (Cherrybomb, Good Vibrations)
To view the full length version and other events at the UK Film Centre visit weareukfilm.com
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Chaired by Ben Roberts (director, BFI Film Fund), the discussion was held in association with Screen International, and featured Matthew Bates (Sayle Screen), Bec Smith (United Talent Agency), Paul Federbush (International Director, Feature Film Program at Sundance Institute), Caradog James (Little White Lies, The Machine), Glenn Leyburn (Cherrybomb, Good Vibrations)
To view the full length version and other events at the UK Film Centre visit weareukfilm.com
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- 5/18/2015
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Irish Film Board to back productions including Jim Sheridan’s The Secret Scripture and Tomato Red.
The Irish Film Board is to back productions from Juanita Wilson, Jim Sheridan, Julien Temple and Aisling Walsh in its latest round of funding decisions.
Noel Pearson (My Left Foot) is producing The Secret Scripture, which was announced in Berlin, with Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave attached, being sold by Voltage Pictures.
It has received this round’s biggest commitment of €600,000 ($820,000). In The Name Of The Father and My Left Foot’s Sheridan is now lined up to direct.
Johnny Ferguson’s adaptation of Sebastian Barry’s novel centres on the relationship between a 100-year-old woman who has been in a mental hospital for half her life and the psychiatrist who tries to understand why she is there. Production is due to get underway later this year.
Octagon Films production Tomato Red from writer-director Wilson (As If I Am Not There) has received...
The Irish Film Board is to back productions from Juanita Wilson, Jim Sheridan, Julien Temple and Aisling Walsh in its latest round of funding decisions.
Noel Pearson (My Left Foot) is producing The Secret Scripture, which was announced in Berlin, with Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Redgrave attached, being sold by Voltage Pictures.
It has received this round’s biggest commitment of €600,000 ($820,000). In The Name Of The Father and My Left Foot’s Sheridan is now lined up to direct.
Johnny Ferguson’s adaptation of Sebastian Barry’s novel centres on the relationship between a 100-year-old woman who has been in a mental hospital for half her life and the psychiatrist who tries to understand why she is there. Production is due to get underway later this year.
Octagon Films production Tomato Red from writer-director Wilson (As If I Am Not There) has received...
- 5/19/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
UK film finance outfit has backed 19 productions in the last 12 months.
Gloucester Place Films has completed $20m of independent film financing since its launch.
The UK film finance outfit, a subsidiary of Matador Pictures, has backed a total of 19 productions in the last 12 months with a total production value of around $85m.
Projects backed include John Ridley’s Toronto 2013 and SXSW 2014 title Jimi: All is by My Side, Lisa Barros D’Sa & Glenn Leyburn’s BAFTA nominated Good Vibrations and Andrew Hulme’s Un Certain Regard entry Snow in Paradise.
Nigel Thomas [pictured] of Matador Pictures commented: “We’re delighted that Gloucester Place Films has been involved in the financing of a wide range of prestigious and highly regarded projects – including a BAFTA nominee, and selections for Toronto, SXSW, and Un Certain Regard.
“As a subsidiary of Matador Pictures, filmmakers and producers know that Gloucester Place Films is a safe and supportive financing partner for their projects and we...
Gloucester Place Films has completed $20m of independent film financing since its launch.
The UK film finance outfit, a subsidiary of Matador Pictures, has backed a total of 19 productions in the last 12 months with a total production value of around $85m.
Projects backed include John Ridley’s Toronto 2013 and SXSW 2014 title Jimi: All is by My Side, Lisa Barros D’Sa & Glenn Leyburn’s BAFTA nominated Good Vibrations and Andrew Hulme’s Un Certain Regard entry Snow in Paradise.
Nigel Thomas [pictured] of Matador Pictures commented: “We’re delighted that Gloucester Place Films has been involved in the financing of a wide range of prestigious and highly regarded projects – including a BAFTA nominee, and selections for Toronto, SXSW, and Un Certain Regard.
“As a subsidiary of Matador Pictures, filmmakers and producers know that Gloucester Place Films is a safe and supportive financing partner for their projects and we...
- 5/12/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
Northern Ireland is hoping to tempt more Game of Thrones-style high-end TV and film productions to the country as part of a new four-year £43m ($71.5m) plan.
Northern Ireland Screen, the region’s funding body, has launched Opening Doors, a scheme running through to 2018 that will see it attempt to develop Northern Ireland into the strongest screen industry outside of London.
The new fund will dramatically increase from the £27.3m ($45.5m) invested between 2010 and 2014 to £42.8m ($71.5m) over the next four years.
CEO Richard Williams said that the previous scheme – Driving Global Growth – has provided a £121m ($200m) return on investment and it hopes the new plan will bring in £250m ($415m).
“The vision is to have the strongest screen industry outside of London within ten years,” he added.
The body also announced Sepia, a brand-new commission from Microsoft’s Xbox Studios that will film in Northern Ireland in mid-May. The TV movie...
Northern Ireland Screen, the region’s funding body, has launched Opening Doors, a scheme running through to 2018 that will see it attempt to develop Northern Ireland into the strongest screen industry outside of London.
The new fund will dramatically increase from the £27.3m ($45.5m) invested between 2010 and 2014 to £42.8m ($71.5m) over the next four years.
CEO Richard Williams said that the previous scheme – Driving Global Growth – has provided a £121m ($200m) return on investment and it hopes the new plan will bring in £250m ($415m).
“The vision is to have the strongest screen industry outside of London within ten years,” he added.
The body also announced Sepia, a brand-new commission from Microsoft’s Xbox Studios that will film in Northern Ireland in mid-May. The TV movie...
- 3/31/2014
- ScreenDaily
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