Nick Cave is mourning the loss of his son Jethro Lazenby. The musician confirmed in a statement to NBC that the 31-year-old died this week "With much sadness, I can confirm that my son, Jethro, has passed away," Nick, 64, shared through his manager Brian Message. "We would be grateful for family privacy at this time." No cause of death has been released. Jethro's passing comes seven years after Nick's son Arthur, who he shares with model Susie Bick, died at 15 years old after falling from a cliff in Brighton, England. Raised by his mother Beau Lazenby, in Melbourne, Australia, Jethro didn't learn that the...
- 5/9/2022
- E! Online
As awards season is gearing up, Variety looks at emerging designers that will make their mark on the many red carpets ahead:
Bode
For the guys, Emily Bode’s eponymous line of one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted clothing cut from antique fabrics and Victorian quilts has earned a following that includes Donald Glover, Dyllón Burnside, Ezra Miller, Leon Bridges, Jordan Peele and Henry Golding. “I particularly love how each piece has a sense of nostalgia and uniqueness, sure to stand out from the standard suit and tie,” says Ian Bradley, who dressed Lamar Johnson in a Bode jacket and shirt for a Toronto fest event last year after learning about the Atlanta-born designer through friends. “Once I saw one of her signature quilted/patchwork jackets, I was fully invested.” Bradley also works with Indya Moore and Sky Ferreira. The 3-year-old New York-based label has had a big year; Bode won Emerging Designer of...
Bode
For the guys, Emily Bode’s eponymous line of one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted clothing cut from antique fabrics and Victorian quilts has earned a following that includes Donald Glover, Dyllón Burnside, Ezra Miller, Leon Bridges, Jordan Peele and Henry Golding. “I particularly love how each piece has a sense of nostalgia and uniqueness, sure to stand out from the standard suit and tie,” says Ian Bradley, who dressed Lamar Johnson in a Bode jacket and shirt for a Toronto fest event last year after learning about the Atlanta-born designer through friends. “Once I saw one of her signature quilted/patchwork jackets, I was fully invested.” Bradley also works with Indya Moore and Sky Ferreira. The 3-year-old New York-based label has had a big year; Bode won Emerging Designer of...
- 11/14/2019
- by Claire Coghlan
- Variety Film + TV
When filmmaker Andrew Dominik heard that the 15-year-old son of Nick Cave had fallen off a cliff and died, he immediately phoned the Bad Seeds singer. They had known each other for decades, and Cave had co-written the score for the director's 2007 movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – so he wanted to support his friend. The musician didn't pick up; a few days later, he texted that he would be giving him a ring. "I was terrified at the thought of receiving that phone call,...
- 12/1/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Shrouded in grief and chilly to the core, Andrew Dominik’s mournful documentary “One More Time With Feeling” is at once sobering in tone and intoxicating in style. The intimate film follows singer Nick Cave in and out of the studio as lays down tracks for his upcoming album “Skeleton Tree,” doing so in the face of tremendous personal loss. Though it will undoubtedly hit fans the hardest, even those less familiar with the Australian rocker will find much to admire in this lyrical portrait of sorrow, creativity and perseverance, shot in luscious black and white 3D.
Cave commissioned the film himself, intending it to be his first, last and only public statement to support the release of his latest album, and it’s easy to understand why. In July 2015, Cave’s 15-year-old son Arthur died, falling off a cliff in the English town of Brighton. Arthur died before Cave...
Cave commissioned the film himself, intending it to be his first, last and only public statement to support the release of his latest album, and it’s easy to understand why. In July 2015, Cave’s 15-year-old son Arthur died, falling off a cliff in the English town of Brighton. Arthur died before Cave...
- 9/6/2016
- by Ben Croll
- Indiewire
Is control a myth? Are accidents? Are our actions another variable in the randomness of the cosmos or are they preordained, at the mercy of the gods? These are just some of the questions swirling in Nick Cave’s head. Andrew Dominik’s devastating new documentary is, in essence, a 3D black-and-white, behind-the-scenes look at Cave and his Bad Seeds recording their new album (the excellent-sounding Skeleton Tree), but it also offers space for grief and reflection as the veteran avant-garde rocker struggles to come to terms with the death of his child.
Shot in the nowhere locations of taxis and studios in London — as well as a segment in Cave and partner Susie Bick’s home in Brighton — One More Time with Feeling might have been your run-of-the-mill making-of documentary, complete with late nights, frayed nerves, camaraderie, and in-fighting. Instead Dominik, with the staggering cooperation and openness of his subject,...
Shot in the nowhere locations of taxis and studios in London — as well as a segment in Cave and partner Susie Bick’s home in Brighton — One More Time with Feeling might have been your run-of-the-mill making-of documentary, complete with late nights, frayed nerves, camaraderie, and in-fighting. Instead Dominik, with the staggering cooperation and openness of his subject,...
- 9/5/2016
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
Australian singer Nick Cave is speaking out for the first time about the loss of his son Arthur - more than a year after the 15-year-old fell to his death while under the influence of LSD. In the somber trailer for the new documentary One More Time with Feeling - which chronicles Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' recording of their new album - the 58-year-old frontman calls the event "catastrophic." "Most of us don't want to change really," he says in voiceover. "But what happens when an event occurs that is so catastrophic that you just change?" "You change...
- 8/3/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Australian singer Nick Cave is speaking out for the first time about the loss of his son Arthur - more than a year after the 15-year-old fell to his death while under the influence of LSD. In the somber trailer for the new documentary One More Time with Feeling - which chronicles Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' recording of their new album - the 58-year-old frontman calls the event "catastrophic." "Most of us don't want to change really," he says in voiceover. "But what happens when an event occurs that is so catastrophic that you just change?" "You change...
- 8/3/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Arthur Cave, the son of Australian musician Nick Cave and Susie Bick, died Tuesday after falling off a cliff in Brighton, England. He was 15. Nick was found with severe injuries after falling 60 feet off the chalk cliff, according to The Guardian. He was airlifted to the hospital after people nearby tried to treat him at the scene. Investigators said they wouldn't be treating his death as suspicious. "A 15-year-old boy who was found with life-threatening injuries on the underpass of Ovingdean Gap, having fallen from the cliff above, has sadly died in hospital on Tuesday," a spokesperson for the Sussex police said. "Members of the public carried out first aid on the boy before he was taken to the Royal...
- 7/15/2015
- E! Online
Awful news: Nick Cave's 15-year-old son Arthur died Tuesday, July 14, after falling off a cliff in Brighton, Sussex Police informed BBC News. "Our son Arthur died on Tuesday evening. He was our beautiful, happy loving boy. We ask that we be given the privacy our family needs to grieve at this difficult time," Nick and Susie Cave said in a joint statement. According to BBC News, Arthur Cave was "found with life-threatening injuries on the underpass of Ovingdean Gap" at 6 p.m. BST on July 14. He later died at the Royal Sussex County
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- 7/15/2015
- by Joe Lynch, Billboard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nick Cave's teenage son, Arthur Cave, died on Wednesday, July 15, after succumbing to injuries from a cliff fall near Brighton, England, on Tuesday night. He was 15 years old. According to Sussex Police (via NBC News), Arthur was found at the bottom of a 60-foot drop, and was rushed to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. He later died from his injuries stemming from the fall. Cave and his wife, model Susie Bick, confirmed the tragic news themselves in a statement. "Our son Arthur died on Tuesday [...]...
- 7/15/2015
- Us Weekly
On Demand DVD New Releases Nov. 17-23 20,000 Days On Earth Drama and reality collide in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of iconic musician Nick Cave. Come celebrate the transformative power of the creative spirit. Nick Cave, Susie Bick, Kylie Minogue (Documentary, 1:37) 11/18 22 Jump Street (pictured below) Schmidt and Jenko are back, and Capt. Dickson is sending them to college. It’s the same plot as in 21 Jump Street — find the drug dealers to get to the suppliers. But we get a bigger budget in this film, so expect louder explosions and a keg full of collegiate … Continue reading →
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- 11/17/2014
- by Meredith Ennis
- ChannelGuideMag
Films from notables Nick Cave, Kevin Smith and Terry Gilliam, and another featuring Downton Abbey vet Dan Stevens are helping fill this weekend’s box office, despite studio blockbuster debuts for The Maze Runner and This Is Where I Leave You.
In all, 14 specialty films are debuting this weekend, at the front edge of awards season and the time of year when “serious” films hit the screens left and right. We have The Guest, with Stevens; The Zero Theorem by Gilliam; Smith’s Tusk; Tracks, the latest from the producers of The King’s Speech; and Cave’s doc 20,000 Days On Earth.
And, like a TV informercial, there’s more: the doc Pump, boundary-jumper Stop The Pounding Heart; and Swim Little Fish Swim. Just to fill out the marquees, we also have Tribeca-winning doc Keep On Keepin’ On; Flamenco, Flamenco; Hector And The Search For Happiness; Iceman; Hollidaysburg; and Not Cool.
In all, 14 specialty films are debuting this weekend, at the front edge of awards season and the time of year when “serious” films hit the screens left and right. We have The Guest, with Stevens; The Zero Theorem by Gilliam; Smith’s Tusk; Tracks, the latest from the producers of The King’s Speech; and Cave’s doc 20,000 Days On Earth.
And, like a TV informercial, there’s more: the doc Pump, boundary-jumper Stop The Pounding Heart; and Swim Little Fish Swim. Just to fill out the marquees, we also have Tribeca-winning doc Keep On Keepin’ On; Flamenco, Flamenco; Hector And The Search For Happiness; Iceman; Hollidaysburg; and Not Cool.
- 9/19/2014
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline
Want to know what British films are coming out this month? Then look no further than our fabulous movie calendar...
Welcome to our new, regularly updated calendar of all the British movies due for release in UK cinemas over the coming months. So if you're keen to keep up-to-date on the latest in home grown cinema - from documentaries to dramas, and comedy horror to science fiction - this is the ideal post for you.
So here's what's coming up in the future.
12 September 2014
Pride
Director: Matthew Warchus
Cast: Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Andrew Scott
Details: A drama about a group of gay and lesbian activists donating to people in need during the 1984 miners' strike.
Jack To A King - The Swansea Story
Director: Marc Evans
Cast: Tbc
Details: A documentary about Swansea football fans.
19 September 2014
Night Will Fall
Director: Andre Singer
Cast: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein
Details: A documentary...
Welcome to our new, regularly updated calendar of all the British movies due for release in UK cinemas over the coming months. So if you're keen to keep up-to-date on the latest in home grown cinema - from documentaries to dramas, and comedy horror to science fiction - this is the ideal post for you.
So here's what's coming up in the future.
12 September 2014
Pride
Director: Matthew Warchus
Cast: Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Andrew Scott
Details: A drama about a group of gay and lesbian activists donating to people in need during the 1984 miners' strike.
Jack To A King - The Swansea Story
Director: Marc Evans
Cast: Tbc
Details: A documentary about Swansea football fans.
19 September 2014
Night Will Fall
Director: Andre Singer
Cast: Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Bernstein
Details: A documentary...
- 9/12/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
20,000 Days on Earth directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard on Nick Cave with Blixa Bargeld, Kylie Minogue, Warren Ellis and Ray Winstone: "They were all people we thought would draw out a different side of Nick." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
20,000 Days On Earth loosely intertwines Nick Cave with music collaborators Kylie Minogue, Warren Ellis and Blixa Bargeld, submerging us into his unholy earthiness. Ray Winstone, Captain Stanley in John Hillcoat's The Proposition, written by Cave with an Ellis/Cave score, joins the cast of witnesses.
Speaking with Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth in New York, we discussed the importance of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell To Earth, Michel Gondry-like eels, the genesis of the project in an open Cave notebook and the fateful day of recording Push The Sky Away.
Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth - Nick Cave with Susie Bick:...
20,000 Days On Earth loosely intertwines Nick Cave with music collaborators Kylie Minogue, Warren Ellis and Blixa Bargeld, submerging us into his unholy earthiness. Ray Winstone, Captain Stanley in John Hillcoat's The Proposition, written by Cave with an Ellis/Cave score, joins the cast of witnesses.
Speaking with Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth in New York, we discussed the importance of Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita, Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell To Earth, Michel Gondry-like eels, the genesis of the project in an open Cave notebook and the fateful day of recording Push The Sky Away.
Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth - Nick Cave with Susie Bick:...
- 8/6/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The musician, novelist and screenwriter talks about the new direction of his latest album with the Bad Seeds, Push The Sky Away (listen to it here) – and his prolific output over the past few years
It is a Thursday morning and Nick Cave – tanned and beautifully suited – is receiving the press in the upstairs room of a charming gastropub in Brighton's Kemptown. Born in Australia and variously resident over the years in Berlin, London and São Paulo, he has spent the past decade becoming one of the seaside town's most celebrated residents. Rock king Cave, as the local paper persists in referring to him when he makes its pages, seems remarkably visible around the town, perhaps because – nothing if not a proper pop star – he declines to dress down. The present writer once saw him in Diy superstore Homebase, dressed almost exactly as he is now: some years ago, a...
It is a Thursday morning and Nick Cave – tanned and beautifully suited – is receiving the press in the upstairs room of a charming gastropub in Brighton's Kemptown. Born in Australia and variously resident over the years in Berlin, London and São Paulo, he has spent the past decade becoming one of the seaside town's most celebrated residents. Rock king Cave, as the local paper persists in referring to him when he makes its pages, seems remarkably visible around the town, perhaps because – nothing if not a proper pop star – he declines to dress down. The present writer once saw him in Diy superstore Homebase, dressed almost exactly as he is now: some years ago, a...
- 2/15/2013
- by Alexis Petridis
- The Guardian - Film News
Nick Cave, who wrote the script to Lawless, explains how the film brings the violence and lyricism of the book on which it was based to the screen and merges the genres of the urban gangster and rural western
Nick Cave is explaining why Lawless, a film punctuated by scenes of brutal violence, could have been even more visceral. "In my original draft of the script, the opening scene culminated with a pig having its throat cut," he says, chuckling. "It was bloody and shocking and it kind of signalled what was to come, but they discovered you just can't pull a pig's snout back without it going crazy. This," he says drily, "is the kind of stuff that film-making teaches you."
We are sitting, sipping tea, in the bright and spacious kitchen of the large Regency house in Brighton where Cave, 54, lives with his wife, former model Susie Bick,...
Nick Cave is explaining why Lawless, a film punctuated by scenes of brutal violence, could have been even more visceral. "In my original draft of the script, the opening scene culminated with a pig having its throat cut," he says, chuckling. "It was bloody and shocking and it kind of signalled what was to come, but they discovered you just can't pull a pig's snout back without it going crazy. This," he says drily, "is the kind of stuff that film-making teaches you."
We are sitting, sipping tea, in the bright and spacious kitchen of the large Regency house in Brighton where Cave, 54, lives with his wife, former model Susie Bick,...
- 8/25/2012
- by Sean O'Hagan
- The Guardian - Film News
When Liberty posed for pics on the red carpet at the 'Lawless' premiere on Aug. 22, it turns out she didn't go to the premiere solo -- read on to find out who she was with! Liberty Ross isn't going to sit at home crying! The estranged wife of director Rupert Sanders attended the La premiere of Lawless hosted by DeLeon Tequila and a new report reveals who she brought as her arm candy! The New York Post claims that Liberty attended the film premiere with her brother Atticus Ross, a band member of the Nine Inch Nails. Sources tell them that Liberty looked "gorgeous" and "relaxed." The main reason Liberty might have attended? She's reportedly friends with Susie Bick, the wife of the writer and composer of the film, Nick Cave. [Page Six] More Robert and Kristen news: Robert Pattinson ‘Not Interested’ In Talking To Kristen Stewart After Affair Robert Pattinson...
- 8/24/2012
- by Chloe Melas
- HollywoodLife
London, July 12 – Supermodel and wannabe rocker Kate Moss went wild on stage with tambourine at Children of Palestine charity night.
Moss hogged the limelight at the Hoping Foundation charity bash-held at Jemima Khan’s Kiddington Hall in Oxfordshire-where she auctioned herself off for more than 10,000 pounds to play tambourine onstage with her boyfriend, Kills guitarist Jamie Hince, and Nick Cage.
Fellow celebs, including Tom Jones and Guy Ritchie, looked with amazement as Moss chucked away the broken tambourine and started sexy dancing with Nick Cave’s wife Susie Bick instead.
“It.
Moss hogged the limelight at the Hoping Foundation charity bash-held at Jemima Khan’s Kiddington Hall in Oxfordshire-where she auctioned herself off for more than 10,000 pounds to play tambourine onstage with her boyfriend, Kills guitarist Jamie Hince, and Nick Cage.
Fellow celebs, including Tom Jones and Guy Ritchie, looked with amazement as Moss chucked away the broken tambourine and started sexy dancing with Nick Cave’s wife Susie Bick instead.
“It.
- 7/12/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
Kate Moss let her hair down at a charity gala on Saturday - after performing onstage with her rocker boyfriend Jamie Hince and smashing a tambourine to pieces.
The supermodel was all smiles at the Hoping Foundation party in Oxfordshire, England, where she auctioned herself off for more than $15,000 (£10,000) to step onstage with The Kills guitarist Hince and rocker Nick Cave.
Moss picked up a tambourine and played it so enthusiastically it broke - so the blonde tossed aside the instrument and began dancing with Cave's wife Susie Bick instead.
A source tells Britain's Daily Mirror, "It had been a sombre evening hearing tales about Palestine - until Kate turned up. She was creating havoc and loved going wild on stage with Jamie and Nick.
"She thought it was hysterical when she broke the tambourine. Still, at least the auctioneer put it to good use and raised £5,000 for charity for it from a generous bidder."
Moss then thrilled the crowd by dancing for Welsh star Sir Tom Jones, urging him to step onstage and belt out his hit Sex Bomb.
A bemused Jones replied, "You can bid for me to sing anything, but I'm not singing that!" He later sang Green Green Grass of Home with Cave.
The supermodel was all smiles at the Hoping Foundation party in Oxfordshire, England, where she auctioned herself off for more than $15,000 (£10,000) to step onstage with The Kills guitarist Hince and rocker Nick Cave.
Moss picked up a tambourine and played it so enthusiastically it broke - so the blonde tossed aside the instrument and began dancing with Cave's wife Susie Bick instead.
A source tells Britain's Daily Mirror, "It had been a sombre evening hearing tales about Palestine - until Kate turned up. She was creating havoc and loved going wild on stage with Jamie and Nick.
"She thought it was hysterical when she broke the tambourine. Still, at least the auctioneer put it to good use and raised £5,000 for charity for it from a generous bidder."
Moss then thrilled the crowd by dancing for Welsh star Sir Tom Jones, urging him to step onstage and belt out his hit Sex Bomb.
A bemused Jones replied, "You can bid for me to sing anything, but I'm not singing that!" He later sang Green Green Grass of Home with Cave.
- 7/12/2010
- WENN
"Mad Cows" harks back to a style of British comedy long thought extinct. With its broad humor, occasional overacting and love of guest appearances by different sorts of "celebrities," it is more in tune with the "Carry On ..". films than with the more sophisticated humor of "Notting Hill" or the funnier insights of social-based films like "The Full Monty".
Often the film's comedy hits its targets, though there are just as many times it is wide of the mark.
The astute casting of hot, young actress Anna Friel ("William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream") in the lead role is well balanced by having the much-loved Joanna Lumley from TV's "Absolutely Fabulous" play her best friend Gillian. The strong U.K. promotional campaign linked to the accessibility of the stars points to local success, while there is much to interest an American audience looking for a fresh dose of British humor. The U.S. distribution rights have not been sold.
Although very much a British film, it's based on a popular book by Australian author Kathy Lette and much of the humor comes from having a good go at the dubious morals and attitudes of the Brits. Friel plays Maddy, an unwed and forthright Australian, who comes to London to reconcile with Alex (Greg Wise, in a nice contrast to his role in "Sense and Sensibility"), her ex-lover and father of her 6-week-old son Jack.
While shopping at Harrods department store, she decides to relieve the ache of her lactating breasts by borrowing a pack of frozen peas from the food department and inserting them into her bra. After leaving the store, she is promptly arrested for shoplifting and sent to prison.
After some dubious counseling by Dwina Phelps (Anna Massey), a distraught Maddy signs Jack away for adoption. But after realizing she has been conned, she convinces her Gillian to smuggle the baby out of prison.
Much of the best humor comes from the scenes where Gillian checks into a posh hotel and tries her best to deal with the needy infant. Her skill lies with use of rich men's credit cards rather than maternal abilities.
Meanwhile, Maddy escapes from prison and, unable to find Gillian, hooks up again with Alex. Despite a night of passion, he still refuses to help. Maddy and Gillian finally hook up and make their way to a party hosted by Alex's mother Lady Drake (Phyllida Law).
"Mad Cows" is directed by Sara Sugarman with a plethora of unusual camera angles and sharp editing. The film boasts an eclectic cast, which includes expert character actors Law, Prunella Scales, Massey and John Standing. There are also cameo roles (who will often mean more to Brits than overseas audiences) by Harrods' owner Mohamed Al Fayed (who plays a Harrods doorman), much-photographed society girl Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and models Jodie Kidd, Sophie Dahl and Susie Bick (all of whom play prisoners).
Friel does a fine job of her Australian accent and plays her character with gusto. Lumley, though, is the real star of the film, further developing her Patsy character from "Absolutely Fabulous" and achieving a wonderful balance between humor and tenderness.
"Mad Cows" is easy viewing humor that takes nothing seriously and succeeds in showing there is much more variety of product coming from the British film industry than there was a few years ago.
MAD COWS
Newmarket Capital Group, Capitol Films
and Entertainment Film Distributors
A Flashlight production
Producers: Frank Mannion, Aaron Simpson
Director: Sara Sugarman
Screenwriters: Sara Sugarman, Sasha Halis
Director of photography: Pierre Aim
Production designer: Jospeh Nemec III
Music: Mark Thomas
Co-producer: Liz Bunton
Costume designer: Trisha Biggar
Editor: John Jympson
Color/stereo
Cast:
Maddy: Anna Friel
Gillian: Joanna Lumley
Alex: Greg Wise
Dwina Phelps: Anna Massey
Lady Drake: Phyllida Law
Johnny Vaguelawn: John Standing
Petronella: Hermione Norris
Dr. Minny Stinkler: Prunella Scales
Running time -- 90 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Often the film's comedy hits its targets, though there are just as many times it is wide of the mark.
The astute casting of hot, young actress Anna Friel ("William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream") in the lead role is well balanced by having the much-loved Joanna Lumley from TV's "Absolutely Fabulous" play her best friend Gillian. The strong U.K. promotional campaign linked to the accessibility of the stars points to local success, while there is much to interest an American audience looking for a fresh dose of British humor. The U.S. distribution rights have not been sold.
Although very much a British film, it's based on a popular book by Australian author Kathy Lette and much of the humor comes from having a good go at the dubious morals and attitudes of the Brits. Friel plays Maddy, an unwed and forthright Australian, who comes to London to reconcile with Alex (Greg Wise, in a nice contrast to his role in "Sense and Sensibility"), her ex-lover and father of her 6-week-old son Jack.
While shopping at Harrods department store, she decides to relieve the ache of her lactating breasts by borrowing a pack of frozen peas from the food department and inserting them into her bra. After leaving the store, she is promptly arrested for shoplifting and sent to prison.
After some dubious counseling by Dwina Phelps (Anna Massey), a distraught Maddy signs Jack away for adoption. But after realizing she has been conned, she convinces her Gillian to smuggle the baby out of prison.
Much of the best humor comes from the scenes where Gillian checks into a posh hotel and tries her best to deal with the needy infant. Her skill lies with use of rich men's credit cards rather than maternal abilities.
Meanwhile, Maddy escapes from prison and, unable to find Gillian, hooks up again with Alex. Despite a night of passion, he still refuses to help. Maddy and Gillian finally hook up and make their way to a party hosted by Alex's mother Lady Drake (Phyllida Law).
"Mad Cows" is directed by Sara Sugarman with a plethora of unusual camera angles and sharp editing. The film boasts an eclectic cast, which includes expert character actors Law, Prunella Scales, Massey and John Standing. There are also cameo roles (who will often mean more to Brits than overseas audiences) by Harrods' owner Mohamed Al Fayed (who plays a Harrods doorman), much-photographed society girl Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and models Jodie Kidd, Sophie Dahl and Susie Bick (all of whom play prisoners).
Friel does a fine job of her Australian accent and plays her character with gusto. Lumley, though, is the real star of the film, further developing her Patsy character from "Absolutely Fabulous" and achieving a wonderful balance between humor and tenderness.
"Mad Cows" is easy viewing humor that takes nothing seriously and succeeds in showing there is much more variety of product coming from the British film industry than there was a few years ago.
MAD COWS
Newmarket Capital Group, Capitol Films
and Entertainment Film Distributors
A Flashlight production
Producers: Frank Mannion, Aaron Simpson
Director: Sara Sugarman
Screenwriters: Sara Sugarman, Sasha Halis
Director of photography: Pierre Aim
Production designer: Jospeh Nemec III
Music: Mark Thomas
Co-producer: Liz Bunton
Costume designer: Trisha Biggar
Editor: John Jympson
Color/stereo
Cast:
Maddy: Anna Friel
Gillian: Joanna Lumley
Alex: Greg Wise
Dwina Phelps: Anna Massey
Lady Drake: Phyllida Law
Johnny Vaguelawn: John Standing
Petronella: Hermione Norris
Dr. Minny Stinkler: Prunella Scales
Running time -- 90 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 11/5/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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