This Is England director to join Warp Films’ Mark Herbert.
Filmmaker Shade Meadows has joined the line-up of Sheffield Doc/Fest (June 10-15) where he will be joined by long-term collaborator and Warp Films producer/CEO Mark Herbert.
Meadows, best known for films including This Is England and music documentary The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone, will take part in an on-stage conversation alongside Herbert at the Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square on June 14.
The conversation will comprise their ongoing collaboration, Meadows’ mentoring of three emerging Nottingham-based filmmakers through the process of making their first mockumentary series, and future plans at Warp Films.
Liz McIntyre, Sheffield Doc/Fest CEO and festival director, said: “Shane’s commitment to identifying and nurturing new talent in the worlds of TV and cinema and Mark’s commitment to the City of Sheffield and their outstanding slate will make for an inspiring session at Doc/Fest.”
Meadows, who was...
Filmmaker Shade Meadows has joined the line-up of Sheffield Doc/Fest (June 10-15) where he will be joined by long-term collaborator and Warp Films producer/CEO Mark Herbert.
Meadows, best known for films including This Is England and music documentary The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone, will take part in an on-stage conversation alongside Herbert at the Doc/Fest Exchange on Tudor Square on June 14.
The conversation will comprise their ongoing collaboration, Meadows’ mentoring of three emerging Nottingham-based filmmakers through the process of making their first mockumentary series, and future plans at Warp Films.
Liz McIntyre, Sheffield Doc/Fest CEO and festival director, said: “Shane’s commitment to identifying and nurturing new talent in the worlds of TV and cinema and Mark’s commitment to the City of Sheffield and their outstanding slate will make for an inspiring session at Doc/Fest.”
Meadows, who was...
- 6/7/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Shane Meadows' This Is England spin-off series continues with This Is England '90, starting on Channel 4 on the 13th of September...
Shane Meadows fans have sat patiently in anticipation of the follow-up to This Is England '88 for four years now, and by all accounts, This Is England '90 is going to be well worth the wait.
Co-written by Meadows and Jack Thorne, This Is England '90 is set to pick up the stories of Shaun, Woody, Lol and the gang two years after we last saw them them, in the second summer of love. Following his 2013 music documentary The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone, it's territory that Meadows is well-versed in.
Take a look at the first trailer and synopsis, here.
Channel 4 has confirmed the air date for the four-part drama, which starts on Sunday the 13th of September at 9pm. That gives anyone who needs...
Shane Meadows fans have sat patiently in anticipation of the follow-up to This Is England '88 for four years now, and by all accounts, This Is England '90 is going to be well worth the wait.
Co-written by Meadows and Jack Thorne, This Is England '90 is set to pick up the stories of Shaun, Woody, Lol and the gang two years after we last saw them them, in the second summer of love. Following his 2013 music documentary The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone, it's territory that Meadows is well-versed in.
Take a look at the first trailer and synopsis, here.
Channel 4 has confirmed the air date for the four-part drama, which starts on Sunday the 13th of September at 9pm. That gives anyone who needs...
- 8/21/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Alternative distribution outfit is a joint venture between David Shear and Deborah Rowland.
David Shear of UK independent distribution company Shear Entertainment and Deborah Rowland of We Are The Tonic are joining forces to launch a new alternative distribution outfit, Shear Tonic.
The first project to come out of the joint venture will be Praslin Pictures’ Tony Benn: Will & Testament [pictured], a documentary about the labour politician who died in March this year. It will be released in the UK this summer.
Set up in response to “demand from filmmakers seeking direct distribution and sales agents wanting to hold back UK rights and distribute themselves,” Shear Tonic will offer distribution expertise on a project by project basis, allowing filmmakers to hang onto their distribution rights. It will work across theatrical, home entertainment and VOD.
Formerly head of theatrical distribution at UK company Revolver Entertainment, Shear set up his own distribution consultancy Shear Entertainment in April 2013, working...
David Shear of UK independent distribution company Shear Entertainment and Deborah Rowland of We Are The Tonic are joining forces to launch a new alternative distribution outfit, Shear Tonic.
The first project to come out of the joint venture will be Praslin Pictures’ Tony Benn: Will & Testament [pictured], a documentary about the labour politician who died in March this year. It will be released in the UK this summer.
Set up in response to “demand from filmmakers seeking direct distribution and sales agents wanting to hold back UK rights and distribute themselves,” Shear Tonic will offer distribution expertise on a project by project basis, allowing filmmakers to hang onto their distribution rights. It will work across theatrical, home entertainment and VOD.
Formerly head of theatrical distribution at UK company Revolver Entertainment, Shear set up his own distribution consultancy Shear Entertainment in April 2013, working...
- 5/13/2014
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
Austin’s tents might be put away and the venue halls are emptied but the flurry of expected post SXSW fest deals are in overdrive. About a week after grabbing another music-theme docu (The Past is a Grotesque Animal), IndieWIRE reports that Oscilloscope Laboratories have once again (see 2012′s Shut Up and Play the Hits) grabbed a “final” concert film in Florian Habicht’s Pulp: A Film About Life, Death, And Supermarkets. Described as an imaginative and witty portrait from THR, O-Scope will put the film in a handful of fests before releasing the film theatrically later in the year.
Gist: Pulp find fame on the world stage in the 1990′s with anthems including ‘Common People’ and ‘Disco 2000′. 25 years (and 10 million album sales) later, they return to Sheffield for their last UK concert. Giving a career best performance exclusive to the film, the band share their thoughts on fame,...
Gist: Pulp find fame on the world stage in the 1990′s with anthems including ‘Common People’ and ‘Disco 2000′. 25 years (and 10 million album sales) later, they return to Sheffield for their last UK concert. Giving a career best performance exclusive to the film, the band share their thoughts on fame,...
- 4/10/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Sean Ellis's Metro Manila was the big winner at last night's Moët British Independent Film Awards.
The film, which centres on a family who flee the rice fields of the Philippines to start a new life in Manila, won Best Director, Best Achievement in Production and Best British Independent Film.
The Best Actor prize went to James McAvoy for Filth, while Le Week-End's Lindsay Duncan took home the Best Actress award. Imogen Poots collected the Supporting Actress gong for The Look of Love and Ben Mendelsohn won Best Supporting Actor for Starred Up.
Special awards on the night were handed to Julie Walters, who took the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution to British film, and Paul Greengrass, recipient of the Variety Award for helping to shine the world spotlight on the UK.
The Bifa winners in full are as follows:
Best British Independent Film
Metro Manila -...
The film, which centres on a family who flee the rice fields of the Philippines to start a new life in Manila, won Best Director, Best Achievement in Production and Best British Independent Film.
The Best Actor prize went to James McAvoy for Filth, while Le Week-End's Lindsay Duncan took home the Best Actress award. Imogen Poots collected the Supporting Actress gong for The Look of Love and Ben Mendelsohn won Best Supporting Actor for Starred Up.
Special awards on the night were handed to Julie Walters, who took the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution to British film, and Paul Greengrass, recipient of the Variety Award for helping to shine the world spotlight on the UK.
The Bifa winners in full are as follows:
Best British Independent Film
Metro Manila -...
- 12/9/2013
- Digital Spy
It’s a very important night for British film. Celebrating, in a way the BAFTAs can’t, the vital new talents emerging in this country. The British Independent Film Awards is one of our favourite nights of the year, as much a routemap for the people to watch over the next year as it is a celebration of them.
The sheer variety of films nominated is evidence of the potent creative landscape of Britain. From the crowd pleasing and inspirational journey of Steve Coogan and Judi Dench in Philomena, through the haunted and surreal discovery of Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, to the barren urban clash of Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant this country has an independent film industry to be proud of.
There was a great swell of support for one film in particular but the awards point to many successes here. It’s great to see...
The sheer variety of films nominated is evidence of the potent creative landscape of Britain. From the crowd pleasing and inspirational journey of Steve Coogan and Judi Dench in Philomena, through the haunted and surreal discovery of Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, to the barren urban clash of Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant this country has an independent film industry to be proud of.
There was a great swell of support for one film in particular but the awards point to many successes here. It’s great to see...
- 12/8/2013
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Keeper of Lost Causes, Bright Days Ahead, Concussion get release dates.
Picturehouse Entertainment, the distribution wing of exhibition chain Picturehouse, has announced a 2014 slate including Concussion, The Keeper of Lost Causes and Bright Days Ahead.
Stacie Passon’s Sundance debut Concussion, picked up from Content Media, chronicles a middle-aged mother who begins a double life as an escort for female clients.
The Berlinale Teddy Award-winner is set for a May 16 release.
June 20 will see the release of Marion Vernoux’s French rom-com Bright Days Ahead, starring Fanny Ardant and Laurent Lafitte, was acquired from Le Pacte.
The film follows a former dentist in the midst of a late-life crisis finds comfort in the arms of a much younger man.
Mikkel Norgaard’s thriller The Keeper of Lost Causes, adapted from the first instalment of the best-selling Department Q novels by Jussi Alder-Olsen, is the story of a flawed police Inspector and his assistant’s investigation into the...
Picturehouse Entertainment, the distribution wing of exhibition chain Picturehouse, has announced a 2014 slate including Concussion, The Keeper of Lost Causes and Bright Days Ahead.
Stacie Passon’s Sundance debut Concussion, picked up from Content Media, chronicles a middle-aged mother who begins a double life as an escort for female clients.
The Berlinale Teddy Award-winner is set for a May 16 release.
June 20 will see the release of Marion Vernoux’s French rom-com Bright Days Ahead, starring Fanny Ardant and Laurent Lafitte, was acquired from Le Pacte.
The film follows a former dentist in the midst of a late-life crisis finds comfort in the arms of a much younger man.
Mikkel Norgaard’s thriller The Keeper of Lost Causes, adapted from the first instalment of the best-selling Department Q novels by Jussi Alder-Olsen, is the story of a flawed police Inspector and his assistant’s investigation into the...
- 11/25/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Judi Dench, Scarlett Johansson: 2013 British Independent Film Awards nominations (photo: Judi Dench in ‘Philomena’) Since the likes of Judi Dench, Scarlett Johansson, James McAvoy, and Tom Hardy are in the running for the 2013 British Independent Film Awards, expect at least a little overlapping between the determinedly indie-oriented BIFAs and other awards season nominees and/or winners elsewhere. (See also: “Judi Dench Sole Bifa Nominee Surely to Get BAFTA, Oscar Nominations.”) Judi Dench and Scarlett Johansson are competing in the Best Actress category; Dench for Stephen Frears’ Philomena, Johansson for Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin. Tom Hardy and James McAvoy are in the running for the Best Actor British Independent Film Award; Hardy for Steven Knight’s Locke, McAvoy for Jon S. Baird’s Filth. The top Bifa 2013 movie, however, is David Mackenzie’s Starred Up, with a total of eight nominations including Best British Independent Film, Best Director,...
- 11/14/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
While the Oscars and BAFTAs take up a fair share of the awards spotlight the British Independent Film Awards (or the BIFAs as they are lovingly referred to) are, to our mind, a far more exciting and precise barometer of the state of British film.
It matters not how many La-based golden statues are picked up by the British each February, it is the winners and nominees of the BIFAs which point, once again, to a thrilling year in British film with invention and stark, raving talent at the forefront.
Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant is rightly garlanded with nominations, as is David Mackenzie’s Lff-choice for many, Starred Up. Perhaps the more noticeable names of the Philomena cast and crew are present an dcorrect however it’s the slew of nominations for Jon Baird’s Filth and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin which are very gratifying. Scarlett Johansson...
It matters not how many La-based golden statues are picked up by the British each February, it is the winners and nominees of the BIFAs which point, once again, to a thrilling year in British film with invention and stark, raving talent at the forefront.
Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant is rightly garlanded with nominations, as is David Mackenzie’s Lff-choice for many, Starred Up. Perhaps the more noticeable names of the Philomena cast and crew are present an dcorrect however it’s the slew of nominations for Jon Baird’s Filth and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin which are very gratifying. Scarlett Johansson...
- 11/11/2013
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Prison drama starring Jack O'Connell leads the field with eight nods, with The Selfish Giant just behind with seven
• The Selfish Giant trailer
• First look review: Under the Skin
Starred Up, the prison drama starring Jack O'Connell and directed by David Mackenzie, has emerged somewhat unexpectedly at the head of the pack of the nominations for the British Independent film awards (BIFAs).
Starred Up, which received its world premiere at the Toronto film festival, but has yet to be released in the UK, received eight nominations, including best British independent film, best director for Mackenzie, and best actor for O'Connell.
Close behind with seven nominations came The Selfish Giant, the acclaimed Oscar Wilde adaptation directed by Clio Barnard, which included a most promising newcomer nod for its two young lead actors, Conner Chapman and Shaun Thomas.
More established names in the nominations list included Judi Dench and Steve Coogan for...
• The Selfish Giant trailer
• First look review: Under the Skin
Starred Up, the prison drama starring Jack O'Connell and directed by David Mackenzie, has emerged somewhat unexpectedly at the head of the pack of the nominations for the British Independent film awards (BIFAs).
Starred Up, which received its world premiere at the Toronto film festival, but has yet to be released in the UK, received eight nominations, including best British independent film, best director for Mackenzie, and best actor for O'Connell.
Close behind with seven nominations came The Selfish Giant, the acclaimed Oscar Wilde adaptation directed by Clio Barnard, which included a most promising newcomer nod for its two young lead actors, Conner Chapman and Shaun Thomas.
More established names in the nominations list included Judi Dench and Steve Coogan for...
- 11/11/2013
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Updated: The Screen Awards revealed its 2013 winners tonight (October 30), recognising excellence in UK marketing, distribution and exhibition.Scroll down for full list of winnersBrowse the awards brochure HEREClick here for pictures from the nightClick here for videos of the winners
The awards were handed out at a glamorous ceremony at Park Plaza Riverbank in London. Broadcaster Edith Bowman hosted the event for the second year.
Universal took home the hotly contested distributor of the year award, with highly commended notices for Arrow Films and Lionsgate UK.
Sony’s Skyfall took home theatrical campaign of the year.
Picturehouse and Vue triumphed in the newly added exhibition categories.
The rising star prize was bestowed on Andy Green from Organic.
Film4 had three wins on the night, with Fox, Metrodome, Picturehouse Entertainment and Universal each celebrating double wins.
Alan North, who retired this summer from the Walt Disney Company and previously worked at Universal, Rank, and Odeon...
The awards were handed out at a glamorous ceremony at Park Plaza Riverbank in London. Broadcaster Edith Bowman hosted the event for the second year.
Universal took home the hotly contested distributor of the year award, with highly commended notices for Arrow Films and Lionsgate UK.
Sony’s Skyfall took home theatrical campaign of the year.
Picturehouse and Vue triumphed in the newly added exhibition categories.
The rising star prize was bestowed on Andy Green from Organic.
Film4 had three wins on the night, with Fox, Metrodome, Picturehouse Entertainment and Universal each celebrating double wins.
Alan North, who retired this summer from the Walt Disney Company and previously worked at Universal, Rank, and Odeon...
- 10/31/2013
- ScreenDaily
Updated: The Screen Awards revealed its 2013 winners tonight (October 30), recognising excellence in UK marketing, distribution and exhibition.
The awards (full list below) were handed out at a glamorous ceremony at Park Plaza Riverbank in London. Broadcaster Edith Bowman hosted the event for the second year.
Universal took home the hotly contested distributor of the year award, with highly commended notices for Arrow Films and Lionsgate UK.
Sony’s Skyfall took home theatrical campaign of the year.
Picturehouse and Vue triumphed in the newly added exhibition categories.
The rising star prize was bestowed on Andy Green from Organic.
Film4 had three wins on the night, with Fox, Metrodome and Universal each celebrating double wins.
Alan North, who retired this summer from the Walt Disney Company and previously worked at Universal, Rank, and Odeon, was honoured with the Film Distributors’ Association Lifetime Achievement Award. His former colleague Daniel Battsek flew in from New York to present North with the...
The awards (full list below) were handed out at a glamorous ceremony at Park Plaza Riverbank in London. Broadcaster Edith Bowman hosted the event for the second year.
Universal took home the hotly contested distributor of the year award, with highly commended notices for Arrow Films and Lionsgate UK.
Sony’s Skyfall took home theatrical campaign of the year.
Picturehouse and Vue triumphed in the newly added exhibition categories.
The rising star prize was bestowed on Andy Green from Organic.
Film4 had three wins on the night, with Fox, Metrodome and Universal each celebrating double wins.
Alan North, who retired this summer from the Walt Disney Company and previously worked at Universal, Rank, and Odeon, was honoured with the Film Distributors’ Association Lifetime Achievement Award. His former colleague Daniel Battsek flew in from New York to present North with the...
- 10/31/2013
- ScreenDaily
Disc of the week
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Film
A rollicking documentary focusing on the recent comeback of Madchester baggy indie pop legends The Stone Roses made by superfan Shane Meadows. What more could any music fan want? From the spine-tingling opening, which sees lead singer Ian Brown greeting front row fans at last summer’s monumental Heaton Park concerts, to the initial post-reconciliation jam session and snippets of subsequent world tour gigs, this is a hugely entertaining and surprisingly touching film.
True, some of the less appealing truths around the band’s break-up are skimmed over, but this is far from a hagiography, and is more an affectionate, heartfelt look at a four friends rediscovering their love for each other and the music which brought them together. Meadow’s personality is evident in every frame, and his own unabashed love for the foursome shines through.
Early 80’s...
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Film
A rollicking documentary focusing on the recent comeback of Madchester baggy indie pop legends The Stone Roses made by superfan Shane Meadows. What more could any music fan want? From the spine-tingling opening, which sees lead singer Ian Brown greeting front row fans at last summer’s monumental Heaton Park concerts, to the initial post-reconciliation jam session and snippets of subsequent world tour gigs, this is a hugely entertaining and surprisingly touching film.
True, some of the less appealing truths around the band’s break-up are skimmed over, but this is far from a hagiography, and is more an affectionate, heartfelt look at a four friends rediscovering their love for each other and the music which brought them together. Meadow’s personality is evident in every frame, and his own unabashed love for the foursome shines through.
Early 80’s...
- 10/24/2013
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Shane Meadows has joked that the release of a new Stone Roses album in 2015 would be quick for the band.
The Stone Roses released their last album Second Coming in 1994, five and a half years after their self-titled debut.
After splitting in 1996, the band reunited in 2011 and at the time promised a "live resurrection" with new material, though have only played old songs at their live shows and festival appearances so far.
During Meadows's documentary The Stone Roses: Made of Stone, the director got visibly excited about the 'New Song' on the running order for a band rehearsal for their Warrington Parr Hall comeback.
However, the band played no new songs during that performance, and no new material is heard on the film itself.
Asked if he heard any new music during the making of the film, Meadows told Digital Spy: "No, we didn't. The day I think we were...
The Stone Roses released their last album Second Coming in 1994, five and a half years after their self-titled debut.
After splitting in 1996, the band reunited in 2011 and at the time promised a "live resurrection" with new material, though have only played old songs at their live shows and festival appearances so far.
During Meadows's documentary The Stone Roses: Made of Stone, the director got visibly excited about the 'New Song' on the running order for a band rehearsal for their Warrington Parr Hall comeback.
However, the band played no new songs during that performance, and no new material is heard on the film itself.
Asked if he heard any new music during the making of the film, Meadows told Digital Spy: "No, we didn't. The day I think we were...
- 10/21/2013
- Digital Spy
World War Z | The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone | The Deep | The East | The Purge
World War Z
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World War Z became (arguably) the first-ever zombie blockbuster when it hit cinemas earlier this year. With a budget of more than $190m, Brad Pitt as the lead and great source material in the form of Max Brooks's globetrotting "mockument" novel, this looked like something very special indeed. But being a blockbuster meant that compromises had to be made. Barely anything of the source material remained and, rather than creating something unique, Hollywood resorted to playing down the zombie aspect; instead splicing together two genres it already knows: the contagion thriller and the disaster movie. However, just because the film fails to deliver on its zombie potential doesn't mean it's a complete dud. There are plenty of tense near-misses as Un investigator Pitt...
World War Z
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World War Z became (arguably) the first-ever zombie blockbuster when it hit cinemas earlier this year. With a budget of more than $190m, Brad Pitt as the lead and great source material in the form of Max Brooks's globetrotting "mockument" novel, this looked like something very special indeed. But being a blockbuster meant that compromises had to be made. Barely anything of the source material remained and, rather than creating something unique, Hollywood resorted to playing down the zombie aspect; instead splicing together two genres it already knows: the contagion thriller and the disaster movie. However, just because the film fails to deliver on its zombie potential doesn't mean it's a complete dud. There are plenty of tense near-misses as Un investigator Pitt...
- 10/19/2013
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
Shane Meadows has confirmed plans for a This Is England '90 improvisation session in January.
The The Stone Roses: Made of Stone director told Digital Spy that the project could overtake his planned biopic of cyclist Tom Simpson if the session goes well.
> This Is England '90 will hopefully be the last, says Shane Meadows
"Tommy Simpson's a bit further ahead because there's a script in hand, but then we're going to hopefully sit down with some of the key cast in January and do a bit of a Meadows impro session," Meadows said.
"That could pull it up on the outside and make it late winner to shoot for next year, so we'll see what happens."
Meadows added: "It's a nice pressure to have, because miracles happen in those rehearsal sessions with those amazing actors sat in a room together.
"Something might happen there, so we're keeping a really...
The The Stone Roses: Made of Stone director told Digital Spy that the project could overtake his planned biopic of cyclist Tom Simpson if the session goes well.
> This Is England '90 will hopefully be the last, says Shane Meadows
"Tommy Simpson's a bit further ahead because there's a script in hand, but then we're going to hopefully sit down with some of the key cast in January and do a bit of a Meadows impro session," Meadows said.
"That could pull it up on the outside and make it late winner to shoot for next year, so we'll see what happens."
Meadows added: "It's a nice pressure to have, because miracles happen in those rehearsal sessions with those amazing actors sat in a room together.
"Something might happen there, so we're keeping a really...
- 10/16/2013
- Digital Spy
Shane Meadows has confirmed plans for a This Is England '90 improvisation session in January.
The The Stone Roses: Made of Stone director told Digital Spy that the project could overtake his planned biopic of cyclist Tom Simpson if the session goes well.
> This Is England '90 will hopefully be the last, says Shane Meadows
"Tommy Simpson's a bit further ahead because there's a script in hand, but then we're going to hopefully sit down with some of the key cast in January and do a bit of a Meadows impro session," Meadows said.
"That could pull it up on the outside and make it late winner to shoot for next year, so we'll see what happens."
Meadows added: "It's a nice pressure to have, because miracles happen in those rehearsal sessions with those amazing actors sat in a room together.
"Something might happen there, so we're keeping a really...
The The Stone Roses: Made of Stone director told Digital Spy that the project could overtake his planned biopic of cyclist Tom Simpson if the session goes well.
> This Is England '90 will hopefully be the last, says Shane Meadows
"Tommy Simpson's a bit further ahead because there's a script in hand, but then we're going to hopefully sit down with some of the key cast in January and do a bit of a Meadows impro session," Meadows said.
"That could pull it up on the outside and make it late winner to shoot for next year, so we'll see what happens."
Meadows added: "It's a nice pressure to have, because miracles happen in those rehearsal sessions with those amazing actors sat in a room together.
"Something might happen there, so we're keeping a really...
- 10/16/2013
- Digital Spy
To mark the release of The Stone Roses: Made of Stone on October 21st we’ve been given 3 t-shirts and 3 copies to give away on DVD.
In 2012 a resurrection no one thought possible took place when legendary band The Stone Roses reformed after 16 years. With unprecedented access to previously unseen archive footage, Shane Meadows presents The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone, a revealing documentary about the life of one of the most revered and influential bands in British music history. Packed with hours of exclusive extras and available on single-disc DVD and a special collectors 2 disc Blu-ray & DVD Edition, this is a must have purchase and available to own on 21st October 2013.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
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In 2012 a resurrection no one thought possible took place when legendary band The Stone Roses reformed after 16 years. With unprecedented access to previously unseen archive footage, Shane Meadows presents The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone, a revealing documentary about the life of one of the most revered and influential bands in British music history. Packed with hours of exclusive extras and available on single-disc DVD and a special collectors 2 disc Blu-ray & DVD Edition, this is a must have purchase and available to own on 21st October 2013.
Please note: This competition is open to UK residents only
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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Open to UK residents only The competition will close 24th October at 23.59 GMT The winner will be picked at random from entries...
- 10/14/2013
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kevin Macdonald’s How I Live Now will close the festival, which has assembled it largest programme to date.
The 33rd Cambridge Film Festival (Sept 19-29) has unveiled its 2013 line-up, comprising 150 titles from 40 countries.
As previously announced, Professor Stephen Hawking will attend the opening night gala of documentary Hawking, which will be broadcast live to more than 60 screens across the UK.
The festival will close with Kevin Macdonald’s How I Live Now, an Orwellian vision of a post-apocalyptic future starring Saoirse Ronan and George MacKay.
Alongside Hawking, other special guests to the festival will include directors Lucy Walker (The Crash Reel), Roland Klick (Deadlock), Mark Levinson (Particle Fever), Julien Temple (Oil City Confidential), Ramon Zürcher (The Strange Little Cat), Małgośka Szumowska (In The Name Of), Marzin Malaszczak (Sieniawka), Matt Hulse (Dummy Jim) and Andrew Mudge (The Forgotten Kingdom), Bob Stanley, John Pearse and actress Stephanie Stremler (Dust On Our Heart).
Strands include Young Americans, aimed at showcasing...
The 33rd Cambridge Film Festival (Sept 19-29) has unveiled its 2013 line-up, comprising 150 titles from 40 countries.
As previously announced, Professor Stephen Hawking will attend the opening night gala of documentary Hawking, which will be broadcast live to more than 60 screens across the UK.
The festival will close with Kevin Macdonald’s How I Live Now, an Orwellian vision of a post-apocalyptic future starring Saoirse Ronan and George MacKay.
Alongside Hawking, other special guests to the festival will include directors Lucy Walker (The Crash Reel), Roland Klick (Deadlock), Mark Levinson (Particle Fever), Julien Temple (Oil City Confidential), Ramon Zürcher (The Strange Little Cat), Małgośka Szumowska (In The Name Of), Marzin Malaszczak (Sieniawka), Matt Hulse (Dummy Jim) and Andrew Mudge (The Forgotten Kingdom), Bob Stanley, John Pearse and actress Stephanie Stremler (Dust On Our Heart).
Strands include Young Americans, aimed at showcasing...
- 8/21/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Director: James Russell Starring: Morrissey, Jesse Tobias, Solomon Walker, Gustavo Manzur, Boz Boorer, Anthony Burulcich; Running time: 92 mins; Certificate: PG
Anyone watching Channel 4's recent One Direction documentary who thought such obsessive fandom is anything new has clearly never visited the Morrissey-Solo.com fansite or monthly Smiths Disco at Manchester's Star & Garter. It's not just tweenage girls tweeting their heroes. Hardcore Moz fans are of both sexes and often old enough to be parents to children who themselves are old enough to know better.
But only in a few, fleeting moments does this film manage to capture either that fandom or the flawed genius that inspires it. Director James Russell does a solid, sterling job of recording a live show, but not much more. It feels like there's as many cameras as there are people in the 1,800 capacity Hollywood High auditorium so you never miss a thing.
Behind the drums,...
Anyone watching Channel 4's recent One Direction documentary who thought such obsessive fandom is anything new has clearly never visited the Morrissey-Solo.com fansite or monthly Smiths Disco at Manchester's Star & Garter. It's not just tweenage girls tweeting their heroes. Hardcore Moz fans are of both sexes and often old enough to be parents to children who themselves are old enough to know better.
But only in a few, fleeting moments does this film manage to capture either that fandom or the flawed genius that inspires it. Director James Russell does a solid, sterling job of recording a live show, but not much more. It feels like there's as many cameras as there are people in the 1,800 capacity Hollywood High auditorium so you never miss a thing.
Behind the drums,...
- 8/19/2013
- Digital Spy
Behind The Candelabra | The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone | After Earth | The Iceman | Thérèse Desqueyroux | Come As You Are | The Last Exorcism: Part II | 009 Re: Cyborg | Aguirre, Wrath Of God
Behind The Candelabra (15)
(Steven Soderbergh, 2013, Us) Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd. 118 mins
The fact that Hollywood wasn't interested in backing a story involving celebrity, dictator-style kitsch, cosmetic surgery, rhinestones, signet rings and poodles (oh, and gay people) proves once again that nobody there knows anything. Douglas is terrific as the flamboyant but needy Liberace, and this true-life relationship drama is both hilarious and empathetic, harking back to a pre-Aids era of innocence and excess. Rob Lowe's hair provides excellent support.
The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone (15)
(Shane Meadows, 2013, UK) 96 mins
If the Roses were the greatest band in the world to you, then this is probably the greatest doc in the world. Meadows,...
Behind The Candelabra (15)
(Steven Soderbergh, 2013, Us) Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Rob Lowe, Dan Aykroyd. 118 mins
The fact that Hollywood wasn't interested in backing a story involving celebrity, dictator-style kitsch, cosmetic surgery, rhinestones, signet rings and poodles (oh, and gay people) proves once again that nobody there knows anything. Douglas is terrific as the flamboyant but needy Liberace, and this true-life relationship drama is both hilarious and empathetic, harking back to a pre-Aids era of innocence and excess. Rob Lowe's hair provides excellent support.
The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone (15)
(Shane Meadows, 2013, UK) 96 mins
If the Roses were the greatest band in the world to you, then this is probably the greatest doc in the world. Meadows,...
- 6/8/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The Comedian | Byzantium | The Big Wedding | Populaire | The Purge | Blood | Everybody Has A Plan | No One Lives | Man To Man | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
The Comedian
(15) (Tom Shkolnik, 2012, UK) Edward Hogg, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. 79 mins
There's an uncanny degree of naturalism to this downbeat sketch of a lost London soul, confused over his sexuality, his faltering stand-up career and his place in life. It was made with a Dogme-like set of rules encouraging spontaneous improvisation in real locales. The result is somewhere between Mike Leigh and mumblecore, a meandering slice of life that often hits the truth.
Byzantium
(15) (Neil Jordan, 2013, UK/Us/Ire) Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley. 118 mins
There might be little left to say about vampires, but genre veteran Jordan has a better right (and better actors) than most to say it. This tale of two 200-year-old women hiding out in a coastal town is more mature and less gory than most offerings.
The Comedian
(15) (Tom Shkolnik, 2012, UK) Edward Hogg, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. 79 mins
There's an uncanny degree of naturalism to this downbeat sketch of a lost London soul, confused over his sexuality, his faltering stand-up career and his place in life. It was made with a Dogme-like set of rules encouraging spontaneous improvisation in real locales. The result is somewhere between Mike Leigh and mumblecore, a meandering slice of life that often hits the truth.
Byzantium
(15) (Neil Jordan, 2013, UK/Us/Ire) Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley. 118 mins
There might be little left to say about vampires, but genre veteran Jordan has a better right (and better actors) than most to say it. This tale of two 200-year-old women hiding out in a coastal town is more mature and less gory than most offerings.
- 6/1/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The Comedian | Byzantium | The Big Wedding | Populaire | The Purge | Blood | Everybody Has A Plan | No One Lives | Man To Man | Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
The Comedian (15)
(Tom Shkolnik, 2012, UK) Edward Hogg, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. 79 mins
There's an uncanny degree of naturalism to this downbeat sketch of a lost London soul, confused over his sexuality, his faltering stand-up career and his place in life. It was made with a Dogme-like set of rules encouraging spontaneous improvisation in real locales. The result is somewhere between Mike Leigh and mumblecore, a meandering slice of life that often hits the truth.
Byzantium (15)
(Neil Jordan, 2013, UK/Us/Ire) Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley. 118 mins
There might be little left to say about vampires, but genre veteran Jordan has a better right (and better actors) than most to say it. This tale of two 200-year-old women hiding out in a coastal town is more mature and less gory than most offerings.
The Comedian (15)
(Tom Shkolnik, 2012, UK) Edward Hogg, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. 79 mins
There's an uncanny degree of naturalism to this downbeat sketch of a lost London soul, confused over his sexuality, his faltering stand-up career and his place in life. It was made with a Dogme-like set of rules encouraging spontaneous improvisation in real locales. The result is somewhere between Mike Leigh and mumblecore, a meandering slice of life that often hits the truth.
Byzantium (15)
(Neil Jordan, 2013, UK/Us/Ire) Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley. 118 mins
There might be little left to say about vampires, but genre veteran Jordan has a better right (and better actors) than most to say it. This tale of two 200-year-old women hiding out in a coastal town is more mature and less gory than most offerings.
- 5/31/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Shane Meadows' Stone Roses documentary The Stone Roses: Made of Stone received its world premiere on Thursday evening (May 30) in Manchester.
Ian Brown, John Squire and Gary 'Mani' Mounfield turned out at Victoria Warehouse in Trafford Park for the gala screening, along with Meadows and producer Mark Herbert.
> Digital Spy reviews Made of Stone: "A film about the fans"
Reni was absent from the screening due to illness, opting to rest ahead of the Stone Roses shows at Finsbury Park in London next week.
Broadcaster Edith Bowman and cast members from This is England - including the original movie's star Thomas Turgoose - attended the premiere alongside Stone Roses fans who managed to secure tickets for the event after they sold out in under a minute.
Musicians including Rowetta, Richard Hawley, Mick Jones and Elbow members Guy Garvey, Pete Turner and Mark Potter also walked the red...
Ian Brown, John Squire and Gary 'Mani' Mounfield turned out at Victoria Warehouse in Trafford Park for the gala screening, along with Meadows and producer Mark Herbert.
> Digital Spy reviews Made of Stone: "A film about the fans"
Reni was absent from the screening due to illness, opting to rest ahead of the Stone Roses shows at Finsbury Park in London next week.
Broadcaster Edith Bowman and cast members from This is England - including the original movie's star Thomas Turgoose - attended the premiere alongside Stone Roses fans who managed to secure tickets for the event after they sold out in under a minute.
Musicians including Rowetta, Richard Hawley, Mick Jones and Elbow members Guy Garvey, Pete Turner and Mark Potter also walked the red...
- 5/31/2013
- Digital Spy
Shane Meadows talks about his Stone Roses documentary Made of Stone – and what it was like to work with his heroes
To outsiders, love always seems like madness. In 2011, when the Stone Roses announced that they would be reforming to play some gigs – Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary "Mani" Mounfield and Alan "Reni" Wren together onstage, 15 years after their rancorous split – many, many music fans appeared to go completely insane. Grown men wept, danced, hugged, clambered into the loft to find their Reni hat, pointed both hands to the sky for the chorus of I Am the Resurrection, then wept again. The internet exploded with delight. Oasis's Liam Gallagher tweeted "not been this happy since my kids were born" and thousands agreed.
Of course, there were cynics; but they were silenced when all 150,000 tickets for the Roses' Manchester Heaton Park gigs last year were bought in 14 minutes. The band added another Heaton Park show.
To outsiders, love always seems like madness. In 2011, when the Stone Roses announced that they would be reforming to play some gigs – Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary "Mani" Mounfield and Alan "Reni" Wren together onstage, 15 years after their rancorous split – many, many music fans appeared to go completely insane. Grown men wept, danced, hugged, clambered into the loft to find their Reni hat, pointed both hands to the sky for the chorus of I Am the Resurrection, then wept again. The internet exploded with delight. Oasis's Liam Gallagher tweeted "not been this happy since my kids were born" and thousands agreed.
Of course, there were cynics; but they were silenced when all 150,000 tickets for the Roses' Manchester Heaton Park gigs last year were bought in 14 minutes. The band added another Heaton Park show.
- 5/26/2013
- by Miranda Sawyer
- The Guardian - Film News
Picnic Cinema | Selected III | The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone + Q&A | Tyneside Cinema Anniversary
Picnic Cinema, Keswick & various venues
As the name suggests, this new initiative is aimed at those prepared to go a little further for their outdoor movie experience – outside the city centre, even. This Saturday, it's a secluded meadow in the Lake District's spectacular Whinlatter Forest, where intrepid fans can bring a picnic (and camping chairs and other appropriate outdoor gear) and watch Danny Boyle's student flatshare classic Shallow Grave. If that's not hardcore enough, though, hold out for Picnic Cinema's campover screenings in atmospheric spots across the north of England over the summer months, including 28 Days Later in Grizedale Forest, and Bram Stoker's Dracula at the "haunted" Muncaster Castle.
Various venues, Sat to 24 Aug
Selected III, Nottingham, Brighton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Glasgow, Liverpool & London
It's never easy to keep abreast of artists working in film,...
Picnic Cinema, Keswick & various venues
As the name suggests, this new initiative is aimed at those prepared to go a little further for their outdoor movie experience – outside the city centre, even. This Saturday, it's a secluded meadow in the Lake District's spectacular Whinlatter Forest, where intrepid fans can bring a picnic (and camping chairs and other appropriate outdoor gear) and watch Danny Boyle's student flatshare classic Shallow Grave. If that's not hardcore enough, though, hold out for Picnic Cinema's campover screenings in atmospheric spots across the north of England over the summer months, including 28 Days Later in Grizedale Forest, and Bram Stoker's Dracula at the "haunted" Muncaster Castle.
Various venues, Sat to 24 Aug
Selected III, Nottingham, Brighton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Glasgow, Liverpool & London
It's never easy to keep abreast of artists working in film,...
- 5/25/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The UK’s Film4 have updated their current development slate, and with films like Shane Meadows’ “The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone,” Ben Wheatley’s “A Field in England” and Jonathan Glazer’s “Under The Skin” all edging their way closer to release, we’ve now got news of some of the new projects these directors have underway. Andrea Arnold’s fourth feature, and her first since 2011’s “Wuthering Heights,” will be a Us-set drama called “Mag Crew.” The film is apparently inspired by "teenage magazine sales crews" and looks set to shoot in the Us in 2014 after the script is completed later this year. It will be Arnold’s first film set outside of her native UK, and we imagine that means we can probably expect to see it sometime in 2015. Paddy Considine and Shane Meadows are both developing original dramatic features, meanwhile, and as much as we’d...
- 5/10/2013
- by Joe Cunningham
- The Playlist
A trailer has been released for Shane Meadows' (This Is England, Dead Man's Shoes) highly anticipated documentary 'The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone', about the legendary Manchester band, will open on 5 June across the Ireland and UK through Picturehouse Entertainment.
The release will follow a premiere on Thursday 30 May in Manchester at Victoria Warehouse, with the band in attendance and a Q&A with Shane Meadows.
With unprecedented access to previously unseen archive footage, The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone is a revealing journey through the life of one of the most revered and influential bands in British music history.
Acclaimed filmmaker Shane Meadows brings his unique directorial style, humour and emotional depth to the film, capturing the band at work and in their everyday lives as they rehearsed for their much-anticipated reunion, which culminated in three triumphant homecoming gigs at Manchester's Heaton Park in front of 220,000 adoring fans.
The release will follow a premiere on Thursday 30 May in Manchester at Victoria Warehouse, with the band in attendance and a Q&A with Shane Meadows.
With unprecedented access to previously unseen archive footage, The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone is a revealing journey through the life of one of the most revered and influential bands in British music history.
Acclaimed filmmaker Shane Meadows brings his unique directorial style, humour and emotional depth to the film, capturing the band at work and in their everyday lives as they rehearsed for their much-anticipated reunion, which culminated in three triumphant homecoming gigs at Manchester's Heaton Park in front of 220,000 adoring fans.
- 4/16/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Shane Meadows' love of music is well-known. After all, the man once formed a band, She Talks To Angels, with Paddy Considine, and has spruced up his movies with choice cuts from Toots, The Specials, Calexico, Aphex Twin, among many others. What's perhaps less well-known is his passion for Madchester's finest, The Stone Roses, a relationship that's been cemented with new fan-doc The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone. We're happy to share the film's new poster with you below, you lucky devils. Framed by the 'Roses long-awaited reunion in 2012 and following them from studio to Heaton Park's emotional homecoming gigs, Meadows' movie will warm the cockles of the bands' legion of fans. While we can't guarantee a cameo appearance from Le Donk, the nostalgia - and tunes - should come thick and fast."This film isn’t a history lesson", explains Meadows, "nor is it a two hour concert film.
- 4/3/2013
- EmpireOnline
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