Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock has claimed Danny Boyle should be “frightened to see” him following Pistol.
The musician has expressed his disapproval of the series based on the band’s rise to prominence, which was released in 2022.
Matlock appeared as a character played by Christian Lees in the Craig Pearce-created series, which was directed by Slumdog Millionaire filmmaker Boyle.
“I’m not happy with it,” Matlock told Metro.co.uk. “I didn’t like the way I was portrayed – nothing to do with the actor but the script. It makes me look a bit wet.
“It comes across as a quasi-documentary but there are so many things that are wrong.”
Matlock said that Boyle “knows exactly what I think” after he ran into Boyle at a red carpet event held for the show alongside bandmate Steve Jones.
“It was the first time I’d seen him since I...
The musician has expressed his disapproval of the series based on the band’s rise to prominence, which was released in 2022.
Matlock appeared as a character played by Christian Lees in the Craig Pearce-created series, which was directed by Slumdog Millionaire filmmaker Boyle.
“I’m not happy with it,” Matlock told Metro.co.uk. “I didn’t like the way I was portrayed – nothing to do with the actor but the script. It makes me look a bit wet.
“It comes across as a quasi-documentary but there are so many things that are wrong.”
Matlock said that Boyle “knows exactly what I think” after he ran into Boyle at a red carpet event held for the show alongside bandmate Steve Jones.
“It was the first time I’d seen him since I...
- 1/27/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock has claimed Danny Boyle should be “frightened to see” him following Pistol.
The musician has expressed his disapproval of the series based on the band’s rise to prominence, which was released in 2022.
Matlock appeared as a character played by Christian Lees in the Craig Pearce-created series, which was directed by Slumdog Millionaire filmmaker Boyle.
“I’m not happy with it,” Matlock told Metro.co.uk. “I didn’t like the way I was portrayed – nothing to do with the actor but the script. It makes me look a bit wet.
“It comes across as a quasi-documentary but there are so many things that are wrong.”
Matlock said that Boyle “knows exactly what I think” after he ran into Boyle at a red carpet event held for the show alongside bandmate Steve Jones.
“It was the first time I’d seen him since I...
The musician has expressed his disapproval of the series based on the band’s rise to prominence, which was released in 2022.
Matlock appeared as a character played by Christian Lees in the Craig Pearce-created series, which was directed by Slumdog Millionaire filmmaker Boyle.
“I’m not happy with it,” Matlock told Metro.co.uk. “I didn’t like the way I was portrayed – nothing to do with the actor but the script. It makes me look a bit wet.
“It comes across as a quasi-documentary but there are so many things that are wrong.”
Matlock said that Boyle “knows exactly what I think” after he ran into Boyle at a red carpet event held for the show alongside bandmate Steve Jones.
“It was the first time I’d seen him since I...
- 1/27/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
The Phantom of the Open Review — The Phantom of the Open (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Craig Roberts, written by Simon Farnaby and Scott Murray and starring Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Ian Porter, Tommy Fallon, Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones, Johann Myers, Nigel Betts, Afsaneh Dehrouyeh, Tim [...]
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Continue reading: Film Review: The Phantom Of The Open (2021): Mark Rylance is Perfect in a Comedy About Golf that Has a Lot of Heart...
- 6/28/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Mark Rylance as Maurice Flitcroft in The Phantom Of The Open. Photo credit Nick Wall. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
In the charming true-story comedy Phantom Of The Open, Mark Rylance plays the worst golfer in British Open history, Maurice Flitcroft, a middle-aged working class bloke who accidentally got into the storied competition, and then became a folk hero for trying to do it again and again, haunting the tournament. Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies) and Sally Hawkins (The Shape Of Water), as Flitcroft’s supportive wife Jean, are both absolute charmers in this very funny yet uplifting British comedy about a very British eccentric who believed anything was possible. Although Flitcroft’s performance in the British Open earned him the moniker “worst golfer in the world,” it actually was the first round of golf Flitcroft had ever played, having just taken up the sport after being laid off from...
In the charming true-story comedy Phantom Of The Open, Mark Rylance plays the worst golfer in British Open history, Maurice Flitcroft, a middle-aged working class bloke who accidentally got into the storied competition, and then became a folk hero for trying to do it again and again, haunting the tournament. Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies) and Sally Hawkins (The Shape Of Water), as Flitcroft’s supportive wife Jean, are both absolute charmers in this very funny yet uplifting British comedy about a very British eccentric who believed anything was possible. Although Flitcroft’s performance in the British Open earned him the moniker “worst golfer in the world,” it actually was the first round of golf Flitcroft had ever played, having just taken up the sport after being laid off from...
- 6/17/2022
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review on “The Phantom of the Open,” a new film about an unlikely entrant (Mark Rylance) into golf’s prestigious British Open. in the groovy 1970s. It “opens” in select theaters on June 10th, 2022, see local listings.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The “phantom” in the story is Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance) and the “open” is the British Open. In 1976, through a twist of fate that could only happen in those halcyon 1970s, Flitcroft – a crane operator for a factory – was able to slip through the bureaucracy of golf and enter the tournament, shooting a record setting high score of 121 for 18 holes in the qualifying round. Despite his horrible golf, he became a folk hero to the Brits, the world and most importantly his sons and wife Jean (Sally Hawkins).
”The Phantom of the Open” is in select theaters beginning June 10th, see local listings. Featuring Mark Rylance,...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The “phantom” in the story is Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance) and the “open” is the British Open. In 1976, through a twist of fate that could only happen in those halcyon 1970s, Flitcroft – a crane operator for a factory – was able to slip through the bureaucracy of golf and enter the tournament, shooting a record setting high score of 121 for 18 holes in the qualifying round. Despite his horrible golf, he became a folk hero to the Brits, the world and most importantly his sons and wife Jean (Sally Hawkins).
”The Phantom of the Open” is in select theaters beginning June 10th, see local listings. Featuring Mark Rylance,...
- 6/12/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
At what point does self-awareness turn inside out, to become the very thing it’s observing? “The Phantom of the Open” tries so hard to be a winking commentary on British heartwarmers about lovable outsiders. And its efforts are, as often as not, entertaining. But after a while, it becomes clear that what it wants more than anything is to be embraced as a crowd-pleasing comedy itself.
After noting that his film is based on a true story, director Craig Roberts begins at the end, with an aged Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance) reminiscing about his rather extraordinary golfing career. Why was it so extraordinary? Because, we learn in flashback, it was the epitome of ordinary.
Back in 1976, Flitcroft is just an unassuming shipyard worker, raising three unassuming boys with his unassuming wife Jean (Sally Hawkins). His teen twins (Jonah and Christian Lees) want to be disco dancers, and his older...
After noting that his film is based on a true story, director Craig Roberts begins at the end, with an aged Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance) reminiscing about his rather extraordinary golfing career. Why was it so extraordinary? Because, we learn in flashback, it was the epitome of ordinary.
Back in 1976, Flitcroft is just an unassuming shipyard worker, raising three unassuming boys with his unassuming wife Jean (Sally Hawkins). His teen twins (Jonah and Christian Lees) want to be disco dancers, and his older...
- 6/2/2022
- by Elizabeth Weitzman
- The Wrap
"We like noise." FX has launched one final red band trailer for Pistol, the series about the iconic punk rock band known as the Sex Pistols. Director Danny Boyle is behind all six episodes of this gritty, grainy 70s throwback. "One word: Destroy." Based on the memoir of Steve Jones, the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist who helped usher in a punk revolution in Britain. The series stars Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten, Toby Wallace (from Babyteeth) as Steve Jones, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Maisie Williams as Jordan, with Emma Appleton, Dylan Llewellyn, Jay Simpson, Razan Nassar, Sydney Chandler, and Iris Law. Plus Zachary Goldman as Billy Idol. This trailer is only red band because it's packed with profanity, which is just an accurate part of telling the Sex Pistols' story. "We don't give a shit about no one else,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Based on Steve Jones’ 2017 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, FX’s miniseries Pistol thrashes through London’s early punk scene as seen through the bleary eyes of the Sex Pistols: guitarist Jones (Toby Wallace), drummer Paul Cook (Jacob Slater), singer John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon (Anson Boon), and bassist Glen Matlock (Christian Lees), who is unceremoniously dumped and replaced by John Beverley, who rechristened himself Sid Vicious (Louis Partridge). Emma Appleton plays the tragically flawed heroine Nancy Spungen.
The entire career of the Sex Pistols was a premeditated swindle malignantly perpetuated by their manager Malcolm McLaren (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), who similarly plotted the downfall of the rising proto-punk outfit The New York Dolls. He schemed the chaotic caper at 430 King’s Road, the boutique Sex, co-owned by the truly revolutionary Vivienne Westwood (Talulah Riley), after the artful dodging Jones tried to make off with the wrong pants. In the series,...
The entire career of the Sex Pistols was a premeditated swindle malignantly perpetuated by their manager Malcolm McLaren (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), who similarly plotted the downfall of the rising proto-punk outfit The New York Dolls. He schemed the chaotic caper at 430 King’s Road, the boutique Sex, co-owned by the truly revolutionary Vivienne Westwood (Talulah Riley), after the artful dodging Jones tried to make off with the wrong pants. In the series,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Johnny Rotten was right to sue to stop FX’s Pistol from going forward.
The Sex Pistols and PiL frontman ultimately was unsuccessful in his legal efforts last year to prevent the seminal band’s music being used in the Danny Boyle-directed miniseries. However, Pistol, which dropped in its entirety today on Disney-owned Hulu, is an overly sentimental love letter that never should have been sent. You’d find more depth and authenticity on how England has been really dreamin’ over the decades in this week’s pomp-packed Platinum Jubilee for the disastrous reign of Elizabeth II.
Simply put, Pistol is more junk than punk.
Even with searing classics like “God Save the Queen” in the well-crafted soundtrack mix, the six-episode series based in part on guitarist Steve Jones’ 2017 memoir limps along when it should roar. Hobbled with a surprisingly sub-standard coming-of-age story held together figuratively and literally by amphetamines,...
The Sex Pistols and PiL frontman ultimately was unsuccessful in his legal efforts last year to prevent the seminal band’s music being used in the Danny Boyle-directed miniseries. However, Pistol, which dropped in its entirety today on Disney-owned Hulu, is an overly sentimental love letter that never should have been sent. You’d find more depth and authenticity on how England has been really dreamin’ over the decades in this week’s pomp-packed Platinum Jubilee for the disastrous reign of Elizabeth II.
Simply put, Pistol is more junk than punk.
Even with searing classics like “God Save the Queen” in the well-crafted soundtrack mix, the six-episode series based in part on guitarist Steve Jones’ 2017 memoir limps along when it should roar. Hobbled with a surprisingly sub-standard coming-of-age story held together figuratively and literally by amphetamines,...
- 6/1/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Some of the most exciting filmmaking in “Pistol,” FX’s new Danny Boyle-directed limited series, happens onstage. In concert scenes featuring the Sex Pistols — the real-life punk pathbreakers at the center of this story — the camera toggles between performer and spectator, moving so rapidly that it seems to eliminate the distance between the two. Director of photography Anthony Dod Mantle captures both staging in the foreground and expressive moshing in the background. The writhing performance seems less to spark violence in the audience than to run parallel to it, another expression of the free-floating anger in the air.
It’s a canny way of depicting the Pistols’ appeal: The show argues that the band had an intuitive ability to tap into the rage of youth culture in pre-Thatcherite England. It makes that argument eloquently by showing the group converting even small audiences, early on, into wild and emotional demonstrations.
It’s a canny way of depicting the Pistols’ appeal: The show argues that the band had an intuitive ability to tap into the rage of youth culture in pre-Thatcherite England. It makes that argument eloquently by showing the group converting even small audiences, early on, into wild and emotional demonstrations.
- 5/31/2022
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
It’s hard to imagine a richer subject for a music biopic than the raucous, rebellious 1975–78 ride of the Sex Pistols. Craig Pearce, who created Pistol, a six-episode FX on Hulu saga of British punk’s Godfathers, knew he’d need to capture the tale of Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Steve Jones, and Paul Cook after listening to Pistols guitarist Jones reading his 2016 autobiography, Lonely Boy. “One phrase from the book that stuck with me was ‘The music always saved me; I’d be dead now without music,’” Pearce recalls. The series also captures the destitute conditions in England that birthed the band. “Young people felt they had no future,” Pearce says. Music gave the band—and their fans—a purpose: “It was a fertile time for something to explode.” Pistol also stars Christian Lees, Sydney Chandler, Talulah Riley, Maisie Williams, Emma Appleton, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. It’s ...
- 5/30/2022
- TV Insider
The Sex Pistols were a mythical band. Steve Jones couldn’t play guitar. Johnny Rotten couldn’t sing. Sid Vicious couldn’t always stand upright, much less keep his spiky hair on end. Malcom McLaren couldn’t manage. With Glen Matlock and Paul Cook rounding out the band, the personnel are just the stencils for McLaren’s silk screen. Danny Boyle’s Pistol, coming to FX on Hulu, perpetuates the mythology. This is probably part of the reason John Lydon didn’t sign off on the project. He likes to keep his public image limited. It also might be a little melodramatic for the former Sex Pistols frontman. That works for TV more than it does for punks.
Based on Jones’ memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the six-episode miniseries tells the story of the forgotten generation of London’s punk culture through the eyes of their most fabricated spokespeople: The Sex Pistols,...
Based on Jones’ memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, the six-episode miniseries tells the story of the forgotten generation of London’s punk culture through the eyes of their most fabricated spokespeople: The Sex Pistols,...
- 5/30/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
"We're going to kick this country awake – if it kills us!" FX has dropped off the official trailer for a rock biopic series titled Pistol, telling the story of the iconic punk rock band known as the Sex Pistols. Director Danny Boyle is behind all six episodes of this gritty, grainy 70s throwback. "One word: Destroy." Based on the memoir of Steve Jones, the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist who helped usher in a punk revolution in Britain. The band formed in London in 1975, and played for decades with their latest album being released in 2008. The series stars Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten, Toby Wallace (from Babyteeth) as Steve Jones, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Maisie Williams as Jordan, with Emma Appleton, Dylan Llewellyn, Jay Simpson, Razan Nassar, Sydney Chandler, and Iris Law. Plus Zachary Goldman as Billy Idol. I'm glad...
- 5/7/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Disney+ has unveiled the trailer and key art for the highly-anticipated, limited series ‘Pistol,’ coming to Disney+ on Tuesday, May 31.
The six-episode series is based on Jones’ 2017 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol and centres on the furious, raging storm at the centre of this revolution are the Sex Pistols – and at the centre of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding member and guitarist, Steve Jones. Jones’ hilarious, emotional and at times heartbreaking journey guides us through a kaleidoscopic telling of three of the most epic, chaotic and mucus-spattered years in the history of music.
Starring Toby Wallace as Steve Jones, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Anson Boon as John Lydon, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde, Talulah Riley as Vivienne Westwood, Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen and Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Malcolm McLaren.
The six-episode series is based on Jones’ 2017 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol and centres on the furious, raging storm at the centre of this revolution are the Sex Pistols – and at the centre of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding member and guitarist, Steve Jones. Jones’ hilarious, emotional and at times heartbreaking journey guides us through a kaleidoscopic telling of three of the most epic, chaotic and mucus-spattered years in the history of music.
Starring Toby Wallace as Steve Jones, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Anson Boon as John Lydon, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde, Talulah Riley as Vivienne Westwood, Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen and Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Malcolm McLaren.
- 5/4/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Sex Pistols embrace chaos and seek to change a “terribly boring England” in the new trailer for Danny Boyle’s upcoming FX limited series Pistol, premiering in full May 31 on Hulu.
The trailer details the origins of the band, as the working-class members seek to make their indelible mark in the world. “We’re invisible. We’re pissed off. No one gives a shit about us. So, we don’t give a shit about no one else. Maybe that should be our image,” one of them says in a voiceover opening the clip.
The trailer details the origins of the band, as the working-class members seek to make their indelible mark in the world. “We’re invisible. We’re pissed off. No one gives a shit about us. So, we don’t give a shit about no one else. Maybe that should be our image,” one of them says in a voiceover opening the clip.
- 5/3/2022
- by Jon Blistein and Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Academy Award winner Danny Boyle fires up “Pistol,” the Sex Pistols biopic limited series about the “fury of the forgotten generation” and rise of punk culture. Watch the first trailer below.
Based on Sex Pistols’ guitarist Steve Jones’ memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol,” the series “Pistol” stars Toby Wallace as Jones, Anson Boon as John Lyndon, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, and Jacob Slater as Paul Cook.
FX’s “Pistol” premieres May 31, with all six episodes available to stream on Hulu that day. The youth revolution is charted in the limited series, which promises the Sex Pistols’ mission to “kick this country awake if it kills us” and reclaim the future from the British monarchy.
“Game of Thrones” alum Maisie Williams plays punk icon Jordan, while “Queen’s Gambit” star Thomas Brodie-Sangster portrays the Sex Pistols’ manager Malcolm McLaren. “Westworld” actress Talulah Riley plays McLaren’s partner,...
Based on Sex Pistols’ guitarist Steve Jones’ memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol,” the series “Pistol” stars Toby Wallace as Jones, Anson Boon as John Lyndon, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, and Jacob Slater as Paul Cook.
FX’s “Pistol” premieres May 31, with all six episodes available to stream on Hulu that day. The youth revolution is charted in the limited series, which promises the Sex Pistols’ mission to “kick this country awake if it kills us” and reclaim the future from the British monarchy.
“Game of Thrones” alum Maisie Williams plays punk icon Jordan, while “Queen’s Gambit” star Thomas Brodie-Sangster portrays the Sex Pistols’ manager Malcolm McLaren. “Westworld” actress Talulah Riley plays McLaren’s partner,...
- 4/6/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Update (4/4): The Sex Pistols cook up an explosive concoction of incredibly marketable anarchy for a disaffected generation in the new short trailer for Pistol. The clip doesn’t offer too much in the way of plot points, but sets a distinct tone as the budding punk outfit and their peers rail against Britain’s monarchy and dream of causing mayhem in London. The show is set to premiere May 31 on Hulu.
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Danny Boyle’s Pistol, the FX limited series about the Sex Pistols, will make its streaming premiere in...
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Danny Boyle’s Pistol, the FX limited series about the Sex Pistols, will make its streaming premiere in...
- 4/4/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
"We're going to kick this country awake!" FX has revealed the first official trailer for a rock biopic series titled Pistol, telling the story of the iconic punk rock band known as the Sex Pistols. They nabbed the best possible director to make this series kick ass - none other than Danny Boyle, who directed all six episodes. "One word: Destroy." Based on the memoir of Steve Jones, the legendary Sex Pistols guitarist who helped usher in a punk revolution in Britain. The band first formed in London in 1975, and played for decades with their latest album being released in 2008. The series stars Anson Boon as Johnny Rotten, Toby Wallace (seen in Babyteeth) as Steve Jones, Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, and Maisie Williams as Jordan, with Emma Appleton, Dylan Llewellyn, Jay Simpson, Razan Nassar, Sydney Chandler, and Iris Law.
- 4/4/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Pistol,” a new limited series about the career of “Sex Pistols” guitarist Steve Jones, will premiere on Hulu this May 31, FX has announced.
Based on Jones’ 2017 memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol,” “Pistol” follows the brief but influential career of The Sex Pistols, a 1970s British punk band that only produced one album but are regarded as one of the most important acts in the history of rock-n-roll. The central viewpoint character for the series is Jones, who is portrayed by Toby Wallace. Anson Boon also stars as John Lydon, while Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious and Jacob Slater as Paul Cook round out the rest of the band as featured in the show. The series also features Sydney Chandler, Talulah Riley, Maisie Williams, Emma Appleton and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.
“Pistol” was created by Craig Pearce, who writes the series. Every episode is directed by Danny Boyle,...
Based on Jones’ 2017 memoir “Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol,” “Pistol” follows the brief but influential career of The Sex Pistols, a 1970s British punk band that only produced one album but are regarded as one of the most important acts in the history of rock-n-roll. The central viewpoint character for the series is Jones, who is portrayed by Toby Wallace. Anson Boon also stars as John Lydon, while Christian Lees as Glen Matlock, Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious and Jacob Slater as Paul Cook round out the rest of the band as featured in the show. The series also features Sydney Chandler, Talulah Riley, Maisie Williams, Emma Appleton and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.
“Pistol” was created by Craig Pearce, who writes the series. Every episode is directed by Danny Boyle,...
- 3/29/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
FX has set the date of its Danny Boyle-directed limited series about Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. Pistol will premiere May 31 exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ in UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
The limited series is based on Jones’ 2017 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol. The series was created and written by Craig Pearce and will be executive produced by Boyle, Pearce, Tracey Seaward, Steve Jones, Gail Lyon, Anita Camarata, Paul Lee and Hope Hartman. It’s from FX Prods.
Here’s the official logline: “The furious, raging storm at the center of this revolution are the Sex Pistols – and at the center of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding member and guitarist, Steve Jones. Jones’ hilarious, emotional and at times heart-breaking journey guides us through a kaleidoscopic telling of three of the most epic, chaotic and mucus-spattered years in the history of music.
The limited series is based on Jones’ 2017 memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol. The series was created and written by Craig Pearce and will be executive produced by Boyle, Pearce, Tracey Seaward, Steve Jones, Gail Lyon, Anita Camarata, Paul Lee and Hope Hartman. It’s from FX Prods.
Here’s the official logline: “The furious, raging storm at the center of this revolution are the Sex Pistols – and at the center of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding member and guitarist, Steve Jones. Jones’ hilarious, emotional and at times heart-breaking journey guides us through a kaleidoscopic telling of three of the most epic, chaotic and mucus-spattered years in the history of music.
- 3/29/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
FX’s “Pistol,” the series based on the memoir from Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, will begin streaming on Hulu May 31, with all six episodes of the limited series available at launch.
“Pistol” has been described by FX as a show about “a rock and roll revolution.”
“The furious, raging storm at the center of this revolution are the Sex Pistols — and at the center of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding member and guitarist, Steve Jones. Jones’ hilarious, emotional and at times heartbreaking journey guides us through a kaleidoscopic telling of three of the most epic, chaotic and mucus-spattered years in the history of music. Based on Jones’ memoir ‘Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol,’ this is the story of a band of spotty, noisy, working-class kids with ‘no future,’ who shook the boring, corrupt establishment to its core, threatened to bring down the government and changed music and culture forever.
“Pistol” has been described by FX as a show about “a rock and roll revolution.”
“The furious, raging storm at the center of this revolution are the Sex Pistols — and at the center of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding member and guitarist, Steve Jones. Jones’ hilarious, emotional and at times heartbreaking journey guides us through a kaleidoscopic telling of three of the most epic, chaotic and mucus-spattered years in the history of music. Based on Jones’ memoir ‘Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol,’ this is the story of a band of spotty, noisy, working-class kids with ‘no future,’ who shook the boring, corrupt establishment to its core, threatened to bring down the government and changed music and culture forever.
- 3/29/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Two films go under the HeyUGuys Film Review-o-scope today, and they couldn’t be more different. Adrian Lyne (maestro of the Erotic Thriller) returns to the big screen after a couple of decades with Deep Water, starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas. Then HeyUGuys favourite Craig Roberts returns with his new film as director, The Phantom of the Open, starring Mark Rylance and written by Paddington man Simon Farnaby.
Linda Marric and Scott Davis took the plunge on these two film – here’s what they had to say.
Find Scott on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/scottwritesfilm
and follow Linda here: https://twitter.com/Linda_Marric
Let’s go first with the ‘Down with this sort of thing’ shall we?
Deep Water Review – The HeyUGuys Film Review Show
The film stars Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Lil Rel Howery, Dash Mihok, Finn Wittrock, Kristen Connolly, Jacob Elordi,...
Linda Marric and Scott Davis took the plunge on these two film – here’s what they had to say.
Find Scott on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/scottwritesfilm
and follow Linda here: https://twitter.com/Linda_Marric
Let’s go first with the ‘Down with this sort of thing’ shall we?
Deep Water Review – The HeyUGuys Film Review Show
The film stars Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Lil Rel Howery, Dash Mihok, Finn Wittrock, Kristen Connolly, Jacob Elordi,...
- 3/18/2022
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
There’s no future in England’s dreaming but despite this FX is setting its Sex Pistol drama series for May.
FX boss John Landgraf revealed that the Pistol premiere date during his virtual TCA exec session.
The series, which is based on the memoir of guitarist Steve Jones, comes from Danny Boyle.
It tells the story of the band from West London’s council estates to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s notorious Kings Road Sex shop to the international controversy that came with the release of Never Mind the Bollocks, which was banned by the BBC and frequently is listed as one of the most influential albums of all time.
“It faithfully captures the story of Sex Pistols, the British born, anti-establishment punk music band who started a revolution,” said Landgraf.
Boyle will direct and exec produce the six-part series, which was created by Moulin Rouge! writer Craig Pearce...
FX boss John Landgraf revealed that the Pistol premiere date during his virtual TCA exec session.
The series, which is based on the memoir of guitarist Steve Jones, comes from Danny Boyle.
It tells the story of the band from West London’s council estates to Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s notorious Kings Road Sex shop to the international controversy that came with the release of Never Mind the Bollocks, which was banned by the BBC and frequently is listed as one of the most influential albums of all time.
“It faithfully captures the story of Sex Pistols, the British born, anti-establishment punk music band who started a revolution,” said Landgraf.
Boyle will direct and exec produce the six-part series, which was created by Moulin Rouge! writer Craig Pearce...
- 2/17/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
If Maurice Flitcroft hadn’t really existed, a British comedy would surely have invented him. A humble shipyard worker from Barrow-in-Furness who decided, on a rogue middle-aged whim, to enter the British Open despite never having played a round of golf in his life, he was practically a living, breathing Ealing Studios hero. That he managed to repeat the feat multiple times in multiple disguises over the years, earning himself the title of “the world’s worst professional golfer,” tips a real life into the realm of absurdity.
It’s tempting to say, then, that anyone taking on a Flitcroft biopic has a large part of the work done for them. The jokes write themselves, though in “The Phantom of the Open,” screenwriter Simon Farnaby and director Craig Roberts make them sweeter and spryer than they could have been, while a wide-eyed, bucket-hatted Mark Rylance plays Flitcroft with abundant generosity of spirit.
It’s tempting to say, then, that anyone taking on a Flitcroft biopic has a large part of the work done for them. The jokes write themselves, though in “The Phantom of the Open,” screenwriter Simon Farnaby and director Craig Roberts make them sweeter and spryer than they could have been, while a wide-eyed, bucket-hatted Mark Rylance plays Flitcroft with abundant generosity of spirit.
- 10/20/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Perhaps the biggest cultural difference between the U.K. and U.S. is the way success is viewed. While America tends to celebrate those who make it, British culture is littered with tales cheering on the noble failures––people honored for their spirited attempts, even as it’s plainly obvious to anybody watching that they have no chance of achieving their aims. It’s hard to think of another country that would ever think of producing a feel-good comedy about an untalented historical footnote, let alone transform him from the butt of the joke into something approaching an inspirational figure.
Perhaps the most impressive thing about The Phantom of the Open, director Craig Roberts’ sweet-natured biopic of “the world’s worst golfer” Maurice Flitcroft, is that this approach never borders on the ridiculous. The film just about manages to subvert Flitcroft’s reputation as a man with no self-awareness towards...
Perhaps the most impressive thing about The Phantom of the Open, director Craig Roberts’ sweet-natured biopic of “the world’s worst golfer” Maurice Flitcroft, is that this approach never borders on the ridiculous. The film just about manages to subvert Flitcroft’s reputation as a man with no self-awareness towards...
- 10/18/2021
- by Alistair Ryder
- The Film Stage
The Queen’s Gambit’s Thomas Brodie-Sangster will portray Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and Westworld’s Talulah Riley will play punk design icon Vivienne Westwood in Pistol, the Danny Boyle-directed FX limited series about the Sex Pistols.
The latest cast additions also include Christian Lees — who previously played Jerry Lee Lewis in the Sun Records series — in the role of Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and actress Iris Law, in her screen debut, as punk icon Soo Catwoman.
With the series now in production, Rolling Stone also presents...
The latest cast additions also include Christian Lees — who previously played Jerry Lee Lewis in the Sun Records series — in the role of Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock and actress Iris Law, in her screen debut, as punk icon Soo Catwoman.
With the series now in production, Rolling Stone also presents...
- 3/2/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins and Rhys Ifans have joined Mark Rylance in the comedy-drama The Fantastic Flitcrofts from director Craig Roberts.
The indie sees Rylance play Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist who managed to enter the British Open golf tournament in 1976, only to record the worst round in Open history and become a folk hero in the process.
Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones and Johann Myers complete the ensemble cast as production on The Fantastic Flitcrofts gets underway in the U.K. Roberts is directing the film from a screenplay by Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2),...
The indie sees Rylance play Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist who managed to enter the British Open golf tournament in 1976, only to record the worst round in Open history and become a folk hero in the process.
Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones and Johann Myers complete the ensemble cast as production on The Fantastic Flitcrofts gets underway in the U.K. Roberts is directing the film from a screenplay by Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2),...
- 10/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins and Rhys Ifans have joined Mark Rylance in the comedy-drama The Fantastic Flitcrofts from director Craig Roberts.
The indie sees Rylance play Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist who managed to enter the British Open golf tournament in 1976, only to record the worst round in Open history and become a folk hero in the process.
Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones and Johann Myers complete the ensemble cast as production on The Fantastic Flitcrofts gets underway in the U.K. Roberts is directing the film from a screenplay by Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2),...
The indie sees Rylance play Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist who managed to enter the British Open golf tournament in 1976, only to record the worst round in Open history and become a folk hero in the process.
Jake Davies, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Mark Lewis Jones and Johann Myers complete the ensemble cast as production on The Fantastic Flitcrofts gets underway in the U.K. Roberts is directing the film from a screenplay by Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2),...
- 10/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two-time Oscar-nominee Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), and BAFTA-nominee Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man) have joined the cast of comedy-drama The Fantastic Flitcrofts alongside Mark Rylance with shooting now underway in the UK.
Ahead of the shoot, eOne acquired UK distribution rights. Cornerstone Films, which is overseeing worldwide sales, has also closed deals with A Contracorriente Films (Spain), Scanbox (Scandinavia), Ascot Elite (Switzerland) and a multi-territory deal with Universal Pictures Content Group including Germany, Austria, Italy, Benelux, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Latin America, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Africa, Australia & New Zealand, Middle East, Israel and Cis and Baltics.
Craig Roberts is directing the film from a screenplay by BAFTA-winning writer Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2). Farnaby adapted the script from his own book The Phantom Of The Open, co-written by Scott Murray. We broke news of the project back in June.
The film tells the true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist,...
Ahead of the shoot, eOne acquired UK distribution rights. Cornerstone Films, which is overseeing worldwide sales, has also closed deals with A Contracorriente Films (Spain), Scanbox (Scandinavia), Ascot Elite (Switzerland) and a multi-territory deal with Universal Pictures Content Group including Germany, Austria, Italy, Benelux, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Latin America, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Africa, Australia & New Zealand, Middle East, Israel and Cis and Baltics.
Craig Roberts is directing the film from a screenplay by BAFTA-winning writer Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2). Farnaby adapted the script from his own book The Phantom Of The Open, co-written by Scott Murray. We broke news of the project back in June.
The film tells the true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Vulture Watch When will the fat lady sing? Has the Sun Records TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Cmt? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Sun Records season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? Airing on the Cmt cable channel, Sun Records stars Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Trevor Donovan, Keir O’Donnell, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry D. Holliday. Sam Phillips (Murray), shepherds young musicians Johnny Cash (Fonteyne), Elvis Presley (Milligan), Carl Perkins (Dustin Ingram) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Christian Lees). These up-and-coming white musicians combine hillbilly country music, with the ’50s R&B sound of African-American artists like Muddy...
- 9/9/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch When will the fat lady sing? Has the Sun Records TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Cmt? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Sun Records season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? Airing on the Cmt cable channel, Sun Records stars Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Trevor Donovan, Keir O’Donnell, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry D. Holliday. Sam Phillips (Murray), shepherds young musicians Johnny Cash (Fonteyne), Elvis Presley (Milligan), Carl Perkins (Dustin Ingram) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Christian Lees). These up-and-coming white musicians combine hillbilly country music, with the ’50s R&B sound of African-American artists like Muddy...
- 7/15/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Although Cmt cancelled its Sun Records TV show after just one season, the song may continue. The Memphis Flyer reports producers are pitching season two to Amazon and The CW. A music business drama, Sun Records stars Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Trevor Donovan, Keir O’Donnell, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry D. Holliday. In Sun Records, Sam Phillips (Murray), shepherds young musicians Johnny Cash (Fonteyne), Elvis Presley (Milligan), Carl Perkins (Dustin Ingram) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Christian Lees). These up-and-coming white musicians combine hillbilly country music, with the ’50s R&B sound of African-American artists like Muddy Waters, B.B. King (Castro Coleman), Fats Domino, and Ike Turner (Holliday). Read More…...
- 6/5/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
There have been many music-related TV drama series throughout the years. Some have done well but many others have been cancelled. How will Cmt's new Sun Records TV show perform in the ratings? Will it be renewed for a second season or, will it be dropped instead? Stay tuned. Airing on the Cmt cable channel, Sun Records stars Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Trevor Donovan, Keir O’Donnell, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry D. Holliday. In the show, Sam Phillips (Murray) shepherds young musicians Johnny Cash (Fonteyne), Elvis Presley (Milligan), Carl Perkins (Dustin Ingram) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Christian Lees). These up-and-coming white musicians combine hillbilly country music, with the ’50s R&B sound of African American artists like Ike Turner (Holliday), B.B. King (Castro Coleman), Muddy Waters, and Fats Domino. The ratings are typically the best indication...
- 5/5/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: CmtEpisodes: Eight (hour)Seasons: OneTV show dates: February 23, 2017 — April 13, 2017Series status: EndedPerformers include: Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Trevor Donovan, Keir O'Donnell, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry D. Holliday.TV show description:A music business drama, the Sun Records TV show unfolds in Memphis, Tennessee, during the first turbulent years of the Civil Rights movement and the birth of rock ‘n’ roll.Sam Phillips (Chad Michael Murray), shepherds young musicians Johnny Cash (Kevin Fonteyne), Elvis Presley (Drake Milligan), Carl Perkins (Dustin Ingram) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Christian Lees). These up-and-coming white musicians combine hillbilly country music, with the '50s R&B sound of African American artists.Read More…...
- 5/5/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Cancel your season two plans, fans. There will be no second season of the Sun Records TV show on Cmt. The story is ending with one season and has already been removed from the press site. The series is set in Memphis, Tennessee, during the early days of the Civil Rights movement and the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. A music business drama, Sun Records stars Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, and Jonah Lees. The Cmt cast also includes: Trevor Donovan, Keir O’Donnell, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry D. Holliday. Read More…...
- 5/5/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Will the music play on for Sun Records? The Cmt TV show recently finished its first season, but what about a second? If renewed, would you keep watching the series?Based on real events, the music drama follows record producer Sam Phillips (Chad Michael Murray) as he shepherds young musicians Johnny Cash (Kevin Fonteyne), Elvis Presley (Drake Milligan), Carl Perkins (Dustin Ingram) and Jerry Lee Lewis (Christian Lees). The cast also includes Trevor Donovan, Keir O’Donnell, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry D. Holliday.Read More…...
- 4/21/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Sneak Peek the Cmt Original dramatic TV series "Sun Records" (aka "Million Dollar Quartet") airing February, 23 2017, starring Drake Milligan as 'Elvis Presley', Trevor Donovan as 'Eddy Arnold', Kevin Fontaine as 'Johnny Cash', Christian Lees as 'Jerry Lee Lewis', Billy Gardell as 'Colonel Tom Parker' and a whole lot more:
"...in a dramatic recreation from one of the world's greatest jam sessions, December 4th, 1956, the career of 'Carl Perkins' was flying high from his hit 'Blue Suede Shoes'.
"New to the scene, 'Jerry Lee Lewis' is brought in to work on a new song with Perkins. Then 'Elvis Presley' and country 'Johnny Cash' stop by the studio for a visit.
The songs they sang on that epic day became the concept for an inventive retelling of their impromptu recording session..."
Cast also includes Jonah Lees as 'Jimmy Swaggart',...
"...in a dramatic recreation from one of the world's greatest jam sessions, December 4th, 1956, the career of 'Carl Perkins' was flying high from his hit 'Blue Suede Shoes'.
"New to the scene, 'Jerry Lee Lewis' is brought in to work on a new song with Perkins. Then 'Elvis Presley' and country 'Johnny Cash' stop by the studio for a visit.
The songs they sang on that epic day became the concept for an inventive retelling of their impromptu recording session..."
Cast also includes Jonah Lees as 'Jimmy Swaggart',...
- 2/21/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Good music is gonna find good people. Be a good person and check out the new Sun Records TV show teaser from Cmt, after the jump. Like Rock 'N Roll itself, Cmt says Sun Records is red-blooded, white hot, and born from the blues. Sun Records season one premieres on Cmt Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 10:00pm Et/Pt.Formerly known as Million Dollar Quartet, Sun Records is a scripted drama featuring the 1950s Memphis music scene, including sensations Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Trevor Donovan, Keir O’Donnel, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry Holliday star.Read More…...
- 12/20/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“Good music is going to find good people. I believe that in my heart and soul.” Cmt has released the first teaser for Sun Records, its new scripted series based on the Tony-winning musical Million Dollar Quartet. In the clip we get the first look at young Elvis Presley, played by Drake Milligan, along with Johnny Cash (Kevin Fonteyne) with guitars, Jerry Lee Lewis (Christian Lees) on the keys, and Sun Records founder Sam Phillips (Chad Michael Murray) in the studio asking…...
- 12/19/2016
- Deadline TV
Cmt has announced is upcoming Sun Records TV show will premiere Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 10:00pm Et/Pt. The 1950s-set musical drama -- formerly known as Million Dollar Quartet -- centers on the Memphis recording sessions featuring Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. Cmt has scheduled Sun Records to follow the fifth season of Nashville.Inspired by the Million Dollar Quartet musical, Sun Records stars Chad Michael Murray, Billy Gardell, Drake Milligan, Kevin Fonteyne, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Trevor Donovan, Keir O'Donnel, Jennifer Holland, Margaret Anne Florence, and Kerry Holliday. Learn more from Cmt, after the jump.Read More…...
- 12/14/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
It's strange, it's different, and I can see why it wasn't a theatrical hit... but Matteo Garrone's superb telling of three very adult, very extreme 17th century folk tales is a special item, beautifully directed and visually splendid. Tale of Tales Blu-ray Shout! Factory 2016 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 133 min. / Street Date September 6, 2016 / 22.97 Starring Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Hayley Carmichael, Bebe Cave, Stacy Martin, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Laura Pizzirani, Franco Pistoni, Jessie Cave. Cinematography Peter Suschitzky Film Editor Marco Spoletini Production Design Dimitri Capuani Original Music Alexandre Desplat Written by Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso from a book by Giambattista Basile Produced by Matteo Garrone, Anne Labadie, Jean Labadie, Jeremy Thomas Directed by Matteo Garrone
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Matteo Garrone needs no more endorsement than a mention of his terrific modern gangster film Gomorrah (2008), an epic that makes the...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Matteo Garrone needs no more endorsement than a mention of his terrific modern gangster film Gomorrah (2008), an epic that makes the...
- 8/20/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Stars: Salma Hayek, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Vincent Cassel, Hayley Carmichael, Shirley Henderson, Toby Jones, Bebe Cave, Guillaume Delaunay, John C. Reilly | Written by Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso | Directed by Matteo Garrone
Tale of Tales is a peculiar film and it’s difficult to know where to start with it. It has been directed by Matteo Garrone, who is best known for the Italian gangster film Gomorrah, a film so naturalistic in its approach, it almost felt like a documentary. Which makes Tale of Tales, a retelling of three archetypal fairystories with a surreal dream-like approach, a surprise straight out of leftfield.
The three interwoven stories take place in separate kingdoms. In the first, Salma Hayek’s queen uses dark magic to finally give her a son (Christian Lees), but becomes violently jealous when her progeny prefers the company of his mysterious doppelganger (Jonah Lees) to her.
Tale of Tales is a peculiar film and it’s difficult to know where to start with it. It has been directed by Matteo Garrone, who is best known for the Italian gangster film Gomorrah, a film so naturalistic in its approach, it almost felt like a documentary. Which makes Tale of Tales, a retelling of three archetypal fairystories with a surreal dream-like approach, a surprise straight out of leftfield.
The three interwoven stories take place in separate kingdoms. In the first, Salma Hayek’s queen uses dark magic to finally give her a son (Christian Lees), but becomes violently jealous when her progeny prefers the company of his mysterious doppelganger (Jonah Lees) to her.
- 6/2/2016
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Even though fairy tales themselves have often been dark throughout the years, the translation to film from book form has almost exclusively been directed towards young audiences. Occasionally we get more adult themed fairy tales, but they tend to be few and far between. Lost a bit in the Tribeca shuffle for me was the release last weekend of the new movie from Matteo Garrone, the fantasy film of sorts Tale of Tales. It’s a real unique flick, having debuted last year at the Cannes Film Festival before finally now in theatrical release, as of the weekend. It’s interesting enough that I wanted to make a quick mention of it, as it’s really something else. The film is, more or less, a collection of a few fairy tales, just given a different spin than usual. There’s three main ones, including the obsessive quest of the Queen...
- 4/26/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Chad Michael Murray will star as Sam Phillips in Cmt's Million Dollar Quartet TV series. Murray plays Jack Thompson on Marvel's Agent Carter, whose fate was in question after the second season finale. There is no word on whether Murray could do both shows, if Agent Carter is not cancelled.
Jennifer Holland has been cast as Phillips' wife, Becky. Margaret Anne Florence is playing his assistant/girlfriend, Marion Keisker. The cast of Million Dollar Quartet also includes: Drake Milligan (Elvis Presley), Kevin Fonteyne (Johnny Cash), Christian Lees (Jerry Lee Lewis), and Jonah Lees (Jimmy Swaggart).
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Jennifer Holland has been cast as Phillips' wife, Becky. Margaret Anne Florence is playing his assistant/girlfriend, Marion Keisker. The cast of Million Dollar Quartet also includes: Drake Milligan (Elvis Presley), Kevin Fonteyne (Johnny Cash), Christian Lees (Jerry Lee Lewis), and Jonah Lees (Jimmy Swaggart).
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- 3/15/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Chad Michael Murray is joining the “Million Dollar Quartet.” Well, not really, because that was technically Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins — but Murray will play rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Sam Phillips on Cmt’s upcoming “Million Dollar Quartet.” Additionally, Jennifer Holland will play wife Becky Phillips; Margaret Anne Florence portrays his assistant-turned-girlfriend Marion Keisker. They’ll join Drake Milligan (Elvis Presley), Kevin Fonteyne (Johnny Cash), Christian Lees (Jerry Lee Lewis) and Jonah Lees (Jimmy Swaggart) on the small-screen drama. In real-life, Phillips founded Sun Records, breaking and guiding young musicians like Elvis, Cash, Lewis, Perkins, and Ike Turner.
- 3/14/2016
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The American Film Institute announced today the films that will screen in the World Cinema, Breakthrough, Midnight, Shorts and Cinema’s Legacy programs at AFI Fest 2015 presented by Audi.
AFI Fest will take place November 5 – 12, 2015, in the heart of Hollywood. Screenings, Galas and events will be held at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres, Dolby Theatre, the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, the El Capitan Theatre and The Hollywood Roosevelt.
World Cinema showcases the most acclaimed international films of the year; Breakthrough highlights true discoveries of the programming process; Midnight selections will grip audiences with terror; and Cinema’s Legacy highlights classic movies and films about cinema. World Cinema and Breakthrough selections are among the films eligible for Audience Awards. Shorts selections are eligible for the Grand Jury Prize, which qualifies the winner for Academy Award®consideration. This year’s Shorts jury features filmmaker Janicza Bravo,...
AFI Fest will take place November 5 – 12, 2015, in the heart of Hollywood. Screenings, Galas and events will be held at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre, the Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres, Dolby Theatre, the Lloyd E. Rigler Theatre at the Egyptian, the El Capitan Theatre and The Hollywood Roosevelt.
World Cinema showcases the most acclaimed international films of the year; Breakthrough highlights true discoveries of the programming process; Midnight selections will grip audiences with terror; and Cinema’s Legacy highlights classic movies and films about cinema. World Cinema and Breakthrough selections are among the films eligible for Audience Awards. Shorts selections are eligible for the Grand Jury Prize, which qualifies the winner for Academy Award®consideration. This year’s Shorts jury features filmmaker Janicza Bravo,...
- 10/22/2015
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Title: Tale of Tales Director: Matteo Garrone Starring: Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Alba Rohrwacher, Massimo Ceccherini, Laura Pizzirani, Franco Pistoni, Giselda Volodi, Giuseppina Cervizzi, Jessie Cave, Toby Jones, Bebe Cave, Guillaume Delaunay, Eric Maclennan, Nicola Sloane, Vincenzo Nemolato, Giulio Beranek, Davide Campagna, Vincent Cassel, Shirley Henderson, Hayley Carmichael, Stacy Martin, Kathryn Hunter, Ryan McParland, Kenneth Collard, Renato Scarpa. Kings, princesses, monsters, ogres, dark fairytales drenched with curses and magic that comes with a price, populate Matteo Garrone’s new cinematic endeavour, through the screen adaptation of a seventeenth-century collections of tales by Italian poet and courtier Giambattista Basile: ‘Lo cunto de li cunti’ (Pentamerone), i.e. ‘Tale [ Read More ]
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- 5/13/2015
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
Screenterrier reported on the BBC casting call back in July, to find young and teenage Eric and Ernies for Victoria Wood's BBC 2 film When Eric met Ernie.
19 year old Harry McEntire (represented by Curtis Brown) who starred in Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith, plays the teenage Ernie. He also played Davie in the BBC's successful drama adaption of David Almond's novel Clay.
14 year old Jonah Lees (Sylvia Young Theatre School) plays young Eric, Jonas has been steadily building up an impressive list of film and TV credits from a young age, as well as playing Michael Banks in the West End production of Mary Poppins. Jonah's twin Christian Lees is also an actor.
Victoria Wood herself plays Eric's pushy mother Sadie:
'We may think of Morecambe and Wise as that brilliant and much-loved double act but I've always thought that a film about their days as child...
19 year old Harry McEntire (represented by Curtis Brown) who starred in Spring Awakening at the Lyric Hammersmith, plays the teenage Ernie. He also played Davie in the BBC's successful drama adaption of David Almond's novel Clay.
14 year old Jonah Lees (Sylvia Young Theatre School) plays young Eric, Jonas has been steadily building up an impressive list of film and TV credits from a young age, as well as playing Michael Banks in the West End production of Mary Poppins. Jonah's twin Christian Lees is also an actor.
Victoria Wood herself plays Eric's pushy mother Sadie:
'We may think of Morecambe and Wise as that brilliant and much-loved double act but I've always thought that a film about their days as child...
- 11/2/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
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