Hannah Dakota Fanning, born February 23, 1994, is a well-known American actress. She is 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm) tall, the average height for an American woman, and wears a size 7 (US) shoe.
In other systems, her shoe size would be approximately 37 in European sizing, 5 in the UK, and 23.5 in the Japanese.
“I’m a shorter person, so I’ll see something and think, ‘That looks amazing!’ But that person is 6ft 1in. It’s going to look different on my 5ft 5in frame,” she told The Guardian about her average height in 2016.
Dakota Fanning in Staud x New Balance 327 “Sea Salt Atlantic” sneakers paired with a khaki vest and navy leggings makes her way to the gym on October 13, 2022, in Los Angeles, California (Credit: BauerGriffin / INSTARimages / Cover Images)
Early Beginnings: Dakota’s Rise to Fame
Her career took off at seven when she delivered an impressive performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama...
In other systems, her shoe size would be approximately 37 in European sizing, 5 in the UK, and 23.5 in the Japanese.
“I’m a shorter person, so I’ll see something and think, ‘That looks amazing!’ But that person is 6ft 1in. It’s going to look different on my 5ft 5in frame,” she told The Guardian about her average height in 2016.
Dakota Fanning in Staud x New Balance 327 “Sea Salt Atlantic” sneakers paired with a khaki vest and navy leggings makes her way to the gym on October 13, 2022, in Los Angeles, California (Credit: BauerGriffin / INSTARimages / Cover Images)
Early Beginnings: Dakota’s Rise to Fame
Her career took off at seven when she delivered an impressive performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama...
- 5/16/2024
- by Anne De Guia
- Your Next Shoes
The original Doughtlander may not be over, but Outlander: Blood of My Blood hopes to close the gap.
For sure, it will be taking over where Outlander leaves off, even if it explores a story long before Jamie and Claire were figments of their parents' imagination.
Here’s what we know bout Blood of My Blood Season 1 so far.
What is Outlander?
It’s best to start with what we know, which is what came before. Outlander is based on a series of books by author Diana Gabaldon.
Outlander is a time-traveling love story between 20th-century (married) nurse Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser and 18th-century Jamie Fraser.
When visiting the ancestral home of her husband, Frank, Claire stumbles through the rocks at Craigh na Dun, which takes her back in time.
Unable to easily find her way back, the sassy lady leans on handsome laird Jamie for protection, and soon, they are in love.
For sure, it will be taking over where Outlander leaves off, even if it explores a story long before Jamie and Claire were figments of their parents' imagination.
Here’s what we know bout Blood of My Blood Season 1 so far.
What is Outlander?
It’s best to start with what we know, which is what came before. Outlander is based on a series of books by author Diana Gabaldon.
Outlander is a time-traveling love story between 20th-century (married) nurse Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser and 18th-century Jamie Fraser.
When visiting the ancestral home of her husband, Frank, Claire stumbles through the rocks at Craigh na Dun, which takes her back in time.
Unable to easily find her way back, the sassy lady leans on handsome laird Jamie for protection, and soon, they are in love.
- 2/5/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Kaya Scodelario has signed on for the lead role in the upcoming Netflix drama “Spinning Out,” Variety has learned.
Scodelario takes over the role that was previously held by Emma Roberts, who bowed out in October. She stars as Kat Baker, an up-and-coming, high-level single skater who’s about to turn in her skates after a disastrous fall took her off the competition track. When Kat seizes an opportunity to continue her career as a pair skater with a talented bad-boy partner, she risks exposing a fiercely kept secret that could unravel her entire life. On and off the ice, Kat and her new partner will face daunting odds, injury to body and soul, financial sacrifice, and even potential mental breakdown on their way to realizing their Olympic dream.
As previously announced, Netflix has ordered 10 episodes.
The series was created by Samantha Stratton, who will serve as an executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Lara Olsen.
Scodelario takes over the role that was previously held by Emma Roberts, who bowed out in October. She stars as Kat Baker, an up-and-coming, high-level single skater who’s about to turn in her skates after a disastrous fall took her off the competition track. When Kat seizes an opportunity to continue her career as a pair skater with a talented bad-boy partner, she risks exposing a fiercely kept secret that could unravel her entire life. On and off the ice, Kat and her new partner will face daunting odds, injury to body and soul, financial sacrifice, and even potential mental breakdown on their way to realizing their Olympic dream.
As previously announced, Netflix has ordered 10 episodes.
The series was created by Samantha Stratton, who will serve as an executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Lara Olsen.
- 12/13/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
We're excited to see our favorite stars return for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, but we're also intrigued by the new cast members. While Lily James is stepping into the role of Donna, there are three charming young men playing her famous suitors, Harry, Bill, and Sam. And let's just say they're pretty easy on the eyes! If you thought Pierce Brosnan was a heartthrob as Sam, just wait until you see Jeremy Irvine in action. The 28-year-old English actor previously starred in films like War Horse and Now Is Good, but he has really won us over with his role as younger Sam. That voice? Swoon! Plus, he bears a striking resemblance to a few other notable hotties like Jamie Dornan, Ryan Phillippe, and even Leonardo DiCaprio. Do we have your attention? See some of his hottest moments ahead and get ready to be taken to seventh heaven.
- 7/21/2018
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
And the critical darling of the summer is … “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”? This sequel comes 10 years after the original “Mamma Mia!” film, which itself was adapted from the 1999 jukebox musical that brought the songs of Abba to the Broadway stage. No, it’s not a movie we’re likely to be talking about in the year-end awards conversation — except perhaps the Golden Globes, which adore musicals. But it does seem to have caught critics off-guard by actually improving on the original.
The 2008 “Mamma Mia!” was a huge hit, grossing $144 million domestically and a whopping $609 million worldwide against a mere $52 million budget. And it earned Golden Globe noms for Best Film Comedy/Musical and Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress (Meryl Streep). But it didn’t win over critics: it scored 51 on MetaCritic and had a rotten Tomatometer score of 54%.
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The 2008 “Mamma Mia!” was a huge hit, grossing $144 million domestically and a whopping $609 million worldwide against a mere $52 million budget. And it earned Golden Globe noms for Best Film Comedy/Musical and Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress (Meryl Streep). But it didn’t win over critics: it scored 51 on MetaCritic and had a rotten Tomatometer score of 54%.
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- 7/20/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Jeremy Irvine became famous for the part he played opposite Dakota Fanning in the critically acclaimed film “Now Is Good.” Since this time, the young star has amassed quite a following of fans. One thing that we know for certain is that he is a fine young actor who appears to have a bright future in film. He’s a handsome guy who has become immensely popular and if you don’t believe it, check out his fan page. Since followers are always happy to find out more about their favorite celebrities, here are five things that you didn’t know about Jeremy
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Jeremy Irvine...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Jeremy Irvine...
- 8/3/2017
- by Dana Hanson-Firestone
- TVovermind.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… The franchise finally overstays its welcome with this cacophony of CGI spectacle, a contrived and confusing plot, and a newly cruel and stupid Jack Sparrow. I’m “biast” (pro): loved the original trilogy…
I’m “biast” (con): …but started to lose a little patience with the fourth film
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Okay, make it stop. This amusement-park ride has gone on long enough. It is no longer any fun. I’m feeling a bit nauseated, in fact.
I adored the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy: they were smart, fun popcorn flicks that worked as clever updates on the classic Hollywood swashbuckler, all adventure and movie-movie romance and total, wonderful nonsense. With the third installment, 2007’s At World’s End, the series even managed to whip up some satirical zing, in its plot about gig-economy independent-contractor pirates versus...
I’m “biast” (con): …but started to lose a little patience with the fourth film
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Okay, make it stop. This amusement-park ride has gone on long enough. It is no longer any fun. I’m feeling a bit nauseated, in fact.
I adored the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy: they were smart, fun popcorn flicks that worked as clever updates on the classic Hollywood swashbuckler, all adventure and movie-movie romance and total, wonderful nonsense. With the third installment, 2007’s At World’s End, the series even managed to whip up some satirical zing, in its plot about gig-economy independent-contractor pirates versus...
- 5/23/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Exclusive: Peter Cattaneo and Ol Parker team on novel adaptation developed with BBC Films.
The Full Monty director Peter Cattaneo and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel writer Ol Parker (both pictured) are teaming up on a feature adaptation of UK novel The Universe Versus Alex Woods.
Alison Owen and Debra Hayward’s UK film and TV outfit Monumental are producing the feature, which has been developed with BBC Films.
The team is currently in discussion with cast and is aiming for a summer shoot on the project, which could be Monumental’s first feature to go into production.
UK writer Gavin Extence’s debut novel, a poignant mystery-comedy, charts the story of a teenage science nerd who is hit by a meteorite, strikes up a friendship with a pot-smoking Vietnam veteran and who may or may not be involved in his death.
The novel was nominated for the National Book Award in 2013.
The film would mark Cattaneo...
The Full Monty director Peter Cattaneo and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel writer Ol Parker (both pictured) are teaming up on a feature adaptation of UK novel The Universe Versus Alex Woods.
Alison Owen and Debra Hayward’s UK film and TV outfit Monumental are producing the feature, which has been developed with BBC Films.
The team is currently in discussion with cast and is aiming for a summer shoot on the project, which could be Monumental’s first feature to go into production.
UK writer Gavin Extence’s debut novel, a poignant mystery-comedy, charts the story of a teenage science nerd who is hit by a meteorite, strikes up a friendship with a pot-smoking Vietnam veteran and who may or may not be involved in his death.
The novel was nominated for the National Book Award in 2013.
The film would mark Cattaneo...
- 3/23/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
If you are one of the few that enjoy Ps Now and you enjoy it on anything other than PC and PS4, you might want to take a look!
Via the PlayStation Blog, Sony announced that Ps Now will no longer be supported on multiple devices this coming August. The devices losing support include PlayStation Vita, Ps TV, Smart TV's (Samsung and Sony), and all Blu-ray Players. Some 2016 model Sony TV's will only have access until this coming April.
Sony notes that the focus on PS4 and PC only will allow them to enhance the user experience and build a better service. Those that don't want to subscribe anymore should cancel auto renew by April 1st so they don't run into any issues.
Personally I'm not a fan of the service for many reasons, but this seems like a total gut punch to some uses. Why PlayStation products were also...
Via the PlayStation Blog, Sony announced that Ps Now will no longer be supported on multiple devices this coming August. The devices losing support include PlayStation Vita, Ps TV, Smart TV's (Samsung and Sony), and all Blu-ray Players. Some 2016 model Sony TV's will only have access until this coming April.
Sony notes that the focus on PS4 and PC only will allow them to enhance the user experience and build a better service. Those that don't want to subscribe anymore should cancel auto renew by April 1st so they don't run into any issues.
Personally I'm not a fan of the service for many reasons, but this seems like a total gut punch to some uses. Why PlayStation products were also...
- 2/15/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Dustin Spino)
- Cinelinx
Author: Competitions
To mark the release of Urban Hymn on 30th January, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
Michael Caton–Jones’ Urban Hymn, is released on DVD and Digital HD from 30th January,.
Set against the backdrop of the 2011 British summer riots, Michael Caton–Jones’ Urban Hymn is a redemptive coming-of-age story set in South-West London and follows wayward teen, Jamie (Letitia Wright). Encouraged by inspiring and unconventional care worker Kate (Shirley Henderson) to use singing as a release from her troubled life, Jamie’s loyalties soon become torn between Kate and her possessive and volatile best friend, Leanne (Isabella Laughland).
Michael Caton-Jones makes a welcome return with the heart-warming Urban Hymn which won Best Film in the Generator +18 category at the Giffoni Film Festival and screened at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and Glasgow International Film Festival earlier this year. Shirley Henderson (Southcliffe, Filth, Trainspotting...
To mark the release of Urban Hymn on 30th January, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
Michael Caton–Jones’ Urban Hymn, is released on DVD and Digital HD from 30th January,.
Set against the backdrop of the 2011 British summer riots, Michael Caton–Jones’ Urban Hymn is a redemptive coming-of-age story set in South-West London and follows wayward teen, Jamie (Letitia Wright). Encouraged by inspiring and unconventional care worker Kate (Shirley Henderson) to use singing as a release from her troubled life, Jamie’s loyalties soon become torn between Kate and her possessive and volatile best friend, Leanne (Isabella Laughland).
Michael Caton-Jones makes a welcome return with the heart-warming Urban Hymn which won Best Film in the Generator +18 category at the Giffoni Film Festival and screened at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and Glasgow International Film Festival earlier this year. Shirley Henderson (Southcliffe, Filth, Trainspotting...
- 1/23/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
What might have been the mawkish tale of a geek getting to know a leukaemia sufferer is lifted by its offbeat tone
The prospect of a Sundance-wowing indie take on the themes of The Fault in Our Stars or Now Is Good sounds irksome beyond words, but Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s very likable film confounds both expectations and prejudices. Thomas Mann is dorky geek Greg, instructed by his mum to spend time with Rachel (Olivia Cooke) who has just been diagnosed with leukaemia, a task that turns from burden to blessing in time-honoured fashion. But, as Greg’s deadpan voiceover keeps telling us, this is not a love story; rather, it is a tale of mismatched friendships of the kind that once fired John Hughes’s teen movies.
Greg and Rachel rattle along, but the most intriguing character is Rj Cyler’s titular Earl, the “co-worker” (Greg is scared of the...
The prospect of a Sundance-wowing indie take on the themes of The Fault in Our Stars or Now Is Good sounds irksome beyond words, but Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s very likable film confounds both expectations and prejudices. Thomas Mann is dorky geek Greg, instructed by his mum to spend time with Rachel (Olivia Cooke) who has just been diagnosed with leukaemia, a task that turns from burden to blessing in time-honoured fashion. But, as Greg’s deadpan voiceover keeps telling us, this is not a love story; rather, it is a tale of mismatched friendships of the kind that once fired John Hughes’s teen movies.
Greg and Rachel rattle along, but the most intriguing character is Rj Cyler’s titular Earl, the “co-worker” (Greg is scared of the...
- 9/6/2015
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
The Voice UK earned more than 7 million viewers last night (March 21), according to overnight figures.
The BBC One singing competition attracted 7.04m (32.8%) for its live quarter-finals from 7.30pm. The results show managed 5.76m (30%) from 9.35pm.
The numbers are an improvement year-on-year, with last year's quarter-finals drawing 6.21m (27.6%) for the main show.
Elsewhere on BBC One, The National Lottery Live was watched by 5.12m (26.4%) from 9.25pm.
On BBC Two, a repeat of Dad's Army entertained 1.35m (6.2%) from 7.45pm. The Dakota Fanning film Now Is Good averaged 470k (2.6%) later on.
Over on ITV, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway continued with 5.47m (25.9%) from 7pm, before You're Back in the Room and The Jonathan Ross Show garnered 3.85m (18%) and 2.23m (12%) respectively.
Channel 4's The World's Weirdest Weather was seen by 740k (3.4%) in the 8pm hour, with Richard III: The Princes in the Tower managing 1.22m (6%) afterwards.
On Channel 5, the latest episode of CSI intrigued 824k (4.9%) from 10pm.
The BBC One singing competition attracted 7.04m (32.8%) for its live quarter-finals from 7.30pm. The results show managed 5.76m (30%) from 9.35pm.
The numbers are an improvement year-on-year, with last year's quarter-finals drawing 6.21m (27.6%) for the main show.
Elsewhere on BBC One, The National Lottery Live was watched by 5.12m (26.4%) from 9.25pm.
On BBC Two, a repeat of Dad's Army entertained 1.35m (6.2%) from 7.45pm. The Dakota Fanning film Now Is Good averaged 470k (2.6%) later on.
Over on ITV, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway continued with 5.47m (25.9%) from 7pm, before You're Back in the Room and The Jonathan Ross Show garnered 3.85m (18%) and 2.23m (12%) respectively.
Channel 4's The World's Weirdest Weather was seen by 740k (3.4%) in the 8pm hour, with Richard III: The Princes in the Tower managing 1.22m (6%) afterwards.
On Channel 5, the latest episode of CSI intrigued 824k (4.9%) from 10pm.
- 3/22/2015
- Digital Spy
There’s not much of a story, just a chance to spend more time with the gang of classy sexy randy oldsters. And that’s just fine. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Well, what else were they going to call the sequel? At least there is an actual “second best” iteration of Sonny Kapoor’s (Dev Patel: The Last Airbender) residential hotel in the works: he is ready to expand into a new location in Jaipur, thanks in part to the steady business hand of his partner and one-time first guest (back in the previous film, that is), Muriel (Maggie Smith: My Old Lady). There actually isn’t much of the way of story this time around, just some gentle dramedy, as everyone is prodded to settle into the ex-pat retirements they chose in...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Well, what else were they going to call the sequel? At least there is an actual “second best” iteration of Sonny Kapoor’s (Dev Patel: The Last Airbender) residential hotel in the works: he is ready to expand into a new location in Jaipur, thanks in part to the steady business hand of his partner and one-time first guest (back in the previous film, that is), Muriel (Maggie Smith: My Old Lady). There actually isn’t much of the way of story this time around, just some gentle dramedy, as everyone is prodded to settle into the ex-pat retirements they chose in...
- 2/26/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
We love Gogglebox, so it was only right and proper that we decided to follow a whole bunch of the cast on Twitter. Admittedly, most of them don't quite match up online, but recently we decided that following Sandy and Sandra was probably one of the best decisions we've ever made.
It's Sandra who's in charge of the @sandragogglebox account (the clue's kind of in the name), and it always makes us smile when we see her tweets popping up. Below, here are just 17 reasons why she has such good tweet game - and this is all just from the last month...
Gogglebox: The definitive ranking of this series' families
1. She is very fond of her fans.
Have a godly weekend, love u all like cow foot lol sandragogglebox xxx
— Sandra&Sandy (@sandragogglebox) September 19, 2014
2. Like, really, really fond.
can I say a quick tank u 2 all gogglebox fans , u r the best,...
It's Sandra who's in charge of the @sandragogglebox account (the clue's kind of in the name), and it always makes us smile when we see her tweets popping up. Below, here are just 17 reasons why she has such good tweet game - and this is all just from the last month...
Gogglebox: The definitive ranking of this series' families
1. She is very fond of her fans.
Have a godly weekend, love u all like cow foot lol sandragogglebox xxx
— Sandra&Sandy (@sandragogglebox) September 19, 2014
2. Like, really, really fond.
can I say a quick tank u 2 all gogglebox fans , u r the best,...
- 10/15/2014
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: Shirley Henderson, Letitia Wright, Isabella Laughland star; Metro International to sell.
Shoot is underway in London on Michael Caton-Jones drama Urban Hymn, Nick Moorcroft’s (St. Trinian’s) script about the relationship between a young female offender and a determined social worker during the 2011 UK summer riots.
Shirley Henderson (Southcliffe) will star opposite Screen Star of Tomorrow Letitia Wright (Top Boy, My Brother The Devil) and Isabella Laughland (Now Is Good).
Additional cast includes Ian Hart, Steven Mackintosh and musician and activist Billy Bragg.
The coming of age story set in south-west London follows a wayward teen with a talent for singing who becomes torn between her loyalties towards an inspiring, unconventional care worker and her possessive and volatile best friend.
Caton-Jones commented: “I’m tremendously excited with the potential of Urban Hymn. Nick Moorcroft’s heartbreakingly beautiful screenplay perfectly captures a tale of hope and humanity and examines the transcendental nature of music in a cold...
Shoot is underway in London on Michael Caton-Jones drama Urban Hymn, Nick Moorcroft’s (St. Trinian’s) script about the relationship between a young female offender and a determined social worker during the 2011 UK summer riots.
Shirley Henderson (Southcliffe) will star opposite Screen Star of Tomorrow Letitia Wright (Top Boy, My Brother The Devil) and Isabella Laughland (Now Is Good).
Additional cast includes Ian Hart, Steven Mackintosh and musician and activist Billy Bragg.
The coming of age story set in south-west London follows a wayward teen with a talent for singing who becomes torn between her loyalties towards an inspiring, unconventional care worker and her possessive and volatile best friend.
Caton-Jones commented: “I’m tremendously excited with the potential of Urban Hymn. Nick Moorcroft’s heartbreakingly beautiful screenplay perfectly captures a tale of hope and humanity and examines the transcendental nature of music in a cold...
- 9/22/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
At one point a few years ago, Paul Greengrass was looking to make a biopic on legendary rocker Jimi Hendrix with Anthony Mackie in the lead. But when the Hendrix estate wouldn't sign off on the project, it fell apart and everyone moved on. But now, things are moving again. Mackie is back to play the axeman, with Ol Parker ("Now Is Good") at the helm of the movie "which chronicles the last nine days of Hendrix's life." Thandie Newton is on board to play Hendrix's wife, with Noomi Rapace eyed to play his ex-girlfriend, Kathy Etchingham. The project is currently being shopped at Cannes, no production start has been tabled, and we'll see what the Hendrix family has to say about this. Let's just hope the filmmakers get clearance to use his actual music. [The Wrap] Aubrey Plaza is using her break from "Parks and Recreation" to join "The Driftless Area" with Anton Yelchin,...
- 5/19/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
For the past decade, Anthony Mackie has been quietly working hard in supporting roles that have steadily grown in size, within increasingly more prestigious projects. He appeared in no less than six films released in 2013 – including The Fifth Estate, Runner Runner and Gangster Squad – and has kicked off 2014 with Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Things are about to go very loud, very fast, for the talented young actor, however, as he takes the lead role in Jimi.
Originally titled Crosstown Traffic, the film was firmly on the slate of Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) until problems arose regarding approval from the Hendrix estate. Such approval is vital to the authenticity of projects such as these, as the use of the artist’s back catalogue hangs in the balance. A rival Hendrix project – John Ridley’s All By My Side, starring Andre 3000 – seems to be proceeding without that all-important approval, which may...
Originally titled Crosstown Traffic, the film was firmly on the slate of Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips) until problems arose regarding approval from the Hendrix estate. Such approval is vital to the authenticity of projects such as these, as the use of the artist’s back catalogue hangs in the balance. A rival Hendrix project – John Ridley’s All By My Side, starring Andre 3000 – seems to be proceeding without that all-important approval, which may...
- 5/19/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Almost entirely ignores the amazing aspect of this true story that makes it worth telling, and even the very good performances point us in another direction than the intended one. I’m “biast” (pro): like the cast; enjoy stories about WWII
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The Railway Man starts out like a sweet little romance, when Colin Firth meets Nicole Kidman, somewhere near Edinburgh in 1980, on a train he’s only on because his encyclopedic knowledge of train schedules is allowing him to compensate for an unexpected delay in his travel plans. “I’m not a trainspotter,” he assures her — and us — not that most prototypical of British nerds; “I’m a railway enthusiast.” Later, he is able to contrive a second meeting with her because of his, yes, trainspotting superpower.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The Railway Man starts out like a sweet little romance, when Colin Firth meets Nicole Kidman, somewhere near Edinburgh in 1980, on a train he’s only on because his encyclopedic knowledge of train schedules is allowing him to compensate for an unexpected delay in his travel plans. “I’m not a trainspotter,” he assures her — and us — not that most prototypical of British nerds; “I’m a railway enthusiast.” Later, he is able to contrive a second meeting with her because of his, yes, trainspotting superpower.
- 4/17/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Some day the BBC series "Peaky Blinders," which was recently acquired by the Weinstein Company for U.S. distribution, will make its way here to some network or streaming platform. For now, fans will be pleased to learn that the critically acclaimed gangster drama has added Tom Hardy ("Inception," "The Dark Knight Rises") to its already stellar cast. Hardy, who reunites with the show's creator Steven Knight after their collaboration on the upcoming feature film "Locke," will play a charismatic leader who presents a unique opportunity to protagonist Tommy Shelby, played by Golden Globe nominee Cillian Murphy ("Batman Begins," "28 Days Later"). Season two of the show will see the Shelby family expanding their empire as the 1920s begin to roar. In addition to Hardy and Murphy, the cast includes Paul Anderson ("Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"), Joe Cole ("Now Is Good"), Iddo Goldberg ("Defiance"), Sophie Rundle ("Great Expectations") and Sam Neill ("Jurassic Park,...
- 2/14/2014
- by Ziyad Saadi
- Indiewire
I understand that half the Internet had an orgasm yesterday because this trailer was released, but I’m gonna have to wait before I can care about this movie. Because I hated it when it came out in 2012 as the ridiculous cancer porn Now Is Good. And the director of Fault is Josh Boone, who made last year’s awful Stuck in Love, which is a pile of drippy, dull shit full of people it’s impossible to care about moaning about how terrible life is.
Before you leave an angry comment, please note that I’m not dissing the novel by John Green that everyone loves, and which has prompted the enthusiasm for this trailer. I haven’t read the book — I’ll take your word for it that it’s amazing. But that doesn’t automatically mean the movie version of it will be.
Before you leave an angry comment, please note that I’m not dissing the novel by John Green that everyone loves, and which has prompted the enthusiasm for this trailer. I haven’t read the book — I’ll take your word for it that it’s amazing. But that doesn’t automatically mean the movie version of it will be.
- 1/30/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
It’s been two years since Jeremy Irvine first broke into public conaciousness with his debut in War Horse. Since then, he’s played the boyfriend of a dying Dakota Fanning in teen cancer melodrama Now is Good, and the suitor of a sadistically spiteful Holiday Grainger in last year’s cinematic adaptation of Great Expectations.
In spite of putting in great performances in all of these pics, thus far, the always charming, and inherently watchable Irvine hasn’t made the impact his talent deserves. That should all change in 2014, where Irvine is set to feature in five films released throughout the course of the year.
The first of these is Railway Man, the true story of World War II Pow Eric Lomax. Juat before Christmas, we caught up with Irvine, where we spoke about filming in the same locations where the film is set, the challenges of collaborating with...
In spite of putting in great performances in all of these pics, thus far, the always charming, and inherently watchable Irvine hasn’t made the impact his talent deserves. That should all change in 2014, where Irvine is set to feature in five films released throughout the course of the year.
The first of these is Railway Man, the true story of World War II Pow Eric Lomax. Juat before Christmas, we caught up with Irvine, where we spoke about filming in the same locations where the film is set, the challenges of collaborating with...
- 1/6/2014
- by Ben Mortimer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Shooting started last week on The Woman in Black: Angel of Death, the next instalment of the most successful British horror film of all time.
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death stars Phoebe Fox as Eve, in her first leading role in a feature film. Rada-trained Phoebe (represented by Curtis Brown) who was picked as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2011 for her theatre performances, recently starred as Grace in ITV2 witch drama Switch. She previously worked with director Tom Harper on War Book alongside Sophie Okonedo, and will also be seen in Aisling Walsh’s Dylan Thomas project A Poet in New York with Tom Hollander and BBC’s The Musketeers.
Phoebe is joined by Jeremy Irvine (represented by Hatton McEwan) playing Harry. Jeremy shot to fame when he was cast as Albert in Steven Spielberg's War Horse. He has since starred alongside Dakota Fanning in...
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death stars Phoebe Fox as Eve, in her first leading role in a feature film. Rada-trained Phoebe (represented by Curtis Brown) who was picked as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2011 for her theatre performances, recently starred as Grace in ITV2 witch drama Switch. She previously worked with director Tom Harper on War Book alongside Sophie Okonedo, and will also be seen in Aisling Walsh’s Dylan Thomas project A Poet in New York with Tom Hollander and BBC’s The Musketeers.
Phoebe is joined by Jeremy Irvine (represented by Hatton McEwan) playing Harry. Jeremy shot to fame when he was cast as Albert in Steven Spielberg's War Horse. He has since starred alongside Dakota Fanning in...
- 11/12/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
When Steven Spielberg handpicks an actor to hang an entire movie on, there are great expectations placed upon their performance and subsequent success. Luckily for us all, Jeremy Irvine's post-War Horse career has been as gripping and exciting as his Oscar-nominated, tear-inducing film debut.
Following the little-seen, but simply wonderful, Now Is Good, Irvine stars as Pip in Mike Newell's retelling of Shakespeare's Great Expectations. And while the film is set in the 1800s, there's a marvelous modernity infused throughout that elevates it above your standard classic literary adaptation. ETonline chatted with the rising star about taking on this iconic role, how he brought something new to the seventh version of Pip and which of his upcoming roles he's most excited for audiences to see.
ETonline: What appealed to you about this incarnation?
Jeremy Irvine: There have been a few TV adaptations, and that modernized movie, but there hasn't...
Following the little-seen, but simply wonderful, Now Is Good, Irvine stars as Pip in Mike Newell's retelling of Shakespeare's Great Expectations. And while the film is set in the 1800s, there's a marvelous modernity infused throughout that elevates it above your standard classic literary adaptation. ETonline chatted with the rising star about taking on this iconic role, how he brought something new to the seventh version of Pip and which of his upcoming roles he's most excited for audiences to see.
ETonline: What appealed to you about this incarnation?
Jeremy Irvine: There have been a few TV adaptations, and that modernized movie, but there hasn't...
- 11/8/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
After a quiet period at the box office, Britain's favourite movie remains unchanged for the first time since July
• Read Mark Kermode's review of Prisoners
• Read the archive of Charles Gant's UK box office reports
The winner
After a pretty dismal frame at the UK box office, Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, retained the top spot, with a 17% decline from the previous weekend. It marks the end of a long run where fresh titles conquered the chart summit each week – The Wolverine, The Smurfs 2, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Kick-Ass 2, Elysium, One Direction: This Is Us, About Time, Insidious Chapter 2 and Rush. Prisoners is the first film to land consecutive number one chart placements since Monsters University back in July.
Jackman has now spent seven weeks at the UK chart summit, with Prisoners, The Wolverine and Les Miserables.
The runner-up
Following its very strong opening in Scotland the previous weekend,...
• Read Mark Kermode's review of Prisoners
• Read the archive of Charles Gant's UK box office reports
The winner
After a pretty dismal frame at the UK box office, Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal, retained the top spot, with a 17% decline from the previous weekend. It marks the end of a long run where fresh titles conquered the chart summit each week – The Wolverine, The Smurfs 2, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, Kick-Ass 2, Elysium, One Direction: This Is Us, About Time, Insidious Chapter 2 and Rush. Prisoners is the first film to land consecutive number one chart placements since Monsters University back in July.
Jackman has now spent seven weeks at the UK chart summit, with Prisoners, The Wolverine and Les Miserables.
The runner-up
Following its very strong opening in Scotland the previous weekend,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Nov. 19, 2013
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
A pub crawl has never been more horrifying — or more funny — than in The World’s End.
Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol), Nick Frost (Paul) and director Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs the World) partner up again for this comedy-sci-fi movie, the third in Wright’s The Ultimate Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy. The first two movies in the set were Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, and all three are also available in The Ultimate Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy Blu-ray set.
In The World’s End, Pegg, who co-wrote the screenplay with Wright, plays Gary King, the former cool kid on the block who’s grown up and realizes his has nothing to show for his life. He convinces his now estranged circle of childhood friends to return to their hometown and try the ultimate pub crawl,...
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
A pub crawl has never been more horrifying — or more funny — than in The World’s End.
Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol), Nick Frost (Paul) and director Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs the World) partner up again for this comedy-sci-fi movie, the third in Wright’s The Ultimate Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy. The first two movies in the set were Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, and all three are also available in The Ultimate Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy Blu-ray set.
In The World’s End, Pegg, who co-wrote the screenplay with Wright, plays Gary King, the former cool kid on the block who’s grown up and realizes his has nothing to show for his life. He convinces his now estranged circle of childhood friends to return to their hometown and try the ultimate pub crawl,...
- 9/27/2013
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Film London announces Lilting, the latest project from Film London Microwave, will be distributed by Curzon Film World’s Artificial Eye in the UK with Protagonist Pictures to manage international sales. A striking feature debut from director Hong Khaou with an all-star cast led by Ben Whishaw (Skyfall, Cloud Atlas) and Cheng Pei Pei (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), Lilting explores love without a common language.
Written and directed by Khaou and produced by Dominic Buchanan, Lilting is the eighth film from the successful feature film fund Film London Microwave. Alongside Whishaw and Pei Pei, the film also stars Peter Bowles (Blow-Up, The Bank Job), Morven Christie (House of 9, The Young Victoria) and Andrew Leung (The List).
As part of Film London Microwave’s mentorship component, award-winning film-maker Michael Winterbottom acted as writer/director Khaou’s mentor, while producer Buchanan received guidance and support from his mentor Ken Marshall, the producer of London to Brighton, Filth and Song for Marion.
Curzon Film World’s Artificial Eye is known for its discerning taste in the best of European and world cinema. The label has released more winners of the Cannes Palme d'Or than any other UK distributor, with titles including The Class (2008) and The White Ribbon (2009).
Commercially-minded and creatively-spirited Protagonist Pictures is an international sales company committed to strong relationships with film-makers. Recent highlights in their catalogue include Searching for Sugar Man, Sightseers, The Imposter and Microwave’s Shifty. This year at Cannes they represent The Selfish Giant by Clio Barnard, screening in Directors’ Fortnight, and in the Critics’ Week, Paul Wright’s debut feature For Those In Peril.
Lilting tells the story of a Chinese mother (Pei Pei) as she grieves for her son (Leung) following his untimely death. He was her eyes and ears in the UK, their adopted country, and without him she is stranded. The only person left is his lover (Whishaw) – who she knows only as his flat mate. Together they are forced to overcome their differences and unite in sorrow whilst struggling against the absence of a shared language. An intimate and thoughtful film, Lilting addresses overcoming cultural and generational boundaries, the power of memory, and the lifelines and relationships formed in the face of grief.
Adrian Wootton, Chief Executive of Film London and the British Film Commission, said: “Lilting is a moving cinematic achievement and I am delighted that it will reach UK audiences through Curzon Film World and that Protagonist will be managing international sales. It is a testament to Microwave’s innovative approach to film-making that its projects attract high-calibre talent and prestigious commercial distributors and sales agents. The scheme’s successful track record is also a result of the Microwave team, who are integral to nurturing and guiding all our film-makers. I am proud to see another Microwave feature proving itself in the commercial marketplace and hope this is only the start of Lilting’s success.”
Louisa Dent, Managing Director of Curzon Film World said: "When we read the script, it was clear that this was something special. There is an emotional urgency that is compelling and honest. Hong is a real emerging talent and his short films marked him out. We knew that the Microwave/Film London team would be great partners on this and with a quality cast it seemed liked a perfect fit for us.”
Mike Goodridge, CEO of Protagonist Pictures said: “I had admired Hong's shorts so it was with great excitement that I watched his first feature Lilting. But Hong exceeds expectations: the film is an accomplished and mature portrait of love and loss, graced by two extraordinary lead performances. The whole Protagonist team was knocked out by it and we are confident it will be embraced by distributors around the world.”
Funded by Film London Microwave, additional finance came from production companies Stink Films and Andy Brunskill’s recently launched Sums Film and Media Ltd., supported by financier/producer Bob & Co, Lim Kay Sui and Neo Swee Lin.
Film London Microwave is a unique training-through-production scheme delivered in partnership with BBC Films and with support from Creative Skillset. Challenging London-based film-makers to shoot a feature film for up to £120,000, Film London Microwave enables talent to thrive in a limited budget with its integrated training programme which offers crucial guidance and mentoring throughout the film-making process.
The Film London Microwave team is made up of Creative Producer Mia Bays, who also acts as the Distribution/Marketing Consultant and Mike Kelly, Business and Finance Producer, alongside Film London’s Talent Development Manager Kevin Dolan and Development and Production Officer Tessa Inkelaar. Film London will soon be appointing a new Head of Talent Development and Production, who will head up the Microwave team.
Encompassing training and development from script to screen and beyond, Film London Microwave has enjoyed excellent results. Last year saw the successful UK theatrical releases of Ben Drew’s iLL Manors, released by Revolver, and Frances Lea’s Strawberry Fields, released through Soda Pictures’ New British Cinema Quarterly programme. Other films produced through the scheme include the BAFTA-nominated Shifty, award-winning horror Mum & Dad, documentary The British Guide to Showing Off, teen drama Freestyle and the yet to be release Borrowed Time which was awarded Best in Fest at the 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
About Film London Microwave
Launched in 2006, Microwave is the acclaimed micro-budget feature film scheme set up by Film London with BBC Films, with support from Creative Skillset. Committed to discovering and investing in emerging London-based film-makers, Microwave backs talented teams with fresh voices and strong stories. A unique ‘apprenticeship’ scheme, it provides an intensive approach to film-making with the emphasis on original ideas, tightly focussed scripts and short production schedules. Film-makers are supported by an extensive training and mentoring programme from development, through production, all the way to the film’s release in the UK and internationally.
In pre production:
Seekers Written by Arinze Kene, directed by Nicole Volavka and produced by Rob Watson.
A thriller set in the world of London's underclass. An African single mother finds new happiness with Jean-Baptiste, a refugee from Rwanda, and their struggle to survive in the big city eases. But a chance sighting of a ghost from the past exposes long buried traumas, which puts their lives in danger and everything they have is threatened.
Completed features:
Mum & Dad (2008) Directed & written by Steven Sheil and produced by Lisa Trnovski. Released Boxing Day 2008 in the UK and Mother’s Day 2009 in North America courtesy of Revolver Entertainment
Shifty (2008) Directed & written by Eran Creevy and produced by Rory Aitken and Ben Pugh. Released on 24 April 2009 in the UK courtesy of Metrodome Distribution. Shifty received a BAFTA nomination for the Carl Foreman Award (Best Debut) in 2010 and 5 Bifa nominations in 2008
Freestyle (2009) a teen romance based around the world of freestyle basketball, directed by Kolton Lee and produced by Lincia Daniel. Released in London and key cities by Revolver in February 2010 and became the first Microwave film to receive a theatrical release in the Us through Phase 4
The British Guide to Showing Off, director Jes Benstock’s Alternative Miss World documentary produced by Dorigen Hammond. Distributed by Verve Pictures in autumn 2011
Strawberry Fields, directed by Frances Lea and produced by Liam Beatty and Lucie Wenigerova, is an intense rites of passage film bursting with energy, sex and humour set during a perfect English summer. It received its World Premiere at the 55th BFI London Film Festival and released by Soda Pictures on 6 July
iLL Manors, written and directed by Ben Drew and produced by Atif Ghani
A unique crime thriller set on the unforgiving streets of London, following six disparate lives, all struggling to survive the circles of violence that engulf them. Released by Revolver on 8 June 2012
Borrowed Time, a bittersweet comedy about growing up and rediscovering youth, written and directed by Jules Bishop and produced by Olivier Kaempfer, starring Philip Davis, Theo Barklem-Biggs and Perry Benson. The film received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2012 and is set for release in 2013.
Lilting Written and directed by Hong Khaou and produced by Dominic Buchanan
Starring Ben Whishaw and Cheng Pei Pei, Lilting is an intimate and thoughtful film about communication, falling in love and forming relationships without a common language. A mother’s attempt at understanding who her son is after his untimely death, her emotions are stirred up by presence of his partner.
The Film London Microwave team includes Kevin Dolan, Talent Development Manager, Tessa Inkelaar, Development and Production Officer, Creative Producer Mia Bays, who also acts as the Distribution/Marketing Consultant, and Mike Kelly, Business and Finance Producer.
About Film London
Film London, as the capital’s film and media agency, aims to ensure London has a thriving film sector that enriches the city’s businesses and its people. The agency works with all the screen industries to sustain, promote and develop London as a major international production and film cultural capital, and it supports the development of the city’s new and emerging film-making talent. Film London is funded by the Mayor of London, the National Lottery through the BFI, and receives significant support from Arts Council England and Creative Skillset.
About BBC Films
BBC Films is the feature filmmaking arm of the BBC. It aims to make strong British films with range and ambition, bringing the best of British talent to audiences. BBC Films is firmly established at the forefront of British independent filmmaking and co-produces around eight films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors. Christine Langan is the Head of BBC Films, responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business operations.
Recent releases include Sally Potter’s reflection on troubled friendship Ginger and Rosa currently in cinemas, Ol Parker’s teen romance Now is Good, Fernando Meirelles’ stylish and contemporary drama 360, James Marsh’s heart-wrenching thriller Shadow Dancer, Julien Temple’s documentary feature London – The Modern Babylon, Lasse Hallström’s romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Max and Dania’s kinetic 3D film StreetDance 2, Ralph Fiennes’ contemporary Shakespeare adaptation Coriolanus, Simon Curtis’ comedy drama My Week with Marilyn, Nick Murphy’s supernatural mystery The Awakening, Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation of the Winner for the Orange Prize for Fiction We Need to Talk About Kevin, David Mackenzie’s romantic thriller Perfect Sense, Cary Fukunaga’s modern retelling of Jane Eyre, and James Marsh’s moving documentary Project Nim.
Forthcoming films include Mike Newell’s sumptuous Dickens classic Great Expectations in cinemas 30 November and Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, the wickedly comic Quartet, which will be in cinemas 4 January 2013, and in March Terri Hooley biopic Good Vibrations from directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn will feature in cinemas. Also set for a Spring release is Nick Murphy’s gripping thriller Blood.
BBC Films has an impressive back catalogue, which includes titles such as Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham, Lone Scherfig’s Academy Award® nominated and BAFTA award-winning An Education; Armando Iannucci’s Academy Award® and BAFTA award-nominated In the Loop; Jane Campion’s Academy Award®nominated Bright Star; and Andrea Arnold’s BAFTA award-winning Fish Tank.
Twitter @BBCFilms...
Written and directed by Khaou and produced by Dominic Buchanan, Lilting is the eighth film from the successful feature film fund Film London Microwave. Alongside Whishaw and Pei Pei, the film also stars Peter Bowles (Blow-Up, The Bank Job), Morven Christie (House of 9, The Young Victoria) and Andrew Leung (The List).
As part of Film London Microwave’s mentorship component, award-winning film-maker Michael Winterbottom acted as writer/director Khaou’s mentor, while producer Buchanan received guidance and support from his mentor Ken Marshall, the producer of London to Brighton, Filth and Song for Marion.
Curzon Film World’s Artificial Eye is known for its discerning taste in the best of European and world cinema. The label has released more winners of the Cannes Palme d'Or than any other UK distributor, with titles including The Class (2008) and The White Ribbon (2009).
Commercially-minded and creatively-spirited Protagonist Pictures is an international sales company committed to strong relationships with film-makers. Recent highlights in their catalogue include Searching for Sugar Man, Sightseers, The Imposter and Microwave’s Shifty. This year at Cannes they represent The Selfish Giant by Clio Barnard, screening in Directors’ Fortnight, and in the Critics’ Week, Paul Wright’s debut feature For Those In Peril.
Lilting tells the story of a Chinese mother (Pei Pei) as she grieves for her son (Leung) following his untimely death. He was her eyes and ears in the UK, their adopted country, and without him she is stranded. The only person left is his lover (Whishaw) – who she knows only as his flat mate. Together they are forced to overcome their differences and unite in sorrow whilst struggling against the absence of a shared language. An intimate and thoughtful film, Lilting addresses overcoming cultural and generational boundaries, the power of memory, and the lifelines and relationships formed in the face of grief.
Adrian Wootton, Chief Executive of Film London and the British Film Commission, said: “Lilting is a moving cinematic achievement and I am delighted that it will reach UK audiences through Curzon Film World and that Protagonist will be managing international sales. It is a testament to Microwave’s innovative approach to film-making that its projects attract high-calibre talent and prestigious commercial distributors and sales agents. The scheme’s successful track record is also a result of the Microwave team, who are integral to nurturing and guiding all our film-makers. I am proud to see another Microwave feature proving itself in the commercial marketplace and hope this is only the start of Lilting’s success.”
Louisa Dent, Managing Director of Curzon Film World said: "When we read the script, it was clear that this was something special. There is an emotional urgency that is compelling and honest. Hong is a real emerging talent and his short films marked him out. We knew that the Microwave/Film London team would be great partners on this and with a quality cast it seemed liked a perfect fit for us.”
Mike Goodridge, CEO of Protagonist Pictures said: “I had admired Hong's shorts so it was with great excitement that I watched his first feature Lilting. But Hong exceeds expectations: the film is an accomplished and mature portrait of love and loss, graced by two extraordinary lead performances. The whole Protagonist team was knocked out by it and we are confident it will be embraced by distributors around the world.”
Funded by Film London Microwave, additional finance came from production companies Stink Films and Andy Brunskill’s recently launched Sums Film and Media Ltd., supported by financier/producer Bob & Co, Lim Kay Sui and Neo Swee Lin.
Film London Microwave is a unique training-through-production scheme delivered in partnership with BBC Films and with support from Creative Skillset. Challenging London-based film-makers to shoot a feature film for up to £120,000, Film London Microwave enables talent to thrive in a limited budget with its integrated training programme which offers crucial guidance and mentoring throughout the film-making process.
The Film London Microwave team is made up of Creative Producer Mia Bays, who also acts as the Distribution/Marketing Consultant and Mike Kelly, Business and Finance Producer, alongside Film London’s Talent Development Manager Kevin Dolan and Development and Production Officer Tessa Inkelaar. Film London will soon be appointing a new Head of Talent Development and Production, who will head up the Microwave team.
Encompassing training and development from script to screen and beyond, Film London Microwave has enjoyed excellent results. Last year saw the successful UK theatrical releases of Ben Drew’s iLL Manors, released by Revolver, and Frances Lea’s Strawberry Fields, released through Soda Pictures’ New British Cinema Quarterly programme. Other films produced through the scheme include the BAFTA-nominated Shifty, award-winning horror Mum & Dad, documentary The British Guide to Showing Off, teen drama Freestyle and the yet to be release Borrowed Time which was awarded Best in Fest at the 2012 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
About Film London Microwave
Launched in 2006, Microwave is the acclaimed micro-budget feature film scheme set up by Film London with BBC Films, with support from Creative Skillset. Committed to discovering and investing in emerging London-based film-makers, Microwave backs talented teams with fresh voices and strong stories. A unique ‘apprenticeship’ scheme, it provides an intensive approach to film-making with the emphasis on original ideas, tightly focussed scripts and short production schedules. Film-makers are supported by an extensive training and mentoring programme from development, through production, all the way to the film’s release in the UK and internationally.
In pre production:
Seekers Written by Arinze Kene, directed by Nicole Volavka and produced by Rob Watson.
A thriller set in the world of London's underclass. An African single mother finds new happiness with Jean-Baptiste, a refugee from Rwanda, and their struggle to survive in the big city eases. But a chance sighting of a ghost from the past exposes long buried traumas, which puts their lives in danger and everything they have is threatened.
Completed features:
Mum & Dad (2008) Directed & written by Steven Sheil and produced by Lisa Trnovski. Released Boxing Day 2008 in the UK and Mother’s Day 2009 in North America courtesy of Revolver Entertainment
Shifty (2008) Directed & written by Eran Creevy and produced by Rory Aitken and Ben Pugh. Released on 24 April 2009 in the UK courtesy of Metrodome Distribution. Shifty received a BAFTA nomination for the Carl Foreman Award (Best Debut) in 2010 and 5 Bifa nominations in 2008
Freestyle (2009) a teen romance based around the world of freestyle basketball, directed by Kolton Lee and produced by Lincia Daniel. Released in London and key cities by Revolver in February 2010 and became the first Microwave film to receive a theatrical release in the Us through Phase 4
The British Guide to Showing Off, director Jes Benstock’s Alternative Miss World documentary produced by Dorigen Hammond. Distributed by Verve Pictures in autumn 2011
Strawberry Fields, directed by Frances Lea and produced by Liam Beatty and Lucie Wenigerova, is an intense rites of passage film bursting with energy, sex and humour set during a perfect English summer. It received its World Premiere at the 55th BFI London Film Festival and released by Soda Pictures on 6 July
iLL Manors, written and directed by Ben Drew and produced by Atif Ghani
A unique crime thriller set on the unforgiving streets of London, following six disparate lives, all struggling to survive the circles of violence that engulf them. Released by Revolver on 8 June 2012
Borrowed Time, a bittersweet comedy about growing up and rediscovering youth, written and directed by Jules Bishop and produced by Olivier Kaempfer, starring Philip Davis, Theo Barklem-Biggs and Perry Benson. The film received its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in June 2012 and is set for release in 2013.
Lilting Written and directed by Hong Khaou and produced by Dominic Buchanan
Starring Ben Whishaw and Cheng Pei Pei, Lilting is an intimate and thoughtful film about communication, falling in love and forming relationships without a common language. A mother’s attempt at understanding who her son is after his untimely death, her emotions are stirred up by presence of his partner.
The Film London Microwave team includes Kevin Dolan, Talent Development Manager, Tessa Inkelaar, Development and Production Officer, Creative Producer Mia Bays, who also acts as the Distribution/Marketing Consultant, and Mike Kelly, Business and Finance Producer.
About Film London
Film London, as the capital’s film and media agency, aims to ensure London has a thriving film sector that enriches the city’s businesses and its people. The agency works with all the screen industries to sustain, promote and develop London as a major international production and film cultural capital, and it supports the development of the city’s new and emerging film-making talent. Film London is funded by the Mayor of London, the National Lottery through the BFI, and receives significant support from Arts Council England and Creative Skillset.
About BBC Films
BBC Films is the feature filmmaking arm of the BBC. It aims to make strong British films with range and ambition, bringing the best of British talent to audiences. BBC Films is firmly established at the forefront of British independent filmmaking and co-produces around eight films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors. Christine Langan is the Head of BBC Films, responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business operations.
Recent releases include Sally Potter’s reflection on troubled friendship Ginger and Rosa currently in cinemas, Ol Parker’s teen romance Now is Good, Fernando Meirelles’ stylish and contemporary drama 360, James Marsh’s heart-wrenching thriller Shadow Dancer, Julien Temple’s documentary feature London – The Modern Babylon, Lasse Hallström’s romantic comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Max and Dania’s kinetic 3D film StreetDance 2, Ralph Fiennes’ contemporary Shakespeare adaptation Coriolanus, Simon Curtis’ comedy drama My Week with Marilyn, Nick Murphy’s supernatural mystery The Awakening, Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation of the Winner for the Orange Prize for Fiction We Need to Talk About Kevin, David Mackenzie’s romantic thriller Perfect Sense, Cary Fukunaga’s modern retelling of Jane Eyre, and James Marsh’s moving documentary Project Nim.
Forthcoming films include Mike Newell’s sumptuous Dickens classic Great Expectations in cinemas 30 November and Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut, the wickedly comic Quartet, which will be in cinemas 4 January 2013, and in March Terri Hooley biopic Good Vibrations from directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn will feature in cinemas. Also set for a Spring release is Nick Murphy’s gripping thriller Blood.
BBC Films has an impressive back catalogue, which includes titles such as Nigel Cole’s Made in Dagenham, Lone Scherfig’s Academy Award® nominated and BAFTA award-winning An Education; Armando Iannucci’s Academy Award® and BAFTA award-nominated In the Loop; Jane Campion’s Academy Award®nominated Bright Star; and Andrea Arnold’s BAFTA award-winning Fish Tank.
Twitter @BBCFilms...
- 5/27/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Whether the success of “The Woman in Black” was down to it being Daniel Radcliffe’s first big post-'Potter' role or simply a yearning from audiences for old-school chilling horror, it performed well enough at the box office ($127 million worldwide) to justify a sequel. Anyone who saw the first film will know that a direct sequel wouldn’t be the easiest thing to pull off, so “The Woman in Black: Angel of Death” will pick up 40 years later during World War II at Eel Marsh House, and will focus on a new couple being haunted by the titular ghoul. And now it looks like the film has found that young couple. They’ll be played by “War Horse” star Jeremy Irvine, and the considerably less well-known Phoebe Fox. Irvine’s done pretty well for himself since “War Horse,” with leading roles in “Now Is Good” and “Great Expectations,” while...
- 5/1/2013
- by Joe Cunningham
- The Playlist
Jeremy Irvine and Phoebe Fox are set to star in The Woman In Black: Angel of Death, the follow-up to the worldwide box office hit The Woman In Black, which starred Daniel Radcliffe.
Jeremy (represented by Hatton McEwan) shot to fame when he was cast as Albert in Steven Spielberg's War Horse. He has since starred alongside Dakota Fanning in Now Is Good and as Pip in the film adaptation of Great Expectations. He is currently filming The World Made Straight directed by David Burris. His recent film work includes A Night in Old Mexico with Robert Duval, and The Railway Man with Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman.
Rada-trained Phoebe Fox (represented by Curtis Brown) who was picked as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2011 for her theatre performances, recently starred as Grace in ITV2 witch drama Switch.
The Woman In Black:Angel of Death will...
Jeremy (represented by Hatton McEwan) shot to fame when he was cast as Albert in Steven Spielberg's War Horse. He has since starred alongside Dakota Fanning in Now Is Good and as Pip in the film adaptation of Great Expectations. He is currently filming The World Made Straight directed by David Burris. His recent film work includes A Night in Old Mexico with Robert Duval, and The Railway Man with Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman.
Rada-trained Phoebe Fox (represented by Curtis Brown) who was picked as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2011 for her theatre performances, recently starred as Grace in ITV2 witch drama Switch.
The Woman In Black:Angel of Death will...
- 4/29/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
We’re not claiming to be Dakota Fanning experts or anything. We like think of the five hours we spend each night watching her old movies and researching the veracity of her IMDb page as pleasure rather than business, but either way we know that Dakota Fanning’s much-touted nude scene in the upcoming film Very Good Girls is nowhere near her most scandalous cinematic moment. “Yeah, well, I’ve never done that before and I’m very newly allowed to do that,” the Breaking Dawn – Part 2 star told MTV about her nude sex scene. “I was newly 18, so yeah, it was, it’s kind of a sensitive thing, but it’s a part of life.” ” Added Dakota, “No one’s ever comfortable [doing love scenes].” Okay, fine, but how comfortable were we supposed to be watching Dakot’s other films?
Think about it: Dakota and Kristen Stewart smooched out for 2010′s The Runways,...
Think about it: Dakota and Kristen Stewart smooched out for 2010′s The Runways,...
- 1/31/2013
- by Halle Kiefer
- TheFabLife - Movies
Holy Motors; Looper; ParaNorman; House at the End of the Street; Now is Good
What the hell is Holy Motors (2012, Artificial Eye, 18) all about? Leos Carax's first feature film for more than a decade (following the commercial failure of Pola X) is a breathtakingly barking affair involving chimpanzees, aliens, computer graphics, talking limousines, false noses, Kylie Minogue channelling Jean Seberg and Eva Mendes being kidnapped by a familiar troll named Merde. "It's so weird!" breathes an incidental character ecstatically, and he's not kidding.
At the centre of it all is the mesmerising Denis Lavant, a fiery angel and existential artist who travels from location to location adopting quixotic personas (twisted beggar woman, scarred hitman, dying uncle, angry father) and performing real-life vignettes amid the great circus of screen life. From the earliest chronophotographic images of bodies in motion to virtual sex in mo-cap suits, Carax hurtles helter skelter through an urgent history of cinema,...
What the hell is Holy Motors (2012, Artificial Eye, 18) all about? Leos Carax's first feature film for more than a decade (following the commercial failure of Pola X) is a breathtakingly barking affair involving chimpanzees, aliens, computer graphics, talking limousines, false noses, Kylie Minogue channelling Jean Seberg and Eva Mendes being kidnapped by a familiar troll named Merde. "It's so weird!" breathes an incidental character ecstatically, and he's not kidding.
At the centre of it all is the mesmerising Denis Lavant, a fiery angel and existential artist who travels from location to location adopting quixotic personas (twisted beggar woman, scarred hitman, dying uncle, angry father) and performing real-life vignettes amid the great circus of screen life. From the earliest chronophotographic images of bodies in motion to virtual sex in mo-cap suits, Carax hurtles helter skelter through an urgent history of cinema,...
- 1/27/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s Monday, so we all know what that means! Yes, it’s time for another rundown of DVDs and Blu-ray’s hitting stores online and offline this week. It’s a very light week this week, so let us breakdown the new releases and highlight what you should – and shouldn’t – be buying from today, January 21st 2013.
Pick Of The Week
American Mary (DVD/Blu-ray)
One of the year’s most horrific highlights, American Mary tells the story of broke student Mary Mason (Katharine Isabelle) who grows disenchanted with medical school and the doctors she once idolised. The allure of easy money sends a desperate Mary through the gruesome world of underground surgeries but soon finds they leave more marks on her than the so-called freakish clientele… Smart, sexy, funny and utterly gorgeous to look at, American Mary features a standout lead performance from horror icon Katherine (Ginger Snaps) Isabelle,...
Pick Of The Week
American Mary (DVD/Blu-ray)
One of the year’s most horrific highlights, American Mary tells the story of broke student Mary Mason (Katharine Isabelle) who grows disenchanted with medical school and the doctors she once idolised. The allure of easy money sends a desperate Mary through the gruesome world of underground surgeries but soon finds they leave more marks on her than the so-called freakish clientele… Smart, sexy, funny and utterly gorgeous to look at, American Mary features a standout lead performance from horror icon Katherine (Ginger Snaps) Isabelle,...
- 1/21/2013
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Now Is Good
Stars: Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine, Paddy Considine, Olivia Williams, Kaya Scodelario | Written and Directed by Ol Parker
I sometimes wonder whether there are any stories out there we haven’t heard or seen already, because everything nowadays seems to be a book adaptation or a retelling of a different story. Now Is Good just happens to be both of those things. It has been adapted by writer/director Ol Parker from the book Before I Die, the plot of which is somewhat similar to films like Love Story and A Walk To Remember.
17 year old Tessa (Dakota Fanning) has leukaemia, and has recently decided to stop treatment, and just live the life she has left to its fullest. To do so, she makes a list of all the things she wants to do before she dies, such as take drugs, break the law, and have sex. However...
Stars: Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine, Paddy Considine, Olivia Williams, Kaya Scodelario | Written and Directed by Ol Parker
I sometimes wonder whether there are any stories out there we haven’t heard or seen already, because everything nowadays seems to be a book adaptation or a retelling of a different story. Now Is Good just happens to be both of those things. It has been adapted by writer/director Ol Parker from the book Before I Die, the plot of which is somewhat similar to films like Love Story and A Walk To Remember.
17 year old Tessa (Dakota Fanning) has leukaemia, and has recently decided to stop treatment, and just live the life she has left to its fullest. To do so, she makes a list of all the things she wants to do before she dies, such as take drugs, break the law, and have sex. However...
- 1/20/2013
- by Maahin
- Nerdly
Dakota Fanning (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) star in the heartwarming romance Now Is Good, available on DVD January 8th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. A charming and moving story of a young woman (Fanning) who, after being told she has only a few months to live, decides to fill her remaining days with unexpected adventure, laughter and romance. Now Is Good is written and directed by Ol Parker (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), and co-stars Kaya Scodelario (TV.s .Skins), Olivia Williams (An Education) and Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum). Bonus features include deleted scenes as well an in-depth featurette .Making Moments: Creating Now Is Good,. a look behind-the-scenes at the creation of the film with filmmakers and cast.
Now Is Good is available Today on DVD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009W21N7G/ref=s9_simh_gw_p74_d0_i1?pf...
Now Is Good is available Today on DVD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009W21N7G/ref=s9_simh_gw_p74_d0_i1?pf...
- 1/8/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The girl-dying-of-cancer-who-falls-in-love story has been done before (people still tear up when you mention A Walk to Remember); but the British film Now Is Good broadens the scope of that story. Tessa (Dakota Fanning) is a 17-year-old with leukemia who has foregone treatment in order to live her life to the fullest. Turns out, her rebellious, carpe diem attitude is infectious and everyone around her begins to take control of their lives.
Her overly attendant father (Paddy Considine) must face what his life will be like without her (leading to a tear-infused revelation). Her overly absent mother (Olivia Williams) learns how to be a caring parent (after a disturbing nosebleed scene). Her best friend (Kaya Scodelario) encourages Tessa's lawbreaking behavior but soon realizes that she has a future she needs to think about. And the boy she falls in love with, Adam (Jeremy Irvine), learns how to overcome his depression.
Her overly attendant father (Paddy Considine) must face what his life will be like without her (leading to a tear-infused revelation). Her overly absent mother (Olivia Williams) learns how to be a caring parent (after a disturbing nosebleed scene). Her best friend (Kaya Scodelario) encourages Tessa's lawbreaking behavior but soon realizes that she has a future she needs to think about. And the boy she falls in love with, Adam (Jeremy Irvine), learns how to overcome his depression.
- 1/8/2013
- by John Keith
- JustPressPlay.net
No one could have predicted just how successful The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel would prove to be at this point last year. A film about British pensioners retiring to a run-down hotel in India went on to become on of the most profitable films of 2012 and now finds itself in the thick of the awards race as the BAFTAs, Golden Globes and Oscars approach.
We caught up with its screenwriter, Ol Parker (who also wrote and directed Now is Good last year), to ask him about the film’s continuing success.
So, how is the awards season treating you so far?
It’s totally surreal to be honest with you. I’m jet-lagged because I just got back yesterday from the place where they keep flying me out to talk to people. So yes it’s surreal but it’s also very pleasant because it’s a complete surprise.
Was...
We caught up with its screenwriter, Ol Parker (who also wrote and directed Now is Good last year), to ask him about the film’s continuing success.
So, how is the awards season treating you so far?
It’s totally surreal to be honest with you. I’m jet-lagged because I just got back yesterday from the place where they keep flying me out to talk to people. So yes it’s surreal but it’s also very pleasant because it’s a complete surprise.
Was...
- 1/4/2013
- by Joe Cunningham
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jeremy Irvine is having the year of his life. No sooner had he made his film debut as the lead in Steven Spielberg's War Horse in January than he found himself being asked by director Mike Newell to play Pip in his adaptation of the Dickens classic Great Expectations, now on release in cinemas.
And then he was in demand yet again when Colin Firth wanted Irvine to play his younger self in upcoming war drama The Railway Man.
In The Railway Man - due out in 2013 (no UK release date has yet been announced) - Irvine plays the young Eric Lomax, a British army officer sent to a Japanese prison camp during World War Two and forced to work on the infamous Death Railway from Thailand to Burma. Firth portrays the older Lomax.
"I met Colin Firth and had dinner with him and he was the one that actually got me the role,...
And then he was in demand yet again when Colin Firth wanted Irvine to play his younger self in upcoming war drama The Railway Man.
In The Railway Man - due out in 2013 (no UK release date has yet been announced) - Irvine plays the young Eric Lomax, a British army officer sent to a Japanese prison camp during World War Two and forced to work on the infamous Death Railway from Thailand to Burma. Firth portrays the older Lomax.
"I met Colin Firth and had dinner with him and he was the one that actually got me the role,...
- 12/10/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
In a rather plush hotel room, surrounded by a mob of journalists, Jeremy Irvine (who plays Pip in the new Hollywood version of the Charles Dickens novel) holds court, playing down his newfound success in response to a question about being able to pick and choose scripts. We got to sit down with the British rising star to discuss his new movie, Great Expectations which is our in UK cinemas now.
If you’ve missed the rest of our coverage, check it out here but before you do, scroll down and read the interview with the main man himself below.
“I had the opportunity to go and do a movie that was a very big movie and very commercial but I’d read a script called Now is Good while I was filming and I knew that wouldn’t be for another six months and then I knew that I...
If you’ve missed the rest of our coverage, check it out here but before you do, scroll down and read the interview with the main man himself below.
“I had the opportunity to go and do a movie that was a very big movie and very commercial but I’d read a script called Now is Good while I was filming and I knew that wouldn’t be for another six months and then I knew that I...
- 12/4/2012
- by Ben Mortimer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
DVD & Digital Release Date: Jan. 8, 2013
Price: DVD $22.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Drama movie Now Is Good screams tear-jerker, so be prepared with tissues.
The film stars Dakota Fanning (The Runaways) as Tessa who’s dying of leukemia. In her final days, she compiles a list of all the things she’d like to do before she passes away, including acting like a rebellious teenage and losing her virginity. Her actions lead her to being arrested and help her find love with Adam, played by Jeremy Irvine in his second starring role after his introduction in War Horse.
See, told you. Lots of tissues.
Directed and written by Ol Parker (Imagine Me & You and writer of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Now Is Good is based on the award-winning and best-selling novel Before I Die by Jenny Downham.
Olivia Williams (Anna Karenina) and Paddy Considine (Blitz) also star in the...
Price: DVD $22.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Drama movie Now Is Good screams tear-jerker, so be prepared with tissues.
The film stars Dakota Fanning (The Runaways) as Tessa who’s dying of leukemia. In her final days, she compiles a list of all the things she’d like to do before she passes away, including acting like a rebellious teenage and losing her virginity. Her actions lead her to being arrested and help her find love with Adam, played by Jeremy Irvine in his second starring role after his introduction in War Horse.
See, told you. Lots of tissues.
Directed and written by Ol Parker (Imagine Me & You and writer of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Now Is Good is based on the award-winning and best-selling novel Before I Die by Jenny Downham.
Olivia Williams (Anna Karenina) and Paddy Considine (Blitz) also star in the...
- 11/14/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
As announced back in March, Skins is set to return for a final time next year, and E4 and Company Pictures today announced the details of the new series.
It will mark a departure in style and will see three former stars returning to the roles which shaped their careers in three individual stories, each one broadcast in two, one hour parts.
Written by series creators Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain with Jess Brittain, the stories go into new territory; more adult, more uncompromising. Each two part story centres on the characters now in their early twenties, the party's over and they're starting out as young adults, struggling to find a direction and a focus in unforgiving times.
Kaya Scodelario, the only cast member to appear in all previous six series of Skins, returns in Fire, written by Jess Brittain.
Effy has a dead end job as a receptionist for a leading London Hedge Fund.
It will mark a departure in style and will see three former stars returning to the roles which shaped their careers in three individual stories, each one broadcast in two, one hour parts.
Written by series creators Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain with Jess Brittain, the stories go into new territory; more adult, more uncompromising. Each two part story centres on the characters now in their early twenties, the party's over and they're starting out as young adults, struggling to find a direction and a focus in unforgiving times.
Kaya Scodelario, the only cast member to appear in all previous six series of Skins, returns in Fire, written by Jess Brittain.
Effy has a dead end job as a receptionist for a leading London Hedge Fund.
- 10/16/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
Sally Potter’s (Orlando, Yes) latest drama had boundless potential to make teen icons out of leads Elle Fanning and newcomer Alice Englert. Respectively playing precocious British teens Ginger and Rosa, they are very much two sides of the same coin; Ginger is a serious, concerned activist, terrified by the threat of the Cold War and keen to do something about it, while Rosa is more along for the ride, hedonistic and keen to revolt in a more personal way. However, the smattering together of these two ideologies inevitably creates a schism in their friendship, one which Potter just can’t wring any interesting drama out of, because her screenplay is so head-smackingly in spite of itself and everything else.
Elle Fanning is a fantastic actress, and though her Brit accent here doesn’t seem light-years ahead of her sister Dakota’s from the recent dud...
Sally Potter’s (Orlando, Yes) latest drama had boundless potential to make teen icons out of leads Elle Fanning and newcomer Alice Englert. Respectively playing precocious British teens Ginger and Rosa, they are very much two sides of the same coin; Ginger is a serious, concerned activist, terrified by the threat of the Cold War and keen to do something about it, while Rosa is more along for the ride, hedonistic and keen to revolt in a more personal way. However, the smattering together of these two ideologies inevitably creates a schism in their friendship, one which Potter just can’t wring any interesting drama out of, because her screenplay is so head-smackingly in spite of itself and everything else.
Elle Fanning is a fantastic actress, and though her Brit accent here doesn’t seem light-years ahead of her sister Dakota’s from the recent dud...
- 10/14/2012
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
Is a lower 12A certificate responsible for Taken 2 grossing more in the UK in a weekend than the entire run of its predecessor?
The winner
When Taken debuted in the UK in September 2008 with £1.17m, the Liam Neeson action film proved a surprise word-of-mouth hit with audiences, its box office dropping just 6% the following weekend, and eventually achieving a healthy total of 5.5 times its opening number (£6.39m). The film went on to be a robust performer on DVD. In other words, all the planets looked felicitously aligned for the sequel, and industry expectations for commercial performance were appropriately high.
Even so, the success of Taken 2 has caught commentators by surprise. With £6.19m over the three-day weekend, and £7.38m including Thursday previews, the Istanbul-set film has already grossed more than the entire UK run of the original Taken. If previews are discounted from opening weekend figures (as they should...
The winner
When Taken debuted in the UK in September 2008 with £1.17m, the Liam Neeson action film proved a surprise word-of-mouth hit with audiences, its box office dropping just 6% the following weekend, and eventually achieving a healthy total of 5.5 times its opening number (£6.39m). The film went on to be a robust performer on DVD. In other words, all the planets looked felicitously aligned for the sequel, and industry expectations for commercial performance were appropriately high.
Even so, the success of Taken 2 has caught commentators by surprise. With £6.19m over the three-day weekend, and £7.38m including Thursday previews, the Istanbul-set film has already grossed more than the entire UK run of the original Taken. If previews are discounted from opening weekend figures (as they should...
- 10/9/2012
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
Skins stars Joe Dempsie and Kaya Scodelario are among a strong cast that's been announced for new Channel 4 drama Southcliffe.
Joe (represented by Troika) played Chris in the original cast of Skins and currently plays Gendry in HBO's Game of Thrones. He was recently seen in BBC Two's drama Murder.
Since Skins, Kaya (represented by Curtis Brown) has starred in feature films including Wuthering Heights, and alongside Dakota Fanning in Now is Good. She will next be seen in Us indie thriller Emanuel and the Truth about Fishes.
Nichola Burley, who starred alongside Kaya in Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights is also in the cast.
The four-parter, to be shown next year, explores the fallout from a series of shootings that take place in a single day in a fictional English market town. It explores tragedy, grief, responsibility and redemption seen through the eyes of a journalist returning to...
Joe (represented by Troika) played Chris in the original cast of Skins and currently plays Gendry in HBO's Game of Thrones. He was recently seen in BBC Two's drama Murder.
Since Skins, Kaya (represented by Curtis Brown) has starred in feature films including Wuthering Heights, and alongside Dakota Fanning in Now is Good. She will next be seen in Us indie thriller Emanuel and the Truth about Fishes.
Nichola Burley, who starred alongside Kaya in Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights is also in the cast.
The four-parter, to be shown next year, explores the fallout from a series of shootings that take place in a single day in a fictional English market town. It explores tragedy, grief, responsibility and redemption seen through the eyes of a journalist returning to...
- 9/28/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Dakota Fanning can now check "music video star" off of her bucket list, because she's front and center in the newest clip from British singer Ellie Goulding, which features Fanning as a terminally ill teen trying to cram as much life as possible into her last remaining days.
So when should you check out the video for "I Know You Care?" Well, "Now Is Good."
That, of course, is the name of the indie drama starring Fanning which provides this music video with its narrative, as she plays a girl dying of leukemia. "Now Is Good," which just opened overseas, doesn't yet have a firm release date here in America, but once distributors get a look at this clip — and take a listen to Goulding's haunting vocals — we have a feeling that could change pretty soon.
So check out our countdown of the Top 50 Music Videos Featuring Movie Stars and...
So when should you check out the video for "I Know You Care?" Well, "Now Is Good."
That, of course, is the name of the indie drama starring Fanning which provides this music video with its narrative, as she plays a girl dying of leukemia. "Now Is Good," which just opened overseas, doesn't yet have a firm release date here in America, but once distributors get a look at this clip — and take a listen to Goulding's haunting vocals — we have a feeling that could change pretty soon.
So check out our countdown of the Top 50 Music Videos Featuring Movie Stars and...
- 9/27/2012
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
The Guardian has a fantastic article and interview with the uber-talented Dakota Fanning, this time due to her latest film, Now Is Good. In the film, Dakota plays a young girl determined to accomplish a set list before she dies from the complications of leukemia. Just like every film she’s done, Dakota is getting high praise, and returns that praise to everyone she works with. Read more below:
Fanning’s bristling performance, complete with clipped English accent, is the most chastening of the film’s surprises. It’s not that she hasn’t already been exceptional in her career, which began with a washing powder commercial at the age of five before taking in sitcoms, voice acting (My Neighbour Totoro, Coraline) and blockbusters (Spielberg’sWar of the Worlds, the Twilight series). But the mere phrase “child star” brings with it potentially unhelpful connotations for a low-budget British film predicated on confronting the realities that Love Story left out.
Parker was surprised when he heard she was interested. “I got the message that Dakota wanted to meet urgently, and that she intended to beat out anyone else who wanted the part. I thought, ‘Ok, it wasn’t how I envisaged it, but let’s see.’ Within a minute of meeting her I was thinking, ‘Oh God, you’d be fantastic.’ She’s genuinely remarkable. One of the things I loved is that she doesn’t ask you to like her. She’s a right cow for the first 45 minutes of the film. So when the gates start to open, it’s paradoxically more moving.” (..)
“Every part would usually mean moving to a different state. But each time my mum would ask me: ‘Are you sure you want to do this?’ and I’d be, like, ‘Sure!’ Even if I said now that I didn’t want to do it any more, that would be totally fine with everyone.” In the corner of the room sits Fanning’s manager, a petite, smiling woman, conspicuous suddenly in her silence.
Parker credits Fanning with bringing a positive atmosphere to the set of Now Is Good. “She stayed in the same crappy places as the rest of us and mucked in and was fine about basically taking no money so what we had could go on the film. I’ve never heard of anyone else who gives presents to every member of the cast and crew, and sends handwritten letters at the end of the shoot to every head of department, telling them what they meant to her and thanking them for some specific thing.”
Read the full story at The Guardian.
Thanks Noor!
Fanning’s bristling performance, complete with clipped English accent, is the most chastening of the film’s surprises. It’s not that she hasn’t already been exceptional in her career, which began with a washing powder commercial at the age of five before taking in sitcoms, voice acting (My Neighbour Totoro, Coraline) and blockbusters (Spielberg’sWar of the Worlds, the Twilight series). But the mere phrase “child star” brings with it potentially unhelpful connotations for a low-budget British film predicated on confronting the realities that Love Story left out.
Parker was surprised when he heard she was interested. “I got the message that Dakota wanted to meet urgently, and that she intended to beat out anyone else who wanted the part. I thought, ‘Ok, it wasn’t how I envisaged it, but let’s see.’ Within a minute of meeting her I was thinking, ‘Oh God, you’d be fantastic.’ She’s genuinely remarkable. One of the things I loved is that she doesn’t ask you to like her. She’s a right cow for the first 45 minutes of the film. So when the gates start to open, it’s paradoxically more moving.” (..)
“Every part would usually mean moving to a different state. But each time my mum would ask me: ‘Are you sure you want to do this?’ and I’d be, like, ‘Sure!’ Even if I said now that I didn’t want to do it any more, that would be totally fine with everyone.” In the corner of the room sits Fanning’s manager, a petite, smiling woman, conspicuous suddenly in her silence.
Parker credits Fanning with bringing a positive atmosphere to the set of Now Is Good. “She stayed in the same crappy places as the rest of us and mucked in and was fine about basically taking no money so what we had could go on the film. I’ve never heard of anyone else who gives presents to every member of the cast and crew, and sends handwritten letters at the end of the shoot to every head of department, telling them what they meant to her and thanking them for some specific thing.”
Read the full story at The Guardian.
Thanks Noor!
- 9/26/2012
- by Evie
- twilightersanonymous.com
But takings weren't just modest for this charming animation as a batch of medium-sized movies all competed for attention
The winner
It was the unsung hero the previous weekend, knocked into second place thanks to The Sweeney having its tally inflated by two days of preview takings, and now it's enjoying its moment in the spotlight: ParaNorman is the UK's top box-office hit.
The stop-motion animation does so, however, with a relatively lacklustre number: £1.22m. Only three films so far this year have topped the chart with lower weekend takings. ParaNorman fell just 12% from the previous weekend, the smallest dip of any title in the top 10. It was the only picture in the market to clear £1m.
The chasing pack
Not exactly untypically for this point in the film calendar, there's a large number of medium-sized movies vying for cinemagoers' attention, but little in the way of breakout hits. Only...
The winner
It was the unsung hero the previous weekend, knocked into second place thanks to The Sweeney having its tally inflated by two days of preview takings, and now it's enjoying its moment in the spotlight: ParaNorman is the UK's top box-office hit.
The stop-motion animation does so, however, with a relatively lacklustre number: £1.22m. Only three films so far this year have topped the chart with lower weekend takings. ParaNorman fell just 12% from the previous weekend, the smallest dip of any title in the top 10. It was the only picture in the market to clear £1m.
The chasing pack
Not exactly untypically for this point in the film calendar, there's a large number of medium-sized movies vying for cinemagoers' attention, but little in the way of breakout hits. Only...
- 9/25/2012
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
Ol Parker – he of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel notoriety – is fast becoming the director of choice for sanitising death for those who fear its onset most. As with his last film about a bunch of OAPs on a latter-years, lifetime’s trip to India, he takes the subject and makes it not only palatable for a wider audience, but also amusingly ironic. In this respect, his latest film, Now Is Good, based on a youth novel by Jenny Downham, is a celebration of a young human being’s will to live as Death calls, and is both upbeat and uplifting to watch, as it is tragic in consequence.
American star Dakota Fanning plays 17-year-old Brit Tessa who, like most adolescents, is full of life and lip. Diagnosed with a terminal cancer, she is determined to live every last second to the full, working her way through her ‘bucket list’ – losing her virginity,...
American star Dakota Fanning plays 17-year-old Brit Tessa who, like most adolescents, is full of life and lip. Diagnosed with a terminal cancer, she is determined to live every last second to the full, working her way through her ‘bucket list’ – losing her virginity,...
- 9/24/2012
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Killing Them Softly (18)
(Andrew Dominik, 2012, Us) Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini. 97 mins
With a cast like that, no prizes for guessing this is a gangster movie. But despite the well-trodden ground, it finds its own patch thanks to an up-to-date landscape of economic hardship and all-round criminal incompetence. Thus, Pitt's suave assassin breezes into town to clean up a mess, but only gets caught in a bigger one. It's tough, violent stuff, but with a certain sleazy finesse.
Savages (15)
(Oliver Stone, 2012, Us) Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blake Lively. 130 mins
Stone gives up the politics and returns to crime, with a violent thriller involving two pot-growing California dudes and their run-in with a Mexican drug cartel.
Hysteria (15)
(Tanya Wexler, 2011, UK/Fra/Ger/Lux) Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, 99 mins
The invention of the vibrator and the phenomenon of women's "hysteria" are viewed with jaunty decorum but some political savvy in this Victorian romcom.
(Andrew Dominik, 2012, Us) Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini. 97 mins
With a cast like that, no prizes for guessing this is a gangster movie. But despite the well-trodden ground, it finds its own patch thanks to an up-to-date landscape of economic hardship and all-round criminal incompetence. Thus, Pitt's suave assassin breezes into town to clean up a mess, but only gets caught in a bigger one. It's tough, violent stuff, but with a certain sleazy finesse.
Savages (15)
(Oliver Stone, 2012, Us) Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Blake Lively. 130 mins
Stone gives up the politics and returns to crime, with a violent thriller involving two pot-growing California dudes and their run-in with a Mexican drug cartel.
Hysteria (15)
(Tanya Wexler, 2011, UK/Fra/Ger/Lux) Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, 99 mins
The invention of the vibrator and the phenomenon of women's "hysteria" are viewed with jaunty decorum but some political savvy in this Victorian romcom.
- 9/21/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s Friday, so you know what that means – another round-up of what films are hitting cinemas this weekend; and this week there’s a wide selection of films to choose from at the box-office…
Nationwide Releases Now Is Good
Tessa is seventeen and passionate about life. Diagnosed with a terminal illness, she determines to use every moment, compiling a catalogue of what a normal teenager would experience, including losing her virginity and taking drugs. With the help of her friend Zoey, she sets the list in motion. While her family deals with fear and grief, each in their own way, Tessa explores a whole new world. Falling in love with Adam, her new neighbour, wasn’t on the list, but it proves to be the most exhilarating experience of them all. Now Is Good Review
Savages
Laguna Beach entrepreneurs Ben (Johnson), a peaceful and charitable Buddhist, and his closest...
Nationwide Releases Now Is Good
Tessa is seventeen and passionate about life. Diagnosed with a terminal illness, she determines to use every moment, compiling a catalogue of what a normal teenager would experience, including losing her virginity and taking drugs. With the help of her friend Zoey, she sets the list in motion. While her family deals with fear and grief, each in their own way, Tessa explores a whole new world. Falling in love with Adam, her new neighbour, wasn’t on the list, but it proves to be the most exhilarating experience of them all. Now Is Good Review
Savages
Laguna Beach entrepreneurs Ben (Johnson), a peaceful and charitable Buddhist, and his closest...
- 9/21/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Olivia Williams and Ken Loach drop by for a chat on the latest Empire Podcast, this week helmed not by that Chris Hewitt fellow, but by Helen O'Hara, who is covering our regular host while he's off in Hollywoodland.As well as those two interviews, there are lots of news stories to discuss and your questions to answer, with the ongoing Avengers Blu-ray conundrum, "sick day movies", shouting out in the cinema and more getting a good going over.In the reviews department, Savages, Hysteria, Now Is Good and Killing Them Softly all make an appearance, as well as Raiders Of The Lost Ark in its new, HD IMAX glory.So to find out more about Ken Loach's secret feeding technique for hungry actors, plus Olivia Williams' occasional dinner dates with Arnie and Eric Clapton, click play on the SoundCloud file below or subscribe via our RSS feed/iTunes page.
- 9/21/2012
- EmpireOnline
Each Friday, Digital Spy highlights the biggest and best videos of the past seven days. This week, it's a new trailer for The Hobbit, an exclusive Digital Spy interview with Dakota Fanning on her new film Now Is Good and the first UK trailer for crime-comedy Gambit. Also below, there's a new take on Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations and a clip from Tim Burton's Frankenweenie.
'The Hobbit' unveils new trailer in honour of Tolkien week
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of The Hobbit, a new trailer with unseen content was released this week. The film features Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins with the likes of Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Cate Blanchett reprising their roles from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It was confirmed last month that a trilogy of films would be released, (more)...
'The Hobbit' unveils new trailer in honour of Tolkien week
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of The Hobbit, a new trailer with unseen content was released this week. The film features Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins with the likes of Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood and Cate Blanchett reprising their roles from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It was confirmed last month that a trilogy of films would be released, (more)...
- 9/21/2012
- by By Amy Woodhouse
- Digital Spy
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