Ryan Lambie Mar 22, 2017
Mission: Impossible and Life star Rebecca Ferguson talks to us about her favourite sci-fi film and lots more...
"It's a good word, isn't it? Chaise Longues." Rebecca Ferguson's on top form when we meet her in a London hotel one March morning - upbeat, funny, and far from the terrified quarantine officer she plays in her latest film, the sci-fi thriller, Life.
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Having stolen every scene in which she appeared from under Tom Cruise's nose as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Life sees her in another bruising role. Life may be more about suspense than full-on action - it sees an alien life form grow in a petri dish on the International...
Mission: Impossible and Life star Rebecca Ferguson talks to us about her favourite sci-fi film and lots more...
"It's a good word, isn't it? Chaise Longues." Rebecca Ferguson's on top form when we meet her in a London hotel one March morning - upbeat, funny, and far from the terrified quarantine officer she plays in her latest film, the sci-fi thriller, Life.
See related The Last Kingdom series 2 episode 1 review The Last Kingdom series 2: politics, battles and arselings What can we expect from new BBC drama, The Last Kingdom?
Having stolen every scene in which she appeared from under Tom Cruise's nose as MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Life sees her in another bruising role. Life may be more about suspense than full-on action - it sees an alien life form grow in a petri dish on the International...
- 3/21/2017
- Den of Geek
Star Wars: Episode VIII director Rian Johnson recently sat down with USA Today to talk about his highly anticipated film project. As a fan of Johnson's previous film work, I'm excited and curious to see how he handles the Star Wars franchise. During the interview, the director talked about what he wants from the film and how he approached handling its characters.
“I want it to be a blast and to be funny and to be a ride the way The Force Awakens and the original Star Wars movies were."
I have no doubt that it will be. We recently learned that the film's main focus will be Luke Skywalker and that we'll learn more about the character and his unknown past in this movie. The director also talked about Rey, Finn, and Poe, and how he wanted to explore their characters more, explaining:
“I wanted to know more about each of them,...
“I want it to be a blast and to be funny and to be a ride the way The Force Awakens and the original Star Wars movies were."
I have no doubt that it will be. We recently learned that the film's main focus will be Luke Skywalker and that we'll learn more about the character and his unknown past in this movie. The director also talked about Rey, Finn, and Poe, and how he wanted to explore their characters more, explaining:
“I wanted to know more about each of them,...
- 1/10/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Simon Brew Ryan Lambie Kirsten Howard Dec 11, 2017
More posters land for Star Wars: The Last Jedi...
It's now official. The BBFC has certified Star Wars: The Last Jedi, giving it an as-expected 12A certificate. It earned this for "moderate violence". Extended guidance will be available from the BBFC closer to release.
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Furthermore, the running time of 152 minutes has also been confirmed, making this the longest Star Wars film to date.
The full BBFC post is here.
More posters have landed for the film too, ahead of reviews being allowed to go live tomorrow afternoon. We've added them to our gallery - that you can access by clicking on the whatsit on the image above - but here's a taste. This one is being given away at Odeon cinemas...
Recently, a bunch of promo TV spots have landed,...
More posters land for Star Wars: The Last Jedi...
It's now official. The BBFC has certified Star Wars: The Last Jedi, giving it an as-expected 12A certificate. It earned this for "moderate violence". Extended guidance will be available from the BBFC closer to release.
See related Peaky Blinders series 4 episode 4 review Peaky Blinders series 4 episode 3 review Peaky Blinders series 4 episode 2 review
Furthermore, the running time of 152 minutes has also been confirmed, making this the longest Star Wars film to date.
The full BBFC post is here.
More posters have landed for the film too, ahead of reviews being allowed to go live tomorrow afternoon. We've added them to our gallery - that you can access by clicking on the whatsit on the image above - but here's a taste. This one is being given away at Odeon cinemas...
Recently, a bunch of promo TV spots have landed,...
- 3/14/2016
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Reece Shearsmith will star in a "very scary episode" of Doctor Who.
He will reunite with his League of Gentlemen co-star Mark Gatiss, who has written the episode for the show's upcoming ninth series.
Of course, it isn't the first time Shearsmith has been involved in the Doctor Who universe - he starred as Patrick Troughton in An Adventure in Space and Time back in 2013.
On his new role, the actor said: "I am absolutely thrilled to be filming Doctor Who as Mark Gatiss has written a fantastic role for me in a very scary episode.
"It has been so exciting to be part of a very singular episode - which, I can say with authority will be unlike any previous episode of Doctor Who. It's a joy to play a part in the show - certainly a badge of honour."
Shearsmith admitted that he would love to play a...
He will reunite with his League of Gentlemen co-star Mark Gatiss, who has written the episode for the show's upcoming ninth series.
Of course, it isn't the first time Shearsmith has been involved in the Doctor Who universe - he starred as Patrick Troughton in An Adventure in Space and Time back in 2013.
On his new role, the actor said: "I am absolutely thrilled to be filming Doctor Who as Mark Gatiss has written a fantastic role for me in a very scary episode.
"It has been so exciting to be part of a very singular episode - which, I can say with authority will be unlike any previous episode of Doctor Who. It's a joy to play a part in the show - certainly a badge of honour."
Shearsmith admitted that he would love to play a...
- 8/5/2015
- Digital Spy
As Netflix continues to assert itself as a major television company with such acclaimed series as House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, Amazon Studios is racing to catch up by ordering series it hopes will be equally well-received. So far, Amazon has scored one big hit in the form of Jeffrey Tambor-led dramedy Transparent, and it hopes to find some more in the new lineup of pilots, which will be made available for viewing as part of the company’s first pilot season of 2015.
Enclosed are descriptions of all seven pilots, courtesy of Deadline. The talented involved on all of them is impressive, to say the least. Mad Dogs comes from Cris Cole (The Bill) and Shawn Ryan (The Shield), while The Man In The High Castle hails from Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files). Carlton Cuse (Lost, The Strain) and Randall Wallace (Braveheart) are behind Point Of Honor,...
Enclosed are descriptions of all seven pilots, courtesy of Deadline. The talented involved on all of them is impressive, to say the least. Mad Dogs comes from Cris Cole (The Bill) and Shawn Ryan (The Shield), while The Man In The High Castle hails from Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files). Carlton Cuse (Lost, The Strain) and Randall Wallace (Braveheart) are behind Point Of Honor,...
- 11/12/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Left Bank Pictures has reported pre-tax profits of $1.7 (£1.05m) for the nine months to 31 March 2013 after it was acquired by Sony Pictures Television (Spt) for $65m (£40m) last year.
In accounts published on Companies House, the UK production company has shortened its accounting period to fall in line with its owners.
Left Bank, which produced crime drama Wallander, reported pre-tax profits of $1.7 (£1.05m) for the nine month financial period. Previously, pre-tax profits hit $6.44m (£3.98m) in the full year ending 30 June 2012.
Turnover during the nine months to 31 March 2013 stood at $31m (£19.21m). In its previous full year accounting period, sales reached $72.5m (£44.85m).
The indie, which employs 24 staff, saw staff costs increase during the nine months, with wages and salaries reaching $3.4m (£2.12m), up from $2.8m (£1.72m) for the 12 months to 30 June 2012.
Left Bank’s highest paid director took home a remuneration package of $333,550 (£206,250) during the period. This was down on last year, when one executive...
In accounts published on Companies House, the UK production company has shortened its accounting period to fall in line with its owners.
Left Bank, which produced crime drama Wallander, reported pre-tax profits of $1.7 (£1.05m) for the nine month financial period. Previously, pre-tax profits hit $6.44m (£3.98m) in the full year ending 30 June 2012.
Turnover during the nine months to 31 March 2013 stood at $31m (£19.21m). In its previous full year accounting period, sales reached $72.5m (£44.85m).
The indie, which employs 24 staff, saw staff costs increase during the nine months, with wages and salaries reaching $3.4m (£2.12m), up from $2.8m (£1.72m) for the 12 months to 30 June 2012.
Left Bank’s highest paid director took home a remuneration package of $333,550 (£206,250) during the period. This was down on last year, when one executive...
- 10/21/2013
- ScreenDaily
Stars of television and the silver screen are among the cast line-up in a major new feature film set that began shooting in London last week. The ensemble cast, featuring some of the British Asian community’s most recognised celebrities alongside talented newcomers and familiar home-grown talent, will collaborate on the film, which celebrates multiculturalism within the UK.
Amar Akbar & Tony, is an independent production by writer and first-time film director Atul Malhotra, which embodies and celebrates the unique and vibrant landscape of the UK. A comedy drama with a highly original plotline and cleverly developed script, Amar, Akbar & Tony is scheduled for release later this year.
The title alludes to the 1970s Bollywood classic (Amar Akbar and Anthony) and revolves around the strong bond of friendship akin to brotherhood between the three main characters. But that is where the similarities with the Bollywood film ends. Amar, Akbar & Tony is...
Amar Akbar & Tony, is an independent production by writer and first-time film director Atul Malhotra, which embodies and celebrates the unique and vibrant landscape of the UK. A comedy drama with a highly original plotline and cleverly developed script, Amar, Akbar & Tony is scheduled for release later this year.
The title alludes to the 1970s Bollywood classic (Amar Akbar and Anthony) and revolves around the strong bond of friendship akin to brotherhood between the three main characters. But that is where the similarities with the Bollywood film ends. Amar, Akbar & Tony is...
- 5/16/2013
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
BollySpice joined the best of British Asian artists last night in central London for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Gala Premier of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing – bollywood style! Featuring Meera Syal as Beatrice, amongst a stellar cast of great British Asian talent, this re-enactment of Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love and deceit is transformed to India and is currently showing at the Noël Coward Theatre, London.
For those of you who aren’t aware of the original play, or may have read it many years ago and need some memory jogging, Much Ado About Nothing was one of the many classic comedies which Shakespeare wrote. It focuses around two cousins Beatrice (Meera Syal) and Hero (Amara Karan) and their two lovers Benedick (Paul Bhattacharjee) and Claudio (Sagar Arya). Whilst Beatrice and Benedick scorn each other, they are nonetheless tricked into confessing their love for one another. On...
For those of you who aren’t aware of the original play, or may have read it many years ago and need some memory jogging, Much Ado About Nothing was one of the many classic comedies which Shakespeare wrote. It focuses around two cousins Beatrice (Meera Syal) and Hero (Amara Karan) and their two lovers Benedick (Paul Bhattacharjee) and Claudio (Sagar Arya). Whilst Beatrice and Benedick scorn each other, they are nonetheless tricked into confessing their love for one another. On...
- 10/1/2012
- by Anjum Shabbir
- Bollyspice
Last week saw the release of The Avengers here in the UK, the year’s biggest film to date, and the third-highest-grossing film of all time. Naturally, it was a pretty good week – somewhat marred, however, by the fact that the UK edition has a violent scene edited and Joss Whedon’s commentary track omitted.
Needless to say, I’ll be importing my copy from the Us sometime in the future, after its release there tomorrow. (It also means I’ll have the proper title – ‘The Avengers’ – on the cover, and not just ‘Avengers Assemble’, a name which I refuse to use, because ‘The Avengers’ is just way cooler.)
This week is just as big a week all round, with Whedon returning to the home entertainment market in the form of The Cabin in the Woods, along with the equally-praised Indonesian action film, The Raid, and many more excellent films.
Needless to say, I’ll be importing my copy from the Us sometime in the future, after its release there tomorrow. (It also means I’ll have the proper title – ‘The Avengers’ – on the cover, and not just ‘Avengers Assemble’, a name which I refuse to use, because ‘The Avengers’ is just way cooler.)
This week is just as big a week all round, with Whedon returning to the home entertainment market in the form of The Cabin in the Woods, along with the equally-praised Indonesian action film, The Raid, and many more excellent films.
- 9/24/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
14th Mumbai Film Festival (Mff) announced its complete lineup today in a press conference. Mff will be held from October 18th to 25th at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (Ncpa) and Inox, Nariman Point, Liberty Cinemas, Marine Lines as the main festival venues and Cinemax, Andheri and Cinemax Sion as the satellite venues. Click here to watch trailers and highlights from the festival.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
- 9/24/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The Raid; The Cabin in the Woods; The Angels' Share; All in Good Time; Free Men; The Dictator
Film fans enduring the typically murky stereoscopy of Dredd 3D in UK cinemas may also experience a sense of deja vu about its plot, which traps beleaguered law enforcement agents in a tower block run by vicious drug-dealing criminals, from which they must attempt to escape with their lives. A strikingly similar scenario underpins Gareth Huw Evans's altogether superior martial-arts thriller The Raid (2011, Momentum, 18), though any comparison between the two ends there. For while Dredd galumphs its heavy booted, bombastic way around the screen, The Raid is altogether lighter on its feet, reminding us of the close comparison between martial arts movies and highly choreographed musicals, both of which have the unmistakeable physicality of acrobatic human interaction at their heart.
Incongruously directed in Indonesia by Welshman Evans, The Raid plays its...
Film fans enduring the typically murky stereoscopy of Dredd 3D in UK cinemas may also experience a sense of deja vu about its plot, which traps beleaguered law enforcement agents in a tower block run by vicious drug-dealing criminals, from which they must attempt to escape with their lives. A strikingly similar scenario underpins Gareth Huw Evans's altogether superior martial-arts thriller The Raid (2011, Momentum, 18), though any comparison between the two ends there. For while Dredd galumphs its heavy booted, bombastic way around the screen, The Raid is altogether lighter on its feet, reminding us of the close comparison between martial arts movies and highly choreographed musicals, both of which have the unmistakeable physicality of acrobatic human interaction at their heart.
Incongruously directed in Indonesia by Welshman Evans, The Raid plays its...
- 9/22/2012
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
All in Good Time is set for release next Monday 24th September and to make the occasion, we’ve got this great interview featurette with Reece Ritchie who talks us through quite a few different elements of the movie from striking the right balance of comedy to working with Director Nigel Cole. Ritchie also talks about working with his co-stars Meera Syal, Harish Patel, Reece Ritchie, Amara Karan and how much fun they all had working on the set together. Have a watch of the interview below.
You can pre-order your copy of the movie here.
From the award-winning director of A lot like Love and Calendar Girls, Nigel Cole presents All In Good Time – a hugely warm-hearted comic tale, adapted for the big screen from the Olivier award winning play Rafta Rafta by Ayub Karan Din (East is East.)
Centred around a close knit, larger-than-life British Asian family living in present day Bolton,...
You can pre-order your copy of the movie here.
From the award-winning director of A lot like Love and Calendar Girls, Nigel Cole presents All In Good Time – a hugely warm-hearted comic tale, adapted for the big screen from the Olivier award winning play Rafta Rafta by Ayub Karan Din (East is East.)
Centred around a close knit, larger-than-life British Asian family living in present day Bolton,...
- 9/17/2012
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
One of the classic comedies of William Shakespeare gets a new treatment in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Much Ado About Nothing. Directed by Iqbal Kahn, he has translated the vibrant comedy to modern day India. The production stars Meera Syal and Paul Bhattacharjee who play the sparring lovers, Beatrice and Benedick. Following its premiere last month in the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford upon Avon, the play transfers to the Noël Coward Theatre in London for five weeks from 24 September.
Talking about his modern day Much Ado, director Iqbal Kahn has said, “The production is set in modern Delhi which provides a very interesting lens through which to view the play because of the parallels between early modern England and modern day Delhi: the hierarchical structures are similar; the relationships between masters and their servants are still present; the importance of honour; the centrality of women within that; the idea of bloodlines,...
Talking about his modern day Much Ado, director Iqbal Kahn has said, “The production is set in modern Delhi which provides a very interesting lens through which to view the play because of the parallels between early modern England and modern day Delhi: the hierarchical structures are similar; the relationships between masters and their servants are still present; the importance of honour; the centrality of women within that; the idea of bloodlines,...
- 9/1/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
All In Good Time is a hugely warm hearted, comic tale adapted for the big screen from the Olivier award winning play Rafta Rafta by Ayub Khan Din (East is East.) Centred around a close knit, larger than life British Asian family living in present day Bolton, All In Good Time follows Atul Dutt and his young bride Vina for whom the first taste of married life is proving far from straightforward.
When their hard saved for honeymoon is cancelled the day after the wedding, the newlyweds have no choice but to return to the Dutt household and set up home there.
As prying family members and gossipy neighbours conspire to keep the couple from consummating their marriage, Atul and Vina start to panic. But if they can just keep their situation private, and if they can just get a bit of time alone, all could be saved for this pair.
When their hard saved for honeymoon is cancelled the day after the wedding, the newlyweds have no choice but to return to the Dutt household and set up home there.
As prying family members and gossipy neighbours conspire to keep the couple from consummating their marriage, Atul and Vina start to panic. But if they can just keep their situation private, and if they can just get a bit of time alone, all could be saved for this pair.
- 5/16/2012
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This year has already seen a successful British Asian film, The Exotic Marigold Hotel. Now comes All in Good Time, from the writer of East is East, Ayub Khan-Din. The director, Nigel Cole’s last film, Made in Dagenham, about female workers striking at the Ford Car Plant for equal pay, was critically appreciated. The film is also produced by the same person who bought you Oscar winning film The Queen. With an impressive team behind the it and based on an Asian theme, read on to find out if you should make time to watch All in Good Time.
The story in a nutshell centres around a close knit Asian family, focussing on newly married couple Atul Dutt (Reece Ritchie – Prince of Persia) and Vina (Amara Karan – The Darjeeling Limited). When their honeymoon to Goa is cancelled the day after the wedding, the newlyweds have to return home to live with the family.
The story in a nutshell centres around a close knit Asian family, focussing on newly married couple Atul Dutt (Reece Ritchie – Prince of Persia) and Vina (Amara Karan – The Darjeeling Limited). When their honeymoon to Goa is cancelled the day after the wedding, the newlyweds have to return home to live with the family.
- 5/14/2012
- by Anjum Shabbir
- Bollyspice
A classic 1960s working-class drama translates beautifully into a comedy of contemporary British Asian family life
All in Good Time is a touching, likable comedy of life in Lancashire's Hindu community. Though this aspect is little publicised, it's closely based on Bill Naughton's 1965 play of the same title.
Born in Ireland and raised in Bolton, Naughton emerged as a novelist and playwright in the late 50s in the wave of northern working-class writers like Shelagh Delaney, Keith Waterhouse, Alan Sillitoe, David Storey and Stan Barstow. But having been born in 1910 and worked for years as a coal-bagger, cotton-loom operator and lorry driver, Naughton belonged to an earlier generation and was altogether less chippy, aggressive, and self-consciously political about his background.
He enjoyed considerable success in the theatre and had three of his plays filmed, though his most enduringly popular work, the film version of Alfie, completely misrepresented Naughton's radio play,...
All in Good Time is a touching, likable comedy of life in Lancashire's Hindu community. Though this aspect is little publicised, it's closely based on Bill Naughton's 1965 play of the same title.
Born in Ireland and raised in Bolton, Naughton emerged as a novelist and playwright in the late 50s in the wave of northern working-class writers like Shelagh Delaney, Keith Waterhouse, Alan Sillitoe, David Storey and Stan Barstow. But having been born in 1910 and worked for years as a coal-bagger, cotton-loom operator and lorry driver, Naughton belonged to an earlier generation and was altogether less chippy, aggressive, and self-consciously political about his background.
He enjoyed considerable success in the theatre and had three of his plays filmed, though his most enduringly popular work, the film version of Alfie, completely misrepresented Naughton's radio play,...
- 5/12/2012
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
The question that's usually prompted by the British film industry's more feeble offerings is, "How did this get funded?" But All In Good Time must have seemed a safe bet. It's directed by Nigel Cole, who made Calendar Girls, and it's scripted by Ayub Khan-Din, who wrote East Is East, so the producers must have assumed it would be ... well, a colourful, crowd-pleasing comedy drama. They wouldn't have expected a film as boring and hollow as this one.
- 5/12/2012
- The Independent - Film
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
It is all too apt that Ayub Khan-Din began his career as a bit-player in Stephen Frears’ seminal British drama My Beautiful Launderette, what with that film’s focus on the culture clash of Asians growing up in Britain. Khan-Din’s subsequent screenplays for smash hit East is East and acclaimed follow-up West is West depict a similar struggle, and this time, returns with an adaptation of Bill Naughton’s play All in Good Time. While the theme might start feeling well-harvested by now, this is a unique, unconventional film of its type, enticing even when it doesn’t always work.
Atul (Reece Ritchie) and Vina (Amara Karan) are a young Asian British couple growing up in Bolton. We meet them at their wedding, and while it should be the happiest day of their lives, their meddling, more traditionally Indian families are only making things harder.
It is all too apt that Ayub Khan-Din began his career as a bit-player in Stephen Frears’ seminal British drama My Beautiful Launderette, what with that film’s focus on the culture clash of Asians growing up in Britain. Khan-Din’s subsequent screenplays for smash hit East is East and acclaimed follow-up West is West depict a similar struggle, and this time, returns with an adaptation of Bill Naughton’s play All in Good Time. While the theme might start feeling well-harvested by now, this is a unique, unconventional film of its type, enticing even when it doesn’t always work.
Atul (Reece Ritchie) and Vina (Amara Karan) are a young Asian British couple growing up in Bolton. We meet them at their wedding, and while it should be the happiest day of their lives, their meddling, more traditionally Indian families are only making things harder.
- 5/12/2012
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
Dark Shadows (12A)
(Tim Burton, 2012, Us) Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley. 113 mins
Another expensive pop-gothic fantasy (remake) for Depp and Burton's gallery – how long before either they get bored or we do? This time Johnny's an effete 18th-century vampire, reawakened in 1972 to reunite with his dysfunctional Addams-like descendants and marvel at the modern world. Expect fish-out-of-water silliness, a light shade of darkness, and the usual descent into messiness.
Café De Flore (15)
(Jean-Marc Vallée, 2011, Can) Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent. 121 mins
Music and mystery add a great deal to this well-made emotional drama, which switches between a present-day DJ and a 1970s mother (Paradis) whose child has Down's syndrome.
Beloved (15)
(Christophe Honoré, 2011, Fra/UK/Cze) Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Sagnier, Catherine Deneuve. 139 mins
Using flashbacks and musical moments, Honoré tells the story of a former prostitute, her daughter and the men in their lives.
(Tim Burton, 2012, Us) Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jackie Earle Haley. 113 mins
Another expensive pop-gothic fantasy (remake) for Depp and Burton's gallery – how long before either they get bored or we do? This time Johnny's an effete 18th-century vampire, reawakened in 1972 to reunite with his dysfunctional Addams-like descendants and marvel at the modern world. Expect fish-out-of-water silliness, a light shade of darkness, and the usual descent into messiness.
Café De Flore (15)
(Jean-Marc Vallée, 2011, Can) Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent. 121 mins
Music and mystery add a great deal to this well-made emotional drama, which switches between a present-day DJ and a 1970s mother (Paradis) whose child has Down's syndrome.
Beloved (15)
(Christophe Honoré, 2011, Fra/UK/Cze) Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Sagnier, Catherine Deneuve. 139 mins
Using flashbacks and musical moments, Honoré tells the story of a former prostitute, her daughter and the men in their lives.
- 5/11/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Bollyspice were at the red carpet event for All in Good Time, an exciting new British Asian film starring Meera Syal (Goodness Gracious Me, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom), at London’s prestigious British Film Institute. The film is adapted from the award winning play Rafta Rafta, written by Ayub Khan Din, who also wrote the successful East is East.
Set in Bolton, in the north west of England, it centres around a close knit Asian family, focussing on newly married couple Atul Dutt (Reece Ritchie – Prince of Persia) and Vina (Amara Karan – The Darjeeling Limited). When their honeymoon is cancelled the day after the wedding, the newlyweds reluctantly return home to the family. From here on begins the chaotic challenge of noesy neighbours and meddling parents and how the couple struggle to keep their marriage ticking…
Walking the red carpet were the films director Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls, Made in Dagenham), writer Ayub Khan Din,...
Set in Bolton, in the north west of England, it centres around a close knit Asian family, focussing on newly married couple Atul Dutt (Reece Ritchie – Prince of Persia) and Vina (Amara Karan – The Darjeeling Limited). When their honeymoon is cancelled the day after the wedding, the newlyweds reluctantly return home to the family. From here on begins the chaotic challenge of noesy neighbours and meddling parents and how the couple struggle to keep their marriage ticking…
Walking the red carpet were the films director Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls, Made in Dagenham), writer Ayub Khan Din,...
- 5/10/2012
- by Anjum Shabbir
- Bollyspice
It’s been another Bollywonderful week – they buzz for Jannat 2 is strong – it’s a very engaging movie and the chemistry between Emraan Hashmi and Randeep Hooda is very strong! Emran was over the moon when we told him he’s the first hero to have three consecutive blockbusters in a row. He is still very unassuming and believes he can only succeed if the script and direction is right. When we joked about who is the best kisser in Bollywood he laughed and whispered that it has to be him! Emran is looking forward to the release of Shanghai opposite Abhay Deol and says his fans will see him in a different light. One thing Emran does want to do is plan for a long awaited holiday with his family in Europe where he will switch his phone off for two weeks and be “normal” for a while.
- 5/10/2012
- by RajPablo
- Bollyspice
The perils of living with your parents are laid bare in this new clip from British romantic-comedy All In Good Time. There's nothing like the sound of dad flushing the loo to kill wedding night passion stone dead.The pair of suffering lovebirds are Atul (Reece Ritchie) and Vina (Amara Karan), the trouble couple at the heart of Ayub Khan Din's adaptation of Rafta Rafta, his own Olivier-winning play. The East Is East writer is back on familiar terrain with a Bolton-set tale of love, families, Asian culture, and, presumably, the odd hoodie. With Nigel 'Calendar Girls' Cole behind the camera on this one, there's a strong feel-good vibe, despite the cancelled honeymoon and the nuptial nightmare that's unfolding under patriarch Harish Patel's roof. There may also be running.Can All In Good Time repeat the success of those Brit hits? Find out from May 11.brightcove.
- 5/3/2012
- EmpireOnline
All in Good Time hits UK cinemas May 11th and Studio Canal have given us 10 pairs of tickets for various locations over the next few days to give away to you lucky HeyUGuys readers. This evening’s screening in Bolton at the Cineworld will be attended by members of the cast who will conduct a Q&A so it’s definitely one not to be missed.
We have tickets to give away in Bolton tonight (16th April), Manchester tomorrow (17th April), Birmingham Wednesday (18th) and Leicester Thursday (19th). All you have to do is fill in the form below and include the location that you’d like to attend and then 10 people randomly picked from the entries will win a pair of tickets each.
All In Good Time is directed by Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls, Made In Dagenham) and produced by Oscar nominated Andy Harries (The Queen) and Suzanne MacKie (Calendar Girls,...
We have tickets to give away in Bolton tonight (16th April), Manchester tomorrow (17th April), Birmingham Wednesday (18th) and Leicester Thursday (19th). All you have to do is fill in the form below and include the location that you’d like to attend and then 10 people randomly picked from the entries will win a pair of tickets each.
All In Good Time is directed by Nigel Cole (Calendar Girls, Made In Dagenham) and produced by Oscar nominated Andy Harries (The Queen) and Suzanne MacKie (Calendar Girls,...
- 4/16/2012
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If you're a fan of the likes of Calendar Girls, Bend It Like Beckham or East Is East, you might be interested in new comedy All In Good Time, which promises the same sort of quirky Brit-humour. And we have the film's new poster here.This is the story of Atul Dutt (Reece Ritchie) and his new wife Vina (Amara Karan), whose honeymoon is cancelled the day after their wedding, forcing them to return home to the Dutt family - where they find it impossible to get time alone together to, ahem, consumate the marriage. Between meddling parents, prying neighbours and the pressures of a large family, the marriage itself is soon on the rocks, which is not exactly what every newlywed dreams of.It's all directed by Calendar Girls' Nigel Cole, from a script by East Is East's Ayub Khan Din. Ritchie, meanwhile, you may remember from The Lovely Bones,...
- 4/2/2012
- EmpireOnline
The stars of Ayub Khan Din’s new offering All in Good Time have been dazzling audiences at the Glasgow and Dublin Film Festivals.
Over the past two weeks, Amara Karan, Reece Ritchie and Meera Syal have been busy introducing cinema-goers to the hugely warm hearted, comic tale adapted for the big screen from the Olivier award winning play ‘Rafta Rafta’.
Centred around a close knit, larger than life British Asian family living in present day Bolton, All in Good Time stars Reece Ritchie (The Lovely Bones) and Amara Karan (The Darjeeling Limited) as Atul Dutt and his young bride Vina, for whom the first taste of married life is proving far from straightforward.
Amara says of the response from the festivals: “The Glasgow audience was the first to see the film in all its glory. We couldn’t have asked for a warmer reception and reaction to the film.
Over the past two weeks, Amara Karan, Reece Ritchie and Meera Syal have been busy introducing cinema-goers to the hugely warm hearted, comic tale adapted for the big screen from the Olivier award winning play ‘Rafta Rafta’.
Centred around a close knit, larger than life British Asian family living in present day Bolton, All in Good Time stars Reece Ritchie (The Lovely Bones) and Amara Karan (The Darjeeling Limited) as Atul Dutt and his young bride Vina, for whom the first taste of married life is proving far from straightforward.
Amara says of the response from the festivals: “The Glasgow audience was the first to see the film in all its glory. We couldn’t have asked for a warmer reception and reaction to the film.
- 3/1/2012
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Time on their side
A wedding night should be the occasion for all kinds of fun, but difficult relatives make things impossible for the happy couple in All In Good Time. We caught up with stars Reece Ritchie and Amara Karan to ask how they approached filming this complex mixture of comedy and family strife.
“It was like a recipe with lots of different ingredients,” says Amara. “There are some great funny moments. There's one scene where my character's mother says something that was really upsetting at the time but when we...
A wedding night should be the occasion for all kinds of fun, but difficult relatives make things impossible for the happy couple in All In Good Time. We caught up with stars Reece Ritchie and Amara Karan to ask how they approached filming this complex mixture of comedy and family strife.
“It was like a recipe with lots of different ingredients,” says Amara. “There are some great funny moments. There's one scene where my character's mother says something that was really upsetting at the time but when we...
- 2/23/2012
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Young newlyweds are anxious to consummate their marriage but family keeps getting in the way.
A romcom that takes place after the wedding; a sex comedy without any sex; and an affectionate tale of family life and intergenerational strife, All In Good Time is an odd little film but a natural crowd-pleaser. It follows the fortunes of Atul (Reece Ritchie) and Vina (Amara Karan), recently married but so beset by day to day disasters and difficult relatives that they simply cannot find the opportunity to consummate their union.
Adapted from his own play by Ayub Khan-Din, the man...
A romcom that takes place after the wedding; a sex comedy without any sex; and an affectionate tale of family life and intergenerational strife, All In Good Time is an odd little film but a natural crowd-pleaser. It follows the fortunes of Atul (Reece Ritchie) and Vina (Amara Karan), recently married but so beset by day to day disasters and difficult relatives that they simply cannot find the opportunity to consummate their union.
Adapted from his own play by Ayub Khan-Din, the man...
- 2/21/2012
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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