Every moment in The Lesson’s early going seemingly exists to illustrate pulp novelist Jim Thompson’s famous saying: “There is only one plot—things are not what they seem.” We see eminent novelist J.M. Sinclair (Richard E. Grant) languidly remarking to an interviewer that “average writers attempt originality…the great writers steal.” Then up-and-coming writer Liam Sommers (Daryl McCormack) is seen studying videos of J.M. with a mysterious intensity before he then shows up at J.M.’s luxurious home to tutor the man’s son, Bertie (Stephen McMillan). Throughout, the close-ups of the algae-covered pond behind the home make it seem as if a better name for the film would have been What Lies Beneath.
Alex MacKeith’s screenplay unfolds in a confidently unhurried manner—sharp and literary-minded without ever feeling the need to wear any of its influences on its sleeve. Yes, we’re subjected...
Alex MacKeith’s screenplay unfolds in a confidently unhurried manner—sharp and literary-minded without ever feeling the need to wear any of its influences on its sleeve. Yes, we’re subjected...
- 6/30/2023
- by Chris Barsanti
- Slant Magazine
Two young women uneasily living in a religious community in Quebec embark on a secret affair
There’s some soap-operatic gusto to this story of two teenage gay women in a Jehovah’s Witness community in Quebec; it’s got something of Jeanette Winterson’s tenderness, if not exactly the wit, and the movie is interesting and even faintly subversive in its implied analogies concerning conversion and enclosed behaviour systems.
Anwen O’Driscoll brings some Anna Kendrick energy to the role of Jaime, a smart teen whose mum suffers a breakdown after the death of her dad from a heart attack. She has been sent away to live with her aunt Beth (Liane Balaban), who with her husband Jean-François (Antoine Yared), is a devout Jehovah’s Witness and expects Jaime to obey their rules and show up to their religious services wearing the very uncool Handmaid’s-Tale dress they’ve picked out for her.
There’s some soap-operatic gusto to this story of two teenage gay women in a Jehovah’s Witness community in Quebec; it’s got something of Jeanette Winterson’s tenderness, if not exactly the wit, and the movie is interesting and even faintly subversive in its implied analogies concerning conversion and enclosed behaviour systems.
Anwen O’Driscoll brings some Anna Kendrick energy to the role of Jaime, a smart teen whose mum suffers a breakdown after the death of her dad from a heart attack. She has been sent away to live with her aunt Beth (Liane Balaban), who with her husband Jean-François (Antoine Yared), is a devout Jehovah’s Witness and expects Jaime to obey their rules and show up to their religious services wearing the very uncool Handmaid’s-Tale dress they’ve picked out for her.
- 6/12/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Although he is proficient at combat, his knowledge of the undead is perhaps his greatest weapon in destroying them. In 1974, viewers were introduced to professional vampire hunter Captain Kronos on the big screen, and now Titan Comics is bringing the slayer back on the printed page with their new Captain Kronos Hammer horror comic book series that will premiere sometime this year.
Press Release: (March, 2017) - Titan Comics is excited to announce the next title from its Hammer Horror line of comics – Captain Kronos, materializes in 2017!
Based on the 1974 film, Captain Kronos will be the second Hammer title following the success of Peter Milligan and Ronilson Freire’s The Mummy: Palimpsest which hit stores and digital devices last November.
Written by Dan Abnett (Aquaman, Guardians of the Galaxy) with stunning art by Tom Mandrake (Sidekick, The Spectre) Titan Comics’ new series chronicles the adventures of the mysterious and powerful Kronos...
Press Release: (March, 2017) - Titan Comics is excited to announce the next title from its Hammer Horror line of comics – Captain Kronos, materializes in 2017!
Based on the 1974 film, Captain Kronos will be the second Hammer title following the success of Peter Milligan and Ronilson Freire’s The Mummy: Palimpsest which hit stores and digital devices last November.
Written by Dan Abnett (Aquaman, Guardians of the Galaxy) with stunning art by Tom Mandrake (Sidekick, The Spectre) Titan Comics’ new series chronicles the adventures of the mysterious and powerful Kronos...
- 3/20/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Titan Comics have today announced Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter, the next title from its Hammer Horror line of comics, that sees the publication of brand-new comic stories featuring classic Hammer properties, which is set to debut later this year! Based on the 1974 film, the book will be the second Hammer title following the success of Peter Milligan and Ronilson Freire’s The Mummy: Palimpsest which hit stores and digital devices last November.
Written by Dan Abnett (Aquaman, Guardians of the Galaxy) with art by Tom Mandrake (Sidekick, The Spectre) Titan Comics’ Captain Kronos chronicles the adventures of the mysterious and powerful Kronos who has dedicated his life to destroying the evil vampire plague. Once a victim himself, the debonair Hunter knows the vampire’s strengths and weaknesses as well as the dangers of confronting the potent forces of darkness. Now the cult-classic adventure, based on the Brian Clemens film, continues in comics form!
Written by Dan Abnett (Aquaman, Guardians of the Galaxy) with art by Tom Mandrake (Sidekick, The Spectre) Titan Comics’ Captain Kronos chronicles the adventures of the mysterious and powerful Kronos who has dedicated his life to destroying the evil vampire plague. Once a victim himself, the debonair Hunter knows the vampire’s strengths and weaknesses as well as the dangers of confronting the potent forces of darkness. Now the cult-classic adventure, based on the Brian Clemens film, continues in comics form!
- 3/17/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
A version of this article originally appeared on ew.com.
Emma Watson loves to read.
The actress has that in common with her brainy Harry Potter character Hermione as well as bookish Belle, who she plays in the much-anticipated film Beauty and the Beast, out March 17. In addition to being a bookworm, Watson is also an outspoken feminist and as well as a Un Women Goodwill Ambassador and promoter of the organization’s HeForShe movement, which is dedicated to recruiting men into the movement for gender equality. As a response to her work with the Un, she launched the feminist...
Emma Watson loves to read.
The actress has that in common with her brainy Harry Potter character Hermione as well as bookish Belle, who she plays in the much-anticipated film Beauty and the Beast, out March 17. In addition to being a bookworm, Watson is also an outspoken feminist and as well as a Un Women Goodwill Ambassador and promoter of the organization’s HeForShe movement, which is dedicated to recruiting men into the movement for gender equality. As a response to her work with the Un, she launched the feminist...
- 2/21/2017
- by Madeline Raynor
- PEOPLE.com
Geraldine McEwan has died at the age of 82.
The BAFTA-award winning actress - famed for her starring role as Agatha Christie's detective Miss Marple in the ITV drama Marple - passed away at Charing Cross Hospital in London.
"Following a stroke at the end of October and a period in hospital, Geraldine McEwan passed away peacefully on January 30," read a statement from the late actress's family.
"Her family would like to thank the staff at Charing Cross Hospital who cared for her incredibly well."
McEwan was born in 1932, attending school in her home town of Windsor. She was appointed as an assistant stage manager at the Theatre Royal in the town at the age of just 14, making her stage debut there in October 1946.
Her West End debut followed in 1951, and she spent several seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1950s and 1960s.
McEwan played Miss Marple between 2004 and 2008 on ITV,...
The BAFTA-award winning actress - famed for her starring role as Agatha Christie's detective Miss Marple in the ITV drama Marple - passed away at Charing Cross Hospital in London.
"Following a stroke at the end of October and a period in hospital, Geraldine McEwan passed away peacefully on January 30," read a statement from the late actress's family.
"Her family would like to thank the staff at Charing Cross Hospital who cared for her incredibly well."
McEwan was born in 1932, attending school in her home town of Windsor. She was appointed as an assistant stage manager at the Theatre Royal in the town at the age of just 14, making her stage debut there in October 1946.
Her West End debut followed in 1951, and she spent several seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1950s and 1960s.
McEwan played Miss Marple between 2004 and 2008 on ITV,...
- 1/31/2015
- Digital Spy
Downton Abbey has added Sue Johnston to the cast for season five. The actress, known largely in the UK for Waking The Dead, The Royle Family and soap Coronation Street, will have the formidable task of playing Denker, Lady’s Maid to Maggie Smith’s Dowager Countess. Johnston joins other previously annonced guest actors, Richard E. Grant, Anna Chancellor and Rade Sherbedgia. The Carnival Films produced ITV saga returns in the fall to the UK. Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn is the latest novelist to join the Hogarth Shakespeare project which provides new takes on the works of the Bard. Flynn, who also scripted David Fincher’s upcoming adaptation of Gone Girl for the screen, will tackle Hamlet. The Hogarth Shakespeare program is an international publishing initiative from the Penguin Random House imprint. Per the BBC, Flynn said, “Hamlet has long been a fascination of mine: murder, betrayal, revenge, deceit,...
- 5/30/2014
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
It’s safe to say that Hammer have undergone quiet the significant transformation in recent years. They have set out their stall in bold fashion, and with The Woman in Black gave us the definitive film version of Susan Hill’s classic chiller.
As well as broadening out the brand to include novels, from the likes of Jeanette Winterson, they are doing much to honour their name and clearly define themselves as a true leader in modern British horror. So with The Angel of Death (Susan Hill’s follow up to The Woman in Black) waiting in the wings we have the delights of The Quiet Ones to come, and we’ve got the first look at the poster for the film.
Jared Harris, Sam Claflin and Olivia Cooke lead us in this psychological horror which takes its story from real events of a professor and his class essentially ‘making...
As well as broadening out the brand to include novels, from the likes of Jeanette Winterson, they are doing much to honour their name and clearly define themselves as a true leader in modern British horror. So with The Angel of Death (Susan Hill’s follow up to The Woman in Black) waiting in the wings we have the delights of The Quiet Ones to come, and we’ve got the first look at the poster for the film.
Jared Harris, Sam Claflin and Olivia Cooke lead us in this psychological horror which takes its story from real events of a professor and his class essentially ‘making...
- 2/10/2014
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jo Nesbo To Rewrite ‘Macbeth’ For Hogarth Shakespeare Project Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo has been tapped to rewrite Shakespeare’s Macbeth for a 21st century audience. The author of the Harry Hole detective series will take on the Bard’s murderous “Scottish Play” for 2016 to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the BBC reported. Nesbo, whose books have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, is the latest writer tapped by Hogarth Shakespeare to update the Bard’s works; also set for modern adaptations are Margaret Atwood (The Tempest), Howard Jacobson (The Merchant of Venice), Anne Tyler (The Taming Of The Shrew) and Jeanette Winterson (A Winter’s Tale). The Hogarth Shakespeare program is an international publishing initiative from the Penguin Random House imprint. The novels will be released simultaneously in 2016. Dmg’s Chris Fenton Joins Us-Asia Institute Board Dmg Entertainment Motion Picture Group President Chris Fenton has...
- 1/15/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
President & CEO of Hammer and Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media, Simon Oakes, announced today that Hammer, an Exclusive Media company, will produce a new version of The Abominable Snowman. The project is being developed by Hammer in association with Ben Holden (The Quiet Ones, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death).
In this modern take on the Yeti myth, a scientific expedition’s illegal ascent up an unclimbed peak of one of the World’s most formidable mountains accidentally awakens an ancient creature that could spell a certain end for them all.
Watch the trailer from the 1957 British horror film.
The original screenplay by Matthew Read (Pusher, Hammer of the Gods) and Jon Croker (The Woman In Black: Angel of Death, Desert Dancer) will put a modern twist on the 1957 iconic original film from Hammer’s extensive canon of work. The project marks a continuation of Hammer’s ongoing campaign to...
In this modern take on the Yeti myth, a scientific expedition’s illegal ascent up an unclimbed peak of one of the World’s most formidable mountains accidentally awakens an ancient creature that could spell a certain end for them all.
Watch the trailer from the 1957 British horror film.
The original screenplay by Matthew Read (Pusher, Hammer of the Gods) and Jon Croker (The Woman In Black: Angel of Death, Desert Dancer) will put a modern twist on the 1957 iconic original film from Hammer’s extensive canon of work. The project marks a continuation of Hammer’s ongoing campaign to...
- 11/21/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The BFI's Gothic season is about more than just nostalgia – in an era of profound insecurity, horror seems urgent again
This week, the British Film Institute launches its Gothic season, its largest-ever programme of films, with events stretching across the country. It is just one sign of a new sense of respectability for a genre that was once simply ignored, or else became the object of moral panic and demands for its corrupting images to be censored.
We have come a long way since the "video nasty" panic of the early 1980s, when the British Board of Film Classification seemed incapable of laughing at the great comic masterpiece, The Evil Dead, and simply banned it. Much nastier Italian horror films were cut to shreds by censors, only succeeding in producing a feverish black market of pirate copies.
Now the BFI will welcome Dario Argento in person as a great gothic auteur.
This week, the British Film Institute launches its Gothic season, its largest-ever programme of films, with events stretching across the country. It is just one sign of a new sense of respectability for a genre that was once simply ignored, or else became the object of moral panic and demands for its corrupting images to be censored.
We have come a long way since the "video nasty" panic of the early 1980s, when the British Board of Film Classification seemed incapable of laughing at the great comic masterpiece, The Evil Dead, and simply banned it. Much nastier Italian horror films were cut to shreds by censors, only succeeding in producing a feverish black market of pirate copies.
Now the BFI will welcome Dario Argento in person as a great gothic auteur.
- 10/22/2013
- by Roger Luckhurst
- The Guardian - Film News
Not to be outdone by Rob Zombie's Lords Of Salem, Hammer is turning its attention to some witch trials closer to home. The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are on their way to the screen, via an adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's excellent novel The Daylight Gate. Conveniently, Hammer also publishes the book, through its imprint at Arrow.Nine women and two men from Lancashire's Pendle Hill area were tried as witches during the unfortunate events, with ten found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. The details we know about the trials come from a contemporary report, Thomas Potts' The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster (the trials happened before spelling was invented). In Winterson's hands, however, the story involves real witches as well as the falsely accused, William Shakespeare, magician Dr John Dee and, this being not many years after Guy Fawkes' rise to infamy,...
- 10/10/2013
- EmpireOnline
The modern day revival of Hammer Films has thus far given us some pretty impressive flicks, including Let Me In, Wake Wood, and The Woman In Black. What's next for the company? Read on!
Simon Oakes, the President and CEO of Hammer Films, announced today that the company has acquired the rights to Jeanette Winterson's acclaimed novella The Daylight Gate, which was released in August of last year. Set in the early 17th century, the novella is based on the Pendle Witch Trial, the most notorious of English witch trials. Hammer intends on turning the tale of magic, superstition, and ruthless murder into a feature film.
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Simon Oakes, the President and CEO of Hammer Films, announced today that the company has acquired the rights to Jeanette Winterson's acclaimed novella The Daylight Gate, which was released in August of last year. Set in the early 17th century, the novella is based on the Pendle Witch Trial, the most notorious of English witch trials. Hammer intends on turning the tale of magic, superstition, and ruthless murder into a feature film.
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- 10/9/2013
- by John Squires
- DreadCentral.com
Hammer has acquired film rights to Jeanette Winterson’s The Daylight Gate, a novella released last year that is based on an English witch trial from the 17th century. Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer, made the announcement today and commented on bringing this novel to the big screen:
“The Hammer imprint has really delivered some fantastic new writing and shows the vibrancy and variety of the modern day horror genre. The books under our Arrow Books deal are in themselves a fantastic extension of the Hammer brand, and Jeanette’s novella ‘The Daylight Gate’ is a fresh, exciting and compelling fictional work.”
Here’s the official synopsis for The Daylight Gate: “Set in seventeenth-century England during the reign of James I—the monarch who wrote his own book on witchcraft—The Daylight Gate is best-selling writer Jeanette Winterson’s re-creation of a dark history full of complicated morality,...
“The Hammer imprint has really delivered some fantastic new writing and shows the vibrancy and variety of the modern day horror genre. The books under our Arrow Books deal are in themselves a fantastic extension of the Hammer brand, and Jeanette’s novella ‘The Daylight Gate’ is a fresh, exciting and compelling fictional work.”
Here’s the official synopsis for The Daylight Gate: “Set in seventeenth-century England during the reign of James I—the monarch who wrote his own book on witchcraft—The Daylight Gate is best-selling writer Jeanette Winterson’s re-creation of a dark history full of complicated morality,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Hammer Films has acquired the film rights to Jeanette Winterson's 2012 novella "The Daylight Gate".
Set in the early 17th century, the story centers on the notorious Pendle Witch Trial and involves magic, superstition and murder.
Hammer released the original story through its Arrow Books imprint at Random House last year.
The production company will next release "The Quiet Ones," and are scheduled to begin production next month on a sequel to 2012's "The Woman in Black".
Source: Screen Daily...
Set in the early 17th century, the story centers on the notorious Pendle Witch Trial and involves magic, superstition and murder.
Hammer released the original story through its Arrow Books imprint at Random House last year.
The production company will next release "The Quiet Ones," and are scheduled to begin production next month on a sequel to 2012's "The Woman in Black".
Source: Screen Daily...
- 10/9/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Hammer has taken a liking to Jeanette Winterson's 2012 novella "The Daylight Gate." Screen Daily reports the house of horror has picked up the rights to the witch trial tale. The tale was published under the Arrow Books Hammer imprint. Read a synopsis from the publisher.
Good Friday 1612. Pendle Hill. A mysterious gathering of thirteen people is interrupted by a local magistrate. Is it a witches' Sabbat? In Lancaster Castle two notorious witches await trial and certain death, while the beautiful and wealthy Alice Nutter rides to their defence.
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Good Friday 1612. Pendle Hill. A mysterious gathering of thirteen people is interrupted by a local magistrate. Is it a witches' Sabbat? In Lancaster Castle two notorious witches await trial and certain death, while the beautiful and wealthy Alice Nutter rides to their defence.
Read more...
- 10/9/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Jeanette Winterson’s novella centres on a 17th century witch trial.
Hammer has acquired the film rights to Jeanette Winterson’s The Daylight Gate, the novella released under the Arrow Books Hammer imprint from Random House in August 2012.
The deal is part of Hammer’s ongoing strategy to develop projects created by its literary and theatrical deals.
Set in the early 17th century, The Daylight Gate is based on the notorious Pendle Witch Trial and comprises magic, superstition and murder.
Winterson said: “I was interested to take the Hammer novella commission to write a good story around the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612. Now I am intrigued and excited to see what new form these ghosts can inhabit. Stories from the past are always present; it is our imaginations that make it so.”
The announcement was made by Simon Oakes, vice chairman of Exclusive Media and Hammer Films’ president and CEO.
Hammer, owned...
Hammer has acquired the film rights to Jeanette Winterson’s The Daylight Gate, the novella released under the Arrow Books Hammer imprint from Random House in August 2012.
The deal is part of Hammer’s ongoing strategy to develop projects created by its literary and theatrical deals.
Set in the early 17th century, The Daylight Gate is based on the notorious Pendle Witch Trial and comprises magic, superstition and murder.
Winterson said: “I was interested to take the Hammer novella commission to write a good story around the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612. Now I am intrigued and excited to see what new form these ghosts can inhabit. Stories from the past are always present; it is our imaginations that make it so.”
The announcement was made by Simon Oakes, vice chairman of Exclusive Media and Hammer Films’ president and CEO.
Hammer, owned...
- 10/9/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Beeban Kidron, who has had an eclectic directing career from "To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar," "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," and the Jeanette Winterson adaptation "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit," is back with her new documentary "InRealLife," which will screen as part of the Toronto International Film Festival's Mavericks section. "InRealLife," a reference to the popular phrase, sometimes shortened to "Irl," that signifies offline life, explores the impact of online communication on the world's teenagers, so-called digital natives. According to Tiff, here's the description of the film: After observing the immersive behaviour of her own teenagers, director Beeban Kidron set out to answer the question: What exactly is the internet, and how is it changing us? She talks directly to teens about how technology shapes their expectations of friendship, their cognition, and their sexuality. She interviews experts including Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales, writer Clay...
- 8/30/2013
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
Tags: Morning BrewKori RaeDarla K. AndersonSharnee Zoll-NormanWNBAJeanette WintersonOlivia ThirlbyKate WalshSarah PaulsonIMDbRachel SkarstenZoie PalmerAnna Silk
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Pixar producers Kori Rae and Darla K. Anderson are the married lesbian couple behind Monsters Inc. and its new sequel Monsters University. They talked with The San Francisco Gate about the Doma news, where they found out about it in Japan. Here's a cute story:
We got together (during) the last year of Monsters Inc. in 2001. I figured I’d have to leave the show, and I was willing to leave the company at that point. We had talked about it. But they were completely great. They said “Of course not. You’re such a great team, a producing team. We’d love for you to keep working together.” They were nothing but supportive, and have been the whole time. We’ve chosen since Monsters Inc. to not (work together). … I think it’s...
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Pixar producers Kori Rae and Darla K. Anderson are the married lesbian couple behind Monsters Inc. and its new sequel Monsters University. They talked with The San Francisco Gate about the Doma news, where they found out about it in Japan. Here's a cute story:
We got together (during) the last year of Monsters Inc. in 2001. I figured I’d have to leave the show, and I was willing to leave the company at that point. We had talked about it. But they were completely great. They said “Of course not. You’re such a great team, a producing team. We’d love for you to keep working together.” They were nothing but supportive, and have been the whole time. We’ve chosen since Monsters Inc. to not (work together). … I think it’s...
- 6/28/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Bernardo Bertolucci, Jeanette Winterson and Paul Weller also among 75 public figures revealing favourite works
BBC Radio 4 is lining up 75 leading public figures, including film director Bernardo Bertolucci, singer Paul Weller and novelist Jeanette Winterson, to reveal their most treasured cultural influences for what the station claims will be one of the most comprehensive arts events broadcast.
The network has already confirmed 30 names for the project, Cultural Exchange, which will see individuals selecting a single item to talk about, with the choices ranging from the King James Bible to an obscure 1960s album.
It will feature every weekday on Front Row until the end of July.
Artist Tracey Emin will launch the series on 22 April with her insights into a Vermeer painting – Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid. She describes Vermeer as "one of the first feminists", pointing to the unusual and fascinating way he depicted women. "He showed that...
BBC Radio 4 is lining up 75 leading public figures, including film director Bernardo Bertolucci, singer Paul Weller and novelist Jeanette Winterson, to reveal their most treasured cultural influences for what the station claims will be one of the most comprehensive arts events broadcast.
The network has already confirmed 30 names for the project, Cultural Exchange, which will see individuals selecting a single item to talk about, with the choices ranging from the King James Bible to an obscure 1960s album.
It will feature every weekday on Front Row until the end of July.
Artist Tracey Emin will launch the series on 22 April with her insights into a Vermeer painting – Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid. She describes Vermeer as "one of the first feminists", pointing to the unusual and fascinating way he depicted women. "He showed that...
- 4/17/2013
- by Ben Dowell
- The Guardian - Film News
Tags: Morning BrewKreayshawnAzealia BanksCynthia NixonMarie OsmondDr. PhilJenna WolfeJeanette WintersonTrue BloodIMDb
Good morning! Happy April Fool's Day! I may or may not try to fool you in this very column.
True Blood is back in June and it looks like Pam and Tara have a little bit of a love/hate relationship.
Jenna Wolfe, who just came out publicly about her relationship and pregnancy with fellow NBC host Stephanie Gosk, was demoted from the Today Show's weekend co-host to its newsreader. Interesting timing. I hope Jenna was part of this decision.
A Chicago-based lesbian Navy sailor is fighting against charges of fraternization for being in a civil union with another woman of a lower-rank.
Flavorwire has listed 10 Lgbt Novels Every Student Should Read. Even if you're not a student, you should read them too!
Jeanette Winterson penned a piece for The Guardian on Pussy Riot and where feminism is at 100 years after the suffragettes.
Good morning! Happy April Fool's Day! I may or may not try to fool you in this very column.
True Blood is back in June and it looks like Pam and Tara have a little bit of a love/hate relationship.
Jenna Wolfe, who just came out publicly about her relationship and pregnancy with fellow NBC host Stephanie Gosk, was demoted from the Today Show's weekend co-host to its newsreader. Interesting timing. I hope Jenna was part of this decision.
A Chicago-based lesbian Navy sailor is fighting against charges of fraternization for being in a civil union with another woman of a lower-rank.
Flavorwire has listed 10 Lgbt Novels Every Student Should Read. Even if you're not a student, you should read them too!
Jeanette Winterson penned a piece for The Guardian on Pussy Riot and where feminism is at 100 years after the suffragettes.
- 4/1/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Interview Jamie-Lee Nardone Feb 19, 2013
As Hammer prepares its sequel to The Woman In Black, Martyn Waites is writing the novel. Jamie-Lee spoke to him about Angel Of Death...
There are various reasons why I’m afraid of things that go bump in the night, the dark and small children, but only one reason why I will also never live by a causeway and repeatedly freak out whenever I see a woman in full Victorian costume.
An undiagnosed geek from a young age, I quickly became a fan of horror, aided by the fact that my father let me watch The Exorcist and Dawn Of The Dead before I reached primary school. Social services were not involved.
At secondary school, I came across The Woman In Black by Susan Hill. Falling in love with its gothic nature, I was taken to the theatre to see the stage adaptation. It was spectacular...
As Hammer prepares its sequel to The Woman In Black, Martyn Waites is writing the novel. Jamie-Lee spoke to him about Angel Of Death...
There are various reasons why I’m afraid of things that go bump in the night, the dark and small children, but only one reason why I will also never live by a causeway and repeatedly freak out whenever I see a woman in full Victorian costume.
An undiagnosed geek from a young age, I quickly became a fan of horror, aided by the fact that my father let me watch The Exorcist and Dawn Of The Dead before I reached primary school. Social services were not involved.
At secondary school, I came across The Woman In Black by Susan Hill. Falling in love with its gothic nature, I was taken to the theatre to see the stage adaptation. It was spectacular...
- 2/18/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Morning Brew - Fri. Feb. 15: Gossip's new video, a documentary about South Africa's drag king troupe
Tags: Morning BrewJeanette WintersonThe GossipBeth DittoThe Good Wifedrag kingsIMDbMeredith Baxter
Good morning! I hope you had a great Valentine's Day.
Jeanette Winterson took the holiday as an excuse to propose to her partner using Twitter. No word yet on if Susie Orbach said yes.
Gossip have a fun new video for "Get a Job." I bet Beth Ditto would make a great co-worker.
Over at The Frisky: "I'm a Lesbian Who Loves Channing Tatum." He seems like an Ok guy, if you're into that sort of thing.
Meredith Baxter was on The Talk yesterday with her former Family Ties husband Michael Gross.
Check out this amazing love story from The Devotion Project. Gail Marquis and Audrey Smaltz were both with men until they met and fell in love later in life.
Our Chicks Getting Hitched columnist went and got hitched and then wrote about it for The Huffington Post. Specifically,...
Good morning! I hope you had a great Valentine's Day.
Jeanette Winterson took the holiday as an excuse to propose to her partner using Twitter. No word yet on if Susie Orbach said yes.
Gossip have a fun new video for "Get a Job." I bet Beth Ditto would make a great co-worker.
Over at The Frisky: "I'm a Lesbian Who Loves Channing Tatum." He seems like an Ok guy, if you're into that sort of thing.
Meredith Baxter was on The Talk yesterday with her former Family Ties husband Michael Gross.
Check out this amazing love story from The Devotion Project. Gail Marquis and Audrey Smaltz were both with men until they met and fell in love later in life.
Our Chicks Getting Hitched columnist went and got hitched and then wrote about it for The Huffington Post. Specifically,...
- 2/15/2013
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Peter Mullan's bravura performance wasn't enough to rescue Channel 4's incoherent four-part drama about a Brighton crime boss suffering from dementia
The Fear (C4) | 4oD
The Town (ITV1) | ITV Player
A Young Doctor's Notebook (Sky Arts 1)
The Secret Life of Rubbish (BBC4) | iPlayer
Imagine Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me (BBC2) | iPlayer
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The Fear ran across four consecutive nights for a total of four hours. The question is whether that was two hours or three hours too long. Those who argue that it was four hours too long have a strong case, but that would be unfair to Peter Mullan, who gave a powerful performance in difficult circumstances.
He played Richie Beckett, a Brighton crime boss with fast-moving dementia. He went from administrative incompetence to hopeless incontinence in about as much time as it would have taken him to pull his trousers down.
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The Fear ran across four consecutive nights for a total of four hours. The question is whether that was two hours or three hours too long. Those who argue that it was four hours too long have a strong case, but that would be unfair to Peter Mullan, who gave a powerful performance in difficult circumstances.
He played Richie Beckett, a Brighton crime boss with fast-moving dementia. He went from administrative incompetence to hopeless incontinence in about as much time as it would have taken him to pull his trousers down.
- 12/9/2012
- by Andrew Anthony
- The Guardian - Film News
Little wonder our great creative talents despair as dark falls on regional theatres, libraries and the humanities
Given their lifetime's experience in generating applause, it is mystifying how brilliant directors can often struggle, when it comes to defending their own cause, to elicit the desired response. In theory, no one is better qualified to win the argument for the arts. In practice, the words evidently glance off or, to judge by online comments, even alienate, the very people they want to engage.
As a champion of regional theatres, the great director Danny Boyle recently stressed their importance as an alternative from "Wetherspoon and Walkabout pubs and Mario Balotelli and John Terry". Maybe it was modesty that stopped him dwelling, or dwelling for long enough, on his own Olympic opening ceremony, which touched and spectacularly united the nation. Instead, Boyle identified the privately funded cultural practices – sport, going to pubs – that...
Given their lifetime's experience in generating applause, it is mystifying how brilliant directors can often struggle, when it comes to defending their own cause, to elicit the desired response. In theory, no one is better qualified to win the argument for the arts. In practice, the words evidently glance off or, to judge by online comments, even alienate, the very people they want to engage.
As a champion of regional theatres, the great director Danny Boyle recently stressed their importance as an alternative from "Wetherspoon and Walkabout pubs and Mario Balotelli and John Terry". Maybe it was modesty that stopped him dwelling, or dwelling for long enough, on his own Olympic opening ceremony, which touched and spectacularly united the nation. Instead, Boyle identified the privately funded cultural practices – sport, going to pubs – that...
- 12/2/2012
- by Catherine Bennett
- The Guardian - Film News
Tags: Morning BrewSamantha RonsonLindsay LohanCarla BruniDorothy AllisonJeanette WintersonIMDb
Good morning! I hope you all had a nice long weekend.
Lindsay Lohan spoke with Us Weekly about her relationship with Samantha Ronson.
Two toxic people cannot be together. End of story. We’re friends now. That’s how it started so I think that’s how it was meant to be. I was bold enough to say, "Yeah I like a girl. And?" That put her in a situation where she was being attacked every day. That’s not fair. And what am I left with? Heartbreak. That was three years ago. It was my last serious relationship.
"Didn't we almost have it all?"
Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty
And now Britney Spears' "Toxic" is in my head.
Calgary Stampeder Jon Cornish has two moms, and one of them is an Anglican priest. Pretty rad.
Jeanette Winterson wrote about...
Good morning! I hope you all had a nice long weekend.
Lindsay Lohan spoke with Us Weekly about her relationship with Samantha Ronson.
Two toxic people cannot be together. End of story. We’re friends now. That’s how it started so I think that’s how it was meant to be. I was bold enough to say, "Yeah I like a girl. And?" That put her in a situation where she was being attacked every day. That’s not fair. And what am I left with? Heartbreak. That was three years ago. It was my last serious relationship.
"Didn't we almost have it all?"
Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty
And now Britney Spears' "Toxic" is in my head.
Calgary Stampeder Jon Cornish has two moms, and one of them is an Anglican priest. Pretty rad.
Jeanette Winterson wrote about...
- 11/26/2012
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
To the delight of fans worldwide Hammer, Britain’s most celebrated genre film brand which recently produced box office smash The Woman in Black and the acclaimed Let Me In, today launches its first dedicated YouTube Channel at www.youtube.com/hammerfilms. For the very first time, exclusive new content from current Hammer productions as well as carefully restored classic Hammer feature films will be available to stream online.
The Hammer Films Channel will carry a range of exclusive new content, previews, commentary and behind the scenes material from upcoming new productions such as The Quiet Ones starring Jared Harris and Sam Claflin and The Woman in Black: Angels of Death, the follow up to the worldwide box office hit, The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe.
In addition, the Hammer Films Channel will stream a collection of Hammer.s well-known classic feature film titles including The Quatermass Xperiment, The...
The Hammer Films Channel will carry a range of exclusive new content, previews, commentary and behind the scenes material from upcoming new productions such as The Quiet Ones starring Jared Harris and Sam Claflin and The Woman in Black: Angels of Death, the follow up to the worldwide box office hit, The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe.
In addition, the Hammer Films Channel will stream a collection of Hammer.s well-known classic feature film titles including The Quatermass Xperiment, The...
- 8/23/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Perhaps it's only natural that horror's rise in popularity – in film as well as books – tends to mirror that of the Conservative party
In May 2001, Margaret Thatcher gave a speech to a gathering of Tories in Plymouth. She told the party faithful: "I was told beforehand my arrival was unscheduled, but on the way here I passed a local cinema and it turns out you were expecting me after all. The billboard read The Mummy Returns."
A joke, perhaps, but one that shouldn't be dismissed too lightly, because as the horror genre enjoys one of its shambling, cyclical returns to form, could it possibly be that such spikes in supernatural fiction's popularity do, in fact, coincide with Conservative gains on the UK's political battlefield?
A cursory glance at the points where horror fiction did enjoy periods of resurgence do tend to follow an upward graph with Tory fortunes. For example,...
In May 2001, Margaret Thatcher gave a speech to a gathering of Tories in Plymouth. She told the party faithful: "I was told beforehand my arrival was unscheduled, but on the way here I passed a local cinema and it turns out you were expecting me after all. The billboard read The Mummy Returns."
A joke, perhaps, but one that shouldn't be dismissed too lightly, because as the horror genre enjoys one of its shambling, cyclical returns to form, could it possibly be that such spikes in supernatural fiction's popularity do, in fact, coincide with Conservative gains on the UK's political battlefield?
A cursory glance at the points where horror fiction did enjoy periods of resurgence do tend to follow an upward graph with Tory fortunes. For example,...
- 6/1/2012
- by David Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
The Guardian art critic journeys deep into the heart of darkness with Tuymans's Gauguin-themed painting, displayed in A Room for London, the boat perched on the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Gallery: cast adrift in A Room for London
When did I last get butt-naked with a painting in the line of duty, I ask myself. There's just the two of us here: me, and a work by Luc Tuymans called, propitiously enough, Allo!
I'm off to bed. We're in my cabin on a boat called the Roi des Belges ("King of the Belgians"). Tuymans is Belgian too. To be honest, this is the only cabin. It's after midnight and the crew – let's call them "room service" – aren't about. The tide's up. Where's my cocoa?
I'm sailing through the night on the Roi de Belges, the riverboat shuddering and creaking on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank.
Gallery: cast adrift in A Room for London
When did I last get butt-naked with a painting in the line of duty, I ask myself. There's just the two of us here: me, and a work by Luc Tuymans called, propitiously enough, Allo!
I'm off to bed. We're in my cabin on a boat called the Roi des Belges ("King of the Belgians"). Tuymans is Belgian too. To be honest, this is the only cabin. It's after midnight and the crew – let's call them "room service" – aren't about. The tide's up. Where's my cocoa?
I'm sailing through the night on the Roi de Belges, the riverboat shuddering and creaking on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank.
- 5/4/2012
- by Adrian Searle
- The Guardian - Film News
In the first deal of its kind, the San Jose, California based Winchester Mystery House considered the .world.s most haunted house. is authorizing Hammer, an Exclusive Media company, the use of its unique property for a feature film based on its legendary story. Hammer has optioned all rights to develop and produce the feature film with Imagination Design Works (Idw) and Nine/8 Entertainment, it was announced today by Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer, and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media.
Production on the supernatural horror film currently in development will be overseen by Exclusive Media.s Tobin Armbrust, President of Worldwide Production and Acquisitions, and Shira Rockowitz, Director of Development and Production. Brett Tomberlin and Antonia Lianos will produce for Imagination Design Works, Inc along with Andrew Trapani and Brian Gilbert for Nine/8 Entertainment.
.The Winchester House has a rich and compelling history.
Production on the supernatural horror film currently in development will be overseen by Exclusive Media.s Tobin Armbrust, President of Worldwide Production and Acquisitions, and Shira Rockowitz, Director of Development and Production. Brett Tomberlin and Antonia Lianos will produce for Imagination Design Works, Inc along with Andrew Trapani and Brian Gilbert for Nine/8 Entertainment.
.The Winchester House has a rich and compelling history.
- 4/27/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media, Hammer.s parent company, announced today that Jared Harris has signed on to star as Professor Joseph Coupland in The Quiet Ones.
The Quiet Ones is a supernatural thriller/horror to be directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2) which James Gay-Rees (Senna, Exit Through The Gift Shop) will produce in association with Tpsc Films. With the story and original screenplay by Tom DeVille, revisions by Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman and most recently John Pogue, the film is currently in pre-production and will start shooting in June 2012 in the UK.
Inspired by true events, The Quiet Ones tells the story of an unorthodox, but charismatic professor who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist from negative human energy.
The Quiet Ones is a supernatural thriller/horror to be directed by John Pogue (Quarantine 2) which James Gay-Rees (Senna, Exit Through The Gift Shop) will produce in association with Tpsc Films. With the story and original screenplay by Tom DeVille, revisions by Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman and most recently John Pogue, the film is currently in pre-production and will start shooting in June 2012 in the UK.
Inspired by true events, The Quiet Ones tells the story of an unorthodox, but charismatic professor who uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist from negative human energy.
- 4/16/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
What has the publishing industry put in the water? This spring heralds the arrival of not one but two memoirs by prominent lesbian writers: Jeanette Winterson’s Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? and Alison Bechdel’s Are You My Mother? In this week’s issue of the magazine, I write about those memoirs and about my own formative first encounter with Winterson’s coming-out novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. That was back when I was coming out myself, and queer literature was a revelation: taboo yet affirming, illicit yet requisite, totally comforting, totally hot. At the time, I couldn’t get enough of it. Almost twenty years later, as I settled down with the Winterson and Bechdel memoirs, I realized something startling: I couldn’t remember the last time I’d read a coming-out story, or even anything specifically queer. What happened? For one thing,...
- 4/2/2012
- by Kathryn Schulz
- Vulture
Hammer.s hit film The Woman in Black has broken records again after becoming the UK.s highest grossing British horror film since records began 20 years ago*. The film has now made more than many Hollywood productions shot in the UK with British talent such as: The Others, Bram Stoker.s Dracula and Interview with a Vampire, as well as home-grown horrors such as Shaun Of The Dead and 28 Days Later.
The film has scored a hat-trick at the top of the UK box office for distributor Momentum Pictures. Holding the number one slot in the UK for the last 3 weeks, it has taken a total of £14,598,813 from 457 screens (per screen average of £5,351).
The film.s UK success is echoed by a sensational North American performance for a British film, which now stands at more than $50 million after 25 days on release.
The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe, is directed...
The film has scored a hat-trick at the top of the UK box office for distributor Momentum Pictures. Holding the number one slot in the UK for the last 3 weeks, it has taken a total of £14,598,813 from 457 screens (per screen average of £5,351).
The film.s UK success is echoed by a sensational North American performance for a British film, which now stands at more than $50 million after 25 days on release.
The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe, is directed...
- 2/28/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Cinema And Television History (Cath) Research Centre at Leicester De Montfort University is delighted and honored to be the custodian of Hammer’s archive of scripts.
Internationally, Hammer is the most famous of Britain’s film studios, and in the UK it has an impressive heritage. Most recently with The Woman In Black which has since its release taken over £10m in the UK and over $60m worldwide- Hammer is bringing its brand of horror films to a whole new generation.
The Cath Research Centre is proud to be associated with the revival of this classic British brand, and to be entrusted with elements of its historic archive at a time when the company is restoring its classic films for Blu-ray and DVD release. Our agreement with Hammer will involve the cataloguing and curation of the materials, but the intention is also to make them available to scholars in digital form.
Internationally, Hammer is the most famous of Britain’s film studios, and in the UK it has an impressive heritage. Most recently with The Woman In Black which has since its release taken over £10m in the UK and over $60m worldwide- Hammer is bringing its brand of horror films to a whole new generation.
The Cath Research Centre is proud to be associated with the revival of this classic British brand, and to be entrusted with elements of its historic archive at a time when the company is restoring its classic films for Blu-ray and DVD release. Our agreement with Hammer will involve the cataloguing and curation of the materials, but the intention is also to make them available to scholars in digital form.
- 2/21/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Exclusive Media.S Hammer Production Label Acquires Rights To Blacklist Screenplay .Gaslight.
Hammer To Develop And Produce The Horror Feature Film
Iconic production company Hammer, an Exclusive Media company, has acquired the rights to Gaslight, an original screenplay written by newcomer Ian Fried, it was announced today by Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer, and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media. Hammer will develop and produce Gaslight for the big screen.
The screenplay landed on Hollywood.s Blacklist of the best unproduced scripts in 2011 and is an atmospheric thriller in the vein of From Hell meets The Silence Of The Lambs. Secretly imprisoned in a London insane asylum, the infamous Jack the Ripper helps Scotland Yard investigators solve a series of grisly murders whose victims all share the iconic death brand: dual puncture wounds to the neck.
Tobin Armbrust, President of Worldwide Production & Acquisitions of Exclusive Media,...
Hammer To Develop And Produce The Horror Feature Film
Iconic production company Hammer, an Exclusive Media company, has acquired the rights to Gaslight, an original screenplay written by newcomer Ian Fried, it was announced today by Simon Oakes, Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media and President & CEO of Hammer, and Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media. Hammer will develop and produce Gaslight for the big screen.
The screenplay landed on Hollywood.s Blacklist of the best unproduced scripts in 2011 and is an atmospheric thriller in the vein of From Hell meets The Silence Of The Lambs. Secretly imprisoned in a London insane asylum, the infamous Jack the Ripper helps Scotland Yard investigators solve a series of grisly murders whose victims all share the iconic death brand: dual puncture wounds to the neck.
Tobin Armbrust, President of Worldwide Production & Acquisitions of Exclusive Media,...
- 2/8/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jeanette Winterson and Helen Dunmore among famous names venturing into the horror genre this year
As an icy wind blows in from the east, the grip of a good horror story is tightening its hold on many of Britain's leading literary talents. Terrifying new novels from outspoken author Jeanette Winterson and from the acclaimed novelist and children's writer Helen Dunmore are at the head of a blast of chilling fiction heading for British bookshops.
Where once an accomplished "lady novelist" in search of a change might have attempted a neat whodunnit or perhaps a cosy "Aga saga", suddenly the unholy desire to create a horror or ghost story has seized a range of established talents. Even the television book club presenter Judy Finnigan has been drawn to the genre for her debut novel, a ghost story that will be out this autumn.
Winterson, who had her first success with the...
As an icy wind blows in from the east, the grip of a good horror story is tightening its hold on many of Britain's leading literary talents. Terrifying new novels from outspoken author Jeanette Winterson and from the acclaimed novelist and children's writer Helen Dunmore are at the head of a blast of chilling fiction heading for British bookshops.
Where once an accomplished "lady novelist" in search of a change might have attempted a neat whodunnit or perhaps a cosy "Aga saga", suddenly the unholy desire to create a horror or ghost story has seized a range of established talents. Even the television book club presenter Judy Finnigan has been drawn to the genre for her debut novel, a ghost story that will be out this autumn.
Winterson, who had her first success with the...
- 1/30/2012
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
© Hammer
In a landmark collaboration, Hammer today announced that Studiocanal, Anolis Entertainment (Germany), Pinewood, illuminate Hollywood fka Htv and others are coming together to undertake a major restoration of the iconic Hammer film library. The project will bring over 30 movies into HD format for Blu-ray and new media exploitation in the 21st Century. This represents substantial investment by Hammer and its key partner Studiocanal, and is testimony to the extraordinary regard with which the Hammer legacy is held internationally, with some materials for the project being provided by Hammer’s original Us production partners Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures.
Dracula Prince of Darkness is the first title scheduled for release in the global restoration project and will be released in the UK in conjunction with Studiocanal in March 2012. The partnership continues throughout the spring for the releases of The Reptile and The Plague of The Zombies, and...
In a landmark collaboration, Hammer today announced that Studiocanal, Anolis Entertainment (Germany), Pinewood, illuminate Hollywood fka Htv and others are coming together to undertake a major restoration of the iconic Hammer film library. The project will bring over 30 movies into HD format for Blu-ray and new media exploitation in the 21st Century. This represents substantial investment by Hammer and its key partner Studiocanal, and is testimony to the extraordinary regard with which the Hammer legacy is held internationally, with some materials for the project being provided by Hammer’s original Us production partners Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures.
Dracula Prince of Darkness is the first title scheduled for release in the global restoration project and will be released in the UK in conjunction with Studiocanal in March 2012. The partnership continues throughout the spring for the releases of The Reptile and The Plague of The Zombies, and...
- 1/19/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
More Dickens and even more Shakespeare, but also new novels from Toni Morrison, Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith, plus exciting new voices – 2012's literary highlights
January
10 Charles Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood, starring Matthew Rhys and Tamzin Merchant, begins – and, unlike the book, ends – on BBC2.
13 Michael Morpurgo's much-loved children's novel War Horse, a long-running favourite at the National and on Broadway, gets the Hollywood treatment. A tearjerking saga about a young soldier and his horse – it was only a matter of time before it was Spielberged.
16 Ts Eliot prize. Despite withdrawals from the shortlist over objections to a hedge fund's sponsorship of the prize, the Eliot remains the UK's premier poetry award, and its eve-of-event reading is always a treat. This year's shortlist includes Daljit Nagra, Carol Ann Duffy and John Burnside.
20 Release of film of Coriolanus, an Orson Wellesian effort directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes,...
January
10 Charles Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood, starring Matthew Rhys and Tamzin Merchant, begins – and, unlike the book, ends – on BBC2.
13 Michael Morpurgo's much-loved children's novel War Horse, a long-running favourite at the National and on Broadway, gets the Hollywood treatment. A tearjerking saga about a young soldier and his horse – it was only a matter of time before it was Spielberged.
16 Ts Eliot prize. Despite withdrawals from the shortlist over objections to a hedge fund's sponsorship of the prize, the Eliot remains the UK's premier poetry award, and its eve-of-event reading is always a treat. This year's shortlist includes Daljit Nagra, Carol Ann Duffy and John Burnside.
20 Release of film of Coriolanus, an Orson Wellesian effort directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes,...
- 1/6/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Beeban Kidron became the great photographer's apprentice at 16 and learned the tricks, trials and triumphs of the business
At 99 and after a long stay in a nursing home, the death of legendary photographer Eve Arnold was hardly a surprise – though she may have been just a little annoyed to quit a few months short of 100.
I was very young when I was summoned to Eve's flat in Mayfair. Under my arm was a pile of photographs taken during the previous year. Unfortunately I had spilt a jar of pickled beetroot over them just before leaving home. Fortunately I had managed to rinse most of the pink stains off but they were still a little damp, and a slight whiff of beetroot emanated from the envelope.
On the intercom her voice was as deep as a man's and as American as the movies – in no way suggesting the elegant and diminutive...
At 99 and after a long stay in a nursing home, the death of legendary photographer Eve Arnold was hardly a surprise – though she may have been just a little annoyed to quit a few months short of 100.
I was very young when I was summoned to Eve's flat in Mayfair. Under my arm was a pile of photographs taken during the previous year. Unfortunately I had spilt a jar of pickled beetroot over them just before leaving home. Fortunately I had managed to rinse most of the pink stains off but they were still a little damp, and a slight whiff of beetroot emanated from the envelope.
On the intercom her voice was as deep as a man's and as American as the movies – in no way suggesting the elegant and diminutive...
- 1/6/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
"Playwright Shelagh Delaney, best known for her 1958 play A Taste of Honey, has died of cancer," reports Robert Barr for the AP. "The writer was just 19 when A Taste of Honey premiered. The downbeat tale of a young woman's pregnancy following a one-night stand with a black sailor, and her supportive relationship with a gay artist, verged on scandalous at the time, but the play had successful runs in London and New York…. Delaney's immediate inspiration was her dislike of Terence Rattigan's play, Variations on a Theme. Believing she could do better, she wrote A Taste of Honey in two weeks, reworking material from a novel she was writing. Delaney and the film's director, Tony Richardson, shared BAFTA and Writer's Guild awards for best screenplay for the 1961 film adaptation, which starred Rita Tushingham."
"Delaney's play sits in between John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (1956) and Joe Orton's...
"Delaney's play sits in between John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (1956) and Joe Orton's...
- 11/21/2011
- MUBI
Paul Andrew Williams's new film Song for Marion finishes location shooting, Jeanette Winterson tweets the Bible and Andrew Lloyd Webber lets schools take on Cats and Phantom
Film boom up north
Location filming has just finished on a British movie that, on paper, has all the signs of success.
Song for Marion was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (who made London to Brighton) and has a cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp, Christopher Eccleston and Gemma Arterton. It's a very British story about an unconventional amateur choir, a kind of choral Brassed Off.
It was filmed in the north-east, not because it is set there, but because film-makers are waking up to the area's potential.
Producer Ken Marshall told the Diary: "There are so many advantages being here as opposed to London. It's easier logistically, and it's more film-friendly. It is unbelievable how much support we've...
Film boom up north
Location filming has just finished on a British movie that, on paper, has all the signs of success.
Song for Marion was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (who made London to Brighton) and has a cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp, Christopher Eccleston and Gemma Arterton. It's a very British story about an unconventional amateur choir, a kind of choral Brassed Off.
It was filmed in the north-east, not because it is set there, but because film-makers are waking up to the area's potential.
Producer Ken Marshall told the Diary: "There are so many advantages being here as opposed to London. It's easier logistically, and it's more film-friendly. It is unbelievable how much support we've...
- 9/13/2011
- by Mark Brown
- The Guardian - Film News
Jonathan Franzen's family epic, a new collection from Seamus Heaney, Philip Larkin's love letters, a memoir centred on tiny Japanese sculptures ... which books most excited our writers this year?
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In Red Dust Road (Picador) Jackie Kay writes lucidly and honestly about being the adopted black daughter of white parents, about searching for her white birth mother and Nigerian birth father, and about the many layers of identity. She has a rare ability to portray sentiment with absolutely no sentimentality. Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns (Random House) is a fresh and wonderful history of African-American migration. Chang-rae Lee's The Surrendered (Little, Brown) is a grave, beautiful novel about people who experienced the Korean war and the war's legacy. And David Remnick's The Bridge (Picador) is a thorough and well-written biography of Barack Obama. The many Americans who believe invented biographical details about Obama would do well to read it.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In Red Dust Road (Picador) Jackie Kay writes lucidly and honestly about being the adopted black daughter of white parents, about searching for her white birth mother and Nigerian birth father, and about the many layers of identity. She has a rare ability to portray sentiment with absolutely no sentimentality. Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns (Random House) is a fresh and wonderful history of African-American migration. Chang-rae Lee's The Surrendered (Little, Brown) is a grave, beautiful novel about people who experienced the Korean war and the war's legacy. And David Remnick's The Bridge (Picador) is a thorough and well-written biography of Barack Obama. The many Americans who believe invented biographical details about Obama would do well to read it.
- 11/27/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
This week sees the release of Let Me In, the Matt Reeves directed adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel starring It-Girl Chloe Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee. It is the first major release from the rejuvenated Hammer, a name synonymous with cinematic horror.
Fans of the much loved Tomas Alfredson adaptation of the novel may have their concerns about the new film but it gets a lot right and sets the tone for a new direction for Hammer, and we sat down with CEO Simon Oakes to talk about the legacy and the future of Hammer – including The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe.
HeyUGuys:
Hammer has an enormous and important legacy, and Let Me In represents a new direction for you, what’s your take on the future of Hammer?
Simon Oakes
I’ve been on the record as saying that when we bought Hammer we knew we had...
Fans of the much loved Tomas Alfredson adaptation of the novel may have their concerns about the new film but it gets a lot right and sets the tone for a new direction for Hammer, and we sat down with CEO Simon Oakes to talk about the legacy and the future of Hammer – including The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe.
HeyUGuys:
Hammer has an enormous and important legacy, and Let Me In represents a new direction for you, what’s your take on the future of Hammer?
Simon Oakes
I’ve been on the record as saying that when we bought Hammer we knew we had...
- 11/3/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Horror films offer an inventive filter for our real anxieties – which may explain the genre's current renaissance
If it is indeed the case that cultures get the monsters they deserve, then it would be not unreasonable to anticipate a timely British horror revolving around socially cleansed housing benefit applicants wreaking terrible revenge upon a diminishing cohort of bankers, holed up in a post-apocalyptic version of the City of London's Gherkin. So it is perhaps evidence of horror's capacity to be socially reflexive rather than socially realist that next week's debut release from the freshly animated Hammer Productions concerns instead a prepubescent vampire.
Let Me In, an English-language version of the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In, is the first endeavour from the infamous studio in 34 years, and marks a significant moment in the current British horror renaissance which has come, not unexpectedly, at a time when audiences are arguably more in need of inventive,...
If it is indeed the case that cultures get the monsters they deserve, then it would be not unreasonable to anticipate a timely British horror revolving around socially cleansed housing benefit applicants wreaking terrible revenge upon a diminishing cohort of bankers, holed up in a post-apocalyptic version of the City of London's Gherkin. So it is perhaps evidence of horror's capacity to be socially reflexive rather than socially realist that next week's debut release from the freshly animated Hammer Productions concerns instead a prepubescent vampire.
Let Me In, an English-language version of the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In, is the first endeavour from the infamous studio in 34 years, and marks a significant moment in the current British horror renaissance which has come, not unexpectedly, at a time when audiences are arguably more in need of inventive,...
- 10/28/2010
- by Libby Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
Arrow Books, an imprint of The Random House Group, is embarking on a major new publishing partnership with Hammer Films.
The partnership will create a new Hammer imprint to initially publish around six titles a year, launching in Spring 2011. Titles will include novelizations of new film releases, novelizations of backlist classics – to bring them to a whole new market with a modern and sophisticated twist – and new novellas by established authors whose oeuvre does not necessarily encompass the horror genre.
Award-winning author Jeanette Winterson (The Stone Gods, Oranges are not the Only Fruit) is writing the first of these original novellas, which will be published in Summer 2011.
Not in production since the 1980’s, Hammer’s brand is now being aggressively reinvigorated by Exclusive Media Group through new investment in the development and production of films, television and digital-platform content. Hammer’s triumphant return will be marked this month by its...
The partnership will create a new Hammer imprint to initially publish around six titles a year, launching in Spring 2011. Titles will include novelizations of new film releases, novelizations of backlist classics – to bring them to a whole new market with a modern and sophisticated twist – and new novellas by established authors whose oeuvre does not necessarily encompass the horror genre.
Award-winning author Jeanette Winterson (The Stone Gods, Oranges are not the Only Fruit) is writing the first of these original novellas, which will be published in Summer 2011.
Not in production since the 1980’s, Hammer’s brand is now being aggressively reinvigorated by Exclusive Media Group through new investment in the development and production of films, television and digital-platform content. Hammer’s triumphant return will be marked this month by its...
- 10/6/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Award-winning author Jeanette Winterson to turn to horror writing as film company Hammer moves into literary world
Jeanette Winterson will pen a horror novel for the film company Hammer as it moves into the world of publishing.
The Whitbread prize-winning author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is the first writer commissioned to produce a novella under the publishing deal.
Hammer is partnering with Arrow Books, part of Random House, to produce a series of horror titles.
The film company, founded in 1934 and famed for its British-made shockers, has recently been revived.
It is adapting The Woman in Black with Daniel Radcliffe, and will release its first film in 30 years next month: Let Me In, starring Chloe Moretz.
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Jeanette Winterson will pen a horror novel for the film company Hammer as it moves into the world of publishing.
The Whitbread prize-winning author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is the first writer commissioned to produce a novella under the publishing deal.
Hammer is partnering with Arrow Books, part of Random House, to produce a series of horror titles.
The film company, founded in 1934 and famed for its British-made shockers, has recently been revived.
It is adapting The Woman in Black with Daniel Radcliffe, and will release its first film in 30 years next month: Let Me In, starring Chloe Moretz.
Jeanette WintersonHorror
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- 10/6/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
The reinvigoration of the legendary British film brand Hammer now includes Jeanette Winterson, the award-winning British author. She's writing an original novella for the new Hammer imprint to be published summer 2011. Arrow Books (Random House) plans to publish 6 Hammer novels a year beginning spring 2011. However, Hammer’s first film release in over 30 years, Let Me In, made an inauspicious U.S. start last weekend for Overture/Relativity. Next up is The Resident, starring Hilary Swank, which is still looking for a U.S. distributor. Meanwhile, Daniel Radcliffe is currently shooting Hammer's The Woman In Black on location in the UK. Hammer, a London based production subsidiary of Exclusive Media Group, hadn't been in production since the 1980s until new investment allowed for the development and production of film, television and digital-platform content. One Hammer character I’d like to see revived is Professor Quatermass, the rocket scientist who encountered various...
- 10/5/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
That a woman created Bella's man-worshipping, abuse-excusing pathology is baffling – luckily strong heroines abound elsewhere
So. Twilight Eclipse. Wolfboy Jacob lurks nudely, rudely, buffly, looking ever-ready for some lupine tussling out yonder. Vampire Edward appears to be struggling with constipation. And Bella, how goes it with her? Do you know, I can't remember. Who is she? Nobody. What does she do? Nothing. Where is she without men? Nowhere. Want to know what Bella's secret power is? It's the power of negation. She's such a deadzone of psychic antimatter that supernatural mojo doesn't work on her. Other characters' magical skills simply dissolve when they encounter the sullen ringfence of her anticharisma.
Bella's passivity, the oppressiveness of her boyfriends (presented as protectiveness), the fetishisation of female victimhood and the unstinting justification of the guys' abusiveness have spurred a strong feminist backlash against the books – a backlash which I fully support. Part of...
So. Twilight Eclipse. Wolfboy Jacob lurks nudely, rudely, buffly, looking ever-ready for some lupine tussling out yonder. Vampire Edward appears to be struggling with constipation. And Bella, how goes it with her? Do you know, I can't remember. Who is she? Nobody. What does she do? Nothing. Where is she without men? Nowhere. Want to know what Bella's secret power is? It's the power of negation. She's such a deadzone of psychic antimatter that supernatural mojo doesn't work on her. Other characters' magical skills simply dissolve when they encounter the sullen ringfence of her anticharisma.
Bella's passivity, the oppressiveness of her boyfriends (presented as protectiveness), the fetishisation of female victimhood and the unstinting justification of the guys' abusiveness have spurred a strong feminist backlash against the books – a backlash which I fully support. Part of...
- 7/16/2010
- by Bidisha
- The Guardian - Film News
"Great LezBritian" is a fortnightly stroll through the very best of British lesbo-centric entertainment and culture. Plus there will be some jolly good interviews with the top ladies who are waving the flag for gay UK.
A couple of columns ago we wrote about the British women we wish were gay, which gave rise to much debate and informed us that our readers lust after and loathe Cheryl Cole in equal amounts. We decided that in this column we’d like to celebrate the British ladies we’re glad actually are gay or bisexual, which has been an unexpectedly tricky task.
Once again we sent out a Tweet asking you to suggest your favourite Britbians, and as the land that proffered Skins, Tipping the Velvet and Bad Girls, we were certain that Britain would have so many options that we’d be tossing second tier choices out of the list...
A couple of columns ago we wrote about the British women we wish were gay, which gave rise to much debate and informed us that our readers lust after and loathe Cheryl Cole in equal amounts. We decided that in this column we’d like to celebrate the British ladies we’re glad actually are gay or bisexual, which has been an unexpectedly tricky task.
Once again we sent out a Tweet asking you to suggest your favourite Britbians, and as the land that proffered Skins, Tipping the Velvet and Bad Girls, we were certain that Britain would have so many options that we’d be tossing second tier choices out of the list...
- 6/7/2010
- by Sarah and Lee
- AfterEllen.com
Duck! It’s a drive-by blogging!
These Teeth have got to chatter quickly, my dears – they’re due to take a chunk out of study for my finals. But who says dot points can’t be cerebral? Let's find out!
Snack on this! New True Blood preview!
Remember when True Blood creator Alan Ball promised us the “gayest” season yet? "Come one, come all!" called the ringmaster. "See the amazing gay Lafayette finally snare a boyfriend – he’s just that deft, ladies and gentlemen! Marvel as sexual boundaries disappear before your eyes – the erotic undertones of the vampire genre let loose to play outside their straight prison! And see as our writers daringly do more than intimate the polysexuality of most our principal cast!"
Yeah, nada.
Anybody catch a whiff of any of that elusive gay in this promo? “Ultimate fan preview” my tush! Maybe you just have to have a preternatural sense of smell…...
These Teeth have got to chatter quickly, my dears – they’re due to take a chunk out of study for my finals. But who says dot points can’t be cerebral? Let's find out!
Snack on this! New True Blood preview!
Remember when True Blood creator Alan Ball promised us the “gayest” season yet? "Come one, come all!" called the ringmaster. "See the amazing gay Lafayette finally snare a boyfriend – he’s just that deft, ladies and gentlemen! Marvel as sexual boundaries disappear before your eyes – the erotic undertones of the vampire genre let loose to play outside their straight prison! And see as our writers daringly do more than intimate the polysexuality of most our principal cast!"
Yeah, nada.
Anybody catch a whiff of any of that elusive gay in this promo? “Ultimate fan preview” my tush! Maybe you just have to have a preternatural sense of smell…...
- 6/4/2010
- by shanski
- The Backlot
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