The debut feature from filmmaker Dean Puckett, production has wrapped in England on an untitled folk horror movie, and Deadline shares a first-look image with us today.
Emma Appleton (“The Witcher”) stars.
In the upcoming horror movie, “When Magpie’s husband dies in mysterious circumstances, a brutal witch-hunt threatens to tear apart an isolated religious community.”
Jodhi May, Lewis Gribben, Barney Harris, Oliver Maltman, James Swanton, and Toby Stephens also star.
The film is produced by Rebecca Wolff of Grasp the Nettle Films and Jude Goldrei of Lunar Lander Films. Executive Producers are Piers Holdsworth Hunt, Kate Byers, Linn Waite, Malik Ali, Badie Ali, Hamza Ali, Evan Leighton-Davis, and Rupert Hanbury-Tenison. Co-Producers are Daria Nitsche and James Brant, with Ella Turner as Associate Producer.
Deadline notes, “The project was developed as part of the BFI, BBC Films, and Creative UK’s iFeatures program, which has developed successful indie pics.”
The...
Emma Appleton (“The Witcher”) stars.
In the upcoming horror movie, “When Magpie’s husband dies in mysterious circumstances, a brutal witch-hunt threatens to tear apart an isolated religious community.”
Jodhi May, Lewis Gribben, Barney Harris, Oliver Maltman, James Swanton, and Toby Stephens also star.
The film is produced by Rebecca Wolff of Grasp the Nettle Films and Jude Goldrei of Lunar Lander Films. Executive Producers are Piers Holdsworth Hunt, Kate Byers, Linn Waite, Malik Ali, Badie Ali, Hamza Ali, Evan Leighton-Davis, and Rupert Hanbury-Tenison. Co-Producers are Daria Nitsche and James Brant, with Ella Turner as Associate Producer.
Deadline notes, “The project was developed as part of the BFI, BBC Films, and Creative UK’s iFeatures program, which has developed successful indie pics.”
The...
- 6/21/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Emma Appleton is among the cast leading a currently untitled indie British folk horror from debut feature filmmaker Dean Puckett, which has just wrapped production on the southwest coast of England.
Appleton leads the cast, which is rounded out by Jodhi May, Lewis Gribben, Barney Harris, Oliver Maltman, James Swanton, and Toby Stephens. The film is produced by Rebecca Wolff of Grasp the Nettle Films and Jude Goldrei of Lunar Lander Films. Logline reads: When Magpie’s husband dies in mysterious circumstances, a brutal witch-hunt threatens to tear apart an isolated religious community.
Production took place on Cornwall’s Bodmin Moor, an expansive rocky moorland. The Cornish region has a long and rich history of horror filmmaking. Alfred Hitchcock’s second du Maurier adaptation Rebecca is set in Cornwall, and more recently, the region’s distinct landscape feature heavily in the work...
Appleton leads the cast, which is rounded out by Jodhi May, Lewis Gribben, Barney Harris, Oliver Maltman, James Swanton, and Toby Stephens. The film is produced by Rebecca Wolff of Grasp the Nettle Films and Jude Goldrei of Lunar Lander Films. Logline reads: When Magpie’s husband dies in mysterious circumstances, a brutal witch-hunt threatens to tear apart an isolated religious community.
Production took place on Cornwall’s Bodmin Moor, an expansive rocky moorland. The Cornish region has a long and rich history of horror filmmaking. Alfred Hitchcock’s second du Maurier adaptation Rebecca is set in Cornwall, and more recently, the region’s distinct landscape feature heavily in the work...
- 6/21/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Eight-part drama was among 15 projects pitched in Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions.
Russian producer Alexander Rodnyansky and UK writer Matt Jones clinched the main €50,000 project prize at French TV festival and industry event Series Mania on Monday (August 30) for Lgbtqia+ period drama Red Rainbow.
It was among 15 drama projects pitched at Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, a key strand of the event’s industry-focused Forum programme, taking place within the framework of the TV festival unfolding in Lille from August 26 to September 2.
Inspired by true events in the late 1970s, the eight-part drama revolves around three gay activists...
Russian producer Alexander Rodnyansky and UK writer Matt Jones clinched the main €50,000 project prize at French TV festival and industry event Series Mania on Monday (August 30) for Lgbtqia+ period drama Red Rainbow.
It was among 15 drama projects pitched at Series Mania’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, a key strand of the event’s industry-focused Forum programme, taking place within the framework of the TV festival unfolding in Lille from August 26 to September 2.
Inspired by true events in the late 1970s, the eight-part drama revolves around three gay activists...
- 8/31/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
The industry centerpiece at Series Mania’s Forum, Monday’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions take on a special relevance this year as the number of admissions have almost doubled – up to 560, near twice the usual number, says Series Mania director Francesco Capurro. “Producers have had more time to develop with Covid-19. Projects run a wide gamut. The idea is tat there will be something for everybody attending,” Capurro explains. Ambitions – budgetary, artistic – are often high. There are multiple period thrillers, as projects wrestle with key issues – identity, peace, high-tech, big business, sacrifice, survival – crucial to these convulsive times.
“Amal,” (Eran Riklis, Israel)
Powered by one of the most established talents at the Forum, reputed film director Riklis (“Lemon Tree”). Also one of its most ambitious projects, an epic yet intimate love story between a Palestinian woman and Israeli man, spanning three decades and Columbia U, Hollywood, Ramallah and Gaza through to...
“Amal,” (Eran Riklis, Israel)
Powered by one of the most established talents at the Forum, reputed film director Riklis (“Lemon Tree”). Also one of its most ambitious projects, an epic yet intimate love story between a Palestinian woman and Israeli man, spanning three decades and Columbia U, Hollywood, Ramallah and Gaza through to...
- 8/29/2021
- by John Hopewell and Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Season 2 of “Back” has a great runner. The first in the comedy series’ new batch of episodes, returning after a years-long absence and now airing stateside on IFC, sees the staff and patrons of the local John Barleycorn having to deal with a trendy neighborhood newcomer. “P:ub,” the newly-arrived drinking establishment, has all the trappings of a deconstructed brewery, all the way down to a name that people aren’t 100 percent sure how to pronounce.
The sprinklings of people invoking “Puh-uhb” in and around the John Barleycorn is the kind of simple Season 2 joke that’s “Back” in a nutshell. Pronouncing that name becomes more a dejected statement of fact, the kind of thing that writer Simon Blackwell and stars Robert Webb and David Mitchell have turned into their own kind of magic trick over their multi-decade run together. So while there’s plenty of shifting around in “Back” Season...
The sprinklings of people invoking “Puh-uhb” in and around the John Barleycorn is the kind of simple Season 2 joke that’s “Back” in a nutshell. Pronouncing that name becomes more a dejected statement of fact, the kind of thing that writer Simon Blackwell and stars Robert Webb and David Mitchell have turned into their own kind of magic trick over their multi-decade run together. So while there’s plenty of shifting around in “Back” Season...
- 3/31/2021
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Network: SundanceTV.
Episodes: 12 (hour).
Seasons: Two.
TV show dates: September 27, 2017 — Tbd.
Series status: Ending.
Performers include: Joanne Froggatt, Ioan Gruffudd, Zoë Tapper, Warren Brown, Richie Campbell, Jamie Flatters, Shelley Conn, Danny Webb, Rita McDonald Damper, Chu Omambala, Finn Bennett, Akbar Kurtha, Oliver Maltman, Tsion Habte, Ethan Risk, and Frasier Risk.
TV show description: A modern gender politics drama, the Liar TV show comes from Jack Williams and Harry Williams. Throughout the series, the narrative explores conflicting points of view and recollections about the one night two people shared.
Bright, blunt, and headstrong, Laura Nielson (Froggatt) is a popular English teacher at the local secondary school. When the story kicks...
Episodes: 12 (hour).
Seasons: Two.
TV show dates: September 27, 2017 — Tbd.
Series status: Ending.
Performers include: Joanne Froggatt, Ioan Gruffudd, Zoë Tapper, Warren Brown, Richie Campbell, Jamie Flatters, Shelley Conn, Danny Webb, Rita McDonald Damper, Chu Omambala, Finn Bennett, Akbar Kurtha, Oliver Maltman, Tsion Habte, Ethan Risk, and Frasier Risk.
TV show description: A modern gender politics drama, the Liar TV show comes from Jack Williams and Harry Williams. Throughout the series, the narrative explores conflicting points of view and recollections about the one night two people shared.
Bright, blunt, and headstrong, Laura Nielson (Froggatt) is a popular English teacher at the local secondary school. When the story kicks...
- 5/1/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch
What will happen to Laura and Andrew when the truth comes out? Will the Liar TV show be cancelled or renewed for a second season on SundanceTV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Liar, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A psychological thriller on the SundanceTV cable channel, Liar stars Joanne Froggatt, Ioan Gruffudd, Zoë Tapper, Warren Brown, Richie Campbell, Jamie Flatters, Shelley Conn, Danny Webb, Rita McDonald Damper, Chu Omambala, Finn Bennett, Akbar Kurtha, Oliver Maltman, Tsion Habte, Ethan Risk, and Frasier Risk. While the widowed Dr. Andrew Earlham (Gruffudd) thinks they had a perfect first date, school teacher Laura...
What will happen to Laura and Andrew when the truth comes out? Will the Liar TV show be cancelled or renewed for a second season on SundanceTV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Liar, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A psychological thriller on the SundanceTV cable channel, Liar stars Joanne Froggatt, Ioan Gruffudd, Zoë Tapper, Warren Brown, Richie Campbell, Jamie Flatters, Shelley Conn, Danny Webb, Rita McDonald Damper, Chu Omambala, Finn Bennett, Akbar Kurtha, Oliver Maltman, Tsion Habte, Ethan Risk, and Frasier Risk. While the widowed Dr. Andrew Earlham (Gruffudd) thinks they had a perfect first date, school teacher Laura...
- 5/1/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Belcher, Malcolm Freeman, Lucy Russell, Liz White, Simon Paisley Day, John Heffernan, Lee Boardman, Paul Ryan, Kate O’Flynn, Tim Steed, Nicholas Day, Tim McMullan, Richard Goulding, Oliver Maltman | Written by James Graham | Directed by Toby Haynes
Toby Hayne’s untimely and somewhat exploitive chartering of the creation and ultimately the execution of what may just be one of the most consequential political tragedies to befall on the British people by the British people in modern times – Brexit: The Uncivil War is, like its namesake, a disaster.
The subject matter of Hayne’s film has, of course, an interesting basis to be brought to the screen. Almost two years on from David Cameron’s ludicrous political party gamble in a referendum vote on the E.U. and the UK government (nor people for that matter) are nowhere closer formulating a promising deal or coming together to...
Toby Hayne’s untimely and somewhat exploitive chartering of the creation and ultimately the execution of what may just be one of the most consequential political tragedies to befall on the British people by the British people in modern times – Brexit: The Uncivil War is, like its namesake, a disaster.
The subject matter of Hayne’s film has, of course, an interesting basis to be brought to the screen. Almost two years on from David Cameron’s ludicrous political party gamble in a referendum vote on the E.U. and the UK government (nor people for that matter) are nowhere closer formulating a promising deal or coming together to...
- 1/23/2019
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
The announcement of the film “Brexit” — which aired in the U.K. on Channel 4 before its HBO bow on Jan. 19 — engendered serious criticism from the British, and understandably so. The film, which looks at recent history in the manner HBO productions like “Game Change” and “Recount” had done, takes on a story whose very fundamentals are still in doubt. For those who believe the Brexit vote, a plebiscite that resulted in the U.K.’s protracted quitting of the European Union, turned out the way it did because of nefarious or illegal tactics, “Brexit” covers material that’s too painful, and too unsettled, to handle.
But the protest didn’t account for the fact that the film, indeed, addresses various potential causes, so much so that it feels at times more like a polemic against the forces that led to upheaval than like a fiction film. In its multifarious...
But the protest didn’t account for the fact that the film, indeed, addresses various potential causes, so much so that it feels at times more like a polemic against the forces that led to upheaval than like a fiction film. In its multifarious...
- 1/16/2019
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
"How to change the course of history?" HBO has revealed a full-length trailer for a movie called Brexit, also known as Brexit: The Uncivil War, which is actually a made-for-tv film but we can't help feature it anyway. Benedict Cumberbatch stars in this as Dominic Cummings, the now infamous political strategist who utilized controversial campaigning and social media tactics to successfully (unfortunately) spearhead the "Vote Leave" campaign. For those from America, Cummings seems to be the Steve Bannon of the UK, an outsider who riled up the public to make a rash decision that is still being debated. The cast includes John Heffernan, Rory Kinnear, Liz White, Richard Goulding, Paul Ryan, Oliver Maltman, Nicholas Day, and Lee Boardman. Made by the director of the Emmy-nominated "USS Callister" episode of "Black Mirror". This looks damn good; I dig the freshness of the look and feel, and that it shows all his dirty tricks.
- 12/16/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Skyfall star Rory Kinnear and The Crown’s John Heffernan have joined Benedict Cumberbatch-fronted drama Brexit (w/t) as the first image of the Sherlock star, without his long locks, has been unveiled.
Filming has begun on the two-hour drama special, produced by Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s House Productions for Channel 4.
Kinnear, who has also starred in The Imitation Game and Black Mirror stars as Craig Oliver, Prime Minister David Cameron’s Director of Communications, who was brought in to oversee the Remain campaign’s communications strategy, while Heffernan, who played John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham in Netflix’s royal drama, stars as Matthew Elliott, political lobbyist and Chief Executive of Vote Leave.
They join Cumberbatch, who stars as Dominic Cummings, the leading strategist and Campaign Director of Vote Leave.
Elsewhere, Call The Midwife star Liz White plays Mary Wakefield, a journalist and Dominic Cummings’ wife...
Filming has begun on the two-hour drama special, produced by Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s House Productions for Channel 4.
Kinnear, who has also starred in The Imitation Game and Black Mirror stars as Craig Oliver, Prime Minister David Cameron’s Director of Communications, who was brought in to oversee the Remain campaign’s communications strategy, while Heffernan, who played John Grigg, 2nd Baron Altrincham in Netflix’s royal drama, stars as Matthew Elliott, political lobbyist and Chief Executive of Vote Leave.
They join Cumberbatch, who stars as Dominic Cummings, the leading strategist and Campaign Director of Vote Leave.
Elsewhere, Call The Midwife star Liz White plays Mary Wakefield, a journalist and Dominic Cummings’ wife...
- 6/25/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Beast Roadside Attractions Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Director: Michael Pearce Screenwriter: Michael Pearce Cast: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James, Trystan Gravelle, Oliver Maltman, Charley Palmer Rothwell Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 5/1/18 Opens: May 11, 2018 If you managed to catch the 28-minute short film “Keeping Up with the Joneses,” you might have guessed […]
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- 5/7/2018
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James, Trystan Gravelle, Emily Taaffe, Charley Palmer Rothwell, Hattie Gotobed, Shannon Tarbet, Olwen Fouere, Tim Woodward, Oliver Maltman, Barry Aird | Written and Directed by Michael Pearce
This Jersey-set thriller from writer-director Michael Pearce is an accomplished feature debut. Beast packs a lot into its lean running time; and while it’s dotted with clichés, and some scenes fall flat, it is intelligent and atmospheric and it grips until the end.
Twenty-something Moll (Jessie Buckley) feels trapped in her middle-class home, which she shares with her dementia-suffering father and overbearing mother (Geraldine James). Moll was expelled from school as a young teenager and spent the rest of her formative years being home-schooled. Her mother never forgave her.
One night, Moll escapes her dismal birthday party and goes out clubbing. She’s rescued from a sleazebag by a wiry stranger, Pascal (Johnny Flynn). He’s a rule-breaker and a heartbreaker.
This Jersey-set thriller from writer-director Michael Pearce is an accomplished feature debut. Beast packs a lot into its lean running time; and while it’s dotted with clichés, and some scenes fall flat, it is intelligent and atmospheric and it grips until the end.
Twenty-something Moll (Jessie Buckley) feels trapped in her middle-class home, which she shares with her dementia-suffering father and overbearing mother (Geraldine James). Moll was expelled from school as a young teenager and spent the rest of her formative years being home-schooled. Her mother never forgave her.
One night, Moll escapes her dismal birthday party and goes out clubbing. She’s rescued from a sleazebag by a wiry stranger, Pascal (Johnny Flynn). He’s a rule-breaker and a heartbreaker.
- 4/23/2018
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
Sneak Peek footage from "The Mercy", the Brit biographical drama, directed by James Marsh and written by Scott Z. Burns, based on a true story, starring Colin Firth ("Kingsman: The Secret Service"), Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Ken Stott and Jonathan Bailey:
"...'The Mercy', follows the disastrous attempt by amateur sailor 'Donald Crowhurst' (Firth) to complete the 'Sunday Times Golden Globe Race' in 1968 and his subsequent attempts to cover up his failure.
Cast also includes Adrian Schiller, Oliver Maltman, Kit Connor, Eleanor Stagg, Andrew Buchan and Geoff Bladon.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Mercy"...
"...'The Mercy', follows the disastrous attempt by amateur sailor 'Donald Crowhurst' (Firth) to complete the 'Sunday Times Golden Globe Race' in 1968 and his subsequent attempts to cover up his failure.
Cast also includes Adrian Schiller, Oliver Maltman, Kit Connor, Eleanor Stagg, Andrew Buchan and Geoff Bladon.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Mercy"...
- 3/15/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Is this psychological thriller one of those limited event series that will remain a single installment mini-series, or will ITV and SundanceTV decide to renew their Liar TV show for a second season? If Liar does get a pickup, will it focus on the same characters, or will it morph into an anthology? Stay tuned. A modern exploration of gender politics, Liar stars Joanne Froggatt, Ioan Gruffudd, Zoë Tapper, Warren Brown, Richie Campbell, Jamie Flatters, Shelley Conn, Danny Webb, Rita McDonald Damper, Chu Omambala, Finn Bennett, Akbar Kurtha, Oliver Maltman, Tsion Habte, Ethan Risk, and Frasier Risk. While the widowed Dr. Andrew Earlham (Gruffudd) thinks they had a perfect first date, school teacher Laura Nielson (Froggatt) has a very different perception. The SundanceTV drama examines the respective truths of both Laura and Andrew and ponders where to draw the line between fact and...
- 11/25/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Sneak Peek new footage from "The Mercy", the upcoming Brit biographical drama, directed by James Marsh and written by Scott Z. Burns, based on a true story, starring Colin Firth ("Kingsman: The Secret Service"), Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Ken Stott and Jonathan Bailey, opening February 9, 2018 in the UK:
"...'The Mercy', follows the disastrous attempt by amateur sailor 'Donald Crowhurst' (Firth) to complete the 'Sunday Times Golden Globe Race' in 1968 and his subsequent attempts to cover up his failure.
Cast also includes Adrian Schiller, Oliver Maltman, Kit Connor, Eleanor Stagg, Andrew Buchan and Geoff Bladon.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Mercy"...
"...'The Mercy', follows the disastrous attempt by amateur sailor 'Donald Crowhurst' (Firth) to complete the 'Sunday Times Golden Globe Race' in 1968 and his subsequent attempts to cover up his failure.
Cast also includes Adrian Schiller, Oliver Maltman, Kit Connor, Eleanor Stagg, Andrew Buchan and Geoff Bladon.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Mercy"...
- 11/16/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Benny & Jolene director completes Modern Romance Trilogy with Downton Abbey’s Tom Cullen, Alice Lowe and Dolly Wells.
British director Jamie Adams is preparing to release the final part of his trilogy of improvised films later this year.
Black Mountain Poets stars Tom Cullen (Downton Abbey), Alice Lowe (Sightseers) and comedy actress Dolly Wells.
The relationship comedy was shot in five days last October in the Black Mountains of Wales and was entirely improvised.
It will mark Adams’ third feature in two years when it is released theatrically and on demand this autumn, self-distributed by Jolene Films.
Cardiff-based Jolene Films released Adams’ first feature Benny & Jolene, starring Craig Roberts (Submarine) and Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat), via Verve Pictures in June 2014.
Adams second film, A Wonderful Christmas Time, was the first UK movie to be released exclusively on demand for a month before emerging theatrically in mid-December. It starred Laura Haddock, Oliver Maltman, [link...
British director Jamie Adams is preparing to release the final part of his trilogy of improvised films later this year.
Black Mountain Poets stars Tom Cullen (Downton Abbey), Alice Lowe (Sightseers) and comedy actress Dolly Wells.
The relationship comedy was shot in five days last October in the Black Mountains of Wales and was entirely improvised.
It will mark Adams’ third feature in two years when it is released theatrically and on demand this autumn, self-distributed by Jolene Films.
Cardiff-based Jolene Films released Adams’ first feature Benny & Jolene, starring Craig Roberts (Submarine) and Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat), via Verve Pictures in June 2014.
Adams second film, A Wonderful Christmas Time, was the first UK movie to be released exclusively on demand for a month before emerging theatrically in mid-December. It starred Laura Haddock, Oliver Maltman, [link...
- 1/13/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Den Of Geek Jul 20, 2016
Want to know what British films are coming out this month? Then look no further than our UK movie release calendar...
Welcome to our regularly updated calendar of all the British movies due for release in UK cinemas over the coming months. So if you're keen to keep up-to-date on the latest in home grown cinema - from documentaries to dramas, and comedy horror to science fiction - this is the ideal post for you.
So here's what's coming up in the future.
22 July 2016
The Bfg
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader
Details: An adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, this is a Us/UK/Canada co-production, but we're having it anyway.
K-Shop
Director: Dan Pringle
Cast: Ziad Abaza, Scot Williams, Darren Morfitt, Reece Noi
Details: The son of a kebab shop owner seeks revenge.
29 July 2016
The Intent
Director: Femi Oyeniran, Kalvadour Peterson
Cast: Dylan Duffus,...
Want to know what British films are coming out this month? Then look no further than our UK movie release calendar...
Welcome to our regularly updated calendar of all the British movies due for release in UK cinemas over the coming months. So if you're keen to keep up-to-date on the latest in home grown cinema - from documentaries to dramas, and comedy horror to science fiction - this is the ideal post for you.
So here's what's coming up in the future.
22 July 2016
The Bfg
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader
Details: An adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, this is a Us/UK/Canada co-production, but we're having it anyway.
K-Shop
Director: Dan Pringle
Cast: Ziad Abaza, Scot Williams, Darren Morfitt, Reece Noi
Details: The son of a kebab shop owner seeks revenge.
29 July 2016
The Intent
Director: Femi Oyeniran, Kalvadour Peterson
Cast: Dylan Duffus,...
- 9/12/2014
- Den of Geek
Very little information has emerged about Mike Leigh’s forthcoming, currently untitled biopic about British painter J.M.W. Turner, but the prospect of Leigh reteaming with Timothy Spall is motivation enough for me to keep an eye out for this film. Today, we have a first look at Spall in costume as Turner, which you can check out above.
Leigh has worked with Spall many times before, on films including Secrets & Lies, Topsy-Turvy, All or Nothing, Life Is Sweet and Home Sweet Home, though the Turner biopic will mark their first time collaborating in over a decade. Both seem passionate about the project; Leigh has worked for almost twenty years to get the film made, while Spall signed on for the lead role very early on.
On his goals with the biopic, Leigh told Rope of Silicon that:
Turner as a character is compelling. I want to explore the man,...
Leigh has worked with Spall many times before, on films including Secrets & Lies, Topsy-Turvy, All or Nothing, Life Is Sweet and Home Sweet Home, though the Turner biopic will mark their first time collaborating in over a decade. Both seem passionate about the project; Leigh has worked for almost twenty years to get the film made, while Spall signed on for the lead role very early on.
On his goals with the biopic, Leigh told Rope of Silicon that:
Turner as a character is compelling. I want to explore the man,...
- 10/24/2013
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Sony has firmed up the release date for the Oscar-nominated comedy drama Another Year: It will be issued as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on June 7.
Ruth Sheen love Jim Broadbent in Another Year.
Written and directed by Engish filmmaker Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies), the critically acclaimed film tells the story of a couple—Tom (Jim Broadbent Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen, Run, Fatboy, Run), Broadbent)—that’s been happily married for over thirty years. But as the seasons change and another year passes, Tom and Gerri’s life, love and relationship with their friends is put to the test.
The PG-13 film, which also stars Lesley Manville (TV’s Cranford), Oliver Maltman (Happy-Go-Lucky) and Peter Wight (Hot Fuzz), was nominated for an Academy Award for Leigh’s original screenplay.
The Blu-ray disc contains the following special features:
Commentary with the director Mike Leigh...
Ruth Sheen love Jim Broadbent in Another Year.
Written and directed by Engish filmmaker Mike Leigh (Secrets & Lies), the critically acclaimed film tells the story of a couple—Tom (Jim Broadbent Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen, Run, Fatboy, Run), Broadbent)—that’s been happily married for over thirty years. But as the seasons change and another year passes, Tom and Gerri’s life, love and relationship with their friends is put to the test.
The PG-13 film, which also stars Lesley Manville (TV’s Cranford), Oliver Maltman (Happy-Go-Lucky) and Peter Wight (Hot Fuzz), was nominated for an Academy Award for Leigh’s original screenplay.
The Blu-ray disc contains the following special features:
Commentary with the director Mike Leigh...
- 3/29/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Disappointment and regret loom large in Mike Leigh’s latest film, Another Year (2010). From the opening shots of Janet's (Imelda Staunton) pained expression as she desperately tries to recall a happy moment from her past, you know Leigh will be revisiting familiar territory.
As with Leigh's previous efforts, Another Year once again serves as a showcase for the very best in British acting. Staunton’s appearance may only be a cameo role, but you can see everything in her face: the anger, exasperation and despair that are fuelling her sleepless nights.
The film begins with Janet being gently interviewed by kindly counsellor Gerri (Ruth Sheen). Life is good for Gerri and her geologist husband Tom (Jim Broadbent), who share a happy marriage and a comfortable home. They also enjoy a good relationship with their genial thirty-year-old son Joe (Oliver Maltman), who is a housing caseworker. Vaguely reminiscent of Tom and...
As with Leigh's previous efforts, Another Year once again serves as a showcase for the very best in British acting. Staunton’s appearance may only be a cameo role, but you can see everything in her face: the anger, exasperation and despair that are fuelling her sleepless nights.
The film begins with Janet being gently interviewed by kindly counsellor Gerri (Ruth Sheen). Life is good for Gerri and her geologist husband Tom (Jim Broadbent), who share a happy marriage and a comfortable home. They also enjoy a good relationship with their genial thirty-year-old son Joe (Oliver Maltman), who is a housing caseworker. Vaguely reminiscent of Tom and...
- 2/28/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
This is the review of Another Year, directed by Mike Leigh and stars Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Peter Wight, Oliver Maltman, David Bradley, Karina Fernandez, Martin Savage, Michele Austin, Phil Davis, Stuart McQuarrie and Imelda Staunton. The film opens with an uncomfortably tight close-up of Imelda Staunton’s scowling face. The ruddy, thin lipped grimace, panicky aversion to eye contact, deep-set frown lines all paint a picture of hounded unhappiness. It’s an unnerving start. Just a few minutes in the doctor’s room with Janet - a sleep starved, middle-aged, depressive - and already a hefty dose of our sympathy has unwittingly been tapped. And Leigh begins as he means to go on. The experience of watching this film feels a bit like giving blood, so exhausting and draining are the lines of pathos that he channels from us. This is not to misrepresent the film, as it is,...
- 2/26/2011
- by Dan Hollis
- Pure Movies
Another Year is a quiet and thoughtful film. If you like to people watch then this is the film for you. The film is about now and not how or why. There are no car chases, explosions or special effects. The film is slow to start and in the beginning it is difficult to figure out who the main characters are: people come and go for no apparent reason. The film is a glimpse into the life of Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Geri (Ruth Sheen), a happily married couple, and their friends, co-workers and family.
Tom and Geri are delightful to watch, and the interplay between them is warm and comfortable and it is juxtaposed against the unhappiness of the other characters. Geri works with Mary (Lesley Manville), a middle aged divorcee who is unable to except her age or her status in life. Ken (Peter Wight), a boyhood friend of Tom.s,...
Tom and Geri are delightful to watch, and the interplay between them is warm and comfortable and it is juxtaposed against the unhappiness of the other characters. Geri works with Mary (Lesley Manville), a middle aged divorcee who is unable to except her age or her status in life. Ken (Peter Wight), a boyhood friend of Tom.s,...
- 2/4/2011
- by Joan Rapp
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I'm a longtime fan of director Mike Leigh. From Naked to Happy-Go-Lucky, his films are completely naturalistic, populated with entirely human characters and emotionally powerful.
That said, I'm not quite a fan of Leigh's latest work, Another Year. Yes, it's the sort of high-quality cinema we expect from Leigh, a thoughtful and thoroughly believable collection of character studies with plenty to say about how we view our lives, ourselves and each other. But while Another Year is unquestionably well made, it's so relentlessly drab and dour that I just couldn't bring myself to like it.
The movie centers on Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen), middle-aged Londoners who have enjoyed many years of marital bliss, personal fulfillment and professional success. However, most of their family and friends are anything but content with their lives. From their lonely son, Joe (Oliver Maltman), to their lonelier, hard-drinking friend Mary (Lesley Manville...
That said, I'm not quite a fan of Leigh's latest work, Another Year. Yes, it's the sort of high-quality cinema we expect from Leigh, a thoughtful and thoroughly believable collection of character studies with plenty to say about how we view our lives, ourselves and each other. But while Another Year is unquestionably well made, it's so relentlessly drab and dour that I just couldn't bring myself to like it.
The movie centers on Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen), middle-aged Londoners who have enjoyed many years of marital bliss, personal fulfillment and professional success. However, most of their family and friends are anything but content with their lives. From their lonely son, Joe (Oliver Maltman), to their lonelier, hard-drinking friend Mary (Lesley Manville...
- 2/3/2011
- by Don Clinchy
- Slackerwood
Title: Another Year Directed by: Mike Leigh Starring: Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Oliver Maltman, Peter Wight, David Bradley, Karina Fernandez Click Here for the latest clips and trailers from “Another Year”. Not sure if it was writer/director Michael Leigh’s intention to depict a comedy in the 129 minute “Another Year.” For whatever reason, this guy could not stop laughing at the train-wreck of characters that came in and out of this story. And that’s a very good thing my friends (it‘s not one of those ‘it is so bad it’s funny’ type of pieces). The contrasting dynamics within the characters is quite enjoyable to watch. Granted the length [...]...
- 1/28/2011
- by joe
- ShockYa
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Chicago – Mike Leigh (“Happy-Go-Lucky,” “Vera Drake”) has long ago been correctly-labeled as one of our most remarkably-attuned writer/directors when it comes to capturing the tragedy of the everyday human condition on film. His latest work, “Another Year,” may seem like just another slice of life and it’s certainly not the drama to see if you need fancy hooks with your popcorn, but realistically presenting the highs and sadness of an unfulfilled life is much harder than it looks. Driven by yet-another fantastic acting performance by Lesley Manville, Leigh has made another must-see for art house film goers. He simply does every time he gets behind the camera.
Split into four chapters defined by the seasons, “Another Year” basically tells of key events in the life of the sweet Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen), perhaps the most “average,” “nice” characters you’ll see in a movie all year.
Chicago – Mike Leigh (“Happy-Go-Lucky,” “Vera Drake”) has long ago been correctly-labeled as one of our most remarkably-attuned writer/directors when it comes to capturing the tragedy of the everyday human condition on film. His latest work, “Another Year,” may seem like just another slice of life and it’s certainly not the drama to see if you need fancy hooks with your popcorn, but realistically presenting the highs and sadness of an unfulfilled life is much harder than it looks. Driven by yet-another fantastic acting performance by Lesley Manville, Leigh has made another must-see for art house film goers. He simply does every time he gets behind the camera.
Split into four chapters defined by the seasons, “Another Year” basically tells of key events in the life of the sweet Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen), perhaps the most “average,” “nice” characters you’ll see in a movie all year.
- 1/14/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
I am, unfortunately, a relative newcomer to the cinema of British filmmaker Mike Leigh. This is a shortcoming that, as per the New Year's tradition, will hopefully be rectified by a cinematic resolution. Two years ago, I was floored by Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), a shaggy but endearing portrait of a young woman, appropriately named Poppy (Sally Hawkins), and the consequences of her happiness on those around her. His latest film, Another Year (2010), is the polar opposite. The film chronicles the lives of two married near-retirees, geologist Tom (Jim Broadbent) and therapist Gerri (Ruth Sheen). They are blissfully married, sharing their days together in their garden and visiting with their son, Joe (Oliver Maltman). Yet, the calm of their household offers refuge from the storms of everyday life for their friends, including a pair of depressed alcoholics, Mary (Leslie Manville) and Ken (Peter Wight), whose problems occasionally bring rain to Tom and Gerri's garden.
- 1/3/2011
- by Drew Morton
Top Ten Movies of 2010
I feel as if 2010 marked a turning point in movies. Sure, we had our share of blockbusters with Alice in Wonderland crossing $1 billion worldwide and Iron Man 2 and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse joining it as the three lone live-action films to cross $300 million. However, after Inception and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, the only other films to cross the $200 million mark domestically were animated features -- Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, Shrek Forever After and How to Train Your Dragon. What does that say about this year's crop of films?
Well, first off, I think we all know a film doesn't need to make over $200 million at the box-office for it to be deemed "good." And this year it wasn't as much about the big blockbuster films as much as it was about the little guy that could, and smaller, indie films hit quite a stride.
I feel as if 2010 marked a turning point in movies. Sure, we had our share of blockbusters with Alice in Wonderland crossing $1 billion worldwide and Iron Man 2 and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse joining it as the three lone live-action films to cross $300 million. However, after Inception and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, the only other films to cross the $200 million mark domestically were animated features -- Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, Shrek Forever After and How to Train Your Dragon. What does that say about this year's crop of films?
Well, first off, I think we all know a film doesn't need to make over $200 million at the box-office for it to be deemed "good." And this year it wasn't as much about the big blockbuster films as much as it was about the little guy that could, and smaller, indie films hit quite a stride.
- 12/29/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
A word of warning – watching Another Year requires very different expectations than your run-of-the-mill comedy drama. There is no three act narrative structure. Instead, the film portrays brief periods of time within four seasons. There is no climax – issues and conflicts affecting the character’s lives aren’t wrapped up or solved. Nor does the director imply judgment or any opinion about what is being presented – the viewer is left to take from it what they will and form their own ideas from the material. Like many of director Mike Leigh’s films (Vera Drake, Secrets & Lies, Naked), it’s the very definition of a character-based project devoted to depicting naturalistic performances.
And, as a slice of life experiment, it is effective.
While not dealing directly with hot button issues like abortion or racism, as in some of the earlier works mentioned, there’s more going on than initially meets the eye.
And, as a slice of life experiment, it is effective.
While not dealing directly with hot button issues like abortion or racism, as in some of the earlier works mentioned, there’s more going on than initially meets the eye.
- 12/28/2010
- by Glenn Kay
- newsinfilm.com
“Another Year is another triumph for the persistently engaging Leigh, whose inquisitive, methodical approach is peerless in its emotional veracity.”
Another Year
Directed by Mike Leigh
Written by Mike Leigh
2010, UK
Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen) are happy together. Yes, their views may occasionally diverge somewhat, but at well past middle age they stay active, are engaged by their respective professions, and are genuinely comforted by each other’s continued company, as well as that of their son Joe (Oliver Maltman). As you might guess, that makes them not precisely the central figures in the latest Mike Leigh film, Another Year, which balances its portrait of the contented pair with a heavy dose of their less well-calibrated friends, especially Mary (Leslie Manville), Gerri’s colleague, whose disastrous relationship history has weakened her grasp on social nicety and emotional self-control, particularly when wine is at hand.
Thus, Another Year...
Another Year
Directed by Mike Leigh
Written by Mike Leigh
2010, UK
Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen) are happy together. Yes, their views may occasionally diverge somewhat, but at well past middle age they stay active, are engaged by their respective professions, and are genuinely comforted by each other’s continued company, as well as that of their son Joe (Oliver Maltman). As you might guess, that makes them not precisely the central figures in the latest Mike Leigh film, Another Year, which balances its portrait of the contented pair with a heavy dose of their less well-calibrated friends, especially Mary (Leslie Manville), Gerri’s colleague, whose disastrous relationship history has weakened her grasp on social nicety and emotional self-control, particularly when wine is at hand.
Thus, Another Year...
- 12/28/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman in Mike Leigh's Another Year My predictions for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's winners were mostly on target. Mostly, though not exactly overwhelmingly on target. I nailed The Social Network, Toy Story 3, David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, Colin Firth, and Jacki Weaver, while Kim Hye-ja was mentioned as a "deserving" possibility — and a "major upset." Totally missed: Last Train Home, Niels Arestrup, and, absurdly, Carlos and Olivier Assayas, whose Summer Hours was wildly popular among Us film critics groups last year. Here I go again, this time predicting the New York Film Critics Circle's 2010 winners. First of all, it's good to remember that groupthink is a critics' group's disease that strikes at this time of year. Few are left unscathed. Expect many similarities between the choices of the New York critics and those of the other critics' groups that have already been...
- 12/13/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
There are 5 new clips in from Sony Pictures Classics' "Another Year" which finds venues on December 29th. The talented cast includes Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen and Imelda Staunton. Also in the cast are Peter Wight, Oliver Maltman, David Bradlet, Karina Fernandez, Martin Savage, Michele Austin, Phil Davis and Stuart McQuarrie. Mike Leigh directs and writes the dramedy. In the Spring, happily married Gerri, a medical counselor, and Tom, a geologist, tend their allotment. They entertain Gerri?s lonely work colleague Mary, who gets very drunk, and bemoans her disastrous love life. Gerri and Tom enjoy a warm relationship with their community lawyer son Joe, aged 30, who reports that although his friends are getting married, he is still without a partner...
- 11/5/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Empire have posted a brand new clip from Another Year.
Directed by Mike Leigh, Another Year stars Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville and Oliver Maltman.
A married couple (Broadbent and Sheen) who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
Another Year will be released in the UK on Friday, and we’ve a couple of reviews of the film here and here.
Directed by Mike Leigh, Another Year stars Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Imelda Staunton, Lesley Manville and Oliver Maltman.
A married couple (Broadbent and Sheen) who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
Another Year will be released in the UK on Friday, and we’ve a couple of reviews of the film here and here.
- 11/4/2010
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Mike Leigh offers us yet another intimate ensemble drama about ordinary people – with richly rewarding results, writes Peter Bradshaw
Like Monet with another clump of water lilies, Mike Leigh has returned with a new family-and-friends group portrait, a movie in which the distant sob or throb of sadness is never entirely absent. With its immersive sweetness and gentleness, this is another utterly confident and unhurried ensemble picture from Leigh, containing his distinctively extended dialogue scenes of unpointed ordinariness, and a lowered narrative heartbeat to which you have to make a conscious effort to adjust. His last film, Happy-Go-Lucky, tilted the tone to the "sweet" end of the bittersweet spectrum; Another Year takes us in the opposite direction, and to my ear, the neo-Dickensian cartooniness of his language, perceptibly normalised in recent films, is here lessened still further.
Again, Leigh uses repertory casting: Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen play Tom and...
Like Monet with another clump of water lilies, Mike Leigh has returned with a new family-and-friends group portrait, a movie in which the distant sob or throb of sadness is never entirely absent. With its immersive sweetness and gentleness, this is another utterly confident and unhurried ensemble picture from Leigh, containing his distinctively extended dialogue scenes of unpointed ordinariness, and a lowered narrative heartbeat to which you have to make a conscious effort to adjust. His last film, Happy-Go-Lucky, tilted the tone to the "sweet" end of the bittersweet spectrum; Another Year takes us in the opposite direction, and to my ear, the neo-Dickensian cartooniness of his language, perceptibly normalised in recent films, is here lessened still further.
Again, Leigh uses repertory casting: Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen play Tom and...
- 11/4/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
It's out on Friday, but just to give you a sneak taste of Mike Leigh's Another Year, here's an extended clip from the film showing you the stars in action - particularly Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen as the central couple, Tom and Gerri.The film centres around a series of gatherings hosted by the duo, taking place over the four seasons of the year. Here, their son Joe (Oliver Maltman) has brought home a new love interest to meet the parents.Another Year is out on Friday, so you can check out for yourself whether the Oscar buzz (especially for Lesley Manville, who plays family friend Mary) is warranted.
- 11/3/2010
- EmpireOnline
Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman in Mike Leigh's Another Year The King's Speech Tops British Independent Film Awards 2010 Nominations Here are a few other 2010 British Independent Film Award curiosities: In addition to the omission of Another Year and Made in Dagenham, others missing in action include Kick-Ass leads Aaron Johnson and Chloe Moretz; Made in Dagenham's Miranda Richardson (supporting); Stephen Frears' Tamara Drewe in most categories (the only nominee is Best Supporting Actress Tamsin Greig); and Four Lions Chris Morris in the Best Director category (he was replaced by Mike Leigh), though Morris is up for the Douglas Hickox Award for best debut director. Clio Barnard's experimental The Arbor, about playwright Andrea Dunbar and her troubled relationship with daughter Lorraine, is up for Best Documentary — a special kind of documentary, as it features actual performances. In fact, The Arbor's Manjinder Virk is up for...
- 11/3/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
This is the daily news vodcast from the London Film Festival on Pure Movies covering the gala premiere of Another Year, screening at London Film Festival. Another Year is a film by Mike Leigh and stars Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Peter Wight, Oliver Maltman, David Bradley, Karina Fernandez, Martin Savage, Michele Austin, Phil Davis, Stuart McQuarrie and Imelda Staunton. In the Spring, happily married Gerri, a medical counsellor, and Tom, a geologist, tend their allotment. They entertain Gerri’s lonely work colleague Mary, who gets very drunk, and bemoans her disastrous love life. Gerri and Tom enjoy a warm relationship with their community lawyer son Joe, aged 30, who reports that although his friends are getting married, he is still without a partner.
- 10/22/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
Legendary British director Mike Leigh returns with a brand new film that’ll knock your socks off in Another Year. Starring national treasure Jim Broadbent and long time collaborator Lesley Manville, this bittersweet tale follows the daily lives and struggles of two couples over the four seasons.
It’s playing at the 54th BFI London Film Festival and not only that, Leigh’s new opus is part of an experiment which will see his film exhibited around the UK at cinemas during its UK premiere.
The director spoke of his excitement taking part:
“It is a great honour to be part of this ground-breaking Lff event, and I’m delighted for this opportunity to share ‘Another Year’ with such a wide audience.”
25 regional cinemas across the UK will screen the film in addition to 9 other London venues, all receiving a live satellite link before the screening from the red carpet on Leicester Square,...
It’s playing at the 54th BFI London Film Festival and not only that, Leigh’s new opus is part of an experiment which will see his film exhibited around the UK at cinemas during its UK premiere.
The director spoke of his excitement taking part:
“It is a great honour to be part of this ground-breaking Lff event, and I’m delighted for this opportunity to share ‘Another Year’ with such a wide audience.”
25 regional cinemas across the UK will screen the film in addition to 9 other London venues, all receiving a live satellite link before the screening from the red carpet on Leicester Square,...
- 10/14/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
This is the Pure Movies trailer for Another Year, screening at London Film Festival. Another year is a film by Mike Leigh and stars Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Peter Wight, Oliver Maltman, David Bradley, Karina Fernandez, Martin Savage, Michele Austin, Phil Davis, Stuart McQuarrie and Imelda Staunton. In the Spring, happily married Gerri, a medical counsellor, and Tom, a geologist, tend their allotment. They entertain Gerri’s lonely work colleague Mary, who gets very drunk, and bemoans her disastrous love life. Gerri and Tom enjoy a warm relationship with their community lawyer son Joe, aged 30, who reports that although his friends are getting married, he is still without a partner.
- 10/12/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
This is a news story from Pure Movies. The 54th BFI London Film Festival yesterday announced that the festival will be going nationwide on the evening of Monday 18 October with a simultaneous UK premiere of Mike Leigh’s Another Year. Mike Leigh, the director of Vera Drake and Happy-go-lucky, brings Another Year to the festival, starring Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman, Peter Wight, David Bradley, Martin Savage, Karina Fernandez, Michele Austin and Philip Davis. 25 regional cinemas across the UK will screen the film in addition to 9 other London venues, all receiving a live satellite link before the screening from the red carpet on Leicester Square, in addition to an exclusive post-screening Q&A with Leigh and the cast live from Leicester Square.
- 10/10/2010
- by Dan Higgins
- Pure Movies
Mike Leigh‘s new film Another Year, like Mike Leigh’s old films, is all about real people and their interactions with each other. This time around, the subjects observed are those that need others and those that need to be needed by others.
Leigh-regular Leslie Manville stars as Mary, a single, middle-aged woman with a penchant for alcohol and a constant stream of talking so as to convince herself, and others, that everything in her life is going just fine. Until she’s had too much to drink, of course. Which is all the time.
At her aid is Gerri (Ruth Sheen), a psych counselor at a local hospital. Gerri’s husband Tom (Jim Broadbent) is well-behaved, for the most part, in letting his wife care to her needy friend. His outspoken moments and reactionary glances make up some of the funniest moments in the film.
The structure of...
Leigh-regular Leslie Manville stars as Mary, a single, middle-aged woman with a penchant for alcohol and a constant stream of talking so as to convince herself, and others, that everything in her life is going just fine. Until she’s had too much to drink, of course. Which is all the time.
At her aid is Gerri (Ruth Sheen), a psych counselor at a local hospital. Gerri’s husband Tom (Jim Broadbent) is well-behaved, for the most part, in letting his wife care to her needy friend. His outspoken moments and reactionary glances make up some of the funniest moments in the film.
The structure of...
- 10/6/2010
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman in Mike Leigh‘s Another Year (top); Samuel Maoz‘s Lebanon (middle); Moritz Bleibtreu in Fatih Akin‘s Soul Kitchen (bottom) Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer, Jean Luc-Godard’s Film Socialism: 2010 European Film Award Semi-Finalists 3 SEZÓNY V Pekle 3 Seasons In Hell Czech Republic, 110 min. written and directed by Tomáš Mašin produced by Monika Kristl Another Year UK, 129 min. written and directed by Mike Leigh produced by Georgina Lowe Bal Honey Turkey/Germany, 103 min. directed by Semih Kaplanoglu written by Semih Kaplanoglu & Orçun Köksal produced by Semih Kaplanoglu & Johannes Rexin Carlos France/Germany, 318 min. directed by Olivier Assayas written by Olivier Assayas & Dan Franck based on an original idea by Daniel Leconte produced by Daniel Leconte, Jens Meurer & Judy Tossell Celda 211 Cell 211 Spain / France, 114 min. directed by by Daniel Monzón written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría & Daniel Monzón produced [...]...
- 9/9/2010
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
It was announced yesterday that Mike Leigh’s new movie, Another Year will be playing at the 54th London Film Festival which we’re very excited about as it’s one we very much can’t wait to see. This morning Momentum Pictures have just sent us the brand new trailer and images for the movie which stars Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Peter Wight, Oliver Maltman and David Bradley.
Synopsis: Another Year is Mike Leigh’s eleventh feature film and marks his eighth collaboration with Lesley Manville, his seventh with Jim Broadbent and fifth with Ruth Sheen. The film also stars Oliver Maltman, David Bradley, Peter Wight, Phil Davis and Imelda Staunton. Another Year is the first Mike Leigh film to be produced by Georgina Lowe and other regular Leigh collaborators include Dick Pope (cinematography), Jon Gregory (editing), Jacqueline Durran (costume design) and Gary Yershon (music).
Another Year...
Synopsis: Another Year is Mike Leigh’s eleventh feature film and marks his eighth collaboration with Lesley Manville, his seventh with Jim Broadbent and fifth with Ruth Sheen. The film also stars Oliver Maltman, David Bradley, Peter Wight, Phil Davis and Imelda Staunton. Another Year is the first Mike Leigh film to be produced by Georgina Lowe and other regular Leigh collaborators include Dick Pope (cinematography), Jon Gregory (editing), Jacqueline Durran (costume design) and Gary Yershon (music).
Another Year...
- 9/9/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville and Oliver Maltman in Another Year
Photo: Sony Pictures Classics Last year I started offering up actual ranked predictions for last year's Oscars on July 20th. This year it's taken me a little longer since damn near every movie I'm working with has yet to be seen, or even talked about on any kind of buzz-worthy level. If I hadn't attended Cannes I would have only seen four of the 23 films on my list of Best Picture contenders and even with Cannes I've only seen seven of them. That isn't saying much. I guess what I'm trying to get at here is to tell you to take these predictions with a grain of salt because I'm working on only the smallest amounts of information for each.
With that said, today I offer the first ranked predictions for the following categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress,...
Photo: Sony Pictures Classics Last year I started offering up actual ranked predictions for last year's Oscars on July 20th. This year it's taken me a little longer since damn near every movie I'm working with has yet to be seen, or even talked about on any kind of buzz-worthy level. If I hadn't attended Cannes I would have only seen four of the 23 films on my list of Best Picture contenders and even with Cannes I've only seen seven of them. That isn't saying much. I guess what I'm trying to get at here is to tell you to take these predictions with a grain of salt because I'm working on only the smallest amounts of information for each.
With that said, today I offer the first ranked predictions for the following categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress,...
- 8/4/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
As a result of a bizarre 2009 production year, Tiff is the happy recipient of some premium titles which include the world premieres to some of my most anticipated films this year in: Mike Mill's Beginners, John Cameron Mitchell's Rabbit Hole, Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, Andrucha Waddington's Lope and Rowan Joffe's Brighton Rock. Then we have titles that are coming from this year's Sundance, Cannes or both (Blue Valentine picks up the trifecta honor) and then we have titles that come to us from out of nowhere with Michael Winterbottom's The Trip and Richard Ayoade's debut film, Submarine. Here are the Special Presentation items revealed in today's presser. Note: In case you're wondering: that's Colin Firth from The King's Speech. Another Year Mike Leigh, United Kingdom North American Premiere A happily married, middle-aged couple are visited by a number of unhappy and lonely...
- 7/27/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Here comes the 35th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, and the line-up thus far of Galas and Special Presentations (that is code for High Profile Films) is looking quite stellar. In this first taster, there are new films from Kim Ji-Woon, Andrew Lau (and not even in the Midnight Madness portion, those films have not been announced yet!) Stephen Frears, Mark Romanek, Darren Aronfosky, Michael Winterbottom, Sylvain Chomet, Mike Leigh, François Ozon, Tran Anh Hung, Guillaume Canet, John Cameron Mitchell, Danis Tanovic, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Julian Schnabel and Im Sang-Soo. Please sirs, I want some more!
No signs of Terrence Malick yet, but fingers crossed!
Full Press Release from Tiff:
"On the occasion of our 35th anniversary, we are thrilled to announce this selection of important and notable films," says Piers Handling, Director and CEO of Tiff. "The richness and diversity of this year's Galas and Special...
No signs of Terrence Malick yet, but fingers crossed!
Full Press Release from Tiff:
"On the occasion of our 35th anniversary, we are thrilled to announce this selection of important and notable films," says Piers Handling, Director and CEO of Tiff. "The richness and diversity of this year's Galas and Special...
- 7/27/2010
- Screen Anarchy
The Toronto International Film Festival will be celebrating its 35th year this September and it has announced today the first batch of big premieres. Some highlights include Darren Aronofsky‘s Black Swan, Robert Redford‘s The Conspirator, John Madden‘s The Debt, Tom Hooper‘s The King’s Speech, and Mark Romanek‘s Never Let Me Go. Check out the initial line-up below.
Galas
The Bang Bang Club. Steven Silver, Canada/South Africa World Premiere The Bang Bang Club was the name given to four young photographers, Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and Joao Silva, whose photographs captured the final bloody days of white rule in South Africa and the final demise of apartheid. The film tells the remarkable and sometimes harrowing story of these young men – and the extraordinary extremes they went to in order to capture their pictures. The film stars Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch,...
Galas
The Bang Bang Club. Steven Silver, Canada/South Africa World Premiere The Bang Bang Club was the name given to four young photographers, Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and Joao Silva, whose photographs captured the final bloody days of white rule in South Africa and the final demise of apartheid. The film tells the remarkable and sometimes harrowing story of these young men – and the extraordinary extremes they went to in order to capture their pictures. The film stars Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch,...
- 7/27/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Above: Peter Wight Lesley Manville in Mike Leigh's Another Year.
Like waves crashing against a seawall, lonesome singles are drawn to but inevitably break in the face of a happy marriage in Mike Leigh’s Another Year. Ruth Sheen and Jim Broadbent form an unusual and welcome thing in contemporary drama: a happy marriage whose basis is detailed and organic rather than caricatured and presumed. If the couple is interesting is another question, more often than not answered in the negative. When answered in the positive it is due to the few rumpled shades of psychology in their happy demeanor, Broadbent’s small but telling sarcastic asides, Sheen’s habit, as an analyst, to remain detached and vaguely judgmental. But beyond that there is little nuance to their warmth, and such simply portrayed happiness, at least in film’s context, leaves a lot between them, and their content ideal,...
Like waves crashing against a seawall, lonesome singles are drawn to but inevitably break in the face of a happy marriage in Mike Leigh’s Another Year. Ruth Sheen and Jim Broadbent form an unusual and welcome thing in contemporary drama: a happy marriage whose basis is detailed and organic rather than caricatured and presumed. If the couple is interesting is another question, more often than not answered in the negative. When answered in the positive it is due to the few rumpled shades of psychology in their happy demeanor, Broadbent’s small but telling sarcastic asides, Sheen’s habit, as an analyst, to remain detached and vaguely judgmental. But beyond that there is little nuance to their warmth, and such simply portrayed happiness, at least in film’s context, leaves a lot between them, and their content ideal,...
- 5/19/2010
- MUBI
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up distribution rights to Mike Leigh's "Another Year." Set in North London, the drama looks at the lives of an interconnected group of family and friends in North London. Imelda Staunton and Jim Broadbent star in the film which is competing for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. "Another Year" is the first film to be distributed via Sony Pictures Classics. Miramax distributed "Happy-Go-Lucky" and Fine Line (New Line's indie arm) sent out "Vera Drake" Also in the cast are Peter Wright, Stuart McQuarrie, David Bradley, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman, Martin Savage and Michele Austin.
- 5/19/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Mike Leigh’s is always going to be a difficult filmic brand to promote among certain circles, with a group of critics I know personally split roughly fifty/fifty on his work: I think from conversations with the anti-Leigh brigade that the problem lies in his distinct, but often unthrilling narrative manifesto.
There is never a guaranteed thrill quota, which immediately turns people off, but then that is precisely why fans are still attracted to every project that carries his name- he provides gentle narratives as a means to explore characters and relationships, and consciously renders a typical plot secondary as they are promoted to primary concern. This is certainly why I personally am attracted to his work, along with his legendary improvisation-heavy style that clearly empowers actors and encourages the kind of on-screen relationships that every other conventional director must cast envious eyes towards.
I do however, still find...
There is never a guaranteed thrill quota, which immediately turns people off, but then that is precisely why fans are still attracted to every project that carries his name- he provides gentle narratives as a means to explore characters and relationships, and consciously renders a typical plot secondary as they are promoted to primary concern. This is certainly why I personally am attracted to his work, along with his legendary improvisation-heavy style that clearly empowers actors and encourages the kind of on-screen relationships that every other conventional director must cast envious eyes towards.
I do however, still find...
- 5/16/2010
- by Simon Gallagher
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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