Nobody would have blamed Peter Morgan if the sixth season of Netflix’s The Crown had addressed the death of Diana and its impact on the royal family in only a roundabout way.
Ok, some people absolutely would have. But I personally wouldn’t have blamed Peter Morgan if he’d decided that, with 2006’s The Queen, he’d already made his two-hour episode of The Crown dealing with the impact of Diana’s death on Queen Elizabeth and the precarious position of the monarchy. Surely, Morgan had nothing to gain from rehashing the same beats of royal mourning, along with musing on the causes behind Elizabeth’s slow initial response and the circumstances behind her eventually well-received address to the grieving nation.
At the very least, I hoped that Morgan would find an unexpected angle: the perspective of a palace guard spending the days after Diana’s death watching over the impromptu public memorials,...
Ok, some people absolutely would have. But I personally wouldn’t have blamed Peter Morgan if he’d decided that, with 2006’s The Queen, he’d already made his two-hour episode of The Crown dealing with the impact of Diana’s death on Queen Elizabeth and the precarious position of the monarchy. Surely, Morgan had nothing to gain from rehashing the same beats of royal mourning, along with musing on the causes behind Elizabeth’s slow initial response and the circumstances behind her eventually well-received address to the grieving nation.
At the very least, I hoped that Morgan would find an unexpected angle: the perspective of a palace guard spending the days after Diana’s death watching over the impromptu public memorials,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Indian Folk-fusion band, Swarathma, which is set to perform at the upcoming edition of the rock music festival ‘Independence Rock’, has shared its connection with the legendary English progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
Pink Floyd, which started as a British psychedelic group, is regarded as one of the greatest bands of all time with its distinctive style of extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. Its lead guitarist, David Gilmour is known for crafting many iconic riffs including the one for ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘High Hopes’.
Talking about their connection with Pink Floyd, Jishnu Dasgupta, the bassist and vocalist of Swarathma told Ians: “A few years ago, we worked with legendary producer John Leckie on the British Council sponsored Soundpad project. Now back in the 1970s, he was a tape operator on Pink Floyd’s ‘Meddle’ album.”
Commenting on a prospective collaboration with Pink Floyd as wishful thinking,...
Pink Floyd, which started as a British psychedelic group, is regarded as one of the greatest bands of all time with its distinctive style of extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. Its lead guitarist, David Gilmour is known for crafting many iconic riffs including the one for ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘High Hopes’.
Talking about their connection with Pink Floyd, Jishnu Dasgupta, the bassist and vocalist of Swarathma told Ians: “A few years ago, we worked with legendary producer John Leckie on the British Council sponsored Soundpad project. Now back in the 1970s, he was a tape operator on Pink Floyd’s ‘Meddle’ album.”
Commenting on a prospective collaboration with Pink Floyd as wishful thinking,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Indian Folk-fusion band, Swarathma, which is set to perform at the upcoming edition of the rock music festival ‘Independence Rock’, has shared its connection with the legendary English progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
Pink Floyd, which started as a British psychedelic group, is regarded as one of the greatest bands of all time with its distinctive style of extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. Its lead guitarist, David Gilmour is known for crafting many iconic riffs including the one for ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘High Hopes’.
Talking about their connection with Pink Floyd, Jishnu Dasgupta, the bassist and vocalist of Swarathma told Ians: “A few years ago, we worked with legendary producer John Leckie on the British Council sponsored Soundpad project. Now back in the 1970s, he was a tape operator on Pink Floyd’s ‘Meddle’ album.”
Commenting on a prospective collaboration with Pink Floyd as wishful thinking,...
Pink Floyd, which started as a British psychedelic group, is regarded as one of the greatest bands of all time with its distinctive style of extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. Its lead guitarist, David Gilmour is known for crafting many iconic riffs including the one for ‘Comfortably Numb’ and ‘High Hopes’.
Talking about their connection with Pink Floyd, Jishnu Dasgupta, the bassist and vocalist of Swarathma told Ians: “A few years ago, we worked with legendary producer John Leckie on the British Council sponsored Soundpad project. Now back in the 1970s, he was a tape operator on Pink Floyd’s ‘Meddle’ album.”
Commenting on a prospective collaboration with Pink Floyd as wishful thinking,...
- 10/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
They are happy to trash movies from the comfort of their typewriters, but what happens when critics put their money where their mouth is?
It was at the London premiere of Shakespeare in Love in 1999 that Henry Fitzherbert decided to seize his chance and make the leap from film reviewer of the Sunday Express to Hollywood screenwriter. Buttonholing the movie’s producer, Harvey Weinstein, he pitched him an adaptation he had written of Stephen Benatar’s amnesia thriller Recovery. “He told me to get it to his hotel suite by 6am and he’d read it on the plane home,” Fitzherbert recalls. “Then I got a call from his New York office saying he loved it and I thought: ‘I’m going to be an overnight success!’ I was summoned to a meeting with his senior exec in London, given ‘notes’, which I worked on for months – and never heard from any of them again.
It was at the London premiere of Shakespeare in Love in 1999 that Henry Fitzherbert decided to seize his chance and make the leap from film reviewer of the Sunday Express to Hollywood screenwriter. Buttonholing the movie’s producer, Harvey Weinstein, he pitched him an adaptation he had written of Stephen Benatar’s amnesia thriller Recovery. “He told me to get it to his hotel suite by 6am and he’d read it on the plane home,” Fitzherbert recalls. “Then I got a call from his New York office saying he loved it and I thought: ‘I’m going to be an overnight success!’ I was summoned to a meeting with his senior exec in London, given ‘notes’, which I worked on for months – and never heard from any of them again.
- 4/2/2020
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
This year's Britain's Got Talent semi-finals kicked off last night with the usual bonkers antics, from Simon Cowell calling Amanda Holden a witch to a dog breaking a world record.
Tonight (May 26), the second semi-final is bound to have some water-cooler moments, including the wonderdog Matisse, Old Men Grooving and returning stars Jack Pack. So join us from 7.30pm to go through the madness together...
21:59So what do you make of that then? Happy or angry with the results? Let us know in all the usual ways. We'll be back tomorrow night with more live-blogging of semi-final number three, so see you then!
21:57
I cannot believe Revelation Avenue didn't get through.
— Jamie Lambert (@JamieCollabro) May 26, 2015
21:57There you go! It is Old Men Grooving who go through to the final. Revelation Avenue look incredibly downhearted, and maybe they should be. Travesty? Shock? Or was it the right decision?...
Tonight (May 26), the second semi-final is bound to have some water-cooler moments, including the wonderdog Matisse, Old Men Grooving and returning stars Jack Pack. So join us from 7.30pm to go through the madness together...
21:59So what do you make of that then? Happy or angry with the results? Let us know in all the usual ways. We'll be back tomorrow night with more live-blogging of semi-final number three, so see you then!
21:57
I cannot believe Revelation Avenue didn't get through.
— Jamie Lambert (@JamieCollabro) May 26, 2015
21:57There you go! It is Old Men Grooving who go through to the final. Revelation Avenue look incredibly downhearted, and maybe they should be. Travesty? Shock? Or was it the right decision?...
- 5/26/2015
- Digital Spy
This year's Britain's Got Talent semi-finals kicked off last night with the usual bonkers antics, from Simon Cowell calling Amanda Holden a witch to a dog breaking a world record.
Tonight (May 26), the second semi-final is bound to have some water-cooler moments, including the wonderdog Matisse, Old Men Grooving and returning stars Jack Pack. So join us from 7.30pm to go through the madness together...
20:58We're going to take a much-needed cup of tea break now, so join us again at 9.30 to see who goes through to the final.
20:55My prediction: The final 3 will be Old Men Grooving, Revelation Avenue and Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse, with Omg going home. What do you think?
20:53Well the Old Men get the biggest cheers of the night, could they cause an upset? They're no Stavros Flatley!
20:51Essentially just watching a group of random dads on a Saturday night out after too many pints of ale.
Tonight (May 26), the second semi-final is bound to have some water-cooler moments, including the wonderdog Matisse, Old Men Grooving and returning stars Jack Pack. So join us from 7.30pm to go through the madness together...
20:58We're going to take a much-needed cup of tea break now, so join us again at 9.30 to see who goes through to the final.
20:55My prediction: The final 3 will be Old Men Grooving, Revelation Avenue and Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse, with Omg going home. What do you think?
20:53Well the Old Men get the biggest cheers of the night, could they cause an upset? They're no Stavros Flatley!
20:51Essentially just watching a group of random dads on a Saturday night out after too many pints of ale.
- 5/26/2015
- Digital Spy
"Kingsman: The Secret Service" is finally ready to save the world. Originally set to open last month, the release date of the 20th Century Fox action-spy-comedy bounced around several times before finally settling on February 2015. It's been on the radar for some time, so the studio is starting a new trailer campaign to remind viewers of the film's James Bond-on-speed attitude. Adapted from the comic book created by Mark Millar ("Kick-Ass"), "Kingsman" reunites him with writer-director Matthew Vaughn and co-writer Jane Goldman, who also teamed on "X-Men: First Class." As a key member of an outrageous British spy ring that makes 007's MI6 look like a bunch of Cub Scouts, Firth takes a rookie (Taron Egerton) under his wing. Exchanging his "The Avengers" heroics for evil (and his trademark Kangols for various Yankees caps), Samuel L. Jackson plays the bad guy bent on destroying the world. The latest Nsfw trailer offers plenty of mayhem,...
- 12/10/2014
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
You couldn't get much more '90s than Tfi Friday. Even if you watched an episode of Friends while wearing a fisherman's hat with Shed Seven playing 'Chasing Rainbows' at the same time in your living room, it still wouldn't be as '90s as Chris Evans stood at a bar, shouting "Wiiiiiilll" in between bursts of 'The Riverboat Song'.
So when Chris Evans revealed over the Bank Holiday that Channel 4 had approached him to revive the show to mark its 20th anniversary next year (it isn't actually 20 until 2016, but let's not quibble over small details), there were understandably a few groans from people who thought the rowdy entertainment show should be left in the decade of Cool Britannia, Hooch and Kula Shaker.
But we disagree, for the five following reasons:
1. Tfi was live. Tfi was unpredictable.
Well, it was normally live. It was until Shaun Ryder...
So when Chris Evans revealed over the Bank Holiday that Channel 4 had approached him to revive the show to mark its 20th anniversary next year (it isn't actually 20 until 2016, but let's not quibble over small details), there were understandably a few groans from people who thought the rowdy entertainment show should be left in the decade of Cool Britannia, Hooch and Kula Shaker.
But we disagree, for the five following reasons:
1. Tfi was live. Tfi was unpredictable.
Well, it was normally live. It was until Shaun Ryder...
- 8/28/2014
- Digital Spy
Wikipedia
Twenty years on the question “what exactly was Britpop?” remains surprisingly difficult to answer, even if it did act as a forerunner for everything from Cool Britannia to modern indie rock.
Filling the void in British music left behind by “Madchester” bands The Stone Roses and The Happy Mondays, from 1993 to 1997 the movement transformed an industry dominated by shoegaze and grunge into a smorgasbord of punk rock, glam, new wave, and traditional 60s guitar pop. During that time, Britpop albums regularly reached platinum status and shattered sales records with songs that had the capacity to be relentlessly optimistic or as comically cynical as this line from Blur’s chart-topping ‘Country House’:
“He’s reading Balzac, knocking back Prozac / It’s a helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland.”
The result was a genre that combined fervent innovation with influences from the country’s vast musical heritage such...
Twenty years on the question “what exactly was Britpop?” remains surprisingly difficult to answer, even if it did act as a forerunner for everything from Cool Britannia to modern indie rock.
Filling the void in British music left behind by “Madchester” bands The Stone Roses and The Happy Mondays, from 1993 to 1997 the movement transformed an industry dominated by shoegaze and grunge into a smorgasbord of punk rock, glam, new wave, and traditional 60s guitar pop. During that time, Britpop albums regularly reached platinum status and shattered sales records with songs that had the capacity to be relentlessly optimistic or as comically cynical as this line from Blur’s chart-topping ‘Country House’:
“He’s reading Balzac, knocking back Prozac / It’s a helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland.”
The result was a genre that combined fervent innovation with influences from the country’s vast musical heritage such...
- 4/14/2014
- by Sam Carter
- Obsessed with Film
This year Simon Pegg saw some big action in both Star Trek Into Darkness and the conclusion of The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy in The World's End. Now he's toning it down a bit in a lower profile comedy called A Fantastic Fear of Everything. The film has already seen release in the United Kingdom, and now it's headed to the United States. Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills directs this film about a children's author-turned-crime-novelist whose deep research into gruesome Victorian era murders has made him an insomniac, fearful mess who finds himself on the run from an actual serial killer. Watch now! Here's the Us trailer for Crispian Mills' A Fantastic Fear of Everything, originally from Apple: A Fantastic Fear of Everything marks the feature writing and directing debut of Crispian Mills. Jack (Simon Pegg) is a children’s author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the...
- 12/13/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Robbie Williams has launched a tirade against Britpop stars Suede as he took aim at the group's frontman Brett Anderson.
And in an online outburst, the on-off Take That star also ranted about a string of 90s guitar bands as he defended the contribution of pop acts such as One Direction.
Rock and roll war... just like the 1990s all over again!
Williams was responding to comments Anderson was said to have given in an interview about "c**p boy bands" which he claimed had been assembled "by committee".
Writing on his blog, Williams said more fans' hearts would be racing at the prospect of a One Direction album than a Suede release.
His swipe at Anderson is reminiscent of the ongoing feud he had with Oasis in the late 1990s after he fell out with the Gallagher brothers.
Williams was stung by Anderson's comments earlier this week, when he...
And in an online outburst, the on-off Take That star also ranted about a string of 90s guitar bands as he defended the contribution of pop acts such as One Direction.
Rock and roll war... just like the 1990s all over again!
Williams was responding to comments Anderson was said to have given in an interview about "c**p boy bands" which he claimed had been assembled "by committee".
Writing on his blog, Williams said more fans' hearts would be racing at the prospect of a One Direction album than a Suede release.
His swipe at Anderson is reminiscent of the ongoing feud he had with Oasis in the late 1990s after he fell out with the Gallagher brothers.
Williams was stung by Anderson's comments earlier this week, when he...
- 3/20/2013
- by PA
- Huffington Post
Directed by Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell
Written by Crispian Mills, based on the story by Bruce Robinson
Featuring Simon Pegg, Amara Karan, Clare Higgins, Paul Freeman
Ever since Shaun of the Dead, Simon Pegg has become an unlikely, quirky leading man. Sure he has had big roles in films like Star Trek but his lovable loser persona is the one that he is most associated with and that is front and center in his latest film (as both the star and Executive Producer) of A Fantastic Fear of Everything.
Based on the novella Paranoia In The Launderette by Bruce Robinson (writer and director of Withnail and I), film follows a former children’s author named Jack (Simon Pegg) that has recently also become a crime novelist. While researching the lives of Victorian serial killers, he unleashes a wave of paranoid fears that stem from his abandonment as a child. He...
Written by Crispian Mills, based on the story by Bruce Robinson
Featuring Simon Pegg, Amara Karan, Clare Higgins, Paul Freeman
Ever since Shaun of the Dead, Simon Pegg has become an unlikely, quirky leading man. Sure he has had big roles in films like Star Trek but his lovable loser persona is the one that he is most associated with and that is front and center in his latest film (as both the star and Executive Producer) of A Fantastic Fear of Everything.
Based on the novella Paranoia In The Launderette by Bruce Robinson (writer and director of Withnail and I), film follows a former children’s author named Jack (Simon Pegg) that has recently also become a crime novelist. While researching the lives of Victorian serial killers, he unleashes a wave of paranoid fears that stem from his abandonment as a child. He...
- 11/3/2012
- by Kelly Michael Stewart
- Planet Fury
Well, folks, Day 9 has come and gone, which means only one thing – Toronto After Dark 2012 is officially on the book. As I write this from my hotel room, while packing my things for my return trip home, it hasn’t quite sunk in yet. I know it will hit me in a couple hours when, instead of lining up at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, I’m crossing the border back into the Us… But, enough about that for now; let’s focus on the fun of last night!
The night began with the Canadian short, Birthday Pictures. The film is an ironic take on a first date where a young man convinces his lady-friend to take a picture of him on his birthday to send to his grandmother. Of course, there’s a bit of a twist, but I won’t spoil that for you… If you get the chance,...
The night began with the Canadian short, Birthday Pictures. The film is an ironic take on a first date where a young man convinces his lady-friend to take a picture of him on his birthday to send to his grandmother. Of course, there’s a bit of a twist, but I won’t spoil that for you… If you get the chance,...
- 10/27/2012
- by Jeff Konopka
- The Liberal Dead
Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
In the filmmaking business, hitting a slump is unavoidable and bound to happen sooner or later. That said, talented actors do not tend to plummet as enthusiastically into the abyss as Simon Pegg does in his new film, A Fantastic Fear of Everything. Easily among the year’s worst, one can only hope that it is remembered as a mere smudge on an otherwise mostly distinguished career. Fortunately for Pegg, audiences should have no qualms banishing his latest farce from their consciousness within minutes of leaving the cinema, if they even make it that far.
Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills alongside ironically-surnamed co-director Chris Hopewell helms a film with sure visual promise – elicited by a moody opening animated sketch of London’s night skyline – but the duo quickly appears out of their depth when tackling Mills’ own messy, tone-deaf screenplay. Horridly on-the-nose voiceover narration quickly dominates,...
In the filmmaking business, hitting a slump is unavoidable and bound to happen sooner or later. That said, talented actors do not tend to plummet as enthusiastically into the abyss as Simon Pegg does in his new film, A Fantastic Fear of Everything. Easily among the year’s worst, one can only hope that it is remembered as a mere smudge on an otherwise mostly distinguished career. Fortunately for Pegg, audiences should have no qualms banishing his latest farce from their consciousness within minutes of leaving the cinema, if they even make it that far.
Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills alongside ironically-surnamed co-director Chris Hopewell helms a film with sure visual promise – elicited by a moody opening animated sketch of London’s night skyline – but the duo quickly appears out of their depth when tackling Mills’ own messy, tone-deaf screenplay. Horridly on-the-nose voiceover narration quickly dominates,...
- 6/9/2012
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
The actor and frontman of Kula Shaker on how they came to make the comedy-horror film A Fantastic Fear of Everything
In an ideal world, Simon Pegg would physically assault his audience. "People need to be poked in the face," he announces, gripped suddenly by a passion so intense it causes him to surface from the fog of jetlag and shove aside his walnut and avocado salad. (He only recently returned to the UK from shooting Star Trek 2 in Los Angeles, and admits to needing help with key nouns and adjectives.) "Maybe not a poke in the face," he continues after a second's thought. "But the ribs, at least. I like the idea of confounding audiences to a degree, challenging their expectations. We are given what we expect so much now. There's this desperate fear of upsetting anyone. All we get in the cinema are 3D fireworks displays. But...
In an ideal world, Simon Pegg would physically assault his audience. "People need to be poked in the face," he announces, gripped suddenly by a passion so intense it causes him to surface from the fog of jetlag and shove aside his walnut and avocado salad. (He only recently returned to the UK from shooting Star Trek 2 in Los Angeles, and admits to needing help with key nouns and adjectives.) "Maybe not a poke in the face," he continues after a second's thought. "But the ribs, at least. I like the idea of confounding audiences to a degree, challenging their expectations. We are given what we expect so much now. There's this desperate fear of upsetting anyone. All we get in the cinema are 3D fireworks displays. But...
- 6/7/2012
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Simon Pegg pops up in a selection of new stills from new fantasy comedy flick 'A Fantastic Fear of Everything'. The new pics, featuring Pegg ('Shaun of the Dead'), come courtesy of HeyUGuys and show the beloved ginger one in total fear in the much featured scary launderette. Pegg plays Jack a childrens author who decides to switch genres to crime novels which eventually evolve the novelist into a paranoid wreck. Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills co-direct from the script penned by ex-Kula Shaker lead man Mills. 'A Fantastic Fear of Everything' also stars Amara Karan, Clare Higgins, Sheridan Smith and Alan Drake. Check out the trio of stills below....
- 5/30/2012
- Horror Asylum
Okay, I've found the next flick I absolutely have to see...umm, following all the other flicks I already absolutely have to see. See? Anyway, it's called A Fantastic Fear of Everything, and the trailer rocks.
A Fantastic Fear of Everything stars pop culture aficionado and icon Simon Pegg as a children's author who turns his attentions to penning a crime novel. But, as will happen, his research turns him into a pathetic neurotic mess, plagued by an irrational fear of being murdered. Of course, these crazy paranoid fantasies don't seem so absurd when he's targeted by a real-life serial killer.
For a movie dealing with an architect of the written word, A Fantastic Fear has quite the musical pedigree. The film was written and directed by Crispian Mills (formerly of hip British band Kula Shaker) and co-directed by Chris Hopewell (hip director of hip music videos for hip bands...
A Fantastic Fear of Everything stars pop culture aficionado and icon Simon Pegg as a children's author who turns his attentions to penning a crime novel. But, as will happen, his research turns him into a pathetic neurotic mess, plagued by an irrational fear of being murdered. Of course, these crazy paranoid fantasies don't seem so absurd when he's targeted by a real-life serial killer.
For a movie dealing with an architect of the written word, A Fantastic Fear has quite the musical pedigree. The film was written and directed by Crispian Mills (formerly of hip British band Kula Shaker) and co-directed by Chris Hopewell (hip director of hip music videos for hip bands...
- 4/11/2012
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
Simon Pegg's new comedy is about a petrified writer haunted by a hedgehog. Will you dare watch the trailer?
Steel yourself and press play on the trailer for A Fantastic Fear of Everything, a new comedy about a petrified writer starring Simon Pegg.
Written and directed by ex-Kula Shaker errr ... shaker Crispian Mills, AFFoE sees Pegg – who released the trailer exclusive on his Twitter feed – play Jack, a dorky children's author whose decision to move into gothic horror sparks a bout of crippling anxiety. There's not much that Jack isn't scared of – fire, the dark and a visit to the launderette get him shrieking in the trailer's two minutes alone – but the root of his problems appear to be a cuddly hedgehog, which has leapt from the pages of his children's story into terrifying life. The hog is animated by Chris Hopewell, Mills's co-director, and first appeared in...
Steel yourself and press play on the trailer for A Fantastic Fear of Everything, a new comedy about a petrified writer starring Simon Pegg.
Written and directed by ex-Kula Shaker errr ... shaker Crispian Mills, AFFoE sees Pegg – who released the trailer exclusive on his Twitter feed – play Jack, a dorky children's author whose decision to move into gothic horror sparks a bout of crippling anxiety. There's not much that Jack isn't scared of – fire, the dark and a visit to the launderette get him shrieking in the trailer's two minutes alone – but the root of his problems appear to be a cuddly hedgehog, which has leapt from the pages of his children's story into terrifying life. The hog is animated by Chris Hopewell, Mills's co-director, and first appeared in...
- 4/10/2012
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Former music maker Crispian Mills makes his feature debut, A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, which stars Simon Pegg. And here’s the first trailer…
There’s a hint of Michel Gondry’s whimsical, faintly surreal filmmaking style about A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, the forthcoming comedy starring Simon Pegg. There’s also, it has to be said, a very British, self-deprecating charm to the film, too, if the trailer’s anything to go by, and it’s great to see Pegg back in such patently indie fare after recent appearances in such blockbusters as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Star Trek. Nice wig, too.
A Fantastic Fear Of Everything is the feature debut from writer, director and former Kula Shaker music maker Crispian Mills, and is out in the UK on the 8th June.
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There’s a hint of Michel Gondry’s whimsical, faintly surreal filmmaking style about A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, the forthcoming comedy starring Simon Pegg. There’s also, it has to be said, a very British, self-deprecating charm to the film, too, if the trailer’s anything to go by, and it’s great to see Pegg back in such patently indie fare after recent appearances in such blockbusters as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Star Trek. Nice wig, too.
A Fantastic Fear Of Everything is the feature debut from writer, director and former Kula Shaker music maker Crispian Mills, and is out in the UK on the 8th June.
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- 4/9/2012
- Den of Geek
Simon Pegg has unveiled the first trailer for his new film A Fantastic Fear of Everything. The film is the directorial debut of Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills, along with music video director Chris Hopewell. Pegg stars as a crime novelist named Jack who becomes paranoid after researching Victorian serial killers, coming to believe that he himself will be murdered. The Hot Fuzz actor posted the new trailer on Twitter, saying: "As promised, (more)...
- 4/7/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Simon Pegg has unveiled the first trailer for A Fantastic Fear Of Everything via his Twitter account. The film is written and co-directed by Crispian Mills (yes, he of Kula Shaker fame), and sees Pegg sporting a freaky mop of hair (complemented by a shaggy beard) to play a children's author on the verge of losing 'it'. Playing with horror tropes, fantasy sequences, broad comedy moments and rustic hand-hewn animation, it looks like quite the confection. Pegg's Jack is making the jump from kiddie-lit to work on a serial killer tome, and it...
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- 4/7/2012
- by Matt Maytum
- TotalFilm
There isn’t much about Simon Pegg’s latest starring vehicle, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, that doesn’t seem completely cool. It gives Pegg an opportunity to chew some scenery, seeing as he stars as a man who is almost constantly plagued by fears. It comes from an original script shot on a very modest budget, so you won’t have to sit through months and months of promotion that eventually make you sick of hearing about it. And it’s the writing and directing debut of Crispian Mills, formerly of the band Kula Shaker. This is the sort of intriguing project that should be able to sell a film fan instantly. But now that Pegg has tweeted the first trailer, feelings about the film are sure to go from intrigue to enthusiasm. A Fantastic Fear of Everything seems to be a raucous comedy about a man in over his head. A...
- 4/6/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
In between his work on blockbusters like Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and Star Trek 2, it's nice to see that Simon Pegg is still finding time for interesting little indie projects like this one... a strange comedic thriller called A Fantastic Fear of Everything. This is the first film in a partnership between Pinewood Studios and Universal Pictures designed to support low budget British productions. It is written and directed by Crispian Mills, a musician turned director who is best known for fronting the psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker. The movie seems to be at least partially based on Bruce Robinson's short story, Paranoia in the Launderette, and stars Pegg as Jack, an author of children's books who starts writing crime novels but becomes plagued by visions of serial killers, believing someone is trying to murder him. It attempts to get inside Jack's head through the use of...
- 4/6/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
As we wait to see Simon Pegg in the sequel to Star Trek from J.J. Abrams and a new film pairing him with Nick Frost again to finish out the "Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy" from Edgar Wright, we'll get a little bit of the British actor in a peculiar new film called A Fantastic Fear of Everything, and the first trailer has just surfaced. Music video director Chris Hopewell and Kula Shaker frontman Chrispian Mills directs this film about a children's author-turned-crime-novelist whose deep research into gruesome Victorian era murders has made him an insomniac, fearful mess who finds himself on the run from an actual serial killer. Watch the trailer for Chris Hopewell & Crispian Mills' A Fantastic Fear of Everything, via Twitter: A Fantastic Fear of Everything is directed by Chris Hopewell (who has directed music videos for Radiohead and The Killers) and Crispian Mills (best known...
- 4/6/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Have you been good today? After all, it is Good Friday. If you have behaved yourself (and, let’s face it, even if you haven’t, because this is the IntarWebz, and nobody knows), then you’re entitled to a little treat, as tweeted by Mr. Simon Pegg. We’ve been eagerly awaiting the first glimpse at footage from his latest acting gig, A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, and he’s just offered up the trailer. Take a peek below. brightcove.createExperiences();Directed by former Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills with a co-directing credit for Chris Hopewell, Fantastic Fear finds Pegg on nervy form as Jack, a children’s author switching up his career to become a crime novelist and diving headfirst into researching gruesome Victorian violence. Trouble is, Jack is a nervous wreck, and his new assignment sends him spiralling into a paranoid nightmare that forces him to confront...
- 4/6/2012
- EmpireOnline
Well, here's a movie we sort of forgot about entirely. First announced last summer, Simon Pegg signed on to star in "A Fantastic Fear of Everything," an ambitious, oddball tale being co-directed by an interesting pair: Chris Hopewell (who has helmed music videos for people like Radiohead, The Knife and The Killers) and by Crispian Mills (the front-man of Britpop also-rans Kula Shaker). Well, their result of the collaboration is now available for all to see, and certainly, it delivers in the visual department.
Penned by Mills, the film follows Jack, a children's author-turned-crime-novelist whose deep research into gruesome Victorian era murders has made him an insomniac, fearful mess who can barely leave his house or go to the store. Pushed by the ghost of his ex-wife and his psychotherapist, Jack eventually makes the journey to the laundromat and through a series of events he meets a girl and finds...
Penned by Mills, the film follows Jack, a children's author-turned-crime-novelist whose deep research into gruesome Victorian era murders has made him an insomniac, fearful mess who can barely leave his house or go to the store. Pushed by the ghost of his ex-wife and his psychotherapist, Jack eventually makes the journey to the laundromat and through a series of events he meets a girl and finds...
- 4/6/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
There's a new horror comedy currently in production starring Simon Pegg called A Fantastic Fear of Everything, and we have a littl first look of the actor looking freaked out. The movie sounds like a great project for Pegg to be involved with, and movie movie sounds like it's going to be pretty entertaining.
In the film Pegg plays "a children's author turned crime novelist, whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck and perpetually in fear of being murdered. When a Hollywood exec shows interest in his script, his big break rapidly turns into a big breakdown."
The film was written and directed by first time feature film director Crispian Mills, former frontman of indie rock band Kula Shaker.
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In the film Pegg plays "a children's author turned crime novelist, whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck and perpetually in fear of being murdered. When a Hollywood exec shows interest in his script, his big break rapidly turns into a big breakdown."
The film was written and directed by first time feature film director Crispian Mills, former frontman of indie rock band Kula Shaker.
Check out the image and hit us up with your thoughts! ...
- 10/25/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Although not strictly horror, the new Simon Pegg comedy 'A Fantastic Fear of Everything' does have many-a horror element weaved into it's humorous plot. Crispian Mills penned the script and co-directs alongside Chris Hopewell. Mills (the son of actress Hayley Mills) may be better known to many as the lead-singer in ex-Brit rock band Kula Shaker. The first peek at Pegg in all his paranoid glory can be seen below. The 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' star is joined by fellow cast members Clare Higgins, Amara Karan, the sexy Sheridan Smith -below (Gavin and Stacey) and Kerry Shale in the new British comedy which will see a release at some point next year. Check out the still and the plot info below....
- 10/25/2011
- Horror Asylum
Currently filming, is the debut feature from Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell called A Fantastic Fear of Everything, starring Simon Pegg.
Here’s what the directors said: “Once upon a time, long, long, ago… I said I was going to make a movie. Very happy to finally be filming ‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything’ with such an amazing cast (Simon Pegg, Clair Higgins, Amara Karan, Paul Freeman, and Sheridan Smith), shooting at Shepperton studios. Will know film website shortly and promise to send some pictures and news soon.”
Here’s the long-winded plot synopsis:
Jack is alone for Christmas. A former children’s author, now turned crime novelist, Jack spends his nights pacing about, entrenched in his latest script ‘Decades of Death’ with only his gruesome research into Victorian serial killers for company.
A sensitive artist, who lacks even the simple courage to buy his own toilet paper, this research...
Here’s what the directors said: “Once upon a time, long, long, ago… I said I was going to make a movie. Very happy to finally be filming ‘A Fantastic Fear of Everything’ with such an amazing cast (Simon Pegg, Clair Higgins, Amara Karan, Paul Freeman, and Sheridan Smith), shooting at Shepperton studios. Will know film website shortly and promise to send some pictures and news soon.”
Here’s the long-winded plot synopsis:
Jack is alone for Christmas. A former children’s author, now turned crime novelist, Jack spends his nights pacing about, entrenched in his latest script ‘Decades of Death’ with only his gruesome research into Victorian serial killers for company.
A sensitive artist, who lacks even the simple courage to buy his own toilet paper, this research...
- 8/3/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
Chic geek Simon Pegg is starring in A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, playing a children’s author turned crime novelist. His character's research into the lives of Victorian serial killers turns him into a paranoid wreck – a condition made much worse when Hollywood decides to make a film based on his findings. Former Kula Shaker (remember them?) frontman Crispian Mills wrote the script and is co-directing with animator Chris Hopewell. The psycho comedy is currently shooting at Shepperton studios and...
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- 7/29/2011
- by Matt Chapman
- TotalFilm
Hardcore "Fright Night" fans have had mixed reactions since the new trailer for the vampire remake debuted earlier this year. The horror comedy's original cast has some big shoes to fill – especially where the roles of fanged fiend Jerry Dandridge and vampire killer extraordinaire Peter Vincent are concerned. DreamWorks' new international trailer has arrived and gives us a better look at some of our principal players – namely Charlie's (Anton Yelchin) idol and partner in staking, the new Peter Vincent ("Dr. Who's" David Tennant) who is now a Las Vegas magician instead of a horror TV host.
The trailer also delivers more on the horror front – opening like a snarky comedy before it digs into the dark stuff. Colin Farrell seems to fit the bill as the sexy and scary vamp that retaliates against Charlie for being a nosy neighbor. When the high schooler and his horror-obsessed pal Evil Ed...
The trailer also delivers more on the horror front – opening like a snarky comedy before it digs into the dark stuff. Colin Farrell seems to fit the bill as the sexy and scary vamp that retaliates against Charlie for being a nosy neighbor. When the high schooler and his horror-obsessed pal Evil Ed...
- 7/28/2011
- by Alison Nastasi
- MTV Movies Blog
One would think that after battling zombies ("Shaun of the Dead"), small town corruption ("Hot Fuzz"), international terrorism (the "Mission: Impossible" series), and Romulans ("Star Trek"), Simon Pegg wouldn't be scared of anything, right? Well, turns out it's just the opposite.
Collider is reporting that the British geek icon is following up his work in "Paul" and the upcoming "Tintin" with "A Fantastic Fear of Everything," a small-budget black comedy that's giving the actor the heebie jeebies in a big way.
According to an official synopses, Pegg plays Jack, "a children’s author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered." When an executive at a studio takes a shine to one of his screenplays, "what should be his 'big break' rapidly turns into his 'big breakdown', as Jack is...
Collider is reporting that the British geek icon is following up his work in "Paul" and the upcoming "Tintin" with "A Fantastic Fear of Everything," a small-budget black comedy that's giving the actor the heebie jeebies in a big way.
According to an official synopses, Pegg plays Jack, "a children’s author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered." When an executive at a studio takes a shine to one of his screenplays, "what should be his 'big break' rapidly turns into his 'big breakdown', as Jack is...
- 7/28/2011
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
The studio's investment initiative will part-finance A Fantastic Fear of Everything, directed by ex-Kula Shaker Crispian Mills
Pinewood is to invest in its first film in 23 years, the "psycho-comedy" A Fantastic Fear of Everything, starring Simon Pegg.
Pinewood Studios Group will invest via Pinewood Films, a new initiative for small-budget independent British films that hopes to finance four films a year with production budgets of around £2m. It's the first time the company has put money into a feature since 1988's Hawks, which was shot at Pinewood Studios.
A Fantastic Fear of Everything sees Pegg play a children's author turned crime novelist, whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by an irrational fear of being murdered.
"When a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his 'big break' rapidly turns into his 'big breakdown',...
Pinewood is to invest in its first film in 23 years, the "psycho-comedy" A Fantastic Fear of Everything, starring Simon Pegg.
Pinewood Studios Group will invest via Pinewood Films, a new initiative for small-budget independent British films that hopes to finance four films a year with production budgets of around £2m. It's the first time the company has put money into a feature since 1988's Hawks, which was shot at Pinewood Studios.
A Fantastic Fear of Everything sees Pegg play a children's author turned crime novelist, whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by an irrational fear of being murdered.
"When a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his 'big break' rapidly turns into his 'big breakdown',...
- 7/28/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Simon Pegg-led psycho comedy "A Fantastic Fear of Everything" has become the first film to score backing from the new Pinewood Films financial initiative reports Variety.
Pegg plays a crime novelist, whose research into Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, in fear of being murdered. Amara Karan, Clare Higgins, Sheridan Smith and Alan Drake also star.
Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills penned the script and is making his directorial debut on the $4.9 million project which Indomina and Universal will release in various territories. Filming is currently underway in the United Kingdom.
Pegg plays a crime novelist, whose research into Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, in fear of being murdered. Amara Karan, Clare Higgins, Sheridan Smith and Alan Drake also star.
Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills penned the script and is making his directorial debut on the $4.9 million project which Indomina and Universal will release in various territories. Filming is currently underway in the United Kingdom.
- 7/28/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Simon Pegg has got a lot going for him: he co-wrote and starred with Nick Frost in a sci-fi comedy Paul, he also embodied engineer Montgomery Scott in the eleventh Star Trek movie, he furthermore voiced Reepicheep, the heroic sword fighting mouse in Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and Pegg will be also reprising the role of Benji Dunn in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Well, that Simon Pegg has begun filming the psycho-comedy, A Fantastic Fear of Everything at Shepperton Studios in London, three weeks ago.
Pinewood Chief Executive Ivan Dunleavy, said of that:
We are thrilled to be announcing Pinewood’s involvement in A Fantastic Fear of Everything. We have waited for the right project, at the right time to launch our new investment scheme and with the involvement of Keel Films, Universal Acquisitions and Simon Pegg this is the perfect fit for the Studios.”
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Pinewood Chief Executive Ivan Dunleavy, said of that:
We are thrilled to be announcing Pinewood’s involvement in A Fantastic Fear of Everything. We have waited for the right project, at the right time to launch our new investment scheme and with the involvement of Keel Films, Universal Acquisitions and Simon Pegg this is the perfect fit for the Studios.”
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- 7/27/2011
- by Nick Martin
- Filmofilia
Simon Pegg has started filming the upcoming psychological comedy A Fantastic Fear of Everything. The film will be the directorial debut of Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills, with music video director Chris Hopewell also involved. The Paul actor will play a crime novelist named Jack who becomes paranoid after researching Victorian serial killers. He then finds himself with an overwhelming fear of being murdered. Pegg will be joined by Sheridan Smith, Amara Khan and Claire Higgins in (more)...
- 7/27/2011
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Simon Pegg's Twitter feed has had fans anxious to find out what his secret project is, and it turns out that Star Trek 2 has nothing to do with it. Variety shared that Pegg will be starring in A Fantastic Fear of Everything -- a "psycho comedy" that is being co-directed with music video guru Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills -- best known as the frontman for the neo-psych band Kula Shaker. Amara Karan (The Darjeeling Limited), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser), Sheridan Smith (Hysteria), and Alan Drake also star. Pegg will play Jack -- a children's author who becomes obsessed with completing a crime novel based on the lives of Victorian serial killers. He grows into a paranoid, fearful mess -- convinced that he'll be the next to die. When his big break...
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- 7/27/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com - Celebrity Gossip
Simon Pegg's Twitter feed has had fans anxious to find out what his secret project is, and it turns out that Star Trek 2 has nothing to do with it. Variety shared that Pegg will be starring in A Fantastic Fear of Everything -- a "psycho comedy" that is being co-directed with music video guru Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills -- best known as the frontman for the neo-psych band Kula Shaker. Amara Karan (The Darjeeling Limited), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser), Sheridan Smith (Hysteria), and Alan Drake also star. Pegg will play Jack -- a children's author who becomes obsessed with completing a crime novel based on the lives of Victorian serial killers. He grows into a paranoid, fearful mess -- convinced that he'll be the next to die. When his big break...
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- 7/27/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
Finally, after years of working on comedies, thwarting spies, harboring aliens, and flying starships, Simon Pegg is coming back home to something more genre related. That's right, kids. Read on for the first details about his new flick!
According to Variety the low-budget Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) starrer A Fantastic Fear of Everything is the first film to receive backing from Pinewood Shepperton Studios' indie finance initiative Pinewood Films.
"The story sees Pegg play a children's author turned crime novelist, whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck and perpetually in fear of being murdered."
A Fantastic Fear of Everything is penned and helmed by Crispian Mills, former frontman of indie rock band Kula Shaker, and marks his feature debut. Amara Karan (The Darjeeling Limited), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser), Sheridan Smith (Hysteria) and Alan Drake also star.
The under £3 million ($4.9 million) psycho-comedy,...
According to Variety the low-budget Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) starrer A Fantastic Fear of Everything is the first film to receive backing from Pinewood Shepperton Studios' indie finance initiative Pinewood Films.
"The story sees Pegg play a children's author turned crime novelist, whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck and perpetually in fear of being murdered."
A Fantastic Fear of Everything is penned and helmed by Crispian Mills, former frontman of indie rock band Kula Shaker, and marks his feature debut. Amara Karan (The Darjeeling Limited), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser), Sheridan Smith (Hysteria) and Alan Drake also star.
The under £3 million ($4.9 million) psycho-comedy,...
- 7/27/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The latest project to star Simon Pegg isn't Star Trek 2. It is A Fantastic Fear of Everything, but don't just label it as a comedy. It is a 'psycho comedy,' according to the trade report on the project. What does that mean? The central character, to be played by Mr. Pegg, is "a children’s author turned crime novelist whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers turns him into a paranoid wreck, especially when a Hollywood executive decides he wants to make a film out of his findings." We've got a more extensive synopsis after the break. Screen Daily [1] broke the news of the casting, which Simon Pegg has been teasing via Twitter for some time. He said of the script [2] not long ago, when the project was still a mystery, "It’s this really odd but brilliant script…it’s just a little low-budget British...
- 7/27/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Simon Pegg is starring in a new low-budget psycho-comedy film called A Fantastic Fear of Everything. The film was written and directed by first time feature film director Crispian Mills, former frontman of indie rock band Kula Shaker.
In the film Pegg plays "a children's author turned crime novelist, whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck and perpetually in fear of being murdered. When a Hollywood exec shows interest in his script, his big break rapidly turns into a big breakdown."
Like many of you, I'm a huge fan of Pegg, and this sounds like it could be a great film! The character he plays seems like the perfect fit for him.
According to Variety, this is the first film to receive backing from Pinewood Shepperton Studios' indie finance initiative Pinewood Films. It has a budget of 4.9 million dollars, and is...
In the film Pegg plays "a children's author turned crime novelist, whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck and perpetually in fear of being murdered. When a Hollywood exec shows interest in his script, his big break rapidly turns into a big breakdown."
Like many of you, I'm a huge fan of Pegg, and this sounds like it could be a great film! The character he plays seems like the perfect fit for him.
According to Variety, this is the first film to receive backing from Pinewood Shepperton Studios' indie finance initiative Pinewood Films. It has a budget of 4.9 million dollars, and is...
- 7/27/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Low-budget Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) starrer A Fantastic Fear Of Everything is the first pic to receive backing from Pinewood Shepperton Studios' indie finance initiative Pinewood Films, reports Variety. "The story sees Pegg play a children's author turned crime novelist, whose research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck and perpetually in fear of being murdered." Pic is penned and helmed by Crispian Mills, former frontman of indie rock band Kula Shaker, and marks his feature debut. The under £3 million ($4.9 million) psycho-comedy, which already began lensing at Shepperton on July 6, is also being backed by Universal Pictures and Indomina Releasing (who will release here in the States). Amara Karan (The Darjeeling Limited), Clare Higgins (Hellraiser), Sheridan Smith (Hysteria) and Alan Drake also star.
- 7/27/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
If you have been following Simon Pegg’s twitter page lately you will know that the British comedian has been filming a secret project over July that fuelled a rabid fanboy speculation over what it might be. The optimistic Pegg fans were hoping for At World’s End, the final part of he, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost’s Blood & Ice Cream trilogy that would follow the zom-rom-com Shaun of the Dead and the police action comedy Hot Fuzz into the apocalyptic genre that we have heard so much about over the years. And the really, really optimistic were hopeful that it may, somehow, have been a scene or two from the Star Trek sequel that we still hear J.J. Abrams hopes to shoot late summer.
In the end the announcement came a few hours ago of what Pegg has been teasing and although it’s not quite as cool...
In the end the announcement came a few hours ago of what Pegg has been teasing and although it’s not quite as cool...
- 7/27/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
We’ve just been sent over the following press release alerting us to the fact that the legendary Simon Pegg will be starring in new movie, A Fantastic Fear of Everything which started shooting 6th July in London and at Shepperton Studios.
This is the first project for Pinewood Studio Group in their new ‘Pinewood Films’ venture which we reported on a while back. It’s all very exciting for them and we’re so pleased to see their first film is now fully on the road. Pegg is joined by Alan Drake, Amara Khan, Clare Higgins and Sheridan Smith and the film is the debut feature of former Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills, the son of director Roy Boulting and actress Hayley Mills, and whose grandfather was the late Sir John Mills.
Jack (Simon Pegg) is a children’s author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives...
This is the first project for Pinewood Studio Group in their new ‘Pinewood Films’ venture which we reported on a while back. It’s all very exciting for them and we’re so pleased to see their first film is now fully on the road. Pegg is joined by Alan Drake, Amara Khan, Clare Higgins and Sheridan Smith and the film is the debut feature of former Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills, the son of director Roy Boulting and actress Hayley Mills, and whose grandfather was the late Sir John Mills.
Jack (Simon Pegg) is a children’s author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives...
- 7/27/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Next year sees the 20th anniversary of Reservoir Dogs. But while the 70s and 80s were golden years for cinema, what's the best we can say of the decade that followed?
You can't choose your family, so the cliche goes, and neither do you get a say in the era you come of age. For me, cinematically at least, the timing was cruelly double-edged. Yes, as an 80s adolescent I spent formative evenings gawping in front of Blue Velvet, Brazil and so on; but by the time I was old enough to make £4 an hour in one of Soho's few non-porno video shops and spend all my spare time in cinemas, the rather less magical 90s had rolled around.
And therein lies the rub. Because mulching the cinema of an entire decade down into a single impression is, of course, an insanely reductive business. But it's one almost all of...
You can't choose your family, so the cliche goes, and neither do you get a say in the era you come of age. For me, cinematically at least, the timing was cruelly double-edged. Yes, as an 80s adolescent I spent formative evenings gawping in front of Blue Velvet, Brazil and so on; but by the time I was old enough to make £4 an hour in one of Soho's few non-porno video shops and spend all my spare time in cinemas, the rather less magical 90s had rolled around.
And therein lies the rub. Because mulching the cinema of an entire decade down into a single impression is, of course, an insanely reductive business. But it's one almost all of...
- 4/29/2011
- by Danny Leigh
- The Guardian - Film News
Lastly, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the Blu-ray release of I Know What You Did Last Summer for July 22, priced at around $28.95. According to DVD Active, the full specs for the release are: 2.40:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p), Audio: Dolby True Hd 5.1 English, Dolby True Hd 5.1 French, Dolby True Hd 5.1 Portuguese, Subtitles: English, French, Arabic, Dutch, Korean, Spanish, Chinese, Thai, Portuguese, English Sdh, Filmmakers' Commentary with Director Jim Gillespie and Editor Steve Mirkovich Director's Short Film: 'Joyride', Featurette: 'Now I Know What You Did Last Summer' and a Music Video: 'Hush' by Kula Shaker. In the film four teens are in great danger one year after their car hits a stranger whose body they dump in the sea.
- 5/28/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
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