Harry Potter actor Sean Biggerstaff has branded Jeremy Clarkson a “rancid old thug” after the Grand Tour presenter made a remark about “socialists”.
On Friday (9 September), Clarkson tweeted: “Twitter is a handy and constant reminder that socialists are disgusting people.”
The post attracted criticism from many users of the social media website, including Biggerstaff, the actor best known for playing Oliver Wood in three films from the Harry Potter franchise.
“Shut the f*** up you rancid old thug,” wrote Biggerstaff in response to Clarkson’s post.
Clarkson is best known as the host of the BBC motoring series Top Gear, from which he departed in 2015 following allegations that he had assaulted one of the show’s producers.
His tweet was seemingly made in reference to reactions to the death of Queen Elizabeth II among left-wing republicans.
Biggerstaff was not the only voice to condemn Clarkson’s comment – others also shared...
On Friday (9 September), Clarkson tweeted: “Twitter is a handy and constant reminder that socialists are disgusting people.”
The post attracted criticism from many users of the social media website, including Biggerstaff, the actor best known for playing Oliver Wood in three films from the Harry Potter franchise.
“Shut the f*** up you rancid old thug,” wrote Biggerstaff in response to Clarkson’s post.
Clarkson is best known as the host of the BBC motoring series Top Gear, from which he departed in 2015 following allegations that he had assaulted one of the show’s producers.
His tweet was seemingly made in reference to reactions to the death of Queen Elizabeth II among left-wing republicans.
Biggerstaff was not the only voice to condemn Clarkson’s comment – others also shared...
- 9/10/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
Harry Potter actor Sean Biggerstaff has branded Jeremy Clarkson a “rancid old thug” after the Grand Tour presenter made a remark about “socialists”.
On Friday (9 September), Clarkson tweeted: “Twitter is a handy and constant reminder that socialists are disgusting people.”
The post attracted criticism from many users of the social media website, including Biggerstaff, the actor best known for playing Oliver Wood in three films from the Harry Potter franchise.
“Shut the f*** up you rancid old thug,” wrote Biggerstaff in response to Clarkson’s post.
Clarkson is best known as the host of the BBC motoring series Top Gear, from which he departed in 2015 following allegations that he had assaulted one of the show’s producers.
His tweet was seemingly made in reference to reactions to the death of Queen Elizabeth II among left-wing republicans.
Biggerstaff was not the only voice to condemn Clarkson’s comment – others also shared...
On Friday (9 September), Clarkson tweeted: “Twitter is a handy and constant reminder that socialists are disgusting people.”
The post attracted criticism from many users of the social media website, including Biggerstaff, the actor best known for playing Oliver Wood in three films from the Harry Potter franchise.
“Shut the f*** up you rancid old thug,” wrote Biggerstaff in response to Clarkson’s post.
Clarkson is best known as the host of the BBC motoring series Top Gear, from which he departed in 2015 following allegations that he had assaulted one of the show’s producers.
His tweet was seemingly made in reference to reactions to the death of Queen Elizabeth II among left-wing republicans.
Biggerstaff was not the only voice to condemn Clarkson’s comment – others also shared...
- 9/10/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Film
New UK Sales Firm Strikes Slate Deal
Exclusive: New UK sales firm Mise En Scene has set a distribution deal with New York and European distributor Spi International which includes all six of the company’s first titles. Spi has picked up non-exclusive rights to What Lies Ahead, starring Rumer Willis and Emma Dumont; I Wrote This For You with Brennan Keel Cook; Eating Cars starring Lexi Pappas, Lauren Ashley Carter; Super November, starring Josie Long, Sean Biggerstaff and Heydon Prowse; Synchronicity, starring Sara Mitich and Ash Catherwood; and Reach, starring Garrett Clayton, Jordan Doww and Johnny James Fiore. London-based Mise En Scene was launched last March by Paul Yates and Netto Fernandes. Spi International and its aggregation service FilmBox operates a portfolio of 42 TV channels and digital services in multiple countries.
Crackle Plus Takes South African Feature
Exclusive: AVOD platform Crackle Plus has picked up rights to South African...
Exclusive: New UK sales firm Mise En Scene has set a distribution deal with New York and European distributor Spi International which includes all six of the company’s first titles. Spi has picked up non-exclusive rights to What Lies Ahead, starring Rumer Willis and Emma Dumont; I Wrote This For You with Brennan Keel Cook; Eating Cars starring Lexi Pappas, Lauren Ashley Carter; Super November, starring Josie Long, Sean Biggerstaff and Heydon Prowse; Synchronicity, starring Sara Mitich and Ash Catherwood; and Reach, starring Garrett Clayton, Jordan Doww and Johnny James Fiore. London-based Mise En Scene was launched last March by Paul Yates and Netto Fernandes. Spi International and its aggregation service FilmBox operates a portfolio of 42 TV channels and digital services in multiple countries.
Crackle Plus Takes South African Feature
Exclusive: AVOD platform Crackle Plus has picked up rights to South African...
- 1/27/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Tributes pour in for the veteran producer, best known for his work on films including ‘The Magdalene Sisters’.
Alan J. ‘Willy’ Wands, a producer of The Magdalene Sisters and detective series Rebus, died yesterday in Glasgow aged 67. He had been diagnosed with cancer.
An outspoken advocate of the Scottish production industry, Wands had more than 35 feature film credits and numerous TV drama series to his name.
Born in Ayr, on the west coast of Scotland, he started his career in the 1970s in theatre before moving into screen work as an associate producer on features including Mike Figgis’ 1988 crime drama...
Alan J. ‘Willy’ Wands, a producer of The Magdalene Sisters and detective series Rebus, died yesterday in Glasgow aged 67. He had been diagnosed with cancer.
An outspoken advocate of the Scottish production industry, Wands had more than 35 feature film credits and numerous TV drama series to his name.
Born in Ayr, on the west coast of Scotland, he started his career in the 1970s in theatre before moving into screen work as an associate producer on features including Mike Figgis’ 1988 crime drama...
- 5/18/2020
- ScreenDaily
Tributes pour in for the veteran producer, best known for his work on films including ‘The Magdalene Sisters’.
Alan J. ‘Willy’ Wands, a producer of The Magdalene Sisters and detective series Rebus, has died aged 67. He passed away yesterday (May 17) in Glasgow, having been diagnosed with cancer.
An outspoken advocate of the Scottish production industry, Wands had more than 35 feature film credits and numerous TV drama series to his name.
Born in Ayr, on the west coast of Scotland, his early credits were as an associate producer on Mike Figgis’ 1988 crime drama Stormy Monday and David Hayman’s 1990 gritty drama Silent Screen.
Alan J. ‘Willy’ Wands, a producer of The Magdalene Sisters and detective series Rebus, has died aged 67. He passed away yesterday (May 17) in Glasgow, having been diagnosed with cancer.
An outspoken advocate of the Scottish production industry, Wands had more than 35 feature film credits and numerous TV drama series to his name.
Born in Ayr, on the west coast of Scotland, his early credits were as an associate producer on Mike Figgis’ 1988 crime drama Stormy Monday and David Hayman’s 1990 gritty drama Silent Screen.
- 5/18/2020
- ScreenDaily
Back in 2008, the Doctor got himself a daughter in the shape of Jenny, a clone soldier derived from his DNA who only appeared in a single Doctor Who episode, suitably titled “The Doctor’s Daughter.” Despite fans wondering what happened to her for the past ten years, though, Jenny never returned….until now. The character is finally making a comeback in a new audio series from Big Finish Productions and as you can see from the trailer above, Georgia Tennant (nee Moffett) is back onboard as Jenny.
The actress’ casting has always tickled fans, as she’s actually the real-life daughter of Fifth Doctor Peter Davison and funnily enough, she later went on to marry her on-screen father, David Tennant. Starring alongside her in Jenny’s own spinoff series is Sean Biggerstaff, who you might know as Quidditch captain Oliver Wood in the first two Harry Potter movies.
Doctor Who...
The actress’ casting has always tickled fans, as she’s actually the real-life daughter of Fifth Doctor Peter Davison and funnily enough, she later went on to marry her on-screen father, David Tennant. Starring alongside her in Jenny’s own spinoff series is Sean Biggerstaff, who you might know as Quidditch captain Oliver Wood in the first two Harry Potter movies.
Doctor Who...
- 6/8/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Josie Long in Super November
Eye For Film saw Super November at its world première, in a packed cinema at the Glasgow Film Theatre. The capacity crowd for the sold out screening included all of the stars who could make it, though writer and star Josie Long was unable to attend because of the lingering after-effects of The Beast From The East. The crowd were in good spirits, giving the film a warm reception despite the cold outside.
Director Douglas King spoke briefly beforehand, saying that he "[wouldn't] give it an introduction as it'd be mostly disclaimers". He thanked Josie as a "brilliant collaborator", said that he hoped he "hadn't put [the audience] off already", and asked us to "please enjoy the film and don't heckle". We did both.
Allan Hunter talks to Douglas King, Sean Biggerstaff and Darren Osborne Photo: Glasgow Film Festival
This appeared to come as some relief to King,...
Eye For Film saw Super November at its world première, in a packed cinema at the Glasgow Film Theatre. The capacity crowd for the sold out screening included all of the stars who could make it, though writer and star Josie Long was unable to attend because of the lingering after-effects of The Beast From The East. The crowd were in good spirits, giving the film a warm reception despite the cold outside.
Director Douglas King spoke briefly beforehand, saying that he "[wouldn't] give it an introduction as it'd be mostly disclaimers". He thanked Josie as a "brilliant collaborator", said that he hoped he "hadn't put [the audience] off already", and asked us to "please enjoy the film and don't heckle". We did both.
Allan Hunter talks to Douglas King, Sean Biggerstaff and Darren Osborne Photo: Glasgow Film Festival
This appeared to come as some relief to King,...
- 3/5/2018
- by Andrew Robertson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Whisky Galore! (2016) will be available on Blu-ray December 12th from Arrow Films
Based on the novel by Sir Compton Mackenzie and with a star-studded cast lead by Eddie Izzard (Victoria & Abdul, TV’s Hannibal) and Gregor Fisher (TV’s Rab C. Nesbitt) heart-warming comedy, Whisky Galore!, is out now on Digital and VoD and on Blu-ray & DVD on November 7th.
Directed by Gillies Mackinnon (Hideous Kinky) from a script by award-winning writer Peter McDougall, Whisky Galore! also stars Naomi Battrick (TV’s Waterloo Road and Ripper Street), Sean Biggerstaff (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2), Ellie Kendrick (An Education, Game of Thrones), James Cosmo (T2 Trainspotting, Wonder Woman) and Kevin Guthrie (Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them) and follows the inhabitants of the isolated Scottish island of Todday in the Outer Hebrides who are largely unaffected by wartime rationing, until their supply of whisky runs out! Then...
Based on the novel by Sir Compton Mackenzie and with a star-studded cast lead by Eddie Izzard (Victoria & Abdul, TV’s Hannibal) and Gregor Fisher (TV’s Rab C. Nesbitt) heart-warming comedy, Whisky Galore!, is out now on Digital and VoD and on Blu-ray & DVD on November 7th.
Directed by Gillies Mackinnon (Hideous Kinky) from a script by award-winning writer Peter McDougall, Whisky Galore! also stars Naomi Battrick (TV’s Waterloo Road and Ripper Street), Sean Biggerstaff (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2), Ellie Kendrick (An Education, Game of Thrones), James Cosmo (T2 Trainspotting, Wonder Woman) and Kevin Guthrie (Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them) and follows the inhabitants of the isolated Scottish island of Todday in the Outer Hebrides who are largely unaffected by wartime rationing, until their supply of whisky runs out! Then...
- 10/17/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Whisky Galore! screens Friday, May 19th through Sunday May 21st at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). The movie starts each evening at 8:00pm.
Review by Mark Longden
“Whisky Galore!” is a beloved movie from 1949, one of the Ealing comedies that define a specific moment in post-war British culture (my personal favourite is “The Ladykillers”). Based on the 1947 novel of the same name, with a script written by the novelist, it was a lot of fun; presumably, the list of “movies people loved from long ago” was running a little short of ones that hadn’t already been remade, so almost 70 years later, we come to this.
During World War 2, and for a surprisingly long time afterwards (it didn’t fully finish until the 1950s), Britain went through rationing. Families were given set amounts of various products and expected to make do, although there was a black market for certain products,...
Review by Mark Longden
“Whisky Galore!” is a beloved movie from 1949, one of the Ealing comedies that define a specific moment in post-war British culture (my personal favourite is “The Ladykillers”). Based on the 1947 novel of the same name, with a script written by the novelist, it was a lot of fun; presumably, the list of “movies people loved from long ago” was running a little short of ones that hadn’t already been remade, so almost 70 years later, we come to this.
During World War 2, and for a surprisingly long time afterwards (it didn’t fully finish until the 1950s), Britain went through rationing. Families were given set amounts of various products and expected to make do, although there was a black market for certain products,...
- 5/18/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… The cast is charming, but this listless and mysteriously unfunny cover of the 1949 Ealing comedy doesn’t seem to have bothered to look for a good reason to exist. I’m “biast” (pro): love the original film
I’m “biast” (con): love the original film
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Why remake a beloved classic film? This new version of Whisky Galore!, a listless cover of the delightful 1949 Ealing comedy, hasn’t found a good reason. It doesn’t even seem to have bothered to look for one.
On a small remote Scottish island, the whisky has just run out… and since it’s 1943 and there’s a war on, there’s little chance of replenishment. Until a cargo ship carrying tens of thousands of cases of the amber-colored water of life grounds itself nearby,...
I’m “biast” (con): love the original film
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Why remake a beloved classic film? This new version of Whisky Galore!, a listless cover of the delightful 1949 Ealing comedy, hasn’t found a good reason. It doesn’t even seem to have bothered to look for one.
On a small remote Scottish island, the whisky has just run out… and since it’s 1943 and there’s a war on, there’s little chance of replenishment. Until a cargo ship carrying tens of thousands of cases of the amber-colored water of life grounds itself nearby,...
- 5/12/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Exclusive: Arrow strikes for Gillies MacKinnon rom-com starring Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard and Ellie Kendrick; marks company’s first English-language Us release.
Arrow Films has picked up North American and UK distribution rights to Whisky Galore from Gfm Films.
The purchase marks UK-based Arrow’s first English-language release in North America.
The company is lining up a summer 2017 launch in both markets.
Gillies MacKinnon’s completed rom-com starring Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, Ellie Kendrick, Sean Biggerstaff, Naomi Battrick and Kevin Guthrie is a remake of the original 1949 film by Alexandar Mackendrick.
Based on Sir Compton Mackenzie’s book, the Edinburgh debut charts the story of Scottish islanders who try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship.
The deal was brokered for Gfm Films by partner Fred Hedman who commented: “We are sure audiences across the UK and North America will love this fun, heart-warming tale that offers audiences much needed warmth and entertainment in today...
Arrow Films has picked up North American and UK distribution rights to Whisky Galore from Gfm Films.
The purchase marks UK-based Arrow’s first English-language release in North America.
The company is lining up a summer 2017 launch in both markets.
Gillies MacKinnon’s completed rom-com starring Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, Ellie Kendrick, Sean Biggerstaff, Naomi Battrick and Kevin Guthrie is a remake of the original 1949 film by Alexandar Mackendrick.
Based on Sir Compton Mackenzie’s book, the Edinburgh debut charts the story of Scottish islanders who try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship.
The deal was brokered for Gfm Films by partner Fred Hedman who commented: “We are sure audiences across the UK and North America will love this fun, heart-warming tale that offers audiences much needed warmth and entertainment in today...
- 2/14/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Remake of classic Scottish comedy set for world premiere as 2016 Edinburgh closing night gala.
The 70th edition of the Edinburgh Film Festival (Eiff) (June 15-26) will close with the world premiere of Scottish comedy remake Whisky Galore!.
A remake of Alexander Mackendrick’s 1949 feature of the same name, the story follows a group of Scottish islanders who enjoy a windfall of whiskey during the Second World War.
The original was based on Sir Compton Mackenzie’s novel of the same name, which was inspired by the shipwreck off the Scottish coast of a ship sailing for America with a cargo of export-only alcohol during World War II.
The home-grown production was filmed on location in Scotland and features Scottish actors including Gregor Fisher (Love Actually), James Cosmo (Braveheart), Kevin Guthrie (Sunset Song), Sean Biggerstaff (Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets), and Eddie Izzard (Valkyrie).
Gillies Mackinnon (Regeneration, Hideous Kinky) directed from Peter McDougall’s screenplay. Iain Maclean...
The 70th edition of the Edinburgh Film Festival (Eiff) (June 15-26) will close with the world premiere of Scottish comedy remake Whisky Galore!.
A remake of Alexander Mackendrick’s 1949 feature of the same name, the story follows a group of Scottish islanders who enjoy a windfall of whiskey during the Second World War.
The original was based on Sir Compton Mackenzie’s novel of the same name, which was inspired by the shipwreck off the Scottish coast of a ship sailing for America with a cargo of export-only alcohol during World War II.
The home-grown production was filmed on location in Scotland and features Scottish actors including Gregor Fisher (Love Actually), James Cosmo (Braveheart), Kevin Guthrie (Sunset Song), Sean Biggerstaff (Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets), and Eddie Izzard (Valkyrie).
Gillies Mackinnon (Regeneration, Hideous Kinky) directed from Peter McDougall’s screenplay. Iain Maclean...
- 4/21/2016
- ScreenDaily
Whisky Galore! remake is Eiff's closing gala Photo: Courtesy of Edinburgh Film Festival The remake of iconic Scottish comedy Whisky Galore! will close the 70th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 26.
Inspired by Sir Compton Mackenzie’s 1947 novel, Whisky Galore! is written by award-winning screenwriter Peter McDougall and based on the true story of a shipwreck off the coast of Eriskay, in the Outer Hebrides, of a ship sailing for America with a cargo of export-only alcohol during the Second World War. The Scottish islanders, in the midst of a wartime drought of whisky, are determined to take advantage of an unexpected windfall despite opposition from the local Home Guard Captain.
Shot on location entirely in Scotland, Whisky Galore! features established names Gregor Fisher, james Cosmo, Kevin Guthrie, Sean Biggerstaff and Eddie Izzard, alongside newcomers Naomi Battrick and Ellie Kendrick.
Director Gillies Mackinnon said: “I am delighted that Whisky Galore!
Inspired by Sir Compton Mackenzie’s 1947 novel, Whisky Galore! is written by award-winning screenwriter Peter McDougall and based on the true story of a shipwreck off the coast of Eriskay, in the Outer Hebrides, of a ship sailing for America with a cargo of export-only alcohol during the Second World War. The Scottish islanders, in the midst of a wartime drought of whisky, are determined to take advantage of an unexpected windfall despite opposition from the local Home Guard Captain.
Shot on location entirely in Scotland, Whisky Galore! features established names Gregor Fisher, james Cosmo, Kevin Guthrie, Sean Biggerstaff and Eddie Izzard, alongside newcomers Naomi Battrick and Ellie Kendrick.
Director Gillies Mackinnon said: “I am delighted that Whisky Galore!
- 4/20/2016
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Author J.K. Rowling and her greatest creation, Harry Potter, both have birthdays today -- July 31. The author already tweeted her thanks to fans, but did you see the sweet birthday messages shared by several "Harry Potter" cast members to Time?
As Harry turns 35, his mum turns (it's not polite to say but the cast does refer to it) 50. Time celebrated J.K. Rowling's big milestone by getting 17 birthday notes from these movie stars: Alan Rickman (Snape), Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge), Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Natalia Tena (Tonks), David Thewlis (Lupin), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), Clemence Poesy (Fleur), movie director Chris Columbus, Oliver and James Phelps (George and Fred Weasley), Katie Leung (Cho Chang), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver Wood), Frances de la Tour (Madame Olympe Maxime), Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley).
While some of the messages were...
As Harry turns 35, his mum turns (it's not polite to say but the cast does refer to it) 50. Time celebrated J.K. Rowling's big milestone by getting 17 birthday notes from these movie stars: Alan Rickman (Snape), Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge), Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Natalia Tena (Tonks), David Thewlis (Lupin), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), Clemence Poesy (Fleur), movie director Chris Columbus, Oliver and James Phelps (George and Fred Weasley), Katie Leung (Cho Chang), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver Wood), Frances de la Tour (Madame Olympe Maxime), Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley).
While some of the messages were...
- 7/31/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
Warner Bros. Pictures/NBC
Casting Harry Potter had to have been a little bit like playing Russian Roulette. You’re bringing in a group of largely untested child actors, and praying to the Cinema God that not only will they commit to an eight film series, but that they’ll grow into talented individuals and not get beaten by an ugly stick on their way through puberty. They dodged a bullet with the main trio, with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint all turning out perfectly fine. They’ve got good heads on their shoulders and seem remarkably mature in their ability to pick roles that will work for them as adults.
But what about the rest of the cast? Because they weren’t just casting Harry, Ron, and Hermione — they had a school full of students to fill. So what happens to the actors who are part of such a huge franchise,...
Casting Harry Potter had to have been a little bit like playing Russian Roulette. You’re bringing in a group of largely untested child actors, and praying to the Cinema God that not only will they commit to an eight film series, but that they’ll grow into talented individuals and not get beaten by an ugly stick on their way through puberty. They dodged a bullet with the main trio, with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint all turning out perfectly fine. They’ve got good heads on their shoulders and seem remarkably mature in their ability to pick roles that will work for them as adults.
But what about the rest of the cast? Because they weren’t just casting Harry, Ron, and Hermione — they had a school full of students to fill. So what happens to the actors who are part of such a huge franchise,...
- 7/18/2014
- by Audrey Fox
- Obsessed with Film
Meeting your favorite celebrities can be a truly magical experience... especially of that celeb is one of the stars of the "Harry Potter" movies.
In honor of the release of final film, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," on July 15, and our desire to see as much of them as possible, we're doing a special, "Harry Potter" edition of My CeleBFF! We want to see photos of the time you met any (yes, any -- even the grown-ups) of the stars of the "Harry Potter" movie franchise and hear all about what it was like.
Did you meet Harry himself, Daniel Radcliffe? Send it in! Borrow Luna Lovegood, er, Evanna Lynch's copy of the Quibbler? Share! Play Quidditch Shake hands with Oliver Wood, Sean Biggerstaff? We wanna see!
All you have to do is email your photo and a short, one or two-sentence description of your meet-cute to MyCeleBFF@nextmovie.
In honor of the release of final film, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," on July 15, and our desire to see as much of them as possible, we're doing a special, "Harry Potter" edition of My CeleBFF! We want to see photos of the time you met any (yes, any -- even the grown-ups) of the stars of the "Harry Potter" movie franchise and hear all about what it was like.
Did you meet Harry himself, Daniel Radcliffe? Send it in! Borrow Luna Lovegood, er, Evanna Lynch's copy of the Quibbler? Share! Play Quidditch Shake hands with Oliver Wood, Sean Biggerstaff? We wanna see!
All you have to do is email your photo and a short, one or two-sentence description of your meet-cute to MyCeleBFF@nextmovie.
- 7/1/2011
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
Image: http://snitchseeker.com/uploads/library/SB2.jpg Today - *March 15th* - Sean Biggerstaff (http://www.snitchseeker.com/hp-movie-facts/biggerstaff-sean-oliver-wood-37261/), the actor who portrays Oliver Wood in the Harry Potter movies is celebrating his birthday. Sean was born in 1983, meaning that he's turning 26 today. He's been recently appearing on the radio and also has a movie set to come out later this year. *:loons: Happy Birthday, Sean! :party5: *...
- 3/15/2009
- by allucha
- Snitchseeker.com
Dan Radcliffe, Jim Broadbent (Slughorn), Imelda Staunton (Umbridge), Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Sean Biggerstaff (Wood) and Zoe Wanamaker (Hooch) have all contributed drawings for National Doodle Day 2009 (http://www.nationaldoodleday.org.uk/), to benefit Epilepsy Action (http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/) and the Neurofibromatosis Association (http://www.nfauk.org/). The event, which has been going for five years, takes place this Friday. So far £160,000 has been raised. Pictures of the Potter doodles can be found here (http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=44). Image: http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/13923/Imelda_Staunton.jpg Image: http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/13923/Jim_Broadbent.jpg Image: http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/13923/normal_Robbie_Coltrane_2.jpg Image: http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/13923/normal_Robbie_Coltrane.jpg Image: http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/13923/Sean_Biggerstaff.jpg Image: http://www.snitchseeker.com/gallery/albums/userpics/13923/Zoe_Wanamaker.
- 2/23/2009
- by EmmaRiddle
- Snitchseeker.com
Lena Headey ( Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles ) comes face-to-face with a spitting image of herself in The Broken , a new surreal thriller from British writer-director Sean Ellis. What transpires is a brooding, measured mystery that finds Headey's character questioning the true identity of her friends and loved ones as she seeks her imposter. The film played to audiences at Sundance at the outset of the year; genre festival screenings followed before it was acquired by After Dark Films for Horrorfest III (beginning January 9th). Ellis, a fashion photographer cum filmmaker, was nominated for an Academy Award for his short film Cashback in 2004. He turned that film into a feature two years later with Harry Potter 's Sean Biggerstaff and Emilia Fox. The Broken finds...
- 12/3/2008
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Boy loses girl, boy loses sleep, boy finds new girl. The trajectory of "Cashback" is boiler-plate basic, but writer-director Sean Ellis infuses it with an imaginative sensibility that engages the viewer -- to a point. Stripped of its flourishes, there's not much going on beyond a routine tale of growing pains, dressed up -- or undressed -- with philosophical fillips and wet-dream fantasy. Lead actor Sean Biggerstaff, who played Quidditch captain Oliver Wood in the first two Harry Potter films, is a definite asset here. Twentysomething male viewers can connect with his character's art-school sensitivity, romantic yearning and comedic fumbles, while enjoying the statuesque females on display.
Taking his feature bow, fashion photographer Ellis has expanded a 2004 short (contained within the feature), and the polished result demonstrates a facility for filmmaking, with able contributions from his production colleagues. Ellis' script, in particular the voiceover narration he's written for his protagonist, is exceptionally literate. Essentially, though, he doesn't have much to say.
Biggerstaff plays genial art student Ben, who's devastated by his breakup with Suzy (Michelle Ryan, soon to topline "Bionic Woman" on the small screen), an event seen in waggish operatic flashback, complete with an Ikea lamp brandished as a weapon. Suzy moves on without pause while Ben, unable to sleep, studies the-way-we-were photos at 4 a.m. by the light of the dented lamp. Thanks to Ellis' eye for offbeat quotidian details, we get a glimpse of the processing lab's quality-advisory label on an out-of-focus snapshot. Ben also receives advice from lifelong friend Sean, a good-looking guy with a talent for being slapped within the first minutes of chatting up any female; he's played with terrifically droll understatement by Shaun Evans.
Turning his extra waking hours into "cashback," the sleepless Ben joins the night shift at the local Sainsbury's supermarket, where he can suffer amid the packaged goods and withstand the idiocy of the self-important manager (Stuart Goodwin) and scooter-racing staffers (Michael Dixon, Michael Lambourne). Increasingly, he's drawn to Sharon (Emilia Fox), a pathologically bored cashier.
In the cold fluorescent atmosphere, the unhinged Ben discovers that he can put the world on pause, the better to indulge his fascination with female beauty. For a few striking -- and mildly creepy -- moments, he turns a shoppers' aisle into a living museum of unclad beauties and wanders, awed, among them. His play with time involves the past, too. Childhood memories seep into the sleep-deprived present, none more indelibly erotic than an incident involving a Swedish au pair.
All of this is quite less than it seems. For all the film's style and energy, its supposed insights are as soft and bland as its romanticized notions of the artist. And in this post-"Office" era, the deadpan workplace comedy feels familiar and overdone. Among Ben's co-workers, only Fox's Sharon nears three dimensions, convincingly coming into focus from put-upon drone to spirited dreamer. Even with his explorations of suspended time, Ben is a standard, barely interesting character, but Biggerstaff's charm and sincerity go a long way, lending flashes of depth not found in the material.
CASHBACK
A Left Turn Films presentation in association with Daphne Guinness of a Bausager/Ellis production
Magnolia Pictures
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Sean Ellis
Producers: Sean Ellis, Lene Bausager
Executive producers: Daphne Guinness, Vijay Thakur, Peter Hampden, Norman Merry
Director of photography: Angus Hudson
Production designer: Morgan Kennedy
Music: Guy Farley
Costumer designer: Vicki Russell
Editors: Scott Thomas, Carlos Domeque
Cast:
Ben: Sean Biggerstaff
Sharon: Emilia Fox
Sean: Shaun Evans
Suzy: Michelle Ryan
Jenkins: Stuart Goodwin
Barry: Michael Dixon
Matt: Michael Lambourne
Brian: Marc Pickering
Rory: Nick Hancock
Running time 102 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Taking his feature bow, fashion photographer Ellis has expanded a 2004 short (contained within the feature), and the polished result demonstrates a facility for filmmaking, with able contributions from his production colleagues. Ellis' script, in particular the voiceover narration he's written for his protagonist, is exceptionally literate. Essentially, though, he doesn't have much to say.
Biggerstaff plays genial art student Ben, who's devastated by his breakup with Suzy (Michelle Ryan, soon to topline "Bionic Woman" on the small screen), an event seen in waggish operatic flashback, complete with an Ikea lamp brandished as a weapon. Suzy moves on without pause while Ben, unable to sleep, studies the-way-we-were photos at 4 a.m. by the light of the dented lamp. Thanks to Ellis' eye for offbeat quotidian details, we get a glimpse of the processing lab's quality-advisory label on an out-of-focus snapshot. Ben also receives advice from lifelong friend Sean, a good-looking guy with a talent for being slapped within the first minutes of chatting up any female; he's played with terrifically droll understatement by Shaun Evans.
Turning his extra waking hours into "cashback," the sleepless Ben joins the night shift at the local Sainsbury's supermarket, where he can suffer amid the packaged goods and withstand the idiocy of the self-important manager (Stuart Goodwin) and scooter-racing staffers (Michael Dixon, Michael Lambourne). Increasingly, he's drawn to Sharon (Emilia Fox), a pathologically bored cashier.
In the cold fluorescent atmosphere, the unhinged Ben discovers that he can put the world on pause, the better to indulge his fascination with female beauty. For a few striking -- and mildly creepy -- moments, he turns a shoppers' aisle into a living museum of unclad beauties and wanders, awed, among them. His play with time involves the past, too. Childhood memories seep into the sleep-deprived present, none more indelibly erotic than an incident involving a Swedish au pair.
All of this is quite less than it seems. For all the film's style and energy, its supposed insights are as soft and bland as its romanticized notions of the artist. And in this post-"Office" era, the deadpan workplace comedy feels familiar and overdone. Among Ben's co-workers, only Fox's Sharon nears three dimensions, convincingly coming into focus from put-upon drone to spirited dreamer. Even with his explorations of suspended time, Ben is a standard, barely interesting character, but Biggerstaff's charm and sincerity go a long way, lending flashes of depth not found in the material.
CASHBACK
A Left Turn Films presentation in association with Daphne Guinness of a Bausager/Ellis production
Magnolia Pictures
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Sean Ellis
Producers: Sean Ellis, Lene Bausager
Executive producers: Daphne Guinness, Vijay Thakur, Peter Hampden, Norman Merry
Director of photography: Angus Hudson
Production designer: Morgan Kennedy
Music: Guy Farley
Costumer designer: Vicki Russell
Editors: Scott Thomas, Carlos Domeque
Cast:
Ben: Sean Biggerstaff
Sharon: Emilia Fox
Sean: Shaun Evans
Suzy: Michelle Ryan
Jenkins: Stuart Goodwin
Barry: Michael Dixon
Matt: Michael Lambourne
Brian: Marc Pickering
Rory: Nick Hancock
Running time 102 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 7/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'The Winter Guest'
By Frank Scheck
MONTREAL -- Alan Rickman's directorial debut is the antithesis of the talented actor's juicy performances in films such as "Robin Hood" and "Die Hard". Solemn and marked by British restraint and understatement, "The Winter Guest" boasts superb acting from the real-life mother-daughter team of Phyllida Law and Emma Thompson.
Unfortunately, it is also extremely slow and contains practically no narrative drive whatsoever. This is the kind of "Masterpiece Theatre"-type effort in which a character's taking a bath serves as a dramatic high point. The film recently was showcased in the official competition at the Montreal World Film Festival, and a commercial release will come this year, courtesy of Fine Line.
"The Winter Guest" is set in a remote seaside town in Scotland during a harsh winter and is filled with a profusion of beautifully photographed images depicting the bleak landscape. They reflect the emotional despair of the film's leading characters, especially Frances Thompson), a photographer who is still grieving over the death of her handsome husband, a man seen in an endless series of photographs draped throughout her house.
The central drama of the film revolves around the prickly relationship between Frances and her elderly mother, Elspeth (Law), who we shortly discover is apparently suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Juxtaposed against their bickering are the doings of several other pairs of characters. They include two elderly women doddering around the town, two young boys engaging in a series of minor misadventures and Frances' son and his new girlfriend.
The film is largely composed of a series of low-key conversations, as the characters wander around one of the more depressing cinematic settings in recent memory.
"The Winter Guest" is subtle and restrained to such a degree that dramatic immediacy is sacrificed, although there are isolated moments that are powerfully moving.
There is no fault to be found in the performances, however: Thompson and Law work beautifully together, and their striking physical resemblance adds much resonance to their characters' interactions. The rest of the cast is equally effective, with particularly sterling work coming from young Douglas Murphy and Sean Biggerstaff as the rambunctious boys.
The film certainly looks beautiful, with Rickman getting the maximum dramatic mileage out of the wintry setting. Sometimes, too much mileage: Like many first-time directors, he betrays an overreliance on helicopter shots and lingering landscape views to create a bit of atmosphere.
THE WINTER GUEST
Fine Line Features
Director Alan Rickman
Screenwriters Alan Rickman,
Sharman Macdonald
Producers Ken Lipper,
Edward R. Pressman, Steve Clark-Hall
Director of photography Seamus McGarvey
Editor Scott Thomas
Composer Michael Kamen
Color/stereo
Cast:
Elspeth Phyllida Law
Frances Emma Thompson
Alex Gary Hollywood
Nita Arlene Cockburn
Lily Sheila Reid
Chloe Sandra Voe
Sam Douglas Murphy
Tom Sean Biggerstaff
Running time -- 110 minutes
No MPAA rating...
By Frank Scheck
MONTREAL -- Alan Rickman's directorial debut is the antithesis of the talented actor's juicy performances in films such as "Robin Hood" and "Die Hard". Solemn and marked by British restraint and understatement, "The Winter Guest" boasts superb acting from the real-life mother-daughter team of Phyllida Law and Emma Thompson.
Unfortunately, it is also extremely slow and contains practically no narrative drive whatsoever. This is the kind of "Masterpiece Theatre"-type effort in which a character's taking a bath serves as a dramatic high point. The film recently was showcased in the official competition at the Montreal World Film Festival, and a commercial release will come this year, courtesy of Fine Line.
"The Winter Guest" is set in a remote seaside town in Scotland during a harsh winter and is filled with a profusion of beautifully photographed images depicting the bleak landscape. They reflect the emotional despair of the film's leading characters, especially Frances Thompson), a photographer who is still grieving over the death of her handsome husband, a man seen in an endless series of photographs draped throughout her house.
The central drama of the film revolves around the prickly relationship between Frances and her elderly mother, Elspeth (Law), who we shortly discover is apparently suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Juxtaposed against their bickering are the doings of several other pairs of characters. They include two elderly women doddering around the town, two young boys engaging in a series of minor misadventures and Frances' son and his new girlfriend.
The film is largely composed of a series of low-key conversations, as the characters wander around one of the more depressing cinematic settings in recent memory.
"The Winter Guest" is subtle and restrained to such a degree that dramatic immediacy is sacrificed, although there are isolated moments that are powerfully moving.
There is no fault to be found in the performances, however: Thompson and Law work beautifully together, and their striking physical resemblance adds much resonance to their characters' interactions. The rest of the cast is equally effective, with particularly sterling work coming from young Douglas Murphy and Sean Biggerstaff as the rambunctious boys.
The film certainly looks beautiful, with Rickman getting the maximum dramatic mileage out of the wintry setting. Sometimes, too much mileage: Like many first-time directors, he betrays an overreliance on helicopter shots and lingering landscape views to create a bit of atmosphere.
THE WINTER GUEST
Fine Line Features
Director Alan Rickman
Screenwriters Alan Rickman,
Sharman Macdonald
Producers Ken Lipper,
Edward R. Pressman, Steve Clark-Hall
Director of photography Seamus McGarvey
Editor Scott Thomas
Composer Michael Kamen
Color/stereo
Cast:
Elspeth Phyllida Law
Frances Emma Thompson
Alex Gary Hollywood
Nita Arlene Cockburn
Lily Sheila Reid
Chloe Sandra Voe
Sam Douglas Murphy
Tom Sean Biggerstaff
Running time -- 110 minutes
No MPAA rating...
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