Exclusive: BAFTA-nominated Friday Night Dinner director Steve Bendelack is helming a comedy movie about an ageing rock band who reunites.
Bill & Ben Productions and Night Tide Films are combining on Heavenly Waters, which will shoot in Greece later this year.
Heavenly Waters tells the story of a rock band who, after an acrimonious split in the 1970s, agree to come together in Greece to scatter the ashes of their biggest fan, but things don’t go according to plan.
The pic is the writing debut of producer Kim Leggatt and actor David Schaal.
Bendelack is a two-time BAFTA nominee who was nominated in 2012 for Channel 4’s Friday Night Dinner. He has also helmed a wealth of iconic British comedies including Spitting Image, Little Britain, The Royle Family and Mr Bean’s Holiday.
Heavenly Waters reunites Leggatt with producers Ben Timlett and Bill Jones.
Bill & Ben Productions and Night Tide Films are combining on Heavenly Waters, which will shoot in Greece later this year.
Heavenly Waters tells the story of a rock band who, after an acrimonious split in the 1970s, agree to come together in Greece to scatter the ashes of their biggest fan, but things don’t go according to plan.
The pic is the writing debut of producer Kim Leggatt and actor David Schaal.
Bendelack is a two-time BAFTA nominee who was nominated in 2012 for Channel 4’s Friday Night Dinner. He has also helmed a wealth of iconic British comedies including Spitting Image, Little Britain, The Royle Family and Mr Bean’s Holiday.
Heavenly Waters reunites Leggatt with producers Ben Timlett and Bill Jones.
- 3/7/2024
- by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Catering directly to my interests, the Criterion Channel’s January lineup boasts two of my favorite things: James Gray and cats. In the former case it’s his first five features (itself a terrible reminder he only released five movies in 20 years); the latter shows felines the respect they deserve, from Kuroneko to The Long Goodbye, Tourneur’s Cat People and Mick Garris’ Sleepwalkers. Meanwhile, Ava Gardner, Bertrand Tavernier, Isabel Sandoval, Ken Russell, Juleen Compton, George Harrison’s HandMade Films, and the Sundance Film Festival get retrospectives.
Restorations of Soviet sci-fi trip Ikarie Xb 1, The Unknown, and The Music of Regret stream, as does the recent Plan 75. January’s Criterion Editions are Inside Llewyn Davis, Farewell Amor, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and (most intriguingly) the long-out-of-print The Man Who Fell to Earth, Blu-rays of which go for hundreds of dollars.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
Back By Popular Demand
The Graduate,...
Restorations of Soviet sci-fi trip Ikarie Xb 1, The Unknown, and The Music of Regret stream, as does the recent Plan 75. January’s Criterion Editions are Inside Llewyn Davis, Farewell Amor, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and (most intriguingly) the long-out-of-print The Man Who Fell to Earth, Blu-rays of which go for hundreds of dollars.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
Back By Popular Demand
The Graduate,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release An Accidental Studio on July 28, 2020 on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital HD. The documentary was directed and produced by Bill Jones(Boom Bust Boom), Kim Leggatt (Joy Division), and Ben Timlett(Anatomy of a Liar). Rlje Films will release An Accidental Studio on DVD for an Srp of $27.97 and on Blu-Ray for an Srp of $28.97. Check Out the Trailer:
Now you can win the Win the Blu-ray of An Accidental Studio . We Are Movie Geeks has three copies to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie that George Harrison appeared in. (mine’s A Hard Days Night. It’s so easy!)
1. You Must Be A US Resident. Prize Will Only Be Shipped To US Addresses. No P.O. Boxes. No Duplicate Addresses.
2. Winner Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries.
An Accidental Studio charts the...
Now you can win the Win the Blu-ray of An Accidental Studio . We Are Movie Geeks has three copies to give away. Just leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie that George Harrison appeared in. (mine’s A Hard Days Night. It’s so easy!)
1. You Must Be A US Resident. Prize Will Only Be Shipped To US Addresses. No P.O. Boxes. No Duplicate Addresses.
2. Winner Will Be Chosen From All Qualifying Entries.
An Accidental Studio charts the...
- 7/14/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
An Accidental Studio will feature new and unseen archive interviews with Harrison, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Richard E. Grant.
An Accidental Studio, a feature-length documentary about iconic UK production, financing and distribution outfit HandMade Films, will be AMC UK’s first original production.
HandMade Films was founded by George Harrison to help finance Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. HandMade forged a reputation for making maverick projects that everyone else had rejected, including The Long Good Friday, Time Bandits, A Private Function, Withnail And I and Mona Lisa.
An Accidental Studio will premiere May 4 in the UK on AMC...
An Accidental Studio, a feature-length documentary about iconic UK production, financing and distribution outfit HandMade Films, will be AMC UK’s first original production.
HandMade Films was founded by George Harrison to help finance Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. HandMade forged a reputation for making maverick projects that everyone else had rejected, including The Long Good Friday, Time Bandits, A Private Function, Withnail And I and Mona Lisa.
An Accidental Studio will premiere May 4 in the UK on AMC...
- 3/7/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The story of groundbreaking British film studio HandMade Films, which was founded by former Beatle George Harrison and made such films as “Monty Python’s Life of Brian,” will be told in “An Accidental Studio,” a feature documentary from AMC U.K. for its international networks.
The film will be the first original from AMC U.K. and bow on the British channel on May 4 and on AMC channels internationally later in the year. It has never-before-seen interviews with key players, and sets out to capture an extraordinary moment in film history through the eyes of the filmmakers and actors involved, as well as the man who started it all, music legend Harrison, who features in archive interview footage.
HandMade dominated the British movie scene with its ethos of making and releasing maverick films that everyone else had rejected, including “The Long Good Friday,” “Time Bandits,” and “Withnail and I.
The film will be the first original from AMC U.K. and bow on the British channel on May 4 and on AMC channels internationally later in the year. It has never-before-seen interviews with key players, and sets out to capture an extraordinary moment in film history through the eyes of the filmmakers and actors involved, as well as the man who started it all, music legend Harrison, who features in archive interview footage.
HandMade dominated the British movie scene with its ethos of making and releasing maverick films that everyone else had rejected, including “The Long Good Friday,” “Time Bandits,” and “Withnail and I.
- 3/7/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
AMC is moving into originals in the UK and has set its first project – a documentary about Withnail & I and Life of Brian producer HandMade Films.
The Mad Men and Breaking Bad broadcaster has commissioned An Accidental Studio, which will tell the story of the British film studio and feature interviews with the likes of founder George Harrison, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Richard E. Grant and Neil Jordan as well as an unseen interview Bob Hoskins.
The doc will launch in the UK on May 4 and will roll out on AMC internationally.
It will explore how the former Beatle rescued Life of Brian when the money fell out at the last minute, mortgaging his house and his office to do so. HandMade also made films including The Long Good Friday, Time Bandits and Alan Bennett’s A Private Function.
The film is directed and produced by Ben Timlett and Bill...
The Mad Men and Breaking Bad broadcaster has commissioned An Accidental Studio, which will tell the story of the British film studio and feature interviews with the likes of founder George Harrison, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Richard E. Grant and Neil Jordan as well as an unseen interview Bob Hoskins.
The doc will launch in the UK on May 4 and will roll out on AMC internationally.
It will explore how the former Beatle rescued Life of Brian when the money fell out at the last minute, mortgaging his house and his office to do so. HandMade also made films including The Long Good Friday, Time Bandits and Alan Bennett’s A Private Function.
The film is directed and produced by Ben Timlett and Bill...
- 3/7/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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The London shot The Veteran has an all-star cast including the debonair Toby Kebbell (RocknRolla), the iconic Brian Cox (Bourne Supremacy) and action star Mem Ferda (The Crew, Legacy). In the picture, Ferda plays Hakeem "a suspected bomb maker," (Ferda) who terrorizes the streets of London. No stranger to controversy, The Veteran has made headlines in BBC News for its zealous use of thousands of blanks in and around South London's Heygate Estate ((BBC Headlines).
This bold film is being helmed by director Mathew Hope, who is most widely know in the horror world for his production of the independent zombie picture The Vanguard. Stay tuned for more developments on this thriller, as The Veteran quickly approaches its 2011 release date. Lots more details are available below on this film, including a picture of the villain Hakeem (Ferda).
The synopsis for The Veteran is here:
"A young soldier...
The London shot The Veteran has an all-star cast including the debonair Toby Kebbell (RocknRolla), the iconic Brian Cox (Bourne Supremacy) and action star Mem Ferda (The Crew, Legacy). In the picture, Ferda plays Hakeem "a suspected bomb maker," (Ferda) who terrorizes the streets of London. No stranger to controversy, The Veteran has made headlines in BBC News for its zealous use of thousands of blanks in and around South London's Heygate Estate ((BBC Headlines).
This bold film is being helmed by director Mathew Hope, who is most widely know in the horror world for his production of the independent zombie picture The Vanguard. Stay tuned for more developments on this thriller, as The Veteran quickly approaches its 2011 release date. Lots more details are available below on this film, including a picture of the villain Hakeem (Ferda).
The synopsis for The Veteran is here:
"A young soldier...
- 9/18/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Toby Kebbell ("Alexander," "Rocknrolla") has joined Matthew Hope's British indie feature "The Veteran" for Premiere Picture and Lypsync Productions says The Hollywood Reporter.
The story follows a young soldier returning from Afghanistan who becomes the target of a clandestine operative to monitor suspected terrorists in the UK. The film is said to explore Government's control and manipulation of the smaller players in the wars on terror and drugs.
Brian Cox, Ashley Thomas, Adi Bielski and Tom Brooke also star. Hope, former Sas counter-terrorism specialist Robert Henry Craft and Adam Tysoe co-wrote the script.
Kim Leggatt and Debbie Shuter will produce/ Filming kicks off later this month on location around London.
The story follows a young soldier returning from Afghanistan who becomes the target of a clandestine operative to monitor suspected terrorists in the UK. The film is said to explore Government's control and manipulation of the smaller players in the wars on terror and drugs.
Brian Cox, Ashley Thomas, Adi Bielski and Tom Brooke also star. Hope, former Sas counter-terrorism specialist Robert Henry Craft and Adam Tysoe co-wrote the script.
Kim Leggatt and Debbie Shuter will produce/ Filming kicks off later this month on location around London.
- 6/24/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
London -- Toby Kebbell is dusting down his fatigues to star in Matthew Hope's "The Veteran," a British indie production about a young soldier returning here from Afghanistan targeted as a clandestine operative to monitor suspected terrorists in the U.K.
Kebbell has signed up alongside Brian Cox, Ashley Thomas, Adi Bielski and Tom Brooke for the movie scripted by director Hope, former Sas counter-terrorism specialist Robert Henry Craft and Adam Tysoe.
The picture is scheduled to shoot later this month on location around London and at Elstree Studios.
Kebbell's resume includes a turn in Shane Meadows' "Dead Man's Shoes," Oliver Stone's "Alexander" and "RocknRolla" directed by Guy Ritchie.
The script explores the link between the war on terror and the war on drugs, from the soldiers on the front line to the drug dealers on the streets of Britain and how both are controlled and manipulated...
Kebbell has signed up alongside Brian Cox, Ashley Thomas, Adi Bielski and Tom Brooke for the movie scripted by director Hope, former Sas counter-terrorism specialist Robert Henry Craft and Adam Tysoe.
The picture is scheduled to shoot later this month on location around London and at Elstree Studios.
Kebbell's resume includes a turn in Shane Meadows' "Dead Man's Shoes," Oliver Stone's "Alexander" and "RocknRolla" directed by Guy Ritchie.
The script explores the link between the war on terror and the war on drugs, from the soldiers on the front line to the drug dealers on the streets of Britain and how both are controlled and manipulated...
- 6/23/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
LONDON -- Josh Lucas is set to star in Andy Morahan's God's Spy, a U.K.-Canadian thriller based on the true events that culminated in the discovery of Italian banker Roberto Calvi hanging under London's Blackfriars Bridge in 1982, the producers said Friday.
The $15 million-budgeted picture, which will shoot in 2008 in Montreal, also features Jordi Molla, Giancarlo Giannini and Peter O'Toole.
Written by Brian Phelan, it's produced by Lovett Bickford of Cardinal Pictures and exec produced by Kim Leggatt of Local Films. CAA is handling U.S. rights.
The movie centers on a young Wall Street trader (Lucas) who is really a Jesuit priest working undercover to gain experience of the financial markets. He becomes embroiled in a political and financial conspiracy involving the Vatican Bank, the CIA, the Mafia and Masonic Lodge P2.
The $15 million-budgeted picture, which will shoot in 2008 in Montreal, also features Jordi Molla, Giancarlo Giannini and Peter O'Toole.
Written by Brian Phelan, it's produced by Lovett Bickford of Cardinal Pictures and exec produced by Kim Leggatt of Local Films. CAA is handling U.S. rights.
The movie centers on a young Wall Street trader (Lucas) who is really a Jesuit priest working undercover to gain experience of the financial markets. He becomes embroiled in a political and financial conspiracy involving the Vatican Bank, the CIA, the Mafia and Masonic Lodge P2.
- 12/8/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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