McCracken will still be involved with his long-gestating Alexander McQueen project.
After 23 years producing films in the UK, French mini-major Pathe will close its UK theatrical film distribution business by the end of 2023 to focus on the development and production of scripted TV series under managing director Faith Penhale.
Cameron McCracken, head of film at Pathe UK, is retiring but will remain involved with several ongoing projects at Pathe including a film about Alexander McQueen to be directed by Oliver Hermanus.
The roles of three key people are being made redundant: Lee Bye, long-time head of theatrical distribution and technical,...
After 23 years producing films in the UK, French mini-major Pathe will close its UK theatrical film distribution business by the end of 2023 to focus on the development and production of scripted TV series under managing director Faith Penhale.
Cameron McCracken, head of film at Pathe UK, is retiring but will remain involved with several ongoing projects at Pathe including a film about Alexander McQueen to be directed by Oliver Hermanus.
The roles of three key people are being made redundant: Lee Bye, long-time head of theatrical distribution and technical,...
- 11/15/2023
- by Louise Tutt
- ScreenDaily
Roger Michell’s final feature film brings good-natured, Ealing-style brio to the 1961 theft of Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington
As with so many of cinema’s most successful practitioners, the South Africa-born British film-maker Roger Michell, who died last September aged 65, was not an “auteur” with a singular distinctive style. On the contrary, he was a versatile craftsman who could turn his hand to a range of genres with ease. From the classic Richard Curtis romcom Notting Hill to the American thriller Changing Lanes and the deliciously twisty Daphne du Maurier dark romance My Cousin Rachel, Michell instinctively understood the differing demands of each story he was telling. He adapted Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia for TV with great success, gave Anne Reid her finest role in the taboo-breaking, Kureishi-scripted drama The Mother, and directed a sorely underrated screen adaptation of Ian McEwan’s Enduring Love,...
As with so many of cinema’s most successful practitioners, the South Africa-born British film-maker Roger Michell, who died last September aged 65, was not an “auteur” with a singular distinctive style. On the contrary, he was a versatile craftsman who could turn his hand to a range of genres with ease. From the classic Richard Curtis romcom Notting Hill to the American thriller Changing Lanes and the deliciously twisty Daphne du Maurier dark romance My Cousin Rachel, Michell instinctively understood the differing demands of each story he was telling. He adapted Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia for TV with great success, gave Anne Reid her finest role in the taboo-breaking, Kureishi-scripted drama The Mother, and directed a sorely underrated screen adaptation of Ian McEwan’s Enduring Love,...
- 2/27/2022
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Even before he was James Bond, Daniel Craig was making a name for himself as a talented actor on the rise. He’d already been in an action blockbuster (“Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”) and an acclaimed period piece (“Elizabeth”) years before 007 came calling. And while he’s best known for his work in two franchises — Bond and “Knives Out,” which just wrapped the second of three planned films — here are some of his other roles that are worth checking out.
Road to Perdition (2002)
If Craig were to make this film today, he would be heralded for being cast against type — as Connor Rooney, the weak and sniveling son of a mob boss (Paul Newman) whose unpredictable nature sets the entire plot in motion. First, he botches a simple meeting by killing an associate. Then, out of jealousy and spite, he tries to kill his father’s beloved enforcer Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) and his family.
Road to Perdition (2002)
If Craig were to make this film today, he would be heralded for being cast against type — as Connor Rooney, the weak and sniveling son of a mob boss (Paul Newman) whose unpredictable nature sets the entire plot in motion. First, he botches a simple meeting by killing an associate. Then, out of jealousy and spite, he tries to kill his father’s beloved enforcer Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) and his family.
- 10/6/2021
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Ahead of the U.S. release of “No Time to Die,” Daniel Craig will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The 007 actor will get his star in a ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m. Pt. His will be the 2,704th star on the Walk of Fame, and the fourth James Bond actor to receive the honor after David Niven, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. Barry Nelson also played Bond in a TV movie and received a star during his career. Craig’s star will be placed next to Moore’s, located at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard.
Rami Malek, who plays the villain Lyutsifer Safin in the upcoming “No Time to Die,” Craig’s fifth and final outing as Bond, will speak at the Walk of Fame ceremony. Bond franchise producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will also serve as guest speakers. The Walk...
The 007 actor will get his star in a ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m. Pt. His will be the 2,704th star on the Walk of Fame, and the fourth James Bond actor to receive the honor after David Niven, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. Barry Nelson also played Bond in a TV movie and received a star during his career. Craig’s star will be placed next to Moore’s, located at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard.
Rami Malek, who plays the villain Lyutsifer Safin in the upcoming “No Time to Die,” Craig’s fifth and final outing as Bond, will speak at the Walk of Fame ceremony. Bond franchise producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will also serve as guest speakers. The Walk...
- 10/1/2021
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
During a conversation with Edith Bowman at his BAFTA: Life in Pictures event supported by Tcl Mobile, Daniel Craig reflected on his career thus far as his time as James Bond comes to a close with the release of “No Time to Die” on Oct. 8.
During the interview, Craig discussed the long-standing belief that the 2004 crime drama “Layer Cake” was the catalyst for him to play James Bond, saying that he didn’t see it that way at the time while acknowledging that it did elevate his career.
“They always want to talk about ‘oh, you know ‘Layer Cake,’ it must have been your audition,’ and I was like, ‘believe me, it was the last thing on my mind that I was ever gonna play James Bond at that point,'” Craig said. “It definitely changed, shifted things in a way. People saw me in a different way and ‘oh,...
During the interview, Craig discussed the long-standing belief that the 2004 crime drama “Layer Cake” was the catalyst for him to play James Bond, saying that he didn’t see it that way at the time while acknowledging that it did elevate his career.
“They always want to talk about ‘oh, you know ‘Layer Cake,’ it must have been your audition,’ and I was like, ‘believe me, it was the last thing on my mind that I was ever gonna play James Bond at that point,'” Craig said. “It definitely changed, shifted things in a way. People saw me in a different way and ‘oh,...
- 9/25/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
”His body of work represents exactly what many British filmmakers aspire to.”
Friends and collaborators in the international film industry reacted with shock and sadness to the sudden death of UK director Roger Michell, who died on Wednesday at the age of 65.
“It is a shock. He was my oldest professional friend,” said UK producer Kevin Loader, who produced six of Michell’s feature films including 2004’s Enduring Love, 2012’s Hyde Park on Hudson and 2013’s Le Week-end, through the duo’s London-based Free Range Films, founded in 1996. “I’d known him for over 30 years. We spoke several times a...
Friends and collaborators in the international film industry reacted with shock and sadness to the sudden death of UK director Roger Michell, who died on Wednesday at the age of 65.
“It is a shock. He was my oldest professional friend,” said UK producer Kevin Loader, who produced six of Michell’s feature films including 2004’s Enduring Love, 2012’s Hyde Park on Hudson and 2013’s Le Week-end, through the duo’s London-based Free Range Films, founded in 1996. “I’d known him for over 30 years. We spoke several times a...
- 9/24/2021
- by Ben Dalton¬Louise Tutt
- ScreenDaily
Notting Hill director Roger Michell died yesterday at the age of 65, his publicist has announced. No cause of death was given.
The South African-born British theater, TV and film director was in Telluride with his latest film The Duke only three weeks ago.
In addition to Notting Hill, the 1999 smash that starred Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, Michell’s credits include Venus and, most recently, The Duke starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.
In a press statement, the director’s publicist announced the news with “great sadness” and said that Michell’s family had confirmed he died on Wednesday.
The son of a diplomat, Michell spent his early years living in a variety of countries before studying at Cambridge University, where he began directing and acting in plays.
After becoming an assistant director at the Royal Court Theatre, working with the likes of Danny Boyle and Simon Curtis, he became...
The South African-born British theater, TV and film director was in Telluride with his latest film The Duke only three weeks ago.
In addition to Notting Hill, the 1999 smash that starred Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts, Michell’s credits include Venus and, most recently, The Duke starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.
In a press statement, the director’s publicist announced the news with “great sadness” and said that Michell’s family had confirmed he died on Wednesday.
The son of a diplomat, Michell spent his early years living in a variety of countries before studying at Cambridge University, where he began directing and acting in plays.
After becoming an assistant director at the Royal Court Theatre, working with the likes of Danny Boyle and Simon Curtis, he became...
- 9/23/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The director, who made films including Notting Hill, Enduring Love and My Cousin Rachel, has died
Michael Billington: ‘Michell brought the unexpected out of actors’Peter Bradshaw on Michell: a quiet genius still hitting his strideRoger Michell: a career in pictures
Roger Michell, the much-admired director of films including Notting Hill, Venus and My Cousin Rachel, has died.
A statement from Michell’s publicist confirmed the news, saying: “It is with great sadness that the family of Roger Michell, director, writer and father of Harry, Rosie, Maggie and Sparrow, announce his death at the age of 65 on 22 September.”...
Michael Billington: ‘Michell brought the unexpected out of actors’Peter Bradshaw on Michell: a quiet genius still hitting his strideRoger Michell: a career in pictures
Roger Michell, the much-admired director of films including Notting Hill, Venus and My Cousin Rachel, has died.
A statement from Michell’s publicist confirmed the news, saying: “It is with great sadness that the family of Roger Michell, director, writer and father of Harry, Rosie, Maggie and Sparrow, announce his death at the age of 65 on 22 September.”...
- 9/23/2021
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
In 1961, Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya?s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly – he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge – Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage – how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale. Roger Michell, the son of a British diplomat, was born in South Africa and as a child lived in Beirut, Damascus and Prague.
- 6/25/2021
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Comedy-drama debuted at the Venice Film Festival.
Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) has secured US, Latin America, and Scandinavia distribution rights to The Duke in a deal with Pathé International.
The comedy-drama, starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent, received its world premiere earlier this month at the Venice Film Festival, where it played out of Competition.
Directed by Roger Michell and based on a true story, Broadbent stars as the Newcastle taxi driver who, in 1961, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London’s National Gallery, announcing he would return it if the UK government invested more in elderly care.
Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) has secured US, Latin America, and Scandinavia distribution rights to The Duke in a deal with Pathé International.
The comedy-drama, starring Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent, received its world premiere earlier this month at the Venice Film Festival, where it played out of Competition.
Directed by Roger Michell and based on a true story, Broadbent stars as the Newcastle taxi driver who, in 1961, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London’s National Gallery, announcing he would return it if the UK government invested more in elderly care.
- 9/22/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Blackbird — an upcoming family drama starring Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Sam Neill and Mia Wasikowska — premiered its first trailer on Tuesday. The film is currently scheduled for a limited theatrical release on September 18th.
Sarandon stars as Lily, a woman who has decided to end her life after battling with Als for years. She and her husband Paul (Neill) summon the extended family to their home for one last goodbye, but unsurprisingly, tensions during the long weekend become strained, as unresolved issues between Lily and her daughters Jennifer (Winslet) and...
Sarandon stars as Lily, a woman who has decided to end her life after battling with Als for years. She and her husband Paul (Neill) summon the extended family to their home for one last goodbye, but unsurprisingly, tensions during the long weekend become strained, as unresolved issues between Lily and her daughters Jennifer (Winslet) and...
- 8/18/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
The Museum of Modern Art tribute to the career of Daniel Craig has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The Museum of Modern Art announced that it will be closed at least until March 30, cancelling their tribute to Daniel Craig which would have started today, March 14.
They Will Take My Island, Atom Egoyan’s collaboration with composer Mary Kouyoumdjian and projection artist Laurie Olinder on Arshile Gorky, which was scheduled for March 27 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been cancelled because the museum, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, is undergoing a thorough cleaning.
IFC Center announced it was closing today through March 31, where Kleber Mendonça Filho...
The Museum of Modern Art announced that it will be closed at least until March 30, cancelling their tribute to Daniel Craig which would have started today, March 14.
They Will Take My Island, Atom Egoyan’s collaboration with composer Mary Kouyoumdjian and projection artist Laurie Olinder on Arshile Gorky, which was scheduled for March 27 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been cancelled because the museum, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, is undergoing a thorough cleaning.
IFC Center announced it was closing today through March 31, where Kleber Mendonça Filho...
- 3/14/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Before Daniel Craig hangs up his license to kill, the Museum of Modern Art will offer up a film series tribute to the actor’s big screen career. The program, which will run from March 3 to 22, comes on the eve of Craig’s final appearance as James Bond in “No Time to Die.”
“I couldn’t ever imagine being put in a museum, but what an honor and a thrill to be shown at MoMA,” noted Craig.
The film series will trace Craig’s evolution from European arthouse regular to A-list superstar. It will include notable early turns by Craig in the likes of John Maybury’s “Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon” (1998), Roger Mitchell’s “The Mother” (2003) and “Enduring Love” (2004), and Matthew Vaughn’s “Layer Cake,” the stylish crime thriller that helped the actor land the 007 franchise.
Craig will be in attendance for the...
“I couldn’t ever imagine being put in a museum, but what an honor and a thrill to be shown at MoMA,” noted Craig.
The film series will trace Craig’s evolution from European arthouse regular to A-list superstar. It will include notable early turns by Craig in the likes of John Maybury’s “Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon” (1998), Roger Mitchell’s “The Mother” (2003) and “Enduring Love” (2004), and Matthew Vaughn’s “Layer Cake,” the stylish crime thriller that helped the actor land the 007 franchise.
Craig will be in attendance for the...
- 2/7/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Enduring Love & Fading Memories: Disappointingly Competent Road Movie Via Virzì
Heavyweights Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland take center stage in this mildly entertaining dramedy about an elderly couple crossing the country in their vintage Winnebago Rv.
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Heavyweights Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland take center stage in this mildly entertaining dramedy about an elderly couple crossing the country in their vintage Winnebago Rv.
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- 12/15/2017
- by Tommaso Tocci
- IONCINEMA.com
Richard Eyre’s “The Children Act,” which “Atonement” writer Ian McEwan has adapted to from his own novel of the same name, begins with Jude Fiona Maye (an extraordinary Emma Thompson) imposingly perched behind the bench of her London courtroom and adjudicating an urgent case about conjoined twins. If the babies are left attached, both of them will die. If the decision is made to split them apart, then one will live. Each course of action, it could be argued, is its own kind of murder. That’s certainly how Fiona feels about it; cloaked in immense power but still empathetic to a fault, the judge — who ultimately rules in accordance with the 1989 Act of Parliament from which this film gets its title — can’t shake the idea that saving one life would mean ending another. For her, it is “A case of law, not of morals.”
When Fiona returns...
When Fiona returns...
- 9/18/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Author Ian McEwan is hot stuff all of a second. The multi-award-winning British author is no stranger to screen adaptations — “The Comfort Of Strangers” and “The Cement Garden” in the early 90s, and “Enduring Love” and the Oscar-nominated “Atonement,” to name but a few — but 2017 marks something close to peak McEwan.
Two movies based on his work are premiering at Tiff at the moment — “On Chesil Beach,” with Saoirse Ronan (read our review here) and “The Children Act” with Emma Thompson.
Continue reading First Trailer For ‘The Child In Time’ Starring Benedict Cumberbatch [Watch] at The Playlist.
Two movies based on his work are premiering at Tiff at the moment — “On Chesil Beach,” with Saoirse Ronan (read our review here) and “The Children Act” with Emma Thompson.
Continue reading First Trailer For ‘The Child In Time’ Starring Benedict Cumberbatch [Watch] at The Playlist.
- 9/12/2017
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Exclusive: Relationship dramedy produced by See-Saw Films will be directed by Notting Hill’s Roger Michell.
See-Saw Films and writer Nick Hornby are teaming up on a TV series about marriage counselling.
State Of The Union will be directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill) and is made up of ten ten-minute episodes.
The series follows a middle-aged couple who meet in the pub before going into marriage counselling each week. Each episode shows the ten minutes before they face the counsellor.
State Of The Union will shoot in London this autumn with the cast and broadcast partner set to be announced soon.
See-Saw told Screen that they expect the show to be aired both online and by a TV broadcaster.
Hakan Kousetta, COO of television at See-Saw, said: “Because it’s a completely different format, it lends itself to something a broadcaster can play with. It’s not just a piece of digital television, it’s a proper...
See-Saw Films and writer Nick Hornby are teaming up on a TV series about marriage counselling.
State Of The Union will be directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill) and is made up of ten ten-minute episodes.
The series follows a middle-aged couple who meet in the pub before going into marriage counselling each week. Each episode shows the ten minutes before they face the counsellor.
State Of The Union will shoot in London this autumn with the cast and broadcast partner set to be announced soon.
See-Saw told Screen that they expect the show to be aired both online and by a TV broadcaster.
Hakan Kousetta, COO of television at See-Saw, said: “Because it’s a completely different format, it lends itself to something a broadcaster can play with. It’s not just a piece of digital television, it’s a proper...
- 8/1/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Relationship dramedy will be directed by Notting Hill’s Roger Michell.
See-Saw Films and writer Nick Hornby are teamig up on a TV series about marriage counselling.
State Of The Union will be directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill) and is made up of ten ten-minute episodes.
The series follows a middle-aged couple who meet in the pub before going into marriage counselling each week. Each episode shows the ten minutes before they face the counsellor.
State Of The Union will shoot in London this autumn with the cast and broadcast partner set to be announced soon.
See-Saw told Screen that they expect the show to be aired both online and by a TV broadcaster.
Hakan Kousetta, COO of television at See-Saw, said: “Because it’s a completely different format, it lends itself to something a broadcaster can play with. It’s not just a piece of digital television, it’s a proper...
See-Saw Films and writer Nick Hornby are teamig up on a TV series about marriage counselling.
State Of The Union will be directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill) and is made up of ten ten-minute episodes.
The series follows a middle-aged couple who meet in the pub before going into marriage counselling each week. Each episode shows the ten minutes before they face the counsellor.
State Of The Union will shoot in London this autumn with the cast and broadcast partner set to be announced soon.
See-Saw told Screen that they expect the show to be aired both online and by a TV broadcaster.
Hakan Kousetta, COO of television at See-Saw, said: “Because it’s a completely different format, it lends itself to something a broadcaster can play with. It’s not just a piece of digital television, it’s a proper...
- 8/1/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Rachel Weisz is captivating as the enigmatic heroine in a Daphne du Maurier adaptation that adds modern psychology to the period drama
“Did she? Didn’t she? Who’s to blame?” When 20th Century Fox first brought Daphne du Maurier’s slippery 1951 novel to the screen a mere year after its publication, its overheated publicity promised that Olivia de Havilland was “the only star in the world” who could portray its titular heroine, a mysterious beauty who left bewildered men wondering: “Was she woman or witch, Madonna or murderess?!”
Now, Rachel Weisz gives De Havilland a run for her money in a new screen version of Du Maurier’s twisty tale. It’s written and directed with pastiche-inflected panache by Roger Michell, whose diverse CV ranges from the romcom Notting Hill to the psychodrama Enduring Love via the provocative The Mother. Pitting Weisz’s captivating 19th-century widow against Sam Claflin...
“Did she? Didn’t she? Who’s to blame?” When 20th Century Fox first brought Daphne du Maurier’s slippery 1951 novel to the screen a mere year after its publication, its overheated publicity promised that Olivia de Havilland was “the only star in the world” who could portray its titular heroine, a mysterious beauty who left bewildered men wondering: “Was she woman or witch, Madonna or murderess?!”
Now, Rachel Weisz gives De Havilland a run for her money in a new screen version of Du Maurier’s twisty tale. It’s written and directed with pastiche-inflected panache by Roger Michell, whose diverse CV ranges from the romcom Notting Hill to the psychodrama Enduring Love via the provocative The Mother. Pitting Weisz’s captivating 19th-century widow against Sam Claflin...
- 6/11/2017
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
A little over three decades ago, This Is Spinal Tap perfectly parodied hard-rock excess with a pint-sized Stonehenge, amps that go "one louder" and the unforgettable phrase "Hello Cleveland." The mockumentary, which Ozzy Osbourne has said felt all too realistic, was written by its stars, comedians Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, and director-actor Rob Reiner. "The closer we dared to get to the real thing, the closer the real thing dared to get to us," Shearer once told Rolling Stone. "It's like reality is calling our bluff at every step along the way.
- 4/4/2017
- Rollingstone.com
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Mindhunter star Holt McCallany has revealed that David Fincher has a five year plan in place for the series...
Ah, Mindhunter. It arrived well before Halloween not only to creep us right the hell out, but to also steal an entire weekend from us in relentless bingewatching mode. We can't stay mad at it, though, it was an absolute treat.
See related Doctor Who Christmas special: official synopsis appears online Doctor Who: Moffat on budget issues, advice for Chibnall Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker talks more about her casting
Holt McCallany, who plays the surprisingly patient FBI Agent Bill Tench on the show, recently revealed in an interview with Screen Rant that executive producer and director David Fincher has five seasons of the series in mind. McCallany has made brief appearances in several of Fincher's films over the years, so it's nice they finally have...
Mindhunter star Holt McCallany has revealed that David Fincher has a five year plan in place for the series...
Ah, Mindhunter. It arrived well before Halloween not only to creep us right the hell out, but to also steal an entire weekend from us in relentless bingewatching mode. We can't stay mad at it, though, it was an absolute treat.
See related Doctor Who Christmas special: official synopsis appears online Doctor Who: Moffat on budget issues, advice for Chibnall Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker talks more about her casting
Holt McCallany, who plays the surprisingly patient FBI Agent Bill Tench on the show, recently revealed in an interview with Screen Rant that executive producer and director David Fincher has five seasons of the series in mind. McCallany has made brief appearances in several of Fincher's films over the years, so it's nice they finally have...
- 2/28/2017
- Den of Geek
The Toronto film festival is over and with it our first glimpse at Ewan McGregor’s attempt to bring Philip Roth’s American Pastoral to the big screen. How well do you remember other notable film versions of novels?
Indignation
The Human Stain
The Hours
The Great Gatsby
The End of the Affair
The Reader
The Remains of the Day
The English Patient
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Doctor Zhivago
Women in Love
The L-Shaped Room
Fahrenheit 451
My Fair Lady
Lolita
Psycho
La Confidential
Devil in a Blue Dress
Fight Club
The Talented Mr Ripley
Atonement
Enduring Love
Pride & Prejudice
Never Let Me Go
True Grit
No Country For Old Men
The Road
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A Most Wanted Man
Our Kind of Traitor
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Constant Gardener
Million Dollar Baby
The Green Mile
The Notebook
Revolutionary Road
Out of Africa
The Conformist...
Indignation
The Human Stain
The Hours
The Great Gatsby
The End of the Affair
The Reader
The Remains of the Day
The English Patient
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Doctor Zhivago
Women in Love
The L-Shaped Room
Fahrenheit 451
My Fair Lady
Lolita
Psycho
La Confidential
Devil in a Blue Dress
Fight Club
The Talented Mr Ripley
Atonement
Enduring Love
Pride & Prejudice
Never Let Me Go
True Grit
No Country For Old Men
The Road
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A Most Wanted Man
Our Kind of Traitor
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Constant Gardener
Million Dollar Baby
The Green Mile
The Notebook
Revolutionary Road
Out of Africa
The Conformist...
- 9/19/2016
- by Aidan Mac Guill
- The Guardian - Film News
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We're celebrating 50 brilliant UK independent bookshops. If your favourite is missing, please add it to the list below...
In Neil Gaiman’s preface to Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores, he describes four bookshops from his childhood. One was a travelling school shop, one a local store staffed by a helpful hippy where he’d pick up 25p Tom Disch novels, another was a bus ride away and owned by a Grinch who’d glower at schoolchildren customers, and the last was a now-defunct Soho sci-fi and fantasy treasure trove. Four individual shops run by booksellers with distinct personalities and idiosyncratic tastes. All of which made Gaiman what he is.
That’s the joy of independent bookshops. Their personalities shape those of the people who visit them. They’re not homogenous. Their stock tends to reflect their passions rather than the year's best-performing unit-shifters. And their...
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We're celebrating 50 brilliant UK independent bookshops. If your favourite is missing, please add it to the list below...
In Neil Gaiman’s preface to Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores, he describes four bookshops from his childhood. One was a travelling school shop, one a local store staffed by a helpful hippy where he’d pick up 25p Tom Disch novels, another was a bus ride away and owned by a Grinch who’d glower at schoolchildren customers, and the last was a now-defunct Soho sci-fi and fantasy treasure trove. Four individual shops run by booksellers with distinct personalities and idiosyncratic tastes. All of which made Gaiman what he is.
That’s the joy of independent bookshops. Their personalities shape those of the people who visit them. They’re not homogenous. Their stock tends to reflect their passions rather than the year's best-performing unit-shifters. And their...
- 6/10/2016
- Den of Geek
Now that principal photography has been slated to get underway next week – April 4, to be exact – Fox Searchlight is beefing up its cast for upcoming adaptation, My Cousin Rachel.
With Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin and Holliday Grainger already on board, Variety is reporting that Game of Thrones stalwart Iain Glen and stage actor Simon Russell Beale have agreed to star in the feature film, itself based on the epynomous novel penned by Daphne du Maurier.
The movie is being adapted for the silver screen by director Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Enduring Love), who expressed his own excitement about steering du Maurier’s “detailed, dark, sexy and cinematic” story into theaters. For Michell, “so many really great films have grown out of the works of Daphne Du Maurier: ‘Don’t Look Now,’ ‘The Birds,’ ‘Rebecca’… .and here’s another of her classics which is at once detailed, dark, sexy, cinematic and full of surprises.
With Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin and Holliday Grainger already on board, Variety is reporting that Game of Thrones stalwart Iain Glen and stage actor Simon Russell Beale have agreed to star in the feature film, itself based on the epynomous novel penned by Daphne du Maurier.
The movie is being adapted for the silver screen by director Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Enduring Love), who expressed his own excitement about steering du Maurier’s “detailed, dark, sexy and cinematic” story into theaters. For Michell, “so many really great films have grown out of the works of Daphne Du Maurier: ‘Don’t Look Now,’ ‘The Birds,’ ‘Rebecca’… .and here’s another of her classics which is at once detailed, dark, sexy, cinematic and full of surprises.
- 3/31/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
From Benjamin Button to Willy Wonka, our critic (and scary documentarian) picks his scariest scenes in non-horror cinema
There’s nothing I enjoy more than being condescended to on Twitter, so I’ve filled my new film Fear Itself – notionally a journey through horror cinema, available now on BBC iPlayer – with movies that stretch the definition of horror to its limit. Already my life is a stream of tweets reading: “I think you’ll find Enduring Love is a psychological thriller, actually.” But I’ve always found the scariest moments in cinema to be those that occupy the spaces outside horror, and here are just a few of them…
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There’s nothing I enjoy more than being condescended to on Twitter, so I’ve filled my new film Fear Itself – notionally a journey through horror cinema, available now on BBC iPlayer – with movies that stretch the definition of horror to its limit. Already my life is a stream of tweets reading: “I think you’ll find Enduring Love is a psychological thriller, actually.” But I’ve always found the scariest moments in cinema to be those that occupy the spaces outside horror, and here are just a few of them…
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- 10/28/2015
- by Charlie Lyne
- The Guardian - Film News
With the 2015 Oscars coming up this weekend, we go back ten years to see if the 2005 awards still hold up today...
It was during an interview with Mark Kermode that I asked him how long someone really needs to gestate on a film, and come up with a proper review. "About ten years", he said. I get his point. Each awards season, it's about, at best, what feels like the best film right then. Not the one that settles over a period of time, or shows you new things each time you watch it. But the one that you watched once, and affected you once. It's the only way, anyway, I can think of why A Beautiful Mind won a Best Picture Oscar.
This weekend, then, is the Academy Awards once more. And I thought it'd be worth rewinding ten years, to see whether the Academy's choices on February 27th...
It was during an interview with Mark Kermode that I asked him how long someone really needs to gestate on a film, and come up with a proper review. "About ten years", he said. I get his point. Each awards season, it's about, at best, what feels like the best film right then. Not the one that settles over a period of time, or shows you new things each time you watch it. But the one that you watched once, and affected you once. It's the only way, anyway, I can think of why A Beautiful Mind won a Best Picture Oscar.
This weekend, then, is the Academy Awards once more. And I thought it'd be worth rewinding ten years, to see whether the Academy's choices on February 27th...
- 2/18/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Kevin Macdonald, Stephen Woolley, Ken Loach and others speak about their respect for Tessa Ross.
Film4 head Tessa Ross’ decision to step down from her job next September (story here) has taken the UK film industry by surprise.
Leading industry figures have been lavish in their praise of Ross’ achievements since she joined Channel 4 in 2000. (She became Head of Film4 in 2003, followed by Controller of Film and Drama in 2008.) Some have also expressed wariness that a period of instability could follow her departure from the Channel.
Oscar winning director Kevin Macdonald, in post-production on Film4-backed The Black Sea and who also has a new feature on the Lockerbie bombing in development at Film4 with producer Christopher Young, acknowledged he had no prior inkling of Ross’ plans. “I only heard this morning. Tessa sent an email saying what was happening. I think it is going to leave a huge hole in British film that will be...
Film4 head Tessa Ross’ decision to step down from her job next September (story here) has taken the UK film industry by surprise.
Leading industry figures have been lavish in their praise of Ross’ achievements since she joined Channel 4 in 2000. (She became Head of Film4 in 2003, followed by Controller of Film and Drama in 2008.) Some have also expressed wariness that a period of instability could follow her departure from the Channel.
Oscar winning director Kevin Macdonald, in post-production on Film4-backed The Black Sea and who also has a new feature on the Lockerbie bombing in development at Film4 with producer Christopher Young, acknowledged he had no prior inkling of Ross’ plans. “I only heard this morning. Tessa sent an email saying what was happening. I think it is going to leave a huge hole in British film that will be...
- 3/26/2014
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Written by British author Hanif Kureishi and directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Enduring Love), Le Week-End (2013) is a witty, poignant, honest and intelligent relationship drama strictly for grown-ups, starring Jim Broadbent, Bifa winner Lindsay Duncan and Jeff Goldblum. To celebrate the DVD and the Blu-ray release of Le Week-End on Monday 10 February, we have Three DVD copies of Michell's Parisian promenade to give away to our loyal army of followers, courtesy of our friends at UK distributors Curzon Film World. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.
- 2/7/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Feature Simon Brew 5 Feb 2014 - 06:48
Directing a massive blockbuster is the dream, isn't it? Not always, it seems. Here are some directors who've dropped out of big projects...
The explosion of the DVD market, and of the current generation of American and international independent cinema, has sent movie bosses scouring the shelves and the planet for interesting directors. Said studios then try and pair those interesting directors with blockbuster movies (a trend that continues later this year with the rather excellent decision to give Gareth Edwards Godzilla to make). But things don't always work out, and ways are parted before a single frame of footage has been shot.
So then: what we've looked at here are examples of where interesting directors were hired for blockbuster movies, only for them to leave the project before the film in question was complete. We've avoided stories of directors not returning for sequels...
Directing a massive blockbuster is the dream, isn't it? Not always, it seems. Here are some directors who've dropped out of big projects...
The explosion of the DVD market, and of the current generation of American and international independent cinema, has sent movie bosses scouring the shelves and the planet for interesting directors. Said studios then try and pair those interesting directors with blockbuster movies (a trend that continues later this year with the rather excellent decision to give Gareth Edwards Godzilla to make). But things don't always work out, and ways are parted before a single frame of footage has been shot.
So then: what we've looked at here are examples of where interesting directors were hired for blockbuster movies, only for them to leave the project before the film in question was complete. We've avoided stories of directors not returning for sequels...
- 2/3/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 23 Jan 2014 - 05:44
Our series of lists devoted to underappreciated films brings us to the year 2006, and a further 25 overlooked gems...
With all the major films that elbow their way into their cinemas every year, there's bound to be some casualties among the big hits. And just like any other year, 2006 was dominated by the likes of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Da Vinci Code and Ice Age: The Meltdown. But in tandem, there were dozens of lesser-seen films which shuffled in and out of cinemas (or occasionally, didn't get a release in cinemas at all) without very many people noticing.
As we're sure you're aware by now, these lists aim to redress the balance a little, and hopefully introduce a few films from any given year that you may have missed. There are also one or two films that, although...
Our series of lists devoted to underappreciated films brings us to the year 2006, and a further 25 overlooked gems...
With all the major films that elbow their way into their cinemas every year, there's bound to be some casualties among the big hits. And just like any other year, 2006 was dominated by the likes of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Da Vinci Code and Ice Age: The Meltdown. But in tandem, there were dozens of lesser-seen films which shuffled in and out of cinemas (or occasionally, didn't get a release in cinemas at all) without very many people noticing.
As we're sure you're aware by now, these lists aim to redress the balance a little, and hopefully introduce a few films from any given year that you may have missed. There are also one or two films that, although...
- 1/22/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 9 Jan 2014 - 06:25
We head back a decade to look at a few films that deserve more attention. Here’s our list of 25 underappreciated movies of 2004...
Think back to 2004, and you might dredge up hazy memories of the computer-generated fairytale sequel Shrek 2, Alfonso’s Harry Potter installment, The Prisoner Of Azkaban, or maybe Mel Gibson’s phenomenally successful Passion Of The Christ.
It’s rather less likely that you’ll remember some of the films on this list. You’re probably aware of the drill by now: we’ve gone back into our distant, beer-addled memories to find 25 of the less commonly-lauded movies from the year 2004.
Some of them did reasonably well at the time, but appear to have been forgotten since (especially the one eclipsed by its own internet meme), while others were coolly received by the public or critics (and sometimes...
We head back a decade to look at a few films that deserve more attention. Here’s our list of 25 underappreciated movies of 2004...
Think back to 2004, and you might dredge up hazy memories of the computer-generated fairytale sequel Shrek 2, Alfonso’s Harry Potter installment, The Prisoner Of Azkaban, or maybe Mel Gibson’s phenomenally successful Passion Of The Christ.
It’s rather less likely that you’ll remember some of the films on this list. You’re probably aware of the drill by now: we’ve gone back into our distant, beer-addled memories to find 25 of the less commonly-lauded movies from the year 2004.
Some of them did reasonably well at the time, but appear to have been forgotten since (especially the one eclipsed by its own internet meme), while others were coolly received by the public or critics (and sometimes...
- 1/8/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
If I’ve learned anything from the movies, it’s that you go to Paris when you’re in love or when you need to remind yourself why you fell in love in the first place. In Roger Michell‘s Le Week-end, older married couple Nick and Meg (Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan) take their anniversary to do just that: visit the city of lights and rekindle their long romance. But as the trailer shows, sometimes being in love is hard when it’s been about 30 years and your spouse is grumpy old man and you want to go sightseeing. Or a fussy woman who wants to walk everywhere, and you just want to read the paper in peace, dammit. Fortunately, meeting up with old friend Jeff Goldblum kicks things back into gear, and seeing his vivavious, fulfilling life inspires them to reignite that spark. Check out the trailer for yourself here: Le Week-end looks an adorable...
- 8/26/2013
- by Samantha Wilson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
"Here's to the future." Curzon Film World has debuted the trailer for the new film from acclaimed South African director Roger Michell (Enduring Love, Changing Lanes, Venus, Notting Hill) titled Le Week-end, premiering at the Toronto Film Festival in September. Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan stars as an old married couple celebrating their wedding anniversary in Paris. While there, they run into an old friend, played by Jeff Goldblum, who "gives them a new vision on life and love." Even though I haven't married yet, I still find this trailer adorable, amusing and just kind of charming. Plus it makes me want to visit Paris. Here's the official UK trailer for Roger Michell's Le Week-end, direct from Curzon Film World: Synopsis for Le Week-end from Tiff.net: Revisiting Paris for the first time since their honeymoon, a long-married British couple (Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan) run into an old...
- 8/23/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Lars von Trier's avowedly hardcore film The Nymphomaniac has released its first image – but does it really whet appetites for what has promised to be one of the most controversial films ever?
Ever since it was first mentioned – breathily no doubt – back in 2011, Lars von Trier's The Nymphomaniac has attracted near-continual eye-goggling. First it was the suggestion of hardcore content, then the participation of non-shrinking violet Charlotte Gainsbourg, then the Shia Laboeuf sex tape... what on earth, we all wondered, will this film look like? And now we know, sort of, after the release of the first "official image".
To be honest, as a taster for what has been coming on like the most sleazy, shocking, out-there film ever committed to celluloid, this picture – a muddy-looking image of someone (presumably Gainsbourg) prone in an alleyway – is just a tiny bit disappointing. Yes, we know The Nymphomaniac is about...
Ever since it was first mentioned – breathily no doubt – back in 2011, Lars von Trier's The Nymphomaniac has attracted near-continual eye-goggling. First it was the suggestion of hardcore content, then the participation of non-shrinking violet Charlotte Gainsbourg, then the Shia Laboeuf sex tape... what on earth, we all wondered, will this film look like? And now we know, sort of, after the release of the first "official image".
To be honest, as a taster for what has been coming on like the most sleazy, shocking, out-there film ever committed to celluloid, this picture – a muddy-looking image of someone (presumably Gainsbourg) prone in an alleyway – is just a tiny bit disappointing. Yes, we know The Nymphomaniac is about...
- 2/6/2013
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Oscar season is upon us, which means lots of prestigious biographies of powerful or famous people. After this weekend, there will be three such movies vying for your ticket-buying dollar: Daniel Day-Lewis in Steven Spielberg's surprising smash "Lincoln," Anthony Hopkins as the master of suspense in "Hitchcock" and, starting on Friday, Bill Murray (of all people), playing Franklin D. Roosevelt in "Hyde Park on Hudson." True to form, Roosevelt ain't 'fraid of no ghost. "Hyde Park on Hudson" dramatizes the President's activity right before the United States entered World War II, focusing largely on the time he spent at his country estate -- which he called Hyde Park on Hudson -- as well as the intimate relationship he forged with a distant cousin named Margaret Suckley (Laura Linney). Should you be interested in this dewy historical recreation or are you better served by one of the other biographies currently playing?...
- 12/4/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- Moviefone
Skyfall, the 23rd official James Bond adventure that opens today, has already been crowned one of the best Bonds ever, recapturing the critical goodwill that Daniel Craig helped establish in 2006′s Casino Royale. The new film has opened in several countries already and earned more than $320 million, a pace that should eventually help it become the franchise’s highest-grosser ever. Yet after three undeniably successful films — Quantum of Solace grossed $586 million worldwide — Craig seems to have entered that phase that all-Bond actors eventually discover: ambivalence.
The 44-year-old actor told Rolling Stone magazine in its November cover story that the thrill...
The 44-year-old actor told Rolling Stone magazine in its November cover story that the thrill...
- 11/9/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Check out the new quad poster for Hyde Park on Hudson. Bill Murray stars as Franklin D. Roosevelt, who pursues an affair with a distant cousin, even as he hosts the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) in the tense days before WWII.
Olivia Williams, Laura Linney, Andrew Havill, Blake Ritson, Eleanor Bron, Elizabeth Marvel, Elizabeth Wilson, Jonathan Brewer, Martin McDougall, Nancy Baldwin, ,im Ahern, Tim Beckmann are also featured in the movie.
Directed by Roger Michell (Enduring Love, Notting Hill, Morning Glory) from a screenplay by Richard Nelson, Hyde Park on Hudson opens on December 7th, 2012.
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor host the King and Queen of England for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York — the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany,...
Olivia Williams, Laura Linney, Andrew Havill, Blake Ritson, Eleanor Bron, Elizabeth Marvel, Elizabeth Wilson, Jonathan Brewer, Martin McDougall, Nancy Baldwin, ,im Ahern, Tim Beckmann are also featured in the movie.
Directed by Roger Michell (Enduring Love, Notting Hill, Morning Glory) from a screenplay by Richard Nelson, Hyde Park on Hudson opens on December 7th, 2012.
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor host the King and Queen of England for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York — the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany,...
- 10/18/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
(This article contains spoilers)
To mark the 50th Anniversary of one of the most successful movie franchises of all time and with James Bond’s 23rd official outing in Skyfall due for release later this month, I have been tasked with taking a retrospective look at the films that turned author Ian Fleming’s creation into one of the most recognised and iconic characters in film history.
After 2002’s Die Another Day, there was a general feeling that the Bond series had run its course. After 40 years and twenty films, the character had become far removed from Fleming’s original novels and taken on a life of its own relying on sci-fi gadgetry and computer generated thrills in stories that were becoming predictably formulaic. Bond had survived numerous revisions over the years but when a film adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s book The Bourne Identity was released in 2002 just months before Die Another Day,...
To mark the 50th Anniversary of one of the most successful movie franchises of all time and with James Bond’s 23rd official outing in Skyfall due for release later this month, I have been tasked with taking a retrospective look at the films that turned author Ian Fleming’s creation into one of the most recognised and iconic characters in film history.
After 2002’s Die Another Day, there was a general feeling that the Bond series had run its course. After 40 years and twenty films, the character had become far removed from Fleming’s original novels and taken on a life of its own relying on sci-fi gadgetry and computer generated thrills in stories that were becoming predictably formulaic. Bond had survived numerous revisions over the years but when a film adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s book The Bourne Identity was released in 2002 just months before Die Another Day,...
- 10/3/2012
- by Chris Wright
- Obsessed with Film
Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of Skyfall., the 23rd James Bond adventure, confirmed that the character of Q will be making a welcome return to the Bond franchise and the role will be played by Ben Whishaw.
Whishaw becomes the fourth actor to play Bond.s quartermaster affectionately known as Q. The role began with Peter Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr. No, followed by Desmond Llewelyn (in 17 Bond films between 1963-1999), and John Cleese (who appeared as Q.s assistant, R, in The World is Not Enough and was later promoted to Q in Die Another Day).
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli commented, .It.s a real thrill to confirm the return of Q in Skyfall. played by the enormously talented Ben Whishaw. We are delighted to have this beloved character back in the series..
Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming.s James Bond...
Whishaw becomes the fourth actor to play Bond.s quartermaster affectionately known as Q. The role began with Peter Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr. No, followed by Desmond Llewelyn (in 17 Bond films between 1963-1999), and John Cleese (who appeared as Q.s assistant, R, in The World is Not Enough and was later promoted to Q in Die Another Day).
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli commented, .It.s a real thrill to confirm the return of Q in Skyfall. played by the enormously talented Ben Whishaw. We are delighted to have this beloved character back in the series..
Daniel Craig is back as Ian Fleming.s James Bond...
- 7/14/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
James Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli confirmed today that the character of Q will be making a welcome return to the 007 franchise in new film Skyfall - with the role played by Ben Whishaw.
The first official image of Whishaw on set, with Daniel Craig in the background, has been sent to us and is featured below. The image above shows Ben at a BAFTA awards ceremony in London.
Whishaw becomes the fourth actor to play Bond's quartermaster affectionately known as Q. The role began with Peter Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr No, followed by Desmond Llewelyn in 17 Bond films between 1963 and 1999. After that, John Cleese appeared as Q's assistant R in The World is Not Enough before his promotion to Q in Die Another Day.
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli commented: "It's a real thrill to confirm the return of Q in Skyfall,...
The first official image of Whishaw on set, with Daniel Craig in the background, has been sent to us and is featured below. The image above shows Ben at a BAFTA awards ceremony in London.
Whishaw becomes the fourth actor to play Bond's quartermaster affectionately known as Q. The role began with Peter Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr No, followed by Desmond Llewelyn in 17 Bond films between 1963 and 1999. After that, John Cleese appeared as Q's assistant R in The World is Not Enough before his promotion to Q in Die Another Day.
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli commented: "It's a real thrill to confirm the return of Q in Skyfall,...
- 7/12/2012
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
Cinema Retro has received the following press announcement from Sony and Eon Productions.
Culver City, Calif., July 12, 2012 – Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of Skyfall™, the 23rd James Bond adventure, confirmedtoday that the character of Q will be making a welcome return to the Bond franchise and the role will be played by Ben Whishaw.
Whishaw becomes the fourth actor to play Bond’s quartermaster affectionately known as Q. The role began with Peter Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr. No, followed by Desmond Llewelyn (in 17 Bond films between 1963-1999), and John Cleese (who appeared as Q’s assistant, R, in The World is Not Enough and was later promoted to Q in Die Another Day).
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli commented, “It’s a real thrill to confirm the return of Q in Skyfall™ played by the enormously talented, Ben Whishaw. We are delighted to have...
Culver City, Calif., July 12, 2012 – Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of Skyfall™, the 23rd James Bond adventure, confirmedtoday that the character of Q will be making a welcome return to the Bond franchise and the role will be played by Ben Whishaw.
Whishaw becomes the fourth actor to play Bond’s quartermaster affectionately known as Q. The role began with Peter Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr. No, followed by Desmond Llewelyn (in 17 Bond films between 1963-1999), and John Cleese (who appeared as Q’s assistant, R, in The World is Not Enough and was later promoted to Q in Die Another Day).
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli commented, “It’s a real thrill to confirm the return of Q in Skyfall™ played by the enormously talented, Ben Whishaw. We are delighted to have...
- 7/12/2012
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Sony have officially released the news that we all knew anyway that Ben Whishaw is set to play the role of Q in the latest James Bond movie, Skyfall. As well as releasing the news, they’ve also given us our first look at Whishaw in the obligatory white coat! If you look carefull, you can also see James Bond (Daniel Craig) loitering in the background.
Whishaw becomes the fourth actor to play Bond’s quartermaster affectionately known as Q. The role began with Peter Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr. No, followed by Desmond Llewelyn (in 17 Bond films between 1963-1999), and John Cleese (who appeared as Q’s assistant, R, in The World is Not Enough and was later promoted to Q in Die Another Day).
Skyfall hits cinemas 26tyh October. Full press release is below. Click the image to enlarge.
Culver City, Calif., July 12, 2012 – Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli,...
Whishaw becomes the fourth actor to play Bond’s quartermaster affectionately known as Q. The role began with Peter Burton as Major Boothroyd in Dr. No, followed by Desmond Llewelyn (in 17 Bond films between 1963-1999), and John Cleese (who appeared as Q’s assistant, R, in The World is Not Enough and was later promoted to Q in Die Another Day).
Skyfall hits cinemas 26tyh October. Full press release is below. Click the image to enlarge.
Culver City, Calif., July 12, 2012 – Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli,...
- 7/12/2012
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Rhys Ifans now has dozens of titles to his name, but Notting Hill still proves to be a fan favorite. While director Marc Webb does note Notting Hill as well, it.s Ifans. ability to present a darker side and his Shakespearian pedigree in Enduring Love that influenced him to cast Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors in The Amazing Spider-Man. Eager to find out why his parents disappeared when he was a child, Peter Parker.s (Andrew Garfield) search brings him to Oscorp where his father once worked alongside Dr. Curt Connors. Desperate to find a way to regrow human tissue and restore his missing arm, the threat of the termination of his research leads Connors to recklessly inject himself with his serum, successfully bringing his arm back, but also turning him into a gigantic lizard. Rather than simply get the day off when Dr. Connors shifted into lizard mode,...
- 7/3/2012
- cinemablend.com
Open thread: Could David Lynch transform Transformers? Tell us which films you think are crying out for an update
Remakes are an oft-maligned species of film – although not always bad, news that a much-loved classic is in line for an update does not tend to fill moviegoers hearts with joy.
Earlier today on Twitter we asked the following:
Q. Are there any films you Would like to see remade?
— Guardian Film (@guardianfilm) March 1, 2012
Here's a few of the responses we received:
@monggaard
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – this time with heart and intelligence.
@AGRMoore
The Golden Compass; His Dark Materials deserves a big screen adaptation which does it and its themes justice.
@DukesFPM
I've always thought there was potential for a good contemporary thriller in Hitchcock's Sabotage.
@cdarlington1
Oliver Stone's Alexander with a mostly new cast and a better script.
@nathanwhitlock
George Romero's "Martin". Interesting idea,...
Remakes are an oft-maligned species of film – although not always bad, news that a much-loved classic is in line for an update does not tend to fill moviegoers hearts with joy.
Earlier today on Twitter we asked the following:
Q. Are there any films you Would like to see remade?
— Guardian Film (@guardianfilm) March 1, 2012
Here's a few of the responses we received:
@monggaard
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – this time with heart and intelligence.
@AGRMoore
The Golden Compass; His Dark Materials deserves a big screen adaptation which does it and its themes justice.
@DukesFPM
I've always thought there was potential for a good contemporary thriller in Hitchcock's Sabotage.
@cdarlington1
Oliver Stone's Alexander with a mostly new cast and a better script.
@nathanwhitlock
George Romero's "Martin". Interesting idea,...
- 3/1/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Daniel Craig is currently between Bonds, and heading up a Stieg Larsson adaptation. But, he tells Ryan Gilbey, he's itching to get back on her majesty's secret service
The surprise upon meeting Daniel Craig is his gentleness. It isn't that you expect him to be scarred and basted and bleeding, as he is throughout much of Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, the two films in which he has played James Bond. (He is currently shooting a third, Skyfall, which will open next October, and is rumoured to have signed up for a further five.) But he goes beyond politeness: he's relaxed, even goofy, and quick to laugh, especially at himself. The blue eyes, which can seem glacial in his closeups as Bond, are warm and zesty. His features are as deeply etched as the grooves of a wood carving; the hair is sandy-coloured and fluffy. What else? There's the...
The surprise upon meeting Daniel Craig is his gentleness. It isn't that you expect him to be scarred and basted and bleeding, as he is throughout much of Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, the two films in which he has played James Bond. (He is currently shooting a third, Skyfall, which will open next October, and is rumoured to have signed up for a further five.) But he goes beyond politeness: he's relaxed, even goofy, and quick to laugh, especially at himself. The blue eyes, which can seem glacial in his closeups as Bond, are warm and zesty. His features are as deeply etched as the grooves of a wood carving; the hair is sandy-coloured and fluffy. What else? There's the...
- 12/23/2011
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Royal Court; Queen Elizabeth Hall; Southwark Playhouse, London
Haunted Child is its own ghost. Joe Penhall's new play is like a strange afterbirth, an epilogue, an addendum that flits around the stage when the main action has finished.
Penhall, who wrote the screenplays for The Road and Enduring Love, established himself as a writer for the theatre 11 years ago with Blue/Orange, in which he made a debate – about race and psychiatry – twist and turn as few others now do on stage. In Haunted Child the central confrontation is muffled. On one side is a woman – rational, anxious, sharp-witted – battling to protect her son after the unexplained disappearance of his dad. On the other is Dad, who, when he bobs up, turns out to have taken up with a new-age religious sect whose leadership demand that he glugs down pailfuls of salt water, abstains from sex, and hands over a tithe of his property.
Haunted Child is its own ghost. Joe Penhall's new play is like a strange afterbirth, an epilogue, an addendum that flits around the stage when the main action has finished.
Penhall, who wrote the screenplays for The Road and Enduring Love, established himself as a writer for the theatre 11 years ago with Blue/Orange, in which he made a debate – about race and psychiatry – twist and turn as few others now do on stage. In Haunted Child the central confrontation is muffled. On one side is a woman – rational, anxious, sharp-witted – battling to protect her son after the unexplained disappearance of his dad. On the other is Dad, who, when he bobs up, turns out to have taken up with a new-age religious sect whose leadership demand that he glugs down pailfuls of salt water, abstains from sex, and hands over a tithe of his property.
- 12/18/2011
- by Susannah Clapp
- The Guardian - Film News
He spent five years on a script and then walked away. He was thrown off a publicity tour for ruining The Road's Oscar chances. Writer Joe Penhall tells Mark Lawson why truculence works
Childbirth is a common metaphor for artistic creation and, in the recent experience of the dramatist Joe Penhall, the two have blurred. "One night, I said to my wife: 'Guess what? I've just finished a play.' And she said: 'Guess what? I'm pregnant."
The child was their first, a son; the play, his ninth, is Haunted Child, opening at the Royal Court in London next week. As Penhall wryly notes, these days the gestation of a theatre production is somewhat longer than a pregnancy (because of waiting for stages, actors and directors to become free), and while waiting for Haunted Child to drop, there was time for a second son and another play. Birthday will...
Childbirth is a common metaphor for artistic creation and, in the recent experience of the dramatist Joe Penhall, the two have blurred. "One night, I said to my wife: 'Guess what? I've just finished a play.' And she said: 'Guess what? I'm pregnant."
The child was their first, a son; the play, his ninth, is Haunted Child, opening at the Royal Court in London next week. As Penhall wryly notes, these days the gestation of a theatre production is somewhat longer than a pregnancy (because of waiting for stages, actors and directors to become free), and while waiting for Haunted Child to drop, there was time for a second son and another play. Birthday will...
- 11/30/2011
- by Mark Lawson
- The Guardian - Film News
Welcome to the big time, Ben Whishaw! The 31-year-old Brit has been cast as Q in "Skyfall," the 23rd James Bond film.
If you’ve only seen the Bond movies of the Daniel Craig era, you may not be familiar with Q, so here's some background info: Q is not really a name, but a job description (like Judi Dench's M). As the head of MI6's Q division, Q provides our hero with all of the gadgets he requires to get his missions done. Need an invisible car? Underwater jet pack? Explosives disguised as toothpaste? Then Q's your man!
Though Q was Mia from “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace” he’d been a fixture in Bond flicks since the Sean Connery days. Desmond Llewelyn played Q in 17 of the movies, followed by John Cleese who handled the job twice (first as Q’s assistant R) for Pierce Brosnan’s Bond.
If you’ve only seen the Bond movies of the Daniel Craig era, you may not be familiar with Q, so here's some background info: Q is not really a name, but a job description (like Judi Dench's M). As the head of MI6's Q division, Q provides our hero with all of the gadgets he requires to get his missions done. Need an invisible car? Underwater jet pack? Explosives disguised as toothpaste? Then Q's your man!
Though Q was Mia from “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace” he’d been a fixture in Bond flicks since the Sean Connery days. Desmond Llewelyn played Q in 17 of the movies, followed by John Cleese who handled the job twice (first as Q’s assistant R) for Pierce Brosnan’s Bond.
- 11/28/2011
- by Tami Katzoff
- MTV Movies Blog
It feels sort of noteworthy that Bill Murray is only now for the first time portraying a real-life character, given how eclectic his CV has become, especially in more recent years (and no, we aren’t going to count Murray playing himself in Zombieland).
That real-life character is Fdr, Us president from 1933 to 1945, architect of the New Deal which dragged the USA out of The Great Depression and eventually the President that marshalled the Us through their involvement in WWII. The film in question, is “Hyde Park on the Hudson”, which rather than dealing with those better-known highlights of Fdr’s presidency, will instead focus on a visit from the British Royal family to his home in 1939. The visitors were none other than King George (who will be played by Samuel West – Van Helsing) and his wife Queen Elizabeth (to be played by Olivia Coleman – Hot Fuzz, Tyrannosaur) and the...
That real-life character is Fdr, Us president from 1933 to 1945, architect of the New Deal which dragged the USA out of The Great Depression and eventually the President that marshalled the Us through their involvement in WWII. The film in question, is “Hyde Park on the Hudson”, which rather than dealing with those better-known highlights of Fdr’s presidency, will instead focus on a visit from the British Royal family to his home in 1939. The visitors were none other than King George (who will be played by Samuel West – Van Helsing) and his wife Queen Elizabeth (to be played by Olivia Coleman – Hot Fuzz, Tyrannosaur) and the...
- 11/9/2011
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
While the big launch for the next James Bond film, Skyfall, happened last week, director Sam Mendes is not quite finished adding to the cast. And why would he be, since Bond outings always boast big ensembles? The latest names added to the list are Helen McCrory and Ola Rapace.McCrory may be best known for her appearances as Narcissa Malfoy in three of the Harry Potter films, but she’s also been seen in projects such as The Queen and Enduring Love. She’ll next appear in Hugo.Rapace is likely even less well known to audiences here, though that last name might be a giveaway: he’s Noomi Rapace’s ex-hubby and has worked on the likes of Together. In case you were wondering, there's no word on what roles they'll be playing in Skyfall.We do know they’re joining a cast that already includes Daniel Craig,...
- 11/8/2011
- EmpireOnline
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