The magical girl genre is one that’s near and dear to my heart. As a kid, anime like Sailor Moon immediately caught my attention with their all-girl team-ups, openness about wanting to rest after the fight and severe lack of “girls are useless” narratives. It’s no wonder so many creators take inspiration from a genre that champions love, friendship, self-care and badassery. Such is the case for Pearl Low. “Creating community through storytelling is at the heart of why I tell the types of stories that I do.” - Pearl Low, creator of Wheels & Roses Low has worked in animation for over eight years, having worked on projects such as Hair Love (Sony Pictures Animation), Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network), #1 Happy Family USA (A24) and more. Low has since created Orange Blossom Studios , an independent studio that, according to Low, “strives to center diverse magical and cultural stories.
- 2/23/2024
- by Briana Lawrence
- Crunchyroll
Mark Herbert and Emily Feller on how industry can up its game.
The UK film and TV industry has made progress in recent years representing working class and marginalised people on-and off-screen but a “huge push” is still needed to tell more of those stories, according to Warp Films executives Mark Herbert and Emily Feller.
Warp made its name with landmark films that centred working class stories across different genres, including Dead Man’s Shoes, Four Lions and This Is England, the latter of which was spun-off into three series for Channel 4.
Warp’s co-chief executive Herbert and recently-installed chief...
The UK film and TV industry has made progress in recent years representing working class and marginalised people on-and off-screen but a “huge push” is still needed to tell more of those stories, according to Warp Films executives Mark Herbert and Emily Feller.
Warp made its name with landmark films that centred working class stories across different genres, including Dead Man’s Shoes, Four Lions and This Is England, the latter of which was spun-off into three series for Channel 4.
Warp’s co-chief executive Herbert and recently-installed chief...
- 7/18/2023
- by Marian McHugh Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Mark Herbert and Emily Feller on how industry can up its game.
The TV industry has made progress in recent years representing working class and marginalised people on-and off-screen but a “huge push” is still needed to tell more of those stories, according to Warp Films execs Mark Herbert and Emily Feller.
Warp made its name with landmark films that centred working class stories across different genres, including Dead Man’s Shoes, Four Lions and This Is England, the latter of which was spun-off into three series for Channel 4.
Warp’s co-chief exec Herbert and recently-installed chief creative officer Feller...
The TV industry has made progress in recent years representing working class and marginalised people on-and off-screen but a “huge push” is still needed to tell more of those stories, according to Warp Films execs Mark Herbert and Emily Feller.
Warp made its name with landmark films that centred working class stories across different genres, including Dead Man’s Shoes, Four Lions and This Is England, the latter of which was spun-off into three series for Channel 4.
Warp’s co-chief exec Herbert and recently-installed chief creative officer Feller...
- 7/18/2023
- by Marian McHugh Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
Beatles memorabilia has always generated interest among collectors. There will always be those who can afford to pay top dollar for genuine merchandise and for those whose fandom goes way beyond the group’s music. However, on this day in 2016, a fifty-year-old piece of John Lennon’s hair from the set of How I Won the War sold for 35K. Beatles collectors paid big bucks for the personal item and two other mementos.
John Lennon on the set of ‘How I Won the War’ | Peter Timmullstein/Getty Images John Lennon starred in the 1967 dark comedy ‘How I Won the War’
In the latter part of his Beatles career, John Lennon starred in the 1967 dark comedy, How I Won the War. The film was directed by Richard Lester, who also directed A Hard Day’s Night and Help!
How I Won the War tells the tale of the fictional 3rd Troop...
John Lennon on the set of ‘How I Won the War’ | Peter Timmullstein/Getty Images John Lennon starred in the 1967 dark comedy ‘How I Won the War’
In the latter part of his Beatles career, John Lennon starred in the 1967 dark comedy, How I Won the War. The film was directed by Richard Lester, who also directed A Hard Day’s Night and Help!
How I Won the War tells the tale of the fictional 3rd Troop...
- 2/20/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Edinburgh’s industry programme runs from August 16-19.
Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled its industry programme, running from August 16-19, including a repositioning of the Works in Progress strand as well as a raft of new training opportunities for curators and producers.
This year, the previously UK-focused Works in Progress strand will open up to include both documentary and fiction projects from Ukraine. With support from the British Council and in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute, four Ukrainian project teams will be welcomed to Edinburgh to present their work.
As part of this partnership, two Ukrainian feature films...
Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has unveiled its industry programme, running from August 16-19, including a repositioning of the Works in Progress strand as well as a raft of new training opportunities for curators and producers.
This year, the previously UK-focused Works in Progress strand will open up to include both documentary and fiction projects from Ukraine. With support from the British Council and in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute, four Ukrainian project teams will be welcomed to Edinburgh to present their work.
As part of this partnership, two Ukrainian feature films...
- 7/28/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Women In Film & TV and Bafta Scotland to chair panels on gender imbalance and harassment.
Source: Channel Four Films
’Trainspotting’
Screen can reveal the full programme for the Glasgow Film Festival 2018 (21 Feb - 4 March) Industry Focus.
The three day strand (28 Feb - 2 March) will be highlighted by talks from producer Andrew Macdonald (Trainspotting, T2: Trainspotting, Shallow Grave) and Us casting director Kerry Barden (Spotlight, Pitch Perfect).
The 2018 event will also address the recent revelations regarding sexual harassment in the business and wider industry working practices. Bafta Scotland will look at the urgency of redressing the gender imbalance in film and TV and examine practical solutions to improve access, career development and representation, whilst Women in Film & Television will explore the issue of sexual harassment in the UK industry in a panel chaired by Kate Kinninmont MBE, chief executive of Wftv with guests including cinematographer Nicola Daley and casting director Simone Pereira Hind.
Other events include...
Source: Channel Four Films
’Trainspotting’
Screen can reveal the full programme for the Glasgow Film Festival 2018 (21 Feb - 4 March) Industry Focus.
The three day strand (28 Feb - 2 March) will be highlighted by talks from producer Andrew Macdonald (Trainspotting, T2: Trainspotting, Shallow Grave) and Us casting director Kerry Barden (Spotlight, Pitch Perfect).
The 2018 event will also address the recent revelations regarding sexual harassment in the business and wider industry working practices. Bafta Scotland will look at the urgency of redressing the gender imbalance in film and TV and examine practical solutions to improve access, career development and representation, whilst Women in Film & Television will explore the issue of sexual harassment in the UK industry in a panel chaired by Kate Kinninmont MBE, chief executive of Wftv with guests including cinematographer Nicola Daley and casting director Simone Pereira Hind.
Other events include...
- 1/16/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- ScreenDaily
Women In Film & TV and Bafta Scotland to chair panels on gender imbalance and harassment.
Source: Channel Four Films
’Trainspotting’
Screen can reveal the full programme for the Glasgow Film Festival 2018 (21 Feb - 4 March) Industry Focus.
The three day strand (28 Feb - 2 March) will be highlighted by talks from producer Andrew Macdonald (Trainspotting, T2: Trainspotting, Shallow Grave) and Us casting director Kerry Barden (Spotlight, Pitch Perfect).
The 2018 event will also address the recent revelations regarding sexual harassment in the business and wider industry working practices. Bafta Scotland will look at the urgency of redressing the gender imbalance in film and TV and examine practical solutions to improve access, career development and representation, whilst Women in Film & Television will explore the issue of sexual harassment in the UK industry in a panel chaired by Kate Kinninmont MBE, chief executive of Wftv with guests including cinematographer Nicola Daley and casting director Simone Pereira Hind.
Other events include...
Source: Channel Four Films
’Trainspotting’
Screen can reveal the full programme for the Glasgow Film Festival 2018 (21 Feb - 4 March) Industry Focus.
The three day strand (28 Feb - 2 March) will be highlighted by talks from producer Andrew Macdonald (Trainspotting, T2: Trainspotting, Shallow Grave) and Us casting director Kerry Barden (Spotlight, Pitch Perfect).
The 2018 event will also address the recent revelations regarding sexual harassment in the business and wider industry working practices. Bafta Scotland will look at the urgency of redressing the gender imbalance in film and TV and examine practical solutions to improve access, career development and representation, whilst Women in Film & Television will explore the issue of sexual harassment in the UK industry in a panel chaired by Kate Kinninmont MBE, chief executive of Wftv with guests including cinematographer Nicola Daley and casting director Simone Pereira Hind.
Other events include...
- 1/16/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- ScreenDaily
'...Johndus's response to being told that Masturbational is spelt with an O."
It seems so often these days that all I want to do is burn things to the ground... This is not the confession of a pyromaniac but rather the resignation of a former believer who is convinced that, in so many aspects of life, it'd better if we just started over. However, occasionally something will come along that breathes life into my ever-dwindling hope. Bernie certainly did that for me in the realm of politics, Banksy has long since revitalized my belief in the possibilities of the visual arts, and, in the world of rock, I recently discovered a local secret here in Seattle which, if there's anything right with the music scene, won't remain a secret for much longer. In a time where rock seems to be sliding on to the popularity back-burner I am happy...
It seems so often these days that all I want to do is burn things to the ground... This is not the confession of a pyromaniac but rather the resignation of a former believer who is convinced that, in so many aspects of life, it'd better if we just started over. However, occasionally something will come along that breathes life into my ever-dwindling hope. Bernie certainly did that for me in the realm of politics, Banksy has long since revitalized my belief in the possibilities of the visual arts, and, in the world of rock, I recently discovered a local secret here in Seattle which, if there's anything right with the music scene, won't remain a secret for much longer. In a time where rock seems to be sliding on to the popularity back-burner I am happy...
- 8/30/2016
- by C. Jefferson Thom
- www.culturecatch.com
A lucky bidder is going home with John Lennon's hair -- some of the most famous locks to hit the auction block -- and he paid big bucks for them. Heritage Auction in Dallas had the 4-inch chunk of Lennon's hair after a hairdresser cut it off before his role in a 1967 movie called, "How I Won The War." According to reports, Paul Fraser, a UK-based memorabilia collector was the highest bidder at $35k.
- 2/20/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 12 Dec 2013 - 05:49
The year of Baggins, Potter and Spider-Man also had a wealth of lesser-known movies. Here’s our pick of 2002's underappreciated films...
At the top of the box office tree, 2002 was dominated by fantasy and special effects. Peter Jackson's The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers made almost a billion dollars all by itself, with Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets taking second place and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man not too far behind.
In many ways, 2002 set the tempo for the Hollywood blockbuster landscape, which has changed relatively little in the decade since. A quick look at 2013‘s top 10, for example, reveals a markedly similar mix of superhero movies, with Iron Man 3 still ruling the roost at the time of writing, followed by effects-heavy action flicks and family-friendly animated features.
As usual in these lists, we're looking...
The year of Baggins, Potter and Spider-Man also had a wealth of lesser-known movies. Here’s our pick of 2002's underappreciated films...
At the top of the box office tree, 2002 was dominated by fantasy and special effects. Peter Jackson's The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers made almost a billion dollars all by itself, with Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets taking second place and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man not too far behind.
In many ways, 2002 set the tempo for the Hollywood blockbuster landscape, which has changed relatively little in the decade since. A quick look at 2013‘s top 10, for example, reveals a markedly similar mix of superhero movies, with Iron Man 3 still ruling the roost at the time of writing, followed by effects-heavy action flicks and family-friendly animated features.
As usual in these lists, we're looking...
- 12/11/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
London, Aug 20: Now fans can own a strand of hair of their favourite celebrities, as some of the most famous strands of locks in history are being offered for sale by Auction house Paul Fraser Collectibles.
The company has a host of hairy mementoes for sale, including some from Charles Dickens, Red Rum, Michael Jackson, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, the Daily Star reported.
Prices start from 50 pounds for a single strand, while a bunch of Canadian rock star Justin Bieber's famous mop will set fans back a whopping 35,000-pounds.
The 19-year-old's hair, which was collected after his famous "coming of age" haircut in 2011, is being offered in a signed jar.
Meanwhile, a long golden lock of Admiral Lord Nelson's hair.
The company has a host of hairy mementoes for sale, including some from Charles Dickens, Red Rum, Michael Jackson, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe, the Daily Star reported.
Prices start from 50 pounds for a single strand, while a bunch of Canadian rock star Justin Bieber's famous mop will set fans back a whopping 35,000-pounds.
The 19-year-old's hair, which was collected after his famous "coming of age" haircut in 2011, is being offered in a signed jar.
Meanwhile, a long golden lock of Admiral Lord Nelson's hair.
- 8/20/2013
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
The Girls creator hits back at a porn parody of her comedy show, Doug Stanhope wades into the Oklahoma God debate, and Dutch TV is slammed for satirising the Woolwich murder
This week's comedy news
In a week when Jerry Lewis told the world that female comedy "bothers [him]", two tales of fightback – of a sort. Girls creator Lena Dunham has criticised news of a pornographic parody movie of her hit HBO comedy. "Most TV shows have been turned into gross and weird porn parodies," the Splitsider website tells us, but Dunham isn't prepared to shrug this one off. "Girls is, at its core, a feminist action while [the XXX film's producer] Hustler is a company that markets and monetises a male's idea of female sexuality," wrote Dunham. And also, "a big reason I engage in (simulated) on-screen sex [in Girls] is to counteract a skewed idea of that act created by the proliferation of porn."
Meanwhile,...
This week's comedy news
In a week when Jerry Lewis told the world that female comedy "bothers [him]", two tales of fightback – of a sort. Girls creator Lena Dunham has criticised news of a pornographic parody movie of her hit HBO comedy. "Most TV shows have been turned into gross and weird porn parodies," the Splitsider website tells us, but Dunham isn't prepared to shrug this one off. "Girls is, at its core, a feminist action while [the XXX film's producer] Hustler is a company that markets and monetises a male's idea of female sexuality," wrote Dunham. And also, "a big reason I engage in (simulated) on-screen sex [in Girls] is to counteract a skewed idea of that act created by the proliferation of porn."
Meanwhile,...
- 5/28/2013
- by Brian Logan
- The Guardian - Film News
This week: Something otherworldly is tormenting the poor Barretts in "Dark Skies," the sci-fi horror film starring Josh Hamilton, Keri Russell, Dakota Goyo and Kadan Rockett as a suburban family under siege by nasty alien visitors.
Also new this week is the 2010 Irish road-trip indie film "My Brothers" and the compelling drama "Lore" starring young Saskia Rosendahl as a German girl wandering post-wwii Europe with her siblings after their Nazi parents are interred by the Allies.
'Dark Skies'
Box Office: $17 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 34% Rotten
Storyline: Daniel (Josh Hamilton) and Lacy Barrett (Keri Russell) have a fairly ordinary life in the 'burbs with their two sons until some mysterious break-ins and disturbing activity — including blackouts, "Poltergeist"-like stacking of objects and sleepwalking — cause the family to suspect that something otherworldly is trying to get into their house. As the parents do research on alien abduction and try to protect...
Also new this week is the 2010 Irish road-trip indie film "My Brothers" and the compelling drama "Lore" starring young Saskia Rosendahl as a German girl wandering post-wwii Europe with her siblings after their Nazi parents are interred by the Allies.
'Dark Skies'
Box Office: $17 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 34% Rotten
Storyline: Daniel (Josh Hamilton) and Lacy Barrett (Keri Russell) have a fairly ordinary life in the 'burbs with their two sons until some mysterious break-ins and disturbing activity — including blackouts, "Poltergeist"-like stacking of objects and sleepwalking — cause the family to suspect that something otherworldly is trying to get into their house. As the parents do research on alien abduction and try to protect...
- 5/27/2013
- by Robert DeSalvo
- NextMovie
Dead Man’s Shoes
Directed by Shane Meadows
Screenplay by Shane Meadows, Paddy Considine & Paul Fraser
UK, 2005
The revenge thriller, where a morally dubious protagonist avenges the wrongs of the past in bloody and retributive fashion, is as much an institution in cinema as romantic drama and hard boiled noir, whether in the form of big name blockbuster or straight to DVD exploitation gorn. From Charles Bronson and Death Wish to Arnie flicks and into the realm of Western, it is a plotline well trodden to the point of cliché. This is one of the reasons why 2005’s Dead Man’s Shoes provides such a welcome breath of fresh air, a unique take on the formula from a filmmaker with a very different focus.
The story, as you’d expect, is relatively straightforward. Former soldier Richard (Paddy Considine) returns to his home town in the Midlands, possessions in a bag...
Directed by Shane Meadows
Screenplay by Shane Meadows, Paddy Considine & Paul Fraser
UK, 2005
The revenge thriller, where a morally dubious protagonist avenges the wrongs of the past in bloody and retributive fashion, is as much an institution in cinema as romantic drama and hard boiled noir, whether in the form of big name blockbuster or straight to DVD exploitation gorn. From Charles Bronson and Death Wish to Arnie flicks and into the realm of Western, it is a plotline well trodden to the point of cliché. This is one of the reasons why 2005’s Dead Man’s Shoes provides such a welcome breath of fresh air, a unique take on the formula from a filmmaker with a very different focus.
The story, as you’d expect, is relatively straightforward. Former soldier Richard (Paddy Considine) returns to his home town in the Midlands, possessions in a bag...
- 9/23/2012
- by Scott Patterson
- SoundOnSight
Production finished on My Brothers in 2009, but now three years and three Ifta nominations later, the film, the directorial debut of screen writer Paul Fraser (Dead Man's Shoes), working from a script by Cork born screen writer Will Collins, is finally getting an Irish release date. Shot entirely in Cork, the 1987 set film follows three brothers' journey across Ireland to replace their dying fathers watch. The film stars Timmy Creed, Paul Courtney, Tj Griffin, Kate Ashfield, Don Wycherly and Sarah Greene. My Brothers is released in selected Irish cinemas on the 17th August. Source: Iftn...
- 8/11/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Australia’s Revelation Perth International Film Festival will be holding it’s explosive 15th annual edition on July 5-15 with one of it’s most jam-packed lineups yet.
One of the most special events that Revelation will be holding is July 14‘s retrospective of the films of Jeff Keen, the pioneering British underground filmmaker who very sadly just passed away on June 21. Keen’s work has been having a major resurgence lately and Revelation is the latest organization to so boldly feature his breathtaking experimental film work, from classics like 1967′s Marvo Movie to modern films like Artwar (1993) and Joy Thru Film (2000). This is absolutely an event not to be missed.
Another staggering event this year is a very special live presentation of Crispin Hellion Glover‘s notorious underground films What Is It? and It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (Click film titles for Bad Lit reviews!) These very...
One of the most special events that Revelation will be holding is July 14‘s retrospective of the films of Jeff Keen, the pioneering British underground filmmaker who very sadly just passed away on June 21. Keen’s work has been having a major resurgence lately and Revelation is the latest organization to so boldly feature his breathtaking experimental film work, from classics like 1967′s Marvo Movie to modern films like Artwar (1993) and Joy Thru Film (2000). This is absolutely an event not to be missed.
Another staggering event this year is a very special live presentation of Crispin Hellion Glover‘s notorious underground films What Is It? and It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (Click film titles for Bad Lit reviews!) These very...
- 6/26/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Three brothers go on an unpredictable road trip to replace their dying dad's watch.
As full-length directorial debuts go, My Brothers - from Somers Town scribe Paul Fraser and first-time screenplay writer William Collins - is a charmer. I first caught it at Tribeca 2010 and was surprised when it took more than a year to make its way to Edinburgh Festival. What also surprised me, however, was how much of the film and its emotional resonance had stuck with me down the...
As full-length directorial debuts go, My Brothers - from Somers Town scribe Paul Fraser and first-time screenplay writer William Collins - is a charmer. I first caught it at Tribeca 2010 and was surprised when it took more than a year to make its way to Edinburgh Festival. What also surprised me, however, was how much of the film and its emotional resonance had stuck with me down the...
- 7/1/2011
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
'My Brothers' and 'The Guard' (Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle), the directorial debuts from Paul Fraser and John Michael McDonagh respectively, have been added to the list of Irish films set to screen at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival (15 – 26 June). The features will join Terry McMahon's 'Charlie Casanova' and Karl Golden's 'Weekender' in screening at the world's oldest film festival with 'The Guard' selected as the prestigious festival's opening film. Irish co-production, 'Off the Beaten Track' is also to screen.
- 5/17/2011
- IFTN
The good folks who brought us Donkey Punch and Kill List, Warp Films, have lots more subversive slivers of scares in store for us in the coming months, and we've got the 411 on each of them for you! Dig it!
According to Screen Daily Warp Films has made several acquisitions at Cannes including the rights to Rachel Ward's Numbers, a supernatural thriller "about a young woman who sees the dates of strangers' deaths." Paul Fraser will adapt.
Warp is working with creative team Shynola, who will make the sci-fi thriller Redmen, adapted from the novel The Red Men by Matthew de Abaitua. Polly Stokes and Mary Burke will also produce the debut feature of BAFTA short winner Paul Wright. "'The Red Men' is at heart a novel about a character wrestling with his conscience, set against a pervasive and Orwellian vision of contemporary society: surveillance, automation, biotechnology, and their implications for our humanity.
According to Screen Daily Warp Films has made several acquisitions at Cannes including the rights to Rachel Ward's Numbers, a supernatural thriller "about a young woman who sees the dates of strangers' deaths." Paul Fraser will adapt.
Warp is working with creative team Shynola, who will make the sci-fi thriller Redmen, adapted from the novel The Red Men by Matthew de Abaitua. Polly Stokes and Mary Burke will also produce the debut feature of BAFTA short winner Paul Wright. "'The Red Men' is at heart a novel about a character wrestling with his conscience, set against a pervasive and Orwellian vision of contemporary society: surveillance, automation, biotechnology, and their implications for our humanity.
- 5/11/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Warp Films has announced several new projects for this week's Cannes market, a few of which slam right into our genre. The first of several prominent book acquisitions is Rachel Ward's Numbers, a supernatural thriller "about a young woman who sees the dates of strangers' deaths." Paul Fraser will adapt. Warp is working with is creative team Shynola, who will make sci-fi thriller Redmen, adapted from the novel "The Red Men" by Matthew de Abaitua. Stokes and Burke will also produce the debut feature of BAFTA short winner Paul Wright. " 'The Red Men' is at heart a novel about a character wrestling with his conscience, set against a pervasive and Orwellian vision of contemporary society: surveillance, automation, biotechnology, and their implications for our humanity. " Lastly, Laura Hastings-Smith (who worked with Gutch on Steve McQueen's Hunger) is pulling together the final financing for psychological horror This Little Piggy.
- 5/11/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Poland's Off Plus Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema will introduce a new section at this year's event entitled New Irish Cinema. The titles selected to be shown include Conor Horgan's 'One Hundred Mornings'; Paul Fraser's 'My Brothers' and Carmel Winter's 'Snap'. Furthermore, Tom Hall's 'Sensation' will screen as part of the Festival's Make Way line-up.
- 4/6/2011
- IFTN
Philip French speaks to Ridley Scott, Ken Russell, Gurinder Chadha, Shane Meadows and Stephen Frears about their debut pictures and detects the styles of the then-fledgling auteurs
Do artists discover a personal style and develop their themes gradually or are these to be found in embryonic form in their earliest works? There's no easy answer to this dual question. Take, for example, Ken Russell's Amelia and the Angel (1957), Ridley Scott's Boy and Bicycle (1965), Stephen Frears's The Burning (1967), Gurinder Chadha's I'm British But… (1989) and Shane Meadows's Where's the Money, Ronnie? (1995). All were made on shoestring budgets and each lasts less than half an hour.
First, presented with the directors' names and the credits concealed, would you be able to match up film and film-maker? I think most moviegoers could, which suggests there is something in these first movies that we would now recognise as characteristic. Second,...
Do artists discover a personal style and develop their themes gradually or are these to be found in embryonic form in their earliest works? There's no easy answer to this dual question. Take, for example, Ken Russell's Amelia and the Angel (1957), Ridley Scott's Boy and Bicycle (1965), Stephen Frears's The Burning (1967), Gurinder Chadha's I'm British But… (1989) and Shane Meadows's Where's the Money, Ronnie? (1995). All were made on shoestring budgets and each lasts less than half an hour.
First, presented with the directors' names and the credits concealed, would you be able to match up film and film-maker? I think most moviegoers could, which suggests there is something in these first movies that we would now recognise as characteristic. Second,...
- 9/25/2010
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
R-Patz's appeal can lead teens to spend a fortune on Twilight Saga merchandise – but is any of it a wise investment?
While you are reading this, tens of thousands of teenage girls will have fainted in front of their bedroom poster of Twilight star Robert Pattinson and a similar number will no doubt have swooned over his screen rival Taylor Lautner's ripped abs as they prepare to watch their heroes in the latest Twilight Saga movie, Eclipse, which opens in selected cinemas today and nationwide on 9 July.
The two men, who face off as vampire Edward Cullen and wolf Jacob Black respectively, are part of a huge industry spawned by Stephenie Meyer's stratospherically popular novels about the creatures and the woman (the indecisive Bella Swan, played by Kristen Stewart) struggling to choose between them.
Its popularity has extended to the collectibles and memorabilia industry – meaning parents face a...
While you are reading this, tens of thousands of teenage girls will have fainted in front of their bedroom poster of Twilight star Robert Pattinson and a similar number will no doubt have swooned over his screen rival Taylor Lautner's ripped abs as they prepare to watch their heroes in the latest Twilight Saga movie, Eclipse, which opens in selected cinemas today and nationwide on 9 July.
The two men, who face off as vampire Edward Cullen and wolf Jacob Black respectively, are part of a huge industry spawned by Stephenie Meyer's stratospherically popular novels about the creatures and the woman (the indecisive Bella Swan, played by Kristen Stewart) struggling to choose between them.
Its popularity has extended to the collectibles and memorabilia industry – meaning parents face a...
- 7/2/2010
- by Mark King
- The Guardian - Film News
The Galway Film Fleadh (Irish/Gaelic for "festival") announced its lineup for their 22nd edition, which runs in Galway, Ireland from July 6 - 11. This year, out of the 100 feature films and 115 short films to be screened, the Fleadh will play host to eight world premieres. Kicking off Galway will be Paul Fraser's directorial debut, "My Brothers," written by Will Collins, which played at this year's Tribeca. The script ...
- 6/25/2010
- Indiewire
The Galway Film Fleadh has announced this year's opening film will be Paul Fraser's debut feature film 'My Brothers', and Oscar winning screen writer Ron Harwood will present a Screenwriting Masterclass on July 7th. 'My Brothers' will screen in the Town Hall Theatre on Tuesday, July 6th. The film's screenwriter Will Collins won the Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Award in 2007 for his orginal pitch of the feature and the organisers say they are delighted to see the script come to fruition at this year's festival.
- 6/2/2010
- IFTN
Paul Courtney got his first movie role by ditching class. A middle-school student from County Cork, Ireland, he was sitting at his desk when it was announced that a filmmaker visiting the school wanted to audition boys for a part in a movie. Figuring that an acting career had to be better than what he was currently enduring, he signed up."The next day, I was sent in, and they asked me if I could come back again in an hour," Courtney says. "I went back, and at the end of that they asked me to come back again the day after."Courtney—red hair, freckles, spectacles and all—was the first of three untrained actors cast as siblings in "My Brothers," which made its world premiere at the just-wrapped-up Tribeca Film Festival. Courtney plays Paudy, the second in age of three siblings with an ailing father, and a comic...
- 5/4/2010
- backstage.com
Once in a while a film comes out of Ireland that seems to upend all the ones that came before it. In 2008 it was the midlands epic "Eden" and the shoestring rock musical "Once" that wowed critics and audiences with their simple but affecting storylines and stellar performances. Then last year Irish playwright Conor McPherson’s chiller "The Eclipse" seemed to invent its own genre. In 2010 the drama that looks unlike anything that’s come out of Ireland before is "My Brothers," currently showing at the Tribeca Film Festival. Written by Irish screenwriter Will Collins, 33, and directed by British man Paul Fraser, 37, it’s a tender story about three young working class Cork brothers who take an impromptu road trip together as they struggle to cope with their father’s imminent death. As storylines go, that may sound like a grim one, but the performances by the young Irish cast...
- 4/29/2010
- IrishCentral
One of the standout movies at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival , at least in terms of narrative films, is Paul Fraser's directorial debut My Brothers , a warm and funny road trip movie about three brothers who travel across the Irish countryside in a broken-down delivery truck to get a new watch for their dying father. Although Fraser's name might not jump out at you, he's the screenwriter behind a number of the movies directed by one of England's finest independent filmmakers Shane Meadows , and he's made quite an amazing debut with material that's not exactly the easiest to pull off well. Besides being a bonafide road movie, Fraser cast three completely new and unknown actors with Timmy Creed, playing the eldest brother Noel whose father is dying, leaving the family in ruins....
- 4/28/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Irish writer and director Paul Fraser is comfortable working with non-actors and using improvisation to get great performances, thanks to his work as a writer with the likes of Shane Meadows and Damien O'Donnell. But when it came time to make his feature directing debut, Fraser gave himself the added challenge of directing three boys, all of them newcomers to the screen who didn't just shoot most of their scenes inside a cramped bread van, but had to act like brothers all the while. The wonderful thing about My Brothers isn't just that the family relationship worked, but is the linchpin of Fraser's tender and lovely film. Last week I talked to Fraser and his three lead actors-- Timmy Creed, Paul Courtney and T.J. Griffin-- and Fraser told me it was less important to find non-actors than simply actors who could be honest onscreen. "From my point of views,...
- 4/26/2010
- cinemablend.com
An Icelandic volcano may have been enough to stop President Obama from visiting the Polish President's funeral, but it wasn't enough to stop the filmmakers of My Brothers, Paul Fraser's directorial debut, from getting their print to the Tribeca Film Festival. 'We took a circuitous route to get here, with the print,' Fraser explained before the film's World Premiere screening Friday night at the Sva Theater. 'We had to take a ferry to mainland Europe, then we drove all the way down to Spain, then we flew to Colombia, and from there we flew to New York.' And a good thing that they did. A beautiful story of the bonding between three boys, My Brothers is a tender, intimate portrayal of the tensions and fears, anxieties and emotions that can complicate the relationships between close siblings. All three of the film's stars, as well as the producers,...
- 4/26/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Whee! The Tribeca Film Festival is kicking off today with the premiere of Shrek Forever After tonight. Yesterday, the Festival bigwigs - co-founders Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Chief Creative Office Geoff Gilmore, Executive Director Nancy Schafer, and special guest, director Alex Gibney - held a press conference to talk about this year's Festival and Tribeca's new distribution initiatives, Tribeca Film and Tribeca Film Fest Virtual. The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Both throw significant curveballs into the conventional acquisition scene. Tribeca Film (with hefty marketing backing from Tff sponsor American Express) has selected seven films from the current fest, effectively taking them off the market before the fest begins." indieWIRE's exhaustive coverage of the Festival also includes yesterday's press conference, as well as profiles of directors at the Festival such as Ferzan Ozpetek (Loose Cannons), Paul Fraser (My Brothers), and Jeff and Michael Zimbalist (The Two Escobars). ComingSoon.net, who will...
- 4/21/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Yes boys and girls we're just a few days out from the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival here in New York City, which I will be attending all by my lonesome. If there are any New York readers who happen to attend a film and would like to contribute to the coverage, than drop me a line at: benumstead@gmail.com
On the evening of Wednesday, April 21st, things kick off with the world premiere of... uh... Shrek Forever After. Yeah, Ok... while that may not be totally twitch inducing, the fest has some eclectic offerings from April 22nd - May 2nd, that I'm sure will float yer boats.
From established fest successes making one last hurrah before release, like Neil Jordan's latest fairy tale twist, Ondine, and J Blakeson's Isle of Man set thriller The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, to premieres like longtime Shane Meadows' collaborator Paul Fraser's debut,...
On the evening of Wednesday, April 21st, things kick off with the world premiere of... uh... Shrek Forever After. Yeah, Ok... while that may not be totally twitch inducing, the fest has some eclectic offerings from April 22nd - May 2nd, that I'm sure will float yer boats.
From established fest successes making one last hurrah before release, like Neil Jordan's latest fairy tale twist, Ondine, and J Blakeson's Isle of Man set thriller The Disappearance Of Alice Creed, to premieres like longtime Shane Meadows' collaborator Paul Fraser's debut,...
- 4/20/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Tribeca will play host to the world premiere of Irish director Paul Fraser's feature directorial debut "My Brothers," competing in the World Narrative Feature Competition. From the producers of last year's award-winning "The Eclipse," "My Brothers" is a beautiful and heartwarming road movie set during the Halloween weekend of 1987. The eldest of three boys, 17-year-old Noel has always been the reserved, serious, and responsible one. When he accidentally breaks his ...
- 4/19/2010
- indieWIRE - People
Tribeca will play host to the world premiere of Irish director Paul Fraser's feature directorial debut "My Brothers," competing in the World Narrative Feature Competition. From the producers of last year's award-winning "The Eclipse," "My Brothers" is a beautiful and heartwarming road movie set during the Halloween weekend of 1987. The eldest of three boys, 17-year-old Noel has always been the reserved, serious, and responsible one. When he accidentally breaks his ...
- 4/19/2010
- Indiewire
The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival runs from 21 April – 2 May in New York city. In the run up to the launch of the 8th instalment of the annual fest Iftn caught up with Tribeca's Director of Programming, David Kwok about scouting for films, globalisation and Ireland's 'robust' film industry. The Tribeca Film Festival was founded following the September 11th attacks in a bid to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan. With the 2010 edition of the festival, David Kwok discusses this year's event and the strong Irish presence at the 2010 festival. An unprecedented seven Irish projects – five feature films and two shorts – will screen at Tribeca 2010. The prestigious festival will see the world premieres of both psychological drama, 'Snap', from debut feature director and writer, Carmel Winters (writer, Odd Sock) and road trip feature, 'My Brothers'...
- 4/15/2010
- IFTN
Jason Solomons reports on a new film score from Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, anger from Bertrand Tavernier and Ian Dury getting a Stateside outing
Are you listening, Academy?
Having had his last score disqualified for the Oscars, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood moves on undeterred. His potent music for There Will Be Blood should easily have earned an Oscar nomination, but the Academy's composers objected when they found out it was based on one of Greenwood's previous works (called Popcorn Superhet Receiver, actually).
However, after a recent BBC concert premiere of a new piece called Doghouse, Jonny revealed that it would form the basis of a new film score, this time for one of my favourite film-makers, the Vietnamese-born director Anh Hung Tran (The Scent of Green Papaya, At the Height of Summer). They're collaborating on an adaptation of Haruki Murakami's 1987 book Norwegian Wood, about a man whose reminiscences of...
Are you listening, Academy?
Having had his last score disqualified for the Oscars, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood moves on undeterred. His potent music for There Will Be Blood should easily have earned an Oscar nomination, but the Academy's composers objected when they found out it was based on one of Greenwood's previous works (called Popcorn Superhet Receiver, actually).
However, after a recent BBC concert premiere of a new piece called Doghouse, Jonny revealed that it would form the basis of a new film score, this time for one of my favourite film-makers, the Vietnamese-born director Anh Hung Tran (The Scent of Green Papaya, At the Height of Summer). They're collaborating on an adaptation of Haruki Murakami's 1987 book Norwegian Wood, about a man whose reminiscences of...
- 3/28/2010
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
Seven films from Ireland have been selected for screening at New York's prestigious annual Tribeca Film Festival this April. The seven movies are: "Cairo Time", "The Crush", "My Brothers," "Ondine", "The Pool", "Snap" and "Zonad". "Snap" from debut feature director and writer, Carmel Winters and "My Brothers" directed by Paul Fraser, will hold their wold premier in New York. Both features will screen alongside ten other films as part of the festival’s World Narrative Competition which saw over 5,055 submissions. "Snap" is a psychological drama about three generations of a family poised to repeat the mistakes of the past. "My Brothers" looks at a road trip undertaken by brothers in a bid to replace their dying father’s prized wristwatch. Both movies were chosen alongside ten others as part of the festival's World Narrative Competition. The festival received over 5,055 submission for this category. Neil Jordan's movie, "Ondine" starring Colin Farrell...
- 3/24/2010
- IrishCentral
Seven Irish projects have been selected to screen at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. Amongst those selected are 'Cairo Time'; 'The Crush', 'My Brothers'; 'Ondine'; 'The Pool'; 'Snap' and 'Zonad'. The festival will take place this year from April 21st to May 2nd. The prestigious festival will see the world premieres of both 'Snap' from debut feature director and writer, Carmel Winters (writer, Odd Sock) and 'My Brothers' directed by Paul Fraser (Scummy Man) and written by William Collins. Both features will screen alongside ten other films as part of the festival's World Narrative Competition which saw over 5,055 submissions. 'Snap' is a psychological drama about three generations of a family poised to repeat the mistakes of the past whereas 'My Brothers' looks at a road trip undertaken by brothers in a bid to replace their dying father's prized wristwatch.
- 3/23/2010
- IFTN
While most eyes are on Austin, Texas this week for SXSW, many people on the East Coast eagerly await a closer show as this year’s Tribeca Film Festival kicks off on April 21st. The festival is mainly for indie pictures, rather than the larger, blockbuster films, but is also a great place for up-and-coming directors and writers to showcase their work.
With the festival coming up in just over a month, they are already rolling out this year’s schedule and have announced the first 34 films out of a total of 85 feature length and 47 shorts screening at this year’s fest. Among the titles were those submitted to the World Narrative and Documentary competition, as well as the Showcase and Special Events.
Some of the titles look to be quite intriguing, and could include some of the bigger names of the next decade. Be sure to check out the...
With the festival coming up in just over a month, they are already rolling out this year’s schedule and have announced the first 34 films out of a total of 85 feature length and 47 shorts screening at this year’s fest. Among the titles were those submitted to the World Narrative and Documentary competition, as well as the Showcase and Special Events.
Some of the titles look to be quite intriguing, and could include some of the bigger names of the next decade. Be sure to check out the...
- 3/11/2010
- by Matt Raub
- The Flickcast
9th Annual Festival to Present 85 Feature-Length and 47 Short Film Selections from April 21 – May 2, 2010
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Tribeca Film Festival Virtual and Tribeca Film Boost Festival Reach
New York, NY [March 10, 2010] – The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, today announced the first 34 films to be presented among the 85 feature length and 47 short films at this year’s Festival. The 34 titles include 24 World Narrative and Documentary Competition films, as well as out-of-competition feature film selections in the Showcase and Special Events sections.
The 2010 Tff will take place from April 21 to May 2 in lower Manhattan. The 2010 film selection encompasses feature films from 38 different countries, including 45 World Premieres, 7 International Premieres, 14 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres and 12 New York Premieres, among which are 7 titles which are part of the fourth annual Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival. 96 directors will be presenting feature works at the Festival, with 38 of these filmmakers presenting...
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Tribeca Film Festival Virtual and Tribeca Film Boost Festival Reach
New York, NY [March 10, 2010] – The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, today announced the first 34 films to be presented among the 85 feature length and 47 short films at this year’s Festival. The 34 titles include 24 World Narrative and Documentary Competition films, as well as out-of-competition feature film selections in the Showcase and Special Events sections.
The 2010 Tff will take place from April 21 to May 2 in lower Manhattan. The 2010 film selection encompasses feature films from 38 different countries, including 45 World Premieres, 7 International Premieres, 14 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres and 12 New York Premieres, among which are 7 titles which are part of the fourth annual Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival. 96 directors will be presenting feature works at the Festival, with 38 of these filmmakers presenting...
- 3/10/2010
- Makingof.com
The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival has announced its scheduled lineup -- and just like its home, New York City, its got a little bit of everything.
The Festival will kick off with the world premiere of DreamWorks' 3D "Shrek Forever After."
But then it launches into a darker realm with documentaries like Alex Gibney's latest. The Oscar-winning director ("Taxi to the Dark Side") will screen his new untitled doc on the former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, who resigned his post in 2008 due to a sex scandal, as a work-in-progress. The film will screen as one of three special events that festival organizers announced Wednesday (Mar. 10).
The Special Events section also includes another work-in-progress screening of "The Western Front." This documentary follows its writer/director and Marine, Zachary Iscol, who returns to his battle site in Iraq's Al Anbar province. David Lean's 1965 classic "Doctor Zhivago" got a make-over for its 45th anniversary,...
The Festival will kick off with the world premiere of DreamWorks' 3D "Shrek Forever After."
But then it launches into a darker realm with documentaries like Alex Gibney's latest. The Oscar-winning director ("Taxi to the Dark Side") will screen his new untitled doc on the former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, who resigned his post in 2008 due to a sex scandal, as a work-in-progress. The film will screen as one of three special events that festival organizers announced Wednesday (Mar. 10).
The Special Events section also includes another work-in-progress screening of "The Western Front." This documentary follows its writer/director and Marine, Zachary Iscol, who returns to his battle site in Iraq's Al Anbar province. David Lean's 1965 classic "Doctor Zhivago" got a make-over for its 45th anniversary,...
- 3/10/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Tribeca International Film Festival announced the first 34 feature films of the 2010 festival slate. “This year’s competition, the core of the Festival, represents contemporary international filmmaking at its finest, bringing together fresh voices with established storytellers. These stories will leave audiences engaged, as well as entertained, which is what our Festival is all about,” said David Kwok, Director of Programming for the Tribeca Film Festival.
Representing 8 countries, this year’s World Narrative Feature Competition will be an international film collection created by many first- and second-time directors. 7 of the films here in this section are World Premieres. Road, Movie directed by Dev Benegal will be screened in ‘Showcase’ section of the festival. The lineup is as follows:
World Narrative Feature Competition "Buried Land," directed by Geoffrey Alan Rhodes and Steven Eastwood, written by Rhodes, Eastwood and Dzenan Medanovic. Set in a war-torn town in Bosnia that attracts tourists visiting ancient pyramids.
Representing 8 countries, this year’s World Narrative Feature Competition will be an international film collection created by many first- and second-time directors. 7 of the films here in this section are World Premieres. Road, Movie directed by Dev Benegal will be screened in ‘Showcase’ section of the festival. The lineup is as follows:
World Narrative Feature Competition "Buried Land," directed by Geoffrey Alan Rhodes and Steven Eastwood, written by Rhodes, Eastwood and Dzenan Medanovic. Set in a war-torn town in Bosnia that attracts tourists visiting ancient pyramids.
- 3/10/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Alex Gibney's latest documentary, a portrait of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned his post in 2008 because of a sex scandal, will be spotlighted at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, which runs from April 21 to May 2 in New York.
The currently untitled film from the director of the Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side," will screen as a work-in-progress as one of three special events that festival organizers unveiled today.
"I think people will be really surprised," said David Kwok, the festival's director of programming. "It doesn't just focus on the scandal. It's more comprehensive than that, looking at Eliot Spitzer as a person and at his entire career."
Also playing in the fest's Special Events section are David Lean's 1965 epic "Doctor Zhivago," marking its 45th anniversary with a new restoration that will be released by Warner Home Video, and a work-in-progress screening of the doc "The Western Front,...
The currently untitled film from the director of the Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side," will screen as a work-in-progress as one of three special events that festival organizers unveiled today.
"I think people will be really surprised," said David Kwok, the festival's director of programming. "It doesn't just focus on the scandal. It's more comprehensive than that, looking at Eliot Spitzer as a person and at his entire career."
Also playing in the fest's Special Events section are David Lean's 1965 epic "Doctor Zhivago," marking its 45th anniversary with a new restoration that will be released by Warner Home Video, and a work-in-progress screening of the doc "The Western Front,...
- 3/10/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Somers Town (2008) Direction: Shane Meadows Screenplay: Shane Meadows, Paul Fraser Cast: Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello, Elisa Lasowski, Kate Dickie, Ireneusz Czop, Perry Benson Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello in Somers Town The happenstance friendship central to Shane Meadows’ Somers Town buds within a small black-and-white world, an environment populated with aesthetic lines, distinct or unseen, that stretch retrograde towards an urban horizon. Convergence is not merely suggested through contrast and forms, but is realized as ubiquitous in the neighborhood around the film’s young men. A district of London in the shadows of St. Pancras railway station, Somers Town is at a point of transition. New construction and redevelopment abut decades-old council flats and working-class cafes. Rather than lament gentrified encroachment and its broad [...]...
- 12/8/2009
- by Doug Johnson
- Alt Film Guide
Production is underway on the new Irish feature film 'My Brothers', directed by Paul Fraser (Scummy Man) and written by William Collins (Escape of the Wild Thing). Set over the Halloween weekend of 1987, the film explores three young brothers' quest to replace their dying father's beloved watch in an off-beat and moving journey that ultimately leads them home. Starring newcomers Timmy Creed, Paul Courtney and Tj Griffin as well as a supporting cast including Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead), Don Wycherley (Rásaí na Gaillimhe), Sarah Green (Shelter) and Eamonn Hunt (W.C.), 'My Brothers' is produced by Rebecca O'Flanagan (The Eclipse, The Running Mate) and Rob Walpole (Man About Dog) through Rubicon Films.
- 11/24/2009
- IFTN
Somers Town was written by Paul Fraser (Heartlands) and directed by Shane Meadows (This Is England). Both also worked together on Once Upon A Time In The Midlands, returning to bring this coming of age story to the screen. The film follows two young teenage boys from different backgrounds who happen upon each other and become an awkward sort of best mates. Somers Town is a tale of friendship that circumvents social barriers and obstacles.
Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a redheaded boy from East Midlands in England, having arrived in London on his own account with no place to go and no one to call his friend. He’s quickly preyed upon by a small gang of teenage hoodlums who take what little possessions he has. Tomo now must fend for himself without food, clothes or money and ultimately begins to employ some of the same traits as the boys...
Tomo (Thomas Turgoose) is a redheaded boy from East Midlands in England, having arrived in London on his own account with no place to go and no one to call his friend. He’s quickly preyed upon by a small gang of teenage hoodlums who take what little possessions he has. Tomo now must fend for himself without food, clothes or money and ultimately begins to employ some of the same traits as the boys...
- 10/9/2009
- by Travis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Shane Meadows has a rare ability to convey the drama and humor of everyday life in well-observed, well-acted scenes that rarely drag on interminably or try too hard to dazzle. The biggest problem with Meadows’ films to date is that they tend to give way to plots unworthy of their best moments, often pumped up with gratuitous violence and pat conclusions. That isn’t the case with Somers Town, Meadows’ latest, written with frequent collaborator Paul Fraser. Originally intended as a short film sponsored by railway line Eurostar—whose construction around London’s St. Pancras station figures prominently in the ...
- 7/14/2009
- avclub.com
Give Me Direction, a conference focusing on the art and science of writing for the screen will take place on the 4th & 5th June in the Light House Cinema and The Chester Beatty Library. Guests confirmed to take part include the screenwriters & directors: Conor McPherson (The Eclipse), Shane Meadows and Paul Fraser (This is England), Shane Black (Lethal Weapon) and Eran Kolirin (The Band's Visit). Give Me Direction is organised by the Ifb and the Jdiff.
- 5/12/2009
- IFTN
The San Francisco Independent Film Festival returns this February for the 11th year, featuring the very best in foreign and homegrown independent films. Big name fests like Sundance and Tribeca had exploded into fancy star-studded affairs (I heard you can get a job as Robert Redford’s parking space security!), but IndieFest remains true to its name by scheduling fully independent films—mostly by first-time directors—that are still raw and rough around the edges, but that's the way we like 'em.
Here are five things happening at the festival this year that you don’t want to miss.
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Kick off the festival on Feb 6th with some laughs and a few tears with this excursion to London’s gritty streets. Director Shane Meadows reunites with his longtime partner, screenwriter Paul Fraser, for their fifth film together in this Brit teenage drama about a 16-year-old boy who runs away from...
Here are five things happening at the festival this year that you don’t want to miss.
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Kick off the festival on Feb 6th with some laughs and a few tears with this excursion to London’s gritty streets. Director Shane Meadows reunites with his longtime partner, screenwriter Paul Fraser, for their fifth film together in this Brit teenage drama about a 16-year-old boy who runs away from...
- 1/25/2009
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
- First time feature filmmakers Steve McQueen’s Hunger and Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges are the toast of the 11th British Independent Film nominations this year -- each share a total of seven nominations a piece, while Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire has a total of six noms in five categories and should be a serious contender in at least the screenwriting category. I’d be surprised if the votes get split equally between McQueen and McDonagh’s respective pictures, Cannes-winning Hunger carries some serious critical weight behind it. Best acting nods should go to Sally Hawkins and Michael Fassbender should come ready with a speech in hand. Here is the complete list of noms:… British Independent Film"Hunger""In Bruges""Man on Wire""Slumdog Millionaire""Somers Town" Actress Vera Farmiga, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"Sally Hawkins, "Happy-Go-Lucky"Keira Knightley, "The Duchess"Samantha Morton, "The Daisy Chain"Kelly Reilly,
- 11/24/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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