Horace Ové’s drama has the punchy energy of a 21st-century graphic novel, mixing comedy, tragedy and bitter irony
Horace Ové’s fascinating, pioneering drama from 1975 is restored and re-released as part of a retrospective at London’s BFI Southbank. The first full-length black British film, Pressure is vigorous and rough-hewn and Ové lays down the broad brushstrokes with compulsive energy. It has the punchy quality of a 21st-century graphic novel, eagerly tackling Black Power and social realism, mixing comedy, tragedy and irony. There’s a surreal fantasy sequence, a moment of real horror in a hospital and a full-on Sweeney-style police foot-chase through the streets.
The film’s reappearance may be a madeleine for the 70s, but it’s also a reminder that the pressure Britain’s black communities have withstood hasn’t subsided. We are now watching this film the other side of the New Cross fire, Stephen Lawrence,...
Horace Ové’s fascinating, pioneering drama from 1975 is restored and re-released as part of a retrospective at London’s BFI Southbank. The first full-length black British film, Pressure is vigorous and rough-hewn and Ové lays down the broad brushstrokes with compulsive energy. It has the punchy quality of a 21st-century graphic novel, eagerly tackling Black Power and social realism, mixing comedy, tragedy and irony. There’s a surreal fantasy sequence, a moment of real horror in a hospital and a full-on Sweeney-style police foot-chase through the streets.
The film’s reappearance may be a madeleine for the 70s, but it’s also a reminder that the pressure Britain’s black communities have withstood hasn’t subsided. We are now watching this film the other side of the New Cross fire, Stephen Lawrence,...
- 11/2/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
John Boyega has recalled being “blown away” by the script for his social injustice bank heist film ‘Breaking’.The Star Wars actor, 31, played real-life depressed US Marine Corps veteran Brian Brown-Easley in the 2022 movie, who calmly walked into a Wells Fargo branch in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2017 and threatened to set off the bomb he claimed was in his backpack unless he was paid $892 he was owed in disability benefits that had been brutally cut off in a bureaucratic move which plunged him into poverty.Boyega told NME about loving the script, co-written by the film’s first-time feature director Abi Damaris Corbin with British dramatist Kwame Kwei-Armah: “I read it; I was blown away by it. I read it as if I was watching the movie.“I liked the complication and the duality of his character.“So much going on: the Ptsd he’s going through; not having access to his daughter…...
- 3/31/2023
- by Aaron Tinney
- Bang Showbiz
Amy Oscar winners James Gay-Rees and Asif Kapadia are executive producing a new BBC One documentary series about the 1993 murder of 18-year-old black student, Stephen Lawrence, by a group of white teenage boys. On the 25th anniversary of the murder, the three-part series will look at the events of the past quarter century in what was one of the longest, most complex and mishandled murder investigations in Metropolitan Police history, allowing the suspected killers to…...
- 8/24/2017
- Deadline TV
Each of us deal with the daily rigor of life in our own ways. Some of us come home from work to a stiff drink. Others grab a hold of their children and just “shut off.” Some take naps or put on their favorite TV programs. We each figure out our ways to unwind and detach from the work we endure on a regular basis. However when you hear about how Stephen Lawrence winds down, it might sounds a little strange. Stephen Lawrence, who lives in Brampton, Ohio becomes Batman at night to channel his grief after ending his shift
Man Turns Into Batman Every Night to Channel his Grief in “Being Batman”...
Man Turns Into Batman Every Night to Channel his Grief in “Being Batman”...
- 2/8/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
An alleged murderer is on the loose after authorities accidentally released him from custody before his trial for what authorities say is a gang-related murder, People confirms. Stephen Lawrence Wright, 37, was "erroneously released" just before 1pm on Saturday due to a clerical error, a statement released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department states. The accident concerned an error in the paperwork detailing Wright's charges, according to the statement. On Saturday afternoon, employees at the Los Angeles' Inmate Reception Center believed they were releasing Wright for serving a five-day contempt of court charge. They missed the murder charge stating that he should remain in custody,...
- 2/2/2016
- by Harriet Sokmensuer, @HGSokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
An alleged murderer is on the loose after authorities accidentally released him from custody before his trial for what authorities say is a gang-related murder, People confirms. Stephen Lawrence Wright, 37, was "erroneously released" just before 1pm on Saturday due to a clerical error, a statement released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department states. The accident concerned an error in the paperwork detailing Wright's charges, according to the statement. On Saturday afternoon, employees at the Los Angeles' Inmate Reception Center believed they were releasing Wright for serving a five-day contempt of court charge. They missed the murder charge stating that he should remain in custody,...
- 2/2/2016
- by Harriet Sokmensuer, @HGSokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
While waiting for the arrival of her second child, Kate Middleton made sure to get in some quality time with 1-year-old Prince George! The duchess brought her little one to Snettisham Park in the UK over Easter weekend, and photos from the afternoon show just how much the prince is growing up! The 329-acre working farm is located near Anmer Hall, the royal couple's new country home on the queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. The grounds are home to lots of fun attractions, including a petting zoo - George got up close and personal with some baby goats during his visit and seemed to have a ton of fun jumping around on giant hay bales and going down a slide with his mom. Mostly, though, we can't get over how cute he looks in his little snowsuit. Kate and George's cute park day came shortly after the duchess made her...
- 4/29/2015
- by Brittney-Stephens
- Popsugar.com
Pretty in pink! Kate Middleton looked absolutely stunning in a bold fuchsia Mulberry today, as she made her final public appearances in London before her royal baby’s due date next month. And, in a totally adorable move, Prince William matched his tie to his wife's jacket. If this coat looks familiar, it's because she's worn it before. Kate also sported it during her visit to NYC last year. William and the Mrs. had a busy day, stopping for three photo-ops around down. The duo first visited the Stephen Lawrence Center for social research and community learning, before heading to Christ Church and the Xlp mobile recording studio. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge revealed their second child is due in the "mid-to-end" of April -- and they're excited to have a little Prince or Princess. The two are already proud parents to son Prince George ... and their soon-to-be son...
- 3/27/2015
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Ending the week with some royal appointments, Prince William and Kate Middleton were busy in South London on Friday morning (March 27).
Clad in a lovely pink Burberry coat, the very pregnant Duchess of Cambridge looked lovely as she joined her handsome husband at the Stephen Lawrence Centre to support creating opportunities for young people to rise above their circumstances and succeed in life.
Earlier this month, Kate revealed that she’ll likely welcome her new bundle of joy by this time next month- "I’m due mid-April, to the end of April. Not long to go now."...
Clad in a lovely pink Burberry coat, the very pregnant Duchess of Cambridge looked lovely as she joined her handsome husband at the Stephen Lawrence Centre to support creating opportunities for young people to rise above their circumstances and succeed in life.
Earlier this month, Kate revealed that she’ll likely welcome her new bundle of joy by this time next month- "I’m due mid-April, to the end of April. Not long to go now."...
- 3/27/2015
- GossipCenter
Kate Middleton is about to disappear from the public eye! Before she gives birth to her second child next month, the Duchess of Cambridge made her final official appearance in South London Friday. Middleton, 33, and her husband Prince William, 32, took a tour of the Stephen Lawrence Centre, a place for community learning and social research. For the mid-morning event, Middleton wore the same hot pink Mulberry coat she modeled during her 2014 trip to New York. Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon accompanied their Royal Highnesses during the tour. They met with staff and volunteers in the reception before seeing the Harris Academy law workshop in the lecture room. The Duke and Duchess were also shown a display of...
- 3/27/2015
- E! Online
With the royal baby's due date just weeks away, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are stepping out on Friday for what's set to be Kate's last pregnant appearance before the little one's arrival. She's wearing a bold pink Mulberry coat for the couple's busy day, which includes three engagements that support development opportunities for young people in London. First, Will and Kate stopped by the Stephen Lawrence Centre, a place for community learning and research, and later, they visited Xlp at Christ Church, where they were set to watch a showcase presentation that featured performers from the program. The royal pair ended the day by checking out the Xlp community bus and the Xlp mobile recording studio on the Hazel Grove Estate, meeting with young people who are closely involved with the charity. Since Prince William and Kate Middleton announced her pregnancy back in September, she's made several pregnant appearances,...
- 3/27/2015
- by Laura-Marie-Meyers
- Popsugar.com
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