Sony Pictures Classics has released the official trailer and poster for director Nicholas Hytner’s brilliant The Lady In The Van.
Maggie Smith gives the best performance of 2015 and her career.
Alan Bennett’s story is based on the true story of Miss Shepherd (played by a magnificent Maggie Smith), a woman of uncertain origins who “temporarily” parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. What begins as a begrudged favor becomes a relationship that will change both their lives.
Filmed on the street and in the house where Bennett and Miss Shepherd lived all those years, Hytner reunites with iconic writer Alan Bennett (The Madness of King George, The History Boys) to bring this rare and touching portrait to the screen.
Produced by Kevin Loader, Nicholas Hytner and Damian Jones, The Lady In The Van also stars Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett.
Maggie Smith gives the best performance of 2015 and her career.
Alan Bennett’s story is based on the true story of Miss Shepherd (played by a magnificent Maggie Smith), a woman of uncertain origins who “temporarily” parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years. What begins as a begrudged favor becomes a relationship that will change both their lives.
Filmed on the street and in the house where Bennett and Miss Shepherd lived all those years, Hytner reunites with iconic writer Alan Bennett (The Madness of King George, The History Boys) to bring this rare and touching portrait to the screen.
Produced by Kevin Loader, Nicholas Hytner and Damian Jones, The Lady In The Van also stars Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett.
- 10/30/2015
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Black Sea is a gripping adventure that takes audiences to the depths of human greed in a suspenseful underwater search for sunken treasure that becomes a fight for survival. Directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September, The Last King of Scotland) and starring two-time Academy Award nominee Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain), the suspenseful Focus Features thriller debuts on Digital HD on April 21, 2015 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD as well as On Demand May 5, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Black Sea centers on a rogue submarine captain (Jude Law) who, after being laid off from a salvage company, pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As the captain and his crew embark on their expedition, greed and desperation take control on board their claustrophobic vessel...
Black Sea centers on a rogue submarine captain (Jude Law) who, after being laid off from a salvage company, pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As the captain and his crew embark on their expedition, greed and desperation take control on board their claustrophobic vessel...
- 3/30/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
'The Face' contestant Natalie Ward found Naomi Campbell's tantrums scary. The Bournemouth University student - who was axed from the modelling competition on Monday night's episode (14.10.13) - claims Naomi's fury after one of the girls on her team, Jessica Martin, was booted by rival judge Caroline Winberg in a revenge plot last week was one of the ''scariest'' moments of the competition. Natalie - who was mentored by Erin O'Connor - exclusively revealed to Bang Showbiz: ''The scariest Naomi moment was when Jessica got eliminated, I was so scared! I had to look for Erin and she was like, 'Be cool,...
- 10/11/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
From the producers of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy comes the new international thriller, Closed Circuit. Following a mysterious explosion in a busy London market, the police swoop, a suspect is detained, and the country prepares for one of the most high-profile trials in British history. Two exceptional lawyers with a romantic history step into a dangerous web of secrets and lies, and when evidence points to a possible British Secret Service cover up, it’s not just their reputations, but their lives that are at stake.
Starring Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Ciarán Hinds, Riz Ahmed, Anne-Marie Duff, Kenneth Cranham, Denis Moschitto, Julia Stiles, and Jim Broadbent, Closed Circuit will be in theaters August 28.
Focus Features and Wamg invite you to enter to win a prizepack for Closed Circuit
One (1) winner will receive:
$25 Visa gift card to see Closed Circuit Focus Features DVD set: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Debt...
Starring Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Ciarán Hinds, Riz Ahmed, Anne-Marie Duff, Kenneth Cranham, Denis Moschitto, Julia Stiles, and Jim Broadbent, Closed Circuit will be in theaters August 28.
Focus Features and Wamg invite you to enter to win a prizepack for Closed Circuit
One (1) winner will receive:
$25 Visa gift card to see Closed Circuit Focus Features DVD set: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Debt...
- 8/24/2013
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Michael Smiley, David Threlfall, Ben Mendelsohn and Jodie Whittaker join Jude Law on submarine thriller, which has begun production in the UK.
Kevin Macdonald’s Black Sea, starring Jude Law as a salvage submarine captain that goes rogue, has begun shooting in the UK and new cast members have been revealed.
Boarding the project are Bifa winner Michael Smiley, star of Kill List, and David Threlfall, best known for his long-running role in UK drama Shameless. Also joining are Ben Mendelsohn, recently seen opposite Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines, and Jodie Whittaker, star of Attack the Block, Venus and Good Vibrations.
They join a cast that already includes Scoot McNairy (Argo), Grigoriy Dobrygin, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Sergey Kolesnikov and Sergey Puskepalis.
The film centres on a rogue submarine captain who - after being laid off from a salvage company - pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost...
Kevin Macdonald’s Black Sea, starring Jude Law as a salvage submarine captain that goes rogue, has begun shooting in the UK and new cast members have been revealed.
Boarding the project are Bifa winner Michael Smiley, star of Kill List, and David Threlfall, best known for his long-running role in UK drama Shameless. Also joining are Ben Mendelsohn, recently seen opposite Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines, and Jodie Whittaker, star of Attack the Block, Venus and Good Vibrations.
They join a cast that already includes Scoot McNairy (Argo), Grigoriy Dobrygin, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Sergey Kolesnikov and Sergey Puskepalis.
The film centres on a rogue submarine captain who - after being laid off from a salvage company - pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost...
- 8/8/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Two-time Academy Award nominee Jude Law captains the cast of Black Sea, the suspenseful adventure thriller being directed by Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September) and produced by Charles Steel for Cowboy Films. Black Sea, which will be released in 2014, is co-produced and co-financed by Focus and Film4. Focus CEO James Schamus and Focus co-ceo Andrew Karpen made the announcement today.
Focus holds worldwide rights – excluding U.K. free-tv rights, which are held by Film4 – to the movie. Focus executive vice president, international production Teresa Moneo is supervising Black Sea for president of production Jeb Brody. Filming has commenced in the U.K.
Black Sea is being produced by Mr. Macdonald alongside Mr. Steel, who reteam following Mr. Macdonald’s latest film as director, How I Live Now, starring Saoirse Ronan and George MacKay, which will be released this fall. Cowboy Films also produced Mr. Macdonald’s The Last King of Scotland,...
Focus holds worldwide rights – excluding U.K. free-tv rights, which are held by Film4 – to the movie. Focus executive vice president, international production Teresa Moneo is supervising Black Sea for president of production Jeb Brody. Filming has commenced in the U.K.
Black Sea is being produced by Mr. Macdonald alongside Mr. Steel, who reteam following Mr. Macdonald’s latest film as director, How I Live Now, starring Saoirse Ronan and George MacKay, which will be released this fall. Cowboy Films also produced Mr. Macdonald’s The Last King of Scotland,...
- 8/8/2013
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Production begins next week in the U.K. on Focus Features and Working Title Films. untitled international suspense thriller starring Eric Bana (of Focus. Hanna) and Golden Globe Award nominee Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Town) for director John Crowley (Boy A). The original screenplay is by Steven Knight, Academy Award nominee for Dirty Pretty Things and Bifa Award nominee for Focus. Eastern Promises.
Rounding out the cast are British Independent Film Award nominee Riz Ahmed (Four Lions); Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent (Iris); Olivier Award nominee Kenneth Cranham (An Inspector Calls); BAFTA Award nominee Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy); in his fifth film for Focus, Ciarán Hinds (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy); and Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Julia Stiles (Dexter). Adriano Goldman (Focus. Jane Eyre) is the feature.s cinematographer; Jim Clay and Natalie Ward, both of Focus. The Debt, are the production designer and costume designer, respectively.
Rounding out the cast are British Independent Film Award nominee Riz Ahmed (Four Lions); Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent (Iris); Olivier Award nominee Kenneth Cranham (An Inspector Calls); BAFTA Award nominee Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy); in his fifth film for Focus, Ciarán Hinds (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy); and Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominee Julia Stiles (Dexter). Adriano Goldman (Focus. Jane Eyre) is the feature.s cinematographer; Jim Clay and Natalie Ward, both of Focus. The Debt, are the production designer and costume designer, respectively.
- 4/11/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain Are On A Secret Mission In The Action-packed Spy Thriller
Available December 6, 2011
Available On Blu-ray., DVD, Digital Download And On-demand From Universal Studios Home Entertainment
“Gripping, Smart And Unforgettable! A Must-see!” – Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood
Universal City, Calif., Oct. 11, 2011 – Startling action and surprising revelations compel retired secret agent Rachel Singer (Academy Award® winner Helen Mirren, The Queen) back into action in Focus Features and Miramax’s critically acclaimed hit espionage thriller The Debt, directed by Academy Award® nominee John Madden (Shakespeare in Love). Filmed on location in Tel Aviv, the U.K., and Budapest, The Debt will be available on Blu-ray., DVD, Digital Download and On Demand from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on December 6, 2011.
In 1997, shocking news reaches Rachel and Stephan (Academy Award® nominee Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton ) regarding their former colleague David (Ciaran Hinds, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) - from their...
Available December 6, 2011
Available On Blu-ray., DVD, Digital Download And On-demand From Universal Studios Home Entertainment
“Gripping, Smart And Unforgettable! A Must-see!” – Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood
Universal City, Calif., Oct. 11, 2011 – Startling action and surprising revelations compel retired secret agent Rachel Singer (Academy Award® winner Helen Mirren, The Queen) back into action in Focus Features and Miramax’s critically acclaimed hit espionage thriller The Debt, directed by Academy Award® nominee John Madden (Shakespeare in Love). Filmed on location in Tel Aviv, the U.K., and Budapest, The Debt will be available on Blu-ray., DVD, Digital Download and On Demand from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on December 6, 2011.
In 1997, shocking news reaches Rachel and Stephan (Academy Award® nominee Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton ) regarding their former colleague David (Ciaran Hinds, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) - from their...
- 10/11/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The full list of winners at the British Academy Television Craft Awards, held yesterday at the London Hilton on Park Lane, is as follows: Breakthrough Talent
Ed Hime - writer (Skins)
Matt Rudge - director/producer (The Autistic Me)
Jessie Versluys - director (The Hospital/Katie: My Beautiful Face) - Winner!
Ed Wardle - producer (Alone In The Wild) Costume Design
Joey Attawia - An Englishman In New York
Jenny Beavan - Cranford
James Keast - Desperate Romantics
Natalie Ward - Red Riding 1974 - Winner! Director: Factual
Patrick Forbes - The Force - Winner!
Annabel Gillings - How Earth Made Us (Water)
Nick Read - The Slumdog Children of Mumbai
Dan Reed - Terror In Mumbai (Dispatches) Director: Fiction
Yann Demange - Criminal Justice
James (more)...
Ed Hime - writer (Skins)
Matt Rudge - director/producer (The Autistic Me)
Jessie Versluys - director (The Hospital/Katie: My Beautiful Face) - Winner!
Ed Wardle - producer (Alone In The Wild) Costume Design
Joey Attawia - An Englishman In New York
Jenny Beavan - Cranford
James Keast - Desperate Romantics
Natalie Ward - Red Riding 1974 - Winner! Director: Factual
Patrick Forbes - The Force - Winner!
Annabel Gillings - How Earth Made Us (Water)
Nick Read - The Slumdog Children of Mumbai
Dan Reed - Terror In Mumbai (Dispatches) Director: Fiction
Yann Demange - Criminal Justice
James (more)...
- 5/24/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
Today's collection is a complete, eight-page look at all of the preliminary 2011 Oscar Contenders I've featured over the week in one complete post. There are a few I'll be adding, such as yesterday's Welcome to the RIleys suggestion and hopefully a few more documentaries, before the doors to the new "The Contenders" section opens up in April, but until then this is your one-stop-shop.
As we move along add any thoughts or films you think should be added in the comments below or send me an email directly if you have thoughts on additional contenders or news on any of those on this list. Your suggestions are welcomed and encouraged.
127 Hours Release Date: Release date not yet set Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures Directed By: Danny Boyle Cast: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara Quick Thoughts: Directed by Danny Boyle whose last film, Slumdog Millionaire, racked up eight Oscars including Best Picture,...
As we move along add any thoughts or films you think should be added in the comments below or send me an email directly if you have thoughts on additional contenders or news on any of those on this list. Your suggestions are welcomed and encouraged.
127 Hours Release Date: Release date not yet set Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures Directed By: Danny Boyle Cast: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara Quick Thoughts: Directed by Danny Boyle whose last film, Slumdog Millionaire, racked up eight Oscars including Best Picture,...
- 3/19/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Welcome back for part two of my four part look at the early 2011 Oscar Contenders. If you didn't check out Part One you can do so right here or use the link at the bottom of page two of this post. However, first things first, there has already been a change to part one as a watchful reader has pointed me to an article from the Los Angeles Times saying Andrew Jarecki's All Good Things is no longer at the Weinstein Co. as the director has bought back the domestic rights and is now shopping them around to potential distributors and hopes to have a deal in place shortly. This doesn't change much, but it does mean we have a change in distributor.
There was also a slight change in my numbers as another film was added to my list, bringing the total to 73 individual films plus my animated and documentary contenders,...
There was also a slight change in my numbers as another film was added to my list, bringing the total to 73 individual films plus my animated and documentary contenders,...
- 3/16/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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