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1 September 2009 10:47 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

I must admit I really wasn’t expecting much as I sat in the cinema waiting for British director Nick Love’s latest offering.

The Firm is a remake of a seminal 1988-television feature that starred Gary Oldman and was directed by Alan Clarke. It caused outrage when it was first shown. British tabloids warned its readers of ‘Sick scenes’ and it was even controversial enough for famous clean up campaigner Mary Whitehouse to try and get it banned.

Alan Clarke was no stranger to controversy as a filmmaker having previously directed Scum in 1977 and Made In Britain in 1982. Alan Clarke’s The Firm is a gritty, well-made and violent film about football hooligans and yob culture.

Having watched it recently ahead of watching the remake I have to say it has dated quite a bit, but it hasn’t lost any of its power to shock. It’s a »

- Alex Wagner

21 July 2009 2:35 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Welcome to Grey Britain. Welcome to the real Britain: a land of poverty, petty violence, bad diets, bad attitudes. A land of dole queues, decay and dealers; ignorance and Jerry Springer-esque DNA tests; of knives and gangs and registered restraining orders worn as badge of honor. Welcome to Gallows’ new State of the Nation Address.

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Grey Britain is Gallows’ second album. It was recorded in 2008 at London’s Rak studios, alongside a 33-piece string section recorded at Air Studios and piano pieces at Abbey Road - with producer Garth ‘GGGarth’ Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, Rise Against etc) at the controls.

A damning indictment »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)

24 June 2009 7:54 AM, PDT | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »

Nick Love (Outlaw, The Business, The Football Factory) revisits Alan Clarke's (Scum, Made in Britain , Rita, Sue and Bob Too!) seminal late 80's TV movie about the violent casual firms that warred on and off the terraces of British football clubs. Love's new film tentatively titled "the firm 1984" is set some years earlier than Clarkes opus and revolves around a different character. Dom, a young wannabe football casual, who get drawn into the charismatic but dangerous world of the firm's top boy, Bex. Accepted for the fast mouth and sense of humor, Dom soon becomes one of the boys. But as Bex and his gang clash with rival firms across the country and the violence spirals out of control, Dom realises he wants out – until he learns it’s not that easy to simply walk away.

The film stars Daniel Mays as Yeti, Calum McNab as Dom and Paul Anderson »

- Leigh

3 articles from 2009