The track record of supermodels making their way on to the big screen is not a particularly strong one. Cindy Crawford in "Fair Game?" Not so much. Gisele Bundchen in "Taxi?" No thank you. Heidi Klum in "Ella Enchanted?" Let's move on, please. Nevertheless, they keep trying, particularly so in the current generation. Lily Cole, for example, has actually had more success than most, with roles in films like "The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus" and the upcoming "Snow White And The Huntsman." And now, one of Cole's catwalk colleagues is dipping her toes into acting waters. Screen Daily report that model Daisy Lowe, who has been a magazine fixture since she was 17, will make her major acting debut in the British thriller "Confine," which begins filming next month. In the directorial debut of Tobias Tobbell, who produced the well-regarded 2010 indie "The Drummond Will," Lowe will take the lead role...
- 2/1/2012
- The Playlist
With the release of Alan Butterworth’s stylish debut feature film The Drummond Will this week, What Culture! were challenged to come up with our list of the greatest directorial debuts on film.
Many directors have started their career in the industry with a project they’d not only like to forget, but would like us to forget too. (Look no further than James Cameron’s first feature behind the lens, Piranha II…eeek!!). However, once in a while a truly talented director breaks on to the scene with a fantastic debut that blows both critics and audiences away.
Read on to discover what we came up with in our attempts to chronicle the very best of these…
10. Joe Cornish – Attack The Block (2011)
Rarely does a film come along that truly taps into an area, group of people or lifestyle. It’s even rarer for this film to include such...
Many directors have started their career in the industry with a project they’d not only like to forget, but would like us to forget too. (Look no further than James Cameron’s first feature behind the lens, Piranha II…eeek!!). However, once in a while a truly talented director breaks on to the scene with a fantastic debut that blows both critics and audiences away.
Read on to discover what we came up with in our attempts to chronicle the very best of these…
10. Joe Cornish – Attack The Block (2011)
Rarely does a film come along that truly taps into an area, group of people or lifestyle. It’s even rarer for this film to include such...
- 8/13/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
Like offbeat, quirky black comedies from Britain? You’re going to want to check out The Drummond Will…but read our review here first!
After their estranged father dies, brothers Marcus (Mark Oosterveen) and Danny (Phillip James) have to return to the small village they grew up in to attend the funeral and deal with his estate. However, proving less simple than they had initially expected, they soon discover that an old friend of their father has broken into the family home and proceeded to hide in a cupboard with a stash of money! The brothers decide to keep the old man captive whilst they conclude how best to handle the situation, but inadvertently kill him… Leading to a series of bizarre incidents as they attempt to cover up their misdeed, Marcus and Danny soon find that they are slowly but surely decreasing the population in the small community…
With...
After their estranged father dies, brothers Marcus (Mark Oosterveen) and Danny (Phillip James) have to return to the small village they grew up in to attend the funeral and deal with his estate. However, proving less simple than they had initially expected, they soon discover that an old friend of their father has broken into the family home and proceeded to hide in a cupboard with a stash of money! The brothers decide to keep the old man captive whilst they conclude how best to handle the situation, but inadvertently kill him… Leading to a series of bizarre incidents as they attempt to cover up their misdeed, Marcus and Danny soon find that they are slowly but surely decreasing the population in the small community…
With...
- 8/9/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
The Drummond Will
Stars: Mark Oosterveen, Phillip James, Jeremy Drakes | Written by Alan Butterworth, Sam Forster | Directed by Alan Butterworth
Alan Butterworth’s story, shot in black and white, harks back to the classic Ealing comedies. It borders on farce, and is a particularly dark comedy. The closest comparison would be to a Coen brothers film, as the plot slowly develops, it gets more and more ridiculous until it all blows up in the end.
The story follows two estranged brothers, who are reunited after the death of their father. When the two brothers discover an old man in their father’s cupboard holding what seems to be a couple of hundred thousand pounds in a bag, they accidentally kill him and must decide what to do with the money and the body. The village then gradually dwindles in population as people get killed left, right and centre.
The Drummond Will...
Stars: Mark Oosterveen, Phillip James, Jeremy Drakes | Written by Alan Butterworth, Sam Forster | Directed by Alan Butterworth
Alan Butterworth’s story, shot in black and white, harks back to the classic Ealing comedies. It borders on farce, and is a particularly dark comedy. The closest comparison would be to a Coen brothers film, as the plot slowly develops, it gets more and more ridiculous until it all blows up in the end.
The story follows two estranged brothers, who are reunited after the death of their father. When the two brothers discover an old man in their father’s cupboard holding what seems to be a couple of hundred thousand pounds in a bag, they accidentally kill him and must decide what to do with the money and the body. The village then gradually dwindles in population as people get killed left, right and centre.
The Drummond Will...
- 8/8/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Alan Butterworth’s directorial debut The Drummond Will is a collision between old and new. A black comedy set in decaying rural England and reminiscent of the Ealing classics, the film is due out on Blu-ray and DVD on August 8th from Crabtree Films. WhatCulture! have 5 copies to give away!
After the death of their father, Howard Drummond, brothers Marcus and Danny inherit his decrepit estate, where they find one of their dad’s ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full of money. This opens their world up to a series of bizarre incidents resulting in the village’s quirky population gently decreasing during their short stay. The brothers soon realise they’ll need to rely on each other if they are to survive and it quickly becomes clear that nothing is as it seems…
For your chance to win a copy of The Drummond Will on Blu-ray,...
After the death of their father, Howard Drummond, brothers Marcus and Danny inherit his decrepit estate, where they find one of their dad’s ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full of money. This opens their world up to a series of bizarre incidents resulting in the village’s quirky population gently decreasing during their short stay. The brothers soon realise they’ll need to rely on each other if they are to survive and it quickly becomes clear that nothing is as it seems…
For your chance to win a copy of The Drummond Will on Blu-ray,...
- 8/5/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Here’s something a little special from a film we’ve featured a lot on HeyUGuys.
To mark the Blu-ray and DVD release of The Drummond Will on the 8th of August we’ve got an exclusive clip from the film and a Q&A with three of The Drummond Will creative team.
Producer Tobias Tobbell, co-writer/director Alan Butterworth and writer Sam Forster sat down to talk about the inspiration behind The Drummond Will, the challenges of bringing the film to the big screen and what the team have planned next.
If you’ve not seen the film, or are keen for a short, sharp synopsis to tickle your fancy then look no further,
Howard Drummond has passed away. On checking out his decrepit estate, his sons, Marcus and Danny find one of their dad’s ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full of money.
Whilst they decide what to do,...
To mark the Blu-ray and DVD release of The Drummond Will on the 8th of August we’ve got an exclusive clip from the film and a Q&A with three of The Drummond Will creative team.
Producer Tobias Tobbell, co-writer/director Alan Butterworth and writer Sam Forster sat down to talk about the inspiration behind The Drummond Will, the challenges of bringing the film to the big screen and what the team have planned next.
If you’ve not seen the film, or are keen for a short, sharp synopsis to tickle your fancy then look no further,
Howard Drummond has passed away. On checking out his decrepit estate, his sons, Marcus and Danny find one of their dad’s ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full of money.
Whilst they decide what to do,...
- 8/1/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
CrabTree Films (who have just announced a UK release date for Jesse Eisenberg’s next film – ‘Holy Rollers’) have been kind enough to give us two new clips from their new movie, The Drummond Will, a new British black comedy.
It’s directed by Alan Butterworth and stars Mark Oosterveen, Phillip James, Jeremy Drakes, Jonathan Hansler, Victoria Jeffrey, Nigel Osner, Eryl Lloyd Parry, Keith Parry, Morrison Thomas with a script from Sam Forster and Alan Butterworth.
Synopsis: Howard Drummond has passed away. On checking out his decrepit estate, his sons, Marcus and Danny find one of their dad’s ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full of money.
Whilst they decide what to do, the pensioner is left to suffocate to death in the closet, thus leaving them with a much bigger problem to deal with; tell the police, or take the body and leave it in...
It’s directed by Alan Butterworth and stars Mark Oosterveen, Phillip James, Jeremy Drakes, Jonathan Hansler, Victoria Jeffrey, Nigel Osner, Eryl Lloyd Parry, Keith Parry, Morrison Thomas with a script from Sam Forster and Alan Butterworth.
Synopsis: Howard Drummond has passed away. On checking out his decrepit estate, his sons, Marcus and Danny find one of their dad’s ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full of money.
Whilst they decide what to do, the pensioner is left to suffocate to death in the closet, thus leaving them with a much bigger problem to deal with; tell the police, or take the body and leave it in...
- 2/11/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
You have to hand it to the British for bringing the darkest of the so called “black comedies.” The newest entry into the canon is Alan Butterworth’s festival favourite The Drummond Will.
Two estranged brothers return home after their father’s death to find that they’ve inherited their father’s decrepit house. While pocking around the place, they find an old friend of their father’s hiding in the closet with a bag full of money. While they try to sort out what to do the old man dies putting them in a bigger pickle: do they call the police and answer all of the questions that will likely arise from a man found dead holding a stash of cash in the closet or they pretend they never saw the geezer, take care of disposing the body and in the process, keep the bagful of cash. The trailer...
Two estranged brothers return home after their father’s death to find that they’ve inherited their father’s decrepit house. While pocking around the place, they find an old friend of their father’s hiding in the closet with a bag full of money. While they try to sort out what to do the old man dies putting them in a bigger pickle: do they call the police and answer all of the questions that will likely arise from a man found dead holding a stash of cash in the closet or they pretend they never saw the geezer, take care of disposing the body and in the process, keep the bagful of cash. The trailer...
- 1/25/2011
- QuietEarth.us
I’m always down for a blood-soaked dark comedy, particularly if said production is littered with an abundance of mean-spirited humor and a fair amount of madness and mayhem. Writer/director Alan Butterworth’s upcoming feature-length debut “The Drummond Will” looks as if it will bit the proverbial bill quite nicely. And while it does seem to share several thematic qualities with “A Film with Me in It”, I’ll try not to hold that against it. Besides, “Very Bad Things” nailed the “accidental death” comedy years before either film was a sparkle in their respective creator’s eye. Before proceeding, a quick synopsis: Estranged brothers Marcus and Danny Drummond’s return to the English countryside for their father’s funeral takes a surprising and dangerous turn when they are forced to unravel the mystery surrounding his death and wealth. They are quickly entangled in a web of lies and deceit,...
- 1/25/2011
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Shot in black and white and very much taking its cue from the classic comedies of yesteryear, Alan Butterworth’s first feature length film The Drummond Will, tiptoes toward horror, but from the looks of this newly released trailer, it ends up more a dark comic turn. We’ve been promised the movie is due a release date soon, so more when we get. Catch the trailer on the flicks official site. Synopsis: Howard Drummond has passed away. On checking out his decrepit estate, his sons, Marcus and Danny find one of their dad's ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full of money. Whilst they decide what to do, the pensioner is left to suffocate to death in the closet, thus leaving them with a much bigger problem to deal with; tell the police, or take the body and leave it in his own home and pretend...
- 1/25/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
Shot in black and white and very much taking its cue from the classic comedies of yesteryear, Alan Butterworth’s first feature length film The Drummond Will, tiptoes toward horror, but from the looks of this newly released trailer, it ends up more a dark comic turn. We’ve been promised the movie is due a release date soon, so more when we get. Catch the trailer on the flicks official site. Synopsis: Howard Drummond has passed away. On checking out his decrepit estate, his sons, Marcus and Danny find one of their dad's ancient friends hiding in a closet with a bag full of money. Whilst they decide what to do, the pensioner is left to suffocate to death in the closet, thus leaving them with a much bigger problem to deal with; tell the police, or take the body and leave it in his own home and pretend...
- 1/25/2011
- 24framespersecond.net
1 year ago I attended the best festival I have ever been to as a filmmaker. All the movies were free. The location was beautiful. The people were amazing. And apparently I inspired them to create an Independent Spirit Award just to give to me.
Well the Orlando Film Festival is back and it kicks off Wednesday November 3rd at the Plaza Cinema Café in Downtown Orlando. While I won.t be screening anything at the festival, I will still be on hand checking out some films and promoting my own. I will also be handing out the Independent Spirit Award, which has been named after me this year.
The festival runs from Wednesday November 3rd through Sunday November 7th. All the film screenings are free but you must get a ticket for each at the booth in front of the theater. The Plaza Cinema Café is located at 155 South Orange...
Well the Orlando Film Festival is back and it kicks off Wednesday November 3rd at the Plaza Cinema Café in Downtown Orlando. While I won.t be screening anything at the festival, I will still be on hand checking out some films and promoting my own. I will also be handing out the Independent Spirit Award, which has been named after me this year.
The festival runs from Wednesday November 3rd through Sunday November 7th. All the film screenings are free but you must get a ticket for each at the booth in front of the theater. The Plaza Cinema Café is located at 155 South Orange...
- 10/31/2010
- by Jerry Cavallaro
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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