At Streetwise Opera we make shows with people who have experienced homelessness. Could combining live performance and film bring us a bigger audience?
Over the last few years, cinemas have been filled with something a little more lyrical than Tom Cruise jumping out of a helicopter in his latest blockbuster. These days you're as likely to encounter The Magic Flute as Mission Impossible at your local Odeon, since live opera relays from the likes of New York's Metropolitan Opera and Glyndebourne, with multiple camera set-ups capturing the action at close quarters, make you feel as if you're in the actual theatre – in the best seats in the house.
But purists maintain that nothing can really compare with the raw passion and immediacy of experiencing opera live, and we at Streetwise Opera began to wonder if there was a way of combining the best of live opera and film in a single production.
Over the last few years, cinemas have been filled with something a little more lyrical than Tom Cruise jumping out of a helicopter in his latest blockbuster. These days you're as likely to encounter The Magic Flute as Mission Impossible at your local Odeon, since live opera relays from the likes of New York's Metropolitan Opera and Glyndebourne, with multiple camera set-ups capturing the action at close quarters, make you feel as if you're in the actual theatre – in the best seats in the house.
But purists maintain that nothing can really compare with the raw passion and immediacy of experiencing opera live, and we at Streetwise Opera began to wonder if there was a way of combining the best of live opera and film in a single production.
- 4/23/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
The first family of Indian music came together to open Alchemy 2012 at the South Bank, in the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.
Ashanti Omkar, the show’s curator, welcomed the audience in an emotional speech, where she spoke about the dream of getting the Subramaniam family for this 3rd Alchemy festival, in 2012, which is Olympic year for the UK. Alongside Kathak dance exponent and artist in residence, Gauri Sharma Tripathi, the show had been in discussions for over a year, as the Alchemy festival grew from strength to strength and at the end of 2011, things were firmed up and the show was confirmed for opening night, at Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Padma Bhushan Dr. L Subramaniam and his family are accustomed to the world’ biggest stages and working with some of the biggest names in music, like Al Jarreau, Earl Klugh and top world orchestras, who they also bring to India often.
Ashanti Omkar, the show’s curator, welcomed the audience in an emotional speech, where she spoke about the dream of getting the Subramaniam family for this 3rd Alchemy festival, in 2012, which is Olympic year for the UK. Alongside Kathak dance exponent and artist in residence, Gauri Sharma Tripathi, the show had been in discussions for over a year, as the Alchemy festival grew from strength to strength and at the end of 2011, things were firmed up and the show was confirmed for opening night, at Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Padma Bhushan Dr. L Subramaniam and his family are accustomed to the world’ biggest stages and working with some of the biggest names in music, like Al Jarreau, Earl Klugh and top world orchestras, who they also bring to India often.
- 4/14/2012
- by Neha Roy
- Bollyspice
Clare Crean nearly knows everyone. And most buyers know her. She's been with what is now called The Works International since 1999 when it was then operating under the moniker the Sales Company. Just weeks before the Afm, Crean was promoted to head of sales amid a major corporate restructuring and the departure of previous sales chief Carl Clifton to K5 International. Her Afm badge was taken so long ago that it's in black and white but, despite the years between then and now, Crean doesn't seem to have aged much. She talks to U.K. Bureau Chief Stuart Kemp about why the pre-sale is not dead, economizing at markets and why Oscar-winning documentaries are cheaper than fiction for buyers but remain heavy on P&A wallets. Before The Works, Crean sold television and library assets for the U.K. sales, finance and production house J&M Entertainment.
The Hollywood Reporter: Is the pre-sale dead?...
The Hollywood Reporter: Is the pre-sale dead?...
- 11/5/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – The Blu-Ray Round-Up has looked around the office after the dust has settled on the major September HD releases and realized that there are a few remaining titles worthy of a mention. Before frost warnings, Halloween decorations, and planning for Thanksgiving, pick up one of these five titles. You won’t regret it.
Note: The Round-Up is designed merely to present synopsis, cast & crew, tech specs, and special features information on titles that may otherwise fall through the cracks for your purchasing perusal. Having said that, “American Beauty” is a must-own in HD just for the gorgeous cinematography of Oscar-winner Conrad L. Hall and the film has held up much-better than the cynical haters would have you believe. It’s a great movie. And “Bored to Death” continues to be one of the more intriguing shows on cable. If we had to pick favorites it would be those two.
Note: The Round-Up is designed merely to present synopsis, cast & crew, tech specs, and special features information on titles that may otherwise fall through the cracks for your purchasing perusal. Having said that, “American Beauty” is a must-own in HD just for the gorgeous cinematography of Oscar-winner Conrad L. Hall and the film has held up much-better than the cynical haters would have you believe. It’s a great movie. And “Bored to Death” continues to be one of the more intriguing shows on cable. If we had to pick favorites it would be those two.
- 10/4/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
DVD Playhouse September 2010
By
Allen Gardner
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Music Box Films) Follow up to the hit The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo finds Lisabeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) and Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) joining forces once again as Blomkvist is about to break a story on Sweden’s sex trade, which leads unexpectedly to a dark secret from Elizabeth’s past. Starts off well, then quickly nose-dives into sensationalism and downright silliness, with a pair of villains who are straight out of a Roger Moore-era James Bond film. A real letdown for those of us who felt Dragon Tattoo had finally breathed life into the cinema’s long-stagnant genre of the thriller. Bonuses: English language track; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.
The Killer Inside Me (IFC Films) Michael Winterbottom’s adaptation of Jim Thompson’s classic, and notorious, novel about the psychotic mind of a small town sheriff (Casey Affleck,...
By
Allen Gardner
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Music Box Films) Follow up to the hit The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo finds Lisabeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) and Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) joining forces once again as Blomkvist is about to break a story on Sweden’s sex trade, which leads unexpectedly to a dark secret from Elizabeth’s past. Starts off well, then quickly nose-dives into sensationalism and downright silliness, with a pair of villains who are straight out of a Roger Moore-era James Bond film. A real letdown for those of us who felt Dragon Tattoo had finally breathed life into the cinema’s long-stagnant genre of the thriller. Bonuses: English language track; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby 5.1 surround.
The Killer Inside Me (IFC Films) Michael Winterbottom’s adaptation of Jim Thompson’s classic, and notorious, novel about the psychotic mind of a small town sheriff (Casey Affleck,...
- 9/25/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Calvin Marshall" (2010)
Directed by Gary Lundgren
Released by Passion River
Steve Zahn exemplifies the adage those who can't do teach as a college baseball coach who never was quite good enough to make the majors who sees something of himself in an enthusiastic but unskilled player (Alex Frost) that he keeps on the team in writer/director Gary Lundgren's feature debut.
"Chelsea on the Rocks" (2009)
Directed by Abel Ferrara
Released by Hannover House
"Bad Lieutenant" director Ferrara compiles a biography of the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York through archival footage, reenactments and interviews with the many artists who have stayed there throughout the years from Milos Forman and R. Crumb to Ethan Hawke and Gaby Hoffman.
"Claang the Game" (2009)
Directed by Stefano Milla
Released by Triumphant Entertainment
A game of "Claang," a strategy-heavy match of wits, leads to a discussion...
"Calvin Marshall" (2010)
Directed by Gary Lundgren
Released by Passion River
Steve Zahn exemplifies the adage those who can't do teach as a college baseball coach who never was quite good enough to make the majors who sees something of himself in an enthusiastic but unskilled player (Alex Frost) that he keeps on the team in writer/director Gary Lundgren's feature debut.
"Chelsea on the Rocks" (2009)
Directed by Abel Ferrara
Released by Hannover House
"Bad Lieutenant" director Ferrara compiles a biography of the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York through archival footage, reenactments and interviews with the many artists who have stayed there throughout the years from Milos Forman and R. Crumb to Ethan Hawke and Gaby Hoffman.
"Claang the Game" (2009)
Directed by Stefano Milla
Released by Triumphant Entertainment
A game of "Claang," a strategy-heavy match of wits, leads to a discussion...
- 9/21/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Afterschool" (2009)
Directed by Antonio Campos
Released by Mpi Home Video
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, Campos' polarizing debut stars Ezra Miller as a high schooler whose Av club assignment leads him to capture the drug-induced deaths of two of his popular prep school classmates. [Sam Adams' review of the film is here.]
"All Men Are Brothers" (1975) and "Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms" (1978)
Directed by Chang Cheh and Wu Ma/Chang Cheh
Released by Well Go USA
Well Go USA do long-suffering American kung fu fans a solid and finally release "All Men Are Brothers," the sequel to the Shaw Brothers' epic "Seven Blows of the Dragon" (a.k.a. "Water Margin") featuring David Chiang and Chen Kuan-tai as warriors battling against the tyranny of despots, and "Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms," which pits Shaw brothers favorites' the Venom Mob against the master that crippled them.
"Afterschool" (2009)
Directed by Antonio Campos
Released by Mpi Home Video
Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, Campos' polarizing debut stars Ezra Miller as a high schooler whose Av club assignment leads him to capture the drug-induced deaths of two of his popular prep school classmates. [Sam Adams' review of the film is here.]
"All Men Are Brothers" (1975) and "Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms" (1978)
Directed by Chang Cheh and Wu Ma/Chang Cheh
Released by Well Go USA
Well Go USA do long-suffering American kung fu fans a solid and finally release "All Men Are Brothers," the sequel to the Shaw Brothers' epic "Seven Blows of the Dragon" (a.k.a. "Water Margin") featuring David Chiang and Chen Kuan-tai as warriors battling against the tyranny of despots, and "Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms," which pits Shaw brothers favorites' the Venom Mob against the master that crippled them.
- 9/8/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
A briskly paced, none-too-deep satire of London’s gallery culture, Duncan Ward’s Boogie Woogie is an art-world Ready To Wear, spreading its piddling insights thin across a web of overlapping characters. Perhaps attempting to emulate the bold colors and geometric play of the Mondrian painting that gives the movie its title, Ward zigzags and smash-cuts, leaving no irony underemphasized. The cast of superficial backstabbers, casual philanderers, and gibberish-spouting phonies has no original characters, but at least a few of the actors attack their roles with a zest that offsets their two-dimensionality. Danny Huston, himself no stranger to overemphasis, nails ...
- 4/22/2010
- avclub.com
"Boogie Woogie", a new comedy feature directed by Duncan Ward, set in the contemporary London art world, is based on the book by author Danny Moynihan, starring Amanda Seyfried, Gillian Anderson, Stellan Skarsgård, Alan Cumming, Joanna Lumley, Heather Graham and Gemma Atkinson.
"...'Boogie Woogie' is a comedy of manners, its cast of characters devouring each other in a small world awash with big money.
"Set against the backdrop of contemporary London and the international art scene, it casts an eye over the appetites and morality of some of its major players. Dealers, collectors, artists, wannabees vie with each other in a world in which success and downfall rest on a thin edge..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Boogie Woogie"...
"...'Boogie Woogie' is a comedy of manners, its cast of characters devouring each other in a small world awash with big money.
"Set against the backdrop of contemporary London and the international art scene, it casts an eye over the appetites and morality of some of its major players. Dealers, collectors, artists, wannabees vie with each other in a world in which success and downfall rest on a thin edge..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Boogie Woogie"...
- 4/22/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
You might imagine there's a lot to live up to in a showbiz career when your half-sister, father and grandfather have each won at least one Academy Award, but one peek at Danny Huston's acting résumé ("The Proposition," "Birth," "The Aviator," "Children of Men") illustrates he's primed to take over the family business. (And for those wondering, the aforementioned relatives are Angelica, John and Walter.)
Armed with his sharp ear for dialects and a bigger-than-life screen presence, Huston commands the room in director Duncan Ward's star-studded "Boogie Woogie," an art-world satire adapted by Danny Moynihan from his own novel. Huston stars as London gallery kingpin Art Spindle, whose over-the-top laughter infects several storylines involving rabid collectors, opportunistic assistants, oversexed conceptual artists and the titular Mondrian painting, prized among the scenesters. Sipping on Arnold Palmers in the lobby of Manhattan's Bowery Hotel, Huston and I discussed Art -- both...
Armed with his sharp ear for dialects and a bigger-than-life screen presence, Huston commands the room in director Duncan Ward's star-studded "Boogie Woogie," an art-world satire adapted by Danny Moynihan from his own novel. Huston stars as London gallery kingpin Art Spindle, whose over-the-top laughter infects several storylines involving rabid collectors, opportunistic assistants, oversexed conceptual artists and the titular Mondrian painting, prized among the scenesters. Sipping on Arnold Palmers in the lobby of Manhattan's Bowery Hotel, Huston and I discussed Art -- both...
- 4/21/2010
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
Perhaps bracing for the upcoming summer season, it's a somewhat slower weekend at the movies on the specialty front (though there should be a significant amount of holdover business). Openers include Kim Ji-woon's Korean Western "The Good, The Bad, The Weird," Michele Mulroney & Kieran Mulroney's Ryan Reynolds-Jeff Daniels starrer "Paper Man," Duncan Ward's art world drama "Boogie Woogie," and Allen Wolf's sleep disorder thriller "In My Sleep." Of the four, ...
- 4/21/2010
- Indiewire
This send-up of the London art scene is far too flattering to hit any target in Hoxton
Based on a novel sending up the New York art scene of the 1990s, Duncan Ward's disastrous comedy is another example of what I once dubbed "flatire", flattery posing as satire, in this case directed at the contemporary London art world. Its characters include an unscrupulous American dealer (Danny Huston, alternately spluttering with rage and exploding with crafty chuckles); a rich old connoisseur with the eponymous pre-war Mondrian everyone covets; a cockney lesbian turning her louche life into a vast, Emin-style installation; and an adulterous couple (Gillian Anderson, Stellan Skarsgård) with art-packed residences from Aspen to Tuscany.
The movie is witless and crude, neither brashly comic enough to be Carry On Saatchi, nor sufficiently observant in a moral way to be a Jonsonian comedy of Hoxton humours. Almost every painter and sculptor...
Based on a novel sending up the New York art scene of the 1990s, Duncan Ward's disastrous comedy is another example of what I once dubbed "flatire", flattery posing as satire, in this case directed at the contemporary London art world. Its characters include an unscrupulous American dealer (Danny Huston, alternately spluttering with rage and exploding with crafty chuckles); a rich old connoisseur with the eponymous pre-war Mondrian everyone covets; a cockney lesbian turning her louche life into a vast, Emin-style installation; and an adulterous couple (Gillian Anderson, Stellan Skarsgård) with art-packed residences from Aspen to Tuscany.
The movie is witless and crude, neither brashly comic enough to be Carry On Saatchi, nor sufficiently observant in a moral way to be a Jonsonian comedy of Hoxton humours. Almost every painter and sculptor...
- 4/17/2010
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Cemetery Junction (15)
(Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, 2006, Us) Christian Cook, Jack Doolan, Tom Hughes, Felicity Jones. 95 mins
Those averse to Ricky Gervais's "white-man overbite" will see surprisingly little of it in his second co-directed movie. Set in suburban 70s Reading, this rites-of-passage drama stars newcomers Cook, Doolan and Hughes as three mates growing apart on the threshold of adulthood. The ending may be formulaic, but Gervais and Merchant carve a neat middle path between comedy and pathos to get there.
The Ghost (15)
(Roman Polanski, 2010, Fr/Ger/UK) Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor. 128 mins
While he remains in chokey, Polanki's latest release is an old-school political thriller, starring Brosnan as a slick ex-pm with guilty secrets and McGregor as the hack hired to launder them.
Beeswax (Nc)
(Andrew Bujalski, 2009, Us) Tilly Hatcher, Maggie Hatcher. 100 mins
Mundane mumblecore about the travails of twins.
The Heavy (18)
(Marcus Warren, 2010, UK) Gary Stretch, Vinnie Jones. 102 mins...
(Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, 2006, Us) Christian Cook, Jack Doolan, Tom Hughes, Felicity Jones. 95 mins
Those averse to Ricky Gervais's "white-man overbite" will see surprisingly little of it in his second co-directed movie. Set in suburban 70s Reading, this rites-of-passage drama stars newcomers Cook, Doolan and Hughes as three mates growing apart on the threshold of adulthood. The ending may be formulaic, but Gervais and Merchant carve a neat middle path between comedy and pathos to get there.
The Ghost (15)
(Roman Polanski, 2010, Fr/Ger/UK) Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor. 128 mins
While he remains in chokey, Polanki's latest release is an old-school political thriller, starring Brosnan as a slick ex-pm with guilty secrets and McGregor as the hack hired to launder them.
Beeswax (Nc)
(Andrew Bujalski, 2009, Us) Tilly Hatcher, Maggie Hatcher. 100 mins
Mundane mumblecore about the travails of twins.
The Heavy (18)
(Marcus Warren, 2010, UK) Gary Stretch, Vinnie Jones. 102 mins...
- 4/16/2010
- by Damon Wise
- The Guardian - Film News
IFC Films has scored North American rights to Duncan Ward's contemporary London art scene satire "Boogie Woogie" says indieWire.
Danny Moynihan adapted his own novel into this ensemble comedy of manners following multiple stotylines and characters in the art world including an adulterous collector's wife, a slippery dealer, an ambitious lesbian artist, and the stubborn owner of Mondrian's final masterpiece.
Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming, Heather Graham, Danny Huston, Joanna Lumley, Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Seyfried and Stellan Skarsgard all star in the film which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival last June.
IFC will release the film through its VOD service on April 21st and in limited theatrical release two days later.
Danny Moynihan adapted his own novel into this ensemble comedy of manners following multiple stotylines and characters in the art world including an adulterous collector's wife, a slippery dealer, an ambitious lesbian artist, and the stubborn owner of Mondrian's final masterpiece.
Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming, Heather Graham, Danny Huston, Joanna Lumley, Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Seyfried and Stellan Skarsgard all star in the film which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival last June.
IFC will release the film through its VOD service on April 21st and in limited theatrical release two days later.
- 2/18/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
IFC Films, one of the biggest distributors of foreign and independent films in the United States and abroad, has announced their purchase of Duncan Ward’s Boogie Woogie. The film, a story of conniving art dealers and ambitious art collectors, is set for a theatrical release on April 23rd, which is just two days after a nationwide VOD launch.
Read more on IFC to bring Boogie Woogie to the states…...
Read more on IFC to bring Boogie Woogie to the states…...
- 2/17/2010
- by Will Schiffelbein
- GordonandtheWhale
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Duncan Ward's "Boogie Woogie," a satire of the London art scene, adapted by Danny Moynihan from his novel of the same name.
The film's ensemble cast includes Danny Huston, Stellan Skarsgard, Heather Graham, Alan Cumming, Christopher Lee, Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Seyfried, Jaime Winstone and Jack Huston.
The film is an Autonomous/Colourframe Production with S Films, in association with Constance Media, Firefly Films, Muse Productions, P&C Arcade Films and Magna Films. It was produced by Cat Villiers, Chris Simon, Kami Naghdi and Danny Moynihan.
IFC will release "Boogie" on VOD on April 21 and theatrically on April 23.
IFC acquired the rights from The Works International in a deal negotiated by IFC’s Arianna Bocco.
The film's ensemble cast includes Danny Huston, Stellan Skarsgard, Heather Graham, Alan Cumming, Christopher Lee, Charlotte Rampling, Amanda Seyfried, Jaime Winstone and Jack Huston.
The film is an Autonomous/Colourframe Production with S Films, in association with Constance Media, Firefly Films, Muse Productions, P&C Arcade Films and Magna Films. It was produced by Cat Villiers, Chris Simon, Kami Naghdi and Danny Moynihan.
IFC will release "Boogie" on VOD on April 21 and theatrically on April 23.
IFC acquired the rights from The Works International in a deal negotiated by IFC’s Arianna Bocco.
- 2/17/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Indie Roundup is your weekly guide to what's new and upcoming in the world of independent film. Pictured from left to right: Le Refuge, Countdown to Zero, and Picture Me.
Deals. It was another busy week of acquisition activity. Here's a quick rundown, with details courtesy of our friends at indieWIRE.
Strand Releasing picked up Francois Ozon's Le Refuge. Isabelle Carre stars as woman impregnated by her late boyfriend; she 'develops a strong bond with her boyfriend's brother.' Oh, the French! Look for it in theaters this spring. Magnolia Pictures grabbed the documentary Countdown to Zero, directed by Lucy Walker, a Sundance premiere that "follows the escalating global nuclear arms crisis." A fall release is in the works. IFC Films acquired Duncan Ward's satire Boogie Woogie, set in the contemporary London art scene. The cast is impressive, including Danny Huston, Stellan Skarsgard, Heather Graham, Alan Cumming, Christopher Lee,...
Deals. It was another busy week of acquisition activity. Here's a quick rundown, with details courtesy of our friends at indieWIRE.
Strand Releasing picked up Francois Ozon's Le Refuge. Isabelle Carre stars as woman impregnated by her late boyfriend; she 'develops a strong bond with her boyfriend's brother.' Oh, the French! Look for it in theaters this spring. Magnolia Pictures grabbed the documentary Countdown to Zero, directed by Lucy Walker, a Sundance premiere that "follows the escalating global nuclear arms crisis." A fall release is in the works. IFC Films acquired Duncan Ward's satire Boogie Woogie, set in the contemporary London art scene. The cast is impressive, including Danny Huston, Stellan Skarsgard, Heather Graham, Alan Cumming, Christopher Lee,...
- 2/17/2010
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
IFC Films has announced that it has acquired North American rights to Duncan Ward's "Boogie Woogie." They will release the film theatrically on April 23rd and nationwide on video on demand beginning April 21st. Adapted by Danny Moynihan from his novel of the same name, "Boogie Woogie" is a satire set against the backdrop of the contemporary London art scene where lust, ambition and power prevail while success and failure precariously ...
- 2/16/2010
- Indiewire
Don't look now, but there's been another "Eclipse" casting announcement. The newcomer is Jack Huston, who appeared in the recently released "Shrink" and starred in the oddball 2007 horror flick "Shrooms." Guess what that one's about. The actor follows Bryce Dallas Howard and Jodelle Ferland as the latest addition to the "Twilight" world.
Huston will play Royce King II, a human who lived during the Great Depression, according to The Hollywood Reporter. King has a bit of a history with Rosalie Hale (Nikki Reed), which I won't spoil here for those two or three of you interested readers who haven't read the book. Let's just say that things don't end particularly well for Mr. King, but at least he had it coming.
If you missed "Shrink," you can next catch Huston in "Boogie Woogie," Danny Moynihan's adaptation of his own novel, directed by Duncan Ward. He's also lined up for...
Huston will play Royce King II, a human who lived during the Great Depression, according to The Hollywood Reporter. King has a bit of a history with Rosalie Hale (Nikki Reed), which I won't spoil here for those two or three of you interested readers who haven't read the book. Let's just say that things don't end particularly well for Mr. King, but at least he had it coming.
If you missed "Shrink," you can next catch Huston in "Boogie Woogie," Danny Moynihan's adaptation of his own novel, directed by Duncan Ward. He's also lined up for...
- 8/12/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
London -- Director Joe Wright will preside over this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival Michael Powell Jury, organizers said Monday.
Wright will be president of the festival's main jury alongside actor Frank Langella, USA Today film critic Claudia Puig, journalist, broadcaster and author Janet Street-Porter and Australian actor Sacha Horler.
Wright said he was delighted to be returning to the Scottish shindig, describing it as a place "which has always been the greatest melting pot of the British film industry and culture."
Named in homage to one of Britain's most original filmmakers and inaugurated in 1993, the Michael Powell Award is sponsored by the U.K. Film Council and carries a purse of £20,000 ($32,700).
The jury will pick a winner from Brian Percival's "A Boy Called Dad," Duncan Ward's "Boogie Woogie," Jan Dunn's "The Calling," Justin Molotnikov's "Crying With Laughter," Andrea Arnold's "Fish Tank" Lindy Heymann's "Kicks,...
Wright will be president of the festival's main jury alongside actor Frank Langella, USA Today film critic Claudia Puig, journalist, broadcaster and author Janet Street-Porter and Australian actor Sacha Horler.
Wright said he was delighted to be returning to the Scottish shindig, describing it as a place "which has always been the greatest melting pot of the British film industry and culture."
Named in homage to one of Britain's most original filmmakers and inaugurated in 1993, the Michael Powell Award is sponsored by the U.K. Film Council and carries a purse of £20,000 ($32,700).
The jury will pick a winner from Brian Percival's "A Boy Called Dad," Duncan Ward's "Boogie Woogie," Jan Dunn's "The Calling," Justin Molotnikov's "Crying With Laughter," Andrea Arnold's "Fish Tank" Lindy Heymann's "Kicks,...
- 6/15/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
London -- This year's Edinburgh International Film Festival will be book-ended by the international premiere of Sam Mendes' "Away We Go" and close with the world debut of Max Meyer's "Adam," organizers said Wednesday.
Festival officials said the Scottish capital-set movie shindig will play host to 23 world premieres including Meyer's film.
The festival, which runs June 17 through 28, will also introduce a competition strand for international best features.
Movies competing include Jonathan Auf Der Heide’s "Van Diemen’s Land," Noah Buschel’s "The Missing Person" and Sarah Watt’s "My Year Without Sex."
A British gala section including Duncan Ward’s "Boogie Woogie," Brian Percival’s "A Boy Called Dad," "Fish Tank" by Andrea Arnold and Duncan Jones’ "Moon" will compete for the U.K. Film Council-backed Michael Powell Award for best British feature.
The documentary section includes world premieres of "Isolation" by Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull and...
Festival officials said the Scottish capital-set movie shindig will play host to 23 world premieres including Meyer's film.
The festival, which runs June 17 through 28, will also introduce a competition strand for international best features.
Movies competing include Jonathan Auf Der Heide’s "Van Diemen’s Land," Noah Buschel’s "The Missing Person" and Sarah Watt’s "My Year Without Sex."
A British gala section including Duncan Ward’s "Boogie Woogie," Brian Percival’s "A Boy Called Dad," "Fish Tank" by Andrea Arnold and Duncan Jones’ "Moon" will compete for the U.K. Film Council-backed Michael Powell Award for best British feature.
The documentary section includes world premieres of "Isolation" by Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull and...
- 5/6/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Heather Graham and Justin Bartha have signed on to star in Todd Phillips’ comedy “The Hangover,” which heads into principal photography this week, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The film centers on three best friends who literally lose their best friend during his wild bachelor party in Las Vegas. Together, they have to figure out what went wrong the night before.
Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms are already on board. Bartha plays the lost groom, while Graham stars as a Las Vegas local who encounters the friends and may be able to help them out in one way or the other.
Graham was last seen in “Miss Conception.” She recently wrapped filming for Duncan Ward’s “Boogie Woogie.”
Bartha is known best for playing Riley alongside Nicholas Cage in the “National Treasure” films. He’ll also appear in “New York, I Love You.”
Phillips is directing a script...
The film centers on three best friends who literally lose their best friend during his wild bachelor party in Las Vegas. Together, they have to figure out what went wrong the night before.
Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms are already on board. Bartha plays the lost groom, while Graham stars as a Las Vegas local who encounters the friends and may be able to help them out in one way or the other.
Graham was last seen in “Miss Conception.” She recently wrapped filming for Duncan Ward’s “Boogie Woogie.”
Bartha is known best for playing Riley alongside Nicholas Cage in the “National Treasure” films. He’ll also appear in “New York, I Love You.”
Phillips is directing a script...
- 9/24/2008
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
Amanda Seyfried, the star of this summer’s box office hit musical “Mamma Mia!,” is set to star in the big-screen adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ bestseller “Dear John.”
Variety reports she's joining Channing Tatum in the upcoming drama, which Lasse Hallstrom is directing for Relativity and Screen Gems.
In the adaptation by Jamie Linden (“We Are Marshall”), a young woman falls on love with a solider while he’s on leave.
Seyfried, who played Sophie Sheridan in the big-screen version of “Mamma Mia!,” also starred in “Mean Girls” and “Alpha Dog.”
She currently has two new projects awaiting release: Duncan Ward’s “Boogie Woogie” and Karyn Kusama’s “Jennifer’s Body,” a horror comedy written by Diablo Cody.
The next Nicholas Sparks novel to hit the silver screen is “Nights in Rodanthe,” which is scheduled to open Sept. 26.
Variety reports she's joining Channing Tatum in the upcoming drama, which Lasse Hallstrom is directing for Relativity and Screen Gems.
In the adaptation by Jamie Linden (“We Are Marshall”), a young woman falls on love with a solider while he’s on leave.
Seyfried, who played Sophie Sheridan in the big-screen version of “Mamma Mia!,” also starred in “Mean Girls” and “Alpha Dog.”
She currently has two new projects awaiting release: Duncan Ward’s “Boogie Woogie” and Karyn Kusama’s “Jennifer’s Body,” a horror comedy written by Diablo Cody.
The next Nicholas Sparks novel to hit the silver screen is “Nights in Rodanthe,” which is scheduled to open Sept. 26.
- 9/9/2008
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
You may only know her as Dana Scully from “The X-Files,” but Gillian Anderson has several other big-screen appearances under her belt. In 2006 she starred alongside James McAvoy in “The Last King of Scotland,” and later this year she will be seen in “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People.”
According to Variety, Anderson is also set to produce and star in a biopic of renowned journalist Martha Gellhorn, a female war correspondent who covered major world conflicts, including the Spanish Civil War and Vietnam. She was also married to Ernest Hemingway.
Anderson acquired the rights to Caroline Moorehead’s biography “Gellhorn: A Twentieth-Century Life” via her production company Fiddlehead Prods. Sharman Macdonald is writing the script.
Anderson will next be seen alongside David Duchovny in “The X-Files: I Want to Believe,” which opens July 25, 2008. She also recently wrapped filming for Duncan Ward’s “Boogie Woogie.”
As a die-hard “X-Files” fan,...
According to Variety, Anderson is also set to produce and star in a biopic of renowned journalist Martha Gellhorn, a female war correspondent who covered major world conflicts, including the Spanish Civil War and Vietnam. She was also married to Ernest Hemingway.
Anderson acquired the rights to Caroline Moorehead’s biography “Gellhorn: A Twentieth-Century Life” via her production company Fiddlehead Prods. Sharman Macdonald is writing the script.
Anderson will next be seen alongside David Duchovny in “The X-Files: I Want to Believe,” which opens July 25, 2008. She also recently wrapped filming for Duncan Ward’s “Boogie Woogie.”
As a die-hard “X-Files” fan,...
- 7/1/2008
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
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