Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditsAwards & Reviews
user reviewsexternal reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guidemessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsmemorable quotesDid You Know?
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
box office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsNews for
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) More at IMDbPro »
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2006
9 items from 2013
'The Angels' Share' Review: Ken Loach Pours Engaging Shot of Scotch
11 April 2013 4:10 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Ken Loach, the 76-year old, British filmmaker best known for his bleak political dramas such as "The Wind that Shakes the Barley," "Bread and Roses" and "Ladybird Ladybird," has with "The Angels' Share" made a wee, entertaining comedy about the theft of high-priced scotch in Scotland. Like most Loach films, it starts out focused on those barely clinging to the bottom rung of the social ladder, this time in Glasgow. Robbie (newcomer Paul Brannigan), a skinny runt of a young man, is up before a judge who'll decide whether he goes »
- Leah Rozen
'The Angels' Share' Review: Ken Loach Pours Engaging Shot of Scotch
11 April 2013 2:54 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Ken Loach, the 76-year old, British filmmaker best known for his bleak political dramas such as "The Wind that Shakes the Barley," "Bread and Roses" and "Ladybird Ladybird," has with "The Angels' Share" made a wee, entertaining comedy about the theft of high-priced scotch in Scotland. Like most Loach films, it starts out focused on those barely clinging to the bottom rung of the social ladder, this time in Glasgow. Robbie (newcomer Paul Brannigan), a skinny runt of a young man, is up before a judge who'll decide whether he goes »
- Leah Rozen
Review: Ken Loach's 'The Angels' Share' Is Slight, Sitcom-y & Suspense-Free
9 April 2013 2:24 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
The working class are a little funny in “The Angels’ Share,” English director Ken Loach’s new bluecollar comedy. “The Angels’ Share” is Loach’s (“Kes”) premiered at Cannes last year after his “The Wind That Shakes the Barley” won the 2006 Palme d’Or and both "Route Irish" and "Looking for Eric" played in competition in 2010 and 2009, respectively. Tonally, Loach’s latest is more of a piece with “Looking for Eric” than “Sweet Sixteen,” though all three films concern young people looking for a way to find a loophole and rise above their lousy social stations in life. In Loach’s recent films, capitalism is like a ponzi scheme and his well-intentioned protagonists are all victims looking to get out with a little something for themselves. In “The Angels’ Share,” members of a Scottish, court-mandated community service group plot to make a little money for themselves and are generically rewarded for their efforts. »
- Simon Abrams
Ken Loach Slams Margaret Thatcher, Says Funeral Should Be 'Privatized'
9 April 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Ken Loach missed the memo about not speaking ill of the dead. The British socialist director behind films such as "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" and "Poor Cow" slammed Margaret Thatcher in a statement calling her "the most divisive and destructive Prime Minister of modern times." Thatcher, who was the United Kingdom's first and only female prime minister, died Monday at the age of 87. While she was in power, Thatcher clashed with the labor movement over her belief in deregulation and push to privatize state-owned companies. Loach suggested that any »
- Brent Lang
The Angels' Share or A Fairytale for Ne'er-Do-Wells
8 April 2013 8:10 PM, PDT | www.culturecatch.com | See recent CultureCatch news »
Ken Loach's The Angels' Share gets underway as a hard-hitting squint at the unemployed of Glasgow before rather perversely turning into an uplifting crime caper with a Disneyesque finale. But maybe, just maybe, a little Walt is what the have-nots are crying out for right now.
Loach, who has been zeroing in on the working class for over 45 years (Poor Cow (1967); Riff-Raff (1991)), and his longtime screenwriter Paul Laverty (The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)) have concocted a group of societal misfits who've all wound up in court and sentenced to community service.
One, Albert (Gary Maitland), is a dull-witted hard drinker who's been arrested for plummeting onto some train tracks; another, kleptomaniac Mo (Jasmine Riggins), has filched a macaw; and a third, Rhino (William Ruane), has continuously affronted public statuary, sometimes with urine. But our main Cinderella/hero here is Robbie (Paul Brannigan).
With a scar down one cheek »
- Brandon Judell
Win! The Spirit Of ’45 On DVD!
6 April 2013 12:00 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
After a hugely successful theatrical launch which saw The Spirit of ’45 screening and panel discussion satellite simulcast to 43 cinemas across the UK and Ireland; Dogwoof is proud to release the DVD on 15th April, featuring an additional disc with over seven hours of extras including: 22 extended interviews with all contributors to the film; interview with Ken Loach; Ken Loach short film: Which Side Are You On; and many, more. This is an essential release for all fans of Ken Loach and an overdue tribute to the men and women who created a new state where the character of the times was to be our brother’s and our sister’s keeper.
“The achievements of the ’45 Labour government have largely been written out of our history. From near economic collapse we took leading industries into public ownership and established the Welfare State. Generosity, mutual support and co-operation were the watch words of the age. »
- Dan Bullock
Trailer of the Week: Ken Loach's 'The Angels' Share' Looks to Be His Biggest Hit Since 'Wind That Shakes the Barley'
26 March 2013 9:50 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Before We Saw the Trailer, We Thought: Since taking the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival with his Irish War drama (and biggest box office hit yet) "The Wind That Shakes the Barley," Scottish director Ken Loach has premiered four films in just six short years. While most have been relatively well-received, it had begun to feel that the runaway success of 2006 may have been unrepeatable for the 76-year-old legend. But buzz has only been building around his new film "The Angels' Share" after it landed a spot at last year's Cannes and was subsequently awarded the Jury Prize amid universal raves. A UK release followed just one month after the premiere, resulting in it becoming something of a crowd-pleaser for the realist director. In the last year, the film has been slowly rolled out in international markets but was surprisingly absent at many of the larger North American festivals. »
- Cameron Sinz
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
17 March 2013 2:08 AM, PDT | www.themoviebit.com | See recent TheMovieBit news »
Here we go again. Another opportunity for the world to green, get drunk and do a few Rocky impressions. Anyway, considering we’re based in Ireland we’ve decided to wish everybody (no matter where in the world you are) a wonderful St. Patrick’s day. It’s only 9Am as I type this, so we’re getting in early, before the drinking, fighting and puking happens. And thanks to Disney we have this rather awesome Mike and Sully Paddy’s day poster! Incidentally, if you fancy watching a genuine Irish Patrick’s day parade click the link below. It’s the Cork City (where we’re based) parade and kicks off around 1230pm (GMT) http://www.corkcity.ie/tv/ And on a final note (we’ve got beers in the fridge waiting to be opened) if you fancy watching some Irish films, root around for any of the following The Snapper, »
- noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
Berlin Review: Ken Loach's 'The Spirit Of 45' An Effective But Conservatively Presented Doc About Radical Social Change
14 February 2013 7:02 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
British filmmaker Ken Loach has never been one to hide his politics. In fact the throughline to his long, exemplary career, whether on TV or in theaters, whether documentary or narrative, whether small-scale domestic drama (“Sweet Sixteen,” “Kes,” “Ladybird, Ladybird”) or sweeping historical epic (“The Wind that Shakes the Barley,” “Land and Freedom”), has always been one of social awareness and overtly left-wing sensibilities. His characters are often working class people chafing against the injustice and disenfranchisement of their societal roles in the face of powerful contemporary or historical forces. And nowhere is this more in evidence than in his latest film, documentary “The Spirit of ‘45,” which details the rise and fall of the British welfare state: the post-war socialist program of social reform and nationalization of industry, and the subsequent partial or total dismantling of these moves »
- Jessica Kiang
2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2007 | 2006
9 items from 2013
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.
See our NewsDesk partners
Copyright © 1990-2013
IMDb.com, Inc.
Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Interest-Based Ads
An 
company.