Actor David Oyelowo has been impressing people with his skilled performances on stage and screen for quite a number of years, but his portrayal of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Ava Duvernay’s Selma certainly turned a lot more heads and made him much better known.
That increased popularity for his acting has helped Oyelowo get films like A United Kingdom made.
Directed by Amma Asante (Belle), Oyelowo plays Seretse Khama, the future king of the African nation of Botswana, who while attending college in England during the ‘40s, falls in love with Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike), a working class British woman, only for them to learn that their interracial love wouldn’t be accepted by either of their countries. On returning home to be inaugurated, the obstacles become clearer as Seretse’s regent uncle and various British politicos want to separate him from Ruth even after they’ve been married.
That increased popularity for his acting has helped Oyelowo get films like A United Kingdom made.
Directed by Amma Asante (Belle), Oyelowo plays Seretse Khama, the future king of the African nation of Botswana, who while attending college in England during the ‘40s, falls in love with Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike), a working class British woman, only for them to learn that their interracial love wouldn’t be accepted by either of their countries. On returning home to be inaugurated, the obstacles become clearer as Seretse’s regent uncle and various British politicos want to separate him from Ruth even after they’ve been married.
- 2/7/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Arriving on Blu-ray next week is Gavin Hood‘s drone thriller Eye in the Sky starring Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, and Alan Rickman. We’ve teamed with Universal Home Entertainment to give away two Blu-rays of the film. See how to enter below and all entries must be received by 11:59 Pm Est on Sunday, June 26th.
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- 6/22/2016
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Never has breastfeeding looked so sinister. In our exclusive clip from The Ones Below, exhausted new mother Clémence Poésy asks her downstairs neighbor Laura Birn to watch her infant son. But it turns out that the new mother is more suspicious than exhausted, leading to a moment that sends chills down her spine. The movie builds tension slowly and deliberately. And if you've ever lived next door to someone -- anyone, really -- you'll probably be able to relate to what happens. Check the official synopsis below for more detailed information: The Ones Below is the debut feature from writer-director David Farr (screenwriter of Hanna and AMC's The Night Manager), starring the ensemble cast of Clémence Poésy, David Morrissey, Stephen Campbell Moore (Complicit, History Boys,...
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- 5/19/2016
- Screen Anarchy
It looks like May will be a somewhat busy month in regards to horror and sci-fi VOD/Digital HD releases, as we have thirteen different titles arriving before Memorial Day. Dark Sky Films is kicking things off with Adrián García Bogliano’s Scherzo Diabolico, and for those of you wanting to check out the latest from Kane Hodder, The Haunting of Alice D arrives on all digital platforms the very same day.
Scream Factory is unleashing their latest film, Bite, on VOD on May 6th, and Regression, the mystery thriller starring Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson, is getting released on May 10th courtesy of Starz Digital. Also, one of my favorite films from the 2015 Los Angeles Film Fest, Crush the Skull, is being released on May 17th courtesy of Breaking Glass Pictures.
Other notable VOD titles for May 2016 include The Offering, What We Become, The Curse of Sleeping Beauty, and The Ones Below.
Scream Factory is unleashing their latest film, Bite, on VOD on May 6th, and Regression, the mystery thriller starring Ethan Hawke and Emma Watson, is getting released on May 10th courtesy of Starz Digital. Also, one of my favorite films from the 2015 Los Angeles Film Fest, Crush the Skull, is being released on May 17th courtesy of Breaking Glass Pictures.
Other notable VOD titles for May 2016 include The Offering, What We Become, The Curse of Sleeping Beauty, and The Ones Below.
- 5/1/2016
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
The moral implications of modern warfare are confronted in Bleecker Street’s powerful drama, Eye in the Sky, coming to Digital HD on June 14, 2016 and Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on June 28, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Tackling an ethical dilemma in a thought-provoking suspenseful story, the gritty film stars Academy Award® Winner, Helen Mirren (Trumbo, The Queen), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad, Need for Speed), Academy Award® Nominee Barkhad Abdi (Captain Philips), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) and the late Alan Rickman (Die Hard, Harry Potter) in his final on-screen performance. Eye in the Sky “holds us in a vise and keeps squeezing” according to Peter Travers of Rolling Stone. Directed by Academy Award® Winner Gavin Hood (Tsotsi, Ender’s Game) and written by Guy Hibbert (Complicit, Five Minutes of Heaven), Eye in the Sky follows Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren), a UK-based military officer in...
- 4/29/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
The Horror Channel has an Easter treat for fans of Hammer films, as their UK-only Hammer-thon will air March 26th and 27th. Also in this round-up: release details for The Ones Below, a trailer for The Cleansing Hour short film, eight preview pages from Monster World #3, and information on The Last American Horror Show.
UK Horror Channel’s Hammer-Thon: Press Release: “Hammer film fans are in for a treat….Horror Channel is to screen an Easter Hammer-thon with back-to-back Hammer classics.
Some of Hammer’s most popular films, including The Revenge Of Frankenstein, The Devil Rides Out and The Brides Of Dracula will be broadcast across the weekend from 3pm – 10pm on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th March.
Plus, Horror Channel will be presenting ‘Hammer Thursdays’ from Thurs 7 April for six weeks. This will be a Hammer movie at 9pm followed by a double-bill of Hammer House Of Horror at 10.50pm.
UK Horror Channel’s Hammer-Thon: Press Release: “Hammer film fans are in for a treat….Horror Channel is to screen an Easter Hammer-thon with back-to-back Hammer classics.
Some of Hammer’s most popular films, including The Revenge Of Frankenstein, The Devil Rides Out and The Brides Of Dracula will be broadcast across the weekend from 3pm – 10pm on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th March.
Plus, Horror Channel will be presenting ‘Hammer Thursdays’ from Thurs 7 April for six weeks. This will be a Hammer movie at 9pm followed by a double-bill of Hammer House Of Horror at 10.50pm.
- 3/22/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
David Oyelowo shines as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Ava Duvernay's "Selma" and now, he's being honored at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival! Here's the complete press release:
Palm Springs, CA (December 7, 2014) . The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) will present David Oyelowo with the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor for his critically acclaimed performance as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Ava DuVernay.s Selma at its annual Awards Gala. The Gala will also present awards to previously announced honorees Richard Linklater, Julianne Moore, Rosamund Pike, Eddie Redmayne, J.K. Simmons, Reese Witherspoon and the cast of The Imitation Game. Presented by Cartier, and hosted by Mary Hart, the Awards Gala will be held Saturday, January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 2-12.
.David Oyelowo.s transformation into Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is truly outstanding,. said Film Festival Chairman Harold Matzner.
Palm Springs, CA (December 7, 2014) . The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) will present David Oyelowo with the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor for his critically acclaimed performance as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Ava DuVernay.s Selma at its annual Awards Gala. The Gala will also present awards to previously announced honorees Richard Linklater, Julianne Moore, Rosamund Pike, Eddie Redmayne, J.K. Simmons, Reese Witherspoon and the cast of The Imitation Game. Presented by Cartier, and hosted by Mary Hart, the Awards Gala will be held Saturday, January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 2-12.
.David Oyelowo.s transformation into Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is truly outstanding,. said Film Festival Chairman Harold Matzner.
- 12/8/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Walking Dead star David Morrissey has partnered with a trio of established TV and film producers to launch his own drama and documentary indie.
The actor – who has also starred in British dramas such as State Of Play and The Driver – has set up On The Corner with Complicit producer Jolyon Symonds, Senna director Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees, who produced Banksy doc Exit Through The Gift Shop.
The company has been established to produce high-end British drama, comedy, feature docs and factual series. It has also struck a development and distribution deal with BBC Worldwide, which will have first look at the indie’s slate.
Morrissey, who is speaking at Broadcast’s Production & Post Forum, said he wanted to have more creative control over the projects in which he stars. He would also like to develop projects in which he doesn’t appear.
“As an actor, I was frustrated when I came in too late...
The actor – who has also starred in British dramas such as State Of Play and The Driver – has set up On The Corner with Complicit producer Jolyon Symonds, Senna director Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees, who produced Banksy doc Exit Through The Gift Shop.
The company has been established to produce high-end British drama, comedy, feature docs and factual series. It has also struck a development and distribution deal with BBC Worldwide, which will have first look at the indie’s slate.
Morrissey, who is speaking at Broadcast’s Production & Post Forum, said he wanted to have more creative control over the projects in which he stars. He would also like to develop projects in which he doesn’t appear.
“As an actor, I was frustrated when I came in too late...
- 11/6/2014
- ScreenDaily
New to Netflix's streaming library this week is David Oyelowo's MI5/Guantanamo Bay thriller "Complicit," which centers on the moral dilemmas posed by the war on terror, as an MI5 agent (played by Oyelowo) becomes involved in the torture of a suspected terrorist to prevent an attack in the UK. It debuted on Channel 4 (in the UK) last year, and was picked up by the Showtime network for American audiences, earlier this year. If you haven't seen it (I haven't; I don't have Showtime), and you're a Netflix streaming subscriber, here's your opportunity to do so. I'll certainly be checking out some time this week. The full synopsis for the 99-minute...
- 11/4/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
New cast members for the upcoming ITV drama Arthur & George have been announced.
Arsher Ali, Art Malik and Emma Fielding will star alongside Martin Clunes on the show.
Clunes is to play Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Ali (Four Lions, Complicit) will play George Edalji, and Malik (The Jewel in the Crown, True Lies) will play Reverend Shapurji Edalji.
Fielding (Silk, Dci Banks) will play Charlotte Edalji while Charles Edwards, Hattie Morahan and Sandra Voe also star.
Julian Barnes's novel Arthur & George, on which the series in based, tells the true story of George Edalji, a wrongly convicted man whose quest for freedom was championed by Conan Doyle.
It also explores the fascinating personal life of the Sherlock Holmes writer.
The three-parter will be written by Silent Witness and Waking the Dead scribe Ed Whitmore.
Arsher Ali, Art Malik and Emma Fielding will star alongside Martin Clunes on the show.
Clunes is to play Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Ali (Four Lions, Complicit) will play George Edalji, and Malik (The Jewel in the Crown, True Lies) will play Reverend Shapurji Edalji.
Fielding (Silk, Dci Banks) will play Charlotte Edalji while Charles Edwards, Hattie Morahan and Sandra Voe also star.
Julian Barnes's novel Arthur & George, on which the series in based, tells the true story of George Edalji, a wrongly convicted man whose quest for freedom was championed by Conan Doyle.
It also explores the fascinating personal life of the Sherlock Holmes writer.
The three-parter will be written by Silent Witness and Waking the Dead scribe Ed Whitmore.
- 9/26/2014
- Digital Spy
David Oyelowo's MI5/Guantanamo Bay thriller Complicit, which centers on the moral dilemmas posed by the war on terror, as an MI5 agent (played by Oyelowo) becomes involved in the torture of a suspected terrorist to prevent an attack in the UK, debuted on Channel 4 (in the UK) a year ago. I learned this morning that the Showtime network (here in the USA) picked up the film and is currently running it, for those of you with the cable TV channel. According to Showtime, it will next air next week Friday, May 30, at 4:10 Pm Et/Pt on The Movie Channel (a Showtime subsidiary). So set your DVRs if you're interested in seeing it, and if you won't be home during that...
- 5/19/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Colin Firth will reportedly star in upcoming thriller Eye in the Sky.
Ender's Game director Gavin Hood will helm the project, which follows a military intelligence officer charged with remotely commanding a top-secret drone operation to capture a group of terrorists from their safe-house in Nairobi.
The script has been penned by Guy Hibbert, the writer of Channel 4 series Complicit. According to Screen Daily, producers will seek funding at the upcoming Cannes film festival.
Firth's own production company Raindog Films is also involved in the project, which hopes to start shooting in South Africa this August.
Firth said that he was pleased to be involved in a movie that explores such a "crucial issue".
"The use of unmanned aircraft in modern warfare and in the so-called 'war on terror' poses critical questions for us all," he added.
Colin Firth will star opposite Reese Witherspoon in upcoming drama Devil's Knot,...
Ender's Game director Gavin Hood will helm the project, which follows a military intelligence officer charged with remotely commanding a top-secret drone operation to capture a group of terrorists from their safe-house in Nairobi.
The script has been penned by Guy Hibbert, the writer of Channel 4 series Complicit. According to Screen Daily, producers will seek funding at the upcoming Cannes film festival.
Firth's own production company Raindog Films is also involved in the project, which hopes to start shooting in South Africa this August.
Firth said that he was pleased to be involved in a movie that explores such a "crucial issue".
"The use of unmanned aircraft in modern warfare and in the so-called 'war on terror' poses critical questions for us all," he added.
Colin Firth will star opposite Reese Witherspoon in upcoming drama Devil's Knot,...
- 5/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Various production companies have begun announcing new film projects in the lead-up to the Cannes Film Market which is scheduled to begin later this month. Amongst the new films that have been announced in the past day or so:
Eye in the Sky
Gavin Hood is on board to direct and Colin Firth will lead an ensemble cast in eOne's contemporary drone warfare thriller "Eye In The Sky" which will shoot in South Africa in August.
The story follows a military intelligence officer who is charged with remotely commanding a top secret drone operation to capture a group of terrorists from their safe-house in Kenya. Guy Hibbert ("Complicit") penned the script. [Source: Screen]
Salinger's War
Writer Danny Strong ("Lee Daniels' The Butler," "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay") will make his directorial debut on "Salinger's War", a biopic of famed author J.D. Salinger for Black Label Media.
Strong wrote the script on spec...
Eye in the Sky
Gavin Hood is on board to direct and Colin Firth will lead an ensemble cast in eOne's contemporary drone warfare thriller "Eye In The Sky" which will shoot in South Africa in August.
The story follows a military intelligence officer who is charged with remotely commanding a top secret drone operation to capture a group of terrorists from their safe-house in Kenya. Guy Hibbert ("Complicit") penned the script. [Source: Screen]
Salinger's War
Writer Danny Strong ("Lee Daniels' The Butler," "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay") will make his directorial debut on "Salinger's War", a biopic of famed author J.D. Salinger for Black Label Media.
Strong wrote the script on spec...
- 5/1/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Drone warfare thriller Eye In The Sky due to shoot in South Africa from August.
eOne will bring an exciting new package to the Cannes market in the shape of contemporary thriller Eye in the Sky, set to star Colin Firth among its ensemble cast and with Gavin Hood on board to direct.
The contemporary thriller set in the shadowy world of remotely piloted “drone” warfare, written by Guy Hibbert (Complicit), follows a military intelligence officer who is charged with remotely commanding a top secret drone operation to capture a group of terrorists from their safe-house in Nairobi, Kenya.
eOne will produce in association with Colin Firth and Ged Doherty’s Raindog Films. eOne president, film production Xavier Marchand will oversee production for eOne.
eOne will directly distribute in the UK, Canada, Benelux, Spain and Australia/New Zealand.
eOne Films International president Harold van Lier and team will handle sales of the film in the Us, and...
eOne will bring an exciting new package to the Cannes market in the shape of contemporary thriller Eye in the Sky, set to star Colin Firth among its ensemble cast and with Gavin Hood on board to direct.
The contemporary thriller set in the shadowy world of remotely piloted “drone” warfare, written by Guy Hibbert (Complicit), follows a military intelligence officer who is charged with remotely commanding a top secret drone operation to capture a group of terrorists from their safe-house in Nairobi, Kenya.
eOne will produce in association with Colin Firth and Ged Doherty’s Raindog Films. eOne president, film production Xavier Marchand will oversee production for eOne.
eOne will directly distribute in the UK, Canada, Benelux, Spain and Australia/New Zealand.
eOne Films International president Harold van Lier and team will handle sales of the film in the Us, and...
- 4/30/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The global arm of AMC Networks is readying plans to launch the Sundance Channel in the UK.
Screen’s sister publication Broadcast understands that AMC/Sundance Channel Global is in carriage negotiations with pay-tv platforms including Sky, with a view to launching in 2015.
The plans follow parent firm AMC Networks’ $1bn (£600m) acquisition of Chellomedia, which operates around 40 channels around the world, last year.
The company is home to major global programme brands such as Mad Men and The Walking Dead.
Its channels include AMC, which aired Breaking Bad in the Us, female-skewing WEtv and comedy network IFC. It has been keen to establish a presence in the UK for some time and a number of sources have told Broadcast that it has now selected the Sundance Channel as its first launch.
The drive is being led by Harold Gronenthal, executive vice-president of programming and operations at AMC/Sundance Channel Global, who has been...
Screen’s sister publication Broadcast understands that AMC/Sundance Channel Global is in carriage negotiations with pay-tv platforms including Sky, with a view to launching in 2015.
The plans follow parent firm AMC Networks’ $1bn (£600m) acquisition of Chellomedia, which operates around 40 channels around the world, last year.
The company is home to major global programme brands such as Mad Men and The Walking Dead.
Its channels include AMC, which aired Breaking Bad in the Us, female-skewing WEtv and comedy network IFC. It has been keen to establish a presence in the UK for some time and a number of sources have told Broadcast that it has now selected the Sundance Channel as its first launch.
The drive is being led by Harold Gronenthal, executive vice-president of programming and operations at AMC/Sundance Channel Global, who has been...
- 4/16/2014
- ScreenDaily
SundanceTV has just announced production of the new scripted original four-hour mini-series "One Child." Written by Guy Hibbert ("Complicit," "Five Minutes in Heaven"), it will star Katie Leung ("Harry Potter") as a "Chinese-born young woman adopted by British parents" who "struggles with who she really is in order to decide where her loyalty lies." According to SundanceTV President Sarah Barnett, the series, which shoots in both London and Taiwan, "will take viewers on a very immersive journey across borders." He continued, "We're excited to add it to our 2014 scripted drama slate, accompanying 'The Red Road,' 'Rectify' and 'The Honorable Woman.'"SundanceTV will be once again collaborating with BBC Worldwide, with which it co-produced the recent "Top of the Lake"-- a critical hit that won numerous awards and was easily one of the best series of 2013. Meanwhile, another collaboration, the upcoming "The Honorable Woman," starring Maggie Gyllenhaal,...
- 4/1/2014
- by Melina Gills
- Indiewire
SundanceTV has just announced production of the new scripted original four-hour mini-series "One Child." Written by Guy Hibbert ("Complicit," "Five Minutes in Heaven"), it will star Katie Leung ("Harry Potter") as a "Chinese-born young woman adopted by British parents" who "struggles with who she really is in order to decide where her loyalty lies." According to SundanceTV Present Sarah Barnett, the series, which shoots in both London and Taiwan, "will take viewers on a very immersive journey across borders." He continued, "We're excited to add it to our 2014 scripted drama slate, accompanying 'The Red Road,' 'Rectify' and 'The Honorable Woman.'"SundanceTV will be once again collaborating with BBC Worldwide, with which it co-produced the recent "Top of the Lake"-- a critical hit that won numerous awards and was easily one of the best series of 2013. Meanwhile, another collaboration, the upcoming "The Honorable Woman," starring Maggie Gyllenhaal,...
- 4/1/2014
- by Melina Gills
- Indiewire
Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
- 1/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
Posthumous award announced as nominations revealed for the 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards.
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
Guest announcers Fernand Frimpong Jnr, from Vox Africa, and Venus vs.Mars actress Letitia Hector revealed the nominations in London (see below for full list).
Felix Dexter, the late comedian and actor, will be posthumously awarded the Edric Connor Inspiration award.
Actor-director Bill Duke, best known for his roles in Commando and Predator, is to receive the Outstanding Contribution award.
Honorary awards will also be bestowed on classic works such as Do the Right Thing, The Cosby Show and Desmond’s.
The awards ceremony will take place at Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London on Feb 23. The ceremony will be hosted by the Ali Baba, known as the Godfather of Nigerian comedy, and Caroline Chikezie, best known for her role in Us series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland.
Voting for the nominees in all categories will be open to the public from today (Jan 23) until...
- 1/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
David Oyelowo is one of those actors who's able to stay constantly busy, despite laments about the challenges black actors face. Over the last 2 years, he's appeared in Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, The Help, The Paperboy, Red Tails, Middle Of Nowhere, Lincoln, and more. Taking a look at his upcoming slate, he's an actor in demand, working on both sides of the Atlantic: look for him in The Butler, and Cynthia Mort's Nina Simone film; he's also attached to play Sugar Ray Robinson, as well as a found-footage-style hijacking thriller titled Default. There was the political thriller Complicit (it already aired in the...
- 7/10/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family and Breaking Bad were among the Monte Carlo Television Festival Golden Nymph Awards winners today (June 13).
Channel 4 series Complicit and Tina Fey also took home gongs.
The star-studded awards ceremony at the Grimaldi Forum was attended by the likes of Dallas stars Linda Gray, Brenda Strong and Patrick Duffy, Glee's Kevin McHale, Chuck Lorre, Arrow's Stephen Amell and Giancarlo Esposito.
Laurent Puons, CEO of the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo, said: "Our event in 2013 has been exceptional - beginning with a great Opening Ceremony during which Donald Sutherland was presented with the first ever Crystal Nymph Award by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.
"We have been very privileged to have such a strong line-up of jury members who have dedicated a great deal of time this week to screening many of the world's top shows. The winners they...
Channel 4 series Complicit and Tina Fey also took home gongs.
The star-studded awards ceremony at the Grimaldi Forum was attended by the likes of Dallas stars Linda Gray, Brenda Strong and Patrick Duffy, Glee's Kevin McHale, Chuck Lorre, Arrow's Stephen Amell and Giancarlo Esposito.
Laurent Puons, CEO of the Festival de Télévision de Monte-Carlo, said: "Our event in 2013 has been exceptional - beginning with a great Opening Ceremony during which Donald Sutherland was presented with the first ever Crystal Nymph Award by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.
"We have been very privileged to have such a strong line-up of jury members who have dedicated a great deal of time this week to screening many of the world's top shows. The winners they...
- 6/13/2013
- Digital Spy
The Monte-Carlo Television Festival wrapped in Monaco tonight with the Golden Nymph Awards handed out at the Grimaldi Forum. Hungarian coming-of-age TV movie Aglaja, directed by Krisztina Deák, was the big winner with four prizes. Breaking Bad, Modern Family, Borgen and Fresh Meat were also singled out. The festival has been attracting an increasing number of high-profile talent to the principality with cast members and execs in attendance this year from such shows as The Big Bang Theory, Breaking Bad, Crossing Lines, Dallas, Grimm, Hatfields & McCoys, Once Upon A Time, Revenge, Revolution and Scandal. Donald Sutherland received a Crystal Nymph Award earlier this week. Below is the full list of tonight’s winners for excellence in international television: TV Movies Best Television Film Aglaja M-rtl Zrt, Hungary Outstanding Director Krisztina Deák, Aglaja M-rtl Zrt, Hungary Outstanding Actor Arsher Ali, Complicit Many Rivers Films, UK Outstanding Actress Eszter Ónodi, Aglaja M-rtl Zrt,...
- 6/13/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
David Oyelowo's MI5/Guantanamo Bay thriller Complicit, which centers on the moral dilemmas posed by the war on terror, as an MI5 agent (played by Oyelowo) becomes involved in the torture of a suspected terrorist to prevent an attack in the UK, aired on Channel 4 (in the UK) last night, Sunday February 17th at 9pm. Needless to say, I didn't watch it, because I live in the USA, not the UK. Although I did inquire about the possibility of the film being broadcast on American TV, and the exact response I got, verbatim, was: "Hopefully soon... we'll let you know." It was previously stated that, after the film's premiere in the UK, a worldwide...
- 2/18/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Here's your first look at David Oyelowo's MI5/Guantanamo Bay thriller Complicit, which centers on the moral dilemmas posed by the war on terror, as an MI5 agent (played by Oyelowo) becomes involved in the torture of a suspected terrorist to prevent an attack in the UK. Channel 4 (UK) has revealed the tele-pic's first trailer, which is embedded at the bottom of this post. The network also set a premiere date of Sunday February 17th at 9pm. The full synopsis for the drama reads: In fighting the War on Terror is torture ever justified? David Oyelowo (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Red Tail, The Help) stars in a compelling new single drama from...
- 2/6/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Some UK TV news for next season... Of note in the below press release is the David Oyelowo MI5/Guantanamo Bay thriller titled Complicit, which centers on the moral dilemmas posed by the war on terror, as an MI5 agent (played by Oyelowo) becomes involved in the torture of a suspected terrorist to prevent an attack in the UK. We now have an official full synopsis for the drama which reads: In fighting the War on Terror is torture ever justified? David Oyelowo (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Red Tail, The Help) stars in a compelling new single drama from acclaimed writer Guy Hibbert (Blood and Oil, Five Minutes of Heaven, Omagh) that explores the murky moral compromises that...
- 7/16/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Channel 4 has announced its drama lineup for the rest of 2012 and beginning of 2013. John Simm is to star in Here and There, a one-off two-hour drama from Michael Winterbottom (The Trip) about a family living through Simm's character's prison sentence. The programme is expected to air in September or October. Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur, War Horse) is to play an ex-crime boss from Brighton in four-part series The Fear. His character Richie Becket's family firm, now run by his two sons, has to deal with a ruthless new rival gang of Albanians. In volatile circumstances, the erratic, extreme behaviour of Becket threatens to inflame the situation. The Fear is scheduled for November/December 2012. David Oyelowo (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) is the star of single drama Complicit from writer Guy Hibbert (more)...
- 7/13/2012
- by By Greg Laing
- Digital Spy
With his next starring project, Lee Daniels' The Paperboy, making its world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, Brit actor David Oyelowo (who we recently interviewed Here) will star in the Channel 4 (UK) drama titled Complicit. The project will be directed by Niall MacCormick (Albatross) from a script penned by Guy Hibbert (Omagh), and, per Oyelowo, is "about the politics of torture within MI5," adding further that it's "about that thin line that MI5 officers have to straddle in the wake of Guantanamo.” The "MI5" being the UK's internal counter-intelligence and security agency; and "Guantanamo" of course being the...
- 5/21/2012
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Content Media Corporation has acquired worldwide rights to "Complicit," a drama about terrorism and torture that begins shooting immediately in London and Morocco. The announcement was made in Cannes on Monday. Directed by Niall MacCormick and written by Guy Hibbert, the film stars David Oyelowo (left), Arsher Ali and Stephen Campbell Moore. It deals with a British intelligence agent involved in the torture of a suspected terrorist. The film will receive a UK premiere on Channel 4, which commissioned its production, before its worldwide theatrical release. "It is a privilege to be bringing...
- 5/21/2012
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
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