One might say Poor Things is an epic culmination for Ed Guiney: It’s a film ten years in the making that lurked in the shadows of the producer’s three other collaborations with director Yorgos Lanthimos (the duo also has a fifth project on the horizon: Kinds of Kindness).
Based on a novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray, Poor Things is Lanthimos’ biggest movie yet. Vivid screenwriting from Tony McNamara is brought to life by vibrant sets, costumes and music with acclaimed performances from Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef and Willem Dafoe. The film took home the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and garnered 11 Oscar nominations last month, the second most of any film behind Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
For Guiney, Poor Things has been a decade-long thrill ride on Lanthimos’ fantastical roller coaster. “His worlds are so extraordinary, his imagination is so compelling,...
Based on a novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray, Poor Things is Lanthimos’ biggest movie yet. Vivid screenwriting from Tony McNamara is brought to life by vibrant sets, costumes and music with acclaimed performances from Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef and Willem Dafoe. The film took home the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and garnered 11 Oscar nominations last month, the second most of any film behind Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
For Guiney, Poor Things has been a decade-long thrill ride on Lanthimos’ fantastical roller coaster. “His worlds are so extraordinary, his imagination is so compelling,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s wild that we don’t have more recognition for the art of casting. Casting directors have a guild with an Academy branch, but not their own Oscar category. While the work can often seem alchemical or opaque to outsiders, casting directors are really in the first line of storytellers who collaborate on a film; they have to see and expand on a director’s vision for the film’s world and find the actors who will embody what the filmmakers aim to create. So IndieWire is bringing back an old pre-pandemic feature to celebrate the storytelling work of casting.
We reached out to a number of the film industry’s top casting directors to ask them to nominate one outstanding work from this year. As it turns out, though, the casting directors we spoke to had lots of films with casting they loved this year. “Being asked to...
We reached out to a number of the film industry’s top casting directors to ask them to nominate one outstanding work from this year. As it turns out, though, the casting directors we spoke to had lots of films with casting they loved this year. “Being asked to...
- 1/4/2024
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Ted Lasso star James Lance and Hermione Norris have joined Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in the feature adaptation of Raynor Winn’s inspirational bestselling memoir The Salt Path.
The film marks the screen directing debut of Marianne Elliott, the Olivier- and Tony Award-winning director of stage hits War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Company and Death of a Salesman, as Deadline revealed in May.
The Salt Path follows married couple Raynor and Moth Winn, portrayed by Anderson and Isaacs, who, after being evicted from their farm, embark on a long and winding trek along the South West Coast path in UK’s picturesque Devon and Cornwall.
Lance has been cast as Grant, one of a handful of the disparate characters who cross paths with Raynor and Moth during their year long journey.
Norris has signed on as Polly,...
The film marks the screen directing debut of Marianne Elliott, the Olivier- and Tony Award-winning director of stage hits War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Company and Death of a Salesman, as Deadline revealed in May.
The Salt Path follows married couple Raynor and Moth Winn, portrayed by Anderson and Isaacs, who, after being evicted from their farm, embark on a long and winding trek along the South West Coast path in UK’s picturesque Devon and Cornwall.
Lance has been cast as Grant, one of a handful of the disparate characters who cross paths with Raynor and Moth during their year long journey.
Norris has signed on as Polly,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Great” Season 3 contains some titanic shifts of character — and actors — so even though AP European History has already spoiled the broad strokes of the Hulu series, spoilers ahead.
Catherine (Elle Fanning) grieves in the last five episodes of the season, leading to an eventual, equally tragic and thrilling transformation that brings her closer to becoming a great ruler with a capital-g, capital-r. But underneath the ice — metaphorically speaking, not the literal ice-covered lake into which Peter (Nicholas Hoult) falls and drowns — showrunner Tony McNamara and casting director Dixie Chassay and her team did a lot to make sure the show always felt full even with Peter gone.
Some of this happens by keeping Hoult around, playing Peter’s double Pugachev, who rabble-rouses at the behest of Archie (Adam Godley) and then starts liking all this arousal a little too much. The show also makes strategic additions to the regulars of Catherine’s court.
Catherine (Elle Fanning) grieves in the last five episodes of the season, leading to an eventual, equally tragic and thrilling transformation that brings her closer to becoming a great ruler with a capital-g, capital-r. But underneath the ice — metaphorically speaking, not the literal ice-covered lake into which Peter (Nicholas Hoult) falls and drowns — showrunner Tony McNamara and casting director Dixie Chassay and her team did a lot to make sure the show always felt full even with Peter gone.
Some of this happens by keeping Hoult around, playing Peter’s double Pugachev, who rabble-rouses at the behest of Archie (Adam Godley) and then starts liking all this arousal a little too much. The show also makes strategic additions to the regulars of Catherine’s court.
- 6/16/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
“We also all knew one another better, which is always an advantage, because it means you’re straight in with the shorthand and you can be playful,” declares casting director Dixie Chassay about the energy that permeated production on the second season of “The Great.” It allowed cast and crew to push the envelope and take more risks. For our recent webchat she adds, “We knew what this thing was, and although we didn’t know where it could journey to, it felt very alive, it felt like it had been given a really good strong base,” she explains. “The response was excellent and therefore we could really play around.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“The Great” returned for an even more outrageous second season late last year to a 100 “fresh” rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Elle Fanning stars as the titular Catherine the Great in the genre-bending Russian royalty satire for Hulu,...
“The Great” returned for an even more outrageous second season late last year to a 100 “fresh” rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Elle Fanning stars as the titular Catherine the Great in the genre-bending Russian royalty satire for Hulu,...
- 6/2/2022
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
TV nominations include ‘Normal People’ and ‘Ted Lasso’.
Rose Glass’s psychological horror Saint Maud and Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield are among the nominations for the UK Casting Directors’ Guild awards.
The third edition of the CDG Casting Awards will take place online on February 21 and encompass film, TV, theatre and commercials.
In the independent film category, Kharmel Cochrane has been nominated for her casting of Saint Maud, which stars Morfydd Clark, who was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2016.
Further nominees include Isabella Odoffin for Blue Story, Shaheen Baig for Calm with Horses,...
Rose Glass’s psychological horror Saint Maud and Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield are among the nominations for the UK Casting Directors’ Guild awards.
The third edition of the CDG Casting Awards will take place online on February 21 and encompass film, TV, theatre and commercials.
In the independent film category, Kharmel Cochrane has been nominated for her casting of Saint Maud, which stars Morfydd Clark, who was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2016.
Further nominees include Isabella Odoffin for Blue Story, Shaheen Baig for Calm with Horses,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
MediaPro CEO
Spain’s Mediapro Group has upped Laura Fernández Espeso to the role of Chief Executive Officer at its Mediapro Studio, which produces and distributes content. She has been with the company for a decade and was previously Corporate and Television Director. In the new role she will direct the management and strategy of all the productions and production companies integrated under the Mediapro Studio umbrella. Recent films out of Mediapro include Woody Allen’s Rifkin’s Festival and Official Competition with Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.
Dascham Thriller
Exclusive: Filmmaker Christian Nilsson and YouTuber Eric Tabach have partnered with production co Kamikaze Dogfight to finance Nilsson’s feature-length directorial debut Dashcam. Nilsson previously directed short film Unsubscribe, shot over Zoom, which gained prominence for topping the U.S. box office chart in June during lockdown despite only playing in one theater, grossing $25,000. The feature will star Tabach with Giorgia Whigham,...
Spain’s Mediapro Group has upped Laura Fernández Espeso to the role of Chief Executive Officer at its Mediapro Studio, which produces and distributes content. She has been with the company for a decade and was previously Corporate and Television Director. In the new role she will direct the management and strategy of all the productions and production companies integrated under the Mediapro Studio umbrella. Recent films out of Mediapro include Woody Allen’s Rifkin’s Festival and Official Competition with Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas.
Dascham Thriller
Exclusive: Filmmaker Christian Nilsson and YouTuber Eric Tabach have partnered with production co Kamikaze Dogfight to finance Nilsson’s feature-length directorial debut Dashcam. Nilsson previously directed short film Unsubscribe, shot over Zoom, which gained prominence for topping the U.S. box office chart in June during lockdown despite only playing in one theater, grossing $25,000. The feature will star Tabach with Giorgia Whigham,...
- 12/16/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman and Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
“Roma” was the big winner at the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association’s inaugural film awards, picking up a slew of prizes: Best Picture, Director, Actress, Original Screenplay, Production & Set Design, Cinematography, Editing, Sound, and Foreign-Language Film. Alfonso Cuarón’s black-and-white period piece has dominated this side of awards season, taking home top prizes from critics’ groups in Los Angeles, New York, and London, among others.
Also popular among the Leja was “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which won Best Supporting Actress for Regina King, Best Adapted Screenplay for Barry Jenkins, and Best Music for Nicholas Brittell. Full list of winners below.
Best Picture of the Year
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Cold War”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“Roma”
“A Star is Born”
“Vice”
Best Achievement in Directing
Bradley Cooper, “A Star is Born”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
Barry Jenkins, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Spike Lee,...
Also popular among the Leja was “If Beale Street Could Talk,” which won Best Supporting Actress for Regina King, Best Adapted Screenplay for Barry Jenkins, and Best Music for Nicholas Brittell. Full list of winners below.
Best Picture of the Year
“Black Panther”
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
“Cold War”
“The Favourite”
“Green Book”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“Roma”
“A Star is Born”
“Vice”
Best Achievement in Directing
Bradley Cooper, “A Star is Born”
Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”
Barry Jenkins, “If Beale Street Could Talk”
Spike Lee,...
- 1/21/2019
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
‘Roma,’ Alfonso Cuaron‘s nostalgic ode to his ’70s childhood in Mexico City, won over the 84-member Alliance of Women Film Journalists — including me. The stunning black-and-white Netflix release pocketed five Eda wins: Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Non-English Film, Best Editing and Best Director. Coming in second were those cutthroat royals in “The Favourite” with four wins, including Olivia Colman as Best Actress.
The all-female group’s 12th annual competition once again salutes the best – and some of the worst – in the world of film with 25 categories in three sections. There are the general Best of Awards, Female Focus Awards and Eda Special Mention Awards whose nominees are picked by those Awfj members who send in a nominating ballot. There is room for the good, including Viola Davis of “Widows” receiving the “Actress Defying Age and Ageism Award,” and the bad, as in Jennifer Lawrence of “Red Sparrow,” who...
The all-female group’s 12th annual competition once again salutes the best – and some of the worst – in the world of film with 25 categories in three sections. There are the general Best of Awards, Female Focus Awards and Eda Special Mention Awards whose nominees are picked by those Awfj members who send in a nominating ballot. There is room for the good, including Viola Davis of “Widows” receiving the “Actress Defying Age and Ageism Award,” and the bad, as in Jennifer Lawrence of “Red Sparrow,” who...
- 1/11/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
The 84-member Alliance of Women Film Journalists – which includes me — have announced their nominees for the 2018 Awfj Eda Awards. The all-female group’s 12th annual awards once again salute the best – and some of the worst – in the world of film with 25 categories in three sections. There are the general Best of Awards, Female Focus Awards and Eda Special Mention Awards whose nominees are picked by those Awfj members who send in a nominating ballot.
Which film ruled over the field of contenders? That would be that royal bitch stitch,“The Favourite,” with 11 nods, including Best Film as well as director, original screenplay, actress, two supporting actresses, ensemble, cinematography and editing. Three other titles had the second-most nominations with eight apiece: “Leave No Trace,” “Roma” and “Vice.” Meanwhile, “BlackKklansman,” “Black Panther” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” came in third with five spots each.
But the Awfj is best known...
Which film ruled over the field of contenders? That would be that royal bitch stitch,“The Favourite,” with 11 nods, including Best Film as well as director, original screenplay, actress, two supporting actresses, ensemble, cinematography and editing. Three other titles had the second-most nominations with eight apiece: “Leave No Trace,” “Roma” and “Vice.” Meanwhile, “BlackKklansman,” “Black Panther” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” came in third with five spots each.
But the Awfj is best known...
- 12/22/2018
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
“The Favourite” outpaced the field at the British Independent Film Awards with a record haul of 10 prizes, including best film, best actress for Olivia Colman, best supporting actress for Rachel Weisz and best director for Yorgos Lanthimos. The darkly comic costume drama had been expected to fare well after receiving 13 nominations, and its five trophies at Sunday night’s starry ceremony in London came on top of five craft awards handed out earlier.
Colman’s performance as a gouty, capricious Queen Anne earned her her fourth Bifa and maintained her record of winning each time she has been nominated.
Joe Cole won the award for best actor for his portrayal of a boxer in a Thai prison, in “A Prayer Before Dawn.” “American Animals,” “You Were Never Really Here,” and “Ray and Liz” walked away with a pair of awards each, and Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” was named best international film.
Colman’s performance as a gouty, capricious Queen Anne earned her her fourth Bifa and maintained her record of winning each time she has been nominated.
Joe Cole won the award for best actor for his portrayal of a boxer in a Thai prison, in “A Prayer Before Dawn.” “American Animals,” “You Were Never Really Here,” and “Ray and Liz” walked away with a pair of awards each, and Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” was named best international film.
- 12/2/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Ahead of its annual awards show, the British Independent Film Awards have unveiled its winners for a number of craft categories, including such key categories as best cinematography and best effects. This year’s batch of winners is led by Yorgos Lanthimos’ raucous period drama “The Favourite,” which dominated the field with five major wins, including best cinematography for the lauded Robbie Ryan, best costume design for perennial favorite Sandy Powell, and best casting for Dixie Chassay. Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here” also picked up a pair of wins, including best music for Jonny Greenwood and best sound for Paul Davies.
This year’s Bifa awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, December 2. As previously announced, Felicity Jones will receive this year’s Variety Award, which recognizes a director, actor, writer, or producer who has made a global impact and helped focus the international spotlight on the UK.
This year’s Bifa awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, December 2. As previously announced, Felicity Jones will receive this year’s Variety Award, which recognizes a director, actor, writer, or producer who has made a global impact and helped focus the international spotlight on the UK.
- 11/15/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Other winners were ‘You Were Never Really Here’, ‘American Animals’ and ‘Early Man’.
The Favourite was the big winner of the British Independent Film Awards’ (BIFAs) craft categories, announced today (Nov 15).
Yorgos Lanthimos’ historical comedy won five awards: best casting for Dixie Chassay, best cinematography for Robbie Ryan, best costume design for Sandy Powell, best make up and hair design for Nadia Stacey and best production design for Fiona Crombie.
You Were Never Really Here won two awards; best music for Jonny Greenwood and best sound for Paul Davies.
The other awards went to American Animals, which won best editing for Nick Fenton,...
The Favourite was the big winner of the British Independent Film Awards’ (BIFAs) craft categories, announced today (Nov 15).
Yorgos Lanthimos’ historical comedy won five awards: best casting for Dixie Chassay, best cinematography for Robbie Ryan, best costume design for Sandy Powell, best make up and hair design for Nadia Stacey and best production design for Fiona Crombie.
You Were Never Really Here won two awards; best music for Jonny Greenwood and best sound for Paul Davies.
The other awards went to American Animals, which won best editing for Nick Fenton,...
- 11/15/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar-tipped The Favourite has already landed its first batch of awards.
The period drama — starring Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone — dominated in the craft categories of the British Independent Film Awards, picking up five honors.
More than two weeks before the full Bifa ceremony, The Favourite took the best casting honor for Dixie Chassay, the best cinematography award for Robbie Ryan, best costume design for Sandy Powell, best makeup and hair design for Nadia Stacey and best production design for Fiona Crombie.
Elsewhere, Lynne Ramsay's thriller You Were Never Really Here picked up ...
The period drama — starring Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone — dominated in the craft categories of the British Independent Film Awards, picking up five honors.
More than two weeks before the full Bifa ceremony, The Favourite took the best casting honor for Dixie Chassay, the best cinematography award for Robbie Ryan, best costume design for Sandy Powell, best makeup and hair design for Nadia Stacey and best production design for Fiona Crombie.
Elsewhere, Lynne Ramsay's thriller You Were Never Really Here picked up ...
- 11/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar-tipped The Favourite has already landed its first batch of awards.
The period drama — starring Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone — dominated in the craft categories of the British Independent Film Awards, picking up five honors.
More than two weeks before the full Bifa ceremony, The Favourite took the best casting honor for Dixie Chassay, the best cinematography award for Robbie Ryan, best costume design for Sandy Powell, best makeup and hair design for Nadia Stacey and best production design for Fiona Crombie.
Elsewhere, Lynne Ramsay's thriller You Were Never Really Here picked up ...
The period drama — starring Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone — dominated in the craft categories of the British Independent Film Awards, picking up five honors.
More than two weeks before the full Bifa ceremony, The Favourite took the best casting honor for Dixie Chassay, the best cinematography award for Robbie Ryan, best costume design for Sandy Powell, best makeup and hair design for Nadia Stacey and best production design for Fiona Crombie.
Elsewhere, Lynne Ramsay's thriller You Were Never Really Here picked up ...
- 11/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The awards shows will continue until morale improves. That’s good news for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite,” which got off to a great start by winning both Best Actress for Olivia Colman and a Special Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and now leads all movies with 13 nominations at the British Independent Film Awards. Following it are “American Animals” (11), “Beast” (10), and “You Were Never Really Here” (8); all are nominated for the top prize, as is “Disobedience.”
Also well represented is Rachel Weisz, whose roles in “Disobedience” and “The Favourite” have her up for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively; her co-stars in both films — Olivia Colman and Emma Stone in “The Favourite,” Rachel McAdams in “Disobedience” — are all nominated as well.
This year’s Bifa ceremony takes place on Sunday, December 2 in London. Here’s the full list of nominees:
Best British Independent Film
American Animals Bart Layton,...
Also well represented is Rachel Weisz, whose roles in “Disobedience” and “The Favourite” have her up for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively; her co-stars in both films — Olivia Colman and Emma Stone in “The Favourite,” Rachel McAdams in “Disobedience” — are all nominated as well.
This year’s Bifa ceremony takes place on Sunday, December 2 in London. Here’s the full list of nominees:
Best British Independent Film
American Animals Bart Layton,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Dixie Chassay Casting are looking for a Middle Eastern/North African
Arabic Speaking Male Teenager Aged 13-16Yrs for a feature film shooting from June this year.
Professional acting experience is a bonus, but not required.
Applicants do not need to be fluent in Arabic, but must be able to learn some Arabic dialogue and speak accented English.
Suitable applicants, please write to us via email: assistantdixiechassay@gmail.com
Please be sure to include a recent snapshot, age and location.
Valid passport is also needed.
Thank you,Dixie Chassay Casting...
Arabic Speaking Male Teenager Aged 13-16Yrs for a feature film shooting from June this year.
Professional acting experience is a bonus, but not required.
Applicants do not need to be fluent in Arabic, but must be able to learn some Arabic dialogue and speak accented English.
Suitable applicants, please write to us via email: assistantdixiechassay@gmail.com
Please be sure to include a recent snapshot, age and location.
Valid passport is also needed.
Thank you,Dixie Chassay Casting...
- 4/21/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Dixie Chassay Casting are looking for Identical Twin Girls Aged 7-12Yrs for a feature film shooting this summer.
Professional acting experience is a bonus, but not required.
This feature film will shoot in London 12th July - 8th August. Any applicants must be available during this period and ideally based in London/Greater London.
Suitable applicants, please write to Dixie Chassay Casting via email:
This Casting Has Now Closed
Please be sure to include a recent snapshot, age, and experience and location.
Professional acting experience is a bonus, but not required.
This feature film will shoot in London 12th July - 8th August. Any applicants must be available during this period and ideally based in London/Greater London.
Suitable applicants, please write to Dixie Chassay Casting via email:
This Casting Has Now Closed
Please be sure to include a recent snapshot, age, and experience and location.
- 6/19/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Dixie Chassay Casting are seeking a teenage girl for a role in a feature film.
Ethnicity is open. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds e.g. Afro Caribbean, Asian, European etc.
The film will shoot summer 2015.
Applicants Must be aged 16-18yrs. Playing age for role is 13-15yrs.
-Age & Dob
-Height
-Location
-Short paragraph telling us about yourself
-Clear, recent snapshot with no make up
Please email submission to: This Casting Is Now Closed...
Ethnicity is open. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds e.g. Afro Caribbean, Asian, European etc.
The film will shoot summer 2015.
Applicants Must be aged 16-18yrs. Playing age for role is 13-15yrs.
-Age & Dob
-Height
-Location
-Short paragraph telling us about yourself
-Clear, recent snapshot with no make up
Please email submission to: This Casting Is Now Closed...
- 4/8/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Shooting starts later this month in West Yorkshire on Get Santa, the new family Christmas film from Scott Free Productions, starring Jim Broadbent.
An open casting was held to find the boy to play the lead role, and nine year old Kit Connor from London scooped the role. He will star alongside Rafe Spall as his father Steve, and Jim Broadbent as Santa.
Kit (represented by Mark Jermin Management) played Archie in Cbbc's Rocket Island and also appeared in Doctor Who - An Adventure in Space and Time and Channel 4 comedy Chickens.
Here's the synopsis:
Steve Anderson hasn't always been the perfect father. It's tough to be when you're in prison for driving the getaway car in an attempted jewel theft.
But Steve served his time and getting out just before Christmas provides him with the perfect occasion to reconnect with his son, Tom. It's been three years, it won't be easy,...
An open casting was held to find the boy to play the lead role, and nine year old Kit Connor from London scooped the role. He will star alongside Rafe Spall as his father Steve, and Jim Broadbent as Santa.
Kit (represented by Mark Jermin Management) played Archie in Cbbc's Rocket Island and also appeared in Doctor Who - An Adventure in Space and Time and Channel 4 comedy Chickens.
Here's the synopsis:
Steve Anderson hasn't always been the perfect father. It's tough to be when you're in prison for driving the getaway car in an attempted jewel theft.
But Steve served his time and getting out just before Christmas provides him with the perfect occasion to reconnect with his son, Tom. It's been three years, it won't be easy,...
- 1/11/2014
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Open Casting Call For Feature Film
Dixie Chassay Casting are looking for a Boy aged 8-10yrs for the lead role in a feature film, by Scott Free Films, produced by Ridley Scott.
Get Santa tells the story of a father and son who set out to save Christmas: they must find Rudolph, travel to Lapland, befriend the elves and break Santa out of jail...
Shooting from Jan 2014.
Acting experience not necessary. Can be from anywhere in the UK.
Please visit our website for details on how to apply:
www.getsantacasting.com
Make sure you follow us on twitter! @dixiechassay...
Dixie Chassay Casting are looking for a Boy aged 8-10yrs for the lead role in a feature film, by Scott Free Films, produced by Ridley Scott.
Get Santa tells the story of a father and son who set out to save Christmas: they must find Rudolph, travel to Lapland, befriend the elves and break Santa out of jail...
Shooting from Jan 2014.
Acting experience not necessary. Can be from anywhere in the UK.
Please visit our website for details on how to apply:
www.getsantacasting.com
Make sure you follow us on twitter! @dixiechassay...
- 9/27/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Feature Sarah Dobbs 12 Jul 2013 - 05:39
With his latest film, Trap For Cinderella, out in UK cinemas now, director Iain Softley talks about film locations, Hackers and more...
Iain Softley is a filmmaker who’s hard to categorise. His career is pretty fascinating, because it’s almost impossible to predict what kind of film he’ll make next. His first film was a drama about the early career of the Beatles, which he followed with an unconventional action movie about computer hackers. Then he made a period drama. Then a weird sci-fi movie set in a mental hospital. Then a spooky horror film, and followed it up with a fantasy movie for kids. How many directors can you name who’ve made a series of films that diverse?
His new film, Trap For Cinderella, is yet another different kind of movie, and maybe one of the most difficult to categorise...
With his latest film, Trap For Cinderella, out in UK cinemas now, director Iain Softley talks about film locations, Hackers and more...
Iain Softley is a filmmaker who’s hard to categorise. His career is pretty fascinating, because it’s almost impossible to predict what kind of film he’ll make next. His first film was a drama about the early career of the Beatles, which he followed with an unconventional action movie about computer hackers. Then he made a period drama. Then a weird sci-fi movie set in a mental hospital. Then a spooky horror film, and followed it up with a fantasy movie for kids. How many directors can you name who’ve made a series of films that diverse?
His new film, Trap For Cinderella, is yet another different kind of movie, and maybe one of the most difficult to categorise...
- 7/11/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Anna Karenina is acclaimed director Joe Wright’s bold, theatrical new vision of the epic story of love, stirringly adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s great novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love). The film marks the third collaboration of the director with Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley and Academy Award-nominated producers Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Paul Webster, following their award-winning box office successes Pride & Prejudice and Atonement.
The story unfolds in its original late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from the passion between adulterers to the bond between a mother and her children. As Anna (Ms. Knightley) questions her happiness, change comes to her family, friends, and community. The film is in theaters November 30, 2012.
Enter for a chance to win a Anna Karenina prizepack from Focus Features and Wamg.
Two (2) winners will receive:
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The story unfolds in its original late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from the passion between adulterers to the bond between a mother and her children. As Anna (Ms. Knightley) questions her happiness, change comes to her family, friends, and community. The film is in theaters November 30, 2012.
Enter for a chance to win a Anna Karenina prizepack from Focus Features and Wamg.
Two (2) winners will receive:
Copy...
- 11/26/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director Joe Wright brings to the screen the epic love story Anna Karenina, starring Keira Knightley and adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (“Shakespeare in Love”). The story unfolds in its original late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from the passion between adulterers to the bond between a mother and her children. As Anna (Ms. Knightley) questions her happiness, change comes to her family, friends, and community.
Anna Karenina is in theatres November 16 (Limited).
Focus Features and Wamg invite you to enter to win a pass to the advance screening of Anna Karenina on November 20 at 7Pm in St. Louis.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Fill Out Your Name And E-mail Address Below. Real First Name Required.
3. Answer The Following Question:...
Anna Karenina is in theatres November 16 (Limited).
Focus Features and Wamg invite you to enter to win a pass to the advance screening of Anna Karenina on November 20 at 7Pm in St. Louis.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Fill Out Your Name And E-mail Address Below. Real First Name Required.
3. Answer The Following Question:...
- 11/12/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A major feature film is currently looking for a family of children to feature alongside Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Johnson.
The casting directors of director Joe Wright's next film Anna Karenina are looking for brothers and sisters (or cousins) to play the five children of the Oblonskys, who are to be played by Matthew Macfadyen and Kelly Macdonald. The children range in age from two to eight and the group must include a girl of around eight to play Tanya, the Oblonskys’ eldest daughter.
‘We want to capture that messy charm that comes with big families,’ Dixie Chassay, one of the casting team, explained to the Daily Mail.
‘Dolly (Kelly Macdonald) is always pregnant. It’s always about family, and we want to capture that with brothers and sisters and cousins who play and are noisy and who laugh together.
They are also looking for a boy...
The casting directors of director Joe Wright's next film Anna Karenina are looking for brothers and sisters (or cousins) to play the five children of the Oblonskys, who are to be played by Matthew Macfadyen and Kelly Macdonald. The children range in age from two to eight and the group must include a girl of around eight to play Tanya, the Oblonskys’ eldest daughter.
‘We want to capture that messy charm that comes with big families,’ Dixie Chassay, one of the casting team, explained to the Daily Mail.
‘Dolly (Kelly Macdonald) is always pregnant. It’s always about family, and we want to capture that with brothers and sisters and cousins who play and are noisy and who laugh together.
They are also looking for a boy...
- 6/3/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Dixie Chassay is a child casting director (Atonement, Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban)
She is currently looking for a Caucasian (no specific look) 9 year old boy (or must be 9 years by end of April 2011). Can be up to 11 years old if he is comes across as young for his age. It is for a Warner Brothers film starring Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes.
Anyone interested, please send:
- Name of child
- A clear picture
- Height
- Full contact details for parent
to:
Isabella
Assistant to Dixie Chassay
assistantdixiechassay@gmail.com
All auditions are invite only.
She is currently looking for a Caucasian (no specific look) 9 year old boy (or must be 9 years by end of April 2011). Can be up to 11 years old if he is comes across as young for his age. It is for a Warner Brothers film starring Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes.
Anyone interested, please send:
- Name of child
- A clear picture
- Height
- Full contact details for parent
to:
Isabella
Assistant to Dixie Chassay
assistantdixiechassay@gmail.com
All auditions are invite only.
- 1/7/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
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