“Mr. Malcolm’s List” has a scrumptious light charm. It’s a Regency romance set in London in 1818, where someone in the film is being fooled at every moment. The deceptions and symmetries are standard, but this is the kind of movie that rises or falls on whether the actors can carry the duplicity — and the innocence — aloft. And the actors here are marvelous: tart, stylish, emotionally vibrant, never more knowing than when they’re being duped.
The film, directed with an alluring blend of badinage and upper-crust sensuality by Emma Holly Jones, is based on a novel by Suzanne Allain (who wrote the screenplay), which was published in 2020 and designed to be a playful riff on Jane Austen. Yet it’s funny how big-screen adaptations in the “Masterpiece Theatre” genre can work. “Mr. Malcolm’s List” is Jane Austen Lite, but if you watch, say, the 2005 film version of “Pride and Prejudice,...
The film, directed with an alluring blend of badinage and upper-crust sensuality by Emma Holly Jones, is based on a novel by Suzanne Allain (who wrote the screenplay), which was published in 2020 and designed to be a playful riff on Jane Austen. Yet it’s funny how big-screen adaptations in the “Masterpiece Theatre” genre can work. “Mr. Malcolm’s List” is Jane Austen Lite, but if you watch, say, the 2005 film version of “Pride and Prejudice,...
- 7/2/2022
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
'Fantastic Four' 2015 with Miles Teller, Kate Mara, The Thing (Jamie Bell) and Michael B. Jordan. 'Fantastic Four' 2015 box office: A costly domestic flop in the making? Fantastic Four 2015, a 20th Century Fox release “in association with Marvel Entertainment,” is about to become the biggest big-budget superhero(es) dud at the domestic office since at least The Green Hornet (not to be confused with the equally underwhelming Green Lantern) four years ago. Directed by Josh Trank, who dissed the film's final edit on Twitter (see more details below), Fantastic Four stars Kate Mara (Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman), Miles Teller (Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic), Michael B. Jordan (Johnny Storm / The Human Torch), and Jamie Bell (Ben Grimm / The Thing). A while back, Fantastic Four became the subject of ardent arguments because of Michael B. Jordan's ethnicity: unlike the Fruitvale Station actor, the comic books' Johnny Storm is white.
- 8/8/2015
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
It's currently being reported that Barkhad Abdi earned just $65,000 (£38,880) for his BAFTA-winning role in the $55 million-budgeted Captain Philips.
The 28-year-old Somalian-born actor made his debut alongside Tom Hanks in the Oscar-nominated drama, and according to The New Yorker was reduced to living off per diems from studio Sony Pictures at the Beverly Hills Hotel while promoting the film.
Meanwhile it's estimated that Hanks made a staggering $50 million from his lead part in the Paul Greengrass film.
We find other surprisingly low movie salaries - from low-budgeted films to blockbusters, accepted by up-and-coming newbies to certified stars - below:
1. Jonah Hill - Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Jonah Hill recently disclosed that he earned $60,000 (£36,200) for his role in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, for which he was Oscar nominated.
The 30-year-old actor said on The Howard Stern Show that he was paid the five-figure sum "before commissions and taxes...
The 28-year-old Somalian-born actor made his debut alongside Tom Hanks in the Oscar-nominated drama, and according to The New Yorker was reduced to living off per diems from studio Sony Pictures at the Beverly Hills Hotel while promoting the film.
Meanwhile it's estimated that Hanks made a staggering $50 million from his lead part in the Paul Greengrass film.
We find other surprisingly low movie salaries - from low-budgeted films to blockbusters, accepted by up-and-coming newbies to certified stars - below:
1. Jonah Hill - Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Jonah Hill recently disclosed that he earned $60,000 (£36,200) for his role in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, for which he was Oscar nominated.
The 30-year-old actor said on The Howard Stern Show that he was paid the five-figure sum "before commissions and taxes...
- 3/6/2014
- Digital Spy
Chicago – First Joe Wright sucked the life out of “Anna Karenina” with his meticulously choreographed, self-conscious pageantry. Then Baz Luhrmann proved that while heavy-handed spectacle may have appealed to Jay Gatsby himself, it was a recipe for disaster when applied to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s prose. Nothing kills off the power of a metaphor more than a large neon sign erected to underline its significance.
After seeing Andrea Arnold’s quietly mesmerizing adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 classic “Wuthering Heights,” I’m now hungering to see her take on other literary landmarks, particularly “The Great Gatsby.” Luhrmann’s film hammers home the meaning of Fitzgerald’s writing with such aggravating pomp and circumstance, complete with entire sections of text materializing onscreen, I was half-expecting to see a bouncing Gatsby head spring off each word as it was dutifully recited. Though Wright and Luhrmann pride themselves on their filmic exuberance, Arnold...
After seeing Andrea Arnold’s quietly mesmerizing adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 classic “Wuthering Heights,” I’m now hungering to see her take on other literary landmarks, particularly “The Great Gatsby.” Luhrmann’s film hammers home the meaning of Fitzgerald’s writing with such aggravating pomp and circumstance, complete with entire sections of text materializing onscreen, I was half-expecting to see a bouncing Gatsby head spring off each word as it was dutifully recited. Though Wright and Luhrmann pride themselves on their filmic exuberance, Arnold...
- 5/9/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
After garnering considerable critical acclaim on its full release last year, Andrea Arnold's bruisingly beautiful adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic "Wuthering Heights" will be coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week. Following her unsettling but highly praised Cannes Jury Prize-winner "Fish Tank" -- a fairly grimy slice of British social realism -- with a romance classic, one already well-served by high-class adaptations, the film was seen in many quarters as something of an odd choice. The result though, to quote our grade A review out of Venice, was "superb," "groundbreaking" and "Terrence Malick-like," confirmation of a serious and formidable talent in British cinema. The film stars Kaya Scodelario as a younger-than-usual Cathy and James Howson as the fierce and troubled Heathcliff, the first black actor to take on the role. It also arguably has a third star in one of our favorite cinematographers, Robbie Ryan ("Berberian Sound Studio,...
- 4/23/2013
- by Kieran McMahon
- The Playlist
Chicago – Andrea Arnold continues to make the case that she’s one of the world’s most interesting filmmakers with the unexpected creative success of her adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” a story that may not at first seem to fit in her narrative framework but proves to be a perfect choice for this multi-talented filmmaker. Bringing the grit and realism that made “Red Road” and “Fish Tank” such dramatic forces, Arnold doesn’t merely adapt Bronte’s story but retells it in her own style, creating a film that can be frustratingly languid to start but becomes mesmerizing as it progresses, fully transporting the viewer to a world with characters that most of us know in a story English majors could tell you by heart and somehow makes it feel new. Arnold takes Bronte’s work and makes it both more realistic and more poetic. She makes daring decisions and...
- 11/30/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Monthly Movie Preview – November 2012
In a very crude generalization, the last three or four months of the calendar year is like the summer movie season for “smart” movies. Instead of being overloaded with expensive “tentpole” wannabe blockbusters, we instead are bombarded with wannabe Oscar-winners, some of them demanding gold statues for their promising casting alone. In that regard, the month of November has such releases as Life of Pi, Flight, Hitchcock, The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, Anna Karenina, and more.
However, this is still the Hollywood we love, so there’s plenty of mainstream fare soon to be at our disposal. This month offers us the conclusion to a highly lucrative teen horror franchise (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2), a new James Bond movie (Skyfall), a remake of the ’80s masterpiece Red Dawn, and a Disney movie based on video game history (Wreck-It Ralph).
Take Our Poll November 2
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In a very crude generalization, the last three or four months of the calendar year is like the summer movie season for “smart” movies. Instead of being overloaded with expensive “tentpole” wannabe blockbusters, we instead are bombarded with wannabe Oscar-winners, some of them demanding gold statues for their promising casting alone. In that regard, the month of November has such releases as Life of Pi, Flight, Hitchcock, The Silver Linings Playbook, Lincoln, Anna Karenina, and more.
However, this is still the Hollywood we love, so there’s plenty of mainstream fare soon to be at our disposal. This month offers us the conclusion to a highly lucrative teen horror franchise (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2), a new James Bond movie (Skyfall), a remake of the ’80s masterpiece Red Dawn, and a Disney movie based on video game history (Wreck-It Ralph).
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- 11/2/2012
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Wuthering Heights
Directed by Andrea Arnold
Written by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed
United Kingdom, 2011
In bringing Wuthering Heights, perhaps the stormiest of the Victorian-era romances, to life on film once again, director and co-writer Andrea Arnold gives the story a fresh, arty, and bleak new coat of paint. The tale of Heathcliff and Catherine, star-crossed lovers on the English moors doomed to failure, has always been stark, a harsh depiction of life on the outskirts. But Arnold’s approach, best exemplified by the very deliberate in-your-face, hand-held cinematography, is a daring and impressive take, eschewing melodrama for the most part.
Adapting novels to the big screen is always tricky, and Arnold’s choice to present the struggles of its two leads internally at first seems like a sure sign of failure. However, the way she portrays Heathcliff and Catherine through her direction and the script (co-written by Olivia Hetreed) in such a spare,...
Directed by Andrea Arnold
Written by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed
United Kingdom, 2011
In bringing Wuthering Heights, perhaps the stormiest of the Victorian-era romances, to life on film once again, director and co-writer Andrea Arnold gives the story a fresh, arty, and bleak new coat of paint. The tale of Heathcliff and Catherine, star-crossed lovers on the English moors doomed to failure, has always been stark, a harsh depiction of life on the outskirts. But Arnold’s approach, best exemplified by the very deliberate in-your-face, hand-held cinematography, is a daring and impressive take, eschewing melodrama for the most part.
Adapting novels to the big screen is always tricky, and Arnold’s choice to present the struggles of its two leads internally at first seems like a sure sign of failure. However, the way she portrays Heathcliff and Catherine through her direction and the script (co-written by Olivia Hetreed) in such a spare,...
- 10/19/2012
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
When we first meet Heathcliff (James Howson) he repeatedly throws his body against the graffitied wall of a seemingly abandoned bedroom. Heathcliff is like a caged primal beast, driven mad to the point of this masochistic behavior. Suddenly we flash back, several years later, to a younger Heathcliff's (Solomon Glave) reluctant submersion into the civilized world of the Earnshaw's household by the family's patriarch (Paul Hilton). Covered in filth and riddled with scars, Heathcliff is assumed to be a young Afro-Caribbean slave who has escaped captivity, somehow finding his way to the sparsely settled Yorkshire moors. Heathcliff discovers a kindred untamed spirit in Catherine Earnshaw (Shannon Beer), whose face is still a bit chubby with baby fat, signifying her innocence and youth. Together they frolic like feral beasts in the fog and rain of the English countryside, unbridled by parental supervision; only to return home to be beaten and reprimanded for their childish incivilities.
- 10/13/2012
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Get a jump on plans for your weekend. Two much talked about films are making their USA theatrical debuts today. First... It feels like we have been talking about the British adaptation of Wuthering Heights forever. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2011. And now, finally, those in the USA will get to see Andrea Arnold's adaptation of the classic novel by Emily Bronte. Our interest in the film was sparked when we heard that Arnold decided her Heathcliff would be played by James Howson. Howson, a young black actor, is the first black actor to have the opportunity to play Heathcliff in a feature film. Arnold based her casting on...
- 10/5/2012
- by Natasha Greeves
- ShadowAndAct
Wuthering Heights
Directed by Andrea Arnold
Screenplay by Olivia Hetreed
2011, UK
Based on Emily Brontë’s gothic novel from over 160 years ago, Wuthering Heights is a surprising choice for Andrea Arnold’s third feature. Fans of previous film adaptations are most likely to be disappointed in the new big screen version as this radical new take is refreshingly different: dark and twisted, peppered with profanity, brief moments of nudity and animalistic sexual behaviour.
Arnold has been one of the most exciting female directors to emerge in the last decade or so. The former television presenter won an Oscar for her short film Wasp in 2005, and made her feature debut the following year with the gritty revenge-themed thriller Red Road. It went on to win the Jury Prize at Cannes that year and Arnold won the BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer. Her followup, Fish Tank, garnered even more acclaim internationally.
Arnold continues to cast nonprofessionals,...
Directed by Andrea Arnold
Screenplay by Olivia Hetreed
2011, UK
Based on Emily Brontë’s gothic novel from over 160 years ago, Wuthering Heights is a surprising choice for Andrea Arnold’s third feature. Fans of previous film adaptations are most likely to be disappointed in the new big screen version as this radical new take is refreshingly different: dark and twisted, peppered with profanity, brief moments of nudity and animalistic sexual behaviour.
Arnold has been one of the most exciting female directors to emerge in the last decade or so. The former television presenter won an Oscar for her short film Wasp in 2005, and made her feature debut the following year with the gritty revenge-themed thriller Red Road. It went on to win the Jury Prize at Cannes that year and Arnold won the BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer. Her followup, Fish Tank, garnered even more acclaim internationally.
Arnold continues to cast nonprofessionals,...
- 10/4/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Having tremendous respect for writer-director Andrea Arnold’s Red Road and Fish Tank, I writhed in discomfort through most of Wuthering Heights — specifically, through any shot with people as opposed to wind, rain, or wind and rain together, or various parts of the unruly Yorkshire landscape. Arnold, you see, has chosen to counter the stuffiness of old-fashioned Great Literature adaptations by making the style of the film an objective correlative for the lovers’ uncontrollable passion, which means a camera that sways and swerves and sometimes fairly trembles with longing. The theory works. The movie doesn’t.Arnold’s Heathcliff (Solomon Glave when young; James Howson when he trudges back to Wuthering Heights after a long absence) is black, a bold choice that works — especially given that previous Heathcliffs (from Laurence Olivier to Timothy Dalton) would have looked quite at home in Yorkshire with slightly better grooming. This one can never entirely fit in.
- 10/4/2012
- by David Edelstein
- Vulture
Experience Wuthering Heights like never before with Andrea Arnold's visceral and poetic retelling of Emily Brontë's Gothic classic. While the novel has gone through a long cycle of adaptations from television to film and back again, Arnold's version is a welcome change from the traditional potboilers. Robbie Ryan's gritty photography combines with Arnold's instinctive grasp of Cathy and Heathcliff's obsessive and destructive relationship to make for a refreshingly heartfelt film. Instead of casting established actors in the vein of Laurence Olivier and Ralph Fiennes, Arnold chose James Howson for her adult Heathcliff, giving the unknown actor the double distinction of being the youngest actor and the first black man to ever play the complex anti-hero. We were lucky enough to sit down with Andrea Arnold to discuss obsession, harsh shooting conditions and the challenges of working with first-time actors. Tribeca: Your films are so fiercely original,...
- 10/4/2012
- TribecaFilm.com
Such Great Heights: Andrea Arnold’s Provocative Adaptation Revitalizes Classic Tale
While she’s stated herself that she dislikes the idea of adapting a novel to film, director Andrea Arnold has surprised and surpassed negative connotations with this often bastardizing notion to create one of the most beautiful, original and outstanding interpretations of Emily Bronte’s beloved novel of tempestuous love, Wuthering Heights. Not to mention, the classic tale has been filmed numerous times and to varying degrees (Bunuel’s glorious 1954 version has stood as the most worthwhile but most unavailable stateside, leaving Merle Oberon and Juliette Binoche versions as the definitive cinematic versions to Western eyes), but Arnold has to be given credit for making this a vision all her own, and, inadvertently, she carries with it a cinematic hope that fresh life can indeed be brought to twice told tales, though, to be honest, this kind of treat is considerably rare.
While she’s stated herself that she dislikes the idea of adapting a novel to film, director Andrea Arnold has surprised and surpassed negative connotations with this often bastardizing notion to create one of the most beautiful, original and outstanding interpretations of Emily Bronte’s beloved novel of tempestuous love, Wuthering Heights. Not to mention, the classic tale has been filmed numerous times and to varying degrees (Bunuel’s glorious 1954 version has stood as the most worthwhile but most unavailable stateside, leaving Merle Oberon and Juliette Binoche versions as the definitive cinematic versions to Western eyes), but Arnold has to be given credit for making this a vision all her own, and, inadvertently, she carries with it a cinematic hope that fresh life can indeed be brought to twice told tales, though, to be honest, this kind of treat is considerably rare.
- 10/3/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Get a jump on plans for your weekend. Two much talked about films make their way to a theater near you. It feels like we have been talking about the British adaptation of Wuthering Heights forever, it premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2011. Finally, we will get to see Andrea Arnolds adaptation of the classic novel by Emily Bronte. Our interest in the film was sparked when we heard that Arnold decided her Heathcliff would be played by James Howson. Howson a young black actor, is the first black actor to have the opportunity to play Heathcliff. Arnold based her casting on Bronte's description of Heathcliff as "dark-skinned gypsy in...
- 10/1/2012
- by Natasha Greeves
- ShadowAndAct
Title: Wuthering Heights Oscilloscope Laboratories Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten Grade: C Director: Andrea Arnold Screenwriter: Andrea Arnold, Olivia Hetreed, from Emily Brontë’s novel Cast: James Howson, Kaya Scodelario, Steve Evets, Nichola Burley, Oliver Milburn, Lee Shaw Screened at: Broadway, NYC, 9/25/12 Opens: October 5, 2012 Life was nasty, brutish and short in the Yorkshire moors during the early part of the nineteenth century. If you did not die young of tuberculosis, you could suffer the beatings of sadistic people, thrashings which in some cases were avenged—leading to yet more violence. All this is present in Emily Brontë’s sole published novel, “Wuthering Heights,” which though at first faced with [ Read More ]...
- 9/26/2012
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
English writer-director Andrea Arnold has stunned and stirred critics, first with her BAFTA-winning thriller Red Road then with her bleak and breathtaking coming-of-age drama Fish Tank. Already her adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic novel Wuthering Heights has won accolades from British critics as well as praise at the Venice Film Festival, and now Oscilloscope Pictures is bringing it Stateside. Kaya Scodelario of the UK series Skins stars as Catherine Earnshaw, a fiery but fickle young woman who has a mercurial relationship with orphan turned brute Heathcliff, played here by newcomer James Howson, who won the role after a year-long casting process that included open call auditions. Does the pair share the kind of chemistry that has made Catherine and Heathcliff literary and romantic icons for more than 150 years? Take a peek at the drama's new trailer: I must admit: despite being a voracious reader and dedicated bookworm, I found...
- 9/11/2012
- cinemablend.com
Wuthering Heights Trailer. Andrea Arnold‘s Wuthering Heights (2011) movie trailer stars Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Oliver Milburn, James Northcote, and Amy Wren. Wuthering Heights‘ plot synopsis: “Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights is an excitingly fresh and distinct take on the classic novel by Emily Brontë. An epic love story that spans childhood well into the young adult [...]
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- 9/8/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Wuthering Heights is one of those classic literary titles that continuously gets re-adapted for the big screen every few years. The last time the book took the leap into theaters was in 1992 when Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes played Catherine and Heathcliffe. A TV adapation starring Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley was the most recent overall adaptation, airing in 2009 to solid reviews. So could Andrea Arnold, who wrote and directed the screenplay add something that would separate this version from all the rest. Judging from this hauntingly beautiful trailer that premiered on Vulture, it looks like she has succeeded in stamping her own style to the Emily Bronte novel. This time around James Howson and Kaya Scodelario take on the Heathcliffe and Catherine roles, respectively....
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- 9/7/2012
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
A new trailer for Fish Tank director Andrea Arnold's big screen adaptation of the classic 1847 Emily Brontë novel Wuthering Heights has been released. The film stars Kaya Scodelario and James Howson as the characters Cathy and Heathcliff. It looks like a visually stunning film and a unique adaptation of the story about love and revenge.
Here's the Synopsis:
Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights is an excitingly fresh and distinct take on the classic novel by Emily Brontë.
An epic love story that spans childhood well into the young adult years, the film follows Heathcliff, a boy taken in by a benevolent Yorkshire farmer, Earnshaw. Living in Earnshaw’s home, Heathcliff develops a passionate relationship with the farmer’s teenage daughter, Catherine, inspiring the envy and mistrust of his son, Hindley. When Earnshaw passes away, the now-grown characters must finally confront the intense feelings and rivalries that have built up throughout their years together.
Here's the Synopsis:
Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights is an excitingly fresh and distinct take on the classic novel by Emily Brontë.
An epic love story that spans childhood well into the young adult years, the film follows Heathcliff, a boy taken in by a benevolent Yorkshire farmer, Earnshaw. Living in Earnshaw’s home, Heathcliff develops a passionate relationship with the farmer’s teenage daughter, Catherine, inspiring the envy and mistrust of his son, Hindley. When Earnshaw passes away, the now-grown characters must finally confront the intense feelings and rivalries that have built up throughout their years together.
- 9/7/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Emily Brontë's classic 1847 novel "Wuthering Heights" has been adapted for the movies almost too many times to count, so film fans can be forgiven for wondering if there's really anything new that can be done with the story.
But if you're one of those folks, then wonder no more, because we've got a new trailer here for an adaptation that brings the tragic romance to new "Heights."
Starring newcomer James Howson as Heathcliff and Kaya Scodelario ("Moon") as Catherine, writer/director Andrea Arnold's take on their doomed relationship has been wowing folks in Europe and on the festival circuit since it first debuted last year.
And now, with its American debut set for October 5, Arnold is rolling out a new trailer fill with lush photography, tears, woe and new music from Mumford & Sons.
Hey, new is cool, but timeless is even better. Check it out, courtesy of Vulture,...
But if you're one of those folks, then wonder no more, because we've got a new trailer here for an adaptation that brings the tragic romance to new "Heights."
Starring newcomer James Howson as Heathcliff and Kaya Scodelario ("Moon") as Catherine, writer/director Andrea Arnold's take on their doomed relationship has been wowing folks in Europe and on the festival circuit since it first debuted last year.
And now, with its American debut set for October 5, Arnold is rolling out a new trailer fill with lush photography, tears, woe and new music from Mumford & Sons.
Hey, new is cool, but timeless is even better. Check it out, courtesy of Vulture,...
- 9/7/2012
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is a classic novel by any definition of the word, and has thus seen numerous cinematic adaptations, with everyone from Laurence Olivier to Ralph Fiennes having taken on the iconic role of Heathcliff, and directors such as Luis Buñuel having taken a crack at the material. Now Andrea Arnold, who turned heads with her raw take on urban poverty in 2009′s Fish Tank, has chosen to tackle the story as her follow-up project. Newcomer James Howson makes his acting debut in this film, joined by Kaya Scodelario, Paul Hilton, Amy Wren, and James Northcote. A full trailer for the movie, which Arnold co-wrote with Olivia Hetreed, has now been released, and can be seen below.
- 9/7/2012
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
There are a number of high-profile classic literary adaptations coming out in the next few months, including (but not limited to) Joe Wright's stage-bound "Anna Karenina," Mike Newell's stately "Great Expectations," and "Fish Tank" director Andrea Arnold's "Wuthering Heights." We're not sure why people aren't really talking about Arnold's adaptation -- it was one of the absolute highlights of Venice last year for us -- but hopefully after this new trailer (courtesy of Vulture), they will be. Shot beautifully in the squared-off 4:3 aspect ratio (Arnold prefers the format because it puts a maximum emphasis on the actors' faces, but the extra height does wonders here for the period setting), the classic tale from Emily Bronte practically jumps off the screen. "Skins" star Kaya Scodelario plays Catherine, and, in an attention-grabbing first, young black British actor James Howson plays Heathcliff. As anyone...
- 9/7/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
After breaking out with the excellent coming-of-age tale Fish Tank, Andrea Arnold headed back in time to a literary classic for her next feature. Wuthering Heights features mostly unknowns among its cast of Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Solomon Glave, Shannon Beer, Steve Evets, Oliver Milburn and with Oscilloscope picking it up for a fall release, we’ve got the first trailer today.
We just included it as one of the best fall films we’ve already seen and this trailer confirms the gorgeous world Arnold has captured. Shot in full frame, back at Tiff we said she “paints this world with a deft touch, crafting tightly focused close-ups to convey emotion rather than words. Establishing shots only open wide a handful of times, instead opting for a beetle crawling through the grass or a spiderweb oscillating in the cold wind. These little touches build the world more than any sort...
We just included it as one of the best fall films we’ve already seen and this trailer confirms the gorgeous world Arnold has captured. Shot in full frame, back at Tiff we said she “paints this world with a deft touch, crafting tightly focused close-ups to convey emotion rather than words. Establishing shots only open wide a handful of times, instead opting for a beetle crawling through the grass or a spiderweb oscillating in the cold wind. These little touches build the world more than any sort...
- 9/7/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
When adapting a classic novel for the screen, it's one thing to preserve the winning words that were on the page, but it's another crucial thing to find a way to tell that story visually, too. That's not a problem that bedevils Wuthering Heights, the new adaptation of Emily Brontë's novel from director Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank); her film is an utterly gorgeous take, distinctly shot, with those famous moors presented like never before. Arnold cast black actor James Howson as Heathcliff in this version, whose love for Cathy (Skins star Kara Scodelario) ignites a passionate rivalry. Vulture's got the exclusive premiere of the trailer for Wuthering Heights, which Oscilloscope says will open October 5 at Film Forum followed by bows in Los Angeles, Seattle, and other markets. Enjoy!
- 9/7/2012
- by Kyle Buchanan
- Vulture
Director Andrea Arnold isn’t one to shy away from ill-fated romance, no matter how unsettling it may be — consider her violent love story Bellflower, or the creepy interplay of Fish Tank — o it makes sense that she would take on the mother of all bad relationships: Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights.
The bleak novel has seen many adaptations, but if our review promises anything, it’s that Arnold’s beautiful visuals make the story worth revisiting. A new Australian poster for last year’s Tiff selection reinforces that emphasis on pleasing aesthetics, as it presents an arresting portrait of lead actress Kaya Scodelario.
It can be seen below:
Synopsis: A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.
Wuthering Heights also stars James Howson, Steve Evets, Oliver Milburn and Nicola Burley.
The bleak novel has seen many adaptations, but if our review promises anything, it’s that Arnold’s beautiful visuals make the story worth revisiting. A new Australian poster for last year’s Tiff selection reinforces that emphasis on pleasing aesthetics, as it presents an arresting portrait of lead actress Kaya Scodelario.
It can be seen below:
Synopsis: A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.
Wuthering Heights also stars James Howson, Steve Evets, Oliver Milburn and Nicola Burley.
- 7/25/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
More Marvel mystery moves as the studio, with just a few weeks before to go before Comic-Con, has shifted its unknown 2014 movie from May 14th to August 1st. So what does this all mean? Who knows. While it was recently reported that "Guardians Of The Galaxy" was the title it was keeping secret for that slot (and it's largely expected that it will be 'Guardians'), as usual, the studio has remained tightlipped, so who knows what exactly its cooking up. But the shift is a savvy one.
For starters, it puts a bit more space between it and "Captain America 2," which is slated for April 4th and gets Marvel out of the way of the of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" opening on May 2nd, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" opening on May 16th (what would've been the same weekend), "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes" on May 23rd and Disney's...
For starters, it puts a bit more space between it and "Captain America 2," which is slated for April 4th and gets Marvel out of the way of the of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" opening on May 2nd, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" opening on May 16th (what would've been the same weekend), "Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes" on May 23rd and Disney's...
- 7/3/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Today's Sff trailer of the day is the latest film adaptation of Wuthering Heights. About the film: Andrea Arnold, who won prizes at Cannes for her features Red Road (Sff 2007) and Fish Tank, has created a radical adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic novel. Veering some distance from costume-drama clichés, Arnold's gritty take depicts all the harshness of the Yorkshire moors and the rough existence of its inhabitants. Into this world comes Heathcliff (portrayed as a young man by Solomon Glave, and then by James Howson), a black orphan who is found on the streets of Liverpool by Mr. Earnshaw and brought to Wuthering Heights to be made part of the family. Heathcliff, who is frequently beaten and discriminated against, forms a strong bond with Cathy...
- 6/15/2012
- Screen Anarchy
James Howson, who was plucked from obscurity to star in 2011 film, had admitted threatening his partner and baby daughter
A young film actor chosen from a jobcentre to play the role of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights has been given a conditional discharge for the racially aggravated harassment of his partner and mother of their young daughter.
James Howson, 24, appeared before Leeds magistrates court from St James's hospital in the city, where he is detained under the Mental Health Act by an order which currently extends to 26 September.
He spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and national insurance number before the hearing was told of his increasingly hostile attitude to his partner, Shakira Ramdihal as he developed a psychotic illness. Prosecutor Manda Harris said that he had made violent threats against both mother and baby after he was refused admission to the maternity wing last September following the child's birth.
A young film actor chosen from a jobcentre to play the role of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights has been given a conditional discharge for the racially aggravated harassment of his partner and mother of their young daughter.
James Howson, 24, appeared before Leeds magistrates court from St James's hospital in the city, where he is detained under the Mental Health Act by an order which currently extends to 26 September.
He spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and national insurance number before the hearing was told of his increasingly hostile attitude to his partner, Shakira Ramdihal as he developed a psychotic illness. Prosecutor Manda Harris said that he had made violent threats against both mother and baby after he was refused admission to the maternity wing last September following the child's birth.
- 5/28/2012
- by Martin Wainwright
- The Guardian - Film News
He soared to fame last year in Andrea Arnold's acclaimed production of Wuthering Heights, but since then actor James Howson has led a troubled life. Today he was given a conditional discharge at Leeds Magistrates' Court after being charged with threatening his former girlfriend and their baby daughter, behaviour aggravated by racism.
In a case that echoes the story of Heathcliff, the character he played in the film, Howson rose from obscurity to enjoy sudden success, only to find himself overwhelmed. His lawyer has argued that this contributed to a psychotic illness. He is now receiving treatment in St James' secure hospital.
Howson was the first black actor ever to play Heathcliff, although the character is described in the novel as dark and there are implications that other characters mistreat him due to racial prejudice....
In a case that echoes the story of Heathcliff, the character he played in the film, Howson rose from obscurity to enjoy sudden success, only to find himself overwhelmed. His lawyer has argued that this contributed to a psychotic illness. He is now receiving treatment in St James' secure hospital.
Howson was the first black actor ever to play Heathcliff, although the character is described in the novel as dark and there are implications that other characters mistreat him due to racial prejudice....
- 5/27/2012
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
British actor James Howson has delayed sentencing in his racial abuse trial for a third time after his lawyers told the court he was too ill to appear.
Earlier this year, the rising star, who played Heathcliff in a 2011 movie adaptation of Wuthering Heights, pleaded guilty to a charge of racially aggravated harassment after hurling a nasty insult at his former partner.
At a court hearing in February, it emerged Howson had been sectioned for a month under the U.K.'s Mental Health Act and his sentencing was pushed back to March, but he was a no-show at Leeds Magistrates' Court and presiding magistrate Angela Bradshaw subsequently issued a warrant for his arrest.
He was due back in court for sentencing on Monday, but the hearing was adjourned until 28 May as he continues to undergo psychiatric treatment.
Howson's lawyer said, "The reality is that the defendant is not well enough to attend court today.
"He is under medication for a psychotic disorder."...
Earlier this year, the rising star, who played Heathcliff in a 2011 movie adaptation of Wuthering Heights, pleaded guilty to a charge of racially aggravated harassment after hurling a nasty insult at his former partner.
At a court hearing in February, it emerged Howson had been sectioned for a month under the U.K.'s Mental Health Act and his sentencing was pushed back to March, but he was a no-show at Leeds Magistrates' Court and presiding magistrate Angela Bradshaw subsequently issued a warrant for his arrest.
He was due back in court for sentencing on Monday, but the hearing was adjourned until 28 May as he continues to undergo psychiatric treatment.
Howson's lawyer said, "The reality is that the defendant is not well enough to attend court today.
"He is under medication for a psychotic disorder."...
- 5/1/2012
- WENN
An arrest warrant has been issued for British actor James Howson after he failed to show up in court to face allegations he racially abused his ex-girlfriend.
The 24-year-old rising star, who played Heathcliff in a 2011 movie adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic novel Wuthering Heights, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a charge of racially aggravated harassment after hurling a racist insult at his former partner Shakira Ramdihal.
At a court hearing in February, it emerged Howson had been sectioned for a month under the U.K.'s Mental Health Act and his sentencing was pushed back to this week.
He was discharged from a hospital in Newcastle, north west England on Thursday, but he was a no-show at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday, when he was due for sentencing. Presiding magistrate Angela Bradshaw subsequently issued a warrant for his arrest.
The 24-year-old rising star, who played Heathcliff in a 2011 movie adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic novel Wuthering Heights, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a charge of racially aggravated harassment after hurling a racist insult at his former partner Shakira Ramdihal.
At a court hearing in February, it emerged Howson had been sectioned for a month under the U.K.'s Mental Health Act and his sentencing was pushed back to this week.
He was discharged from a hospital in Newcastle, north west England on Thursday, but he was a no-show at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday, when he was due for sentencing. Presiding magistrate Angela Bradshaw subsequently issued a warrant for his arrest.
- 3/26/2012
- WENN
British actor James Howson is set to spend a month in hospital after he was sectioned under the U.K.'s Mental Health Act.
The 24-year-old rising star, who played Heathcliff in a 2011 movie adaptation of Wuthering Heights, has pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment stemming from a bust-up with his ex-girlfriend, and was due to be sentenced on Monday.
However, the hearing at Leeds Magistrates' Court in England was adjourned after it emerged Howson is receiving care at a hospital in Newcastle, England and is being held under the Mental Health Act.
His lawyer, Anthony Sugare, says, "The position is that on arriving at court this morning, I was told that the court itself had heard from the hospital that he had been taken in there under the Mental Health Act for a period of 28 days for observation."
Howson is now expected to be sentenced on 26 March.
The 24-year-old rising star, who played Heathcliff in a 2011 movie adaptation of Wuthering Heights, has pleaded guilty to racially aggravated harassment stemming from a bust-up with his ex-girlfriend, and was due to be sentenced on Monday.
However, the hearing at Leeds Magistrates' Court in England was adjourned after it emerged Howson is receiving care at a hospital in Newcastle, England and is being held under the Mental Health Act.
His lawyer, Anthony Sugare, says, "The position is that on arriving at court this morning, I was told that the court itself had heard from the hospital that he had been taken in there under the Mental Health Act for a period of 28 days for observation."
Howson is now expected to be sentenced on 26 March.
- 2/27/2012
- WENN
Well it’s official, the crowds have cleared, the snow has settled, and the Sundance Festival has officially closed up shop for the year! With this year playing host to over 120 films, it may be hard to sift through the rubble to find those hidden gems that we will continue to enjoy over the next year. This is why I have decided to put together a list of all the wonderful films you should keep an eye out for as 2012 unfolds! Some you’ll be able to catch at the multiplex, others on DVD or Netflix, and a few… well.. a few you should just avoid like the plague!
Top 10 Films To Look Out For!
#10 – Beasts of the Southern Wild
While some of us were off seeking relief from dysfunctional family dramas, a braver audience was off checking out Beasts of the Southern Wild. As much as I loved the film I saw instead,...
Top 10 Films To Look Out For!
#10 – Beasts of the Southern Wild
While some of us were off seeking relief from dysfunctional family dramas, a braver audience was off checking out Beasts of the Southern Wild. As much as I loved the film I saw instead,...
- 2/13/2012
- by Ty Cooper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This week we're reminding you of your invitation to join us at 7pm tonight when Peter Bradshaw (and a reader) will be liveblogging Three Colours Red on the site. And did anyone mention a drinking game … ?
The big story
And so we face the final frontier. Last night Andrew Pulver chuckled his way through Three Colours White. On Tuesday, Xan Brooks juggled pizza and existentialism during Three Colours Blue.
Tonight, Peter Bradshaw is in the hotseat, squished up alongside competition winner Joe Websper and Catherine Shoard, who'll be wrangling comments and overseeing the incredibly classy Three Colours Red drinking game (see below).
The third in the trilogy, Three Colours Red is also the most acclaimed. It's about a student (Irene Jacob) who befriends a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who is spying on his neighbours.
The big story
And so we face the final frontier. Last night Andrew Pulver chuckled his way through Three Colours White. On Tuesday, Xan Brooks juggled pizza and existentialism during Three Colours Blue.
Tonight, Peter Bradshaw is in the hotseat, squished up alongside competition winner Joe Websper and Catherine Shoard, who'll be wrangling comments and overseeing the incredibly classy Three Colours Red drinking game (see below).
The third in the trilogy, Three Colours Red is also the most acclaimed. It's about a student (Irene Jacob) who befriends a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who is spying on his neighbours.
- 11/17/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Wuthering Heights star James Howson had his voice overdubbed in the film, it has emerged. He joins a surprisingly well-known group of actors...
All things considered, Wuthering Heights has been good for James Howson, the unschooled, unemployed Leeds local who stars as Heathcliff. Andrea Arnold's drama has provided him with a pay cheque, a launchpad and a prospective ticket to an acting career. It now transpires that it provided him with a voice as well.
On first seeing the film, Howson noted with dismay that his performance had been dubbed. "I felt really hurt," he said this week. "All the things I had to do in the film – the cold mornings, the difficult scenes – and then they use someone else's voice."
It's hard not to feel some sympathy for Howson, plucked against the odds from open call auditions and pouring his heart and soul into playing brooding, vengeful Heathcliff.
All things considered, Wuthering Heights has been good for James Howson, the unschooled, unemployed Leeds local who stars as Heathcliff. Andrea Arnold's drama has provided him with a pay cheque, a launchpad and a prospective ticket to an acting career. It now transpires that it provided him with a voice as well.
On first seeing the film, Howson noted with dismay that his performance had been dubbed. "I felt really hurt," he said this week. "All the things I had to do in the film – the cold mornings, the difficult scenes – and then they use someone else's voice."
It's hard not to feel some sympathy for Howson, plucked against the odds from open call auditions and pouring his heart and soul into playing brooding, vengeful Heathcliff.
- 11/15/2011
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
Wuthering Heights star James Howson had his voice overdubbed in the film, it has emerged. He joins a surprisingly well-known group of actors...
All things considered, Wuthering Heights has been good for James Howson, the unschooled, unemployed Leeds local who stars as Heathcliff. Andrea Arnold's drama has provided him with a pay cheque, a launchpad and a prospective ticket to an acting career. It now transpires that it provided him with a voice as well.
On first seeing the film, Howson noted with dismay that his performance had been dubbed. "I felt really hurt," he said this week. "All the things I had to do in the film – the cold mornings, the difficult scenes – and then they use someone else's voice."
Continue reading...
All things considered, Wuthering Heights has been good for James Howson, the unschooled, unemployed Leeds local who stars as Heathcliff. Andrea Arnold's drama has provided him with a pay cheque, a launchpad and a prospective ticket to an acting career. It now transpires that it provided him with a voice as well.
On first seeing the film, Howson noted with dismay that his performance had been dubbed. "I felt really hurt," he said this week. "All the things I had to do in the film – the cold mornings, the difficult scenes – and then they use someone else's voice."
Continue reading...
- 11/14/2011
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
Black Pond (15)
(Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe, 2011, UK) Chris Langham, Colin Hurley, Amanda Hadingue, Will Sharpe, Simon Amstell. 82 mins
First-time films are traditionally youthful coming-of-age stories, but this delightful little oddity revolves around a miserable middle-aged couple and the deaths of first their three-legged dog, then a very strange stranger they invite to dinner. Everything about it is pretty eccentric, in fact, with surreal animated interludes, an absurd cameo from Amstell and plenty of off-balance domestic comedy, not to mention the risky return of Langham. But in its own idiosyncratic way, it all fits together perfectly.
Wuthering Heights (15)
(Andrea Arnold, 2011, UK) Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Shannon Beer. 129 mins
Discarding the usual niceties of costume drama, Arnold rolls Brontë's saga in the muck for this provocative, sensuous interpretation. Sublime to start with, it never quite recovers from a second-half change of cast.
The Rum Diary (15)
(Bruce Robinson, 2011, Us) Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart,...
(Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe, 2011, UK) Chris Langham, Colin Hurley, Amanda Hadingue, Will Sharpe, Simon Amstell. 82 mins
First-time films are traditionally youthful coming-of-age stories, but this delightful little oddity revolves around a miserable middle-aged couple and the deaths of first their three-legged dog, then a very strange stranger they invite to dinner. Everything about it is pretty eccentric, in fact, with surreal animated interludes, an absurd cameo from Amstell and plenty of off-balance domestic comedy, not to mention the risky return of Langham. But in its own idiosyncratic way, it all fits together perfectly.
Wuthering Heights (15)
(Andrea Arnold, 2011, UK) Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Shannon Beer. 129 mins
Discarding the usual niceties of costume drama, Arnold rolls Brontë's saga in the muck for this provocative, sensuous interpretation. Sublime to start with, it never quite recovers from a second-half change of cast.
The Rum Diary (15)
(Bruce Robinson, 2011, Us) Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart,...
- 11/12/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
That was the week in which Sam Mendes confirmed the title, cast and thrust of Bond 23: Skyfall, and Roger Moore cocked an eyebrow at Quantum of Solace. Plus other, non-007, news
The big story
Every Bond begins with a kill. He walks in silhouette, turns and shoots us. The camera wobbles, fills with red and down we go. 007's first kill happens before anything else: before he's survived the Lake Como car chase, or flown a home-made plane through a hanger, or bungee-jumped from the Contra dam. Before the credits roll and the naked ladies start wrapping their legs around giant handguns.
Violence is as integral to the Bond franchise as product placement. Imagine the uproar then, when it was suggested that the appointment of Sam Mendes as the director of Bond 23 might do away with fist-fights and gunplay altogether. Mendes was a class act, out for Oscars.
The big story
Every Bond begins with a kill. He walks in silhouette, turns and shoots us. The camera wobbles, fills with red and down we go. 007's first kill happens before anything else: before he's survived the Lake Como car chase, or flown a home-made plane through a hanger, or bungee-jumped from the Contra dam. Before the credits roll and the naked ladies start wrapping their legs around giant handguns.
Violence is as integral to the Bond franchise as product placement. Imagine the uproar then, when it was suggested that the appointment of Sam Mendes as the director of Bond 23 might do away with fist-fights and gunplay altogether. Mendes was a class act, out for Oscars.
- 11/3/2011
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Andrea Arnold's new adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" will open this year's 25th Leeds International Film Festival on November 3. Arnold will be joined by actors James Howson, Shannon Beer and Solomon Glave at the gala screening Thursday night. Leeds noted that the film has overtaken 2010's "The King's Speech" as the fastest selling film in the history of the festival. More than 300 films from around the world will screen ...
- 11/2/2011
- Indiewire
Poster for Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights, starring Kaya Scodelario and James Howson. The critically-acclaimed film seen at this year's Toronto International Film Festival and based on the novel by Emily Bronte, also stars Nichola Burley, Oliver Milburn, James Northcote, Amy Wren and Steve Evets. Oscilloscope Laboratories distributes Wuthering Heights which premiered September 6th this year at the Venice Film Festival. The drama was shot in North Yorkshire, England. Wuthering Heights, the only novel written by Brontë, was written between December 1845 and July 1846 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. The story follows Heathcliff (played by James Howson), a poor young English boy who...
- 10/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Review of Wuthering Heights - Andrea Arnold brings mud, sex and saliva to her brutal adaptation of the classic Emily Brontë novel. Newcomers James Howson and Kaya Scodelario capture the adventurous spirit of Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights. Director and co-writer Andrea Arnold removes the period frills and romantic music for her brave adaptation of the classic Emily Brontë novel Wuthering Heights. In its place are dirt, mud, sex and saliva in a movie too brutal to be labeled a standard costume drama. Arnold and co-writer Olivia Hetreed re-imagine Heathcliff as a runaway slave and that's just for starters. In their brooding version of the classic Brontë tale, the young passion and lustful revenge come alive via handheld camerawork, stripped-down dialogue and a cast of newcomers...
- 10/2/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Forget The Avengers, these are the best character stills of the week. One of my favorite films from Toronto this year was Fish Tank director Andrea Arnold‘s adaptation of Wuthering Heights. We’ve gotten a few stills, clips and a UK trailer, but today Empire has premiered a set of character stills from the film. They feature the cast including James Howson, Kaya Scodelario, Steve Evets, Oliver Milburn and Nicola Burley, some portraying the characters at different ages. Check them out below followed by the UK trailer if you missed it. One can read my glowing review of the film at the link.
Synopsis:
A poor young English boy named Heathcliff (Howson) is taken in by the wealthy Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy (Scodelario).
Wuthering Heights hits UK theaters on November 11th and has been picked up by Oscilloscope for...
Synopsis:
A poor young English boy named Heathcliff (Howson) is taken in by the wealthy Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy (Scodelario).
Wuthering Heights hits UK theaters on November 11th and has been picked up by Oscilloscope for...
- 9/30/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Some adaptations of classic literary go for sumptuous decor and costume, emphasising the general gorgeousness of the houses, the skirts and the bonnets of yesteryear, and involve Judi Dench in some capacity. Then there's Andrea Arnolds' Wuthering Heights, which keeps its gaze firmly on the skies and hills, throws on whatever clothes come to hand and doesn't feature anyone you'll recognise.The famously brooding Heathcliff is played by James Howson (as an adult) and Solomon Glave (as the younger version), with Cathy played by Kaya Scodelario (as an adult) and Shannon Beer. Cast after open auditions, they're closer in ages to the characters in the novel than any cast before them. This is a world-first look at the new Cathy, by the by.Wuthering Heights is out in the UK on November 11, and will be showing at the London Film Festival before that.
- 9/30/2011
- EmpireOnline
Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights is going to anger a lot of people. Which is a shame, because it is brilliant. As an interpretation, not an adaptation, Arnold take a different route, exploring certain themes and characters within the text from a different perspective. And what a perspective – this is raw, gritty, melancholy and visceral in its visualisation of the landscape and the various creatures that inhabit it. Told from the perspective of Heathcliff (James Howson), the first half sees a coarse but steadfast boy and a tempestuous, stubborn girl bond in wildness as is consistent with the Yorkshire moors. Arnold does not try to falsify the land with fancy effects or swooping, meaningless camera movements. Rather, with handheld camera she moves as the characters move, running and tripping, hard and fast over an often-unforgiving place.
The houses are tight and either raw and low (in the case of the...
The houses are tight and either raw and low (in the case of the...
- 9/22/2011
- by Shelagh Rowan-Legg
- DorkShelf.com
Oscilloscope picks up Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights at Toronto 2011 Distrib. has picked up North American distribution rights to the adaptation of the Emily Brontë novel, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Directed by Andrea Arnold, the romantic drama stars Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Nichola Burley, Oliver Milburn, Amy Wren, James Northcote and Steve Evets. Wuthering Heights, which was shot in North Yorkshire, England, premiered on September 6th at the Venice Film Festival. The announcement made today states that Oscilloscope has plans to send the film to theaters some time next year, following a DVD and multiple digital platform release...
- 9/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Colin Firth makes comments at Venice film festival premiere of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – a film which demands concentration
Filmgoers are being underestimated by the movie industry and not being offered enough intelligent work that might require some concentration, the actor Colin Firth said at a screen version of John le Carré's classic spy novel was shown at the Venice film festival.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy had its world premiere in Venice, one of three British films in competition for the Golden Lion. As if on cue, the hot, muggy Italian weather that the city has had over the last five days was replaced by British rain and grey skies.
Firth spoke to journalists after the film's first screening, joined by the film's lead Gary Oldman – who plays George Smiley – and actors John Hurt, Benedict Cumberbatch and Mark Strong.
It is a film which demands concentration and is far...
Filmgoers are being underestimated by the movie industry and not being offered enough intelligent work that might require some concentration, the actor Colin Firth said at a screen version of John le Carré's classic spy novel was shown at the Venice film festival.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy had its world premiere in Venice, one of three British films in competition for the Golden Lion. As if on cue, the hot, muggy Italian weather that the city has had over the last five days was replaced by British rain and grey skies.
Firth spoke to journalists after the film's first screening, joined by the film's lead Gary Oldman – who plays George Smiley – and actors John Hurt, Benedict Cumberbatch and Mark Strong.
It is a film which demands concentration and is far...
- 9/5/2011
- by Mark Brown, Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
While it's definitely one of our most anticipated films still to come this year, Andrea Arnold's "Wuthering Heights" has also been the tightest kept under wraps. A new take on the famed tale, the film has a script by Olivia Hetreed (”Girl with a Pearl Earring”) and boasts a cast of smaller names including newcomer James Howson as the tortured Heathcliff being joined by Kaya Scodelario as Cathy and Nichola Burley as Isabella Linton. The film wrapped last fall and seemed like a contender for this year's Cannes Film Festival and obviously, it wasn't part of the lineup. So all…...
- 5/23/2011
- The Playlist
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