Australia’s Odin’s Eye Entertainment has acquired international sales rights, excluding Benelux, for First World War drama The Last Front, starring Iain Glen and directed by Julien Hayet-Kerknawi.
Set in a Belgian village at the onset of the war, it is about a father forced to protect his family and lead his village to safety amidst the conflict.
The film opened in the US and Belgium in August and in the UK on November 1 through Enigma Releasing, which was launched earlier this year by Hayet-Kerknawi.
It is produced by Virginie Hayet and stars Glen alongside Sasha Luss (Anna), Joe Anderson...
Set in a Belgian village at the onset of the war, it is about a father forced to protect his family and lead his village to safety amidst the conflict.
The film opened in the US and Belgium in August and in the UK on November 1 through Enigma Releasing, which was launched earlier this year by Hayet-Kerknawi.
It is produced by Virginie Hayet and stars Glen alongside Sasha Luss (Anna), Joe Anderson...
- 11/7/2024
- ScreenDaily
Australia’s Odin’s Eye Entertainment has acquired international sales rights, excluding the US, UK and Benelux, for World War I drama The Last Front, starring Iain Glenn and directed by Julien Hayet-Kerknawi.
Set in a Belgian village at the war’s onset, it is about a father forced to protect his family and lead his village to safety amidst the conflict.
The film opened in the US and Belgium in August and in the UK on November 1 through Enigma Releasing, which was launched earlier this year by Hayet-Kerknawi.
It is produced by Virginie Hayet and stars Glenn alongside Sasha Luss...
Set in a Belgian village at the war’s onset, it is about a father forced to protect his family and lead his village to safety amidst the conflict.
The film opened in the US and Belgium in August and in the UK on November 1 through Enigma Releasing, which was launched earlier this year by Hayet-Kerknawi.
It is produced by Virginie Hayet and stars Glenn alongside Sasha Luss...
- 11/7/2024
- ScreenDaily
Australia’s Odin’s Eye Entertainment has acquired international sales rights, excluding the US, UK and Benelux, for World War I drama The Last Front, starring Iain Glenn and directed by Julien Hayet-Kerknawi.
Set in a Belgian village at the war’s onset, it is about a father forced to protect his family and lead his village to safety amidst the conflict.
The film opened in the US and Belgium in August and in the UK on November 1 through Enigma Releasing, which was launched earlier this year by Hayet-Kerknawi.
It is produced by Virginie Hayet and stars Glenn alongside Sasha Luss...
Set in a Belgian village at the war’s onset, it is about a father forced to protect his family and lead his village to safety amidst the conflict.
The film opened in the US and Belgium in August and in the UK on November 1 through Enigma Releasing, which was launched earlier this year by Hayet-Kerknawi.
It is produced by Virginie Hayet and stars Glenn alongside Sasha Luss...
- 11/7/2024
- ScreenDaily
Iain Glen, Ser Jorah Mormont in Game Of Thrones, is feisty as ever as a family man facing down the tumultuous start of World War I in The Last Front by Belgian filmmaker Julien Hayet-Kerknawi, the first release by his new indie label Enigma. It opens on 250 screens.
Metrograph Pictures is out with Good One, its first title since expanding into theatrical releasing under the leadership of former A24 executive David Laub. The debut feature by India Donaldson has great reviews at 96% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes and starts in limited release on three screens in New York and LA.
The theatrical market is pretty complicated right now and original independent films have fewer champions. These new indie distributors — and there are others — see a necessity and a business proposition in nurturing them.
“There is still very much an audience for these movies when they are really good,” Laub tells Deadline.
Metrograph Pictures is out with Good One, its first title since expanding into theatrical releasing under the leadership of former A24 executive David Laub. The debut feature by India Donaldson has great reviews at 96% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes and starts in limited release on three screens in New York and LA.
The theatrical market is pretty complicated right now and original independent films have fewer champions. These new indie distributors — and there are others — see a necessity and a business proposition in nurturing them.
“There is still very much an audience for these movies when they are really good,” Laub tells Deadline.
- 8/9/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
One Fast Move is a sports action drama film written and directed by Kelly Blatz. The Prime Video film follows the story of Wes Neal, a destitute young man as he reconnects with his estranged professional motorcycle racer father to try and train with him. As he begins his training Wes starts to break all the walls he had built in himself to really move on and forgive his father for being absent. One Fast Move stars Kj Apa in the lead role with Eric Dane, Maia Reficco, Edward James Olmos, Austin North, and Gary Weeks starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the speed, sports, and bonds in Prime Video’s One Fast Move here are some similar films you could watch next.
Gran Turismo (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures
Gran Turismo is a biographical sports drama film directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay...
Gran Turismo (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures
Gran Turismo is a biographical sports drama film directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay...
- 8/9/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
"Your memory follows me, as constant as my shadow..." Enigma Releasing has unveiled a trailer for a WWI survival thriller titled The Last Front, made by filmmaker Julien Hayet-Kerknawi. This World War I film is set in Belgium and was shot on location in Belgium in 2022, though all the performances are in English. Amidst the war's chaos, a grieving father turns hero, leading villagers to safety while evading the relentless enemy driven by vengeance. Set in a small Belgian village at the start of WWI in 1914. With its compelling portrayal of familial bonds, love amidst chaos, and the indomitable human spirit, The Last Front promises to immerse audiences in a gripping tale of survival, love, and the enduring impact of war on both individuals & communities. Starring an international cast including Iain Glen, Sasha Luss, Joe Anderson, James Downie, Emma Dupont, David Calder, and Julian Kostov. This looks an intense, a...
- 7/5/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“The Last Front”, described as a Belgian World War I feature, directed by Julien Hayet-Kerknaw, stars Iain Glen, Sasha Luss, Joe Anderson, David Calder and James Downie, releasing August 9, 2024 in theaters:
“…in a Belgian village during the tumultuous start of World War I, the ‘Lambert’ family finds themselves thrust into the heart of the conflict.
“At the center is ‘Leonard Lambert’ (Glen), a devoted husband and father who grapples with protecting his family amidst the chaos of war as German forces advance to their village. Amidst the war, a tender love story blossoms between ‘Adrien Lambert’, Leonard’s son, and ‘Louise Janssen’, a local villager. Their relationship serves as a beacon of hope and resilience in the face of adversity…”
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“…in a Belgian village during the tumultuous start of World War I, the ‘Lambert’ family finds themselves thrust into the heart of the conflict.
“At the center is ‘Leonard Lambert’ (Glen), a devoted husband and father who grapples with protecting his family amidst the chaos of war as German forces advance to their village. Amidst the war, a tender love story blossoms between ‘Adrien Lambert’, Leonard’s son, and ‘Louise Janssen’, a local villager. Their relationship serves as a beacon of hope and resilience in the face of adversity…”
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- 6/28/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Chris Hemsworth is most popularly known for playing Thor in the MCU. The actor has played the character in multiple MCU films and the role has elevated him to an A-list movie star. However, he has also done some brilliant character-driven dramas where he got to flex his acting chops. One of them was the critically acclaimed 2013 sports drama Rush.
Chris Hemsworth & Daniel Brühl in Rush | Universal Pictures
Hemsworth played the real-life Formula 1 racer James Hunt who won the 1976 Formula One World Championship. The actor was praised by critics and audiences for his uncanny resemblance and nuanced performance of the late racer. However, Hunt’s son Freddie was not as impressed with Hemsworth’s performance and deemed that the film did him dirty.
Chris Hemsworth’s Performance in Rush Was Brutally Criticized by James Hunt’s Son
Chris Hemsworth’s performance as James Hunt in Rush is one of...
Chris Hemsworth & Daniel Brühl in Rush | Universal Pictures
Hemsworth played the real-life Formula 1 racer James Hunt who won the 1976 Formula One World Championship. The actor was praised by critics and audiences for his uncanny resemblance and nuanced performance of the late racer. However, Hunt’s son Freddie was not as impressed with Hemsworth’s performance and deemed that the film did him dirty.
Chris Hemsworth’s Performance in Rush Was Brutally Criticized by James Hunt’s Son
Chris Hemsworth’s performance as James Hunt in Rush is one of...
- 6/25/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Exclusive: Filmmaker Julien Hayet-Kerknawi on Monday announced the launch of Enigma Releasing, a Belgium-based distribution company dedicated to bringing high-quality European indie films to U.S. theaters, and vice versa.
The company’s first release will be The Last Front, a WWI action thriller co-written and directed by Hayet-Kerknawi, which is slated to hit theaters nationwide on August 9. Going forward, Enigma intends to acquire and shepherd other new theatrical films, aiming for 4-5 film releases a year.
Starring Games of Thrones‘ Iain Glen, The Last Front is set in a Belgian village during the tumultuous start of World War I, watching as the Lambert family find themselves thrust into the heart of the conflict. At the center is Leonard Lambert (Glen), a devoted husband and father who grapples with protecting his family amidst the chaos of war as German forces advance to their village. Amidst the war, a tender love...
The company’s first release will be The Last Front, a WWI action thriller co-written and directed by Hayet-Kerknawi, which is slated to hit theaters nationwide on August 9. Going forward, Enigma intends to acquire and shepherd other new theatrical films, aiming for 4-5 film releases a year.
Starring Games of Thrones‘ Iain Glen, The Last Front is set in a Belgian village during the tumultuous start of World War I, watching as the Lambert family find themselves thrust into the heart of the conflict. At the center is Leonard Lambert (Glen), a devoted husband and father who grapples with protecting his family amidst the chaos of war as German forces advance to their village. Amidst the war, a tender love...
- 6/24/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Streamer Disney+ has revealed a power packed British cast who will join the previously announced David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner and Danny Dyer on the series adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s steamy novel “Rivals.”
Joining the eight-part saga are Annabel Scholey (“The Split”), Maggie Steed (“Ten Percent”), David Calder (“Motherland”), Antony Byrne (‘”The Witcher”), Denise Black (“Queer as Folk”), Bryony Hannah (“Call The Midwife”), Olivia Poulet (“Back”) and Brendan Patricks (“Downton Abbey”).
“Rivals” is part of Cooper’s bestselling “Rutshire Chronicles,” set in affluent 1980s England where two powerful men and neigbors – Olympian turned politician Rupert Campbell-Black and television exec Tony Baddingham – have a longstanding rivalry that finally comes to a head.
Scholey plays Beattie Johnson, a ruthless Fleet Street journalist who will do anything for a story. Steed plays Lady Gosling, the steely no-nonsense chair of Independent Broadcasters Association. Calder plays Lady Gosling’s dogmatic right-hand man, Fergus Penney,...
Joining the eight-part saga are Annabel Scholey (“The Split”), Maggie Steed (“Ten Percent”), David Calder (“Motherland”), Antony Byrne (‘”The Witcher”), Denise Black (“Queer as Folk”), Bryony Hannah (“Call The Midwife”), Olivia Poulet (“Back”) and Brendan Patricks (“Downton Abbey”).
“Rivals” is part of Cooper’s bestselling “Rutshire Chronicles,” set in affluent 1980s England where two powerful men and neigbors – Olympian turned politician Rupert Campbell-Black and television exec Tony Baddingham – have a longstanding rivalry that finally comes to a head.
Scholey plays Beattie Johnson, a ruthless Fleet Street journalist who will do anything for a story. Steed plays Lady Gosling, the steely no-nonsense chair of Independent Broadcasters Association. Calder plays Lady Gosling’s dogmatic right-hand man, Fergus Penney,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The fight for female equality is an ever-lasting one, as strong-willed women have struggled to prove their worth in the professional world for centuries. Jemma Redgrave’s eponymous character of Dr. Eleanor Bramwell on the British television series, ‘Bramwell,’ challenges the domination of men in the medical field, as she runs a free hospital for the […]
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- 1/25/2021
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Director Roger Donaldson has enjoyed a rewarding Hollywood career, but he began in New Zealand where this fantasy mini-epic about resistance to a political takeover became the first Kiwi picture to win an international release and launch a national film industry. The film’s young star didn’t do too badly either — the ‘ordinary guy’ who becomes rebel terrorist is played by none other than Sam Neill. Sold as an action thriller, the show is really a primer on how a democracy can be turned into a police state, with the public’s full approval.
Sleeping Dogs
Blu-ray
Arrow Academy USA
1977 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 107 min. / Street Date April 17, 2018 / 39.95
Starring: Sam Neill, Nevan Rowe, Ian Mune, Warren Oates, Ian Watkin, Clyde Scott, Donna Akersten, Bill Johnson, Don Selwyn, Davina Whitehouse.
Cinematography: Michael Seresin
Film Editor: Ian John
Original Music: Mathew Brown, David Calder, Murray Grindlay
Written by Ian Mune, Arthur Baysting...
Sleeping Dogs
Blu-ray
Arrow Academy USA
1977 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 107 min. / Street Date April 17, 2018 / 39.95
Starring: Sam Neill, Nevan Rowe, Ian Mune, Warren Oates, Ian Watkin, Clyde Scott, Donna Akersten, Bill Johnson, Don Selwyn, Davina Whitehouse.
Cinematography: Michael Seresin
Film Editor: Ian John
Original Music: Mathew Brown, David Calder, Murray Grindlay
Written by Ian Mune, Arthur Baysting...
- 4/10/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Louisa Mellor Jan 16, 2018
Inside No. 9 winds back the clock in a cleverly structured episode that keeps the audience guessing. Spoilers ahead…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Britannia: a mad trip through British history and myth 28 British TV dramas to watch in 2018
4.3 Once Removed
The best Inside No. 9 episodes are the ones that, as soon as the end credits arrive, make you want to rewind and watch again from the start. (The very best—last week’s included—are so poignant you need a bit of time to walk the dog to the Spar, buy a Twix and feel your feelings before that’s even an option.)
Once Removed does that job for us. The episode starts at the end, rewinds ten minutes, rewinds another ten minutes, then another, then a final time, until we finish at the beginning of the story: a motorbike pulls up to a well-appointed rural house on a hill.
Inside No. 9 winds back the clock in a cleverly structured episode that keeps the audience guessing. Spoilers ahead…
This review contains spoilers.
See related Britannia: a mad trip through British history and myth 28 British TV dramas to watch in 2018
4.3 Once Removed
The best Inside No. 9 episodes are the ones that, as soon as the end credits arrive, make you want to rewind and watch again from the start. (The very best—last week’s included—are so poignant you need a bit of time to walk the dog to the Spar, buy a Twix and feel your feelings before that’s even an option.)
Once Removed does that job for us. The episode starts at the end, rewinds ten minutes, rewinds another ten minutes, then another, then a final time, until we finish at the beginning of the story: a motorbike pulls up to a well-appointed rural house on a hill.
- 1/16/2018
- Den of Geek
Over 100 well-known names – including writers, actors, directors and musicians – have signed a pledge supporting Lorde's decision not to perform in Israel.
The statement was published in The Guardian following backlash over the Kiwi singer’s cancellation of her concert in Tel Aviv. It is a direct response to a full page ad published in the Washington Post on January 1 which called Lorde a bigot and also attacked her homeland of New Zealand.
“We deplore the bullying tactics being used to defend injustice against Palestinians and to suppress an artist’s freedom of conscience. We support Lorde’s right to take a stand,” reads the letter in The Guardian. "Shmuley Boteach, the author and promoter of the advert, supports Israel’s illegal settlements and wrote last month on Breitbart to thank Donald Trump for “electrifying the world” with his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in defiance of international law.
The statement was published in The Guardian following backlash over the Kiwi singer’s cancellation of her concert in Tel Aviv. It is a direct response to a full page ad published in the Washington Post on January 1 which called Lorde a bigot and also attacked her homeland of New Zealand.
“We deplore the bullying tactics being used to defend injustice against Palestinians and to suppress an artist’s freedom of conscience. We support Lorde’s right to take a stand,” reads the letter in The Guardian. "Shmuley Boteach, the author and promoter of the advert, supports Israel’s illegal settlements and wrote last month on Breitbart to thank Donald Trump for “electrifying the world” with his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in defiance of international law.
- 1/8/2018
- Look to the Stars
Matthew Goode and Phil Daniels do their best as toughened crims in a story of the real-life 2015 heist, but they can’t rescue this geezer opera from trite tedium
The Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary in 2015 was the largest in English history, carried out by ageing veterans. When news of this caper broke, I – along with every other film journalist in the country – speculated about what the inevitable film version would look like and, in a spasm of sentimental optimism, I even invoked Jonathan Glazer’s masterpiece Sexy Beast, also about a safe deposit job.
A Working Title production with Michael Caine and Jim Broadbent is in the works. In the meantime here is another film – and it’s a most-expense-spared production, ropey and depressing, which fails to keep faith with the grey power ethos by inventing a sexy young crim leader for the older crew: Matthew Goode roughens up his vowels for the part.
The Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary in 2015 was the largest in English history, carried out by ageing veterans. When news of this caper broke, I – along with every other film journalist in the country – speculated about what the inevitable film version would look like and, in a spasm of sentimental optimism, I even invoked Jonathan Glazer’s masterpiece Sexy Beast, also about a safe deposit job.
A Working Title production with Michael Caine and Jim Broadbent is in the works. In the meantime here is another film – and it’s a most-expense-spared production, ropey and depressing, which fails to keep faith with the grey power ethos by inventing a sexy young crim leader for the older crew: Matthew Goode roughens up his vowels for the part.
- 4/13/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Author: Guest
An attempt at a super cool, stylish crime caper, a la Guy Ritchie, The Hatton Garden Job falls flat on its face because, well, Guy Ritchie didn’t make it. Imagine a Vauxhall Nova with a very expensive body kit, big noisy exhaust and go faster stripes down the sides. To the driver it might feel and sound like they’re driving a car from The Fast and the Furious franchise but to everyone else, it just looks like a Vauxhall Nova with some money thrown at it. And thrown in all the wrong places.
Based on the real life events that took place in April 2015 – Ronnie Thompson is the first, and unlikely to be the last, director to bring this remarkable story to the silver screen, of when four elderly men pulled off the heist of the century – stealing over £200m worth of items.
There are some...
An attempt at a super cool, stylish crime caper, a la Guy Ritchie, The Hatton Garden Job falls flat on its face because, well, Guy Ritchie didn’t make it. Imagine a Vauxhall Nova with a very expensive body kit, big noisy exhaust and go faster stripes down the sides. To the driver it might feel and sound like they’re driving a car from The Fast and the Furious franchise but to everyone else, it just looks like a Vauxhall Nova with some money thrown at it. And thrown in all the wrong places.
Based on the real life events that took place in April 2015 – Ronnie Thompson is the first, and unlikely to be the last, director to bring this remarkable story to the silver screen, of when four elderly men pulled off the heist of the century – stealing over £200m worth of items.
There are some...
- 4/11/2017
- by Guest
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Stefan Pape
When watching the news back in April 2015, to watch on as the events surrounding the Hatton Garden heist unravelled – where four elderly men pulled off one of the most ambitious robberies of all time – it was impossible to not envisage a movie. Lo and behold, barely two years on, and the first cinematic endeavour depicting this astonishing tale is set to hit our screens – and HeyUGuys were fortunate enough to be invited on to the film’s London set.
The set was notable for its commitment to authenticity, with real life equipment – such as a monumental drill – being used to reenact the break-in sequences, to not only enrich the experience for the actors, but for the viewers too. However director Ronnie Thompson told us that he’s blending realism with a more overtly cinematic approach, vying to find the humour within this ordeal, and play up to it accordingly.
When watching the news back in April 2015, to watch on as the events surrounding the Hatton Garden heist unravelled – where four elderly men pulled off one of the most ambitious robberies of all time – it was impossible to not envisage a movie. Lo and behold, barely two years on, and the first cinematic endeavour depicting this astonishing tale is set to hit our screens – and HeyUGuys were fortunate enough to be invited on to the film’s London set.
The set was notable for its commitment to authenticity, with real life equipment – such as a monumental drill – being used to reenact the break-in sequences, to not only enrich the experience for the actors, but for the viewers too. However director Ronnie Thompson told us that he’s blending realism with a more overtly cinematic approach, vying to find the humour within this ordeal, and play up to it accordingly.
- 4/11/2017
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Title: Queen of the Desert Director: Werner Herzog Cast: Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, Robert Pattinson, Jay Abdo, Jenny Agutter, David Calder, Christopher Fulford. Werner Herzog returns with an incredible story about a Victorian woman who became an inspiration for pioneering and influential females, by pursuing a different path than the one set by […]
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- 3/22/2017
- by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
- ShockYa
Author: Zehra Phelan
Back in 2015, Britain witnessed a robbery that could have been straight out of the movies. It was a throwback crime to the days of the Great Train Robbery of 1963, a crime which made the likes of Buster Edwards and Ronnie Biggs household names. It was only a matter of time before this new story was adapted for the big screen and The Hatton Garden Job is just that film.
The Hatton Garden Job is directed by Tower Block and I Am Soldier writer and director Ronnie Thompson, though looking at the new trailer anyone would think this has a touch of Guy Ritchie about it. The cast is none too shabby either; the gang of aging criminals is lead by Brian Reader who is played by Larry Lamb who may be most recognisable as Gavin’s Dad in Gavin and Stacey. He also had the evil role...
Back in 2015, Britain witnessed a robbery that could have been straight out of the movies. It was a throwback crime to the days of the Great Train Robbery of 1963, a crime which made the likes of Buster Edwards and Ronnie Biggs household names. It was only a matter of time before this new story was adapted for the big screen and The Hatton Garden Job is just that film.
The Hatton Garden Job is directed by Tower Block and I Am Soldier writer and director Ronnie Thompson, though looking at the new trailer anyone would think this has a touch of Guy Ritchie about it. The cast is none too shabby either; the gang of aging criminals is lead by Brian Reader who is played by Larry Lamb who may be most recognisable as Gavin’s Dad in Gavin and Stacey. He also had the evil role...
- 1/27/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Louisa Mellor Apr 7, 2017
Filming is well underway on the fourth series of the brilliant Inside No. 9. Here's who to expect among the guest cast...
Series one and two of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's consistently inventive, continually surprising anthology strand Inside No. 9 have recently landed on Netflix UK, which will hopefully bring it to the attention of those who didn't catch it on the first run. If you're among them, then run, don't walk, etc. It's simply one of the best shows around.
See related The X-Files: an episode roadmap for beginners The X-Files: Fox wants more episodes in 2018 Dirk Maggs Interview: Hitchhiker's, Douglas Adams, Superman, Batman, & more...
And thrillingly, more of it is incoming. Hot on the heels of the recently aired third series, filming is already well underway on a fourth, to comprise six new standalone stories.
As soon as there's a sniff of an official broadcast date,...
Filming is well underway on the fourth series of the brilliant Inside No. 9. Here's who to expect among the guest cast...
Series one and two of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's consistently inventive, continually surprising anthology strand Inside No. 9 have recently landed on Netflix UK, which will hopefully bring it to the attention of those who didn't catch it on the first run. If you're among them, then run, don't walk, etc. It's simply one of the best shows around.
See related The X-Files: an episode roadmap for beginners The X-Files: Fox wants more episodes in 2018 Dirk Maggs Interview: Hitchhiker's, Douglas Adams, Superman, Batman, & more...
And thrillingly, more of it is incoming. Hot on the heels of the recently aired third series, filming is already well underway on a fourth, to comprise six new standalone stories.
As soon as there's a sniff of an official broadcast date,...
- 1/20/2017
- Den of Geek
The Los Angeles-based company will handle international sales on the thriller starring Matthew Goode and Joely Richardson depicting the infamous London jewellery heist in 2015.
Principal photography is underway in and around London for four weeks. Stephen Moyer, Lamb, Clive Russell, Sarah-Jane Crawford, David Calder, Mark Harris, and Phil Daniels round out the key cast.
Ronnie Thompson (Tower Block) directs from a screenplay he wrote with Dean Lines and Ray Bogdanovich. Ben Jacques serves as producer.
The Hatton Garden Job centres on the eight men who carried out the biggest burglary in British history.
The story follows a recently released convict who recruits a team of veteran criminals known as “the bad grandpas” or “the Enfield Expendables”, all aged between 68 and 76 and eager for one final chance at glory. The gang is currently all behind bars.
“We’re excited to work on this wildly interesting project and are confident that the film will resonate the world over,” said...
Principal photography is underway in and around London for four weeks. Stephen Moyer, Lamb, Clive Russell, Sarah-Jane Crawford, David Calder, Mark Harris, and Phil Daniels round out the key cast.
Ronnie Thompson (Tower Block) directs from a screenplay he wrote with Dean Lines and Ray Bogdanovich. Ben Jacques serves as producer.
The Hatton Garden Job centres on the eight men who carried out the biggest burglary in British history.
The story follows a recently released convict who recruits a team of veteran criminals known as “the bad grandpas” or “the Enfield Expendables”, all aged between 68 and 76 and eager for one final chance at glory. The gang is currently all behind bars.
“We’re excited to work on this wildly interesting project and are confident that the film will resonate the world over,” said...
- 6/22/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Robert Pattinson: Actor to play E.T. astronaut. Robert Pattinson to star for Claire Denis If all goes as planned, Robert Pattinson will get to star in French screenwriter-director Claire Denis' recently announced – and as yet untitled – English-language sci-fier, penned by Denis and White Teeth author Zadie Smith and her novelist husband Nick Laird, from an original idea by Denis and writing partner Jean-Pol Fargeau. Among Claire Denis' credits are the interracial love story Chocolat (1988), the sociopolitical drama White Material (2009), and the generally well-regarded Billy Budd reboot Beau Travail (1999), winner of the César Award for Best Cinematography (Agnès Godard). Robert Pattinson, for his part, is best known for playing the veggie vampire in the wildly popular Twilight movies costarring Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. Robert Pattinson, astronaut In Claire Denis' film, Robert Pattinson is slated to play an E.T. astronaut. But what happens to said astronaut? Does...
- 8/27/2015
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Hello again, dear readers. I’m guessing a lot of you got out to see Jurassic World this past weekend, considering how much money it made, and I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did. And as the summer movie season continues, the Trailer Trashin’ column is back from its recent absence, with a look at the international trailer for director Werner Herzog’s new film Queen of the Desert.
Premise: A chronicle of the life of Gertrude Bell (Nicole Kidman), an English traveler, writer, archeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
My take: German filmmaker Werner Herzog is a fascinating figure in every sense of the word. He has directed dozens of films, both fictional stories and documentaries, and established a style unlike that of anyone else in cinema. In the process, he has gone all...
Premise: A chronicle of the life of Gertrude Bell (Nicole Kidman), an English traveler, writer, archeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.
My take: German filmmaker Werner Herzog is a fascinating figure in every sense of the word. He has directed dozens of films, both fictional stories and documentaries, and established a style unlike that of anyone else in cinema. In the process, he has gone all...
- 6/22/2015
- by Timothy Monforton
- CinemaNerdz
Given that both the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine and the motion picture camera came to be at almost the same time, and given that both cars and movies have gone on to hold such special places in American culture, it’s no wonder that Hollywood has had a long love affair with automobiles and racing. From the silent film Racing Hearts (1922), to Disney’s Herbie franchise, to the late Tony Scott’s Days of Thunder (1990), to Universal’s Fast & Furious series, almost as long as there have been movies, there have been movies about cars. Now, award-winning director Ron Howard has entered the automotive film waters with Rush, a biographical action-drama about the 1976 Formula One season and the rivalry between drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Rush is a very good movie, and definitely one to keep an eye on as we head into awards season.
After they first meet...
After they first meet...
- 9/29/2013
- by Timothy Monforton
- CinemaNerdz
Given that both the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine and the motion picture camera came to be at almost the same time, and given that both cars and movies have gone on to hold such special places in American culture, it’s no wonder that Hollywood has had a long love affair with automobiles and racing. From the silent film Racing Hearts (1922), to Disney’s Herbie franchise, to the late Tony Scott’s Days of Thunder (1990), to Universal’s Fast & Furious series, almost as long as there have been movies, there have been movies about cars. Now, award-winning director Ron Howard has entered the automotive film waters with Rush, a biographical action-drama about the 1976 Formula One season and the rivalry between drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Rush is a very good movie, and definitely one to keep an eye on as we head into awards season.
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- 9/27/2013
- by Timothy Monforton
- CinemaNerdz
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 25 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the highly anticipated “Rush,” which is based on a true story and stars Chris Hemsworth from Ron Howard!
“Rush,” which is rated “R” and opens on Sept. 27, 2013, also stars Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Dormer, Christian McKay, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino, David Calder, Stephen Mangan and Alistair Petrie from writer Peter Morgan and director Ron Howard. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
To win your free “Rush” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions...
“Rush,” which is rated “R” and opens on Sept. 27, 2013, also stars Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Dormer, Christian McKay, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino, David Calder, Stephen Mangan and Alistair Petrie from writer Peter Morgan and director Ron Howard. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
To win your free “Rush” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions...
- 9/22/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
When I think about TV shows that aren’t on DVD but should be -- as in yesterday’s Qotd -- I invariably come back to Star Cops, the short-lived 1987 BBC science fiction drama. The thing is, the show did get a Region 2 release in 2004, but it’s long been out of print, and the four used copies currently available on Amazon U.K. range in price from £92 to £130... which is preposterous. Star Cops was amazing. It’s set in the near future -- 40 years after it was made, but 2027 is not so far away now! -- when humanity has started in earnest to move out into near space, into orbit and on the Moon, and taking all the usual ordinary human problems with us. Such as crime. Which necessitates the creation of an off-Earth police force. David Calder plays Nathan Spring, the veteran cop who takes over the force -- he is,...
- 6/1/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
ABC is bringing viewers a four-part miniseries titled "Titanic," airing on the two days that mark the 100-year anniversary of the famous liner sinking in the north Atlantic. Since there were over 2000 people on board the ship, outfitting them all for the miniseries was no easy feat.
"On this particular production, we have about 2500 extras as well as a principle cast of nearly 90 ... a lot of the costumes have been made from scratch," says James Keast, the costume designer.
And the actors are grateful for the pieces, saying it helped them get into character and do their jobs better.
David Calder, who plays Titanic's Captain Smith, says, "This particular style of uniform that was popular and in vogue at the time is an enormous aid in playing the part. It's doing half the job for you."
And actor Linus Roache says of his aristocratic costumes playing the Earl of Manton,...
"On this particular production, we have about 2500 extras as well as a principle cast of nearly 90 ... a lot of the costumes have been made from scratch," says James Keast, the costume designer.
And the actors are grateful for the pieces, saying it helped them get into character and do their jobs better.
David Calder, who plays Titanic's Captain Smith, says, "This particular style of uniform that was popular and in vogue at the time is an enormous aid in playing the part. It's doing half the job for you."
And actor Linus Roache says of his aristocratic costumes playing the Earl of Manton,...
- 4/11/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
ITV has released a trailer and new pictures from Julian Fellowes's forthcoming historical drama Titanic. The Downton Abbey creator's four-part miniseries will mark the centenary of the ship's sinking in the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912. David Calder, who played former Manchester United chairman Harold Hardman in BBC Two drama United, will portray the ship's captain Edward Smith, while Steven Waddington (Waterloo Road, Garrow's Law) plays Rms Titanic's second officer, Charles Lightoller. The cast of Titanic also includes Linus Roache, (more)...
- 12/24/2011
- by By Kate Goodacre
- Digital Spy
I tried to think of a character in Time Out who was nice-looking, in his 30s, with a full head of hair. The awful truth dawned that she meant I looked like Aurélien Recoing
One of the unspoken pleasures of the cinema is dreamily identifying with its heroes. We supposedly objective critics are not immune from this trance-like state of escapist empathy: feeling that you've got a bit in common with Brad Pitt or George Clooney. And maybe you even . . . look like them? Ok no, sorry, of course not. But how about rugged character actors such as Gabriel Byrne? Aren't reviewers allowed to believe we sort of look like them? A bit?
Some time ago, I was leaving a press screening of the The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, when Philip French of the Observer cheerfully said: "You do realise, Peter, that you very much resemble David Calder?...
One of the unspoken pleasures of the cinema is dreamily identifying with its heroes. We supposedly objective critics are not immune from this trance-like state of escapist empathy: feeling that you've got a bit in common with Brad Pitt or George Clooney. And maybe you even . . . look like them? Ok no, sorry, of course not. But how about rugged character actors such as Gabriel Byrne? Aren't reviewers allowed to believe we sort of look like them? A bit?
Some time ago, I was leaving a press screening of the The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, when Philip French of the Observer cheerfully said: "You do realise, Peter, that you very much resemble David Calder?...
- 4/29/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The King Is Alive
Screening tonight at the Los Angeles Film Festival and opening Friday in New York (and May 11 in Los Angeles), "The King Is Alive" is a high-minded project that never lifts off as intended despite all the right elements seemingly coming together.
Boasting a strong international cast including Bruce Davison, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Janet McTeer and David Bradley, the IFC Films release could have used some Bunuelean black comedy to spice up the dreary tale of 10 hapless American and European tourists stranded in an African desert ? with beautiful dunes and abandoned mine buildings in Namibia standing in for a nameless North African locale.
A film with verve and conviction "by" Dogme 95 co-founder Kristian Levring ? who adheres more or less to the movement?s "vow of chastity" that calls for natural lighting, hand-held camerawork, no optical work or filters, etc. ? "King" has a premise that falls into the general migration of jaded Western artistic souls away from glossy visions of capitalist culture.
At the core of the film is an attempt by the increasingly worried and deteriorating characters to perform "King Lear" as scratched on paper from memory by one (Bradley) of their group.
In other words, it?s "Survivor" with a classy agenda, real actors and a few deaths to spice things up. But Dogme 95 flicks and "reality" TV shows have not swept away all other culture just yet, thankfully. As a story, "King" is jagged and underwhelming. There?s nothing inherently gratifying about watching a group of civilized people turn into brutes and pathetic victims of fate. As a sun-scorched rumination on the themes of "Lear", the movie can?t pull it off literally.
The setup has a rickety old bus driven by lost Moses (Vusi Kunene) running out of gas in the middle of nowhere. Several couples and lone travelers get out and seek shelter in derelict structures watched over by a desert-loving local (Peter Kubheka), who provides a poetic narration throughout. One experienced bloke (Miles Anderson) offers to go find help but warns of the danger they all face. Expecting to be back in five days, he sets off, and the others slowly starve, stand around in the sun and act foolishly, with the Bard to keep them sane.
Alas, Lear loses his reason and "King" gets blinded and lost in its wilderness of characters one doesn?t know or care much about. By the time Leigh?s desperate waif is enduring abuse from the one serious malcontent (David Calder), and Ray Davison) wanders off into the sands and finds out some discouraging news, the film?s tragic agenda has warmed up for a series of predictably nasty and miserable epiphanies.
As the remaining castaways, McTeer, Romane Bohringer, Brion James, Chris Walker and Lia Williams circle the movie like hungry predators. But Levring, who has worked for more than a decade as a commercial director, is trying to be the star and sucks up all the available air with his erratic style, leaving the viewer breathless in a bad way.
THE KING IS ALIVE
IFC Films
Newmarket and Good Machine International present a Zentropa Entertainments production
Screenwriters: Kristian Levring, Anders Thomas Jensen
Producers: Patricia Kruijer, Vibeke Windelov
Executive producers: William A. Tyrer, Chris J. Ball, David Linde, Peter Aalbaek Jensen
Director of photography: Jens Schlosser
Editor: Nicholas Wayman Harris
Color/stereo
Cast:
Henry: David Bradley
Jack: Miles Anderson
Gina: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Liz: Janet McTeer
Catherine: Romane Bohringer
Charles: David Calder
Ray: Bruce Davison
Ashley: Brion James
Moses: Vusi Kunene
Kanana: Peter Kubheka
Running time ? 110 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Boasting a strong international cast including Bruce Davison, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Janet McTeer and David Bradley, the IFC Films release could have used some Bunuelean black comedy to spice up the dreary tale of 10 hapless American and European tourists stranded in an African desert ? with beautiful dunes and abandoned mine buildings in Namibia standing in for a nameless North African locale.
A film with verve and conviction "by" Dogme 95 co-founder Kristian Levring ? who adheres more or less to the movement?s "vow of chastity" that calls for natural lighting, hand-held camerawork, no optical work or filters, etc. ? "King" has a premise that falls into the general migration of jaded Western artistic souls away from glossy visions of capitalist culture.
At the core of the film is an attempt by the increasingly worried and deteriorating characters to perform "King Lear" as scratched on paper from memory by one (Bradley) of their group.
In other words, it?s "Survivor" with a classy agenda, real actors and a few deaths to spice things up. But Dogme 95 flicks and "reality" TV shows have not swept away all other culture just yet, thankfully. As a story, "King" is jagged and underwhelming. There?s nothing inherently gratifying about watching a group of civilized people turn into brutes and pathetic victims of fate. As a sun-scorched rumination on the themes of "Lear", the movie can?t pull it off literally.
The setup has a rickety old bus driven by lost Moses (Vusi Kunene) running out of gas in the middle of nowhere. Several couples and lone travelers get out and seek shelter in derelict structures watched over by a desert-loving local (Peter Kubheka), who provides a poetic narration throughout. One experienced bloke (Miles Anderson) offers to go find help but warns of the danger they all face. Expecting to be back in five days, he sets off, and the others slowly starve, stand around in the sun and act foolishly, with the Bard to keep them sane.
Alas, Lear loses his reason and "King" gets blinded and lost in its wilderness of characters one doesn?t know or care much about. By the time Leigh?s desperate waif is enduring abuse from the one serious malcontent (David Calder), and Ray Davison) wanders off into the sands and finds out some discouraging news, the film?s tragic agenda has warmed up for a series of predictably nasty and miserable epiphanies.
As the remaining castaways, McTeer, Romane Bohringer, Brion James, Chris Walker and Lia Williams circle the movie like hungry predators. But Levring, who has worked for more than a decade as a commercial director, is trying to be the star and sucks up all the available air with his erratic style, leaving the viewer breathless in a bad way.
THE KING IS ALIVE
IFC Films
Newmarket and Good Machine International present a Zentropa Entertainments production
Screenwriters: Kristian Levring, Anders Thomas Jensen
Producers: Patricia Kruijer, Vibeke Windelov
Executive producers: William A. Tyrer, Chris J. Ball, David Linde, Peter Aalbaek Jensen
Director of photography: Jens Schlosser
Editor: Nicholas Wayman Harris
Color/stereo
Cast:
Henry: David Bradley
Jack: Miles Anderson
Gina: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Liz: Janet McTeer
Catherine: Romane Bohringer
Charles: David Calder
Ray: Bruce Davison
Ashley: Brion James
Moses: Vusi Kunene
Kanana: Peter Kubheka
Running time ? 110 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
- 4/24/2001
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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