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"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"
The final chapter of Bilbo Baggins' "Hobbit" adventure is airing August 8 on HBO as part of its Saturday Night Movies. It'll be on HBO Now, the network's standalone streaming service, on the same day. So if you don't already have HBO as part of your cable package but want to watch the TV shows ("Game of Thrones," "True Detective," etc.) and movies, you can just order HBO Now to stream the content.
"Difficult People"
Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner star in this new Hulu Original series, which premieres August 5. Julie and Billy play more annoying and less successful versions of themselves -- aspiring comics living, working and struggling in NYC...
New Video on Demand, Rental Streaming, and Digital Only
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"
The final chapter of Bilbo Baggins' "Hobbit" adventure is airing August 8 on HBO as part of its Saturday Night Movies. It'll be on HBO Now, the network's standalone streaming service, on the same day. So if you don't already have HBO as part of your cable package but want to watch the TV shows ("Game of Thrones," "True Detective," etc.) and movies, you can just order HBO Now to stream the content.
"Difficult People"
Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner star in this new Hulu Original series, which premieres August 5. Julie and Billy play more annoying and less successful versions of themselves -- aspiring comics living, working and struggling in NYC...
- 8/3/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
Open Call Casting For TV Drama
We are currently casting for a 4-part drama for Channel 4.
We are holding an open call on Saturday 15th January between 12pm – 5pm at The Brix at St Matthews, St Matthews Church, Brixton Hill, London SW2 1Jf
At present, we are looking for the following:
Boy – 14-16 yrs old, Black, working class Londoner.
Boy – 14-16 yrs old, of Turkish descent, working class Londoner.
We cannot stress enough that;
No Previous Acting Experience Is Necessary
(just a willingness to come along and try out, nothing ventured nothing gained.) At this stage it will just be a short informal chat on camera, and we can tell you more about the process.
For those who go on to be in the series this will be fully paid work.
Des Hamilton Casting are known in the film industry for launching the careers of kids and adults who have never acted before,...
We are currently casting for a 4-part drama for Channel 4.
We are holding an open call on Saturday 15th January between 12pm – 5pm at The Brix at St Matthews, St Matthews Church, Brixton Hill, London SW2 1Jf
At present, we are looking for the following:
Boy – 14-16 yrs old, Black, working class Londoner.
Boy – 14-16 yrs old, of Turkish descent, working class Londoner.
We cannot stress enough that;
No Previous Acting Experience Is Necessary
(just a willingness to come along and try out, nothing ventured nothing gained.) At this stage it will just be a short informal chat on camera, and we can tell you more about the process.
For those who go on to be in the series this will be fully paid work.
Des Hamilton Casting are known in the film industry for launching the careers of kids and adults who have never acted before,...
- 1/11/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Open Call Casting For TV Drama
Des Hamilton Casting are currently casting for a 4-part drama for Channel 4:
They are holding an open call This Saturday 4th December between 12pm – 5pm at The Tabernacle, 35 Powis square, off Portobello road, London W11 2Ay.
At present, they are looking for the following:
Boy - 14 yrs old, of Turkish descent, working class Londoner.
Boy -14 yrs old, of Afro Caribbean descent, working class London boy.
Girl - 14-16 yrs old, of Afro Caribbean descent.
No Previous Acting Experience Is Necessary
(just a willingness to come along and try out, nothing ventured nothing gained.)
At this stage it will just be a short informal chat on camera, and we can tell you more about the process.
For those who go on to be in the series this will be fully paid work.
Des Hamilton Casting are known in the film industry for...
Des Hamilton Casting are currently casting for a 4-part drama for Channel 4:
They are holding an open call This Saturday 4th December between 12pm – 5pm at The Tabernacle, 35 Powis square, off Portobello road, London W11 2Ay.
At present, they are looking for the following:
Boy - 14 yrs old, of Turkish descent, working class Londoner.
Boy -14 yrs old, of Afro Caribbean descent, working class London boy.
Girl - 14-16 yrs old, of Afro Caribbean descent.
No Previous Acting Experience Is Necessary
(just a willingness to come along and try out, nothing ventured nothing gained.)
At this stage it will just be a short informal chat on camera, and we can tell you more about the process.
For those who go on to be in the series this will be fully paid work.
Des Hamilton Casting are known in the film industry for...
- 11/29/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Casting For TV Drama
Des Hamilton Casting are currently casting for a 4-part drama for Channel 4:
At present, we are looking for the following:
Boy -14 yrs old, Black, working class London boy.
Boy - 14 yrs old, of Turkish descent, working class Londoner.
Girl - 14-16 yrs old, Black.
We cannot stress enough that;
No Previous Acting Experience Is Necessary
(just a willingness to try out, nothing ventured nothing gained.)
For those who go on to be in the series this will be fully paid work.
For a chance to be in the series just a send photo of yourself and your phone number to rachael@deshamilton.com.
Des Hamilton Casting are known in the film industry for launching the careers of kids and adults who have never acted before, most notably Thomas Turgoose in ‘This is England’ and Jack McElhone in ‘Dear Frankie’. Other recent credits include...
Des Hamilton Casting are currently casting for a 4-part drama for Channel 4:
At present, we are looking for the following:
Boy -14 yrs old, Black, working class London boy.
Boy - 14 yrs old, of Turkish descent, working class Londoner.
Girl - 14-16 yrs old, Black.
We cannot stress enough that;
No Previous Acting Experience Is Necessary
(just a willingness to try out, nothing ventured nothing gained.)
For those who go on to be in the series this will be fully paid work.
For a chance to be in the series just a send photo of yourself and your phone number to rachael@deshamilton.com.
Des Hamilton Casting are known in the film industry for launching the careers of kids and adults who have never acted before, most notably Thomas Turgoose in ‘This is England’ and Jack McElhone in ‘Dear Frankie’. Other recent credits include...
- 11/23/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Dear Frankie
CANNES -- Scottish screenwriter Andrea Gibb is on a roll with "Dear Frankie", a gem of a picture that, like her Edinburgh Film Festival success "AfterLife", has flinty characters dealing with everyday hardships who are suddenly faced with a predicament of their own making.
First-time director Shona Auerbach, a photographer who has been successful making commercials, leaves the slick surfaces of that world behind to craft a deeply felt human drama that she also shot beautifully. With Miramax International at the helm, a film that derives much from a sense of geography and seamanship should travel well.
Emily Mortimer and Jack McElhone, who both appeared last year in "Young Adam", here are mother and son in the port town of Greenock, where they have fled once again to escape the grasp of her ex-husband. The boy, Frankie, is deaf and can barely speak, but he wasn't born that way. It was "a present from Daddy," as his mother, Lizzie, puts it. But he's a very bright boy, intelligent and quick. He also has the kind of resolve that allows him to make a friend out of a cocky kid sitting next to him in class who scrawls "Def Boy" on the desk. Frankie smiles and corrects his spelling.
The lad is unaware of his mother's fears; he just wishes they would settle down somewhere. Lizzie has told him that his dad is a sailor on a ship named Accra, and Frankie writes to him diligently, tracking his travels on a huge wall map. He doesn't know that his letters go only as far as his mother, who writes back letters as if they were from his father.
It goes well until one day they learn that a ship named Accra is headed for Greenock. Frankie's school friend makes him a bet that his dad won't want to see him. It's a bet Frankie can't turn down, and it leaves his mum with a huge dilemma.
Enter a tall, dark stranger, but in the sure hands of Gibb and Auerbach, this Scottish sailor (Gerard Butler) is not quite the nameless man with no history that Lizzie has in mind, and his stint pretending to be Frankie's dad leads to many more complications.
The potential for sickly sentiment is high with all these ingredients, but there is nothing mawkish about the film. The beautiful Mortimer appealingly understates her glamour. She and a sterling cast, including Mary Riggans as her mother and Sharon Small as a new friend, all bring steel to their characters. McElhone shines in the difficult task of acting with an affliction, and he doesn't put a foot wrong. Butler ("Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life") downplays his movie-star presence to play a man of quiet mystery and strength.
The movie is filled with small moments of tenderness, insight and considerable wisdom, like when Lizzie says she thought Frankie would give up on writing to his dad, but she's glad he didn't. "It's the only way I can hear his voice," she says.
DEAR FRANKIE
Presented by Miramax Films & Pathe Pictures in association with the UK Film Council and Scottish Screen. A Scorpio Films Production in association with Sigma Films. Produced in association with Inside Track Productions.
Credits:
Director and cinematographer: Shona Auerbach
Screenwriter: Andrea Gibb
Producer: Caroline Wood
Co-producers: Gillian Berrie, Matthew T. Gannon
Executive producers: Stephan Evans, Angus Finney, Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Duncan Reid
Production designer: Jennifer Kernke
Editor: Oral Norrie Ottey
Original music: Alex Heffes
Costume designer: Carole K. Millar
Cast:
Lizzie: Emily Mortimer
Frankie: Jack McElhone
Stranger: Gerard Butler
Marie: Sharon Small
Nell: Mary Riggans
Catriona: Jayd Johnson
Ricky Monroe: Sean Brown
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 105 minutes...
First-time director Shona Auerbach, a photographer who has been successful making commercials, leaves the slick surfaces of that world behind to craft a deeply felt human drama that she also shot beautifully. With Miramax International at the helm, a film that derives much from a sense of geography and seamanship should travel well.
Emily Mortimer and Jack McElhone, who both appeared last year in "Young Adam", here are mother and son in the port town of Greenock, where they have fled once again to escape the grasp of her ex-husband. The boy, Frankie, is deaf and can barely speak, but he wasn't born that way. It was "a present from Daddy," as his mother, Lizzie, puts it. But he's a very bright boy, intelligent and quick. He also has the kind of resolve that allows him to make a friend out of a cocky kid sitting next to him in class who scrawls "Def Boy" on the desk. Frankie smiles and corrects his spelling.
The lad is unaware of his mother's fears; he just wishes they would settle down somewhere. Lizzie has told him that his dad is a sailor on a ship named Accra, and Frankie writes to him diligently, tracking his travels on a huge wall map. He doesn't know that his letters go only as far as his mother, who writes back letters as if they were from his father.
It goes well until one day they learn that a ship named Accra is headed for Greenock. Frankie's school friend makes him a bet that his dad won't want to see him. It's a bet Frankie can't turn down, and it leaves his mum with a huge dilemma.
Enter a tall, dark stranger, but in the sure hands of Gibb and Auerbach, this Scottish sailor (Gerard Butler) is not quite the nameless man with no history that Lizzie has in mind, and his stint pretending to be Frankie's dad leads to many more complications.
The potential for sickly sentiment is high with all these ingredients, but there is nothing mawkish about the film. The beautiful Mortimer appealingly understates her glamour. She and a sterling cast, including Mary Riggans as her mother and Sharon Small as a new friend, all bring steel to their characters. McElhone shines in the difficult task of acting with an affliction, and he doesn't put a foot wrong. Butler ("Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life") downplays his movie-star presence to play a man of quiet mystery and strength.
The movie is filled with small moments of tenderness, insight and considerable wisdom, like when Lizzie says she thought Frankie would give up on writing to his dad, but she's glad he didn't. "It's the only way I can hear his voice," she says.
DEAR FRANKIE
Presented by Miramax Films & Pathe Pictures in association with the UK Film Council and Scottish Screen. A Scorpio Films Production in association with Sigma Films. Produced in association with Inside Track Productions.
Credits:
Director and cinematographer: Shona Auerbach
Screenwriter: Andrea Gibb
Producer: Caroline Wood
Co-producers: Gillian Berrie, Matthew T. Gannon
Executive producers: Stephan Evans, Angus Finney, Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Duncan Reid
Production designer: Jennifer Kernke
Editor: Oral Norrie Ottey
Original music: Alex Heffes
Costume designer: Carole K. Millar
Cast:
Lizzie: Emily Mortimer
Frankie: Jack McElhone
Stranger: Gerard Butler
Marie: Sharon Small
Nell: Mary Riggans
Catriona: Jayd Johnson
Ricky Monroe: Sean Brown
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 105 minutes...
- 7/9/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dear Frankie
CANNES -- Scottish screenwriter Andrea Gibb is on a roll with "Dear Frankie", a gem of a picture that, like her Edinburgh Film Festival success "AfterLife", has flinty characters dealing with everyday hardships who are suddenly faced with a predicament of their own making.
First-time director Shona Auerbach, a photographer who has been successful making commercials, leaves the slick surfaces of that world behind to craft a deeply felt human drama that she also shot beautifully. With Miramax International at the helm, a film that derives much from a sense of geography and seamanship should travel well.
Emily Mortimer and Jack McElhone, who both appeared last year in "Young Adam", here are mother and son in the port town of Greenock, where they have fled once again to escape the grasp of her ex-husband. The boy, Frankie, is deaf and can barely speak, but he wasn't born that way. It was "a present from Daddy," as his mother, Lizzie, puts it. But he's a very bright boy, intelligent and quick. He also has the kind of resolve that allows him to make a friend out of a cocky kid sitting next to him in class who scrawls "Def Boy" on the desk. Frankie smiles and corrects his spelling.
The lad is unaware of his mother's fears; he just wishes they would settle down somewhere. Lizzie has told him that his dad is a sailor on a ship named Accra, and Frankie writes to him diligently, tracking his travels on a huge wall map. He doesn't know that his letters go only as far as his mother, who writes back letters as if they were from his father.
It goes well until one day they learn that a ship named Accra is headed for Greenock. Frankie's school friend makes him a bet that his dad won't want to see him. It's a bet Frankie can't turn down, and it leaves his mum with a huge dilemma.
Enter a tall, dark stranger, but in the sure hands of Gibb and Auerbach, this Scottish sailor (Gerard Butler) is not quite the nameless man with no history that Lizzie has in mind, and his stint pretending to be Frankie's dad leads to many more complications.
The potential for sickly sentiment is high with all these ingredients, but there is nothing mawkish about the film. The beautiful Mortimer appealingly understates her glamour. She and a sterling cast, including Mary Riggans as her mother and Sharon Small as a new friend, all bring steel to their characters. McElhone shines in the difficult task of acting with an affliction, and he doesn't put a foot wrong. Butler ("Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life") downplays his movie-star presence to play a man of quiet mystery and strength.
The movie is filled with small moments of tenderness, insight and considerable wisdom, like when Lizzie says she thought Frankie would give up on writing to his dad, but she's glad he didn't. "It's the only way I can hear his voice," she says.
DEAR FRANKIE
Presented by Miramax Films & Pathe Pictures in association with the UK Film Council and Scottish Screen. A Scorpio Films Production in association with Sigma Films. Produced in association with Inside Track Productions.
Credits:
Director and cinematographer: Shona Auerbach
Screenwriter: Andrea Gibb
Producer: Caroline Wood
Co-producers: Gillian Berrie, Matthew T. Gannon
Executive producers: Stephan Evans, Angus Finney, Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Duncan Reid
Production designer: Jennifer Kernke
Editor: Oral Norrie Ottey
Original music: Alex Heffes
Costume designer: Carole K. Millar
Cast:
Lizzie: Emily Mortimer
Frankie: Jack McElhone
Stranger: Gerard Butler
Marie: Sharon Small
Nell: Mary Riggans
Catriona: Jayd Johnson
Ricky Monroe: Sean Brown
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 105 minutes...
First-time director Shona Auerbach, a photographer who has been successful making commercials, leaves the slick surfaces of that world behind to craft a deeply felt human drama that she also shot beautifully. With Miramax International at the helm, a film that derives much from a sense of geography and seamanship should travel well.
Emily Mortimer and Jack McElhone, who both appeared last year in "Young Adam", here are mother and son in the port town of Greenock, where they have fled once again to escape the grasp of her ex-husband. The boy, Frankie, is deaf and can barely speak, but he wasn't born that way. It was "a present from Daddy," as his mother, Lizzie, puts it. But he's a very bright boy, intelligent and quick. He also has the kind of resolve that allows him to make a friend out of a cocky kid sitting next to him in class who scrawls "Def Boy" on the desk. Frankie smiles and corrects his spelling.
The lad is unaware of his mother's fears; he just wishes they would settle down somewhere. Lizzie has told him that his dad is a sailor on a ship named Accra, and Frankie writes to him diligently, tracking his travels on a huge wall map. He doesn't know that his letters go only as far as his mother, who writes back letters as if they were from his father.
It goes well until one day they learn that a ship named Accra is headed for Greenock. Frankie's school friend makes him a bet that his dad won't want to see him. It's a bet Frankie can't turn down, and it leaves his mum with a huge dilemma.
Enter a tall, dark stranger, but in the sure hands of Gibb and Auerbach, this Scottish sailor (Gerard Butler) is not quite the nameless man with no history that Lizzie has in mind, and his stint pretending to be Frankie's dad leads to many more complications.
The potential for sickly sentiment is high with all these ingredients, but there is nothing mawkish about the film. The beautiful Mortimer appealingly understates her glamour. She and a sterling cast, including Mary Riggans as her mother and Sharon Small as a new friend, all bring steel to their characters. McElhone shines in the difficult task of acting with an affliction, and he doesn't put a foot wrong. Butler ("Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life") downplays his movie-star presence to play a man of quiet mystery and strength.
The movie is filled with small moments of tenderness, insight and considerable wisdom, like when Lizzie says she thought Frankie would give up on writing to his dad, but she's glad he didn't. "It's the only way I can hear his voice," she says.
DEAR FRANKIE
Presented by Miramax Films & Pathe Pictures in association with the UK Film Council and Scottish Screen. A Scorpio Films Production in association with Sigma Films. Produced in association with Inside Track Productions.
Credits:
Director and cinematographer: Shona Auerbach
Screenwriter: Andrea Gibb
Producer: Caroline Wood
Co-producers: Gillian Berrie, Matthew T. Gannon
Executive producers: Stephan Evans, Angus Finney, Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Duncan Reid
Production designer: Jennifer Kernke
Editor: Oral Norrie Ottey
Original music: Alex Heffes
Costume designer: Carole K. Millar
Cast:
Lizzie: Emily Mortimer
Frankie: Jack McElhone
Stranger: Gerard Butler
Marie: Sharon Small
Nell: Mary Riggans
Catriona: Jayd Johnson
Ricky Monroe: Sean Brown
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 105 minutes...
- 5/19/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Miramax grabs rights to Pathe's 'Dear Frankie'
Miramax Films has inked a deal to acquire Shona Auerbach's directorial debut, Dear Frankie, in a multiterritory pact that includes North and South American rights. The Emily Mortimer starrer was one of the hotter titles screening at the recent MIFED confab through Pathe International, the London-based sales arm of Pathe Entertainment. The mini-major also snapped up distribution rights for Spain, Italy and Australia on the project, which is in postproduction and scheduled for completion in January. Also starring Gerard Butler (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life) and Jack McElhone (Young Adam), Frankie follows a deaf boy and his mother as they struggle to hide the fact that they've run away from the boy's father.
- 11/20/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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