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Ahead of next week’s publication of Lord Smith’s review on the state and future of the British film industry David Cameron visited Pinewood Studios today to deliver a speech setting out his thoughts on the aims of the industry. The choice of Pinewood was well made. The studio, which is already two projects into its [...]
It was reported last month that ahead of his Olympic duties next year Danny Boyle had signed on to direct on heist-gone-up-the-swanny thriller Trance with recent X-Men alumni James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender taking up leading roles. The film is a remake of Joe Ahearne’s 2001 TV movie starring Neil Pearson, Susannah Harker and Philip [...]
Danny Boyle (Shallow Grave) has signed on to direct heist-thriller Trance. Boyle will reunite with his 127 Hours and Slumdog Millionaire producer Christian Colson, and are in talks with Fox Searchlight and Pathé for finance and distribution. The film is described as an art heist gone wrong, with the dark, sexy, hard-edged tone of previous Boyle films. It [...]
Two unique-looking posters for Julian (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) Schnabel’s new feature, Miral, have cropped up online. The film focuses on an orphaned Palestinian girl (played by Slumdog Millionaire’s Freida Pinto) growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war, who finds herself drawn into the conflict. The posters successfully blend a graphic art [...]
I’m sure we all have our own ideas on what the most profitable films of all time are, and reading this piece over at Moviefone I was half expecting to see the likes of Paranormal Activity, Blair Witch etc. How wrong I was. The piece references a list compiled by CNBC and it brings up [...]
Following the critical and commercial bonanza of Slumdog Millionaire with 127 Hours was a bold move for Danny Boyle. No doubt the director was offered all manner of scripts bookmarked with blank cheques but he wisely chose to use the Oscar momentum to tell the story he wanted to and now his film, and its [...]
It’s hard to believe Twentieth Century Fox’s indie offshoot Fox Searchlight is 15 years old this year. Ed Burn’s debut The Brothers McMullen was the first production for this multiple award-winning company, whose input has successfully straddled the line between audience pleasers and work of a more serious nature, as The Full Monty and The [...]
John Woodward, CEO of the UK Film Council, told staff this morning of the plan to abolish the UK Film Council, which, since it’s launch in 2000, has invested Lottery money and government grants in the production of more than 900 films, including such critical and commercial successes as: Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold), In The [...]
The UK Film Council have today published their Statistical Yearbook online, and it paints a very healthy picture despite the economical climate. Of particular interest is this page, the Top 20 UK Films, which shows UK funded and part funded productions with some obvious (Harry Potter), some which were surprise hits (Sherlock Holmes) and some [...]
Thousands of you have voted over the last few weeks in the Digital Spy Movie Awards for 2009 and the winners are being announced today. Among the winners are Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for Best Family Film, My Bloody Valentine 3D nabbing Best Horror Film – there are videos and interviews over at [...]
