Eindringliches Coming-of-Age-Drama über eine Zwölfjährige aus prekären Verhältnissen, die sich mit einem eigenartigen Vagabunden anfreundet.
Andrea Arnolds „Bird“ (Credit: Festival de Cannes)
Fast Facts:
• Erster Spielfilm der großartigen Andrea Arnold seit acht Jahren
• Eindringliche Coming-of-Age-Geschichte mit einem tollen Blick für Jugendliche
• Weltpremiere im Wettbewerb von Cannes 2024
• Highlight auf den Festivals von San Sebastián und Hamburg
Credits:
Land / Jahr: Großbritannien 2024; Laufzeit: 119 Minuten; Regie & Drehbuch: Andrea Arnold; Besetzung: Nykiya Adams, Franz Rogowski, Barry Keoghan, Jason Buda, Jasmin Jobson; Verleih: Mfa+, Start: 9. Januar 2025
Review:
„Is It Too Real For Ya!”. Die Fontaines D.C. plärren es auf dem Soundtrack. Und Barry Keoghan singt es lautstark mit als Bug, mit nacktem Oberkörper voller billiger Tattoos, auf seinem E-Roller, mit seiner zwölfjährigen Tochter Bailey hinter ihm. Ist Es Zu Real FÜR Dich? Diese Frage stellt sich der neue Film von Andrea Arnold auch, die als Geschichtenerzählerin zurück ist auf den Straßen des modernen Großbritannien von unten,...
Andrea Arnolds „Bird“ (Credit: Festival de Cannes)
Fast Facts:
• Erster Spielfilm der großartigen Andrea Arnold seit acht Jahren
• Eindringliche Coming-of-Age-Geschichte mit einem tollen Blick für Jugendliche
• Weltpremiere im Wettbewerb von Cannes 2024
• Highlight auf den Festivals von San Sebastián und Hamburg
Credits:
Land / Jahr: Großbritannien 2024; Laufzeit: 119 Minuten; Regie & Drehbuch: Andrea Arnold; Besetzung: Nykiya Adams, Franz Rogowski, Barry Keoghan, Jason Buda, Jasmin Jobson; Verleih: Mfa+, Start: 9. Januar 2025
Review:
„Is It Too Real For Ya!”. Die Fontaines D.C. plärren es auf dem Soundtrack. Und Barry Keoghan singt es lautstark mit als Bug, mit nacktem Oberkörper voller billiger Tattoos, auf seinem E-Roller, mit seiner zwölfjährigen Tochter Bailey hinter ihm. Ist Es Zu Real FÜR Dich? Diese Frage stellt sich der neue Film von Andrea Arnold auch, die als Geschichtenerzählerin zurück ist auf den Straßen des modernen Großbritannien von unten,...
- 9/22/2024
- by Thomas Schultze
- Spot - Media & Film
There is only one Andrea Arnold, as much as her contemporaries in Europe and beyond try to imitate her particular style: emotionally heightened social realism with often first-time actors playing characters not far from their real selves. That itself started in the 1950s with British kitchen sink realism. Yet Arnold has done much to imbue it with a radical poetry that finds the beauty in a hardscrabble life, from a volatile East London teenager with hip-hop ambitions in “Fish Tank” (2009) to the rumbling road odyssey “American Honey” (2016) that found Arnold shooting in the United States for the first time.
Her latest film “Bird,” continuing a tradition for one-word titles centered around animalia Arnold started in 2001 with her short film “Dog” and more recently with the documentary “Cow,” is a departure for Arnold in a key way: This sensitively drawn if opaque coming-of-age fable about 12-year-old Bailey (newcomer Nykiya Adams) uses,...
Her latest film “Bird,” continuing a tradition for one-word titles centered around animalia Arnold started in 2001 with her short film “Dog” and more recently with the documentary “Cow,” is a departure for Arnold in a key way: This sensitively drawn if opaque coming-of-age fable about 12-year-old Bailey (newcomer Nykiya Adams) uses,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Michael Fassbender is a two-time Academy Award nominee who trained at the Drama Centre London before touring with the Oxford Stage Company; he’s performed Chekov and Shakespeare and worked a veritable who’s who of greatest living directors. Rookie actor Kaimana had never even considered trying to be an actor, noting she avoided school plays “like the plague.” Yet the two form a winning pair in “Next Goal Wins,” the funny, touching, uplifting new film from “Jojo Rabbit” filmmaker Taika Waititi, hitting theaters Nov. 17.
Based on the 2014 documentary of the same name, “Next Goal Wins” finds Fassbender playing Thomas Rongen, a coach whose anger management and alcohol issues finds him shipped off to American Samoa to lead the national football team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. He is set up to fail — the team is widely regarded as a punchline in the sport. But, fortunately, the team...
Based on the 2014 documentary of the same name, “Next Goal Wins” finds Fassbender playing Thomas Rongen, a coach whose anger management and alcohol issues finds him shipped off to American Samoa to lead the national football team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. He is set up to fail — the team is widely regarded as a punchline in the sport. But, fortunately, the team...
- 11/16/2023
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Distributor and filmmaker worked together on 2010 release of Fish Tank.
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Andrea Arnold’s Cow following its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere sidebar earlier this month.
Arnold shot Cow over seven years and described her bovine chronicle as “one dairy cow’s reality and acknowledging her great service to us”. She added, “When I look at Luma, our cow, I see the whole world in her.”
Kat Mansoor of Halcyon Pictures produced the documentary, and executive producers are Rose Garnett of BBC Films and Maxyne Franklin and Sandra Whipham of Doc Society.
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Andrea Arnold’s Cow following its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere sidebar earlier this month.
Arnold shot Cow over seven years and described her bovine chronicle as “one dairy cow’s reality and acknowledging her great service to us”. She added, “When I look at Luma, our cow, I see the whole world in her.”
Kat Mansoor of Halcyon Pictures produced the documentary, and executive producers are Rose Garnett of BBC Films and Maxyne Franklin and Sandra Whipham of Doc Society.
- 7/28/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: IFC Films has taken North American rights to Andrea Arnold’s well-received Cannes Film Festival documentary Cow.
Cow, which made its world premiere earlier this month in the newly created Cannes Premiere section, reps IFC and Arnold’s second teaming together after her award-winning Fish Tank, which starred Katie Jarvis and Michael Fassbender.
U.S. sales rep Submarine Entertainment brokered the deal for Cow on behalf of the filmmakers. Submarine sold Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground to Apple TV+ back in October; that doc also made its world premiere at Cannes this year.
Cow was shot over seven years, and repped Arnold’s return to Cannes after her 2016 young-adult movie American Honey. It was produced by Kat Mansoor of Halcyon Pictures and executive produced by Rose Garnett of BBC Film and Maxyne Franklin and Sandra Whipham of Doc Society.
This film is an endeavour to consider cows. To move us closer to them.
Cow, which made its world premiere earlier this month in the newly created Cannes Premiere section, reps IFC and Arnold’s second teaming together after her award-winning Fish Tank, which starred Katie Jarvis and Michael Fassbender.
U.S. sales rep Submarine Entertainment brokered the deal for Cow on behalf of the filmmakers. Submarine sold Todd Haynes’ The Velvet Underground to Apple TV+ back in October; that doc also made its world premiere at Cannes this year.
Cow was shot over seven years, and repped Arnold’s return to Cannes after her 2016 young-adult movie American Honey. It was produced by Kat Mansoor of Halcyon Pictures and executive produced by Rose Garnett of BBC Film and Maxyne Franklin and Sandra Whipham of Doc Society.
This film is an endeavour to consider cows. To move us closer to them.
- 7/28/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The film aims to start shooting in January 2020.
The UK’s Marsha Thomason has signed to star in Gary Young’s action thriller Stolen which is set to start shooting in the UK and South Africa in January 2020.
Thomason, who has appeared in Us TV series including Fox’s White Collar, FX’s Better Things and ABC’s The Good Doctor, will play an ex-military officer and single mother who runs a private security business and is drawn into the investigation in to her daughter’s involvement in a fatal shooting while on holiday in South Africa.
Us actor Michael Landes will co-star,...
The UK’s Marsha Thomason has signed to star in Gary Young’s action thriller Stolen which is set to start shooting in the UK and South Africa in January 2020.
Thomason, who has appeared in Us TV series including Fox’s White Collar, FX’s Better Things and ABC’s The Good Doctor, will play an ex-military officer and single mother who runs a private security business and is drawn into the investigation in to her daughter’s involvement in a fatal shooting while on holiday in South Africa.
Us actor Michael Landes will co-star,...
- 11/12/2019
- by ¬0¦Lisa Wehrstedt¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Young’s second feature will be action thriller Stolen, a UK-South Africa co-production.
Netflix has acquired SVoD rights for all English-speaking territories for Gary Young’s British thriller Two Graves, which it will launch on the service in May 2019. Front Row has acquired Mena rights. Moviehouse Entertainment handles international sales.
Young wrote and directed Two Graves as his feature directorial debut; he previously wrote the Michael Caine-starring Harry Brown. The revenge thriller stars Katie Jarvis, Cathy Tyson, Dave Johns, David Hayman, Josh Herdman and Danielle Harold. Tyson (Mona Lisa) plays a mother trying to uncover the circumstances behind her son’s brutal death.
Netflix has acquired SVoD rights for all English-speaking territories for Gary Young’s British thriller Two Graves, which it will launch on the service in May 2019. Front Row has acquired Mena rights. Moviehouse Entertainment handles international sales.
Young wrote and directed Two Graves as his feature directorial debut; he previously wrote the Michael Caine-starring Harry Brown. The revenge thriller stars Katie Jarvis, Cathy Tyson, Dave Johns, David Hayman, Josh Herdman and Danielle Harold. Tyson (Mona Lisa) plays a mother trying to uncover the circumstances behind her son’s brutal death.
- 11/1/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Clare Anyiam-Osigwe’s No Shade, produced by the Festival, to open the event.
The 2018 British Urban Film Festival (June 4-9) has announced its line-up, hosts and awards today.
The festival will open with writer-director Clare Anyiam-Osigwe’s No Shade, about a British woman coming to terms with her relationships with men and her skintone, starring Adele Oni in her debut lead role. It is the first feature to be released by the Festival under its new Buff Originals slate.
The closing night film is the festival premiere of Harry Brown writer Gary Young’s directorial debut Two Graves, a revenge...
The 2018 British Urban Film Festival (June 4-9) has announced its line-up, hosts and awards today.
The festival will open with writer-director Clare Anyiam-Osigwe’s No Shade, about a British woman coming to terms with her relationships with men and her skintone, starring Adele Oni in her debut lead role. It is the first feature to be released by the Festival under its new Buff Originals slate.
The closing night film is the festival premiere of Harry Brown writer Gary Young’s directorial debut Two Graves, a revenge...
- 3/8/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: I, Daniel Blake star Dave Johns and Mona Lisa’s Cathy Tyson among cast; first-look revealed.
UK-based Moviehouse Entertainment has been appointed to handle world sales for Gary Young’s directorial feature debut Two Graves.
Young produced and wrote Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer starrer Harry Brown and most recently co-wrote Adam Randall thriller Level Up.
Also written by Young, Two Graves is being produced by Keith Bell (Harry Brown), Shantelle Rochester-Henry (The Rise Of The Krays) and Lorianne Hall (SoulBoy) and stars I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns, Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders) and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The deal was negotiated by Lorianne Hall for the producers and Moviehouse Entertainment’s Mark Vennis.
Screen can also reveal the first-look at Katie Jarvis in the film.
Set in the Northeast of England, the plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor...
UK-based Moviehouse Entertainment has been appointed to handle world sales for Gary Young’s directorial feature debut Two Graves.
Young produced and wrote Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer starrer Harry Brown and most recently co-wrote Adam Randall thriller Level Up.
Also written by Young, Two Graves is being produced by Keith Bell (Harry Brown), Shantelle Rochester-Henry (The Rise Of The Krays) and Lorianne Hall (SoulBoy) and stars I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns, Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders) and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The deal was negotiated by Lorianne Hall for the producers and Moviehouse Entertainment’s Mark Vennis.
Screen can also reveal the first-look at Katie Jarvis in the film.
Set in the Northeast of England, the plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor...
- 5/4/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Cast For Two Graves also includes Dave Johns, Cathy Tyson, Katie Jarvis and Josh Herdman.
Gary Young, writer of Harry Brown, will make his feature directorial debut with neo-noir thriller Two Graves.
I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns [pictured] has joined the cast, which also includes Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders), and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The film will mark Johns’ second feature after BAFTA winner I, Daniel Blake, for which he won a Bifa award for best actor.
The thriller, set in the Northeast of England, will start shooting on March 29 for a 24-day shoot.
The plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor of pathology (Tyson) who captures and tortures the young man she believes murdered her son, leading to further tragedy. A twentysomething addict helps her. Johns plays a shipyard nightwatchman.
Young, who writes and directs the original story, said: “I am absolutely...
Gary Young, writer of Harry Brown, will make his feature directorial debut with neo-noir thriller Two Graves.
I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns [pictured] has joined the cast, which also includes Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders), and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The film will mark Johns’ second feature after BAFTA winner I, Daniel Blake, for which he won a Bifa award for best actor.
The thriller, set in the Northeast of England, will start shooting on March 29 for a 24-day shoot.
The plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor of pathology (Tyson) who captures and tortures the young man she believes murdered her son, leading to further tragedy. A twentysomething addict helps her. Johns plays a shipyard nightwatchman.
Young, who writes and directs the original story, said: “I am absolutely...
- 3/21/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Cast For Two Graves also includes Dave Johns, Cathy Tyson, Katie Jarvis and Josh Herdman.
Gary Young, writer of Harry Brown, will make his feature directorial debut with neo-noir thriller Two Graves.
I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns [pictured] has joined the cast, which also includes Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders), and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The thriller, set in the Northeast of England, will start shooting on March 29 for a 24-day shoot.
The plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor of pathology (Tyson) who captures and tortures the young man she believes murdered her son, leading to further tragedy. A twentysomething addict helps her. Johns plays a shipyard nightwatchman.
Young, who writes and directs the original story, said: “I am absolutely thrilled that we’ve put together such an amazing cast. Cathy Tyson, Katie Jarvis and Dave Johns, are amazing...
Gary Young, writer of Harry Brown, will make his feature directorial debut with neo-noir thriller Two Graves.
I, Daniel Blake’s Dave Johns [pictured] has joined the cast, which also includes Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa), David Hayman (Taboo), Josh Herdman (Robin Hood), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Danielle Harold (EastEnders), and Kedar Williams-Stirling (Roots).
The thriller, set in the Northeast of England, will start shooting on March 29 for a 24-day shoot.
The plot is about a middle-aged, middle class doctor of pathology (Tyson) who captures and tortures the young man she believes murdered her son, leading to further tragedy. A twentysomething addict helps her. Johns plays a shipyard nightwatchman.
Young, who writes and directs the original story, said: “I am absolutely thrilled that we’ve put together such an amazing cast. Cathy Tyson, Katie Jarvis and Dave Johns, are amazing...
- 3/21/2017
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
The Duplass brothers, Jay and Mark, put together a list of their top nine favorite films available on Sundance Now, the streaming service with award winning films, documentaries and TV series. Their curated collection features the early works of directors like Barry Jenkins, Andrea Arnold and Andrew Haigh, among others.
Since it’s a list for Sundance Now, the brothers recommended movies that in their mind are “quintessentially Sundancian” and have a “rawness of emotion.”
“In my mind, these films have a surprising number of specific elements in common: pin-pointed specific point of view from the director, a first or early film, non-professional actors, an uncontrolled documentary style, low budget, rawness of emotion, and performances that make your subconscious wonder at times if it’s a documentary,” said Jay Duplass. “More than anything, the films feel like they have been made by someone very specific, and you get the feeling...
Since it’s a list for Sundance Now, the brothers recommended movies that in their mind are “quintessentially Sundancian” and have a “rawness of emotion.”
“In my mind, these films have a surprising number of specific elements in common: pin-pointed specific point of view from the director, a first or early film, non-professional actors, an uncontrolled documentary style, low budget, rawness of emotion, and performances that make your subconscious wonder at times if it’s a documentary,” said Jay Duplass. “More than anything, the films feel like they have been made by someone very specific, and you get the feeling...
- 12/15/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
All this week, IndieWire will be rolling out our annual Fall Preview, including offerings that span genres, a close examination of some of the year’s biggest breakouts, all the awards contenders you need to know about now and special attention to all the new movies you need to get through a jam-packed fall movie-going season. Check back every day for a new look at the best the season has to offer, and clear your schedule, because we’re going to fill it right up.
“White Girl,” September 2 – Elizabeth Wood, Writer and Director
Elizabeth Wood’s feature film debut was almost immediately deemed “shocking!” and “racy!” and “wild!” as soon as it debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but underneath a film about throwing caution to the wind in the pursuit of both terrible decisions and the capricious joys of youth beats a big, honest heart. Wood’s...
“White Girl,” September 2 – Elizabeth Wood, Writer and Director
Elizabeth Wood’s feature film debut was almost immediately deemed “shocking!” and “racy!” and “wild!” as soon as it debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but underneath a film about throwing caution to the wind in the pursuit of both terrible decisions and the capricious joys of youth beats a big, honest heart. Wood’s...
- 8/16/2016
- by Kate Erbland, Chris O'Falt, David Ehrlich, Steve Greene and Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Meet some of the best directors working today, who haven't gone down the blockbuster movie route...
Ever find it a bit lame when the same big name directors get kicked around for every high profile project? Christopher Nolan, Jj Abrams, maybe the Russo Brothers? With so much focus on blockbuster films these days, getting a major franchise job seems like the main acknowledgement of success for a filmmaker. And yes, both the financial and creative rewards can be great. But there are plenty of other directors out there, doing their own thing, from art house auteurs to Dtv action specialists.
Here are 25 examples.
Lee Hardcastle
Even if you don’t know his name, you’ve probably seen Lee Hardcastle’s ultraviolent claymations shared on social media. He first started getting noticed for his two-minute remake of The Thing, starring the famous stop motion penguin Pingu. Far from just a cheap one-joke mash-up,...
Ever find it a bit lame when the same big name directors get kicked around for every high profile project? Christopher Nolan, Jj Abrams, maybe the Russo Brothers? With so much focus on blockbuster films these days, getting a major franchise job seems like the main acknowledgement of success for a filmmaker. And yes, both the financial and creative rewards can be great. But there are plenty of other directors out there, doing their own thing, from art house auteurs to Dtv action specialists.
Here are 25 examples.
Lee Hardcastle
Even if you don’t know his name, you’ve probably seen Lee Hardcastle’s ultraviolent claymations shared on social media. He first started getting noticed for his two-minute remake of The Thing, starring the famous stop motion penguin Pingu. Far from just a cheap one-joke mash-up,...
- 9/30/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
We're knee-deep in awards season at the moment, with all the attendant speculation, drama and controversy you would expect. Who should win? Who was snubbed? Who will fall over before they reach the podium? We're looking at you, Jennifer Lawrence.
Around this time, we tend to realise the shocking number of lauded films from previous years which we still haven't seen. So here's a selection of the best award-winning films you can catch up with on Netflix:
The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic hardly needs an introduction from us. The film took three Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor for Marlon Brando, as well as a record five Golden Globes and further nods from the Grammys, and Writers and Directors Guilds of America.
Brando's performance as mafia boss Vito Corleone is, of course, legendary, with other fantastic turns from Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, James Caan and Robert Duvall.
Around this time, we tend to realise the shocking number of lauded films from previous years which we still haven't seen. So here's a selection of the best award-winning films you can catch up with on Netflix:
The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic hardly needs an introduction from us. The film took three Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor for Marlon Brando, as well as a record five Golden Globes and further nods from the Grammys, and Writers and Directors Guilds of America.
Brando's performance as mafia boss Vito Corleone is, of course, legendary, with other fantastic turns from Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, James Caan and Robert Duvall.
- 2/6/2015
- Digital Spy
Suspects will return to Channel 5 later this month.
The semi-improvised crime drama will launch its second series over two nights on Wednesday, August 20 and Thursday, August 21 at 10pm.
Fay Ripley, Damien Molony and Clare-Hope Ashitey will reprise their roles from the first series, with In the Flesh actor Luke Newberry joining the cast for the new episodes.
Last month, it was announced that EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks and Emmerdale's Dominic Power will guest star in Suspects.
Meanwhile, Claire Cooper (Hollyoaks), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Emmett Scanlan (The Fall) and Ben Peel (The Fall) will all feature in upcoming episodes.
Devised by Paul Marquess (The Bill, Footballers' Wives), the series was Channel 5's first original drama for eight years. Working without a traditional script, the cast improvise their dialogue and actions based on a detailed plot synopsis.
The semi-improvised crime drama will launch its second series over two nights on Wednesday, August 20 and Thursday, August 21 at 10pm.
Fay Ripley, Damien Molony and Clare-Hope Ashitey will reprise their roles from the first series, with In the Flesh actor Luke Newberry joining the cast for the new episodes.
Last month, it was announced that EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks and Emmerdale's Dominic Power will guest star in Suspects.
Meanwhile, Claire Cooper (Hollyoaks), Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank), Emmett Scanlan (The Fall) and Ben Peel (The Fall) will all feature in upcoming episodes.
Devised by Paul Marquess (The Bill, Footballers' Wives), the series was Channel 5's first original drama for eight years. Working without a traditional script, the cast improvise their dialogue and actions based on a detailed plot synopsis.
- 8/6/2014
- Digital Spy
Charlie Brooks is to guest star on 'Suspects'. The former 'EastEnders' actress - who played troublemaking murderer Janine Butcher - will find herself in hot water with the law once again in the second series of the hit Channel 5 crime drama. Charlie and a host of other guest stars - including 'Fish Tank' actress Katie Jarvis, Dominic Power, Luke Newberry and Claire Cooper - will appear in the show's two-part premiere later this year which will see Detective Inspector Martha Bellamy (Fay Ripley) and her team attempt to solve the mystery of a sex game gone wrong. Martha and her colleagues DS...
- 7/17/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks will guest star in Channel 5's Suspects.
The network's original crime drama - which stars Fay Ripley, Damien Molony and Clare-Hope Ashitey - will return to screens with two hour-long specials in the autumn.
Emmerdale's Dominic Power, who played serial killer Cameron Murray, will also guest star in the new episodes.
In The Flesh actor Luke Newberry has also been cast, alongside Claire Cooper (Hollyoaks) and Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank).
Other guest stars for future episodes of the new season are Emmett Scanlan (The Fall, In The Flesh, Hollyoaks), Ben Peel (The Fall), Gillian Kearney (Casualty, Brookside) and Carley Stenson (Hollyoaks).
Devised by Paul Marquess (The Bill, Footballers' Wives), the series was Channel 5's first original drama for eight years. Working without a traditional script, the cast improvise their dialogue and actions based on a detailed plot synopsis.
The second series of Suspects will be comprised of five additional episodes,...
The network's original crime drama - which stars Fay Ripley, Damien Molony and Clare-Hope Ashitey - will return to screens with two hour-long specials in the autumn.
Emmerdale's Dominic Power, who played serial killer Cameron Murray, will also guest star in the new episodes.
In The Flesh actor Luke Newberry has also been cast, alongside Claire Cooper (Hollyoaks) and Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank).
Other guest stars for future episodes of the new season are Emmett Scanlan (The Fall, In The Flesh, Hollyoaks), Ben Peel (The Fall), Gillian Kearney (Casualty, Brookside) and Carley Stenson (Hollyoaks).
Devised by Paul Marquess (The Bill, Footballers' Wives), the series was Channel 5's first original drama for eight years. Working without a traditional script, the cast improvise their dialogue and actions based on a detailed plot synopsis.
The second series of Suspects will be comprised of five additional episodes,...
- 7/16/2014
- Digital Spy
Charlie Brooks is to guest star on 'Suspects'. The former 'EastEnders' actress - who played troublemaking murderer Janine Butcher - will find herself in hot water with the law once again in the second series of the hit Channel 5 crime drama. Charlie and a host of other guest stars - including 'Fish Tank' actress Katie Jarvis, Dominic Power, Luke Newberry and Claire Cooper - will appear in the show's two-part premiere later this year which will see Detective Inspector Martha Bellamy (Fay Ripley) and her team attempt to solve the mystery of a sex game gone wrong. Martha and her colleagues DS...
- 7/15/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie have officially been cast in Star Wars: Episode VII.
Lupita Nyong'o, Gwendoline Christie Join Episode VII
Nyong’o was rumored to have auditioned for director Jj Abrams in March, after her Oscar win, but when she was left out of the original casting announcement, many believed that she would not be part of the project. Many were upset at the first casting announcement’s lack of female actors – only one of the seven new performers initially announced was female – but the new addition of two well-respected actresses should counteract the gender imbalance of the Star Wars franchise.
“I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII. It’s thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm.
Breaking: Lupita Nyong'o & Gwendoline Christie have joined the cast of #StarWarsVII! http://t.co/4O4O4l1CDU pic.
Lupita Nyong'o, Gwendoline Christie Join Episode VII
Nyong’o was rumored to have auditioned for director Jj Abrams in March, after her Oscar win, but when she was left out of the original casting announcement, many believed that she would not be part of the project. Many were upset at the first casting announcement’s lack of female actors – only one of the seven new performers initially announced was female – but the new addition of two well-respected actresses should counteract the gender imbalance of the Star Wars franchise.
“I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII. It’s thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape,” said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm.
Breaking: Lupita Nyong'o & Gwendoline Christie have joined the cast of #StarWarsVII! http://t.co/4O4O4l1CDU pic.
- 6/2/2014
- Uinterview
“Fish Tank” star Katie Jarvis has had a pretty low profile acting career since breaking out in Andrea Arnold’s gritty 2009 drama opposite Michael Fassbender, but that may be all about to change as Latino Review (as well as The Tracking Board) are reporting that Jarvis may have landed one of the new female roles teased for “Star Wars: Episode VII.” Additionally, a name we’ve heard in connection with Jj Abrams’ reboot of the sci-fi franchise before is resurfacing again. Maisie Richardson-Sellers, the complete unknown whose name first surfaced last month, but whose name was not called along with Adam [...]
The post Katie Jarvis Latest Name Linked to ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ appeared first on Up and Comers.
The post Katie Jarvis Latest Name Linked to ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ appeared first on Up and Comers.
- 5/17/2014
- by Linda Ge
- UpandComers
Hello!
Let's pretend for a moment you're the kind of person who doesn't want to dig through a major Star Wars: Episode VII spoiler to get to the juicy casting news about two fresh-faced females getting parts. No Spoilers Here.
Now that I'm not alone in my assertions, thanks to The Tracking Board who backed me up, here's what you spoilerphobes were missing:
Elsewhere in the realm of Star Wars news, the shoot is still doing early, low-key, establishing stuff in Abu Dhabi. Word is John Boyega is either on a flight right now down there to start shooting or he flies down early next week.
When we started to get word that John Boyega was going to be cast in Star Wars, we started getting tips of him hanging around Pinewood Studios before we got the full on reading photo. With the knowledge that proximity may, at this point,...
Let's pretend for a moment you're the kind of person who doesn't want to dig through a major Star Wars: Episode VII spoiler to get to the juicy casting news about two fresh-faced females getting parts. No Spoilers Here.
Now that I'm not alone in my assertions, thanks to The Tracking Board who backed me up, here's what you spoilerphobes were missing:
Elsewhere in the realm of Star Wars news, the shoot is still doing early, low-key, establishing stuff in Abu Dhabi. Word is John Boyega is either on a flight right now down there to start shooting or he flies down early next week.
When we started to get word that John Boyega was going to be cast in Star Wars, we started getting tips of him hanging around Pinewood Studios before we got the full on reading photo. With the knowledge that proximity may, at this point,...
- 5/16/2014
- by Da7e
- LRMonline.com
A rumour started doing the rounds earlier today that J.J. Abrams had added two more young British actresses to the cast of Star Wars Episode VII, but now the news has seemingly been confirmed in a report from The Tracking Board.
Oxford-educated actress and relative unknown Maisie Richardson-Sellers has reportedly joined the cast alongside Katie Jarvis. In 2009, Jarvis delivered an incredible performance opposite Michael Fassbender in Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, but her IMDb page has remained empty ever since.
Fans of that movie have been hoping that she might branch out into bigger projects, but a role in Star Wars Episode VII for the now 22 year old actress could really help to elevate her career to the next level.
This will be the feature debut of Richardson-Sellers who has appeared in the short films Americano and Rum and Our First World, while Jarvis’ only other credit is 10 Minute Tales.
Oxford-educated actress and relative unknown Maisie Richardson-Sellers has reportedly joined the cast alongside Katie Jarvis. In 2009, Jarvis delivered an incredible performance opposite Michael Fassbender in Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank, but her IMDb page has remained empty ever since.
Fans of that movie have been hoping that she might branch out into bigger projects, but a role in Star Wars Episode VII for the now 22 year old actress could really help to elevate her career to the next level.
This will be the feature debut of Richardson-Sellers who has appeared in the short films Americano and Rum and Our First World, while Jarvis’ only other credit is 10 Minute Tales.
- 5/16/2014
- by Josh Wilding
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Have two more women hopped onboard J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars: Episode VII" which just began filming in Abu Dhabi?
A report at Latino Review claims that there isn't one but two major female roles left that have yet to be announced, one of which has gone to the previously rumored Maisie Richardson-Sellers. The actress has reportedly been spotted around the production.
The other has been linked to a fresh face - Katie Jarvis. British film fans will remember her as the young female lead who hooks up with her mother's handsome but predatory boyfriend (Michael Fassbender) in Andrea Arnold's 2009 drama "Fish Tank".
There's no indication about either of the roles these actresses might be playing. The site also says the rumor of Adam Driver playing Han Solo's son is Not true.
Potential Major Plot Spoiler Ahead
Finally, the site says that Harrison Ford's beloved Han Solo...
A report at Latino Review claims that there isn't one but two major female roles left that have yet to be announced, one of which has gone to the previously rumored Maisie Richardson-Sellers. The actress has reportedly been spotted around the production.
The other has been linked to a fresh face - Katie Jarvis. British film fans will remember her as the young female lead who hooks up with her mother's handsome but predatory boyfriend (Michael Fassbender) in Andrea Arnold's 2009 drama "Fish Tank".
There's no indication about either of the roles these actresses might be playing. The site also says the rumor of Adam Driver playing Han Solo's son is Not true.
Potential Major Plot Spoiler Ahead
Finally, the site says that Harrison Ford's beloved Han Solo...
- 5/16/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Well, everyone, the day we have all waited for is finally here. It seems like only yesterday that Disney announced it was buying the Star Wars franchise, and now here we are with a new entry into the trilogy about to come flying at us from a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: Episode VII has started filming and really, the excitement is just too much for me to handle.
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Tweeted a photo of the Day One shoot, featuring the Star Wars logo and little else. But it’s enough for everyone to breathe a sigh of relief that maybe, finally, the film has started and we can all relax on the rumor mill for awhile. We in the blogosphere really need to learn to pace ourselves. The release date on Star Wars: Episode VII is more than a year away and the cast has not...
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Tweeted a photo of the Day One shoot, featuring the Star Wars logo and little else. But it’s enough for everyone to breathe a sigh of relief that maybe, finally, the film has started and we can all relax on the rumor mill for awhile. We in the blogosphere really need to learn to pace ourselves. The release date on Star Wars: Episode VII is more than a year away and the cast has not...
- 5/16/2014
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
As production gets underway today on Star Wars: Episode VII we also know there are still some names yet to be cast, one in particular a lead female role that has yet to be announced. One name that continues to pop up is Maisie Richardson-Sellers, but today a new one entered the frame, Fish Tank star Katie Jarvis. Latino Review has the rumor while also reporting Richardson-Sellers has been seen on the set while they don't have any information on which characters the two actors would be playing. They do, however, have several supposed plot spoilers, which I didn't personally read because I'm not too into spoilers. Here's a lengthy clip from Fish Tank if you haven't seen it. yt id="V-963GB6l_Y" width="500"...
- 5/16/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
By now you probably know J.J. Abrams‘ Star Wars Episode VII has begun filming. You probably also know the cast photo we saw two weeks ago isn’t the full cast. Besides dozens of small supporting roles, there are still some leads yet to be cast and a new report might have named two of them. […]
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- 5/16/2014
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Latino Review's latest Star Wars piece speculates that Harrison Ford's Han Solo will be killed off in Episode VII. I think that's quite likely myself, and Dave offers up some interesting reasons as to why he feels that will happen -- but along with that he also includes some even more interesting scoops: He's hearing that the original trilogy Storm Trooper armor has been assembled for the production down in the United Arab Emirates..which means of course, we're getting Storm Troopers. Not exactly a huge revelation, but it's good to know. But that's not all -- we've got some possible casting updates too. We'd already heard that J.J. Abrams had still one lead female role to cast, and it now seems it's actually 2: British Fish Tank actress Katie Jarvis, and the previously rumored Maisie Richardson-Sellers. If they are on board, who will they play? Obviously, just like...
- 5/16/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Time to get off the S7AR Wars train if you don’t want to be Spoiled. Although I’m not sure why you’re stopping by if real Star Wars news isn’t your bag.
But, seriously stop now. It's gonna get real below this video.
There was only one good piece of Star Wars: Episode VII news or speculation this week, since the whole May The 4th buzz died down and that photo of the first reading has been picked apart by everyone...including me. That piece was written by Chris Klimek for The Village Voice. It’s called “Bring Me The Head of Han Solo” and it’s so well written and thought out that it made me realize now is the time to unveil one of our fun tidbits.
The column’s thesis is simple:
Abrams's first order of business should be to give Ford what he's wanted for decades: death.
But, seriously stop now. It's gonna get real below this video.
There was only one good piece of Star Wars: Episode VII news or speculation this week, since the whole May The 4th buzz died down and that photo of the first reading has been picked apart by everyone...including me. That piece was written by Chris Klimek for The Village Voice. It’s called “Bring Me The Head of Han Solo” and it’s so well written and thought out that it made me realize now is the time to unveil one of our fun tidbits.
The column’s thesis is simple:
Abrams's first order of business should be to give Ford what he's wanted for decades: death.
- 5/16/2014
- by Da7e
- LRMonline.com
Carey Mulligan Says She Went Through Three Rounds Of Auditions For 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'
While the movie is out, and Rooney Mara has proven to be the perfect choice for Lisbeth Salander, the story of what could have been is alwasy intriguing. As has been well documented already, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" wen through a lengthy, and very publicized casting process and in the final days, Sarah Snook, Sophie Lowe and Léa Seydoux were said to be the final candidates, with a mix of established and lesser known names like Ellen Page, Natalie Portman, Emma Watson, Mia Wasikowska, Emily Browning and Katie Jarvis also in the running. Last fall, David Fincher said that Scarlett Johansson gave a great audition but proved to be too sexy for the somewhat androgynous part. Also being considered was "Drive" and "Shame" star Carey Mulligan, and she reveals she was called back more than once to try out for the part. "I auditioned three times for '...
- 1/10/2012
- The Playlist
Michael Fassbender is perhaps the most talented, fastest rising international star. Originally born in Germany, Fassbender has grown rapidly from being primarily a television actor into a worldly thespian of staggering proportion, garnering ecstatic praise both in Europe and the United States for his unflinching, intense performances in roles that are often controversial and extraordinarily demanding. Fassbender has received some of his breakout roles in genre films, a cinematic place that only rarely produced tremendous genre-spanning talent.
In honor of this tremendous new acting force, we’ve compiled our list of Top Ten performances from Michael Fassbender. His latest role may prove to be his most stellar, even controversial one yet. Appearing in his second film directed by Steve McQueen, Shame has Fassbender portraying a sex addict. Shame is opening soon, with dates varying depending on your location.
Honorable Mention: Centurion
In Neil Marshall’s Centurion, Michael Fassbender portrays Quintus Dias,...
In honor of this tremendous new acting force, we’ve compiled our list of Top Ten performances from Michael Fassbender. His latest role may prove to be his most stellar, even controversial one yet. Appearing in his second film directed by Steve McQueen, Shame has Fassbender portraying a sex addict. Shame is opening soon, with dates varying depending on your location.
Honorable Mention: Centurion
In Neil Marshall’s Centurion, Michael Fassbender portrays Quintus Dias,...
- 12/6/2011
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Robert here w/ Distant Relatives, exploring the connections between one classic and one contemporary film.
Sedentary and Sex
So what do a rough and realistic look at poverty in London and a comedy set in the suburbs of California have in common? Well at first glance both are about the events that lead up to and follow an inappropriate relationship. For many reasons, the cinematic arts naturally drift toward stories of forbidden sex. They allow filmmakers to explore the human condition in areas that lend themselves to lack of control. They're filled with all kinds of drama and conflict. And of course sex gets people to sit and watch. But there's more to it. After all, with all of these films about forbidden sex out there, why these two that seem so different? In both The Graduate and Fish Tank, the inappropriate relationships aren't really the problem. Well, they are eventually,...
Sedentary and Sex
So what do a rough and realistic look at poverty in London and a comedy set in the suburbs of California have in common? Well at first glance both are about the events that lead up to and follow an inappropriate relationship. For many reasons, the cinematic arts naturally drift toward stories of forbidden sex. They allow filmmakers to explore the human condition in areas that lend themselves to lack of control. They're filled with all kinds of drama and conflict. And of course sex gets people to sit and watch. But there's more to it. After all, with all of these films about forbidden sex out there, why these two that seem so different? In both The Graduate and Fish Tank, the inappropriate relationships aren't really the problem. Well, they are eventually,...
- 12/2/2011
- by Robert
- FilmExperience
Those expecting the delicate etiquette and burning passion of Emily Brontë’s infamous 1847 doomed love affair, Wuthering Heights, set on the Yorkshire Moors, may find award-winning Fish Tank director Andrea Arnold’s film version a little rougher round the edges, but equally dramatic. Rather than the fluffy period drama brought to many screens over the years, Arnold who is known to be a very instinctive film-maker, aims for the dark heart of the novel’s depiction of mental and physical cruelty.
A poor, young black boy called Heathcliff (Solomon Glave) is discovered on the streets of Liverpool by Mr Earnshaw (Paul Hilton), a farmer, and taken back to Yorkshire to live on the family farm on the Moors, Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff grows up with the farmer’s spirited daughter, Cathy (Shannon Beer), who he soon develops an intense relationship with – much to the dislike of Cathy’s jealous older brother who sees Earnshaw Sr.
A poor, young black boy called Heathcliff (Solomon Glave) is discovered on the streets of Liverpool by Mr Earnshaw (Paul Hilton), a farmer, and taken back to Yorkshire to live on the family farm on the Moors, Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff grows up with the farmer’s spirited daughter, Cathy (Shannon Beer), who he soon develops an intense relationship with – much to the dislike of Cathy’s jealous older brother who sees Earnshaw Sr.
- 11/10/2011
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With its unforgiving landscapes and raw emotion, Wuthering Heights is a perfect match for director Andrea Arnold. Just don't call her work bleak
Andrea Arnold was recently asked to mount a retrospective of her work for a film festival, a rather unusual request for a director who has made only three features: Red Road (2006), Fish Tank (2009) and her savage new version of Wuthering Heights. Her immediate response was one of concern. "I thought, 'That poor audience, watching those films together.' I almost felt like I shouldn't do it. Or that I should say, 'Don't watch them back-to-back. Leave a week in between.'"
Still, she doesn't have much time for critics who label her work bleak. "I wonder whether my bleak-o-meter is set differently from other people's." The 50-year-old, Dartford-born film-maker is huddled inside a navy-blue duffel coat as she sips tea in the library of a London hotel.
Andrea Arnold was recently asked to mount a retrospective of her work for a film festival, a rather unusual request for a director who has made only three features: Red Road (2006), Fish Tank (2009) and her savage new version of Wuthering Heights. Her immediate response was one of concern. "I thought, 'That poor audience, watching those films together.' I almost felt like I shouldn't do it. Or that I should say, 'Don't watch them back-to-back. Leave a week in between.'"
Still, she doesn't have much time for critics who label her work bleak. "I wonder whether my bleak-o-meter is set differently from other people's." The 50-year-old, Dartford-born film-maker is huddled inside a navy-blue duffel coat as she sips tea in the library of a London hotel.
- 11/1/2011
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
David Fincher Says Despite A Great Audition, Scarlett Johansson Was Too Hot To Play Lisbeth Salander
David Fincher Views The Series As A "Pervy Franchise" While Rooney Mara eventually won the coveted lead role of Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," it was an arduous wait and the list of the contenders was fierce. Sarah Snook, Sophie Lowe and Léa Seydoux were said to be the final candidates, and a mix of established and lesser known names like Ellen Page, Natalie Portman, Carey Mulligan, Emma Watson, Mia Wasikowska, Emily Browning and Katie Jarvis were all in the running at various points. However, people might remember that just before Mara snagged the…...
- 10/17/2011
- The Playlist
You gotta hand it to Andrea Arnold. After her last film "Fish Tank" brought the director her most acclaim to date, particularly due to the stirring turn out she got out of a young, unknown Katie Jarvis, in a film that also happened to co-star somebody you might have heard of named Michael Fassbender, she easily could've done something more accessible and just plain easy. But she didn't. Instead, she decided to adapt "Wuthering Heights" with an unknown in the lead in a version that our man in Venice said in his review finds both the grace and brutality of…...
- 9/30/2011
- The Playlist
Wuthering Heights, Shame, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy make an awesome threesome for Britain
European film festivals tend to be wary of British cinema. They love our actors, but our film-making is rarely highlighted. In the past I have bemoaned entire competition line-ups at Cannes or Venice in which not a single British film has appeared, although the old triumvirate of Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Stephen Frears has generally kept journalists on the Lido or Croisette in copy over the last couple of decades. I can't recall a time when British cinema looked like it was the most vital and respected in the world, but this past fortnight at the 68th Venice film festival made it look that way.
Steve McQueen's Shame, Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights and Tomas Alfredson's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy were three of the best-reviewed and most talked-about films here, all premiering in a three-day burst last week,...
European film festivals tend to be wary of British cinema. They love our actors, but our film-making is rarely highlighted. In the past I have bemoaned entire competition line-ups at Cannes or Venice in which not a single British film has appeared, although the old triumvirate of Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Stephen Frears has generally kept journalists on the Lido or Croisette in copy over the last couple of decades. I can't recall a time when British cinema looked like it was the most vital and respected in the world, but this past fortnight at the 68th Venice film festival made it look that way.
Steve McQueen's Shame, Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights and Tomas Alfredson's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy were three of the best-reviewed and most talked-about films here, all premiering in a three-day burst last week,...
- 9/10/2011
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
When Andrea Arnold announced she would be following up her acclaimed film Fish Tank with an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights an air of expectation whipped up around the production, which had been in one stage or another for a good few years before. Arnold’s Red Road and the award winning Fish Tank marked her as a genuine talent, one whom the world of film would be paying close attentiont to.
Casting began with the role of Cathy going to Skins actress Kaya Scodelario and then Streetdance 3D’s Nichola Burley joined as Isabella but the role of Heathcliff remained unfilled with rumours that Arnold was looking for someone, an unknown like Fish Tank’s Katie Jarvis, to take on the iconic role. She found her man in Leeds born James Howson, and the young ages of the cast will certainly add a new dimension to the...
Casting began with the role of Cathy going to Skins actress Kaya Scodelario and then Streetdance 3D’s Nichola Burley joined as Isabella but the role of Heathcliff remained unfilled with rumours that Arnold was looking for someone, an unknown like Fish Tank’s Katie Jarvis, to take on the iconic role. She found her man in Leeds born James Howson, and the young ages of the cast will certainly add a new dimension to the...
- 7/29/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Andrea Arnold seems to enjoy working with raw, unpolished talent. She directed the completely unknown Katie Jarvis to huge critical praise in "Fish Tank" and the director is hoping to repeat that success with James Howson, another newcomer who landed the lead role in the forthcoming adaptation of "Wuthering Heights." With Howson as the tortured tortured Heathcliff, he's being joined by Kaya Scodelario as Cathy and Nichola Burley as Isabella Linton in a decidedly different version of Emily Brontë's novel that puts far younger protagonists into the roles that most adaptations have to date. Howson also marks the first black…...
- 7/28/2011
- The Playlist
Here's a girl who's going places. After breaking out on popular British series "Skins," Kaya Scodelario already has the leading role in Andrea Arnold's adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic "Wuthering Heights" on the horizon which, if all the attention Katie Jarvis got for "Fish Tank" is anything to go by, will surely bring her further into the spotlight when it finally premieres sometime this fall. The actress was also one of many being looked at for the leading role in Gary Ross' 'Hunger Games' before Jennifer Lawrence won out but fear not, Scodelario has now booked herself a starring role…...
- 6/28/2011
- The Playlist
Andreas from Pussy Goes Grrr here, with a special Mix Tape double feature.
Although released over a decade apart, Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express and Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank (one of last year's best films) have a shared emblem for their characters' longings and frustrations: The Mamas and the Papas' song "California Dreamin'," a staple of classic rock stations that has taken on a cultural life of its own.
In Chungking Express, it's the anthem for lonely waitress Faye (Faye Wong) as she fixates on an equally lonely policeman. In Fish Tank, the impoverished Mia (Katie Jarvis) wants to use Bobby Womack's cover version for her ill-fated dance audition. These women come from radically different places -- Hong Kong and eastern England, respectively -- but they still each dream of a "California."
After the jump, one song seen from two very different perspectives...
Although released over a decade apart, Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express and Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank (one of last year's best films) have a shared emblem for their characters' longings and frustrations: The Mamas and the Papas' song "California Dreamin'," a staple of classic rock stations that has taken on a cultural life of its own.
In Chungking Express, it's the anthem for lonely waitress Faye (Faye Wong) as she fixates on an equally lonely policeman. In Fish Tank, the impoverished Mia (Katie Jarvis) wants to use Bobby Womack's cover version for her ill-fated dance audition. These women come from radically different places -- Hong Kong and eastern England, respectively -- but they still each dream of a "California."
After the jump, one song seen from two very different perspectives...
- 6/5/2011
- by Andreas
- FilmExperience
This powerful coming of age story offers the sort of visual feast not often associated with social realism. But the camera here positively bleeds the poetry of the mundane. Director Andrea Arnold is less interested in the raw sparks of burgeoning sexuality than in the raw edge of desperate living bringing the same dangerous atmosphere that permeated her brilliant Red Road to the story of fifteen year old Mia. Mia lives in a lower class poverty with her mother and sister and tensions are already boiling. When her mother's impossibly roguish boyfriend becomes part of the picture motives and loyalties become even more blurred. Katie Jarvis and Michael Fassbender own this film but they are in the service of a startling new talent who never...
- 3/17/2011
- Screen Anarchy
As told through the eyes of Mia, a mouthy 15-year-old aspiring hip-hop dancer, Fish Tank plays like a grittier, low-class version of An Education. Though both are British films, the worlds their characters inhabit could not be more different.
Mia doesn't seem to care about anything besides dancing and acting tough. Her wardrobe consists entirely of track suits and she drinks like a seasoned pro, both in her mother's scuzzy apartment and in the vacant one to where she escapes to practice her dancing. Both Mia and her younger sister curse without hesitation at their perpetually wasted mother (Kierston Wareing), who can't be a minute older than 30.
When her mother brings home a slimy, yet charming new boyfriend named Connor (Michael Fassbender of Inglourious Basterds and Hunger), Mia instantly becomes smitten when he compliments the way she dances along with a Ja Rule music video.
Writer/director Andrea Arnold originally...
Mia doesn't seem to care about anything besides dancing and acting tough. Her wardrobe consists entirely of track suits and she drinks like a seasoned pro, both in her mother's scuzzy apartment and in the vacant one to where she escapes to practice her dancing. Both Mia and her younger sister curse without hesitation at their perpetually wasted mother (Kierston Wareing), who can't be a minute older than 30.
When her mother brings home a slimy, yet charming new boyfriend named Connor (Michael Fassbender of Inglourious Basterds and Hunger), Mia instantly becomes smitten when he compliments the way she dances along with a Ja Rule music video.
Writer/director Andrea Arnold originally...
- 3/8/2011
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Rope of Silicon
Chicago – Andrea Arnold might be the best working filmmaker that you haven’t yet heard of. She won an Oscar for her short film “Wasp” and followed that up with the excellent “Red Road” and the even-better “Fish Tank,” a great drama now included in The Criterion Collection and available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
It’s a sad fact that we live in a movie marketplace where films like “Fish Tank” struggle to find an audience. “Fish Tank” made $375,000 stateside and only about $2 million more internationally. (Then again, both those numbers are double “Red Road.”) “Little Fockers” made almost that much in just its 10th weekend in release. It can be disheartening if one really thinks about it.
Fish Tank was released on Blu-Ray and DVD on February 22nd, 2011
Photo credit: Courtesy of the Criterion Collection
But that’s one of the things I love the most about The Criterion Collection.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
It’s a sad fact that we live in a movie marketplace where films like “Fish Tank” struggle to find an audience. “Fish Tank” made $375,000 stateside and only about $2 million more internationally. (Then again, both those numbers are double “Red Road.”) “Little Fockers” made almost that much in just its 10th weekend in release. It can be disheartening if one really thinks about it.
Fish Tank was released on Blu-Ray and DVD on February 22nd, 2011
Photo credit: Courtesy of the Criterion Collection
But that’s one of the things I love the most about The Criterion Collection.
- 3/1/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Film:
Not to take anything away from the events in Nikkie Reed’s life as seen in the semi-biopic Thirteen, but Fish Tank is the anti-Thirteen in almost every aspect, a truer look at loneliness at the teenage years. Thirteen had this feeling of safety, no matter the mistakes, drugs, or sex the lead character did. Despite that film’s roots in low budget film making, it still felt Hollywood. Don’t worry, the kids will be alright. Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank is harrowing. It’s minimalistic in its style and storytelling, and this combination creates a sad look at teenage angst and misguided sexual exploration.
Arnold never lets it sway into pity or sentimentality. The listlessness of the film’s events ring true because of that. Fish Tank follows a young 15-year old girl named Mia (Katie Jarvis) through her crappy home life, as her mom is...
Not to take anything away from the events in Nikkie Reed’s life as seen in the semi-biopic Thirteen, but Fish Tank is the anti-Thirteen in almost every aspect, a truer look at loneliness at the teenage years. Thirteen had this feeling of safety, no matter the mistakes, drugs, or sex the lead character did. Despite that film’s roots in low budget film making, it still felt Hollywood. Don’t worry, the kids will be alright. Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank is harrowing. It’s minimalistic in its style and storytelling, and this combination creates a sad look at teenage angst and misguided sexual exploration.
Arnold never lets it sway into pity or sentimentality. The listlessness of the film’s events ring true because of that. Fish Tank follows a young 15-year old girl named Mia (Katie Jarvis) through her crappy home life, as her mom is...
- 2/24/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
Hitting movie theaters this weekend:
Drive Angry – Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner
Hall Pass – Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
Shelter – Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn (limited)
Movie of the Week
Hall Pass
The Stars: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
The Plot: A married man (Wilson) is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife.
The Buzz: I’m happy to see, after a four-year hiatus, the Farrelly Brothers are back (Dumb & Dumber, There’s Something About Mary, Shallow Hal) — it’s also nice to see Owen Wilson back to his regular Hollywood hard-working self. I didn’t think the red-band trailer for Hall Pass was as funny as the green-band, but I am still holding out hope that the Farrelly’s and Mr. Wilson are as good a match-up in reality as they are on paper. The supporting cast looks solid, with Jason Sudeikis,...
Drive Angry – Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner
Hall Pass – Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
Shelter – Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn (limited)
Movie of the Week
Hall Pass
The Stars: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
The Plot: A married man (Wilson) is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife.
The Buzz: I’m happy to see, after a four-year hiatus, the Farrelly Brothers are back (Dumb & Dumber, There’s Something About Mary, Shallow Hal) — it’s also nice to see Owen Wilson back to his regular Hollywood hard-working self. I didn’t think the red-band trailer for Hall Pass was as funny as the green-band, but I am still holding out hope that the Farrelly’s and Mr. Wilson are as good a match-up in reality as they are on paper. The supporting cast looks solid, with Jason Sudeikis,...
- 2/22/2011
- by Aaron Ruffcorn
- The Scorecard Review
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It's a rather impressive week for DVD and Blu-ray releases with something pretty much for everyone. Let's dig in...
Sweet Smell of Success (Criterion Collection) I am working on a review of this one right now and let me say it's at the top of the pile for a reason. It's excellent, from the transfer to the features, not to mention it's a very good film. And boy is it dark. This is a nasty flick with nasty characters doing nasty things to one another. I'll talk more about it shortly, but if you are looking for a solid choice this week I'd recommend starting here. Memento (10th Anniversary Special Edition) I have not yet had a chance to watch this one, but I sort of feel as if I just did having watched it back in July of...
It's a rather impressive week for DVD and Blu-ray releases with something pretty much for everyone. Let's dig in...
Sweet Smell of Success (Criterion Collection) I am working on a review of this one right now and let me say it's at the top of the pile for a reason. It's excellent, from the transfer to the features, not to mention it's a very good film. And boy is it dark. This is a nasty flick with nasty characters doing nasty things to one another. I'll talk more about it shortly, but if you are looking for a solid choice this week I'd recommend starting here. Memento (10th Anniversary Special Edition) I have not yet had a chance to watch this one, but I sort of feel as if I just did having watched it back in July of...
- 2/22/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
If you haven’t seen Fish Tank, one of the best films of 2010 (my review is here), now you have no excuse: there’s a new Criterion Collection edition just out, so it’s not going to get any better than this. British filmmaker Andrea Arnold turns her perceptive eye on female adolescence, a topic usually treated on film with nothing more than flippancy, when it’s treated at all. Here, though, newcomer Katie Jarvis burns with impotent rage as Mia, a poor English 15-year-old desperate for some focus to her life: here are truths of that borderland between childhood and adulthood like we rarely see them... and truths about burgeoning womanhood many people don’t want to acknowledge in real life, never mind onscreen, courtesy of Mia’s encounters with her mother’s new boyfriend, played by Michael Fassbender with a riveting sleaziness. Don’t miss this movie.
- 2/21/2011
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Black Lightning" (2009)
Directed by Dmitriy Kiselev and Aleksandr Voytinskiy
Released by Universal Studios
"Wanted" director Timur Bekmambetov produced this Russian action flick about a man and his flying car, using the same effects team that worked on all of his previous films including "Night Watch." A Russian trailer is here since where we're going, we don't need to understand words.
"7th Hunt" (2010)
Directed by Jon Cohen
Released by Vanguard Cinema
A motley group of young adults are abducted and forced to fend for their survival at an abandoned military training center in the middle of nowhere in Jon Cohen's thriller.
"Alien Vs. Ninja" (2010)
Directed by Seiji Chiba
Released by Funimation
A selection of last year's New York Asian Film Festival, Seiji Chiba's crazy genre mashup may just be "the best and wittiest movie ever to air at 2am on the SyFy Channel" in the future,...
"Black Lightning" (2009)
Directed by Dmitriy Kiselev and Aleksandr Voytinskiy
Released by Universal Studios
"Wanted" director Timur Bekmambetov produced this Russian action flick about a man and his flying car, using the same effects team that worked on all of his previous films including "Night Watch." A Russian trailer is here since where we're going, we don't need to understand words.
"7th Hunt" (2010)
Directed by Jon Cohen
Released by Vanguard Cinema
A motley group of young adults are abducted and forced to fend for their survival at an abandoned military training center in the middle of nowhere in Jon Cohen's thriller.
"Alien Vs. Ninja" (2010)
Directed by Seiji Chiba
Released by Funimation
A selection of last year's New York Asian Film Festival, Seiji Chiba's crazy genre mashup may just be "the best and wittiest movie ever to air at 2am on the SyFy Channel" in the future,...
- 2/21/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
This is the last of my lists of the best films of 2010, and the hardest to name. Call it the Best Art Films. I can't precisely define an Art Film, but I knew I was seeing one when I saw these. I could also call them Adult Films, if that term hadn't been devalued by the porn industry. These are films based on the close observation of behavior. They are not mechanical constructions of infinitesimal thrills. They depend on intelligence and empathy to be appreciated.
They also require acting of a precision not necessary in many mass entertainments. They require directors with a clear idea of complex purposes. They require subtleties of lighting and sound that create a self-contained world. Most of all, they require sympathy. The directors care for their characters, and ask us to see them as individuals, not genre emblems. That requires us to see ourselves as individual viewers,...
They also require acting of a precision not necessary in many mass entertainments. They require directors with a clear idea of complex purposes. They require subtleties of lighting and sound that create a self-contained world. Most of all, they require sympathy. The directors care for their characters, and ask us to see them as individuals, not genre emblems. That requires us to see ourselves as individual viewers,...
- 2/18/2011
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
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