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  • ANDRÉ ØVREDAL cut his directing teeth on commercials and shorts. Now he’s making his mark on the international moviemaking map with his first feature film, TROLL HUNTER.     Written and directed by Øvredal, Troll Hunter follows a trio of student filmmakers and a mysterious poacher as they expose a top-secret cover-up by the Norwegian government.     Monster special effects, great performances, dark humour, and plenty of thrills make Troll Hunter a really entertaining...

    Andre Ovredal – Troll Hunter

    ANDRÉ ØVREDAL cut his directing teeth on commercials and shorts. Now he’s making his mark on the international moviemaking map with his first feature film, TROLL HUNTER.     Written and directed by Øvredal, Troll Hunter follows a trio of student filmmakers and a mysterious poacher as they expose a top-secret cover-up by the Norwegian government.     Monster special effects, great performances, dark humour, and plenty of thrills make Troll Hunter a really entertaining...

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  • When producer Peter Katz asked screenwriters ALLAN SCOTT and Chris Bryant to adapt a short story by Daphne du Maurier for the big screen, they had no idea that nearly 40 years later the resulting film, DON’T LOOK NOW, would still be considered one of the best British features of all time. Starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie, and directed by Nicolas Roeg, the film follows John and Laura Baxter as they travel to Venice...

    Allan Scott – Don’t Look Now

    When producer Peter Katz asked screenwriters ALLAN SCOTT and Chris Bryant to adapt a short story by Daphne du Maurier for the big screen, they had no idea that nearly 40 years later the resulting film, DON’T LOOK NOW, would still be considered one of the best British features of all time. Starring Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie, and directed by Nicolas Roeg, the film follows John and Laura Baxter as they travel to Venice...

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  • After supporting roles in Simon Pegg’s alien comedy Paul and Drew Barrymore’s roller-derby drama Whip It, KRISTEN WIIG finally takes centre stage in BRIDESMAIDS, a comic tale of female friendship co-written by the Saturday Night Live star. MMM: Weddings have long been an area ripe for drama and comedy. What attracted you to the wedding movie genre and did any particular movies inspire you? Wiig: You know what, when we were writing it we really didn’t...

    Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids

    After supporting roles in Simon Pegg’s alien comedy Paul and Drew Barrymore’s roller-derby drama Whip It, KRISTEN WIIG finally takes centre stage in BRIDESMAIDS, a comic tale of female friendship co-written by the Saturday Night Live star. MMM: Weddings have long been an area ripe for drama and comedy. What attracted you to the wedding movie genre and did any particular movies inspire you? Wiig: You know what, when we were writing it we really didn’t...

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  • JANE GOLDMAN, the screenwriter behind Stardust and Kick-Ass, reunites with director Matthew Vaughn for her latest movie, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, a superb addition to the comic book’s on-screen world. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June. MMM: How tricky was it to ensure this origins story fits seamlessly within the X-Men universe? Goldman: I think it would actually be impossible to write any story that fits in with every single part of...

    Jane Goldman – X-Men: First Class

    JANE GOLDMAN, the screenwriter behind Stardust and Kick-Ass, reunites with director Matthew Vaughn for her latest movie, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, a superb addition to the comic book’s on-screen world. **X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is in UK cinemas from 1 June. MMM: How tricky was it to ensure this origins story fits seamlessly within the X-Men universe? Goldman: I think it would actually be impossible to write any story that fits in with every single part of...

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  • Spanish director GUILLEM MORALES chats about his second feature film JULIA’S EYES, a psychological thriller about a woman who starts to lose her sight after she discovers that her twin sister’s death may not be such an open-and-shut case as the police seem to think. Click on the audio file below to hear Morales talk about working with Guillermo del Toro, the unconscious influences on his work, and why Julia’s Eyes could be the first...

    Guillem Morales – Julia’s Eyes

    Spanish director GUILLEM MORALES chats about his second feature film JULIA’S EYES, a psychological thriller about a woman who starts to lose her sight after she discovers that her twin sister’s death may not be such an open-and-shut case as the police seem to think. Click on the audio file below to hear Morales talk about working with Guillermo del Toro, the unconscious influences on his work, and why Julia’s Eyes could be the first...

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  • Comedian and broadcaster JOE CORNISH talks about writing and directing his first feature film, ATTACK THE BLOCK, ditching CGI monsters, and the pleasures of shooting at night. **ATTACK THE BLOCK is in UK cinemas from 13 May MMM: This film was inspired by an event that happened to you in 2001… Cornish: Yes, I was mugged. It was quite a pathetic mugging… it was quite young kids, and it made me want to talk to the...

    Joe Cornish – Attack the Block

    Comedian and broadcaster JOE CORNISH talks about writing and directing his first feature film, ATTACK THE BLOCK, ditching CGI monsters, and the pleasures of shooting at night. **ATTACK THE BLOCK is in UK cinemas from 13 May MMM: This film was inspired by an event that happened to you in 2001… Cornish: Yes, I was mugged. It was quite a pathetic mugging… it was quite young kids, and it made me want to talk to the...

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  • British screenwriter TOM WILLIAMS, whose first feature film CHALET GIRL was released in the UK in March, was recently at the London Comedy Writers Festival to give his advice on “Writing a Successful Comedy Spec Script”. Click on the audio file below to hear Williams talk about how he pitched Chalet Girl, what he’s learned from making his first film, and working on his new script. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

    Tom Williams (screenwriter) – London Comedy Writers Festival

    British screenwriter TOM WILLIAMS, whose first feature film CHALET GIRL was released in the UK in March, was recently at the London Comedy Writers Festival to give his advice on “Writing a Successful Comedy Spec Script”. Click on the audio file below to hear Williams talk about how he pitched Chalet Girl, what he’s learned from making his first film, and working on his new script. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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  • Mandy Moore & Martin Freeman in Swinging with the Finkels Writer-director JONATHAN NEWMAN was at the hugely successful London Comedy Writers Festival recently where he spoke on panels about “Writing a Successful Comedy Spec Script” and “Is a Low-Budget Comedy Feature Right for You?” Click on the audio file below to hear Newman talk about securing finance for his first feature, getting an agent, and the release this year of his latest movies SWINGING WITH THE FINKELS and...

    Jonathan Newman (writer & director) – London Comedy Writers Festival

    Mandy Moore & Martin Freeman in Swinging with the Finkels Writer-director JONATHAN NEWMAN was at the hugely successful London Comedy Writers Festival recently where he spoke on panels about “Writing a Successful Comedy Spec Script” and “Is a Low-Budget Comedy Feature Right for You?” Click on the audio file below to hear Newman talk about securing finance for his first feature, getting an agent, and the release this year of his latest movies SWINGING WITH THE FINKELS and...

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  •   Not only is CHRIS JONES a passionate filmmaker, he’s also written several books on filmmaking including ‘The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook’ and ‘The Movie Blueprint’. On top of that, Jones is one of the people behind the hugely successful London Comedy Writers Festival where he recently spoke on panels such as “Is a Low-Budget Comedy Feature Right for You?” Click on the audio file below to hear Jones talk about what you should be doing if...

    Chris Jones (filmmaker & author) – London Comedy Film Festival

      Not only is CHRIS JONES a passionate filmmaker, he’s also written several books on filmmaking including ‘The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook’ and ‘The Movie Blueprint’. On top of that, Jones is one of the people behind the hugely successful London Comedy Writers Festival where he recently spoke on panels such as “Is a Low-Budget Comedy Feature Right for You?” Click on the audio file below to hear Jones talk about what you should be doing if...

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  • It’s been a busy old year at the box office. Alice has been to Wonderland, Nanny McPhee returned with a bang, the toys told their story in 3D, Scott Pilgrim went up against the world, some schmucks got together for dinner, and people networked socially. With so many films to pick from it can’t have been easy for the UK’s regional film critics to choose their highlights of 2010. But choose they did, and the...

    Richard Attenborough Film Awards 2010 – And the winner is…

    It’s been a busy old year at the box office. Alice has been to Wonderland, Nanny McPhee returned with a bang, the toys told their story in 3D, Scott Pilgrim went up against the world, some schmucks got together for dinner, and people networked socially. With so many films to pick from it can’t have been easy for the UK’s regional film critics to choose their highlights of 2010. But choose they did, and the...

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