British film Archive

  • 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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  • Director KELLY ASBURY talks about his latest movie GNOMEO & JULIET, a 3D animated version of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet which features the music of Elton John. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: How did you become involved with Gnomeo & Juliet? Asbury: Baker Bloodworth [producer] rang me and said, ‘Kelly, we’ve got this great movie and we’d love you to direct. It’s using the music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.’...

    Kelly Asbury – Gnomeo & Juliet

    Director KELLY ASBURY talks about his latest movie GNOMEO & JULIET, a 3D animated version of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet which features the music of Elton John. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: How did you become involved with Gnomeo & Juliet? Asbury: Baker Bloodworth [producer] rang me and said, ‘Kelly, we’ve got this great movie and we’d love you to direct. It’s using the music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.’...

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  • Comedian MATT LUCAS chats about playing a gnome in 3D animated movie GNOMEO & JULIET, an inventive 21st-century makeover of Shakespeare‘s classic Romeo & Juliet. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: What was your initial reaction when you were told you’d be voicing gnomes in an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies? Lucas: How much? Honestly, I was just happy to get the work. I was chuffed to bits. I know David Furnish and...

    Matt Lucas – Gnomeo & Juliet

    Comedian MATT LUCAS chats about playing a gnome in 3D animated movie GNOMEO & JULIET, an inventive 21st-century makeover of Shakespeare‘s classic Romeo & Juliet. **GNOMEO & JULIET is in cinemas from 11 February MMM: What was your initial reaction when you were told you’d be voicing gnomes in an adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies? Lucas: How much? Honestly, I was just happy to get the work. I was chuffed to bits. I know David Furnish and...

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  • In his latest film, The King’s Speech, COLIN FIRTH plays George VI, the reluctant British monarch who overcame a debilitating stammer with the help of unconventional Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, played by Geoffrey Rush. Firth talks to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the challenges of depicting a stammer on screen and the mystery of playing a royal. MMM: Your journey was almost the reverse of the film because you had to learn how to...

    Colin Firth – The King’s Speech

    In his latest film, The King’s Speech, COLIN FIRTH plays George VI, the reluctant British monarch who overcame a debilitating stammer with the help of unconventional Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, played by Geoffrey Rush. Firth talks to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the challenges of depicting a stammer on screen and the mystery of playing a royal. MMM: Your journey was almost the reverse of the film because you had to learn how to...

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  • British director TOM HOOPER’S latest film, The King’s Speech, tells the story of King George VI’s relationship with unconventional speech therapist Lionel Logue, and the pair’s struggle to overcome the King’s stammer. Starring Colin Firth as George VI and Geoffrey Rush as Logue, the film has already attracted an enormous amount of awards buzz, with talk of Oscars and BAFTAs on the cards. Film journalist Jan Gilbert caught up with Hooper to talk about the...

    Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech

    British director TOM HOOPER’S latest film, The King’s Speech, tells the story of King George VI’s relationship with unconventional speech therapist Lionel Logue, and the pair’s struggle to overcome the King’s stammer. Starring Colin Firth as George VI and Geoffrey Rush as Logue, the film has already attracted an enormous amount of awards buzz, with talk of Oscars and BAFTAs on the cards. Film journalist Jan Gilbert caught up with Hooper to talk about the...

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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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  • British writer-director DEBBIE ISITT and actor JASON WATKINS join forces for the second time on Christmas movie NATIVITY! Like their first collaboration Confetti, Nativity! is improvised by its stars including Watkins (Being Human), Martin Freeman (The Office), Ashley Jensen (Ugly Betty), and Marc Wootton (Shirley Ghostman). Watkins plays actor-turned-teacher Gordon Shakespeare who indulges his love of the theatre by staging his school’s nativity play each year. While Shakespeare’s efforts are always greeted with success, fellow...

    Jason Watkins & Debbie Isitt – Nativity!

    British writer-director DEBBIE ISITT and actor JASON WATKINS join forces for the second time on Christmas movie NATIVITY! Like their first collaboration Confetti, Nativity! is improvised by its stars including Watkins (Being Human), Martin Freeman (The Office), Ashley Jensen (Ugly Betty), and Marc Wootton (Shirley Ghostman). Watkins plays actor-turned-teacher Gordon Shakespeare who indulges his love of the theatre by staging his school’s nativity play each year. While Shakespeare’s efforts are always greeted with success, fellow...

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  • Director ANDREW THOMPSON is used to filming in hostile environments, but that was no preparation for the risks involved in making his feature-length documentary MUGABE AND THE WHITE AFRICAN in Zimbabwe. The film follows Mike Campbell, a 74-year-old farmer who dares to take Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe to an international court over the country’s ‘Land Reform’ policy. Set against the backdrop of the 2008 presidential elections, Mugabe and the White African is a powerful tale...

    Andrew Thompson – Mugabe and the White African

    Director ANDREW THOMPSON is used to filming in hostile environments, but that was no preparation for the risks involved in making his feature-length documentary MUGABE AND THE WHITE AFRICAN in Zimbabwe. The film follows Mike Campbell, a 74-year-old farmer who dares to take Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe to an international court over the country’s ‘Land Reform’ policy. Set against the backdrop of the 2008 presidential elections, Mugabe and the White African is a powerful tale...

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  • In writer-director JAN DUNN’S third feature film THE CALLING, a young university graduate has to make a difficult decision between the comfortable life set up for her and the longing to fulfil her childhood desire to become a nun. Against the wishes of friends and family, she joins a closed order (Susannah York, Brenda Blethyn, Pauline McLynn, Rita Tushingham). However, things aren’t quite what she expected. DUNN chats to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the coincidences...

    Jan Dunn (writer-director) – The Calling

    In writer-director JAN DUNN’S third feature film THE CALLING, a young university graduate has to make a difficult decision between the comfortable life set up for her and the longing to fulfil her childhood desire to become a nun. Against the wishes of friends and family, she joins a closed order (Susannah York, Brenda Blethyn, Pauline McLynn, Rita Tushingham). However, things aren’t quite what she expected. DUNN chats to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the coincidences...

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  • Producer ARVIND ETHAN DAVID started out as a solicitor before moving into the movie business. Since leaving the law behind he’s founded his own film company, Slingshot, through which he’s about to release his 5th film as a producer, The Infidel. Written by comedian David Baddiel, The Infidel is an identity crisis comedy in which a Muslim man played by Omid Djalili discovers that he’s actually Jewish. My Movie Mundo’s film journalist Jan Gilbert spoke with David about ethnic confusion,...

    Arvind Ethan David (producer) – The Infidel

    Producer ARVIND ETHAN DAVID started out as a solicitor before moving into the movie business. Since leaving the law behind he’s founded his own film company, Slingshot, through which he’s about to release his 5th film as a producer, The Infidel. Written by comedian David Baddiel, The Infidel is an identity crisis comedy in which a Muslim man played by Omid Djalili discovers that he’s actually Jewish. My Movie Mundo’s film journalist Jan Gilbert spoke with David about ethnic confusion,...

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