After a three-year hiatus, multi-talented musician Djo — you might know him better as “Stranger Things” star Joe Keery — is back with a new single. Now, we don’t want to overstate things, but the track, called “Change,” is a banger and you can see (or hear) for yourself right now.
The track is heavily electronic, slick and processed yet still exhibits warm, full sounds. For lack of a better way to put it, it’s like Gigamesh produced by Chaz Jankel, which is to say, it sounds f—ing awesome, and really, why are you even reading this? Stop and listen instead, especially when you get to the drop near the end that sees a soft piano interlude turn into a driving climax you’ll want to loop for another 10 minutes. Look, we love it, Ok?
Here, listen:
“Change” is the first single off Djo’s upcoming album “Decide,” a...
The track is heavily electronic, slick and processed yet still exhibits warm, full sounds. For lack of a better way to put it, it’s like Gigamesh produced by Chaz Jankel, which is to say, it sounds f—ing awesome, and really, why are you even reading this? Stop and listen instead, especially when you get to the drop near the end that sees a soft piano interlude turn into a driving climax you’ll want to loop for another 10 minutes. Look, we love it, Ok?
Here, listen:
“Change” is the first single off Djo’s upcoming album “Decide,” a...
- 6/23/2022
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Rebecca Lea Jul 10, 2017
Our lookback at the film adaptations and work of Stephen King arrives at Tales From The Darkside: The Movie...
Spoilers lie ahead.
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The film: In The Wraparound Story, Betty (Deborah Harry) is getting ready for a party by preparing poor little Timmy (Matthew Lawrence) as the meal. He tries to buy some time by telling her three stories; Lot 249 is a tale of college rivalries and resurrecting mummies; Cat From Hell features a wealthy old man taking out a hit on a black cat he believes to be evil, and finally Lover’s Vow, in which an artist witnesses a vicious murder, but the monster who committed...
Our lookback at the film adaptations and work of Stephen King arrives at Tales From The Darkside: The Movie...
Spoilers lie ahead.
See related Matt Reeves interview: War For The Planet Of The Apes Matt Reeves interview: Dawn, Andy Serkis and blockbuster filmmaking War For The Planet Of The Apes review Andy Serkis interview: War For The Planet Of The Apes
The film: In The Wraparound Story, Betty (Deborah Harry) is getting ready for a party by preparing poor little Timmy (Matthew Lawrence) as the meal. He tries to buy some time by telling her three stories; Lot 249 is a tale of college rivalries and resurrecting mummies; Cat From Hell features a wealthy old man taking out a hit on a black cat he believes to be evil, and finally Lover’s Vow, in which an artist witnesses a vicious murder, but the monster who committed...
- 7/9/2017
- Den of Geek
Though historical drama fans in the United States might have to wait a bit, their UK counterparts will be excited for the next big period drama to take over their TV. The upcoming eight-part miniseries “Victoria” follows the early life of Queen Victoria (Jenna Coleman), from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 through her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert (Tom Hughes). The series also features Rufus Sewell (“The Illusionist”) as Lord Melbourne, Peter Firth (“Equus”) as the Duke of Cumberland, Paul Rhys (“Vincent and Theo”) as Sir John Conroy, and many more.
Read More: ‘Doctor Who’s’ Jenna Coleman Embodies the Vivacious and Very Short Queen ‘Victoria’
The series is created by Daisy Goodwin, who previously produced on such British programs as the UK version of “The Apprentice,” the reality show “How Clean Is Your House?” the five-part documentary “Jamie’s Kitchen,” and Sharon Horgan’s comedy series “Pulling.
Read More: ‘Doctor Who’s’ Jenna Coleman Embodies the Vivacious and Very Short Queen ‘Victoria’
The series is created by Daisy Goodwin, who previously produced on such British programs as the UK version of “The Apprentice,” the reality show “How Clean Is Your House?” the five-part documentary “Jamie’s Kitchen,” and Sharon Horgan’s comedy series “Pulling.
- 8/2/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
I’ve been trying to find the name of this song for a while.. As I was watching “Real Genius” for the 400th time yesterday, I realized how perfect an addition this song would make to my iPhone. And as luck would have it, the video is on Youtube. Would have been much better if I were able to find the montage from the movie that actually features this song. For all of you that might remember the video, it’s the montage where Val Kilmer and whatever the name of the other guy is, are working really really hard to make
Awesome Song From The Movie Real Genius: “Number One” By Chaz Jankel...
Awesome Song From The Movie Real Genius: “Number One” By Chaz Jankel...
- 1/20/2016
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Cucumber – Channel 4, 9pm
Russell T Davies' comeback continues with episode two of Cucumber – less emotionally raw and so an easier watch than last week's opener.
Henry (Vincent Franklin) stumbles into trouble at work, while his relationship is a shambles, but the only thing that's really on his mind is Freddie (Freddie Fox).
The Good Wife – More4, 9pm
The slick yet powerful Us drama – the recipient of multiple Emmys and Golden Globes – returns for a sixth season.
In tonight's premiere, Alicia's firm comes under fire, while she continues to resist running for State's Attorney.
Fortitude – Sky Atlantic, 9pm
Much-anticipated, Sky Atlantic's chilling drama kicks off tonight with a feature-length series premiere.
By the time those 110 minutes are up, you still won't quite know what Fortitude is all about. But two things are certain – it looks absolutely spectacular and the all-star cast (including Christopher Eccleston, Stanley Tucci and Sofie Grabol) are superb.
Russell T Davies' comeback continues with episode two of Cucumber – less emotionally raw and so an easier watch than last week's opener.
Henry (Vincent Franklin) stumbles into trouble at work, while his relationship is a shambles, but the only thing that's really on his mind is Freddie (Freddie Fox).
The Good Wife – More4, 9pm
The slick yet powerful Us drama – the recipient of multiple Emmys and Golden Globes – returns for a sixth season.
In tonight's premiere, Alicia's firm comes under fire, while she continues to resist running for State's Attorney.
Fortitude – Sky Atlantic, 9pm
Much-anticipated, Sky Atlantic's chilling drama kicks off tonight with a feature-length series premiere.
By the time those 110 minutes are up, you still won't quite know what Fortitude is all about. But two things are certain – it looks absolutely spectacular and the all-star cast (including Christopher Eccleston, Stanley Tucci and Sofie Grabol) are superb.
- 1/29/2015
- Digital Spy
Wilko Johnson has spoken of feeling "vividly alive" after learning he has terminal cancer. The former Dr Feelgood and Ian Dury and the Blockheads guitarist, who also starred in Game of Thrones, told BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme that his diagnosis has relieved his often depressed mood. Johnson explained: "When I went in for the diagnosis and the doctor told me 'You've got cancer' it was quite plain it was an inoperable thing, there was nothing they could do. "We walked out of there and I felt an elation of spirit. You're walking along and suddenly you're vividly alive. You're looking at the trees and the sky and everything and it's just 'Whoah'. "I am actually a miserable person. I've spent most of my (more)...
- 1/26/2013
- by By Beth Curtis
- Digital Spy
Sam Frears, son of the film director Stephen Frears and literary editor Mary-Kay Wilmers, has the rare degenerative condition familial dysautonomia. This extract from a new book vividly illustrates how he overcomes daily struggles to lead a rich life
Sam Frears walks into the Trojka Russian Tea Rooms in Regent's Park Road, north London, on the arm of my friend, who has recently introduced us. This morning we're having breakfast together for the first time. Sam is 40 years old, but looks younger. His hair is thick brown, his face reminiscent of black-and-white photos from the 1970s. One eye seems partially closed behind his dark-rimmed glasses. He walks slowly but with purpose, leaning into his companion yet somehow independent of him. He puts his hand out to the table and slides his body around to his seat. He says hello and speaks with the husky lightness of a man who has...
Sam Frears walks into the Trojka Russian Tea Rooms in Regent's Park Road, north London, on the arm of my friend, who has recently introduced us. This morning we're having breakfast together for the first time. Sam is 40 years old, but looks younger. His hair is thick brown, his face reminiscent of black-and-white photos from the 1970s. One eye seems partially closed behind his dark-rimmed glasses. He walks slowly but with purpose, leaning into his companion yet somehow independent of him. He puts his hand out to the table and slides his body around to his seat. He says hello and speaks with the husky lightness of a man who has...
- 6/30/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
When Doctor Who returned to TV screens in the mid 2000s, the official BBC website ran a recurring feature called The Fear Factor. What happened was that a family of kiddywinks would preview the upcoming adventure and rate it from one to five as to how terrifying it was (1 = Harmless; 5 = Shit Your Pants). When it came to Tooth And Claw, the kids were suitably quaking at an episode that was touted as the scariest to date for the 21st century revival.
Now the scare factor in the reboot of Doctor Who has been a bit of a bone of contention. Some will argue that it's nowhere near as scary as what had gone before: The late '60s stories paraded scary monsters week in week out; The early '70s went close to the knuckle with blank-faced dummies, killer dolls and suffocating chairs; The mid-70s stories contained regular haunted...
Now the scare factor in the reboot of Doctor Who has been a bit of a bone of contention. Some will argue that it's nowhere near as scary as what had gone before: The late '60s stories paraded scary monsters week in week out; The early '70s went close to the knuckle with blank-faced dummies, killer dolls and suffocating chairs; The mid-70s stories contained regular haunted...
- 5/30/2011
- Shadowlocked
We asked our Facebook fans to answer that question in a DVD giveaway contest to promote the Ian Dury biopic sex and drugs and rock and roll. The winning entry comes all the way from Nashville! Tribeca Film recently released sex and drugs and rock and roll, the feature biopic of Ian Dury (lead singer of Ian Dury and the Blockheads), starring Andy Serkis, the film had its North American premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival. (See photos.) The week after the film's release, we posted a giveaway contest on our Facebook fan page, asking fans to email us their answers to the question: What rock god are you most like? The winning entry would receive a DVD copy of the film. When we read through the entries, one stood out, and we thought we'd share it with you. It comes from Tim Hibbs of Nashville, Tennessee, and we hope...
- 2/18/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
It's very likely most people have heard the term "Sex and drugs and rock and roll" used in different contextual references over the years, though how many people realize this ethos was first glorified in the 1977 hit single by the quintessentially British group Ian Dury and the Blockheads? Although Dury and his band had a few more hits after that, the group never really took off in the United States or elsewhere the same way they did in England, and when Dury died in March 2000, it may have seemed like their musical legacy would die with him. Along comes actor Andy Serkis, best known for his performance capture stints as Gollum in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and as the title character in Jackson's King Kong , who took it upon himself to turn...
- 5/5/2010
- Comingsoon.net
You may recall that "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" was the name of a song by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, a British New Wave punk band from the late 1970s and early '80s. If you don't remember it, or if you're not sure you've heard of Ian Dury, the film named after the song will do little to enlighten you. Dury may have been a colorful figure, and the film is stylishly directed, but it follows the same musical-biopic formula already used in countless other movies. There's nothing here for someone who isn't already an Ian Dury fan.
It might create some new Andy Serkis fans, though. The English actor, so far best known for playing Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films, gets to show his real face (it looks like Rowan Atkinson's) and perform without digital enhancement. His lively performance has as much gusto as...
It might create some new Andy Serkis fans, though. The English actor, so far best known for playing Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films, gets to show his real face (it looks like Rowan Atkinson's) and perform without digital enhancement. His lively performance has as much gusto as...
- 5/4/2010
- by Eric D. Snider
- Cinematical
red carpet lineup. random celebs who've been out and about this week...
With Tribeca handing out their awards last tonight and me coming back to life (things have been crazy) I thought we'd talk about some people attending New York's glitzy festival. I'm asking a comment question in red for each of them because I'm "reader discussion guide" annoying like that. Maybe I should have been a T.A.? Tribeca doesn't have the same prestige or art-driven mentality as the far older New York Film Festival (always in the fall) but it does pack theaters all over town, offer up a diverse 'something for everyone' slate and bring out the celebrities in droves. To hawk their films. Though I did see Ben Stiller and Denis Leary as audience members at the religious satire The Infidel.
from left to right
Ellen Barkin plays a sullen drug addict in The Chameleon and...
With Tribeca handing out their awards last tonight and me coming back to life (things have been crazy) I thought we'd talk about some people attending New York's glitzy festival. I'm asking a comment question in red for each of them because I'm "reader discussion guide" annoying like that. Maybe I should have been a T.A.? Tribeca doesn't have the same prestige or art-driven mentality as the far older New York Film Festival (always in the fall) but it does pack theaters all over town, offer up a diverse 'something for everyone' slate and bring out the celebrities in droves. To hawk their films. Though I did see Ben Stiller and Denis Leary as audience members at the religious satire The Infidel.
from left to right
Ellen Barkin plays a sullen drug addict in The Chameleon and...
- 5/1/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have given us a lively Likely Lads throwback, says Peter Bradshaw
Like Clement and Le Frenais or Waterhouse and Hall, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have written a big-hearted movie about working-class lads from the sticks who want to get off with girls and get on with their lives, but feel a gravitational, detumescent pull of loyalty, to each other and to their boring, boring hometown. And they've got a sinking feeling that this sinking feeling is the natural order of things, however big their dreams. Coming down in the world at last, like a punchline to a lugubrious gag, is the way it has to be.
It's a film which is at once dated and backdated: the British kitchen-sink genre this superficially resembles conjures up the monochrome image of the late 1950s and early 60s. But Gervais and Merchant have chosen the 70s as...
Like Clement and Le Frenais or Waterhouse and Hall, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have written a big-hearted movie about working-class lads from the sticks who want to get off with girls and get on with their lives, but feel a gravitational, detumescent pull of loyalty, to each other and to their boring, boring hometown. And they've got a sinking feeling that this sinking feeling is the natural order of things, however big their dreams. Coming down in the world at last, like a punchline to a lugubrious gag, is the way it has to be.
It's a film which is at once dated and backdated: the British kitchen-sink genre this superficially resembles conjures up the monochrome image of the late 1950s and early 60s. But Gervais and Merchant have chosen the 70s as...
- 4/15/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Most everyone has heard the catchy, naughty song by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll," but this movie offers a chance to learn about the man behind the song. This loose biopic about Dury, an unlikely polio survivor and punk/new wave pioneer, stars Andy Serkis (yes, the man who played Gollum) as the charming and quick-witted but volatile man. Dury's road to fame was not an easy one. His love life, as you'd imagine, is also pretty rocky; he openly shuttles between his wife whom he refuses to divorce (Olivia Williams) and his girlfriend (Naomie Harris), who takes care of him and sometimes his son, Baxter. Dury's relationship with Baxter (adorable Bill Milner from Son of Rambow) is equally loving and lackadaisical; some of the best scenes are between Dury and the son who idolized him, whether Dury is leaving Baxter to his...
- 3/3/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Most everyone has heard the catchy, naughty song by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll," but this movie offers a chance to learn about the man behind the song. This loose biopic about Dury, an unlikely polio survivor and punk/new wave pioneer, stars Andy Serkis (yes, the man who played Gollum) as the charming and quick-witted but volatile man. Dury's road to fame was not an easy one. His love life, as you'd imagine, is also pretty rocky; he openly shuttles between his wife whom he refuses to divorce (Olivia Williams) and his girlfriend (Naomie Harris), who takes care of him and sometimes his son, Baxter. Dury's relationship with Baxter (adorable Bill Milner from Son of Rambow) is equally loving and lackadaisical; some of the best scenes are between Dury and the son who idolized him, whether Dury is leaving Baxter to his...
- 3/3/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
The Hurt Locker was named Best Film at the British Academy Film Awards, held at London’s Royal Opera House. The film also won five other awards: Director for Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman to win the award, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing and Sound.
Avatar won the BAFTAs for Production Design and Special Visual Effects. Up took home the awards for Animated Film and Music. The Young Victoria won the Costume Design and Make Up & Hair awards.
Carey Mulligan was awarded the BAFTA for Leading Actress for An Education. The Supporting Actress BAFTA went to Mo’Nique for her role in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. Colin Firth won the Leading Actor award for A Single Man and the Supporting Actor award was presented to Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds. All four were first-time winners.
Up in the Air won the BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay. A Prophet...
Avatar won the BAFTAs for Production Design and Special Visual Effects. Up took home the awards for Animated Film and Music. The Young Victoria won the Costume Design and Make Up & Hair awards.
Carey Mulligan was awarded the BAFTA for Leading Actress for An Education. The Supporting Actress BAFTA went to Mo’Nique for her role in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. Colin Firth won the Leading Actor award for A Single Man and the Supporting Actor award was presented to Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds. All four were first-time winners.
Up in the Air won the BAFTA for Adapted Screenplay. A Prophet...
- 2/22/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Honoring the best and brightest in entertainment, the 2010 Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) took place in London, England on Sunday evening (February 21).
Held at the Royal Opera House, the big winner ended up being "The Hurt Locker" - which took home Best Director, Original Screenplay and Film on its way to six total awards.
Meanwhile, Carey Mulligan was named Best Actress while Colin Firth scooped up the Best Actor trophy during the evening ceremony.
Other winners included "Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart, who received the Rising Star Award while Vanessa Redgrave was presented with the Academy Fellowship.
The complete list of 2010 BAFTA winners is as follows:
Best Film
Avatar - James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education - Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Winner: The Hurt Locker - Nominees Tbc
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire - Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air - Ivan Reitman,...
Held at the Royal Opera House, the big winner ended up being "The Hurt Locker" - which took home Best Director, Original Screenplay and Film on its way to six total awards.
Meanwhile, Carey Mulligan was named Best Actress while Colin Firth scooped up the Best Actor trophy during the evening ceremony.
Other winners included "Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart, who received the Rising Star Award while Vanessa Redgrave was presented with the Academy Fellowship.
The complete list of 2010 BAFTA winners is as follows:
Best Film
Avatar - James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education - Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Winner: The Hurt Locker - Nominees Tbc
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire - Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air - Ivan Reitman,...
- 2/22/2010
- GossipCenter
Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" was the big winner at the 2010 Orange British Academy Awards. The Iraq War drama won best film, best director, best original screenplay, best cinematography, best sound and best editing.
"Avatar," nominated in eight categories, won the special visual effects and production design awards.
Colin Firth for "A Single Man" was named best actor, while Carey Mulligan received the best actress award for "An Education." Mo'Nique and Christoph Walt continued to dominated the awards season as each picked up the best supporting actress and actor awards respectively.
2009 BAFTA Awards Winners (highlighted)
Academy Fellowship
Vanessa Redgrave
Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema
Joe Dunton
Best Film
Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air Ivan Reitman,...
"Avatar," nominated in eight categories, won the special visual effects and production design awards.
Colin Firth for "A Single Man" was named best actor, while Carey Mulligan received the best actress award for "An Education." Mo'Nique and Christoph Walt continued to dominated the awards season as each picked up the best supporting actress and actor awards respectively.
2009 BAFTA Awards Winners (highlighted)
Academy Fellowship
Vanessa Redgrave
Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema
Joe Dunton
Best Film
Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air Ivan Reitman,...
- 2/22/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
As the great and good are quickly ushered out of London's salubrious Royal Opera House, shoved into the nearest waiting limo and whisked to their respective after-show parties, the time has come to tally and take stock of the big winners at this year's British Academy Film Awards.
As with all of the major films awards of 2010 thus far, the big battle at this year's Baftas was between James Cameron's Avatar and his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker and the big winner on the night was Ms Bigelow who blew away all the competition with a grand total of six awards including (surprisingly but brilliantly) Best Film and Best Director. Avatar, meanwhile, was relegated to two relatively minor awards for Best Production Design and Best Special Effects.
Quite how this will affect the runners and the riders for this year's Oscars remains to be seen but it...
As with all of the major films awards of 2010 thus far, the big battle at this year's Baftas was between James Cameron's Avatar and his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker and the big winner on the night was Ms Bigelow who blew away all the competition with a grand total of six awards including (surprisingly but brilliantly) Best Film and Best Director. Avatar, meanwhile, was relegated to two relatively minor awards for Best Production Design and Best Special Effects.
Quite how this will affect the runners and the riders for this year's Oscars remains to be seen but it...
- 2/21/2010
- Screenrush
Well, here we are Live at the 2010 Orange BAFTA Awards and I can’t describe what the atmosphere is like. We’re currently waiting for the awards themselves to start and while you’re getting your beverage of choice, check out the photos that I took from the red carpet which I’ll get posted here as fast as I can.
I’ve placed all the nominees below and we’ll be updating them as each winner is announced live from the awards. Each time a winner is announced, I’ll change the winner to bold and red so that you can spot them easily.
Remember, this is a completely interactive evening so please comment on what you think of the results, check out our live tweets here and discuss away as much as you can. Remember to hash-tag your tweets with #BAFTA and then they’ll be easy to...
I’ve placed all the nominees below and we’ll be updating them as each winner is announced live from the awards. Each time a winner is announced, I’ll change the winner to bold and red so that you can spot them easily.
Remember, this is a completely interactive evening so please comment on what you think of the results, check out our live tweets here and discuss away as much as you can. Remember to hash-tag your tweets with #BAFTA and then they’ll be easy to...
- 2/21/2010
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The 2010 BAFTA nominations have been announced. The British film awards, celebrating talent both homegrown and international has become the main precursor to The Oscars.”The Hurt Locker,” “An Education” and “Avatar” leading the way with eight nods
The surprise on this year’s list is the Peter Jackson-produced and South Africa-set sci-fi film “District 9,” which secured seven nominations, one more than “Inglourious Basterds” and “Up in the Air.“
In the best actor category, nominees include Golden Globe winner Jeff Bridges (“Crazy Heart”), George Clooney (“Air”), Colin Firth ( “A Single Man”), Jeremy Renner (“Locker”) and Andy Serkis (“Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”).
The BAFTA winners will be announced in a ceremony in London at London’s Royal Opera House on February 21.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Best Film
Avatar – James Cameron, Jon Landau An Education – Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer The Hurt Locker – Nominees Tbc Precious: Based on the...
The surprise on this year’s list is the Peter Jackson-produced and South Africa-set sci-fi film “District 9,” which secured seven nominations, one more than “Inglourious Basterds” and “Up in the Air.“
In the best actor category, nominees include Golden Globe winner Jeff Bridges (“Crazy Heart”), George Clooney (“Air”), Colin Firth ( “A Single Man”), Jeremy Renner (“Locker”) and Andy Serkis (“Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”).
The BAFTA winners will be announced in a ceremony in London at London’s Royal Opera House on February 21.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Best Film
Avatar – James Cameron, Jon Landau An Education – Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer The Hurt Locker – Nominees Tbc Precious: Based on the...
- 1/26/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Why hasn't Bafta done more to give back the British film industry its self-esteem?
The Brits aren't coming
As Avatar nudges box office history, British films are having a tough time at home. Despite warm reviews and wide media coverage, films such as Me and Orson Welles, Nowhere Boy, Fish Tank and Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll have returned frankly rubbish UK audience figures. But is this any surprise when our own awards body relegates British film to its own sub-ghetto? Don't last week's Bafta nominations basically suggest that British film is a weedy cousin to Hollywood, not worthy of playing with the big boys but allowed instead a tiny playground category of its own? British film cannot possibly grow in confidence and ambition when it receives such limiting knocks from its compatriot peers. The message it sends out, to both audiences and film-makers here, is thus muddied and unhelpful. In...
The Brits aren't coming
As Avatar nudges box office history, British films are having a tough time at home. Despite warm reviews and wide media coverage, films such as Me and Orson Welles, Nowhere Boy, Fish Tank and Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll have returned frankly rubbish UK audience figures. But is this any surprise when our own awards body relegates British film to its own sub-ghetto? Don't last week's Bafta nominations basically suggest that British film is a weedy cousin to Hollywood, not worthy of playing with the big boys but allowed instead a tiny playground category of its own? British film cannot possibly grow in confidence and ambition when it receives such limiting knocks from its compatriot peers. The message it sends out, to both audiences and film-makers here, is thus muddied and unhelpful. In...
- 1/24/2010
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has narrowed down its longlist and unveiled the nominations of the 2010 BAFTA awards. "Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," and "An Education" each scored eight nominations but "District 9" was close behind with seven.
"Inglourious Basterds" and "Up in the Air" both received six nominations. The awards will be revealed in London on Feb. 21.
Here's the complete list of the Orange British Academy Film Award Nominations
Film
"Avatar," James Cameron, Jon Landau
"An Education," Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer
"The Hurt Locker," nominees to be confirmed
"Precious," Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
"Up in the Air," Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
Director
"Avatar," James Cameron
"District 9," Neill Blomkamp
"An Education," Lone Scherfig
"The Hurt Locker," Kathryn Bigelow
"Inglourious Basterds," Quentin Tarantino
Original Screenplay
"The Hangover," Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
"The Hurt Locker," Mark Boal
"Inglourious Basterds," Quentin Tarantino
"A Serious Man," Joel Coen,...
"Inglourious Basterds" and "Up in the Air" both received six nominations. The awards will be revealed in London on Feb. 21.
Here's the complete list of the Orange British Academy Film Award Nominations
Film
"Avatar," James Cameron, Jon Landau
"An Education," Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer
"The Hurt Locker," nominees to be confirmed
"Precious," Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
"Up in the Air," Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
Director
"Avatar," James Cameron
"District 9," Neill Blomkamp
"An Education," Lone Scherfig
"The Hurt Locker," Kathryn Bigelow
"Inglourious Basterds," Quentin Tarantino
Original Screenplay
"The Hangover," Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
"The Hurt Locker," Mark Boal
"Inglourious Basterds," Quentin Tarantino
"A Serious Man," Joel Coen,...
- 1/22/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
An Education, Avatar, and The Hurt Locker each saw eight nods as this year’s BAFTA awards nominees were announced Thursday. District 9 came in with seven while Up In The Air and Inglourious Basterds both received six nominations.
Here’s the list of nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards:
Best Film
Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey The Hurt Locker Nominees Tbc Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness Up In The Air Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
Outstanding British Film
An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Lone Scherfig, Nick Hornby Fish Tank Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold In The Loop Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy, Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche Moon Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler, Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker Nowhere Boy Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae, Kevin Loader, Sam Taylor-Wood, Matt Greenhalgh...
Here’s the list of nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards:
Best Film
Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey The Hurt Locker Nominees Tbc Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness Up In The Air Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
Outstanding British Film
An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Lone Scherfig, Nick Hornby Fish Tank Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold In The Loop Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy, Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche Moon Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler, Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker Nowhere Boy Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae, Kevin Loader, Sam Taylor-Wood, Matt Greenhalgh...
- 1/21/2010
- by Michelle
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The nominations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards were announced this morning, and leading with eight each are An Education, Avatar, and The Hurt Locker. The line-up looks much like what we’ve seen in earlier awards with the obvious skew towards British-born selections like Carey Mulligan, underrated comedy In the Loop, and first time director Duncan Jones.
Notable snubs include Bright Star shut out in every category but costume, Avatar missing a spot for screenplay to The Hangover, and Sam Rockwell for Moon.
Winners will be announced February 21. Here are the nominees:
Best Film
Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer
The Hurt Locker Nominees Tbc
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
Outstanding British Film
An Education Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer, Lone Scherfig,...
Notable snubs include Bright Star shut out in every category but costume, Avatar missing a spot for screenplay to The Hangover, and Sam Rockwell for Moon.
Winners will be announced February 21. Here are the nominees:
Best Film
Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer
The Hurt Locker Nominees Tbc
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
Outstanding British Film
An Education Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer, Lone Scherfig,...
- 1/21/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Robert here, with a quick take on the BAFTA Nominations announced this morning. Here are the nominees with a few comments.
Best Film
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire L
Up In The Air
Ahhh, the days of five nominees flashing back. All expected to make the Oscar final 10 (and perhaps a little helpful push for the sophisticated An Education).
Outstanding British Film
An Education
Fish Tank
In The Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy
Director
Avatar James Cameron
District 9 Neill Blomkamp
An Education Lone Scherfig
The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
Those who believe District 9 is peaking will have much to squawk about here. It will still take much to break into what's the current expected five. Still, thank you BAFTA for throwing in a few differences here and there.
Original Screenplay
The Hangover Jon Lucas, Scott Moore...
Best Film
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire L
Up In The Air
Ahhh, the days of five nominees flashing back. All expected to make the Oscar final 10 (and perhaps a little helpful push for the sophisticated An Education).
Outstanding British Film
An Education
Fish Tank
In The Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy
Director
Avatar James Cameron
District 9 Neill Blomkamp
An Education Lone Scherfig
The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
Those who believe District 9 is peaking will have much to squawk about here. It will still take much to break into what's the current expected five. Still, thank you BAFTA for throwing in a few differences here and there.
Original Screenplay
The Hangover Jon Lucas, Scott Moore...
- 1/21/2010
- by Robert
- FilmExperience
Nominations for the Orange British Academy Film awards, or Baftas
Best film
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Precious
Up in the Air
Leading actor
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
George Clooney (Up in the Air)
Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)
Andy Serkis (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll)
Leading actress
Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones)
Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
Audrey Tautou (Coco Before Chanel)
Supporting actor
Alec Baldwin (It's Complicated)
Christian McKay (Me and Orson Welles)
Alfred Molina (An Education)
Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Supporting actress
Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy)
Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Mo'Nique (Precious)
Kristin Scott Thomas (Nowhere Boy)
Outstanding British film
An Education
Fish Tank
In the Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson,...
Best film
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Precious
Up in the Air
Leading actor
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
George Clooney (Up in the Air)
Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)
Andy Serkis (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll)
Leading actress
Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones)
Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
Audrey Tautou (Coco Before Chanel)
Supporting actor
Alec Baldwin (It's Complicated)
Christian McKay (Me and Orson Welles)
Alfred Molina (An Education)
Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Supporting actress
Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy)
Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Mo'Nique (Precious)
Kristin Scott Thomas (Nowhere Boy)
Outstanding British film
An Education
Fish Tank
In the Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer
Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson,...
- 1/21/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Awards season has begun in earnest. Is it all self-congratulatory nonsense or is it all worthwhile? Does it, in the end, just help films sell more? People seem to love the decadence, the glitz and the glamour, but there’s a dark side to movie awards…the after-parties with all the cocaine and prostitutes (legal note: might not actually happen). Anyway, here’s this year’s full list of nominations.
Best Film
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire
Up In The Air
Outstanding British Film
An Education
Fish Tank
In The Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson, Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock, David Pearson Directors, Producers – Mugabe and the White African
Eran Creevy Writer/Director – Shifty
Stuart Hazeldine Writer/Director – Exam
Duncan Jones Director – Moon
Sam Taylor-wood Director – Nowhere Boy
Director
James Cameron...
Best Film
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire
Up In The Air
Outstanding British Film
An Education
Fish Tank
In The Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson, Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock, David Pearson Directors, Producers – Mugabe and the White African
Eran Creevy Writer/Director – Shifty
Stuart Hazeldine Writer/Director – Exam
Duncan Jones Director – Moon
Sam Taylor-wood Director – Nowhere Boy
Director
James Cameron...
- 1/21/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Check out the full list of the 2010 Orange British Academy Film Awards below!
Best Film
Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker Nominees Tbc
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
Outstanding British Film
An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Lone Scherfig, Nick Hornby
Fish Tank Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold
In The Loop Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy, Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche
Moon Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler, Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker
Nowhere Boy Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae, Kevin Loader, Sam Taylor-Wood, Matt Greenhalgh
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson, Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock, David Pearson Directors, Producers –
Mugabe and the White African
Eran Creevy Writer/Director – Shifty
Stuart Hazeldine Writer/Director – Exam
Duncan Jones Director...
Best Film
Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
The Hurt Locker Nominees Tbc
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
Outstanding British Film
An Education Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Lone Scherfig, Nick Hornby
Fish Tank Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold
In The Loop Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy, Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche
Moon Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler, Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker
Nowhere Boy Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae, Kevin Loader, Sam Taylor-Wood, Matt Greenhalgh
Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Lucy Bailey, Andrew Thompson, Elizabeth Morgan Hemlock, David Pearson Directors, Producers –
Mugabe and the White African
Eran Creevy Writer/Director – Shifty
Stuart Hazeldine Writer/Director – Exam
Duncan Jones Director...
- 1/21/2010
- by Nathan Webster
- The Cinema Post
After the trial run that was the Golden Globes, award season is getting into full swing proper with this morning's announcement of the BAFTA award nominations. Films getting the nod include Avatar (obviously!) and some perhaps more deserving films such as The Hurt Locker and our very own An Education - which have all collected nominations in eight categories.
See below for the full list.
Best Film
Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer
The Hurt Locker Nominees Tbc
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
Outstanding British Film
An Education Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer, Lone Scherfig, Nick Hornby
Fish Tank Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold
In The Loop Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy, Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche
Moon Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler, Duncan Jones,...
See below for the full list.
Best Film
Avatar James Cameron, Jon Landau
An Education Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer
The Hurt Locker Nominees Tbc
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
Up In The Air Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki
Outstanding British Film
An Education Amanda Posey, Finola Dwyer, Lone Scherfig, Nick Hornby
Fish Tank Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold
In The Loop Kevin Loader, Adam Tandy, Armando Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche
Moon Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler, Duncan Jones,...
- 1/21/2010
- Screenrush
Photo: Orange British Academy Film Awards Today the nominations for the 2010 Orange British Academy Film Awards were announced and Avatar, An Education and The Hurt Locker lead the way with eight nominations each followed closely by District 9 with seven and Inglourious Basterds and Up In the Air each pulling in six each. The only film not amongst the nomination leaders that was nominated for Best Film is Lionsgate's Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, which did manage four nominations.
Looking over the nominations there are a few that stand out as breaking from the norm, such as Neill Blomkamp (District 9) and Lone Scherfig (An Education) both getting directorial nominations alongside James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow and Quentin Tarantino. Both District 9 and An Education have enjoyed plenty of love during the awards season, but this is a nice bonus that both Blomkamp and Scherfig should be proud of.
Looking over the nominations there are a few that stand out as breaking from the norm, such as Neill Blomkamp (District 9) and Lone Scherfig (An Education) both getting directorial nominations alongside James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow and Quentin Tarantino. Both District 9 and An Education have enjoyed plenty of love during the awards season, but this is a nice bonus that both Blomkamp and Scherfig should be proud of.
- 1/21/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
2009 was an amazing year for British film. The BAFTA longlist has James Cameron’s Avatar and Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air go up against Tarantino’s glorious Basterds and our pick of the year, Duncan Jones’ sublime Moon, we also have A Single Man and An Education showcasing a wealth of talent.
In The Loop is picking up screenwriting awards and Carey Mulligan’s disappointment at the Golden Globes earlier this week may be short lived. Will Avatar leaves will a handful of golden faces to go with its solar system of globes? That so many great films are being placed under a BAFTA shaped spotlight is a testament to the variety and capability of the actors, directors and crews working today.
The BAFTA shortlist is a clear indication that there is much to celebrate in the industry and while the winners may divide critics and audiences when...
In The Loop is picking up screenwriting awards and Carey Mulligan’s disappointment at the Golden Globes earlier this week may be short lived. Will Avatar leaves will a handful of golden faces to go with its solar system of globes? That so many great films are being placed under a BAFTA shaped spotlight is a testament to the variety and capability of the actors, directors and crews working today.
The BAFTA shortlist is a clear indication that there is much to celebrate in the industry and while the winners may divide critics and audiences when...
- 1/21/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Andy Serkis is mesmerising as Ian Dury, the punk hero who defied the crippling effect of polio to pen some of pop's most potent lyrics
A great deal has happened in the 70 years since the inspirational Warner Brothers biopics of the 1930s were challenged by Orson Welles's Citizen Kane. Richard Attenborough is probably the last living director honourably bearing aloft a banner embroidered with Longfellow's words: "Lives of great men all remind us/ We can make our lives sublime". Film-makers now like to present us with portraits of deeply flawed heroes, whether they be rock stars, politicians or military leaders, to discover not just the secret of what motivated them but to reveal the worm in the rosebud. We no longer expect lives to be coherent, and we believe the real man is closer to the picture in the attic than to Dorian Gray.
The production team behind...
A great deal has happened in the 70 years since the inspirational Warner Brothers biopics of the 1930s were challenged by Orson Welles's Citizen Kane. Richard Attenborough is probably the last living director honourably bearing aloft a banner embroidered with Longfellow's words: "Lives of great men all remind us/ We can make our lives sublime". Film-makers now like to present us with portraits of deeply flawed heroes, whether they be rock stars, politicians or military leaders, to discover not just the secret of what motivated them but to reveal the worm in the rosebud. We no longer expect lives to be coherent, and we believe the real man is closer to the picture in the attic than to Dorian Gray.
The production team behind...
- 1/10/2010
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Andy Serkis's recreation of Dury gives Peter Bradshaw goosepimples, and his vocals are eerily good
A barnstorming, passionate performance from Andy Serkis brings 1970s music legend Ian Dury stunningly back to life in this gutsy biopic, written by Paul Viragh, directed by Mat Whitecross and produced by Serkis himself. It's obviously a labour of love, but it never looks laborious. Dury was the singer-songwriter and pugnacious polio survivor who in the glorious anyone-can-have-a-go era of punk became a mega-star. Andy Serkis's recreation of Dury gave me goosepimples, and his vocals – Serkis himself sings all the classic tracks with the real band, the Blockheads – are eerily good.
As portrayed by Serkis, Dury is not just a wild man; he's an aesthete and provocateur: the missing link between Oscar Wilde and Morrissey, with a soupçon of Boomtown Rat vintage Bob Geldof. He's also, interestingly, a touch more aspirational socially than you'd think.
A barnstorming, passionate performance from Andy Serkis brings 1970s music legend Ian Dury stunningly back to life in this gutsy biopic, written by Paul Viragh, directed by Mat Whitecross and produced by Serkis himself. It's obviously a labour of love, but it never looks laborious. Dury was the singer-songwriter and pugnacious polio survivor who in the glorious anyone-can-have-a-go era of punk became a mega-star. Andy Serkis's recreation of Dury gave me goosepimples, and his vocals – Serkis himself sings all the classic tracks with the real band, the Blockheads – are eerily good.
As portrayed by Serkis, Dury is not just a wild man; he's an aesthete and provocateur: the missing link between Oscar Wilde and Morrissey, with a soupçon of Boomtown Rat vintage Bob Geldof. He's also, interestingly, a touch more aspirational socially than you'd think.
- 1/7/2010
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
He could be warm and witty... or cruel and obnoxious. But there was never any doubt he was a true artist. We recall the life and times of Ian Dury, now the subject of both a new film and biography
In Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, the new Ian Dury biopic, there is a scene that faithfully records the first time Dury met his songwriting partner, Chaz Jankel. It is May 1976 and the singer has just hobbled off stage after a particularly ramshackle London pub gig with his band of bedraggled misfits, Kilburn & the High Roads. The young, clean-cut Jankel strolls into the dressing room, grinning widely, and introduces himself. "Do I know you?" asks Dury, fixing him with a malevolent stare. "No," replies Jankel, still grinning. "Well do us a favour then," barks Dury, "and fuck off!"
Kilburn's guitarist Ed Speight convinced Jankel to return to the dressing room. In doing so,...
In Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, the new Ian Dury biopic, there is a scene that faithfully records the first time Dury met his songwriting partner, Chaz Jankel. It is May 1976 and the singer has just hobbled off stage after a particularly ramshackle London pub gig with his band of bedraggled misfits, Kilburn & the High Roads. The young, clean-cut Jankel strolls into the dressing room, grinning widely, and introduces himself. "Do I know you?" asks Dury, fixing him with a malevolent stare. "No," replies Jankel, still grinning. "Well do us a favour then," barks Dury, "and fuck off!"
Kilburn's guitarist Ed Speight convinced Jankel to return to the dressing room. In doing so,...
- 11/29/2009
- by Sean O'Hagan
- The Guardian - Film News
According to reports from the UK's Pinewood Studios, part of the new Ian Dury biopic, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll was staged at the facility, with upcoming scenes scheduled to be lensed @ Pinewood's 'U-Stage'. Actor Andy "Lord Of The Rings" Serkis plays the lead role of pop singer Dury whose determination, perseverance and wit led to him becoming one of the founders of the British punk/new wave music movement in the 1970's. Dury, who died in 2000, was noted as a singer, songwriter, bandleader and actor who wrote the generational-anthem single Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. The feature Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is being produced by Damian "Welcome To Sarajevo" Jones and directed by BAFTA-nominee, Silver Bear recipient Mat "Shock Doctrine" Whitecross, from an original screenplay by Paul Viragh. Financed by Prescience, Aegis, the UK Film Council and Lip Sync, worldwide sales are being handled by Odyssey Entertainment. Joining Serkis in the...
- 5/28/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Ian Dury's former band The Blockheads have announced a new studio album and tour. Staring Down The Barrel will be released on April 6 and is the band's second record since Dury passed away from cancer in 2000. The music on the new LP has been written by pianist/guitarist Chaz Jankel, with the lyrics penned by new singer Derek "The Draw" Hussey. Sgt Pepper designer and Dury's former art tutor Sir Peter Blake has illustrated the CD inlay for the album. As well as some gigs in France, the band will support the album with a full UK tour. The dates include a concert at London's Electric (more)...
- 2/20/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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