Directed by James Marsh Produced by Chris Coen, Andrew Lowe & Ed Guiney Written by Tom Bradby, based on his novel Released by Magnolia Pictures UK/Ireland/France. 100 min. Rated R With Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen, Gillian Anderson, Aiden Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, David Wilmot, Martin McCann & Bríd Brennan Terrorism, sectarian loyalties, die-hard fanatics, civilian casualties, […]
Directed by Ben Wheatley Produced by Nira Park, Claire Jones & Andy Starke Written by Alice Lowe & Steve Oram Released by IFC Films UK. 88 min. Not rated With Alice Lowe, Steve Oram & Eileen Davies After a career directing TV, Ben Wheatley made his first feature Down Terrace (2009), an understated comedy about a […]
Directed by Ken Loach Produced by Rebecca O’Brien Written by Paul Laverty Released by Sundance Selects UK. 101 min. Not rated With Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Roger Allam, Gary Maitland, Jasmin Riggins, William Ruane & Siobhan Reilly The Angel’s Share reunites Ken Loach with his longtime collaborator, Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty, for their 10th film, […]
Written & Directed by Sally Potter Produced by Christopher Sheppard & Andrew Litvin Released by A24 UK. 90 min. Rated PG-13 With Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Timothy Spall, Oliver Platt, Jodhi May & Annette Bening Director Sally Potter was about my age during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, and our parents […]
Written & Directed by Eran Creevy Produced by Rory Aitken & Ben Pugh Released by IFC Films UK. 99 min. Not rated With James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Mullan, David Morrissey, Jason Flemyng & Ruth Sheen Welcome to the Punch is British director Eran Creevy’s follow up to his award-winning debut Shifty (2008), about […]
Directed by Marc Evans Produced by Jon Finn and Dan Lupovitz Written by Laurence Coriat Released by Variance Films. UK. 109 min. Not rated With Minnie Driver, Haydn Gwynne, Bob Pugh, Owen Teale, Steve Speirs, Danielle Branch, Tom Harries, Darren Evans & Aneurin Barnard It’s 1976, and Vivienne (Minnie Driver) has dropped acting and returned […]
Directed by Sally El Hosaini Produced by Gayle Griffiths, Julia Godzinskaya & Michael Sackler Written by El Hosaini & Aymen Hamdouchi Released by Paladin UK. 111 min. Not Rated With James Floyd, Fady Elsayed & Saïd Taghmaoui At the 2012 BFI London Film Festival, My Brother the Devil scooped Best British Newcomer Award for Welsh-Egyptian […]
Directed by Dustin Hoffman Produced by Finola Dwyer & Stewart Mackinnon Written by Ronald Harwood, based on his play Released by the Weinstein Company UK. 98 min. Rated PG-13 With Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Gwyneth Jones, Sheridan Smith & Pauline Collins Quartet follows on the recent success of The Best Exotic […]
Directed by Roger Michell Produced by Kevin Loader, David Aukin & Michell Written by Richard Nelson, based on Closest Companion: The Unknown Story of the Intimate Friendship Between Franklin Roosevelt and Margaret Suckley, edited by Geoffrey C. Ward Released by Focus Features UK. 94 min. Rated R With Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West, Olivia […]