British film and television director Antonia Bird has died aged 54.
Bird was best known for directing films including Priest (1994), Face (1997) and Ravenous (1999), all starring actor Robert Carlyle.
The Scottish star of Trainspotting and The Full Monty said on Twitter: “Such a sad day today. Rip Antonia Bird. Farewell my beautiful friend.”
Bird, who had a rare anaplastic thyroid cancer, died peacefully in her sleep according to a statement from her partner.
The statement added that she had an operation to remove a large tumour in April but “despite a determined fight, she had come to terms with the inevitable in the last few weeks and died peacefully in her sleep.”
Bird worked in TV in more recent years on series including Spooks, Cracker and BBC drama The Village.
She began her career at London’s Royal Court as a theatre director before making episodes of BBC soap EastEnders and medical drama Casualty in the mid-1980s.
Bird...
Bird was best known for directing films including Priest (1994), Face (1997) and Ravenous (1999), all starring actor Robert Carlyle.
The Scottish star of Trainspotting and The Full Monty said on Twitter: “Such a sad day today. Rip Antonia Bird. Farewell my beautiful friend.”
Bird, who had a rare anaplastic thyroid cancer, died peacefully in her sleep according to a statement from her partner.
The statement added that she had an operation to remove a large tumour in April but “despite a determined fight, she had come to terms with the inevitable in the last few weeks and died peacefully in her sleep.”
Bird worked in TV in more recent years on series including Spooks, Cracker and BBC drama The Village.
She began her career at London’s Royal Court as a theatre director before making episodes of BBC soap EastEnders and medical drama Casualty in the mid-1980s.
Bird...
- 10/26/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Summer 2011 is a big season for movies, and June is no exception. Super hero epics, animated behemoths, alien thrillers, and more await us as TheMoviePool dives into one of the biggest months of the summer season.
(Check out the previous guide for May)
X-Men: First Class
Release: June 3 (Wide)
Genre: Superhero Action
Rated: N/A (Probably PG-13)
Synopsis: The formation of the X-Men, Xavier's School for the Gifted, and the beginning of the rivalry between Professor X and Magneto are explained during the early years of the X-Men.
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Sebastian Shaw, and Rose Byrne
Logline: Witness the moment that will change our world.
Writers: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman, and Matthew Vaughn
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Trailer:
Antico-Meter: Cautiously Optimistic
Reasoning: The marketing has been a mess for First Class, but I have enough trust in Matthew Vaughn to believe he'll deliver something great.
(Check out the previous guide for May)
X-Men: First Class
Release: June 3 (Wide)
Genre: Superhero Action
Rated: N/A (Probably PG-13)
Synopsis: The formation of the X-Men, Xavier's School for the Gifted, and the beginning of the rivalry between Professor X and Magneto are explained during the early years of the X-Men.
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Sebastian Shaw, and Rose Byrne
Logline: Witness the moment that will change our world.
Writers: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman, and Matthew Vaughn
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Trailer:
Antico-Meter: Cautiously Optimistic
Reasoning: The marketing has been a mess for First Class, but I have enough trust in Matthew Vaughn to believe he'll deliver something great.
- 5/6/2011
- Cinelinx
Earlier this year, the Brits suffered a major setback when the UK Film Council slashed funding, and looking at some of the nominated films below we certainly wish the situation would "fix itself" as there is major quality content in the titles British Independent Film Award nominations this year that might not have been made if not for that support. We have The King’s Speech with a well-deserved total of eight (Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and two Best Supporting Actor nominations) but then you have small treasures that seriously made the grade: both the SXSW showcased Monsters, Tribeca preemed The Arbor received six nominations, while the Sundance displayed Four Lions grabs a total of five. For a list by list category including the stellar Documentary category is listed below. Worth Noting: Despite it playing a little bit everywhere including Tribeca earlier in the year (here's...
- 11/1/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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