"He's an old man, I'll pay for his ticket!" Parkland Pictures has released the first trailer for The Last Bus, a film from the UK made by Scottish filmmaker Gillies MacKinnon. The film is about an elderly man named Tom whose wife has just passed away, and he decides to use only local buses on a nostalgic trip to carry her ashes all the way across the UK to Land's End, where they originally met, using his free bus pass. This is a story that, obviously, got the attention of everyone he met along the way and has been turned into a film. Timothy Spall stars as Tom, along with Phyllis Logan, Grace Calder, Celyn Jones, Brian Pettifer, Colin McCredie, Iain Robertson, and Marnie Baxter. It looks quite charming and very sweet, even though it's a simple story. Here's the official UK trailer (+ two posters) for Gillies ...
- 6/23/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Castles in the Sky: Swale Finds Love During Wartime in Likeable Debut
Although it’s a somewhat simple and ultimately schmaltzy dose of narrative convenience, Jessica Swale presents a likeable entry in period lesbian recuperation with her debut Summerland, so named for its lead character’s description of a utopia floating just beyond our horizon. Another strong lead performance from Gemma Arterton buoys what could have easily become a treacly misfire, commanding a solid portrait of independence and resilience despite the crushing machine of social expectation, especially when the preservations of rigid standards are clung to defensively during wartime.
Swale presents a double period piece, framed by 1975 bookends, wherein Penelope Wilton as the elder version of Alice writes her memoirs of a scenario three decades prior, whereupon the narrative re-treats to her same abode on the isle of Kent.…...
Although it’s a somewhat simple and ultimately schmaltzy dose of narrative convenience, Jessica Swale presents a likeable entry in period lesbian recuperation with her debut Summerland, so named for its lead character’s description of a utopia floating just beyond our horizon. Another strong lead performance from Gemma Arterton buoys what could have easily become a treacly misfire, commanding a solid portrait of independence and resilience despite the crushing machine of social expectation, especially when the preservations of rigid standards are clung to defensively during wartime.
Swale presents a double period piece, framed by 1975 bookends, wherein Penelope Wilton as the elder version of Alice writes her memoirs of a scenario three decades prior, whereupon the narrative re-treats to her same abode on the isle of Kent.…...
- 7/31/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
On Wednesday, Series Mania hosts digital presentations of drama series projects developed during a writing residency attended by 12 writers from France and Israel, whose credits include leading shows like “The Bureau,” “Fauda” and “Braquo.”
The week-long residency, initiated by France’s Cnc and Israel’s Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, was supervised by Italian scriptwriter Stefano Sardo and Israeli writer-producer Yoram Mandel. Five projects have been selected for Series Mania.
Espionage thriller “The Loyalists” by Alix Deniger and Eran B.Y., centers on two agents from rival intelligence agencies – a devious Israeli family guy and a straightforward French ladies’ man. They are forced to cooperate in a sophisticated operation to seduce and manipulate a Syrian scientist and his secret mistress – the Syrian defense minister’s daughter – in order to prevent a biological attack on Israel.
Deniger is a serving police commander, with 34 years of experience, including 11 years working in anti-terrorist intelligence. He...
The week-long residency, initiated by France’s Cnc and Israel’s Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, was supervised by Italian scriptwriter Stefano Sardo and Israeli writer-producer Yoram Mandel. Five projects have been selected for Series Mania.
Espionage thriller “The Loyalists” by Alix Deniger and Eran B.Y., centers on two agents from rival intelligence agencies – a devious Israeli family guy and a straightforward French ladies’ man. They are forced to cooperate in a sophisticated operation to seduce and manipulate a Syrian scientist and his secret mistress – the Syrian defense minister’s daughter – in order to prevent a biological attack on Israel.
Deniger is a serving police commander, with 34 years of experience, including 11 years working in anti-terrorist intelligence. He...
- 3/23/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Saban Films has released a trailer for a fantastic-looking psychological thriller called The Vanishing. The film stars Gerard Butler (London Has Fallen, 300), Peter Mullan (Session 9, Braveheart), and newcomer Connor Swindells.
The film is based on a true story of an unsolved local legend known as the Flannan Isle mystery. The three actors take on the role of lighthouse keepers who end up coming across some gold and this leads them on a deadly journey of survival.
I enjoy stories like this and this movie looks like a solid, well-made film. I especially like that the film stars Butler and Mullan. They’re great. Here’s the synopsis:
On an uninhabited island 20 miles from the rugged Scottish coast, three lighthouse keepers arrive for their 6-week shift. As they settle into their normal quiet routine, something unexpected, potentially life-changing occurs – they stumble upon gold. What follows is a tense battle for survival,...
The film is based on a true story of an unsolved local legend known as the Flannan Isle mystery. The three actors take on the role of lighthouse keepers who end up coming across some gold and this leads them on a deadly journey of survival.
I enjoy stories like this and this movie looks like a solid, well-made film. I especially like that the film stars Butler and Mullan. They’re great. Here’s the synopsis:
On an uninhabited island 20 miles from the rugged Scottish coast, three lighthouse keepers arrive for their 6-week shift. As they settle into their normal quiet routine, something unexpected, potentially life-changing occurs – they stumble upon gold. What follows is a tense battle for survival,...
- 11/20/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
World War Tank Girl #1 is a brand-new series from the co-creator of Tank Girl, Alan Martin, and fan-favorite artist Brett Parson (New Romancer, Two Girls One Tank). This series culminates Titan’s Tank Girl trilogy which started in 2016 with Tank Girl: Two Girls One Tank and Tank Girl: Gold. The series which reveals Tank Girl’s whereabouts following the time-twisting end of Tank Girl: Gold, when she was transported to the battlegrounds of World War II. The Third Reich have no idea what is coming their way!
With a few bars of gold left, and Sub Girl’s uneasy feeling that she left something behind, Tank Girl hires her scientist friend to reinvent time travel. The Third Reich have no idea what is coming their way!
World War Tank Girl #1 also features variant covers by comics’ brightest stars including Shaky Kane (Cowboys & Insects), Chris Wahl (Peepland), Keith Burns...
With a few bars of gold left, and Sub Girl’s uneasy feeling that she left something behind, Tank Girl hires her scientist friend to reinvent time travel. The Third Reich have no idea what is coming their way!
World War Tank Girl #1 also features variant covers by comics’ brightest stars including Shaky Kane (Cowboys & Insects), Chris Wahl (Peepland), Keith Burns...
- 3/13/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
I had the wonderful opportunity to get to ask the writer and artist for Johhny Red, legendary Preacher creator Garth Ennis and artist extraordinaire Keith Burns (The Boys, Castles in the Sky).
Johhny Red came out earlier this month and is the story of Legendary British fighter ace, Johnny 'Red' Redburn, returns once more as the commander of the Falcons – a Russian fighter squadron battling the Nazis in the skies over Stalingrad. But dogfighting Messerschmitts is about to become the least of his troubles when the Nvkd – the notorious Soviet secret police – come calling!
Latino-Review: With the original comic series “Battle” being a big hit did either of you feel any pressure delivering a product to the fans of the original?
(G) That's the kind of thing I never worry about, I always just get on and tell the story. We're both such big fans of the original that things...
Johhny Red came out earlier this month and is the story of Legendary British fighter ace, Johnny 'Red' Redburn, returns once more as the commander of the Falcons – a Russian fighter squadron battling the Nazis in the skies over Stalingrad. But dogfighting Messerschmitts is about to become the least of his troubles when the Nvkd – the notorious Soviet secret police – come calling!
Latino-Review: With the original comic series “Battle” being a big hit did either of you feel any pressure delivering a product to the fans of the original?
(G) That's the kind of thing I never worry about, I always just get on and tell the story. We're both such big fans of the original that things...
- 11/24/2015
- by Michael Connally
- LRMonline.com
When I first read the blurb for Set Fire to the Stars, I had a horrible moment where I thought that someone had cast Elijah Wood to play Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Thankfully, I was mistaken: that honor goes to Celyn Jones (Castles in the Sky), with Wood acting alongside him as John M. Brinnin.
Brinnin is a fellow writer and admirer of Thomas, who goes on a week long retreat with his hero during the poet’s first visit to New York City. Today, the first UK trailer for the film hit and it depicts a world and a poet that was really one of a kind.
Based on the footage here, this looks like a true literary odd couple. Thomas was a notorious drinker and wild man, while Wood’s Brinnin is depicted as a slightly more quiet and sedate young writer – perhaps a bit in awe of the brilliant but mercurial poet.
Brinnin is a fellow writer and admirer of Thomas, who goes on a week long retreat with his hero during the poet’s first visit to New York City. Today, the first UK trailer for the film hit and it depicts a world and a poet that was really one of a kind.
Based on the footage here, this looks like a true literary odd couple. Thomas was a notorious drinker and wild man, while Wood’s Brinnin is depicted as a slightly more quiet and sedate young writer – perhaps a bit in awe of the brilliant but mercurial poet.
- 10/13/2014
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
New ITV drama Chasing Shadows launched with over 3 million viewers on Thursday (September 4), overnight data reveals.
The Reece Shearsmith series opened with 3.38m (17.6%) on average at 9pm, with an added 200,000 (1.3%) watching on +1.
Earlier, Paul O'Grady's For the Love of Dogs returned for a new series with 3.70m (17.6%) at 8.30pm (198k/0.9% on +1).
BBC One's Diy Sos: The Big Build topped the night overall outside soaps with 4.55m (22.2%) at 8pm, followed by Sheridan Smith's Who Do You Think You Are? with 4.06m (18.9%) at 9pm. So You Think You Can Drive? was seen by 1.92m (18.2%) at 10.35pm.
On BBC Two, Young Vets appealed to 1.45m (8.0%) at 7pm, while Egypt's Lost Queens gathered 1.53m (7.5%) at 8pm. One-off film Castles in the Sky brought in 1.91m (9.5%) at 9pm.
Channel 4's Location, Location, Location interested 1.37m (6.7%) at 8pm (222k/1.0%), followed by the launch of Educating the East End with 1.80m (8.4%) at 9pm...
The Reece Shearsmith series opened with 3.38m (17.6%) on average at 9pm, with an added 200,000 (1.3%) watching on +1.
Earlier, Paul O'Grady's For the Love of Dogs returned for a new series with 3.70m (17.6%) at 8.30pm (198k/0.9% on +1).
BBC One's Diy Sos: The Big Build topped the night overall outside soaps with 4.55m (22.2%) at 8pm, followed by Sheridan Smith's Who Do You Think You Are? with 4.06m (18.9%) at 9pm. So You Think You Can Drive? was seen by 1.92m (18.2%) at 10.35pm.
On BBC Two, Young Vets appealed to 1.45m (8.0%) at 7pm, while Egypt's Lost Queens gathered 1.53m (7.5%) at 8pm. One-off film Castles in the Sky brought in 1.91m (9.5%) at 9pm.
Channel 4's Location, Location, Location interested 1.37m (6.7%) at 8pm (222k/1.0%), followed by the launch of Educating the East End with 1.80m (8.4%) at 9pm...
- 9/5/2014
- Digital Spy
Director: Anton Corbijn; Screenwriter: Andrew Bovell; Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, Daniel Brühl; Running time: 121 mins; Certificate: Tbc
The tragic loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman resonates through Anton Corbijn's challenging but ultimately rewarding thriller. He delivers a complex and fascinating performance that overpowers the movie's flaws and propels John le Carré's tale to a formidable conclusion.
The late actor's ability to inhabit a character (rather than simply play them) is embodied in his portrayal of Hamburg-based anti-terrorist agent Gunter Bachmann, a man under intense pressure to find out whether battered and bedraggled 26-year-old immigrant Issa Karpov (Grigoriy Dobrygin) is a militant jihadist or an innocent victim of brutality. The stakes are very high given that Mohammed Atta used the German port city to plot his horrific 9/11 attacks.
Hoffman takes you under Gunther's sweaty, nicotine-stained skin to reveal a man governed by...
The tragic loss of Philip Seymour Hoffman resonates through Anton Corbijn's challenging but ultimately rewarding thriller. He delivers a complex and fascinating performance that overpowers the movie's flaws and propels John le Carré's tale to a formidable conclusion.
The late actor's ability to inhabit a character (rather than simply play them) is embodied in his portrayal of Hamburg-based anti-terrorist agent Gunter Bachmann, a man under intense pressure to find out whether battered and bedraggled 26-year-old immigrant Issa Karpov (Grigoriy Dobrygin) is a militant jihadist or an innocent victim of brutality. The stakes are very high given that Mohammed Atta used the German port city to plot his horrific 9/11 attacks.
Hoffman takes you under Gunther's sweaty, nicotine-stained skin to reveal a man governed by...
- 6/26/2014
- Digital Spy
Director: Gillies MacKinnon; Screenwriter: Ian Kershaw; Starring: Eddie Izzard, Karl Davies, Laura Fraser, Julian Rhind-Tutt, David Hayman, Celyn Jones; Running time: 89 mins; Certificate: Tbc
Look around you. Notice the distinct lack of swastikas lining every street? The world would have been a very different place had it not been for heroes like Robert Watson Watt, the subject of Gillies MacKinnon's absorbing film. Boasting a majestic leading performance from Eddie Izzard, Castles in the Sky conveys the triumph of innovation and tenacity against opponents fighting for the same side during World War II.
It's remarkable that the Battle of Britain wasn't a victory for Adolf Hitler, with his Luftwaffe outnumbering Raf planes by a shocking 3:1. This result was determined by Robert Watson Watt (Izzard), a likeable ball of eccentricity who conjured up an idea on how to detect approaching enemy aircraft from afar. Not that the government bureaucrats were impressed,...
Look around you. Notice the distinct lack of swastikas lining every street? The world would have been a very different place had it not been for heroes like Robert Watson Watt, the subject of Gillies MacKinnon's absorbing film. Boasting a majestic leading performance from Eddie Izzard, Castles in the Sky conveys the triumph of innovation and tenacity against opponents fighting for the same side during World War II.
It's remarkable that the Battle of Britain wasn't a victory for Adolf Hitler, with his Luftwaffe outnumbering Raf planes by a shocking 3:1. This result was determined by Robert Watson Watt (Izzard), a likeable ball of eccentricity who conjured up an idea on how to detect approaching enemy aircraft from afar. Not that the government bureaucrats were impressed,...
- 6/24/2014
- Digital Spy
Eddie Izzard stars in Castles In The Sky, a film about the invention of radar. Here's our review...
There is a certain timeslot from days gone by, in your local independent cinema, that Castles In The Sky utterly belongs to. The weekend afternoon matinee slot, designed specifically for families, that I remember from my time working in a cinema as the 'Tired Daddy Doesn't Want to Answer His Five Year Old's Innocent Yet Fiendish Questions' slot. Also it rained popcorn. Now this slot mostly consists of variable animated fare put on at 10.15 in the morning by chain cinemas who don't appreciate the sanctity of the lie-in. This is a shame, as Castles In The Sky evokes the nostalgia of films like Memphis Belle, despite being tonally more similar to movies such as the 2005 Lassie picture.
Based on a true story, the depiction of Robert Watson Watt and Skip Wilkins'...
There is a certain timeslot from days gone by, in your local independent cinema, that Castles In The Sky utterly belongs to. The weekend afternoon matinee slot, designed specifically for families, that I remember from my time working in a cinema as the 'Tired Daddy Doesn't Want to Answer His Five Year Old's Innocent Yet Fiendish Questions' slot. Also it rained popcorn. Now this slot mostly consists of variable animated fare put on at 10.15 in the morning by chain cinemas who don't appreciate the sanctity of the lie-in. This is a shame, as Castles In The Sky evokes the nostalgia of films like Memphis Belle, despite being tonally more similar to movies such as the 2005 Lassie picture.
Based on a true story, the depiction of Robert Watson Watt and Skip Wilkins'...
- 6/22/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Scottish capital takes new steps in a bid to boost production.
The City of Edinburgh Council has approved a new film charter that aims to increase clarity with a more simplified process for filmmakers considering the Scottish capital as a potential location for future projects.
Edinburgh was one of the first UK cities to introduce a film charter in 1999 and the latest version has been further enhanced with a discount being offered for key city unit bases for major film productions.
The new charter also outlines in detail the key responsibilities for the capital’s regional film commission, Film Edinburgh, including facilitating requests and offering advice and support to all productions of every scale in the city, East Lothian and Scottish Borders.
Rosie Ellison, film manager for Film Edinburgh explained: “The Film Charter gives clarity to crucial structures within the city that will ensure all filming enquires are dealt with as efficiently as possible. For example...
The City of Edinburgh Council has approved a new film charter that aims to increase clarity with a more simplified process for filmmakers considering the Scottish capital as a potential location for future projects.
Edinburgh was one of the first UK cities to introduce a film charter in 1999 and the latest version has been further enhanced with a discount being offered for key city unit bases for major film productions.
The new charter also outlines in detail the key responsibilities for the capital’s regional film commission, Film Edinburgh, including facilitating requests and offering advice and support to all productions of every scale in the city, East Lothian and Scottish Borders.
Rosie Ellison, film manager for Film Edinburgh explained: “The Film Charter gives clarity to crucial structures within the city that will ensure all filming enquires are dealt with as efficiently as possible. For example...
- 4/8/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
London – British actor and comedian Eddie Izzard will star in a BBC science drama about the invention of radar as part of a slew of science program orders that the U.K. public broadcaster unveiled on Wednesday. Izzard will star as Scottish radar inventor Robert Watson-Watt in Castles In The Sky, a factual drama that will tell the story of the fight behind the invention, which saved the country in the Battle of Britain during WWII. Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) will play his wife, Margaret. The cast also includes Alex Jennings (The Queen), Tim McInnerny (The Devil’s Whore),
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- 11/27/2013
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Eddie Izzard is to star in an upcoming BBC Two science drama.
The comic actor will portray radar developer Robert Watson Watt in the one-off film Castles in the Sky.
The film will centre around the Scotsman's flight to invent the detection system with a group of British scientists.
Breaking Bad's Laura Fraser will play Izzard's wife Margaret, while other cast members will include Alex Jennings (The Queen), Tim McInnerny (Blackadder) as Winston Churchill, David Hayman (Trial And Retribution) and Julian Rhind-Tutt (Green Wing).
Izzard said of the project: "I feel very privileged to be playing the role of Robert Watson-Watt. Hopefully our production will allow him, along with Arnold 'Skip' Wilkins and their team, to finally take their places in the pantheon of British greats of World War II, as the inventors of radar."
Elsewhere, BBC Two has also commissioned a new five-part series titled Human Universe, presented by Professor Brian Cox.
The comic actor will portray radar developer Robert Watson Watt in the one-off film Castles in the Sky.
The film will centre around the Scotsman's flight to invent the detection system with a group of British scientists.
Breaking Bad's Laura Fraser will play Izzard's wife Margaret, while other cast members will include Alex Jennings (The Queen), Tim McInnerny (Blackadder) as Winston Churchill, David Hayman (Trial And Retribution) and Julian Rhind-Tutt (Green Wing).
Izzard said of the project: "I feel very privileged to be playing the role of Robert Watson-Watt. Hopefully our production will allow him, along with Arnold 'Skip' Wilkins and their team, to finally take their places in the pantheon of British greats of World War II, as the inventors of radar."
Elsewhere, BBC Two has also commissioned a new five-part series titled Human Universe, presented by Professor Brian Cox.
- 11/27/2013
- Digital Spy
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