Mike Leigh

Oscar countdown

With three months to go before the 2009 Academy Awards, Hollywood insiders have begun identifying this year's most likely contenders. Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby success took many in Hollywood by surprise Intriguingly,...

ICM Signs Two Actors Away From CAA

After all the rotten agency news out there that I've been reporting, it's refreshing to see a major agency come back into the limelight with some solid talent signings. I'm told that Josh Duhamel was at Gersh, and Jeremy Sisto...

Bat Segundo DVDs Now on Sale!

We’ve received a few requests from listeners asking us how they can get DVD-ROMs of the show. And since Christmas shopping has started, and some of you out there may be on the lookout for a literary stocking stuffer, we’ve...

Oscar pictures: The bigger, the better!

I just got a fun rant-from-the-rooftop e-mail from a journo pal of mine who feels gypped this Oscar season. Like he's not getting a full plate at the Paramount canteen. Studio movies are too small in every way, Kev says:...

"Slumdog Millionaire" hits jackpot in first round

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's been a relatively slack market so far for prestige films with awards-consideration aspirations, but "Slumdog Millionaire" hit the jackpot during the weekend with a gold-plated start to...

Andrea Riseborough interview: The devil's in the detail

Published Date: 16 November 2008 She visited Thatcher's old bedroom before sexing up the Iron Lady. So what did Andrea Riseborough do to prepare for TV drama The Devil's Whore? Aidan Smith finds out ON THE train journey to meet...

Graham Linehan, writer of the IT Crowd gives pointers for the would-be sitcome writer

and other invaluable pointers for the would-be sitcom writer. As a new season of his excellent show the IT Crowd begins, series creator Graham Linehan dispenses wisdom on organic biscuits, producers and 'magic leaves' that...

Movie Review: ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’

If you are one of those people irritated by perky types, this is not the movie for you. A strange Pollyanna-like optimism foils the cynics in director Mike Leigh's latest take on the human condition. Either you love that...

Cinemagic opens with Niko

– the largest film festival for young people in the UK and Ireland – has kicked off in Belfast with animated adventure Niko and the Way to the Stars [trailer] by Michael Hegner and Kari Juusonen. This year will feature over a...

Effervescent ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’ sure to rub off on you

How can you fail to like and adore Poppy, Sally Hawkins’ wonderfully realized character in Mike Leigh’s joyously effervescent comedy “Happy-Go-Lucky”? She is a Mary Poppins we can believe in, an elementary school teacher who...

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