An Idiot Abroad premieres on Sky1 HD on Thursday 23rd September at 9.30pm.
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their mate Karl Pilkington to see the Seven Wonders of the World. Krishnendu Majumdar is the series director and has directed episodes 1,5,6 and 8 (China, Egypt, Brazil and London). Richard Yee is the series producer and has directed episode 7 (Peru). Luke Campbell has directed episodes 2 and 3 (India and Jordan). Jamie Jay Johnson has directed episode 4 (Mexico). Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are executive producers on the series.
Ricky Gervais described it as "the funniest documentary I've ever seen". View the trailer here.
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Monday, 13 September 2010
Dancing with the Devil to screen at Riverside Studios
Jon Blair's Grierson short-listed feature documentary Dancing with the Devil will get a special screening at the Riverside in Hammersmith at 7pm on October 5th, as part of More4's fifth anniversary celebrations.
The filmmakers had unprecedented access to both Rio de Janeiro's heavily armed gangsters as well as the specialist police units that hunt down and kill them, offering an intimate look at one of the bloodiest urban conflicts on earth.
The Guardian called it "a harrowing documentary, filled with harrowing, unforgettable images", whilst the Times said it was "exceptional" and The Telegraph called it "a fine cinematic documentary".
For more, click here.
The filmmakers had unprecedented access to both Rio de Janeiro's heavily armed gangsters as well as the specialist police units that hunt down and kill them, offering an intimate look at one of the bloodiest urban conflicts on earth.
The Guardian called it "a harrowing documentary, filled with harrowing, unforgettable images", whilst the Times said it was "exceptional" and The Telegraph called it "a fine cinematic documentary".
For more, click here.
Thursday, 9 September 2010
London Film Festival unveils line-up for 2010
The BFI London Film Festival has announced details of its programme for this year’s festival, with 11 world premieres and a host of hotly-anticipated pictures amongst its 197 films.
Opening with Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, a European premiere, and closing with 127 Hours, Danny Boyle’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, the festival will showcase movies from a multitude of genres, nations and eras from October 13-28th.
To read more, visit our website.
Opening with Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, a European premiere, and closing with 127 Hours, Danny Boyle’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, the festival will showcase movies from a multitude of genres, nations and eras from October 13-28th.
To read more, visit our website.
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Clive Donner passes away aged 84
British director Clive Donner, most renowned for his work in the sixties, has died at the age of 84.
Clive will be best remembered for his work on comedies such as Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1965) and What’s New Pussycat? (1968). He also directed a memorable adaptation of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker, and worked with such esteemed actors as Peter Sellers, Woody Allen, Sir Ian McKellen and Peter O’Toole.
For more, click here.
Clive will be best remembered for his work on comedies such as Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1965) and What’s New Pussycat? (1968). He also directed a memorable adaptation of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker, and worked with such esteemed actors as Peter Sellers, Woody Allen, Sir Ian McKellen and Peter O’Toole.
For more, click here.
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