Tag: Flowers
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‘The Endless Trench’ Directors Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño’s New Film ‘Marco’ Joins Film Factory Slate (Exclusive)
Film Factory Entertainment has swooped on international sales rights to “Marco,” the next film from Basque filmmaking trio Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga.Their latest follows a high caliber run consisting of 2014 San Sebastian competition player “Flowers,” 2017’s San Sebastian Special Jury Prize winner “Giant,” and lockdown hit “The Endless Trench” which…
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‘I have an outsider’s perspective’: why Will Sharpe is the A-List’s new favourite director
The actor-director won a Bafta for his performance in Giri/Haji. Hailed as a star in the making by Olivia Colman and others, he discusses the true stories that inspired his new projects behind the cameraWill Sharpe has only been surfing a couple of times, but he really loved it. “So I’m not a surfer, I’m…
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Benedict Cumberbatch’s Art Biopic ‘The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain’ Features Taika Waititi, Olivia Colman & Nick Cave Cameos
The British film “The Electric Life of Louis Wain” will be heading to the Toronto International Film Festival to make its premiere soon. Directed by Will Shape (Channel 4’s “Flowers” series), the film stars Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Intimidation Game“) as the titular Victorian-era artist, known for his eccentric obsession with drawing strange-looking cats.Read More: Benedict…
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‘Succession’: For the Love of ‘L to the O-g,’ Stop Pretending the HBO Series Isn’t a Comedy – Opinion
Maybe it’s because of its Emmy categorization in drama, but recently, there’s been a lot of discussion about “Succession” as though it’s not intentionally funny; as though the idea that it could be looked at as a comedy — albeit, a dementedly dark comedy — is preposterous. It tends to end up being compared to…
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Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy Teaming for ‘Nine Lives of Louis Wain’ for Amazon, StudioCanal
Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy are set to unite for first time since 2011 in The Nine Lives of Louis Wain, which Amazon has pre-bought U.S. rights for.The drama — about a real-life Victorian painter — is being helmed by BAFTA-nominated British director Will Sharpe (Flowers), who wrote the script together with Simon Stephenson. The…