Tag: The Inbetweeners
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Simon Bird’s ‘Days of the Bagnold Summer’ Set for February Launch — Film News in Brief
Monday, Dec. 14 Greenwich Acquires North American Rights to ‘Days of the Bagnold Summer’Greenwich Entertainment has bought North American distribution rights to “Days of the Bagnold Summer,” the directorial debut of Simon Bird (star of “The Inbetweeners”), for a Feb. 19 release in theaters and on demand.Bird’s comedy, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival,…
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Amazon Re-Ups Streaming Deal With ‘The Farewell’ & ‘The Gentlemen’ UK Distributor EFD
Amazon Prime Video has renewed its multi-year streaming deal with UK and Ireland releasing outfit Entertainment Film Distributors (Efd).The indie distributor’s recent credits include Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, and Ari Aster’s Midsommar.Under the refreshed deal, Amazon will have first window streaming rights on all of those titles, as well as upcoming…
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The Best Comedy Shows on Netflix Right Now
In the mood for laughs? We (and Netflix) have you covered. From classics like Friends, The Office and Parks and Rec to quirky series Trailer Park Boys and The Inbetweeners — not to mention great Netflix originals like Glow — below you’ll find a list of shows that might make for great discoveries or even…
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Locarno Film Review: ‘Days of the Bagnold Summer’
The first thing to get out of the way is that “Days of the Bagnold Summer” has nothing whatsoever to do with Enid Bagnold, author of “National Velvet” and “The Chalk Garden.” More’s the pity, as Simon Bird’s debut behind the camera, adapted from Joff Winterhart’s graphic novel, could use some of the depth and…
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UK box office preview: ‘The Festival’, ‘Christopher Robin’ to challenge ‘Mamma Mia! 2’
‘The Festival’ comes from the team behind ‘The Inbetweeners’.With Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again moving to the cusp of £50m in UK box office receipts after just four weeks, the film faces fresh competition this weekend in the form of The Festival, which Entertainment Film Distributors released into cinemas from Tuesday (Aug 14).The film…
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The Best TV Comedies on Netflix
In the mood for laughs? We (and Netflix) have you covered. From classics like Friends, The Office and Parks and Rec to quirky series Trailer Park Boys and The Inbetweeners — not to mention great Netflix originals like Glow — below you’ll find a list of shows that might make for great discoveries or even…
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Rob Brydon, Alice Lowe, Monica Dolan join Simon Bird’s directing debut ‘Days Of The Bagnold Summer’
Days Of The Bagnold Summer, the feature directorial debut from The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird, has signed several key cast ahead of an autumn shoot.Monica Dolan (Pride), Rob Brydon (The Trip) and Alice Lowe (Sightseers) have joined the project, an adaptation of Joff Winterhart’s graphic novel of the same name.Tamsin Greig (The Second Best Exotic…
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‘Inbetweeners’ Star Simon Bird Sets Earl Cave, Monica Dolan, Rob Brydon For ‘Bagnold Summer’; Altitude Joins Comedy
Exclusive: Simon Bird, star of hit UK comedy franchise The Inbetweeners, has set cast for his feature directorial debut Days Of The Bagnold Summer. Monica Dolan (Eye in the Sky), Rob Brydon (The Trip), Tamsin Greig (Second Best Marigold Hotel), Alice Lowe (Prevenge), Elliot Speller-Gillot (Uncle) and Earl Cave (The True History Of The Kelly…
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This week’s best home entertainment: from Star Wars: The Last Jedi to Plebs
The latest addition to the sci-fi universe lands on the small screen, while funny performances lift the new series of ‘The Inbetweeners in togas’It takes a special kind of genius to make a film boasting the sustained absurdity of The Room. So what was Tommy Wiseau’s deal? It’s unlikely that anyone will ever truly get…