Sally Potter’s RAGE Multi-Platform Release
Judi Dench, Jude Law (as a female top model), Riz Ahmed
In conjunction with its traditional media release worldwide, Sally Potter’s Rage will be released — as a series of episodes — by web TV service Babelgum online and via mobile through the fall/winter of 2009.
Starring Simon Abkarian, Patrick J. Adams, Riz Ahmed, Bob Balaban, Adriana Barraza, Steve Buscemi, Jakob Cedergren, Lily Cole, Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard, Jude Law, John Leguizamo, David Oyelowo, and Dianne Wiest, Rage premiered at the 2009 Berlin Film Festival.
The film’s setting is a New York fashion house, where a young blogger shoots behind-the-scenes interviews on his cell-phone with an eclectic group of people, including a celebrity supermodel, a seamstress, a [...]
by Andre Soares | May 12, 2009
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Tags: Adriana Barraza, Babelgum, Bob Balaban, Clint Eastwood, David Oyelowo, Dianne Wiest, Eddie Izzard, Gay Interest, Jakob Cedergren, Joan Allen, John Leguizamo, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Lily Cole, Orlando, Patrick J. Adams, Queen Elizabeth I, Quentin Crisp, Riz Ahmed, Sally Potter, Simon Abkarian, Steve Buscemi, Transgender, Yes
European Film Awards 2008
2008 European Film Awards
2008 European Film Award nominations: Nov 8, 2008
2008 European Film Award winners: Copenhagen on Dec. 6, 2008
Photos: Rune Evensen/ScanPix
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("*" denotes the winner in each category)
EUROPEAN FILM 2008
IL DIVO, Italy
written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino
produced by Indigofilm, Lucky Red, Parco Film, Babe Films, StudioCanal,
Arte France Cinéma
ENTRE LES MURS (The Class), France
directed by Laurent Cantet
written by Laurent Cantet, François Begaudeau & Robin Campillo after
the novel of François Begaudeau
produced by Haut et Court, France 2 Cinéma
* GOMORRA (Gomorrah), Italy
directed by Matteo Garrone
written by Maurizio Bracci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone,
Massimo Gaudioso & Roberto Saviano
produced by Fandango, RAI Cinema
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, UK
written and directed by Mike Leigh
produced by Thin Man Films Ltd., Summit Entertainment, [...]
by Andre Soares | December 6, 2008
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Tags: European Film Awards, European Film Awards 2008, Film Awards, Gianni Di Gregorio, Gomorrah, Hunger, Judi Dench, Kristin Scott Thomas, Matteo Garrone, Maurizio Braucci, Max Richter, The Secret of the Grain, Toni Servillo
NOTES ON A SCANDAL – Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Direction: Richard Eyre
Screenplay: Patrick Marber; from Zoe Heller’s novel
Cast: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson, Phil Davis, Anne-Marie Duff
Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal
Directed by Richard Eyre, Notes on a Scandal is a must-see for those who enjoy a cleverly constructed plot that explores human relationships to the core.
Jaded older teacher Barbara Covett (Judi Dench) contrives to ensnare young and beautiful new teacher Bathsheba Hart (Cate Blanchett). In the meantime, 15-year old student Steve Connolly (Andrew Simpson) entices Bathsheba into a turbulent affair, while Sheba’s husband (Bill Nighy) and children all tear at Sheba’s loyalties.
Credible characters fill Patrick Marber’s clever script (from Zoe Heller’s novel): The management-minded headmaster, the happily [...]
by Rosemary Westwell | February 7, 2007
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Tags: Cate Blanchett, Film Reviews, Judi Dench, Lesbian Interest, Oscar 2006, Oscar Movies, Philip Glass, Psychological Drama, Richard Eyre
LONDON EVENING STANDARD 2007 Winners
Dame Judi Dench roughs up Cate Blanchett after learning that her Notes on a Scandal co-star voted for fellow Dame Helen Mirren as best actress of 2006
As The Queen, Helen Mirren has brought back to her castle just about every best actress award in the United States. Ironically, she hasn’t fared all that well in Britain. First, she lost to Kate Dickie (Red Road) at the British Independent Film Awards and now she’s lost the Evening Standard Award to Judi Dench’s lonely, conniving lesbian teacher in Notes on a Scandal.
As far as the Academy Awards are concerned, there’s no suspense in the best actress category. Barring a meteor crashing into Earth during the Oscar ceremony, Helen Mirren [...]
by Andre Soares | February 4, 2007
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Tags: Anthony Dod Mantle, Brothers of the Head, Daniel Craig, Film Awards, Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, London Evening Standard Awards, Notes on a Scandal, The Queen, United 93
LONDON EVENING STANDARD Awards 2007
2007 EVENING STANDARD Awards
2007 EVENING STANDARD Winners: Savoy Hotel, February 4, 2007
United 93 by Paul Greengrass
Best Film: United 93 directed by Paul Greengrass
Best Actor: Daniel Craig, Casino Royale
Best Actress: Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Best Screenplay: Peter Morgan, The Queen and The Last King of Scotland
The Peter Sellers Award for Comedy: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Technical Achievement: Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, The Last King of Scotland and Brothers of the Head
Most Promising Newcomer: Director Paul Andrew Williams, London to Brighton
The Alexander Walker Special Award: Director Stephen Frears, "for making British film reverberate around the world"
EVENING STANDARD Awards: 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 [...]
by Andre Soares | February 4, 2007
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Tags: Anthony Dod Mantle, Daniel Craig, Film Awards, Judi Dench, London Evening Standard Awards, Paul Andrew Williams, Peter Morgan, Sacha Baron Cohen, Stephen Frears, United 93