From writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham”) comes the inspirational drama “Blinded by the Light,” set to the music and lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s timeless songs. “Blinded by the Light” tells the story of Javed (Viveik Kalra) a British teen of Pakistani descent, growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when a classmate introduces him to the music of “the Boss,” Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen’s powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his own pent-up dreams, he also begins to find the courage to express himself in his own unique voice.
Based on Sarfraz Manzoor’s acclaimed memoir Greetings from Bury Park, “Blinded by the Light...
Based on Sarfraz Manzoor’s acclaimed memoir Greetings from Bury Park, “Blinded by the Light...
- 7/26/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A seller’s market prevailed at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, as streaming giants competed with traditional studios to buy a wide assortment of indie projects they hope to turn into hits. The artisans who worked on some of the highest-profile Sundance movies share their stories.
Blinded by the Light (Bought by New Line for $15 million)
In 1987, Javed (Viveik Kalra), a 16-year-old British Pakistani, is given a Bruce Springsteen cassette, inspiring him to stand up to the racism around him. To re-create the period, costume designer Annie Hardinge scoured shops in London’s East End. As Javed starts to emulate the way Springsteen dresses, jeans, white tees and red bandannas take center stage. “I looked at photographs and videos of Bruce to pick up on key elements that summed up his look,” Hardinge says, “but we didn’t want to overdo it.”
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
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Blinded by the Light (Bought by New Line for $15 million)
In 1987, Javed (Viveik Kalra), a 16-year-old British Pakistani, is given a Bruce Springsteen cassette, inspiring him to stand up to the racism around him. To re-create the period, costume designer Annie Hardinge scoured shops in London’s East End. As Javed starts to emulate the way Springsteen dresses, jeans, white tees and red bandannas take center stage. “I looked at photographs and videos of Bruce to pick up on key elements that summed up his look,” Hardinge says, “but we didn’t want to overdo it.”
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
Editor...
- 2/13/2019
- by Daron James
- Variety Film + TV
A few of the week’s costume titbits.
The Butler
Costume designer Ruth Carter explains her work on The Butler. Honest, with lots of detail – absolutely worth a read.
…and Oprah’s ‘fashion evolution’ in the film.
T-shirts
“Kiss me I’m Polish”. Cool Supercuts video: a history of t-shirts in movies. As enjoyable as it sounds, i.e. very.
Evil Dead
Presenting the Evil Dead bikini. It’s hell on your crotch.
Kristen M. Burke
Wonder what costume design veteran and all round hero Kristin Burke has been up to recently? She’s been making cock socks, that’s what – cock socks designed to under loincloths worn by Mohawk Indians. No rude business, thank you very much.
Pink
As fashion historian and Clothes on Film contributor Katy Werlin explains, pink actually started out as a masculine colour…
Jobs
60-70 Pairs of Levi 501s were used. Actually this is the...
The Butler
Costume designer Ruth Carter explains her work on The Butler. Honest, with lots of detail – absolutely worth a read.
…and Oprah’s ‘fashion evolution’ in the film.
T-shirts
“Kiss me I’m Polish”. Cool Supercuts video: a history of t-shirts in movies. As enjoyable as it sounds, i.e. very.
Evil Dead
Presenting the Evil Dead bikini. It’s hell on your crotch.
Kristen M. Burke
Wonder what costume design veteran and all round hero Kristin Burke has been up to recently? She’s been making cock socks, that’s what – cock socks designed to under loincloths worn by Mohawk Indians. No rude business, thank you very much.
Pink
As fashion historian and Clothes on Film contributor Katy Werlin explains, pink actually started out as a masculine colour…
Jobs
60-70 Pairs of Levi 501s were used. Actually this is the...
- 8/17/2013
- by Christopher Laverty
- Clothes on Film
Recently underway on Sky Atlantic, This is Jinsy is one of those comedy shows set in a surreal world of madness that you either get or you don’t. Frequently hilarious and always interesting, from a costume point of view this is retro fancy dress, deliberately mismatched and performance orientated. Yet everything in Jinsy makes sense within its own world.
The island of Jinsy is populated (791 residents) by all manner of weird and wonderful people. The locale has been likened to The Wicker Man’s Summerisle but is spiritually closer to the Village from Patrick McGoohan’s sixties TV series, The Prisoner. Everyone in Jinsy seems trapped there but somehow content. Episode one entitled ‘The Wedding Lottery’ introduces a lot of faces very quickly. All the inhabitants are broadly drawn, however, so relatively easy to fathom.
Justin Chubb as Maven, David Tennant as Mr Slightlyman and Chris Bran as Sporall.
The island of Jinsy is populated (791 residents) by all manner of weird and wonderful people. The locale has been likened to The Wicker Man’s Summerisle but is spiritually closer to the Village from Patrick McGoohan’s sixties TV series, The Prisoner. Everyone in Jinsy seems trapped there but somehow content. Episode one entitled ‘The Wedding Lottery’ introduces a lot of faces very quickly. All the inhabitants are broadly drawn, however, so relatively easy to fathom.
Justin Chubb as Maven, David Tennant as Mr Slightlyman and Chris Bran as Sporall.
- 9/23/2011
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
Cult British television character Ali G makes the move to the big screen in "Ali G Indahouse", a raw comedy that is intermittently hilarious as it attacks pretty much every taboo around. While modest in its cinematic ambitions, it was shrewdly released in the United Kingdom to tie in with the Easter break. With a 15-certificate, the comedy likely will be a hit with young, eager audiences. Whether it can break out overseas remains dubious, but if a distributor is willing to take a chance with Ali G and the controversy that surrounds him, it could have a minor hit.
Ali G was created for television by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. This wildly dressed, would-be gangsta rapper engaged in hilarious "interviews" with sober establishment figures, who didn't realize they were having fun poked at them. The character now has a television show, mixing rap music, comedy and satire with controversy usually close by, mainly because of Ali G's liberal swearing.
Ali G and his posse of equally sad "gangstas" live in the staid, run-down London suburb of Staines, though the start of the film sees Ali G dreaming of driving an open-top pimp mobile through the mean streets of East L.A. He wakes to the realization that he is still in Staines, living with his grandmother and that the big drama in his life is that the local John Nike Leisure Center is set to close down.
He decides to protest the closing but is unwittingly drawn into a plot by the government's deputy prime minister (a game Charles Dance), who is looking to oust the prime minister (Michael Gambon). Ali G is recruited to stand in the Staines by-election with Carlton, the deputy prime minister, figuring he will prove such an embarrassment that it will reflect badly on the prime minister. The plot misfires when Ali G somehow gets elected to the Houses of Parliament -- 'Indahouse' ... get it?
What gives the film its appeal is the wonderful character of Ali G. Even before the film proper begins, he is onscreen next to the film classification certificate claiming that it should be an 18-certificate because it is so crude and rude. Ali G's comedy embraces racism, sexism, ageism and pretty much every "ism" one could think of, but his tough Staines gangstas are sweet boys at heart (even during their car race through the town they always stay at the speed limit).
Cohen is extremely fine as Ali G, all full of innocent bravado and well-meaning insensitivity. Praise also should go to those fine actors Gambon and Dance for having the sense of humor to take part in the film.
Director Mark Mylod struggles at times to make the slight story fit into a longer running time. The rap music soundtrack sits easily with the nature of the film, and Ali G has teamed with music star Shaggy for the track "Mejulie", which has been released to tie in with the film.
ALI G INDAHOUSE
Working Title Films, Universal Pictures and Studio Canal
A WT2 production in association with Talkback Prods
Credits:
Producers: Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Dan Mazer
Director: Mark Mylod
Screenwriters: Sacha Baron Cohen, Dan Mazer
Executive producers: Natascha Wharton, Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Finchman
Cinematographer: Ashley Rowe
Art directors: David Walley, Sarah Kane, Sandy Garfield
Editor: Paul Knight
Music: Adam F.
Costume designers: Annie Hardinge, Jason Alper
Cast:
Ali G: Sacha Baron Cohen
Me Julie: Kellie Bright
Prime minister: Michael Gambon
Carlton: Charles Dance
Kate: Rhona Mitra
Ricky C: Martin Freeman
Nan: Barbara New
Hassan B: Ray Panthaki
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 88 minutes...
Ali G was created for television by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. This wildly dressed, would-be gangsta rapper engaged in hilarious "interviews" with sober establishment figures, who didn't realize they were having fun poked at them. The character now has a television show, mixing rap music, comedy and satire with controversy usually close by, mainly because of Ali G's liberal swearing.
Ali G and his posse of equally sad "gangstas" live in the staid, run-down London suburb of Staines, though the start of the film sees Ali G dreaming of driving an open-top pimp mobile through the mean streets of East L.A. He wakes to the realization that he is still in Staines, living with his grandmother and that the big drama in his life is that the local John Nike Leisure Center is set to close down.
He decides to protest the closing but is unwittingly drawn into a plot by the government's deputy prime minister (a game Charles Dance), who is looking to oust the prime minister (Michael Gambon). Ali G is recruited to stand in the Staines by-election with Carlton, the deputy prime minister, figuring he will prove such an embarrassment that it will reflect badly on the prime minister. The plot misfires when Ali G somehow gets elected to the Houses of Parliament -- 'Indahouse' ... get it?
What gives the film its appeal is the wonderful character of Ali G. Even before the film proper begins, he is onscreen next to the film classification certificate claiming that it should be an 18-certificate because it is so crude and rude. Ali G's comedy embraces racism, sexism, ageism and pretty much every "ism" one could think of, but his tough Staines gangstas are sweet boys at heart (even during their car race through the town they always stay at the speed limit).
Cohen is extremely fine as Ali G, all full of innocent bravado and well-meaning insensitivity. Praise also should go to those fine actors Gambon and Dance for having the sense of humor to take part in the film.
Director Mark Mylod struggles at times to make the slight story fit into a longer running time. The rap music soundtrack sits easily with the nature of the film, and Ali G has teamed with music star Shaggy for the track "Mejulie", which has been released to tie in with the film.
ALI G INDAHOUSE
Working Title Films, Universal Pictures and Studio Canal
A WT2 production in association with Talkback Prods
Credits:
Producers: Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Dan Mazer
Director: Mark Mylod
Screenwriters: Sacha Baron Cohen, Dan Mazer
Executive producers: Natascha Wharton, Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Finchman
Cinematographer: Ashley Rowe
Art directors: David Walley, Sarah Kane, Sandy Garfield
Editor: Paul Knight
Music: Adam F.
Costume designers: Annie Hardinge, Jason Alper
Cast:
Ali G: Sacha Baron Cohen
Me Julie: Kellie Bright
Prime minister: Michael Gambon
Carlton: Charles Dance
Kate: Rhona Mitra
Ricky C: Martin Freeman
Nan: Barbara New
Hassan B: Ray Panthaki
No MPAA rating
Running time -- 88 minutes...
- 4/23/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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