Danny Stack Apr 6, 2017
Danny Stack, the man behind Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?, has some tips for young filmmakers trying to break into the industry....
Our live-action family film Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? is coming to the end of its big screen tour around the UK. Why? Because it’ll be out on DVD and streaming sites from 10th April (details here) so you can enjoy it from your own front room. Sweet!
To celebrate the end of the tour/DVD launch, we’re having a special London screening on Monday 10th April at Picturehouse Central at 4.30pm (more info and tickets here). There’ll be a Q&A with director Tim Clague and Nelson Nutmeg himself, so it promises to be lots of fun.
Previously on Den Of Geek, I wrote about how we made the film (from microbudget to world premiere in a year!), but this time around, I...
Danny Stack, the man behind Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg?, has some tips for young filmmakers trying to break into the industry....
Our live-action family film Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? is coming to the end of its big screen tour around the UK. Why? Because it’ll be out on DVD and streaming sites from 10th April (details here) so you can enjoy it from your own front room. Sweet!
To celebrate the end of the tour/DVD launch, we’re having a special London screening on Monday 10th April at Picturehouse Central at 4.30pm (more info and tickets here). There’ll be a Q&A with director Tim Clague and Nelson Nutmeg himself, so it promises to be lots of fun.
Previously on Den Of Geek, I wrote about how we made the film (from microbudget to world premiere in a year!), but this time around, I...
- 4/4/2017
- Den of Geek
London — Helen Mirren is a star of stage and screen – and now stage on-screen.
Mirren's award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience" will be beamed this week from London's Gielgud Theatre to hundreds of movie theaters around the world in a live broadcast.
It's the latest step in Mirren's glittering regal procession as the monarch. She won an Academy Award for playing Elizabeth in the 2006 movie "The Queen," and gained an Olivier stage trophy in April for her reprise in box-office hit "The Audience."
But the actress, who has made a career of not being typecast, had to be persuaded to wear the crown a second time.
"I really didn't want to play the role again," Mirren said in an interview before another evening donning tiara and pearls. "I was very resistant."
Mirren was won over by the quality of the creative team, which includes director Stephen Daldry,...
Mirren's award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II in "The Audience" will be beamed this week from London's Gielgud Theatre to hundreds of movie theaters around the world in a live broadcast.
It's the latest step in Mirren's glittering regal procession as the monarch. She won an Academy Award for playing Elizabeth in the 2006 movie "The Queen," and gained an Olivier stage trophy in April for her reprise in box-office hit "The Audience."
But the actress, who has made a career of not being typecast, had to be persuaded to wear the crown a second time.
"I really didn't want to play the role again," Mirren said in an interview before another evening donning tiara and pearls. "I was very resistant."
Mirren was won over by the quality of the creative team, which includes director Stephen Daldry,...
- 6/10/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Check out the new photos from director Lone Scherfig’s (An Education) motion picture One Day - adapted for the screen by David Nicholls from his bestselling novel One Day.
“The wit of David Nicholls’ writing appealed to me,” says One Day director Lone Scherfig. “But what compelled me was just how much of a real love story the piece is . and at a level you rarely come across.”
Film producer Nina Jacobson (The Hunger Games, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid), well-versed in recognizing books’ potential as movies and shepherding them to the screen, was struck by how much One Day affected her as she read it. She says, “I fell in love with the characters. The story is very universal. These characters, Emma and Dexter, and their journey truly speak to the way in which you transform after graduating from college and living your life; who you are then,...
“The wit of David Nicholls’ writing appealed to me,” says One Day director Lone Scherfig. “But what compelled me was just how much of a real love story the piece is . and at a level you rarely come across.”
Film producer Nina Jacobson (The Hunger Games, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid), well-versed in recognizing books’ potential as movies and shepherding them to the screen, was struck by how much One Day affected her as she read it. She says, “I fell in love with the characters. The story is very universal. These characters, Emma and Dexter, and their journey truly speak to the way in which you transform after graduating from college and living your life; who you are then,...
- 7/6/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In Part Deux of our conversation with Shane Acker (for Part I, see here), the 9 director talks about his all-star vocal cast, the films and filmmakers that influenced the movie’s look and his relationship with Focus Features as a first-time feature director making a risky, more adult CG-animated film (which hits theaters, by design, 9/9/09).
In addition to a pair of big-name producers (directors Tim Burton & Timur Bekmambetov) to help guide 9 to completion, Acker managed to nab a quality voice cast that includes Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover. “We were trying to find actors who in some sense or essence best represented the characters in the film,” explains Acker (pictured working with Wood during a recording session). “We wanted a slightly more naturalistic approach to it as opposed to other animated films. We wanted the actors to speak in their regular voices,...
In addition to a pair of big-name producers (directors Tim Burton & Timur Bekmambetov) to help guide 9 to completion, Acker managed to nab a quality voice cast that includes Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover. “We were trying to find actors who in some sense or essence best represented the characters in the film,” explains Acker (pictured working with Wood during a recording session). “We wanted a slightly more naturalistic approach to it as opposed to other animated films. We wanted the actors to speak in their regular voices,...
- 9/3/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (Allan Dart)
- Starlog
I tell yah, a mere 60 minutes after the Golden Globes I was already getting asked about my Oscar predictions which haven't been updated since December 28 as I felt updating them the same day as the Broadcast Film Critics Awards and just a couple days before the Golden Globes would be silly because I would be hammered on my picks immediately afterward. Then again, it is a no win scenario when it comes to working on the Internet so you have to learn to roll with the punches. After last night's festivities, which I have well documented right here and everything that happened prior I think it is safe to say we have a lot to talk about as plenty of movement was seen on Brad's big board of Oscar Predictions which you will soon be perusing over the next couple of pages. First, to answer a few questions: Yes, there...
- 1/12/2009
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Versatile British scribe David Hare has worn the hats of producer, director, and writer in theatre, film, and television, but he is best known as an acclaimed playwright. "I have been at it for a long time," he says. "Not all playwrights last that long. In America, of course, Edward Albee has been writing for almost 50 years. I've been writing for close to 40 years." Hare's start, however, was almost accidental: "In 1968 I started a traveling theatre group as a director, and about a year later, somebody failed to deliver a play. It was a Wednesday, and I had to write one so we could start rehearsals on a Monday. That was my first venture into writing. I suppose I found I had a gift, at least for dialogue. And because of that, West End producers started asking me to write plays for them."Currently the spotlight is on Hare's screenplay...
- 1/2/2009
- by Les Spindle
- backstage.com
Kate Winslet and David Kross in The Reader
Photo: The Weinstein Co. The Reader is one of the films this awards season that has really stuck with me. I can't exactly put my finger on the reason why, but I can't seem to get it out of my head and I have a feeling it may ultimately end up on my year-end top ten. The film has undoubtedly the best performance by Kate Winslet this year and while it didn't fair very well with critics I have a feeling it is one of those films that will get better with age. Will people give it a second chance? Considering the movie world we live in nowadays, I don't think so. However, that doesn't make the story of its production any less interesting. I kept a story by Anne Thompson at Variety open in my browser for almost a week now...
Photo: The Weinstein Co. The Reader is one of the films this awards season that has really stuck with me. I can't exactly put my finger on the reason why, but I can't seem to get it out of my head and I have a feeling it may ultimately end up on my year-end top ten. The film has undoubtedly the best performance by Kate Winslet this year and while it didn't fair very well with critics I have a feeling it is one of those films that will get better with age. Will people give it a second chance? Considering the movie world we live in nowadays, I don't think so. However, that doesn't make the story of its production any less interesting. I kept a story by Anne Thompson at Variety open in my browser for almost a week now...
- 12/18/2008
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
By Aaron Hillis
This deep in the prestige film season, it's a safe presumption to say the third feature from Stephen Daldry ("The Hours," "Billy Elliot") will likely earn the British director his third consecutive Oscar nod; even if he doesn't win, there's no denying his impressive batting average with the Academy. Based on Bernard Schlink's morally complex 1995 bestseller, "The Reader" raises its (iron) curtain on post-wwii Germany, where an explicit and unusual love affair erupts between tram conductor Hanna (Kate Winslet) and Michael (David Kross), a teenaged scarlet fever survivor half her age. Besides makin' Teutonic whoopie, the two bond over reading, as Hanna loves to have Michael read her Homer, Chekhov and D.H. Lawrence. Eight years after Hanna mysteriously disappears, law student Michael (played as an adult by Ralph Fiennes) next sees his former flame on trial for war crimes, and is torn by his beliefs. Therein lies...
This deep in the prestige film season, it's a safe presumption to say the third feature from Stephen Daldry ("The Hours," "Billy Elliot") will likely earn the British director his third consecutive Oscar nod; even if he doesn't win, there's no denying his impressive batting average with the Academy. Based on Bernard Schlink's morally complex 1995 bestseller, "The Reader" raises its (iron) curtain on post-wwii Germany, where an explicit and unusual love affair erupts between tram conductor Hanna (Kate Winslet) and Michael (David Kross), a teenaged scarlet fever survivor half her age. Besides makin' Teutonic whoopie, the two bond over reading, as Hanna loves to have Michael read her Homer, Chekhov and D.H. Lawrence. Eight years after Hanna mysteriously disappears, law student Michael (played as an adult by Ralph Fiennes) next sees his former flame on trial for war crimes, and is torn by his beliefs. Therein lies...
- 12/9/2008
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
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Cinematical has just received this exclusive final poster for The Reader, starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. Directed by Stephen Daldry (The Hours) and based on Bernhard Schlink's bestselling novel, The Reader is one of those talked-about flicks currently circling the Oscar pool trying to decide when it should jump in. From the synopsis:
The Reader opens in post-wwii Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey", "Huck Finn", and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and...
Cinematical has just received this exclusive final poster for The Reader, starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. Directed by Stephen Daldry (The Hours) and based on Bernhard Schlink's bestselling novel, The Reader is one of those talked-about flicks currently circling the Oscar pool trying to decide when it should jump in. From the synopsis:
The Reader opens in post-wwii Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey", "Huck Finn", and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and...
- 11/25/2008
- by Erik Davis
- Cinematical
A new trailer is up for The Reader (http://www.thereader-movie.com/), which is set to be in limited release come December 10, 2008. It stars Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes with upcoming German actor David Kross - who also starred alongside fellow German actor Daniel Brühl in Krabat (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0772181/). The Reader is based on the German novel (http://www.amazon.com/The-Reader/dp/B000FC1K66/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8 s=books qid=1225597944 sr=8-2) of the same name by Bernhard Schlink, and is directed by Stephen Daldry. More about the movie: It opens in post-wwii Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens.
- 11/4/2008
- The Movie Fanatic
The trailer for Stephen Daldry's The Reader has just arrived online and you can watch it below or over at Apple.com in high definition. The film stars Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes and opens in post-wwii Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey", "Huck Finn", and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back...
- 11/1/2008
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Here it is. The movie that the Weinstein's are so confident in, they shoved Cormac McCarthy's The Road out of the way so that it could have its time in the spotlight. And is it worth all that trouble? I definitely don't think so. We're talking about The Reader, a very sensual drama starring Kate Winslet and David Kross. The twisted side of this is that obviously the film hinges so much more on David Kross' performance, not Winslet's, but everyone is abuzz about her. Don't get me wrong, I don't think this looks awful, I think it looks good, but there's no reason it should be getting as much time in the spotlight as it is. Watch the trailer for The Reader: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/reader-trailer.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/reader-trailer.jpg 598 338] You can also watch The Reader trailer in High Definition on Apple The Reader is directed by English filmmaker Stephen Daldry, of Eight, Billy Elliot,...
- 11/1/2008
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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