I can't remember a time I went to the Seattle International Film Festival (Siff) press launch and looked over the list of films and saw so many I was interested in seeing. The claim to fame for over the years is to call it the largest and most-highly attended festival in the United States. This is a fact I've often taken issue with as I don't equate quantity with quality. Granted, there has been a large number of quality features to play the fest over the years, including Golden Space Needle (Best Film) winners such as Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), My Life as a Dog (1987), Trainspotting (1996), Run Lola Run (1999), Whale Rider (2003) and even recent Best Director winner, Michel Hazanavicius's Oss 117: Nest of Spies in 2006. That said, looking over this year's crop of films I see a lot of films I will be doing my absolute best to see.
- 4/27/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Comes a Bright Day
"With another twelve world premieres and three international premieres, Generation’s feature-length film program is now complete," the Berlinale's announced today. "A total of 58 short and full-length films from 32 countries have been selected for the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions." Straight from the release, then, with descriptions from the festival:
Generation 14plus
Comes a Bright Day (Great Britain, by Simon Aboud) – Against the backdrop of an armed robbery at a London jewellers, much more is at stake than money. Where diamonds are involved, love is not far. Cast: Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots, Kevin McKidd, Timothy Spall and others. World Premiere. Site.
Lal Gece (Night of Silence, Turkey, by Reis Çelik) – When the groom lifts the bride’s veil, he is looking into the face of a 14-year-old girl. As tradition has it, a night in the bridal chamber seals the marriage. Cast: Ilyas Salman, Dilan Aksüt and others.
"With another twelve world premieres and three international premieres, Generation’s feature-length film program is now complete," the Berlinale's announced today. "A total of 58 short and full-length films from 32 countries have been selected for the Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions." Straight from the release, then, with descriptions from the festival:
Generation 14plus
Comes a Bright Day (Great Britain, by Simon Aboud) – Against the backdrop of an armed robbery at a London jewellers, much more is at stake than money. Where diamonds are involved, love is not far. Cast: Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots, Kevin McKidd, Timothy Spall and others. World Premiere. Site.
Lal Gece (Night of Silence, Turkey, by Reis Çelik) – When the groom lifts the bride’s veil, he is looking into the face of a 14-year-old girl. As tradition has it, a night in the bridal chamber seals the marriage. Cast: Ilyas Salman, Dilan Aksüt and others.
- 1/12/2012
- MUBI
Simon Nye, creator of British comedy Men Behaving Badly, has stepped into the world of time-travelling sci-fi to pen an episode of Doctor Who.
In the past Simon has also written for such projects as Pollyanna, Beauty, Carrie and Barrie, Reggie Perrin and My Family and Other Animals.
His Doctor Who episode Amy's Choice airs on BBC1 on Saturday, May 15.
Here, Simon talks about how he came to be involved in the hit show, which stars Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and Karen Gillan as his companion Amy Pond (pictured above).
Were You Surprised To Be Asked To Write For Doctor Who?
I'm always surprised to be asked to write anything, even after all these years to be honest! It's out of my comfort zone really, but I know Steven Moffat of old. Doctor Who isn't a comedy show of course, but I think it does have a bedrock of comedy,...
In the past Simon has also written for such projects as Pollyanna, Beauty, Carrie and Barrie, Reggie Perrin and My Family and Other Animals.
His Doctor Who episode Amy's Choice airs on BBC1 on Saturday, May 15.
Here, Simon talks about how he came to be involved in the hit show, which stars Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor and Karen Gillan as his companion Amy Pond (pictured above).
Were You Surprised To Be Asked To Write For Doctor Who?
I'm always surprised to be asked to write anything, even after all these years to be honest! It's out of my comfort zone really, but I know Steven Moffat of old. Doctor Who isn't a comedy show of course, but I think it does have a bedrock of comedy,...
- 5/14/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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