A number of major names from the U.K. film and TV world and beyond have donated items — and their own time — to an auction raising money for Gaza.
Organized by Cinema for Gaza in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians, the auction has drawn in gifts from likes of Tilda Swinton, Ken Loach, Asia Kapadia, Ramy Youssef, Peter Capaldi, Imelda Staunton, Brian Cox, Joseph Quinn, Mike Leigh, Misan Harriman, Joanna Hogg, Aimee Lou Wood and Josh O’Connor.
Among the lots up for grabs when the auction goes live on April 2 is the chance to have Swinton “read you a soothing bedtime story over Zoom,” a porridge masterclass with O’Connor who will “teach you how to make the perfect bowl” (and apparently get a glimpse of his secret porridge recipe), a chat about astrology with “Sex Education” star Wood, a “restorative drink” with “Saltburn’s” Oliver, and tickets to...
Organized by Cinema for Gaza in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians, the auction has drawn in gifts from likes of Tilda Swinton, Ken Loach, Asia Kapadia, Ramy Youssef, Peter Capaldi, Imelda Staunton, Brian Cox, Joseph Quinn, Mike Leigh, Misan Harriman, Joanna Hogg, Aimee Lou Wood and Josh O’Connor.
Among the lots up for grabs when the auction goes live on April 2 is the chance to have Swinton “read you a soothing bedtime story over Zoom,” a porridge masterclass with O’Connor who will “teach you how to make the perfect bowl” (and apparently get a glimpse of his secret porridge recipe), a chat about astrology with “Sex Education” star Wood, a “restorative drink” with “Saltburn’s” Oliver, and tickets to...
- 3/28/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Tilda Swinton, Ken Loach and Brian Cox are among the British film and TV VIPs contributing to an online auction to raise money for humanitarian relief for Palestinians in Gaza.
Among the auction lots to bid on are an online bedtime story read by Swinton; tickets to Cox’s London stage performance of A Long Day’s Journey Into Night, including a meet and greet with the Succession star; and a walk-on part in the new film from Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha.
Directors Mike Leigh, Asif Kapadia and Joanna Hogg, and actors including Harris Dickinson (The Iron Claw), Alison Oliver (Saltburn) and Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education), are also taking part in the auction, which will raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians (Map), a U.K.-based nonprofit that provides medical and humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza.
The auction was set up by Cinema for Gaza,...
Among the auction lots to bid on are an online bedtime story read by Swinton; tickets to Cox’s London stage performance of A Long Day’s Journey Into Night, including a meet and greet with the Succession star; and a walk-on part in the new film from Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha.
Directors Mike Leigh, Asif Kapadia and Joanna Hogg, and actors including Harris Dickinson (The Iron Claw), Alison Oliver (Saltburn) and Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education), are also taking part in the auction, which will raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians (Map), a U.K.-based nonprofit that provides medical and humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza.
The auction was set up by Cinema for Gaza,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Before Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two takes over IMAX screens––and well-timed with the awards run for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer––Warner Bros. is re-releasing Tenet in 70mm and IMAX screens for one week only. Considering WB initially unveiled the film in 2020 during the throes of the pandemic, we imagine many didn’t get a chance to see it in this format, though it still made over $360 million worldwide. Now set for a Feb. 23 week-long release, they’ve now released a new trailer and poster to celebrate.
Hanna Flint said in her review, “No line in recent cinematic history has felt more fourth-wall-breaking than the one uttered by Clémence Poésy’s character in the first act of Tenet. “Don’t try to understand it,” her scientist character tells John David Washington’s Protagonist as he comes to grips with a new type of radioactive weapon. “Feel it.” It’s...
Hanna Flint said in her review, “No line in recent cinematic history has felt more fourth-wall-breaking than the one uttered by Clémence Poésy’s character in the first act of Tenet. “Don’t try to understand it,” her scientist character tells John David Washington’s Protagonist as he comes to grips with a new type of radioactive weapon. “Feel it.” It’s...
- 1/25/2024
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Critics Hanna Flint and Hannah Strong have launched the campaign.
Over 100 people have backed a crowdfunding campaign to support low-income writers with the costs of attending this year’s BFI London Film Festival.
Organised by UK film critics and writers Hanna Flint and Hannah Strong, the campaign has received £3,708 from 104 donations at the time of writing, since its launch on Monday, July 31. It can be accessed via this link.
The campaign has identified that “the middle and upper class are already disproportionately represented in film journalism”, and is aiming to correct that “by widening the pool of people who are...
Over 100 people have backed a crowdfunding campaign to support low-income writers with the costs of attending this year’s BFI London Film Festival.
Organised by UK film critics and writers Hanna Flint and Hannah Strong, the campaign has received £3,708 from 104 donations at the time of writing, since its launch on Monday, July 31. It can be accessed via this link.
The campaign has identified that “the middle and upper class are already disproportionately represented in film journalism”, and is aiming to correct that “by widening the pool of people who are...
- 8/10/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
After a lengthy collaboration with Hans Zimmer, the seasoned composer’s duties scoring Dune, No Time to Die, Top Gun: Maverick, Wonder Woman 1984, and other projects meant Christopher Nolan needed to find a new collaborator. He turned to Oscar-winner Ludwig Göransson and the result is a bombastic score clocking in at nearly 90 minutes. It’s also now arrived in full online as the film continues to expand in its theatrical run.
“I know from watching his films how savvy he is with music, how much he understands it, but I didn’t fully know that he could speak about it almost like a trained musician,” the composer said of Nolan. “So, I was blown away by that. And also, just the way that he’s open with experimentation, and pushes me to really try out new things, and things that I maybe would think that people want to hold off on,...
“I know from watching his films how savvy he is with music, how much he understands it, but I didn’t fully know that he could speak about it almost like a trained musician,” the composer said of Nolan. “So, I was blown away by that. And also, just the way that he’s open with experimentation, and pushes me to really try out new things, and things that I maybe would think that people want to hold off on,...
- 9/3/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The fall movie season is here. While we won’t be doing our typically massive preview of the four months ahead considering how in flux the release calendar has been, we’ll still be sharing monthly overviews of the top films to see. While September brings, Venice, TIFF, and NYFF (follow our coverage here), there’s a strong lineup of new releases as well, a handful of which are coming only to theaters––a rare sight these past six months.
10. Tenet (Christopher Nolan: Sept. 3)
Although it already starting rolling out in the United States, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet will officially land in more theaters starting this Labor Day weekend. While the hype unfortunately doesn’t seem to be justified, for those still curious about the spectacle, the director seems to have delivered on that front. Hanna Flint said in our review, “No line in recent cinematic history has felt...
10. Tenet (Christopher Nolan: Sept. 3)
Although it already starting rolling out in the United States, Christopher Nolan’s Tenet will officially land in more theaters starting this Labor Day weekend. While the hype unfortunately doesn’t seem to be justified, for those still curious about the spectacle, the director seems to have delivered on that front. Hanna Flint said in our review, “No line in recent cinematic history has felt...
- 9/1/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Although he won’t be suiting up as the eponymous protagonist in Bond 25, or the all-seeing Asgardian Heimdall any longer, Golden Globe winner Idris Elba was still able to make headlines last Sunday, albeit for a particularly embarrassing faux pas.
During an interview with Yahoo, while promoting his directorial debut Yardie, Elba was momentarily baffled by the acronym McU, which, of course, in longhand stands for Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“What’s McU?” Elba asked, to which interviewer Hanna Flint clarified, “Marvel Cinematic Universe,” much to Elba’s mortification: “Oh, right, I have never heard that before. I thought it was Manchester United… but don’t worry about it.”
Unfortunately, up until this point you’ve only been able to read about the oversight. Thankfully, though, YouTuber Lisa Resnick has published the entire sit down. However, if you’re merely interested in seeing Idris Elba sweat, simply fast forward to...
During an interview with Yahoo, while promoting his directorial debut Yardie, Elba was momentarily baffled by the acronym McU, which, of course, in longhand stands for Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“What’s McU?” Elba asked, to which interviewer Hanna Flint clarified, “Marvel Cinematic Universe,” much to Elba’s mortification: “Oh, right, I have never heard that before. I thought it was Manchester United… but don’t worry about it.”
Unfortunately, up until this point you’ve only been able to read about the oversight. Thankfully, though, YouTuber Lisa Resnick has published the entire sit down. However, if you’re merely interested in seeing Idris Elba sweat, simply fast forward to...
- 9/5/2018
- by Joseph Falcone
- We Got This Covered
Gabrielle Union is great as a mom whose kids are trapped in a super-secure luxury pile with some suitably stubbly lowlives
Two female-led payback thrillers in a week: something looks to have shifted within the culture. (What exactly remains to be seen: Revenge could equally be paired with March’s Death Wish as evidence of a violent lurch to the right.) Breaking In is the major studio option, which means a male writer and director, fewer nasty edges and minimised bloodshed (as if someone at Universal was hedging for a lower rating). It also unfolds around one of those implausibly vast, only-in-the-movies properties, replete with pool room, expansive crawlspace and a security system to set any CIA wonk to salivating. Nevertheless, this viewer caught himself giggling at just how well it was working.
Related: Look out, Hollywood, this is the year of superheroine revenge | Hanna Flint...
Two female-led payback thrillers in a week: something looks to have shifted within the culture. (What exactly remains to be seen: Revenge could equally be paired with March’s Death Wish as evidence of a violent lurch to the right.) Breaking In is the major studio option, which means a male writer and director, fewer nasty edges and minimised bloodshed (as if someone at Universal was hedging for a lower rating). It also unfolds around one of those implausibly vast, only-in-the-movies properties, replete with pool room, expansive crawlspace and a security system to set any CIA wonk to salivating. Nevertheless, this viewer caught himself giggling at just how well it was working.
Related: Look out, Hollywood, this is the year of superheroine revenge | Hanna Flint...
- 5/10/2018
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
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