Psychological illusion specialist Derren Brown is returning to U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 for the first time in three years with “Showman,” his recent, interactive one-man live stage show.
Brown, who has a long relationship with the broadcaster, was on Channel 4 in 2020 with the special “Derren Brown, 20 Years of Mind Control: Live.”
“Showman” is billed as Brown’s most personal and emotional show to date, centering on themes of how life’s difficulties bring people together, and living life attentively. Half a million people were taken through the journey of the show in theaters across the U.K. It concluded a 14-week run at London’s Apollo Theatre earlier this month.
Brown said: “It’s had the best response of any show I’ve done. It’s lovely to know, and I’ve been very touched to read and hear people’s responses to it so far – it’s a...
Brown, who has a long relationship with the broadcaster, was on Channel 4 in 2020 with the special “Derren Brown, 20 Years of Mind Control: Live.”
“Showman” is billed as Brown’s most personal and emotional show to date, centering on themes of how life’s difficulties bring people together, and living life attentively. Half a million people were taken through the journey of the show in theaters across the U.K. It concluded a 14-week run at London’s Apollo Theatre earlier this month.
Brown said: “It’s had the best response of any show I’ve done. It’s lovely to know, and I’ve been very touched to read and hear people’s responses to it so far – it’s a...
- 3/31/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Gary Oldman, fresh from his Oscar win, and Jessica Alba, who stars in the forthcoming television series “L.A.’s Finest,” have joined the cast of thriller “Killers Anonymous,” producer Goldfinch Studios said Wednesday.
The cast also includes Tommy Flanagan, Sam Hazeldine (“Mechanic: Resurrection”), Rhyon Nicole Brown MyAnna Buring, Tim McInnerny (“Game of Thrones”), Michael Socha, Elizabeth Morris (“Let’s Be Evil”), Elliot James Langridge (“Northern Soul”) and Isabelle Allen (“Les Misérables”).
The film is shooting on location in London. Martin Owen (“Let’s Be Evil”) directs from a script co-written by Owen, Elizabeth Morris and Seth Johnson. Matt Williams is producing for Goldfinch alongside CEO Kirsty Bell. Executive producers are Doug Urbanski, Jonathan Willis and Phil McKenzie.
The film enters “a world that exists beneath ours, beneath the day-to-day, the restraint and the order,” according to a statement. “For every life there is a death, and for every person...
The cast also includes Tommy Flanagan, Sam Hazeldine (“Mechanic: Resurrection”), Rhyon Nicole Brown MyAnna Buring, Tim McInnerny (“Game of Thrones”), Michael Socha, Elizabeth Morris (“Let’s Be Evil”), Elliot James Langridge (“Northern Soul”) and Isabelle Allen (“Les Misérables”).
The film is shooting on location in London. Martin Owen (“Let’s Be Evil”) directs from a script co-written by Owen, Elizabeth Morris and Seth Johnson. Matt Williams is producing for Goldfinch alongside CEO Kirsty Bell. Executive producers are Doug Urbanski, Jonathan Willis and Phil McKenzie.
The film enters “a world that exists beneath ours, beneath the day-to-day, the restraint and the order,” according to a statement. “For every life there is a death, and for every person...
- 7/11/2018
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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The new Doctor Who companion, replacing Jenna Coleman's Clara in the Tardis, has been confirmed as Pearl Mackie...
We knew to expect "a very different sort of take" on the new Doctor Who companion. We knew that Peter Capaldi had worked with the actor previously. About an hour ago, thanks to the official BBC Who Twitter account, we learned that they had at least two feet which fit into small, pale green shoes.
Today%u2019s the day!
We're going to be covering the whole thing right here so stay tuned... #NewCompanion #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/Cmf8o82mIG
— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) April 23, 2016
Now we know the vital information: their name. It's Pearl Mackie playing a character known as "Bill". Mackie is a relative newcomer with previous TV credits for Svengali and Doctors who made her debut in the new clip below, Friend From The Future.
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The new Doctor Who companion, replacing Jenna Coleman's Clara in the Tardis, has been confirmed as Pearl Mackie...
We knew to expect "a very different sort of take" on the new Doctor Who companion. We knew that Peter Capaldi had worked with the actor previously. About an hour ago, thanks to the official BBC Who Twitter account, we learned that they had at least two feet which fit into small, pale green shoes.
Today%u2019s the day!
We're going to be covering the whole thing right here so stay tuned... #NewCompanion #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/Cmf8o82mIG
— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) April 23, 2016
Now we know the vital information: their name. It's Pearl Mackie playing a character known as "Bill". Mackie is a relative newcomer with previous TV credits for Svengali and Doctors who made her debut in the new clip below, Friend From The Future.
- 4/22/2016
- Den of Geek
Brett Smiley 25th September 1955 - 8th January 2016.
The death of Brett Smiley has removed one of the most obscure, but fascinating facets from the chipped, black nail varnished footnotes of rock. Until the turn of the new century his most slender of reputations rested only in the minds of those fortunate enough to possess his lone single "Va Va Va Voom," a wonderfully effete confection which surfaced in Britain in the fading months of 1974. Over-hyped and over the top, this California pretty boy import pouted and pranced like a stick thin bleached and back combed Goldie Hawn in platform boots. He emoted huskily: "I've gone so crazy I'm a certified nervous wreck. A little bit eccentric Ha! Screaming like a discotheque," made the cover of Disc magazine as the prettiest boy in the world and managed to briefly render Marc Bolan butch and reveal Sweet as the dockers in drag that they truly were.
The death of Brett Smiley has removed one of the most obscure, but fascinating facets from the chipped, black nail varnished footnotes of rock. Until the turn of the new century his most slender of reputations rested only in the minds of those fortunate enough to possess his lone single "Va Va Va Voom," a wonderfully effete confection which surfaced in Britain in the fading months of 1974. Over-hyped and over the top, this California pretty boy import pouted and pranced like a stick thin bleached and back combed Goldie Hawn in platform boots. He emoted huskily: "I've gone so crazy I'm a certified nervous wreck. A little bit eccentric Ha! Screaming like a discotheque," made the cover of Disc magazine as the prettiest boy in the world and managed to briefly render Marc Bolan butch and reveal Sweet as the dockers in drag that they truly were.
- 3/7/2016
- by robert cochrane
- www.culturecatch.com
Getting its world premiere at the London Comedy Film Festival earlier this year, Jamie Adams’ directorial debut, Benny & Jolene, is just weeks away from arriving in cinemas this summer.
Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat) and Craig Roberts (Submarine) top a great cast, and with its June release date fast approaching, Verve have released a great first clip from the film, teasing a little of the comedy, and difficulty, of traversing the music industry as two young rising musicians.
Benny and Jolene are a folk duo, supposedly on the up. But 19 year old Jolene is having trouble convincing her writing partner Benny to become more commercial. Too many industry types get involved, leaving Jolene feeling dazed and confused and Benny marginalised. Now they are on a crowded tour busy on their way to a festival in the most beautiful, yet remote, location – forcing them to confront their ambitions and emotions for the first time.
Charlotte Ritchie (Fresh Meat) and Craig Roberts (Submarine) top a great cast, and with its June release date fast approaching, Verve have released a great first clip from the film, teasing a little of the comedy, and difficulty, of traversing the music industry as two young rising musicians.
Benny and Jolene are a folk duo, supposedly on the up. But 19 year old Jolene is having trouble convincing her writing partner Benny to become more commercial. Too many industry types get involved, leaving Jolene feeling dazed and confused and Benny marginalised. Now they are on a crowded tour busy on their way to a festival in the most beautiful, yet remote, location – forcing them to confront their ambitions and emotions for the first time.
- 4/14/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The writer and star of Svengali, Jonny Owen, is amazed any new British films get made at all.
I don’t know why film is so sexy, but it is. It’s what every actor or script writer aspires to. Oh, they may talk about TV and theatre but inside we know it’s up there on the big screen where we want our stories to be. Much like a band loves to hear themselves on vinyl or a novelist wants to see their work bound in beautiful book, it’s seen as the ultimate triumph; a statement of how much you believed.
Svengali began as five minute online viral videos.
I don’t know why film is so sexy, but it is. It’s what every actor or script writer aspires to. Oh, they may talk about TV and theatre but inside we know it’s up there on the big screen where we want our stories to be. Much like a band loves to hear themselves on vinyl or a novelist wants to see their work bound in beautiful book, it’s seen as the ultimate triumph; a statement of how much you believed.
Svengali began as five minute online viral videos.
- 4/3/2014
- by Jonny Owen
- Pure Movies
A cameo-packed tale of a music fan who dreams of being a rock manager is good-natured but hardly revolutionary
In this lo-fi music-biz comedy, which began life as an online series, scriptwriter Jonny Owen plays a naive music fan who dreams of being a rock manager. With sparky prestige support (Martin Freeman, Maxine Peake, Matt Berry) and cameos from Alan McGee and Carl Barât, Svengali ought to be sharper, but this good-natured, clunky labour of love feels about as fresh as a 2002 copy of the NME. It's curiously timeless, though, and with its Soho locations, could almost have been made in the British pop boom of the late 50s – like Expresso Bongo for Libertines nostalgists.
Rating: 1/5
ComedyJonathan Romney
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In this lo-fi music-biz comedy, which began life as an online series, scriptwriter Jonny Owen plays a naive music fan who dreams of being a rock manager. With sparky prestige support (Martin Freeman, Maxine Peake, Matt Berry) and cameos from Alan McGee and Carl Barât, Svengali ought to be sharper, but this good-natured, clunky labour of love feels about as fresh as a 2002 copy of the NME. It's curiously timeless, though, and with its Soho locations, could almost have been made in the British pop boom of the late 50s – like Expresso Bongo for Libertines nostalgists.
Rating: 1/5
ComedyJonathan Romney
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- 3/23/2014
- by Jonathan Romney
- The Guardian - Film News
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Starred Up (18)
(David Mackenzie, 2013, UK) Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend. 106 mins
We've seen enough prison movies to know the drill, but this is closer to A Prophet than The Great Escape – a bracing mix of brutal thriller, institutional critique and complex character drama. Conviction is key, both in the day-to-day details and the natural performances, particularly O'Connell – a young offender violent enough to be housed with the grown-ups, including his own father. It feels like things could kick off with every scene.
Labor Day (12A)
(Jason Reitman, 2013, Us) Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith. 111 mins
The Juno director tries nuanced domestic drama – and it doesn't really suit him. Erotic tremors are a given when Brolin's escaped convict shacks up with Winslet's lonely single mum, but you'll need to park your disbelief.
Starred Up (18)
(David Mackenzie, 2013, UK) Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend. 106 mins
We've seen enough prison movies to know the drill, but this is closer to A Prophet than The Great Escape – a bracing mix of brutal thriller, institutional critique and complex character drama. Conviction is key, both in the day-to-day details and the natural performances, particularly O'Connell – a young offender violent enough to be housed with the grown-ups, including his own father. It feels like things could kick off with every scene.
Labor Day (12A)
(Jason Reitman, 2013, Us) Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith. 111 mins
The Juno director tries nuanced domestic drama – and it doesn't really suit him. Erotic tremors are a given when Brolin's escaped convict shacks up with Winslet's lonely single mum, but you'll need to park your disbelief.
- 3/22/2014
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The prospect of sitting down in a room full of people to interview two actors can be daunting enough, but when the pair in question are a genuine item, it becomes a relatively intimidating ordeal. However any such apprehensions disappeared in an instance, as the intrinsic chemistry and infectious optimism shared between Jonny Owen and Vicky McClure in their latest endeavour, Svengali, is certainly one that has extended to real life.
The pair first met on the set of the British comedy, and they discuss their coming together, and how it impacted upon the shoot. McClure, one of Britain’s finest actresses, also discusses the forthcoming addition to the This is England television series, while writer and star Owen discusses exactly what is in his plastic bag, which his character Dixie carries around with him at all times in this charming comedy production.
Svengali is out in cinemas now.
The...
The pair first met on the set of the British comedy, and they discuss their coming together, and how it impacted upon the shoot. McClure, one of Britain’s finest actresses, also discusses the forthcoming addition to the This is England television series, while writer and star Owen discusses exactly what is in his plastic bag, which his character Dixie carries around with him at all times in this charming comedy production.
Svengali is out in cinemas now.
The...
- 3/21/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
British actor Joel Fry ("Tamara Drewe," "Svengali") has scored the key role of Hizadahr zo Loraq in the upcoming fourth season of HBO's "Game of Thrones".
In the series, Hizadahr is the young scion of an ancient family in Meereen, the last of the three key cities of Slaver's Bay. The Daenerys Targaryen storyline dealt with the other two cities, Astapor and Yunkai, in the third season.
Much of Daenerys' storyline in this fourth season will revolve around Meereen, where she encounters Hizadahr. The new season kicks off next Spring on HBO.
An interesting twist is that the character doesn't appear in the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' novels until the fifth book "A Dance of Dragons," whereas this fourth season will focus primarily on the second half of the third book "A Storm of Swords".
Source: EW...
In the series, Hizadahr is the young scion of an ancient family in Meereen, the last of the three key cities of Slaver's Bay. The Daenerys Targaryen storyline dealt with the other two cities, Astapor and Yunkai, in the third season.
Much of Daenerys' storyline in this fourth season will revolve around Meereen, where she encounters Hizadahr. The new season kicks off next Spring on HBO.
An interesting twist is that the character doesn't appear in the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' novels until the fifth book "A Dance of Dragons," whereas this fourth season will focus primarily on the second half of the third book "A Storm of Swords".
Source: EW...
- 9/28/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Iranian director will be joined by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd and film critic Derek Malcom.
Iranian director Samira Makhmalbaf will chair the Michael Powell Best British Feature Film Competition Jury at the upcoming Edinburgh Film Festival, which runs June 19-30.
Makhmalbaf became the youngest director in official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 1988 with her first feature The Apple, for which she won the London Film Festival’s Sutherland Trophy. Her second film The Blackboard and third, At Five in the Afternoon, both received the jury prize at Cannes.
She will be joined on the jury by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd, who starred in last year’s Eiff closing night gala Brave, and chief film critic at the Evening Standard, Derek Malcolm.
British films competing for the Michael Powell Award include Justin Edgar’s We Are The Freaks, Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril, Jamie Chambers’ Blackbird and John Hardwick’s Svengali.
The jury will...
Iranian director Samira Makhmalbaf will chair the Michael Powell Best British Feature Film Competition Jury at the upcoming Edinburgh Film Festival, which runs June 19-30.
Makhmalbaf became the youngest director in official selection at the Cannes Film Festival 1988 with her first feature The Apple, for which she won the London Film Festival’s Sutherland Trophy. Her second film The Blackboard and third, At Five in the Afternoon, both received the jury prize at Cannes.
She will be joined on the jury by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd, who starred in last year’s Eiff closing night gala Brave, and chief film critic at the Evening Standard, Derek Malcolm.
British films competing for the Michael Powell Award include Justin Edgar’s We Are The Freaks, Paul Wright’s For Those In Peril, Jamie Chambers’ Blackbird and John Hardwick’s Svengali.
The jury will...
- 6/19/2013
- by sarah.cooper@screendaily.com (Sarah Cooper)
- ScreenDaily
Playing troubled Lol in This is England won Vicky McClure a Bafta and a raft of new roles. Here she talks about the 'psychological nightmare' of working with director Shane Meadows
In an east London pub, Vicky McClure is reeling off a list of her recent roles. There's True Love, an entirely improvised TV drama directed by Dominic Savage, in which she co-stars with David Tennant. There's a big-budget Tom Stoppard adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, with Keira Knightley in the title role. McClure plays a nun called Serafina who has a brief affair with Domhnall Gleeson's Levin: "not a one-night stand, because it's a bloody period drama, but that kind of thing". There's Svengali, based on an internet viral about the music business, and, perhaps most improbably, the latest Jason Statham vehicle, Hummingbird, in which Great Yarmouth's leading action hero hunts down the killers of his former lover.
In an east London pub, Vicky McClure is reeling off a list of her recent roles. There's True Love, an entirely improvised TV drama directed by Dominic Savage, in which she co-stars with David Tennant. There's a big-budget Tom Stoppard adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, with Keira Knightley in the title role. McClure plays a nun called Serafina who has a brief affair with Domhnall Gleeson's Levin: "not a one-night stand, because it's a bloody period drama, but that kind of thing". There's Svengali, based on an internet viral about the music business, and, perhaps most improbably, the latest Jason Statham vehicle, Hummingbird, in which Great Yarmouth's leading action hero hunts down the killers of his former lover.
- 6/12/2012
- by Alexis Petridis
- The Guardian - Film News
Fans of Shane Meadows work on the big and small screens will know the name and work of Vicky McClure. She won a well deserved Best Actress BAFTA in 2011 for her role as Lol in the spin-off TV series This is England ’86, a role she reprised for a third time for This is England ’88 to great acclaim.
She is fast becoming one of Britain’s rising stars with a return as Lol for the final hurrah as Meadows’ long running series enters a new decade as rave culture begins to take hold in 1990, and there is still time in the next two years for a role in John Hardwicke’s Svengali and a nicely diverse turn in Hummingbird with Jason Statham.
It’s no surprise that McClure maintains her closeness to Meadows, her role as Ladine in the director’s third film, A Room for Romeo Brass, put her in the frame with Andrew Shim,...
She is fast becoming one of Britain’s rising stars with a return as Lol for the final hurrah as Meadows’ long running series enters a new decade as rave culture begins to take hold in 1990, and there is still time in the next two years for a role in John Hardwicke’s Svengali and a nicely diverse turn in Hummingbird with Jason Statham.
It’s no surprise that McClure maintains her closeness to Meadows, her role as Ladine in the director’s third film, A Room for Romeo Brass, put her in the frame with Andrew Shim,...
- 4/24/2012
- by Michael Walsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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