All articles by Mike Goodridge – Page 5
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NewsUK Brit List topped by Charles Barker's The Call Up
Other big writing names on the list include William Boyd, David Nicholls, Abi Morgan and Hossein Amini.
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CommentIs Downtown LA the wrong move for AFM?
The possible move to a new part of Los Angeles in 2013 has met with early resistance, but it could be a great way to freshen up the market.
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FeaturesCanada's one-stop shop
Montreal-based Mediabiz — now reorganised into production arm Mediamax and financial products division Mediabiz Capital — is making an aggressive play in the international film business. Mike Goodridge spoke to group CEO Karine Martin
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CommentThe Market Vs The Movie
Sales agents and financiers have never been more conservative in their demands for cast, script and budget changes. It’s a complicated problem for film-makers striving to keep their project’s integrity intact.
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CommentTokyo Story
Take an Iranian, a Turk, an American and a Frenchman, throw in some Korean funding and start shooting a Japanese film in Tokyo. That is the story behind the critically acclaimed film Cut.
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CommentFamily Decisions
Parents and their young kids are champing at the bit as they wait for the European release of The Adventures Of Tintin, reflecting a chronic shortage of quality films suitable for the unfashionable but super-lucrative family market.
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ReviewsThe Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
Dir: Steven Spielberg. US-New Zealand. 2011. 106mins
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CommentLFF: Film Central
This year’s London Film Festival showcases a rich selection of UK titles and celebrates the BFI’s new role in the production sector with style. And with funds only looking to increase in the next two years, it’s up to the film community to build on the current wave of quality.
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CommentDavid Stone gets tribute at Portobello Pop Up
I went to a celebration last Friday for the late, great David Stone and the legendary Gate Cinema in, you guessed it, Notting Hill – the home of the famous cinema.
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CommentTo Be Or Not To Be...in a Franchise
The Simpsons cast is playing hardball in its salary battle with Fox, but actors in big film franchises have to tread carefully when getting involved in the same standoffs.
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CommentTitans turn out for George Harrison doc premiere
I have been to some fairly star-studded film premieres in my time, but I wasn’t prepared for the megastar wattage rolled out on a hot London Sunday afternoon for the UK premiere of Martin Scorsese’s 208-minute documentary George Harrison: Living In The Material World.
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CommentRise Of The Gatekeeper Brands
As consumers embrace new ways of finding and watching movies, independent distributors need to make sure that audiences know their brand.
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FeaturesToronto Download #2: Moneyball, Machine Gun Preacher, Anonymous
A look at the awards chances of more Toronto titles, plus the 10 must-see films that have yet to be screened by critics this year.
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CommentToronto download #1: The Descendants, Albert Nobbs
Now that the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is over (just), distributors everywhere can take a deep breath and gauge which world premieres from TIFF will play a major role in the awards season.