The tumultuousness of turning thirty is a definitive moment in many people’s lives but it is one often not discussed as much as the burgeoning freedom of your twenties or the existential reckoning of your forties. Filmmaker Tom Gentle captures the essence of this unnoticed period in his comedy drama Close, which takes a look at a couple who find themselves questioning their decisions whilst being trapped outside of their flat in a looming stairwell. It’s a situation which operates on a dramatic level but also on a metaphorical one as a purgatorial battleground between life’s stages. A film we first picked out as a highlight of this year’s Glasgow Short Film Festival, Dn is delighted to premiere Close alongside a conversation with Gentle where he delves deep into the improvisation-led methods he embraced to forge the story in addition to the cinematic choices he made...
- 11/20/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
Netflix’s “The Resident” has added singer Kylie Minogue, Jane Curtin, James Babson, Eliza Coupe, Izzy Diaz, Paul Fitzgerald, Roslyn Gentle, Chris Grace, Juliette Jeffers, Sumalee Montano, Brett Tucker, Nathan Lovejoy, E. L. Losada, Julieth Restrepo, Mel Rodriguez, and Rebecca Field to its heavyweight cast.
They join previously announced cast members Uzo Aduba, Andre Braugher, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mary Wiseman, and Randall Park.
The official logline reads: “132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous State Dinner. The Residence is a screwball whodunnit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion.” The series is currently in production.
Per Netflix, Minogue will play herself in the drama. Curtin (“The Spy Who Dumped Me”) plays Nan Cox, the First Mother In-Law.
They join previously announced cast members Uzo Aduba, Andre Braugher, Edwina Findley, Molly Griggs, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Al Mitchell, Dan Perrault, Bronson Pinchot, Susan Kelechi Watson, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mary Wiseman, and Randall Park.
The official logline reads: “132 rooms. 157 suspects. One dead body. One wildly eccentric detective. One disastrous State Dinner. The Residence is a screwball whodunnit set in the upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs of the White House, among the eclectic staff of the world’s most famous mansion.” The series is currently in production.
Per Netflix, Minogue will play herself in the drama. Curtin (“The Spy Who Dumped Me”) plays Nan Cox, the First Mother In-Law.
- 4/14/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Independent Talent, the talent agency that boasts Jodie Comer and Bill Nighy among its clients, has revealed that it made £7.3M ($9M) selling its stake in Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films.
Independent Talent was an early investor in Sid Gentle, holding a 22.05% stake in the production outfit until last October, when BBC Studios took full control of the company.
Financial details of the BBC Studios deal were not disclosed at the time, but a financial filing by Independent Talent on UK Companies House has lifted the lid on the transaction.
Independent Talent pocketed £7.3M from the sale of its take, valuing Sid Gentle at £33.1M following the Emmy-winning success of Killing Eve.
BBC Studios owned 51% of Sid Gentle prior to last year’s deal, meaning it will have paid around £16M for the remaining 49% it did not previously own.
Since the transaction, Sid Gentle has gone on to...
Independent Talent was an early investor in Sid Gentle, holding a 22.05% stake in the production outfit until last October, when BBC Studios took full control of the company.
Financial details of the BBC Studios deal were not disclosed at the time, but a financial filing by Independent Talent on UK Companies House has lifted the lid on the transaction.
Independent Talent pocketed £7.3M from the sale of its take, valuing Sid Gentle at £33.1M following the Emmy-winning success of Killing Eve.
BBC Studios owned 51% of Sid Gentle prior to last year’s deal, meaning it will have paid around £16M for the remaining 49% it did not previously own.
Since the transaction, Sid Gentle has gone on to...
- 4/3/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
While Paul McCartney is best known by his real name, the Beatles legend has used many pseudonyms throughout his career. Early in their careers, The Beatles members thought performing using stage names would be fun. They discontinued the names, but Paul McCartney’s fake name inspired became the inspiration for The Ramones.
Paul McCartney once performed under the name Paul Ramon Paul McCartney | David Wolff – Patrick/Redferns
In the early days of The Beatles, they were known as the Silver Beetles. The band consisted of McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Thomas Moore, and Stu Sutcliffe. Ringo Starr joined the group in 1962 and became their permanent drummer. In 1960, the group went on a tour of Scotland with Johnny Gentle. Inspired by Gentle’s stage name, the band created pseudonyms for themselves, trying to sound more like rock stars. McCartney decided to use Paul Ramon as his name for the tour.
Paul McCartney once performed under the name Paul Ramon Paul McCartney | David Wolff – Patrick/Redferns
In the early days of The Beatles, they were known as the Silver Beetles. The band consisted of McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Thomas Moore, and Stu Sutcliffe. Ringo Starr joined the group in 1962 and became their permanent drummer. In 1960, the group went on a tour of Scotland with Johnny Gentle. Inspired by Gentle’s stage name, the band created pseudonyms for themselves, trying to sound more like rock stars. McCartney decided to use Paul Ramon as his name for the tour.
- 1/30/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
‘Swallow’ takes best international feature; ‘My Name Is Andrea’ wins best documentary.
Michael Morris’ debut feature To Leslie and Moshe Rosenthal’s Israeli comedy Karaoke were the big winners at the UK’s Raindance Film Festival, which announced the prizes for its 30th edition in London today (November 4).
US drama To Leslie won the film of the festival award and best performance for Andrea Riseborough, who plays a Texan single mother who attempts to rebuild her life after squandering a lottery win. It premiered at SXSW in March. Morris was formerly director of London’s Old Vic Theatre and has...
Michael Morris’ debut feature To Leslie and Moshe Rosenthal’s Israeli comedy Karaoke were the big winners at the UK’s Raindance Film Festival, which announced the prizes for its 30th edition in London today (November 4).
US drama To Leslie won the film of the festival award and best performance for Andrea Riseborough, who plays a Texan single mother who attempts to rebuild her life after squandering a lottery win. It premiered at SXSW in March. Morris was formerly director of London’s Old Vic Theatre and has...
- 11/4/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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BBC Studios has taken full ownership of Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films, adding another major U.K. production company to the growing stable now entirely under the control of the BBC’s commercial production-distribution arm.
Alongside its BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning spy thriller series Killing Eve, Sid Gentle — founded in 2013 by Sally Woodward Gentle, with Lee Morris and Henrietta Colvin — was best known for ITV’s BAFTA nomination show The Durrells, plus SS-gb, Ragdoll and Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories. BBC Studios has been a 51 percent investor since 2018, but announced it was upping its stake from MIPCOM on Monday.
“I’m delighted to announce the full acquisition of Sid Gentle Films. Led by Sally Woodward Gentle and Lee Morris, Sid Gentle is home to unmissable returning hits. Best known for BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Killing Eve, the future slate is just as exciting,...
BBC Studios has taken full ownership of Killing Eve producer Sid Gentle Films, adding another major U.K. production company to the growing stable now entirely under the control of the BBC’s commercial production-distribution arm.
Alongside its BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning spy thriller series Killing Eve, Sid Gentle — founded in 2013 by Sally Woodward Gentle, with Lee Morris and Henrietta Colvin — was best known for ITV’s BAFTA nomination show The Durrells, plus SS-gb, Ragdoll and Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories. BBC Studios has been a 51 percent investor since 2018, but announced it was upping its stake from MIPCOM on Monday.
“I’m delighted to announce the full acquisition of Sid Gentle Films. Led by Sally Woodward Gentle and Lee Morris, Sid Gentle is home to unmissable returning hits. Best known for BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Killing Eve, the future slate is just as exciting,...
- 10/17/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Family History
Keira Knightley, Kit Harington, Emeli Sandé and Toby Jones are among the celebrities who’ve signed up to explore their family histories in Wonderhood Studios show “My Grandparents’ War.”
The second season of the show, which airs in the U.K. on Channel 4, will explore how the stars’ grandparents navigated global conflicts from the killing fields of Kenya to the mountains of Monte Cassino in Italy. The first season starred Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas and Carey Mulligan.
All3Media International distributes the show, which will air on PBS in the U.S., Sbs in Australia and CBC in Canada.
Investment
BBC Studios has taken a 25 stake in Kelly Webb-Lamb’s unscripted indie Mothership Productions.
Webb-Lamb, formerly Channel 4’s deputy director of programs, launched the company just a few weeks ago with a team of female executives including creative director Charlotte Desai, director of programs...
Keira Knightley, Kit Harington, Emeli Sandé and Toby Jones are among the celebrities who’ve signed up to explore their family histories in Wonderhood Studios show “My Grandparents’ War.”
The second season of the show, which airs in the U.K. on Channel 4, will explore how the stars’ grandparents navigated global conflicts from the killing fields of Kenya to the mountains of Monte Cassino in Italy. The first season starred Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas and Carey Mulligan.
All3Media International distributes the show, which will air on PBS in the U.S., Sbs in Australia and CBC in Canada.
Investment
BBC Studios has taken a 25 stake in Kelly Webb-Lamb’s unscripted indie Mothership Productions.
Webb-Lamb, formerly Channel 4’s deputy director of programs, launched the company just a few weeks ago with a team of female executives including creative director Charlotte Desai, director of programs...
- 8/31/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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