All Screen articles in December 5 2014
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NewsCitizenfour scoops IDA prize
Laura Poitras’ acclaimed documentary has prevailed in the International Documentary Association’s 2014 IDA Documentary Awards.
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NewsMPI, NZ Film Commission forge production deal
MPI Media Group and the New Zealand Film Commission have partnered to finance and produce a slate of films for New Zealand’s Lower Budget Feature Films programme.
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NewsLucky McKee boards Epic’s Tales Of Halloween
The writer-director has joined the roster of directors on the upcoming horror anthology
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NewsNetflix producing new Garbus documentary
Academy Award nominated film-maker’s new feature What Happened, Miss Simone? will premiere in 2015.
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CommentTomato production and the fate of cinema
Film Initiative’s Isabelle Fauvel fears that films will no longer have any flavour.
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NewsWriters' Guild shortlist unveiled
Filth, Pride and Philomena among film nominees; awards take place on Jan 19 in London.
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CommentKinoVan takes cinema on tour
Film London’s new initiative will see the capital’s film archives tour the city’s streets.
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NewsPaddington tops UK social media buzz
StudioCanal’s adaptation set to follow up record-breaking opening with strong second weekend.
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CommentThe price of success
At the Screen Film Summit on December 1, one hot debate was about how to drive support for British films at the UK box office.
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FeaturesTimothy Spall, Mr. Turner
Timothy Spall talks to John Hazelton about tackling the biggest role of his career in Mr. Turner, becoming detective to ‘discover’ his character and the ever-present spectre of unemployment.
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FeaturesSteve James, Life Itself
Documentarian Steve James talks to John Hazelton about capturing the career and spirit of Roger Ebert while avoiding the pitfalls of hagiography.
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FeaturesJake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
Jake Gyllenhaal tells Jeremy Kay why it was important for him to get under the skin of Nightcrawler’s sociopathic anti-hero, Lou Bloom.
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FeaturesScreen Film Summit: Industry taps market value
At the Screen Film Summit, the UK film industry’s top experts debated the big issues of the day, such as declining box-office admissions, new models of financing and supporting talent.
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FeaturesEddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything
Eddie Redmayne tells Wendy Mitchell about the emotional and physical challenges of playing theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
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FeaturesThe Imitation Game: Cracking the code
The Imitation Game brings the story of a little-known hero, who changed the course of the Second World War, to the big screen. Andreas Wiseman talks to the team behind the film.
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FeaturesEFAs: European champions
The European Film Awards’ 2014 contenders show off a breadth of work. Sarah Cooper reports.
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FeaturesNick Broomfield, Tales Of The Grim Sleeper
Nick Broomfield tells Wendy Mitchell why his doc Tales Of The Grim Sleeper is about a whole neighbourhood, not just one killer.
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FeaturesBoyhood: A family portrait
When Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane were cast in Richard Linklater’s audacious coming-of-age film, Boyhood, they soon realised each had the role of a lifetime. Jeremy Kay reports.
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FeaturesEuropean box office: Laugh track
Comedies hit big for European films at the global box office in 2014. By Louise Tutt.
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FeaturesMichael Keaton, Birdman
Michael Keaton tells Jeremy Kay he’s not that similar to Birdman’s washed-up Riggan Thomson.