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Exposures: Nominated for 5, won none.

ianogden wrote 1 month ago: Exciting times last night as “I Wear His Shirt” was nominated for 5 awards at the nation … more →

Tags: films, General, david threlfall, Exposures Film Festival, i wear his shirt, ian ogden, Jim Morgan, kai leech, mmu

Exposures: Nominated for 5, won none.

ianogden wrote 1 month ago: Exciting times last night as “I Wear His Shirt” was nominated for 5 awards at the nation … more →

Tags: films, General, david threlfall, Exposures Film Festival, i wear his shirt, ian ogden, Jim Morgan, kai leech, mmu

'Shameless, TV's Shakespeare' by Paul Abbott

Mick Le Mare wrote 1 month ago: Yesterday I attended another Coventry Conversation, they really are such a great resource for studen … more →

Tags: Coventry Conversations, Shameless

Paul Abbott: Protecting TV Drama from "Crap, lazy people""

marcjohnson123 wrote 1 month ago: TWO AND a half years since he last spoke at Coventry Conversations, the only university outside Manc … more →

Tags: News, Coventry Conversations, Shameless, State of Play

Paul Abbott: 'TV's Shakespeare'

marcjohnson123 wrote 1 month ago: THE CREATOR of the critically acclaimed Channel4 series Shameless and BAFTA winner Paul Abbott will … more →

Tags: News, Shameless, State of Play

William H Macy to play Frank in US version of Shameless

liveforfilms wrote 2 months ago: This is a bit of news that surprised me. Apparantly, William H Macy is to play Frank Gallagher in a … more →

Tags: News, film, TV, Comedy Film, John Wells, Shameless, William H Macy, Showtime, david threlfall

Shameless

keepingtim3 wrote 7 months ago: Penned by acclaimed writer Paul Abbott – whose past credits include Reckless and State of Play … more →

Tags: Reviews, Review, TV, Shameless, David Threlfal, Dean Lennox Kelly, Rebecca Ryan, Elliott Tittensor, Gerard Kearns

State Of Play1 comment

Sai wrote 7 months ago: Based on a six-part British television miniseries, this is a complex tale of corporate and political … more →

Tags: English, Movies, Reviews, 2009, Ben Affleck, billy ray, cal mcaffrey, Congress, Corporate

A Review of Kevin MacDonald's "State of Play"1 comment

David H. Schleicher wrote 8 months ago: Crowe explains to Affleck, "I'm telling ya, Ben, I don't care what they say, this long … more →

Tags: Movie Reviews, Politics, Movies, Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Blogging, Tony Gilroy, Washington D C, State of Play

Hollywood Sidebar : State Of Play

trashfilmguru wrote 8 months ago: Hollywood's Best Offering Of 2009? Here at TFG your humble host doesn’t venture into conte … more →

Tags: Movies, Movie, film, State of Play, Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Hollywood

Trailer of the week: State of Play2 comments

estherbintliff wrote 10 months ago: Much as I like this poster, I need you not to see the film without first watching the original tv se … more →

Tags: watching, Russell Crowe, State of Play, state of play bbc, trailer of the week

Notes from Redrafting Hell4 comments

sleepercity wrote 1 year ago: SCREENWIPE I loved this week’s episode of Screenwipe (disappears Tuesday 9th) in which Charlie … more →

Tags: musings, writing, Screenwipe, charlie brooker, TV, Scripts, Graham Lineham, Writers, russell t davies

Charlie Brooker on Screenwriting1 comment

James D Hartland wrote 1 year ago: If like me you get a kick out of seeing intelligent deconstruction of Television from a technical an … more →

Tags: Writer's Lifestyle, TV, charlie brooker, Screenwipe, Russell T. Davis, Jesse Amstrong, Sam Bain, Graham Linehan, Tony Jordan

Instinct vs. mechanism

jwakeham wrote 1 year ago: There’s a terrific interview with Paul Abbott in today’s Guardian about his life, work a … more →

Tags: Television

Paul Abbott, writing genius and time traveler1 comment

James D Hartland wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been to a few BBC Writer’s Room events in the past year and they always quote this … more →

Tags: BBC Writer's Room, Northern Screenwriter Conference, Paul Abbot, Quotes, rants, Rewriting

A Way of Life!

brenj wrote 2 years ago: Last night I saw a film called A Way of Life, by Amma Asante. It’s a “bleak” portr … more →

Tags: A Way of Life, Amma Asante, Chav, ken loach, mature student, Mike Leigh, nick love, poverty, shane meadows


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