This month, the UK Film Center at Cannes will be the site of a feature on Sigma Films ground breaking Advance Party II. Scottish Screen is presenting a panel on co-collaboration in films, citing the excellent and successful methods created and used by Sigma in their projects, now with Advance Party 2 and the relationship and work with fellows Zentropa and Subtoica from Ireland. A presentation on all of this will take place at the esteemed film festival in France Tuesday 19 May, 10.45 - 11.45
You can read more about this new ground breaking series of eight films from Sigma and Co via this link.
Very cool indeed. Not sure who all from Sigma will be there to present, hopefully Gillian, and we can learn more about the Advance Party 2. Advance Party -this a trilogy- of course featured the award winning Red Road, directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Katie Dickie and Tony Curran. The second film Rounding Up Donkeys or just Donkeys from Morag Mckinnon and also starring Katie Dickie due for release later this year.
Sigma Films was created by Gillian Berrie, director David Mackenzie and actor Alastair Mackenzie. Located at Film City Glasgow, this Independent film production company has created such award winning and acclaimed films such as Red Road, Hallam Foe, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, Dear Frankie among others. You can read more about Sigma Films and their various works at the official blog written by Colin Kennedy here, or via the official Sigma Films website, here.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Beep Beep! Speedy Sives Coming Through!
"Baby you can drive my car, Yes Jamie youre my star, baby you can drive my car, and Jamie I looooveee you... beep beep'm beep beep YEAH~
:)
There is a random and sort of fun article now online regardi
ng my most favorite actor Jamie Sives, and his new film "It's a Wonderful Afterlife." In the film, Jamie is playing a police detective, and this article from Metro features the director Gurinder Chadha discussing working with actors and cars, noting that the new film "features five cars, including an SUV, an ambulance and a police car, each carefully chosen for their character by Chadha and her art department. “You might not notice them, but because they belong to the character they should be there. You need to employ an action vehicle person whose job it is to just move the cars around.”
Cool~ No word if Jamie is going to be plowing through the streets of London, ala Starsky and Hutch style, but this next part cracked me up as the article continued:
Meanwhile, actors have to be insured on their characters’ cars — and drive them. The previous day, one of Chadha’s actors plowed into a fence; some can’t even drive at all. “In those situatio
ns you just turn the engine on and cut there, turn the engine off, and then someone pushes it from the back so it looks as if they’re starting to pull off.”
hahah! no word if it was Jamie doing the plowing, but I figure not lol. He's driven in movies before or thru the magic of Hollywood made it look like hes driven in other films, most recently driving an ambulance. I'd trust him to drive my car any ole time thats for sure! ;)
On a serious note though, the piece does mention how tricky it can be to shoot scenes in cars. One
good reminder/example of this can be witnessed from the recent production of New Town Killers, featuring Sigma's own Alastair Mackenzie, who has several scenes in the car. Director Richard Jobson has posted on his website many excellent behind the scenes photos involving setting up shots for the car etc. Check them out here.
:)
There is a random and sort of fun article now online regardi
ng my most favorite actor Jamie Sives, and his new film "It's a Wonderful Afterlife." In the film, Jamie is playing a police detective, and this article from Metro features the director Gurinder Chadha discussing working with actors and cars, noting that the new film "features five cars, including an SUV, an ambulance and a police car, each carefully chosen for their character by Chadha and her art department. “You might not notice them, but because they belong to the character they should be there. You need to employ an action vehicle person whose job it is to just move the cars around.”Cool~ No word if Jamie is going to be plowing through the streets of London, ala Starsky and Hutch style, but this next part cracked me up as the article continued:
Meanwhile, actors have to be insured on their characters’ cars — and drive them. The previous day, one of Chadha’s actors plowed into a fence; some can’t even drive at all. “In those situatio
ns you just turn the engine on and cut there, turn the engine off, and then someone pushes it from the back so it looks as if they’re starting to pull off.”hahah! no word if it was Jamie doing the plowing, but I figure not lol. He's driven in movies before or thru the magic of Hollywood made it look like hes driven in other films, most recently driving an ambulance. I'd trust him to drive my car any ole time thats for sure! ;)
On a serious note though, the piece does mention how tricky it can be to shoot scenes in cars. One
good reminder/example of this can be witnessed from the recent production of New Town Killers, featuring Sigma's own Alastair Mackenzie, who has several scenes in the car. Director Richard Jobson has posted on his website many excellent behind the scenes photos involving setting up shots for the car etc. Check them out here.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
David Mackenzie's "Spread" to Screen at Edinburgh Film Festival
Good news this morning! In what is being called its "International Premiere,"the newest film from Sigma's own David Mackenzie will be screening this year at the Edinburgh Film Festival. "Spread" starring Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche, is among those to show during the famed festival which runs June 17-28th. UPDATE: This film by David Mackenzie will be a Gala event, and screen JUNE 22, then again on June 24. Tickets will go on sale on May 8th.
Also, Andrea Arnold, she of the excellent Red Road, will be showing her new film "Fish Tank." This film will screen June 21, 24th. Disappointing but NO word yet and not looking good for the actual followup to Red Road, "Rounding Up Donkeys," the second in the Advance Party trilogy.
Spread of course debuted earlier this year at Sundance, and was sold to Anchor Bay which will be releasing the movie in theaters August 14. Had been uncertain about going to EFF this year, as I went to Sundance specifically to see David and his new film, but he was not there (only saw Ashton twice, once from far away where I was sitting during film, the other surrounded by fleet of photographers) One can only hope David will be in Edinburgh for this of course, as he has always had I think warm reception for his films (Hallam Foe was well received there) Hopefully Mr. Kutcher and his wife will make the festival, which should be I think a fairly solid event this year. :) More when I get it!
Monday, May 4, 2009
I Spy with My Little Eye Detective Jamie Sives!
I spy...with my fangirl eye...what seems to be our first look at Detective Hughes aka JAMIE SIVES at work in his new film "It's a Wonderful Afterlife"
As noted in the post below IBN has this report, but because I am made of epic fail today PATHETIC, I just now see the video from the set (and interviews with everyone save Jamie naturally bah humbug
) and nearly choked on my beer. Nonetheless, despite the absurd quick edits Im pretty sure that's Jamie Jamie JAMIE standing about looking all smart and businesslike in his suit not to mention freakin handsome (and as he told us in the interview, no beard :D) GAH I adore him soo much! Made my night, again :)))))Anyway, many quick shots with Jamie standing in the background as they set up the shots, wooot! Will try and get better quality video of this for sure! SO HAPPY!!!
As a reminder of Jamie said in my interview with him about working with Sendhil and being part of this new production: "I'm having fun on IAWA. Ghurinder is great and I'm working with the lovely Mark Addy and my mate Sendhil Ramamurthy, whom you may know from Heroes. He lives in LA, so its great to have him here for a while. He's also a good mate of my best friend JJ Feild, so we're all spending some time together.
May be
May..be... this month I will get a clue.....a clue about what is going on with things I blog about here. Maybe.. we will hear some news this week on what is going on with Sigma these days.
Alls been very very silent from the Sigma front; but perhaps that the quiet before the spring Sigma storm a bloomin' ... or something ;)
Maybe... good news this week, as they announce the Edinburgh Film Festival lineup. At this point I've pratically run out of hope on actual info on Rounding up Donkeys (or is it officially Donkeys?), but who knows; no idea if they've done test screens or what is going on with that, so for those -and yes in fact there are many who have asked- I simply have no idea what is going on with that, sorry :(
Same for the Advance Party II films. No idea when all that is going to go into action. Yes the blog page has been up for months on getyourpeople; fingers crossed there will be some beginnings in the next few weeks or so. Thats a huge undertaking I should think, eight films and crews and all thats involved takes a great deal of planning and co-ordination-even on wee budgets that would still mean considerable planning, so I reckon we may hear about them going into production this summer I hope. BTW Scottish Screen ran a piece in the latest RoughCuts on Advance Party II which basically was the press release on the new project. There is also a full page ad for the excellent Serious Facilities, which of course are based at FCG and part of the Trifecta of S.
Still no word on official ticket info for the opening and subsequent screenings/areas it will be playing for Richard Jobson's New Town Killers,starring Sigmas own Alastair Mackenzie and of course Dougray Scott. Heard its at the Omni Vue in Edinburgh and will be a party afterward on June 11, but as for when it opens wide (at least in UK) no idea. As noted before Richard Jobson was a guest at Sci-Fi London. A friend attended one of his panels, said Mr. J was eloquent and blunt and impressive as usual; not sure how the screening of his Digital film went.
Film City Glasgow will be hopping this summer I know, with at least films basing there (doesnt seem to word on Jamie Bell and Legion of the Ninth alas). On their official Facebook group page, its been noted that "We also are welcoming back Black Camel Productions to the building. They are joining us until June and will be building a set and filming in Film City. Finestripe Productions are are basing their production of "The Week We Went To War" at Film City and will be with us until September.
Jamie Sives watch (cause he's all gloriously part of the territory here). Small bit of news today regarding It's a Wonderful Afterlife, where we learn that like Jamie in the film, Sendhil Ramamurthy of Heroes fame (and mate of Jamie) is also playing a police detective. "I am the south Indian detective who is brought in to investigate the murders. So I'm a bit of an outsider trying to fit into the community as it's all north Indian. In fact even on the sets, everyone was making fun of me and even the food is all north Indian," said Sendhil." I believe that film should be wrapping main photography in the next week or so? Bonus: You can see Jamie all this month, as Showtime is screening Love and other Disasters multiple times, schedule here.
Adorable film, Sweet Findlay i would have saved you :)))
Random: Camilla Rutherford, Colin Kennedy's leading lady in "I Love Luci," was recently featured in the Telegraph, in a piece about her life and homes now as a single mom. Totally could relate to that, as tis just me and my boy here, but alas certainly dont have a posh Victorian flat, which seemed quite lovely. My home on the other hand is the smallest in the hood and generally the one where the neighbors stroll by and frown at the random assortment of bikes, unkept garden with stray weed and my deliberately hideous garden gnome, plus the location of kool-aid stands and bowls outside to feed the stray cats that roam the neighborhood... and was recently the site of a victory. Still following along? ;p Yes, I was ever so proud as I finally got down a stray (hugely annoying but somewhat amusing to me) left over Christmas small reindeer statue that had blown up on the roof during one of unending storms this winter, got freakily stuck by the chimney. I managed to haul it down myself without breaking either my neck or back this weekend, and provided another source of amusement and scorn for the jackass 6 foot 4 neighbor who sat on his back porch pounding beer with his four smelly golfing buddies and watched me do this all myself and didnt offer to help. pfftt! Aw how I long for days when chivalry and actually helping out others still existed!
Alls been very very silent from the Sigma front; but perhaps that the quiet before the spring Sigma storm a bloomin' ... or something ;)
Maybe... good news this week, as they announce the Edinburgh Film Festival lineup. At this point I've pratically run out of hope on actual info on Rounding up Donkeys (or is it officially Donkeys?), but who knows; no idea if they've done test screens or what is going on with that, so for those -and yes in fact there are many who have asked- I simply have no idea what is going on with that, sorry :(
Same for the Advance Party II films. No idea when all that is going to go into action. Yes the blog page has been up for months on getyourpeople; fingers crossed there will be some beginnings in the next few weeks or so. Thats a huge undertaking I should think, eight films and crews and all thats involved takes a great deal of planning and co-ordination-even on wee budgets that would still mean considerable planning, so I reckon we may hear about them going into production this summer I hope. BTW Scottish Screen ran a piece in the latest RoughCuts on Advance Party II which basically was the press release on the new project. There is also a full page ad for the excellent Serious Facilities, which of course are based at FCG and part of the Trifecta of S.
Still no word on official ticket info for the opening and subsequent screenings/areas it will be playing for Richard Jobson's New Town Killers,starring Sigmas own Alastair Mackenzie and of course Dougray Scott. Heard its at the Omni Vue in Edinburgh and will be a party afterward on June 11, but as for when it opens wide (at least in UK) no idea. As noted before Richard Jobson was a guest at Sci-Fi London. A friend attended one of his panels, said Mr. J was eloquent and blunt and impressive as usual; not sure how the screening of his Digital film went.
Film City Glasgow will be hopping this summer I know, with at least films basing there (doesnt seem to word on Jamie Bell and Legion of the Ninth alas). On their official Facebook group page, its been noted that "We also are welcoming back Black Camel Productions to the building. They are joining us until June and will be building a set and filming in Film City. Finestripe Productions are are basing their production of "The Week We Went To War" at Film City and will be with us until September.
Jamie Sives watch (cause he's all gloriously part of the territory here). Small bit of news today regarding It's a Wonderful Afterlife, where we learn that like Jamie in the film, Sendhil Ramamurthy of Heroes fame (and mate of Jamie) is also playing a police detective. "I am the south Indian detective who is brought in to investigate the murders. So I'm a bit of an outsider trying to fit into the community as it's all north Indian. In fact even on the sets, everyone was making fun of me and even the food is all north Indian," said Sendhil." I believe that film should be wrapping main photography in the next week or so? Bonus: You can see Jamie all this month, as Showtime is screening Love and other Disasters multiple times, schedule here.
Adorable film, Sweet Findlay i would have saved you :)))
Random: Camilla Rutherford, Colin Kennedy's leading lady in "I Love Luci," was recently featured in the Telegraph, in a piece about her life and homes now as a single mom. Totally could relate to that, as tis just me and my boy here, but alas certainly dont have a posh Victorian flat, which seemed quite lovely. My home on the other hand is the smallest in the hood and generally the one where the neighbors stroll by and frown at the random assortment of bikes, unkept garden with stray weed and my deliberately hideous garden gnome, plus the location of kool-aid stands and bowls outside to feed the stray cats that roam the neighborhood... and was recently the site of a victory. Still following along? ;p Yes, I was ever so proud as I finally got down a stray (hugely annoying but somewhat amusing to me) left over Christmas small reindeer statue that had blown up on the roof during one of unending storms this winter, got freakily stuck by the chimney. I managed to haul it down myself without breaking either my neck or back this weekend, and provided another source of amusement and scorn for the jackass 6 foot 4 neighbor who sat on his back porch pounding beer with his four smelly golfing buddies and watched me do this all myself and didnt offer to help. pfftt! Aw how I long for days when chivalry and actually helping out others still existed!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Paging Doctor Sives!
Doctor Doctor give me the news, I've got a bad case of lovin' you.... :D
It's Doc Sives to the rescue this week, as Last Chance Harvey will be released on DVD on Tuesday. My most favorite actor Jamie Sives lends a helping hand to
Dustin Hoffman towards the end of this film, and as he noted in our interview, it was only one scene, but still very cool, and yes (in my continuing pursuit of unturned stones ;p) you can see a pic of the good doctor at work here---->UPDATE: DVD Snapshot is giving away Five Blu Rays, and Five standard LCHarvey DVDs, easy entry here ; early dvd review here.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Spread Soundtrack Preview from DJ APLUSK
Its a new month and Spring is actually sorta kinda arriving here in the States, so its time for some new music to celebrate, courtesy of master blaster himself, DJ APLUSK. Yes, while he now has a million in his tribe, the guru has been spreading the good word of songs from his upcoming new film directed by David Mackenzie "Spread" I have not done this Blip thing which seems cool enough I suppose (but growing due to the music man's tweets ;0) Right, lend and ear and you shall hear, songs from Spread, out August 14th starring Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche
Duke Spirit-This Ship Was Built to Last
Sea Wolf-The Garden You Planted
Reeve Carney Think of You (link to their youtube channel)
Duke Spirit-This Ship Was Built to Last
Sea Wolf-The Garden You Planted
Reeve Carney Think of You (link to their youtube channel)
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