David Thewlis

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Surprisingly adept Shakespeare-themed historical romp from blockbuster director Roland Emmerich

12 Oct 2011

(12A) 129min Director Roland Emmerich is long established as the king of the apocalyptic blockbuster with a career defined by gung-ho event movies Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow. It is quite a surprise to witness him diving…

Mike Leigh - Happy-Go-Lucky

10 Apr 2008

At 65 years of age, it’s good to see that Mike Leigh has learned nothing about handling the press. By turns blustery, crabby, contrary, humourless, paranoid and evasive, Leigh belongs to that generation of no nonsense, taciturn northern men epitomised…

The Lady

Aung San Suu Kyi biopic does nothing to alleviate Luc Besson's downward course

9 Dec 2011

(TBC) tbcmin Luc Besson is best known for his action adventures such as The Fifth Element, The Big Blue and Leon. The French director’s career has been in decline in recent years and this jump into serious drama has done nothing to alleviate this…

Anna Friel thought love would last

Celebrity Gossip

6 Nov 2011

Anna Friel thought her relationship with ex-partner David Thewlis would "last forever". The 35-year-old beauty - who split up with the 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' actor late last year after 10 "wonderful" years together - is now dating…

Anna Friel was Ifans' neighbour

Celebrity Gossip

16 Jul 2011

Anna Friel and Rhys Ifans own homes beside each other in Spain. The couple have known each other for years but only started dating last year after the 'Pushing Daisies' actress split from her partner of 10 years David Thewlis - who is the father of…

London Boulevard

Sparky, enjoyable comedy directed by The Departed and Kingdom of Heaven screenwriter

22 Nov 2010

(15) 90min A reclusive London-based actress (Keira Knightley) gives an ex con (Colin Farrell) a job as her bodyguard and ends up falling for him. Sparky, enjoyable comedy (pictured) directed by The Departed and Kingdom of Heaven screenwriter William…

Mr Nice

5 Oct 2010

The popularity of Welsh marijuana dealer and international criminal mastermind Howard Marks’ mischievous, salty and funny 1997 autobiography was due mainly to Marks’ admirable balancing act between outlaw mythology and Lord Byron’s assertion that ‘the…

Skeletons, The Dry Land, Get Low and Monsters among EIFF Award Winners

29 Jun 2010

Brit comedy Skeletons bagged one of the top gongs at the 64th Edinburgh International Film Festival awards. The winners were announced at Cineworld prior to the screening of Third Star at the closing Gala last weekend, with EIFF patrons Tilda…

David Thewlis

6 Sep 2007

BLACK COMEDY When Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker came up with Nathan Barley on Channel 4 a couple of years back, many people were perturbed that its main sticking point was in poking fun at a group who seemed no longer ripe for satire. Surely…