RADIO DRAMA REVIEWS ONLINE by LAURENCE RAW Fanny and Alexander by Ingmar Bergman, adapted by Sharon Oakes Fanny and Alexander by Ingmar Bergman, adapted by Sharon Oakes. Dir. Gaynor MacFarlane. Perf. Hollie Burgess, Adam Thomas Wright, Stuart McQuarrie. BBC Radio 3, 29 March – 5 April 2015. BBCiPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ns9lx I have to admit that I had my doubts about this production at the beginning. The plot did not seem to be getting anywhere, and director Gaynor MacFarlane’s use of a narrator commenting on the characters’ behavior seemed more intrusive than dramatically satisfying. Yet perhaps sometimes it’s wise to stay with...
The first episode of Earthsea starts tonight at 6.00 p.m. Based on the novels A Wizard of Earthsea and The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin. Adapted by Judith Adams. Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. Ursula Le Guin’s enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons. Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra. Hungry for power and knowledge, the young wizard Ged tampers with long-held secrets and releases a terrible shadow into the world. Meanwhile, Tenar is taken away from her home and family to become Arha, the guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. For the...
Have you voted for your favourite drama yet. I am voting for The Missing, well yes, I am biased. You can vote on the Television Awards Radio Times Audience Award link below from their website. What did you love about The Missing? It was superbly written with a show-stopping performance by James Nesbitt. I’ve always believed he’s one of the great actors of his time and this series more than proved it. There hasn’t been a more intense or convincing performance on television all year. In fact, in many a long year. Why do you think it was so popular? It clearly tapped...
Lady Luck is playing in an invited online shorts contest run by First Glance Film Festival which is a prestigious film festival in LA. The winning film gets a premiere at the First Glance Film Festival in Philadelphia – which would be amazing. Would you go on line and vote for us and pass the world around to your friends. There is a small fee of £2 to log in and vote but once there you can view all the short films – around 20 so it is quite good value – less than a cup of coffee and...
Short Film “THE KEYS” at the Cannes Film Festival 2015 The Short film “THE KEYS” has been accepted at the Cannes Film Festival and will be accessible at the Short Film Corner for viewing. “The short film project “THE KEYS” is the collaboration between industry professionals, young filmmakers and a talented cast including Adam Thomas Wright (The Physician) and Charles Armstrong (The King’s Speech).” Directed by William Peschek ‘A boy saves a man from a fatal fate’ WEP Productions & WEP UK Productions (WEP FILMS) Production & Distribution http://www.wepfilms.com/en/about-us Trailer: https://youtu.be/wQdxfPx6-x4
LADY LUCK WINS A GOLD REMI AT WORLD-FEST HOUSTON U.S.A. WorldFest-Houston is one of the three original international film festivals in North America, after San Francisco and New York. It was founded in 1961 as Cinema Arts, an International Film Society. competitive International Film It is the only international film festival in North America to be dedicated completely to independent films, as it does not accept films from the major studios. The festival was founded by producer/director Hunter Todd to present a film festival for independent film makers. Todd is now the longest running film festival director in the world,...
Director, Marco Kalantari attended the first international screening of The Shaman at the Tribeca Film Festival yesterday. My part was only a small one but I was delighted to be involved and wish everybody a great time in New York. Marco hired an international team of artists from Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Ukraine, France, Serbia, Malaysia, the UK, Iceland and Germany to help put together The Shaman, which is at the Tribeca Film Festival this week. Marco Kalantari on the left and TaQ the Composer on the right. picture via Getty Images. ‘The dark year 2204, in a world that...
Today I met Nishi Malde, we were recording the first episode of a new BBC 4 Radio Drama. Nishi does a lot of radio too and she has appeared in Little Crackers. We had good fun at the recording and no doubt we will meet up again.
Breakneck Films are excited to announce that their short film Lady Luck is screening at The world famous WorldFest film festival in Houston USA which runs from 10-19th April 2015. It has been nominated for a REMI award – previous winners include: Spielberg, Lucas, Ridley Scott, David Lynch, the Coen Brothers, and Coppola! LADY LUCK CAST & CREW Director(s): Jo Lewis Producer(s): Jo Lewis Victoria Bavister Krissi Mcilquham Writer(s): Jo Lewis Fay Garrett Cast: Adam Thomas Wright Abigail Titmuss Richard Strange Tav MacDougall SYNOPSIS A young boy attempts to win back his mother’s love. Based on a short story by DH Lawrence ‘The Rocking...
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