Bull Review — Bull (2021) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams and starring Neil Maskell, Laura McAlpine, Yassine Mkhichen, David Hayman, Jake Davies, David Constant, Chris Coghill, Ajay Chhabra, Lois Brabin-Platt and Adam Xander Angelides. Paul Andrew Williams’s new film, Bull, doesn’t hide the fact that it is an extremely [...]
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- 4/18/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Bull Trailer — Paul Andrew Williams‘ Bull (2021) movie trailer has been released by Signature Entertainment. The Bull trailer stars Neil Maskell, David Hayman, Ivy Amelia Angelides, Lois Brabin-Platt, Ajay Chhabra, Chris Coghill, Jake Davies, Laura McAlpine, and Tazmin Outhwaite. Crew Paul Andrew Williams wrote the screenplay for Bull. Raffertie created the music for the film. [...]
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- 8/13/2021
- Film-Book
Bull Trailer — Paul Andrew Williams‘ Bull (2021) movie trailer has been released by Signature Entertainment. The Bull trailer stars Neil Maskell, David Hayman, Ivy Amelia Angelides, Lois Brabin-Platt, Ajay Chhabra, Chris Coghill, Jake Davies, Laura McAlpine, and Tazmin Outhwaite. Crew Paul Andrew Williams wrote the screenplay for Bull. Raffertie created the music for the film. [...]
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- 8/13/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
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It's farewell to series 4 of Endeavour, offering a fitting tribute too to John Thaw's Inspector Morse...
This review contains spoilers.
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4.4 Harvest
When a man’s skeleton is discovered at Bramford Mere, Thursday’s mind immediately turns to the unsolved disappearance of Matthew Laxman, an Oxford botanist who vanished in autumn 1962. Dr DeBryn soon reveals, however, that the bones belonged to a man who died in what appears to have been a ritual sacrifice two thousand years earlier; as Strange puts it, looking for next of kin won’t be too easy. Morse spots a pair of spectacles in the disturbed earth, which Laxman’s wife Alison (Natalie Burt) is able to identify as likely belonging to her husband. She points the detectives in the direction of Professor Donald Bagley (Michael Pennington), a physicist friend...
It's farewell to series 4 of Endeavour, offering a fitting tribute too to John Thaw's Inspector Morse...
This review contains spoilers.
See related 50 upcoming comic book TV shows, and when to expect them
4.4 Harvest
When a man’s skeleton is discovered at Bramford Mere, Thursday’s mind immediately turns to the unsolved disappearance of Matthew Laxman, an Oxford botanist who vanished in autumn 1962. Dr DeBryn soon reveals, however, that the bones belonged to a man who died in what appears to have been a ritual sacrifice two thousand years earlier; as Strange puts it, looking for next of kin won’t be too easy. Morse spots a pair of spectacles in the disturbed earth, which Laxman’s wife Alison (Natalie Burt) is able to identify as likely belonging to her husband. She points the detectives in the direction of Professor Donald Bagley (Michael Pennington), a physicist friend...
- 1/27/2017
- Den of Geek
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You can't keep the home fires burning in UK. The Home Fires TV show has been cancelled by ITV. Actor Daniel Ryan, who played Bryn Brindsley in the World War II era drama, broke the bad news on Twitter. His tweet reads: "So, it is with huge sadness I must tell you that #HomeFires has been cancelled. Awful to leave stories untold and lives incomplete. Sorry."
Executive producer Catherine Oldfield also tweeted about the Home Fires cancellation, saying: "So very sorry that #Homefires won't be back. We loved making the show & that it was well received by so many made it all the more special." The Home Fires cast also includes: Samantha Bond, Francesca Annis, Ruth Gemmell, Claire Rushbrook, Ed Stoppard, Chris Coghill, Clare Calbraith, Fenella Woolgar, Mark Bazeley, and Mike Noble.
You can't keep the home fires burning in UK. The Home Fires TV show has been cancelled by ITV. Actor Daniel Ryan, who played Bryn Brindsley in the World War II era drama, broke the bad news on Twitter. His tweet reads: "So, it is with huge sadness I must tell you that #HomeFires has been cancelled. Awful to leave stories untold and lives incomplete. Sorry."
Executive producer Catherine Oldfield also tweeted about the Home Fires cancellation, saying: "So very sorry that #Homefires won't be back. We loved making the show & that it was well received by so many made it all the more special." The Home Fires cast also includes: Samantha Bond, Francesca Annis, Ruth Gemmell, Claire Rushbrook, Ed Stoppard, Chris Coghill, Clare Calbraith, Fenella Woolgar, Mark Bazeley, and Mike Noble.
- 5/13/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Chris Coghill was thrilled to land the role of a farmer after playing a paedophile on 'EastEnders'. The 40-year-old actor stars as the strong, kind and noble Stanley Farrow in new ITV drama 'Home Fires' but admits he didn't work for over two years following his performance as Whitney Dean's predatory stepfather Tony King in the BBC One soap. He said: '''EastEnders' killed my career a bit but to play Tony was such a great acting part because it was so far removed from myself. And playing a farmer in 1939 is also far removed from myself.'' Although his 'EastEnders' storyline - which...
- 5/1/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Chris Coghill was thrilled to land the role of a farmer after playing a paedophile on 'EastEnders'. The 40-year-old actor stars as the strong, kind and noble Stanley Farrow in new ITV drama 'Home Fires' but admits he didn't work for over two years following his performance as Whitney Dean's predatory stepfather Tony King in the BBC One soap. He said: '''EastEnders' killed my career a bit but to play Tony was such a great acting part because it was so far removed from myself. And playing a farmer in 1939 is also far removed from myself.'' Although his 'EastEnders' storyline - which...
- 4/29/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Suspects will return for a third series in January on Channel 5.
The semi-improvised crime drama - which stars Fay Ripley, Damien Molony and Clare-Hope Ashitey - will air four new episodes over a two-week period.
The new series begins with the return of DS Jack Weston (Molony) after a period of enforced leave.
Emmett Scanlan (The Fall), Ben Peel (The Fall), Lucy Gaskell (Casualty) and Chris Coghill (EastEnders) will all guest star in the third series.
Jody Latham (Shameless), Ray Fearon (Da Vinci's Demons) and Kathryn Drysdale (Benidorm) will also appear.
Devised by Paul Marquess (The Bill, Footballers' Wives), the series was Channel 5's first original drama for eight years. Working without a traditional script, the cast improvise their dialogue and actions based on a detailed plot synopsis.
The semi-improvised crime drama - which stars Fay Ripley, Damien Molony and Clare-Hope Ashitey - will air four new episodes over a two-week period.
The new series begins with the return of DS Jack Weston (Molony) after a period of enforced leave.
Emmett Scanlan (The Fall), Ben Peel (The Fall), Lucy Gaskell (Casualty) and Chris Coghill (EastEnders) will all guest star in the third series.
Jody Latham (Shameless), Ray Fearon (Da Vinci's Demons) and Kathryn Drysdale (Benidorm) will also appear.
Devised by Paul Marquess (The Bill, Footballers' Wives), the series was Channel 5's first original drama for eight years. Working without a traditional script, the cast improvise their dialogue and actions based on a detailed plot synopsis.
- 11/13/2014
- Digital Spy
“I knew next to nothing about Dinard, and also it’s just me and the producer here and she didn’t really tell me anything.” It’s a warm October day in the French village of Dinard, and Chloe Pirrie, star of the acclaimed Brit-flick Shell is talking with me about her experiences of the town’s festival of British film.” “It’s much more chilled out, and schedules are much less rigid”, she continues, “and general conveying of people from one place to another is much less rigid than I’ve ever experienced before”
And she’s not alone. The festival has an incredibly relaxed atmosphere, where any sense of formality is subverted by a combination of small-town friendliness and free-flowing drink. In the most pleasant way possible, it’s utterly bizarre. As Spike Island writer, Chris Coghill puts it, “Technically we’re supposed to be in competition with each other,...
And she’s not alone. The festival has an incredibly relaxed atmosphere, where any sense of formality is subverted by a combination of small-town friendliness and free-flowing drink. In the most pleasant way possible, it’s utterly bizarre. As Spike Island writer, Chris Coghill puts it, “Technically we’re supposed to be in competition with each other,...
- 10/15/2013
- by Ben Mortimer
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Audience award of Dinard British Film Festival goes to Charlie Cattrall’s Titus.
Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant has won the Golden Hitchcock Award at the 24th edition of the Dinard British Film Festival in Brittany, France.
The prize comes with distribution support. The film also won the Cine+ Award, to promote the film during its theatrical release in France, as well as the Heartbeat Award “Le Prix Coup de Coeur” for a film with French distribution to get a special boost in Western France.
In addition, the film won the Technicolor Award for Best Cinematography.
Chris Coghill won Best Screenplay for Mat Whitecross’ Spike Island.
A special mention was given to a trio of actors — Nora Tschirner, Rob Knighton and Madeline Duggan — for Everyone Is Going To Die.
The jury included Alice Eve, Toby Jones, Michael Smiley, David Parfitt, Eric Cantona, Natalie Carter, Fred Cavayé, Hippolyte Girardot and Amanda Sthers.
Dinard opened...
Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant has won the Golden Hitchcock Award at the 24th edition of the Dinard British Film Festival in Brittany, France.
The prize comes with distribution support. The film also won the Cine+ Award, to promote the film during its theatrical release in France, as well as the Heartbeat Award “Le Prix Coup de Coeur” for a film with French distribution to get a special boost in Western France.
In addition, the film won the Technicolor Award for Best Cinematography.
Chris Coghill won Best Screenplay for Mat Whitecross’ Spike Island.
A special mention was given to a trio of actors — Nora Tschirner, Rob Knighton and Madeline Duggan — for Everyone Is Going To Die.
The jury included Alice Eve, Toby Jones, Michael Smiley, David Parfitt, Eric Cantona, Natalie Carter, Fred Cavayé, Hippolyte Girardot and Amanda Sthers.
Dinard opened...
- 10/5/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Catch the new poster for Kevin Smith Presents Weekender, starring Jack O'Connell, Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Emily Barclay. Karl Golden directs from the screenplay by Chris Coghill. 1990. The rave scene has arrived from Ibiza and warehouse parties are exploding across the UK bringing phenomenal wealth to the organisers. In Manchester, best mates Matt and Dylan are in their early 20's and long to be more than just punters. As the government moves to outlaw the scene, it's now or never and they quickly rise through the ranks to join the promoting elite. They are taken on a wild journey from the exclusive VIP rooms of London clubs to the outrageous parties in Ibiza super-villas and the hedonism of Amsterdam. It's everything...
- 8/25/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Sky Living has announced a roster of stars for its new 'Drama Matters' pilot season.
Suranne Jones, Anna Friel, Russell Tovey, Sophie Rundle and Freema Agyeman are among the names confirmed for five new hour-long drama pilots.
Jones will play a new judge battling to keep her head above the water in the murky depths of the justice system in Lawless, from Torchwood writer Jacquetta May. Chris Coghill (EastEnders), Jonathan Cake (Desperate Housewives) and Lindsay Duncan (Rome) will also star.
The Psychopath Next Door - from Julie Rutterford (Shameless) will star Friel in the lead role and is billed as a "creepy and intriguing drama" about "what happens when real evil moves in next door".
Katherine Kelly (Coronation Street) and Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax will lead the cast of supernatural tale The Last Witch - a story of two feuding sisters from Scott & Bailey writer Sally Wainwright and...
Suranne Jones, Anna Friel, Russell Tovey, Sophie Rundle and Freema Agyeman are among the names confirmed for five new hour-long drama pilots.
Jones will play a new judge battling to keep her head above the water in the murky depths of the justice system in Lawless, from Torchwood writer Jacquetta May. Chris Coghill (EastEnders), Jonathan Cake (Desperate Housewives) and Lindsay Duncan (Rome) will also star.
The Psychopath Next Door - from Julie Rutterford (Shameless) will star Friel in the lead role and is billed as a "creepy and intriguing drama" about "what happens when real evil moves in next door".
Katherine Kelly (Coronation Street) and Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax will lead the cast of supernatural tale The Last Witch - a story of two feuding sisters from Scott & Bailey writer Sally Wainwright and...
- 6/28/2013
- Digital Spy
ITV Studios will produce one-off TV movie The Psychopath Next Door for the UK’s Sky Living. Anna Friel (The Vatican, The Look Of Love) will play the glamorous titular character who moves into a suburban community where her magnetic personality hides her true nature. Described as darkly comic, the film is written by BAFTA winner Julie Rutterford. It will air in the fall as part of Sky’s Drama Matters block. Kate Bartlett exec produces for ITV Studios in the company’s first commission from Sky Living. Myar Craig-Brown is producer, Kieron J. Walsh directs. Drama Matters has also added Lawless to the lineup. Written by Torchwood‘s Jacquetta May, the series hails from Warner Bros.-owned Shed Media’s Twenty Twenty. Scott & Bailey‘s Suranne Jones plays a new judge struggling to navigate the justice system. Jonathan Cake (Desperate Housewives), Chris Coghill and Lindsay Duncan also star. Other...
- 6/28/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Mat Whitecross's film about the legendary Stone Roses gig acts as a B-side to Shane Meadows' recent documentary
Mat Whitecross made a real impression in 2010 with his excellent biopic of Ian Dury, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. While this new film isn't quite as distinctive, it's a heartfelt picture with the right kind of energy and sentimental euphoria, about a bunch of lads in 1990 desperate to get to the Stone Roses' now increasingly legendary gig. The period is intensely evoked (although I'm not certain people said "soz" and "tomoz" in those days) and the film acts as a B-side to Shane Meadows' mighty documentary.
Elliott Tittensor plays Tits, a wannabe singer and Roses-worshipper, whose parents (Steve Evets and Lesley Manville) are bowed down by illness. Poor, lonely Tits has made a massive personal investment in getting into the Stone Roses gig, by any means necessary. Jodie Whittaker has...
Mat Whitecross made a real impression in 2010 with his excellent biopic of Ian Dury, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. While this new film isn't quite as distinctive, it's a heartfelt picture with the right kind of energy and sentimental euphoria, about a bunch of lads in 1990 desperate to get to the Stone Roses' now increasingly legendary gig. The period is intensely evoked (although I'm not certain people said "soz" and "tomoz" in those days) and the film acts as a B-side to Shane Meadows' mighty documentary.
Elliott Tittensor plays Tits, a wannabe singer and Roses-worshipper, whose parents (Steve Evets and Lesley Manville) are bowed down by illness. Poor, lonely Tits has made a massive personal investment in getting into the Stone Roses gig, by any means necessary. Jodie Whittaker has...
- 6/21/2013
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Director: Mat Whitecross; Screenwriter Chris Coghill; Starring: Elliott Tittensor, Nico Mirallegro, Jordan Murphy, Adam Long, Emilia Clarke; Running time: 105 mins; Certificate: 15
Earlier this month, Shane Meadows's heartfelt documentary Made of Stone bucked expectations by focusing as much on the fans in the ticket queue as on the Stone Roses themselves, and emerged as more an affectionate reminiscence than a journalistic document. Mat Whitecross's 1990-set Spike Island makes no claims to be documenting anything, except for a certain kind of devoted teenage fandom, and while it's far from revolutionary as a coming-of-age story, its game young cast elevate even the clichés.
Manc teens Tits (Matthew McNulty) and Dodge (Nico Mirallegro) are lead singer and guitarist, standing in for Ian Brown and John Squire in an indie band that might as well be a straight-up Roses tribute act, but instead call themselves Shadowcatcher. They're hellbent on getting to Spike Island,...
Earlier this month, Shane Meadows's heartfelt documentary Made of Stone bucked expectations by focusing as much on the fans in the ticket queue as on the Stone Roses themselves, and emerged as more an affectionate reminiscence than a journalistic document. Mat Whitecross's 1990-set Spike Island makes no claims to be documenting anything, except for a certain kind of devoted teenage fandom, and while it's far from revolutionary as a coming-of-age story, its game young cast elevate even the clichés.
Manc teens Tits (Matthew McNulty) and Dodge (Nico Mirallegro) are lead singer and guitarist, standing in for Ian Brown and John Squire in an indie band that might as well be a straight-up Roses tribute act, but instead call themselves Shadowcatcher. They're hellbent on getting to Spike Island,...
- 6/19/2013
- Digital Spy
★★★☆☆ It would seem that 2013 is shaping up to be the true second coming of legendary Manchurian outfit The Stone Roses. Following triumphant reunion gigs and an equally lauded documentary, Made of Stone, into the mix comes Roses-tinged teen tribute-cum-standalone rites of passage tale Spike Island (2012). It's the summer of 1990 and the streets are filled with the sights and sounds of The Stone Roses, in both an aural and visual sense (the band's Jackson Pollock-inspired, signature abstract paint splashes imaginatively invade the frame). Thus, anticipation is naturally high for six school chums on the cusp of adulthood.
Not only are the boys harbouring plans for pop world domination with their own band, Shadowcaster, but their musical heroes The Stone Roses have a huge outdoor gig planned at Spike Island. The gang are eager to get tickets, although frontman 'Tits' is in a quandary about making the date, owing to the...
Not only are the boys harbouring plans for pop world domination with their own band, Shadowcaster, but their musical heroes The Stone Roses have a huge outdoor gig planned at Spike Island. The gang are eager to get tickets, although frontman 'Tits' is in a quandary about making the date, owing to the...
- 6/19/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Bowlcuts, wide trousers, bad weather – it's Madchester all over again as Laura Barton spends a day in a field with the makers of Spike Island, a film about a legendary Stone Roses show
Once the birthplace of the British chemical industry and later a toxic wasteground, the area of reclaimed woodland and wetland known as Spike Island gained a certain notoriety in May 1990 as the venue for the Stone Roses' Sunset Sunday gig. With a crowd of 27,000, the show in this once-industrial area of Widnes in Cheshire has become the stuff of Madchester legend, rhapsodised, euologised, recounted ad infinitum. This summer, that gig and the band's later reunion are commemorated in two film releases: Made of Stone, a documentary made by Shane Meadows; and Spike Island, a drama directed by Matt Whitecross.
I visited the set of the latter during shooting on a bitter spring day last year, finding the quiet parkland cluttered with trailers,...
Once the birthplace of the British chemical industry and later a toxic wasteground, the area of reclaimed woodland and wetland known as Spike Island gained a certain notoriety in May 1990 as the venue for the Stone Roses' Sunset Sunday gig. With a crowd of 27,000, the show in this once-industrial area of Widnes in Cheshire has become the stuff of Madchester legend, rhapsodised, euologised, recounted ad infinitum. This summer, that gig and the band's later reunion are commemorated in two film releases: Made of Stone, a documentary made by Shane Meadows; and Spike Island, a drama directed by Matt Whitecross.
I visited the set of the latter during shooting on a bitter spring day last year, finding the quiet parkland cluttered with trailers,...
- 6/5/2013
- by Laura Barton
- The Guardian - Film News
Earlier today we put up the exclusive poster for the movie that Stone Roses fans are going to love, Spike Island! Vertigo have released the first trailer for the film which comes from screenwriter Chris Coghill. It’s directed by Mat Whitecross and stars Elliott Tittensor, Nico Mirallegro, Jordan Murphy, Adam Long and Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones fame although you may not recogniose her when you see her in this!
Check out the trailer below, I think you’re gonna love it and if you missed them, have a watch of our interviews with the cast and filmmakers at the UK Premiere from the London Fim Festival last year.
School is nearly out for summer (and forever) for our lads – five Stone Roses fans from Manchester. Nothing will stop our boys from seeing their heroes on stage. This is the story of their journey to Widnes and the...
Check out the trailer below, I think you’re gonna love it and if you missed them, have a watch of our interviews with the cast and filmmakers at the UK Premiere from the London Fim Festival last year.
School is nearly out for summer (and forever) for our lads – five Stone Roses fans from Manchester. Nothing will stop our boys from seeing their heroes on stage. This is the story of their journey to Widnes and the...
- 5/24/2013
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Here’s a movie that we’ve been very much looking forward to ever since it we spoke to Emilia Clark for the Game of Thrones Season 1 DVD release a year ago! Spike Island is directed by Mat Whitecross with a screenplay from Chris Coghill and stars Elliott Tittensor, Nico Mirallegro, Jordan Murphy, Adam Long and Emilia Clarke. The movie focuses on a group of 5 friends who all decide that no matter that they’re going to attend a Stone Roses gig.
We attended the premiere at the London Film Festival late last year and if you missed, them, you can catch out interviews with the cast and filmmakers here. The film gets it’s UK release June 21st and we’ll have a review of it on the site as soon as possible. A trailer will be dropping for the movie later today so keep your eyes peeled for that.
We attended the premiere at the London Film Festival late last year and if you missed, them, you can catch out interviews with the cast and filmmakers here. The film gets it’s UK release June 21st and we’ll have a review of it on the site as soon as possible. A trailer will be dropping for the movie later today so keep your eyes peeled for that.
- 5/24/2013
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We travel back in time for Mat Whitecross’ new film and the Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll director continues the musical theme in his film Spike Island, telling the story of a group of kids who travel to Spike Island, Cheshire for the now famous concert by The Stone Roses.
The film is a coming of age tale wrapped up in love letter to a band and an era which, desipte the reunion of the band only last year, seems a world away. Whitecross and his cast were in town last weekend for the London Film Festival premiere of Spike Island and our guys Ben Mortimer and Colin Hart were on the red carpet to meet them.
You can see their interviews with the cast and crew below.
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The film is a coming of age tale wrapped up in love letter to a band and an era which, desipte the reunion of the band only last year, seems a world away. Whitecross and his cast were in town last weekend for the London Film Festival premiere of Spike Island and our guys Ben Mortimer and Colin Hart were on the red carpet to meet them.
You can see their interviews with the cast and crew below.
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- 10/16/2012
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Spike Island
Written by Chris Coghill
Directed by Mat Whitecross
UK, 2013
Are you ‘mad’ for it? Up for getting on ‘one’, boshing a few pills, caning a few spliffs and tripping the light fantastic? That’s the nostalgic premise of Spike Island, the new film of Mat Whitecross (previously known for the admired Ian Dury bio-pic Sex & Drugs & Rock N Roll) and writer Chris Coghill’s revisit to the second summer of love of 1990, in their minds the apotheosis of the Madchester Indie music movement in the UK which saw The Stone Roses play their biggest ever gig a mere twelve months after their self titled, alchemical guitar rock album first blazed a trail to underline a Thatcherite decade of fiscal greed, social self interest and industrial decay. In terms of full disclosure I’m probably the ideal candidate for this faintly charming and rushing debut, given that I’m...
Written by Chris Coghill
Directed by Mat Whitecross
UK, 2013
Are you ‘mad’ for it? Up for getting on ‘one’, boshing a few pills, caning a few spliffs and tripping the light fantastic? That’s the nostalgic premise of Spike Island, the new film of Mat Whitecross (previously known for the admired Ian Dury bio-pic Sex & Drugs & Rock N Roll) and writer Chris Coghill’s revisit to the second summer of love of 1990, in their minds the apotheosis of the Madchester Indie music movement in the UK which saw The Stone Roses play their biggest ever gig a mere twelve months after their self titled, alchemical guitar rock album first blazed a trail to underline a Thatcherite decade of fiscal greed, social self interest and industrial decay. In terms of full disclosure I’m probably the ideal candidate for this faintly charming and rushing debut, given that I’m...
- 10/11/2012
- by John
- SoundOnSight
Manchester band have been busy in the studio according to screenwriter Chris Coghill, who has been working with Ian Brown and Mani on upcoming film Spike Island
The Stone Roses "have at least three or four new tracks recorded", according to a screenwriter who has collaborated with the reunited band. Chris Coghill claims to have been in contact with Ian Brown and Mani as he works on Spike Island, a forthcoming film about the Stone Roses' most famous concert.
"I'm mates with Mani and I know Ian a bit," Coghill told BBC News. "When we first started talking about [the movie], I emailed them both an outline of what we wanted to do and they said, 'You have our support, you have our blessing, whatever you need.'"
Announced last year, Spike Island tells the story of a group of teenagers who try to sneak into the so-called "baggy Woodstock". "It's my...
The Stone Roses "have at least three or four new tracks recorded", according to a screenwriter who has collaborated with the reunited band. Chris Coghill claims to have been in contact with Ian Brown and Mani as he works on Spike Island, a forthcoming film about the Stone Roses' most famous concert.
"I'm mates with Mani and I know Ian a bit," Coghill told BBC News. "When we first started talking about [the movie], I emailed them both an outline of what we wanted to do and they said, 'You have our support, you have our blessing, whatever you need.'"
Announced last year, Spike Island tells the story of a group of teenagers who try to sneak into the so-called "baggy Woodstock". "It's my...
- 5/22/2012
- by Sean Michaels
- The Guardian - Film News
Extras Wanted
Extras of all ages (over 16) / shapes / sizes are required to be part of the upcoming Feature Film ‘Spike Island’.
Spike Island is being filmed all over the North West from Greater Manchester to Liverpool.
If you would like to be considered as an extra please email the below email address for an application form.
spikeislandextras@gmail.com
When you submit the application form you will also be required to submit the following non-professional, up to date photographs:
1 x Close-up head shot, 1 x Close-up head profile shot and 1 x Full-length body shot.
Synopsis
A coming of age drama set in Manchester in May 1990.
School is nearly out for summer (and forever) for our lads - five Stone Roses fans from Manchester.
Nothing will stop our boys from seeing their heroes on stage. This is the story of their journey to Widnes and the 72 hours across which their friendships are...
Extras of all ages (over 16) / shapes / sizes are required to be part of the upcoming Feature Film ‘Spike Island’.
Spike Island is being filmed all over the North West from Greater Manchester to Liverpool.
If you would like to be considered as an extra please email the below email address for an application form.
spikeislandextras@gmail.com
When you submit the application form you will also be required to submit the following non-professional, up to date photographs:
1 x Close-up head shot, 1 x Close-up head profile shot and 1 x Full-length body shot.
Synopsis
A coming of age drama set in Manchester in May 1990.
School is nearly out for summer (and forever) for our lads - five Stone Roses fans from Manchester.
Nothing will stop our boys from seeing their heroes on stage. This is the story of their journey to Widnes and the 72 hours across which their friendships are...
- 2/8/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Screenterrier posted back in July about the open casting call in Manchester for the upcoming feature Spike Island.
Elliott Tittensor (represented by Curtis Brown) from Manchester, who plays Carl Gallagher in Shameless, and Matthew McNulty (soon to be seen in the new series of Misfits) will star in the feature written by Chris Coghill and directed by Mat Whitecross.
Based on the Stone Roses’ most iconic performance, the film focuses on a group of young estate boys who have formed their own indie rock band and travel to see their favourite band’s iconic 1990 Spike Island gig.
The band has given permission to use their music for the film, which is set to shoot between March - April 2012.
Elliott Tittensor (represented by Curtis Brown) from Manchester, who plays Carl Gallagher in Shameless, and Matthew McNulty (soon to be seen in the new series of Misfits) will star in the feature written by Chris Coghill and directed by Mat Whitecross.
Based on the Stone Roses’ most iconic performance, the film focuses on a group of young estate boys who have formed their own indie rock band and travel to see their favourite band’s iconic 1990 Spike Island gig.
The band has given permission to use their music for the film, which is set to shoot between March - April 2012.
- 10/30/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Shona McGarty thinks her 'EastEnders' alter-ego has a "warped view" of relationships. The actress - who portrays troubled teen Whitney Dean in the BBC One soap - explained after being sexually abused by stepdad Tony King (Chris Coghill) and forced into prostitution by evil ex-boyfriend Rob Grayson (Jody Latham), she finds it difficult to know who to trust. She said: "Whitney has a warped view of relationships. There hasn't been a man in her life she could really trust. She thought she loved Tony and didn't realise he was abusing her." Despite having escaped Rob's evil clutches in March, Whitney has still been...
- 8/22/2011
- Virgin Media - TV
Spike Island Casting Opportunity
Are you male, between the ages of 16 and 21 years and like the idea of being in a film?
No Acting Experience Necessary!!
A casting director is looking for local lads to be in the film 'Spike Island'. Set in Manchester in 1990, it tells the story of 5 teenage boys who in a band, love The Stone Roses and are desperately trying to get to their Spike Island Gig.
Come And Meet Casting Director Jane Ripley
At The Aurora Hotel, Princess St., Manchesteron Saturday 9th Julyanytime Between 10Am And 4Pm
It Will Be Informal, Friendly And FUNJust come and Be Yourself and bring a recent pic if you have one.
Spike Island was written by 24 Hour Party People actor Chris Coghill, and there's been a change of director since the project was announced earlier in the year, with Mat Whitecross (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll) now directing.
Are you male, between the ages of 16 and 21 years and like the idea of being in a film?
No Acting Experience Necessary!!
A casting director is looking for local lads to be in the film 'Spike Island'. Set in Manchester in 1990, it tells the story of 5 teenage boys who in a band, love The Stone Roses and are desperately trying to get to their Spike Island Gig.
Come And Meet Casting Director Jane Ripley
At The Aurora Hotel, Princess St., Manchesteron Saturday 9th Julyanytime Between 10Am And 4Pm
It Will Be Informal, Friendly And FUNJust come and Be Yourself and bring a recent pic if you have one.
Spike Island was written by 24 Hour Party People actor Chris Coghill, and there's been a change of director since the project was announced earlier in the year, with Mat Whitecross (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll) now directing.
- 7/5/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Best mates Matt (Henry Lloyd-Hughes, The Inbetweeners) and Dylan (Jack O’Connell, Skins) are looking for alternative working arrangements.
Tired of stealing cigarette machines from naked and overweight pub landlords, the duo instead decide to throw a massive party and stake a claim to the thriving rave scene of 90′s Manchester. Earning a small fortune on their first night, and quickly learning as they go along, Matt and Dylan endeavour to turn their love for a good party into a lucrative business venture, enlisting the help of their friends and local pirate DJ Captain Acid (Tom Meeten) to make it happen. When their success attracts the attention of local kingpin John the Rat, however, their friendship begins to unravel as competing priorities are forced to the surface.
I don’t know who was asking for a 90′s rave movie, but director Karl Golden has certainly risen to the challenge with...
Tired of stealing cigarette machines from naked and overweight pub landlords, the duo instead decide to throw a massive party and stake a claim to the thriving rave scene of 90′s Manchester. Earning a small fortune on their first night, and quickly learning as they go along, Matt and Dylan endeavour to turn their love for a good party into a lucrative business venture, enlisting the help of their friends and local pirate DJ Captain Acid (Tom Meeten) to make it happen. When their success attracts the attention of local kingpin John the Rat, however, their friendship begins to unravel as competing priorities are forced to the surface.
I don’t know who was asking for a 90′s rave movie, but director Karl Golden has certainly risen to the challenge with...
- 7/3/2011
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
An actor from 24 Hour Party People has penned a new movie which features The Stone Roses' famous 1990 show at Spike Island as its backdrop. Chris Coghill, who played Happy Mondays star Bez in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 biopic, has written the script for the as-yet-unnamed project, BBC News reports. It is being made by Misfits director Tom Green and centres on an unsigned band from a council estate around the time of the Roses' 30,000-capacity show at Widnes, Cheshire. Green said: "This is a raw and truly authentic rites-of-passage story. "It's full (more)...
- 1/24/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
An actor from 24 Hour Party People has penned a new movie which features The Stone Roses' famous 1990 show at Spike Island as its backdrop. Chris Coghill, who played Happy Mondays star Bez in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 biopic, has written the script for the as-yet unnamed project, BBC News reports. It is being made by Misfits director Tom Green and centres on an unsigned band from a council estate around the time of the Roses' 30,000-capacity show at Widnes, Cheshire. Green said: "This is a raw and truly authentic rites-of-passage story. "It's full (more)...
- 1/24/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Black Swan (15)
(Darren Aronofsky, 2010, Us) Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel. 108 mins
Another tale of driven professionalism to go with Aronofsky's The Wrestler, but this goes further and gets away with more, whipping a tale of theatrical ambition into a delirious, hallucinogenic melodrama. Portman is superb as the brittle ballerina facing up to her nightmares when she lands her dream role, and between the punishing routines, her monstrous mother (Barbara Hershey) and the fever of performance, we're swept away.
Neds (18)
(Peter Mullan, 2010, UK/Fra/Ita) Conor McCarron, Martin Bell, Linda Cuthbert. 134 mins
Mullan turns his memories of 1970s Glasgow into a muscular yet compassionate youth drama. McCarron is outstanding as a bright boy whose promise is warped by brutal conditions in and out of school.
Morning Glory (12A)
(Roger Michell, 2010, Us) Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton. 107 mins
McAdams delights and Ford grouches in a breakfast TV comedy that is...
(Darren Aronofsky, 2010, Us) Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel. 108 mins
Another tale of driven professionalism to go with Aronofsky's The Wrestler, but this goes further and gets away with more, whipping a tale of theatrical ambition into a delirious, hallucinogenic melodrama. Portman is superb as the brittle ballerina facing up to her nightmares when she lands her dream role, and between the punishing routines, her monstrous mother (Barbara Hershey) and the fever of performance, we're swept away.
Neds (18)
(Peter Mullan, 2010, UK/Fra/Ita) Conor McCarron, Martin Bell, Linda Cuthbert. 134 mins
Mullan turns his memories of 1970s Glasgow into a muscular yet compassionate youth drama. McCarron is outstanding as a bright boy whose promise is warped by brutal conditions in and out of school.
Morning Glory (12A)
(Roger Michell, 2010, Us) Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton. 107 mins
McAdams delights and Ford grouches in a breakfast TV comedy that is...
- 1/22/2011
- by The guide
- The Guardian - Film News
London -- Jack O'Connell, Henry Lloyd-Hughes and Emily Barclay have packed their bags for Karl Golden's "Weekender," joining a burgeoning cast that already boasts Ben Batt, Stephen Wight and Tom Meeten.
Golden's movie is the story of two friends' adventures, played by O'Connell and Lloyd-Hughes, set against the backdrop of the hedonistic world of warehouse parties during the U.K.'s acid house explosion in 1990.
Penned by actor and writer Chris Coghill, the film is produced by Benchmark Films/Foundation Films' Ian Brady and Stephen Salter and Alliance Films' Robert Walak and executive produced by Xavier Marchand, David Hayman and Mark Jaffray.
DJ and producer Terry Farley is aboard as a creative consultant on the film.
The film will be distributed here by Momentum Pictures, Alliance Films in Canada and Aurum Producciones in Spain.
Golden's movie is the story of two friends' adventures, played by O'Connell and Lloyd-Hughes, set against the backdrop of the hedonistic world of warehouse parties during the U.K.'s acid house explosion in 1990.
Penned by actor and writer Chris Coghill, the film is produced by Benchmark Films/Foundation Films' Ian Brady and Stephen Salter and Alliance Films' Robert Walak and executive produced by Xavier Marchand, David Hayman and Mark Jaffray.
DJ and producer Terry Farley is aboard as a creative consultant on the film.
The film will be distributed here by Momentum Pictures, Alliance Films in Canada and Aurum Producciones in Spain.
- 9/7/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Whitney (Shina McGarty) finally learns the truth about Tiffany's (Maisie Smith) paternity during tonight's episode of EastEnders and is devastated to discover that she's not her biological sister. Ahead of her appearance in court later in the week to give evidence against Tony (Chris Coghill), Whitney comes to blows with Tiffany for spilling tea over the mobile phone Tony sent from prison. (more)...
- 12/7/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
Chris Coghill has admitted that he was shocked by fanmail he received from teenage girls when he played his controversial EastEnders role last year. The actor joined the cast of the BBC One soap in July 2008 as paedophile Tony King, who became involved in a child abuse storyline with Bianca Jackson's (Patsy Palmer) 15-year-old stepdaughter Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty). Coghill's plot went on to spark more than 200 viewer complaints to the BBC and Ofcom, though the broadcasting regulator eventually ruled that the issue was handled "appropriately and sensitively". Discussing his experience with fans, the star told Pa: "It's so weird. I got so much fanmail, really inappropriate fanmail from teenage girls. "When I first started - you get these little character cards that you autograph. I remember saying, 'Well I won't (more)...
- 9/8/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Actor Chris Coghill is to make a dramatic return to Walford as his EastEnders character Tony King stands trial for rape. Tony was last seen in December as he attempted to flee the Square when his partner Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) discovered that he had been having sex with her stepdaughter Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) since she was 12. The police, however, arrived in time and arrested him for raping a minor and he has since been remanded in custody. In November, the case finally reaches court and while the Jackson family rally around in support of Whitney, the youngster becomes more and more confused. As her nerves begin to take hold, Whitney begins questioning whether she can pluck up the courage to testify in court and whether she even wants to see Tony convicted at all. Due to Whitney's age and the nature of the offence, she is eligible to...
- 9/6/2009
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
EastEnders star Perry Fenwick has praised the show's producers for their "bold" approach to storytelling. The actor, who plays Billy Mitchell, claimed that the BBC One soap is more "gritty" than its rivals Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks. Last year, the programme sparked complaints from viewers after screening a paedophilia plot involving Tony King (Chris Coghill), teenager Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) and Walford favourite Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer). The plot was later cleared by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom, which ruled that producers had tackled the issue "appropriately and sensitively". Reflecting on the row, Fenwick told Pa: "I think (more)...
- 5/16/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
EastEnders newcomer Chris Coghill has denied claims that he has 24-hour security outside his home due to his controversial role in the BBC show. Various tabloid reports this week have suggested that the 33-year-old actor, who plays child abuser Tony King in the Walford-based soap, has round-the-clock protection in the event of any trouble. Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Coghill said of the matter: "I really want to clear this up. A comment I made in an interview has been taken out of context and there have subsequently been a couple of stories this week that give the impression that I have 24-hour security and it's absolute nonsense. "It's quite distressing for me and my family to read that in the papers. Nothing has changed for me - I'm still living the same life as before, I've just gone from being slightly recognisable to more recognisable." (more)...
- 9/19/2008
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
A recent EastEnders plot following new character Tony King's relationship with his 15-year-old step-daughter has prompted more than 200 complaints. Last Friday's episode showed King's (Chris Coghill) introduction to Albert Square after a year in jail and included a scene where he passionately kissed a seemingly consenting Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty). The storyline suggests that he manipulated her into a relationship before being sent to prison after being charged with ABH. The BBC has confirmed that it has received 163 complaints, while broadcasting regulator Ofcom (more)...
- 9/18/2008
- by By Sarah Rollo
- Digital Spy
A recent EastEnders plot following character Tony King's relationship with his 15-year-old stepdaughter has prompted more than 200 complaints. Last Friday's episode showed King's (Chris Coghill) introduction to Albert Square after a year in jail and included a scene where he passionately kissed Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty). The storyline suggests King manipulated Dean into a relationship before being sent to prison. The BBC confirmed the corporation has received 163 complaints, while Ofcom received 41. The pre-watershed (more)...
- 9/18/2008
- by By Sarah Rollo
- Digital Spy
Former Shameless actor Chris Coghill has joined the cast of EastEnders. The 34-year-old, who appeared as the character of Craig in the Manchester-based comedy, will play Bianca Jackson's (Patsy Palmer) current partner Tony King and will quickly become embroiled in the East-End soap's recently-announced child sex abuse storyline. Tony found himself behind bars after being convicted of Abh for attacking a youngster who took a shine to his 15-year-old step-daughter Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty). When he's released from prison, however, his intentions towards her are not all they seem and it becomes evident that he is sexually abusing her. (more)...
- 7/4/2008
- by By Kris Green
- Digital Spy
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