Sometimes it’s fun to look back on human history and acknowledge the sheer absurdity of the way we used to resolve conflicts. The pistol duel is the perfect example of that. An event which would’ve been used to decide any number of petty issues from stolen goods to personal pride. Filmmaker Jon Olav Stokke (last seen on Dn with fractious fraternal drama Our Father’s Cabin) presents one of these encounters, in all its farcical glory, in Deloping – a period comedy where two women prepare for a fight to the death. Stokke captures the moments of miscommunication and confusion that lead up to the all important gunfire in hilarious fashion, from the step counting through to the operation of the weaponry, the sheer ridiculousness of the duel is on full display. Dn is delighted to premiere Deloping online today alongside a conversation with Stokke where he discusses the...
- 10/3/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
His Dark Materials and Help writer Jack Thorne has been recognized for Outstanding Contribution to Writing at tonight’s 29th Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Awards (WGGBAs), with Russell T Davies, Emerald Fennell and Armando Iannucci also taking home gongs.
The prolific Thorne, who delivered this year’s Edinburgh Television Festival MacTaggart lecture, was presented with the prestigious trophy by His Dark Materials exec and Bad Wolf Co-Founder Jane Tranter, following a two-decades-long career in which he has penned some of the UK’s most critically-acclaimed hits including This is England, Shameless and The Virtues.
“I think all writers would say that being given something from other writers is the greatest honor,” said Thorne. “I don’t think I’ve really contributed anything much in this strange career, and writing is a really strange job, but I’m grateful, and slightly anxious, to now have this award to live up to.
The prolific Thorne, who delivered this year’s Edinburgh Television Festival MacTaggart lecture, was presented with the prestigious trophy by His Dark Materials exec and Bad Wolf Co-Founder Jane Tranter, following a two-decades-long career in which he has penned some of the UK’s most critically-acclaimed hits including This is England, Shameless and The Virtues.
“I think all writers would say that being given something from other writers is the greatest honor,” said Thorne. “I don’t think I’ve really contributed anything much in this strange career, and writing is a really strange job, but I’m grateful, and slightly anxious, to now have this award to live up to.
- 2/14/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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