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Disney+ has unveiled an eclectic slate of five new U.K. unscripted originals spanning a broad range of talent and topics from Keanu Reeves to arguably the most talked about U.K. trial in years.
Wagatha Christie (working title), produced by Lorton Street Entertainment in association with Dorothy Street Pictures, will be uncovering one of the biggest tabloid news stories in Britain over the last decade, revealing how Coleen Rooney, wife of soccer star Wayne Rooney, turned amateur sleuth to reveal who had been leaking private stories to the press, and the high-profile defamation case brought against her by fellow footballer’s wife Rebekah Vardy. In something of a coup for Disney+, the three-part series will be told through exclusive access to Rooney, alongside interviews with family, friends and key players involved in the trial.
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Disney+ has unveiled an eclectic slate of five new U.K. unscripted originals spanning a broad range of talent and topics from Keanu Reeves to arguably the most talked about U.K. trial in years.
Wagatha Christie (working title), produced by Lorton Street Entertainment in association with Dorothy Street Pictures, will be uncovering one of the biggest tabloid news stories in Britain over the last decade, revealing how Coleen Rooney, wife of soccer star Wayne Rooney, turned amateur sleuth to reveal who had been leaking private stories to the press, and the high-profile defamation case brought against her by fellow footballer’s wife Rebekah Vardy. In something of a coup for Disney+, the three-part series will be told through exclusive access to Rooney, alongside interviews with family, friends and key players involved in the trial.
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- 8/26/2022
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the narrative world, sequels are all the rage for films and even “limited” series if the first installment is wildly successful, but seldom do you see follow-ups for documentaries. But all six filmmakers at Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts: Documentary panel — Samantha Stark (“The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears”), J. Clay Tweel (“Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults”), Cecilia Peck and Inbal B. Lessner (“Seduced: Inside the Nxivm Cult”), Tom Beard (“The Year Earth Changed”) and Jeff Orlowski (“The Social Dilemma”) — are definitely not opposed to sequels to their films, some of which cover ongoing stories.
Click on each name above to watch that person’s individual panel interview. Watch our full panel above to hear everyone’s answers and more.
“With our film it feels like it just cracked us open,” Stark says of “Framing Britney Spears,” which spotlights the 13-year conservatorship the pop icon...
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“With our film it feels like it just cracked us open,” Stark says of “Framing Britney Spears,” which spotlights the 13-year conservatorship the pop icon...
- 5/17/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
While we humans shut down for the majority of 2020 thanks to Covid-19, there was another life form that flourished: the natural world. Apple TV+’s “The Year Earth Changed,” directed by Tom Beard, highlights just how quickly animals adapted during lockdown and how careless human beings can be about our surroundings.
“I think research began in April. People were looking at the stories that were coming in, and discussions started happening between Apple and BBC Studios,” Beard tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Documentary panel (watch above). “I’m sure lots of people saw different things coming up on social media about nature responding in certain ways. Very quickly we were looking into what’s behind these stories and where’s this going to go to? That all happened within weeks and then very quickly we were filming. … The whole timetable was really compressed.”
The brisk 48-minute film...
“I think research began in April. People were looking at the stories that were coming in, and discussions started happening between Apple and BBC Studios,” Beard tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Documentary panel (watch above). “I’m sure lots of people saw different things coming up on social media about nature responding in certain ways. Very quickly we were looking into what’s behind these stories and where’s this going to go to? That all happened within weeks and then very quickly we were filming. … The whole timetable was really compressed.”
The brisk 48-minute film...
- 5/17/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Gold Derby’s group discussion with six outstanding directors of TV documentaries launched our popular “Meet the Experts” panel series featuring Emmy contenders. Our senior editor Joyce Eng moderated the chat that included Samantha Stark (“Framing Britney Spears”), J. Clay Tweel (“Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults”), Cecilia Peck, Inbal B. Lessner (“Seduced: Inside the Nxivm Cult”), Tom Beard (“The Year Earth Changed”), Jeff Orlowski (‘The Social Dilemma’).
- 5/10/2021
- by Tom O'Neil
- Gold Derby
Six top TV documentary directors will reveal details behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with key 2021 guild and Emmy contenders this month. Each person will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Monday, May 10, at 5:00 p.m. Pt; 8:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a group chat with Joyce and all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Emmy contenders:
“Framing Britney Spears”: Samantha Stark
Stark was a News Emmy nominee for “Coming Out.” Other projects have included “They Get Brave,...
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2021 guild and Emmy contenders:
“Framing Britney Spears”: Samantha Stark
Stark was a News Emmy nominee for “Coming Out.” Other projects have included “They Get Brave,...
- 5/3/2021
- by Chris Beachum and Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
When the planet went into lockdown over the Covid-19 pandemic, the animal kingdom took notice. Within little time at all, species adapted to the retreat of humans, exhibiting different behavior and in some cases venturing into territory formerly bustling with people and automobile traffic.
The Apple TV+ documentary The Year Earth Changed, narrated by David Attenborough, examines this remarkable transformation.
“There were some really rapid changes and I think it’s the speed of the bounce back or the speed of the response by wildlife that surprised lots of people, including researchers that have studied animals for all their lives,” director Tom Beard said during Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event. “We kick off the film with…this incredible story of white-crowned sparrows by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, how they actually manage to take advantage of the quiet to change their song. They sing a sexier...
The Apple TV+ documentary The Year Earth Changed, narrated by David Attenborough, examines this remarkable transformation.
“There were some really rapid changes and I think it’s the speed of the bounce back or the speed of the response by wildlife that surprised lots of people, including researchers that have studied animals for all their lives,” director Tom Beard said during Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event. “We kick off the film with…this incredible story of white-crowned sparrows by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, how they actually manage to take advantage of the quiet to change their song. They sing a sexier...
- 5/1/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Launched in time for tomorrow’s Earth Day, Apple’s The Year Earth Changed documentary special, narrated by David Attenborough, has premiered as the #1 unscripted program on the platform.
The Year Earth Changed, which debuted on April 16, is the most-viewed documentary/docuseries currently on Apple TV+ in the U.S., ahead of such high-profile titles as The Oprah Conversation, Beastie Boys Story, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You and Boys State. The special also is topping unscripted viewing globally, with the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Russia, India, France, Brazil, Mexico and Japan as standout territories.
Watch the trailer here.
Premiering on Apple TV+ in more than 100 countries, The Year Earth Changed is a timely documentary special that takes a new approach to the global lockdown and the uplifting stories that have come out of it. From hearing birdsong in deserted cities to witnessing...
The Year Earth Changed, which debuted on April 16, is the most-viewed documentary/docuseries currently on Apple TV+ in the U.S., ahead of such high-profile titles as The Oprah Conversation, Beastie Boys Story, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You and Boys State. The special also is topping unscripted viewing globally, with the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Russia, India, France, Brazil, Mexico and Japan as standout territories.
Watch the trailer here.
Premiering on Apple TV+ in more than 100 countries, The Year Earth Changed is a timely documentary special that takes a new approach to the global lockdown and the uplifting stories that have come out of it. From hearing birdsong in deserted cities to witnessing...
- 4/21/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s little in this world more soothing than turning on a nature documentary and hearing David Attenborough’s calm, steady voice. Even as a disembodied narrator, the 94-year-old presenter has become such a ubiquitous presence that watching any nature doc without him feels strange, as if trying to put on a shoe before realizing it’s on the wrong foot. This month, in fact, Attenborough’s voice anchors two separate productions: Apple TV Plus’ documentary “The Year the Earth Changed” (out April 16) and Netflix’s “Life in Color” (out April 22). In both, he proves why he has become the go-to authority on the natural world as he highlights wonder and warnings with equal urgency.
“Life in Color” focuses mostly on the specifics of wildlife versus its place in the world at large. Making occasional appearances onscreen to marvel at a primary-colored macaw or two, Attenborough narrates the series with gentle ease,...
“Life in Color” focuses mostly on the specifics of wildlife versus its place in the world at large. Making occasional appearances onscreen to marvel at a primary-colored macaw or two, Attenborough narrates the series with gentle ease,...
- 4/18/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Discovery Plus released a trailer for “The Swim,” and Apple TV Plus announced original Earth Day programming, including “The Year Earth Changed” and new seasons of “Tiny World” and “Earth At Night In Color.”
Dates
Apple TV Plus announced new original Earth Day programming set to premiere on April 16, including “The Year Earth Changed” and new seasons of “Tiny World” and “Earth At Night In Color.” “The Year Earth Changed,” narrated by David Attenborough, is a special highlighting nature’s resiliency during the pandemic. It is produced by BBC Studios National History Unit, directed by Tom Beard and executive produced by Mike Gunton and Alice Keens-Soper. Coming back for a second season, “Tiny World” is a six-episode docuseries that illuminates the the ingenuity of Earth’s smallest creatures. Paul Rudd narrates and executive produces alongside Tom Hugh Jones, who also serves as writer with David Fowler.
Dates
Apple TV Plus announced new original Earth Day programming set to premiere on April 16, including “The Year Earth Changed” and new seasons of “Tiny World” and “Earth At Night In Color.” “The Year Earth Changed,” narrated by David Attenborough, is a special highlighting nature’s resiliency during the pandemic. It is produced by BBC Studios National History Unit, directed by Tom Beard and executive produced by Mike Gunton and Alice Keens-Soper. Coming back for a second season, “Tiny World” is a six-episode docuseries that illuminates the the ingenuity of Earth’s smallest creatures. Paul Rudd narrates and executive produces alongside Tom Hugh Jones, who also serves as writer with David Fowler.
- 3/29/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Samantha Morton and Daniel Mays star in Tom Beard’s beautifully shot drama about a fateful trip to the seaside
Tom Beard is a British photographer and filmmaker, here presenting his debut feature: a confident, good-looking, heartfelt film in the pastoral social-realist style, with strong performances from an excellent cast, including Samantha Morton and Daniel Mays. There are some lovely images and ambient moods conjured by cinematographer Tom Sidell, and, with editor Izabella Curry, Beard creates a plausible rhythm to his story, moving from a tough urban estate to an almost idyllic looking seafront and back.
My reservation is that the third-act sacrificial calamity is a bit obvious and the film has something over-familiar in this genre – not miserabilism, but catastrophism, a sense that everything that happens in the story, happy and sad, must finally be paid for with some awful tragedy.
Tom Beard is a British photographer and filmmaker, here presenting his debut feature: a confident, good-looking, heartfelt film in the pastoral social-realist style, with strong performances from an excellent cast, including Samantha Morton and Daniel Mays. There are some lovely images and ambient moods conjured by cinematographer Tom Sidell, and, with editor Izabella Curry, Beard creates a plausible rhythm to his story, moving from a tough urban estate to an almost idyllic looking seafront and back.
My reservation is that the third-act sacrificial calamity is a bit obvious and the film has something over-familiar in this genre – not miserabilism, but catastrophism, a sense that everything that happens in the story, happy and sad, must finally be paid for with some awful tragedy.
- 9/27/2018
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Around 150-160 buyers and festivals programmers attended the dedicated UK event.
International buyers gave a mixed response to this year’s London Screenings, which closed with a 15th anniversary reception at BFI Southbank on Wednesday night (June 20).
Organised by Film London, the three-day event brings some 150-160 international buyers and festival programmers to London to watch a selection of films screened by UK sales agents.
Erik Engelen, the head of the Benelux arm of Splendid Films, said the event provided buyers with the opportunity “to screen five or six movies that otherwise, be it in Cannes or Toronto, you would...
International buyers gave a mixed response to this year’s London Screenings, which closed with a 15th anniversary reception at BFI Southbank on Wednesday night (June 20).
Organised by Film London, the three-day event brings some 150-160 international buyers and festival programmers to London to watch a selection of films screened by UK sales agents.
Erik Engelen, the head of the Benelux arm of Splendid Films, said the event provided buyers with the opportunity “to screen five or six movies that otherwise, be it in Cannes or Toronto, you would...
- 6/21/2018
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Around 150-160 buyers and festivals programmers attended the dedicated UK event.
International buyers gave a mixed response to this year’s London Screenings which closed with a 15th anniversary reception at BFI Southbank last night (June 20).
Organised by Film London, the three-day event brings some 150 -160 international buyers and festival programmers to London to watch a selection of films screened by UK sales agents.
Erik Engelen, the head of the Benelux arm of Splendid Films, said the event provided buyers with the opportunity “to screen five or six movies that otherwise, be it in Cannes or Toronto, you would not...
International buyers gave a mixed response to this year’s London Screenings which closed with a 15th anniversary reception at BFI Southbank last night (June 20).
Organised by Film London, the three-day event brings some 150 -160 international buyers and festival programmers to London to watch a selection of films screened by UK sales agents.
Erik Engelen, the head of the Benelux arm of Splendid Films, said the event provided buyers with the opportunity “to screen five or six movies that otherwise, be it in Cannes or Toronto, you would not...
- 6/21/2018
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Gordon Napier to receive backing from UK production house.
UK production outfit Goldfinch Studios has named Gordon Napier as the first recipient of its newly-launched First Flights initiative, which backs low-budget features from first time directors.
The venture will see the company help to guide writer-director Napier’s career transition from shorts to features. His credits to date include short 1745, which premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2017 and was nominated for Bafta Scotland and Bifa prizes.
First Flights will see Goldfinch develop two projects from Napier. The company will initially back them through the development stage and will then...
UK production outfit Goldfinch Studios has named Gordon Napier as the first recipient of its newly-launched First Flights initiative, which backs low-budget features from first time directors.
The venture will see the company help to guide writer-director Napier’s career transition from shorts to features. His credits to date include short 1745, which premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2017 and was nominated for Bafta Scotland and Bifa prizes.
First Flights will see Goldfinch develop two projects from Napier. The company will initially back them through the development stage and will then...
- 6/20/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
London – Oscar winner Jim Broadbent has signed on to star in the second installment of screenwriter Chris Chibnall's two-part TV movie The Great Train Robbery for BBC One. Broadbent will star as Tommy Butler, alongside Robert Glenister (Hustle), Tom Chambers (Waterloo Road), Tim Pigott-Smith (The Hour), Tom Beard (Hunted), James Wilby (Titanic) and James Fox (Charlie And The Chocolate Factory). James Strong, who teamed with Chibnall on United and Broadchurch, will direct second installment, titled A Copper's Tale, and made by World Productions for BBC One. Story: Roland Emmerich Developing 'Lawrence of Arabia' Mini-Series for Fremantle The so-called "great train robbery"
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- 5/2/2013
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jim Broadbent is to lead the cast of BBC One's second Great Train Robbery film.
Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall's latest project is composed of two TV movies - the first, 'A Robber's Tale', will star Fast & Furious 6 actor Luke Evans as Bruce Reynolds, the mastermind behind the famous heist.
Oscar winner Broadbent will star in the second instalment, 'A Copper's Tale', as Tommy Butler - the detective charged with bringing the thieves to justice.
"I'm thrilled to be part the Great Train Robbery film," said the 63-year-old. "I have such strong memories of the massive impact of the actual robbery and it is wonderful to find out from the script so much of the real story.
"Tommy Butler is a fascinating copper of the old school and I anticipate great fun playing him."
Chibnall added: "I've enviously watched Jim's work on other writers' scripts for years and I have...
Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall's latest project is composed of two TV movies - the first, 'A Robber's Tale', will star Fast & Furious 6 actor Luke Evans as Bruce Reynolds, the mastermind behind the famous heist.
Oscar winner Broadbent will star in the second instalment, 'A Copper's Tale', as Tommy Butler - the detective charged with bringing the thieves to justice.
"I'm thrilled to be part the Great Train Robbery film," said the 63-year-old. "I have such strong memories of the massive impact of the actual robbery and it is wonderful to find out from the script so much of the real story.
"Tommy Butler is a fascinating copper of the old school and I anticipate great fun playing him."
Chibnall added: "I've enviously watched Jim's work on other writers' scripts for years and I have...
- 5/2/2013
- Digital Spy
Oscar winner Jim Broadbent will play Tommy Butler, the detective who relentlessly sought to bring the gang behind the infamous August 8, 1963 robbery of a Royal Mail train to justice. The BBC‘s two-part drama The Great Train Robbery kicks off with The Robbers’ Tale, the story of how the heist was planned and executed. Luke Evans will play Bruce Reynolds, the mastermind behind the heist. The second part, A Coppers’ Tale, will feature Broadbent leading the Scotland Yard team Butler assembled to bring the thieves to justice in a race against time. Also joining A Coppers’ Tale are Tim Pigott-Smith (Downton Abbey, Alice In Wonderland), Robert Glenister (Law & Order: UK, Hustle), Tom Chambers (Waterloo Road), Tom Beard (Salmon Fishing In The Yemen), James Wilby (Titanic) and James Fox (W.E., Utopia). Created by Broadchurch and Camelot exec producer Chris Chibnall, the films are produced by World Productions for BBC One. Part...
- 5/2/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent is set join the BBC drama where he'll play the detective who battled to bring the gang behind the August 9th, 1963 Royal Mail train robbery to justice. The first part called "The Robbers Tale" tells of how the heist was planned and executive with Luke Evans starring as Bruce Reynolds, the mastermind. The second part "A Coppers' Tale" has Broadbent assembling a team from Scotland Yard to take the thieves down. Also boarding the second part are Downton Abbey's Tim Pigott-Smith as well as Robert Glenister, Tom Chambers, Tom Beard, James Wilby and James Fox.
- 5/2/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” is a romantic comedy so lightweight that it threatens to float off into the ether. It has perhaps the least gripping title since Ingmar Bergman’s “Sawdust and Tinsel,” which is strange since the rest of the production reeks of commercial calculation. Yet the film is based on Paul Torday’s book of the same name, so the studio must have considered the title marketable.
There’s perhaps no film more difficult to make than a good crowd-pleaser. It’s easy to manufacture phony uplift. The trick is for the director to guide an audience’s emotions in a way where they don’t feel manipulated. That’s where the element of surprise comes into play. If the audience is perched on the edge of their seats, while delighting in the character’s increasingly loony plight, they will likely embrace whatever the script has in store for them.
There’s perhaps no film more difficult to make than a good crowd-pleaser. It’s easy to manufacture phony uplift. The trick is for the director to guide an audience’s emotions in a way where they don’t feel manipulated. That’s where the element of surprise comes into play. If the audience is perched on the edge of their seats, while delighting in the character’s increasingly loony plight, they will likely embrace whatever the script has in store for them.
- 7/27/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – In the second HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our new social giveaway technology, we have 40 admit-two movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the highly anticipated new comedy/romance film “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”! The new film, which opens on March 9, 2012, stars Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt.
“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked, Catherine Steadman, Tom Mison, Rachael Stirling, Tom Beard, Jill Baker, Conleth Hill, Alex Taylor-McDowall, Matilda White, Otto Farrant, Hamish Gray and Clive Wood. The film is from the director of “Chocolat” and “The Cider House Rules” (Lasse Hallström) and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Slumdog Millionaire” (Simon Beaufoy) based on the novel by Paul Torday.
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“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” also stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked, Catherine Steadman, Tom Mison, Rachael Stirling, Tom Beard, Jill Baker, Conleth Hill, Alex Taylor-McDowall, Matilda White, Otto Farrant, Hamish Gray and Clive Wood. The film is from the director of “Chocolat” and “The Cider House Rules” (Lasse Hallström) and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Slumdog Millionaire” (Simon Beaufoy) based on the novel by Paul Torday.
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- 3/5/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Just so there’s absolutely no confusion out there: HollywoodChicago.com’s beloved Round-Up column is merely for informative purposes only. Rather than just let you know about the titles we have time to watch front to back and award a grade as we do in our great full-length reviews, we thought we’d also do our readers a service and provide the synopsis, cast, and technical details for a few other notable titles. Welcome to the TV on DVD edition of the Round-Up.
“Taking Chance” was released on May 12th, 2009.
“Friday Night Lights” and “Russell Brand In New York City” were released on May 19th, 2009.
“Wallander” was released on June 2nd, 2009.
“The Cleaner” will be released on June 9th, 2009.
“The Cleaner: The First Season”
Photo credit: Paramount Synopsis: “Each week The Cleaner follows Benjamin Bratt as William Banks, a recovering addict who helps others get clean by...
“Taking Chance” was released on May 12th, 2009.
“Friday Night Lights” and “Russell Brand In New York City” were released on May 19th, 2009.
“Wallander” was released on June 2nd, 2009.
“The Cleaner” will be released on June 9th, 2009.
“The Cleaner: The First Season”
Photo credit: Paramount Synopsis: “Each week The Cleaner follows Benjamin Bratt as William Banks, a recovering addict who helps others get clean by...
- 6/4/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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