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Socialists of the World Unite
by chrismorrell in chrismorrell Blog

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"Loach's new film " It's a Free World"recently debuted directly on Channel Four T.V. and "On Demand" download... Despite the success of "The Wind..." such is the dominance of Hollywood product over Cinema releases ,coupled with the pure expense of getting enough prints made for a nationwide release, that Loach concluded that a television debut for "It's a Free World" with the DVD out soon after,made much more sense...as a result ,it probably got a bigger audience,and i thought it played well as T.V. including ad' breaks...tea making time. Subject matter is very pertinent ,highly politically charged , shockingly realistic to many,probably. Have we really got "shanty town" ghettos of illegal immigrants living in the railway sidings of London?...well ...yes, apparently. All actors are "unknowns " and "real" people. No doubt highly-rehearsed, then " improvised " on camera and looks "re ... " [More]

Trade Roughage 01/15/08
by Karina in Karina on SpoutBlog

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"IFC is expanding their efforts to bring film festival hits to the masses by developing a second video-on-demand label. Called Festival Direct, it will bring international festival favorites directly to cable boxes, skipping the middleman theatrical run afforded films on the IFC FirstTake program. Already on the slate: Ken Loach’s It’s a Free World…, and the Icelandic festival hit Jar City.?? Roger Avary’s publicist issued a statement yesterday, apologizing for the screenwriter’s role in the accident that killed a friend and seriously injured his wife. “Words cannot express how sorry he is, and this tragic accident will always haunt him,” the statement read in part. Avary is due to be arraigned on charges of vehicular manslaughter on Friday. Charlize Theron will star alongside Viggo Mortensen in the upcoming adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Mark Cuban’s 2929 Entertainment is producing the film, for distribution by Weinstein subsidiary Dimension. Guatemalan Handshake directo ... " [More]

Trade Roughage 01/15/08
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

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"IFC is expanding their efforts to bring film festival hits to the masses by developing a second video-on-demand label. Called Festival Direct, it will bring international festival favorites directly to cable boxes, skipping the middleman theatrical run afforded films on the IFC FirstTake program. Already on the slate: Ken Loach’s It’s a Free World…, and the Icelandic festival hit Jar City.?? Roger Avary’s publicist issued a statement yesterday, apologizing for the screenwriter’s role in the accident that killed a friend and seriously injured his wife. “Words cannot express how sorry he is, and this tragic accident will always haunt him,” the statement read in part. Avary is due to be arraigned on charges of vehicular manslaughter on Friday. Charlize Theron will star alongside Viggo Mortensen in the upcoming adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Mark Cuban’s 2929 Entertainment is producing the film, for distribution by Weinstein subsidiary Dimension. Guatemalan Handshake directo ... " [More]

It's a Free World (2007)

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