Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years A Slave gets release date

It was announced today that Steven McQueen’s hotly anticipated historical drama, Twelve Years A Slave, will be distributed by Fox Searchlight, set for a release early in 2014, with a limited release possibly as early as December 2013. Based on the1853 biography of Solomon Northrup, this drama plunges us into the life of an African-American [...]

Amour Wins Four European Film Awards

The annual European Film Awards were held this weekend in Valletta, the capital city of Malta, with Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or-winning drama Amour turning out to be the big winner, taking the top four prizes including Best European Film, European Director, European Actress and European Actor. Elsewhere, Shame and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy both picked up two [...]

Abi Morgan: BAFTA and BFI Screenwriters’ Lectures

“I know one thing – that I know nothing,” this was the opening gambit from prolific screenwriter Abi Morgan in the fifth and final instalment of this year’s BAFTA and BFI screenwriters’ lecture series. Best known for writing Steve McQueen’s Shame and the Oscar-winning The Iron Lady (which also swooped her a BAFTA), Morgan has [...]

Carey Mulligan in Talks For Nancy And Danny

News today that Carey Mulligan has entered negotiations for thriller Nancy And Danny, which is currently being developed by Indian Paintbrush. The film centres on a money-hungry woman (Mulligan) who uses a hapless man in a get-rich-quick scheme that ends up going wrong. Brad Inglesby has penned the screenplay, James Marsh is onboard to direct. Carey [...]