All entries for Wednesday 26 December 2007
December 26, 2007
In This World: Michael Winterbottom
In This World: 2002. Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Introduction
This entry is currently going to be limited to being a webliography. It is part of an ongoing analysis of contemporary British cinema and its responses to the processes of globalisation and diaspora which are a major feature of contemporary networked society. As such it is cross linked to this entry: Contemporary British Cinema: Representing the World Locally
Awards and Accolades
Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear 2003
BAFTA Film Award 2004 best film not in the English Language category.
Webliography
BBC Interview with Michael Winterbottom
Wikipedia In This World
Indiewire disussion with Michael Winterbottom
Daily Telegraph review: In This World
Chris Darke on Globalisation and In This World
Observer commentary on In This World. (Very useful comments on the industrial and exhibitionary background)
Tony Grisoni on his role in In This World
Screenonline Bibliography of Michael Winterbottom
Daily Telegraph Film Makers on Film: Michael Winterbottom
Senses of Cinema on Michael Winterbottom
Film Availability : 
In This World is available from MovieMail here.
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Dirty Pretty Things. Dir Stephen Frears
Dirty Pretty Things: 2003. Dir. Stephen Frears
(For Kinoeye entry on Stephen Frears link here)
(See also Kinoeye Reference on Globalisation)
NB:
Warning: Teacher and Lecturer Warning. It is possible for students to subscribe to a response to a question on this film !
Introduction
This entry is currently going to be limited to being a webliography. It is part of an ongoing analysis of contemporary British cinema and its responses to the processes of globalisation and diaspora which are a major feature of contemporary networked society. As such it is cross linked to this entry: Contemporary British Cinema: Representing the World Locally
Awards and Accolades
The Political Film Society has nominated Dirty Pretty Things as best film exposé and best film on human rights of 2003. MH
BIFA awards won by Dirty Pretty Things
2003
- Best Screenplay (Steve Knight)
- Best Director of a British Independent Film (Stephen Frears)
- Best British Independent Film
- Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film (Chiwetel Ejiofor)
BIFA nominations received by Dirty Pretty Things
2003
- Best Screenplay (Steve Knight)
- Best Director of a British Independent Film (Stephen Frears)
- Best British Independent Film
- Most Promising Newcomer (Chiwetel Ejiofor)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film (Chiwetel Ejiofor)
- Best Performance by a Supporting Actor or Actress in a British Independent Film (Sophie Okonedo)
- Best Performance by a Supporting Actor or Actress in a British Independent Film (Benedict Wong)
Webliography
BBC Film Review Dirty Pretty Things
BBC Interview with Stephen Frears
Daily Telegraph review of Dirty Pretty Things
Daily Telegraph interview with Stephen Frears
Indiewire review and interview of Dirty Pretty Things and Frears
Wikipedia on Dirty Pretty Things
Guardian Review Dirty Pretty Things
Guardian Review with Chiwetel Ejiofor
Literary London review of Dirty Pretty Things
British Council Brit Films Catalogue entry Dirty Pretty Things
Political Film Society Review of Dirty Pretty Things
British Medical Journal Review of Dirty Pretty Things
Camera Obscura article on Dirty Pretty Things. This requires subsription access
Screenonline biography of Stephen Frears
Film Availability : 
Dirty Pretty Things is available from MovieMail here.
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Last Resort:2000. Pawel Pawlikowski
Last Resort:2000. Pawel Pawlikowski
Introduction
This entry is currently going to be limited to being a webliography. It is part of an ongoing analysis of contemporary British cinema and its responses to the processes of globalisation and diaspora which are a major feature of contemporary networked society. As such it is cross linked to this entry: Contemporary British Cinema: Representing the World Locally
Webliography
BBC as a production commissioner
BBC Interview with Pawlikowski
Guardian Pete Bradshaw on Last Resort
Oxford Brookes University Comment
AHRC research project on 'Migrant and Disaporic Cinema'
Open Democracy comparative commentary on Last Resort and Haneke's Code Unknown
Film Availability : 
Last Resort is available from MovieMail here.