A group of filmmakers struggle to make an inspirational and patriotic film to boost morale during the Blitz of London.
Stephen Woolley
Saoirse Ronan has been tapped to take the lead role of the young-and-in-love violinist Florence in On Chesil Beach, based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
Keira Knightley is in talks to take on the the titular role in the feature biopic Colette. Wash Westmoreland will direct from a script he co-wrote the script with the late Richard Glatzer.
A biopic of the life of French novelist who wrote Gigi and Cheri.
The 2015 Gotham Awards, celebrating the year’s best in independent film, were held in New York on Monday. Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight was the night’s big winner, receiving Best Feature, Best Screenplay and a special jury award for Ensemble Cast Performance. See the full list of winners and nominees here.
Logline: A lonely department store employee befriends a housewife in the middle of a divorce and the two set out across the country while being pursued by a private investigator hired by a jealous ex-husband.
Logline: A drifter waiting for the end of the world in the desert befriends a wealthy married couple seeking shelter, and slowly becomes obsessed with the wife.
Logline: Story follows a cop who goes undercover in West london amongst the Turkish and Albanian communities of asylum seekers
Logline: Story of a mother vampire who turns her own daughter into a vampire as well, forming a family bond of blood, with often lethal results.
Logline: A gothic re-imagination of the classic Dickens romance novel.
Logline: Story centers on two young 20-something virgins, who wed only to discover that their mutual lack of knowledge on the topic of sex, and their apprehensive attempts to consummate only leaves them feeling awkward & unsure towards their blossoming relationship.
Logline: Story follows the comical misadventures of a British film crew trying to make a patriotic film to boost morale after the Blitz.
Logline: Story takes place in the late 1800s, and centers on Dan Leno – a variety hall entertainer, and the “Limehouse Golem” a famed serial killer along the lines of Jack the Ripper, and how their works of entertainment, and murder closely resemble one another in their quests for revenge, and pride.
