Posts Tagged ‘Ken Loach’
BFI - British Film Institute, or Bad Film Ideas?
Written by Colin on September 3, 2008 – 5:06 pm -
To celebrate the 75th birthday of the BFI Southbank, the British Film Institute asked 75 celebrities (some you may have heard of, the rest appear to be fillers) for their favourite film.
Tags: A Night at the Opera (1935), BFI Southbank, Blade Runner (1982), Closely Observed Trains (1966), Home Alone (1990), If... (1968), Jaws 2 (1978), John Duck, Ken Loach, Ken Russell, Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Lost in Translation (2003), Metropolis (1927), Scarlett Johansson, Sir Roger Moore, Spaceballs (1987), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), The Matrix (1999)
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The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006)
Written by James on June 15, 2008 – 4:23 pm -
Striking back against the Empire
Ken Loach’s controversial, Palme d’Or-winning study of Republicans v the Brits in 1920s Ireland raised the hackles of several well-known UK critics (who, customarily, didn’t feel the need to actually see the film) as well as Irish commentators. It’s normally a sign that an artist has got something right when he angers both sides of a debate and claims of bias seem moot when a film comprises such lyrical beauty, steadfast portrayals and a marvellous, articulate script.
Tags: army, Barry Ackroyd, Black and Tans, british, British Empire, Cillian Murphy, IRA, Irish, Ken Loach, Liam Cunningham, Padraic Delaney, Paul Laverty, Republicans, Siobhan McSweeney, The Wind That Shakes The Barley
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This Is England (2006)
Written by James on February 25, 2008 – 12:04 pm -
Angry young boy
Young writer-director Shane Meadows is fast making a name for himself as a social commentator in the mould of Ken Loach – his films, such as Dead Man’s Shoes (2004) Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002) and A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) are uncompromising and unforgiving, but have a solid respect for audiences who want to be entertained, rather than preached to. Read more »
Tags: Andrew Shim, Falklands, Ken Loach, National Front, racism, Shane Meadows, skinheads, Steven Graham, Thatcher, This Is England, Thomas Turgoose
Posted in british, social drama | 2 Comments »
Immigrant workers - Ken’s take
Written by James on January 16, 2008 – 10:38 am -
Picturenose’s James Drew had the opportunity for a brief chat with director Ken Loach on his recent visit to Brussels, as his hard-hitting indictment on the realities of life for immigrant workers in the UK, It’s A Free World… arrives in Belgium.
Tags: Cathy Come Home, exploitation, immigrants, It's A Free World, Juliet Ellis, Ken Loach, Kierston Wareing, Leslaw Zurek, Polish, workers
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It’s A Free World…(2006)
Written by James on January 15, 2008 – 1:39 pm -
Sobering slant on exploiters and exploited
Long-recognised, from writing Cathy Come Home (1966) onwards, as one of the most uncompromising directors around when it comes to educating audiences about social injustices, Ken Loach has never succumbed to the siren call of Hollywood, and it’s virtually impossible to imagine his particular brand of British socialist realism translating well to that context.
Tags: exploitation, immigrants, It's A Free World, Juliet Ellis, Ken Loach, Kierston Wareing, Leslaw Zurek, Polish, workers
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