Day Six of the London Film Festival and we’ve finally brought you an interview. I’m sure we don’t need to tell you much about La La Land, but we’ve also an incredible picture from Film 4 in the mix too. Una La La Land An Interview: Darren Thornton
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Director of A Date for Mad Mary, Darren Thornton, sat with Louis Chilton to discuss the making of his excellent film. We thank him for his time. How did your film come about? I directed a stage show with a girl called Yasmin Akram, who wrote the original play, which toured for about a year. It…
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Day One of the London Film Festival and we start as we mean to go on. Four reviews, one of which is the first half of the shorts programme, brings plenty of variety to ease you back into films post-Raindance. We gave you a whole day off after all… [spacer height=”20px”] A United Kingdom [spacer height=”20px”] Christine…
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First Feature Competition Irish director Darren Thornton’s debut feature is a deft crowd-pleaser. A sharp, funny script, great set of performances (including a truly first-rate lead) and a keenly sympathetic sensibility help make A Date for Mad Mary an undoubtable success. In some ways Ireland’s answer to Rachel Getting Married, A Date for Mad Mary…
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