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3785 articles available in total starting from 23/05/2002. Last article published on 12/11/2025.

British films rake in billions worldwide

Audiences around the globe queued up to watch British films in 2008, resulting in $4.2 billion in box-office collections and 15% of the global market share, up from 12% in 2007. Top performers...  

26/05/2009 | Box Office | UK

Gilliam takes viewers behind the magic mirror

Twenty-six years after winning Jury Prize with his Monty Python friends for The Meaning of Life, Terry Gilliam did not want to participate in competition at Cannes because, he said, “I don’t like...  

22/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Out of Competition/UK

British actress Lucy Gordon found dead in Paris

British actress Lucy Gordon was found dead in her Paris flat on May 20, just two days before her 29th birthday. French police are treating the death as a suicide. A Parisian detective said, “There...  

22/05/2009 | People | UK

Looking for Eric

True to his penchant for social realism in film, Loach turns out a working man’s fairy tale this time around, with an optimistic take that fans the flame of solidarity and friendship  

19/05/2009 | Films | Reviews

Interview: Cannes 2009
Ken Loach • Director

“Put a smile on our faces”

18/05/2009

Ken and the King score a goal

Remember the Humphrey Bogart who "appeared" to Woody Allen in Play It Again, Sam, offering him tips on what to do and what not to do to get the girl? Ken Loach takes the idea and runs with it in...  

18/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Competition/UK

Revolver targets Sin Nombre

At Cannes, UK distributor Revolver Entertainment has acquired the Sundance hit Sin Nombre by newcomer Cary Joji Fukunaga, along with three other titles. The film is sold by Focus Features...  

16/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

Rourke vehicle Mona Lisa sells for Handmade

Following the announcement mid-week that Mickey Rourke was going to star in Larry Clark’s upcoming Mona Lisa, UK-based HandMade Films International closed several key territories at Cannes,...  

16/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

Jane Campion: Poetry and passion in Bright Star

Poetry and passion are Jane Campion’s fellow travellers: the acclaimed director and screenwriter from New Zealand was discovered over 20 years ago by a selector for Cannes, the veteran Pierre...  

15/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Competition | UK

Kaleidoscope picks up Winter In Wartime

High Point Films have sold UK/Ireland rights for Dutch box office smash Winter In Wartime to Kaleidoscope, who will release the film on 20 screens. The film, distributed in the territory by...  

15/05/2009 | Cannes 2009 | Market/UK

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