Group 8

Thursday, 18 April 2013

Skyfall:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074638/awards
18th February - DVD released
Box office - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074638/business

MBTD
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076897/awards
18th march - DVD released

My Brother the Devil research

Box Office: $25,000

Awards:

The film has received numerous International awards in 2012/13 including:
Won Best European Film (Europa Cinemas Label Award) at Berlinale
Won Best Cinematography at Sundance Film Festival
Won CBA Worldview Sundance Impact Award at Sundance London
Won Best Newcomer - Sally El Hosaini at BFI London Film Festival
Won Most Promising Newcomer - Sally El Hosaini at Evening Standard Film Awards
Won Grand Jury Award at LA Outfest
Won Audience Award - Annonay Film Festival, France
Won BIFA for Best Newcomer - James Floyd at British Independent Film Awards
Won Best Actor - James Floyd at Milan Film Festival
Won New Vision Award for Cinematography - Manaki Brothers Film Festival, Macedonia
Honorable Mention Outstanding First Feature, Frameline Film Festival
Nominated Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival
Nominated BIFA Douglas Hickox award for Best Debut Film - Sally El Hosaini at British Independent Film Awards
Nominated Sutherland Trophy (Best First Film) - Sally El Hosaini at BFI London Film Festival
Nominated Most Promising Newcomer - James Floyd at Evening Standard Film Awards
Nominated Best Newcomer - Fady Elsayed at BFI London Film Festival

Promotion

Newspaper articles - http://movies.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/movies/my-brother-the-devil-directed-by-sally-el-hosaini.html?_r=0

Merchandise:

Posters

DVD Blue-Ray releases:

DVD - 18th March

Updated Research - Skyfall and My Brother the Devil

Skyfall

Box Office

Skyfalls original budget was $200 million dollars with a grossing profit of $304,360,277 million dollars, five months after the original release date of the film.

Awards

Adele won a Golden Globe for the single "Skyfall" 13th January 2013

Skyfall won a EMPIRE award 2013

Best Sound Editing Academy of Motion Awards Pictures Art and Science 2012

Best Cinematography Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2012

Best Original Music BAFTA 2012

Best Original Song BAFTA 2012

Best Original Song Oscar 2013

Best Sound Editing Oscar 2013

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

My Brother the devil - Research

My Brother the Devil - Sally El Hosaini talks about how a lot o people laugh at urban films and stereotypes

Thursday, 15 November 2012

Skyfall
Producer: Micheal G. Wilson and Barbra Broccoli
Director: Sam Mendes
Cinemas: http://www.google.co.uk/movies?hl=en&near=London,+UK&dq=skyfall&sort=1&q=skyfall&sa=X&ei=QbmkUNePFOeR0QWBiIGABg&ved=0CEEQwAMoEA
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https://twitter.com/007

Awards: The film hasn't won any awards yet

Actors: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naoime Harris, Berenice Lim-Marlohe, Albert Finney

When was it made: Production of Skyfall was suspended throughout 2010 because of MGM's financial troubles. They resumed pre-production following MGM's exit from bankruptcy on 21 December 2010 and in January 2011 the film was officially given a release date of 9 November 2012 by MGM and the Broccoli family, with production scheduled to start in late 2011.

Budget: $150−200 million

Reviews: Skyfall received generally positive reviews from critics, scoring a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 248 reviews, as well as a score of 81 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 43 reviews.

Location: China, England, Scotland, Turkey

Production Companies: Eon Productions and Danjaq LCC

Technology: CGI

Territories: UK, US, Global

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Producer: Rooks Nest Entertainment and Wild Horses Film Company
Director: Sally El Hosani
Cinemas you can see the film: http://www.google.co.uk/movies?hl=en&near=London,+UK&dq=my+brother+the+devil&sort=1&mid=ba3c62960a2f771d&sa=X&ei=_q6kUKyDE6Wm0QXAmICIDw&ved=0CC8QwAMoEA

https://twitter.com/MBTDFilm

https://www.facebook.com/mybrotherthedevil

The film has received numerous International Film Festival awards in 2012 including:

Won Best European Film (Europa Cinemas Label Award) at Berlinale
Won Best Cinematography at Sundance Film Festival
Won CBA Worldview Sundance Impact Award at Sundace London
Won Best Newcomer - Sally El Hosaini at BFI London Film Festival
Won Grand Jury Award at Outfest
Won Best Actor - James Floyd at Milan Film Festival
Nominated Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival
Nominated Sutherland Trophy (Best First Film) at BFI London Film Festival
Nominated Best Newcomer - Fady Elsayed at BFI London Film Festival
Honorable Mention Outstanding First Feature, Frameline Film Festival

Actors: It stars James Floyd, Fady Elsayed and Saïd Taghmaoui along with various others.
It was released this year although it's been six years in the making. The film was made on a micro budget and has still managed to get very positive reviews:

The Hollywood Reporter called it "A crackling debut...Slick, muscular, entertaining and emotionally satisfying."

Empire named it "a compelling gangland saga...crisp, cool and consistently street-smart."

Variety wrote 'An energetic and imaginative tale...a film that so artfully refuses to surrender to convention.'

The Independent praised it as 'gritty and gripping'

The Daily Telegraph called it their 'favourite narrative feature' at the Sundance

Total Film gave it film of the day and placed it in its Top 3 Films at Sundance

Screen International named it 'a luminous event'

The film was filmed in London or more specifically in Hackney. The film will be released in the UK on November 9th 2012, then in US cinemas 2013, and other territories globally.

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