film profile] next week. The film is about the 1819 massacre by government forces at a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester, when 700 working people were injured, and 18 ...
The auteur theory suggests that a film reflects the personality and artistic vision of its director. That may be true for most great movies, but directors such as Mike Leigh understand when to ...
I spent Saturday night dressed as Mike Leigh in a community hall in Stoke Newington. And I wasn’t the only one. In fact, there were about 150 Mike Leighs, men and women, all kitted out in fake wigs ...
Dagleish earned a 2025 Olivier Award for the ‘Benjamin Button’ musical, while Austin earned a National Society of Film Critics award for her work in the Mike Leigh movie. By Mia Galuppo Senior ...
Hard Truths, the near-perfect British drama starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, is streaming in the UK now. The film, written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh, sees Jean-Baptiste portray ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - English director Mike Leigh has been praised for his award-winning films that cast a critical and realistic eye on British society through gritty, heartbreaking characters. His ...
The film, written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh, sees Jean-Baptiste portray Pansy Deacon, an embittered woman who regularly laments at the state of the modern world. In one-sided ...