"I can't believe you shot me!" Belstone Pictures, Picnik Ent., & Deadbeat Studios have revealed the official trailer for an indie comedy titled Swede Caroline, made by the filmmakers Finn Bruce & Brook Driver. This mockumentary about farming first premiered in 2022 at the Raindance Film Festival, and is getting a UK release in select theaters this April. The mock doc film explores the highly competitive and murky world of giant vegetable growing! As Caroline readies herself for the big championship with the help of her trusty partners Willy & Paul, she sets off in search of the truth. On the way enduring kidnappings, car chases and – worst of all – courgettes. But will the culprit(s) ever be caught? The film bounces from one quintessential British location to the next, as Caroline's quest leads her from allotments to service stations, by way of chip shops & the odd lay-by. Starring a bumper crop of acting talent including Jo Hartley,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Swede Caroline, a British mockumentary starring Jo Hartley (After Life) and Aisling Bea from Nicola Pearcey, formerly President, Lionsgate UK & Europe, and now CEO of Picnik Entertainment, has landed both a theatrical and digital release.
Belstone Pictures, Deadbeat Studios, and Pearcey’s Picnik Entertainment will jointly send the pic into cinemas on April 19, with Sky Cinema set to premiere the film later this year. The deal with Sky was closed by Finn Bruce of Belstone on behalf of the filmmakers and by Rachel Trawicki and Alexander Wright for Sky.
Swede Caroline is the debut feature of directing duo Brook Driver and Finn Bruce, who previously collaborated on SXSW Special Jury Prize-winning Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break. Swede Caroline was penned by Driver. The story is centered around the eccentric world of competitive vegetable growing. The plot follows Caroline as she readies herself for the big championship when the...
Belstone Pictures, Deadbeat Studios, and Pearcey’s Picnik Entertainment will jointly send the pic into cinemas on April 19, with Sky Cinema set to premiere the film later this year. The deal with Sky was closed by Finn Bruce of Belstone on behalf of the filmmakers and by Rachel Trawicki and Alexander Wright for Sky.
Swede Caroline is the debut feature of directing duo Brook Driver and Finn Bruce, who previously collaborated on SXSW Special Jury Prize-winning Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break. Swede Caroline was penned by Driver. The story is centered around the eccentric world of competitive vegetable growing. The plot follows Caroline as she readies herself for the big championship when the...
- 2/23/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Attorneys representing the plaintiffs of ongoing civil lawsuits over the 2021 Astroworld tragedy have filed an “emergency motion” requesting information from the phones of Travis Scott and his associates, which have yet to be produced for the court despite an outstanding order to do so. According to Scott’s lawyer, Steve Brody, though, no such information from Scott’s phone will be accessible because it “fell off a boat” in January 2022, and is currently sitting somewhere at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
News of both the motion and Brody’s response came from a new Rolling Stone report quoting court transcripts. The emergency motion was filed shortly after the deposition of Cactus Jack’s general manager, David Stromberg, who disclosed that he also never turned his phone over to lawyers for imaging. In response, the plaintiffs’ attorneys asserted the importance of obtaining and analyzing the information from those devices,...
News of both the motion and Brody’s response came from a new Rolling Stone report quoting court transcripts. The emergency motion was filed shortly after the deposition of Cactus Jack’s general manager, David Stromberg, who disclosed that he also never turned his phone over to lawyers for imaging. In response, the plaintiffs’ attorneys asserted the importance of obtaining and analyzing the information from those devices,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Before Travis Scott was deposed on Monday, Astroworld plaintiffs’ attorneys filed an emergency motion last week seeking to obtain phone records regarding the festival from Scott, claiming that the rapper and his team had failed to provide those documents despite it being required by court order. Getting all of those records might not be possible, though, as according to a court transcript obtained by Rolling Stone, Scott’s attorney said days prior to the deposition that his phone fell off a boat nearly two years ago and is at the...
- 9/21/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Channel 4 has tested older people's knowledge of belfies, Twitter, Fomo and more.
The video was created as part of the channel's X campaign, aiming to encourage younger people to vote in the upcoming general election.
'Why Give a Xxxx?' stars Cardinal Burns actor Steve Brody, who tests members of the public on the likes of Tinder, Snapchat and emojis.
The clip sets out to demonstrate to young voters how little older age groups know about the things that are important to 18 to 24-year-olds.
Channel 4 is also reminding young people to register online before the April 20 deadline, and will send daily texts to those who sign up reminding them to vote on May 7.
Commissioning Editor of Channel 4 Multiplatform and Online Video Adam Gee said: "X marks the spot where young people's power resides and we're encouraging them not to throw it away.
"Rather than resigning themselves to...
The video was created as part of the channel's X campaign, aiming to encourage younger people to vote in the upcoming general election.
'Why Give a Xxxx?' stars Cardinal Burns actor Steve Brody, who tests members of the public on the likes of Tinder, Snapchat and emojis.
The clip sets out to demonstrate to young voters how little older age groups know about the things that are important to 18 to 24-year-olds.
Channel 4 is also reminding young people to register online before the April 20 deadline, and will send daily texts to those who sign up reminding them to vote on May 7.
Commissioning Editor of Channel 4 Multiplatform and Online Video Adam Gee said: "X marks the spot where young people's power resides and we're encouraging them not to throw it away.
"Rather than resigning themselves to...
- 4/13/2015
- Digital Spy
While Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have been rightly celebrated for creating some of the best, most observant comedy of the last few years in "The Office" and "Extras," the success and brilliance of those shows have been possible due to their willingness to eviscerate the main characters. David Brent and Andy Millman both have their ego and hubris splashed heavily with buckets of cold water throughout both series. What has made both of those shows rise beyond their seeming sitcom trappings, has been the greater character truths that arrive as their grand ambitions face hard and harsh reality.
After the end of season one's first three episodes (review here) of "Life's Too Short," we last see Warwick Davis standing in a garbage pail, acting as a stand-in opposite a very picky Helena Bonham Carter as she shoots a period movie. It's a riotously funny moment, but in many ways...
After the end of season one's first three episodes (review here) of "Life's Too Short," we last see Warwick Davis standing in a garbage pail, acting as a stand-in opposite a very picky Helena Bonham Carter as she shoots a period movie. It's a riotously funny moment, but in many ways...
- 3/18/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Ricky Gervais is returning to HBO in the faux documentary "Life's Too Short," starring "Star Wars" actor Warwick Davis and guest starring Gervais and a few of his famous friends.
"Life's Too Short," from Gervais and Stephen Merchant, is a fictional documentary about Davis' life as a little person who's down on his luck, struggling to get back into the spotlight. Davis plays a fictionalized version of himself and runs a talent agency for little people in show business, called "Dwarves for Hire," though he often takes the roles for himself. He also serves as a vice chairman of a society for little people.
Each episode will also feature cameos from some big names, including Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Sting, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Carell and "So You Think You Can Dance" host Cat Deeley. Gervais and Merchant will also play themselves in supporting roles.
Other cast regulars include Jo Enright...
"Life's Too Short," from Gervais and Stephen Merchant, is a fictional documentary about Davis' life as a little person who's down on his luck, struggling to get back into the spotlight. Davis plays a fictionalized version of himself and runs a talent agency for little people in show business, called "Dwarves for Hire," though he often takes the roles for himself. He also serves as a vice chairman of a society for little people.
Each episode will also feature cameos from some big names, including Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Sting, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Carell and "So You Think You Can Dance" host Cat Deeley. Gervais and Merchant will also play themselves in supporting roles.
Other cast regulars include Jo Enright...
- 1/25/2012
- by Crystal Bell
- Huffington Post
Ricky Gervais is returning to HBO in the faux documentary "Life's Too Short," starring "Star Wars" actor Warwick Davis and guest starring Gervais and a few of his famous friends.
"Life's Too Short," from Gervais and Stephen Merchant, is a fictional documentary about Davis' life as a little person who's down on his luck, struggling to get back into the spotlight. Davis plays a fictionalized version of himself and runs a talent agency for little people in show business, called "Dwarves for Hire," though he often takes the roles for himself. He also serves as a vice chairman of a society for little people.
Each episode will also feature cameos from some big names, including Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Sting, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Carell and "So You Think You Can Dance" host Cat Deeley. Gervais and Merchant will also play themselves in supporting roles.
Other cast regulars include Jo Enright...
"Life's Too Short," from Gervais and Stephen Merchant, is a fictional documentary about Davis' life as a little person who's down on his luck, struggling to get back into the spotlight. Davis plays a fictionalized version of himself and runs a talent agency for little people in show business, called "Dwarves for Hire," though he often takes the roles for himself. He also serves as a vice chairman of a society for little people.
Each episode will also feature cameos from some big names, including Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Sting, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Carell and "So You Think You Can Dance" host Cat Deeley. Gervais and Merchant will also play themselves in supporting roles.
Other cast regulars include Jo Enright...
- 1/25/2012
- by Crystal Bell
- Aol TV.
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