Neil Calloway isn’t convinced by the BFI’s claims about the British film industry… This week saw the release of the British Film Institute’s official statistics for 2017. As ever with these sort of things, it was a record-breaking year for British film. More people went to the cinema in the UK in 2017 than in […]
Exclusive Interview – Screenwriter Gaby Chiappe on Their Finest
Set during the days after The Blitz during World War II, Their Finest follows the writers and film makers working for The Ministry Of Information, with one aim in mind – to raise public morale. The film’s screenwriter, Gaby Chiappe, talked to Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper about making the move from writing for TV to […]
Why Are There So Many British War Films Being Made?
Neil Calloway looks at the rise in British World War II movies… This week brought the news that Ridley Scott would be directing a film set during the Battle of Britain. It’s a surprise he hasn’t done it before; he was born two years before war was declared and his father was a career officer […]
World War II rom-com Their Finest gets a U.S. trailer
STX Entertainment has released a new U.S. trailer for the upcoming WWII romantic comedy Their Finest., which is directed by Lone Scherfig and stars Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, and Bill Nighy; watch it below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Their Finest here 1940, London, the Blitz; with the country’s morale at stake, Catrin […]
Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy feature on new poster for Their Finest
A UK poster has arrived online for director Lone Scherfig’s upcoming romantic comedy Their Finest featuring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, and Bill Nighy; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Their Finest here 1940, London, the Blitz; with the country’s morale at stake, Catrin (Gemma Arterton), an untried screenwriter, and a makeshift cast […]
World War II rom-com Their Finest gets a new trailer
An international trailer has arrived online for the upcoming adaptation of Their Finest. Directed by Lone Scherfig, the romantic comedy stars Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy; watch it below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Their Finest here 1940, London, the Blitz; with the country’s morale at stake, Catrin (Gemma Arterton), an untried […]
Trailer for World War II rom-com Their Finest starring Gemma Arterton and Sam Claflin
Ahead of its US premiere next week at the Sundance Film Festival, a UK trailer has arrived online for director Lone Scherfig’s upcoming romantic comedy Their Finest. Based on Lissa Evans’ novel Their Finest Hour and a Half, the film stars Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy; take a look below after the official […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Their Finest (2016)
Their Finest, 2016. Directed by Lone Scherfig. Starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Richard E Grant, Eddie Marsan, Jake Lacy and Helen McCrory. SYNOPSIS: In the days after The Blitz in World War II, The Ministry Of Information recruits copywriter Catrin (Gemma Arterton) to work on scripts and give their propaganda films […]