any USA plans for DEAD MAN'S SHOES?

[deadman]

Will you be taking DMS to any festivals in the US? A promo tour perhaps? have you sold the dvd rights to region one? thanks, Yank.

[Companero]

How about selling the remake rights?

I can see it now - George Clooney as Richard and Adam Sandler as Anthony ;D

They could get McG to direct...

or maybe not

[Dave]

The following is taken from the news on the front page of this site:

Dead Man's Shoes will be receiving it's US premiere on the 25th of April at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.. Shane is flying out to take part in Q&A sessions which will accompany the three screenings of Dead Man's Shoes at the festival.. The Tribeca Film Festival is a celebration of cinema and community and was set up as a response to the attaacks on the World Trade Centre by co-founders, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff.

Is nobody reading my news!

No idea about any other festivals yet.

[deadman]

I live in Boston, Mass I thought perhaps there might be news of that. a Q and A in my area. I love Shane meadows films and wanted to give them respect. Not shit all over somebody's post. I am a film fan. not a country, not fucking hollywood,and not george fucking bush! "compenero" why dont you take a flying fuck at a rolling donut? wanker!

[jtrodreigez]

go deadman, you tell em kid. Hes a clint fan if that explains it.

Are you sure your not george bush?

[bodhi]

deadman, are shanes film well known in america?

nice to hear from fans from afar

[Companero]

deadman said:

"compenero" why dont you take a flying fuck at a rolling donut? wanker!

That was a very defensive reaction. You need to chill out, mate.

My comment was not made as a diss at you personally, so chill. I was merely having a laugh - There's been countless US remakes of foreign films in the last couple of years and my post was supposed to be ironic.

Just because people outside of the UK are opposed to your government, doesn't mean we're anti-American. I have as much disdain for our own government.

And as for jtrodreigez - what the hell's your beef?

[deadman]

quote{deadman, are shanes film well known in america?
nice to hear from fans from afar }
once upon a time is, thats in every video shop.romeo brass was a festival indie hit over here. mostly we get safe britfilms like billy elliot, or crap like love actually. also, sorry about blowing up, I sound like a psycho. I love british films and culture, but every site I go on I gotta catch hell for shit I have no control over. peace

[Companero]

deadman said:

I love british films and culture, but every site I go on I gotta catch hell for shit I have no control over. peace

No problem - you hit the nail on the head about those Working Title flicks. I've never seen Billy Elliot - that fact that it was set during the miners' strike put me off. Very few British films are made without either:

a) Having some social-political context - just tell the f***ing story, for Christ's sake.

b) Have stereotypical lord of the manor/Hugh Grant foppishness that's pretty much the generalized perception of Britain by many of those that live outside of it.

Shane Meadow's films are breath of fresh air, really. They focus on characters, dialogue and situations that my friends and I can relate to. We need more directors like him here, for sure.

Trouble is, most UK filmmakers that show any promise are tempted away to Hollywood, for the big bucks and who can blame them really. We can argue all day about artistic integrity but money talks.

The few directors that stay around (namely Ken Loach and Mike Leigh) have lost their edge and churn out the sort of heavy-handed films that fit into category 'A' above.

C'est la vie. We can keep hoping for great films. After all, we had Dead Man's Shoes last year, and without coming across all gushing (as this site is devoted to its director), the film is remarkable and a benchmark that our country's film industry must look to. I'm peobably going to watch Bullet Boy this weekend - I hope that it lives up to its reviews. Hey, this time next year, we could be posting on a Saul Dibb forum, too!

Just for the record, I love American films - my favourite era of filmmaking is 70s Hollywood - even more than my beloved Italian exploitation flicks! Yes most of the contemporary mainstream movies are dogshit, but the US has one hell of an incredible independent film industry - one that other countries, including our own, can learn from.

And BTW jtrodiguez, what the hell is wrong with liking Clint Eastwood movies? The man is an icon

[jtrodreigez]

just fishing chief.

[deadman]

When I read reviews of DEAD MAN'S SHOES, they mention TAXI DRIVER FIRST BLOOD DEATH WISH, but speaking of old Clint Eastwood, themes of this movie ARE like Unforgiven. that murder and revenge makes you die a little bit inside just by the act.DEATH WISH or ROLLING THUNDER are about the empowerment of revenge.the fighting brutality with more brutality and feeling satisfaction every bad guy thats got it coming,this movie has more in common with CRIME AND PUNISHMENT than THE EXTERMINATOR.I bought Dead Man's Shoes on dvd from uk and with the exception of THE ALAN CLARKE COLLECTION was the best film I had seen this year.

[TwoPoundGiro]

Short review from tribeca up at aint it cool

www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=19911

there should be a few of these in the next few days as they got quite a few people sending reviews in from the festival.

[Companero]

deadman said:

I bought Dead Man's Shoes on dvd from uk and with the exception of THE ALAN CLARKE COLLECTION was the best film I had seen this year.

Alan Clarke was a phenomenal filmmaker. I'm embarrassed that Blue Underground put out such a cracking box set, when the films were just dumped in the UK with no extras. Elephant hasn't even been released at all. Clarke was one of the most important directors in Britain during the late 70s and 80s, so it's all the more insulting.

I bought Blue Underground's box set and damn proud I am of it, too.