Mark Kermode's nod to TIE

[tonyyeboah]

observer.guardian.co.uk/review/

Oscar tunnel vision prefers a regal view of Britain

Newsnight review's Mark Kermode's interesting article about how Britain is represented in modern cinema. He points to TIE as a real snapshot of society as opposed to the likes of the Queen.

[Dave]

Nice find... Can't wait til Mr Kermode does a full review of the film now. I do like the Kermode, even when I don't agree with him.

Here's the paragraph about This Is England for those who are hard of reading (like me):

Last week, I saw Shane Meadows' new movie This Is England, a terrifically open, honest and engaging portrait of British skinhead culture in the early Eighties, amid the fallout of the Falklands campaign. The film's title recalls both the TV movie Made in Britain by stalwart British dramatist Alan Clarke (another overlooked British genius) and Jarman's elegiac The Last of England. The chances of Meadows' minor masterpiece, which is released here in April, getting any recognition at next year's Oscars is precisely zero, but I can tell you now that it will prove to be one of the most valuable and important British films of the year.

[salvador]

Thats great...It really looks like TIE will be the one to propel Shane into the limelight. and about time!

[DeLarge]

Good stuff.

I canny wait to see this film!