check this out (local paper 10/05/07)
May 10, 2007 18:38:10 GMT
Post by pointblank on May 10, 2007 18:38:10 GMT
THIS IS... PROVING TO BE ONE VERY POPULAR MOVIE
10:00 - 10 May 2007
Rising Grimsby star Tommy Turgoose is proving a huge box office hit.
Despite having to compete with Hollywood blockbuster Spiderman Three, the controversial 18 certificate This Is England is getting more than its fair share of viewers and fans.
As reported, 15-year-old Tommy plays the central role of Shaun, an 11-year-old who is embraced into a gang of skinheads as he attempts to come to terms with the death of his father.
Cleethorpes' Parkway Cinema owner Gerald Parkes said: "This Is England has done quite nicely. Even with the restricting 18 certificate it has been very popular.
"We are keeping it on for another week.
"I have to say it is finding the right audience. The people who are seeing it, are all very impressed.
"We have been showing it using a digital print system and I must say it looks great."
Mr Parkes said the distributor of This Is England did not want specific statistics being released about ticket sales, but added that sales locally were on the "right side of average".
He added: "We are delighted with the success of it.
"It is what is called a cross-over film, where it starts out at arts cinemas.
"It was always going to do well in North East Lincolnshire with the local connection, but it has also crossed over brilliantly into mainstream cinemas all over the country."
And Tommy is winning critics over as well.
This Is England will be at the Parkway until next Thursday.
Here's what the critics had to say:
An Orange media website reviewer wrote: "Thomas Turgoose, in particular, is mesmerising as Shaun, effortlessly combining the innocence and corruptibility of a boy on the cusp of adulthood whose yearning for a father figure exposes a tragic young heart. It's a performance to surpass that of any child actor this year and fully merits a Bafta nomination at the very least."
The Guardian said Thomas Turgoose gives a "truthful, heart-breaking performance as Shaun. It is a difficult role and what he and (director Shane) Meadows have done with it could scarcely be improved on."
The London Movie Review says: "Newcomer Thomas Turgoose gives an astonishing performance, brimming with humour and a desire to be liked but also hiding deep pain and anger over the loss of his father."
10:00 - 10 May 2007
Rising Grimsby star Tommy Turgoose is proving a huge box office hit.
Despite having to compete with Hollywood blockbuster Spiderman Three, the controversial 18 certificate This Is England is getting more than its fair share of viewers and fans.
As reported, 15-year-old Tommy plays the central role of Shaun, an 11-year-old who is embraced into a gang of skinheads as he attempts to come to terms with the death of his father.
Cleethorpes' Parkway Cinema owner Gerald Parkes said: "This Is England has done quite nicely. Even with the restricting 18 certificate it has been very popular.
"We are keeping it on for another week.
"I have to say it is finding the right audience. The people who are seeing it, are all very impressed.
"We have been showing it using a digital print system and I must say it looks great."
Mr Parkes said the distributor of This Is England did not want specific statistics being released about ticket sales, but added that sales locally were on the "right side of average".
He added: "We are delighted with the success of it.
"It is what is called a cross-over film, where it starts out at arts cinemas.
"It was always going to do well in North East Lincolnshire with the local connection, but it has also crossed over brilliantly into mainstream cinemas all over the country."
And Tommy is winning critics over as well.
This Is England will be at the Parkway until next Thursday.
Here's what the critics had to say:
An Orange media website reviewer wrote: "Thomas Turgoose, in particular, is mesmerising as Shaun, effortlessly combining the innocence and corruptibility of a boy on the cusp of adulthood whose yearning for a father figure exposes a tragic young heart. It's a performance to surpass that of any child actor this year and fully merits a Bafta nomination at the very least."
The Guardian said Thomas Turgoose gives a "truthful, heart-breaking performance as Shaun. It is a difficult role and what he and (director Shane) Meadows have done with it could scarcely be improved on."
The London Movie Review says: "Newcomer Thomas Turgoose gives an astonishing performance, brimming with humour and a desire to be liked but also hiding deep pain and anger over the loss of his father."