A Fantastic Fear of Everything – Out on DVD and Blu-ray Oct 22
A Fantastic Fear of Everything is available on DVD and Blu-ray from October 22nd.
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Top 10 of the most promising upcoming British film directors around today
Following the demise of the Film Council, and all the doom-laden prophecies that brought, it may feel odd to think that we’re seemingly on the cusp of very exciting times for the British film industry. We may no longer have a dedicated body helping get films out there, but what we do have is an abundance of incredibly talented filmmakers, all beginning to make their mark and establish themselves as serious players globally. Help is also at hand to support new talent – Pinewood Studios have launched a new initiative to fund British films, and their first project is the quite wonderful A Fantastic Fear of Everything. So with that success fresh in our minds, let’s celebrate some of the British talent to look out for. It’s in no particular order, and I’ve left off such filmmakers as Duncan Jones who have already made it, but below are ten major talents.
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Crispian Mills
Yep. That Crispian Mills. As in Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills. Rock star turned debut director with his film A Fantastic Fear of Everything, it seems that Mills may have found his true calling after all. Working with fellow debut director Chris Hopewell, A Fantastic Fear of Everything is an assured first film, with an absolutely blinding first half (it doesn’t quite keep up the quality the whole way, but it’s a definite treat throughout) which makes you forget that this could easily be portrayed as a musician having a laugh and making a film because they can. Instead what you have is someone who understands the language of film, and how to get the best out of his cast and crew while putting a personal spin on the material. While Crispian Mills comes from a theatrical family (his mother is Hayley Mills), it’s no easy thing to take on the responsibility of a film set and get a watchable, let alone enjoyable, product out of it.
Film Review – A Fantastic Fear of Everything
After a gaggle of films with gags that failed to make audiences really guffaw, its good see Simon Pegg back to his best with A Fantastic Fear of Everything. He takes to the role of the highly strung and jittery Jack like a rabbit to headlights. (more…)
Review: A FANTASTIC FEAR OF EVERYTHING
A quirky gem of a film, Crispian Mill’s feature film debut A Fantastic Fear of Everything fits well into the British tradition of horror-comedy, where slightly-crazed logic flows along with an acceptance of the weird, the existential and the eccentric. While not without problems, the film has a strong heart, anchored by a great performance by Simon Pegg at his nerdy best.
Simon Pegg: ‘I Started To Believe All Of Crispian’s Moon Mumbo’
With A Fantastic Fear of Everything in cinemas today, we got the chance to have a chat with none other than Simon Pegg.
We found out why the Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Star Trek and Mission Impossible star ended up leading the low budget British film, which marks the directorial debut of Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills. Pegg plays Jack, a struggling, paranoid writer who has to overcome his fear of launderettes to wash his filthy clothing for an important meeting. Amara Karan, recently seen in All In Good Time, co-stars, along with Paul Freeman and Clare Higgins.
Crispian, son of Hayley Mills and Roy Boulting, works from a short story written by Bruce Robinson, director of Withnail & I, with animated sequences from video director Chris Hopewell.
We joined a small table of press types in London the other week to have a rather informal chat with the amiable and sweary Pegg, finding out that he still gets starstruck.
Filmbeat also caught up with Pegg and Mills – watch their interview
Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills interview: A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, Simon Pegg, phobias and more
Ahead of the UK release of A Fantastic Fear Of Everything, Michael met with directors Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills to chat about its making… (more…)
Film review: A Fantastic Fear Of Everything – Film and Cinema
A Fantastic Fear of Everything isn’t continually laugh-out-loud funny but it does have a strong independent voice and is made with a great deal of care and attention, and, perhaps surprisingly, affection.
It’s clearly a labour of love – something lacking in so much of Hollywood’s contemporary output – and definitely superior to much of it.
KULA SHAKER 