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Mike Leigh’s ‘Peterloo’: A Worthy Ensemble Can’t Spark A Rebellion [Review]

September 1, 2018 10:00 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

Anyone who has experienced Mike Leigh's body of work can appreciate the fact that he clearly loves his country and its people. The prolific filmmaker has chronicled numerous eras of England’s history from moder...

Mike Leigh Explains Working With Amazon Studios & Why Cannes Passed On ‘Peterloo’

Charles Barfield

August 31, 2018 3:19 pm

Festivals, News

British filmmaker Mike Leigh has been in the film game for a long time now. Going back decades now, the director developed his own style, made his films, and released them to an adoring public like clockwork. A...

‘Front Runner,’ ‘The Favourite’ & ‘First Man’ Among Official 2018 Telluride Selections

Gregory Ellwood

August 30, 2018 9:24 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Telluride Film Festival announced it's official line up for 2018 and, if you've been paying attention or doing your due diligence there were few surprises. The big narrative premieres are Joel Edgerton's...

Venice Film Festival Preview: 20 Most Anticipated Movies

The Playlist Staff

August 28, 2018 11:39 am

Features, Festivals, News

It's that time of year again: the madness that is the fall film festival season is upon us and the first festival up to bat, as usual, is the Venice Film Festival. The Lido, as its affectionately known, kick...

‘Peterloo’ Trailer: Acclaimed Filmmaker Mike Leigh Tells The Story Of One Of Britain’s Bloodiest Days

Charles Barfield

July 24, 2018 9:34 am

News, Trailers

At this point, is it possible that filmmaker Mike Leigh will make a bad film? Sure, you may not be his biggest fan, but it’s hard to argue against the critical reception that his filmography has received over t...

The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2018

Oliver Lyttelton

December 5, 2017 12:40 pm

Features, News

We’re just getting started with our look at the best in film and TV of 2017, but before we really got sucked into the retrospective, we wanted to take a minute to look forward to what’s to come in the next twel...

First Look: Mike Leigh’s ‘Peterloo’

Kevin Jagernauth

November 2, 2017 11:11 am

News

A new film by Mike Leigh is pretty big deal — at least for us — especially considering "Peterloo" is his first effort since 2014's "Mr. Turner." However, there's been somewhat of a shroud of secrecy on the movi...

Mike Leigh Starts Shooting ‘Peterloo’ & Nuri Bilge Ceylan Already Planning For Cannes 2018

Rodrigo Perez

May 17, 2017 11:53 am

News

It's been three years since Mike Leigh's "Mr. Turner," and now he's gearing up what might be the most ambitious project of his career. Titled “Peterloo,” the film sounds like a bit of a gear shift for the Engli...

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