Shane Meadows on Simon Mayo (BBC Radio 5)

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Shane Meadows talks to Simon Mayo about "This Is England", out on Friday UK wide!

Here's the link to the interview.... CLICK HERE

This Is England (2007)

Saturday, April 21, 2007

This is England opens at the Picturehouse on Friday 27 April

longroadmedia meet up screening planned for next weekend!


Directed by
Shane Meadows

Writing credits
Shane Meadows


Roland Rat, Margaret Thatcher; Rubik's Cubes, the Royal Wedding; aerobics, skinheads... It's 1983, and the schools are breaking up for summer. Shaun is 12 and a bit of a loner, growing up with his mum in a grim coastal town, his dad killed fighting in the Falklands War. On his way home from school where he's been tormented all day for wearing flares, he runs into a group of skinheads, who against expectations turn out to be friendly and take him under their wing. Soon Shaun discovers parties, girls and snappy dressing, and finds some role models in Woody, Milky and the rest of the gang. But when an older, overtly racist skinhead returns home from prison, the easy camaraderie of the group is broken, and Shaun is drawn into much more uncomfortable territory. Based largely on his own experience as a youngster, this is Shane Meadows' most mature and fully realised film. Handling the complexities of masculinity, violence and race with sensitivity and a lightness of touch, it's hard to imagine a film that would better capture the mood of the time, or that could have any greater an understanding of the allure of being part of a gang.

Shane Meadows OFFICIAL SITE
This is England Official site



SHANE MEADOWS on The Culture Show:

New Tax Breaks Set to Revive British Film Industry

Tuesday, April 17, 2007



Article from the TimesOnline.co.uk/film

Hats off to a British shooting spree Dec 21, 2006
Finally, new tax breaks seem set to revive our chequered film industry. KEVIN MAHER investigates.