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Warp Films is an independent film production company based in Sheffield& London, UK, with a further affiliated company Warp Films Australia based in Melbourne, Australia. Warp Films was established by Warp Records founding partners Rob Mitchell and Steve Beckett. It was initially created with financial support from NESTA and had a remit to produce a number of short films. After the death of Rob Mitchell in 2001, Beckett decided to continue with Warp Films and

enlisted the expertise of Sheffield friend Mark Herbert.

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Narrative

A young and disoriented British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast in 1971.’Distributed by a collaboration of studio’s by studio canal ( a French based production) owned by universal studio’s and roadside attractions . Roadside Attractions is a US film distributor based in Los Angeles, California, specializing largely in independent films.

Distribution

Warp films made a big step into main stream cinema with 71 currently distributed in independent cinemas. We viewed the low budget film costing 5 million at a small independent cinemas, where its being screened. Furthermore the film is predicted to become more successful on DVD than screened once released, as this film is British so far its based and is more appealing to a British audience but potentially could break through to the united states where the target audience would enjoy an action, drama and war film. The film was released on February 7, 2014

ProductionThe film was collaborated by Crab Apple Films, Protagonist Pictures and Warp films. Warp films produce low budget films, however if the film 71 becomes more successful the film would make a profit however this is a shared risk when a group of using multiple low budget film companies. The film was produced within the UK and The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Filming began on location in Blackburn, Lancashire in April 2013. The film is funded by the British Film Institute, Film4, Creative Scotland and Screen Yorkshire.

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Reception

71 received positive notices from critics at its premiere at the 64th Berlin Film Festival. On Rotten Tomatoes, based on 23 reviews, the film holds an 96% 'fresh' rating, with an average score of 7/10. On Metacritic, which assigns a average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film currently holds an average score of 85, based on 5 reviews, indicating 'Universal Acclaim‘

Details

Directed by Yann Demange, the film is certificated at a 15 due to the type of language used and the nature of the film. The Main character Gary Hook played by Jack O'Connell.

Box office it made: £575,672 , Budget: £5 million

71 FILM TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZtx4RPK3W4

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Narrative

This Is England is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates how their subculture, which has its roots in 1960s West Indian culture, soul, and reggae music, became adopted by white nationalists, which led to divisions within the skinhead scene. The film's title is a direct reference to a scene where the character Combo explains his nationalist views using the phrase "this is England" during his speech..

Distribution

This is England opened in 62 cinemas nationwide first. It was aided by strong word of mouth publicity. By the 4th week the film expanded to 150 cinemas. The film was released in competition with Spiderman 3, a large blockbuster. The film still did very well and grossed £1.8 Million and over £2.5 Million at the international box office. Which is very successful for a UK independent film. The independent distributer had huge success. The American distributer was an independent distributer IFC Films based in New York. This is England was the first movie to be digitally released through the D-PLATFORM initiative.

Details

This is England was released on 27th April 2007 in the UK

• Budget: £1,500,000

• Opening Weekend: $18,430 ( Within USA)

• Certificate: 18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqjEYfslwpA - THIS IS ENGLAND

FILM TRAILER

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Reception

On 5 January 2008, the reviewer Rotten Tomatoes reported that 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 82 reviews. This is England is a perfect example of a ‘realism’ film. The film fits into the category of ‘social realist’ films, which presents events drawn from everyday social life which adopt a camera, sound and editing style which draws attention to the authenticity of the events. This contrasts with the dominant Hollywood style of film making where the fictional world is recognisable in representation, but the actors are ‘larger than life’ and we must suspend our disbelief to make the film enjoyable with the element of escapism. • Usually the Hollywood style would out do the film style of ‘This is England’, but because of its controversial topic it became very successful. The film addresses social concerns and a representation of real Britain, which would have been a shock to the American audience.

Content

This Is England had no star actors marketing Trailers - Due to the limited music, documentary footage of money smaller British Independent Companies and of money the large Hollywood companies the National Front. This allows them to spend a lot of soundtrack is an important part , as its marketed at a standalone product. Furthermore spending the money on hiring famous actors in order to of the trailer and has been create popularity and excitement about the marketed as a film and also ensuring there will be a reliable and relate to the audience. Warp Films worked with Film4 to produce This is England. This gave Shane Meadows production exclusive access to their TV channel, where they show, analyse and preview productions. Film4 channel can be seen either on Sky or free view channels making it available to a wider audience. Warp Films also created a website for This is England where you can download various things such as desktop backgrounds, and iron on print outs.

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Narrative

Four Lions (2010) is a British dark comedy film. It is the feature film debut of director Chris Morris, written by Morris, Sam Bain, and Jesse Armstrong. The film is a jihad satire following a group of home grown terrorist from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. A group of radicalised young British Muslim men. Four Lion was released in the UK 7th May 2010.

Production

The project was originally rejected by both the BBC and Channel 4 as being too controversial.Morris suggested in a mass email, titled "Funding Mentalism", that fans could contribute between £25 and £100 each to the production costs of the film and would appear as extras in return. Funding was secured in October 2008 from Film 4 Productions and Warp Films, with Mark Herbert producing. ( British film establishment). Filming began in Sheffield in May 2009

Morris has described the film as a farce, which exposes the "Dad's Armyside to terrorism".During the making of the film, the director sent the script to former Guantánamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg. Begg has said that he found nothing in the script that would be offensive to British Muslims The actor Riz Ahmed also contacted Begg, to ask whether the subject matter was "too raw". When the film was completed, Begg was given a special screening and said that he enjoyed it.

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DistributionThe film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2010[ and was short-listed for the festival's World Cinema Narrative prize. Introducing the film's premiere Chris Morris said: "I feel in a weird way that this is a good-hearted film. It's not a hate film, so I would hope that aspect would come through."The UK première took place at the National Media Museum as part of Bradford International Film Festival, on 25 March 2010 followed by a nationwide release on 7 May.Despite its acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival, Four Lions failed to find a distributor in the US for nine months until finally newly formed Drafthouse Films picked it up. The film had a limited release in the US on 5 November 2010Home media

Four Lions was released in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray on 30 August 2010, and in the US on 8 March 2011.Critical response Four Lions received mostly positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a "Certified Fresh" score of 81% based on 110 reviews with an average rating of 7.2 out of 10. The site's general consensus is that its "premise suggests brazenly tasteless humour, but Four Lions is actually a smart, pitch-black comedy that carries the unmistakable ring of truth.Box office

Despite an initial release on just 115 screens across the UK, the film was successful at the box office on its opening weekend, generating the highest site average of all the new releases (£5,292) and making a total of £609,000. According to the Official Top 10 UK Film Chart (7–9 May 2010), Four Lions was placed at sixth behind Iron Man 2, Furry Vengeance A Nightmare on Elm Street Hot Tub Time Machine and The Back-Up Plan .Due to its popularity, Optimum Releasing increased the number of screens showing the film to 200As of 8 August 2010, Four Lions grossed £2,932,366 at the UK box office.As of 24 February 2011, Four Lions the worldwide gross was US$4,658,570.

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Working Title Films is a British film production company, based in London owned by Universal Studios. The company was founded by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. It produces feature films and several television productions. Eric Fellner and Bevan are now the co-chairs of the company. Working Title Films was co-founded by producers Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe in 1983. In 1992, PolyGram became the company's corporate backer. Radclyffe left Working Title, and Eric Fellner, a fellow independent film producer, joined the company. Although contractually allowed to produce any film with a budget of up to $35 million, on a practical basis, Bevan and Fellner consult with studio executives at Working Title's parent company NBCUniversal. Working Title is located in London, and is known for having a limited number of employees. The company also has other offices located in Los Angeles and Ireland. In 1999, Bevan and Fellnerlaunched a subsidiary company named Working Title 2 Productions, commonly known as WT2. The company is an independent film production arm run by Natascha Wharton, and has produced films that include Billy Elliot, Shaun of the Dead and The Calcium Kid.

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Notting Hill is a 1999 British romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill London, released on 21 May 1999. The screenplay was by Richard Curtis, who had written Four Weddings and a Funeral. It was produced by Duncan Kenworthy and directed by Roger Michell. The film stars Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee and Hugh Bonneville.The film was well received by critics, and became the highest grossing British film released that year. The film won a BAFTA, and was nominated in two other categories. Notting Hill won

other awards, including a British Comedy Award and a Brit Award for the sound track.Richard Curtis developed the film from thoughts while lying awake at night. He described the starting point as "the idea of a very normal person going out with an unbelievably famous person and how that impinges on their lives". Four Weddings and a Funeral director Mike Newell was approached but rejected it to work on Pushing Tin. He said that in commercial terms he had made the wrong decision, but did not regret it. The producer, Duncan Kenworthy, then turned to Roger Michell, saying that "Finding someone as good as Roger, was just like finding the right actor to play each role. Roger shone out."

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The film had generally positive reviews, scoring an 82% "Certified Fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Variety's Derek Elley said that "It's slick, it's gawky, it's 10 minutes too long, and it's certainly not "Four Weddings and a Funeral Part 2" in either construction or overall tone", giving it an overall positive review. Cranky Critic called it "Bloody damned good", as well as saying that it was "A perfect date flick." Nitrate said that "Notting Hill is whimsical and light, fresh and quirky", with "endearing moments and memorable characters". In his review of the film's DVD John J. Puccio noted that "the movie is a fairy tail, and writer Richard Curtis knows how much the public loves a fairy tale", calling it "a sweet film". Desson Howe of The Washington Post gave the film a very positive review, particularly praising Rhys I fans' performance as Spike. James Sanford gave Notting Hill three and a half stars, saying that "Curtis' dialogue may be much snappier than his sometimes dawdling plot, but the first hour of Notting Hill is so beguiling and consistently funny it seems churlish to complain that the rest is merely good."[ Sue Pierman of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel stated that "Notting Hill is clever, funny, romantic –and oh, yes, reminiscent of Four Weddings and a Funeral", but that the film "is so satisfying, it doesn't pay to nitpick."]Roger Ebert praised the film, saying "the movie is bright, the dialogue has wit and intelligence, and Roberts and Grant are very easy to like."[Kenneth Turan gave a good review, concluding that "the film's romantic core is impervious to problems".CNN reviewer Paul Clinton said that Notting Hill "stands alone as another funny and heart warming story about love against all odds".Some criticised the film for giving a "sweetened unrealistic view of London life and British eccentricity." The Independent newspaper derided the film for being unrealistic.

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Box office

The film had its premiere at the Odeon, Leicester Square, on 27 April 1999. It earned $116,089,678 as its overall domestic gross, with a worldwide gross of $363,889,678. It totalled $27.7 million over its opening weekend, an American record, the biggest opening for a romantic comedy film, beating My Best Friend's Wedding (which also starred Julia Roberts).Notting Hillmade another $15 million the following week. One month after its release, Notting Hill lost its record for highest grossing opening weekend for a romantic comedy film to Runaway Bride(again starring Roberts). It was the sixteenth highest grossing film of 1999, and as of February 2014 is the 215th highest grossing film of all time. In 2007, it became the then highest grossing British film.

Distributed

Universal pictures

Budget

$43 million

Director

Roger Michell

Running time

124 minutes

Box office

$363,889,700

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Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It was the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant. It was made in six weeks and cost under £3 million, becoming an unexpected success and the highest-grossing British film in cinema history at the time, with worldwide box office in excess of $245.7 million, and receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture

The film follows the adventures of a group of friends through the eyes of Charles (Hugh Grant), a debonair but faux pas-prone Briton, who is smitten with Carrie (Andie MacDowell), an American whom Charles repeatedly meets at four weddings and at a funeral.

Running time: 117 minutes

Box office made a total of:£154,030,888

Director: Mike Newell

Release Date:13 May 1994 (UK)

Gross:$52,700,832 (USA)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-HeV8Z6iXc

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ProductionThe film was shot mainly in London and the Home Counties, including Hampstead, Islington where the final moments take place on Highbury Terrace, Greenwich Hospital, Betchworth in Surrey, Amersham in Buckinghamshire, St Bartholomew-the-Great (wedding #4) and West Thurrock in Essex. Exterior shots of guests arriving for the funeral were filmed in Thurrock, Essex overlooking the River Thames with the backdrop of the Dartford River Crossing and at stately homes in Bedfordshire (Luton Hoo for wedding two reception) and Hampshire.Many of the extras were recruited by Amber Rudd who is described in the credits as "Aristocracy Co-ordinator"—among those used were Lords Burlington and Woolton.Critical responseThe film was very well received with critics, currently holding a 95% "Certified Fresh" approval on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating, "While frothy to a fault, Four Weddings and a Funeral features irresistibly breezy humor, and winsome performances from Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell."Film critic Roger Ebertgave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, calling it "delightful and sly", and directed with "light-hearted enchantment" by Newell. He praised Grant's performance, describing it as a kind of "endearing awkwardness".The film did have its detractors, though. Writing for the Chicago Reader, Jonathan Rosenbaum called the film "generic" and "standard issue", stating that the audience shouldn't "expect to remember it ten minutes later".Time magazine writer Richard Corliss was less scathing, but agreed that it was forgettable, saying that people would "forget all about [the movie] by the time they leave the multiplex," even joking at the end of his review that he had forgotten the film's name.Box officeUpon its North American limited release on 11 March 1994, Four Weddings and a Funeral opened with $138,486 in 5 theatres. But upon its wide release on 15 April 1994, the film topped the box office with $4,162,489.The film would continue to gross $53,700,832 in North America with an additional $193 million internationally, earning $245,700,832 worldwide.

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Love Actually is a 2003 British Christmas-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be interlinked as their tales progress.

Set primarily in London, the story begins five weeks before Christmas and is played out in a weekly countdown until the holiday, followed by an epilogue that takes place one month

later.The Working Title Films production, budgeted at $45,000,000, was released by Universal Pictures. It grossed $62,671,632 in the United Kingdom, $13,956,093 in Australia and $59,472,278 in the US and Canada. It took a worldwide total of $247,472,278.

Budget:£30 million

Distributed by: Universal pictures

Directed by: Richard Curtis

Box office:$246,942,017

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Critical response

While Love Actually received generally positive reviews in Britain, United States reviews were generally mixed. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 63% of critics gave the film a positive rating, based on 191 reviews, with an average score of 6.4/10. Its consensus states "'A sugary tale overstuffed with too many stories. Still, the cast charms.“On Metacritic the film holds a 55/100 rating, based on 41 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In 2013, the movie was analysed on whether the movie was a modern day Christmas classic

Sound track

The film's original music was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Craig Armstrong. The soundtrack album reached the top 40 on the US Billboard 200 in 2004 and ranked second on the Top Soundtracks chart. It also achieved gold record status in Australia and Mexico.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYCkFTyADJ0