Author Archives: Tom Brook

WATCH: Britain Missing From Competition at Cannes

By Tom Brook | Posted on May 17th, 2013

'The Selfish Giant' is one of the few British films getting buzz at Cannes, but it's not in competition. (Photo: Agatha A Nitecka)

Carey Mulligan was in Cannes on opening night; Clive Owen, Tilda Swinton, Emma Watson and Tom Hiddleston are among those Brits to have films at the festival. But in some quarters, as we move into the festival’s first weekend, ...

WATCH: Benedict Cumberbatch on ‘Star Trek’ as Political Film – and ‘Doctor Who’

By Tom Brook | Posted on May 14th, 2013

Benedict Cumberbatch in 'Star Trek Into Darkness' (Photo: Paramount)

Benedict Cumberbatch, already much admired by his legions of followers, is set to rise to a new level of stardom in the U.S. with this weekend’s release of Star Trek Into Darkness.

‘Americans Perfectly Capable of Understanding Irony,’ Says British Director

By Tom Brook | Posted on May 10th, 2013

Steve Oram and Alice Lowe in 'Sightseers'

There’s a widely-held view that many Americans don’t get British humor, that they’re just too literal minded and can’t comprehend British irony.

Better in Britain?: What ‘Orphans’ Tony Nominee Tom Sturridge Misses From London

By Tom Brook | Posted on May 7th, 2013

Tom Sturridge at the the 2013 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press reception on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in New York. (Photo: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Ask many travelers, and they will tell you they can recognize a particular city from the quality of its light.

WATCH: British Punk Author Jon Savage’s ‘Teenage’ Dream Hits the Screen

By Tom Brook | Posted on May 3rd, 2013

A still from the documentary 'Teenage' (Photo: Cinereach)

He’s no teenager, but British author Jon Savage has been in New York energetically promoting a new documentary Teenage based on his 2007 book on youth culture.

WATCH: ‘Doctor Who’ Isn’t the Only Sci-Fi Made in Wales

By Tom Brook | Posted on April 26th, 2013

Although the Welsh-made sci-fi thriller The Machine didn’t pick up any prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, it did win plaudits for its slick look and the thought-provoking questions it raises. “The Machine isn’t ...

WATCH: Riz Ahmed on Playing a Disillusioned Immigrant in ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’

By Kevin Wicks and Tom Brook | Posted on April 25th, 2013

Riz Ahmed in 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' (Photo: Mirabai Films)

Based on the Mohsin Hamid novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is director Mira Nair‘s latest work and boasts an all-star cast including Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, and Kate Hudson. But British actor Riz Ahmed is at the ...

WATCH: British Photojournalist Tim Hetherington Remembered

By Tom Brook | Posted on April 19th, 2013

Tim Hetherington in 2007, four years before his death. (Photo: AP Photo/Keystone/Eddy Risch)

This Saturday will mark a sad anniversary for people in the world of photojournalism because two years ago, on April 20, 2011, Brooklyn-based Tim Hetherington — one of Britain’s finest war photographers — was killed ...

WATCH: Britain’s New Broadway Star, Bertie Carvel of ‘Matilda’

By Tom Brook | Posted on April 12th, 2013

Britain has a new star of Broadway: 35-year-old Bertie Carvel who plays the formidable headmistress Miss Trunchbull in the just-opened Royal Shakespeare Company production of Matilda the Musical. The show is based on the popular 1988 ...

WATCH: Andrea Riseborough in Another Strong Performance in ‘Disconnect’

By Tom Brook | Posted on April 12th, 2013

Andrea Riseborough in 'Disconnect' (Photo: LD Entertainment)

British actress Andrea Riseborough can be seen in the new thriller Disconnect out in cinemas on Friday (April 12), once again displaying her chameleon-like ability to become the person she is playing.