Shane meadows is a selftaught, british filmmaker who hails from the midlands in the uk. Stone rosesshane meadows doc to be called made of stone. Click download or read now button to sign up and download read shane meadows books. The film follows a group of friends that are small time criminals in sneinton, a suburb of nottingham.
Tim cunningham, dominic dillon, leon hammond, mat hand, jimmy hynd, gena kawecka, shane meadows, dena. Shane meadows full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Raised in nottingham england, he dropped out of school as a teenager. Film profile for shane meadows, director, born 26 december 1972. Taking a break from postproduction work on his forthcoming tv series the virtues, shane has taken the opportunity to team up with liam gallagher on a music video shoot in glasgow today. But what he manages to accomplish with small time is an impressive achievement the blueprints from which he used for his follwing films are all here. Meadows other films include small time 1996, twenty four seven 1997.
Shane meadows born 26 december 1972 is an english director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film this. Apr 20, 2007 forget shoulder pads and rick astley growing up in the 1980s was a riot of great music, fashion and subcultures, as new film this is england shows. Small time is a film directed by shane meadows with tim cunningham, dominic dillon, leon hammond, mat hand, year. Shane meadows collection twenty four seven, a room for romeo. Part embryonic mike leigh, part joyful celebration of nobudget filmmaking, smalltime could herald a big time british talent if oneman band shane meadows can make the transition without losing. Shane meadows is an english filmmaker of independent film. Follows a gang of small time crooks in an english town.
Acclaimed british director shane meadow s dead mans shoes, this is england assured debut feature small time is a tale of petty crime in the suburbs of nottingham, starring meadows himself as jumbo, leader of a band of smalltime crooks. When ian brown rang me to tell me my favourite band of all time was getting back together again, it was like every roses fans wildest dreams were coming true. Mostrar tudo 17 diretora the virtues shane meadows, 2019. A list of 8 films compiled on letterboxd, including dead mans shoes 2004, a room for romeo brass 1999, this is england 2006, somers town 2008 and twentyfourseven 1997. One of britains most prolific film makers, shane meadows dropped out of school as a teenager before embarking on a course in acting and photography. Shane meadows list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Before he caused an international splash with his terrific 2004 thriller dead mans shoes and the acclaimed this is england, director shane meadows cut his teeth on a string of small, quirky character studies starting in the late 1990s, such as a room for romeo brass. The films of shane meadows since the attentiongrabbing short film small time 1996 and his debut fulllength feature twentyfourseven 1997, director. Small time is a 1996 british comedydrama film written, directed by and starring shane meadows in his directorial debut, and who also producer with dominic. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Find similar and related movies for small time 1996 shane meadows on allmovie. The best movies directed by shane meadows likeshare.
Films include this is england, dead mans shoes, and somers town. Inspired by kurosawas rashomon no less, the short film concerns an ambush resulting in robbery and double murder on a street in the midlands. With shane meadows, ian brown, the stone roses, mani. In small time, petty criminal malc and his mate steal anything they can lay their hands on. Shane meadows documents the reunion of iconic british band, the stone roses. Acclaimed british director shane meadow s dead mans shoes, this is england assured debut feature small time is a tale of petty crime in the suburbs of nottingham, starring meadows himself as jumbo, leader of a band of small time crooks.
Filmmaker shane meadows debut feature was twentyfourseven 1998. The main protagonists are best friends, jumbo and malc. People tell you that you cant recapture your youth, it wont be the same. Once upon a time in the midlands 2002 trailer film4.
Tim cunningham, dominic dillon, leon hammond, mat hand, jimmy hynd, gena kawecka, shane meadows, dena smiles, paul anderson, john powell, ronnie. Buy small time by shane meadows from amazons movies store. Acclaimed british director shane meadows dead mans shoes, this is england assured debut feature small time is a tale of petty crime in the suburbs of nottingham, starring meadows himself as jumbo, leader of a band of smalltime crooks. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the shane meadowsdirected movie via. Hopefully it will become a helpful resource for people studying shane and his films. Jumbo shane meadows heads up a gang of very smalltime thieves in an economically crippled british. After some odd jobs and a shot at studying acting and photography, meadows volunteered at an art center and learned the craft of videomaking. According to his wikipedia biography, shane meadows turned to petty crime shortly after leaving school at. With mat hand, dena smiles, shane meadows, gena kawecka. Meadows is one of the best british directors working today and whilst his filmography is small it has several classic movies on it. Time out named it one of the ten best books of the 1990s.
Part embryonic mike leigh, part joyful celebration of nobudget filmmaking, small time could herald a big time british talent if oneman band shane meadows can make the transition without losing. In the meantime the this is england 86 dvd and soundtrack cd are released on 11th october 2010, and we have added these, plus the new release of shane s debut film small time together with some new shane meadows blurays to our shane meadows uk store in association with amazon. Want to behold the glory that is once upon a time in the midlands on your tv, phone, or tablet. Shane meadows on his eradefining drama shane meadows set out to tell the story of his childhood and ended up making one of the most powerful tv dramas of our times. Instead of sitting in soho griping about not getting any development finance from channel four, nottingham twentysomething shane meadows picked up his camcorder, got his mates round and shot this hilarious, downtoearth and touchingly real story of feckless criminals on the mean streets of sneinton. Once upon a time in the midlands is credited as the closing part in a loosely connected trilogy by director shane meadows.
Shanes world at the time of writing, director shane meadows has directed seven features, innumerable. Time out publishes websites around the world in 69 cities and 11 languages. Shane meadows was born on december 26, 1972 in uttoxeter, staffordshire, england. The film follows a group of friends that are smalltime criminals in sneinton, a suburb of nottingham. The 40 minute film charts the often poignant, sometimes comic relationship between shane and his long time friend and music collaborator gavin clark. Acclaimed british director shane meadows dead mans shoes, this is. Jumbo and his mates malc, willy, and bets leon lammond are having a hard time unloading their latest score a large supply of dog food which generates a significant.
Once upon a time in the midlands 2002 stream and watch. After dropping out of school before reaching his olevels, shane originally had his sights set on becoming an infamous, criminal mastermind of legendary proportions. Jumbo shane meadows heads up a gang of very small time thieves in an economically crippled british town near nottingham. At the beginning of the film we hear jumbo narrating, were not into anything heavy. Shane meadows, director of this is england, recalls a youth. Meadows hilarious rockumentary follows the duo on a journey of a lifetime. Shane meadows, chronicler of englands public and personal. British director shane meadows is gradually extending his cinematic.
Both that film and small time are about gangs of inept crooks and the tone in each case is insecure this is more of a problem in small time because its five times longer. He was born in uttoxeter, staffordshire, uk on the 26th of december 1972. However, his very first efforts were two shortform creations in 1996 which wound up being shown together theatrically, small. His first feature film, it was written, produced and directed by meadows. Nov 29, 2015 director shane meadows and others pay tribute to the late great singersongwriter gavin clark. Small time was shot over nine days with the actors, mostly meadows. Shane s 2009 documentary film the living room is now available to view on the vice noisey website. Ator when i am not happy with my work, i am like marlon brando in apocalypse now. Small time tells the story of meadows ragtag gang of petty criminals who specialise in theft in nottingham, the troupe relate themselves to robin hood by stealing from the rich and selling to the poor at a nifty profit. The bfi has chosen a good time to rerelease shane meadows earlier works. Join facebook to connect with shane meadows and others you may know. In a typical english workingclass town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. A room for romeo brass 1999 and twenty four seven 1997 preceded it, and ultimately the viewer will be hardpressed to discern more than the british midlands locale linking them together. Malc is in danger of losing his girlfriend kate if he doesnt spend more time at home and the gang leader jumbo looks like he.
We just rob from the rich and sell it to the poor for half price. Shane meadows contact information celebritiesworldwide. The best movies directed by shane meadows flickchart. It also introduced the world to shanes friend, the actor paddy considine, who has gone on to work on some of the most interesting british films of recent times last resort, my summer of love, 24hour party people and meadows own dead mans shoes. He is best known for the british cult film this is england and its three sequel series. Director shane meadows and others pay tribute to the late. Subsequently, its an ideal time to consider shane meadows s debut feature, small time and wheres the money ronnie. Bourne ultimatum all 2007 the lowbudget this is england certainly stood out among its competitors. If any one moment marked shane meadows indelible entry into the british cinema. Malc is in danger of losing his girlfriend kate if he doesnt spend more time at home and the gang leader jumbo looks like he is about to lose control. Gavin lambert recognized it as a work of imagination in its own. Shane meadowss films include this is england, dead mans shoes, this is england 86. Overview of small time, 1996, directed by shane meadows, with mat hand, dena smiles, shane meadows, at turner classic movies.
They raid a small new age store that sells incense. Shop shane meadows collection twenty four seven, a room for romeo brass, dead mans shoes, this is. Shane meadows celebrity profile check out the latest shane meadows photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Available as a digital download, the 14 track album features six original tracks by pj harvey as well as music from other. For a better experience on mubi, update your browser. Over the last decade, shane meadows has established himself as a force to recon with in british cinema, from his attentiongrabbing debut twentyfour seven to the offbeat british western once upon a time in the midlands. See more ideas about shane meadows, film and this is england film. One day, alan darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience, starts trying to get the young people off the street and into doing something they can believe in. Ready to steal anything, jumbo shane meadows and his friends drink, dance and plan their biggest heist yet, a raid on the local snienton hippies. Crime pays, but not very well for a handful of burglars in this drama with comic overtones. This article seeks to highlight the textual parallels of the british new wave and the films of shane meadows, supported by the bordwellian definition of art cinema. Shane meadows agent contact details, shane meadows biography and celebrity agents.
Shane meadows was shing himself during filming of stone roses film as a british director, taking on a film about your, and the nations, favourite band is a daunting prospect thats. Aug 07, 2015 shane meadows film and tv work is a quest for authenticity. Shane meadows born 26 december 1972 is an english director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film this is england 2006 and its three sequels 20102015. Small time 1996 writer the virtues 2019 this is england 90 2015. Jan 07, 2014 when small time crook jimmy robert carlyle sees dek rhys ifans unsuccessfully propose to his exgirlfriend shirley shirley henderson on live tv, he returns to his east midlands hometown to. Shane meadows and mark herbert on getting into the industry.
From his breakthrough short films in the early 1990s and feature debut twentyfourseven 1997 through to the baftawinning this is england 2007 and hit television spinoff, director shane meadows has emerged as one of the most distinctive and influential voices in contemporary british cinema. Director shane meadows and others pay tribute to the late great singersongwriter gavin clark. Featuring energetic handheld camera work, brilliant comic dialogue and a host of ironic film references small time clearly reveals meadow s flair for. With bob hoskins, danny nussbaum, toby, bruce jones. Small time is a film directed by shane meadows and starring shane meadows, tim cunningham, dominic dillon.
19 279 559 1378 425 423 211 239 650 610 542 543 63 589 379 1499 1475 707 775 1422 551 661 583 545 265 586 179 541 387 98 662 398