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Films from London
London makes the perfect setting for film makers as it is easily recognisable with it's buildings, people and traffic. There are film locations of pubs, parks, churches in fact anywhere in London looks good.
London Film Location
New Releases
Live at the Cinema Haymarket the classic film "Brief Encounter" On stage live Ticket Info...
The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - trailer
Somers Town Trailer
"Somers Town - latest film by Shane Meadows"
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight, the latest Batman film with Christopher Nolan and Michael Caine. The special effects scenes were shot at the Battersea Power Station, in London. Built in the 1930's by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott,the Power Station is the largest brick built building in the world. This venue has been used on many film productions in resent years including Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla. The Dark Knight is out on release from 18th July 2008.
Quantum of Solace
The new Bond, Quantum of Solace, 007 in action release date set for October 2008.
Rocknrolla
Guy Ritchie's latest film Rocknrolla is set in London's criminal underworld stars Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Jeremy Piven and The Wire's Idris Elba.
Our Soon.
The Duchess
The scandalous rise and fall of the Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire. Like Princess Diana, her direct descendent, she was beautiful, glamorous and adored by the public.
Adulthood
After Sam Peel is released from jail for killing Trife, he finds difficulty adjusting to life on the outside. He is forced to confront the people he hurt, trying to find out which one is seeking revenge on him. While Sam tries to cope with the effect his actions had on the people he knew, he finds himself being hunted by a group of young boys, one of whom is his younger brother, who is following the same path as Sam had in the past.
In cinemas from 20th June 2008
BRIDESHEAD REVISITED
A provocative and suspenseful drama, “BRIDESHEAD REVISITED” tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era. In the film, Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode, “Match Point,” “The Lookout”) becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through the charming and provocative Sebastian Flyte (Ben Whishaw, “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”), and then his sophisticated sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell, “Cassandra’s Dream” and the upcoming “The Duchess”). The rise and fall of Charles’ infatuations reflect the decline of a decadent era in England between the wars. Academy Award-winner Emma Thompson co-stars as Lady Marchmain.
The film, based on Evelyn Waugh’s acclaimed novel is adapted for the screen by multiple BAFTA Award-winner Andrew Davies (“Bridget Jones Diary,” “Bleak House”) and Jeremy Brock (“The Last King of Scotland”) and directed by Julian Jarrold (“Becoming Jane”).
Out This Summer.
Shoot on Sight
Shoot on Sight is a fictional political thriller based on the events of July 7 2005. Out Soon!
NARNIA Prince Caspian
NARNIA Prince Caspian, which was shot in London, follows the children's return to Narnia a thousand years after they left. The film is released this summer.
The Bank Job
The true story of the 1971 bank job in London's Baker street when thieves tunnelled into the bank vaults and stole millions of pounds in deposit boxes of cash and jewellery that was never recovered.
The robbery made headlines for a few days and then disappeared - the result of a UK Government 'D' Notice, without anybody ever being arrested. The story involves murder, corruption and a sex scandal with links to the Royal Family - a story in which the thieves were the most innocent people involved.
Release date 28th February. 2008
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl Trailer
Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII. Release Date:. 29 February 2008
Doomsday
Doomsday, the London action packed new thriller from writer / director Neil Marshall starring Bob Hoskins,
Malcolm McDowell and Rhona Mitra is out March 14th 2008.
St Trinian's
Latest Ealing Comedy from the Worlds Oldest film studio that is still producing films, release date 21 December 2007.
Sweeney Todd
Tim Burton's film of Sweeney Todd, with Johnny Depp in the roll of the demon barber of Fleet Street. release date in London 25 January 2008.
The Making of Sweeney Todd
Run, Fatboy, Run
In Theatres from October 26th 2007
A chunky, clueless guy leaves his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day only to discover -- 5 years later -- that she is his one true love. But in order to win back her heart,
he looks to finish his first marathon while making her realize her new man is the wrong guy for her...
Eastern Promises
David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai,
played by Viggo Mortensen, who is tied to one of London's most notorious
organized crime families. Release Date:. 27 September 2007
The Golden Compass
Set in a parallel world where people's souls manifest themselves as small animals.
Where a 12 year old girl, Lyra, sets out to rescue her best friend.
Stars Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig and newcomer Dakota Blue Richards. Release date 7th December 2007.
28 Weeks Later
Six months after the rage virus has annihilated the British Isles, with a deserted and decayed Trafalgar Square. Reuniting the creative team of Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, and Andrew Macdonald this film opens in cinemas next week.
Sunshine
Filmed at London's 'Three Mill Studios' last year, Sunshine is the story of a dying sun and the Earth's extintion in the year 2057. The mission is to send a nuclear device to a fading sun to reignite it. Film release May.
Shakespeare's Globe B.B.C Doctor Who Trailer
Doctor Who series three.
I Want Candy
Ealing Comedy Certificate 15 - In Theatres from: Friday 23rd of March 2007
Amazing Grace
Wilberforce, a man born into the age of the Great British Empire when the country’s influence around the globe was at its most powerful. It was, however, an age when the rumblings of social discontent were emerging, and a time when reformers faced an uphill struggle to be heard.
In Theatres: February 23rd, 2007
Angel
The rise and fall of a young eccentric British writer, in the early 20th century.
French release: 14 March 2007
Penelope
A young woman who suffers from a "curse," sets out to free herself of the life-long bad streak of bad luck and find her true self.
Release Date: April 6th, 2007
Miss Potter
A film about the author Beatrix Potter, where filming took place around Lincoln's Inn and St Peter's Square, which was used as the interior and exterior for the main Potter household.
Cecil Court runs from Charing Cross Road to St Martins Lane at the side of Wyndhams Theatre, with the shopfronts unaltered in more than a century, it was used as a major location, with Beatrix visiting a bookshop here to see her first publication sold on the day of its release.
2006 Classic Films
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code, shot extensively across London last year and at Pinewood Studios.
Alex Rider is the reluctant teenage spy introduced in Stormbreaker, the first book in the best-selling series of his adventures created by novelist Anthony Horowitz. More than 10 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide and now the action has been transferred to the big screen.
Stormbreaker Trailer
Film setting - The Royal Naval College in Greenwich
A young man from the wrong side of the tracks dreams of attending Annapolis*. The Royal Naval College in Greenwich features as the Naval Academy. View trailers and clips here:
Annapolis
Film made in London includes.
Film Trailer "Gone to the dogs"
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