Monday 15 April 2013

Skyfall and My Brother The Devil - Updates

Skyfall 

Budget$150–200 million
Box office$1,108,561,013
Skyfall received much positive feedback from critics. 92% of people that were interviewed by 'rotten tomatoes' enjoyed the film. 

Skyfall was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US on 12 February 2013,[138] and in the UK on 18 February.

Oscar
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
Adele
Paul Epworth
For the song "Skyfall"

Current Status of the Films

It been roughly 5-6 months since the release of 'Skyfall' and 'My Brother the Devil'. Since then, both films have changed considerably in regards to;

  • Box Office 
  • Awards
  • Further releases 
  • Publicity Stunts 
Skyfall's box office figures were $1,108,561,013.  It has gained the titles as the seventh  highest grossing film of all time, the highest-grossing film in the UK, the highest-grossing film in the Bond series, the highest-grossing film worldwide for both Sony Pictures and MGM, and the second-highest-grossing film of 2012. My Brother the Devil had the box office figures of approximately $12,000. 

Skyfall & My Brother the devil in 2013

Box office: Skyfall - $1,108,561,013
                   My brother the devil - $12,00

Awards for Skyfall:




Awards for My Brother the devil:
Won Best European Film (Europa Cinemas Label Award) at Berlinale
Won Best Cinematography at Sundance Film Festival
Won CBA Worldview Sundance Impact Award at Sundance London
Won Best Newcomer - Sally El Hosaini at BFI London Film Festival
Won Most Promising Newcomer - Sally El Hosaini at Evening Standard Film Awards
Won Grand Jury Award at LA Outfest
Won Audience Award - Annonay Film Festival, France
Won BIFA for Best Newcomer - James Floyd at British Independent Film Awards
Won Best Actor - James Floyd at Milan Film Festival
Won New Vision Award for Cinematography - Manaki Brothers Film Festival, Macedonia

Monday 19 November 2012


My Brother The Devil Research

- The budget for 'my brother the devil' was £1,000,000

- The director of the film was Sally El Hosaini, she has directed other films such as, Green Zone, Fifth Bowl and Henna Night. She also wrote my brother the devil.

- The production companies behind the film were

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- The film has made a Facebook page and is being advertised on twitter by an actor in the film

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- James Floyd, Fady Elsayed, Said Taghmoui

Research: My Brother the Devil

Production Co: Rooks Nest Entertainment, Wild Horse Film Company.
Director: Sally El Hosaini

My Brother the Devil starring James Floyd, Fady Elsayed and Said Taghmaoui is a story about two Egyptian immigrant's sons living in East London. The movie, not being as popular as Skyfall or Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 that was released a week after, receives competition as the other two films listed are known globally and are very popular.


Release in the UK November 9th and in US cinema and globally in 2013.

This film can be seen in
'Empire' - Leicester Square
Watermans Art Centre Cinema
Showcase Cinemas Newham
Selected Vue cinemas

The movie has its own Facebook and Twitter page.
There Twitter page has over 2,000 people following.



and the Facebook page has over 9,000 likes.


For this film, advertisements have been kept to the minimum or they haven't been widely produced. But received a small column in a magazine called 'Sport'.


This film has won numerous awards including:
Best European Film.
Best Cinematography
James Floyd won Best Actor at Milan Film Festival

A review on the Guardian describes the film as 'bursting with energy', most of the reviews and comments left on websites like the Guardian leave positive feedback towards the film.

The movie was film in East London, Hackney.





Sunday 18 November 2012

My Brother the Devil Research

My Brother the Devil is a 2012 coming of age film based in East London and focuses on two Egyptian brothers caught between the norms and values of society and their culture. The film was written and directed by Sally El Hosaini who won Best Newcomer at the BFI London Film Festival. The film was produced by Wild Horses Film Company and Rocks Nest Entertainment. It was released on the 9th of November and only distributed by a small variety of cinemas such as the VUE (in Islington and Stratford), Cineworld and Genesis. It faces hard competition from Skyfall which is still popular as well as the new film in the Twilight franchise - Breaking Dawn Part 2.

Although the film didn't receive huge billboards and buses adverts, the film was able to get a small column in a magazine which was distributed at public transports - the magazine is called Sport and on its front cover the popular game Black Ops 2 was featured on it. This would mainly attract the "younger generation" as that is what they craze about!The column with the film was featured along side the game as they both involve "guns". The film also had a poster which could be seen outside cinemas as well on random walls on the streets of the UK. Including all the above the film had an intense and entertaining trailer which made it intriguing to watch and leaving the viewer feeling rather ambivalent about the film




The film starred James Floyd who plays Rashid the charismatic and shrewd member of a local gang who seeks to give his brother a different life - Mo who is played by Fady Elsayed. Both actors were nominted for an award at the BFI London Film Festival however only James was able to win an award for Best Actor whilst Fady was only nominated for Best Newcomer. 
















My Brother The Devil


My Brother the Devil is a 2012 British film written and directed by Sally El Hosaini

Starring: James Floyd, Fady Elsayed and Saïd Taghmaoui.
Production Companies: Rooks Nest Entertainment &a; Wild Horses Film Company 
Release Date: 9th November 
Cinemas shown in: Empire - Leicester Square 
                                     Vue - Islington & Shepherds Bush 
                                     Watermans Arts Centre Cinema 
                                     Showcase Cinemas - Newham 


Filmed in Hackney, East London set on Homerton Estate 

Awards wonBest European Film (Europa Cinemas Label Award) at Berlinale
                          CBA Worldview Sundance Impact Award at Sundance London
                          Best Newcomer - Sally El Hosaini at BFI London Film Festival
                          Grand Jury Award at Outfest
                          Best Actor - James Floyd at Milan Film Festival
                          Best Cinematography at Sundance Film Festival

ReviewsThe Independent: 'gritty and gripping'
                  The Daily Telegraph: 'favourite narrative feature' 
                  The Hollywood Reporter: 'A crackling debut. Slick, muscular, entertaining and  emotionally satisfying' 




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