Apr.
30th,
2008
2008.04.30
- The UK release of Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida has been moved up to June 12th; the US release is still listed as June 17th. The album will include the The Escapist – the band’s song for Rupert Wyatt’s new film of the same name that features Damian Lewis.
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Apr.
29th,
2008
2008.04.29
- Update on The Baker!
» This report from a volunteer at the RiverRun International Film Festival indicates that Gareth Lewis’s film The Baker sold out at all 3 screenings!
» Today’s issue of The Hollywood Reporter included an article about the winners of the RiverRun International Film Festival including The Baker, starring and produced by Damian Lewis, which received the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature.
» IndieWire reporter Matt Dentler wrote this article for Variety about the RiverRun International Film Festival.
» Matt Dentler’s IndieWire Blog about the RiverRun Festival includes this photo of writer/director Gareth Lewis with Britta Erickson of the Denver Film Festival.
- Click here to view the new poster for The Escapist with Damian Lewis.
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Apr.
28th,
2008
2008.04.28
- Click here for a list of all the winning films at the 2008 RiverRun International Film Festival including The Baker starring Damian Lewis, recipient of the “BB&T Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Film.”
After you have seen The Baker don’t forget to rate and comment about the film on IMDb and other film industry sites.
- This LA Times article about the impact on the entertainment industry of the recent labor strike by the Screenwriters Guild confirms recent reports that Life starring Damian Lewis as Detective Charlie Crews will resume filming in June.
- Cinema Attraction’s review of The Escapist (featuring Damian Lewis) describes the film as:
“…a tautly paced, cleverly scripted and generally exciting thriller…It is always refreshing to see a British film take on Hollywood at its own game and, by adding the more cerebral elements that mainstream films tend to forego, beat it wholesale.
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Apr.
27th,
2008
2008.04.27
- The Baker received the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, NC!
There will be a special Encore Screening of the winning films tomorrow night and The Baker will screen at the Main Theatre at 9:15pm ET!
Congratulations to award-winning writer and director Gareth Lewis!
- Thanks to Kaz you can now download and listen to the BBC Radio 4 drama The Small Back Room starring Damian Lewis in both MP3 and Real Player formats.
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Apr.
26th,
2008
2008.04.26
- Listen online to Damian Lewis’s portrayal of Sammy Rice in Nigel Balchin’s play The Small Back Room on BBC Radio 4; visit the new Project Preview page for more information about this production.
- Yesterday, lucky Kristen had the opportunity to attend the US premiere of the The Baker at the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, NC; she said that director Gareth Lewis “…was wonderful and the film is amazing…The writing, direction and cast were fabulous;” click here to read her message.
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