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Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Mike Leigh Is Having Trouble Finding Funding & Netflix Even Turned Him Down

December 8, 2021 11:47 am

Netflix spends tens of billions of dollars each and every year on film and TV content. Hundreds of projects get made through the streaming service, which is seen by more than 200 million subscribers around the...

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The 14 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘News Of The World,’ ‘Collective,’ ‘World Of Wong Kar-Wai’ & More

Jason Bailey

March 30, 2021 1:35 pm

News

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a spl...

Mike Leigh’s ‘Peterloo’: A Worthy Ensemble Can’t Spark A Rebellion [Review]

Gregory Ellwood

September 1, 2018 10:00 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

Anyone who has experienced Mike Leigh's body of work can appreciate the fact that he clearly loves his country and its people. The prolific filmmaker has chronicled numerous eras of England’s history from moder...

Mike Leigh Explains Working With Amazon Studios & Why Cannes Passed On ‘Peterloo’

Charles Barfield

August 31, 2018 3:19 pm

Festivals, News

British filmmaker Mike Leigh has been in the film game for a long time now. Going back decades now, the director developed his own style, made his films, and released them to an adoring public like clockwork. A...

‘Peterloo’ Trailer: Acclaimed Filmmaker Mike Leigh Tells The Story Of One Of Britain’s Bloodiest Days

Charles Barfield

July 24, 2018 9:34 am

News, Trailers

At this point, is it possible that filmmaker Mike Leigh will make a bad film? Sure, you may not be his biggest fan, but it’s hard to argue against the critical reception that his filmography has received over t...