Meet The Filmmakers Part. 2
THE AGENT (Dir.Lesley Manning)
It’s all in a day’s work for high-flying literary agent Alexander; manuscripts to read, deals to be done, celebrity clients to be taken out to lunch… but first there is an author to deal with whose latest book the agent thinks is, frankly, not up to scratch. However he hadn’t counted on the author’s resourcefulness…
About the filmmakers:
Lesley Manning (director)
Lesley Manning is a film and television director. Her credits include Ghostwatch, one of the BBC’s highest rating single drama, P.O.V., Berkeley Square, The Agent and the forthcoming Telepathy, starring Miranda Richardson and written by Stephen Volk.
Martin Wagner (writer/producer)
Martin Wagner is a writer, film-maker and publisher living in London. His first novel, Rachel’s Machine, was published by Pinter & Martin in the UK and Mondadori in Italy. His acclaimed book The Little Driver is used in Spain to educate children about traffic issues. His play The Agent was staged in London and Germany and will tour The Netherlands in 2010, and this film adaptation has already played at several festivals.
William Beck (Alexander - the agent)
William Beck is best known for his television roles as Reece in Attachments and Roy in Robin Hood and starred as Michael in Rufus Norris’ highly acclaimed Almeida production of Festen.
Stephen Kennedy (Stephen - the writer)
Stephen Kennedy plays Ian Craig in The Archers, and has recently appeared in Richard Eyre’s film Notes on a Scandal. His recent theatre credits include Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party and Cyrano de Bergerac (both at Bristol old Vic) and Women of Troy at the National Theatre.
Find out more:
If you’d like to see THE AGENT, or any of the other titles in January’s Ritzy Jukebox, please come to the Ritzy Cinema, Brixton and place your vote @ 8:45pm, 12th January.
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About Me
New for 2010, the Ritzy Picturehouse in Brixton has let us take over the cinema. The Ritzy Jukebox gives the audience a chance to select the film they want to see at the cinema on the night. From independent films from local film-makers to art house and mainstream classics, we believe the audience should have the chance to decide what makes it on screen at the Ritzy. This summer, audiences are treated to Sly Stallone’s reunion of our favourite 80’s actors in THE EXPENDABLES. Coupled with the A-TEAM reboot, you should get ready for some truly explosive, blockbuster cinema.
To celebrate the release of these films, we’ve shortlisted 3 our favourite action-packed 80’s movies for RITZY JUKEBOX COPS!
BEVERLY HILLS COP (Martin Brest, 1984)
DIE HARD (John McTiernan, 1988)
LETHAL WEAPON (Richard Donner, 1987)
Only one of these films can be screened however and it's up to you to vote for the title you want to watch on 24th August at the Ritzy.
Cast your votes here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JKW58L9
Or by tweeting us: www.twitter.com/ritzyjukebox
The winning film will be announced one week before the screening!
