Michael Winterbottom - Film Makers
"Michael Winterbottom" (b. March 29 1961 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is a prolific British filmmaker who has directed fifteen films in the past twelve years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his movies, "Welcome to Sarajevo", "Wonderland" and "24 Hour Party People," have been nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He has two daughters with his ex-wife, author Sabrina Broadbent. ....more
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Mar 23, 2009, 14:21 GMT
Digging into their catalog, Paramount finally gets around to releasing ‘A Mighty Heart’ on Blu-ray - an adaptation of Mariane Pearl’s harrowing memoir of the same name. Angelina Jolie shepherds the Mariane role in this careful, poignant saga of Danny Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter who is kidnapped by terrorists in Pakistan shortly after 9/11. ...
moreJun 19, 2007, 4:44 GMT
Michael Winterbottom is a skilled filmmaker who has spread his talent around in diverse projects. Having said that, his latest, the Angelina Jolie biopic ‘A Mighty Heart,’ is seriously flawed. ...
moreMay 21, 2007, 18:39 GMT
Cannes, France - British director Michael Winterbottom's Mighty Heart, on the disappearance and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl 2002 in Pakistan, was screened Monday at the Cannes Film Festival in the presence of Pearl's widow, Mariane. ...
moreOct 2, 2006, 10:48 GMT
From Directors Michael Winterbottom (Welcome to Sarajevo, 24 Hour Party People) and Mat Whitecross comes the critically acclaimed film The Road to Guantanamo on DVD October 24th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for the suggested retail price of $24.96. ...
moreJun 12, 2005, 10:50 GMT
9 songs, 2 lovers, 1 year. Michael Winterbottom tells a tale of love, lust, and pain, told in flashback as the memories are rekindled in
'9 songs'. ...
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