British Film Industries

By ZaraBhatti

WARP & Working Titles films

Warp Films is an independent UK film production company. It is based in Sheffield & London, UK with a further office in Melbourne, AustraliaWarp Films was established by Warp Records founding partners Rob Mitchell & Steve Beckett.

Working Title Films, co-chaired by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner since 1992, is one of the world’s leading film production companies.

WARP VS. Working Title films

WARP This England Dead Man’s Shoes Four Lions Rubber Johnny Kill List This is England 86’

Working Titles Love Actually Shaun of the Dead Les Misérables Notting Hill Romeo is Bleeding Bridget Jones films Hot Fuzz

WARP- Dead man’s shoesRECEPTIONThe film was ranked number 180 in Empire magazine's "201 Greatest Movies of All Time" featured in the March 2006 issue. It also made other appearances in the magazine's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time where it was ranked at number 462 and in October 2011 where it came 27th in the "100 Best British Films Ever.“ In celebration of their 200th issue in October 2012, Total Film named it the twelfth best film of the magazine's lifetime.[4] It was ranked number 92 in Time Out's list of the 100 best British films.Paddy Considine won "Best British Actor" at the 2005 Empire Awards, beating, amongst others, Simon Pegg for Shaun of the Dead and Daniel Craig for Layer Cake. Toby Kebbell was nominated for the Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards.

Dead Man’s ShoesDetailsCountry: UK Language: English Release Date: 1 October 2004 (UK) See more » Also Known As: Dead Man's Shoes See more » Filming Locations: Bonsall, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England, UK See more » Box OfficeOpening Weekend: $1,825 (USA) (12 May 2006) Gross: $6,013 (USA) (26 May 2006) Company CreditsProduction Co: Warp Films, Big Arty Productions, EM Media Technical SpecificationsRuntime : 1 hr 30 min (90 min) Sound Mix: Dolby Digital Colour : Black and White (flashback scenes) Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1 Negative Format: 16 mm Cinematographic Process: Super 16 Printed Film Format : 35 mm (blow-up

WARP- Four lions

ReceptionCritical responseFour Lions received mostly positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a "Certified Fresh" score of 81% based on 110 reviews with an average rating of 7.2 out of 10. The site's general consensus is that its "premise suggests brazenly tasteless humour, but Four Lions is actually a smart, pitch-black comedy that carries the unmistakable ring of truth.The Daily Telegraph wrote. Chris Morris's evocations of the claustrophobic mundanity of the Muslims' lives, their quarrelous banter, their flimsily pick 'n’ mix approach to the Koran all feel painfully, brilliantly real. The Daily Express rated Four Lions 4/5 and praised the performances in particular, calling the film "brilliantly cast with all the actors displaying sharp comic timing and both Riz Ahmed and Kayvan Novak also bringing out the touching humanity of their characters.Upon its screening at Sundance, The Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter gave the film extremely positive reviews, the latter describing the film as "a brilliant takedown of the imbecility of fanaticism" drawing comparisons with This Is Spinal Tap and The Three Stooges.Amongst the reviewers that gave the film negative and mixed reviews were Nigel Andrews of The Financial Times, who called the film a "spectacular miss” and The Guardian's Jeremy Kay, who wrote "as a satire on terror, Four Lions seems to be a missed opportunity". Andrew Pulver, writing for The Guardian, gave the film a more favourable review, stating that "Chris Morris is still the most incendiary figure working in the British entertainment industry.

The UK premiere at the National Media Museum in Bradford was followed by a question and answer session with Chris Morris, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, three of the principal actors and two of the producers. Morris stated that he does not find the film at all controversial and that attempting to cause controversy is "one of the most boring things you can do".

Four LionsDetailsCountry: UK | France Language: English | Urdu | Arabic Release Date: 7 May 2010 (UK) Also Known As: Four Lions Filming Locations: Almería, Andalucía, SpainBox OfficeOpening Weekend: $41,512 (USA) (5 November 2010) Gross: $304,137 (USA) (18 February 2011) Company CreditsProduction Co: Film4, Warp Films, Wild BunchTechnical specificationsRuntime 1 hr 37 min (97 min) Sound Mix Dolby Digital Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1 Camera Sony CineAlta HDW-F900 Laboratory Technicolor Creative Services, London, UK (digital intermediate) Technicolor, UK (digital intermediate) Negative Format Digital Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (master format) HDCAM (source format) Printed Film Format 35 mm (spherical) (Fuji Eterna-CP 3513DI) D-Cinema

WARP-This Is England

ReceptionOn 5 January 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 82 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 86/100, based on 23 reviews — indicating "universal acclaim". This made it the tenth best reviewed film of the year.The film appeared on several US critics' top ten lists of 2007; it was third on the list by Newsweek's David Ansen, seventh on the list by The Oregonian's Marc Mohan, and ninth on the list by Los Angeles Times' Kevin Crust.In Britain, director Gillies Mackinnon rated the film the best of the year and David M. Thompson, critic and film-maker, rated it third. The film was ranked fourteenth in The Guardian's list of 2007's Best Films and fifteenth in Empire's Movies of the Year.

AccoladesThe film won the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the 2007 British Academy Film Awards. It also won the Best Film category at the 2006 British Independent Film Awards, Turgoose winning the Most Promising Newcomer award.

This is EnglandDetailsCountry: UKLanguage: English Release Date: 27 April 2007 (UK) Filming Locations: Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK Box OfficeBudget: £1,500,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: $18,430 (USA) (27 July 2007) Gross: $327,919 (USA) (16 November 2007) Production Co: Warp Films, Big Arty Productions, EM MediaTechnical specificationsRuntime 1 hr 41 min (101 min) Sound Mix Dolby Digital Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1 Laboratory DeLuxe, UK Film Length 2,775 m (Portugal, 35 mm) 2,822 m (Norway) Negative Format 16 mm (Kodak) Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (master format) Super 16 (source format) Printed Film Format 35 mm (blow-up)

Working Titles- Love ActuallyReceptionWhile Love Actually received generally positive reviews in Britain, United States reviews were generally mixed. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 63% of critics gave the film a positive rating, based on 191 reviews, with an average score of 6.4/10. Its consensus states "'A sugary tale overstuffed with too many stories. Still, the cast charms. On Metacritic, which uses a normalized rating system, the film holds a 55/100 rating, based on 41 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In 2013, the movie was analysed on whether the movie was a modern day Christmas classic.

Todd McCarthy of Variety called it "a roundly entertaining romantic comedy," a "doggedly cheery confection," and "a package that feels as luxuriously appointed and expertly tooled as a Rolls-Royce" and predicted "its cheeky wit, impossibly attractive cast, and sure-handed professionalism... along with its all-encompassing romanticism should make this a highly popular early holiday attraction for adults on both sides of the pond". Michael Atkinson of The Village Voice called it "love British style, handicapped slightly by corny circumstance and populated by colourful neurotics".[19] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3½ out of 4 stars, describing it as "a belly-flop into the sea of romantic comedy The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs, until at times Curtis seems to be working from a checklist of obligatory movie love situations and doesn't want to leave anything out [...] It feels a little like a gourmet meal that turns into a hot-dog eating contest."[20] Susan Wloszczyna of USA Today wrote "Curtis' multi-tiered cake of comedy, slathered in eye-candy icing and set mostly in London at Christmas, serves sundry slices of love—sad, sweet and silly—in all of their messy, often surprising, glory..

Love ActuallyDetailsCountry: UK | USA | France Language: English | Portuguese | French Release Date: 21 November 2003 (UK)Filming Locations: Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, FranceBox OfficeBudget: $45,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: $647,984 (Japan) (6 February 2004) Gross: $5,010,288 (Japan) (5 March 2004) Technical specificationsRuntime 2 hr 15 min (135 min) 2 hr 9 min (129 min) (Toronto International) (Canada) 2 hr 9 min (129 min) (Asian Edition) (South Korea) Sound Mix DTS (as dts) | Dolby Digital | SDDS Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1 Framestore CFC (digital grading) (as Framestore CFC London) Soho Images, London, UK Negative Format 35 mm Cinematographic Process Super 35 Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)

Working Titles- Hot Fuzz Critical receptionThe film met with critical acclaim, and was rated as highly as Shaun of the Dead. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 91% approval rating with an average rating of 7.7/10 based on 198 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "The brilliant minds behind Shaun of the Dead successfully take a shot at the buddy cop genre with Hot Fuzz. The result is a bitingly satiric and hugely entertaining parody. "It also has a Metacritic score of 81/100. Olly Richards of Empire said of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost: "After almost a decade together they’re clearly so comfortable in each other’s presence that they feel no need to fight for the punchline, making them terrific company for two hours". Johnny Vaughan of The Sun already called it the "most arresting Brit-com of 2007". Phillip French of The Observer, who did not care for Shaun of the Dead, warmed to the comedy team in this film. The film also received positive reviews stateside. Derek Elley of Variety praised Broadbent and Dalton as "especially good as Angel's hail-fellow-well-met superior and oily No. 1 suspect". As an homage to the genre, the film was well received by screenwriter Shane Black. On Spill.com, it got their 2nd-highest rating of 'Full Price!!'.

The Daily Mirror gave Hot Fuzz only 2/5, stating that "many of the jokes miss their target" as the film becomes more action-based. Daily Mail also shared The Mirror's view, saying, "It's the lack of any serious intent that means too much of it is desperately unamusing, and unamusingly desperate". Anthony Quinn of The Independent said, "The same impish spirit [as in Spaced] is uncorked here, but it has been fatally indulged".

Hot FuzzDetailsOfficial Sites: Official site [Russia] | Official site [UK] | Country: UK | France | USA Language: English Release Date: 14 February 2007 (UK)Also Known As: Blue Filming Locations: Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UKBox OfficeBudget: £8,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: $5,848,464 (USA) (20 April 2007) Gross: $23,618,786 (USA) (20 July 2007)Technical specificationsRuntime 2 hr 1 min (121 min) Sound Mix Dolby Digital EX Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1 Camera Arricam LT Laboratory Framestore CFC, London, UK (digital intermediate) Film Length 3,305 m (Sweden) 3,334 m (Portugal, 35 mm) Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak) Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format) Super 35 (source format) Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)

Working Titles- Nanny McpheeCritical responseThe film received generally positive reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives Nanny McPhee a score of 73% based on 130 reviews, a rating deemed Certified "Fresh".

Nanny McpheeDetailsOfficial Sites: Universal [United States] Country: USA | UK | France Language: English Release Date: 21 October 2005 (UK)Also Known As: Nanny McPhee Filming Locations: Buckinghamshire, England, UK Box OfficeBudget: $25,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: $102,723 (South Africa) (28 April 2006) Gross: $441,522 (South Africa) (5 May 2006) Technical SpecificationsRuntime 1 hr 37 min (97 min) 1 hr 38 min (98 min) (Philippines) Sound Mix Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS Color Color Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1 Camera Panavision Panaflex Millennium, Panavision Primo Lenses Laboratory Framestore CFC, London, UK (digital intermediate) Technicolor, London, UK Film Length 2,720 m (Portugal, 35 mm) Negative Format 35 mm (Fuji) Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format) Super 35 (source format) Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic) (Fuji Eterna-CP 3513DI)