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Ken Loach still has more to say against The Man in society with his cinema, that was clear coming away from the Cannes press conference for his latest movie The Old Oak. We asked Loach if the reports are true; whether The Old Oak is truly his finale. Answered the director, “One day at a time. If you…

What could well be Ken Loach's final film has as much fire and fury as his debut Poor Cow did in 1967, if we discount his pioneering TV work in the run-up. The visual style hasn't changed a great deal in the years since, but that's because the British movie veteran, soon to turn 87, isn't much fussed…

Only nine directors have ever won the Palme d'Or twice. Francis Ford Coppola did it in the '70s with The Conversation and Apocalypse Now. Ruben Östlund joined the club last year after following The Square with Triangle of Sadness. But this year, there is a very real possibility that, at 86, Ken Loach may…

Hello Insiders. The international biz descended on the UK for the London TV Screenings this week, and we were there to cover it in full. Jesse Whittock here to guide you through all the film and TV news. Cannes Contenders ‘Killers Of The…

EXCLUSIVE: Ken Loach has said the UK’s biggest film and TV trade union is at risk of failing vulnerable industry workers as years-long tensions at the labor rights group have come to a head. The renowned socialist filmmaker said Prospect, which merged with Bectu in 2017, was not acting in the…

Cameras are rolling on Ken Loach's latest film, The Old Oak. Principal photography on the Studiocanal UK, Sixteen Films and Why Not Productions drama, which stars Dave Turner (Sorry We Missed You) and newcomer Ebla Mari and is written by Paul Laverty, began today in the North East of England. Loach's previous two…

Johnny Depp’s new movie Jeanne Du Barry will be launched for pre-sales at this month’s Cannes market, marking a first narrative feature for the actor in more than three years. In a report from ScreenDaily about Wild Bunch’s Cannes market slate, the trade confirms previous reports that Depp will star alongside…

BritBox Tells Story Of Modern British Cinema BritBox has commissioned a documentary telling the story of modern British cinema through exclusive interviews with some of the UK’s biggest filmmakers, produced by Jon Spira and Hank Starss’ Canal Cat Films – the duo’s fifth collaboration. Narrated by comedian Nick Helm, Re…

Director Ken Loach said today that he has been expelled from the Labour Party. The veteran leftwing filmmaker claimed in a Twitter stream the move came because he would "not disown those already expelled." Keir Starmer, the leader of the UK Labour Party, was reportedly ready to support the removal of factions that…

In an unfortunate twist of fate, Dave Johns, who shot to fame as the star of Ken Loach's Palme d'Or and BAFTA-winning social realist drama I, Daniel Blake, says he has been told to claim employment benefits due to coronavirus disrupting his work. The actor and comedian made his film debut as the titular character in…

Brit indie stalwart Ken Loach has followed Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola in adding his voice to the debate swirling around the artistic merit of comic book movies, describing them as "boring" and "nothing to do with the art of cinema." The filmmaker, whose latest feature Sorry We Missed You was in Cannes…

Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber on Tuesday said they have co-acquired U.S. rights to Ken Loach's Sorry We Missed You, which had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The news comes as the pic readies for a screening at the Toronto Film Festival next month. The plan is for Zeitgeist to release the…