Adapting a novel so widely adored like Graham Greene’s Brighton Rock for the big screen is a brave move in itself. But when you take the entire setting of the story, push it twenty years into the future and begin to tweak the core elements of Greene’s classic crime story, that is a move that…
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Just one new British movie release this week, it is over in the UK and is Rowan Joffe’s Brighton Rock. The Drama staring Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough and Helen Mirren is adapted from both the novel by Graham Greene and the 1947 film but this time it moves forward to 1960′s Brighton, a town full of…
British movie Brighton Rock’s theatrical release is imminent and so a new theatrical poster has been released to keep it fresh in our minds. The screenplay for Brighton Rock was adapted from the Graham Greene novel of the same name but the action has been moved forward 30 years to the 1960′s when Mods and Rockers…
It was great news last week that British movie Brighton Rock is coming to the US via IFC and now a new clip for Rowan Joffe’s directorial debut has popped up online. It’s a great clip as we finally get an intimate look at the two main characters, the menacing gangster Pinkie (played by Sam…
Some good news this morning as IFC films has bought the US rights to British movie Brighton Rock starring Sam Riley (Control) and Helen Mirren (Red). The film directed by Rowan Joffe is a remake of 1947 classic movie of the same name, only this time it is set in 1960′s Brighton in a world of Mods…
One of the most anticipated British Movies of 2011 is the remake by Rowan Joffe of the 1947 cult classic Brighton Rock. The film is an adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel and it tells the story of Pinkie (Sam Riley, Control) a knife welding teenager trying to make it up the ladder of organized crime. The movie out February…
Even though not out until February 4th 2010 British director Rowan Joffe’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s iconic 1939 novel of the same name has been on a publicity push over the last few weeks. First we saw the original menacing poster and then the first official trailer quickly followed. This UK film tells the story of Pinkie (Sam Riley) a knife…
It seems like only yesterday the poster for the new Rowan Joffe movie Brighton rock appeared (oh wait there, it was only yesterday!) and now we have the trailer popping up as well. By the looks of this first preview it is going to be a cracking British crime thriller with Sam Riley (Control) definitely…
The remake of the 1947 classic and adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel, Brighton Rock has a new poster out showing Sam Riley (Control) at his menacing best. The Movie to be directed by Rowan Joffe tells the story of Pinkie a knife flashing teenager trying to make it up the ladder of organized crime. Also…
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