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Rock & Roll Comedy ‘Killing Bono’ Gets North American Release

Written on August 5, 2011 by Patrick
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Rock & roll comedy Killing Bono has been acquired for distribution in the US by ARC Entertainment and XLrator Media. The movie is based around the book Killing Bono: I Am Bono’s Doppelganger, written by music critic Neil McCormick. It tells the story of his failed attempt to becoming a rockstar, as he gets overshadowed…

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British Movies At US Film Festivals – June 2011

Written on May 31, 2011 by Sarah
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The festival circuit is a great way to catch a British Movie in the US and June is a huge month with seven festivals featuring some brilliant films from the UK. We have pulled them all together for you in one easy to use post, with clips, trailers and a synopsis to help you decide…

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Tags: Attack The Block, Brighton Rock, Christopher And His Kind, Donor Unknown, Festival, Fire In babylon, Killing Bono, Life in a Day, Patagonia, Project Nim, Self Made, Senna, Submarine, The First Grader, The Guard, The Trip, Third Star, Tyrannosaur, Weekend

British Movies At US Film Festivals – May 2011

Written on May 1, 2011 by Paul
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The Seattle International Film Festival kicks off this month and it is huge! Running from May 19 – June 22 it has over 400 films playing including some great British movies.  Highlights include a tribute to Ewan McGregor, (which features a Q & A with the star and a number of his films playing during…

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Tags: Killing Bono, Patagonia, Perfect Sense, Submarine, The First Grader, The Trip, Third Star

Brits At The Box Office 4/1

Written on April 1, 2011 by Paul
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You have a couple of good opportunities this weekend to see a British movie and there is also Brit involvement in nearly every film released. Over in the UK I think that two of the three new releases will eventually make it into US theaters. It’s all about the period drama in the US as…

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Tags: Blooded, Jane Eyre, Killing Bono, Oranges and Sunshine, The King's Speech

Check Out Pete Postlethwaite’s Final Scene In Killing Bono

Written on January 7, 2011 by Paul
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As you all know by now there was extremely sad news earlier this week when one of Britain’s acting greats Pete Postlewaite passed away. Having carried on acting right through his illness one movie, Killing Bono is still to be released and comes out in the UK this April. It tells the story of two Irish…

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New Poster Released For Killing Bono

Written on December 9, 2010 by Stewart
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A new poster has been released for Killing Bono (via Empire), the movie that tells the story of two Irish brothers attempting to become the biggest rock band in the world only to see their school mates, who just happen to be U2, steal their thunder. The brothers are played by Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian)…

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Trailer Hits For "Killing Bono"

Written on December 4, 2010 by Paul

A new British comedy about famed music critic Neil McCormick who writes for the UK newspaper The Telegraph, is set for release in April 2011.  The movie not actually about murdering a famous pop star!  But is about McCormick’s youth as ‘life as a failed rock star’ as his buddies and himself try to follow…

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A New British Comedy 'Killing Bono' Trailer Unveiled

Written on December 3, 2010 by Patrick

A new British comedy about famed music critic Neil McCormick who writes for the British newspaper The Telegraph, is set for release in April 2011. The story is about McCormick’s youth as ‘life as a failed rock star’ as his buddies and himself try to follow old school friends U2 to stardom. Killing Bono stars…

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Killing Bono (2011)

Written on November 14, 2010 by Paul
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OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS  - The hilarious true story of two nobodies who took on the biggest somebody on earth, from the writers of The Commitments. Ben barnes (Dorian Gray, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Easy Virtue) and Robert Sheehan (Season of the Witch) are hapless brothers Neil and Ivan mccormick who set up a band in…

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Tags: 2011, Archive, British, Comedy, Database, Film, Killing Bono, UK
Listen To The Rolling Stones’ Unheard Track ‘No Spare Parts’

Listen To The Rolling Stones’ Unheard Track ‘No Spare Parts’

October 26, 2011

November 21 will see the release of the remastered version of the album Some Girls (1978) by The Rol…

U2 To Release 360 Tour Book

U2 To Release 360 Tour Book

October 25, 2011

Having held one of the most massive and epic tours in the history of world stadium rock, U2 are rele…

Britscene Giveaway – The Rise and Fall Of Margaret Thatcher

Britscene Giveaway – The Rise and Fall Of Margaret Thatcher

October 25, 2011

We have three copies of this amazing BBC Drama DVD to giveaway. Through three parts and three of Bri…

This Weeks New British TV DVD Releases – 10/25/11

This Weeks New British TV DVD Releases – 10/25/11

October 24, 2011

I don’t think you can go too wrong when you have two unbelievable British dramas, one old, one…

British Movie DVD Releases – 10/25/2011

British Movie DVD Releases – 10/25/2011

October 24, 2011

Three great movies arriving on DVD this week. There is urban action, urban comedy and something comp…

Muse To Release New Album Next Year!

Muse To Release New Album Next Year!

October 24, 2011

Having been on tour for almost two years with their hugely successful fifth studio album The Resista…

British Music Releases This Week – 10/24/11

British Music Releases This Week – 10/24/11

October 24, 2011

If you don’t know already, the new Coldplay album Mylo Xyloto gets released today! The bands f…

Brits on TV – Matt Smith, Carey Mulligan, Orlando Bloom, Rowan Atkinson & Ricky Gervais

Brits on TV – Matt Smith, Carey Mulligan, Orlando Bloom, Rowan Atkinson & Ricky Gervais

October 23, 2011

With a couple of new British movies out this week it was no surprise to see a number of Brits hittin…

British Music Charts This Week – 10/23/11

British Music Charts This Week – 10/23/11

October 23, 2011

Rihanna and Calvin Harris stay at the top of the British singles chart this week as The Wanted almos…

Catherine Tate To Return To ‘The Office’

Catherine Tate To Return To ‘The Office’

October 23, 2011

You may remember last year British comedian Catherine Tate appearing on the US version of The Office…

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