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"A Cock and Bull Story" News
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Posted at 11:57 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, July 4, 2006
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Film stars return to stately home for screening
Posted at 9:38 AM (PDT) on Sunday, June 11, 2006
By Jules Stevens
June 8, 2006
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK
Stars of a major movie are heading back to a Norfolk stately home where it was shot to mingle with local film fans at an open air screening. The oddball Cock and Bull story starred comic actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in an 18th century tale which also flitted back to the present day by filming the filming. Locations in Norfolk included halls at Blickling and Heydon - as well as Felbrigg, which was regarded as another star of the show.
On Tuesday July 4 it will be shown in the walled garden at Felbrigg, where 500 visitors will be able to mingle with the cast over drinks in an event which is part of the Cambridge Film Festival.
Director Michael Winterbottom, adapted the notoriously un-filmable Laurence Sterne novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy Gentleman, which was published in nine volumes in the 18th century. The new film was praised by critics but performed less well at the box office.
Coogan, best known for his role as cheesy Norwich Radio DJ Alan Partridge, plays Tristram Shandy, his father Walter and himself, in the film within a film, which he described as: “one of his best films yet.” It also stars Welsh comedian and chat-show host Rob Brydon, who will be at the screening, and Norfolk's Stephen Fry, Little Britain's David Walliams and Gillian Anderson from the X-files.
Property manager at the National Trust house Ray Sandham said he was looking forward to seeing old faces, as during the five-week shoot he had got to know the team behind the film quite well. But he said: “The real star of the show was Felbrigg. It looked great in the film as it was the first time since the 18th century it was all lit in candlelight as it would have been then.” He said filming at the 17th century house had presented some problems, particularly as they shot while visitors toured - in fact some lucky tourists found themselves as extras in the film.
A lot of fragile furniture had to be put into storage and replaced with replica antiques during the shoot. And the walled garden, the setting for the screening, was transformed into a model village for a battle sequence, which presented its own set of logistical problems, he said. Other rooms that film fans who have visited Felbrigg may recognise are the Chinese bedroom and the library.
“The house will be open as usual during the day so that people can look around before watching the film,” said Mr Sandham.
The screening co-insides with the release of the film on DVD.
Tickets, which include a drink, are available from The Arts Picturehouse Box Office (08707 551242) for £10.
The film festival runs from the July 6-16. Full details are at the 26th Cambridge Film Festival web site.
Five BIFA Nominations for A Cock and Bull Story
Posted at 2:01 PM (PDT) on Friday, October 28, 2005
 On October 25, nominations were announced for the 8th Annual British Independent Film Awards to be held on Wednesday 30 November at Hammersmith Palais, London W6
Best British Film
A Cock & Bull Story
The Constant Gardener
The Descent
The Libertine
Mrs Henderson Presents |
Best Supporting Actress/Actor
Rob Brydon: A Cock & Bull Story
Bill Nighy: The Constant Gardener
Rosamund Pike: The Libertine
Tom Hollander: The Libertine
Kelly Reilly: Mrs Henderson Presents |
Best Director
Michael Winterbottom: A Cock & Bull Story
Fernando Meirelles: The Constant Gardener
Neil Marshall: The Descent
Laurence Dunmore: The Libertine
Stephen Frears: Mrs Henderson Presents |
Best Screenplay
Martin Hardy: A Cock & Bull Story
Jeffrey Caine: The Constant Gardener
Geoff Dean & Tim Firth: Kinky Boots
Frank Cotrell Boyce: Millions
Martin Sherman: Mrs Henderson Presents |
Best Technical Achievement
Peter Christelis-Editing: A Cock & Bull Story
César Charlone-Cinematography: The Constant Gardener
Jon Harris-Editing: The Descent
Sandy Powell-Wardrobe: Mrs Henderson Presents
Ben van Os-Production Design: The Libertine |
Read more.
TS: ACABS at the Austin Film Festival
Posted at 1:11 PM (PDT) on Thursday, October 13, 2005
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story will be screened at the Austin Film Festival: October 20 - 27, 2005
Tuesday, October 25 - 9:30 PM
Paramount Theatre
713 Congress Ave
Austin TX 78701
(512) 472-5470
Thanks, xfrgg!
Gillian at the NY Film Fest
Posted at 9:41 AM (PDT) on Saturday, October 8, 2005
Gillian attended the New York Film Festival's screening of Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story on Friday, October 7th.  Pictures are available to view in the Photo Gallery. Thank you to L C Wilson and Philiater.
Gillian to attend 43rd New York Film Festival
Posted at 1:16 PM (PDT) on Thursday, September 15, 2005
Gillian plans to attend the screening of "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story" and a Question & Answer session on October 7.
According to the 43rd New York Film Festival web site, this show is SOLD OUT (standby line day of event).
Excerpts from the Evening Standard Review
by Nick Roddick
Coogan's Shandy is no small beer
Michael Winterbottom's reportedly troubled movie of Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story turns out to be pretty much of a triumph: an ingenious adaptation of Laurence Sterne's novel (thought by many to be unfilmable) and a hilarious comedy about the perils of film-making.
Winterbottom's film charts the attempts of director Mark (Jeremy Northam, looking quite like Winterbottom himself) to overcome the problems of making a period drama with limited means, not to mention Winterbottom's own problems making the film we are watching.
Highlights of this are the casting of Gillian Anderson as the Widow Wadham, via a very funny split-screen link-up to Los Angeles, which provoked spontaneous audience applause; and a preposterous giant womb into which Steve Coogan is lowered upside down to recreate the moment of Tristram's birth.
To read the full review, click here.
Tristram Shandy at the 43rd NY Film Festival
Posted at 11:50 AM (PDT) on Friday, August 26, 2005
The 43rd New York Film Festival
September 23 - October 9, 2005
The New York Film Festival, now celebrating its 43rd year, continues its proud tradition of showing the newest and most important cinematic works by directors from around the world. The 17-day Festival is an unparalleled showcase of inspiring and provocative cinema by emerging talents and first-rank international artists whose films are often recognized as contemporary classics.
Order forms will be mailed to Film Society members on August 26. Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Sunday, September 11.
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
How do you film an unfilmable novel? In this case Laurence Sterne's "post-modern before there was even a modern" classic, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy. The British director Michael Winterbottom, who enjoys working without a net, has fashioned an improvisation that achieves something quite singular as it goes on its merry, digressive way: a serious and utterly hilarious movie that feels loose yet rigorous in its approach to the problem of adapting Sterne. The sparkling cast includes Gillian Anderson, Shirley Henderson, and Jeremy Northam as a Winterbottom-ish director. And at the center of this merry enterprise is the marvelous Steve Coogan, playing a hapless version of himself playing Shandy, whose verbal sparring matches with Rob Brydon are not to be missed. 91 min. UK, 2005 A Picturehouse Release
FRI - OCT 7 - 6:00 PM (Alice Tully Hall)
SAT - OCT 8 - 12:00 NOON (Alice Tully Hall)
Thanks, Laura!
A Cock and Bull Story at the San Sebastian International Film Festival
Posted at 6:21 PM (PDT) on Friday, August 12, 2005
 A Cock and Bull Story has been included in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian International Film Festival: September 15-24
Official Selection
The best films of the moment are brought together each year in this section which, like other festivals considered by the IFFPA as "competitive non-specialized", shows a selection of competing films from among recent cinematographic works not to have competed
in other Festivals.
This means that the public and members of the media who come to the Festival can enjoy the latest work by some of the most appreciated film-makers on top of new additions to the fascinating world of cinema. 10 days when great films are the reason for getting together and having a good time.
An international jury has the obligation to award the following prizes to films in the Official Section:
Gold Shell for the best film
Special Jury Prize
Silver Shell for the best director
Silver Shell for the best actress
Silver Shell for the best actor
Jury Prize for the best photography
Jury Prize for the best screenplay
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story At Toronto Film Festival
Posted at 10:58 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, August 10, 2005
 Toronto International Film Festival
September 8 - 17, 2005
TRISTRAM SHANDY: A COCK AND BULL STORY by Michael Winterbottom, UK, Special Presentation World Premiere
The film is the clever, comic, post-modern take on the construction of a film, from an intricate, hilariously complex autobiographical novel,
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, by Laurence Sterne.
The film stars Steve Coogan, Jeremy Northam, Stephen Fry, and Gillian Anderson.
World Premiere of A Cock & Bull Story
Posted at 8:52 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, June 7, 2005
 Pour yourself a glass of Shandy By Chris Titley UK Newsquest Regional Press - This is York The beautiful North Yorkshire village of Coxwold is going Hollywood for one night only. It is hosting the world premiere of a new movie A Cock & Bull Story in the village hall on Friday June 17 at 7.30pm. This is quite a coup. The advanced charity screening comes at least three months before the movie makes its official debut at the Toronto Film Festival in September - and it may not go on general release until next year. A Cock & Bull Story is based on Tristram Shandy the pioneering 18th century novel written by Laurence Sterne while he lived at Shandy Hall Coxwold. The cast list reads like a who's who of English comedy talent: Steve Coogan Rob Brydon Dylan Moran Stephen Fry and Gillian Anderson are the stars. Any one of them could turn up to the Coxwold premiere although Patrick Wildgust is not promising anything. A Cock & Bull Story is directed by Michael Winterbottom. Patrick curator of Shandy Hall said there are a few tickets still left for the event price £17.50. All proceeds to the Laurence Sterne Trust. Call (01347) 868465 for details or email shandyhall@fireflyuk.net. Attendees are also required to join in the "guess the weight of the bull competition" on the night.
Cameo Role for Gillian
Posted at 2:56 PM (PDT) on Monday, October 11, 2004
VarietyOct. 11, 2004 By Adam Dawtrey 'Shandy' starts Jeremy Northam will play Winterbottom and James Fleet will play Eaton in their next movie, an adaptation of Laurence Sterne's 18th-century comic masterpiece "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman." Steve Coogan will play, um, Steve Coogan, as well as Tristram Shandy and his father, Walter. Former "X-Files" star Gillian Anderson has a cameo as herself. Confused? You should be. "Tristram Shandy" is arguably the most unfilmable novel in the canon of English literature, and Winterbottom's typically bold solution is to make a movie about the difficulty of making the movie. The script by Frank Cottrell Boyce flicks back and forth between the 18th century and the hapless efforts of the 21st-century filmmakers. The original book is ostensibly the memoir of a country parson, but actually a brilliant exercise in the fine art of digression, crammed with literary jokes (a black page when Shandy's dog dies, print that dissolves into squiggles). As Shandy tries to tell his life story, he's constantly distracted, interrupted and diverted by his family and household, inadvertently revealing far more about himself than any conventional autobiography. The rest of the cast includes Rob Brydon, Dylan Moran, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Fry, Naomie Harris, Shirley Henderson, Ian Hart, Keeley Hawes and Kieran O'Brien. When the filmmakers (Northam and Fleet, remember?) need a Hollywood star to get their project financed, in comes Anderson. In fact, the movie -- the real movie, that is -- is funded by Newmarket (taking North American rights), BBC Films, Prescience and the East Midlands Media Initiative. The Works is handling international sales. None of these financiers is impersonated in the film, although Winterbottom did try to attract backers by offering them the chance to play themselves. That's true to the spirit of Sterne, who tried unsuccessfully to raise the cash to publish his book by auctioning off its dedication. Sterne ended up paying for publication himself -- and, with unintended symmetry, Winterbottom and Eaton had to invest some equity of their own to complete their funding jigsaw. Shooting starts Oct. 11.
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