#Hamish McColl

[gottdeswill]

[genevieveetguy]

. Mrs Brown says that in London everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in. I think she must be right—because although I don't look like anyone else, I really do feel at home. I'll never be like other people, but that's alright, because I'm a bear. A bear called Paddington.

Paddington, Paul King (2014)

[official-lauchzwiebel]

I love love LOVE folk songs because of their WIDE thematic range. There's literally a song for every situation - your boss won't pay you what you've earned? Sure bud here's approximately a 100 songs about that alone. The mine collapsed? Got you covered. You're a sailor but can't come back home? Here are the 20 top jam hits for that. You solve a love problem by crossdressing? Ah yes, take your pick. You're serenading a lovely cow? There you go, old chap!!!! It's so DIVERSE and you can always discover new songs and topics. DON'T even get me started on protest songs. I LOVE FOLK MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!

[roman-alfonso-godoy-videla]

Paddington es una película cómica británica dirigida por Paul King, escrita por el mismo King y Hamish McColl, y producida por David Heyman. La película está basada en el Oso Paddington de Michael Bond. Entre sus protagonistas destacan Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, con Nicole Kidman y Ben Whishaw como la voz del personaje del oso.[1] La película fue estrenada el 27 de noviembre de 2014 en Perú y algunos países latinoamericanos, el 28 de noviembre de 2014 en el Reino Unido,[1] y el 16 de enero de 2015 en los Estados Unidos.[2]

[scarletunit6]

Looking closely at British culture I wanted to deepen my research further into typical British films.

Wallace and Gromit

Wallace and Gromit is a British stop-motion animated comedy franchise created by Nick Park and produced by Aardman Animations. The main film series consists of four short films and one feature-length film, and has spawned numerous spin-offs and TV adaptations.

Wikipedia. (2024). Wallace and Gromit. [online] Available at: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_and_Gromit#:~:text=Wallace%20and%20Gromit%20is%20a [Accessed 17 Mar. 2024]. ‌

Paddington

Paddington is a 2014 live-action animated comedy film written and directed by Paul King. It was developed from a story by King and Hamish McColl, which was based on the stories of the character Paddington Bear created by Michael Bond.

Wikipedia. (2024). Paddington (film). [online] Available at: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddington_(film)#:~:text=Paddington%20is%20a%202014%20live [Accessed 17 Mar. 2024]. ‌

Mr bean

Mr. Bean is a British comedy television show about a silly buffoon with the same name. Mr. Bean has been very popular on TV and has been played by Rowan Atkinson. He had later gotten a movie based on the show as the star and soon an animated series. While the series may be over now, we can still try and show our love for it here at the Mr. Bean Wiki.

mrbean.fandom.com. (n.d.). Mr. Bean Wiki. [online] Available at: https://mrbean.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Bean_Wiki#google_vignette [Accessed 17 Mar. 2024]. ‌

Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit, his cousin Benjamin and his triplet sisters Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail spend most of their days stealing vegetables from the garden of Mr. McGregor, a nearby farmer. After Mr. McGregor dies of a heart attack, his nephew Thomas arrives from London to take over the property in order to sell it for a profit. Thomas removes the animals from the house and begins to secretly wall up the garden, despite the objection of local woman Bea – a friend to the rabbits – who begins to fall in love with Thomas. Peter becomes jealous, and becomes embroiled in a war of traps with Thomas in this family comedy which mixes live-action and animation, adapted from the beloved children’s books by author Beatrix Potter.

Film, I. (n.d.). Peter Rabbit. [online] www.intofilm.org. Available at: https://www.intofilm.org/films/19116 [Accessed 17 Mar. 2024]. ‌

[romanalfonsogodoydelacroix]

Paddington es una película cómica británica dirigida por Paul King, escrita por el mismo King y Hamish McColl, y producida por David Heyman. La película está basada en el Oso Paddington de Michael Bond. Entre sus protagonistas destacan Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, con Nicole Kidman y Ben Whishaw como la voz del personaje del oso. La película fue estrenada el 27 de noviembre de 2014 en Perú y algunos países latinoamericanos, el 28 de noviembre de 2014 en el Reino Unido, y el 16 de enero de 2015 en los Estados Unidos.

Paddington

[katy-133]

That would be story artist Hamish McColl and director/screenwriter Paul King for the 2014 film.

But I would also say that credit also goes to Michael Bond himself, the creator and writer of the Paddington Bear books. I've been reading through the 15 books of the series, and from book 1, Michael Bond doesn't shy away from the immigration allegory. Like, at all. If anything, he leans into it.

The way people react to seeing Paddington is not "Oh my gosh, a talking bear!" He could have done that, but he didn't. It's framed more as Paddington not being seen as being "from here." The way Mr Curry treats Paddington is definitely prejudiced (in the books, I noticed Mr Curry always calls Paddington, "Bear," and never by his name), and can be read as prejudice towards Paddington for being from Peru, not from him being a bear (I think the films up Mr Curry's prejudice more explicitly, but whether you're reading the original books or watching the 90s Nelvana animated series, it isn't not there).

Book 2 even has a plotline of Paddington being in danger of being deported as the central conflict of the climax. The Brown family go to the airport for a holiday trip. Airport security ask for Paddington's passport, and Mr and Mrs Brown say they don't have one for him, so security escourts Paddington into another room, and the rest of the Brown family is worried that Paddington's going to be taken away from them and forcibly sent back to Peru. (Spoilers, but don't worry, Paddington ends up saving the day by remembering that his Aunt Lucy gave him a passport, which he keeps in the secret compartment of his suitcase.)

At the end of the first book (at least in the edition I read), there's a very sweet endnote by Michael Bond talking about the writing choices he made when he created Paddington. And one of the things he mentioned is that he canonically wrote Mr Gruber as a first-generation immigrant so that he and Paddington could be friends, and so that Paddington would have someone to talk to about things (over a cup of hot cocoa) that the Browns family may not understand as well because they haven't got the same life experience as Paddington and Mr Gruber.

not to be dramatic, but whoever thought of making Paddington (2014) an immigrant narrative is a screenwriting genius

[thatwritererinoriordan]

Tickets to watch the streaming performance online are £10.

[greenhatsinthesky]

lockdown film no. 28 - Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007) dir. Steve Bendelack

24/04/2020

because I am An Adult, this was the film that me and my parents decided to watch for my birthday this year. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening given I hadn’t seen it in several years and we got a takeaway from the best pizza place around and my dad bought wildly overpriced vegan ben and Jerrys 

- when mr bean wins the raffle its actually very heartwarming how happy everyone is for him

- THE TRAIN TRANSITION HOLY HELL

- im absolutely in love with all the the video camera footage they use 

- “un café?” “oui” “du sucre?” “non” “you speak very good French” “gracias”

- last year for a film project we had to make a short film with only 20 words of dialogue and this is actually a great example of how to do it because he never really uses words its mainly just sounds

- the soundtrack in this is absolutely boss no lie

- i went on holiday with my friends last year to an island that was so small you could walk around the whole thing at least five times in a day, and also had basically no buildings. And so from there the concept of ‘mr beaning it’ was born, where you pick where you want to go and walk in a straight line in that direction

- the fact that this was the first film I saw Willem Dafoe in is hilarious to me because he’s such a serious actor and then there’s this. I saw this, Spiderman and then Mississippi burning and man that really threw me off

- ties and vending machines are a health risk

- richard curtis worked on this ??

- the plateau de fruits de mer scene absolutely sent my entire family it is just the peak of comedy. Me and my mum saw the film for the first time in a cinema when I was about eight and it just gets us every time

- THE OYSTER WHEN IT MOVES 

- apparently the guy who plays the waiter in that scene is a very celebrated actor in France and he’s done loads of serious stuff so this is another kind of Willem dafoe situation it seems

- the boy playing Stepan was Viktor in the series years and years and when I say that absolutely blew my mind when I found out

- the scene where Stepan copies mr bean and they’re crossing their legs is so cute and a bit of nice light humour before the real shit kicks in

- I know it wouldn’t work if they could call the dad straight away but the two numbers at the end are clearly 97

- THE HOTEL WORKER WITH THE PHONE WHAT PAIN THEY WERE SO CLOSE

- ohhhhhh the market scene. whoever came up with the idea for that should get an Oscar 

- mans got some strong legs holding a squat for the whole of rondo alla turca

- i think the opera scene in the market (i don’t know the name of the piece) is one of the funniest scenes in the whole film if not in a lot of films. Its absolute class and I love how mr bean, who doesn’t speak a full sentence for the majority of the film all of a sudden knows every word to an Italian opera. Also the scene that they construct and play out is actually very emotional and they both end up dead but its still funny ?

- stepan really just yeeted the camera at a total stranger now that is some faith in humanity right there

- I wanna grab onto a car while riding someone else’s bike in the middle of the French countryside and go zOOM past the tour de France 

- the chickens cluck in tune with the song and I personally am a huge fan of that

- I think rowan atkinsons face is made of rubber or something

- he goes into that little hut and the vehicles gradually get more and more absurd like tHIS IS HOW YOU DO COMEDY

- I don’t think they went into how fucking weird it would be to fall asleep and wake up under a cart in a French village that turns out to be under siege by nazis

- also, I know Carson Clay is meant to be a parody of a Hollywood director, but I just want to know what happens at the end of the advert. Does sabine end the war and appease the nazis with yoghurt?

- Une minuscule explosion?

- Sabine was super chill about them using her phone to call basically everyone in France 

- the car scene with the matches has absolutely gone down in history. Literally every time were driving at night someone will mention that scene

- the French translator at Cannes was hilarious like clay said his bit, looked over at the guy, the guy sort of cringes (?) and goes “he says it is a very good film”

- all the scenes we see from playback time get me every time and I’m pretty sure its one of my dads favourite scenes 

- nothingnothing nothing nothing n o t h i n g 

- OHHHH when the fam gets back together ! So wholesome!

- la mer. what a tune, and all the things lining up so he can just walk straight down to the sea I lOVE

- oh man what a good film

- its just a great comfort film and its so funny but its really warm as well and its not cheesy but its really funny and I love it

[hello-folks-calling-folks]

In The Wake of Wakefield: Adam Rutherford presents a documentary on Andrew Wakefield’s now discredited research into the link between vaccination and autism, explaining how the effects of his appalling scientific conduct are still being felt around the world today. 1 hour.

The Remains of Foley and McColl: A surreal black comedy programme from 2000 about a double act trying to create a successful radio show. In this episode, Foley and McColl must try to make their programme more edgy and dark. Tw death of an animal. 1/2 an hour.

[king-galaxius]

New 2020 British Film Release: Artemis Fowl

Film: Artemis Fowl Release: 6/12/2020 Genre: Fantasy

Screenplay: Conor McPherson and Hamish McColl

“Based on the book Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer.”

Director: Kenneth Branagh Producers: Kenneth Branagh and Judy Hofflund

Starring: Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh Had, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Colin Farrell, and Judi Dench

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_2020

[wornoutspines]

Artemis Fowl: Time To Believe | That Haphazard Shredded Chunks of Story Does Not Make a Good Movie

#ArtemisFowl : Time To Believe | That Haphazard Shredded Chunks of Story Does Not Make a Good Movie #review

Directed by Kenneth Branagh (Cinderella) and based on – not really – inspired by – nop – dressed as the beloved books by Eoin Colfer. The film stars Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, Nonzo Anozie, with Josh Gad, and Judi Dench. The screenplay is by Conor McPherson and Hamish McColl.

Premise: Artemis Fowl II (Ferdia Shaw), a young Irish criminal mastermind, kidnaps the fairy…

[uhlikzsuzsanna]

Tom Hiddleston in The Play What I Wrote | Show footage - 2021.12.06.

Avengers and Loki star Tom Hiddleston made a star appearance at the Birmingham Rep tonight for The Play What I Wrote.

The award-winning comedy, penned by the venue's artistic director Sean Foley, Hamish McColl and Eddie Braben has run at the theatre from 27 November, directed by Foley and produced in association with David Pugh and Theatre Royal Bath.

It sees a guest star appear every night, and is designed by Alice Power with lighting by Tim Mitchell, music by Steve Parry, choreography by Ian West and casting by Sarah Bird.

The the show originally opened in the West End with direction from Kenneth Branagh (who, to help this come full circle, directed Hiddleston in Thor).

[twh-news]

The Play that I Wrote, review: Tom Hiddleston sends himself up a treat in this hilarious revival | The Telegraph

A surprise outbreak of Hiddleston-mania occurred in Birmingham at the weekend and last night, with the opening of The Play What I Wrote, one of the daftest and most delightful stage comedy shows of the 21st century, re-minted for a new generation. Twenty years ago, it was the cameo presence of Ralph Fiennes that galvanised the press night at Wyndham’s Theatre. This time round, Rep artistic director Sean Foley – one half of erstwhile comedy duo the Right Size, who penned and first performed this arch tribute to Morecambe and Wise – had recruited another Hollywood name to guest-star: Tom Hiddleston, who proved sweetly game for a laugh. (Other big names will appear as the run proceeds.) He suffered himself to be ignored, misnamed, attired in a hideous crinoline, required to dance like a prat and send himself up something rotten. How so? As fans of the light-entertainment giants will recall, “the play what I wrote” was the lamentable exercise in playwriting that Wise would inflict on both Morecambe and viewers, dragooning famous faces to take part. It was such an institution that it became a who’s who of actors and celebrities seeking to flaunt a sense of humour, among them Glenda Jackson, Vanessa Redgrave and John Mills. The fool but hardy idea of Foley and fellow Right Sizer Hamish McColl was to hold onto the notion of a play within a play as a way into their homage, and then apply a circuitous route to it. In the Olivier-winning original production, directed by Kenneth Branagh, they offered versions of themselves: a double-act on the point of splitting up, a despondent McColl obsessed with being a playwright, Foley running along with the idea but slyly signing up his comedy partner to take part in a M&W tribute in a bid to keep them together. In this fresh incarnation, the present-day double-act are played by kindred spirits but not actual comedy partners: the actor Dennis Herdman and the sketch comic Thom Tuck. Confused? You won’t be. A longstanding fan of Eric and Ernie? You needn’t be either. The show, which was written in conjunction with the stars’ scriptwriter Eddie Braben, and has been tweaked here and there to keep it up to date, achieves the near-impossible. It weaves in all kinds of nods to the comedy legends but cleaves to the basic conceit that it’s all happening on its own terms. Sustained impersonation isn’t attempted, instead we get a flavour of what the duo embodied – the squabbling familiarity of a married couple and a nicely contrasting playfulness.

Herdman, 6ft 2in, blessed with an Eric-esque physicality and quickness, and Tuck, who possesses an Ernie-like pensiveness and dreaminess, are first seen (not lying but standing upright) in a flimsily suggested bed singing a riddling ditty. Dennis swiftly announces his impending French Revolution-set playlet – A Tight Squeeze for the Scarlet Pimple. One snag is that the designated celebrity, Ian McKellen, isn’t available (he’s in panto, or the pub) and snag two is that there’s anger in the stalls from the “militant wing” of the M&W appreciation society (a multi-tasking Mitesh Soni), demanding a more overt tribute. By the time we get to the second half, and the frisson-inducing arrival of le Hiddleston, we’ve had a welter of old-fashioned gags, verbal and visual, timed to perfection. But the best material lies in the VIP lounge area of the evening. “I did The Night Manager”, explains the bemused-acting intruder, forced to identify himself. “Really?” comes the retort. “Did his wife know?” “I am a forlorn Conte”, Hiddleston later deadpans. To which: “Hold it there, son…. Can he say that?” This perhaps isn’t, then, the perfect family Christmas outing. But it is the ideal winter warmer for those in search of sophisticated nostalgia. “Bring me sunshine”, they sing at the end – complete with signature springing steps. They did then; they do now. You’ll laugh your head off. You may shed a little tear too.

[tomhiddleslove]

Tom Hiddleston in The Play What I Wrote - Show footage

WhatsOnStage on Youtube:

Avengers and Loki star Tom Hiddleston made a star appearance at the Birmingham Rep tonight for The Play What I Wrote.

The award-winning comedy, penned by the venue's artistic director Sean Foley, Hamish McColl and Eddie Braben has run at the theatre from 27 November, directed by Foley and produced in association with David Pugh and Theatre Royal Bath.

It sees a guest star appear every night, and is designed by Alice Power with lighting by Tim Mitchell, music by Steve Parry, choreography by Ian West and casting by Sarah Bird.

The the show originally opened in the West End with direction from Kenneth Branagh (who, to help this come full circle, directed Hiddleston in Thor).

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Sunday Night Performance

From April, BBC Four will cement its status as the home of performance on the BBC with new Sunday Night Performances every week of the year showcasing some of the best of the UK’s dance, theatre, music and spoken word in specially made films for television.

These will include:

Birmingham Rep’s acclaimed production of Olivier Award-winning comedy The Play What I Wrote, starring Tom Hiddleston specially filmed for the BBC at the Theatre Royal Bath. 'Thom' has written a play, an epic set in the French Revolution called ‘A Tight Squeeze for the Scarlet Pimple’. 'Dennis', on the other hand, wants to continue with their double act. He believes that if they perform a tribute to Morecambe and Wise, Thom’s confidence will be restored and the double act will go on. But first Dennis needs to persuade a guest star to appear in the play what Thom wrote. First seen by audiences on stage in December 2021, this production is directed by The Rep’s Artistic Director Sean Foley and co-written by Hamish McColl, Sean Foley and Eddie Braben.

Forthcoming highlights

Maryland (BBC Two, 1 x 30)

Hayley Squires, Zawe Ashton and Danny Mays will star in Lucy Kirkwood’s adaptation of her own play Maryland – first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London in October 2021. Lucy and acclaimed documentary maker Brian Hill have created a thirty-minute film which follows two ‘Marys’ and a chorus of modern-day furies as they deliver their story of what happens in the wake of various sexual assaults. Lucy said: “I wrote the play as a howl, a protest against the violence women are forced to reckon with in their everyday lives, and I hope the film will allow more people to share that protest”.