One grey monday afternoon in january last year i received a phone call from a gentleman called john miller introducing himself as a film. Imelda staunton and celia imrie play sisters forced to live under the same roof in a. Its creative hub of more than 20 onsite business tenants deliver a host of specialist services including creative, digital, technical and audiovisual expertise, grips. Described as a heist film with a comedic core, golden years features the valencia getaway caravan in real life the bestselling bailey unicorn valencia prominently throughout as the base from. Golden years was filmed on location in bristol and the cotswolds in 2015. Richard cambridge is an actor and producer, best known for golden years 2016 film, hollyoaks tv. It was released on 29 april 2016 in uk odeon cinemas. Golden years is a lighthearted comedy, there is no question about that. Golden years has been added to your cart add to cart. For their entire lives, arthur bernard hill and martha goode virginia mckenna have been, well, good. Posts about glenn bristol written by marcus gorman.
Bristol in focus celebrates the diverse range of filmmaking activity within the city and surrounding region. Knowles was a cowriter on the film golden years, which stars simon callow, virginia mckenna and una stubbs. Were always happy to help filmmakers looking to use bristol as a beautiful backdrop to tell their story. Golden years molifilms entertainment the bottle yard. Comedy heist golden years, filmed at the bottle yard studios. We are committed to providing a platform for locally produced content, and wherever possible we invite filmmakers to introduce and talk about their work, encouraging dialogue between them and their audience. Golden years 00h 01min minutes movie 2016 fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, arthur and martha goode into a life of crime. Production underway on british heist movie golden years the. The cover would give the impression of the dvd having some of the old programs in it. Most sane filmgoers will want to stick with the david bowie song of the same name rather than submit to this creaky bristolset comedy about oaps who start robb. He made star vehicles for both gloria swanson and the illfated wallace reid during the 1920s. A bristol city council initiative, the bottle yard studios is run by a team with professional backgrounds in the industry and works in close partnership with bristol film office.
Golden years of cinema reflections on a life of loving. It stars bernard hill, virginia mckenna, simon callow, una stubbs, alun armstrong and phil davis. A film that has a great cast from the past and present. Refusing to take the loss of their pensions lying down and to fade away into their declining years, our characters decide to. In the vein of lady in the van and the best exotic marigold hotel, golden years is a hilarious british heist thriller that shows just because youre getting old doesnt mean you have to stop having fun. Official trailer golden years british comedy guide. Nick has cowritten and produced his first movie golden years, with an all star british cast that lured born free actress virginia mckenna out of retirement. Apr 29, 2016 those sticking up banks in the new heist movie golden years are a little older than the usual suspects. Sam wood was a versatile american directorcraftsman whose best work drew some fine performances from hollywoods golden age stars.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping. Golden years followed in the 30s as cinema all over boomed and by the outbreak of. Production has commenced this week at the bottle yard studios on brand new british heist movie golden years.
Psychologist miss pym visits a college for women to give a guest lecture, and when she steps in to prevent a young student from cheating on her final exams, the act of compassion has. Its certainly not a laugh a minute film,but has a careful mix of drama and old fashioned fun. Ohers include bbc one drama poldark, bbc three online drama thirteen, upcoming bbc one supernatural drama the living and the dead, bbc one drama sherlock, baftawinning the. Mahana is the first film he has made in his native new. We revisit a movie on the week of its tenth anniversary and talk cinema, politics, social issues, and our own lives over the past decade. Golden years is a comedy drama about an elderly couple who decide to deal with their pension shortfall by turning to a life of crime.
About the film audience interviews with the cast and director. Featuring an allstar cast of some of the uks most established and respected actors, the molifilms entertainment production is filming at the bottle yard studios and on location across bristol throughout march. A number of bank buildings surrounding st nicholas. This is the movie golden years being shot in bristol, uk. Apr 16, 2016 golden years is in cinemas from 29 april exclusively at odeon cinemas. Sachas won over 15 international awards including a grierson award for best documentary series, a royal television society award for best director and has been nominated for several baftas. For the last 4 years hes looked after the documentary output of bbc bristol, but has now gone on to setup independent film company, marble films. He would subsequently write several further low budget british productions, such as the war drama allies 2014, horror film writers retreat 2015, and heist comedy golden years 2016. Come along and enjoy an evening of wonderful classical, musical theatre and scottish melodies. Golden years is a 2016 british action comedy film directed by john miller and written by miller.
Comedy heist golden years, filmed at the bottle yard. Golden years is a 2016 british action comedy film directed by john miller and written by miller, nick knowles and jeremy sheldon. Pages in category films set in bristol the following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. Bristol and the cotswolds where most of the action takes place hardly feels like the impoverished north of england. Its one of those little gems that comes along in british film once in a while. Martha virginia mckenna, live a modest but comfortable life in the suburbs of bristol in the west of. If you cant find the film you want at one of the cinema listed, you can use the search option, above, to find films showing at cinemas in cities, towns or villages near bristol. And the two central characters are arthur and his wife, martha, yes arthur and martha, martha played of all people by virginia mc kenna. The actors just about kept me watching but really it was no better than the.
Weve also been delighted to help the production recruit extras by putting a call out locally. A new 2year media production diploma course for 1619 year olds, delivered by boomsatsuma on behalf of bristol works, will be delivered at the studios in an onsite. Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, arthur and martha goode into a life of crime. Behind the scenes filming brit movie golden years oap. Oap heist comedy golden years begins shoot news screen. The golden years charity film premiere, in aid of the born free foundation, was being held on thursday 14th april and the film production company, moli films, asked bailey if we could display the caravan outside the odeon cinema on tottenham court road in london and then move to outside the after party venue in camden. We are committed to providing a platform for locally produced content, and wherever possible we invite filmmakers to introduce and talk about their work, encouraging dialogue between them. Golden years is a well crafted treat that will more than likely strike a chord with the older generation. Its smart, well paced, with great atmosphere and the perfect amount of wit.
How nick knowles snared virginia mckenna for his new film golden. Apr 29, 2016 this film is not currently showing in cinemas. Golden years heist movie with a silver twist west country itv news. From the start i was adamant that we would film golden years in bristol using local talent and the fantastic facilities on offer here for film makers. May 06, 2015 this is the movie golden years being shot in bristol, uk. I was excited to think i had found a dvd of these old programs. Most sane filmgoers will want to stick with the david bowie song of the same name rather than submit to this creaky bristolset comedy about. Described as a heist film with a comedic core, golden years features. Rent golden years 2005 starring dane reynolds and bobby martinez on dvd and bluray. In fact, golden years is somewhere in between ken loach and masked robbers bank jobs like point break. Nick knowles has written and produced his first film, golden years. Rent golden years 2005 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Bernard hill, virginia mckenna, phillip davis, simon callow, brad moore, una stubbs. West country pensioners bernard hill and virginia mckenna turn bankrobbing bonnie and clyde in sedate crime comedy golden years. Internationale filmfestspiele berlin, usually called the berlinale, is a film festival held annually in berlin, germany. The curse of the midas box the duchess starter for ten these foolish things the truth about love truly madly deeply the medusa touch. The cs choral group takes centre stage this weekend as they perform a beautiful selection of varied and entertaining repertoire. Trailer for the film about bank robbing pensioners. It follows the exploits of a group of pensioners who, having seen their pensions diminished, decide to tour national trust properties in their caravan and rob nearby banks.
He discovers that robbing a bank is easy, and goes robbing banks in order to save his social club from being sold to developers. Having premiered at the beijing film festival last week, golden years opens in u. Golden years is the latest in a string of major titles to be made at the bottle yard studios and to have been filmed across city with the support of bristol film office. Films in retrospective what a difference a decade makes. Apr 18, 2014 of all the golden age novels ive read, this would have to be the most fun. Refusing to take the loss of their pensions lying down, retired couple, arthur and martha goode decide to start robbing banks. Refusing to take the loss of their pensions lying down and to fade away into their. There is yet another problem with john millers film. Founded in west berlin in 1951, the festival has been held every february since 1978 and is one of the big five alongside the venice film festival in italy, the cannes film festival in france, the toronto international film. Bristol cinemas bristol cinema listings information. How nick knowles snared virginia mckenna for his new film. Golden years golden years sees fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age force law abiding, retired couple, arthur and martha goode into a life of crime. Golden years, a 1991 american miniseries from stephen king.
Golden years is an upcoming british heist movie produced by molifilms entertainment, which filmed at the bottle yard studios and on location across bristol in march 2015. Production underway on british heist movie golden years. Filming in the city was facilitated by bristol film office who scouted and sourced locations including banks and private homes, and assisted. Apr 26, 2016 having premiered at the beijing film festival last week, golden years opens in u. The bottle yard studios is the largest dedicated film and tv studio facility in the west of england, complete with eight stages, giant green screen studio, workshops, production offices and a range of other production areas. With bernard hill, virginia mckenna, sue johnston, phil davis. Behind the scenes filming brit movie golden years oap heist. Retirees turned bank robbers, arthur and martha goode get their own back in this british comedy. Most sane filmgoers will want to stick with the david bowie song of the same name rather than submit to this creaky bristol set comedy about oaps who start robb. Golden years heist movie with a silver twist west country. Film series at bristol historical society rolls out the. The comedy was filmed in bristol and follows henleaze pensioners arthur and martha goode. Those sticking up banks in the new heist movie golden years are a little older than the usual suspects.
This film tells the story of an elderly man who accidentally stumble upon a case of cash from the security van outside a bank. Golden years molifilms entertainment the bottle yard studios. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Golden years is using a range of locations from our historic centre, which we know will look really impressive on screen. The feature is also filming with the support of bristol film office, at locations across the city. Born free star in the comedy heist film as a retired couple forced into a life of crime after. Golden years is out in uk cinemas on friday, april 22nd. Bottle yard studios, bank buildings near st nicholas market, broad street, clare street, corn street, the ardagh sports club at horfield common, arnos manor hotel, tyntesfield. Bristol boasts a rich history of film and tv production, with many wellknown programmes and films being made in the city. Refusing to take the loss of their pensions lying down and to fade away into their declining years, our characters decide to fight back.
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