Whilst at the Chicago Film Festival, Mike was interview by Adam Kempenaar for ‘Filmspotting’ Podcast.  To listen to the episode, which also includes a review of Happy-Go-Lucky, visit the website HERE.

Whilst at the New York Film Festival with Happy-Go-Lucky, Mike was interviewed for Zoom-In Online’s ‘On The Circuit’ Podcast.  To listen to the episode click HERE.

Following appearances in official selection at the New York Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival and a series of glowing reviews, Happy-Go-Lucky is finally released nationwide across the United States this week by Miramax.  To visit the official US website click HERE.

After years of demand and anticipation, the 1993 classic Naked is now available on DVD in the UK courtesy of Thin Man Films.  Featuring an audio commentary by Mike and the films stars David Thewlis and Katrin Cartlidge, the DVD also includes an exclusive limited edition poster.

Meanwhile, our latest film Happy-Go-Lucky, is also now available on DVD courtesy of Momentum Pictures.  Special features on the disc include Behind The Wheel: The Making Of Happy-Go-Lucky and a featurette focusing on Mike Leigh’s characters.

Head over to Empire’s site for some news from the UK premiere of Happy-Go-Lucky.

Photo Credit Kate Green/Alpha Via Empire.

Below you’ll find press coverage of ‘Happy Go Lucky’ off the back of it’s Berlinalé 2008 premiere.

Image from http://www.berlinale.de/

Newspapers:

The Independent - by Kaleem Aftab pre-Berlin review/feature, 8 February 2008

Daily Mail - Sally Hawkins profile for H-G-L by Baz Bamigboye, 8 February 2008

Evening Standard – 4 star Berlin review by Derek Malcolm, 12 February 2008

The Daily Telegraph - H-G-L mention in Sheila Johnston’s Berlin round-up, 15 February 2008

The Observer Review – Mike Leigh by Amy Raphael and Berlin round up piece by Nick James on how H-G-L was probably the ‘biggest hit of the festival’, 17 February 2008

The Independent – ‘From a bit part in Little Britain to the toast of Berlin’ by Emily Dugan, 18 February 2008

The Financial Times – round up piece, mentions H-G-L and awards, 18 February 2008

Magazines:

Time Out - by Dave Calhoun Berlin review, 20 February 2008

Time Out - by Dave Calhoun Happy-Go-Lucky features in Berlin round-up, 20 February 2008

Trades:

Variety - 12 February 2008 by Alissa Simon

Hollywood Reporter - 13 February 2008 by Ray Bennet

Screen International - 12 February 2008 by Jonathan Romney

Mike & Simon with Sally Hawkins & her Silver Bear which she won recently at the Berlin Film Festival. [link]

Hello we’re Mike Leigh (writer/director) and Simon Channing Williams (producer).

We started Thin Man Films Ltd back in 1988, so we’re celebrating our twentieth birthday this year.

We take our name from our respective shapes – we’re both on the tubby side! (We think it’s a good joke!) Here’s a picture of us, cinematographer Dick Pope and our star, the brilliant Sally Hawkins, on location in London last summer while we were shooting our latest movie, Happy-Go-Lucky.

Our little company has one sole purpose. We only make Mike Leigh’s films. We don’t do anything else. And, as you’ll probably know, Mike creates all his own material and writes his original scripts by his famous and unique rehearsal method with his actors. As he says, “I’ve got far more ideas for films than I’ll ever get round to making before I die.”

So it goes without saying that you’d be seriously wasting your time if you sent us screenplays, treatments, books, ideas, or other suggestions. In fact, any material you do send we promise not to read so please don’t send it.