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After spending a decade making critically-acclaimed TV dramas including Friends & Crocodiles and A Real Summer, writer/director Stephen Poliakoff returns to the big screen with sumptuous thriller Glorious 39.
After spending a decade making critically-acclaimed TV dramas including Friends & Crocodiles and A Real Summer, writer/director Stephen Poliakoff returns to the big screen with sumptuous thriller Glorious 39.
Although James Cameron’s mega-budget Hollywood behemoth Avatar has been dominating column inches over recent weeks, the rest of 2010 is shaping up to be a memorable one for films on this side of the Atlantic. With the likes of An Education and A Single Man dominating awards ceremonies, and films like Philip Ridley’s Heartless on the horizon, it’s easy to feel upbeat about the current state of British cinema. When something like The Scouting Book For Boys comes along, it’ also easy to feel inspired, excited and proud of our home-grown talent.