Michael Winterbottom



Michael Winterbottom
  • Date of Birth: 29 March, 1961
  • Place of Birth: Blackburn, Lancashire , U.K.
  • Biography: Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is a prolific British filmmaker who has directed sixteen films in the past thirteen years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films — Welcome to Sarajevo, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People... Read more

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Shock Doctrine to foster debate at Sundance
cbc.ca – 2009-11-05
Naomi Klein, author of Shock Doctrine, in Toronto on Aug. 31, 2007. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press) Klein's book, which won the Warwick Prize, is an expos? of how shock is used by powerful interests to manipulate economic policy around the globe. ... Full Article

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Winterbottom, an Englishman in Genova
cineuropa.org – 2009-10-09
Genova [ trailer ] tells the story of the mourning process of Joe ( Colin Firth ) and his daughters Mary and Kelly. After the death of his wife (in a car accident for which the younger Mary feels entirely... ... Full Article

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HOOK'S BOOK TO TELL ALL ABOUT THE HACIENDA
pr-inside.com – 2009-09-21
Former NEW ORDER bassist PETER HOOK is writing a new book about the rise and fall of the iconic Hacienda nightclub the band once owned. ... Full Article

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There's Vikings, Darwin and Six Parties at the National
thisislondon.co.uk – 2009-07-06
The National Theatre's New Connections season fizzes with promise. A play by David Mamet called The Vikings and Darwin sounds as though it could be a journey into the deep hinterland of ethnography, while the title of William Boyd's Six... ... Full Article

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UK Wants More Sex, Less Glue-Sniffing
cinematical.com – 2009-06-25
In the U.S., movie ratings are sometimes "baffling, illogical or just plain outrageous," as Eric D. Snider wrote last year. Greater leniency is granted to blockbuster action movies, as long as the beheadings and other violent acts are not too... ... Full Article

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Winterbottom as busy as ever
cineuropa.org – 2009-06-03
Prolific and seemingly tireless British director Michael Winterbottom is busy with a raft of new projects. After finishing the documentary The Shock Doctrine , based on Naomi Klein's anti-globalisation bestseller, Winterbottom is currently filming The Killer Inside Me . ... Full Article

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