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Issue One/Autumn 2004 www.leftlion.co.uk Nottingham For Reel! Shane Meadows Chris Cooke Miles Hunt C-mone + more our style is legendary www.leftlion.co.uk/issue 23 12 www.leftlion.co.uk/issue1 www.leftlion.co.uk/issue1 13 “ Everything that I’ve done, right from Shane Meadows the beginning was born in Nottingham. Filmography Twenty Four Seven (1997) I always want to give something back.” Meadows debut is a film about a group of young men living in a run down area of Nottingham. They are all restless and lacking adventure or even the will to try and find it, so when D’arcy (Bob Hoskins) starts up a local boxing club they show varying amounts of interest. The story is a warming one and, with the license to improvise the cast are given, there are one-liners and banter that will have you blowing snot bubbles on your popcorn. This film was also something of a landmark for filmmakers in Nottingham. A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) A Room for Romeo Brass follows the friendship be- tween two pubescent boys growing up next door to each other on a council estate in Nottingham. Hos- pital treatment and ridicu- lous parents are a constant strain, but when Morelle (Paddy Consadine) be- friends the pair their friendship is tested to its limits. Romeo Brass is a gripping and touching snippet of life. What makes the film so watchable are the relationships, Andrew Shim plays Romeo with plenty of heart alongside a hilarious yet disturbing, first time performance from Consadine. This film is superb. Once Upon A Time in the Midlands (2002) Once Upon A Time in the Midlands was something of a departure for Meadows. After his previous two fea- tures he was offered the chance to work with not one, but several of the best upcoming actors in Britain. You’re very highly thought the city on and off for ten or and it was a chance to try of the film, basically because burger van. He was living in in it called Fantasia Burrino work in a care centre on a I understand Johnny In terms of the box office of in Nottingham. How do twelve years. I was actually working with them. They were he didn’t think he was good a caravan in the countryside and she’s really amazing. I housing estate and basically Vegas is lined up to star this is Meadows most suc- you feel about the city? born in Uttoxeter, a little really nice, but the problem enough to do it. I had found and I used to rib him for his want her to win it. Quentin all the kids hate him and in one of your future cessful film, but in the critics eyes it was probably his most market town in between Derby with working with successful Toby during one of my last cockney accent. I got him to Tarantino was a judge on it treat him like shit! In the films.. disappointing. Sterling performances from Ricky Tomlinson, ”It certainly seems that I’ve and Stoke.” actors is that it’s totally sessions at the Carlton Drama put a band together when I last week. I didn’t feel quite end, because he can’t do Kathy Burke and Robert Carlyle, alongside a few local actors been adopted… My whole different to the way I normally Workshop in Nottingham. He made Small Time and he wrote so embarrassed about liking anything to help them in the ”He wants to be the save this family based comedy from the bargain basement career has been born in Your last film Once Upon a like to work.” was about 20 when we met the whole soundtrack.” it when I saw he liked it.” day, he starts going round at superhero in the second of depths of British comedy. Nottingham. Everything that Time in the midlands was him and came in with only night. No-one pays attention the new films. We’ve become I’ve done, right from the a departure for yourself, ”Usually we all live together two days to go before filming ”By the time Sunhouse had You’ve just signed up to to him by day, but because friends and, by god, he can beginning when I was doing working with big name for six months before I start began.” broken up a few years ago, your next three feature he’s got this ninja mask on drink! I went out with him little tiny video festivals. I actors rather than the usual shooting, so I’m getting to however, he’d sort of given films. Can you tell us people are more prepared to to Ronnie Scott’s to see this always want to give something unknowns… know the cast. When you’re ”The part is a lad with mental up on making music. This guy a little about each of listen.” Jazz singer Jimmy Scott Dead Mans Shoes (2004) back. I live over in Burton on working with famous people disabilities, so it’s a difficult Ted Barnes, who works with them… who’s been around since Trent at the minute, but I’ve ”Having famous people in your they’re so busy that they can role to play even with a lot Beth Orton, rang him up and “The third one is something the 1940’s. I have never in A return to working with already been back three times films makes a difference to only turn up for the odd week of research time. Toby came said ‘look you’re too talented ”The first is called Mary and I’ve wanted to make for my life put away so much small names and budg- this week! Half of the crew for your box office, but it’s not here and there. I enjoyed the in with two days to go in not to be working and they all is a dark film set in the care about ten years. It’s a alcohol. It was three pints ets and a return to form the last film came from this something I’d do regularly experience, but I’m going to almost the same way that got together, formed this new system. It’s about all the true story called King of and three chasers a round, for Meadows. Dead Mans city, so I don’t just dip into because it doesn’t fit with how continue to work with more Paddy (Consadine) came in band, got a record contract abuse that goes on in the the Gypsies and is about a so after about two rounds I Shoes is a dark gritty tale London resources, I’m always I work. It wasn’t my choice in untrained people in the future to do Morel in Romeo Brass. and it’s all looking very foster homes and young bare-knuckle fighter from was heaving my ring up and about a man who returns trying to bring through new the first place to fill the cast because I think that’s where He’s more than ably filled the promising for him now.” offenders centres. I’m going Uttoxeter who is champion he was just getting warm.” to his hometown to wreak people from Nottingham if I with lots of big names. I was my skills lie.” shoes.” to be looking into things of the gypsies. I knew him revenge on a gang of drug can.” half forced into it to be honest, What do you watch on TV in an almost documentary for about twenty years, he dealers and petty criminals. but I sat back and was pleased Tell us about the latest You’ve got a long held at home..? style.” was a close friend, and it’s Paddy Consadine takes the Are you originally a Notts there were lots of good actors Nottingham actor you’re working relationship with the film I’ve always wanted Dead Man’s Shoes lead role and is totally believable as a former army officer. boy? who wanted to do it.” unveiling, Toby Kebbel… musician Gavin Clarke… ”We watch American Idol. You ”The second film hasn’t got to make. Altogether it’s is showing at the Toby Kebbel is introduced as his mentally disabled brother know Simon Cowell and all a title yet. It’s a superhero probably going to take about Broadway Cinema and puts in a fine debut performance. Take the eerie atmos- ”No. I originally came here ”I respected people like Kathy ”When I was making Dead ”We met at Alton Towers that! The American one’s on story within a council estate. four years to do all three…” 1st-14th October 2004 phere of Danny Boyle’s Shallowgrave and add the revenge when I was 18. I went to do a Burke, Rhys Ifans, Ricky Man’s shoes, a lead member fourteen years ago. I was a Sky. Every single week I’m like It’s the story of guy who lust of Get Carter and you’re on the right lines. year at college and I lived in Tomlinson and Robert Carlyle of the original cast walked out clown and Gavin worked in a a slave to it! There’s a woman comes into Nottingham, to 02 www.leftlion.co.uk/issue1 www.leftlion.co.uk/issue1 03 credits contents . editorial LeftLion Magazine Welcome to the first printed edition of the LeftLion October 2004 Local news for local people magazine. The very fact you’re holding this in your 4 hands is a personal triumph for us and hopefully Issue 1 for the city of Nottingham.

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