‘Lovers Rock’ Trailer: Steve McQueen’s Dancehall ‘Small Axe’ Film Gets The Spotlight

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIndian drama film “Milestone” (aka “Meel Patthar”) was named the best film at the Silver Screen Awards, the closing event of the Singapore International Film Festival. The festival is a cornerstone of the Singapore Media Festival consumer and industry event.Directed by Ivan Ayr, “Milestone” recounts the foretaste of doom that follows a veteran truck driver when his vehicle passes half a million kilometers and he is asked to train a younger operator.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, the European Film Awards detail this year’s special five-day virtual ceremony, the Spain Film Commission extends an invitation to international productions, ITV Studios sells more than 300 hours of content in India and the National Lottery announces a special Pantoland performance for key workers.AWARDSThe 2020 European Film Awards have announced measures to host a COVID-19 era edition, “The EFAs at Eight,” including a series of live-streamed virtual

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Steve McQueen’s new five-part anthology series, “Small Axe,” takes starts in the late ’60s and ends in the mid-’80s, following the West Indian community in London through the decades.

Early in Steve McQueen's Alex Wheatle, the young protagonist whose name gives the film its title prompts derision from a barber shop full of Londoners of West Indian descent by revealing that he doesn't consider himself African. "I might be Black, but I'm from Surrey," says the young Brit abandoned by his Jamaican parents, who has grown up in the loveless Social Services foster-care system.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Channel 5 announces Season 2 of “All Creatures Great and Small,” BAFTA backs Indian talent, CJ ENM commissions format deals for “I Can See Your Voice” and Newen hires a new distribution executive.Channel 5 in the U.K. has commissioned a second season of its hit period drama “All Creatures Great and Small,” including six new episodes and a Christmas special.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Mangrove,” now streaming on Amazon Prime, is the first in the five-part anthology, “Small Axe” by director Steve McQueen. Spanning two decades, the films are standalones tracing the West Indian experience with reggae music and costume tying all five films together.Costume designer Jacqueline Durran oversaw all five films, while individual designers worked on each installment.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIf last week was a big one for Netflix (what with “Mank” and “Hillbilly Elegy” out in theaters), then this one belongs to Amazon, who have a pair of big projects launching via their Prime Video subscription service.

Steve McQueen's Small Axe took a long time to make it to television screens, but McQueen, director of 12 Years a Slave and Widows among other memorable films, certainly hasn't underdelivered. Debuting nearly simultaneously on Britain's BBC One and Amazon Prime Video, the project began as a conventional TV series that would tell stories set in London's West Indian community.

Alongside an A-list cast including the likes of John Boyega and Letitia Wright, Steve McQueen’s film anthology series Small Axe — exploring experiences from London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s to the early '80s and landing on the BBC and Amazon Nov. 15 — has given a number of emerging names the chance to rise up and shine.

hereIt will be the first time any British monarch has reached this historic milestone, he explained.This historic event will reflect on Her Majesty’s reign, and her impact on the UK and the world since 1952.An extensive programme of events that mix the best of British ceremonial splendour and pageantry with cutting edge artistic and technological displays.These will be interspersed with the traditional nationwide fanfare and celebrations.Spectacular moments in London and other major cities will

Sure, the new trailer for “Small Axe” dubs the anthology as a “new series,” but this project from filmmaker Steve McQueen is no TV series. In fact, it’s a group of five feature films that can be viewed separately or together and paint the picture of life for a group of people in London’s West Indian community throughout the decades.

Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle visited the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Sunday in honor of Remembrance Day in the U.K. The memorial day has been observed since the end of World War I to remember those in the armed forces who have died in the line of duty.

In honor of Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle paid a visit to the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Sunday afternoon.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle commemorated Remembrance Day in the U.S. while his family marked the holiday across the pond.