Paul I've just posted about that: HerePaul D said:Nice set of pictures thereWhat films or series have you been an extra in Kev and who were the big named actors in them.
Liverpool in Film
Stars sparkle for new movie in city Apr 18 2006
HOLLYWOOD stars Bob Hoskins and Stockard Channing will be in Merseyside this week filming their latest movie.
The pair are starring in Sparkle, about Liverpool singer Sam Sparks who is aiming to break into the big time.
The lead role is taken by Liverpool-born actor and former Teachers star Shaun Evans.
The 17-day shoot is expected to generate 100 temporary jobs with around 38% going to Merseyside-based crew and a further 48% being awarded to workers from other parts of the north west.
The film was brought to Liverpool through the city council's film office after a grant from regeneration agency North West Vision.
The Film Office, the first of its kind in the UK, has provided locations which will see Liverpool become a double for London and Wirral star as Canvey Island in Essex.
Alice Morrison, chief executive of North West Vision said: "We are very excited about 'Sparkle' because this is another chance for Liverpool to shine,."
Sparkle is a comedy from acclaimed writing and directing team Neil Hunter and Tom Hunsinger and is about an opportunistic young Liverpudlian who comes to London and decides to sleep his way to the top.
Life gets complicated when he meets a powerful older woman, Stockard Channing of Grease and The West Wing, then falls for a girl of his own age.
Last year was a record-breaking period for the city's film and television industry with production levels the highest recorded - rising by more than 40% in the last 12-months.
More than 180 productions were shot with respected stars such as Winona Ryder and Patrick Stewart heading to Liverpool alongside up and coming actors.
Lynn Saunders, head of Liverpool's Film Office, said: " We have got the UK's most experienced film office and it has an excellent reputation. We have got fantastic contacts and can deal with enquiries very quickly and efficiently."
I thought I'd give this a thread because I find it interesting the amount of times our city is used by Hollywood producers and we just take it for granted.This thread is somewhere for us to put stories of future productions in.
HOLLYWOOD stars Bob Hoskins and Stockard Channing will be in Merseyside this week filming their latest movie.
The pair are starring in Sparkle, about Liverpool singer Sam Sparks who is aiming to break into the big time.
The lead role is taken by Liverpool-born actor and former Teachers star Shaun Evans.
The 17-day shoot is expected to generate 100 temporary jobs with around 38% going to Merseyside-based crew and a further 48% being awarded to workers from other parts of the north west.
The film was brought to Liverpool through the city council's film office after a grant from regeneration agency North West Vision.
The Film Office, the first of its kind in the UK, has provided locations which will see Liverpool become a double for London and Wirral star as Canvey Island in Essex.
Alice Morrison, chief executive of North West Vision said: "We are very excited about 'Sparkle' because this is another chance for Liverpool to shine,."
Sparkle is a comedy from acclaimed writing and directing team Neil Hunter and Tom Hunsinger and is about an opportunistic young Liverpudlian who comes to London and decides to sleep his way to the top.
Life gets complicated when he meets a powerful older woman, Stockard Channing of Grease and The West Wing, then falls for a girl of his own age.
Last year was a record-breaking period for the city's film and television industry with production levels the highest recorded - rising by more than 40% in the last 12-months.
More than 180 productions were shot with respected stars such as Winona Ryder and Patrick Stewart heading to Liverpool alongside up and coming actors.
Lynn Saunders, head of Liverpool's Film Office, said: " We have got the UK's most experienced film office and it has an excellent reputation. We have got fantastic contacts and can deal with enquiries very quickly and efficiently."
I thought I'd give this a thread because I find it interesting the amount of times our city is used by Hollywood producers and we just take it for granted.This thread is somewhere for us to put stories of future productions in.
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You've been in quite a few haven't you,my brother in law was in the BBC Drama "Red and Blue" the other year,that was the story of the Holy Cross school children in Belfast and loved doing it,and going way back my mum was an extra at Becher's Brook during the filming of "Champion" the Bob Champion story at Aintree among others.
"Extra, Extra ....." - `Nick Knack Paddy Wack` .....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051776/
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
Plot Summary: All her life Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary...
Gladys Aylward (aka Ingrid Bergman) a girl from Liverpool (Islington Place.)(true story) travels to China.
Interestingly `Ingrid Bergman` has a very gentle Liverpudlian accent in the film which is unmistakeable and she makes reference to Liverpool after she arrives in London to join the `China Mission` in the film etc.
Large parts of the film were set in `North Wales` (see the film - and you just know it is North Wales) and the `Chinese Children` (extras) came from within Liverpools Chinatown.
When they sing ("This old man") `Nick Knack Paddy Wack` it also has an unmistakeable scouse quality.
Trivia: The song "The Children's Marching Song", more commonly known as "This Old Man", was better-known in England than the U.S. at the time this film was made. When the film became a hit in America, so did the song, helped in no small measure by Mitch Miller's popular recording.
Just fabulous....if you haven`t seen it - make sure you do.
"Chariots of Fire" is another good one for `Liverpool spotting` and includes `Lord Birkenhead` who is supposed to be in the `London Embassy - Paris` but it is `Liverpool Town Hall` and the `Minstrel Gallery` is behind him.
This link has all of the details.
Filming Locations for Chariots of Fire (1981)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051776/
`Bebington Oval` (doubling for the site of the `Paris Olympics`) was just awash with scouse extras - and if you squint when they board the `Dover / Calis ferry (IOM Boat) you can cleary see the words `Ferry to Liverpool` as it was shot on the old Seacombe gangways.
There are of course other Liverpool locations in the film.
See also:
user comments for Violent Playground (1958)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052367/usercomments
This film was shot on location in Gerard Gardens in Liverpool, and was the UK's answer to films such as 'Blackboard Jungle'.
The film stands the test of time.`
"The locations and sets were good, Liverpool was an excellent choice for the movie.The fact that it was shot in black and white only enhances the mood and feel of this film."
"This film was the first British teen movie to actually address the reality of the violent rock and roll society, rather than being a lucid parody of 1950s teenage life. In an attempt to celebrate the work of Liverpool's Junior Liaison Officers the opening title points out that 92% of potential delinquents, who have been dealt with under this scheme, have not committed a second crime."
"Stanley Baker plays a tough detective who reluctantly takes on the post of Juvenile Liaison Officer."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051776/
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
Plot Summary: All her life Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary...
Gladys Aylward (aka Ingrid Bergman) a girl from Liverpool (Islington Place.)(true story) travels to China.
Interestingly `Ingrid Bergman` has a very gentle Liverpudlian accent in the film which is unmistakeable and she makes reference to Liverpool after she arrives in London to join the `China Mission` in the film etc.
Large parts of the film were set in `North Wales` (see the film - and you just know it is North Wales) and the `Chinese Children` (extras) came from within Liverpools Chinatown.
When they sing ("This old man") `Nick Knack Paddy Wack` it also has an unmistakeable scouse quality.
Trivia: The song "The Children's Marching Song", more commonly known as "This Old Man", was better-known in England than the U.S. at the time this film was made. When the film became a hit in America, so did the song, helped in no small measure by Mitch Miller's popular recording.
Just fabulous....if you haven`t seen it - make sure you do.
"Chariots of Fire" is another good one for `Liverpool spotting` and includes `Lord Birkenhead` who is supposed to be in the `London Embassy - Paris` but it is `Liverpool Town Hall` and the `Minstrel Gallery` is behind him.
This link has all of the details.
Filming Locations for Chariots of Fire (1981)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051776/
`Bebington Oval` (doubling for the site of the `Paris Olympics`) was just awash with scouse extras - and if you squint when they board the `Dover / Calis ferry (IOM Boat) you can cleary see the words `Ferry to Liverpool` as it was shot on the old Seacombe gangways.
There are of course other Liverpool locations in the film.
See also:
user comments for Violent Playground (1958)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052367/usercomments
This film was shot on location in Gerard Gardens in Liverpool, and was the UK's answer to films such as 'Blackboard Jungle'.
The film stands the test of time.`
"The locations and sets were good, Liverpool was an excellent choice for the movie.The fact that it was shot in black and white only enhances the mood and feel of this film."
"This film was the first British teen movie to actually address the reality of the violent rock and roll society, rather than being a lucid parody of 1950s teenage life. In an attempt to celebrate the work of Liverpool's Junior Liaison Officers the opening title points out that 92% of potential delinquents, who have been dealt with under this scheme, have not committed a second crime."
"Stanley Baker plays a tough detective who reluctantly takes on the post of Juvenile Liaison Officer."
This film has a hold-up of a school by David McCallum (The Man from UNCLE) with a machine gun. He shoots one of the kids. This has been on TV, but unlikely to be repeated because of the child shooting scene. A new school called Scotland Road School - no such school. Some good 1950s views of Liverpool – going through the tunnel and driving around in a Morris van. The only bad point was that far too many Cockney accents were in it, when it was set in Liverpool.Pietari said:user comments for [B]Violent Playgr...p://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052367/usercomments
This film was shot on location in Gerard Gardens in Liverpool, and was the UK's answer to films such as 'Blackboard Jungle'.
The film stands the test of time.`
"The locations and sets were good, Liverpool was an excellent choice for the movie. The fact that it was shot in black and white only enhances the mood and feel of this film."
"This film was the first British teen movie to actually address the reality of the violent rock and roll society, rather than being a lucid parody of 1950s teenage life. In an attempt to celebrate the work of Liverpool's Junior Liaison Officers the opening title points out that 92% of potential delinquents, who have been dealt with under this scheme, have not committed a second crime."
"Stanley Baker plays a tough detective who reluctantly takes on the post of Juvenile Liaison Officer."
Big-screen glimpse of riots that tore city apart.
A FILM which recreated the Bradford riots on the streets of Liverpool will be screened tonight at the Royal Court Theatre.
The Bradford Riots, shot on location in Liverpool, is due to be aired on national television next week.
But members of the cast and crew will attend the special Merseyside screening, including Garston residents who worked as extras during the shooting of the film.
The Channel Four film, starring Sacha Dhawan, Ace Bhatti, Victor Banerjee and Manjinder Virk, is a fictional account of real events that happened during the race riots of July 7, 2001.
It tells the story of the night of fighting in Bradford and highlights the lives of individuals involved in the violence.
The project, which brought £500,000 of inward investment into Merseyside during the three weeks of filming, was shot in Water Lane, Garston, Aigburth's Sefton Park and the Port of Liverpool building.
Old Hall Street and Water Street in Liverpool city centre were also chosen by television producers as the backdrop to march scenes where 200 extras acted out the violence that flared after racial tension grew between the National Front and BNP and Bradford's Pakistani community.
Northwest Vision helped support the producers and cast while they were filming and coordinated the dangerous stunt and riot scenes.
Lynn Saunders, Liverpool film office manager, said: "This was a sensitive project but by working with partner organisations and the local community we were able to ensure that filming went smoothly.
"The production team used local crew and facilities wherever possible.
"Liverpool has an ambition to be the most film friendly city in the country and we do all we can to make the production process as easy as possible."
"The fact that Liverpool gained £500,000 in terms of local spend from the filming just shows the value of three weeks' shooting."
The film tells the individual stories of young Asian men involved in the riots and the background to why it happened.
A spokesman for Channel Four said: "The script is based on a year of intense first-hand research within Bradford's Pakistani community.
"The author, Neil Biswas, looks at this Muslim community from the inside to see how it lived and breathed before mass violence blew up its streets,and explores the painful aftermath left in its wake.
"Bradford Riots seeks to explore why this violence happened, who was to blame and how the sentencing of a generation of young Asian men took place even though the majority handed themselves in to the police, pleaded guilty and had no previous convictions."
The drama will be broadcast on Channel Four on May 4 at 9pm.
A FILM which recreated the Bradford riots on the streets of Liverpool will be screened tonight at the Royal Court Theatre.
The Bradford Riots, shot on location in Liverpool, is due to be aired on national television next week.
But members of the cast and crew will attend the special Merseyside screening, including Garston residents who worked as extras during the shooting of the film.
The Channel Four film, starring Sacha Dhawan, Ace Bhatti, Victor Banerjee and Manjinder Virk, is a fictional account of real events that happened during the race riots of July 7, 2001.
It tells the story of the night of fighting in Bradford and highlights the lives of individuals involved in the violence.
The project, which brought £500,000 of inward investment into Merseyside during the three weeks of filming, was shot in Water Lane, Garston, Aigburth's Sefton Park and the Port of Liverpool building.
Old Hall Street and Water Street in Liverpool city centre were also chosen by television producers as the backdrop to march scenes where 200 extras acted out the violence that flared after racial tension grew between the National Front and BNP and Bradford's Pakistani community.
Northwest Vision helped support the producers and cast while they were filming and coordinated the dangerous stunt and riot scenes.
Lynn Saunders, Liverpool film office manager, said: "This was a sensitive project but by working with partner organisations and the local community we were able to ensure that filming went smoothly.
"The production team used local crew and facilities wherever possible.
"Liverpool has an ambition to be the most film friendly city in the country and we do all we can to make the production process as easy as possible."
"The fact that Liverpool gained £500,000 in terms of local spend from the filming just shows the value of three weeks' shooting."
The film tells the individual stories of young Asian men involved in the riots and the background to why it happened.
A spokesman for Channel Four said: "The script is based on a year of intense first-hand research within Bradford's Pakistani community.
"The author, Neil Biswas, looks at this Muslim community from the inside to see how it lived and breathed before mass violence blew up its streets,and explores the painful aftermath left in its wake.
"Bradford Riots seeks to explore why this violence happened, who was to blame and how the sentencing of a generation of young Asian men took place even though the majority handed themselves in to the police, pleaded guilty and had no previous convictions."
The drama will be broadcast on Channel Four on May 4 at 9pm.
My wife was one of those children. The children were chosen from a number of South Liverpool schools, among them, St. Margaret, St. Vincent, St. Patrick, St. Malachy, St. Bernard, St. Anne and Our Lady of Mount Carmel.Pietari said:the `Chinese Children` (extras) came from within Liverpools Chinatown.
Revengers Tragedy ..... Very atmospheric ..... with more than a hint of menace.
I`m sure that is the film I saw in the Liverpool FACT centre - the first week or so it opened.
Very atmospheric ..... with more than a hint of menace. :runaway:
(The film that is - not the FACT Centre.....)
I really enjoyed it and the music I thought was brilliant - now that I know it is out on DVD perchance I will purchase it with my pennies.
:cheers:
http://www.fact.co.uk/
BB,buggedboy said:ive just bought Revengers Tragedy on DVD. Should watch it in a day or so. Its set in Liverpool, starring Mr Eccleston and Eddie Izzard. Quite liked the book, so I cant wait too see it.
I`m sure that is the film I saw in the Liverpool FACT centre - the first week or so it opened.
Very atmospheric ..... with more than a hint of menace. :runaway:
(The film that is - not the FACT Centre.....)
I really enjoyed it and the music I thought was brilliant - now that I know it is out on DVD perchance I will purchase it with my pennies.
:cheers:
http://www.fact.co.uk/
THE Da Vinci Code has created controversy on its way to becoming the second biggest-selling book in publishing history after the Bible.
Now, hot on the heels of the blockbuster film version starring Tom Hanks, an ITV thriller with a remarkably similar theme has started filming in Liverpool and Southport.
Sumptuous settings such as the Vatican Office, the Bank of England and the medieval cathedrals and castles of Malta are all being recreated in the region for a one-off feature length pilot called The Outsiders.
The show is being produced for ITV by Mersey Television, the company started by Phil Redmond which has been responsible for a string of television hits such as Brookside, Hollyoaks and Grange Hill.
The Outsiders stars Brian Cox, star of such Hollywood blockbusters as Troy and The Bourne Identity, and Nigel Harman, the former EastEnders heart-throb whose first major role it is since his defection from the BBC late last year.
Harman, 32, stars as a member of a top-secret international espionage ring based deep in the bowels of the British Library.
His character, Nathan, becomes embroiled in the mystery surrounding a bizarre claim that the 17th-century Dutch artist Rubens, a devout Catholic, tried to suppress a formula for eternal life because he feared it would undermine the existence of God.
Nathan and his fellow spies must have their deaths faked and their funerals arranged in order to ensure anonymity as they chase across the globe for clients such as the Vatican and the British Government.
Many of the locations they visit, such as the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, are similar to those in The Da Vinci Code, which has sold more than 40m copies worldwide.
The globe-spanning pilot episode is set in a variety of locations in Malta, Paris, Barcelona and London, which, apart from some location footage, will all be re-created in the city. Among the locations being used is The Athenaeum in Church Alley, Liverpool city centre.
Sacha Taylor-Cox, spokeswoman for Mersey TV, said the action adventure film was one of a number of new shows being created by the company, which was sold last year to London-based production group All3media by its founder Phil Redmond and his fellow directors.
Ms Taylor-Cox described the style of the show as similar to classic 1960s thriller series such
as The Avengers, with a strong undercurrent of The Da Vinci Code in its storyline.
She said: "It's a modern-day version of The Avengers, but more down-to-earth and more gritty.
"There are great things happening at Mersey TV this year with four new shows starting, ranging from six-week dramas to one-offs."
The new ITV series, scheduled to be broadcast in the autumn, has been written by Caleb Ranson, who wrote Child of Mine and the David Jason hit Diamond Geezer, with Bafta nominee Bill Boyes producing.
Mr Boyes said the script for The Outsiders was actually written before The Da Vinci Code, and any similarity between the two stories was coincidental.
He said: "We are going back to the roots of the good old-fashioned ITV action dramas of the 1960s."
If the pilot episode is successful, a six-part series will follow.
Earlier this year, a High Court judge ruled that Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown did not plagiarise an earlier book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. Both books explore the theory that Jesus and Mary Magdalene had a child.
Now, hot on the heels of the blockbuster film version starring Tom Hanks, an ITV thriller with a remarkably similar theme has started filming in Liverpool and Southport.
Sumptuous settings such as the Vatican Office, the Bank of England and the medieval cathedrals and castles of Malta are all being recreated in the region for a one-off feature length pilot called The Outsiders.
The show is being produced for ITV by Mersey Television, the company started by Phil Redmond which has been responsible for a string of television hits such as Brookside, Hollyoaks and Grange Hill.
The Outsiders stars Brian Cox, star of such Hollywood blockbusters as Troy and The Bourne Identity, and Nigel Harman, the former EastEnders heart-throb whose first major role it is since his defection from the BBC late last year.
Harman, 32, stars as a member of a top-secret international espionage ring based deep in the bowels of the British Library.
His character, Nathan, becomes embroiled in the mystery surrounding a bizarre claim that the 17th-century Dutch artist Rubens, a devout Catholic, tried to suppress a formula for eternal life because he feared it would undermine the existence of God.
Nathan and his fellow spies must have their deaths faked and their funerals arranged in order to ensure anonymity as they chase across the globe for clients such as the Vatican and the British Government.
Many of the locations they visit, such as the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, are similar to those in The Da Vinci Code, which has sold more than 40m copies worldwide.
The globe-spanning pilot episode is set in a variety of locations in Malta, Paris, Barcelona and London, which, apart from some location footage, will all be re-created in the city. Among the locations being used is The Athenaeum in Church Alley, Liverpool city centre.
Sacha Taylor-Cox, spokeswoman for Mersey TV, said the action adventure film was one of a number of new shows being created by the company, which was sold last year to London-based production group All3media by its founder Phil Redmond and his fellow directors.
Ms Taylor-Cox described the style of the show as similar to classic 1960s thriller series such
as The Avengers, with a strong undercurrent of The Da Vinci Code in its storyline.
She said: "It's a modern-day version of The Avengers, but more down-to-earth and more gritty.
"There are great things happening at Mersey TV this year with four new shows starting, ranging from six-week dramas to one-offs."
The new ITV series, scheduled to be broadcast in the autumn, has been written by Caleb Ranson, who wrote Child of Mine and the David Jason hit Diamond Geezer, with Bafta nominee Bill Boyes producing.
Mr Boyes said the script for The Outsiders was actually written before The Da Vinci Code, and any similarity between the two stories was coincidental.
He said: "We are going back to the roots of the good old-fashioned ITV action dramas of the 1960s."
If the pilot episode is successful, a six-part series will follow.
Earlier this year, a High Court judge ruled that Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown did not plagiarise an earlier book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. Both books explore the theory that Jesus and Mary Magdalene had a child.
They are filming outside my front door on Gambier Terrace on Friday. We all have to shift our cars for the day to let 'em film and they have asked us to let them put light rigging up on our balconies.
I might take the day off and sell them butties.
If I see anything I'll get some photos.
I might take the day off and sell them butties.
If I see anything I'll get some photos.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1#ebayphotohosting
Very interesting item, but before you bid, note the size of it (its fucking massive - far too big to frame) and I think it comes in four sheets, although I can only see two in that picture. If it was smaller it would be great.
Very interesting item, but before you bid, note the size of it (its fucking massive - far too big to frame) and I think it comes in four sheets, although I can only see two in that picture. If it was smaller it would be great.
Wasn't it's original "English" title 'WATERFRONT'? I think it was first released in the late forties or early fifties.liverpolitan said:
Absolutely bloody brilliant and I want one!liverpolitan said:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1#ebayphotohosting
Very interesting item, but before you bid, note the size of it (its fucking massive - far too big to frame) and I think it comes in four sheets, although I can only see two in that picture. If it was smaller it would be great.
It was titled 'WATERFRONT', released in 1950, not to be mistaken with the Marlon Brando classic 'ON THE WATERFRONT' released in 1954.kung_fuzi said:What was the film?
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