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Our Ladies
''Our Ladies'' is a 2019 Scottish coming-of-age comedy-drama film produced and directed by Michael Caton-Jones, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alan Sharp, based on Alan Warner's 1998 novel ''The Sopranos''. The film stars Tallulah Greive, Abigail Lawrie, Rona Morison, Sally Messham, Marli Siu, and Eve Austin. ''Our Ladies'' premiered at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival. Its original theatrical release date of 6 March 2020 was delayed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before finally being released in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2021. Premise In 1996, five best friends attend a strict Catholic school for girls in the Scottish Highlands town of Fort William. They get the opportunity to go into Edinburgh for a choir competition, but they are more interested in drinking, partying and hooking up than winning the competition. The group includes Orla, who is in recovery from leukemia and has an attitude of living life to the fullest; Finnoula, a brainy girl who is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Caton-Jones
Michael Caton-Jones (born Michael Jones; 15 October 1957) is a Scottish director and producer of film and television. His credits include the World War II film '' Memphis Belle'' (1990), the romantic comedy '' Doc Hollywood'' (1991), the biographical drama '' This Boy's Life'' (1993), the historical epic '' Rob Roy'' (1995), the action thriller '' The Jackal'' (1997), and an erotic thriller sequel, '' Basic Instinct 2'' (2006). He also directed the Channel 4 miniseries '' Brond'' (1987) and '' World Without End'' (2012). Career Caton-Jones attended the National Film and Television School. In October 2017, he revealed he had chosen Sophie Okonedo, to star in '' B. Monkey''. However producer, Harvey Weinstein, reportedly decided the actress was not "f**kable". Caton-Jones and Weinstein discussed the matter heatedly and Caton-Jones said, "'Don’t screw up the casting of this film because you want to get laid', whereupon he went mental." Weinstein then told '' Variety'' that C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |