STRANGER THINGS at Karlovy Vary IFF
We’re thrilled to announce that Stranger Things will have its International Premiere at the 46th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic. The film will show in the prestigious competitive section Forum of Independents, where films compete for the Independent Camera Award. Last year’s winner was Christopher Morris’ darkly hilarious Four Lions, which also starred […]
Adeel Akhtar at the BAFTAS
When Chris Morris’s name was announced as winner of the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut last night, who was it but Adeel Akhtar, along with his Four Lions co-star Nigel Lindsay, who accepted the award on his behalf. Click here to see a backstage video interview with Adeel and Nigel Lindsay: www.bit.ly/4LionsBaftaBackstage
“Stranger Things”: An Absolute Must See
Gordon and the Whale, the movie blog, has reviewed Stranger Things and has some incredibly glowing things to say about the film. The reviewer, Joshua Brunstein, wasn’t entirely satisfied by the ending, but on the other hand, calls the film “an absolute must see feature” and particularly praises the lead performances. [Oona is] played wonderfully […]
“Four Lions” US Release
Chris Morris’s controversial comedy Four Lions is opening in cinemas in select cities in the US this Friday, including the Angelika in New York. Our very own Adeel Akhtar is hilarious in the film as Faisal, the most hapless of suicide bombers. Four Lions recently received five nominations for the British Independent Film Awards. . […]
“Four Lions” released
Chris Morris’s debut feature film, Four Lions, comes out today in the UK. It received a great review in The Guardian from Peter Bradshaw. Adeel Akhtar plays dim-witted Faisal in the film. Click here to see the Four Lions Trailer.
Adeel in Chris Morris’s “Four Lions”
Adeel is currently on the front page of the Guardian website, starring in a very funny clip from Chris Morris’s new film Four Lions, which will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this Saturday. Click on this link to see the clip: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2010/jan/21/chris-morris-four-lions-sundance
Adeel Akhtar’s updated Bio
Adeel has sent us news of what he’s been doing out there in the world since shooting Stranger Things and we’ve updated his bio on the website, so check it out. Not only did he sport a dashing turban in the Bollywoodized version of Wuthering Heights (which toured the U.K. for six months this year, […]