sxswf: Kill List's Michael Smiley Speaks

The star of Spaced, Down Terrace, and Kill List talks shite.

"...from that program's manic raver-cum-bike messenger Tyres. Turns out Michael Smiley, the toothy, Belfast-born actor who played the memory-impaired..."

March 14, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Black Sea

This undersea actioner stars Jude Law as a submarine captain leading a team of Brits and Russians in the recovery of a sunken fortune.

"...McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Tobias Menzies, Grigoriy Dobrygin, David Threlfall, Michael Smiley, Karl Davies, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Daniel Ryan and Jodie..."

Jan. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Field in England

The most enticingly original film to come out of the UK this year is told in crisp, trippy, black and white.

"...Peter Ferdinando, Richard Glover, Ryan Pope, Reece Shearsmith and Michael Smiley...."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kill List

This British crime film is very dark, funny, and violent – and thoroughly unpredictable.

"...Directed by: Ben Wheatley. Starring: Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring and Emma Fryer...."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Come to Daddy

Family freakout with Elijah Wood in this slick and twisted thriller

"...Wood, Stephen McHattie, Garfield Wilson, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Michael Smiley, Simon Chin, Ona Grauer and Oliver Wilson...."

Feb. 7, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Free Fire

A delirious shoot'em-up comedy

"...Copley, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Enzo Cilenti, Sam Riley, Michael Smiley, Cillian Murphy, Babou Ceesay, Noah Taylor, Jack Reynor..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Field Trip

Ben Wheatley's historical horror tackles the English Civil War

"...mysterious Irishman (played with sneering fury by Kill List's Michael Smiley) who has stolen certain documents from him. There's..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Drafthouse Films Heads to 'A Field in England'

Local distro house acquires newest shocker from Ben Wheatley

"...The film reunites Wheatley with his Kill List star Michael Smiley, and features cult British comedians Reece Shearsmith (The..."

May 9, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Interview: Ant Timpson Says Come to Daddy

How an old grieving tradition gave the filmmaker a new energy

"...in, which is why his small movie features McHattie, Michael Smiley, and, of course, Wood. Still, Timpson was careful..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

The bloody spy series returns

"...Channing Tatum, Jeff Bridges, Emily Watson, Poppy Delevingne and Michael Gambon...."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Prestige

Two rival magicians are locked in a lifelong quest for supremacy, which leads them down a slippery slope of hairpin twists and triple-turns in this Christopher Nolan movie.

"...Directed by: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Samantha Mahurin,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sex, Thugs, and Thanatos

The mad, bad bounty of Fantastic Fest 2009

"...Television Arts-caliber performances (including those by Julia Deakin and Michael Smiley of Shaun of the Dead and Spaced fame)..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...Fire. Filling out the trio is yet another Brit, Michael Winterbottom, who brings his music doc about Wolf Alice,..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...are Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, by the Zellner Brothers; Michael Tully's Ping Pong Summer; Drafthouse Films' The Dog; and,..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming

'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more

"...of the world...you must first survive each other. Cast: Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Lauren German, Rosanna Arquette, Courtney B...."

Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Gunpowder Milkshake

Action concoction isn't stodgy, but it's not that filling, either

"...Ralph Ineson, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett and Michael Smiley...."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Censor

British video nasty throwback finds the real danger was in the cuts

"...Directed by: Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring: Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian..."

June 11, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ben Wheatley Catches Free Fire

Director on making his U.S. action debut

"...a pair of Irish gun runners (Cillian Murphy and Michael Smiley) for what's supposed to be a simple smuggling..."

April 21, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Claw-in-Claw With The Lobster

Director Yorgos Lanthimos reveals the beast within

"...years. By contrast, much of the supporting cast, including Michael Smiley, John C. Reilly, and Olivia Colman have well-established..."

May 20, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: The Hallow

There’s something evil in the woods

"...As Garda Davey (played by Irish acting lucky touchstone Michael Smiley) explains/warns, this is the countryside, where things really..."

April 9, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Crawlspace/Sightseers

This week's horror lesson: Can't stay home, don't dare risk leaving

"...He also retains the black-bleak humor that distinguishes the..."

Dec. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Devil Times Five-ish

'A Field in England' might remind you of a field in Bastrop

"...befalls these damned souls once they encounter Wheatley regular Michael Smiley. But that description pales in comparison with the..."

Sept. 21, 2013 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Shock and Awe

Subverting genre and tingling spines in 'Kill List'

"...For an interview with Kill List star Michael Smiley, see austinchronicle.com/pip...."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...[News Editor Michael King responds: The writer's specific reference is unclear, but..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Column

Out of Ink 2017: Object Lessons

This year’s crop of new 10-minute plays captures the apprehension in the air but with creativity and craft

"...first see her and choose another path. And in "Smiley," Lowell Bartholomee manages to make the heart-tugging scene of..."

May 5, 2017 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Capyac, Marquis Hill, and Willie headline our recommended shows for the week

"...Kendrick Scott, and Walter Smith III, so expect fireworks. – Michael Toland General Smiley & LakandonAntone's Nightclub, Saturday 21..."

Aug. 20, 2021 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

After A Fashion

Your Style Avatar's SX kicks off stylishly

"...movie Waiting for Guffman; former Monkee and video pioneer Michael Nesmith was awarded the Warren Skaaren Lifetime Achievement Award..."

March 19, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Love's Labour's Lost

UT makes this lesser-known comedy a heart-wrenching, gut-busting adventure into Shakespeare

"...profs Holofernes (real-life professor Lucien Douglas) and Sir Nathaniel (Michael Dalmon). Charismatic MFA candidate Kyle Christopher Schnack infuses Berowne..."

April 20, 2012 Arts Review by Jillian Owens

Letters to God

A young boy with cancer writes letters to God, an action that affects the lives of others around him.

"...Patrick Doughtie. Starring: Robyn Lively, Jeffrey Johnson, Tanner Maguire, Michael Christopher Bolten, Maree Cheatham, Bailee Madison and Ralph Waite...."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...12:45-1:30pm Reading Michael Nesmith, The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Books Feature

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