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February 9, 2012 By iluvcinema 6 Comments

Spotlight On Sam Riley

SAM RILEY

D.O.B. 8 January 1980
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Profession: Actor, Musician

 

American audiences may not know Sam Riley, but that may soon change. This year, he is leading a cast in the big screen adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, directed by internationally renowned director Walter Salles and executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The cast includes Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen.Riley first garnered attention with his portrayal of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis in the 2007 biopic Control (directed by Anton Corbijn). The performance earned him several plaudits, including the following wins:

  • British Independent Film Award
  • Chicago International Film Festival
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival
  • Empire Award (Best Newcomer)
  • London Film Critics Circle Award (British Breakthrough of the Year – Acting)

He also received nods by the British Independent Film Award, the London Film Critics Circle Award and notably, the BAFTA, for their Rising Star Award. If you have not seen Control, I highly recommend it, even as someone who had not heard of Ian Curtis or Joy Division prior to seeing the film.  Check out the trailer below:

Another featured role would come last year when he starred in writer/director Rowan Joffe’s Brighton Rock.

While On The Road looks like it will potentially be Riley’s breakthrough Hollywood performance in 2012, he has another film from an acclaimed director in the can. Neil Jordan’s mother-daughter vampire flick Byzantium is also scheduled for a 2012 release.

With all this potential, it is no wonder that I selected him for my HFL squad!

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: sam riley

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It all started innocently enough as a teen. I became addicted to AMC and TCM. I evenutally broadened my interest to the cinema of Hitchcock and the film noir genre.

Nowadays, I am willing to watch just about anything that has a semblance of a plot and narrative structure – from there I make my decision about how much I like the film. That is the one thing above all else, I have learned to love about the movies – what you like is purely subjective and open for debate and lively argument. Moreover, at the end of the day, no one is wrong. Granted there may be issues with (the lack of) standard conventions, lack of a good script, miscasting, etc. However, I can guarantee that there will always be a number of reasonably intelligent people who will buck with the conventional wisdom regarding any particular film.

I hope to use this blog, iluvcinema.com as a forum for a lively discussion regarding the world of cinema.

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Over the past several years, I have had the honor to participate in a multitude of film related activities. Listed below are some of those activities, as well as some special honors and recognition.

MEDIA COVERAGE AND ACCREDITATION

Tribeca Film Festival (2012 – Present)

New York International Film Festival (2013)

TCM Classic Film Festival (2013, 2015-present)

London Film Festival (2019)

Sundance Film Festival (2014, 2015)

SPECIAL HONORS AND RECOGNITION

Grand Jury, Beneath the Earth Film Festival (2011-Present)

Recognized by Total Film Magazine as one of the “600 Movie Blogs You Might’ve Missed”

PODCASTS

Large Association of Movie Blogs (The L.A.M.B.)

FILM FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERISM

Tribeca Film Festival

Virginia Film Festival

Westchester County Film Festival

November 27, 2019 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

Knives Out: A Highlight on My Cinematic Calendar

With several callbacks to a favored genre of mine – the Agatha Christie-inspired murder-mystery, Knives Out is a personal standout for 2019. It was definitely a favorite of my LFF 2019 experience.

Knives Out
The family says “hi”
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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: best of 2019, knives out, London Film Festival 2019, rian johnson

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