‘State Of Play’ Was The Turning Point That Ended A “Wasteful” Era Of Hollywood Filmmaking, Says Director Kevin Macdonald

Director Kevin Macdonald Recalls Working in “Wasteful” Era of Hollywood, Sending ‘State of Play’ Script to Brad Pitt: “He Said, ‘I Hate It'”

Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald and brother Andrew Macdonald talked Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe and their decades-spanning careers at Edinburgh Film Festival.

‘State Of Play’ Was The Turning Point That Ended A “Wasteful” Era Of Hollywood Filmmaking, Says Director Kevin Macdonald

Scottish filmmaker Kevin Macdonald shared an intriguing behind-the-scenes anecdote about the production of his 2009 fiction feature State Of Play this afternoon at the Edinburgh Film Festival, where he gave a keynote Q&A session alongside his brother, producer Andrew Macdonald.  In the session, chaired by Edinburgh TV Festival head Rowan Woods, Kevin was asked about […]

"State of Play" Remake Was A 'Pivotal' Film

When you talk about “State of Play,” there are really two versions of the same work out there. The first is the acclaimed and award-winning 2003 BBC One mini-series from the original “Shameless” and “Clocking Off” creator Paul Abbott, and one of the best screen works about journalism since “All the President’s Men”. The story begins when a young female researcher working for politician Stephen Collins (David Morrissey) is killed on the London Un…