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Kevin Macdonald - news / articles

Macdonald refused to capture own emotional story for Life In A Day - 12 June 2011
-Moviemaker Kevin Macdonald refused to record his own personal footage for his innovative film project Life In A Day - because he wasn't "brave enough" to put an emotional family tragedy on tape.-The State of Play director teamed up with Sir Ridley Scott to create the ne

Macdonald making YouTube movie - 8 July 2010
-Filmmakers Kevin Macdonald and Sir Ridley Scott are teaming up to make a movie using footage shot by YouTube.com users.- -The Last King of Scotland director Macdonald has asked film fans to record their daily lives on 24 July (10) and upload the scenes to the clip-shari

Macdonald happy for Pitt to quit - 21 March 2009
-Director Kevin Macdonald is glad Brad Pitt pulled out of upcoming movie State Of Play - because the Hollywood star is too good-looking to play the role.- -Pitt was originally due to star in the big-screen thriller as a put-upon journalist - but the actor quit during pre

Kevin Macdonald - what members say

Touching The Void review by Welshwaspy from London

Compelling documentary 3 March 2005
...e Peruvian Andes and subsequent events after their climb goes horribly wrong. Kevin Macdonald's film is simply marvellous, both in terms of the way he recreates the climb wi... Read customer review

The Last King Of Scotland review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent

Last King of Scotland 18 March 2007
...al of Amin right and half the battle is won. Amazingly Forest Whittaker was not Kevin Macdonalds initial choice for the role but he channels Amin brilliantly. The single-mind... Read customer review

Life In A Day review by Turino from

The meaning of life 12 June 2011
...ique, ambitious experiment. And boy does it work! A call went out from director Kevin Macdonald (Touching the Void, The Last King of Scotland) and executive producer Ridley Sc... Read customer review

Kevin Macdonald - filmography

Life In A Day on DVD (2011)
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
Oscar-winning film director Kevin Macdonald's Life In A Day is an idea borne out of a unique partnership between Ridley Scott's Scott Free UK and YouTube. The film is a user-generated feature-length documentary, shot on a single day - July 24, 2010 - that enlisted the global community to capture a ..read more »

67% from 1,372 member

The Eagle - Blu-ray (2010)
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Mark Strong
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.

68% from 95 members
Not available for rental

The Eagle (2010)
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Mark Strong
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.

65% from 411 members
Not available for rental

State of Play on DVD (2009)
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
Oscar winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in an case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder ..read more »

71% from 44,451 members

State Of Play - Blu-ray (2009)
Starring: Jason Bateman, Robin Wright, Russell Crowe
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND director Kevin McDonald teams with screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan for this American adaptation of the hit BBC miniseries concerning the suspicious circumstances that set a rising congressman and a dogged reporter on a dangerous collision course. U.S. congressman ..read more »

71% from 9,045 members

The Last King Of Scotland - Blu-ray (2006)
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
It was supposed to be a wild adventure in a far-off country, but when a naive young doctor arrives in 1970's Uganda - hoping for fun, sun and to lend a helping hand - he finds himself instead on a shocking ride into the darkest realm on earth. Befriended by the charismatic new leader, Idi Amin, and ..read more »

78% from 1,585 member

The Last King Of Scotland on DVD (2006)
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
It was supposed to be a wild adventure in a far-off country, but when a naive young doctor arrives in 1970's Uganda - hoping for fun, sun and to lend a helping hand - he finds himself instead on a shocking ride into the darkest realm on earth. Befriended by the charismatic new leader, Idi Amin, and ..read more »

77% from 122,694 members

Touching The Void - HD (2003)
Starring: Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Joe Simpson
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
Bringing to life Joe Simpson's book of the same name, TOUCHING THE VOID details the near-death experience he endured during a 1985 attempt to climb the only mountain in the Peruvian Andes that had not been scaled--the 21,000-foot Siula Grande. With his partner Simon Yates, Simpson successfully ..read more »

72% from 156 members
Not currently released

Touching The Void - Blu-ray (2003)
Starring: Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Joe Simpson
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
Bringing to life Joe Simpson's book of the same name, TOUCHING THE VOID details the near-death experience he endured during a 1985 attempt to climb the only mountain in the Peruvian Andes that had not been scaled--the 21,000-foot Siula Grande. With his partner Simon Yates, Simpson successfully ..read more »

78% from 1,112 member

Touching The Void on DVD (2003)
Starring: Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Joe Simpson
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
Bringing to life Joe Simpson's book of the same name, TOUCHING THE VOID details the near-death experience he endured during a 1985 attempt to climb the only mountain in the Peruvian Andes that had not been scaled--the 21,000-foot Siula Grande. With his partner Simon Yates, Simpson successfully ..read more »

71% from 32,187 members

Two Brothers (2000)
Starring: Norbert Orlewicz, Cody Campbell, Kevin Macdonald
Director: Richard Bell
Certificate:
Very moving family drama of two brothers, one gay and discovering himself and the other straight.

44% from 10 members
Currently unavailable

One Day In September on DVD (1999)
Starring: Michael Douglas
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Certificate:
One Day In September is the incredible, shocking story about the brutal massacre of Israeli athletes by a team of extremist Palestinian terrorists during the 1972 Munich Olympics. Finally, the unbelievable truth is revealed: how eight terrorists easily snuck into the Olympic Village and took 11 ..read more »

66% from 3,531 members

Kevin Macdonald facts

5 most recent films

Life In A Day - 3.5 stars
The Eagle - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Eagle - 3.0 stars
State of Play - 3.5 stars
State Of Play - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Touching The Void - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Last King Of Scotland - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Last King Of Scotland - 4.0 stars
Touching The Void - HD - 3.5 stars
Touching The Void - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Two Brothers - 2.5 stars
The Eagle - 3.0 stars
The Eagle - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
One Day In September - 3.5 stars
Life In A Day - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Nicholas Aaron - 3 times - show films
Simon Yates - 3 times - show films
Joe Simpson - 3 times - show films
Brendan Mackey - 3 times - show films
Richard Hawkins - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Richard Bell - 1 times - show films