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2004

A gripping story of football violence in middle England, based on John King's best-selling novel. Tommy Johnson is a typical twenty-something drug-taking lager-lout. Provoked into giving someone a good kicking on a Saturday afternoon he gets embroiled in an escalating petty war of violence and revenge. Read more

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  EXCLUSIVE: Nick Love interview

  • 09 Mar 2007

  We caught up with Brit director Nick Love to talk about his new film Outlaw. Always one to court controversy, his latest film has inevitably put people's noses out of joint. Starring Sean Bean, Bob Hoskins and Danny Dyer, it's the volatile tale of a group of law-abiding citizens who turn against the system in an attempt to get the justice they feel they truly deserve. After the success of The Football Factory and The Business this is Love's most political and mature film to date, he gave us... Read more

  

  Beautiful game?

  • 26 May 2004

  Even without the violence, "The Football Factory" was bound to attract controversy. The film about football hooliganism released less than a month before the European Championships has critics warning of copycat antics out in Portugal this summer. Meanwhile, the police are already raiding addresses and confiscating passports in an effort to ensure that England's contribution to the tournament stays on the back pages. Far from an embarrassment, England's hooligan element now threatens... Read more

  

  Fear and loathing for violent football film

  • 11 May 2004

  In the run-up to the Euro 2004 football tournament a film which appears to glamorise the world of football violence is being premiered this week in London. Directed by Nick Love "The Football Factory", which comes from John King's novel about the infamous Chelsea Headhunters, has provoked unease among those looking to enjoy a trouble-free tournament. Concerns have been expressed about the film's content and many feel its release, just weeks before Euro 2004 is rather ill timed. A... Read more

  

  Greatest footie flick named

  • 21 Jun 2004

  Football and film fans are well known for arguing over all-time lists - so it was only a matter of time before pollsters combined the two. As such we can now reveal that "Escape to Victory" is officially the greatest football film of all time. In 1981, double Oscar winner Michael Caine teamed up with Oscar nominated Sylvester Stallone, they were joined by FIFA's player of the 20th Century (Pele) and the man many consider to be the finest defender of all time (Bobby Moore), and a film... Read more

  

  Dead Man's Shoes scoops British Film Festival award

  • 10 Oct 2004

  Shane Meadows' revenge thriller, Dead Man's Shoes has scooped the top prize at the British Film Festival in Dinard, France. Judges announced their unanimous decision to give the Hitchcock d'Or award to the film on Saturday. The award is named after Alfred Hitchcock, the legendary director, who once lived in the Brittany town where the festival is held. The British film tells the tale of two brothers who return to their hometown to get even with a gang of petty thugs who used to torture the... Read more

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    A gripping story of football violence in middle England, based on John King's best-selling novel. Tommy Johnson is a typical twenty-something drug-taking lager-lout. Provoked into giving someone a good kicking on a Saturday afternoon he gets embroiled in an escalating petty war of violence and ...

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    A gripping story of football violence in middle England, based on John King's best-selling novel. Tommy Johnson is a typical twenty-something drug-taking lager-lout. Provoked into giving someone a good kicking on a Saturday afternoon he gets embroiled in an escalating petty war of violence and ...

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