period film

  • Winter 2019

Peterloo: Director Mike Leigh Doesn’t Play It Safe With His 19th Century Period Drama

To make Peterloo—my new film based on the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, during which tens of thousands of Manchester natives were…

5 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: Tips on Recreating Period, VFX, and Big Action on a Low Budget From the Director of Gangster Land

“A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movie that you didn’t intend to be there.” This…

6 years ago