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‘Wasteland’ Showing In Ireland on February 15th

Irish fans of Matthew Lewis are in for a treat because next Friday, the 15th of February, Wasteland will be showing at the Jameson International Film Festival in Dublin at 7:15pm.   To purchase tickets, which cost €11, visit this page on the Jameson website! The film has been renamed The Rise for this release and a synopsis of the film (which is a bit different from ones in the past) can be read below:

A heist thriller with a distinctly British sensibility, The Rise marks an assured and engaging first feature from writer/director Rowan Athale. Appealing characters, clever plotting and smart dialogue make for a winning combination.

The Rise is set against the backdrop of a ‘broken’ Britain that has nothing to offer a younger generation beyond minimum wage jobs and unrealistic hopes. Released after a short prison sentence, Harvey (Luke Treadaway) wants a second chance with girlfriend Nathalie (Vanessa Kirby), he wants revenge on the local crime boss Roper (Neil Maskell) who framed him and he wants to enlist the help of his mates for a robbery that might allow him to achieve all those goals.

There may be nods to The Usual Suspects and the Oceans franchise along the way but The Rise is very much its own film. The pleasures lie as much in the sarcastic banter and blokey chemistry of the four leads as they do in the mechanics of the twisted revenge plot. Treadaway gives one of his best performances, ably supported by a strong ensemble cast. Rowan Athale clearly knows how to bring out the best in his actors and lays down a marker for what should be a promising future career.

Thanks to Danaholics Anonymous

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Matthew Supports Red Nose Day In Leeds

This past weekend Matthew Lewis visited the Burley Lodge Youth Centre to be quizzed as part of his support for Comic Relief and is the “Community Cash Champion,” backing the Yorkshire Evening Post’s giveaway of £100,000 Red Nose Day Community Cash.  There is an accompanying photo, which you can view in the gallery.

Of his involvement he said, “I’ve been watching Red Nose Day since I was a boy growing up. I was more than happy to be a part of it when the opportunity came up.”  And of the particular day’s events he noted that “all of the kids have been so engaging. You always hope you can in some kind of way be a bit of an inspiration. You want to come and help out, and all the kids have been so brilliant. It’s a real pleasure for me to come down here.”

Red Nose Day Community Cash grants of £500-£1,000 are available to small, locally-run organisations doing great work to help local people living tough lives in disadvantaged or deprived areas of Leeds.

To apply for a Red Nose Day Community Cash grant, visit: www.leedscf.org.uk/apply-for-grant/open-grants-programme/ before Friday, March 8.

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Wasteland Showing on February 3rd at Santa Barbara Film Fest

As we posted earlier this month, Wasteland will be showing at this year’s Santa Barbara Film Festival.  The website for the festival has been updated to say that the film will be shown on Sunday, February 3rd at 7:30pm.  It will be showing at the Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St. , Santa Barbara , CA 93101.

You can purchase tickets to the film fest, which takes place from January 24th to February 3rd via this website.  The tickets for Wasteland only may be purchased here for $20, the ticket description is as follows:

Closing Night Film and Awards Ceremony
“Wasteland”
February 3rd, 2013
Time: 7:30pm

 

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Wasteland to Show at Santa Barbara International Film Festival

It has been announced that Wasteland, starring Matthew Lewis, will showat this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival! There is no word whether Matthew will be attending or not.  This will be the films US premiere, it premiered in the UK at the BFI Film Festival this past October and in Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

It is listed as a closing night film with the following information:

Closing Night Film
Wasteland (UK) – US Premiere
Directed by Rowan Athale
Cast: Matthew Lewis, Iwan Rheon, Timothy Spall
Synopsis: In this exhilarating heist thriller, a young ex-con hooks up with his best mates to embark on a wild — and risky — revenge scheme after being framed by a local drug kingpin.

It is also in the Competition as an Independent Featurealong with the following films:

  • Babygirl, USA/Ireland
  • Blumenthal, USA
  • Broken, UK
  • Crosstown, USA
  • Jackie, Netherlands
  • My Awkward Sexual Adventure, Canada
  • Old Stock, Canada
  • Sex After Kids, Canada
  • The Discoverers, USA
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Matthew Lewis Talks Life Post Potter

In a quick new interview with the Daily Mail, Matthew talk about his life post-Harry Potter.

While many of his co-stars were devastated to see the end of the Harry Potter franchise, which they had filmed for more than half of their young lives, Matthew Lewis was not broken-hearted.

Although fond of his on-screen alter ego Neville Longbottom, Matthew is glad to see the back of Neville’s fat suit, false teeth and sticky-out ear moulds. ‘I already knew I was not the best looking guy in the world, but when you are a teenager, and someone is making you look so much worse — and in front of millions of people — it is quite hard to take,’ he says. ‘I hated the fat suit the most. When I was ten, I’d started off looking like Neville — but as I got older, I got taller and slimmed down, so they made me wear this suit. God, I hated it.’

Just how different Matthew looked from his alter ego became clear when he showed up at the final London Harry Potter premiere, looking more classically handsome than any of his co-stars.

‘Most of us in the Potter films have had to start again,’ says 23-year-old Matthew. He has already been on TV in the successful drama The Syndicate, and has just finished his first post Potter film, Wasteland. ‘Like Harry Potter and everyone at Hogwarts, I’m still learning,’ he smiles.

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