Stephen Woolley
Stephen Woolley | |
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Born | London,[1] England | 3 September 1956
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker and actor |
Years active | 1980–present |
Style | Comedy Fantasy Horror Action |
Spouse | Elizabeth Karlsen |
Stephen Woolley (born 3 September 1956) is an English filmmaker and actor. His career has spanned over three and a half decades, for which he was awarded the
Career
Woolley's first
In 1981 under Woolley's management the Scala relocated to near
Woolley had established his reputation with a series of low budget but high production value releases, but began developing more ambitious projects. After some box-office disappointments and the recession which weakened Nik Powell's parent company in 1992 Palace Pictures was forced to close.[23][24][25] A year later, The Scala Cinema's twelve-year lease expired simultaneously as its defeat in a court case caused by an illegal screening of A Clockwork Orange, whose screening rights had been withdrawn in the UK by Stanley Kubrick in 1971, and the financial collapse of Palace precipitated its closure in 1993.[26][27][28]
Woolley and Powell went on to found Scala Pictures, where they made
Number 9 films was set up in 2002, with longstanding producing partner Elizabeth Karlsen, whose films include Breakfast on Pluto (2005), How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008), Made in Dagenham (2010), Great Expectations (2012), Their Finest (2015) The Limehouse Golem (2016), and On Chesil Beach (2017).[13]
Woolley's directorial debut, the 2005 film Stoned, was a biopic of Brian Jones.[29][30]
Personal life
Woolley is married to fellow film producer Elizabeth Karlsen,[31][32] with whom he co-founded Number 9 Films in 2002.[13]
Filmography
As filmmaker
- Mothering Sunday (2021)
- Colette (2018)
- On Chesil Beach (2017)
- The Limehouse Golem (2017)
- Their Finest (2016)
- Carol (2015)
- Hyena(2014)
- Great Expectations (2012)
- Byzantium (2012)
- Midnight's Children (2012) – co-producer
- Made in Dagenham (2010) – also second unit director
- Perrier's Bounty (2009)
- Freebird (2008)
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
- Sounds Like Teen Spirit (2008) – a documentary
- And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
- Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
- Stoned (2005) – also director
- Intermission (2003)
- The Actors (2003)
- The Good Thief (2002)
- Not I (2000) – a short
- The End of the Affair (1999)
- In Dreams (1999)
- B. Monkey (1998)
- The Butcher Boy (1997)
- Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)
- Michael Collins (1996)
- Backbeat (1994)
- Interview with the Vampire (1994)
- The Crying Game (1992)
- The Pope Must Die (1991)
- A Rage in Harlem(1991)
- The Miracle (1991)
- Crossing the Line (1990)
- Shag (1989)
- Scandal (1989)
- High Spirits (1988)
- Absolute Beginners (1986)
- Mona Lisa(1986)
- The Company of Wolves (1984) – also executive producer
- The Worst of Hollywood (1983) – TV series
As actor
References
- ^ a b Clarke, Donald. "How a cinema ticket-tearer teamed up with Neil Jordan and helped save an industry". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Elizabeth Karlsen & Stephen Woolley – Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema". www.bafta.org. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Overview for Stephen Woolley". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Stephen Woolley Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Spooky or what? When two bands went by the name of Spandau Ballet". Shapersofthe80s.com. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Giles, Jane (3 January 2022). "Romaine Hart obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c "Woolley, Stephen (1956–) Biography". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Clarke, Donald. "How a cinema ticket-tearer teamed up with Neil Jordan and helped save an industry". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Woolley, Stephen (1956–) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Who was who in Spandau's break-out year". Shapersofthe80s.com. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b Woolley, Stephen (5 August 2010). "Beyond B-movies: Recreating The Scala's movie mecca". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ The Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Letter to Brezhnev (1985)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Letter to Brezhnev (1985)". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b Fitzherbert, Henry (19 May 2013). "Box office success in Stephen Woolley's undead end jobs". Daily Express. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Byzantium Metropole Press Kit" (PDF). Metropole Films. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Woolley, Stephen (17 May 2009). "How to close a movie deal at Cannes: a producer's guide". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "London's Palace Prods. Opening In L.A.; Boyle Named Director". Variety. 18 June 1986. p. 7.
- ^ "VIP GUESTS & SCHOOLS". National Association for Higher Education in the Moving Image. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Adams, Mark (20 May 1987). "First U.S.-Based Film On Sked For Revved Up Palace Prods". Variety. p. 47.
- ^ Woolley, Stephen (18 January 2004). "British producer Stephen Woolley says independents have a powerful friend called Harvey". The Observer. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "The rise and fall of the film production company Palace Pictures". CINEPHILIA and FILMMAKING. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Coleman, Caryn (20 August 2010). "Darren Banks: The Palace Collection". Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Picardie, Ruth (5 September 1996). "Golden girl, producer, mother, babe". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Scala Cinema". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Building History". Scala. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "La Scala". Total Production International. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (21 July 2008). "Stoned". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Sandall, Robert (11 November 2005). "Sex and drugs and Brian Jones". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (14 May 2015). "Passion project: meet the indie super-producer behind Cannes hot ticket Carol". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ Jaafar, Ali (2 March 2016). "'Carol' Producers Elizabeth Karlsen And Stephen Woolley On Turning Good Taste Into A Business". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
External links
- Number 9 Films
- Stephen Woolley at the better source needed]
- Stephen Woolley at Metacritic
- Stephen Woolley at IMDb