My Son!

Hello there, let's have a catch up, eh?. Firstly, I have been a fan of the youtube video/music/film mash ups from Swede Mason for a while now. My good friend Hoppo re-introduced me to his work today with this lovely little thing:



But my absolute favourite of Swede's is this Arnie effort:



Sublime. I have now finished filming on the puppet based sit-com which I was acting in on and off since November. Have a month of writing ahead of me now until my next bit of filming, so expect more procrastination from me, leading to the posting of more videos like this:



I first encountered John when this video was tweeted by (I think) Robert Popper. I have become obsessed with him, every one I have shown the video to has also become obsessed with him. I urge you to look at his other youtube videos (The Oreo cookie Vs Bourbon biscuit test is the best and most surreal (watch to the end)) then you can become obsessed with John too. Oh yes, Rhys Thomas' sit-com pilot Above their Stations is finally getting a showing on BBC3 on the 22nd of Feb at 9:30pm. There is a funny trailer for it HERE
It stars Denis Lawson, Rhys Thomas, Simon Day, Ashley Madekwe, Luke Gell, Andrew Brooke and Dudley Sutton. And I am in it too. If you want to see this made into a full series, then you should join the facebook page HERE

And finally DOWN TERRACE goes from strength to strength, it has now won, two awards at Fantastic Fest, One at Raindance and a BIFA (I think that's it) for more info on the film go HERE

Right, bye for now

I'm back!

Hello, just realised that I have not posted on here for an age. I have been quite busy, but that is no excuse. So just thought I'd post something before I pop up to the shops in Dalston. Firstly, this is my favourite thing to look at on the way to the shops:














And when I get to the shops, this friendly robot always helps me around:

















That's enough about the shops. Since I last posted, DOWN TERRACE has been going great guns, it won a British Independent Film Award last night in fact. Details HERE

I made ten jars of these:



















Have made a comedy drama for BBC2 and half a sit-com for BBC3, written all manner of sketches and things for various shows and made a comedy taster with my good friend Steve Burge, where this happend:

















Oh dear. Time to go, Dalston waits for no man, will post again before Christmas I'm sure, but if not - Merry (ex)Mas!!!

Oh yes, almost forgot. I was interviewed by comedian Ian Todd for his podcast, which was a lot of fun. It can be found on Itunes HERE

Winner!

Down Terrace has won:

Fantastic Fest - Best Picture &
Best Screenplay

And

Raindance - Best British Film

Brilliant! Well done and congratulations to all who sailed in her. I can't believe I was only filming my part for this just a few months ago. Woooh!



Good poster too.

And a very nice review here

Shave You - Video

Here is a new video from myself and Steve Burge. It's another of our Sorry Ron, musical things.

Down Terrace - Teaser Trailer

Hello film fans, here is a short teaser trailer for a new film I am in called DOWN TERRACE

Down Terrace teaser from ben wheatley on Vimeo.

It has been dubbed a 'kitchen sink slasher' and it looks pretty good to me, more details soon.

Name change...

Remember a few weeks ago I told you about this film I'm in:



Well now it's called this:



Make your mind up Ben

Trimming The Fat

Thought I'd put a link up to a short film I did some acting in a little while ago. It's called Trimming The Fat and alongside me it stars Mathew Horne, Sinead Matthews, Ben Willbond, Vincent Franklin and Stephen Evans. It's Directed by Matt Huntley for Idiotlamp productions and BBC Films. Please take a look, it's funny...

Trimming The Fat

Hope you enjoy it, if you don't, then don't tell me.

Filum

Next week, I will be mostly acting in this:



Directed by the multitalented Mr Wheatley and the script is very good. Brighton here I come! (for two days). I feel like I'm in Quadrophenia, but I'm not, I'm in Ben's film, which is still good.