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Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. [1] . He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work in Leaving Las Vegas (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers' online community Shooting People . Early life.
Mike Figgis. Director: Leaving Las Vegas. When young he lived with his four brothers and sisters in a council house in Newcastle Upon Tyne then when 14 the family moved to Thornyburn near Bellingham where he made his first film, 'Redheugh'.
Mike Figgis. Director: Leaving Las Vegas. When young he lived with his four brothers and sisters in a council house in Newcastle Upon Tyne then when 14 the family moved to Thornyburn near Bellingham where he made his first film, 'Redheugh'.
Dec 8, 2021 · Filmmaker Mike Figgis’s polymath reputation is all too clear as soon as you get to know him. As we meet in his split-level North London studio, the sometime-Hollywood director of ’90s hits Leaving Las Vegas and Internal Affairs is painting over his photographic nude art prints with varnish, the gloss adding a film of light on the surface.
Jun 29, 2023 · The director worked with his friend Julian Sands on eight films – and one fitness regime. Here he remembers an actor unlike any other: impish, charismatic and unafraid to shock.
BOOKS – as well as the DIGITAL FILMMAKING mike is the author of IN THE DARK and HOLLYWOOD CONVERSATIONS and has contributed to many magazines and newspapers on a regular basis. BROADCASTING – Mike is a regular on BBC R4 and also presents an arts film slot for SKY TV.
Apr 28, 2000 · Figgis: The issue is not what can you think of, but it’s like every time you stop and think about the technology, ten ideas emerge of how you could have fun and push the creative barriers ...
