Richard T. Kelly

Three respected Scottish doctors - psychiatrist Steve Hartford, paediatric surgeon Grey Lochran and cosmetic surgeon Robert Forrest - have been close friends since their Edinburgh boyhoods, and now live handsomely in suburban London. But for each, midlife has brought certain discontents, especially for Forrest, a reformed womaniser who broods over his fading looks and the departure of his beautiful younger girlfriend. When Dr Forrest goes missing one summer evening and fails to return, Lochran and Hartford are alarmed by the thought of what might have befallen their friend. The police can find no evidence of foul play, but the two doctors resolve to conduct their own investigation. Soon, however, Lochran and Hartford find themselves bedevilled by bizarre, unnerving events, and the attentions of menacing strangers. Robert Forrest, they come to realise, has remained closer than they could ever have imagined...

In 1996, just before the rise of New Labour, Reverend Gore returns to his native Newcastle charged with planting a new church in one of the citys rougher estates. As he settles into the local community, he becomes involved with Stevie, a local security consultant, Lindy, a street-wise single mother, and Martin, an ambitious local Labour MP. But these relationships draw Gore into a moral crisis in this extraordinary debut novel, driven by sharp social observation, darkly desperate humour and an undercurrent of impending violence.

An unusually brilliant generation of film-makers emerged from British television drama in the 1960-70s - none more formidable than Alan Clarke. Yet Clarke enjoyed only a vague renown among the public, even though some of his most incendiary productions - Scum, The Firm, Made in Britain - attracted great controversy. But he was greatly admired by his fellow professionals: He became the best of all of us, Stephen Frears observed after Clarkes untimely death in 1990.In his work Clarke explored working-class lives and left-wing themes with unflinching directness and humour. He forged alliances with gifted writers and producers, and his facility for encouraging stunning performaces (from Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Ray Winstone) made him a hero amongst actors. As a man, Clarkes wit, vigour and generosity were legendary. Yet he retained a privacy which made him enigmatic and imbued his work with much of its austere radiance. This volume is a tribute to Clarke, made out of the thoughts and memories of those who worked with him and knew him best, and includes a celebatory essay by eminent critic, David Thomson.

As Home Secretary, David Blaylock oversees the police, border control and the struggle against domestic terrorism.Some say the job is impossible; Blaylock insists he is tough enough.Constantly in his mind is the threat of an attack on Britain''s streets. But over the course of one autumn, Blaylock finds that the danger is much more personal . . .

La crítica y el público han encumbrado a Donnie Darko como uno de los films de culto de todos los tiempos. Su oscura ambigüedad ha hecho que el público visione una y otra vez la película para intenta

Cuando haces un cortometraje, el mundo es tuyo. A diferencia del largometraje, donde todo está mucho más reglamentado y necesitas disponer de una buena financiación, el corto sólo exige una buena historia y un equipo de amigos que te ayude en la realizacion. En la actualidad, existen muy pocos libros que hablen de como realizar un cortometraje, de como hacerlo invirtiendo poco dinero, como presentarlo a los festivales, como convertirse en un director con un gran futuro profesional y como utilizar el corto para abrirse las puertas al largometraje.

El doctor Robert Forrest es una personalidad en el mundo de la cirugía estética. Rico, respetado, envidiado, parece que lo tiene todo. Sin embargo, su mujer le abandona y él empieza a sentir una tortuosa nostalgia de la juventud y de una vida sin ataduras. Cuando un dia desaparece sin dejar rastro, despues de entablar una relacion con una misteriosa belleza, sus dos mejores amigos el doctor Lochran, cirujano pediatrico, y el doctor Hartford, psiquiatra indagan en sus circunstancias y poco a poco empiezan a formarse siniestras sospechas. Porque la desaparicion de su amigo deja, a cada dia que pasa, un inexplicable reguero de secretos, chantajes y cadaveres...

The knives are out for you, always. But that is the mission you accepted, David. So you have to face the knives, with fortitude. Just as we ask of the great British public...As Home Secretary in Her Majestys Government, David Blaylocks daily work involves the control of Britains borders, the oversight of her police force, and the struggle against domestic terror threats. Some say the job is impossible; Blaylock insists he is tough enough. But around Westminster the gossip-mongers say his fiery temper is a liability.An ex-soldier from a modest background, Blaylock has a life-story that the public respects. Privately, though, he carries pain and remorse - over some grievous things he saw in the army, and his estrangement from an ex-wife and three children for whom he still cares. A solitary figure in a high-pressure world, with no place to call home, Blaylock is never sure whom he can trust or whether his decisions are the right ones. Constantly in his mind is the danger of an attack on Britains streets. But over the course of one fraught autumn Blaylock finds that danger moving menacingly closer to his own person.

Three respected Scottish doctors - psychiatrist Steve Hartford, paediatric surgeon Grey Lochran and cosmetic surgeon Robert Forrest - have been close friends since their Edinburgh boyhoods, and now live handsomely in suburban London...

So compelling.Guardian I loved it.Sunday Times Magnificent.Big Issue The discovery of black gold in the North Sea transforms all it touches - including the dreams of five very different individuals. Joe and Ally each aspire to make their fortunes in business. Mark believes oil can cause political change. Aaron wishes to write his name into scientific history. Robbie only hopes for a better chance in life. But every wish incurs a price, and the desires spurred by oil will turn old friends into foes - even putting lives in peril.Gripping . . . In Kellys hands, the unfolding of the hunt for oil off the Scottish coast takes on the momentum of a thriller.Herald (Scotland)

Este libro es un homenaje al cine y a los que aman al cine y ofrece respuestas a algunas de las grandes preguntas de la historia del cine. ¿Cuál es la mejor escena de sexo de la historia? ¿El mejor f

So compelling.' Guardian'I loved it.' Sunday Times'Magnificent.' Big IssueThe discovery of 'black gold' in the North Sea transforms all it touches - including the dreams of five very different individuals.Joe and Ally each aspire to make their fortunes in business. Mark believes oil can cause political change. Aaron wishes to write his name into scientific history. Robbie only hopes for a better chance in life.But every wish incurs a price, and the desires spurred by oil will turn old friends into foes - even putting lives in peril.'Gripping . . . In Kelly's hands, the unfolding of the hunt for oil off the Scottish coast takes on the momentum of a thriller.' Herald (Scotland)

''Action packed and panoramic.'' Guardian1956, the Scottish Highlands: Aaron and Robbie, a schoolmaster''s son and a farmer''s boy, are fast friends with a shared passion for diving, but very divergent ideas of what they will do with their lives.Meanwhile, Mark and Ally, bright pupils at Edinburgh''s grandest private school, are aspiring to make change in the world - one through high finance, the other on the political stage.And Joseph, heir to an Aberdeen trawler-fishing dynasty, is brooding over whether his true ambitions are set higher than his father''s succession plan.For each of them, the discovery of oil under the North Sea will make their dreams achievable. But behind the promise and temptation of ''black gold,'' there is a price to be paid. Over the passing years, they will discover that oil can overthrow relationships, turn friends into foes, and even put lives in peril.

A spectre is haunting world cinema - the spectre of a Danish new wave led by mercurial director Lars Von Trier. In 1995, when Von Trier and three comrades issued a 10-point Vow of Chastity for the making of simpler, more truthful movies, cynics in the film business refused to take it seriously. Five years on, the international success of the raw, uncompromising Dogme95 films - Festen, The Idiots, Mifune, The King is Alive - has fired a volley of shots across the bows of a staid and bloated industry. Richard Kellys investigation of the Dogme95 movement is a piece of gonzo journalism in which Kelly sallies forth in search of the Dogme brothers and their accomplices, seeking to hammer out the truth from the lies in this austere and anarchic piece of cinematic mischief.

En marzo de 1995 dos jóvenes directores daneses, Lars von Trier y Thomas Vinterberg, redactaban un Manifiesto contra la artificiosidad y la estandarización de la producción cinematográfica actual, contra los generos y los efectos especiales, contra el alejamiento total de la realidad y la verdad, y contra la extendida idea de que si algo no es como La guerra de las galaxias no es una pelicula.Richard Kelly estudio en la Universidad de Bristol y dirigio la compañia de teatro ambulante Ardour. Es asesor del Festival Internacional de Cine de Edimburgo y colabora en The Guardian, The Observer, Sight & Sound, el dominical The Independent y el suplemento de educacion The Times, entre otros. La realizacion de un documental sobre Dogma 95 fue el germen de El titulo de este libro es Dogma95.