Crime and punishment - could classic novels help offenders? Nov 11, 2009
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck and the modern adventure novel Touching the Void by Joe Simpson all resonated with offenders in different ways. One of her former students, Andy French, who spent several years in prison for drug offences, is now studying for a teaching degree. (BBC News -- UK)
Abortion movie sweeps UK awards Nov 1, 2009
Bafta-winning documentary Touching the Void, about a disastrous mountain expedition, won two awards ... Also nominated: Dead Man's ShoesTouching the VoidShaun of the DeadMy Summer of Love ... Also nominated:Kevin Macdonald - Touching the VoidShane Meadows - Dead Man's ShoesPawel Pawlikowsky - My Summer of LoveRoger Michell - Enduring Love. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
Daily entertainment guide Sep 10, 2009
Touching the Void 10 p.m. (11). Survival in the Andes. (Boston Globe)
High stakes for an old-world journalist in ‘State of Play’ Aug 30, 2009
Crowe s intrigue-heavy investigation is nicely handled by documentarian-turned-feature director Kevin Macdonald ( Touching the Void, The Last King of Scotland ). But for ink-stained wretches and anyone who appreciates them, Macdonald squeezes just as much drama out of the drastically changing landscape for newspapers and online media. (Boston Globe)
Abortion movie sweeps UK awards Jul 6, 2009
Bafta-winning documentary Touching the Void, about a disastrous mountain expedition, won two awards ... Also nominated: Dead Man's ShoesTouching the VoidShaun of the DeadMy Summer of Love ... Also nominated:Kevin Macdonald - Touching the VoidShane Meadows - Dead Man's ShoesPawel Pawlikowsky - My Summer of LoveRoger Michell - Enduring Love. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
Exclusive: Chris Pine In Talks To Join Denzel Washington For 'Unstoppable' Jun 5, 2009
"So it's a real story. I'm going to shoot it like a documentary. Remember 'Touching the Void'?". The harrowing true story about two mountain climbers stranded in the Peruvian Andes, "Touching the Void" mixed documentary-style interviews with the real-life survivors and re-enacted events with actors. (VHI.com -- Music News)
"State of Play" Apr 17, 2009
Even just three or four years ago, the existence of a reasonably smart adult film like "State of Play" -- which is based on a and which was directed by Kevin Macdonald ("Touching the Void," -- wouldn't seem so unusual. Today it stands out starkly in a landscape of aggressively ironic comedies, ambitious but lackluster animated pictures and the aforementioned comic-book movies, particularly when beautifully made, unapologetically grown-up thrillers like Tom Tykwer's fail to find an audience. (Salon)
'State of Play' - inside a Washington thriller Apr 12, 2009
Macdonald made his reputation with such documentaries as "One Day in September" (1999) and "Touching the Void" (2003). Last week Macdonald spoke about "State of Play" by telephone from London. (Boston Globe)
Travolta, Crowe will make your pulse race Mar 25, 2009
Director Macdonald is best known for helming The Last King of Scotland, and his terrific documentary, Touching the Void. Web site: Release date: April 17. (MSNBC -- Movies)
