December 31, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: A scan of an article from The Telegraph (Mar. 2008), and a photo of Gareth and Damian.
November 23, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Scans of a press booklet for The Baker.
November 15, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Two new pages have been added to the site: Notable Quotes (which has been moved from the Biography page to a separate new page) and What Others Say.
September 29, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about The Baker.
September 16, 2008: The Baker screening in Wales tomorrow
The Baker will be screened on September 17, 2008, at the Abergavenny Food Festival Fringe, which takes place in Abergavenny, Wales, September 13-21, 2008. The Fringe programme precedes and accompanies the Abergavenny Food Festival, which takes place in Abergavenny, Wales, on September 20-21, 2008.
September 16, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about The Baker.
September 15, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: An article about The Baker.
August 25, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: The 2009 Gareth Lewis calendar.
August 20, 2008: Special site update: New site address!
Gareth's Gateway has moved to a new, easier to remember address, and so have Damian's Dominion and Helen's Haven. They're all now part of Lewis McCrory Central. Please update your favorites/bookmarks with the new addresses:
Lewis McCrory Central: www.lewis-mccrory-central.com/home.html
Gareth's Gateway: www.lewis-mccrory-central.com/gareth.html
Damian's Dominion: www.lewis-mccrory-central.com/damian.html
Helen's Haven: www.lewis-mccrory-central.com/helen.html
August 19, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: An article about The Baker.
July 25, 2008: The Baker to be released on DVD in Canada and Australia
The Baker will be released on region 1 DVD in Canada (no word yet on any US release) on August 12, 2008, and on region 4 DVD in Australia on September 18, 2008. Visit the Shopping Guide for more information.
July 13, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: New production stills from The Baker.
July 13, 2008: The Baker now playing in Athens, Greece
The Baker apparently began screening at the New Star Art Cinema in Athens, Greece, beginning July 10, 2008. Information is scarce, and it is possible that the film may also be screening in other cinemas in Greece either now or soon.
June 24, 2008: The Baker screened at Shanghai
It's just been learned that The Baker was screened several times at the Shanghai International Film Festival, which took place June 14-22, 2008, in Shanghai, China. It's great to see this terrific film getting such worldwide attention and interest. No word yet on any further cinematic or DVD releases in the world, but here's hoping that these international festivals may help make that happen.
June 22, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: A scan of an article from Total Film (May 2008), quotes from the article, and a production still from the set of The Baker.
May 28, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about The Baker.
May 20, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about The Baker.
May 20, 2008: The Baker competing in Ibiza Festival
The Baker will be screened in competition at the Ibiza International Film Festival, which takes place May 23-31, 2008.
April 29, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: A photo of Gareth at the RiverRun International Film Festival, and articles about The Baker.
April 28, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about The Baker, and new production stills from The Baker.
April 28, 2008: The Baker receives award at RiverRun
The Baker has received the BB&T Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the RiverRun International Film Festival. In honor of this win, the film will receive a special encore screening tonight at the Festival. Congratulations to Gareth, Damian and all involved in the making of this wonderful film!
April 25, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about The Baker.
April 17, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about The Baker, and quotes from Gareth from one of the articles.
March 27, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about The Baker.
March 27, 2008: Screening dates announced for The Baker at RiverRun
The Baker will be screened at the RiverRun International Film Festival, which takes place in Winston-Salem, NC, April 23-28, 2008, twice on Friday, April 25, 2008, and once more on Saturday, April 26, 2008. Gareth is scheduled to attend.
March 23, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: More articles about The Baker.
March 17, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Articles about The Baker.
March 11, 2008: Site updates
Today's updates: Production stills from Normal For Norfolk and The Tears Of A Clown.
March 10, 2008: Recent site updates
Site updates will now be noted on the News page to help everyone more easily see what's been added since their last visit. Also, current Gareth news and events are now more readily accessible from the home page. To get the ball rolling on this new feature, here are some of the updates from the past few weeks: A scan of The Sunday Times Magazine, Feb. 2008, production stills from the set of The Baker, and articles about The Baker.
March 6, 2008: Another television interview for The Baker
Damian appeared on the UK morning television programme BBC Breakfast on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, to promote The Baker. (The appearance was not announced ahead of the show, so presumably only the lucky people watching that morning knew about it.) The interview is available for viewing at YouTube in two parts here and here.
March 4, 2008: More television interviews and coverage for The Baker
Damian appeared on the UK morning television programme This Morning on Monday, March 3, 2008, to promote The Baker. (The appearance was not announced ahead of the show, so presumably only the lucky people watching that morning knew about it.) The interview is available for viewing at YouTube here. Also, Premiere Closeup, a programme on the UK's Sky television network, recently presented a feature on The Baker that includes behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Gareth, Damian and others. It is available for viewing at YouTube here.
March 3, 2008: Damian to discuss The Baker on BBC Radio 4 Friday
Damian will be interviewed on The Film Programme on BBC Radio 4 on Friday, March 7, 2008, discussing The Baker. Anyone worldwide may listen live at the time of broadcast, 4:30-5 pm (UK time) here or listen up to seven days after the broadcast here.
February 29, 2008: @#$%! film critics
I've read a few reviews of The Baker from some of the major UK newspapers this morning. Suffice it to say I will neither quote their rubbish nor mention their names. ... I don't know what these reviewers' problems are. I have the Hungarian DVD of this film, and I love it. (And I look forward to receiving the UK edition of the DVD, with all of its extra features, shortly.) And, no, this is not bias talking. Even if I had absolutely no clue who Gareth and Damian were, I'd still love this film. I am certain of it! I'm making a plea to those of you who are going to see The Baker at the Ritzy today or this week, or who will get the DVD: Please go to sites like IMDB's page for The Baker, Amazon UK's page for The Baker, other movie and DVD sites, and anywhere in the blogosphere, and post reviews if you like the film -- which, no doubt, you will! This is a wonderful, hilarious, brilliant film and it deserves to be seen and enjoyed by people around the world.
February 21, 2008: Gareth's brilliantly funny article in The Guardian
There's a wonderful, extremely witty article at The Guardian about the development and filming of The Baker, and the article is written by Gareth himself. Don't miss this article, or this film! To read the article, click here.
February 17, 2008: Gareth and Damian interviewed in The Sunday Times Magazine
Today's edition of The Sunday Times Magazine in the UK features a wonderful interview with Gareth and Damian in which they talk a great deal about their childhood, their relationship as brothers and their impressions of one another. To read the article and see scans of it -- which include a photo of Gareth and Damian when they were children -- click here.
February 13, 2008: The Baker to be featured on GMTV in the UK on Friday
The GMTV morning programming on ITV in the UK will feature a segment on The Baker during its Entertainment Today programme sometime during the hour of 8:35-9:25 am (UK time) on Friday, February 15, 2008. It is not known whether or not the segment is entirely prerecorded, and it is possible (but not confirmed) that perhaps Gareth or Damian might appear in the GMTV studio for a live interview. What is known is that at least a portion of the segment (and possibly all of it) is from the set of The Baker during filming, which took place in 2006. Note: The GMTV site, www.gm.tv, features selected programming highlights in online video clips. There's no guarantee, but it's possible that they might present the segment on The Baker online after the broadcast concludes. Video segments are accessible online from virtually anywhere in the world.
February 12, 2008: The Baker to be screened at RiverRun in April
The Baker will be screened at the RiverRun International Film Festival, which takes place in Winston-Salem, NC, April 23-28, 2008. The exact screening date(s) will be announced when the screening schedule is released in late March.
January 30, 2008: The Baker to be screened in London on February 29
The Baker will be screened at the Ritzy Picturehouse in London on Friday, February 29, 2008, in conjunction with its forthcoming (March 3) DVD release in the UK.
January 25, 2008: ****** HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARETH! ******
December 7, 2007: The Baker to be released in London cinemas in March
The Baker reportedly will receive a limited release in cinemas in London in March 2008, presumably in conjunction with the March 3, 2008, release of the region 2 DVD in the UK. Editor's note: I have seen this film, and it is absolutely hilarious! A great story written by Gareth, tons of laughs, perfect casting all around, and Damian is absolutely wonderful in it. Hats off, bravo and well done to Gareth, Damian and everyone involved in this immensely enjoyable and entertaining film!
December 5, 2007: The Baker to be released on DVD in the UK in March
The Baker reportedly will be released on region 2 DVD in the UK on March 3, 2008. There has been no announcement of a cinematic release, so apparently it will premiere on DVD (as it already has done in Hungary) instead of in cinemas.
November 25, 2007: The Baker screening in competition in Istanbul film festival
The Baker is among the films selected to screen in The Most Serious Comedy Film Competition during the Bonus Card 6th International Comedy Films Festival. The festival takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, November 23-27, 2007. The first of the two Baker screenings took place Friday, November 23, 2007. The second screening is Monday, November 26, 2007.
October 9, 2007: The Baker on DVD in Hungary this month
Apparently, The Baker will be released on region 2 DVD in Hungary on October 16, 2007. Meanwhile, cinematic release plans for the film in various locations around the world are still in negotiation. This week, for example, the film is being promoted this week in the Asian Film Market program of the Pusan International Film Festival in Korea. Thus far, no firm distribution plans have been announced.
June 28, 2007: The Baker to be screened in Wales in July
The Baker will be screened on July 21, 2007, in Monmouth, Wales, where much of the filming took place. Proceeds from this special screening, open to the public, will go toward repairing a church in the community.
June 25, 2007: Gareth wins Best Director award for The Baker at Tremblant
The Tremblant Film Festival took place last week in Canada, and The Baker was among the films screening in competition. Gareth received the award for Best Director. Congratulations to Gareth, who not only directed but also wrote the film. And hats off as well as to Damian and everyone involved in the production of this film.
June 15, 2007: The Baker screening in Canada next week
The Baker will be screened on June 21 and 23, 2007, at the Tremblant Film Festival, which takes place June 20-24, 2007, in Mont Tremblant, Canada. This is the film's North American premiere.
May 14, 2007: The Baker to screen at Cannes
The Baker will be screened on May 18, 2007, as part of the Marché du Film programme at the Cannes Film Festival. The Festival takes place May 16-27, 2007, in Cannes, France.
April 26, 2007: See Normal For Norfolk online, vote (soon) in filmmaker competition
Normal For Norfolk is entered in the short-film section of the MyMovie MashUp competition run by Vertigo Films, Film4 and Myspace. Click here to view the film online. The individual who wins this competition will receives the opportunity to direct a movie with a £1million budget and guaranteed theatrical distribution in 2008. The current list of more than 600 entrants will be narrowed down to 12 semifinalists, from which a panel of judges will select three finalists. The finalists will be named by the end of June 2007, or perhaps sooner. Once the finalists are announced, the voting goes public: The three finalists' films shall be put to a vote on MySpace.com where MySpace users will vote for their favorite short film. The winning director shall be receive the prize of an opportunity to direct a film produced by an independent film production company with a total budget of at least £1 million. Click here to learn more about the competition.
February 4, 2007: The Baker to screen at Berlin film festival
The Baker will be screened on February 9 and 14, 2007, as part of the European Film Market program at the Berlin International Film Festival. The Festival takes place February 8-18, 2007, in Berlin, Germany.
January 25, 2007: ****** HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARETH! ******
December 26, 2006: Normal For Norfolk to screen at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival and Halloween Short Film Festival
Normal For Norfolk will be screened as part of the Funny Sh*t programme at the 4th Halloween Short Film Festival in London on January 10, 2007. It will also be screened in the International Competition at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival. The festival takes place in France from January 26 - February 3, 2007.
November 4, 2006: Normal For Norfolk to screen at Seagate Foyle Film Festival
Normal For Norfolk will be screened at the Seagate Foyle Film Festival in Derry, Northern, Ireland, this month. The festival takes place November 10-19, 2006. Damian's film Keane will also screen at the festival on November 12, 2006.
October 23, 2006: Normal For Norfolk screening date for Cardiff set, and film features familiar face
Normal For Norfolk will be screened at the Cardiff Film Festival on November 15, 2006. The family ties to this short film are more extensive than previously revealed: In addition to having been written and directed by Gareth, and co-produced by Damian (along with Picture Farm partner Adrian Sturges), Helen McCrory appears in the film in the role of "Clare".
October 5, 2006: Normal For Norfolk screens in London
Normal For Norfolk makes its London premiere today (October 5, 2006) in a screening at the Curzon Mayfair cinema in London as part of First Past The Post, a screening programme for the UK Film Council 2006 Completion Fund which helps provide financial support for the completion of short films with outstanding potential.
September 16, 2006: Normal For Norfolk update
Normal For Norfolk, a short film written and directed by Gareth Lewis and co-produced by Damian and Picture Farm partner Adrian Sturges, will be screened at the Cardiff Film Festival, which takes place November 8-18, 2006. This film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, which took place August 14-27, 2006. It also was screened at members-only screening at BAFTA in London on September 11, 2006.
Note: For all of the latest news and information about The Baker, please visit Production Details - The Baker here at Gareth's Gateway, as well as the Article Portal - Online Articles About ... The Baker and Performance Guide - The Baker pages at Damian's Dominion.
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