MetaFilter posts tagged with DavidMitchell

On adapting Cloud Atlas into a film

Brandon Blatcher — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 07:28:43 -0800

Author David Mitchell discusses how his "unfilmable" book, Cloud Atlas, was adapted into a movie.

"What I did not expect was shrugging boredom, the most feared of student reactions."

dr. zoom — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:02:01 -0800

Is "Catcher In The Rye" outdated and outmoded? Jessica Roake at Slate thinks so. And she's backing the author of "Cloud Atlas" when it comes to the new champion...

Actors saying lies in hats

nadawi — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:04:28 -0800

David Mitchell discusses the second series of Downton Abbey.

Starring Tom Hanks, Tom Hanks, Tom Hanks, Tom Hanks and Tom Hanks.

octothorpe — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:12:16 -0800

Andy agreed. “ ‘Cloud Atlas’ is our getting back to the spectacle of the sixties and seventies, the touchstone movies,” he said, rubbing his bald dome like a magic lantern. The model for their vision, they explained, was Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which the Wachowskis had first seen when Lana, then Larry, was ten and Andy seven. (Previously and Previously)

CLOUD ATLAS

brundlefly — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:44:09 -0800

A six minute trailer has been released for the film adaptation of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, directed by Tom Tykwer and The Wachowskis. [previously]

All of these things are quite like the others

genghis — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:02:44 -0800

Otters who look like Benedict Cumberbatch. Koalas who look like David Mitchell. Hedgehogs who look like Martin Freeman. Celebrities who look like mattresses abandoned on the streets of London E17.
(Previously.)

Fine British political snark

JHarris — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:07:09 -0800

10 O'Clock Live is a show currently airing on Channel 4 in the UK. It could be considered a British take on the Daily Show, but longer, weekly, with more discussion, and performed live. MeFi favorite C h a r l i e B r o o k e r is one of their presenters, along with David Mitchel, Lauren Laverne and Jimmy Carr. While focused on British issues, the show sometimes covers international topics, and is wildly funny. Here are some highlights:
Charlie Brooker: On Gaddafi - On Berlusconi - On the 'Big Society' - On Sarah Palin - On the iPad 2 - On the English Defense League & the Daily Star - On Ed Miliband (Leader of the Labour Party, beating out his brother David) - On Prince Andrew
David Mitchell: On political hyperbole - On language in the media - On encouraging rich people to immigrate - On what to do with the Olympic Stadium
Jimmy Carr: As Berlusconi - On Product Placement
Lauren Laverne: Guide for new democracies - Inside the brain of Ed Miliband - British PR companies helping tyrants
Everyone on David Cameron on The One Show (this one's awesome) YouTube user sn0otchie has about the whole show to date on his playlist. There are very good bits in the show that I haven't included in the post, but you'll have to find those yourself. And yes, every letter in Charlie Brooker's name, above, links to a Metafilter post concerning him.

Comedian David Mitchell shares his opinions

Kattullus — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:30:19 -0800

David Mitchell's Soap Box features The Peep Show's David Mitchell giving his opinions on various topics. The new series starts with Mitchell pondering the myth of King Cnut attempting to turn back the tides. The comedian has covered many issues, such as respect for the elderly, beer and being asked how much one earns. You can also subscribe to the series as a video podcast [iTunes link]

Something something making sausage!

Artw — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:34:58 -0800

"We only went into Iraq because of oil, you know." "We only appease Saudi Arabia because of oil, you know." To hear people talk sometimes, you'd think they never used oil. - David Mitchell on hypocrisy and politics, and how we blame our leaders for making decisions based on what we want, not on what we say.

It just goes to show, you can't be too careful!

WPW — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:35:44 -0800

"A friend of mine has come up with an idea to stem the tide of bile. He wants people to post, as a comment, on as many opinion-garnering web pages as possible, as often as they can be bothered, the phrase: 'It just goes to show you can't be too careful!'" A fairly routine column by David Mitchell on the inanity of comment threads is made rather wonderful by its comment thread.

Cloud Atlas: Full Throttle: The Embiggening (Part III)

jbickers — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:00:07 -0800

Perennial MeFi favorite novel "Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell is being made into a film. The Wachowski brothers are involved.

Bat Segundo, but not Night Train FM

Alexandros — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:30:11 -0800

The Bat Segundo Show is a (mostly) weekly podcast featuring interviews with current writers. There are almost 50 installments now online, but the show began appropriately enough with a 37-minute interview with British novelist David Mitchell, who created the original Bat Segundo character in his first book, Ghostwritten.