Happy 78th Birthday, Mike Newell! Born today in 1942 as Michael Cormac Newell, this English producer and director of film and television is known for directing the 2005 British/American fantasy/adventure film 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'.
Though also known for directing the 2003 American romance/drama film 'Mona Lisa Smile', Newell is best known for directing the 1994 British romantic comedy film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.
Though also known for directing the 2003 American romance/drama film 'Mona Lisa Smile', Newell is best known for directing the 1994 British romantic comedy film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral', starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.
The film follows lovable Englishman Charles (Hugh Grant) and his group of friends, who seem to be unlucky in love. When Charles meets a beautiful American named Carrie (Andie MacDowell) at a wedding, he thinks his luck may have changed.
However, after one magical night, Carrie returns to the States, ending what might have been. As Charles and Carrie's paths continue to cross -- over a handful of nuptials and one funeral -- he comes to believe they are meant to be together, even if their timing always seems to be off.
Made in sex weeks and on a budget of £2.8 million, the film grossed $245.7 million at the box office. It also became an unexpected success and the highest-grossing British film in history at the time, with worldwide box office in excess.
The following year, 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards in late March 1995.
Additionally, Grant won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
The film also won the BAFTA Awards Best Film, Best Direction, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for English-French actress Kristen Scott Thomas (Fiona). The film's success propelled Hugh Grant to international stardom, particularly in the United States.
The film also won the BAFTA Awards Best Film, Best Direction, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for English-French actress Kristen Scott Thomas (Fiona). The film's success propelled Hugh Grant to international stardom, particularly in the United States.
In 1999, 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' placed 23rd, on the British Film Institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century.
In 2016, Empire Magazine ranked it 21st in their list of the 100 best British films. A 2017 poll of one hundred and fifty actors, writers, producers and directors and critics for Time Out magazine ranked it the 74th best British film ever.
Newell had been active from 1960–present.
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