Hard Truths, Mike ... Naked, Leigh’s bleakly funny, often repellent 1993 masterpiece, dusted off a well-known British film trope: the “angry young man.” Embodied by David Thewlis, the ...

And while it's easy to imagine Scott as the hero of a Mike Leigh film, this really is Sally Hawkins' show. Her performance is every bit as bold as that of David Thewlis in Naked, but where Thewlis ...

Mike Leigh, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast, is one of the greatest English filmmakers of all time. He has written, in his own way, and directed, films ...

Michael "Mike" Leigh, OBE (born 20 February 1943 ... Jane Horrocks in Life is Sweet, David Thewlis in Naked – and remarked that the list of actors who have worked with him over the years ...

EXCLUSIVE: Filming is expected to start later this year on Mike Leigh ... to love one another. Leigh is a seven-time Oscar nominee, thirteen-time BAFTA nominee and Cannes Palme d’Or winner.