Made in Yorkshire book cover

Find out more about Tony’s new book, Made in Yorkshire. You can get hold of your own copy via Guerilla Books.

Archive for April, 2009

Ken Annakin 1914-2009

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

News came through on Friday that lovely Ken Annakin had died at his home in California. He was 94.
Ken was a special guest at the 6th Bradford Film Festival in 2000. At that point he was 86 but remained enthusiastic and passionate about filmmaking. He was a superb guest and hugely popular with fans of […]

Jack Cardiff 1914-2009

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Tony described Jack Cardiff as “his oldest friend” on the basis that Jack was a mate and, at 94, was the oldest person he knew. Jack died today. The loss to cinema is incalculable.
Over more than five years during various Bradford Film Festivals Tony interviewed Jack around half a dozen times. Perhaps the best […]