Mike Leigh

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Secrets & Lies (1996); Hard Truths; Life Is Sweet; Mike Leigh filmography.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (4) everyone in directing

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Mike Leigh → Dick Pope. Dick Pope is Mike Leigh's longtime cinematographer, shooting Life Is Sweet.
    “I think with Dick Pope, his longtime cinematographer, just passed away after they made, um...”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:35:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Danny Boyle → Mike Leigh. Boyle beat Mike Leigh despite a Leigh groundswell.
    “there was a real Mike Lee ground swell.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:16:55 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

craft (1)

  1. craft (craft): Mike Leigh → Mike Leigh. Leigh's unique process yields movies unlike anyone else's yet recognizably his across genres and periods.
    “they do all have, uh, a certain definable mic-y quality to them.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:18:28 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Mike Leigh: Fans petitioned outside the blank check sphere for Mike Leigh.
    “people are petitioning people outside of the blank check sphere”
    Blank Check — Patreon · March Madness 2021 Recap - Round 2 · 0:17:35 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)