Tania Emery Movies

Brothers of the Head was adapted from Brian Aldiss' novel by screenwriter Tony Grisoni, and marks the narrative feature debut of Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe (Lost in La Mancha), who have structured Aldiss' story as a mock documentary. Twins Luke and Harry Treadaway star, respectively, as conjoined twins Barry and Tom Howe, joined at the torso. They were essentially purchased from their family as teens in the 1970s by a sleazy showbiz impresario, Zak Bedderwick (Howard Attfield), who planned to turn them into rock stars. Manager Nick (Sean Harris) kept the volatile Barry in line, sometimes violently, while musician Paul (Bryan Dick) taught the introspective Tom how to play the guitar, and helped the brothers write their songs. A documentary filmmaker, Eddie (Tom Bower), was hired to record the process. Their first live performance was a near disaster, as the rowdy pub crowd didn't welcome the sight of the two young men coming on-stage with their arms around each other, but Barry, the charismatically angry frontman, shocked the crowd by exposing the joint between them as he ripped into a snarling performance of their first single, "Two-Way Romeo," and the legend of their group, the Bang Bang, was born. As the proto-punk group's fame grew, Laura (Tania Emery), a young journalist, came to write an article about them, and quickly developed a romantic relationship with Tom, causing friction between the brothers. The film features interviews with some of the characters in the present day, and clips from an imagined unfinished Ken Russell film about the twins, starring Jonathan Pryce and Jane Horrocks. The music of the Bang Bang, performed by cast members and the band Crackout, was written and produced by Clive Langer. Brothers of the Head was shown at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide

A British chamber drama exploring three young couples in various states of conversation during an extended dinner party, this is the second film from writer/director Simon Rumley in a planned trilogy on young Londoners, which began with his pop mockumentary Strong Language. A married couple, Eddy and Lilly (Stuart Laing and Selina Giles), currently house-sitting, invite over four other individuals to partake in an evening of truth-telling and dissing. The guests include flashy Dan (Paul Blackthorne and edgy Charlotte (Tania Emery, closely followed by shy social worker Alan (Thomas Fisher) and sweet but dim Alex (Jennifer White). Everyone carries certain baggage; Dan, for one, is still smitten with Lilly while being constantly aggravated by Charlotte's excessive nagging, and Eddy continues, unwillingly, to provide Dan drugs. A late-breaking game of "truth" breaks through their facades to reveal their innermost thoughts. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide