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DCM Tuesdays made it to event number ten this week and celebrated with our biggest screening yet. In conjunction with the inaugural London AdWeek, we screened stylish Brit thriller Welcome To The Punch to a packed audience at the May Fair Hotel and preceded it with a Q&A with the film’s producer Rory Aitken.
Punch is a muscular action thriller that makes fantastic use of its stunning London locations. Performances from the British cast, including James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough and David Morrissey, are strong and the ambition shown by a group of young British film-makers (this is director Eran Creevy and producers Ben Pugh and Rory Aitken's second feature film) should be given the highest praise.
Aitken was very kind to sit down with me prior to the film for a Q&A that illuminated many aspects of the film. Aitken was very candid on how they managed to procure sought after London locations and how they put such a stylish film together on a relatively meagre budget. Aitken and his creative partners also have a background in advertising, including ads for Nike, Carlsberg and Relentless, which fitted in perfectly with the AdWeek setting.
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All this added up to arguably the best DCM Tuesdays yet and certainly the reaction from the audience in the bar afterwards backed this up. Roll on number eleven! Some tweets from the night can be found below.
@Robert_Leather @DCM_cinema_news great event at the Mayfair hotel last night, can't wait for the next one #DCMtuesdays #theneworangewednesdays
@carlamichie Welcome to the punch - very impressed , just shows great reflection on the city of London #AWEurope #DCMTuesdays
@kayfaist Just been to a screening of Welcome To The Punch with a Q&A with producer Rory Aitken. Brilliant movie! #DCMTuesdays
@LizAhye Went to a #DCMTuesdays screening of #WelcomeToThePunch tonight. Excellent film, brilliant soundtrack, awesome night.
@MissDaubs So that was mint! The wire meets heat shot in London... With mark strong being strong and sexy and strong... Amaze! #DCMtuesdays @ProfCorn Welcome to the Punch courtesy of #DCMTuesdays. @aidan_oc and @RichCassiusClay missing out. [gallery ids="4441,4442,4443,4444,4445,4446,4447,4448,4449,4450,4451,4452,4453,4454,4455"]