Posted: Tue., Feb. 20, 2001

Helmer moonlights in exhibition business

World Brief

Director Michael Winterbottom and his producing partner Andrew Eaton are branching out into the exhibition business.

Their Revolution Films has announced plans for a four-screen cinema in north London.

The complex will include an art gallery, restaurant, book/DVD store, cafe and live performance venue.

Winterbottom's latest pic, "The Claim," is in release in the U.K. He started shooting Jan. 22 on his next film, "24 Hour Party People," starring Steve Coogan.


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