British film producer Simon Channing-Williams has died of cancer at the age of 64, the BBC said. His movies included The Constant Gardener, as well as several collaborations with director Mike Leigh, such as Happy Go Lucky, Secrets and Lies, Vera Drake, Naked and Topsy Turvy. He battled cancer very bravely for nearly five years, Leigh told the BBC.

By Manohla Dargis Happy-Go-Lucky Directed by Mike Leigh (Britain) * Reviewed by Manohla Dargis * If you know the British filmmaker Mike Leigh's work - early and later titles like "Bleak Moments,""Naked" and "Vera Drake" - you may find yourself watching his most recent movie, "Happy-Go-Lucky," with mounting unease, a tinge of dread.

By Harlan Jacobson TORONTO -- British writer/director Mike Leigh has made films about ordinary working-class families coping with bulimia, abortion, interracial adoption, Gilbert & Sullivan and all sorts of ordinary madness.

By MATTHEW McCREARY ONE of Britain's top film directors will be among the guests at this year's Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People.

By Neil Cooper When Ewen Bremner gave his scene-stealing turn as Spud in the bigscreen adaptation of Trainspotting, it established the way casting directors would see the Edinburgh-born actor. The hilarious sulphate-fuelled job interview scene in particular showed off Bremner's more manic edge.