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I, Daniel Blake.  Ken loach is an English film maker who's films are based on his strong right wing, socialist views in films such as 'Poor Cow'. 'I, Daniel Blake became Loaches biggest success at Box office with an average rating of 8/10. The film was set in Newcastle upon tyne.   A stand-up comedy show titled  I, Tom Mayhew  was be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2019. Stand-up comedian Tom Mayhew had previously been on benefits for over 3 years in Austerity Britain, and was inspired to write the show after watching the film. The show was critically acclaimed, with it transferring to the Soho Theatre in January 2020. Former   Conservative   Work and Pensions Secretary   Iain Duncan Smith   said   I, Daniel Blake   was unfair, criticising its portrayal of   Jobcentre   staff, saying: "This idea that everybody is out to crunch you, I think it has really hurt Jobcentre staff who don't see themselves as that." ...
Straight Outta Compton Production   The script is really, really good, and so we're just figuring it out. New Line really wants to make it." Also in September 2011,  F. Gary Gray ,  Craig Brewer , and  Peter Berg  were reportedly in talks to direct the film.  In April 2012, Gray was selected as director.  Gray had worked with Ice Cube on the film  Friday  and Dr. Dre on the film  Set It Off . He has also directed some of their music videos. By 2013, the film was picked up by  Universal Studios , who, in December 2013, hired Jonathan Herman to write a new draft of the script and brought in  Will Packer  to executive produce, alongside Adam Merims,  Alan Wenkus  David Engel, Bill Straus, Thomas Tull and  Jon Jashni . On June 18, 2014, Universal officially announced that the N.W.A biopic  Straight Outta Compton  would be released theatrically on August 14, 2015. It was also confirmed that Ice ...