ken russell dies aged 84

From The Guardian.

Damn shame he didn't have the funding or exposure he deserved in recent years.

But the British film industry is timid - so many excellent filmmakers have struggled for funding or had to go overseas - if they didn't get stuck in development hell:

Sally Potter, Lynne Ramsay, Terence Davies, Andrew Kotting, and I'm sure others.

Guardian story here:

Ken Russell dies aged 84

http://gu.com/p/33khq