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Annabel Brooks
Annabel Brooks (born 1962) is a British actress who has appeared on television and in films since the 1980s. Biography Her first on-screen role came in 1987 when she appeared as Eliza in ''Nightflyers''. She has since appeared in productions including ''A Handful of Dust'', '' The Witches'' and ''Last Run''. In 1981 Brooks married English director Damian Harris. They have one child together, daughter Ella. Later the couple divorced and Brooks married James Dearden. Filmography * ''The Needs of Kim Stanley'' (2005) – herself * ''Last Run'' (2001) – Tina * ''Sam's Game'', episode "Mumma's" (2001) TV episode – Julie * ''Mauvaise passe'' (aka ''The Escort'' or ''The Wrong Blonde'') (1999) – Annie * ''Plunkett & Macleane'' (1999) – Widow with Garter * '' Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon'' (1998) – Henrietta Moraes * ''Princess Caraboo'' (1994) – Lady Neville * '' The Witches'' (1990) – Nicola Cuttle * '' Dealers'' (1989) – Lucy * ''Paris by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Harris
Damian David Harris (born 2 August 1958) is a British film director and screenwriter. He is the eldest son of the actor Richard Harris and socialite Elizabeth Rees-Williams. Career In 1968, Harris debuted on screen playing Miles in the film ''Otley (film), Otley''. At the age of 16, he appeared on his father's album of poetry and songs, ''I, in the membership of my days'', together with his brothers Jared and Jamie. Harris attended Downside School, Somerset, England. Later he studied screenwriting at New York University. He debuted as a director with short movies ''Killing Time'' (with Eric Stoltz) and ''Greasy Lake'' and then moved to full-length movies debuting with ''The Rachel Papers'', the adaptation of Martin Amis' novel. He has also directed episodes for several television series. Personal life Harris was born on 2 August 1958 in London, the eldest of three sons of the Irish actor Richard Harris and his first wife, Welsh actress Elizabeth Rees-Williams. His brothers ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dearden
James Dearden (born 14 September 1949) is an English film director and screenwriter, the son of Scottish actress Melissa Stribling and English film director Basil Dearden. He directed nine films between 1977 and 2018. His film '' Pascali's Island'' was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. For writing the screenplay for '' Fatal Attraction'' (1987), Dearden received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Dearden is married to British actress Annabel Brooks. Filmography * ''The Contraption'' (1977) * ''Panic'' (1978) * '' Diversion'' (1980) * ''The Cold Room'' (1984) * '' Fatal Attraction'' (1987) (screenplay, based on ''Diversion''; directed by Adrian Lyne) * '' Pascali's Island'' (1988) * '' A Kiss Before Dying'' (1991) * ''Rogue Trader A rogue trader is person who makes financial trades in an unauthorised manner. Rogue trader may also refer to: * ''Rogue Trader'' (book), the autobiography of (and later a movie about) Nick Leeson, the man w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightflyers (film)
''Nightflyers'' is a 1987 American science fiction horror film based on ''Nightflyers'', a 1980 novella by George R. R. Martin. Plot The film is about a group of scientists who begin a space voyage to find a mysterious alien being, and in the process are victimized by the ship's malevolent computer. Cast * Catherine Mary Stewart as Miranda Dorlac * Michael Praed as Royd Eris * John Standing as Michael D'Brannin * Lisa Blount as Audrey * Glenn Withrow as Keelor * James Avery as Darryl * Annabel Brooks as Eliza * Michael Des Barres as Jon Winderman Production Development The film is based on a novella that appears in George R. R. Martin's 1985 short story collection. Originally written in 1980, the 23,000-word novella was published by ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact''. In 1981, at the request of his editor at the time, James Frenkel, Martin expanded the story into a 30,000-word piece, which was published by Dell Publishing, together with Vernor Vinge's ''True Names'', as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Handful Of Dust (film)
''A Handful of Dust'' is a 1988 British film directed by Charles Sturridge, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh. It stars James Wilby and Kristin Scott Thomas. It was nominated at the 61st Academy Awards for Best Costume ( Jane Robinson), losing to ''Dangerous Liaisons''. Judi Dench won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Plot The marriage of English country gentleman, Tony Last and his wife Brenda, is falling apart. Brenda begins an affair with social climber John Beaver. When the Lasts' eight-year-old son, John Andrew, is killed in a riding accident, Brenda informs Tony of her affair. She requests a divorce so she can marry Beaver. Tony is shattered, but initially agrees and intends to provide her with £500 a year. Beaver and his mother have pressed Brenda to demand £2,000 per year. This amount would require Tony to give up Hetton Abbey, his beloved Victorian Gothic house and estate. After determining that Brenda is aware that he would have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witches (1990 Film)
''The Witches'' is a 1990 dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Nicolas Roeg, produced by Jim Henson and starring Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Rowan Atkinson, and Jasen Fisher. Based on the 1983 book of the same name by Roald Dahl, the story features evil witches who masquerade as ordinary women, and a boy and his grandmother who must find a way to foil their plans. The film was produced by Jim Henson Productions for Lorimar Film Entertainment as the last theatrical film to be produced by Lorimar before the company was merged into Warner Bros. in 1993. Even though Dahl disliked ''The Witches'' for its ending's differing from his source material, the film was very well received by critics, and it developed a cult following over the years. Plot During a vacation with his grandmother Helga in Norway, seven-year-old American boy, Luke Eveshim, is warned about witches, female demons who immensely hate children and use various methods to destroy or transform them. Helga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Run
''Last Run'' is a 2001 British-German action film, directed by Anthony Hickox, starring Armand Assante and Jürgen Prochnow. Cast *Armand Assante as Frank Banner *Jürgen Prochnow as Andrus Bukarin *Ornella Muti as Danny * Corey Johnson as Jon Neely * Barna Illyés as Georgi Kaminski * Anthony Hickox as Riley Chapin *Annabel Brooks as Tina * Viki Kiss as Kerlov *Edit Illés as Kerlov * Sándor Téri as Yuri *Martin McDougall as Junior * Niki Barabás as Number Two * Norman Austin as Number One *David Foxxe as Leo Schiff *Ralph Brown Ralph William John Brown (born 18 June 1957) is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in ''Withnail and I'', the security guard Aaron (a.k.a. "85") in ''Alien 3'', DJ Bob Silver in ''The Boat That Rocked'' aka ' ... as Simn Notes 2001 action thriller films 2000s spy films British action thriller films British spy films German action thriller films Films directed by Anthony Hickox Films set i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam's Game
''Sam's Game'' was a celebrity poker program on Playboy TV. It featured a lineup of comedians, Playmates, and professional Texas Hold 'Em players and was hosted by '' Simpsons''' co-developer, Sam Simon. Format Shot at Hugh Hefner's private sky villa at the Palms Resort, the show featured celebrities playing traditional Texas Hold 'Em with their own actual money, as opposed to charity contributions. Women in Playboy bunny costumes served as the card dealers and cocktail waitresses. A variety of comedians, actresses, professional card players, and ex-Playmates made up the rotating table of players, with Sam Simon being the only constant. Featured players *Norm Macdonald *Artie Lange *Brande Roderick *Dave Attell *Jennifer Tilly *Jeff Ross *Deanna Brooks *Andrea Lowell *Phil Laak *Jay Kogen Jay Kogen is an American comedy writer, producer, actor and director. Biography He was born to a Jewish family. His father is comedy writer Arnie Kogen. In 2001, Kogen had a son, Charli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plunkett & Macleane
''Plunkett & Macleane'' is a 1999 British historical action comedy film directed by Jake Scott, and starring Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler. Gary Oldman was executive producer. The story was co-written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. It follows the story of Captain James Macleane (Miller) and Will Plunkett (Carlyle), two men in eighteenth century Britain who are both struggling to survive. The characters are loosely based on two genuine highwaymen of the eighteenth century, James MacLaine and William Plunkett, although the story bears little relation to their actual lives. Plot 1748 England is infested with highwaymen — men such as Will Plunkett (Robert Carlyle), a London-based criminal working with his partner Rob (Iain Robertson). When Rob is killed by Thief Taker General Chance (Ken Stott) after a botched heist outside debtor's prison, Plunkett must find a way to retrieve a large ruby that his partner had swallowed. What he doesn't know is that the incid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Study For A Portrait Of Francis Bacon
Study or studies may refer to: General * Education **Higher education * Clinical trial * Experiment * Observational study * Research * Study skills, abilities and approaches applied to learning Other * Study (art), a drawing or series of drawings done in preparation for a finished piece * ''Study'' (film), a 2012 film by Paolo Benetazzo * ''Study'' (Flandrin), an 1835/36 painting by Hippolyte Flandrin * Study (room), a room in a home used as an office or library * ''Study'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the 2012 film * The Study, a private all-girls school in Westmount, Quebec, Canada * ''Studies'' (journal), published by the Jesuits in Ireland * Eduard Study (1862–1930), German mathematician * Facebook Study, a market research app See also * Étude, a short musical composition * * * * Studie Studie is a Japanese tuning company of BMW and a Super GT team which participates in GT300 class. Since 2018 the team also participates in the GT World Challenge A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Caraboo (film)
''Princess Caraboo'' is a 1994 American historical comedy-drama film. It was directed by Michael Austin, and written by Austin and John Wells. The story is based on the real-life 19th-century character Princess Caraboo, who passed herself off in British society as an exotic princess who spoke a strange foreign language. It stars Phoebe Cates. Plot In Regency England, an exotically dressed woman is found in the fields, speaking a language no-one can understand. She ends up at the home of the Worrall family, the local gentry. Their Greek butler, Frixos, thinks the woman is a fraud from the start. Mr Worrall sends her to the magistrate to be tried for vagrancy, but Mrs Worrall agrees to care for her. Mr Gutch, a local printer and newspaper reporter, takes an interest in the case, especially after the woman claims via mime to be Princess Caraboo. Gutch talks to the farm workers who found her and learns she had a book from the Magdalene Hospital in London on her. When the Worr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dealers (film)
''Dealers'' is a 1989 British film directed by Colin Bucksey. It stars Paul McGann and Rebecca De Mornay. Plot Based at the London branch of Whitney Paine, a fictional American investment bank; possibly a play on the names of Paine Webber and Dean Witter. Cast *Paul McGann as Daniel Pascoe * Rebecca De Mornay as Anna Schuman *Derrick O'Connor as Robbie Barrell *John Castle as Frank Mallory *Paul Guilfoyle as Lee Peters *Adrian Dunbar as Lennon Mayhew *Sara Sugarman as Elana Reception ''Dealers'' received a fairly mixed response from American critics at the Austin Texas film festival, some describing it as 'poorly acted' and 'poorly scripted', with others describing it as having an 'edge-of-your-seat climax'. The film was popular among university students. However the film was extremely popular by the very people it protagonised and herofied for ever. Risk taking "propriety traders" or "prop traders" In "the City" where it was based, London's Financial "Square Mile" it became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry 2000
''Cherry 2000'' is a 1988 American science-fiction film directed by Steve De Jarnatt and starring Melanie Griffith and David Andrews (actor), David Andrews. It was produced by Edward R. Pressman and Caldecot Chubb. The screenplay was by Michael Almereyda. Plot In the year 2017, the United States has fragmented into Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic wastelands with a few civilized areas. An ongoing economic crisis has led to the recycling of aging 20th-century mechanical and technological equipment. Society has also become averse to intimacy, as well as both increasingly hypersexualized and bureaucratic. Robotic technology has produced Gynoids as substitutes for wives. The declining instances of actual sex among men and women is litigious, with one brothel having lawyers draft up contracts detailing the intended sexual rendezvous. Business executive Sam Treadwell (David Andrews (actor), David Andrews) owns a Cherry 2000 model as his wife. After she shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
