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British Films Of 1996
A list of British films released in 1996. 1996 See also * 1996 in film * 1996 in British music * 1996 in British radio * 1996 in British television * 1996 in the United Kingdom Events from the year 1996 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for the Dunblane Massacre, the divorces of the Duke and Duchess of York and of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the birth of Dolly the sheep. Incumbents * Monarch – Eli ... * List of 1996 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:British Films Of 1996 1996 Films Lists of 1996 films by country or language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 In Film
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included ''Scream'', '' Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', ''The English Patient'', ''Twister'', ''Space Jam'', ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by '' Aladdin'' (2019). * ''Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region. It became the year's most profitable film, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Events * July 10 – Nickelodeon releases its first feature film, ''Harriet the Spy'', a spy-comedy-drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name. It also launches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dreyfus
James Dreyfus (born 9 October 1968) is an English actor most notable for roles on television sitcoms '' The Thin Blue Line'' as Constable Kevin Goody, and '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'' as Tom Farrell. Dreyfus is most recently known for a role as Reverend Roger in '' Mount Pleasant''. Early life Born in London, Dreyfus was educated at Harrow School. He then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His parents divorced when he was very young.Fletcher, Mary, ''Why life's looking Goody for James'', TV Times, pg 31. Career In 1998, Dreyfus won the Best Supporting Performance in a Musical Olivier Award for his work in ''The Lady in the Dark'' at the National Theatre. In the same year, Dreyfus was nominated for the Ian Charleson Award for a performance as Cassius in Shakespeare's ''Julius Caesar'' at the Birmingham Rep. Dreyfus's first television break came with the BBC comedy series '' Absolutely Fabulous''. followed by roles as Constable Kevin Goody in Ben Elton's sitcom '' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Aiken
Mark Aiken is a Northern Irish actor. Biography Aiken was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and attended The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has appeared in numerous UK and US TV drama series including ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', '' Spooks'', '' Waking the Dead'', ''Jonathan Creek'' and ''Soldier Soldier''. He also appeared in the second series of the famous Gold Blend couple advertisements for Nescafé. Selected filmography * '' The Return of Shelley'' (1990, TV Series) - Constable Myers * '' Birds of a Feather'' (1991, TV Series) - Tom * ''A Small Dance'' (1991) - Rob * '' The Nicholas Craig Masterclass'' (1992, TV Series) - Bill * '' Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After'' (1992) – Nick * ''Casualty'' (1993, TV Series) - Michael Volare * ''Chiller'' (1995, TV Series) - Declan O'Hare * '' Game On'' (1995, TV Series) - Male Assistant * ''Nelson's Column'' (1995, TV Series) - Tony * ''Thief Takers'' (1996, TV Series) - Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Roy
Duncan Roy (born 8 July 1960) is an English film director and producer, script writer, art director and television personality. Early life Roy was born on 8 July 1960, in Whitstable, Kent, England to Frances Elizabeth Spark and Kuros Khazaei. From the age of 2 he was raised by his mother and stepfather, David W. Roy in Whitstable. Career Roy was a subject of Robin Soans's play, ''Life After Scandal'' in 2007. He has also been the subject of a BBC Radio 4 documentary. In 1985, Roy worked at the Richard Demarco Gallery in Edinburgh. While there, he organized art tours for the gallery to Germany and Poland with Joseph Beuys and Tadeusz Kantor. It was at this time that he met Jay Jopling, one of the subjects of his autobiographical documentary ''Whitstable''. Roy's 2002 film ''AKA'' is based on his personal experience beginning in 1979 when he headed for Paris, leaving Roy behind and reinventing himself as Lord Anthony Rendlesham."As Anthony Rendlesham, I didn't have to clutter my ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clancy's Kitchen
Clancy's is a restaurant in New Orleans situated on 6100 Annunciation Street in the Uptown New Orleans district of New Orleans, Louisiana, near Audubon Park. It, like many of its New Orleans coevals, specializes in Louisiana Creole cuisine. Signature dishes include lemon ice box pie, fried oysters with brie (described in ''New Orleans Cuisine: Fourteen Signature Dishes and Their Histories'' as "irresistible"), smoked soft-shell crab, and smoked duck. Their oysters Rockefeller and Oysters Bedouin are also remarked upon. History While the building has been occupied by bars and restaurants since early in the twentieth century, Clancy's itself was founded in the late 1940s by Ed and Betty Clancy. Its original incarnation was that of a po' boy restaurant and bar, the typical variety of the era. In 1983 the Clancy couple, themselves having borne no heir, sold the restaurant to a group of New Orleans businessmen led by Billy Slatten, Bryan Wagner, and the late judge, Marcel Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle (born 14 April 1961) is a Scottish actor. His film work includes '' Trainspotting'' (1996), ''The Full Monty'' (1997), ''The World Is Not Enough'' (1999), ''Angela's Ashes'' (1999), '' The Beach'' (2000), ''28 Weeks Later'' (2007), and '' Yesterday'' (2019). He has been in the television shows '' Hamish Macbeth'', ''Stargate Universe'', and '' Once Upon a Time''. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for ''The Full Monty'' and a Gemini Award for ''Stargate Universe'', and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work in ''Human Trafficking'' (2005). Early life Carlyle was born on 14 April 1961 in Maryhill, Glasgow, the son of Elizabeth, a bus company employee, and Joseph Carlyle, a painter and decorator. He was raised by his father after his mother left when Carlyle was four years old. He left school at the age of 16 without any qualifications and worked for his father as a painter and decorator. He later attended night classes at Cardonald Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Loach
Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty ('' Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessness (''Cathy Come Home'', 1966), and labour rights ('' Riff-Raff'', 1991, and '' The Navigators'', 2001). Loach's film '' Kes'' (1969) was voted the seventh greatest British film of the 20th century in a poll by the British Film Institute. Two of his films, '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' (2006) and '' I, Daniel Blake'' (2016), received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, making him one of only nine filmmakers to win the award twice. Early life Kenneth Charles Loach was born on 17 June 1936 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, the son of Vivien (née Hamlin) and John Loach. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School and at the age of 19 went to serve in the Royal Air Force. He read law at St Peter's College, Oxford [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla's Song
''Carla's Song'' is a 1996 film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty, that deals with the impact of the Contra War in Nicaragua. It is a United Kingdom–Spain–Germany co-production. Plot Set in 1987, Carla's Song tells the story of love in a time of war. The plot follows the relationship between a Scottish bus driver, George Lennox (Robert Carlyle) and Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), a Nicaraguan refugee living in Glasgow. George first encounters Carla when she sneaks onto his bus without paying the fare. They go out for coffee but Carla seems hesitant to tell George anything about her life or where she's from. When Carla needs a place to stay George arranges for her to stay at his friend's place. Later George returns to his friend's flat and finds Carla in the bathtub where she has slit her wrists. George takes her to the hospital where he learns that Carla also attempted suicide six weeks ago. George stays by Carla's side in the hospital while she is recovering. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Fitzgerald
Tara Anne Cassandra Fitzgerald (born 18 September 1967) is an English actress who has appeared in feature films, television, radio and the stage. She won the New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play in 1995 as Ophelia in ''Hamlet''. She won the Best Actress Award at The Reims International Television Festival in 1999 for her role of Lady Dona St Columb in '' Frenchman's Creek''. Fitzgerald has appeared in the West End production of ''The Misanthrope'' at the Comedy Theatre, and in Henrik Ibsen's ''A Doll's House'' at the Donmar Warehouse. Since 2007, Fitzgerald has appeared in more than 30 episodes of the BBC television series '' Waking the Dead'' and played the role of Selyse Baratheon in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. Early life Fitzgerald is the daughter of artist Michael Callaby and Irish portrait photographer Sarah Geraldine Fitzgerald. She spent part of her childhood in the Bahamas, where her maternal grandfather ran a law firm. Her siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Postlethwaite
Peter William Postlethwaite, (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English character actor. After minor television appearances, including in '' The Professionals'', his first major success arose through the British autobiographical film '' Distant Voices, Still Lives'' (1988). He had a transatlantic breakthrough when he portrayed David in ''Alien 3'' (1992), and his international reputation was further solidified when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' In the Name of the Father''. Following this role, he portrayed the mysterious lawyer Mr. Kobayashi in ''The Usual Suspects,'' and went on to appear in a wide variety of films. On television, Postlethwaite played Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill on '' Sharpe''. He trained as a teacher and taught drama before training as an actor. Director Steven Spielberg called him "the best actor in the world" after working with him on '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997). He was made an Officer of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewan McGregor
Ewan Gordon McGregor ( ; born 31 March 1971) is a Scottish actor. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the BAFTA Britannia Humanitarian Award. In 2013, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to drama and charity. His first professional role was in 1993, as a leading role in the British Channel 4 series '' Lipstick on Your Collar''. He then achieved international fame with his portrayals of heroin addict Mark Renton in the drama films '' Trainspotting'' (1996) and '' T2 Trainspotting'' (2017), Obi-Wan Kenobi in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy (1999–2005), poet Christian in the musical film ''Moulin Rouge!'' (2001), SPC John Grimes in '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), young Edward Bloom in '' Big Fish'' (2003), Rodney Copperbottom in ''Robots'' (2005), Camerlengo Father Patrick McKenna in '' Angels and Demons'' (2009), "the ghost" in Roman Polanski's political thriller ''The Ghost Writer'' (2010) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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