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Christopher Figg
Christopher Figg (born 24 May 1957) is a film producer from the town of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England. His film credits include ''Heidi'', '' The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby'', '' Dog Soldiers'' and the first three films from the ''Hellraiser'' series: ''Hellraiser'', '' Hellbound: Hellraiser II'', and '' Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth''. He was recently executive producer on Noel Clarke's '' 4.3.2.1'' and on the film ''Coriolanus'' with Ralph Fiennes and Gerard Butler Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as '' Mrs Brown'' (1997), the James Bond film '' Tomorrow Never .... He was also executive producer of '' We Need to Talk About Kevin''.http://www.timeout.com/film/people/283860/christopher-figg.html/ Time Out References External links * British film producers Living people 1957 births {{UK-film-produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aylesbury
Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, South East England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery, David Tugwell`s house on Watermead and the Waterside Theatre. It is in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wycombe and Milton Keynes. Aylesbury was awarded Garden Town status in 2017. The housing target for the town is set to grow with 16,000 homes set to be built by 2033. History The town name is of Old English origin. Its first recorded name ''Æglesburgh'' is thought to mean "Fort of Ægel", though who Ægel was is not recorded. It is also possible that ''Ægeles-burh'', the settlement's Saxon name, means "church-burgh", from the Welsh word ''eglwys'' meaning "a church" (< ''ecclesia''). Excavations in the town centre in 1985 found an |
Heidi (2005 Live-action Film)
''Heidi'' is a 2005 British family film directed by Paul Marcus. It is based on the iconic 1881 novel ''Heidi'' by Johanna Spyri, and stars Irish child actress Emma Bolger in the title role, alongside Max Von Sydow and Diana Rigg. Plot Heidi, a cheerful girl, is taken to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. She becomes close friends with Peter, a goatherd, and spends much of her time with the boy and his goats outdoors. Heidi is sent to the wealthy Sesemann family in Frankfurt, to be the hired companion of Clara Sesemann, an invalid. The strict housekeeper, Fräulein Rottenmeier, views the household disruptions Heidi causes as her misbehavior and places Heidi under increasing restrictions. Heidi grows homesick and pale. Her one diversion is learning to read and write, motivated by the thought of going home and reading to Peter's blind grandmother. Clara's grandmother visits and becomes a friend to Heidi. After Heidi becomes seriously ill, the adults allow her to return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Greyfriars Bobby
''The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby'' is a family-based Scottish film released in the US in 2005 (as ''Greyfriars Bobby'') and the UK in 2006, and directed by John Henderson. It is set in Edinburgh, Scotland, and tells the story of a Skye terrier called Bobby, who will not leave his master's grave after his death. The dog faces many perils because of this, and has to endure much in his struggle to be allowed to live his life. The film is loosely based on a real dog known as Greyfriars Bobby. Plot John Gray, the local policeman, owns Bobby the Westie, but allows a shy boy called Ewan to befriend his dog. When Gray dies and is buried in the Greyfriars Kirkyard, the dog will not leave the grave, despite his fondness for Ewan. The Greyfriars gravedigger, James Brown, takes a liking to Bobby, and gives him food and protection. However, the passing of a new dog law in Scotland threatens Bobby's very existence, and Ewan must do everything in his power to save his canine friend, even w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dog Soldiers (film)
''Dog Soldiers'' is a 2002 British action film, action horror film written, directed and edited by Neil Marshall, in his directorial debut, and starring Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby and Liam Cunningham. The film received positive reviews and launched the career of director Neil Marshall. Sequels were planned but did not happen. Plot A couple goes camping in the Scottish Highlands. The woman gives the man a silver letter opener as a present; shortly afterward they are killed in their tent by unseen assailants. Meanwhile, a soldier named Cooper runs through a forest in North Wales. He attacks his pursuers, but is overwhelmed and wrestled to the ground. It is revealed that Cooper is trying to join a special forces unit but fails when he refuses to shoot a dog in cold blood. He is returned to his unit by Captain Richard Ryan. Four weeks later, a squad of six British soldiers, including Cooper, are dropped into a remote area of the Scottish Highlands to carry out a trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellraiser (franchise)
''Hellraiser'' is an English/American horror media franchise that consists of eleven films, as well as various comic books, and additional merchandise and media. Based on the novella by English author Clive Barker titled '' The Hellbound Heart'', the franchise centers around the Cenobites including the primary antagonist named Pinhead. The overall plot of the franchise focuses on a puzzle box that opens a gateway to the Hell-like realm of the Cenobite lifeforms called the Lament Configuration. The Cenobites are an order of former-humans turned-monsters, who harvest human souls to torture in their sadistic experiments. Barker, who created the franchise and served as writer/director of the original film, stated that he signed away the story and character rights to the production company prior to the release of the first film, not realizing the critical and financial success it would be. The franchise was rebooted with an eleventh film, which was released on Hulu in October 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellraiser
''Hellraiser'' is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, and produced by Christopher Figg, based on Barker's 1986 novella ''The Hellbound Heart''. The film marked Barker's directorial debut. Its plot involves a mystical puzzle box that summons the Cenobite (Hellraiser), Cenobites, a group of extra-dimensional, Sadomasochism, sadomasochistic beings who cannot differentiate between pain and pleasure. The Pinhead (Hellraiser), leader of the Cenobites is portrayed by Doug Bradley, and identified in the sequels as "Pinhead". ''Hellraiser'' was filmed in late 1986. Barker originally wanted the electronic music group Coil (band), Coil to perform the music for the film, but on insistence from producers, the film was re-scored by Christopher Young. Some of Coil's themes were reworked by Young into the final score. ''Hellraiser'' had its first public showing at the Prince Charles Cinema on 10 September 1987. The film grossed $14.6 million. Since its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellraiser II
''Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' is a 1988 supernatural horror film directed by Tony Randel and starring Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham and Doug Bradley. The second film in the ''Hellraiser'' franchise, ''Hellraiser II'' draws heavily upon (and was made by much of the same cast and crew as) its precursor, ''Hellraiser'', which was released a year before. Laurence reprises her role as Kirsty Cotton, who is admitted into a psychiatric hospital after the events of the first film. There, the head doctor (Cranham) unleashes the Cenobites, a group of sadomasochistic beings from another dimension. Clive Barker, who wrote and directed the first ''Hellraiser'' film, wrote the story of ''Hellraiser II'' and served as executive producer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, ''Hellraiser II'' screened at the Toronto Festival of Festivals on 9 September 1988, and received mixed reviews upon release. It grossed $12.1 million at the box office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell On Earth
Hell on Earth may refer to: Film and television * ''Hell on Earth'' (film), a 1931 German war film directed by Victor Trivas * ''Hell on Earth'', a 2007 television film featuring Kyla Pratt * ''Hell on Earth'', a 2008 film directed by Ted A. Bohus * ''Hell on Earth'', a documentary presented by Mark Kermode about the film ''The Devils'' * '' Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth'', a 1992 horror film * "Hell on Earth" (''Smash''), an episode of ''Smash'' * "Hell on Earth 2006", an episode of ''South Park'' Games * '' Doom II: Hell on Earth'', the sequel to ''Doom'' * '' Deadlands: Hell on Earth'', an alternate-history role-playing game * "Hell on Earth", a level of ''Doom Eternal'' Literature * Hell on Earth (book series), a dark paranormal novel series by Jackie Kessler * ''Hell on Earth'', a 1985 DC Graphic Novel by Robert Bloch et al. * ''B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth'', a story cycle in Mike Mignola's ''B.P.R.D.'' comics series Music * Hell on Earth (band), an American industrial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Clarke
Noel Anthony Clarke (born 6 December 1975) is a British actor, screenwriter, director, and comic book writer. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in ''Doctor Who'' (2005–2010), he played Sam in the films ''Kidulthood'' (2006), ''Adulthood'' (2008) and ''Brotherhood'' (2016), which he also wrote and directed. He played Aaron Bishop in the TV series ''Bulletproof'' (2018–2021), which he also wrote and produced. Making his film debut in '' I'll Sleep When I'm Dead'' (2003), Clarke has gone on to star in films including ''Centurion'' (2010), ''4.3.2.1.'' (2010), '' Fast Girls'' (2012), '' Storage 24'' (2012), ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' (2013), '' I Am Soldier'' (2014), ''The Anomaly'' (2014), ''I Kill Giants'' (2017), ''Mute'' (2018), '' 10x10'' (2018), ''The Corrupted'' (2019), ''Twist'' (2021) and '' SAS: Red Notice'' (2021), some of which he also wrote, directed or produced. In 2015, Clarke founded the company Unstoppable Film and Television with friend and fello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coriolanus (film)
''Coriolanus'' is a 2011 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Coriolanus.'' It is directed by and stars Ralph Fiennes as the title character, with Gerard Butler as Tullus Aufidius, Vanessa Redgrave as Volumnia, and Brian Cox as Menenius. This is Fiennes' directorial debut. It places Shakespeare's original text and plot into a contemporary, pseudo-Balkan setting (filmed in Serbia and Montenegro), reminiscent of the Yugoslav Wars. Plot In Rome, riots are in progress after stores of grain are withheld from citizens and civil liberties are reduced due to a war between Rome and neighbouring Volsci. The rioters are particularly angry at Caius Martius, a brilliant Roman general whom they blame for the city's problems. During a march, the rioters encounter Martius, who is openly contemptuous and does not hide his low opinion of the regular citizens. The commander of the Volscian army, Tullus Aufidius, who has fought Martius on several occasions and considers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( ; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has received various accolades including a British Academy Film Award and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and an Emmy Award. He made his film debut playing Heathcliff in ''Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights'' (1992). His portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in the Steven Spielberg drama ''Schindler's List'' (1993) earned him nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, and he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His performance as Count Almásy in ''The English Patient'' (1996) garnered him a second Academy Award nomination, this time for Best Actor, as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations. Fiennes has appeared in a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Butler
Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as ''Mrs Brown'' (1997), the James Bond film ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' (1997), and ''Tale of the Mummy'' (1998). In 2000, he starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film ''Dracula 2000'' with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries ''Attila'' (2001), then appeared in the films '' Reign of Fire'' with Christian Bale (2002) and '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life'' with Angelina Jolie (2003) before playing André Marek in the adaptation of Michael Crichton's science fiction adventure ''Timeline'' (2003). He then was cast as Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical ''The Phantom of the Opera,'' with Emmy Rossum; it earned him a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. Butler gained worldwide recognition f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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