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Damian Jones (producer)
Damian Jones (born 30 September 1964) is a British independent film producer. His career spans almost 50 feature films that include collaborating with top directing and acting talent to critical and commercial success. Films include the Academy Award-winning ''The Iron Lady'', ''The Lady in the Van'', ''The History Boys'', ''Belle'', ''Welcome to Sarajevo'', '' Millions'' , ''Goodbye Christopher Robin'', ''Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll'', ''Dad's Army'', '' Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie'' and the crime drama trilogy ''Kidulthood'', ''Adulthood'' and ''Brotherhood''. Jones' most recent projects have included Michael Winterbottom's ''Greed'' for Sony Pictures International Productions and Film4, Rapman's ''Blue Story'', Argyris Papadimitropoulos's ''Monday'', Romola Garai’s ''Amulet'', and Jim Archer’s ''Brian and Charles ''Brian and Charles'' is a 2022 comedy drama film directed by Jim Archer, in his feature debut, from a screenplay by David Earl (actor), David Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Story
''Blue Story'' is a 2019 British musical crime drama film written, directed, and narrated by Rapman (Andrew Onwubolu) through the medium of rap and starring Stephen Odubola and Micheal Ward, with Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Khali Best, Karla-Simone Spence, Richie Campbell, Jo Martin and Junior Afolabi Salokun in supporting roles. Serving as Rapman's feature directorial debut, the film is based on his 2014 YouTube series of the same name, which in turn is based on the real life gangs - the Peckham Boys and Ghetto Boys. The story follows best friends Marco (Ward) and Timmy (Odubola) who, from different areas of London (Peckham and Deptford), find themselves becoming enemies in a violent and insidious postcode war. Following the success of his three-part YouTube series ''Shiro's Story'' and signing with Jay-Z to Roc Nation, Rapman and BBC Films developed and co-financed the film, and in late 2018 Paramount Pictures bought worldwide distribution rights for the film. Principal photography beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piccadilly Jim (2004 Film)
''Piccadilly Jim'' is a romantic comedy film directed by John McKay, starring Sam Rockwell and Frances O'Connor. It is based on the 1917 comic novel ''Piccadilly Jim'' by P. G. Wodehouse.Taves (2006), p. 199. The film was shot in 2004, shown at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival, and released in the UK in 2006. The novel on which the film was based was also adapted into a 1919 film and a 1936 film. Cast * Sam Rockwell as Jim Crocker * Frances O'Connor as Ann Chester * Tom Wilkinson as Bingley Crocker * Brenda Blethyn as Nesta Pett * Hugh Bonneville as Lord Wisbeach * Allison Janney as Eugenia Crocker * Austin Pendleton as Peter Pett * Tom Hollander as Willie Partridge * Geoffrey Palmer as Bayliss * Pam Ferris as Miss Trimble * Rupert Simonian as Ogden Ford * Sia as New York Bar Singer Production Kirk D'Amico, Marion Pilowsky, and Steve Christian were executive producers. Peter Czernin, Graham Broadbent, and Andrew Hauptman were producers. The director was John McKay and the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderpants
''Thunderpants'' is a 2002 family comedy film about a boy whose incredible capacity for flatulence gets him a job as an astronaut. The film was directed by Pete Hewitt, whose previous work included ''Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991) and ''The Borrowers'' (1997). The script was written by Phil Hughes, based on a story by Pete Hewitt about a boy who dreams of being a spaceman, but has a problem with flatulence. Plot Born with two stomachs, Patrick Smash (Bruce Cook) is uncontrollably and devastatingly flatulent. No more than thirty seconds after his birth, he first breaks wind, horrifying his parents (Bronagh Gallagher, and Victor McGuire) and doctor (Robert Hardy). As he grows up, Patrick's farts become so uncontrollable and destructive that his father has to flee their home, as he is often injured by his son's gaseous emissions, whose force is so strong that it can blow people over. Patrick is bullied at school as a result of his condition, but eventually finds strength in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Very Annie Mary
''Very Annie Mary'' is a 2001 musical-comedy film, written and directed by Sara Sugarman and starring Rachel Griffiths and Jonathan Pryce. It is a coming-of-age tale, set in south Wales, about a woman in her 30s who lives with her verbally abusive father. It was filmed on location in Bridgend and at Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall, Newbridge, Wales. Premise After her father suffers a stroke, a woman is forced to take care of him but uses the circumstances to emancipate herself and find the courage to sing once again. Cast * Rachel Griffiths as Annie Mary Pugh * Jonathan Pryce as Jack Pugh * Ioan Gruffudd as Hob * Matthew Rhys as Nob * Kenneth Griffith as Minister * Ruth Madoc as Mrs. Ifans * Joanna Page as Bethan Bevan * Anna Mountford as Blodwyn * Josh Richards as Mr. Bevans * Cerys Matthews as Nerys Minor roles in the film are played by Ray Gravell, Mary Hopkin and Ruth Jones, among others. Music The film features the following songs: * "Nessun Dorma" * " Happ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing At The Blue Iguana
''Dancing at the Blue Iguana'' is a 2000 American erotic drama film, released September 14, 2000, directed by Michael Radford about the lives of strippers at a gentlemen's club. The film was based on an improvisational workshop involving the lead actors. It explores the intersecting lives of five exotic dancers who work at a San Fernando Valley strip club, the Blue Iguana, and the difficulties in their lives. Plot Angel (Daryl Hannah) wishes for a baby of her own or a foster child to take care of, but her messy, dysfunctional existence makes this an impossible dream. Jo (Jennifer Tilly) is pregnant, wants an abortion, and can barely contain her rage at the world, which is useful in her moonlighting as a dominatrix. Jasmine (Sandra Oh) writes beautiful poetry on the side and finally finds a boyfriend. She tells him she's a stripper, but he maintains that he is all right with it. However, once he sees her dance at the club, he disapproves silently and leaves. Jesse (Charlotte Ayan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some Voices (film)
''Some Voices'' is a 2000 British drama film directed by Simon Cellan Jones and adapted for the screen by Joe Penhall, from his own stage play (originally a theatre production for the Royal Court, London). It is Cellan Jones's first feature film. The film was almost entirely shot on location in Shepherd's Bush, West London, where Cellan Jones lives. Plot The film's central character, Ray (Daniel Craig), has schizophrenia. The story begins with Ray's discharge from psychiatric hospital. Ray's devoted brother Pete (David Morrissey) picks him up and drives Ray to his new abode, the spare room in Pete's West London flat. Pete is a chef who works long hours in the café (a traditional "greasy spoon" during the day and a trendy eatery in the evening) that he inherited from his father. He now has to find the time to take care of Ray and monitor the medication that controls the voices in his head. Ray is an intelligent, out-going young man. He soon falls for Laura (Kelly Macdonald), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Texas Funeral
''A Texas Funeral'' is a 1999 American fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by William Blake Herron and starring Robert Patrick, Jane Adams and Martin Sheen. Cast * Quinton Jones as "Little Sparta" * Robert Patrick as Zach * Jane Adams as Mary Joan * Martin Sheen as Grandpa Sparta * Chris Noth as Clinton * Olivia d'Abo as Charlotte * Grace Zabriskie as Murtis * Joanne Whalley as Miranda * Isaiah Washington Isaiah Washington IV is an American actor and media personality. Following a series of film appearances, he came to prominence for portraying Dr. Preston Burke in the first three seasons of the series ''Grey's Anatomy'' from 2005 to 2007. Wash ... as Walter References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Texas Funeral, A 1990s fantasy comedy-drama films American fantasy comedy-drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Debt Collector (1999 Film)
''The Debt Collector'' is a 1999 thriller, written and directed by Scottish dramatist Anthony Neilson and starring Billy Connolly, Ken Stott and Francesca Annis. Loosely based on the character of Jimmy Boyle, ''The Debt Collector'' explores themes of forgiveness, revenge, change and the ''macho'' culture of modern urban Scottish life. Plot The film opens in late 1970s Edinburgh; Nicky Dryden (Billy Connolly) is arrested by Gary Keltie (Ken Stott) for his part in enforcing the collection of money owed to a loan shark. Soon the film moves into the present time. Dryden has left prison and changed his ways. He is now a feted sculptor married to journalist Val Dryden (Francesca Annis) displaying his first show. The show is interrupted by Keltie who is disgusted by Dryden's new-found respectability, and claims that he hasn't paid his debt to society. Dryden wishes to move on from his past crimes, but Keltie is determined not to let him forget his past. Val is disturbed when Dryden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splendor (1999 Film)
''Splendor'' is a 1999 romantic comedy film directed by Gregg Araki and starring Kathleen Robertson, Johnathon Schaech, and Matt Keeslar. The film deals with an open relationship between the three leads. Plot When struggling Los Angeles actress Veronica finds herself simultaneously falling in love with a sensitive writer named Abel and an air-headed drummer named Zed, she initially tries to see them both without the other finding out, and then to choose between them. When she is unable to do so, she begins openly dating them both, and the three eventually move in together, forming a unique yet functional group relationship. Veronica's friend Mike is critical of their relationship, though she warms to the concept over time. Abel and Zed are initially antagonistic to one another but grow closer over time, eventually becoming closer to one another than either of them are to Veronica. When Veronica becomes pregnant, the relationship becomes strained and she eventually leaves both Abel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gridlock'd
''Gridlock'd'' is a 1997 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and starring Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, Lucy Liu, and Thandiwe Newton. It was the directorial debut of Curtis-Hall, who also has a small role in the film. The film's opening was relatively low, despite critical acclaim; its opening weekend netted only $2,678,372 and it finished with a little over $5.5 million. The film paid tribute to star Tupac Shakur, who was murdered four months prior to the film's release. Plot Set in Detroit, ''Gridlock'd'' centers around heroin addicts Spoon (Tupac Shakur), Stretch (Tim Roth) and Cookie (Thandiwe Newton). They are in a band – in the spoken word genre – called Eight Mile Road, with Cookie on vocals, Spoon on bass guitar (plus secondary vocals) and Stretch on piano. Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their habit after Cookie overdoses on her first hit. Throughout a disastrous day, the two addicts dodge police and local criminals while strug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubin & Ed
''Rubin & Ed'' is a 1991 independent buddy comedy film written and directed by Trent Harris. It stars Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman as an unlikely pairing on a road trip through the Utah desert. Plot Rubin Farr is an eccentric, unsociable young man who lives in a motel run by his mother and mourns his cat, which is being stored in a refrigerator until he can find a proper spot to bury it. Ed Tuttle is a divorced, middle-aged yuppie who works for real estate pyramid schemer Mr. Busta as a recruiter for his $3,000 "seminars". As a condition of returning his stereo to him, Rubin's mother forces her son to go out and make at least one friend. Rubin befriends Ed and decides to go and bury his cat in the Utah desert. He and Ed take Ed's car, which is actually on loan from Mr. Busta. While Rubin sees in Ed the potential for the type of friend his mom wants him to make, Ed sees an opportunity to recruit Rubin for Busta's seminars. In the desert, the pair's car breaks down and Rubin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
