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Evening Standard British Film Awards 2009
The 2009 Evening Standard British Film Awards, held on 1 February 2009, honoured the best British and Irish films of 2008. Best film '' Hunger'' *'' Frost/Nixon'' *Unrelated' Best Director Stephen Daldry – ''The Reader'' * Danny Boyle – '' Slumdog Millionaire'' * Lenny Abrahamson – '' Garage'' Best Actor (tie) Michael Sheen – '' Frost/Nixon'' and Pat Shortt – '' Garage'' *Michael Fassbender – '' Hunger'' Best Actress Tilda Swinton – '' Julia'' * Samantha Morton – ''Mister Lonely'' *Kate Winslet – ''The Reader'', ''Revolutionary Road'' Best Screenplay Martin McDonagh – '' In Bruges'' *Mark O’Halloran – '' Garage'' *Peter Morgan – '' Frost/Nixon'' Technical achievement Mark Digby (production designer) – '' Slumdog Millionaire'' * Roger Deakins (cinematographer) – '' No Country for Old Men'', '' In the Valley of Elah'', ''The Reader'' with Chris Menges *Joe Walker (editor) – '' Hunger'' and '' The Escapist'' Most Promising Newcomer Joanna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Evening Standard British Film Awards
The Evening Standard British Film Awards were established in 1973 by London's '' Evening Standard'' newspaper. The Standard Awards is the only ceremony "dedicated to British and Irish talent," judged by a panel of "top UK critics." Each ceremony honours films from the previous year. 1973–1980 Winners 1973 Winners *Best Actor : Keith Michell – '' Henry VIII and His Six Wives'' *Best Actress : Glenda Jackson – '' Mary, Queen of Scots'' *Best Comedy : '' The National Health'' – Jack Gold *Best Film : '' Ryan's Daughter'' – David Lean *Best Newcomer – Actor : Simon Ward *Best Newcomer – Actress : Lynne Frederick 1974 Winners *Best Actor : Michael Caine – '' Sleuth'' *Best Actress : Glenda Jackson – '' A Touch of Class'' *Best Comedy : '' The Three Musketeers'' – Richard Lester *Best Film : '' Live and Let Die'' – Guy Hamilton *Best Newcomer – Actor : Edward Fox *Best Newcomer – Actress : Heather Wright 1975 Winners *Best Actor : Albert Finney â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mister Lonely
''Mister Lonely'' is a 2007 comedy film directed by Harmony Korine and co-written with his brother Avi Korine. It features an ensemble cast of international actors, including Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant, Werner Herzog, James Fox, Anita Pallenberg and Leos Carax. The film follows a Michael Jackson look-alike joining a commune filled with other impersonators as they build a stage to attract people to see them perform. ''Mister Lonely'' garnered mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing $393,813 against an $8.2 million budget. Plot A young man living in Paris scratches out a living as a Michael Jackson look-alike, dancing on the streets, public parks, tourist spots and trade shows. During a show in a home for the elderly, he meets a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. Haunted by her angelic beauty, he follows her to a commune in the Scottish Highlands, joining her husband Charlie Chaplin, and her daughter Shirley Temple. Here, the Pope, Elizabeth II, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Complete History Of My Sexual Failures
''A Complete History of My Sexual Failures'' is a 2008 British documentary film directed by Chris Waitt who also starred as the main character and composed some of the music. The film was part of the "World Cinema Documentary Competition" at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Synopsis Filmmaker Chris Waitt sets out on a quest to find out why his romantic relationships have ended in complete failure. Tracking down almost all of his former lovers, he finds a general resentment, stemming from his constant unreliability. He then sets out to test different approaches that will prepare him for true love, and a lasting relationship. Reception Reviews of the film were mixed, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the film 56%. Dennis Harvey, writing for '' Variety'', was generally positive, and commended Waitt for his willingness "to appear a complete (though endearing) ass", while suspecting he was not quite as dumb as he appeared. '' The Independent'', '' The Independent On Sunday'', '' The Times' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Marsan
Edward Maurice Charles Marsan (born 9 June 1968) is an English actor. He won the London Film Critics Circle Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008). He has featured in films such as ''Gangster No. 1'' (2000), ''Ultimate Force'' (2002), ''V for Vendetta'' (2006), '' Mission: Impossible III'' (2006), '' Sixty Six'' (2006), ''Hancock'' (2008), ''Sherlock Holmes'' (2009), ''War Horse'' (2011), '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' (2011), ''The Best of Men'' (2012), '' The World's End'' (2013), '' Still Life'' (2013), and ''The Exception'' (2016). His major TV credits include his role as Terry in Showtime's ''Ray Donovan'' (2013–2020) and as Mr Norrell in the BBC drama ''Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'' (2015). Early life Marsan was born on 9 June 1968 in the Stepney district of London, to a working-class family; his father was a lorry driver and his mother was a school dinner lady and teacher's ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008 Film)
''Happy-Go-Lucky'' is a 2008 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh. The screenplay focuses on a cheerful and optimistic primary school teacher and her relationships with those around her. The film was well received by critics and resulted in a number of awards for Mike Leigh's direction and screenplay, lead actress Sally Hawkins's performance, and Eddie Marsan's performance in a supporting role. Plot Thirty years old and single, Pauline "Poppy" Cross shares a London flat with her best friend Zoe, a fellow teacher. Poppy is free-minded, high-spirited and kind-hearted. The film opens with Poppy trying to engage a shop employee in conversation. He ignores her, yet his icy demeanour does not bother her. She maintains her good mood even when she discovers her bicycle has been stolen. Her main concern is not getting a new one or finding the bicycle, but that she did not get a chance to say goodbye to it. This prompts her to decide to learn how to drive. When Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Hawkins
Sally Cecilia Hawkins (born 27 April 1976) is an English actress who began her career on stage and then moved into film. She has received several awards including a Golden Globe Award and the Berlin International Film Festival's Silver Bear for Best Actress, with nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, two Academy Awards, and two British Academy Film Awards. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she started her career as a stage actress in productions such as ''Romeo and Juliet'' (playing Juliet), ''Much Ado About Nothing'', and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Her first major role was in Mike Leigh's '' All or Nothing'' in 2002. She continued working with Leigh, appearing in a supporting role in ''Vera Drake'' (2004) and taking the lead in '' Happy-Go-Lucky'' (2008), for which she won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Silver Bear for Best Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Patel
Dev Patel (; born 23 April 1990) is a British actor. His breakthrough came in 2008 with the leading role of Jamal Malik in Danny Boyle's drama ''Slumdog Millionaire'', for which Patel was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming one of the youngest nominees in Best Actor category. He won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Patel has since gone on to establish himself as a renowned actor by starring in acclaimed films such as ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2011), ''The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2015), '' Chappie'' (2016), ''The Man Who Knew Infinity'' (2016), '' Lion'' (2016), ''Hotel Mumbai'' (2018), ''The Personal History of David Copperfield'' (2019), and '' The Green Knight'' (2021). He also starred in the series '' The Newsroom'' (2012-2014) and '' Modern Love'' (2019), and performed voice-over work in the animated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Escapist (2008 Film)
''The Escapist'' is a 2008 drama thriller starring Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Liam Cunningham, Seu Jorge, Dominic Cooper, Steven Mackintosh, Stephen Farrelly and Damian Lewis. It is directed and co-written by Rupert Wyatt, and premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival to considerable acclaim. An Irish-UK co-production, the film was produced by Alan Moloney of Parallel Films and Adrian Sturges of Picture Farm. Plot The film runs two narratives simultaneously, preparation of the escape and the escape itself. Frank Perry ( Brian Cox) is a lifer and has long accepted that he will never see the outside again. When Perry receives his first letter in fourteen years that his cherished daughter is a drug addict and near death following an overdose, he starts to think about escaping. He plans an escape with help from Lenny Drake (Joseph Fiennes), Brodie (Liam Cunningham) and Viv Batista (Seu Jorge). But when Perry's new cellmate James Lacey (Dominic Cooper) gets noticed by Tony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Valley Of Elah
''In the Valley of Elah'' is a 2007 American crime drama film written and directed by Paul Haggis. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and Susan Sarandon. Its title refers to the Biblical valley where the battle between David and Goliath took place. Paul Haggis's ''In The Valley of Elah'' is based on actual events, although the characters' names and locations have been changed. The screenplay was inspired by journalist Mark Boal's "Death and Dishonor", an article about the murder case published in ''Playboy'' magazine in 2004. It portrays a military father's search for his son and, after his body is found, subsequent hunt for his son's killers. The film explores themes including the Iraq War, abuse of prisoners, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Plot On November 1, 2004, Hank Deerfield – a gravel trucker and retired military police sergeant living in Tennessee with his wife Joan – is notified that his son Mike, a soldier recently returned from Iraq, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Country For Old Men (film)
''No Country for Old Men'' is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, the film is set in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas. The film revisits the themes of fate, conscience, and circumstance that the Coen brothers had explored in the films ''Blood Simple'' (1984), ''Raising Arizona'' (1987), and '' Fargo'' (1996). The film follows three main characters: Llewelyn Moss (Brolin), a Vietnam War veteran and welder who stumbles upon a large sum of money in the desert; Anton Chigurh (Bardem), a hitman who is tasked with recovering the money; and Ed Tom Bell (Jones), a local sheriff investigating the crime. The film also stars Kelly Macdonald as Moss's wife Carla Jean, and Woody Harrelson as a bounty hunter seeking Moss and the return of the $2 million. ''No Country for Old Men'' premiered in competition at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Deakins
Sir Roger Alexander Deakins (born 24 May 1949) is an English cinematographer, best known for his collaborations with directors the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes and Denis Villeneuve. Deakins has been admitted to both the British Society of Cinematographers and to the American Society of Cinematographers. He is the recipient of five BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, and two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography from fifteen nominations. His best-known works include ''The Shawshank Redemption'', '' Fargo'', ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', '' A Beautiful Mind'', ''Skyfall'', '' Sicario'', ''Blade Runner 2049'', and '' 1917'', the last two of which earned him Academy Awards. An alumnus of the National Film and Television School, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to ... British film" Deakins was named and serves as an Honorary Fellow of the school. Deakins received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers in 2011, and in 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Bruges
''In Bruges'' is a 2008 black comedy-drama crime film directed and written by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut and starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph Fiennes as their enraged boss. The film is set and was filmed in Bruges, Belgium. ''In Bruges'' was the opening night film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and opened in limited release in the United States on 8 February 2008. For his performance in the film, Farrell won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, while Gleeson was nominated in the same category. McDonagh won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Plot Carrying out orders, rookie hitman Ray shoots a priest during confession, but accidentally kills a young boy who is also in church. He and his mentor Ken are sent to Bruges by their employer Harry, where they are to await further i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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