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Festival Of Fantastic Films
The Festival of Fantastic Films is an annual non-profit celebration of ''cinema fantastique'', held annually in central Manchester, England. It was created by Tony Edwards and the late Harry Nadler (both members of the Delta Film Group, an amateur film-making society active in the 1960s and both past organisers of an Eastercon), together with their fellow enthusiast Gil Lane-Young. Past guests have included: the producer Tony Tenser; the producer/director Roger Corman; directors Robert Fuest, Val Guest, Robin Hardy, Jorge Grau; actors Andrew Keir, Robin Askwith, David Warbeck, Ken Foree, David Hess, Norman Rossington; actresses Caroline Munro, Barbara Shelley, Anne Robinson, Catriona MacColl, Ingrid Pitt. Two prizes are presented each year: for the best amateur film screened (see entry for the Delta Film Award) and the best independent entry. The 19th Festival of Fantastic Films was held on 17–19 October 2008 with Jess Conrad and Lamberto Bava among the guests appearing. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester, England
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (''castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Robinson
Anne Josephine Robinson (born 26 September 1944) is an English television presenter and journalist. She was the host of BBC game show ''The Weakest Link'' (2000–2017). She presented the Channel 4 game show ''Countdown'' from June 2021 to July 2022, taking over from Nick Hewer. She left the programme on 13 July 2022 after recording 265 episodes. Early life Robinson was born in Crosby, Lancashire, on 26 September 1944 and is of Irish descent."Memoirs of an Unfit Mother by Anne Robinson" – Post.ie – 11 November 2001 Her father was a schoolteacher. Her mother, Anne Josephine ('' née'' Wilson), was an agricultural businesswoman from Northern Ireland, where she was the manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sasdy
Peter Sasdy (born 27 May 1935 in Budapest, Hungary) is a British film and television director. In addition to his numerous TV credits, notable among which is the Nigel Kneale-scripted ''The Stone Tape'' (1972), he directed several horror films for Hammer, including ''Taste the Blood of Dracula'' (1969), ''Countess Dracula'' (1971) and ''Hands of the Ripper'' (1971). Pirie, David, "New Blood", in ''Sight & Sound'', volume 40, issue 2 (Spring 1971): 73. Sasdy directed the 1960s TV series ''Wuthering Heights'', ''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' and ''The Spoils of Poynton'' for BBC TV. He also directed several early episodes of the hit TV series ''Minder'', and earned a Razzie Award for his direction of the 1983 film ''The Lonely Lady''. He directed three different adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories: ''The Illustrious Client'', the first episode of the 1965 BBC series starring Douglas Wilmer as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson; one episode (''The Case of the Blin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derren Nesbitt
Derren Nesbitt (born Derren Michael Horwitz; 19 June 1935) is a British actor. Nesbitt's film career began in the late 1950s, and he also appeared in many television series in the late 1960s into the 1970s. He is known for his role as Major von Hapen in the 1968 film ''Where Eagles Dare''. Acting career Often playing villains on screen, Nesbitt's television appearances began in the 1950s, including roles in ''The Adventures of Sir Lancelot'', ''The Invisible Man'', '' Man of the World'', ''Danger Man'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Doctor Who'', ''UFO'', ''The Saint'' and ''Special Branch''. He has also appeared in film roles such as a predatory blackmailer of gay men in ''Victim'' (1961), a murderous pimp in ''The Informers'' (1963), a slimy assassin in ''Nobody Runs Forever'', and the suspicious Gestapo officer in ''Where Eagles Dare'' (1968). Nesbitt was keen to be as authentic as possible with his character in ''Where Eagles Dare''. Whilst on location, he requested to meet a former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McCulloch (actor)
Ian McCulloch is a Scottish actor of stage, film, and television. McCulloch is perhaps best known for his role as Greg Preston in the post-apocalyptic 1975–1977 TV series '' Survivors'' and for his work in European genre cinema. Career McCulloch debuted in the second episode, "Genesis", of '' Survivors'' and went on to appear regularly throughout the series. He also starred in the Italian horror films '' Zombie Flesh Eaters'' also known as ''Zombi II'' (1979) by Lucio Fulci, '' Zombi Holocaust'' (1980) by Marino Girolami, and ''Contamination'' (1980) by Luigi Cozzi. ''Zombie Flesh Eaters'' was originally banned in the United Kingdom as part of the 1980s campaign against "video nasties". McCulloch stated that he did not see the film in its entirety, or on a big screen, until years later. Over the years, McCulloch has had supporting roles in studio films like ''Where Eagles Dare'' (1968) with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood, and ''Cromwell'' (1970) with Alec Guinness and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hough (director)
John Hough (born 21 November 1941) is a British film and television director. He is primarily known for his suspense films of the 1970s and 1980s, including ''Twins of Evil'' (1971), ''The Legend of Hell House'' (1973), ''The Incubus (film), The Incubus'' (1982) and ''American Gothic (1988 film), American Gothic'' (1988), as well as the 1974 action thriller ''Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry''. Career British TV After many credits as a second unit director on ''The Baron (TV series), The Baron'', ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'' and ''The Champions'', he took his first job as a director on the 1968 season of ''The Avengers'', directing episodes such as "Super Secret Cypher Snatch" and "Homicide and Old Lace". "ITC was a very special place to work in", he said later. "And the people cared. Instead of asking you to do it quicker and with less quality, they'd push you to excel yourself. It was creative and interesting, but very disciplined. It was like Michelangelo painting the Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Hanley
Jenny Hanley (born 15 August 1947) is an English actress. She remains best known for being one of the presenters of the ITV children's magazine programme ''Magpie''. Early life and education Hanley is the daughter of actors Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Hanley. After her education at schools in Southern England and in Switzerland, she trained as a nanny and did modelling work. Through her mother she is of Russian-Jewish and German descent. Personal life and family Hanley's grandmother was a photographer who, as Studio Lisa, had privileged access to the royal family, photographing both Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in relaxed, family poses and the next generation, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Edward in informal shots. She also helped to launch the career of a male model who later became an actor, Roger Moore. Her brother, Sir Jeremy Hanley, had a career as an accountant and later became a Conservative Party MP. Hanley married Herbie Clark in 1980, and they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carson (actor)
John Derek Carson-Parker (28 February 1927 – 5 November 2016), known as John Carson, was an English actor known for his appearances in film and television. Early life and education Born to English parents in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), where his father worked on tea and rubber plantations, he was educated in Australia and went to Britain to do national service as an artillery officer in an anti-aircraft regiment between 1944 and 1945. He then studied law at Queen's College, Oxford before leaving for New Zealand, where he worked in amateur theatre before returning to Britain to begin his professional career. His stage appearances included the original productions of '' A Man For All Seasons'' and ''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg''. Career Making his film debut in 1947, Carson carved out a career appearing in low-budget British films such as '' Seven Keys'' (1961); '' Smokescreen'' (1964); and ''Master Spy'' (1964). His saturnine looks and sinister voice (sometimes comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Booth
Emily Katherine Booth (born 26 April 1976), also known by her stage name Emily "Bouff" Bouffante, is an English actress and television presenter. Early life Booth was born 26 April 1976 in Chester, Cheshire, growing up in Hastings, East Sussex. Booth studied for three Advanced Level (UK), A levels and a Bachelor of Arts, BA in Media and Film academic degree, degree at Goldsmiths College, University of London. While she was a student, she earned money busking playing the violin and sang on ''Eurotrash (TV series), Eurotrash''. Career Booth is known for her roles in cult films ''Pervirella'', ''Cradle of Fear'', ''Evil Aliens'' and the BAFTA nominated short film ''Inferno (2001 short), Inferno''. She appeared in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double header ''Grindhouse (film), Grindhouse'' (2007) in the mock trailer, "Don't", by Edgar Wright. Booth was also the host of several Channel 4 and satellite television shows. She co-presented and co-wrote the video-game revie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamberto Bava
Lamberto Bava (born 3 April 1944) is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, Bava began working as an assistant director for his director father Mario Bava. Lamberto co-directed the 1979 television film ''La Venere d'Ille'' with his father and in 1980 directed his first solo feature film ''Macabre''. Bava continued working in the 1980s and collaborated with Dario Argento on films such as '' Demons''. After 1990, Bava's work was predominantly involved with television, such as his '' Fantaghirò'' series. Biography Lamberto Bava was born in Rome, Italy on 3 April 1944. Lamberto's father Mario Bava was a film director known primarily as a director of horror films. Lamberto's film career began in the mid-1960s working as an assistant director on his father's film ''Planet of the Vampires''. Lamberto would later collaborate with his father on several of his projects, including '' Danger: Diabolik'' (1966), ''Twitch of the Death Nerve'' (1971) and ''Shock'' (1977) (On ''Shock'', Lamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Conrad
Jess Conrad (born Gerald Arthur James; 24 February 1936) is an English stage and screen actor and singer. As a boy he was nicknamed "Jesse" after American outlaw Jesse James; as there was already an actor named "Gerald James" in Actors' Equity, a drama teacher who was a fan of writer Joseph Conrad suggested the stage name of "Jess Conrad". Biography Conrad was born in Brixton, South London and started his career as a repertory actor and film extra, before being cast in a television play, ''Bye, Bye Barney'', as a pop singer. He was noticed by Jack Good, who included him in his TV series '' Oh Boy!''. Conrad then was signed to Decca Records and had a number of chart hits, including "Cherry Pie", "This Pullover", "Mystery Girl" and "Pretty Jenny"; also recording for Columbia, Pye President and EMI. Between the late 1950s and mid-1960s, Conrad appeared in a number of films such as '' Serious Charge'' (uncredited), '' The Boys'', '' Rag Doll'', (filmed in 1960, and released in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Film Award
The Delta Film Award was presented annually to the best amateur film screened at the Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester, England from 1990. The awards relaunched for the 2022 festival as a new short film competition, including a best-in-festival award. Now plural, the Delta Film Awards are named in honour of the Delta group of amateur filmmakers whose efforts enlivened 1960s British science fiction conventions. Members included Tony Edwards and the late Harry Nadler, founding members along with Gil Lane-Young of the Society of Fantastic Films, which oversaw the Manchester festival. The Delta Film Award celebrated significant achievement by low-budget directors. The award was relaunched for the 2022 festival with a new short film competition following the death of Gil Lane-Young, with a committee of festivalgoers agreeing to update the annuaFestival of Fantastic Films in Manchesterwhile retaining the event's unique atmosphere and intimate feel. The festival gained a new we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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