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Film Fandango
''Film Fandango'' is a weekly film discussion podcast hosted by comedians David Reed (comedian), David Reed and Marek Larwood. In its initial incarnation (October 2011 – January 2013), the podcast was hosted by Danielle Ward alongside David Reed and was distributed by Absolute Radio. Each week a guest presenter joined the hosts to discuss a new or upcoming cinema release as well as a film of his or her choosing. In October 2012, Larwood replaced Ward as host. No longer affiliated with Absolute Radio, the show continues in a similar weekly format albeit with fewer guest presenters. Episodes A list of early episodes of Film Fandango is available on the podcast's iTunes page. * Episode 1 - Isy Suttie on ''The Three Musketeers (2011 film), Three Musketeers 3D'' & ''Crimes and Misdemeanors'' * Episode 2 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Reed (comedian)
David Reed (born 26 May 1982) is a British actor, writer and comedian and one third of comedy troupe The Penny Dreadfuls. Career Reed studied at the University of Edinburgh. During his studies he performed with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company, acting in, writing and directing two pantomime productions, and was a member of acclaimed improvisational comedy troupe ''The Improverts''. It was with The Improverts that he first met and performed with fellow comedians Humphrey Ker and Thom Tuck. He was also a frequent performer in the local comedy circuit and at The Stand Comedy Club, The Stand. In 2008, Reed became the drummer for Karaoke Circus, a show where comedians perform songs with an accompanying live band. Since October 2011 he has co-hosted a weekly film podcast for Absolute Radio with Karaoke Circus bassist Danielle Ward. In 2011 he performed his debut solo show Shamblehouse at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. in 2022, Reed's play ''Guy Fawkes'' was staged at York Theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Hoult
Colin Hoult (born 15 May 1979) is an English actor and writer in television, radio, and theatre. He studied at Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre. Career Hoult has worked in various television productions, including ''Russell Howard's Good News'' (BBC Three, 2009), ''Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder'' (ITV1, 2009), ''Angelo's'' (Five, 2007), ''Edinburgh and Beyond'' (Paramount Comedy Channel, 2007), ''Comedy Shuffle'' (BBC Three, 2007), ''The Charlotte Church Show'' (Channel 4, 2006), and ''Harry Hill's TV Burp'' (ITV1). In 2013, Hoult had a recurring role in series 5 of '' Being Human''. In the same year, he appeared as a life coach in the BBC's '' Life's Too Short'', starring Warwick Davis, a show written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Hoult is also known for his collaborations with Gervais, appearing on ''Derek'' as Geoff in 2014 and as Ken Otley in '' After Life'' (2020). In 2019, Hoult began appearing in the CBBC series ''Almost Never'', in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Breaking or breakin' may refer to: Arts * Breakdancing (also breaking), an athletic style of street dance * ''Breakin''', a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film * "Breakin, a twelfth-season episode of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' * ''Breaking'' (film), a 2022 American thriller drama film * Sequence breaking, performing actions or obtaining items in video games out of the intended linear order Music * "Breakin (song), a single from The Music's second album, ''Welcome to the North'' * " Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us", a song by American music duo Ollie & Jerry * "Breakin, the sixth song on The All-American Rejects' 2008 album ''When the World Comes Down'' * ''Breaking'' (album), the eighth full-length album by American musician Brian Larsen * "Breaking" (song), a song by American alternative rock band, Anberlin Damage * Breaking (martial arts), technique that is used in competition, demonstration and testing * Fracture, the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Holmes
Jon Holmes (born 24 April 1973) is a British comedian, writer, presenter and broadcaster known for his work on such programmes as ''The Now Show'', '' Listen Against'' (for BBC Radio 4), along with both music and spoken word radio. He has appeared on numerous television programmes. Early life Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Holmes was raised in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Holmes was adopted when he was aged one month. He attended Canterbury Christ Church College, where he graduated with a joint degree in English with radio, film and television. He became involved with university radio station ''C4 Radio'' and also wrote, directed and performed in various student revue shows; he became a presenter on Canterbury's local radio station KMFM Canterbury (then CTFM). Career After graduation, Holmes's first foray into BBC radio comedy was for BBC Radio 4 with his debut comedy series ''Grievous Bodily Radio'' in 1997. He also had a show on Power FM on Sunday nights. The ''Jon & Andy Show' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil (1985 Film)
''Brazil'' is a 1985 dystopian black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard. The film stars Jonathan Pryce and features Robert De Niro, Kim Greist, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Bob Hoskins, and Ian Holm. The film centres on Sam Lowry, a low-ranking bureaucrat trying to find a woman who appears in his dreams while he is working in a mind-numbing job and living in a small apartment, set in a dystopian world in which there is an over-reliance on poorly maintained (and rather whimsical) machines. ''Brazil''s satire of technocracy, bureaucracy, hyper-surveillance, corporatism and state capitalism is reminiscent of George Orwell's 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' and has been called Kafkaesque and absurdist. Sarah Street's ''British National Cinema'' (1997) describes the film as a "fantasy/satire on bureaucratic society", and John Scalzi's ''Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies'' (2005) describes it as a "dystopian satire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trespass (2011 Film)
''Trespass'' is a 2011 American crime thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher, from a screenplay by Karl Gajdusek. It stars Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman as a married couple taken hostage by extortionists. It also stars Ben Mendelsohn, Cam Gigandet, Liana Liberato, Jordana Spiro, Dash Mihok, Emily Meade and Nico Tortorella. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2011. It was released in a limited release and through video on demand on October 14, 2011, by Millennium Entertainment. It is the last film to be directed by Joel Schumacher before his death on June 22, 2020. Plot The film opens with fast-talking businessman and diamond dealer Kyle Miller (Nicolas Cage) speaking to a client over the phone as he returns to his lavish mansion home in Shreveport, Louisiana, his wife Sarah (Nicole Kidman) and his teenage daughter Avery (Liana Liberato). Despite the charming facade, it is immediately clear that the family is dysfunctional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John-Luke Roberts
John-Luke Roberts is a British stand-up comedian, writer, actor and performer. Style Roberts' comedy style is absurdist, and often uses props and physical movement, as taught by French clown Philippe Gaulier with whom Roberts has trained. Roberts uses character comedy within his stand-up. Roberts has had jokes nominated in the best and worst lists at the Edinburgh festival. Career Roberts studied at the University of Cambridge where he was a member of the comedy society. Roberts took part in ''So You Think You're Funny'', and in 2005 was a finalist in the ''BBC New Comedy Award.'' Roberts' 2014 Edinburgh show ‘Stnad-up’ concerned in part the end of his relationship with Nadia Kamil, and his 2015 Edinburgh show ‘Stdad-up’ addressed the death of his father. Roberts founded ''The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society'' which he cohosts with Thom Tuck at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and which has had residencies at the Soho Theatre, The New Red Lion, and The Bill Murray. Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring (film)
is a 1998 Japanese psychological supernatural horror film directed by Hideo Nakata, based on the 1991 novel by Koji Suzuki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani and Hiroyuki Sanada, and follows a reporter who is racing to investigate the mystery behind a cursed video tape; whoever watches the tape dies seven days after doing so. The film is titled ''The Ring'' (stylized as ''the Ring'') in English in Japan and released as ''Ringu'' in North America. Production took approximately nine months. ''Ring'' and its sequel ''Spiral'' were released in Japan at the same time. After its release, ''Ring'' was a huge box office success in Japan and was acclaimed by critics. It inspired numerous follow-ups in the ''Ring'' franchise, popularized Japanese horror (or "J-horror") internationally, and triggered a trend of Western remakes of J-horror films, including the 2002 American film '' The Ring''. Plot During a sleepover, high schoolers Tomoko and Masami discuss an urban legend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rum Diary (film)
''The Rum Diary'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Bruce Robinson, based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson. The film stars Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, and Giovanni Ribisi. Filming began in Puerto Rico in March 2009 and was released on October 28, 2011. The film received mixed reviews and grossed just $30 million against its $45 million budget, making it a box office bomb. Plot Paul Kemp is an author who has not been able to sell a book. He gets a job at a newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, he meets staff photographer Sala, who gets him acclimated and tells him he thinks the newspaper will fold soon. Kemp checks into a hotel, and while idling about on a boat in the sea, meets Chenault, who is skinny-dipping while avoiding a Union Carbide party. Kemp is immediately smitten with her. Kemp and Sala immediately go on a drinking binge, which earns Kemp the enmity of his edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom Tuck
Thomas Tuck (born 28 March 1982) is a British actor and comedian known for being one third of comedy troupe The Penny Dreadfuls and as a stand-up comedian. He was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Early life Tuck attended the American International School of Dhaka in Bangladesh and Cardinal Heenan Roman Catholic High School and Notre Dame Sixth Form College in Leeds. As a child, he also lived in Sri Lanka, Denmark, Egypt, Malawi, Zimbabwe and the Philippines. He studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and graduated with a 2:2. While at university, he performed with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company; acting in, writing and directing plays, including directing a piece written by playwright Sam Holcroft, and was a member of acclaimed improvisational comedy troupe '' The Improverts''. It was with The Improverts that he first met and performed with fellow comedians Humphrey Ker and David Reed. Career Tuck's radio work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugsy Malone
''Bugsy Malone'' is a 1976 gangster musical comedy film written and directed by Alan Parker (in his feature film directorial debut). A co-production of United States and United Kingdom, it features an ensemble cast, featuring only child actors playing adult roles, with Jodie Foster, Scott Baio and John Cassisi in major roles. The film tells the story of the rise of "Bugsy Malone" and the battle for power between "Fat Sam" and "Dandy Dan". Set in New York City, it is a gangster movie spoof, substituting machine guns that fire gobs of whipped cream instead of bullets. The film is based loosely on events in New York and Chicago during Prohibition era, specifically the exploits of real-life gangsters such as Al Capone and Bugs Moran. Parker lightened the subject matter considerably for the children's market and the film received a G rating in the U.S. ''Bugsy Malone'' premiered at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. It was theatrically released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Time
''In Time'' is a 2011 American science fiction action film written, directed and produced by Andrew Niccol. Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake star as inhabitants of a society which uses time from one's lifespan as its primary currency, with each individual possessing a clock on their arm that counts down how long they have to live. Cillian Murphy, Vincent Kartheiser, Olivia Wilde, Matt Bomer, Johnny Galecki, and Alex Pettyfer also star. The film was released on October 28, 2011. Plot In 2169, people are genetically engineered to stop aging on their 25th birthday. Everyone has a timer on their forearm that shows their remaining time, when it reaches zero the person "times out" and dies instantly. Time has become the universal currency, transferred directly between people or stored in capsules. The country is divided into areas called Time Zones; Dayton is the poorest, a ghetto where people rarely have over 24 hours on their clocks. The richest area is New Greenwich, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
