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Gary Young (screenwriter)
Gary Young is a British screenwriter who is perhaps best known for writing the film ''Harry Brown (film), Harry Brown'' starring Michael Caine. He has also written ''Madam Samurai'' a graphic novel series with Eagle Award (comics), Eagle Award-winning artist David Hitchcock (comics writer), David Hitchcock. Films * ''Shooters (2002 film), Shooters'' (2002) * ''Spivs (film), Spivs'' (2004) * ''The Last Drop'' (2005) * ''The Tournament (2009 film), The Tournament'' (2009) * ''Harry Brown (film), Harry Brown'' (2009) * ''Henry'' (TBA) Comics * ''Madam Samurai'' (with art by David Hitchcock (comics writer), David Hitchcock, 2-volume graphic novel series, Scar Comics, 2010, 2011) References External links *Madam Samurai.com Living people British comics writers British male screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-comics-creator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Brown (film)
''Harry Brown'' is a 2009 British vigilante action-thriller film directed by Daniel Barber and starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Jack O'Connell, and Liam Cunningham. The story follows Harry Brown, a widowed Royal Marines veteran who had served in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, living on a London housing estate that is rapidly descending into youth crime. After a violent gang murders his friend, Harry decides to take justice into his own hands. The film also features actor and rapper Plan B, who recorded the film's theme music track "End Credits" with Chase & Status. ''Harry Brown'' premiered on 12 September 2009 as a "Special Presentation" at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and was released theatrically in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate UK on 11 November 2009; the film was released in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Destination Films on 30 April 2010. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Caine's performance but criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film icon. He has received various awards including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. As of February 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion worldwide. Caine is one of only five male actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in five different decades. He has appeared in seven films that featured in the British Film Institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century. In 2000, he received a BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to cinema. Often playing a Cockney, Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madam Samurai
Madam (), or madame ( or ), is a polite and formal form of address for women in the English language, often contracted to ma'am (pronounced in American English and this way but also in British English). The term derives from the French ''madame'', from "ma dame" meaning "my lady"''.'' In French, the abbreviation is "M" or "Mme" and the plural is ''mesdames'' (abbreviated "M" or "Mmes"). These terms ultimately derive from the Latin '' domina'', meaning "mistress." Use as a form of address Formal protocol After addressing her as "Your Majesty" once, it was correct to address the Queen of the United Kingdom as "Ma'am" to rhyme with the British short pronunciation of "jam" for the remainder of a conversation. A letter to the Queen may begin with ''Madam'' or ''May it please Your Majesty''. Other female members of the British royal family are usually addressed in conversation first as ''Your Royal Highness'' and subsequently as ''Ma'am''. ''Madam President'' or ''Madame President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphic Novel
A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry professionals. It is, at least in the United States, typically distinct from the term ''comic book'', which is generally used for comics periodicals and trade paperbacks (see American comic book). Fan historian Richard Kyle coined the term ''graphic novel'' in an essay in the November 1964 issue of the comics fanzine ''Capa-Alpha''. The term gained popularity in the comics community after the publication of Will Eisner's '' A Contract with God'' (1978) and the start of the ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' line (1982) and became familiar to the public in the late 1980s after the commercial successes of the first volume of Art Spiegelman's '' Maus'' in 1986, the collected editions of Frank Miller's '' The Dark Knight Returns'' in 1986 and Alan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Award (comics)
The Eagle Awards were a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They were awarded by UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's ''Eagle'' comic, they were launched in 1977 for comics released in 1976. Burton, Richard "'The Eagles' are launched!" in Burton (ed.) ''Comic Media News'' #30 (Mar-Apr 1977), p. 11 " t up and financed by a group of dealers and fanzine editors" with the intention of including "people with... diverse interests... to make the poll as impartial as possible," the Eagles were described as "the first independent n the UK nationally organised comic art awards poll." The hope was that the Eagle Awards would "become a regular annual fandom event," and indeed, they were the preeminent British comics award in the 1980s and the 2000s (being mostly dormant in the 1990s), variously described as the country's comics equivalent of the Oscars or the BAFTAs. The Eagle Awards were usually presented in a ceremony at a British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hitchcock (comics Writer)
David Hitchcock is an English cartoonist known mainly for his small press comics work – particularly his book ''Springheeled Jack'', for which he won an Eagle Award in 2006. Biography Hitchcock wrote the 48-page one-shot ''Whitechapel Freak'' and the three-issue mini-series ''Springheeled Jack'', both available from Full Circle Publications. He has also worked with writers Leah Moore and John Reppion, on various short stories for Accent comics. Recent projects include ''Gothic'', a collection of short stories, some original and some previously published. He is also working on a short story for Boom! Studios' ''Cthulhu Tales'' with Shane Oakley. He is currently illustrating a two-volume graphic novel called ''Madam Samurai'', with screenwriter Gary Young, whose credits include the film '' Harry Brown'' starring Michael Caine. Bibliography Comics work includes: *''Spirit of the Highwayman'' * Whitechapel Freak (original tabloid newsprint edition −2002) *''Whitechapel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, films, music and show business to a global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Forum. History digiNews (1999) In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the digiNEWS website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform SkyDigital. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ONdigital. Both sites proved to be popular, attracting a lot of attention from visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Very soon Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to create the digiN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooters (2002 Film)
''Shooters'' is a 2002 British gangster drama film directed by Colin Teague and Glenn Durfort. It was filmed in London in 1999 and released theatrically in the UK on 25 January 2002. In addition to co-writing the screenplay, Andrew Howard and Louis Dempsey play the lead characters. Adrian Dunbar, Gerard Butler, Ioan Gruffudd, and Melanie Lynskey co-star. ''Shooters'' received mixed reviews from critics, but was praised for its gritty authenticity. Plot synopsis After six years behind bars, Gilly (Dempsey) wants to settle down and live a quiet life. But it is not to be. He is released from prison only to find that his crime partner, "J" ( Howard), has invested all their money in a massive array of submachine guns, forcing Gilly back into a life of crime. Their last deal goes down in seven days, but the way things are going, Gilly is not sure he can hold out that long. Cast * Adrian Dunbar as Max Bell * Andrew Howard as "J"/Justin * Louis Dempsey as Gilly * Gerard Butler as Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spivs (film)
''Spivs'' is a 2004 British crime film directed by Colin Teague, who also co-wrote the screenplay along with screenwriters Gary Young (screenwriter), Gary Young, and Mike Loveday. It is the second of three undertakings by Teague and Young, the others being '' Shooters'' and ''The Last Drop'', respectively. Incidentally, director Glenn Durfort, who worked with Teague on ''Shooters'', appears briefly in all three of these films. Plot summary Jack, Steve and Goat are East End London "spivs" (British slang for a black marketeer) who spend their days wheeling and dealing whenever and wherever they can. But not until they are landed with the juicy payoff they have been waiting for, involving a shady character who calls himself Villa, do they realize the trouble they have got into. After opening a truck door they discover they were not smuggling merchandise, rather they were smuggling people. The people run out of the cargo area. Jack is mad at Steve for not checking. Then suddenl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Drop
''The Last Drop'' is a 2006 British-Romanian adventure war film by Colin Teague that was released Direct-to-video, direct to video. Teague teamed up with Gary Young, with whom he had previously collaborated on the British crime drama films '' Shooters'' and ''Spivs''. Andrew Howard and Louis Dempsey, who cowrote ''Shooters'' alongside Teague and Young, both appear briefly in the film. Plot The film is set against the backdrop of World War II, during Operation Market Garden, the largest full scale airborne invasion in history. Corporal Powell (Neil Newbon), an undercover British Intelligence officer, has been given command of a small unit of men, codenamed Matchbox. Their assignment is to retrieve a hoard of Dutch gold and art treasures plundered by the Nazis, from a seemingly impregnable booby-trapped underground bunker. Simple enough, but when Matchbox is shot down short of the drop point their plan goes awry and Powell is forced to recruit the assistance of several color ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tournament (2009 Film)
''The Tournament'' is a 2009 British independent action thriller film, marking the directorial debut of Scott Mann. The film was conceived by Jonathan Frank and Nick Rowntree while at the University of Teesside with Mann. The script was written by Gary Young, Jonathan Frank, and Nick Rowntree. ''The Tournament'' was partially filmed in Bulgaria, and numerous locations around Northern England (where the film is set) and Merseyside. The film stars Robert Carlyle, Ving Rhames, Kelly Hu, Sébastien Foucan, Liam Cunningham, Scott Adkins, Camilla Power and Ian Somerhalder. The film received additional funding internationally, from Sherezade Film Development, Storitel Production and others, earning the film a budget of just under £4,000,000, and the film also features a renowned international ensemble cast. However, numerous problems involving production, finance (the budget ran out twice), and securing a distributor, meant the film was not released until two years after filming, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scar Comics
A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs, and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound (e.g., after accident, disease, or surgery) results in some degree of scarring. An exception to this are animals with complete regeneration, which regrow tissue without scar formation. Scar tissue is composed of the same protein (collagen) as the tissue that it replaces, but the fiber composition of the protein is different; instead of a random basketweave formation of the collagen fibers found in normal tissue, in fibrosis the collagen cross-links and forms a pronounced alignment in a single direction. This collagen scar tissue alignment is usually of inferior functional quality to the normal collagen randomised alignment. For example, scars in the skin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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