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Henry Braham
Henry Braham (born 30 October 1965 in England) is a British cinematographer, best known for his work on ''Nanny McPhee'', '' The Legend of Tarzan'', ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' and '' The Suicide Squad''. Early life and career Braham’s cinematographic career began in 1989 with the British band The KLF working on their 1991 road movie, ''The White Room''. He later became a frequent collaborator with director Kirk Jones, as Cinematographer on his films '' Waking Ned Divine'' (1998), ''Nanny McPhee'' (2005) and ''Everybody’s Fine'' (2009). Braham’s other credits include ''The Golden Compass'' (2007), ''Bright Young Things'' (2003), '' The Legend of Tarzan'' (2016) and ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to ' ...'' (2017). Braham has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Weiland
Paul Weiland OBE (born 11 July 1953) is an English motion picture and television director, writer and producer. Weiland is a director and producer of television commercials in the UK, having made over 500 commercials, including a popular and long-running series for Walkers crisps. He has also directed several British television series, including ''Alas Smith and Jones'' (1989–1992) and ''Mr. Bean'' (1991–1992). His feature film credits include ''Made of Honor'' (2008), '' Sixty Six'' (2006), '' Blackadder: Back & Forth'' (1999), ''Roseanna's Grave'' (1997), '' City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold'' (1994) and ''Leonard Part 6'' (1987). Early years Weiland grew up in the Southgate section of London, England and attended De Bohun's school. He left school at age 17 and worked as a messenger before becoming a copywriter. Career Television commercials Weiland began his directing career making British television commercials. Weiland has made more than 500 commercials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Weitz
Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films '' American Pie'' and '' About a Boy''; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Among his other main works, Weitz directed the film adaptation of the novel ''The Golden Compass'' and the film adaptation of ''New Moon'' from the series of ''Twilight'' books, wrote the screenplay for Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation of ''Cinderella'', and co-wrote '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' with Tony Gilroy. Early life Weitz was born in New York City, the son of actress Susan Kohner and Berlin-born novelist/menswear designer John Weitz. His brother is filmmaker Paul Weitz. Weitz is the grandson of Czech-born agent and producer Paul Kohner and actress Lupita Tovar on his maternal side. Tovar, who was from Oaxaca, Mexico, starred in ''Santa'', Mexico' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Bill
Gerard Anthony Bill (born August 23, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie ''The Sting'', for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. As an actor, Bill had supporting roles in ''Come Blow Your Horn'' (1963), ''Shampoo'' (1975), '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985), and '' Less than Zero'' (1987). He made his directorial debut with ''My Bodyguard'' (1980) and directed movies ''Six Weeks'' (1982), '' Five Corners'' (1987), ''Crazy People'' (1990), ''Untamed Heart'' (1993), and '' Flyboys'' (2006). Early life Bill was born in San Diego, California, and attended St. Augustine High School. He majored in English and art at the University of Notre Dame, from which he graduated in 1962. Career Bill began his career as an actor in the 1960s, first appearing on screen as Frank Sinatra's ingenuous younger brother in ''Come Blow Your Horn'' (1963). The same year, he appeared in ''Soldier in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flyboys (film)
''Flyboys'' is a 2006 war drama film set during World War I, starring James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker, David Ellison, Abdul Salis, Philip Winchester, and Tyler Labine. It was directed by Tony Bill, a pilot and aviation enthusiast. The screenplay about men in aerial combat was written by Phil Sears, Blake T. Evans and David S. Ward with the story by Blake T. Evans. Themes of friendship, racial prejudice, revenge and love are also explored in the film. The film follows the enlistment, training, and combat experiences of a group of young Americans who volunteer to become fighter pilots in the Lafayette Escadrille, the 124th air squadron formed by the French in 1916. The squadron consisted of five French officers and 38 American volunteers who wanted to fly and fight in World War I before the United States' entry into the war in 1917.Sherman, Steven"Lafayette Escadrille: American Volunteer Pilots in WWI."''acepilots.com'', 2007. Retrieved: April 27, 2008. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (1989–1995) and ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990–1993). He also starred in the sketch series ''Alfresco'' (1983–1984) alongside Laurie, Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane, and in ''Blackadder'' (1986–1989) alongside Rowan Atkinson. Since 2011, he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind. Fry's film acting roles include playing his idol Oscar Wilde in the film ''Wilde'' (1997), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor; Inspector Thompson in Robert Altman's murder mystery ''Gosford Park'' (2001); and Mr. Johnson in Whit Stillman's ''Love & Friendship'' (2016). He has also made appearances in the films ''Chariots of Fire'' (1981), '' A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKay (director)
John McKay is a Scottish film and television director. His initial career was as a playwright, before he began his film career by directing the short films ''Doom and Gloom'' (1996) and ''Wet and Dry'' (1997). These short films gained McKay some notable acclaim – ''Wet and Dry'' was nominated in the "Best Short Fiction" category at the Molodist International Film Festival in Kyiv in 1997. ''Doom and Gloom'' was also critically recognised, winning a "Special Mention" in the "Youth on Youth Award" category at the 1998 Locarno International Film Festival, and the "Best European Short Film" prize at the 1999 Brussels International Film Festival. After working on the television series '' Psychos'' for Kudos and Channel 4 in 1999, he directed his first full-length feature film, '' Crush'', starring Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor, and Kenny Doughty for which he also wrote the screenplay. Released in 2001, ''Crush'' was originally to have been titled ''The Sad F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crush (2001 Film)
''Crush'' is a 2001 romantic comedy film written and directed by John McKay and starring Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor, Kenny Doughty, and Bill Paterson. Plot Forty-something schoolmistress Kate and her two best friends, police superintendent Janine and doctor Molly, live in rural Britain and share their single lives and dating exploits in weekly chats. Kate has recovered from ovarian cyst disease and fears a relapse; she hasn't been dating much. By chance, she meets Jed, a former student of hers, now a handsome twenty-something church organist. To her surprise, she ends up sleeping with him and the two embark on an unlikely relationship that's looked on with suspicion by Janine and Molly. Janine comes to believe in Kate and Jed's feelings for each other. But Molly is still dubious, showing Jed's criminal record and medical history to Kate, bringing adult dates to their dinner parties and taking her and Janine to Paris so that she will go off Jed. Conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Brooks (filmmaker)
Adam Brooks (born September 3, 1956) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for writing and directing ''Definitely, Maybe'' (2008) and for writing screenplays for ''French Kiss'' (1995), '' Wimbledon'' (2004), and '' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (2004). His first film as a writer-director ''Almost You'' won the Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 1985. Brooks served as a council member of the Writers Guild of America East and is currently on the board of the Writers Guild of America East Foundation. He also teaches film at the Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts. Brooks lives in New York City. Filmography Honors and awards * 1985 Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for ''Almost You'' * 1998 Golden Satellite Award The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment industry journals and blogs. The awards were originally known as the Golden S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invisible Circus (film)
''The Invisible Circus'' is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Adam Brooks and starring Jordana Brewster, Christopher Eccleston, and Cameron Diaz. Based on the 1995 novel ''The Invisible Circus'' by Jennifer Egan, the film is about a teenage girl who travels to Europe in 1976 in search of answers to her older sister's suicide. During her search, she falls in love with her dead sister's former boyfriend. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 11, 2001, and was released in the United States on February 2, 2001. Plot In 1976 San Francisco, Phoebe O'Connor is plagued by the mystery surrounding the death of her free-spirited older sister, Faith, who left the United States for Europe when Phoebe was 12 years old, and was subsequently found dead at the base of a precipice in Portugal. Faith's death was ruled a suicide, but Phoebe is skeptical of this claim. Against the wishes of her mother, Gail, Phoebe departs for Europe hoping to uncover more info ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Jones (director)
Kirk Jones (born 31 October 1964) is an English film director and screenwriter. Life and career Kirk Jones was born in Bristol, England and grew up in Long Ashton, Somerset. He attended Backwell School and Filton Technical College before being offered a place at Newport Film School (University of South Wales) where he specialized in directing drama, comedy and television commercials between 1985-87. He graduated after winning a National Student Film Award and started to work for London-based production company, BFCS as a production runner and later as assistant film editor. Whilst working in the cutting room, he continued to write and direct his own films and after collecting a Silver award at the Creative Circle Awards for his Mercedes commercial which he wrote and directed in 1990, he was invited to join Xenium Productions as a director. His Absolut Vodka film, which he wrote and directed was awarded a Silver in 1991 and Kirk began directing commercials full-time in Londo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waking Ned
''Waking Ned'' (titled ''Waking Ned Devine'' in North America) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Kirk Jones and starring Ian Bannen, David Kelly, and Fionnula Flanagan. Kelly was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role as Michael O'Sullivan. The story is set in Ireland but was filmed on the nearby Isle of Man. It was distributed in North America and United Kingdom by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Plot When word reaches Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) and Michael O'Sullivan ( David Kelly), two elderly best friends, that someone in Tulaigh Mhór (Tullymore), their tiny Irish village of 52 people, has won the Irish National Lottery, they, along with Jackie's wife Annie (Fionnula Flanagan), plot to discover the identity of the winner. They obtain a list of lottery customers from Mrs. Kennedy (Maura O'Malley) at the post office and invite the potential winners to a chicken dinner, where they attempt to get the winner to reveal him- or herself. After everyone has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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