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Isis Hainsworth
Isis Hainsworth (born 22 September 1998) is a Scottish actress. She began her career in the West End. She is known for her roles in the BBC Three horror series '' Red Rose'' (2022) and the Netflix film ''Metal Lords'' (2022). She was named a 2022 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow. Early life Hainsworth attended Leith Walk Primary School and then Drummond Community High School. She took extracurricular Higher and Advanced Higher Drama classes at Leith Academy alongside her standard school courses at Drummond. She also joined local theatre groups Lothian Youth Arts & Musicals Company and Strange Town Theatre. It was through the latter that she was suggested for ''Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour''. Shortly after completing school in 2016, Hainsworth moved to London for her career. Career Hainsworth made her television debut in the 2016 with small roles in the BBC One miniseries '' One of Us'' (also known as ''Retribution'') as Maddy and the ITV drama '' In Plainsight''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, the 47th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, is scheduled to be held from September 8 to 18, 2022. Festival organizers have indicated that the 2022 festival will be staged primarily in-person; a small selection of films may still be offered on the Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox platform, but this is expected to represent a much smaller proportion of the overall lineup than in 2020 and 2021.Barry Hertz"Daniel Craig’s Netflix thriller Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery to have world premiere at TIFF 2022" ''The Globe and Mail'', June 29, 2022. The festival is also slated to see the return of its networking and gala events, which were also suspended or held virtually in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The full festival lineup is expected to be announced in July 2022; the first film announced for the festival was Rian Johnson's '' Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery''. The festival has also indicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanderlust (British TV Series)
''Wanderlust'' is a British television drama miniseries written by Nick Payne and directed by Luke Snellin and Lucy Tcherniak. The series is a co-production between BBC One and Netflix, with BBC One airing the first episode on 4 September 2018 in the United Kingdom, and Netflix streaming the show outside the UK. It began airing on 19 October 2018 on Netflix. The miniseries consists of six episodes. Plot Joy Richards, a therapist, is injured in a traffic accident. The accident was caused in part by distraction upon her sighting a former patient of hers, Emily. Emily's husband, Josh (who was also a patient in couples therapy), committed suicide during the treatment. Joy's injuries and her recovery from them exacerbate the marital difficulties she is having with her husband, Alan. Joy meets Marvin at physical therapy, and they have a fling. Alan confesses an affair with a colleague, Claire. Rather than become mutually acrimonious, Joy suggests an open marriage as a solution to their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Misérables (British TV Series)
''Les Misérables'' is a British television series based on the 1862 French historical novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. Adapted by Andrew Davies and directed by Tom Shankland, it stars Dominic West, David Oyelowo, and Lily Collins. The series was produced by the BBC with support from PBS member station WGBH Boston's ''Masterpiece'' series. BBC Studios handles the distribution for the series. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom between 30 December 2018 and 3 February 2019. In Canada, the series started broadcasting on 10 January 2021 on CBC and CBC Gem. Cast * Dominic West as Jean Valjean * David Oyelowo as Javert * Lily Collins as Fantine Thibault * Adeel Akhtar as Monsieur Thénardier * Johnny Flynn as Felix Tholomyès * Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Col. Pontmercy * David Bradley as Monsieur Gillenormand * Derek Jacobi as Bishop Myriel * Ron Cook as Hair and Teeth Dealer * Alan David as the Scribe * Kathryn Hunter as Madame Victurnien * Olivia Colman as Madame R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlots (TV Series)
''Harlots'' is a British-American period drama television series created by Alison Newman and Moira Buffini and inspired by ''The Covent Garden Ladies'' by British historian Hallie Rubenhold. The series focuses on Margaret Wells, who runs a brothel in 18th-century London and struggles to secure a better future for her daughters in an unpredictable environment. The series premiered on 27 March 2017 on ITV Encore in the United Kingdom, and on 29 March 2017 on Hulu in the United States. It was subsequently renewed for a second series that premiered on 11 July 2018 in the United States, and on 14 February 2019 in the UK via on-demand service StarzPlay, to which it moved after ITV Encore closed. On September 24, 2018, ''Harlots'' was renewed for a third season, which premiered in the United States on July 10, 2019, and in the UK the following day. On June 10, 2020, it was reported that Hulu had cancelled the series after three seasons. After this, the BBC acquired the UK rights to br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Called Birdy (film)
''Catherine Called Birdy'' is a 2022 Medieval film, medieval comedy film written and directed by Lena Dunham, based on the 1994 Catherine, Called Birdy, novel of the same name by Karen Cushman. It stars Bella Ramsey as the title character, alongside Billie Piper, Andrew Scott (actor), Andrew Scott, Lesley Sharp, Joe Alwyn, and Sophie Okonedo. It had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022. It was released in a limited release on September 23, 2022, by Amazon Studios, prior to streaming on Prime Video on October 7, 2022. Plot Catherine, known as Birdy, is a 14-year-old lady living in 13th century Lincolnshire with her father Rollo, her mother Aislinn, and 17-year-old brother Robert. Her other brother Edward is a monk at a nearby monastery. The headstrong and rambunctious Birdy is attended by her loyal servant Morwenna, and is friends with a peasant boy named Perkin who often joins in her antic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service from Amazon which is available in various countries and gives users access to additional services otherwise unavailable or available at a premium to other Amazon customers. Services include same, one- or two-day delivery of goods and streaming music, video, e-books, gaming and grocery shopping services. In April 2021, Amazon reported that Prime had more than 200 million subscribers worldwide. History Early history In 2005, Amazon announced Amazon Prime as a membership service offering free two-day shipping within the contiguous United States on all eligible purchases for an annual fee of $79 () and discounted one-day shipping rates. Amazon launched the program in Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom in 2007; in France (as "Amazon Premium") in 2008, in Italy in 2011, in Canada in 2013, in India in July 2016, in Mexico in March 2017, in Turkey in September 2020, in Sweden in September 2021, and in Poland in October 2021. Amazon Prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaeden Martell
Jaeden Martell (né Lieberher; born January 4, 2003) is an American actor. He played the role of Bill Denbrough in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel '' It'' and reprised the role in the film's 2019 sequel. He also appeared in the mystery film ''Knives Out'' (2019) and starred in the miniseries ''Defending Jacob'' (2020). Early life Martell was born on January 4, 2003, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Wes Lieberher, a Los Angeles–based executive chef, and Angela Teresa Martell. His maternal grandmother, Chisun Martell, is Korean. He lived in South Philadelphia until the age of eight, when he moved to Los Angeles. Career In the first six years of his career, Martell was credited almost exclusively under his family name, Lieberher. In 2019, he switched to his mother's maiden name, Martell. Martell's first acting role was in a commercial for Hot Wheels. He appeared in several other commercials after that, including Google, Moneysupermarket.com, Liberty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misbehaviour (film)
''Misbehaviour'' is a 2020 British comedy-drama film directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, from a screenplay by Gaby Chiappe and Rebecca Frayn, from a story by Frayn. The film stars Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Keeley Hawes, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Manville, Rhys Ifans and Greg Kinnear. ''Misbehaviour'' was released in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2020 by Pathé's distribution partner 20th Century Fox. It is the final film from Pathé UK to be released under the 20th Century Fox name. Premise The 1970 Miss World competition took place in London, hosted by the American comedian Bob Hope. At that time Miss World was the most-watched TV show in the world with over 100 million viewers. Arguing that beauty competitions objectify women, the newly formed women's liberation movement achieved overnight fame by invading the stage and disrupting the live broadcast of the competition. When the show resumed, the result caused uproar: the winner was not the Swedish favourit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma (2020 Film)
''Emma'' (stylized as ''Emma.'') is a 2020 period romantic comedy film directed by Autumn de Wilde, from a screenplay by Eleanor Catton, based on Jane Austen's 1815 novel of the same name. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy as Miss Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy and elegant young woman living with her father in Regency-era England who amuses herself with matchmaking and meddles in the romantic lives of those closest to her. The film also stars Johnny Flynn, Josh O'Connor, Callum Turner, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, and Bill Nighy. Produced by Perfect World Pictures, Working Title Films and Blueprint Pictures, a film adaptation of Austen's novel by Focus Features began development in October 2018 when Taylor-Joy was cast in the title role, with de Wilde attached as the director. The remainder of the supporting roles were cast by March 2019. Principal photography took place between March and June 2019 across England. ''Emma'' was released in the United Kingdom on 14 February 2020, and in the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Charleson Award
The Ian Charleson Awards are theatrical awards that reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30. The awards are named in memory of the renowned British actor Ian Charleson, and are run by the '' Sunday Times'' newspaper and the National Theatre. The awards were established in 1990 after Charleson's death, and have been awarded annually since then. ''Sunday Times'' theatre critic John Peter (1938–2020) initiated the creation of the awards, particularly in memory of Charleson's extraordinary Hamlet, which he had performed shortly before his death.Peter, John"Stairway to success" '' Sunday Times''. 20 June 2010. Recipients receive a cash prize, as do runners-up and third-place winners. The awards' current definition of a classical play is one written before 1918. The awards for the previous year's performances are presented the following year. The shortlist nominations for 2019 were announced in May 2020, but the awards ceremony was postponed du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge Theatre
The Bridge Theatre is a commercial theatre near Tower Bridge in London that opened in October 2017. It was developed by Nick Starr and Nicholas Hytner as the home of the London Theatre Company, which they founded following their tenancy as executive director and artistic director, respectively, at the National Theatre. Format The theatre seats 900 and is a flexible space to accommodate each production. For example, the opening production, ''Young Marx'', featured a traditional proscenium arrangement, ''Julius Caesar'' had the stalls seating removed to be in promenade and allow the audience to be part of the mob within the play, and ''Nightfall'' was performed on a thrust stage. It was reported that the theatre cost £12 million to build. All productions * ''Young Marx'' by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman, starring Rory Kinnear and Oliver Chris, directed by Nicholas Hytner (18 October–31 December 2017) * ''Julius Caesar'' by William Shakespeare, starring Michelle Fairley, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Midsummer Night's Dream
''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular and is widely performed. Characters * Theseus—Duke of Athens * Hippolyta—Queen of the Amazons * Egeus—father of Hermia * Hermia—daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander * Lysander—in love with Hermia * Demetrius—suitor to Hermia * Helena—in love with Demetrius * Philostrate—Master of the Revels * Peter Quince—a carpenter * Nick Bottom—a weaver * Francis Flute—a bellows-mender * Tom Snout—a tinker * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
