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Jim Loach
James Loach (born 6 June 1969) is a British film director. Early life Jim Loach was born in London to Ken Loach and Lesley Ashton in June 1969, one of five children. He studied philosophy at University College London. Career Loach intended to pursue a career in journalism. He joined the BBC where he worked as a researcher for Sue Lawley and Anne Robinson. He turned to directing in 1996 while working on the Granada Television, Granada TV Current affairs (news format), current affairs programme ''World in Action''. He went on to direct several episodes of ''Coronation Street'' in 2000, and subsequently directed episodes of ''Bad Girls (TV series), Bad Girls'', ''Waterloo Road (TV series), Waterloo Road'', ''Shameless (UK TV series), Shameless'' and ''Hotel Babylon (BBC series), Hotel Babylon''. His first feature film ''Oranges and Sunshine'' was released on 1 April 2011. The film starred Emily Watson as Margaret Humphreys, the social worker who exposed the scandal of child migr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oranges And Sunshine
''Oranges and Sunshine'' is a 2010 Australian drama film directed by Jim Loach as his directorial debut. It stars Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham, with a screenplay by Rona Munro, based on the 1994 book ''Empty Cradles'' by Margaret Humphreys. Plot The film is based on the true story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham who uncovered the scandal of "home children", a scheme of forcibly relocating poor children from the United Kingdom to Australia and Canada. Margaret reunites estranged families, who are situated in Australia and the UK, and brings worldwide attention to the cause. Deported children were promised "oranges and sunshine" but they got hard labour and life in institutions such as Keaney College in Bindoon, Western Australia, Bindoon, Western Australia. Many were given to the Congregation of Christian Brothers, where they suffered physical and sexual abuse. Cast * Emily Watson as Margaret Humphreys * Hugo Weaving as Jack * David Wenham a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Babylon (BBC Series)
''Hotel Babylon'' is a British television drama series based on the 2004 book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones, that aired from 19 January 2006 to 14 August 2009, produced by independent production company Carnival Films for BBC One. The show followed the lives of workers at a glamorous five-star hotel. The show was cancelled after its fourth series, leaving the series 4 finale cliffhanger unresolved. Cast and characters Main cast * Tamzin Outhwaite as Rebecca Mitchell – (series 1–2) former general manager. * Max Beesley as Charlie Edwards – (series 1–3, guest series 4) the former general manager, former deputy manager, former head receptionist * Dexter Fletcher as Tony Casemore – (series 1–4) the head concierge. * Emma Pierson as Anna Thornton-Wilton – (series 1–4 episode 3) the former head receptionist. * Natalie Mendoza as Jackie Clunes – (series 1–3) the former head of housekeeping. * Martin Marquez as Gino Primirola – (series 1–4) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Sutherland
Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films ''Citizen X'' (1995) and '' Path to War'' (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film '' Threshold'' (1981). Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited him as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema. In 2021, he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries for his work in the HBO miniseries ''The Undoing'' (2020). Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including ''The Dirty Dozen'' (1967), ''M*A*S*H'' (1970), ''Kelly's Heroes'' (1970), ''Klu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Scearce
David Scearce is a lawyer and screenwriter. Career Law Scearce earned a business degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and a law degree from the University of British Columbia before joining the Justice Department. Film In 2000, Scearce decided to write screenplays in his spare time. One of his first attempts was an adaptation of a favourite novel—''A Single Man'' by Christopher Isherwood. Don Bachardy, Isherwood's surviving partner who managed the rights to the story, approved of the script and it was then picked up by fashion designer and first-time film director Tom Ford. ''A Single Man'', starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2009 and was released in December 2009. It and its cast and crew received critical acclaim as well as numerous awards and nominations, including a Critics' Choice Movie Award nomination for Best Screenplay and an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay. Scearce's second film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lipsyte
Robert Michael Lipsyte (born January 16, 1938) is an American sports journalist and author and former Ombudsman for ESPN. He is a member of the Board of Contributors for ''USA Today'''s Forum Page, part of the newspaper's Opinion section. He received the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2001 for his contribution in writing for teens. Personal background Lipsyte was born on January 16, 1938, in New York City, the son of Fanny (Finston) and Sidney I. Lipsyte. He grew up in Rego Park, a neighborhood in the New York city borough of Queens. Lipsyte's father was a school principal, his mother a teacher. Young Robert devoted his childhood to books rather than sports. Instead of sharing a game of catch with his father, the two often visited the library. Robert's son, Sam Lipsyte, is also an author and teacher at Columbia University in New York. In the first chapter of his 1976 book ''SportsWorld'', which considers the role of sports in American culture, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Fat Summer
''One Fat Summer'' is a teen drama novel written by American author Robert Lipsyte, published in 1977. In 2018, the novel was adapted into a motion picture titled '' Measure of a Man'', starring Blake Cooper, Donald Sutherland, Luke Wilson and Judy Greer and was distributed by Great Point Media. Characters * Bobby Marks * Dr. Kahn – an estate owner who hires Bobby to manage the lawn * Lenore Marks – Bobby's mother * Marty Marks – Bobby's father * Joanie Williams – Bobby's friend Film adaptation In June 2015, director Jim Loach started pre-production for the film with screenwriter David Scearce, who wrote the screenplay, based on Robert Lipsyte's novel. The film went into production several months later when Donald Sutherland and ''The Maze Runner'' star Blake Cooper joined the cast on September 23, 2015. Sutherland plays Dr. Kahn, and Blake Cooper plays character Bobby. On October 5, 2015, Judy Greer and Luke Wilson joined the film alongside Sutherland and Coop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Measure Of A Man (film)
''Measure of a Man'', also known as ''American Summer'' in the United Kingdom, is a 2018 American comedy-drama film directed by Jim Loach and written by David Scearce, based on the 1977 novel '' One Fat Summer'' by the author Robert Lipsyte. The film stars Blake Cooper, Donald Sutherland, Judy Greer, and Luke Wilson. Cast * Blake Cooper as Bobby Marks, Michelle's brother and Lenore and Marty's son * Donald Sutherland as Dr. Kahn, a Wall Street executive who gives Bobby a summer job on his estate. * Judy Greer as Lenore Marks, Michelle and Bobby's mother and Marty's wife * Luke Wilson as Marty Marks, Michelle and Bobby's father and Lenore's husband * Liana Liberato as Michelle Marks, Bobby's sister and Lenore and Marty's daughter * Beau Knapp as Willie Rumson, the main antagonist of the movie. * Luke Benward as Pete Marino * Danielle Rose Russell as Joanie Williams * Sam Keeley as Jim Smith Production In June 2015, director Jim Loach started pre-production for the film with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was for four decades a network of separate companies which provided regional television services and also shared programmes between each other to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs the ITV1 channel, and STV Group, which runs the STV channel. The ITV network is a separate entity from ITV plc, the company that resulted from the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004. ITV plc holds the Channel 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Con O'Neill (actor)
Robert "Con" O'Neill (born 15 August 1966) is an English actor. He started his acting career at the Everyman Theatre and became primarily known for his performances in musicals. He received critical acclaim and won a Laurence Olivier Award for playing Michael "Mickey" Johnstone in the musical '' Blood Brothers''. Subsequently, he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for the same role. He has also appeared in many films and television series. Early life O'Neill was born on 15 August 1966 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Career O'Neill trained at the Elliott-Clarke College in Liverpool and began his acting career at Liverpool's Everyman Youth Theatre. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1988 for his performance in Willy Russell's '' Blood Brothers'', and was nominated for Broadway's 1993 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for ''Blood Brothers''. In the 1980s, he had a walk-on role in ''One Summer'' as Jackson. He star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Coyle
Richard Coyle is an English actor. He portrayed lead role of Father Faustus Blackwood in Netflix series '' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'', and Jeff Murdock in the sitcom ''Coupling''. Early and personal life Coyle was born in Sheffield, England. Coyle is the second youngest of five sons. Their father was a builder. He began his acting career after a stint working on a ferry entertaining passengers, where he was told by a theatre director that he had a talent and should pursue it further. He graduated in Languages and Philosophy from the University of York in 1995 and was then accepted into the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 1998, the same year as his close friends Dean Lennox Kelly and Oded Fehr. Coyle was married to actress Georgia Mackenzie. He was in a relationship with actress Ruth Bradley from early 2011 though by 2017 this had ended and he was seeing someone else. Film and television work He began by appearing in such television programmes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayley Atwell
Hayley Elizabeth Atwell (born 5 April 1982) is a British and American actress. Born and raised in London, Atwell studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and made her stage debut in a 2005 production of James Kerr's translation of the Ancient Greek tragedy ''Prometheus Bound''. She subsequently appeared in multiple West End productions and on television, and was recognised for her breakthrough role as Lady Elizabeth Foster in '' The Duchess'' (2008), for which she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her leading performance in the miniseries ''The Pillars of the Earth'' (2010) earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film. Atwell rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Agent Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011), a role she reprised in the short film '' Agent Carter'' (2013) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wenham
David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in ''Van Helsing'', Dilios in ''300'' and its sequel '' 300: Rise of an Empire'', Al Parker in ''Top of the Lake'', Lieutenant John Scarfield in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'', and Hank Snow in ''Elvis''. He is known in his native Australia for his role as Diver Dan in ''SeaChange'' and Price Galese in ''Les Norton''. Early life Wenham was born on 21 September 1965 in Marrickville, New South Wales, the son of Kath and Bill Wenham. He has five older sisters; Helen, Anne, Carmel, Kathryn, and Maree; and one older brother, Peter. He was raised in the Roman Catholic faith and attended Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham, Sydney. Career Wenham started his career as an actor after graduating from Theatre Nepean at the University of Western Sydney with a B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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