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Mike Barker (director)
Mike Barker (born 29 November 1965) is a British film director. His 2003 film ''To Kill a King'' was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. Filmography *''The Sandman'' (2022) *'' Luckiest Girl Alive'' (2022) *'' Hit & Run'' (TV series) (2021) *''The Handmaid's Tale'' TV series, seasons 1–5 (2017–22) *'' Fargo'' TV series, season 3 (2017) *''Versailles'' TV series (2017) *'' The Tunnel'' TV series (2016) *''Broadchurch'' TV series (2015) *'' Outlander'' TV series, seasons 1–2 (2014–16) *'' Rogue'' TV series (2014) *''The Smoke'' TV series (2014) *''Silent Witness'' TV series (2013) *''Moby Dick'' TV miniseries (2011) *'' Sea Wolf'' TV miniseries (2009) *''Butterfly on a Wheel'' (2007) *'' A Good Woman'' (2004) *''To Kill a King'' (2003) *''Lorna Doone'' TV mini series (2000) *'' Best Laid Plans'' (1999) *''The James Gang'' (1997) *''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' TV miniseries (1996) *''Silent Witness ''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogue (TV Series)
''Rogue'' is a police drama television series starring Thandiwe Newton. Though set in Northern California, the series was filmed in Vancouver. A Canadian-British- American co-production, the series was co-commissioned by DirecTV's Audience network, and the Canadian premium services The Movie Network and Movie Central. The series aired from April 3, 2013, through May 24, 2017. Premise Grace Travis begins as a San Jose police officer working undercover in Oakland to bring down Jimmy Laszlo's criminal enterprise. After Grace's son is murdered, she and Jimmy discover they have a common purpose. In the second season, Grace takes a new job as a handler for an FBI task force investigating corporate espionage in San Francisco. When a female undercover operative goes missing, Grace is forced undercover where she meets Ethan, a charming and enigmatic security consultant who might be responsible for the disappearance, or even death, of the operative. In the third season, Grace is con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Births
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson, sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoism, Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Republic, Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall (1996 Miniseries)
''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' is a 1996 British television serial adaptation of Anne Brontë's 1848 novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Mike Barker. The serial stars Tara Fitzgerald as Helen Graham, Rupert Graves as her abusive husband Arthur Huntington and Toby Stephens as Gilbert Markham. The first two parts aired in the United Kingdom on 17 November 1996, and the third on 24 November. Plot summary A mysterious young woman arrives at Wildfell Hall, an old mansion of Elizabethan era with a young son. She determines to lead an independent existence, but her new neighbours don't want to let her alone. Only one of them, a young farmer, Gilbert Markham, succeeded in revealing her secrets. For a full length summary see: ''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' plot summary. Cast *Toby Stephens - Gilbert Markham *Tara Fitzgerald - Helen Graham *Rupert Graves - Arthur Huntington *Sarah Badel - Rachel *Jackson Leach - Master Arthur Huntington * Sean Gallagher - Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The James Gang (film)
James Gang is an American rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. The band went through a variety of line-up changes until they recorded their first album as a power trio consisting of Joe Walsh (guitars, lead vocals), Tom Kriss (bass), and Jim Fox (drums). Dale Peters replaced Kriss on bass for the band's second and third albums. Two of the band's songs, " Funk #49" and " Walk Away", continue to be popular on classic rock and AOR stations. In late 1971, Walsh left to pursue a solo career and would later join the Eagles. The band carried on with a number of other guitarists and lead singers to replace Walsh, but it failed to produce a hit song over the course of six more studio albums. It broke up in 1977. Several incarnations have reformed for reunions since then. On September 3, 2022, the band's power trio returned for a performance at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert held in Wembley Stadium. History Early years Drummer Jim Fox first played with the Cleveland-ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Laid Plans (1999 Film)
''Best Laid Plans'' is a 1999 American crime drama film directed by Mike Barker and written by Ted Griffin. The film stars Reese Witherspoon, Alessandro Nivola, and Josh Brolin. Plot Bryce is a successful man who returns to his tiny hometown for a visit. While there, he runs into his old friend Nick. The two decide to go out for the night. When they enter a bar, Bryce encounters Kathy, a blonde temptress whom he eventually takes home for the night. When he awakens, Kathy informs him that she is underage and threatens to tell the police that Bryce has committed statutory rape. Bryce panics and decides to tie her up and hide her away in the basement. He then makes a call to Nick. Unbeknownst to Bryce, Kathy is actually Nick's girlfriend Lissa. The two had schemed to use Bryce's money to pay off a $15,000 debt they owe small-time hood Jimmy. Cast * Reese Witherspoon as Lissa/Kathy * Alessandro Nivola as Nick * Josh Brolin as Bryce * Terrence Howard as Jimmy * Jamie Marsh as Barry * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Doone (2001 Film)
''Lorna Doone'' is a British romance/drama television mini-series version of Richard Doddridge Blackmore's 1869 novel of the same name that aired on BBC One from 24 to 26 December 2000 in the UK and on A&E on 11 March 2001 in the U.S. The film won the Royal Television Society's Television Award for Best Visual Effects by Colin Gorry. Cast *Lorna Doone - Amelia Warner *John Ridd - Richard Coyle *Carver Doone - Aidan Gillen *Jeremy Stickles - Martin Clunes *Sir Ensor Doone - Peter Vaughan *Sarah Ridd - Barbara Flynn *Baron de Whichehalse - Martin Jarvis *Judge Jeffreys - Michael Kitchen *Counsellor Doone - Anton Lesser *Uncle Reuben - Jack Shepherd *Tom Faggus - Anthony Calf *Marwood de Whichehalse - Jesse Spencer *Lizzie Ridd - Joanne Froggatt *Annie Ridd - Honeysuckle Weeks *Ruth Huckaback - Rebecca Callard *Betty Muxworthy - Ruth Sheen *Gwenny Fairfax - Helen Coker *John Fry - Trevor Cooper *Sergeant Bloxham - James McAvoy *Young John Ridd - Jack Baverstock *Young Lorna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Good Woman (film)
''A Good Woman'' is a 2004 romantic comedy drama film directed by Mike Barker. The screenplay by Howard Himelstein is based on the 1892 play ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' by Oscar Wilde. It is the fourth screen version of the work, following a 1916 silent film using Wilde's original title, Ernst Lubitsch's 1925 version and Otto Preminger's 1949 adaptation entitled '' The Fan''. Plot In 1930 New York City, femme fatale Mrs. Erlynne finds that she is no longer welcomed by either the high-ranking men she has seduced or the society wives she has betrayed. Selling her jewelry, she buys passage on a liner bound for Amalfi, Italy, where she apparently sets her sights on newlywed Robert Windermere. When his car frequently is seen parked outside her villa, local gossips become convinced the two are having an affair. Robert's demure wife Meg remains oblivious to the stories about the two circulating throughout the town, but when she discovers her husband's cheque register with numerous s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterfly On A Wheel
''Butterfly on a Wheel'' (US: ''Shattered'', Europe: ''Desperate Hours'') is a 2007 British–Canadian mystery thriller film directed by Mike Barker, co-produced and written by William Morrissey, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, and Maria Bello. The film's title is an allusion to a line of Alexander Pope's poem "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot": "Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?" The line is usually interpreted as questioning why someone would put great effort into achieving something minor or unimportant, or who would punish a minor offender with a disproportional punishment. Plot Chicago residents Neil Randall (Gerard Butler) and his wife, Abby Randall (Maria Bello) have the perfect life and a perfect marriage. With their beautiful young daughter, Sophie, they are living the American dream until Sophie is suddenly kidnapped. Neil and Abby have no choice but to comply with the abductor's demands. The kidnapper, Tom Ryan (Pierce Brosnan), an apparent sociopath, takes ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Wolf (miniseries)
''Sea Wolf'' is a 2-part TV miniseries adapting the 1904 novel ''The Sea-Wolf'', written by Jack London. Plot In a mishap, a young poetry critic Humphrey van Weyden is cast adrift in the open sea. He is picked up by a seal hunting schooner, but his miraculous escape turns into a brutal struggle for survival. The schooner is captained by 'Wolf' Larsen - an authoritarian and harsh captain. Production The series was mostly shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia using the Halifax waterfront doubling as San Francisco with shipboard scenes filmed aboard the schooners ''Alabama'', ''Silva'' and the museum ship CSS ''Acadia'' at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Cast *Sebastian Koch - Wolf Larsen *Tim Roth - Death Larsen *Neve Campbell - Maud Brewster *Stephen Campbell Moore - Humphrey Van Weyden *Andrew Jackson - Johnson *Tobias Schenke Tobias Schenke (27 March 1981) is a German actor most famous for playing the character of Florian Thomas in '' Ants in the Pants'' and ' and the older J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moby Dick (2011 Miniseries)
''Moby Dick'' is a Canadian-German television miniseries based on Herman Melville's 1851 novel of the same name, produced by Tele München Gruppe, with Gate Film, In association with RTH/ ORF. Starring William Hurt as Captain Ahab, it was directed by Mike Barker with a screenplay by Nigel Williams. The cast also includes Ethan Hawke as Starbuck, Charlie Cox as Ishmael, Eddie Marsan as Stubb, Gillian Anderson as Ahab's wife, Elizabeth and Donald Sutherland as Father Mapple. Cast * William Hurt as Captain Ahab * Ethan Hawke as Starbuck * Charlie Cox as Ishmael * Eddie Marsan as Stubb * Gillian Anderson as Elizabeth, Ahab's wife * Billy Boyd as Elijah * Raoul Trujillo as Queequeg * James Gilbert as Steelkilt * Daniel Gordon as Pip * Matthew Lemche as Flask * Billy Merasty as Tashtego * Onyekachi Lucky Ejim as Dagoo * Gary Levert as Perth * Richard Donat as Inn Landlord * Sandy MacLean as Quaker Preacher * Glen Matthews as Tom * Stephen McHattie as Rachel Captain * Donald Suthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Witness
''Silent Witness'' is a British crime drama television series produced by the BBC, which focuses on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in 1996, the series was created by Nigel McCrery, a former murder squad detective based in Nottingham. Twenty-five series of ''Silent Witness'' have been broadcast since 1996. Amanda Burton starred as primary character Dr. Sam Ryan before leaving the show during the eighth series. Since her departure the series has featured an ensemble cast, which initially consisted of William Gaminara, Tom Ward and Emilia Fox, and later on David Caves, Liz Carr and Richard Lintern alongside Emilia Fox. At the end of series 23 Carr and Lintern both departed. The cast was joined by Genesis Lynea from series 24. The programme is broadcast in more than 235 territories, including ABC in Australia, Showcase and the Knowledge Network in Canada, KRO in the Netherlands, TV One and Prime in New Zealand, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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