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Military Wives (film)
''Military Wives'' is a 2019 British comedy-drama film directed by Peter Cattaneo, from a screenplay by Rosanne Flynn and Rachel Tunnard. It stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan and Jason Flemyng. The film is inspired by the true story of the Military Wives Choirs, a network of 75 choirs in British military bases across the United Kingdom and overseas, featured in the fourth season of the British documentary television series '' The Choir''. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2019 and was released in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2020 by Lionsgate. Synopsis With their partners away serving in Afghanistan, a group of women on the home front form a choir and quickly find themselves at the centre of a media sensation and global movement. Cast * Kristin Scott Thomas as Kate * Sharon Horgan as Lisa * Jason Flemyng as Crooks * Greg Wise as Richard * Emma Lowndes as Annie * Gaby French as Jess * Lara Rossi as Ruby * Amy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cattaneo
Peter Joseph Cattaneo MBE (born 1 July 1964) is a British filmmaker. He is most known for directing the comedy film ''The Full Monty'', for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker. Life and career Cattaneo was brought up in Twickenham, London. His father was a London-born animator of Italian descent. After attending London College of Printing for an art foundation course, and Leeds Polytechnic for a BA in Graphic Design (Film), he graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1989, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for '' Dear Rosie'' (1990). He went on to make his feature film debut with ''The Full Monty'' (1997), which was a smash success both in the UK and internationally. The comedy grossed £160,049,344 at the box office on a £3 million budget and Cattaneo received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. Cattaneo has since directed several films including ''Lucky Break'' (2001), ''Opal Dream ''Opal Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Choir (TV Series)
''The Choir'' is a BAFTA award-winning TV series following Gareth Malone as he tackles the task of teaching choral singing to people who have never had the chance, or experience to sing before. The first series aired on 4 December 2006, the third series, ''The Choir: Unsung Town'', which involved the creation of a choir in South Oxhey, Hertfordshire began on BBC Two on 1 September 2009, whilst the fourth series, ''The Choir: Military Wives'' was aired in November 2011. The series began to air on BBC America in the summer of 2010. Transmissions The Choir The original series of ''The Choir'', aired in three episodes in 2006, followed Gareth Malone's attempts to start a choir from scratch in Northolt High School, a comprehensive school in Middlesex that has never previously had a school choir. In the programme he auditions 160 pupils for his 30-strong choir. After only nine months' training, take them to China to compete in the 2006 World Choir Games. This observational docum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleecker Street (company)
Bleecker Street is an independent American film company that specializes in film distribution. The company is based in New York City and named after 65 Bleecker Street, the street address of Andrew Karpen's prior company Focus Features. Andrew Karpen founded Bleecker Street in 2014 with the goal to distribute “smart house” films that combine the entertainment of studio blockbusters with the artistic indie allure. Bleecker Street has released more than 50 films to date, including the Oscar-nominated ''Trumbo'' and ''Captain Fantastic''. Its upcoming slate includes ''Emily'' (In theaters February 17th, 2023), an Emily Brontë biopic starring Emma Mackey, Catherine Hardwicke's Action-Comedy ''Mafia Mamma (''In theaters April 14, 2023) Starring Toni Collette and Monica Bellucci and ''Golda'' (In theaters August 25th, 2023) starring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren. History Bleecker Street was formed in August 2014 by CEO Andrew Karpen, who is the former co-CEO of Focus Features. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Gee
Robbie Gee (born 24 March 1970) is a British actor, best known for his ''Desmond's'' character "Lee Stanley", for appearing in Guy Ritchie's crime caper '' Snatch'', and for his comedy roles in TV series like ''The Real McCoy'' and ''The Crouches''. He also appeared in the film '' Mean Machine'', playing "Trojan", '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' as "Shrimper", ''Underworld'' as "Kahn", and ''Dead Man Running'' as Curtis (Alongside 50 Cent). Robbie is a founding member of GeeStor and along with Eddie Nestor makes up one half of a comedy duo. Together, they have written for TV and hosted music events. Hosting He hosted, alongside Eddie Nestor, the Imperial College Indian Society's annual "East Meets West" charity Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * Ch ... show in 2007 and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Dix
Sophie Dix (born 3 March 1969) is an English actress, best known for her role as Captain Sadie Williams in ''Soldier Soldier''. She has also had roles in ''The Bill'', ''Benidorm'', '' Between The Lines'', and ''Holby City''. In March 2022, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'' as Viv Beaden. Personal life Dix has lived in the London borough of Hampstead for twenty years. Her long-term partner is Nevil Coleman and she has two daughters, Georgia and Violet. In 2012, she stood as a candidate for the Green Party at the Hampstead Town council by-election, receiving 207 votes. She stood again in 2015 and received 597 votes, coming third with 11.3% of the vote. In October 2017, Dix joined the growing number of women who have alleged that producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed, sexually intimidated, and/or sexually assaulted them. She told ''The Guardian'' that, in the early 1990s, in a hotel room to which he had invited her to watch rushes with him dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Checkley
Laura Checkley is an English actress and comedian known for playing the regular character Louise throughout three series of ''Detectorists'' on BBC Four, Monica in ''Action Team'' on ITV2, Terri King, wife of the titular character played by Tom Davis, in the BBC One sitcom ''King Gary''. and the hilarious Mrs Blocker in BAFTA award winning Drama '' In My Skin.'' She has also appeared in guest roles on a number of other programmes including '' Brassic, Wanderlust, Red Dwarf, Enterprice, Porters'', ''W1A'' and ''This Country''. Most recently, she played Jackie Stokes in the popular Drama ''Screw'' on Channel Four In 2009, she burst on to the comedy scene with her comedy duo Checkley Bush with Victoria Bush. In their short time together they ran a hugely popular residency at the Leicester Square Theatre. They performed to sell-out crowds at the Edinburgh Festival and all over the UK, and hosted and played at the Latitude Festival and Manchester Comedy Festival. In 2011, they reac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India Ria Amarteifio
India Ria Amarteifio (born 17 September 2001) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress on the West End. In 2023, she portrayed the title role of a fictionalised Queen Charlotte in the period drama series '' Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story''. Early life Amarteifio was born in Kingston upon Thames and grew up in Twickenham. Her father is of Ghanaian origin, and her mother is of British origin. She joined the Richmond Academy of Dance in 2012, through which she auditioned for and earned a scholarship to attend the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Career Amarteifio made her West End debut as young Nala in ''The Lion King'' at the Lyceum Theatre in 2011. She then appeared in ''Matilda the Musical'' at the Cambridge Theatre as Hortensia. Amarteifio was in the 2013 original cast of ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the alternating role of Violet Beauregarde. That same year, she made her television debut in the BBC One fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy James-Kelly
Amy James-Kelly (born 15 November 1995) is a British actress. She gained prominence through her role as Maddie Heath in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2013–2015). She has since starred in the Netflix series ''Safe'' (2018) and the BBC One drama ''Three Families'' (2021). Early life James-Kelly was born in Antrim, Northern Ireland and moved to England as a baby. She spent the first year of her life in Catterick, North Yorkshire before settling down in Failsworth, Greater Manchester. She attended The Blue Coat School, Oldham. She took extra-curricular classes at the Manchester School of Acting. Career James-Kelly began her career in theatre productions of ''Beauty Manifesto'', ''Trojan Women'', ''My Fair Lady'' and ''Frank and Ferdinand''. In December 2013, James-Kelly made her television debut in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Maddie Heath, a troubled teenager and Sophie Webster's love interest. James-Kelly found out she had been cast on the bus h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara Rossi
Lara Rossi is a British actress. She is known for her role as Arabela Seeger in the German-French-Italian-American television series ''Crossing Lines'' as well as the Finnish sci-fi movie '' Iron Sky: The Coming Race''. She also played the part of Lady Sybil Ramkin in '' The Watch'', a 2021 fantasy police procedural series for BBC America based on the ''Discworld'' novels by Terry Pratchett. Filmography Film * ''Esio Trot'' (2015) * ''Anchor and Hope'' (2017) * ''Robin Hood'' (2018) * '' Iron Sky: The Coming Race'' (2019) * ''Military Wives'' (2019) TV * ''Agatha Raisin'' * ''Crossing Lines'' * '' Life of Crime'' * ''Murder'' * ''The Shadow Line'' * ''Cheat'' * ''Flesh and Blood'' * ''I May Destroy You'' * '' The Watch'' * '' Angela Black'' * ''The Midwich Cuckoos'' (2022) Selected theatre * Anne Elliot in ''Persuasion'' at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2017) * "Woman" in ''The Writer'' by Ella Hickson at the Almeida Theatre The Almeida Theatre, opened in 1980, is a 325 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
