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Mystics (film)
Mystics is a 2003 film starring Milo O'Shea Milo Donal O'Shea (2 June 1926 – 2 April 2013) was an Irish actor. He was twice nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performances in '' Staircase'' (1968) and '' Mass Appeal'' (1982). Early life O'Shea was born and ... and David Kelly, and directed by David Blair.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314416/ References 2003 films British comedy films Films scored by Stephen Warbeck Films directed by David Blair (director) 2000s English-language films 2000s British films {{2000s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Blair (director)
David Blair is a British film and television director. He has received a BAFTA award for ''The Street.'' Blair directed ''Common'', a 2014 BBC One 90-minute made-for-television drama, written by Jimmy McGovern and starring Michelle Fairley, Nico Mirallegro and Michael Gambon, which sought to question some of the issues and challenges raised by England's common purpose legal doctrine. During 2014 Blair completed the feature film ''The Messenger'' (released 2015), starring Robert Sheehan, Lily Cole, Tamzin Merchant, Joely Richardson and David O'Hara. His 2016 feature film ''Away'' starred Timothy Spall, Juno Temple, Matt Ryan and Susan Lynch. Blair then went on to complete another Jimmy McGovern film for the BBC, ''Reg'' (2016) starring Tim Roth and Anna Maxwell Martin. Blair worked with Jimmy McGovern in ''The Lakes'' (1997), ''The Street'' (2006–09) and ''Accused'' (2010–12). Filmography * ''Tabloid'' (2001) * ''Mystics'' (2003) * ''The Fattest Man in Britain'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Burrowes
Wesley Burrowes (15 April 193031 December 2015) was an Irish playwright and screenwriter. Originally from Northern Ireland, he became a resident of the Republic of Ireland. He was best known as the chief scriptwriter on ''The Riordans'' and ''Glenroe'', two of the most successful drama series produced by RTÉ Television. Early life Wesley Burrowes was born and raised in Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland. From a Protestant background, Burrowes was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, a Belfast grammar school, and went on to study French and German at Queen's University Belfast, graduating in 1952.''The Irish Times'', "Remit of educating farmers launched career in TV drama", 2 June 2001. Following graduation, Burrowes moved to Dublin to work for the Commercial Insurance Company. In 1959, he switched jobs to Córas Tráchtála, an Irish government body which promoted exports. He combined his job there as an adviser on the furniture trade with that of writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milo O'Shea
Milo Donal O'Shea (2 June 1926 – 2 April 2013) was an Irish people, Irish actor. He was twice nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performances in ''Staircase (play), Staircase'' (1968) and ''Mass Appeal (play), Mass Appeal'' (1982). Early life O'Shea was born and brought up in Dublin and educated by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, Christian Brothers at Synge Street CBS, Synge Street school, along with his friend Donal Donnelly. His father was a singer and his mother a ballet teacher. Because he was bilingual, O'Shea performed in English-speaking theatres and in Irish in the Abbey Theatre Company. At age 12, he appeared in George Bernard Shaw's ''Caesar and Cleopatra (play), Caesar and Cleopatra'' at the Gate Theatre. He later studied music and drama at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Guildhall School in London and was a skilled pianist. He was discovered in the 1950s by Harry Dillon, who ran the 37 Theatre Club on the top floor of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Kelly (actor)
David Kelly (11 July 1929 – 12 February 2012) was an Irish actor who had regular roles in several film and television works from the 1950s onwards. One of the most recognisable voices and faces of Irish stage and screen, Kelly was known for his roles as Rashers Tierney in '' Strumpet City'', Cousin Enda in ''Me Mammy'', the builder Mr O'Reilly in ''Fawlty Towers'', Albert Riddle in '' Robin's Nest'', and Grandpa Joe in the film ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005). Another notable role was as Michael O'Sullivan in ''Waking Ned''. Early life and career Kelly was born 11 July 1929 in Dublin, Ireland, and educated at Dublin's Synge Street CBS Christian Brothers school.''Irish Independent'', 2005 He began acting at the age of eight at the city's Gaiety Theatre, encouraged by a teacher at school he also performed with the Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society and went on to train at The Abbey School of Acting. As a backup career, he additionally trained as a draughtsma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Maria Josephine Doyle Kennedy (born 25 September 1964) is an Irish singer and actress. With a singing and acting career that has spanned more than 30 years, she has established herself as one of Ireland's most prolific artists and entertainers. As an actress, she is best known for her extensive television roles as Patsy in ''Father Ted'' (1998), Catherine of Aragon in ''The Tudors'' (2007–2010), Vera Bates in ''Downton Abbey'' (2011), Siobhán Sadler in ''Orphan Black'' (2013–2017), and Jocasta Cameron in '' Outlander'' (2018–present). More recently in 2022, she starred as the Scottish journalist Tannie Maria in the series ''Recipes for Love and Murder'', set in the Karoo in South Africa and adapted for the screen from the book of the same name by Sally Andrew. Doyle Kennedy has also appeared in numerous films, including '' The Commitments'' (1991), ''The Matchmaker'' (1997), '' The General'' (1998), ''Miss Julie'' (1999), ''Tara Road'' (2005), ''Albert Nobbs'' (2011), ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Cunningham
Liam Cunningham (born 2 June 1961) is an Irish actor. He is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic-fantasy series ''Game of Thrones''. Cunningham has been nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle Award, the British Independent Film Award, has won two Irish Film & Television Awards, and shared a BAFTA with Michael Fassbender, for their crime-drama short film ''Pitch Black Heist''. His film roles include ''A Little Princess'' (1995), '' Jude'' (1996), ''Dog Soldiers'' (2002), '' The Crooked Man'' (2003), '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' (2006), ''Hunger'' (2008), '' The Escapist'' (2008), ''Good Vibrations'' (2013), ''Let Us Prey'' (2014) and '' The Childhood of a Leader'' (2015). In 2020, he was listed at number 36 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Early life Cunningham was born in East Wall, which is an inner city area of the Northside of Dublin. He grew up in Kilmore West with his three sisters and a brother. Cunningham left se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Townsend
Stanley Townsend (born August 1961) is an Irish actor. Personal life Townsend was born and brought up in Dublin. After attending Wesley College, Dublin, he studied mathematics and civil engineering at Trinity College. While there he joined the Dublin University Players, the college's Amateur Dramatic Society. He later co-founded co-operative theatre company Rough Magic with writer/director Declan Hughes and theatre director Lynne Parker, performing in numerous productions including'' The Country Wife'', ''Nightshade'', and'' Sexual Perversity in Chicago''. He subsequently went on to perform in several productions at The Gate and The Abbey Theatres in Dublin. In London, he has worked with such directors as Sam Mendes in ''The Plough and the Stars'', Richard Eyre in ''Guys and Dolls'' and Rufus Norris in ''Under the Blue Sky''. Theatre appearances at the Royal Court include ''The Alice Trilogy'' directed by Ian Rickson and ''Shining City'' directed by Conor McPherson, for which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Drew
Joseph Ronald Drew (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008) was an Irish people, Irish singer, folk musician and actor who achieved international fame during a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He is most recognised for his lead vocals on the single "Seven Drunken Nights" and "The Irish Rover" both charting in the UK top 10 and then performed on ''Top of the Pops, TOTP''. He was recognisable for his long beard and pale blue eyes and his voice, which was once described by Nathan Joseph as being "like the sound of Coke (fuel), coke being crushed under a door". Early life Ronnie Drew was born in Dún Laoghaire, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin in 1934. Although he was so intimately associated with being "a Dubliner", he would sometimes say, "I was born and grew up in Dún Laoghaire, and no true Dubliner would accept that at all!", a quip that Andy Irvine (musician), Andy Irvine relayed in his song "O'Donoghue's".''Mozaik – Changing Trains'', Compass Records 744682, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Warbeck
Stephen Warbeck (born 21 October 1953) is an English composer, best known for his film and television scores. Warbeck was born in Southampton, Hampshire. He first became known for the music for ''Prime Suspect'' and won an Oscar for his score for ''Shakespeare in Love''. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play in 1994. Warbeck attended Bristol University, and began his career as an actor. He plays the accordion and co-leads the group ''The hKippers'' (the 'h' is silent) with Paul Bradley. In 2018, he directed his first feature film "The Thin Man" which has since been retitled '' The Man In The Hat'' in France starring Ciarán Hinds and Stephen Dillane. Film scores *''Mrs. Brown'' (1997) *''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998) (Academy Award) *'' The Duke'' (1998) *''Mystery Men'' (1999) *''A Christmas Carol'' (1999) *''Billy Elliot'' (2000) *'' Quills'' (2000) *''Captain Corelli's Mandolin'' (2001) *'' Charlotte Gray'' (2001) *'' Deseo'' (2002) *''The Alzheimer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Day (film Editor)
Mark Day (born 22 February 1961) is a British Film editing, film editor. He won two BAFTA Award for Best Editing, BAFTA Awards for Best Editing for ''State of Play (TV serial), State of Play'' and ''Sex Traffic'', both directed by David Yates with whom Day also worked with on ''The Way We Live Now (2001 TV serial), The Way We Live Now'', ''The Young Visiters#Adaptations, The Young Visiters'' and ''The Girl in the Café''; the former two projects gained Day two Royal Television Society award nominations for Best Tape and Film Editing along with two BAFTA nominations and the latter project gained Day a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing. Day also worked with Yates on ''The Sins'' and the final four ''Harry Potter (film series), Harry Potter'' films: ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film), Order of the Phoenix'', ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film), Half-Blood Prince'', ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Films
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' grossed more than $1.14 billion, making it the highest-grossing film in 2003 worldwide and in North America and the second-highest-grossing film up to that time. It was also the second film to surpass the billion-dollar milestone after ''Titanic'' in 1997. '' Finding Nemo'' was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by ''Shrek 2'' in 2004. Events * February 24: '' The Pianist'', directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. * June 12: Gregory Peck dies of bronchopneumonia. * June 29: Katharine Hepburn dies of cardiac arrest. * November 17: Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Governor of California. * December 22: Both of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Comedy Films
British comedy films are comedy films produced in the United Kingdom. In the early 1930s, film adaptations of stage farces were popular. British comedy films are numerous, but among the most notable are the Ealing comedies, the 1950s work of the Boulting Brothers, and innumerable popular comedy series including the St Trinian's films, the ''Doctor'' series, and the long-running Carry On films. Some of the best known British film comedy stars include Will Hay, George Formby, Norman Wisdom, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and the Monty Python team. Other actors associated with British comedy films include Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Margaret Rutherford, Irene Handl and Leslie Phillips. Most British comedy films of the early 1970s were spin-offs of television series. Recent successful films include the working-class comedies ''Brassed Off'' (1996) and ''The Full Monty'' (1997), the more middle class Richard Curtis-scripted films ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994) and ''Nottin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
