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Norman J. Warren
Norman John Warren (25 June 1942 – 11 March 2021) was an English film director best known for such 1970s horror films as '' Satan's Slave'' (1976), ''Prey'' (1977) and '' Terror'' (1978). Warren is also known for sex comedies such as '' Outer Touch'' (also known as ''Outer Spaced'' and ''Spaced Out'', 1979). Along with the films of Pete Walker, Warren's movies are sometimes dubbed " New Wave" British horror, on the basis that they upped the ante in terms of sexual explicitness and gore from that of the Hammer and Amicus productions that dominated the genre in UK cinema up to the early 1970s. Life and career An avid film fan from childhood, Warren entered the film industry as a runner on ''The Millionairess'' (1960) and as an assistant director (''The Dock Brief'', 1962) before directing the short film ''Fragment'' (1965). Calcutta-born Bachoo Sen (1934–2002), owner of the Astral Cinema in Brewer Street, London, who had an interest in film production, saw ''Fragment'' an ... [...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] |
Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions Ltd. is a British film production company based in London. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic horror and fantasy films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Many of these involve classic horror characters such as Baron Victor Frankenstein, Count Dracula, and the Mummy, which Hammer reintroduced to audiences by filming them in vivid colour for the first time. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies, as well as, in later years, television series. During its most successful years, Hammer dominated the horror film market, enjoying worldwide distribution and considerable financial success. This success was, in part, due to its distribution partnerships with American companies United Artists, Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, American International Pictures and Seven Arts Productions as well as fellow European fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English As A Foreign Or Second Language
English as a second or foreign language is the use of English by speakers with different native languages. Language education for people learning English may be known as English as a second language (ESL), English as a foreign language (EFL), English as an additional language (EAL), English as a New Language (ENL), or English for speakers of other languages (ESOL). The aspect in which ESL is taught is referred to as teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL), teaching English as a second language (TESL) or teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Technically, TEFL refers to English language teaching in a country where English is not the official language, TESL refers to teaching English to non-native English speakers in a native English-speaking country and TESOL covers both. In practice, however, each of these terms tends to be used more generically across the full field. TEFL is more widely used in the UK and TESL or TESOL in the US. The term "ESL" has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Julius
Maxine may refer to: People Maxine is a feminine given name. * Maxine Andrews (1916–1995), member of The Andrews Sisters singing trio * Maxine Audley (1923–1992), English actress * Maxine Brown (country singer) (1932-2019), American country music singer * Maxine Brown (soul singer) (born 1939), American soul and R&B singer * Maxine D. Brown, American computer scientist * Maxine Carr, convicted of perverting the course of justice in relation to the Soham murders (not to be confused with Maxine Moore Carr / Maxine Waters below) * Maxine Dexter (1972), American politician * Maxine Elliott (1868–1940), American actress * Maxine Fassberg (born 1953), CEO, Intel Israel * Maxine Hong Kingston (born 1940), Chinese American author and Professor Emerita * Maxine Kumin (1925–2014), American poet and author * Maxine Mawhinney (born 1957), newsreader on the BBC News 24-hour television channel * Maxine McKew (born 1953), Australian politician and journalist * Maxine Medina (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is A Splendid Illusion
''Love is a Splendid Illusion'' is a 1970 British sex comedy concerning a businessman (Simon Brent) whose cheating ways come to a head in Italy when the secret lover of his equally cheating wife (Lisa Collings) turns out to be a potential business partner. It was also known as ''Bed and Don't Tell''.Simon Sheridan, ''Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'', Titan Books 2011 p 67-68 Cast *Simon Brent - Christian Dubarry *Andrée Flamand - Michelle Howard *Lisa Collings - Amanda Dubarry * Peter Hughes - Maurice Howard * Mark Kingston - Bernard Collins *Fiona Curzon - Liz *Maxine Casson - Debbie *Anna Matisse - Sophie *Carl Ferber - Jason *Nancy Nevinson - Amanda's Mother *Gay Soper - Blonde Girl in Red References External links''Love is a Splendid Illusion''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typecasting (acting)
In film, television, and theatre, typecasting is the process by which a particular actor becomes strongly identified with a specific character, one or more particular roles, or characters having the same traits or coming from the same social or ethnic groups. There have been instances in which an actor has been so strongly identified with a role as to make it difficult for them to find work playing other characters. Character actors Actors are sometimes so strongly identified with a role as to make it difficult for them to find work playing other characters. It is especially common among leading actors in popular television series and films. ''Star Trek'' An example is the cast of the original ''Star Trek'' series. During ''Star Trek''s original run from 1966 to 1969, William Shatner was the highest-paid cast member at $5,000 per episode ($ today), with Leonard Nimoy and the other actors being paid much less. The press predicted that Nimoy would be a star after the series ended, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loving Feeling
''Loving Feeling'' is a 1968 British sex comedy-drama film directed by Norman J. Warren and starring Simon Brent, Georgina Ward and Paula Patterson. Premise Steve, a womanising DJ, wants to get back with his wife Suzanne, from whom he is separated. Obstacles to the reunion include Suzanne's new love, Scott, and Steve's affairs with a secretary, Carol, Carol's flatmate and a French model. Cast * Simon Brent as Steve Day * Georgina Ward as Suzanne Day * Paula Patterson as Carol Taylor * John Railton as Scott Fisher * Françoise Pascal as Model * Heather Kyd as Christine Johnson * Peter Dixon as Philip Peterson * Carol Cunningham as Jane Butler * Jacky Allouis as Helen * John Aston as Jane's boyfriend * Richard Bartlett as Sound mixer * Sonya Benjamin as Belly dancer * Paul Endesby as Old man on beach * Stanley Folb as Press photographer * Robert Hewison as Radio producer * Allen John as Restaurant manager * Mary Land as Girl * Barry Stephens as Chauffeur * Penny Watts as Girl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Her Private Hell
''Her Private Hell'' is a 1968 British sexploitation film. It is the feature film directorial debut of Norman J. Warren and the first of two films (the second being ''Loving Feeling'') that he made for Bachoo Sen and Richard Schulman, founders of production company Piccadilly Pictures. It has been described as "Britain's first narrative sex film". Plot A young Italian woman called Marisa arrives in London to model for a magazine owned by Neville and Margaret. She is sent to live in an ultramodern flat belonging to Bernie, the magazine's top photographer – ostensibly for her safety, but in reality to prevent her from being poached by rival publications. Though surrounded by luxury, Marisa comes to realise that her employers control nearly every aspect of her life. She begins a sexual relationship with Bernie but quickly learns that she is not the first model he has seduced. Although Marisa is only willing to pose semi-clothed, Neville wants the magazine to show full nudity. Matt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex In Film
Sex in film, the presentation of aspects of sexuality in film, specially human sexuality, has been controversial since the development of the medium. Films which display or suggest sexual behavior have been criticized by religious groups or have been banned or censored by governments, although attitudes have changed much along the years and a more permissive social environment has developed in certain parts of the world, notably in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. In countries with a film rating system, films which contain explicit sex scenes typically receive a restricted classification. Nudity in film may be regarded as sexual or as non-sexual. An erotic film is usually a film that has an erotic quality, meaning that it may arouse sexual feelings, even if the stated or suggested intention of the film maker is to induce philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality and romantic love. Love scenes, erotic or not, have been p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewer Street
Brewer Street is a street in the Soho area of central London, running west to east from Glasshouse Street to Wardour Street. The street was first developed in the late 17th century by the landowner Sir William Pulteney. It first appears on a map of 1664, and was built up over the following decades from east to west. It is now known for its variety of shops and entertainment establishments typical of Soho. The street crosses, or meets with, Wardour Street, Rupert Street, Walker's Court Walker's Court is a pedestrian street in the Soho district of the City of Westminster, London. The street dates from around the early 1700s and escaped modernisation in the late nineteenth century so that it retains its original narrow layout. I ..., Greens Court, Lexington Street, Great Pulteney Street, Bridle Lane, Sherwood Street, Lower James Street, Lower John Street and Air Street, before meeting with Glasshouse Street at its western end. References External links Streets in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
