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Out Of Bounds (2003 Film)
''Out of Bounds'', also known as ''Dead in the Water'', is a 2003 British psychological thriller film starring Sophia Myles, Celia Imrie and Sophie Ward. It is the directorial debut of Merlin Ward, who also wrote the screenplay. Yahoo Movies Plot 18-year-old Louise (Myles) is stuck in a run-down girls' boarding school and can't bear the thought of being away from her lover, art teacher Matthew (Asprey), during the half term break. So she stays on at school, ostensibly to do extra work for her exams. But when Matthew's wife, Veronica (Ward), who is also the school's headmistress, finds out about the affair, she is driven over the edge and stabs him. Veronica gets rid of Louise by sending her off on an errand while she hides Matthew's body. When Louise returns, she is shocked to find Matthew gone. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Elphick
Michael John Elphick (19 September 1946 – 7 September 2002) was an English film and television actor. He played the eponymous private investigator in the ITV series ''Boon'' and Harry Slater in BBC's ''EastEnders''. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1983 film '' Gorky Park''. In his prime, Elphick always looked older than he was, and with his gruff Sussex accent and lip-curling sneer he often played menacing hard men. Elphick struggled with a highly publicised addiction to alcohol; at the height of his problem he admitted to consuming two litres of spirits a day, which contributed to his death from a heart attack in 2002. Early life Elphick grew up in Chichester, Sussex, where his family had a butcher's shop. He was educated at Lancastrian Secondary Modern Boys School in Chichester, where he took part in several school productions including ''Noah'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. He initially considered joinin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Imrie
Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is an English actress and author. She was described in 2003 as one of the most successful British actresses of recent decades. She is best known for her film roles, including the '' Bridget Jones'' film series, '' Calendar Girls'' (2003), '' Nanny McPhee'' (2005), '' The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2011), '' The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2015), The English dub of '' The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales...'' (2017), '' Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' (2018) and ''Malevolent'' (2018) and, for the FX TV series '' Better Things'' (2016-2022). In the United Kingdom she is known for her work with Victoria Wood, including '' Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV'' (1985–1987), the sitcom '' dinnerladies'' (1998–2000) and '' Acorn Antiques: The Musical!'', for which she won the 2006 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Early life Imrie was born on 15 July 1952 in Guildford, Surrey, the fourth of fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychological Thriller
Psychological thriller is a genre combining the thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting. In terms of context and convention, it is a subgenre of the broader ranging thriller narrative structure,Dictionary.com, definitionpsychological thriller (definition) Accessed November 3, 2013, "...a suspenseful movie or book emphasizing the psychology of its characters rather than the plot; this subgenre of thriller movie or book – Example: In a psychological thriller, the characters are exposed to danger on a mental level rather than a physical one....", with similarities to Gothic and detective fiction in the sense of sometimes having a "dissolving sense of reality". It is often told through the viewpoint of psychologically stressed characters, revealing their distorted mental perceptions and focusing on the complex and often tortured relationships between obs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Myles
Sophia Jane Myles (; born 18 March 1980) is an English actress. She is best known in film for portraying Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward in Thunderbirds (2004 film), ''Thunderbirds'' (2004), Isolde in ''Tristan & Isolde (film), Tristan & Isolde'' (2006), Darcy in ''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (2014), Erika (Underworld), Erika in ''Underworld (2003 film), Underworld'' (2003) and ''Underworld: Evolution'' (2006) and Freya in ''Outlander (film), Outlander'' (2008). Initially hoping to study philosophy at University of Cambridge, for which she secured a place, Myles instead turned to acting after television writer Julian Fellowes saw her perform in a school play, casting her in his series ''List of adaptations of The Prince and the Pauper#Television, The Prince and the Pauper'' (1996). After this, Myles continued to receive work in films such as ''Mansfield Park (1999 film), Mansfield Park'' (1999), ''From Hell (film), From Hell'' (2001) and ''The Abduction Club'' (2002), but her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Ward
Sophie Anna Ward (born 1964) is an English stage and screen actress, and a writer of non-fiction and fiction. As an actress, she played Elizabeth Hardy, the female lead in Barry Levinson's ''Young Sherlock Holmes'' (1985), and in other feature film roles including in Cary Joji Fukunaga's period drama ''Jane Eyre'' (2011), and Jane Sanger's horror feature, ''Swiperight'' (2020). In 1982 she had a role in the Academy Award-winning best short film, ''A Shocking Accident''. On television she played Dr Helen Trent in British police drama series ''Heartbeat'' from 2004 to 2006, the character Sophia Byrne in the series ''Holby City'' from 2008 to 2010, the role of Lady Ellen Hoxley in the series ''Land Girls'' from 2009 to 2011, and that of Lady Verinder in the mini-series ''The Moonstone'' (2016). She has had a variety of other roles on stage and in short and feature films. Ward returned to higher education, earning a PhD from Goldsmiths, University of London, in 2019, in English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Asprey
George Asprey (born 1 October 1966) is a British stage, film, and television character actor. Since 2008, Asprey has played the part of Scar in the West End theatre production of the musical ''The Lion King''. Early life Of Asprey's origins, the ''Daily Mirror'' said that his world had been one of "indecent wealth" and he was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth but a "silver shovel". The only son of Edward Asprey, of Asprey the jewellers, he was educated at Charterhouse School and was expected to join the family business on leaving school. Asprey rebelled, wishing instead to pursue an acting career. This was not welcomed by his father, and the pair did not speak for several months.Carole Aye Maung, "Rough diamond; Asprey rebel has a golden future as an actor", ''Daily Mirror'' (London), 23 May 1996archivedat thefreelibrary.com, accessed 23 November 2021 Asprey subsequently studied business in the United States, with a view to joining the family firm, but while there was ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Humphreys
Chris Humphreys is a Canadian actor, playwright and novelist. Born in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Peter Humphreys, was an actor, writer and Battle of Britain] fighter pilot. His mother, Ingegerd Holter, was a spy in the Norwegian resistance. Chris is also the grandson of actor Cecil Humphreys. He was raised in Los Angeles, California until the age of seven and then grew up in the United Kingdom. For screen acting he is best known for roles in: ''The Bill'' where he played PC Richard Turnham from 1989 to 1990, as Caleb Wilson the gladiator in '' AD Anno Domini'' and leading roles in: ''Zorro'', ''Coronation Street'', '' Hawkeye'', '' Highlander: The Series'', '' Goodnight Sweetheart'', '' Wycliffe'', ''Silent Witness'', ''Scandal,'' ''The Core'', ''The Adventures of Shirley Holmes''. Leading stage roles have included Lord Mountbatten in the West End musical ''Always.'' Hamlet in ''Hamlet,'' Oberon in ''A Midsummer Nights Dream'' and Jack Absolute in ''The Rivals.'' (The main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Salmon
Kelly Salmon (aka Kelly Natelle) (born 23 March 1987 in Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom) is an English actress and fashion model A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Thoug .... She appeared in the first TV commercial for NSPCC in 1991. She later became a primary school teacher in Hertfordshire. Early life Salmon started modelling at a very young age and made her first commercial at the age of eleven months. She has modelled fashion in a number of different countries and on ''Blue Peter''. She made her film debut in 1995 in Solitaire for 2, playing the young Katie, appearing in just the opening minute of the film. Her next screen role was far more substantial, appearing as Kate Spiller in the popular CBBC show ''Big Kids'' in 2000, alongside Imogen Stubbs, Duncan Duff and Matt Ada ... [...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] |
2003 Independent Films
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Psychological Thriller Films
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Independent Films
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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