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Oxford Blues
''Oxford Blues'' is a 1984 British comedy-drama sports film written and directed by Robert Boris and starring Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and Amanda Pays. It is a remake of the 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film ''A Yank at Oxford'' and was Lowe's first starring role in a feature. Plot Nick Di Angelo is working in a Las Vegas casino to earn enough money to pursue the woman of his dreams, Lady Victoria Wingate, to Oxford, England. He believes the only way to win her is to get into Oxford University and join the rowing team. After spending the night with a beautiful older woman, he collects enough money to make the trip and arrives at Oxford in his 1955 Ford Thunderbird, which promptly gets stuck between two walls along a very narrow street. Thus begins Di Angelo's troubles in Britain. Di Angelo is accepted into Oriel College; consequently, large parts of the film are set in the college itself. The coxswain of the rowing team that Di Angelo joins, Rona, is also an American. Di Angelo qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Boris
Robert Boris (October 12, 1945) is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. Boris was nicknamed Double B by film producer Elliott Kastner. Awards Boris won the WGA Award for Original/Adapted Multi-Part Long Form Series for ''Blood Feud'' in 1984. UPI. Retrieved 2016-08-07. Filmography *''Birds of Prey (1973 film), Birds of Prey'' (with Rupert Hitzig) (1973) (TV) *''Electra Glide in Blue'' (with Rupert Hitzig) (1973) *''Some Kind of Hero'' (with James Kirkwood Jr.) (1982) *''Deadly Encounter'' (with David J. Kinghorn) (1982) (TV) *''Blood Feud (1983 film), Blood Feud'' (1983) (TV) *''Doctor Detroit'' (with Carl Gottlieb and Bruce Jay Friedman) (1983) *''Oxford Blues'' (1984) (also Director) *''Izzy and Moe'' (wit ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Night Stand
A one-night stand or one-night sex is a single sexual encounter in which there is an expectation that there shall be no further relations between the sexual participants. It draws its name from the common practice of a one-night stand, a single night performance by an entertainer at a venue. The practice can be described as "sexual activity without emotional commitment or future involvement".Jeffrey S. Turner, ''American Families in Crisis: A Reference Handbook'' (2009), p. 47. Views The one-night stand is the most common form of infidelity and is often used in research, polls and surveys to define the level of promiscuity in a society at any given time. It has been suggested that such an act can be as threatening to a relationship as a long-term affair: Some women have suggested that women who feel sexually insecure or unfulfilled should seek out one-night stands for personal growth and fulfillment. One writes, " one-night stand is the erotic manifestation of carpe diem†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Payne
Bruce Martyn Payne (born 22 November 1958) is an English actor, producer, screenwriter, film director and theatre director. Payne is best known for portraying villains, such as Charles Rane in ''Passenger 57'', Jacob Kell in '' Highlander: Endgame'', and Damodar in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and '' Dungeons & Dragons 2: Wrath of the Dragon God''. Payne trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and was identified, in the late 1980s, with the " Brit Pack" of rising young British actors. Early life Payne developed an interest for acting at an early age. In an interview with ''Impact'' (magazine) in 2001, Payne claimed that a crocodile from the play ''Peter Pan'' shouted that it would eat his brother and then proceeded to run upstage. At the age of 14, he was diagnosed with a slight form of spina bifida, which by age 16 required surgery to rectify. Payne was hospitalised for 6 months following the operation. Payne continued school studies, despite a contact with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cary Elwes
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor and writer. He is known for his leading film roles as Westley in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), Robin Hood in '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993), and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the ''Saw'' film series. Elwes' other performances in films include '' Glory'' (1989), ''Hot Shots!'' (1991), ''The Jungle Book'' (1994), '' Days of Thunder'' (1990), '' Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992), ''Twister'' (1996), '' Kiss the Girls'' (1997), ''Liar Liar'' (1997), ''Cradle Will Rock'' (1999), ''Shadow of the Vampire'' (2000), ''The Cat's Meow'' (2001), ''Ella Enchanted'' (2004), ''The Alphabet Killer'' (2008), ''A Christmas Carol'' (2009), '' No Strings Attached'' (2011), and ''The Hyperions'' (2022). He has appeared on television in a number of series including ''The X-Files'', ''Seinfeld'', ''From the Earth to the Moon'', '' Psych'', ''Life in Pieces'', ''Stranger Things'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''. Early life Ivan Sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Calf
Anthony Calf (born 4 May 1959) is an English actor. He studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). He has recurring roles in the television medical drama '' Holby City'', as Michael Beauchamp, and ''New Tricks'' as DAC Robert Strickland. He has also worked in theatre, where his credits include productions of ''The Madness of George III'' with the National Theatre and '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''The false servant'' at the National Theatre and ''Rock'n Roll'' at the Duke of York's Theatre. He was nominated as best actor in the Irish Times Theatre Awards 2008 for his work in ''Uncle Vanya'' at the Gate Theatre. He was featured in ''King Charles III'' on Broadway in 2015. Career He made his television debut in the 1982 '' Doctor Who'' episode '' The Visitation'', he returned to the series 35 years later in the 2017 episode "Empress of Mars". Also in 1982, he landed the role of Digby Geste in a television adaptation of ''Beau Geste''. His other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubrey Morris
Aubrey Morris (born Aubrey Steinberg; 1 June 1926 – 15 July 2015) was a British actor known for his appearances in the films '' A Clockwork Orange'' and ''The Wicker Man''. Early life and career Morris was one of nine children born to Becky (née Levine) and Morry Steinberg. An elder brother, Wolfe Morris, was also an accomplished actor. His grandparents were from Kyiv and escaped the Russian pogroms, arriving in London in about 1890. The family moved to Portsmouth at the turn of the 20th century. Aubrey attended Portsmouth Municipal College and RADA. His first stage appearance in 1944 was at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park in ''The Winter's Tale.'' From 1954 to 1956 he was at The Old Vic and appeared on Broadway.A Clockwork Orange actor Aubrey Morris, dies aged 89 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Gough
Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was a British character actor who made more than 150 film and television appearances. He is known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958, with his first role as Sir Arthur Holmwood in ''Dracula'', and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four of the ''Batman'' films from 1989 to 1997. He would appear in three more Burton films: in '' Sleepy Hollow'', voicing Elder Gutknecht in ''Corpse Bride'' and the Dodo in ''Alice in Wonderland''. Gough also appeared in popular British television shows, including ''Doctor Who'' (as the titular villain in ''The Celestial Toymaker'' (1966) and as Councillor Hedin in ''Arc of Infinity'' (1983)), and in a memorable episode of '' The Avengers'' as the automation-obsessed wheelchair user Dr. Armstrong in "The Cybernauts" (1965). In 1956 he received a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. At the National Theatre in London Gough excelled as a comedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Strickland
Gail Strickland is an American actress who had prominent supporting roles in such films as ' (1975), '' Bound for Glory'' (1976), ''Who'll Stop the Rain'' (1978), ''Norma Rae'' (1979), and ''Protocol'' (1984), and appeared regularly on various network television shows. Life and career Strickland was born in Birmingham, Alabama, one of five children, to Theodosia and Lynn Strickland, who owned a large tire dealership. She married Neil Baker, and they have a daughter together named Maisy. In 1973, Strickland appeared as Sister Ann in the season-four episode, "Almost a Nun's Story", on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. She had a memorable appearance on the television series ''M*A*S*H'' as Captain Helen Whitfield, a nurse in an ongoing battle with alcoholism. She appeared as Courtney, Jerry's love interest, in the episodes titled "Jerry Robinson Crusoe" (3.13) and “My Boy Guillermo” (4.19) of ''The Bob Newhart Show.'' She appeared in the pilot episode of the television series '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Howard (actor)
Alan MacKenzie Howard, CBE (5 August 1937 – 14 February 2015) was an English actor. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966 to 1983 and played leading roles at the Royal National Theatre between 1992 and 2000. Early life Howard was born in Croydon, Surrey, the only son of actor Arthur Howard and his wife Jean Compton (Mackenzie). His uncle was Leslie Howard, the film star,Michael Covene"Alan Howard obituary", ''The Guardian'', 18 February 2015 while his aunt was the casting director Irene Howard. On his mother's side he was also a great-nephew of the actress Fay Compton and the novelist Sir Compton Mackenzie. He was educated at the independent school Ardingly College in Ardingly, West Sussex. Theatre career 1958–1965 Alan Howard made his first stage appearance at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, in April 1958, as a footman in ''Half In Earnest''. He remained with the company until 1960, where his roles included Frankie Bryant in Arnold Wesker's '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Firth
Julian Firth (born 8 January 1961) is an English actor, best known for his roles as troubled inmate Davis in the cinematic version of the film '' Scum'' and as Brother Jerome in the long-running television series ''Cadfael''. Firth has enjoyed a consistent acting career in the theatre and has appeared in numerous television productions, including ''Jeeves and Wooster'', ''The Bill'', ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'' and ''Margaret''. He also appeared in the video of the 1982 hit single Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth, in which he appears as a pompous prosecuting barrister. In 1984, he was cast alongside Rob Lowe in Oxford Blues as Lowe's Oriel College room-mate and confidant, providing inside information. In 2011 he appeared in the television film ''The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'' for ITV. He also appeared in the drama ''The Queen'' in 2006, as Blair's aide. In 2017, Firth joined the cast of the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' in Eastwatch, an episode of Season 7 as Archma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Sands
Julian Richard Morley Sands''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005'' Retrieved 4 May 2014. (born 4 January 1958) is an English actor based in the United States. He is known for his roles in films such as '''', '''', '''', '' |
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniquely a joint foundation of the university and the cathedral of the Oxford diocese, Christ Church Cathedral, which both serves as the college chapel and whose dean is ''ex officio'' the college head. The college is amongst the largest and wealthiest of colleges at the University of Oxford, with an endowment of £596m and student body of 650 in 2020. As of 2022, the college had 661 students. Its grounds contain a number of architecturally significant buildings including Tom Tower (designed by Sir Christopher Wren), Tom Quad (the largest quadrangle in Oxford), and the Great Dining Hall, which was the seat of the parliament assembled by King Charles I during the English Civil War. The buildings have inspired replicas throughout the world in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
