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Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks is a British-born film producer. Brooks has a Humanities degree in English/Philosophy/Psychology and Sociology from the University of London. He then went into real estate development before moving into film. In 1992 he executive produced low-budget film for ''Vadim Jean'' & ''Gary Sinyor'' "Leon The Pig Farmer" which became an unexpected hit in the UK box office. In 1993 he formed a film company Metrodome Films which made films likes the controversial film Beyond Bedlam, Proteus, the cult horror Darklands directed by ''Julian Richards'' and Killing Time. Most of these films were usually starred ''Craig Fairbrass.'' In 2016 the company has been placed into administration. Brooks has been the president of Gold Circle Films since March 2001. He has produced a number of films, including the Academy Award-nominated ''Shadow of the Vampire'' and ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding''. Filmography * '' Leon the Pig Farmer'' (1993) (executive producer) * ''Beyond Bedlam'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree-awarding examination board for students holding certificates from University College London and King's College London and "other such other Institutions, corporate or unincorporated, as shall be established for the purpose of Education, whether within the Metropolis or elsewhere within our United Kingdom". This fact allows it to be one of three institutions to claim the title of the third-oldest university in England, and moved to a federal structure in 1900. It is now incorporated by its fourth (1863) royal charter and governed by the University of London Act 2018. It was the first university in the United Kingdom to introduce examinations for women in 1869 and, a decade later, the first to admit women to degrees. In 1913, it appointe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Real Howard Spitz
''The Real Howard Spitz'' is a 1998 family comedy film directed by Vadim Jean, produced by Paul Brooks and written by Jurgen Wolff. Starring Kelsey Grammer, Amanda Donohoe and Genevieve Tessier, it is a Canadian and U.K co-production. A failed detective writer, Howard Spitz has hit rock bottom until an 8-year-old girl helps him write children's books. Plot Howard Spitz is the author behind a string of poorly selling detective novels. He discovers that in contrast children's books enjoy strong sales. Believing it an easy way to make money, Spitz becomes a children's author with his new book character, a bovine detective named "Crafty Cow", but finds writing for his new audience significantly difficult. Whilst doing research at the local library, he submits his drafts to a little girl called Samantha Kershaw who polishes them up. In return, she asks Spitz to find her father who left her mother before she was born. Spitz also discovers that to become a successful children's author he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light
The Light may refer to: In music *The Light (producers), a trance music production duo * ''The Light'' (Glass), a 1987 symphonic composition by Philip Glass * ''The Light'' (Afrika Bambaataa album), a 1988 album by Afrika Bambaataa & Family * ''The Light'' (Spock's Beard album), 1995 * ''The Light'' (Reinxeed album) * "The Light" (Common song), a single from Common's 2000 album ''Like Water for Chocolate'' * "The Light" (Spock's Beard song), a 1995 song by the American rock group Spock's Beard *"The Light", a song by Adam Lambert on his 2015 album ''The Original High'' *"The Light", a song by Mason Jennings on his 2000 album '' Birds Flying Away'' *"The Light", a song by Supreme Beings of Leisure on their 2008 album '' 11i'' *"The Light", a song by Alesha Dixon on her 2009 re-release of ''The Alesha Show'' *"The Light", a song by Metronomy on their 2019 album ''Metronomy Forever'' * "The Light" (Disturbed song), 2015 *Peter Hook and the Light, English rock band * ''The Light'' (BGYO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Because I Said So (film)
''Because I Said So'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott and Stephen Collins. It was released on February 2, 2007. It was panned by critics, calling it the worst movie of the year. Plot Daphne (Diane Keaton), is the loving but over-bearing mother of three women. Her other daughters Maggie ( Lauren Graham) and Mae (Piper Perabo) are happily married, but her youngest daughter Milly (Mandy Moore) recently broke up with her boyfriend, and Daphne is concerned. Daphne fears that her daughter cannot find a good man on her own, so she secretly places a personal ad for her daughter. She finds a potential candidate, Jason (Tom Everett Scott), and tries to orchestrate a chance meeting of the two. The plan seems flawless until Milly finds her own date, guitarist Johnny (Gabriel Macht), who happens to be a candidate Daphne rejected before. Milly is unaware of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whisper (film)
''Whisper'' is a 2007 American horror film directed by Stewart Hendler and starring Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Blake Woodruff, Joel Edgerton, John Kapelos, Dulé Hill and Michael Rooker. It was written by Christopher Borrelli. The plot concerns the kidnapping of a young boy, David, who is more than he appears and brings unexpected troubles for his kidnappers. Plot After being released from prison, convicted felon Max Truemont (Josh Holloway) and his fiancée Roxanne (Sarah Wayne Callies), wish to have a fresh start by running a small diner of their own. The bank refuses to loan $50,000 to them to open the business and without alternatives, Max accepts the invitation of his former partner Sydney. With his associate Vince they are to kidnap eight-year-old David (Blake Woodruff), the son of a wealthy woman in New England, under the command of a mysterious mastermind. After the successful abduction of the boy, the group awaits ransom instructions in a secluded hideout. As t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slither (2006 Film)
''Slither'' is a 2006 science fiction black comedy horror film written and directed by James Gunn in his directorial debut. Produced by Paul Brooks and Eric Newman, the film stars Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Tania Saulnier, Gregg Henry, and Michael Rooker. The film is set in a small town in South Carolina that becomes invaded by a malevolent alien parasite. ''Slither'' was theatrically released in the United States on March 31, 2006, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who deemed it as "funny" and "creepy", while praising its premise, B-movie conventions, Gunn's direction, script and the performances of the cast, and has since become a cult film. However, it was a box office failure, grossing only $12 million worldwide against a $15 million budget. Plot A meteorite brings a malevolent, sentient extraterrestrial parasite to Earth. The parasite enters the town of Wheelsy, South Carolina, where it infects wealthy resident Grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding Date
''The Wedding Date'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Clare Kilner and starring Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, and Amy Adams. Based on the 2002 novel ''Asking for Trouble'' by Elizabeth Young, the film is about a single woman who hires a male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding in order to dupe her ex-fiancé, who dumped her a few years prior. Despite the film receiving negative reviews from critics, it was commercially successful, achieving $47 million worldwide at the box office against a budget of $15 million. Plot Kat Ellis is a single New Yorker who returns to her parents' house in London to be the maid of honor at her younger half-sister Amy's wedding. The best man is her former fiancé, who unexpectedly dumped her two years ago. Anxious about confronting and eager to impress him, she hires suave escort Nick Mercer to pose as her boyfriend. Kat intends to make her former flame, Jeffrey, jealous, but her plan backfires when Nick co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Noise (2005 Film)
''White Noise'' is a 2005 supernatural horror thriller film directed by Geoffrey Sax and starring Michael Keaton. The title refers to electronic voice phenomena (EVP), where voices, which some believe to be from the "other side", can be heard on audio recordings. The film did very well at the box office despite generally poor reviews from both critics and audiences. The commercial success of ''White Noise'' led Universal and other studios to realize that there was an untapped audience for horror films released in January, and began releasing higher-quality horror films during that period, usually dismissed as the winter dump months of the film calendar. Plot Jonathan Rivers is an architect and lives with his wife Anna until her unexpected death. Eventually, he is contacted by Raymond Price, whose son has also died. He says he has recorded messages from Anna through electronic voice phenomena (EVP). While Jonathan is initially dismissive and angered, he later learns about his wife' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Weekend
''The Long Weekend'' is a 2005 Canadian film starring Chris Klein and Brendan Fehr as two brothers, Cooper (Klein) and Ed Waxman (Fehr). It also stars Chelan Simmons, Paul Campbell, Chandra West, and Cobie Smulders. Plot Cooper is an actor who sees life as one big party, while Ed is in advertising and takes life too seriously. When Ed gets stressed over a deadline he has to meet, Cooper works to get his brother hooked up with a girl, thus a long weekend of stress and beautiful women, culminating in Ed's meeting, and making love to, the woman of his dreams- and all without his brother's meddling. Cast * Chris Klein as Cooper Waxman *Brendan Fehr as Ed Waxman *Chelan Simmons as Susie *Cobie Smulders as Ellen * Paul Campbell as Roger * Chandra West as Kim * Andy Thompson as Officer Garcia *Evangeline Lilly Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born 3 August 1979) is a Canadian actress and author. She is the recipient of various accolades including a Screen Actors Guild Award and an MTV Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiminy Glick In Lalawood
''Jiminy Glick in Lalawood'' is a 2004 American comedy film starring Martin Short as Jiminy Glick, a morbidly obese movie critic who is involved in a murder case at the Toronto International Film Festival. The supporting cast features Jan Hooks, Matthew Gray Gubler, Linda Cardellini, Mo Collins and Aries Spears, and numerous cinema luminaries play themselves, such as Willem Dafoe, Whoopi Goldberg, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kevin Kline, Rob Lowe, Steve Martin, Kurt Russell, Susan Sarandon, Chloë Sevigny, Sharon Stone, Kiefer Sutherland and Forest Whitaker. Plot ''Jiminy Glick in Lalawood'' starts off as an ''Entertainment Tonight'' or ''Access Hollywood'' spoof, but develops into a murder mystery, with David Lynch played by Martin Short as a makeshift Hercule Poirot. Jiminy Glick (also played by Short) checks into a spooky hotel where Lynch is at the bar, spouting random scenes for his new movie. Glick hits the spotlight when he gets to interview Ben Di Carlo (Corey Pearson), who is sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Kansas
''Rolling Kansas'' is a 2003 independent film directed and co-written by Oscar-nominated actor Thomas Haden Church. Plot Rolling Kansas is about five men (a T-shirt salesman, his two brothers, a large narcoleptic nursing student, and a dim-witted gas station attendant) who embark on a journey to find a secret government marijuana field in Kansas that was discovered on a map that three of the young men's parents left for them (known as the Hippies Murphy). On the way, they encounter cops, crazy geese, strippers, and a crazy old man played by Rip Torn. Cast *James Roday ...Dick Murphy *Sam Huntington ...Dinkadoo Murphy *Jay Paulson ...Dave Murphy *Charlie Finn ...Kevin Haub * Ryan McDow ...Hunter Bullette *Rip Torn ...Oldman *Lisa Marie Newmyer ...Satin *Thomas Haden Church ...Agent Madsen/Trooper (uncredited) *Kevin Pollak ...Agent Brinkley (uncredited) *Mia Zottoli ...Cheyenne Production The film was shot in Lockhart, Texas. Soundtrack album details #"Ride With Yourself" – Rh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13 Moons
''13 Moons'' is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Alexandre Rockwell. The title is a reference to the saying of a minor character's mother, who suggested that if nights of the full moon are strange, then "this must be the night of thirteen moons." Plot The film opens with a clown (Buscemi) whose wife (Beals) and stripper girlfriend (Parsons) just discovered each other's existence. When his wife is jailed for trying to run him over, the stripper, the clown and his partner (Dinklage) contact a bail bondsman (Proval) whose wife just left their sickly son Timmy (Wolff) in his care. On the way, they are accosted by a crazed drug addict named Slovo (Stormare) who is hit by a car soon after. At the jail, the five meet up with an angry record producer (Mitchell) and the girlfriend he believes to be pregnant (Rollins) whom he plans to make a star, despite her protestations of not having any talent. Also along for the ride are two priests (Vince and Williams), one of whom has begun to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
