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Straightheads
''Straightheads'' is a 2007 British revenge/thriller film (titled ''Closure'' in the US), featuring brutal sexual violence, which follows a couple who seek revenge against a group of men. It was written and directed by Dan Reed, who made his directorial debut, and features Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer. The film went straight-to-video in the United States on 18 September 2007. Plot Adam, a 23-year-old self-employed security technician, is hired by businesswoman Alice Comfort to set up a security system in her flat. After finishing the work, Adam falls asleep on her roof-garden. When Alice arrives home and finds him there, she impulsively asks him to accompany her to a housewarming party for her boss. He is unsure, but eventually agrees. Whilst at the party, Alice and Adam have passionate sex. Driving home from the party Alice overtakes a slow-moving vehicle, while Adam shouts an obscenity at the driver. Shortly after, Alice accidentally hits a stag. While she and Adam are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Anderson
Gillian Leigh Anderson ( ; born August 9, 1968) is an American actress. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series ''The X-Files'', ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies's film ''The House of Mirth'' (2000), DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama television series '' The Fall'', sex therapist Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy drama ''Sex Education'', and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of Netflix drama series ''The Crown''. Among other honors, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Born in Chicago, Anderson grew up in London, England, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago, then moved to New York City to further her acting career. After beginning her career on stage, she achieved international recognition for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the American sci-fi dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Fowler
Francesca Fowler (born 1985, Hammersmith, London) is a British actress and screenwriter. She appeared in the 2007 thriller film '' Straightheads'' alongside Gillian Anderson and Danny Dyer, and has also appeared in ''Rome'' HBO, and various BBC TV series. In 2019 she won BAFTA Rocliffe TV Comedy. Career Fowler made her acting debut in the British TV film, ''Like Father Like Son'' for ITV. Going on to further appear in HBO/BBC ''Rome'' opposite Ray Stevenson She appeared in the fourth new series of ''Doctor Who'' alongside David Tennant'','' Catherine Tate, Peter Capaldi, Phil Davis and Karen Gillan''.'' In 2014 starred in the Vegan horror film The Herd, from Melanie Light. Her debut short film ''28 Years Later'' was nominated for Best Comedy at Portobello Film Festival. Her screenplay Pitfall won the award for best screenwriter at the 2012 Underwire Film Festival In 2016 she starred in the crime thriller ''Red'' opposite Branko Tomovic and Dervla Kirwan, playing the role of ... [...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] |
Danny Dyer
Danial John Dyer (born 24 July 1977) is an English actor and presenter. Dyer's breakthrough role was as Moff in ''Human Traffic'', with other notable roles as Mick Carter in EastEnders, Billy the Limpet in '' Mean Machine'' and as Tommy Johnson in '' The Football Factory''. Following the success of ''The Football Factory'', Dyer was often typecast in "hard-man" roles, although it was this image that allowed him to present ''The Real Football Factories'', its spin-off, ''The Real Football Factories International'' and '' Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men''. Dyer has also worked in theatre, having appeared in three plays written by Harold Pinter, with whom he had a close friendship. In 2013, Dyer joined the cast of the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', in the role of Mick Carter. He had previously turned down a role in 2009, and in his autobiography, ''Straight Up'', said that he would not join the cast until he was "fat, bald and fifty". He won the Serial Drama Performance award at the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect Stranger (film)
''Perfect Stranger'' is a 2007 American neo-noir psychological thriller film, directed by James Foley, and starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis in their first film together since ''The Last Boy Scout'' (1991). It was produced by Revolution Studios for Columbia Pictures. Plot Under the pen name David Shane, reporter Rowena Price investigates a sex scandal involving a senator alongside her researcher Miles Haley. However, the story is shut down when their source becomes silent and Rowena's editor, a supporter of the senator, puts a stop to the story. While walking home, Rowena meets her childhood friend Grace Clayton, who seeks her help in taking down wealthy advertising executive Harrison Hill. Grace gives Rowena her e-mails as proof of their extramarital affair, which Hill recently ended. A few days later, Grace is found dead, drowned and poisoned with belladonna, leading Rowena to suspect Hill. With Miles' help, Rowena goes undercover, as a temporary worker at Harrison's adver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Brown
Ralph William John Brown (born 18 June 1957) is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in ''Withnail and I'', the security guard Aaron (a.k.a. "85") in ''Alien 3'', DJ Bob Silver in ''The Boat That Rocked'' aka ''Pirate Radio'', super-roadie Del Preston in ''Wayne's World 2'', the pilot Ric Olié in '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' and Henry Clinton in '' Turn: Washington's Spies''. He won The Samuel Beckett Award for his first play ''Sanctuary'' written for Joint Stock Theatre Company in 1987, and the Raindance and Sapporo Film Festival awards for his first screenplay for the British film ''New Year's Day'' in 2001. Early life Brown was born in Cambridge, the son of Heather R. and John F. W. Brown. He has a younger brother, Paul. He lived in Portsmouth, Hampshire until the age of seven, then moved to East Sussex where he attended Lewes Priory School. He graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Jones (producer)
Damian Jones (born 30 September 1964) is a British independent film producer. His career spans almost 50 feature films that include collaborating with top directing and acting talent to critical and commercial success. Films include the Academy Award-winning ''The Iron Lady'', ''The Lady in the Van'', ''The History Boys'', ''Belle'', ''Welcome to Sarajevo'', '' Millions'' , ''Goodbye Christopher Robin'', ''Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll'', ''Dad's Army'', '' Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie'' and the crime drama trilogy ''Kidulthood'', ''Adulthood'' and ''Brotherhood''. Jones' most recent projects have included Michael Winterbottom's ''Greed'' for Sony Pictures International Productions and Film4, Rapman's ''Blue Story'', Argyris Papadimitropoulos's ''Monday'', Romola Garai’s ''Amulet'', and Jim Archer’s ''Brian and Charles ''Brian and Charles'' is a 2022 comedy drama film directed by Jim Archer, in his feature debut, from a screenplay by David Earl (actor), David Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilan Eshkeri
Ilan Eshkeri (born 7 April 1977) is a British neoclassical composer known for his concert music, films scores and artist collaborations. Early life Eshkeri was born to a Jewish family in London. During his childhood, he learned to play the violin and guitar and later went on to play in a rock band. Eshkeri attended Leeds University, where he studied music and English literature. During this time he also worked with fellow film composers Edward Shearmur, Michael Kamen and music producer Steve McLaughlin. Career His extensive catalogue of film and TV scores include '' Still Alice'', ''Stardust'', ''The Young Victoria'', ''Doctor Thorne'', ''Shaun The Sheep'' and David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive. Additional work includes music for Collide (Starring Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones, Ben Kingsley and Anthony Hopkins) and ''The Kaiser's Last Kiss'' (starring Lily James), both released in 2016. Eshkeri has collaborated with artists David Gilmour, Annie Lennox, KT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind Chill (film)
''Wind Chill'' is a 2007 supernatural horror film directed by Gregory Jacobs and starring Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes. The film was produced by the British Blueprint Pictures company, and George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh's joint company Section Eight Productions supported the project financially. The film opened in limited distribution in April 2007 in the US, was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in August 2007, but went directly to DVD in most other markets. Plot A student ("Girl") at a Pennsylvania university uses the campus rideshare board to find a ride home to Wilmington, Delaware for Christmas. She joins another student ("Guy"), who is driving home to Wilmington. Unusually, he seems to know quite a lot about her. He claims they have a class together, although she never noticed him. They stop at an isolated gas station so Girl can use the bathroom. The Girl says she needs to wait to let her nails dry, but Guy strangely offers her a piggyback ride into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Rape And Revenge 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 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Vigilante 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] |
Gang Rape In Fiction
A gang is a group or society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior. Definition The word "gang" derives from the past participle of Old English ''gan'', meaning "to go". It is cognate with Old Norse ''gangr'', meaning "journey." It typically means a group of people, and may have neutral, positive or negative connotations depending on usage. History In discussing the banditry in American history, Barrington Moore, Jr. suggests that gangsterism as a "form of self-help which victimizes others" may appear in societies which lack strong "forces of law and order"; he characterizes European feudalism as "mainly gangsterism that had become society itself and acquired respectability through the notions of chivalry". The 17th century saw London "terrorized by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
