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The Whale (2013 Film)
''The Whale'' is a British television film that was first broadcast on BBC One on 22 December 2013. Terry Cafolla wrote the film about the ''Essex'' incident in 1820, which also formed the basis of Herman Melville's 1851 novel ''Moby-Dick''. ''The Whale'' was also broadcast on Animal Planet in the United States during the summer of 2014. Plot Thomas Nickerson (Martin Sheen) recalls his past as a cabin boy on the ''Essex '' whaling ship. Cast * Martin Sheen as old Thomas Nickerson * Charles Furness as young Tom Nickerson * Jonas Armstrong as Owen Chase * Adam Rayner as Captain George Pollard * Jolyon Coy as Benjamin Lawrence * Jassa Ahluwalia as Owen Coffin * David Gyasi as Richard Peterson * John Boyega as William Bond * Ferdinand Kingsley as Obed Hendricks * Paul Kaye as Matthew Joy Production ''The Whale'' used underwater shots and specialist equipment to create storm scenes for ''Essex'', the whaleship the film is based on. The television film was made by BBC Factual Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Cafolla
Terry Cafolla is a Northern Irish screenwriter. Early life Terry Cafolla was born in Armagh in 1969. He left Armagh to study at Queen's University, where he completed a degree in Philosophy and Russian studies before subsequently obtaining an MA in Poetry. After leaving college, following a short spell on a media-training course, Cafolla secured a one-year contract with a Belfast film collective. Cafolla himself cites the fact that both poetry and American TV drama had a large influence over him in his adolescence, despite the fact that "TV never seemed an option for somebody from Armagh". Career His first television drama ''Holy Cross'' (2003) examined the emotive events which occurred on Belfast’s Ardoyne Road in 2001 and signalled the emergence of a television writer of skill and sensitivity. This first foray into television drama earned Cafolla a BAFTA nomination for best new Drama, and a Golden FIPA award for best screenplay. Cafolla has since contributed to the TV drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolyon Coy
Jolyon Coy (born 9 March 1985) is an English actor and writer. He won a drama scholarship to Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, then trained at LAMDA, graduating in 2007. Theatre credits *Toby Maitland in the premiere of POSH at the Royal Court which subsequently transferred to the Duke of York's. *Mortimer in Edward ll at the Manchester Royal Exchange. *John in Wendy and Peter Pan for the RSC. *Pom in Our Boys at the Duchess Theatre. *Tekla in Creditors at the Young Vic. *Philip Of France in Holy Warriors at Shakespeare's Globe. *Alfred in Little Eyolf for Richard Eyre at the Almeida Theatre. *Octavius in Anthony & Cleopatra and Gratiano in the Merchant Of Venice with Jonathan Pryce as Shylock at Shakespeare's Globe. *Matthew in Rules For Living at the Rose Theatre. Filmography Film * ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' *'' Rare Beasts'' *''Thanks For The Memories'' *''Beauty and the Beast'' *'' Testament of Youth'' *'' The Fifth Estate'' *'' The Deep Blue Sea'' Television *'' Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing (re-recording and mixing) is a post-production process used in filmmaking and video production, often in concert with sound design, in which additional or supplementary recordings are lip-synced and "mixed" with original production sound to create the finished soundtrack. The process usually takes place on a dub stage. After sound editors edit and prepare all the necessary tracks—dialogue, automated dialogue replacement (ADR), effects, Foley, and music—the dubbing mixers proceed to balance all of the elements and record the finished soundtrack. Dubbing is sometimes confused with ADR, also known as "additional dialogue replacement", "automated dialogue recording" and "looping", in which the original actors re-record and synchronize audio segments. Outside the film industry, the term "dubbing" commonly refers to the replacement of the actor's voices with those of different performers speaking another language, which is called "revoicing" in the film industry. The te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Mallia
Emmanuel Mallia is a Maltese politician. He was the Minister for Home Affairs and National Security of the Republic of Malta. Following an alleged "cover-up" within his ministry, he was removed from office by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on 9 December 2014 and replaced by Carmelo Abela. In 2016, Mallia returned to the cabinet as Minister for Competitiveness and Digital, Maritime and Services Economy, a portfolio which he retained until the 2017 general election. Mallia remained an MP in the Maltese Parliament until 2021, when he resigned to become Malta's UK High Commissioner. Early life and education Mallia was born in Sliema, Malta, the youngest child in a family of five. His father died when he was almost 16 years old. Mallia lived in Gżira, Malta for many years. Mallia attended St Elizabeth School, Sliema, then the Sliema and Gżira primary schools. Following his secondary education at Naxxar Secondary/Technical School, he attended the Royal University of Malta where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gozo
Gozo (, ), Maltese: ''Għawdex'' () and in antiquity known as Gaulos ( xpu, 𐤂𐤅𐤋, ; grc, Γαῦλος, Gaúlos), is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago. As of 2021, the island has a population of around 31,232 (out of Malta's total 443,227), and its inhabitants are known as Gozitans ( mt, Għawdxin). It is rich in historic locations such as the Ġgantija temples, which, along with the other Megalithic Temples of Malta, are amongst the world's oldest free-standing structures. The island is rural in character and less developed than the island of Malta. Gozo is known for its scenic hills, which are featured on its coat of arms. The Azure Window, a natural limestone arch, was a remarkable geological feature until its collapse on March 8, 2017. The island has other notable natural features, including the Inland Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies south of Sicily (Italy), east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The official languages are Maltese and English, and 66% of the current Maltese population is at least conversational in the Italian language. Malta has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC. Its location in the centre of the Mediterranean has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights of St. John, French, and British, amongst others. With a population of about 516,000 over an area of , Malta is the world's tenth-smallest country in area and fourth most densely populated sovereign cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posh (play)
''Posh'' is a play by the British playwright Laura Wade. It was first staged at the Royal Court Theatre in April 2010. The play concerns an Oxford University dining club called "The Riot Club", a fictionalised version of the Bullingdon Club. The first production, premiering shortly before the 2010 United Kingdom general election, received favourable reviews. Plot Ten members of "The Riot Club", an exclusive Oxford University dining club, have rented out a country pub's dining room for their termly dinner. Their president, James, who is about to leave university, is falling out of love with the club and promises the suspicious landlord Chris and his waitress daughter Rachel that he will keep things under control. While James avoids his presidential duties, others vie for his position. Inspired by his godfather Jeremy, a former Riot Club member and now a Conservative MP, Guy tries to impress the boys with a "ten bird roast'. Others are less restrained; one has hired Charlie, a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Armstrong (actor)
Joe Armstrong (born 7 October 1978) is an English actor. His notable television roles include Allan A Dale in three series of ''Robin Hood'', Hotspur in '' Henry IV, Part I'', Ashley Cowgill in '' Happy Valley'' and Bairstow in '' The Village''. On stage, he played the lead role in D. C. Moore's '' The Empire'' and appeared in the 2011 revival of '' Flare Path''. He co-starred with Maxine Peake in ''Miss Julie'' at the Royal Exchange and with Louise Brealey in a touring production of ''Constellations''. Early life Armstrong was born and raised in London, the son of Sue (née Bairstow) and actor Alun Armstrong. He has an older brother, Tom, and a younger brother, Dan, who was in the band Clock Opera.Hayes, Martha. "My Family Business: The ''New Tricks'' star on the advantages of sharing a role with son Joe in BBC1's ''A Passionate Woman''", ''TV Times'', 10–16 April 2010. He attended Elliott School in Putney from 1993 to 1997. He then studied at the University of Bristol, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Read-through
The read-through, table-read, or table work is a stage of film, television, radio, and theatre production when an organized reading around a table of the screenplay or script by the actors with speaking parts is conducted. In addition to the cast members with speaking parts, the read-through is usually attended by the principal financiers or studio executives, producers, heads of department, writers, and directors. It is generally attended only by people involved in the production. It is usually the first time everyone involved in the production will have gathered together and it is traditional for everyone to introduce themselves by both name and job. The director may then open proceedings by making a short speech outlining their aspirations for the project. An additional professional actor not otherwise involved in the production may be hired to read the non-dialogue parts of the script such as scene headings and action. These parts of the script are usually edited down sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye (born 15 December 1964) is an English comedian and actor. He is known for his portrayals of shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on ''The Sunday Show'', New York lawyer Mike Strutter on MTV's ''Strutter'', Thoros of Myr in HBO's ''Game of Thrones'', and Vincent the Fox on the BBC comedy ''Mongrels''. Early life Kaye was born in the Clapham area of London on 15 December 1964. He and his twin sister were adopted by Jackie and Ivan Kaye and raised in Wembley, where their adoptive parents ran a sportswear shop. He is of Jewish background. He was a promising schoolboy athlete who achieved an impressive time in the 100-metre race. He later became a fan of punk rock, particularly the Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. At the age of 16, he entered Harrow Art School on a two-year foundation course, and achieved a distinction before earning a first-class degree in Theatre Design from Nottingham Trent University (then called Trent Polytechnic). Career Early career On graduation, Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Kingsley
Ferdinand James M. Kingsley (born 13 February 1988) is a British actor. He is known for portraying the roles of Hamza Bey in the film ''Dracula Untold'' (2014), Mr. Francatelli in the television series ''Victoria'' (2016–2019), Irving Thalberg in the film '' Mank'' (2020), and Hob Gadling in Netflix's adaptation of '' The Sandman'' (2022). Early life Ferdinand James M. Kingsley was born on 13 February 1988 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, the son of actor Ben Kingsley and theatre director Alison Sutcliffe. His paternal grandfather, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji (1914–1968), was a Kenyan-born medical doctor from the Indian city of Jamnagar, being of Khoja Gujarati descent. His great-grandfather was an extremely successful spice trader who had moved from India to Zanzibar, where his grandfather lived until moving to England at the age of 14. Kingsley's paternal grandmother was English; she was born out of wedlock, and "would loath to speak of her background". His other great-gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Boyega
John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), known professionally as John Boyega, is a British actor and producer. He first rose to prominence in his native Britain for his role as Moses in the sci-fi comedy film '' Attack the Block'' (2011), and his international breakthrough came with his role as Finn in the '' Star Wars'' sequel trilogy films ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), ''The Last Jedi'' (2017), and ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019). His other credits include the drama film ''Imperial Dreams'' (2014), the historical epic ''The Woman King'' (2022), and thriller film '' Breaking'' (2022). He received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2016, and the Trophée Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. He was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by ''New African'' magazine in 2020. Boyega portrayed Leroy Logan in the 3rd episode of Steve McQueen's anthology series '' Small Axe'' (2020). For his performance he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
