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Tony Grisoni
Tony Grisoni (born 28 October 1952) is a British screenwriter. He lives in London. His first feature film, ''Queen of Hearts'', directed by Jon Amiel, won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Festival du Film de Paris. Life and career He has co-written several of director Terry Gilliam's films, including ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' and '' Tideland''. Gilliam and Grisoni went to WGA arbitration to get credit for ''Fear and Loathing''; initially only Tod Davies and Alex Cox (who had written a previous version of the screenplay) were credited, despite Gilliam and Grisoni rewriting the entire film from scratch. In the end, all four writers were credited. Later, Gilliam and Grisoni were involved in a similar dispute when original writer Ehren Kruger received sole credit for ''The Brothers Grimm''; as an alternative to receiving a writing credit, Gilliam and Grisoni listed themselves as "dress pattern makers". Grisoni also co-wrote the screenplay for Gilliam's ''The Man Who Killed Don Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers Of The Head
''Brothers of the Head'' is a 2005 mockumentary featuring the story of Tom and Barry Howe (Harry and Luke Treadaway respectively), conjoined twins living in the United Kingdom. It was based on the 1977 novel of the same name by science fiction writer Brian Aldiss. Tony Grisoni started working on the screenplay in 1984. He met the directors when they were filming ''Lost in La Mancha'' about the making of ''The Man Who Killed Don Quixote''. Plot In the early 1970s, the twins are essentially purchased by a sleazy talent manager with plans to turn them into rock stars. The brothers form a punk rock band called the Bang Bang. As the band's success grows, a music journalist, Laura (Tania Emery), follows the band writing an article. A romantic relationship develops between Laura and Tom causing friction between the two brothers. Cast *Luke Treadaway as Barry Howe *Harry Treadaway as Tom Howe *Sean Harris as Nick Sidney *Bryan Dick as Paul Day *Tania Emery as Laura Ashwood *Jonathan P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How I Live Now (film)
''How I Live Now'' is a 2013 romantic speculative drama film based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Meg Rosoff. It was directed by Kevin Macdonald, written by Tony Grisoni, Jeremy Brock and Penelope Skinner while starring Saoirse Ronan, George MacKay, Tom Holland, Harley Bird, Anna Chancellor and Corey Johnson. The film centres around American teenager, Daisy (Saoirse Ronan) and her British cousins, Eddie ( George MacKay), Isaac (Tom Holland) and Piper ( Harley Bird), as they try to reunite during an apocalyptic nuclear war. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival during the special presentation section. Upon release the film received mixed reviews, with some critics praising the romance between Ronan and MacKay and positively comparing the former's role as Daisy to Jennifer Lawrence's role as Katniss Everdeen in ''The Hunger Games''. The film was nominated for multiple awards across various categories including Ronan being nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southcliffe
''Southcliffe'' is a British drama series that aired on Channel 4. Set in a fictional town on the North Kent Marshes, it employs a nonlinear narrative structure to tell the story of a series of shootings by a local man portrayed by Sean Harris, the cause of the shootings and the effects on the town and residents. The series explores tragedy, grief, responsibility and redemption as seen through the eyes of a journalist returning to the small town of his childhood to cover the story. The series was filmed in Faversham in North Kent and was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Rory Kinnear – David Whitehead * Sean Harris – Stephen Morton * Shirley Henderson – Claire Salter * Anatol Yusef – Paul Gould * Eddie Marsan – Andrew Salter * Joe Dempsie – Chris Cooper * Geoff Bell – Alan * Kaya Scodelario – Anna Salter Production In August 2012, Channel 4 announced that they had ordered a four-part drama serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Riding
''Red Riding'' is a British crime drama limited series written by Tony Grisoni and based on the book series of the same name by David Peace. The series comprises the novels ''Nineteen Seventy-Four'' (1999), ''Nineteen Seventy-Seven'' (2000), ''Nineteen Eighty'' (2001) and ''Nineteen Eighty-Three'' (2002), and the first, third, and fourth of these novels became three feature-length television episodes, ''Red Riding 1974'', ''Red Riding 1980'', and ''Red Riding 1983''. They aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 beginning on 5 March 2009. The three episodes were released theatrically in the United States between 5 February to 11 February 2010, by IFC Films. The context of the series uses fictionalized accounts of the investigation into the Yorkshire Ripper, a serial killer that stalked the Yorkshire area of England in the 1970's and 1980's. The name of the series is a reference to the murders and to their location, the historic county of Yorkshire being traditionally divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Defying Acts
''Death Defying Acts'' is a 2007 supernatural romance film, directed by Gillian Armstrong, and starring Guy Pearce and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It concerns an episode in the life of Hungarian- American escapologist Harry Houdini at the height of his career in the 1920s. It was screened in a special presentation at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot In 1926, 13 years after his mother's death, illusionist Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce) has begun debunking mystics, psychics and others who claim to have paranormal powers. He offers $10,000 to anyone who can quote his mother's dying words to him. Impoverished and uneducated Scottish con artist Mary McGarvie (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and her daughter, Benji (Saoirse Ronan), set their sights on Houdini's reward when he visits Edinburgh on tour. Mary has a music hall psychic act that pulls in the public: Benji surreptitiously gathers information on members of the audience, which Mary uses to fake contact with their deceased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In This World
''In This World'' is a 2002 British docudrama directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film follows two young Afghan refugees, Jamal Udin Torabi and Enayatullah, as they leave a refugee camp in Pakistan for a better life in London. Since their journey is illegal, it is fraught with danger, and they must use back-channels, bribes, and smugglers to achieve their goal. The film won the Golden Bear prize at the 2003 Berlin International Film Festival and BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language at the 57th British Academy Film Awards the film was nominated for Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film but lost to Touching the Void (directed by The Last King of Scotland director Kevin Macdonald). Plot Jamal and Enayatullah are Afghan refugees in a camp in Peshawar, Pakistan. They travel to Quetta, and thence to Taftan on the Iranian border. They pay people smugglers to assist them over the border; on their first attempt they are stopped by Iranian police and returned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Island On Bird Street (film)
''The Island on Bird Street'' ( da, Øen i Fuglegaden) is a 1997 Danish produced drama film directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen. It is based on the novel '' The Island on Bird Street''. Cast * Patrick Bergin as Stefan * Jordan Kiziuk as Alex * Jack Warden as Boruch * James Bolam as Doctor Studjinsky * Stefan Sauk as Goehler * Simon Gregor as Henryk * Lee Ross as Freddy * Suzanna Hamilton as Stasya's Mother * Sian Nicola Liquorish as Stasya * Michael Byrne as Bolek * Heather Tobias as Mrs. Studjinsky * Leon Silver as Mr. Gryn * Sue Jones-Davies as Mrs. Gryn Awards It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. Zbigniew Preisner won the Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fes ... for an outstanding single achievement and Jordan Kiziuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Film School
London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK."LFS History" London Film School. Retrieved June 2020. LFS was founded in 1956 by Gilmore Roberts as the London School of Film Technique (LSFT). Originally based on in , the school moved to its current premises on Shelton Street in 1966, after a brief parenthesis in |
BAFTA TV Award
The BAFTA TV Awards, or British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the BAFTA. They have been awarded annually since 1955. Background The first-ever Awards, given in 1955, consisted of six categories. Until 1958, they were awarded by the Guild of Television Producers and Directors. From 1958 onwards, after the Guild had merged with the British Film Academy, the organisation was known as the Society of Film and Television Arts. In 1976, this became the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. From 1968 until 1997, the BAFTA Film and Television awards were presented in one joint ceremony known simply as the BAFTA Awards, but in order to streamline the ceremonies from 1998 onwards they were split in two. The Television Awards are usually presented in April, with a separate ceremony for the Television Craft Awards on a different date. The Craft Awards are presented for more technical areas of the industry, such as special effects, productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unloved
''The Unloved'' is a British television film starring Molly Windsor, Robert Carlyle, Susan Lynch and Lauren Socha. It is about an eleven-year-old girl called Lucy (Windsor) growing up in a children's home in the UK's care system, and shown through her perspective. It is the directorial debut of Golden Globe Award-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated actress Samantha Morton. The story is semi-autobiographical, Morton wrote and produced the film in collaboration with screenwriter Tony Grisoni. It was produced for Channel 4 and shown as part of its Britain's Forgotten Children series, and was first broadcast on 17 May 2009. The film drew an audience of two million viewers. It had a premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and received a limited release in 2010. Cast * Molly Windsor – Lucy * Susan Lynch – Mother * Robert Carlyle – Father * Lauren Socha – Lauren * Craig Parkinson – Ben * Andrea Lowe – Vicky * Kerry Stacey – Social worker * Micha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Morton
Samantha Jane Morton (born 13 May 1977) is an English actress and director. Known for her work in independent cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Morton was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native Nottingham and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in the ITV series '' Band of Gold'' (1995–1996) and the BBC miniseries '' The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling'' (1997). Morton's early film roles include '' Emma'' (1996), ''Jane Eyre'' (1997), and '' Under the Skin'' (1997). She received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's ''Sweet and Lowdown'' (1999), and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's '' In America'' (2003). Other notable film credits include '' Morvern Callar'' (2002), ''Minority Report'' (2002), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
