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William Hope (actor)
William Hope (born March 2, 1955) is a Canadian actor. Career Most of Hope's stage work has been leading roles in a wide variety of regional, touring and West End theatres in England. Early on, he turned down a major role in Kubrick's ''Full Metal Jacket'' for a lead role in James Cameron's ''Aliens'' (1986) as Lt. Gorman, for which he began to receive recognition. Soon after he appeared as Kyle MacRae in the horror film '' Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988), the sequel to Clive Barker's ''Hellraiser'' (1987). After ''Hellbound'', Hope went on to a number of theatrical films while working a lot on stage and in radio drama. Seen in parts in '' Shining Through'' (1992) and '' The Saint'' (1997), ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'' (2004) and '' XXX'' (2002). He co-starred in two Wesley Snipes' action epics '' The Marksman'' (2005) and ''The Detonator'' (2006) and as the villain in Steven Seagal's action movie '' Submerged'' (2005). Recently seen on TV as Harry Ramos in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cromwell
James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American actor and activist. Some of his best-known films include '' Babe'' (1995), '' Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996), '' L.A. Confidential'' (1997), '' The Green Mile'' (1999), '' The Queen'' (2006), '' Secretariat'' (2010), '' The Artist'' (2011), and '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'' (2018). Cromwell is also well known for his performances in television including HBO’s acclaimed ''Angels in America'' (2003), '' Six Feet Under'' (2003–2005), '' American Horror Story: Asylum'' (2012–2013), ''Succession'' (2018–present), and ''Counterpart'' (2018–2019). Cromwell has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Babe'' (1995). He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in '' American Horror Story: Asylum'' (2012) and a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for his role in '' Still Mine'' (2013). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lady (2011 Film)
''The Lady'' is a 2011 British biographical film directed by Luc Besson, starring Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi and David Thewlis as her late husband Michael Aris. Yeoh called the film "a labour of love" but also confessed it had felt intimidating for her to play the Nobel laureate. Plot In 1947, when Aung San Suu Kyi was two years old, her father Aung San led Burma to independence. But soon afterwards, on 19 July 1947, he, along with a group of his colleagues, was assassinated by a group of armed men in uniform. As an adult Suu Kyi went to England, found a loving husband, and had a happy family life. But in 1988 her mother's poor health forced her to return to Burma where her father, Aung San, was still widely remembered. When she visited her mother in the hospital in 1988, she met many of the people who were wounded during the Tatmadaw's crackdown in the 8888 Uprising. She realises that political change is needed in Burma and is soon drawn into the movement to promote re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc Besson
Luc Paul Maurice Besson (; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed or produced the films ''Subway'' (1985), '' The Big Blue'' (1988), and ''La Femme Nikita'' (1990). Besson is associated with the ''Cinéma du look'' film movement. He has been nominated for a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his films '' Léon: The Professional'' (1994) and the English-language '' The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' (1999). He won Best Director and Best French Director for his sci-fi action film '' The Fifth Element'' (1997). He wrote and directed the 2014 sci-fi action film '' Lucy'' and the 2017 space opera film '' Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets''. Near the beginning of his career, in 1980 he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup, later renamed as Les Films du Dauphin. These were superseded in 2000 when he co-founded EuropaCorp with his longtime collaborator . As writer, director, or producer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episodes (TV Series)
''Episodes'' is a British-American television sitcom created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik and produced by Hat Trick Productions. It premiered on Showtime in the United States on January 9, 2011 and on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2011. The show is about a British husband-and-wife comedy writing team who travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with unexpected results. It stars Matt LeBlanc portraying a satirical version of himself. LeBlanc made his regular return to television for the first time since he was on NBC's ''Joey''. On June 10, 2015, it was announced that Showtime had renewed ''Episodes'' for a fifth season, which was due to begin filming in London in 2016. On April 11, 2016, Season 5 was confirmed to be the show's last; it consists of seven episodes and premiered on August 20, 2017. The series finale, Season 5's "Episode Seven", aired on October 8, 2017. ''Episodes'' has received positive reviews by critics, with specif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt LeBlanc
Matthew Steven LeBlanc (; born July 25, 1967) is an American actor. He garnered global recognition with his portrayal of Joey Tribbiani in the NBC sitcom '' Friends'' and in its spin-off series, '' Joey''. For his work on ''Friends'', LeBlanc received three nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. He has also starred as a fictionalized version of himself in '' Episodes'' (2011–2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and received four additional Emmy Award nominations. He co-hosted ''Top Gear'' from 2016 to 2019. From 2016 to 2020, he played patriarch Adam Burns in the CBS sitcom '' Man with a Plan.'' Early life LeBlanc was born in Newton, Massachusetts. His mother, Patricia (née Di Cillo), was an office manager; his father, Paul LeBlanc, was a mechanic. His father is of French-Canadian descent and his mother is of Italian ancestry. He attended Newton North High School, where he graduated in the same year as future comedian Louis C.K. After high school he attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idris Elba
Idrissa Akuna Elba (; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor."Idris Elba Interview: The Hustler" Esquire. Retrieved 18 April 2016 An alumnus of the National Youth Theatre in London, he is known for roles including Stringer Bell in the HBO series ''The Wire'', Chief inspector#United Kingdom, DCI John Luther in the BBC One series ''Luther (TV series), Luther'', and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'' (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, and has been nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award. Elba appeared in Ridley Scott's ''American Gangster (film), American Gangster'' (2007), ''Obsessed (2009 film), Obsessed'' (2009) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy (2010 Film)
''Legacy'' (also known as ''Legacy: Black Ops'')) is a 2010 psychological thriller film directed by Nigerian/British director Thomas Ikimi and produced by Black Camel Pictures. The film premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival on 28 February 2010 and was released theatrically in the United States on 15 October 2010. The film stars Idris Elba from ''The Wire'' (who was also executive producer with Amrit Walia), William Hope, Eamonn Walker and Richard Brake among others. Plot synopsis The story follows Malcolm Gray (Elba) taking sanctuary in a Brooklyn motel room as his mind slowly unravels. He deals with the repercussions over his past and the rise of his brother Darnell (Walker), a ruthless senator, bent on getting into the White House. It becomes clear that all may not be as it seems. Cast *Idris Elba as Malcolm Gray *William Hope as Mark Star * Eamonn Walker as Darnell Gray Jr * Monique Gabriela Curnen as Valentina Gray *Richard Brake as Scott O'Keefe * Clarke Peters as Ola Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Hannah Weisz (; born 7 March 1970 ) is an English actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a BAFTA Award. Weisz began acting in British stage and television in the early 1990s, and made her film debut in '' Death Machine'' (1994). She won a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for her role in the 1994 revival of Noël Coward's play '' Design for Living'' and she went on to appear in the 1999 Donmar Warehouse production of Tennessee Williams' drama '' Suddenly, Last Summer''. Her film breakthrough came with her starring role as Evelyn Carnahan in the Hollywood action films '' The Mummy'' (1999) and '' The Mummy Returns'' (2001). Weisz went on to star in several films of the 2000s, including '' Enemy at the Gates'' (2001), '' About a Boy'' (2002), '' Constantine'' (2005), '' The Fountain'' (2006) and '' The Lovely Bones'' (2009). For her performance as an activist in the 2005 thriller '' The Constant G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whistleblower
''The Whistleblower'' is a 2010 biographical drama film directed by Larysa Kondracki and starring Rachel Weisz. Kondracki and Eilis Kirwan wrote the screenplay, which was inspired by the story of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska police officer who was recruited as a United Nations peacekeeper for DynCorp International in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1999. While there, she discovered a Bosnian sex trafficking ring serving and facilitated by DynCorp employees, with international peacekeepers looking the other way. Bolkovac was fired and forced out of the country after attempting to shut down the ring. She took the story to BBC News in the UK and won a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against DynCorp. Kondracki wanted her debut film to concern human trafficking, and she encountered Bolkovac's story in college. She and Kirwan struggled to obtain financial support for the project. Eight years after Kondracki decided to produce the film, she secured funding and cast Weisz in the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on 31 December 1961, making it one of the oldest continuously operating public service broadcasters in the world. RTÉ also publishes a weekly listings and lifestyle magazine, the ''RTÉ Guide''. RTÉ is a statutory body, overseen by a board appointed by the Government of Ireland, with general management in the hands of the Executive Board, headed by the Director-General. RTÉ is regulated by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. RTÉ is financed by television licence fee and through advertising, with some of its services funded solely by advertising, while others are funded solely by the licence fee. Radio Éireann, RTÉ's predecessor and at the time a section of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherlock Holmes (2009 Film)
''Sherlock Holmes'' is a 2009 period mystery action film starring Robert Downey Jr. as the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin. The screenplay written by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, and Simon Kinberg was developed from a story by Wigram and Johnson. In addition to Downey Jr. as Holmes, Jude Law portrays Dr. John Watson. In 1890, eccentric detective Holmes and his companion Watson are hired by a secret society to foil a mysticist's plot to gain control of Britain by seemingly supernatural means. Rachel McAdams stars as their former adversary Irene Adler and Mark Strong portrays villain Lord Henry Blackwood. The film was widely released in North America on 25 December 2009, and on 26 December 2009 in the UK, Ireland, the Pacific and the Atlantic. ''Sherlock Holmes'' received mostly positive critical reaction. Downey won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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