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Winchester Films
Winchester Films was a British production company. It was started in March 1993 and was listed on the Alternative Investment Market to raise the capital needed to build an effective portfolio of films and TV programmes. In the late 1990s and the early part of the 21st Century, Winchester Films acquired produced many British films and acquired distribution rights to films from other countries. It also expanded into the US, setting up an office in Los Angeles in order to make connections with the Hollywood crowd. This led to Winchester Films being granted distribution rights to '' Heartbreakers'' (the UK's largest distribution deal - $53 million). In July 2003, the company acquired Cobalt Media who added their portfolio to that of Winchester's. In March 2004, the company was taken over by ContentFilms Inc and the name was officially changed from Winchester Films to ContentFilm. ContentFilm is no longer listed on the AIM market in London. Winchester Films produced * Tales Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photography, photographing actual scenes with a movie camera, motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of computer-generated imagery, CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse (film)
''Lighthouse'' (released as ''Dead of Night'' in the United States) is a 1999 British horror film directed by Simon Hunter. The film follows survivors of a shipwreck being preyed on by an escaped psychotic convict who beheads his victims. It was shot in Cornwall for the main locations (lighthouse, beaches rockshores), and Hastings in East Sussex. Plot A prison ship on its way to a remote island prison runs aground on rocks and sinks. Mixed survivors of cons and prison guards struggle ashore, only to discover to their horror that another survivor has made it ashore before them. Murderous psychotic Leo Rook not only had a hand in the ship's sinking but has decapitated all but one of the island's lighthouse crew. Stranded, with no means of escape or way to call for help, the survivors must face a night of terror. They know Leo does not want anyone to learn he survived the shipwreck and is hell-bent on adding their severed heads to his collection. Cast * James Purefoy as Richard S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Production Companies Of The United Kingdom
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vol-au-vent
A ''vol-au-vent'' (pronounced , French for "windblown", to describe its lightness) is a small hollow case of puff pastry. It was formerly also called a patty case. . A ''vol-au-vent'' is typically made by cutting two circles in rolled out puff pastry, cutting a hole in one of them, then stacking the ring-shaped piece on top of the disc-shaped piece. The pastry is cooked, then filled with any of a variety of savory or sweet fillings. The pastry is sometimes credited to Marie-Antoine Carême. However, an entremet called ''petits gâteaux vole au vent'' is mentioned in François Marin's 1739 cookbook ''Les Dons de Comus'', years before Carême's birth. . In France, it is usually served as an appetizer or a small snack, filled with chicken or fish. International similarities In Belgium, it is a common main dish that can be found on the menus of most restaurants, and is nearly always filled with a combination of chicken, mushrooms, and small meatballs, served with either ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honest (film)
''Honest'' is a black comedy crime film released in 2000. The film was the directorial debut of ex-Eurythmics member Dave Stewart and starred Peter Facinelli and three members of the British/Canadian girl group All Saints: Melanie Blatt and sisters Nicole and Natalie Appleton. ''Honest'' has been called one of the worst films of all time. Plot The plot follows the antics of three gun-toting, streetwise, saucy sisters in Swinging London in the late 1960s. The film is most notable for the topless scenes by the Appleton sisters. Blatt and the Appletons also contributed to three songs on the film's soundtrack. Reception ''Honest'' received unfavourable reviews with one critic remarking, "It is the worst kind of rubbish, the kind that makes you angry you have wasted 105 minutes of your life." Peter Bradshaw noted ''Honest'' "subscribes to the usual credulous fictions about the charm, glamour and wit of violent criminals, and leaves out these qualities in spades" and added "Howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Assassin
''Soul Assassin'' is a 2001 thriller film directed by Laurence Malkin and starring Rena Owen, Kristy Swanson and Skeet Ulrich. It was released 24 July 2002. Plot The film is about a young security agent, Kevin Burke, who is employed by a multinational banking firm. He intends to ask his girlfriend Rosalind to marry him. Interpol suspected Jorgensen's firm of money laundering, based on anonymous tips. When Jorgensen finds out there is a mole in his firm, he suspects Rosalind and has her murdered by a hitman from the Barcelona branch of the firm. Kevin then swears to avenge Rosalind's death. With the help of Tessa Jansen, an Interpol agent, Kevin learns that Jorgensen has had his father murdered when he was young, in order to groom Kevin as an assassin for his firm. In the final scene Mr. Ficks admits to being the mole and planting the trail to lead Jorgensen to suspect and kill Rosalind, in order that Kevin should kill Jorgensen, and Mr. Ficks could take over the firm from him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slap Her
Slap or slapping may refer to: * Slapping (strike), a method of striking with the palm of the hand * Slapping (music), a musical technique used with stringed instruments * Slap tonguing, a musical technique used on wind instruments * ''Slap'' (magazine), American skateboard magazine 1992–2008 * Slap (professional wrestling), an attack in professional wrestling * Slap, Tržič, a municipality in Slovenia * ''Slap!'', a 1990 album by English band Chumbawamba * "Slap" (song), a 2006 song by American musician Ludacris * Saboted light armor penetrator, a family of ammunition designed to penetrate armor more efficiently than standard armor-piercing ammunition * SLAP tear, a tear of the superior glenoid labrum from anterior to posterior * Secret large-scale atmospheric program, a set of conspiracy theories * Slap tagging or sticker art * Standard Light Antarctic Precipitation, a reference material for stable isotope analysis See also * The Slap (other) * Strategic lawsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shade (film)
''Shade'' is a 2003 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed and written by Damian Nieman and starring Stuart Townsend, Gabriel Byrne, Thandiwe Newton, Jamie Foxx, Melanie Griffith and Sylvester Stallone. The film follows a trio of grifters who attempt to set up a legendary card shark nicknamed "The Dean". The film had a limited release in the United States on May 7, 2004. Plot In an underground poker game, a man is revealed to be cheating with a hole card when the game gets robbed. He manages to defend himself and everyone but him and one robber is killed. Hustlers Tiffany and Charlie Miller meet up with Larry Jennings as he's winning a poker game. They agree to a partnership to work a game with a potential profit of $20,000. Larry meets their third, Vernon, a card mechanic who is working as a blackjack dealer. In a flashback, Vernon switches out the contents of a six deck shoe and they take the casino for $40,000. As Vernon and Charlie wait for Larry, corrupt cop Scarne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clockwork Mice
''Clockwork Mice'' is a 1995 British drama film directed by Vadim Jean and starring Ian Hart, Catherine Russell and James Bolam. The film score was composed by David Hughes and John Murphy. Plot A teacher manages to bond with a special needs student. Cast * Ian Hart ... Steve * Catherine Russell ... Polly * Rúaidhrí Conroy ... Conrad * Art Malik ... Laney * John Alderton ... Swaney * James Bolam ... Wackey * Claire Skinner ... Fairy * Nigel Planer ... Parkey * Lilly Edwards ... Mrs. Charlton * Robin Soans ... Millwright * Jack McKenzie ... CID Officer * Melissa Simmonds ... CID Officer * Carl Proctor ... Country Policeman * Billy Davey ... Country Policeman * Hormoz Verahramian ... Businessman * Glen Murphy ... Mr. Charlton * Toyosi Ajikawo ... Tanya * Lee Barrett ... Clive Williams * Leon Black ... Burrows Location It was filmed at Great Stony School, Chipping Ongar, Essex. The school was later refurbished as an arts and residential centre, opened by Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Fish
''Shooting Fish'' is a 1997 British romantic crime comedy film directed by Stefan Schwartz and co-written with Richard Holmes. Starring Dan Futterman and Stuart Townsend as two con men with Kate Beckinsale as their unwilling assistant, the film was produced by Winchester Films and partly funded by National Lottery money administered through the UK Arts Council. ''Shooting Fish'' aimed to transfer well to international markets that were keen on British films following the success of '' Four Weddings and a Funeral''. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 1997 and in the United States on 1 May 1998. Plot Dylan (Dan Futterman) and Jez (Stuart Townsend) are two orphans who meet in their twenties and vow to achieve their shared childhood dream of living in a stately home. In pursuit of this dream, they spend their days living in a disused gas holder, spending as little money as possible and conning the upper classes out of their riches. During one of their cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sea Change
''The Sea Change'' is a 1998 British-Spanish comedy film directed by Michael Bray and starring Maryam d'Abo, Sean Chapman and Ray Winstone. The screenplay concerns a workaholic British banker who neglects his girlfriend. Premise A workaholic British banker neglects his girlfriend. However, after his plane is delayed and he is forced to spend time in Barcelona he adopts a new life attitude. Main cast * Maryam d'Abo - Alison * Sean Chapman - Rupert * Ray Winstone - Chas * Andrée Bernard Andrée Bernard is an English actress best known for her major role as Liz Burton in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. She was a recurring guest artist in Holby City and has had West End lead roles in Hair and Kiss Me Kate. She has also wor ... - Sarah * Germán Montaner - Mr. Caldeiro * Amparo Moreno - Mrs. Caldeiro References External links * 1998 films British comedy films Spanish comedy films 1998 comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s British films 1990s Spanish f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Jack (film)
''Captain Jack'' is a 1999 British comedy film produced by John Goldschmidt and written by Jack Rosenthal. The cast includes Bob Hoskins, Sadie Frost, Gemma Jones, Anna Massey, Peter McDonald, Maureen Lipman and Michele Dotrice. The film was produced by Goldschmidt's own company Viva Films Ltd. and was distributed on video by Koch Vision. Plot ''Captain Jack'' stars Bob Hoskins as a rebellious captain of a small Whitby boat who is determined to flout petty maritime bureaucracy. Officials declare his boat unsafe for a planned voyage to the Arctic, but Jack is determined to set sail and to place a plaque there in commemoration of his seafaring hero. With his motley crew, Captain Jack succeeds in making his voyage despite an international search for his boat by maritime authorities. Inspiration The film is based on a true life incident involving a Whitby man, Jack Lammiman, who declared that his ship was totally seaworthy but was being hampered from sailing by maritime rules. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
