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Dario Marianelli
Dario Marianelli (born 21 June 1963) is an Italian composer known for his frequent collaborations with director Joe Wright. Early life, education Marianelli was born in Pisa, Italy. He came from a musically inclined family and learned the piano at an early age. He studied piano and composition in Florence and London. After a year as a postgraduate composer at the Guildhall School of Music, he took up a three-year postgraduate program at the National Film and Television School in London, from which he graduated in 1997. While there, he also undertook diverse projects, composing for concerts, contemporary ballet and theatre productions. Career Marianelli had already written scores for several films and TV projects, including movies such as '' Ailsa'' and '' Pandaemonium'', when director Joe Wright contacted him about scoring his 2005 film '' Pride & Prejudice''. He subsequently composed for Wright's films ''Atonement'', '' The Soloist'', ''Anna Karenina'' and ''Darkest Hour''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bumblebee (film)
''Bumblebee'' (stylized as ''BumbleBee'' and sometimes marketed as ''Transformers: Bumblebee'') is a 2018 science fiction action film based on the ''Transformers'' toy line character of the same name. The film is the sixth installment in the ''Transformers'' film series. Developed as a spin-off and prequel, it was later declared a reboot of the film series. The film is directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson. It stars Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Jason Drucker, and Pamela Adlon, and features Dylan O'Brien (as the title character), Angela Bassett, Justin Theroux, and Peter Cullen in voice roles. It was Knight's first live-action film, as well as the first film in the ''Transformers'' series not to be directed by Michael Bay, who instead acted as a producer. Principal photography on the film began on July 31, 2017, in Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. ''Bumblebee'' premiered on December 3, 2018 in Berlin and was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Now? (film)
''Happy Now?'' is a 2001 British thriller film directed by Philippa Cousins. Cast * Ioan Gruffudd - Max Bracchi * Paddy Considine - Glen Marcus * Susan Lynch - Tina Trent * Emmy Rossum - Jenny Thomas / Nicky Trent * Om Puri - Tin Man * Richard Coyle - Joe Jones * Robert Pugh Robert Pugh (born 11 October 1950) is a Welsh actor, known for his many television appearances, including the role of Craster in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. Life and career Pugh was born in the Tynte, Mountain Ash and grew up in Cilf ... - Hank Thomas References External links * * 2001 thriller films 2001 films British thriller films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films English-language thriller films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Temple
Julien Temple (born 26 November 1953) is a British film, documentary and music video director. He began his career with short films featuring the Sex Pistols, and has continued with various off-beat projects, including '' The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle'', '' Absolute Beginners'' and a documentary film about ''Glastonbury''. Early life Temple was born in Kensington, London, the son of Landon Temple, who organised the travel company Progressive Tours. He was educated at St Marylebone Grammar School (from which he was expelled), William Ellis School, and King's College, Cambridge. He grew up with little interest in film until, when a student at Cambridge, he discovered the works of French anarchist director Jean Vigo. This, along with his interest in the early punk scene in London in 1976, led to his friendship with The Sex Pistols, leading him to document many of their early gigs. Career 1970s Temple's first film was a short documentary called ''Sex Pistols Number&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Newman
Jonathan Newman is a British filmmaker and writer. Newman made his first feature film at the age of 25. ''Being Considered'' starred James Dreyfus and David Tennant. His recent movies include the action adventure film ''Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box'', starring Sam Neill, Michael Sheen, Lena Headey and Keeley Hawes, with the lead of Mariah Mundi played by Welsh actor Aneurin Barnard. Retitled ''The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box'', the film was released theatrically in USA on 10 January 2014. In 2012 Newman wrote and directed the critically acclaimed film ''Foster'', starring Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd, Richard E. Grant, Anne Reid and Hayley Mills, as well as ''Swinging with the Finkels'', which stars Martin Freeman, singer/actress Mandy Moore, Melissa George, Jonathan Silverman, Angus Deayton and Jerry Stiller. Foster, aka "Angel in the House' (US Title) won Best Feature film at the Rhode Island Film Festival 2013 as voted for by the youth jury. In 2008 and 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Rogoyska
Jane Rogoyska is British writer and filmmaker of Polish origin, best known for her books '' Gerda Taro: Inventing Robert Capa'', ''Kozlowski'' (2020 Desmond Elliott Prize longlist), and ''Surviving Katyn'' (2022 Mark Lynton History Prize winner). Background Rogoyska's grandfather served in Intelligence during the 1910s-1920s and, as deputy director of the Bank of Poland when World War II started, fled with his family on a government train that helped take gold secretly out of the country. Rogoyska's father grew up in England and married an Englishwoman. Rogoyska grew up in England and only learned Polish as an adult. She received an MA in modern languages from Christ's College, Cambridge University and an MA in film production from the Northern Film School (Leeds) and Polish National Film School ( Łodź). Career Rogoyska made short films and commercials until 2010, when she refocused on writing, with particular interest in the 1930s through the Cold War. The 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Went Down
''I Went Down'' is a 1997 Irish crime comedy film by director Paddy Breathnach. Plot After serving an eight-month prison sentence for breaking and entering, working class Dublin lad Git Hynes, meets ex-girlfriend Sabrina Bradley, who now prefers his best friend Anto. She asks Git to reassure Anto that he accepts this. On meeting Anto in a bar, Git finds that the latter's gambling addiction has left him in debt to the bookies, who are about to take his fingers as collateral. Git saves his friend, but permanently disfigures the ringleader, the nephew of widely feared mob boss, Tom French. At a sit-down, Tom French decrees that Git must work off Anto's debt. He is ordered to find French's associate Frank Grogan in Cork, and bring him back to Dublin. Holding Anto as a hostage, French pairs the reluctant Git with half-wit and heavy-handed mobster, Bunny Kelly. After robbing a petrol station and dumping their stolen car, Bunny and Git steal another car. They drive to a remote b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asif Kapadia
Asif Kapadia (born 1972) is a British filmmaker. Academy Award, BAFTA and Grammy winning director Asif Kapadia has made his name directing visually striking films exploring ‘outsiders’, characters living in extreme circumstances, fighting against a corrupt or broken system. He has worked in drama and documentaries, Kapadia is best known for his trilogy of narratively driven, archive constructed documentaries '' Senna'', ''Amy'' and ''Diego Maradona''. ''Amy'' (2015), based on singer Amy Winehouse, had it's world premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and it is the highest grossing British Documentary of all time at the UK box office. It also won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the BAFTA for Best Documentary, a Grammy for Best Music Film, the European Film Award for Best Documentary and the Grierson Award for Best Documentary. Kapadia directed the documentary film '' Senna'' (2010), based on Ayrton Senna (famous for his achievements in motor racing), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sheep Thief
''The Sheep Thief'' (aka: ''Sheep's Feast'') is a 1997 United Kingdom 16 mm short film by Asif Kapadia lasting 24 minutes, and is Kapadia's graduation film from the Royal College of Art. Production The story idea was itself based upon a bible story told by a teacher to Kapadia when he was seven years old about a thief who became a saint. Understanding his concept would not work as well if shot in the United Kingdom, he raised funds and traveled to Rajasthan, India where he worked with film students from the Indian Film School, in Pune and cast and shot with local talent. Plot Tashan (Abdul Rehman) is young street kid caught while stealing a sheep. He is branded on his forehead for stealing and left for dead. Waking, he covers the brand with a headband and embarks on a journey throughout rural India. On a backwoods dirt road he meets Safia (Kokila Mahendra), helps her, and eventually becomes an accepted member of her family. Cast * Abdul Rehman as Tashan * Soaib Karimbhai as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddy Breathnach
Paddy Breathnach (born 1964) is an Irish film director and producer. He directed '' Man About Dog'', ''Blow Dry'' and '' Shrooms''. He was also involved in the production of ''The Mighty Celt'' and '' Ape''. Filmography * '' Ailsa'' (1994) * '' The Long Way Home'' (1995) * '' I Went Down'' (1997) * ''Blow Dry'' (2001) * '' Man About Dog'' (2004) * '' Shrooms'' (2006) * '' Freakdog'' (2008) * ''Viva'' (2015) * '' Rosie'' (2018) Awards and nominations Breathnach received awards at the Thessaloniki Film Festival, the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the Bogotá Film Festival. He won ADL Stand Up Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2016. See also * Breathnach Breathnach or Bhreathnach (meaning ''Welshman'') is an Irish surname, indicating an ancestor who was Welsh. It is the Irish-language version of surnames such as Brannagh, Brunnock, Brannick, Walsh, Wallace, and Wallis. However, it does not nec ... References External links * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media (communication)
In mass communication, media are the communication outlets or tools used to store and deliver information or data. The term refers to components of the mass media communications industry, such as print media, publishing, the news media, photography, cinema, broadcasting (radio and television), digital media, and advertising. The development of early writing and paper enabling longer-distance communication systems such as mail, including in the Persian Empire ( Chapar Khaneh and Angarium) and Roman Empire, can be interpreted as early forms of media. Writers such as Howard Rheingold have framed early forms of human communication, such as the Lascaux cave paintings and early writing, as early forms of media. Another framing of the history of media starts with the Chauvet Cave paintings and continues with other ways to carry human communication beyond the short range of voice: smoke signals, trail markers, and sculpture. The Term ''media'' in its modern application relating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music
Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a few specific elements, there is no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into academic disciplines, criticism, philosophy, and psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composition may be to some extent improvised. For instance, in Hindustani classical music, the performer plays spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs. In modal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
