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Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson. He is known for his supporting roles in films such as ''Braveheart'' (1995), '' Michael Collins'' (1996)'', 28 Days Later'' (2002), '' Gangs of New York'' (2002), ''Cold Mountain'' (2003), ''Troy'' (2004), the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2005–2010), ''Suffragette'' (2015), '' Paddington 2'' (2017), '' The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'' (2018), and ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'' (2021). He is also known for his leading roles in films such as ''The General'' (1998), '' In Bruges'' (2008), ''The Guard'' (2011), ''Calvary'' (2014), '' Frankie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 BFI London Film Festival
The 66th BFI London Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 5–16 October 2022. British-American producer Tanya Seghatchian served as jury president. Marie Kreutzer's Corsage won the Best Film Award. The festival opened with ''Matilda the Musical'' directed by Matthew Warchus and closed with '' Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery'' directed by Rian Johnson. Juries Main Competition * Tanya Seghatchian, British-American producer * Gwendoline Christie, British actress * Kemp Powers , American filmmaker and playwright * Chaitanya Tamhane, Indian filmmaker * Charles Gant, British journalist First Feature Competition * Nana Mensah, American actress, writer, and director * Asim Chaudhry, British comedian and actor * Isabel Stevens, British managing editor of ''Sight and Sound'' * Kristy Matheson, Australian film programmer and creative director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival Documentary Competition * Roberto Minervini, Italian writer-director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Mountain (film)
''Cold Mountain'' is a 2003 epic period war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella. The film is based on the bestselling 1997 novel by Charles Frazier. It stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Renée Zellweger with Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Kathy Baker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jack White, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland, and Ray Winstone in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a wounded deserter from the Confederate army close to the end of the American Civil War, who journeys home to reunite with the woman he loves. The film was a co-production of companies in Italy, Romania, and the United States. ''Cold Mountain'' was released theatrically on December 25, 2003, by Miramax Films. It emerged a critical and commercial success, grossing over $173 million. It received seven nominations at the 76th Academy Awards, including Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor (Law), with Zellweger winning Academy Award for Best Supporting Actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 9th Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Supporting Actress winner. However, in recent years, it has shifted towards being presented by previous years’ Best Supporting Actor winners instead. In lieu of the traditional Oscar statuette, supporting acting recipients were given plaques up until the 16th Academy Awards, when statuettes were awarded to each category instead. The Best Supporting Actor award has been presented a total of 89 times, to 80 actors. The first winner was Walter Brennan for his role in '' Come and Get It'' (1936). The most recent winner is Kieran Culkin for '' A Real Pain'' (2024). The record for most wins is three, held by Brennan–who won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banshees Of Inisherin
''The Banshees of Inisherin'' () is a 2022 black tragicomedy film directed, written, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh. Set on a remote fictional island off the west coast of Ireland in 1923, the film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with severe consequences for both of them. Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan co-star. It reunites Farrell and Gleeson after McDonagh's directorial debut ''In Bruges'' (2008). The film had its world premiere on 5 September 2022 at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where Farrell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and McDonagh won the Golden Osella for Best Screenplay. It was theatrically released in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States on 21 October 2022 by Searchlight Pictures. The film received largely positive reviews, with particular praise for McDonagh's direction and screenplay, the performances of the cast, and Cart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie (2019 Film)
''Frankie'' is a 2019 drama film directed by Ira Sachs, from a screenplay by Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias. It stars Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei, and Jérémie Renier. It had its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2019. It was released in France on August 28, 2019, by SBS Distribution, in the United States on October 25, 2019, by Sony Pictures Classics, and in Portugal on December 12, 2019, by Midas Filmes. Plot Frankie, a well-known French actress, has only a few months to live. For that reason, she decides to spend her last vacation with her large family in Sintra (Portugal). Despite the picturesque location, the relatives present struggle with a variety of love, marriage and money problems. Cast * Isabelle Huppert as Frankie * Greg Kinnear as Gary * Marisa Tomei as Ilene * Jérémie Renier as Paul * Brendan Gleeson as Jimmy * Vinette Robinson as Sylvia * Ariyon Bakare as Ian * Pascal Greggory as Michel * Carloto Cotta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvary (2014 Film)
''Calvary'' is a 2014 drama film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. It stars Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen, Dylan Moran, Domhnall Gleeson, M. Emmet Walsh and Isaach de Bankolé. The film began production in September 2012 and was released in April 2014 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, in July in Australia and in August 2014 in the United States. The film was screened at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Father James accepts confession from an unseen person, a victim of priest sexual abuse. The penitent says their abuser is dead and the Catholic community is largely indifferent, so they will murder an innocent priest to draw greater outrage. The penitent gives James until next Sunday to put his affairs in order. Bishop Montgomery advises James to inform the police: the sin is pending and forgiveness was not sought, so James would not break the seal of confession. James is vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guard (2011 Film)
''The Guard'' is a 2011 buddy cop comedy film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh, starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Mark Strong and Liam Cunningham. The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success. Both Gleeson and Cheadle received acclaim for their performances, with Gleeson receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination. McDonagh was in turn nominated for a BAFTA Award for his writing achievement. It is the most successful independent Irish film of all time in terms of Irish box-office receipts, overtaking '' The Wind that Shakes the Barley'' (2006). Plot Sergeant Gerry Boyle is an officer of the Garda Síochána (police) in the Connemara district in the west of Ireland. He is crass and confrontational, regularly indulging in drugs and alcohol even while on duty. He is also shown to have a softer side, showing concern for his ailing mother, Eileen. Boyle and his new subordinate, Aidan McBride, investigate a murder, with evidence apparently pointing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Bruges
''In Bruges'' is a 2008 black comedy, black comedy-drama crime thriller film directed and written by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut. It stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two London-based Irish hitmen hiding in Bruges, with Ralph Fiennes as their boss. The film is set and was filmed in Bruges, Belgium. ''In Bruges'' was the opening night film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and opened in limited release in the United States on 8 February 2008. It garnered a box office of $34.5 million. For his performance in the film, Farrell won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, while Gleeson was nominated in the same category. McDonagh won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Plot Carrying out orders, inexperienced contract killing, hitman Ray shoots a priest during Sacrament of Penance, confession, but accidentally kills a young boy standing behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The General (1998 Film)
''The General'' is a 1998 crime film written and directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who undertook several daring heists in the early 1980s and attracted the attention of the Garda Síochána, Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) .The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998. Brendan Gleeson plays Cahill, Adrian Dunbar plays his friend Noel Curley, and Jon Voight plays Inspector Ned Kenny. Plot On the 18th of August, 1994, Martin Cahill leaves his home in Cowper Downs, Rathmines. He is ambushed by an assassin, who escapes on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice. As his family grieve, his Garda nemesis, Inspector Ned Kenny, arrives to see his corpse removed from the scene. In the 1950's, a young Cahill and his siblings engage in theft to supplement their family's meagre income. He is caught by a Garda as he attempts a theft from a butcher's shop, and is incarcerated in an industrial school. By the early 1980's, Cahill is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tragedy Of Macbeth (2021 Film)
''The Tragedy of Macbeth'' is a 2021 American historical thriller film written, directed and produced by Joel Coen, based on the play ''Macbeth'' by William Shakespeare. It is the first film directed by one of the Coen brothers without the other's involvement. The film stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand (who also produced the film), Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, and Brendan Gleeson. ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'' premiered at the 2021 New York Film Festival on September 24, 2021. Following a limited theatrical release on December 25, 2021 by A24, the film was distributed via streaming on Apple TV+ on January 14, 2022. The film received critical acclaim for its direction, cinematography, and the performances of Washington, McDormand, and Hunter. For his performance in the title role, Washington was nominated as Best Actor for the Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award, and Critics' Choice Award. The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'' (titled on-screen as ''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and Other Tales of the American Frontier'') is a 2018 American Western anthology film written, directed, produced, and edited by the Coen brothers. It stars Tim Blake Nelson, Tyne Daly, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Jonjo O'Neill, Chelcie Ross, Saul Rubinek, and Tom Waits. It consists of six vignettes set on the American frontier. The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2018, where it won the Golden Osella Award for Best Screenplay. After a limited theatrical run beginning on November 9, 2018, it was released on Netflix on November 16. The National Board of Review named it one of its top ten films of 2018. The film earned three nominations at the 91st Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Song ("When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddington 2
''Paddington 2'' is a 2017 live-action animated comedy film directed by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby, based on the stories of Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond (to whom the film is also dedicated, Bond having died that year). It is the second in the ''Paddington'' film series. The film, a British-French-Luxembourgish co-production, stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington, with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant in live-action roles. In the film, after Paddington is framed and imprisoned for a burglary that he did not commit, he and his family have to find the real culprit and prove his innocence. The film was confirmed to be in development in April 2015. Principal photography began in October 2016 and ended in June 2017. The film was theatrically released on 10 November 2017 in the United Kingdom and 6 December 2017 in France, and grossed $227 million worldwide. The film r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
