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Joe Cole (actor)
Joseph Michael Cole (born 28 November 1988) is an English actor. Some of his most notable roles include Luke in '' Skins'', John Shelby in ''Peaky Blinders'', Marzin and Beckwith in '' Secret in Their Eyes'', Billy Moore in '' A Prayer Before Dawn'', Frank in the ''Black Mirror'' episode " Hang the DJ", Sean Wallace in '' Gangs of London'', and Iver Iversen in '' Against the Ice''. Early life and education The oldest of five boys, Joe Cole was born 28 November 1988 and grew up in Kingston upon Thames in London. His younger brother is actor Finn Cole, who starred alongside him in ''Peaky Blinders''. He attended Hollyfield Secondary School in Surbiton. Career Cole's acting career began when he was accepted into the National Youth Theatre. He obtained his first roles in a one-night show in the West End, on ''The Bill'' and ''Holby City'', and then in roles on stage at the Bush Theatre's sell-out ''School Season''. In the 2010s, he wrote a comedy series with Matt Lucas. Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
72nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 72nd annual Berlin International Film Festival, usually called the Berlinale (), took place from 10 to 20 February 2022 in person. On 15 December 2021, the first film of the festival was announced. The festival opened with François Ozon's drama film '' Peter von Kant''. Isabelle Huppert was awarded Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement on 15 February 2022 at the Berlinale Palast award ceremony. Her new film by Laurent Larivière, '' About Joan'' was also screened. The awards were presented on 16 February 2022 truncating the festival by 4 days. '' Alcarràs'' by Carla Simón won the Golden Bear award and '' The Novelist's Film'' by Hong Sang-soo won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. The festival formally closed on 20 February 2022. Jury Main Competition The following were on the jury for the Berlinale Competition section: * M. Night Shyamalan, American filmmaker and producer - Jury President * Karim Aïnouz, Brazilian filmmaker * Saïd Ben Saïd, Tunisian pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Clash (magazine)
''Clash'' is a music and fashion magazine and website based in the United Kingdom. It is published four times a year by Music Republic Ltd, whose predecessor Clash Music Ltd went into liquidation. The magazine won awards including the Best New Magazine award in 2004 at the PPA Magazine Awards, Magazine of the Year at the 2011 Record of the Day Awards, and others in England and Scotland. History ''Clash'' was founded by John O'Rourke, Simon Harper, Iain Carnegie and Jon-Paul Kitching. It emerged from the long-running Dundee, Scotland-based free-listings magazine ''Vibe''. Re-launching as ''Clash Magazine'' in 2004, it won Best New Magazine award at the PPA Magazine Awards and Music Magazine of the Year at the Record of the Day Awards in 2005 and 2011 respectively. At the turn of 2011, ''Clash'' took on an entirely new look, ditching its previous glossy feel and music-led design for an altogether more artistically-led approach. In 2013, it launched a Smartphone channel, the iOS A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Falling (2014 Film)
''The Falling'' is a 2014 British mystery drama film written and directed by Carol Morley. It stars Maisie Williams and Florence Pugh (in her film debut) as best friends at an all-girls school. The film also stars Greta Scacchi, Monica Dolan, Maxine Peake, and Mathew Baynton. Production began in October 2013. The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 11 October 2014 and was released theatrically on 24 April 2015 in the UK. Plot In 1969, Lydia and Abbie are best friends and classmates at an English girls' school. Lydia, the neglected daughter of an agoraphobic mother, is fixated on Abbie and has begun to explore her sexuality. After having sex with Lydia's brother Kenneth in an attempt to abort her pregnancy with another boy, Abbie begins to suffer from fainting spells. She faints and goes into convulsions after a stint in detention with Lydia and subsequently dies. Following Abbie's burial, Lydia begins suffering from fainting spells, and it soon becomes an epidemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
A Long Way Down (film)
''A Long Way Down'' (originally titled ''Up & Down'') is a 2014 black comedy film directed by Pascal Chaumeil, loosely based on author Nick Hornby's 2005 novel of the same name. It stars Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, and Aaron Paul. The plot centres around four strangers who meet on the roof of a London building on New Year's Eve, each with the intent of committing suicide. Their plans for death in solitude are ruined when they meet as they decide to come down from the roof alive, however temporary that may be. The film received mostly negative reviews, with criticism of the source material and the film's cast. Plot The narrator, Martin Sharpe, explains his reasoning for his planned suicide: the once-successful media personality became infamous for a scandal involving a teenager, landing him in jail and costing him his marriage, livelihood and child. Martin is contemplating suicide on New Year's Eve on the roof of the Toppers Building, high above London's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Now Is Good
''Now Is Good'' is a 2012 teen romantic drama film written and directed by Ol Parker, based on the 2007 novel '' Before I Die'' by Jenny Downham. The film, which stars Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine and Paddy Considine, centres on Tessa, a teenage girl who is dying of leukaemia and tries to enjoy her remaining life as much as she possibly can. The film was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2012 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Plot Tessa is 17 years old with terminal acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Aided by her best friend, Zoey, she fulfills an undisclosed bucket list before her impending death. One night, both attempt to engage in sex with two boys they pick up in a club. Tessa goes on a radio talk show with her overbearing father in which she pokes fun at her terminal diagnosis and approaches it with humour. Tessa is loving and caring towards her brother Cal towards whom she feels guilty for stealing her parents' attention and gives him days that are all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Offender (film)
''Offender'' is a 2012 British action film which follows a hard grafting, 20-year-old working-class man, Tommy Nix, who while avoiding getting mixed up in the wrong crowd sees his girlfriend fall victim to a brutal attack. It stars Kimberley Nixon, Joe Cole, Shaun Dooley, Vas Blackwood and rapper English Frank. It is written by Paul Van Carter and directed by Ron Scalpello. Cast * Kimberley Nixon as Elise * Shaun Dooley as Nash * Joe Cole as Tommy * English Frank as Jake * Tyson Oba as Mason * G FrSH as Angelface * Daniel Kendrick as Sicko * Scorcher as Essay * Malachi Kirby as Harry * David Ajala as Kelvin * Ruth Gemmell as Cassie * Mark Harris as Governor Davies * Jacob Anderson as Patrick * Vas Blackwood as Detective Boaz * Doon Mackichan as the Doctor Patricia * Can Somer as the Muslim Inmate * Michael Edwards as Prison Officer * Rimmel Daniel as Prison inmate * Ric Ashley Smith as Pillion * Mic Righteous as himself Reception The film received mixed reviews from critics, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Volume (film)
''Volume'' is a 2012 short film directed by Mahalia Belo, written by Anna Ingeborg Topsøe, and starring Joe Cole and Anna Brewster. It won the Best British Short film at the 2012 Moët British Independent Film Awards and the Grand Jury Prize for Best Film at San Francisco Shorts 2013. It was also part of the official selection at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival while also appearing at numerous other film festival. ''Volume'' was director Mahalia Belo's graduation short at the National Film and Television School (NTFS). Cast * Joe Cole as Sam * Anna Brewster as Georgina * Jamie Sives Jamie Sives ( ; born 14 August 1973) is a Scottish actor. Sives was born in Lochend, Edinburgh. He studied at Leith Academy. Sives attended Leith Academy with future '' Guilt'' co-star Mark Bonnar. During their time at school, Bonnar and Si ... as Nik * Susan Vidler as Angie * Hilary Tones as Julie * David Acton as Richard * Jake Davies as Johnny * Melanie Jessop as Claire References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
British Independent Film Awards
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is an organisation that celebrates, supports, and promotes British independent cinema and film-making talent in the United Kingdom. Nominations for the annual awards ceremony are announced in early November, with the ceremony itself taking place in early December. Since 2015, BIFA has also hosted UK-wide talent development and film screening programmes, with the support of Creative Skillset and the British Film Institute. History The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) were created in 1998 by Elliot Grove and Suzanne Ballantyne of the Raindance Film Festival, with the aim of celebrating merit and achievement in independently funded British filmmaking, honouring new talent and promoting British films and filmmaking to a wider public audience. BIFA founding members include Phillip Alberstat, Chris Auty, André Burgess, Sally Caplan, Pippa Cross, Christopher Fowler, Lora Fox Gamble, Steven Gaydos, Norma Heyman, Emma E. Hickox, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Shelby (Peaky Blinders)
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Matt Lucas (comedian)
Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer and television host. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series '' Little Britain'' (2003–2006) and '' Come Fly with Me'' (2010–2011). Lucas first came to prominence on the comedy panel show '' Shooting Stars'', in which he portrayed scorekeeper George Dawes from 1995 to 2009. From 2015 to 2017, he portrayed the role of Nardole in the BBC series ''Doctor Who''. He has also appeared in films, including ''Astro Boy'' (2009), ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010), ''Bridesmaids'', '' Gnomeo & Juliet'' (both 2011), '' Small Apartments'' (2012), ''Paddington'' (2014), ''Wonka'' (2023) and ''Gladiator II'' (2024). Lucas presented the baking competition show ''The Great British Bake Off,'' alongside Noel Fielding from 2020 to 2023. Early life Matthew Richard Lucas was born on 5 March 1974 in the Paddington area of west London, the son of Diana (née Williams; born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bush Theatre
The Bush Theatre is located in the Passmore Edwards Public Library, Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 as a showcase for the work of new writers. Artistic Directors * Brian McDermott and Nicholas Newton (1972-1975) * Peter Wilson (1975-1977) * Jenny Topper (1977–1988), jointly with Nicky Pallot (1979–1990) * Dominic Dromgoole (1990–1996) * Mike Bradwell (1996–2007) * Josie Rourke (2007–2012) * Madani Younis (2011–2018) * Lynette Linton (2019–present) History On Thursday 6 April 1972, the Bush Theatre was established above The Bush public house on the corner of Goldhawk Road and Shepherd's Bush Green, in what was once the dance studio of Lionel Blair. It was established by a maverick actor, Brian McDermott, who used to tour the Fringe, and was shortly joined by theatre producer Nicholas Newton. The venue, despite its fame and massive output, was intimate, with a maximum audience of approximately 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
