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Jane Carr
Ellen Jane Carr (born 13 August 1950) is an English actress. She is well known for her first film role as Mary McGregor in drama '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969) and the voice role of " Pud'n" on the animated '' The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' (US, 2001–2007). She also played a character called "Pudding" in the Jilly Cooper-penned BBC sitcom '' It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling'' (UK, 1971). Early life Carr was born on 13 August 1950 in Loughton, Essex, the daughter of Patrick Carr, a steel erector and Gwendoline Rose Carr (née Clark), a post office employee. She trained at the Arts Educational Schools in London. Career Film Her earliest film role was as Mary McGregor in the 1969 British film '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'', directed by Ronald Neame from a screenplay written by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her own stage play, which was based in turn on the 1961 novel of the same name by Muriel Spark. In this role, like her fellow young actors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael York (actor)
Michael York (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) is an English film, television, and stage actor. After performing on stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's ''Romeo and Juliet (1968 film), Romeo and Juliet'' (1968). His blond, blue-eyed boyish looks and English upper-class demeanour saw him play leading roles in several major British and Hollywood films of the 1970s. His best known roles include Konrad Ludwig in ''Something for Everyone'' (1970), Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in ''Zeppelin (film), Zeppelin'' (1971), Brian Roberts in ''Cabaret (1972 film), Cabaret'' (1972), George Conway in ''Lost Horizon (1973 film), Lost Horizon'' (1973), D'Artagnan in ''The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film), The Three Musketeers'' (also 1973) and its The Four Musketeers (1974 film), two The Return of the Musketeers, sequels, Count Andrenyi in ''Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film), Murder on the Orient Express' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once A Catholic
''Once a Catholic'' is a play by Mary O'Malley. ''Once a Catholic'' is a comedy first performed at The Royal Court Theatre in London in 1977, directed by Mike Ockrent. It concerns a retrospective view of the values of 1950s Catholic convent schools and the female adolescent response to those values. The play won awards from the ''Evening Standard'' newspaper and ''Plays & Players'' magazine. Mary O'Malley went on to be the Royal Court's resident dramatist for 1977. The production transferred to Wyndham's Theatre in the West End where it ran for over two years. In 2009, it was revived by the LOST Theatre Company, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester .... Work"Once a Catholic: a comedy" Samuel French, Inc., 1978, References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Olivier Award For Best Comedy Performance ...
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance was an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier. This commingled actor/actress award was introduced in 1976, and was last presented at the 1995 ceremony, after which it was retired. On the 19 occasions that this award was given, it was presented three times to an actress and 16 times to an actor. Winners and nominees 1970s 1980s 1990s References * External links * {{OlivierAward ComedyPerformance Comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31 (film)
''31'' is a 2016 American action film, action horror film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie, and starring an ensemble cast featuring Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Meg Foster, Richard Brake, Jane Carr, Judy Geeson, E. G. Daily, E.G. Daily, and Malcolm McDowell. A period piece set in 1976, the film is about five carnies, who are kidnapped by a gang of homicidal clowns called "The Heads". The carnies are forced to play a survival game called "31", where they are chased by the clowns through a maze of rooms for over 12 hours. The penalty for capture is torture and murder, while bets are placed on the carnies' progress. The film was Crowdfunding, crowdfunded online twice at fanbacked.com. At a test screening, Zombie compared ''31'' to his 2005 film ''The Devil's Rejects''. It received mixed reviews, with multiple critics deeming it unoriginal. Plot During Halloween 1976, a group of carnival workers, Charly, Venus, Panda, Levon and Roscoe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halloween
Halloween, or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve), is a celebration geography of Halloween, observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christianity, Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day, All Hallows' Day. It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the Christian liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), Christian martyr, martyrs, and all the faithful departed. In popular culture, Halloween has become a celebration of Horror fiction, horror and is associated with the macabre and the supernatural. One theory holds that many Halloween traditions were influenced by Celts, Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaels, Gaelic festival Samhain, which are believed to have Paganism, pagan roots. Some theories go further and suggest that Samhain may have been Christianization, Christianized as All Hallows' Day, along with its eve, by the Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Five-Year Engagement
''The Five-Year Engagement'' is a 2012 American romantic comedy film written, directed, and produced by Nicholas Stoller. Produced with Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman, it is co-written by Jason Segel, who also stars in the film with Emily Blunt as a couple whose relationship becomes strained when their engagement is continually extended. The film was released in North America on April 27, 2012 and in the United Kingdom on June 22, 2012. Plot In San Francisco, sous-chef Tom, and PhD graduate Violet, are happily engaged. Their wedding plans are interrupted when Tom's best friend Alex gets Violet's sister Suzie pregnant at Tom and Violet's engagement party, and Alex and Suzie quickly marry. When Violet is accepted into the University of Michigan's two-year post-doctorate psychology program, Tom agrees to move with her and delay their wedding, but is disheartened to learn his boss planned to make him a head chef. Unable to find a suitable chef's position in Michigan, Tom is resigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'' (and the 54th episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on January 6, 1993. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry intended to meet his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. However, given the situation, he agrees to skip the movie and reschedule his act to the 11:00 slot. Jerry first heads to the earlier scheduled comedy act, only to learn that the act was scheduled for 9:15, not 9:50 as Jerry thought, and Buckles ended up filling his spot. Jerry then heads to the movie theater to inform his friends that he won't accompany them. Buckles insists on sharing the taxicab with Jerry, and irri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tail Of Two Kitties
''Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (released in some countries as ''Garfield 2'') is a 2006 adventure comedy film directed by Tim Hill and written by Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow. It is the sequel to '' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004), and stars Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Bill Murray reprising their respective roles as Jon Arbuckle, Dr. Liz Wilson, and the voice of Garfield. New cast members include Billy Connolly, Ian Abercrombie, Roger Rees, Lucy Davis and Oliver Muirhead in live-action roles and Tim Curry, Bob Hoskins, Rhys Ifans, Vinnie Jones, Joe Pasquale, Richard E. Grant, and Jane Leeves as the voices of the film's new animal characters. In the film, Garfield, Odie, Liz and Jon travel to the United Kingdom, where Prince, another cat that looks exactly like Garfield, is ruling over a castle after the death of his owner. His reign is soon jeopardized by an evil aristocrat, who plans to remodel the castle into condominiums, destroy the estate, and get rid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crazy As Hell
''Crazy as Hell'' is a 2002 psychological film that is based on the 1982 novel '' Satan: His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S.'' by Jeremy Leven and follows Dr. Ty Adams ( Michael Beach), an aggressive and overconfident psychiatrist producing a documentary film about a nearby state-run mental hospital. While treating a new patient ( Eriq La Salle, who also directed) who claims to be Satan, Dr. Adams begins to question his own perceptions. Plot Psychiatrist Dr. Ty Adams comes to the Sedah State Mental Hospital to film a documentary. While coming across self-assured and overconfident, Adams is secretly haunted by the death of his daughter. He strikes up a friendship with the facility's administrator, Dr. Samuel Delazo, playing an ongoing chess game with him. Adams is intrigued by a patient who claims to be Satan and takes a personal interest in his case. When a patient goes to the roof to commit suicide, Adams arrogantly prevents the police from access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deal Of A Lifetime
''Deal of a Lifetime'' is a 1999 US romantic comedy film starring Shiri Appleby, Michael A. Goorjian, and Kevin Pollak. Plot The film centers on the main character Henry Spooner (played by Goorjian), the school nerd who has a crush on Laurie, the prettiest, most popular girl in his high school. After a conversation with his friend, he mutters under his breath that he would sell his soul to the Devil to go out with Laurie. From that point on, he gets his wish to date Laurie, but things don't go according to plan. Cast * Michael A. Goorjian as Henry Spooner * Shiri Appleby as Laurie Petler * Kevin Pollak Kevin Elliot Pollak (born October 30, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and podcast host. He has appeared in over 90 films; his roles include Sam Weinberg in Rob Reiner's ''A Few Good Men'', Jacob Goldman in ''Grumpy Old Men ... as Jerry * Jennifer Rubin as Tina * Ashley Buccille as Ramona * Esteban Powell as Foster * Eli Craig as Kevin Johnson * Jane C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bunker (1981 Film)
''The Bunker'' is a 1981 American made-for-television historical war film produced by Time-Life Productions based on the 1975 book '' The Bunker'' by James P. O'Donnell. The film, directed by George Schaefer and adapted for the screen by John Gay, is a dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the Battle of Berlin. The film stars Anthony Hopkins as Hitler, plus a cast including Richard Jordan, Susan Blakely, and Cliff Gorman. At the 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards in 1981, Anthony Hopkins won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie beating out two actors from the miniseries ''Shogun'' (Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune) and two actors from the miniseries ''Masada'' (Peter O'Toole and Peter Strauss). Plot The film opens in July 1945, with American correspondent James O'Donnell (James Naughton) gaining entry to the now dark and flooded ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
