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Mark Huffam
Mark Huffam CBE, is a Northern Irish film and television producer. He was a producer on '' The Martian'', ''Johnny English'', and the television series '' Game of Thrones''. He was awarded CBE in 2011 at Her Majesty, The Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the film and television industries. He has been a producer on several films for Ridley Scott. Career Huffam was an associate producer and production manager on the 1998 Steven Spielberg film ''Saving Private Ryan''. In 2011, he was a producer on the first season of the HBO series '' Game of Thrones''. In 2015, Huffam was a producer on the science fiction film '' The Martian'' starring Matt Damon, which Ridley Scott directed. He received an Academy Award nomination for the film for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards along with Simon Kinberg, Scott, and Michael Schaefer. Filmography * 1997: ''Jumpers'' (Short, producer) * 1998: ''Saving Private Ryan'' (associate producer) * 2000: ''The Closer You Get ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyclare
Ballyclare () is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,953 according to the 2011 census, and is located within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It sits on the river Six Mile Water. The town probably owes its origins to its being a crossing point of the river, the strategic importance of which is shown by existence of a small Norman motte on the south side of the river and presently located in the War Memorial Park. The broad main street dates from the 17th century. In the centre of the town is the Market Square with the Town Hall. The town grew in the 19th century with the coming of the railway and it became an important industrial town with a large paper mill in the South West of the town and a large Linen Bleach Green. These factories gave their names to the roads leading to them, the Mill Road and the Green Road, but have been closed for some time. It is now a local service centre with a significant dormitory role in relati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Schaefer (producer)
Michael Schaefer is a German film producer best known for the 2015 film '' The Martian''. Career In July 2012, after leaving Summit Entertainment, Schaefer was hired as the president of the Ridley Scott's company Scott Free Productions. In 2015, Schaefer produced the science fiction film '' The Martian'' starring Matt Damon, which Scott directed. He received an Academy Award nomination for the film for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards along with Simon Kinberg, Scott, and Mark Huffam. Filmography * 1998: '' Beefcake'' (assistant producer) * 2001: ''Der Madendoktor'' (TV Movie, producer) * 2001: ''No Regrets'' (producer) * 2001: ''Mouse'' (Short, producer) * 2004: ''Annie & Boo'' (Short, producer) * 2006: ''Winterreise'' (co-producer) * 2013: '' Now You See Me'' (executive producer) * 2013: ''The Counselor'' (executive producer) * 2014: '' Exodus: Gods and Kings'' (producer) * 2015: ''Child 44'' (producer) * 2015: '' Equals'' (producer) * 2015: '' The Martian'' (produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Your Highness
''Your Highness'' is a 2011 American stoner comic fantasy film directed by David Gordon Green. It stars Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel and Justin Theroux. Written by McBride and Ben Best, the film was released on April 8, 2011. It follows an arrogant prince and his brother on a quest to kill the sorcerer and save the bride and their father's kingdom. The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $28 million worldwide against a $50 million budget. Plot Thadeous and Fabious are sons of King Tallious in the Kingdom of Mourne. Fabious is dashing and skilled and Thadeous is lazy and ineffectual. While celebrating victory over the evil sorcerer, Leezar, who has been ravaging Tallious's kingdom, Fabious presents the virgin Belladonna whom he has freed from a tower and wishes to marry. Though his brother makes him best man, Thadeous skips the wedding after overhearing Fabious' Knights Elite, led by Boremont, tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Bono
''Killing Bono'' is a 2011 comedy film directed by Nick Hamm, based on Neil McCormick's 2003 memoir ''Killing Bono: I Was Bono's Doppelgänger''. The film stars Ben Barnes as Neil McCormick, Robert Sheehan as Ivan McCormick and Martin McCann as Irish singer Bono. It marked the final film role of Pete Postlethwaite, who died three months before its release. Plot The film loosely recreates the story of young Irish rocker McCormick and his younger brother, Ivan, who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their secondary school friends form U2 and become one of the biggest bands in the world. Cast * Ben Barnes as Neil *Robert Sheehan as Ivan * Martin McCann as Bono * Stanley Townsend as Danny *Pete Postlethwaite as Karl * Krysten Ritter as Gloria *Peter Serafinowicz as Hammond * Hugh O'Conor as Gary *Aidan McArdle as Bill *Luke Treadaway as Nick *Justine Waddell as Danielle *Ralph Brown as Leo Production The film was shot in Northern Ireland, was funded by Norther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Machine (film)
''Ghost Machine'' is a British science fiction film, directed by Chris Hartwill and based on a screenplay by writer Sven Hughes and Malachi Smyth. It stars Rachael Taylor, Sean Faris and Luke Ford. Plot The film opens with a tied and hooded woman being taken to some sort of jail run by the British military. Nine years later, military technicians and video gamers; Tom and Vic perform a training exercise for several candidates for a special force. They smuggle their top secret, virtual warfare program into a disused prison (as seen before) , to experiment with it using two of the candidates. What should first be a thrill becomes a deadly reality, as a vengeful outsider has manipulated the software and kidnapped them. When their companion Jess hears of this, they begin a seemingly hopeless rescue mission, but is also drawn into this virtual world. A world which can be just as deadly as real warfare. Cast * Logan Henderson as Tom * Amariah Faulkner as Jess * Fail! as Vic * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherrybomb (film)
''Cherrybomb'' is a 2009 British drama film directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn. It stars Rupert Grint, Kimberley Nixon, Robert Sheehan and James Nesbitt. Filming began on location in Belfast on 7 July 2008, and lasted four weeks. The film includes nudity, drinking, drugs, shop-lifting and car theft. It was released to DVD on 23 August 2010 in the United Kingdom. It premiered in the United States in September 2009 at the Los Angeles Irish Film Festival. The film's theme song is " Cherry Bomb" by The Runaways. ''Cherrybomb'' premiered at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival, but was initially unable to find a distributor. An online campaign by Grint's fans was credited with helping to secure a deal for distribution in the United Kingdom. Plot Malachy McKinny is a straight-A teenager working at the Titanic Leisureplex, a sports training complex owned and run by Dave. His best friend is Luke, a drug dealer living with his drug-addicted father. The two boys find the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freakdog
''Freakdog'' is a 2008 British horror film directed by Paddy Breathnach, that originally went under the title ''Red Mist''. Plot The film follows seven medical students who, while out partying one night, spike the drink of an unknowing and loner hospital janitor Kenneth, nicknamed "Freakdog". However, he has epilepsy and goes into a seizure before falling and hitting his head. His injury, combined with the alcohol and the drugs that he has ingested, causes him to fall into a deep coma. The students, not wanting to be involved or risk their futures for their crime, abandon his body on a road in front of the hospital and drive off as fast as they can, hoping someone will come across his body and help him. When they learn about his condition becoming fatal, one of the students (Arielle Kebbel) attempts to revive him using an experimental drug. The result has horrible and unintended consequences, leading to Freakdog having out of body experiences that allow him to possess the student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamma Mia! (film)
''Mamma Mia!'' (promoted as ''Mamma Mia! The Movie'') is a 2008 jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Catherine Johnson, based on her book from the 1999 musical of the same name. The film is based on the songs of pop group ABBA, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson. The film features an ensemble cast, including Christine Baranski, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Meryl Streep, and Julie Walters. The plot follows a young bride-to-be who invites three men to her upcoming wedding, with the possibility that any of them could be her father. The film was an international co-production between Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, and was co-produced by Playtone and Littlestar Productions. Principal photography primarily took place on the island of Skopelos, Greece from August to September 2007. The film was distributed by Universal Pictures. ''Mamma Mia!'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living The Dream
Living the Dream or variants may refer to: Television and film * ''Living the Dream'' (New Zealand TV series), a 2004 New Zealand reality show parody * ''Living the Dream'' (British TV series), a comedy drama series, 2017 * '' Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream'', an American reality series * "Living the Dream" (''Big Little Lies''), an episode of the HBO series ''Big Little Lies'' * "Living the Dream" (''Dexter''), an episode of the American series ''Dexter'' * "Living the Dream" (''House''), an episode of the American series ''House'' * "Living the Dream" (''My Family''), an episode of the UK series ''My Family'' * " Livin' the Dream", an episode of the American series ''The Office'' * ''Living the Dream'' (film), a 2006 film directed by Christian Schoyen * '' Goal! 2: Living the Dream'', a 2007 film Music * ''Living the Dream'' (Jennylyn Mercado album), 2004 * ''Living the Dream'' (Luca Hänni album), 2013 * ''Livin' the Dream'' (album), a 2017 album by Nathan Carter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goal! (film)
''Goal!'' (also known as ''Goal! The Dream Begins'') is a 2005 sports drama film directed by Danny Cannon from a screenplay by Mike Jefferies, Adrian Butchart, Dick Clement, and Ian La Frenais. It is the first installment in the ''Goal!'' trilogy and stars Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Marcel Iureș, Stephen Dillane, and Anna Friel. In the film, Santiago Muñez (Becker), an amateur player, earns an unlikely chance to play professional football. ''Goal!'' was made with co-operation from FIFA, which enabled the inclusion of FIFPro likenesses of real teams and players. Adidas contributed a reported $50 million towards the film's budget and marketing campaign, marking the then-biggest deal between a corporate brand and a film production. ''Goal!'' was theatrically released in the United Kingdom by Buena Vista International on 1 October 2005. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the sports sequences and Becker's performance but criticism for the scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickybo And Me
''Mickybo and Me'' is a 2004 Northern Irish comedy-drama film written and directed by Terry Loane and based on the stage play ''Mojo Mickybo'' by Owen McCafferty. The film was produced by Working Title Films and released by Universal Studios. Plot An eight and a nine-year-old boy living in Belfast during The Troubles, one Catholic, one Protestant, become friends. They are obsessed with the film ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' and dream of robbing banks and emigrating to Australia. Although the boys are from completely different backgrounds, they bond quickly. After watching the film together, they take on the characters' personas. Later, believing that they will get blamed for an old man's death, they go 'on the run,' trying to escape to Australia. Their journey towards the ferry (which they believe will carry them to Australia) is a series of misadventures, including a 'bank robbery', riding a horse/ponies, a fire in a stable, escape from a police car. Once re-apprehende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderbirds (2004 Film)
''Thunderbirds'' is a 2004 science fiction action-adventure film directed by Jonathan Frakes, based on the 1960s TV series '' Thunderbirds'' created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. The film, written by William Osborne and Michael McCullers, was released on 20 July 2004 in the United Kingdom and 30 July 2004 in the United States. The film's plot concerns the Hood, who traps International Rescue (IR) leader Jeff Tracy and four of his sons on board the damaged '' Thunderbird 5'' to steal the other ''Thunderbirds'' vehicles and commit heists that IR will be blamed for, prompting Jeff's youngest son Alan and his friends Tin-Tin and Fermat to stop him. In contrast with the original TV series, which used a combination of puppetry and scale-model special effects dubbed " Supermarionation", this film was made in live action with CGI effects. The film received negative reviews from critics, who disparaged its wooden characters and thin plot, and was a box office bomb. Gerry Anderson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
