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Bernard Gribble
Bernard Gribble (15 May 1927 – 15 September 2004) was a British film editor who, between 1948 and 2003, worked on nearly a hundred theatrical and made-for-TV films. Gribble was nominated for ACE Eddie Awards for the editing of two episodes of the television miniseries ''Ellis Island'' (1984), and he had been nominated for an Emmy for the television miniseries '' The Winds of War'' (1983). A founding member of the Guild of British Film and Television Editors, Gribble had been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors after he moved to Hollywood to work."American Cinema Editors > Members" webpage archived by WebCite froon 2008-03-04. Selected filmography (features) * '' Another Shore'' (1948) - Gribble's first credit as editor. * ''The Man in the White Suit'' (1951) * '' Clue of the Twisted Candle'' (1960) * ''Marriage of Convenience'' (1960) * '' Man at the Carlton Tower'' (1961) * '' The Jokers'' (1967) * '' Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newhaven, East Sussex
Newhaven is a port town in the Lewes (district), Lewes district of East Sussex, England, lying at the mouth of the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse. The town developed during the Middle Ages as the nearby port of Seaford, East Sussex, Seaford began drying up, forcing a new port to be established. A sheltered harbour was built in the mid-16th century, and a breakwater (structure), breakwater in the late 18th, to provide continued access to the sea. Newhaven increased in importance following the arrival of the railway in 1847, and regular cross-Channel ferry services to Dieppe. Though these have been reduced in the 21st century, Newhaven still provides regular ferry services and continues to be used as an important freight terminal. In 2021 the parish had a population of 12,854. Origins Newhaven lies at the mouth of the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse, in the valley the river has cut through the South Downs. Over the centuries the river has migrated between Newhaven and Seaford, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man At The Carlton Tower
''Man at the Carlton Tower'' is a 1961 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Maxine Audley, Lee Montague and Allan Cuthbertson. The screenplay was by Philip Mackie, based on the 1931 Edgar Wallace novel '' The Man at the Carlton''. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965. Plot Tim Jordan is an ex-policeman helping the police look for Rhodesian criminal Lew Daney, who has murdered a policeman. Cast * Maxine Audley as Lydia Daney * Lee Montague as Tim Jordan * Allan Cuthbertson as Det. Supt. Cowley * Terence Alexander as Johnny Time * Alfred Burke as Harry Stone * Nigel Green as Lew Daney * Nyree Dawn Porter as Mary Greer * Geoffrey Frederick as Det. Sgt. Pepper * Geoffrey Lumsden as Stocker * Frank Forsyth as commissionaire * Steven Scott as Gallo * Keith Ashley as junior clerk * Howard Taylor as reception clerk * Nancy Roberts as barmaid * Adrian Oker as waiter Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Births
Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ** The first transatlantic telephone call is made ''via radio'' from New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom. ** The Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team play their first ever road game in Hinckley, Illinois. * January 9 – The Laurier Palace Theatre fire at a movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children. * January 10 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' is released in Germany. * January 11 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. * January 24 – U.S. Marines United States occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Editors
''British Film Editors'' (BFE) is a not-for profit honorary society of professional British Film and Television Editors. BFE was formed by some 40 British film editors in 1966. Originally named the Guild of British Film Editors (GBFE), as more television programmes – particularly dramas and drama series – were pre-recorded rather than broadcast live its membership very soon included editors working in television as well. In 2005, when the advance of digital recording and editing meant that very few editors were actually working with film at all, the name was changed to the Guild of British Film and Television Editors. At the same time the motto “Crafting the Moving Image” was added to the logo to reflect these changes. In 2020, the name was changed to British Film Editors to underline that the rapid differentiation in screen culture - from mediums to platforms - is nevertheless rooted in 'motion image'. The honorary society has always had two main aims: to raise the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Obsession
Blind often refers to: * The state of blindness, being unable to see * A window blind, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Blind'' (1987 film), a documentary by Frederick Wiseman about the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind * ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind'' (2011 film), a South Korean crime thriller * ''Blind'' (2014 film), a Norwegian drama * ''Blind'' (2016 film), an American drama * ''Blind'' (2019 film), an American horror film * ''Blind'' (2023 film), an Indian crime thriller, based on 2011 South Korean film of the same name * ''The Blind'' (film), a 2023 American biographical film about Phil Robertson, directed by Andrew Hyatt Music * Blind (band), Estonian rock group founded in 1994, originally Totally Blind Drunk Drivers * Blind (band), Australian Christian rock group founded in 1999 * Blind (rapper), Italian rapper Albums and EPs * ''Blind'' (Corrosion of Confo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Secret!
''Top Secret!'' is a 1984 action comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker ( ZAZ) and Martyn Burke. It stars Val Kilmer (in his film debut) and Lucy Gutteridge alongside a supporting cast featuring Omar Sharif, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, and Jeremy Kemp. The film parodies various film styles such as musicals starring Elvis Presley, spy films of the Cold War era and World War II films. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre. Plot Nick Rivers, an American rock star ("Skeet Surfin), travels to East Germany to perform at a cultural festival, which secretly serves the East German government as a diversion for a military operation with the intent of reuniting Germany under their rule. At a dinner, Nick encounters Hillary Flammond, a member of the local resistance movement who is attempting to avoid the authorities. He pretends to be her date to get to know her, and performs an impromptu song and dance (" Tutti Frutti"), mist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Bears
''Silver Bears'' is a 1978 British comedy crime thriller film based on a novel by Paul Erdman, directed by Ivan Passer and starring Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan and Joss Ackland. Caine portrays mob accountant "Doc" Fletcher who acquires a Swiss bank and a silver mine but must fight a complex struggle in order to keep hold of them. Plot Financial wizard Doc Fletcher goes to Lugano to obtain a bank on behalf of his boss, American mobster Joe Fiore, in order to more easily launder his ill-gotten gains. The impoverished Italian Prince Gianfranco di Siracusa agrees to act as chairman of the board in order to give it an air of respectability. Doc finds that the bank consists of some shabby offices above a pizza restaurant and has only a few hundred dollars in assets. The Prince suggests that they invest in a silver mine recently discovered in Iran by his distant cousins, Agha Firdausi and his sister Shireen. The mine is said to contain $1 billion worth of un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Wish (1974 Film)
''Death Wish'' is a 1974 American vigilante action film directed by Michael Winner. The film, loosely based on the 1972 novel of the same title by Brian Garfield and the first film in the ''Death Wish'' film series, stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, alongside Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, William Redfield, Kathleen Tolan and Christopher Guest. In the film, Paul Kersey, an architect leading a peaceful life, resorts to vigilantism after his wife is murdered and daughter raped during a home invasion. It is the first in the ''Death Wish'' film series. At the time of release, ''Death Wish'' was criticized for its apparent support of vigilantism and advocating unlimited punishment of criminals. The novel allegedly denounced vigilantism, whereas the film embraced the notion. The film was a commercial success and resonated with the public in the United States, which was experiencing increasing crime rates during the 1970s. Plot Paul Kersey is a middle-aged architect who li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Games (film)
''The Games'' is a 1970 British sports drama film directed by Michael Winner. It is based on the 1968 Hugh Atkinson novel and adapted to the screen by Erich Segal. The plot concerned four marathon competitors at a fictitious Olympic Games in Rome, played by Michael Crawford, Ryan O'Neal, Charles Aznavour and Athol Compton. Elton John recorded one song ("From Denver To L.A.") for the soundtrack. Plot American athlete Scott Reynolds, British athlete Harry Hayes, Czechoslovak athlete Pavel Vendek, and Indigenous Australian athlete Sunny Pintubi train for the Rome Olympics marathon. Cast Production Athol Compton was an Aboriginal Australian postman who had never acted before being cast in the film. To simulate vast crowds of people, thousands of life-sized dummies were placed in the seats in Rome's Olympic stadium. Reception According to Fox records, the film required $7,500,000 in rentals to break even and by 11 December 1970 had made $2,825,000, meaning a loss to the studio. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe And Find True Happiness?
''Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?'' is a 1969 British musical film directed by Anthony Newley and starring himself, Joan Collins, Milton Berle, George Jessel and Bruce Forsyth. It was written by Newley and Herman Raucher. Plot Merkin is an internationally successful singer approaching middle age who retells his life story in a series of production numbers on a seashore in front of his two toddlers and aged mother. His promiscuous relationships with women are explored, particularly Polyester Poontang and the adolescent Mercy Humppe. Merkin compares the relationship with Mercy Humppe to that of Humbert Humbert and Lolita. Merkin is constantly surrounded by a Satan-like procurer, Goodtime Eddie Filth, and an angelic "Presence" who interrupts Merkin's biography with cryptic Borscht Belt-level jokes to denote births and deaths in Merkin's life. Newley periodically steps out of character to complain about his "Merkin" role with an unseen direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jokers
''The Jokers'' is a 1967 British comedy film directed by Michael Winner and starring Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed. It was written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Two brothers hatch a plot to steal the Crown Jewels. Plot Michael Tremayne is booted out of Sandhurst. He and his brother David want to do something "big". They decide to commit a crime as a "grand gesture". The brothers take Inge, David's new inamorata, on a tour of London, including the Tower of London. At a dinner party they learn that you cannot be charged with theft unless you intend to permanently deprive the owner of their property. David proposes stealing the crown jewels and sending letters out beforehand, showing they aren't intending to permanently deprive. Michael is somewhat jealous of David, as David is considered the ‘good’ son and him the ‘bad’ son. They write and deliver the letters. They plant a bomb at the Albert Memorial and observe the police procedure. Next they put a bomb at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage Of Convenience (1960 Film)
''Marriage of Convenience'' is a 1960 British crime film directed by Clive Donner and starring Harry H. Corbett, John Cairney and John Van Eyssen. The screenplay was by Robert Banks Stewart, based on the 1924 Edgar Wallace novel '' The Three Oak Mystery''. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965. Plot A convict escapes from jail, only to discover that his girlfriend has married the police officer who arrested him. Cast * Harry H. Corbett as Inspector Bruce * John Cairney as Larry * John Van Eyssen as John Mandle * Jennifer Daniel as Barbara Blair * Moira Redmond as Tina * Russell Waters as Sam Spencer * Trevor Reid as Superintendent Carver * Howard Goorney as onion seller * Alexander Archdale as governor * Geoffrey Denton as uniformed inspector * Patrick Ludlow as registrar * Barry MacLean as 1st warder * Basil Beale as 2nd warder * Alex Scott as Vic Ellis * Patricia Burke as woman in the apartment * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
