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Films Set In Manchester
This is a partial list of films set in and around Manchester and City of Salford, Salford(*), England: *''Spare Time'' (1939) * ''My Son, My Son!'' (1940) * ''Love on the Dole (film), Love on the Dole'' (1941) (*) * ''The Man in the White Suit'' (1951) * ''Hobson's Choice (1954 film), Hobson's Choice'' (1954) (*) * ''Hell Is a City'' (1960) * ''A Taste of Honey (film), A Taste of Honey'' (1961) (*) * ''A Kind of Loving (film), A Kind of Loving'' (1962) * ''Billy Liar (film), Billy Liar'' (1963) * ''The Family Way'' (1966) (Bolton) * ''The White Bus'' (1967) * ''Charlie Bubbles'' (1967) * ''Spring and Port Wine (film), Spring and Port Wine'' (1970) * ''The Lovers (1973 film), The Lovers'' (1973) * ''The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue'' (1974) * ''Yanks'' (1979) (Oldham) * ''Naked (1993 film), Naked'' (1993) * ''Raining Stones'' (1993) * ''Velvet Goldmine'' (1998) * ''East Is East (1999 film), East is East'' (1999) (*) * ''There's Only One Jimmy Grimble'' (2000) (Oldham) * ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million, and the largest in Northern England. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport, Tameside, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury and City of Salford, Salford. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (''castra'') of Mamucium, ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers River Medlock, Medlock and River Irwell, Irwell. Throughout the Middle Ages, Manchester remained a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue
''Let Sleeping Corpses Lie'' (, ); also known as ''The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue'' and ''Don't Open the Window'') is a 1974 zombie horror film directed by Jorge Grau, and starring Cristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock and Arthur Kennedy. It focuses on two protagonists who are harassed by a local police investigator in the English countryside and are implicated in murders committed by zombies who have been brought to life by a farming tool designed to kill insects via ultra-sonic radiation. A co-production between Spain and Italy, ''Let Sleeping Corpses Lie'' premiered at the Sitges Film Festival on 30 September 1974, where it won awards for Best Actress (for Galbo) and Best Special Effects. Jorge Grau won the CEC Award for Best Director. In the following years, the film has become a cult classic. Plot George Meaning is taking a trip to the Lake District. However, Edna Simmons accidentally damages his motorbike while reversing her car at a petrol station. He demands that she giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looking For Eric
''Looking for Eric'' is a 2009 sports comedy-drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. It is an international co-production between the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Belgium, and Spain. It stars Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, John Henshaw, and Stephanie Bishop. It follows a middle-aged postman who, working for the Manchester sorting office, is going through a dreadful crisis. The film had its world premiere at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2009, where it was awarded the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. It was theatrically released in France on 27 May 2009, by Diaphana Distribution, and in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2009, by Icon Film Distribution. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $11.6 million worldwide. For their performances, Henshaw won Best Supporting Actor at the 12th British Independent Film Awards and Evets was nominated for Best Actor at the 22nd European Film Awards. Plot Eric Bishop is a football fanat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Control (2007 Film)
''Control'' is a 2007 biographical film about the life of Ian Curtis, singer of the late-1970s English post-punk band Joy Division. It is the first feature film directed by Anton Corbijn, who had worked with Joy Division as a photographer. The screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh was based on the biography ''Touching from a Distance'' by Curtis's widow Deborah, who served as a co-producer on the film. Tony Wilson, who released Joy Division's records through his Factory Records label, also served as a co-producer. Curtis' bandmates Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris (musician), Stephen Morris provided incidental music for the soundtrack via their post-Joy Division incarnation New Order (band), New Order. ''Control'' was filmed partly on location in Nottingham, Manchester, and Macclesfield, including areas where Curtis lived, and was shot in colour and then printed to black-and-white. Its title comes from the Joy Division song "She's Lost Control", and alludes to the fact that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millions (2004 Film)
''Millions'' is a 2004 British comedy-drama film directed by Danny Boyle, and starring Alex Etel, Lewis Owen McGibbon, and James Nesbitt. The film's screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce adapted his screenplay into a novel while the film was still in the process of being made. The novel was subsequently awarded the Carnegie Medal. Plot Damian, a 9-year-old Catholic boy, and his family move to the suburbs of Widnes after the death of his mother. One day, while playing in a cardboard box by the train tracks, Damian is disturbed by a bag of money flung from a passing train. He immediately shows the money to his brother, 12-year-old Anthony, and the brothers think of what they should do with it. Anthony wants to keep the money all to themselves, but Damian, being kind-hearted, religious, and inspired by a lecture at school, looks for ways to give his share of the money to help those in need. Damian goes on to commit small acts of kindness, such as buying birds from pet shops and sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
28 Days Later
''28 Days Later'' (sometimes stylised with ellipsis as ''28 Days Later...'') is a 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It stars Cillian Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover that the accidental release of a highly contagious, aggression-inducing virus has caused the breakdown of society. Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, and Brendan Gleeson appear in supporting roles. Garland took inspiration from George A. Romero's ''Night of the Living Dead'' film series and John Wyndham's 1951 novel '' The Day of the Triffids.'' Filming took place in various locations in the United Kingdom in 2001. The crew filmed for brief periods during early mornings and temporarily closed streets to capture recognisable and typically busy areas when they were deserted. John Murphy composed an original soundtrack for the film, with other instrumental songs by Brian Eno, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 Hour Party People
''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British biographical comedy drama film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film was entered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival to positive reviews. It begins with the punk rock era of the late 1970s and moves through the 1980s into the rave and DJ culture and the "Madchester" scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The main character is Tony Wilson (played by Steve Coogan), a news reporter for Granada Television and the head of Factory Records. The narrative largely follows his career, while also covering the careers of the major Factory artists, especially Joy Division and New Order, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column and Happy Mondays. The film is a dramatisation based on a combination of real events, rumours, urban legends and the imaginings of the scriptwriter, as the film makes clear. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Parole Officer
''The Parole Officer'' is a 2001 British comedy film, directed by John Duigan. The film follows a diverse group of former criminals as they assist their probation officer in proving his innocence after a murder accusation. Plot Simon Garden is a well-meaning but ineffectual probation officer. At the beginning of the film, he is facing a tribunal after all of his colleagues in his department in Blackpool submit complaints against him, Garden having had only three successes in his career. He is transferred to Manchester. He has hypoglycemia and regularly eats crisps to deal with it. In Manchester, he starts his new role and meets an attractive WPC, Emma. While looking into the case of a "client", Kirsty, a juvenile delinquent who had Class A drugs planted on her, Simon witnesses the murder of an accountant by corrupt police officer Detective Inspector Burton. He is discovered, chased from the building by two bouncers and after being cornered, ends up falling into a canal. He h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Alcohol Years
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
''There's Only One Jimmy Grimble'', also known as ''Jimmy Grimble'', is a 2000 British sports comedy drama film directed by John Hay, starring Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Lewis McKenzie, Gina McKee, Ben Miller and Samia Ghadie. Set in Greater Manchester Jimmy is a young aspiring footballer who plays for his school team and after receiving a pair of old football boots that once belonged to one of Manchester City's greatest ever players begins to see his skills on the field change. The movie has become nostalgically linked to Manchester City, with the movie released in the midst of a golden era for local rivals Manchester United. Plot Jimmy is a shy teenager living in Oldham, Greater Manchester and being raised by his single mother Donna. Like most Mancunians, Jimmy loves football and is a big fan of Manchester City. He finds school troubling and is often being bullied by popular kids and staunch Manchester United fans "Gorgeous" Gordon Burley and Psycho. Jimmy joins the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Is East (1999 Film)
''East Is East'' is a 1999 British comedy-drama film written by Ayub Khan-Din and directed by Damien O'Donnell. It is set in County Borough of Salford, Salford, Lancashire (now in Greater Manchester), in 1971, in a mixed-ethnicity British household headed by British Pakistanis, Pakistani father George (Om Puri) and an English mother, Ella (Linda Bassett). ''East Is East'' is based on Khan-Din's 1996 East Is East (play), play of the same name, which opened at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in October 1996 and Royal Court Theatre in November 1996. The title derives from the 1889 Rudyard Kipling poem "The Ballad of East and West", of which the opening line reads: "Oh East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet". The film was critically acclaimed, winning the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the BAFTA Awards. It was also a major box office success, grossing worldwide and earning over ten times its £1.9 million () budget. Plot In 1971, Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velvet Goldmine
''Velvet Goldmine'' is a 1998 musical drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes from a story by Haynes and James Lyons. It is set in Britain during the glam rock days of the early 1970s, and tells the story of fictional bisexual pop star Brian Slade, who faked his own death. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and won the award for the Best Artistic Contribution. Sandy Powell received a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. The film uses non-linear storytelling to achieve exposition while interweaving the vignettes of its various characters. Plot In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart is writing an article about the withdrawal from public life of 1970s glam rock star Brian Slade following a death hoax ten years earlier, and is interviewing those who had a part in the entertainer's career. As each person recalls their thoughts, it becomes the introduction of the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
