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Hayley Squires
Hayley Squires (born 16 April 1988) is an English actress and playwright, best known for her work in the Ken Loach film ''I, Daniel Blake''. Squires has also appeared in ''Call the Midwife'' (2012), ''Southcliffe'' (2013), ''Complicit'' (2013), ''Blood Cells'' (2014), ''A Royal Night Out'' (2015) and '' Murder'' (2016). Her first play, ''Vera Vera Vera'', was produced by the Royal Court Theatre in 2012. ''I, Daniel Blake'' won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Best British Film at the 2017 BAFTAs, and was the Audience Award winner at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. Squires was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the BAFTAs. Early life Born in Forest Hill, South London, as Hayley McGinty in 1988, Squires grew up with her mother, father and older brother. The family moved to Kent when she was 14. Her mother was a cook at her school and her father managed a video shop. She trained at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup and graduated in 2010 with BA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Hill, London
Forest Hill is a district of the London Borough of Lewisham in south east London, England, on the South Circular Road, which is home to the Horniman Museum. History Like much of London, Forest Hill was only sparsely populated until the mid-19th century. The name Forest Hill, originally simply "The Forest",Hibbert, C. ''The London Encyclopedia'', Macmillan, p. 304 referred to the woodland which once covered the areaField, J. ''Place names of Greater London'', Batsford, 1980, p.49 and which was a relict part of the Great North Wood. In 1809, the Croydon Canal opened, however, the large number of locks (28) meant it was not a commercial success, and it was bought by the London & Croydon Railway Company who used the alignment to construct the London Bridge to Croydon railway line opening in 1839. The ponds in the Dacres Wood Nature Reserve and the retaining wall of the footpath opposite the station outside the pub are about the only physical evidence of the canal which stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Carlyle
David Carlyle (born 1 June 1988) is a British actor from Scotland. Following a 10 year stage career, Carlyle starred in the multi-award winning 2021 Channel 4 / HBO Max Series It’s a Sin which led to his nomination as Best Supporting Actor in the 2022 British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA) and BAFTA Scotland Audience Award for his performance as Gregory Finch, aka Gloria. Carlyle also appeared in Bodyguard (2018) and Lip Service (2010). In 2019 Carlyle starred in Anthony Neilson’s The Tell-Tale Heart at The Royal National Theatre, London. The two have a long working relationship and also worked together on productions of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland for The Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh in 2016 and Caledonia for the National Theatre of Scotland/Edinburgh International Festival in 2010. He performed in the award winning To Kill A Mockingbird at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and the Barbican. Other notable credits include playing the lead role of The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Strickland (director)
Peter Strickland (born 1973) is a British film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films '' Berberian Sound Studio'' (2012), '' The Duke of Burgundy'' (2014) and ''In Fabric'' (2018). Life and career Strickland was born in 1973 to a Greek mother and British father, both teachers, and grew up in Reading, Berkshire, where he was a member of Progress Theatre, directing his own adaptation of ''The Metamorphosis'' by Franz Kafka. In 1997, his short film ''Bubblegum'' was entered in the Berlin Film Festival. He made a short version of what would become ''Berberian Sound Studio'' in 2005. For most of the 2000s, he lived in Slovakia and Hungary. His first feature, the low-budget rural revenge drama ''Katalin Varga'', was financed by an inheritance from an uncle and filmed in Romania over a period of 17 days in 2006. It won the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year in 2009. His second, '' Berberian Sound Studio'', is a psychological thriller set in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Fabric
''In Fabric'' is a 2018 British horror comedy film, written and directed by Peter Strickland. The film follows a haunted red dress as it torments various owners. It stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hayley Squires, Leo Bill, and Gwendoline Christie. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September 2018. It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2019 by Curzon Artificial Eye and was released in the United States on 6 December 2019 by A24. Plot Sheila is a recently divorced bank teller who lives with her teenage son Vince. She gets frequently chastised for insignificant work errors by her bosses and intimidated by Vince's girlfriend Gwen. She visits department store Dentley and Soper's to buy a dress in the sales for a date. Assisted by enigmatic store clerk Miss Luckmoore, Sheila is drawn to a beautiful, flowing red dress, which Luckmoore convinces her to purchase. Sheila notices a strange rash on her chest after wearing the dress. Her wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Wheatley
Benjamin Wheatley (born 7 May 1972) is an English filmmaker and screenwriter. Beginning his career in advertising, Wheatley first gained recognition and acclaim for his commercials and short films, before transitioning into feature films and television programmes. He is best known for his work in the thriller and horror genres, with his films frequently incorporating heavy elements of black comedy and satire. His best-known works include the psychological horror films '' Kill List'' and ''A Field in England'', the J. G. Ballard adaptation '' High-Rise,'' and the action comedy '' Free Fire.'' Wheatley has received numerous accolades for his work, including an Evening Standard British Film Award, five British Independent Film Award nominations, and numerous awards and honours from film festivals including South by Southwest, Karlovy Vary International, Mar del Plata International, Raindance, Toronto International, and Cannes Film Festival. Personal life Wheatley was born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
''Happy New Year, Colin Burstead'' is a 2018 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Ben Wheatley and featuring Neil Maskell as the title character, with Hayley Squires, Sam Riley, Doon Mackichan, Joe Cole, and Charles Dance also starring. It tells the story of a man who rents a country house for his extended family to celebrate the New Year. The film premiered at the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on 11 October 2018, and was distributed by BBC Films, airing on BBC Two on 30 December 2018. Plot Colin ( Neil Maskell) rents a country house in Dorset for his extended family to celebrate the New Year. Unbeknownst to other members of the family, his sister Gini ( Hayley Squires) has invited their estranged brother David ( Sam Riley). Cast * Sarah Baxendale as Paula * Sudha Bhuchar as Maya * Asim Chaudhry as Sham * Joe Cole as Ed * Charles Dance as Bertie * Sura Dohnke as Val * Vincent Ebrahim as Nikhil * Peter Ferdinando as Jimmy * Richard Glover as Lord Richard * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yousaf Ali Khan
Yousaf Ali Khan is a British film director. He wrote and directed ''Skin Deep'' (2001), a short film about racism, and ''Talk With Angels'' (2003), another short film about a young boy whose mother had schizophrenia, a film that was partly autobiographical and which was nominated for an Oscar. He also directed ''Angels of Mercy?'' (2006), a Channel 4 documentary about Keith Mann and the Animal Liberation Front, and ''Almost Adult'' (2006), about two teenage girls who emigrate from the Congo and Kenya to the UK. ''The Guardian'' reported in 2005 that he was working on two further films. ''The Children's House'' is based on the book by Jewish writer Hetty Verolme, ''The Children's House of Belsen''. Khan himself is a Muslim. His producer, Sanjay Kumar, is a Hindu, and one of the film's major backers is a Palestinian. ''Some Enchanted Evening'', also at the development stage, will explore a mixed-race family growing up in a red light district. In 2010, the script Giant Land, written by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Blair (director)
David Blair is a British film and television director. He has received a BAFTA award for ''The Street.'' Blair directed ''Common'', a 2014 BBC One 90-minute made-for-television drama, written by Jimmy McGovern and starring Michelle Fairley, Nico Mirallegro and Michael Gambon, which sought to question some of the issues and challenges raised by England's common purpose legal doctrine. During 2014 Blair completed the feature film ''The Messenger'' (released 2015), starring Robert Sheehan, Lily Cole, Tamzin Merchant, Joely Richardson and David O'Hara. His 2016 feature film ''Away'' starred Timothy Spall, Juno Temple, Matt Ryan and Susan Lynch. Blair then went on to complete another Jimmy McGovern film for the BBC, ''Reg'' (2016) starring Tim Roth and Anna Maxwell Martin. Blair worked with Jimmy McGovern in ''The Lakes'' (1997), ''The Street'' (2006–09) and ''Accused'' (2010–12). Filmography * ''Tabloid'' (2001) * '' Mystics'' (2003) * '' The Fattest Man in Britain'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Away (2016 Film)
''Away'' is a 2016 British drama film directed by David Blair and starring Timothy Spall and Juno Temple. The film premiered at the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival. It was released in the United Kingdom digitally on 8 May 2017 by 101 Films and on DVD on 15 May 2017 by Metrodome. Premise In Blackpool, an unlikely friendship blossoms between a lonely, suicidal widower and a young woman trying to escape an abusive ex-boyfriend. Cast * Timothy Spall as Joseph * Juno Temple as Ria * Matt Ryan as Dex * Susan Lynch as Angie * Hayley Squires as Kaz * Tony Pitts as Col * Terry Stone as landlord Reception Stephen Carty of ''Radio Times'' awarded the film two stars out of five. Critical response On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Jarrold
Julian Edward Peter Jarrold (born 15 May 1960 in Norwich, Norfolk) is a BAFTA Award-nominated English film and television director. Early life Jarrold was born into the family which founded Jarrolds of Norwich in 1823. He was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and Trinity & All Saints College. Career Jarrold directed ''Great Expectations'', starring Ioan Gruffudd, in 1999. ''The Boston Globe'' felt that Jarrold helped distinguish it from the many other adaptations by "keeping the reins in on his characters, emotionally and morally. They are unromanticized and low-key performances that only rarely spill over into the maudlin and righteous." In 2006, Jarrold directed '' Kinky Boots''. The ''Chicago Tribune'' called the film "quite enjoyable, effortlessly well-done on every level, even moving at times, but relatively lightweight." In 2007, ''Becoming Jane'' was released. ''The Washington Times'' stated that Jarrold's direction "has made a witty, beautiful film. His technical ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Seomore
Luke Seomore is an English film director, and musician, part of a critically acclaimed filmmaking duo working alongside English director Joseph Bull. He often performs and writes under the moniker ‘Blessed are the Hearts that Bend'. Seomore's work includes music videos, Feature films, television and art installations. They write and direct their films together, while Seomore composes original soundtracks. Their debut feature ''Blood Cells'' premiered at 71st Venice International Film Festival in 2014. Career Their feature documentary '' Isolation'' premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2009. The film received numerous positive reviews, ''The Guardian'' wrote that Isolation was 'a beautifully attuned piece of work' while ''Sight and Sound'' wrote 'The film replicates this chaos by introducing a potent clash of poetry and magic realism in between the naturalistic interviews.' and Little White Lies proclaimed it was one of the three best British films at EIFF, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall MacCormick
Niall MacCormick is a Scottish film and television director. His credits include the feature-length comedy-drama ''The Long Walk to Finchley'', ''Firewall'' (the second feature-length episode of ''Wallander''), and ''The Song of Lunch'' (starring Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson). All of these were created for BBC Television. He directed ''The Game The Game or The Games may refer to: Sports and games * The Game (dice game) (German: ''Das Spiel''), a dice game designed by Reinhold Wittig * The Game (mind game), a mind game, the objective of which is to avoid thinking about The Game itself * ...'' in 2013 and won a BAFTA in 2014 for the Channel 4 film "Complicit". In 2019 he directed the acclaimed BBC mini-series “The Victim”. References British television directors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
