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Heartless (2009 Film)
''Heartless'' is a 2009 British psychological horror film written and directed by Philip Ridley and starring Jim Sturgess, Noel Clarke, Clémence Poésy, Joseph Mawle, Eddie Marsan, and Timothy Spall. This was Ridley's first film in fourteen years since 1995's '' The Passion of Darkly Noon''. The film garnered positive reception from critics who praised the performances and dark atmospheric tone that complemented the Faustian plot. Plot Jamie Morgan is a lonely, troubled photographer with a large heart-shaped birthmark that covers nearly half of his face. He is still a virgin at 25 because a lifetime of alienation and bullying have left him unable to make friends or attract women. At the photographic studio he shares with his brother and nephew Lee, he meets aspiring model Tia. As Jamie develops photos from a shoot, he notices a disturbing face looking at him from the window of a house. When he goes back to investigate, he follows a suspicious man to a group of hooded vanda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Ridley
Philip Ridley is an English storyteller working in a wide range of genres and artistic media. As a visual artist he has been cited as a contemporary of the Young British Artists, and had his artwork exhibited internationally. He has written novels for both adults and children. In film, he is perhaps best known for his award-winning screenplay for the film, '' The Krays'' (1990), a biopic about the Kray twins which was directed by Peter Medak. As a filmmaker in his own right, he created a loose trilogy of horror films: '' The Reflecting Skin'' (1990), '' The Passion of Darkly Noon'' (1995) and '' Heartless'' (2009) for which he has acquired a cult following. As a playwright he has been described as "a pioneer of In-yer-face theatre", which is a style and sensibility of drama that characterised many new plays that were performed in Britain during the 1990s. Ridley's debut play, '' The Pitchfork Disney'' (1991), is considered by many to be a seminal work that influenced the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passion Of Darkly Noon
''The Passion of Darkly Noon'' is a 1995 psychological horror drama film written and directed by Philip Ridley. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, and Viggo Mortensen. The protagonist's name and film title come both from a passage in the ''Bible'', 1 Corinthians 13: ''"Now we see through a glass, darkly..."''. For the film Ridley was awarded the Best Director Prize at the Porto Film festival. Plot Darkly Noon (Brendan Fraser), whose name comes from a Bible passage, is a young man who has spent his entire life as a member of an ultraconservative Christian cult. After a violent incident in which the cult is dissolved and Darkly's parents die, a disoriented Darkly wanders into a forest in the Appalachian region of North Carolina. He is rescued from exhaustion by a coffin transporter named Jude ( Loren Dean) and his friend Callie (Ashley Judd). Jude leaves Darkly in Callie's care. As Callie nurses him back to health, Darkly becomes frustrated by the conflict between h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bauer Verlagsgruppe
Heinrich Bauer Publishing (), trade name, trading as Bauer Media Group, is a German multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Hamburg. It operates worldwide and owns more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations, as well as print shops, postal, distribution and marketing services. It also operates Out of home advertising, out-of-home advertising across Europe, following its takeover of Clear Channel Europe in April 2025. Bauer has a workforce of approximately 11,000 in 17 countries. Bauer Verlagsgruppe has been managed by five generations of the Bauer family. In November 2010, Heinz Heinrich's daughter Yvonne Bauer became CEO and 85% owner of the Bauer Media Group after joining the family business in 2005. In February 2021, Bauer Media Group announced it was to acquire Ireland's Communicorp, Communicorp Group, subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition was completed on 1 June 2021. H Bauer UK Originally a small printing house in Germany, Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire (magazine)
''Empire'' is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Media Group. The first issue was published in May 1989. History David Hepworth of Emap, the publisher of British music magazines '' Q'' and '' Smash Hits'', proposed the idea of launching a film magazine similar to ''Q''. They recruited ''Smash Hits'' editor Barry McIlheney to edit the new magazine, with Hepworth as Editorial Director. Hepworth drafted a one-page proposal outlining the magazine's objectives, including a commitment to reviewing and rating every film released in UK cinema. The proposal also stated, "''Empire'' believes that movies can sometimes be art, but they should always be fun." The first edition (June/July 1989) was published in May 1989, featuring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder on the cover for the film '' Great Balls of Fire!''. The magazine achieved its initial sales target of 50,000 copies. Film reviews were given a star rating between 1 and 5, with no half-stars. McIlheney served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film 4
Film4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned by Channel Four Television Corporation launched on 1 November 1998, dedicated to broadcasting films. The standard-definition channel is available on Freeview and Freesat platforms, while the high-definition variant is offered free on Freely, and as a pay television service on satellite and cable. The channel offered an online video on demand service, Film4oD, until it was closed in July 2015. History 1998–2001: Early years and launch The network has its origins in Channel Four Films, a production company opened by Channel Four Television Corporation in 1982 which has been responsible for backing a large number of films made in the United Kingdom and around the world. The company's first production was Stephen Frears' ''Walter'', which was released in the same year. In the late 1990s, Film4 Productions partnered with Showtime Australia in its first foreign co-financing venture, with Miranda Dear appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MovieScore Media
MovieScore Media is a Swedish record label devoted to original film scores, founded in 2005 by former journalist Mikael Carlsson. The label has produced over 600 soundtrack albums, focusing primarily on music composed by up and coming composers and from smaller, independent feature films. Among prolific Hollywood composers who had their first albums released by MovieScore Media are Benjamin Wallfisch, Daniel Pemberton and Pinar Toprak. However, the label has also released soundtracks by more established composers, including Academy Award-winning composers Dario Marianelli and Gabriel Yared, Academy Award-nominated composers George Fenton, Marco Beltrami, Patrick Doyle and Michael Kamen, Emmy Award-winning composers Basil Poledouris and John Lunn, as well as Emmy-nominated composers Angelo Badalamenti and Rob Lane. The label has licensed distribution rights for music owned by bigger studios and companies, such as Warner Bros., BBC and Constantin Film. Between 2011 and 2019, MovieSco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Echo
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage, based on the novel ''Joe'' (1991) by Larry Brown * Joe (2023 film), an Indian film * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album ''To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album '' Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album ''OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Kenyan youth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to: * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology Amazon or Amazone may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Amazon (Amalgam Comics) * Amazon, an alias of the Marvel supervillain Man-Killer * Amazons (DC Comics), a group of superhuman characters * The Amazon, a '' Diablo II'' character * The Amazon, a '' Pro Wrestling'' character * Amazon (''Dragon's Crown''), a character from the ''Dragon's Crown'' game * '' Kamen Rider Amazon'', title character in the fourth installment of the ''Kamen Rider'' series Film and television * ''The Amazons'' (1917 film), an American silent tragedy film * ''The Amazon'' (film), a 1921 German silent film * '' War Goddess'', also known as ''The Amazons'', a 1973 Italian adventure fantasy drama * ''Amazons'' (1984 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomsbury Publishing
Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. Bloomsbury's head office is located on Bedford Square in Bloomsbury, an area of the London Borough of Camden. It has a US publishing office located in New York City, an India publishing office in New Delhi, an Australian sales office in Sydney CBD, and other publishing offices in the UK, including in Oxford. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History The company was founded in 1986 by Nigel Newton, who had previously been employed by other publishing companies. It was floated as a public registered company in 1994, raising £5.5 million, which was used to fund expansion of the company into paperback and children's books. A rights issue of shares in 1998 further raised £6.1 million, which was used to expand the company, in particular to found a U.S. branch. In 1998, Bloomsbury USA was established. Bloomsbury USA Books for Young Read ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraser Ayres
Fraser Stuart Ayres (born 1980) is an English actor, best known for his role as Clint in the BBC comedy series '' The Smoking Room''. Ayres first joined the youth core at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester and has done other television including ''Bella and The Boys'', ''Unconditional Love'', '' London's Burning'', '' The Vice'' and ''Trail of Guilt''. His stage work brought him Best Actor awards for his performance in ''The People Next Door'' and he has also starred in ''Ramayana'', ''Telling Tales'', ''Four and Bluebird'', ''Workers Writes'', '' Vurt'', ''Sandman'', and the world premiere of Philip Ridley's '' Mercury Fur''. His film work includes ''Revenger's Tragedy'', ''Intimacy'', ''It Was An Accident'', ''Speak Like A Child'', '' Dinner For Two'', '' Rage'', and '' Kevin & Perry Go Large''. He played "Ray" in the BBC Three drama pilot '' West 10 LDN'' (also known as ''W10 LDN''). In 2007, Ayres appeared in '' Little Miss Jocelyn'' and in 2011, he starred in the one off B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Treadaway
Luke Antony Newman Treadaway''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 10 September 1984) is a British actor. He won an Olivier Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance as Christopher in the National Theatre's production of '' The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' in 2013. He has also been nominated for an ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award. He is the twin brother of actor Harry Treadaway. Early life Born at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter, Treadaway was brought up in Sandford, Devon. His father is an architect and his mother a primary school teacher. His first acting role was playing a daffodil in the village Christmas pantomime '' Little Red Riding Hood'', while his father was the Big Bad Wolf in the same production. Luke and his twin brother Harry attended Queen Elizabeth's Community College in Crediton, where he played scrum half in the twice Devon-Cup-winning rugby union team. Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Sheen
Ruth Sheen is an English actress. From the late 1980s, she has appeared in British television shows, films and plays. A participant in the films of Mike Leigh, she won the European Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Shirley in Leigh's '' High Hopes'' (1988). Early life Sheen was born in Stepney, London. She began her career training at the East 15 Acting School. Career Television Sheen had recurring roles as Nanny Simmons in ''Berkeley Square'' (1998) and as Nurse Ethel Carr in the series '' Bramwell'' (1995–1998). She also appeared as four different characters in six episodes of ''The Bill'' between 1989 and 2004. Also in 2004 she appeared in ''Agatha Christie’s Marple'' “The Murder at the Vicarage” as Mrs Tarrant. She played Maureen Tacy in the series '' Doc Martin'' (2005) and appeared as Mrs Jones in the 2007 drama mini-series ''Fanny Hill'', based on the erotic novel by John Cleland. She appeared in ''Agatha Christie’s Poirot'' “Eleph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |