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Isle Of Dogs (film)
is a 2018 adult stop-motion animated science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ... Comedy drama, comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Wes Anderson, narrated by Courtney B. Vance, and starring an ensemble cast that consists of Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Kunichi Nomura, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, Akira Ito, Greta Gerwig, Akira Takayama, Frances McDormand, F. Murray Abraham, Yojiro Noda, Fisher Stevens, Mari Natsuki, Nijiro Murakami, Yoko Ono, Harvey Keitel, and Frank Wood (actor), Frank Wood. An American-German-British co-production, ''Isle of Dogs'' was produced by Babelsberg Studio, Studio Babelsberg and Indian Paintbrush (company), Indian Paintbrus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Anderson
Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. Wes Anderson filmography, His films are known for themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Due to his films' eccentricity, distinctive visual and narrative styles, and frequent use of ensemble casts, critics have cited Anderson as an auteur. Three of his films appeared in BBC, BBC Culture's BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century, 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000. Anderson gained acclaim for his early films ''Bottle Rocket'' (1996) and ''Rushmore (film), Rushmore'' (1998). He often collaborated with the brothers Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson during that time and founded his production company American Empirical Pictures. He received a nomination for the Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay for ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001). His next films included ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (2004), ''The Darjeeling Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Takayama
is a Japanese director. He is the leader of the theatre unit Port B, which he founded in 2003 to create site-specific performances. Life, career, and style Takayama was born in 1969 and spent several years in Germany studying theatre and linguistics. He returned to Japan in 1999 where he started initially making German-influenced productions, such as an adaption of a Brecht Lehr-stücke. His projects are now characterized by their use of the identity or history of a certain locale, such as the Sugamo area of north Tokyo, and the interaction or involvement of the "audience". He looks at contemporary issues, such as the rising numbers of working poor in Japan, and also makes extensive use of social and digital media. Takayama's unit, Port B, is a loose team of artists, scholars and activists from different backgrounds. The name "Port B" is a reference to Portbou, the Spanish border town where Walter Benjamin committed suicide in his failed bid to escape the Nazis in 1940. Benja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Empirical Pictures
Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Due to his films' eccentricity, distinctive visual and narrative styles, and frequent use of ensemble casts, critics have cited Anderson as an auteur. Three of his films appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000. Anderson gained acclaim for his early films '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996) and '' Rushmore'' (1998). He often collaborated with the brothers Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson during that time and founded his production company American Empirical Pictures. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001). His next films included ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' (2004), ''The Darjeeling Limited'' (2007), and his first stop-motion film, '' Fantastic Mr. Fox'' (2009), for which he received a Best Animated Feature nomination, and then '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Council
The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh language in Argentina); encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational cooperation with the United Kingdom. The organisation has been called a soft power extension of UK foreign policy, as well as a tool for propaganda. The British Council is governed by a Royal charter#United Kingdom, royal charter. It is also a Government-owned corporation, public corporation and an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Its headquarters are in Stratford, London, Stratford, London. Its chair is Paul Thompson (administrator), Paul Thompson and its chief executive is Scott McDonald. History 1930s-40s In 1934, the British Foreign Office officials created the "British Committee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Paintbrush (company)
Indian Paintbrush Productions LLC is an American film production company founded by businessman Steven Rales in 2006. It is based in Santa Monica, California, and specializes in the production and distribution of comedy-drama and romantic films. Rales and Indian Paintbrush have financed and produced several releases by filmmaker Wes Anderson, such as ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014), ''Isle of Dogs (film), Isle of Dogs'' (2018), and ''The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (film), The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar'' (2023). Other notable productions include ''Like Crazy'' (2011), ''Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (film), Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'' (2015), and ''Conclave (film), Conclave'' (2024). Films References 2006 establishments in California American companies established in 2006 Companies based in Santa Monica, California Entertainment companies based in California Film production companies of the United States Mass media companies established in 2006 { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards. Desplat was made an Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite and a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres both in 2016. Desplat has received two Academy Awards for Best Original Score for '' The Grand Budapest Hotel'' (2014) and ''The Shape of Water'' (2017). He was Oscar-nominated for '' The Queen'' (2006), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), '' Fantastic Mr. Fox'' (2009), ''The King's Speech'' (2010), ''Argo'' (2012), ''Philomena'' (2013), ''The Imitation Game'' (2014), '' Isle of Dogs'' (2018), and ''Little Women'' (2019). Desplat has composed scores for a wide range of films, including low-budget independent productions and large-scale blockbusters, such as '' The Golden Compass'' (2007), '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney B
Courtney may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Courtney (given name) * Courtney (surname) Places In the United States * Courtney, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Courtney, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Yadkin County * Courtney, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood of the borough of New Eagle * Courtney Peak (Washington) Elsewhere * Courtney Peak (Antarctica), Ellsworth Land, Antarctica * Courtney (crater), a tiny lunar impact crater * Camp Courtney, a United States Marine Base in Gushikawa, Okinawa, Japan Other * USS ''Courtney'', several United States Navy ships * Courtney Buses Thames Valley Buses Limited, trading as Thames Valley Buses, is a bus company based in Bracknell, England. It was known as Courtney Buses until 2021. Founded in 1973, the company operates a network of commercial and contracted local bus servic ..., a bus operating company based in Bracknell, Berkshire, England See also * Courtenay (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Wood (actor)
Frank Wood (born May 6, 1960) is an American actor who has appeared in various television, film, and theatre roles. Early life and education Wood is the son of Margaret (Byers) and Robert Coldwell Wood, a political scientist who briefly served as United States secretary of housing and urban development in the Lyndon Johnson administration. His sister is U.S. senator and former governor of New Hampshire, Maggie Hassan. Wood attended the Buxton School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in 1984 and a MFA from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Career Wood won a Tony Award in 1999 for Best Featured Actor in a Play for '' Side Man''. He played Bill in '' August: Osage County'' on Broadway. From September 14, 2010, to March 27, 2011, Wood starred as the character Roy Cohn in the acclaimed off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play ''Angels in America'' staged by the Signature Theatre Company in Manhattan. Wood play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Keitel
Harvey Keitel ( ; born May 13, 1939) is an American actor and film producer, known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with director Martin Scorsese, starring in six of his films: ''Who's That Knocking at My Door'' (1967), ''Mean Streets'' (1973), ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1974), ''Taxi Driver'' (1976), ''The Last Temptation of Christ (film), The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988), and ''The Irishman'' (2019). Keitel received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mickey Cohen in ''Bugsy'' (1991). He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in ''The Piano'' (1993). Keitel’s other notable films include ''Blue Collar (film), Blue Collar'' (1978), ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), ''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992), ''Bad Lieutenant'' (1992), ''Imaginary Crimes'' (1994), ''Pulp Fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono (, usually spelled in katakana as ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up in Tokyo and moved to New York City in 1952 to join her family. She became involved with New York City's downtown artists scene in the early 1960s, which included the Fluxus group, and became well known in 1969 when she married English musician John Lennon of the Beatles, with whom she would subsequently record as a duo in the Plastic Ono Band. The couple used their honeymoon as a stage for public protests against the Vietnam War with what they called a bed-in. She and Lennon remained married until Murder of John Lennon, he was murdered in front of the couple's apartment building, the Dakota, on December 8, 1980. Together, they had one son, Sean Lennon, Sean, who later also became a musician. Ono began a career in popular music in 1969, forming the Plastic Ono Band wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Natsuki
(née , more commonly known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, dancer, actress and philanthropist, who describes herself as a "person who plays." Born in Tokyo, she started work as a singer from a young age. In 2007, Natsuki announced her engagement to percussionist Nobu Saitō (斉藤ノヴ), with their marriage taking place in Spring 2008. Natsuki has participated in musical theatre, including Madame Thenardier in ''Les Miserables'', Golde in ''Fiddler on the Roof'' and that of Yukio Ninagawa. She provided the voice of Yubaba in '' Spirited Away'', played the young witch's mother in the Japanese TV remake of '' Bewitched'' and has twice been nominated for a Japanese Academy Award. Natsuki played the character Big Mama in the Japanese version of '' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'' and has also acted in television dramas, such as the 2005 series '' Nobuta o Produce'', playing the Vice Principal, Katharine. In 2024, Natsuki reprised her famous roles of Yubab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
