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Kate Beckinsale
Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress. The only child of actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe, she debuted in the series premiere of the 1975 daytime drama ''Couples.'' In 1993, she made her theatrical film debut with a role in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation ''Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film), Much Ado About Nothing'' whilst studying at the University of Oxford. She played leading roles in numerous British costume dramas such as ''Prince of Jutland'' (1994), ''Cold Comfort Farm (film), Cold Comfort Farm'' (1995), ''Emma (1996 TV film), Emma'' (1996), and ''The Golden Bowl (film), The Golden Bowl'' (2000). She also starred in ''Pearl Harbor (film), Pearl Harbor'' (2001), ''Serendipity (film), Serendipity'' (2001), ''The Aviator (2004 film), The Aviator'' (2004), and ''Click (2006 film), Click'' (2006). Since taking the role of Selene (Underworld), Selene in the Underworld (film series), ''Underworld'' film series (2003–2016), Beckinsale became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy media, Comic-Con has grown to include a large range of popular culture, pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres. According to ''Forbes'', Comic-Con is the "largest convention of its kind in the world". Since 2010, Comic-Con has filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with over 130,000 attendees. Comic-Con is home to the Eisner Awards, which recognizes creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the comic industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards. San Diego Comic Convention, Trade name, doing business as Comic-Con International, is the corporate name of the public-benefit nonprofit corporation behind Comic-Con. The corporation also organizes WonderCon, an annual convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma (1996 TV Film)
''Emma'' is a television film based on the 1815 novel of the same name by Jane Austen, directed by Diarmuid Lawrence and dramatised by Andrew Davies, the same year as Miramax's film adaptation of '' Emma'' starring Gwyneth Paltrow was released. This production stars Kate Beckinsale as the title character, and also features Samantha Morton as Harriet Smith and Mark Strong as Mr. Knightley. Davies had recently made the successful 1995 television serial ''Pride and Prejudice'' for the BBC when he proposed to adapt ''Emma'' for the corporation. The BBC, however, had already made such an agreement with another screenwriter, leading Davies to approach ITV. ''Emma'' received generally positive reviews from critics, many of whom believed it to be superior to the 1996 Miramax film. Most focused on Beckinsale's performance as a positive highlight. It aired on ITV on 24 November 1996 and garnered an estimated 12 million viewers. It was broadcast on the American channel A&E on 16 Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow Angels (film)
''Snow Angels'' is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by David Gordon Green, based on Stewart O'Nan's 1994 novel, and starring Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale. The film is centered on several characters dealing with loss of innocence in a small town. It premiered in the dramatic competition at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and was released in the United States on March 7, 2008, by Warner Independent Pictures. Plot On a cold afternoon, with snow on the ground, a high school band in a small Pennsylvania town is practicing for the season's last football game, when they hear gunshots while their teacher, Mr. Chervenick, is giving instructions. The film abruptly flashes back to a few weeks before, to a Chinese restaurant that employs a high school boy named Arthur, his ex-babysitter, Annie, and her best friend, Barb. Arthur, who's a bit of a misfit, has a troubled home life caused by his constantly clashing parents, both of whom often forget about him. Annie's life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolt (film)
''Jolt'' is a 2021 American action comedy film directed by Tanya Wexler and written by Scott Wascha. The film stars Kate Beckinsale, Susan Sarandon, Bobby Cannavale, Laverne Cox, Stanley Tucci, and Jai Courtney. It was released on July 23, 2021, by Amazon Studios. Plot An ex-bouncer, Lindy Lewis, suffers from intermittent explosive disorder, which is triggered by interactions with people. She has been seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Ivan Munchin, who has been attempting to treat her disorder with an electroshock vest, which is slowly becoming less effective. He advises that she try forming a relationship with someone as another path to treatment. Against her better judgement, she goes on a date with an accountant named Justin, with whom she gets on very well. Just before their next date, she discovers that he has been murdered. After the police seem indifferent to his killing, she goes on a hunt for the killer. She steals his belongings from the police station, and escapes from Detecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Total Recall (2012 Film)
''Total Recall'' is a 2012 American science fiction action film directed by Len Wiseman from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback, based on a story conceived by Wimmer, Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, and Jon Povill. It stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel. The film serves as a remake of the 1990 film of the same name, which is inspired by the 1966 short story " We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" by Philip K. Dick. The supporting cast features Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, John Cho, and Bill Nighy. Unlike the original film, the setting is on a futuristic Earth, not Mars. The film was first announced in 2009. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with producers Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe's Original Film, ''Total Recall'' was released in North America on August 3, 2012, to mixed reviews, and grossed $211.8 million worldwide. Plot At the end of the 21st century, chemical warfare has devastated the Earth. The only habitable land lef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contraband (2012 Film)
''Contraband'' is a 2012 action thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Caleb Landry Jones, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas, Diego Luna and J. K. Simmons. The film is a remake of the 2008 Icelandic film '' Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot In New Orleans, Chris Farraday, a reformed smuggler, enjoys a quiet family life with his wife, Kate, and their two children. Their tranquility is shattered when they discover Kate's brother, Andy, has become entangled in drug smuggling. To make matters worse, Andy panicked during a U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection and dumped his illicit cargo into the Mississippi River. Andy's boss, Tim Briggs threatens to kill Chris's family if Andy does not reimburse him for the drugs. Chris plans to smuggle $10 million in fake bills from Panama into the U.S. in a van. He asks former partner Sebastian Abney, who owns a construction business, to fund the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiteout (2009 Film)
''Whiteout'' (French: ''Whiteout: Enfer blanc'') is a 2009 crime thriller film based on the 1998 comic book of the same name by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber. Directed by Dominic Sena and starring Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short and Tom Skerritt, the film was distributed by Warner Bros. and released on September 11, 2009. It was produced under the banner of Dark Castle Entertainment by Joel Silver, Susan Downey and David Gambino. The film is set in Antarctica, where Deputy U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) is planning to leave in a few days. After finding a dead body, Stetko is attacked by a masked killer who is trying to get ahold of the cargo in an old Soviet plane that crash-landed in the ice during the Cold War. Plot In 1957, a Russian cargo plane is flying above Antarctica. In the hold, three Russians sit with a padlocked box. The co-pilot leaves his seat, goes in the back, then begins to shoot the other men, who return fire. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Helsing (film)
''Van Helsing'' is a 2004 action horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It stars Hugh Jackman as monster hunter Van Helsing and Kate Beckinsale as Anna Valerious. ''Van Helsing'' is an homage to the Universal Horror Monster films from the 1930s and 1940s (also produced by Universal Pictures which were in turn partially based on novels by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley), of which Sommers is a fan. The eponymous character was inspired by the Dutch vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing from Irish author Bram Stoker's novel ''Dracula''. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film includes a number of monsters such as Count Dracula (and other vampires), Frankenstein's monster, Duergar, Mr. Hyde and werewolves in a way similar to the multi-monster movies that Universal produced in the 1940s, such as '' Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'', '' House of Frankenstein'' and '' House of Dracula''. The film grossed $300.2 million worldwide against a budget of $160–170 millio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underworld (film Series)
''Underworld'' is an action horror film series created by Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, and Danny McBride. It follows characters who are caught up in a war between vampires and werewolves (called "lycans" within the films). Most of the films star Kate Beckinsale as Selene. The first film, ''Underworld'' (2003), introduces Selene, an elite vampire-warrior who defies her orders, and Michael Corvin ( Scott Speedman), a human who gets caught up in the war. The second film, '' Underworld: Evolution'' (2006), follows Selene and Michael as they are hunted by their enemies. The third film, '' Underworld: Rise of the Lycans'' (2009), is the prequel to the series, chronicling the origins of the vampire-lycan war. The fourth film, '' Underworld: Awakening'' (2012), is the sequel to ''Underworld: Evolution''. In this film, humans have discovered the existence of vampires and lycans, and are trying to eradicate both species. A fifth film, titled '' Underworld: Blood Wars'' (2016), focuses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selene (Underworld)
Selene is a character and the main protagonist of the ''Underworld'' film franchise, in which she is portrayed by Kate Beckinsale. The character is introduced in the first film, ''Underworld'', as an elite vampire assassin known as a " Death Dealer" who hunts down the Lycans for allegedly murdering her family. She becomes attracted to a human named Michael Corvin, and upon discovering that her sire and adoptive father Viktor was actually responsible for the death of her family, defects from the vampire clan. Creation Selene was created by Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, and Danny McBride. According to Grevioux, Selene is based on the X-Men villain of the same name, appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Selene was introduced in the first film of the series, ''Underworld''. Character Selene was born in the late 14th century and grew up as a normal, happy, vibrant child. She and her sister Cecilia loved painting pictures and playing games like ' Silly Goose'. Howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Click (2006 Film)
''Click'' is a 2006 American comedy drama film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe, both of whom produced with Jack Giarraputo, Neal H. Moritz, and Adam Sandler, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, Henry Winkler, David Hasselhoff, Julie Kavner, and Sean Astin. Sandler plays Michael Newman, a workaholic family man who acquires a magical universal remote that enables him to control reality. The film is inspired by "The Magic Thread", a folk tale included in '' The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories''. Filming began in late 2005 and was finished by early 2006. Sony Pictures Releasing, under Columbia Pictures, released ''Click'' in the United States on June 23, 2006 and received mixed reviews. It was made on a budget of $82.5million and grossed $240.7million. It was nominated for Best Makeup at the 79th Academy Awards (it lost the award to '' Pan's Labyrinth''). This makes ''Cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aviator (2004 Film)
''The Aviator'' is a 2004 epic film, epic biographical film, biographical Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan (writer), John Logan. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn, and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner. The supporting cast features Ian Holm, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Gwen Stefani, Kelli Garner, Matt Ross (actor), Matt Ross, Willem Dafoe, Alan Alda, and Edward Herrmann. Based on the 1993 non-fiction book ''Howard Hughes: The Secret Life'' by Charles Higham (biographer), Charles Higham, the film depicts the life of Howard Hughes, an aviation pioneer and director of the film ''Hell's Angels (film), Hell's Angels''. The film portrays his life from 1927 to 1947 during which time Hughes became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Shot in Montreal, ''The Aviat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
