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Lucy Russell (actress)
Lucy Russell is an English actress. She made her debut in the film ''Following'' (1998) and has appeared in several movies since then, including '' Toni Erdmann''. Career She is known for starring as Grace Elliott in Éric Rohmer's ''L'Anglaise et le duc'' (English: The Lady and the Duke). In 2002 she was named as one of European films' "Shooting Stars". Her first starring role was in Christopher Nolan's ''Following''. Since then she has appeared in numerous film and TV roles. Russell and Nolan met as fellow students at University College London, where she studied Italian. In ''Batman Begins'', another film of Christopher Nolan, Lucy portrayed a restaurant guest who spoke with Bruce Wayne about the Batman. She auditioned and received the role of Angel's personal assistant in the 2007 film ''Angel''. She played Michael Fassbender's sister in the film. The short film ''Daisy'', in which she performed the role of Sarah, won for the Best UK Short Film Award at London Independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Following
''Following'' is a 1998 British independent neo-noir crime thriller film written, produced, directed, photographed, and edited by Christopher Nolan in his feature film directorial debut. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance. The film was designed to be as inexpensive as possible to make. Scenes were heavily rehearsed so just one or two takes were needed to economise on 16mm film stock, the production's greatest expense, and for which Nolan was paying from his salary. Unable to afford expensive professional lighting equipment, Nolan mostly used available light. Along with writing, directing, and photographing the film, Nolan helped in editing and production. The film was released by The Criterion Collection on both Blu-ray and DVD in North America on 11 December 2012. Plot A struggling, unemployed young writer (credited as "The Young Man") takes to fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Deruddere
Dominique Deruddere (born 15 June 1957) is a Belgium, Belgian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Career Dominique Deruddere was an actor before he became a director. Filmography * ''Crazy Love (1987 film), Crazy Love'' (1987) * ''Wait Until Spring, Bandini (film), Wait Until Spring, Bandini'' (1989) * ''Suite 16 (film), Suite 16'' (1994) * '':nl:Hombres Complicados, Hombres Complicados (nl)'' (1997) * ''Everybody's Famous!'' (2000) * '':fr:Pour le Plaisir, Pour le Plaisir (fr)'' (2004) * '':de:Die Bluthochzeit The Wedding Party (de)'' (2005) * '':nl:Firmin, Firmin (nl)'' (2007) * ''Flying Home (film), Flying Home'' (2014) * ''Will Tura, Hoop Doet Leven'' (2018) * '':fr:The Chapel, The Chapel (fr)'' (2023) Honours and awards * San Sebastián International Film Festival – Best Director: 1987 (''Crazy Love'') * Joseph Plateau Award – Best Director: 1987 (''Crazy Love''), 1990 (''Wait Until Spring, Bandini'') * André Cavens Award – Best Film: 1989 (''Wait U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War Z (film)
''World War Z'' is a 2013 American Action film, action horror film directed by Marc Forster, with a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, and Damon Lindelof, from a story by Carnahan and J. Michael Straczynski, inspired by the World War Z, 2006 novel of the same name by Max Brooks. It stars Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a former United Nations investigator who travels the world seeking a solution for a sudden zombie apocalypse, along with an ensemble cast, ensemble supporting cast including Mireille Enos, and James Badge Dale. Pitt's Plan B Entertainment secured the film rights to Brooks' novel in 2007, and Straczynski was approached to write and Forster was approached to direct. In 2009, Carnahan was hired to rewrite the script. With a planned December 2012 release and a projected budget of $125 million, filming began in July 2011 in Malta, before moving to Glasgow in August and Budapest in October. The production suffered some setbacks, and, in June 2012, the relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cal (2013 Film)
''Cal'' is a 2013 British-released drama film starring Wayne Virgo, Tom Payne, Emily Corcoran, Lucy Russell, and Simon Cook (actor), Simon Cook. The film was written and produced by Christian Martin (filmmaker), Christian Martin and Bernie Hodges, and directed by Christian Martin. Plot This film is a sequel to the 2009 film ''Shank (2009 film), Shank''. Troubled teen Cal, who was once involved in gang life, has now left and fled his home town Bristol to start living a new life. After Cal's mother falls ill in the hospital he returns to Britain. Cal finds, that, like many other places he has visited on mainland Europe, his hometown has suffered from an economic collapse as well. Cast * Wayne Virgo as Cal * Tom Payne (actor), Tom Payne as Jason * Emily Corcoran as Aunty Jane * Lucy Russell (actress), Lucy Russell as Cath Miller * Daniel Brocklebank as Ivan * Bernie Hodges as Journalist – Phil Trope * Simon Cook (actor), Simon Cook as Oncologist (rumored) * Richard Cambridge (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Wheatley
Ben Wheatley (born 1972) is an English filmmaker, film editor, and animator. 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 film, thriller and Horror film, horror genres, with his films frequently incorporating heavy elements of black comedy and satire. Wheatley has received numerous accolades for his work, including an Evening Standard British Film Awards, Evening Standard British Film Award, five British Independent Film Awards, British Independent Film Award nominations, and numerous awards and honours from film festivals including South by Southwest, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Mar del Plata, Raindance Film Festival, Raindance, Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto and Cannes Film Festival, Cannes. Career In 2006, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sightseers
''Sightseers'' is a 2012 British black comedy film directed by Ben Wheatley and written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram. Sightseers was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2012, where the lead animal actor, Banjo and Poppy, won the Palm Dog award. Was released in the United Kingdom on 30 November, by StudioCanal. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. Plot Chris is a caravan fan and aspiring writer who takes his girlfriend Tina on a road trip, much to the chagrin of Tina's mother, who has never forgiven Tina for the death of their dog "Poppy". At their first stop, the National Tramway Museum, Chris confronts a man who is littering, and the man refuses to pick up his rubbish. When they get back to their car, Chris runs him over and kills him. Chris claims that the death was an accident, but smirks after the impact, unseen by Tina. Chris tells Tina that she is his muse. They meet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Audreson
Michael Audreson (born 1 August 1956) is a British actor who appeared in films and television shows in the 1960s. He was in the 12-episode Children's Film Foundation series '' The Magnificent Six and a Half'' before playing the bespectacled "Brains" in '' Here Come the Double Deckers'' (1970–71). In the film '' Young Winston'' (1971) he played Winston Churchill as a schoolboy. As the 1970s progressed, Audreson had a role in two episodes of ''The Tomorrow People ''The Tomorrow People'' is a British children's science fiction on television, science fiction television series created by Roger Price (television producer), Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV (TV network), ITV Network, th ...'' (1978) television series. References External links * 1956 births Living people English male child actors English male film actors English male television actors {{UK-tv-actor-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Gilliam
Terrence Vance Gilliam ( ; born 22 November 1940) is an American-British filmmaker, comedian, collage film, collage animator, and actor. He gained stardom as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe alongside John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Graham Chapman. Together they collaborated on the sketch comedy, sketch series ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (1969–1974) and the films ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' (1975, also co-directed), ''Monty Python's Life of Brian, Life of Brian'' (1979) and ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Meaning of Life'' (1983). In 1988, they received the British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award for BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award, Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. In 2009, Gilliam received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement. Gilliam transitioned to directing serious films with themes exploring imagination and oppositions to bureaucracy and authoritarianism. His films are some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
''The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'' is a 2009 fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film follows a travelling theatre troupe whose leader, having made a Deal with the Devil, bet with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations and present them with a choice between self-fulfilling enlightenment or gratifying ignorance. The film stars Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Andrew Garfield, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law, though Ledger's death one-third of the way through filming caused production to be temporarily suspended. Ledger completed most of the movie's runtime, and then his role was recast with Depp, Law, and Farrell portraying transformations of his character as he travels through a dream world. The film is Ledger's final performance; it was dedicated to him and co-producer William Vince. Its Film premiere, world premiere was during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon S
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan (name), Jonathan, derived from "Tetragrammaton, YHWH has given". The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes. Notable people *Jon Aaraas (born 1986), Norwegian ski jumper *Jon Abbate (born 1985), American gridiron football player *Jon Abbott, American media executive *Jon Aberasturi (born 1989), Basque bicycle racer *Jon Ramon Aboitiz (1948–2018), Filipino businessman *Jon Abrahams (born 1977), American actor *Jon Abrahamsen (born 1951), Norwegian footballer *Jon Ackerson, American lawyer and politician *Jon Adams (musician), Jon Adams, American folk musician *Jon Adkins (born 1977), American baseball player *Jon Agee (born 1960), American writer and illustrator *Jon Agirre (born 1997), Spanish cyclist *Jon E. Ahlquist (1944–2020), American molecular biologist and ornithologist *Jon Akass (1933–1990), British journalist *Jon Åker (1927–2013), No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cass (2008 Film)
''Cass'' is a 2008 British crime drama film. It stars Nonso Anozie as Cass Pennant and is directed by Jon S. Baird. Plot Cass is based on the true story of the life of Cass Pennant, adapted from his book. The film tells of how he was adopted by an elderly white couple in 1958 and brought up in Slade Green, an all-white area of London. Cass is forced to endure racist bullying on a daily basis from local children, who also ridicule his feminine-sounding name, "Carol", a name given to him at birth. Cass finds through violence the respect he never had and becomes addicted to the buzz of fighting. Cass leads the Inter City Firm to victories against large hooligan firms, such as Leeds in 1980, but becomes frustrated with the lack of publicity the ICF are receiving. So he creates cards with the infamous slogan, "Congratulations, you have just met the famous ICF", and gives a TV interview, increasing the firm's notoriety for humiliation, their speciality. However, the government under Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Ozon
François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeling view of human sexuality. Recurring themes in his films are friendship, sexual identity, different perceptions of reality, transience and death. Ozon has achieved international acclaim for his films '' 8 femmes'' (2002) and ''Swimming Pool'' (2003). He is considered one of the most important directors in the new "New Wave" in French cinema, along with Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Philippe Ramos, and Yves Caumon, as well as a group of French filmmakers associated with a ''cinema du corps'' ("cinema of the body"). Life and career Ozon was born in Paris, France. Having studied directing at the French film school La Femis, Ozon made several short films such as '' A Summer Dress'' (''Une robe d'été'', 1996) and ''Scènes de lit'' (1998). His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
