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Nick Love
Nick Love (born 24 December 1969) is an English film director and writer. His credits include the films '' The Football Factory'', '' The Business'', '' Goodbye Charlie Bright'', ''Outlaw'', '' The Sweeney'', a 2009 remake of football hooliganism drama '' The Firm'' and the comedy-drama '' Marching Powder'' (2025). His parents divorced when he was five years of age, and he was brought up on a large council estate in south London. Career Love attended the Bournemouth Film School at the age of 24. In 2001, Nick Love made ''Goodbye Charlie Bright'', focusing on working class life on council estates. Love wrote and directed ''The Football Factory'' in 2004. The film was based on a book by John King. In 2005, Love directed the film '' The Business'', which reflects the 1980s Costa Del Crime era. It was all taken from what he had read and heard from others about that particular time. In 2007, Love produced the vigilante movie '' ''Outlaw''''. In 2009, Love directed '' The Firm'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Firm
The FIRM is a brand of exercise videos and equipment currently owned by Gaiam. First released in 1986, the video series is best known for popularizing a hybrid of aerobic exercise and weight training. History In 1979, Anna Benson founded the exercise studio The Body Firm (later The FIRM Studios) in Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina. She recruited her sister Cynthia Benson and husband Mark Henriksen under the Meridian Films label to co-produce a series of exercise videos. The first volume began production in 1983 and released in 1986 to pre-order and mail order sales. It quickly established itself as a competitor to personalities like Jane Fonda. The next two volumes featured actresses Janet Jones and Sandahl Bergman. In 1994, BMG Video reissued the first three volumes along with a ''FIRM Parts'' anthology series for retail, alongside Time Life handling direct sales. Starting in 1998, Meridian Films entered a legal battle with multiple production staff over royalty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Town Called Malice (TV Series)
''A Town Called Malice'' is a British crime thriller television series created by Nick Love for Sky Max. The series premiered on 16 March 2023, with the full set of episodes being made available on Now. The series was cancelled in April 2023 after one season due to ratings not meeting expectations. Synopsis Set in the 1980s, the Lord family is past their criminal heydays, but that does not mean they do not feel nostalgic for it. Gene, the youngest of the family, feels overlooked and neglected by his family who fail to recognise his intelligence and killer instincts. After narrowly surviving a gangland battle, Gene and his fiancée Cindy flee to the Costa del Sol, Spain to evade arrest and find themselves embroiled in the local underworld, desperately trying to avoid trouble. Things heat up even further when the rest of the Lords join them on the Costa del Sol and try to reclaim their halcyon days as criminal top dogs. Cast Main * Jack Rowan as Gene Lord * Tahirah Sharif as C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Shankland
Thomas Otto Shankland (born 7 May 1968) is an English film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the horror films '' WΔZ'' (2007) and '' The Children'' (2008), and television series such as '' The Fades'' (2011), '' Ripper Street'' (2012), and '' The Missing'' (2014); for the latter, he was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special. He has also been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film twice, for ''Bait'' (1999) and ''Going Down'' (2000). Background and education Shankland's father taught at Durham University, establishing the Italian department. His mother is Scandinavian. The family watched Italian and Scandinavian film. He went to school at St Margaret’s Primary School and Framwellgate Moor Comprehensive. He first gained visibility with a short film for Channel 4 called Bait in 1999. Filmography Film * ''Bubbles'' (1998; short) * ''Bait'' (1999; short) * ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WΔZ
''WΔZ'' (pronounced ''double-u delta zed)'', is a 2007 British crime horror thriller film directed by Tom Shankland, written by Clive Bradley, and starring Stellan Skarsgård, Melissa George, Selma Blair, and Tom Hardy. The film was released in the United States with the title ''The Killing Gene''. Plot Set against the backdrop of a dark and rain-soaked New York, ''WΔZ'' follows the investigative efforts of Detective Eddie Argo (portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård) and his newly assigned partner Helen Westcott (played by Melissa George). Together, they embark on a journey to solve a series of gruesome murders that have gripped the city. The modus operandi of the perpetrator involves carving the Price equation (wΔz = Cov (w,z) = βwzVz) onto the chests of each victim, presenting a cryptic puzzle for the detectives to unravel. As Eddie Argo and Helen Westcott delve into the intricacies of this enigmatic equation, a chilling revelation emerges – each victim is confronted with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Parry (director)
Richard Parry is a film directorThe Encyclopedia of British Film. Fourth edition. Manchester University Press, 2013. Edited by Brian McFarlane and writer. His documentary and feature films include '' South West 9'' (2001), '' Shooting Robert King'' (2008), '' A Night in the Woods'' (2012), and ''Base'' (2017). Parry has worked as a director, producer and cameraman in conflict zones such as in the former Yugoslavia, Chechnya, Nagorno Karabakh, Iraq, Afghanistan and covering the Great Lakes refugee crisis in Zaire.Resumé: Richard Parry . Richard Parry. Accessed 23 October 2017 He was one of the original Frontline Television News cameramen / producers. ''South West 9'' was nominated for a |
A Night In The Woods
''A Night in the Woods'' is a 2011 British found footage horror film written and directed by Richard Parry. The film premiered at the United Kingdom film festival Fright Fest in August 2011. ''A Night in the Woods'' was produced by Vertigo Films and stars Anna Skellern, Scoot McNairy, and Andrew Hawley. Plot The film follows Londoner Kerry (Anna Skellern) and her American boyfriend Brody (Scoot McNairy) as they travel to Dartmoor for a camping trip. Brody has decided to document their trip with his video camera. He grows irritated and jealous when Kerry invites her cousin Leo (Andrew Hawley), although Brody tries to hide this by acting friendly towards Leo. The trio stops by a pub, where they hear the story of a local legend called The Huntsman, who carves crosses into the foreheads of sinners before killing them. Brody grows increasingly more jealous of Leo after seeing him and Kerry joking around, making him doubt Kerry’s claims that Leo is her cousin. Things grow more t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animol
''Animol'' is an upcoming British film directed by Ashley Walters in his feature length debut, and written by Nick Love. Cast * Tut Nyuot * Vladyslav Baliuk * Stephen Graham * Sharon Duncan-Brewster Production The film was developed by Film4 in collaboration with Joi Productions. It is written by Nick Love and marks the feature length directorial of Ashley Walters. It was produced by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor and Tom Hawkins in association with Walter’s production company SLNDA and Love’s company Rogue State. The cast is led by Tut Nyuot and Vladyslav Baliuk, with Stephen Graham and Sharon Duncan-Brewster in supporting roles. The film is working with the Synergy Theatre Project and Intermission Youth Theatre, to give opportunities as supporting artists to those considered of potential risk of entering the criminal justice system. Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Escort (1999 Film)
Escort may refer to: Protection *Bodyguard, a security operative who accompanies clients for their personal protection *Police escort, a feature offered by law enforcement agencies to assist in transporting individuals * Safety escort service, a service provided on and around many college and university campuses to help ensure the safety of students and staff *Escort carrier, a small aircraft carrier used in World War II *Escort destroyer, a warship assigned to protect merchant ships in time of war *Escort fighter, a World War II concept for a fighter aircraft designed to escort bombers *Escort vehicle, a vehicle that escorts oversize trucks or large vehicle convoys on highways Film * ''The Escort'' (1993 film), an Italian film directed by Ricky Tognazzi * ''The Escort'' (1996 film), a Canadian film directed by Denis Langlois * ''The Escort'' (1997 film), an American film directed by Gary Graver * ''Escort'' (2001 film), a Chinese film directed by Qi Xing * ''Escort'' (2006 film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long COVID
Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensural notation Places Asia * Long District, Laos * Long District, Phrae, Thailand * Longjiang (other) or River Long (lit. "dragon river"), one of several rivers in China * Yangtze River or Changjiang (lit. "Long River"), China Elsewhere * Long, Somme, France People * Long (Chinese surname) * Long (Western surname) Fictional characters * Long (''Bloody Roar''), in the video game series * Long, Aeon of Permanence in Honkai: Star Rail Sports * Long, a fielding term in cricket * Long, in tennis and similar games, beyond the service line during a serve and beyond the baseline during play Other uses * , a U.S. Navy ship name * Long (finance), a position in finance, especially stock markets * Lòng, name for a laneway in Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire to the east, Wiltshire to the south, Bristol and Somerset to the south-west, and the Wales, Welsh county of Monmouthshire to the west. The city of Gloucester is the largest settlement and the county town. The county is predominantly rural, with an area of and a population of 916,212. After Gloucester (118,555) the largest distinct settlements are Cheltenham (115,940), Stroud (26,080), and Yate (28,350). In the south of the county, the areas around Filton and Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, Kingswood are densely populated and part of Bristol Built-up Area, Bristol built-up area. For Local government in England, local government purposes Gloucestershire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with six districts, and the Unitary authorities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Pigeon Shooting
Clay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting, is a shooting sport involving shooting at shooting target#Clay pigeons, special flying targets known as "clay pigeons" or "clay targets" with a shotgun. Despite their name, the targets are usually inverted saucers made of pulverized limestone mixed with Pitch (resin), pitch and a brightly colored pigment. History Clay targets began to be used in place of live pigeons around 1875. Asphalt targets were later developed, but the name "clay targets" stuck. In 1893, the Inanimate Bird Shooting Association was formed in England. It was renamed to the Clay Bird Shooting Association in 1903. It held annual clay-pigeon-shooting contests and lasted until the outbreak of World War I. In 1921, the British parliament passed a bill without opposition making it illegal to shoot birds from traps. A decorative clay pigeon shooting stand at Plaue, Brandenburg, Plaue Castle in Germany, built around 1900 and decorated with animal figures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millwall F
Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Poplar, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east of Rotherhithe, west of Cubitt Town, and has a long shoreline along London's Tideway, part of the River Thames. It was part of the County of Middlesex and from 1889, following the passing of the Local Government Act 1888, the County of London; it later became part of Greater London in 1965. Millwall had a population of 23,084 in 2011 and includes Island Gardens, The Quarterdeck and The Space. History Millwall is a smaller area of land than an average parish, as it was part of Poplar until the 19th century when it became heavily industrialised, containing the workplaces and homes of a few thousand dockside and shipbuilding workers. Among its factories were the shipbuilding ironworks of William Fairbairn, much of which survives as to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
