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Paul Brooks (other)
Paul Brooks is a British-born film producer. Brooks has a Humanities degree in English/Philosophy/Psychology and Sociology from the University of London. He then went into real estate development before moving into film. In 1992 he executive produced low-budget film for ''Vadim Jean'' & ''Gary Sinyor'' "Leon The Pig Farmer" which became an unexpected hit in the UK box office. In 1993 he formed a film company Metrodome Films which made films likes the controversial film Beyond Bedlam, Proteus, the cult horror Darklands directed by ''Julian Richards'' and Killing Time. Most of these films were usually starred ''Craig Fairbrass.'' In 2016 the company has been placed into administration. Brooks has been the president of Gold Circle Films since March 2001. He has produced a number of films, including the Academy Award-nominated ''Shadow of the Vampire'' and ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding''. Filmography * ''Leon the Pig Farmer'' (1993) (executive producer) * ''Beyond Bedlam'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a collegiate university, federal Public university, public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree-awarding examination board for students holding certificates from University College London, King's College London and "other such institutions, corporate or unincorporated, as shall be established for the purpose of Education, whether within the Metropolis or elsewhere within our United Kingdom". It is one of three institutions to have claimed the title of the Third-oldest university in England debate, third-oldest university in England. It moved to a federal structure with constituent colleges in 1900. It is now incorporated by its fourth (1863) royal charter and governed by the University of London Act 2018 (c. iii). The university consists of Member institutions of the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Real Howard Spitz
''The Real Howard Spitz'' is a 1998 family comedy film directed by Vadim Jean, produced by Paul Brooks and written by Jurgen Wolff. Starring Kelsey Grammer, Amanda Donohoe and Genevieve Tessier, it is a Canadian and U.K co-production. A failed detective writer, Howard Spitz has hit rock bottom until an 8-year-old girl helps him write children's books. Plot Howard Spitz is the author behind a string of poorly selling detective novels. He discovers that in contrast children's books enjoy strong sales. Believing it an easy way to make money, Spitz becomes a children's author with his new book character, a bovine detective named "Crafty Cow", but finds writing for his new audience significantly difficult. Whilst doing research at the local library, he submits his drafts to a little girl called Samantha Kershaw who polishes them up. In return, she asks Spitz to find her father who left her mother before she was born. Spitz also discovers that to become a successful children's author he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Light
The Light may refer to: Film * ''The Light'' (1919 film), a film directed by J. Gordon Edwards * ''The Light'' (2004 film), a French film (original title: ''L'équipier'') * The Light (2025 film), an upcoming drama film * '' The Light: Swami Vivekananda'', a 2013 Indian film by Utpal Sinha Music *The Light (producers), a trance music production duo * ''The Light'' (Glass), a 1987 symphonic composition by Philip Glass * ''The Light'' (Afrika Bambaataa album), 1988 * ''The Light'' (BGYO album), 2021 * ''The Light'' (Spock's Beard album), 1995 * "The Light" (BGYO song), 2021 * "The Light" (Common song), 2000 * "The Light" (Disturbed song), 2015 * "The Light" (Juice Wrld song), 2023 * "The Light" (Spock's Beard song), 1995 *''The Light'', a 2008 album by Reinxeed *"The Light", a song by Adam Lambert on his 2015 album '' The Original High'' *"The Light", a song by Mason Jennings on his 2000 album '' Birds Flying Away'' *"The Light", a song by Supreme Beings of Leisure on their 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Because I Said So (film)
''Because I Said So'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott and Stephen Collins. It was released theatrically on February 2, 2007. Plot Daphne is the loving, but overbearing mother of three women. Her daughters Maggie and Mae are happily married, but her youngest, Milly, recently broke up with her boyfriend, and Daphne is concerned. Daphne fears that her daughter cannot find a good man on her own, so she secretly places a personal ad on her behalf. She finds a potential candidate, Jason, and tries to orchestrate a chance meeting of the two. The plan seems flawless until Milly finds her own date, guitarist Johnny, who happens to be a candidate Daphne had previously rejected. Milly is unaware of her mother's scheming and begins relationships with both Jason and Johnny at the same time, with neither aware of the other. Inevitably, this double-dating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whisper (film)
''Whisper'' is a 2007 American horror film directed by Stewart Hendler and starring Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Blake Woodruff, Joel Edgerton, John Kapelos, Dulé Hill and Michael Rooker. It was written by Christopher Borrelli. The plot concerns the kidnapping of a young boy, David, who is more than he appears and brings unexpected troubles for his kidnappers. Plot After being released from prison, convicted felon Max Truemont (Josh Holloway) and his fiancée Roxanne (Sarah Wayne Callies), wish to have a fresh start by running a small diner of their own. The bank refuses to loan $50,000 to them to open the business and without alternatives, Max accepts the invitation of his former partner Sydney. With his associate Vince they are to kidnap eight-year-old David ( Blake Woodruff), the son of a wealthy woman in New England New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slither (2006 Film)
''Slither'' is a 2006 science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by James Gunn in his directorial debut. The film stars Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Tania Saulnier, Gregg Henry, and Michael Rooker. Its plot follows the residents of a small town in South Carolina that becomes invaded by a malevolent alien parasite. ''Slither'' was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on March 31, 2006, by Universal Pictures and TVA Films respectively. It was a box office failure, grossing only $12 million worldwide against a $15 million budget, though received positive reviews from critics. Plot A meteorite brings a malevolent, sentient extraterrestrial parasite to Earth. The parasite enters the town of Wheelsy, South Carolina, where it infects wealthy resident Grant by taking over his body and absorbing his mind. With the alien in control of him, Grant begins to transform into a grotesque, tentacled monstrosity. He also abducts and infects a local woman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding Date
''The Wedding Date'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Clare Kilner and starring Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, and Amy Adams. Based on the 2002 novel ''Asking for Trouble'' by Elizabeth Young, the film is about a single woman who hires a male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding in order to dupe her ex-fiancé, who dumped her a few years prior. The film was released on February 4, 2005 and grossed $47 million. Plot Kat Ellis is a single New Yorker who returns to her parents' house in London to be the maid of honor at her younger half-sister Amy's wedding. The best man is her former fiancé, who unexpectedly dumped her two years ago. Anxious about confronting and eager to impress him, she hires suave escort Nick Mercer to pose as her boyfriend. Kat intends to make her former flame, Jeffrey, jealous, but her plan backfires when Nick convinces everyone, including her, that they are madly in love. Kat then feels herself, too, falling for N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Noise (2005 Film)
''White Noise'' is a 2005 supernatural horror film directed by Geoffrey Sax and starring Michael Keaton and Deborah Kara Unger. The title refers to electronic voice phenomena (EVP), where anomalous voice-like sounds, which some believe to be from the "other side" — interpreted as spirit voices, are found on electronic audio recordings. Plot Jonathan Rivers is an architect, married to his wife Anna, a best-selling author. The couple have a young son from Jonathan's previous marriage, and Anna is newly pregnant. One evening, Anna fails to arrive home and becomes missing for five weeks without explanation. Soon after Anna's disappearance, Jonathan is contacted by Raymond Price, whose son has died. Raymond explains he has received frequent communication from his son and other spirits via electronic voice phenomena (EVP), claiming to also have recorded voice messages from Anna and suggests she is dead. Jonathan is initially dismissive and angered, yet he later learns of his wife's t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Weekend
''The Long Weekend'' is a 2005 British-Canadian film starring Chris Klein and Brendan Fehr as two brothers, Cooper (Klein) and Ed Waxman (Fehr). It also stars Chelan Simmons, Paul Campbell, Chandra West, and Cobie Smulders. Plot Cooper is an actor who sees life as one big party, while Ed is in advertising and takes life too seriously. When Ed gets stressed over a deadline he has to meet, Cooper works to get his brother hooked up with a girl, thus a long weekend of stress and beautiful women, culminating in Ed's meeting, and making love to, the woman of his dreams - and all without his brother's meddling. Cast * Chris Klein as Cooper Waxman *Brendan Fehr as Ed Waxman *Chandra West as Kim *Craig Fairbrass as Frank * Paul Campbell as Roger *Cobie Smulders as Ellen *Chelan Simmons as Susie * Andy Thompson as Officer Garcia *Evangeline Lilly Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979) is a Canadian former actress and author. She gained popularity for her first leading role as K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiminy Glick In Lalawood
''Jiminy Glick in Lalawood'' is a 2004 American comedy film starring Martin Short as Jiminy Glick, a morbidly obese movie critic who is involved in a murder case at the Toronto International Film Festival. The supporting cast features Jan Hooks, Matthew Gray Gubler, Linda Cardellini, Janeane Garofalo, John Michael Higgins, Elizabeth Perkins, Mo Collins, and Aries Spears, with numerous cinema luminaries playing themselves, such as Willem Dafoe, Whoopi Goldberg, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kevin Kline, Rob Lowe, Steve Martin, Kurt Russell, Susan Sarandon, Chloë Sevigny, Sharon Stone, Kiefer Sutherland and Forest Whitaker. Plot The film starts off as an ''Entertainment Tonight'' or ''Access Hollywood'' spoof, but develops into a murder mystery, with David Lynch played by Martin Short as a makeshift Hercule Poirot. Jiminy Glick (also played by Short) checks into a spooky hotel where Lynch is at the bar, spouting random scenes for his new movie. Glick hits the spotlight when he gets to intervi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Kansas
''Rolling Kansas'' is a 2003 independent film directed by Thomas Haden Church, and written by Church and David Denney. Plot 5 men (a T-shirt salesman, his two brothers, a large narcoleptic nursing student, and a dim-witted gas station attendant) embark on a journey to find a secret government marijuana field in Kansas that was discovered on a map that three of the young men's parents left for them (known as the Hippies Murphy). On the way, they encounter cops, crazy geese, strippers, and a crazy old man played by Rip Torn. Cast *James Roday ...Dick Murphy *Sam Huntington ...Dinkadoo Murphy *Jay Paulson ...Dave Murphy *Charlie Finn ...Kevin Haub * Ryan McDow ...Hunter Bullette *Rip Torn ...Oldman *Lisa Marie Newmyer ...Satin *Thomas Haden Church ...Agent Madsen/Trooper (uncredited) *Kevin Pollak ...Agent Brinkley (uncredited) * Mia Zottoli ...Cheyenne Production The film was shot in Lockhart, Texas. Soundtrack album details #"Ride With Yourself" – Rhino Bucket #"Mindrocker" â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13 Moons
''13 Moons'' is a 2002 comedy-drama film directed by Alexandre Rockwell. The title is a reference to the saying of a minor character's mother, who suggested that if nights of the full moon are strange, then "this must be the night of thirteen moons." Plot Bananas The Clown is run over by his wife, Suzi, who has discovered his stripper girlfriend, Louise. When his wife is jailed for trying to run him over, they contact a bail bondsman. The bondsman is busy taking care of his sick son, Timmy. On the way, they are accosted by a crazed drug addict named Slovo, who is hit by a car soon after. At the jail, the five meet up with an angry record producer and the girlfriend he believes to be pregnant, whom he plans to make a star, despite her protestations of not having any talent. Also along for the ride are two priests, one of whom has begun to doubt the wisdom of the Roman Catholic Church, who are trailing to bail out a third priest who was goaded into a fight by the proprietor of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
