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Peter Howitt (set Decorator)
Peter Howitt (1928 - 22 September 2021) was an English set decorator. He was nominated for four Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. Partial filmography As set decorator :''Academy Award nominations in bold'' * '' Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969) * ''Revenge'' (1971) * ''Assault'' (1971) * ''Mary, Queen of Scots'' (1971) (nominated with Terence Marsh and Robert Cartwright) * '' Follow Me!'' (1972) * ''The Great Gatsby'' (1974) * ''Superman'' (1978) * '' Moonraker'' (1979) * ''Superman II'' (1980) * ''Ragtime'' (1981) (with John Graysmark, Patrizia von Brandenstein, Tony Reading, George DeTitta Sr. and George DeTitta Jr.) * ''Evil Under the Sun'' (1982) * ''The Pirates of Penzance'' (1983) * '' The Lords of Discipline'' (1983) * ''Never Say Never Again'' (1983) * ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (1984) * ''King David'' (1985) * '' The Fourth Protocol'' (1987) * ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988) (with Elliot Scott) * ''Indiana Jones and the Last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two official languages are Maltese language, Maltese and English language, English. The country's capital is Valletta, which is the smallest capital city in the EU by both area and population. It was also the first World Heritage Site, World Heritage City in Europe to become a European Capital of Culture in 2018. With a population of about 542,000 over an area of , Malta is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, tenth-smallest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population density, ninth-most densely populated. Various sources consider the country to consist of a single urban region, for which it is often described as a city-state. Malta has been inhabited since at least 6500 BC, during the Mesolith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Graysmark
John Graysmark (26 March 1935 – 10 October 2010) was a British production designer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. Graysmark was involved with film from an early age, through his father, who was construction co-ordinator at Elstree Studios.John Graysmark interview, ''Cue International'' May 1990. Graysmark attended a specialist building and architectural school from the age of 13, then worked in architecture for five years. At the age of 21, through his father, Graysmark found work on his first film, ''Anastasia'', as a draughtsman. Benefiting from his father's advice and contacts, within 5 years Graysmark had met or worked with the leading British film designers or art directors of the time, including John Box, Ken Adam, Don Ashton, Geoff Drake and Tony Masters. During 20 years in the art department, Graysmark worked on such films as ''Lawrence of Arabia'', '' The Guns of Navarone'', ''2001'', ''Young Winston'' (which earn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Scott
Elliot Scott (19 July 1915 – 29 October 1993) was an English art director. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. Selected filmography Scott was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction: * '' The Americanization of Emily'' (1964) * '' The Incredible Sarah'' (1976) * ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988) Other films: * '' The Haunting'' (1963) * '' The Watcher in the Woods'' (1980) * ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (1984) * ''Labyrinth'' (1986) * ''The Pirates of Penzance ''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 3 ...'' (1983) References External links * 1915 births 1993 deaths British film designers English art directors British production designers {{artdirector-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. It is loosely based on the 1981 novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' by Gary K. Wolf. The film stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Stubby Kaye, and Joanna Cassidy, along with the voices of Charles Fleischer and an uncredited Kathleen Turner. Combining Live-action animated film, live-action and animation, the film is set in an alternate history Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in 1947, where humans and cartoon characters (referred to as "toons") co-exist. Its plot follows Eddie Valiant, a private Detective, investigator with a grudge against toons, who must help exonerate Roger Rabbit, a toon Frameup, framed for murder. Walt Disney Pictures purchased the film rights for the story in 1981. Price and Seaman wrote two drafts of the script before Disney brought in executive producer Steven Spielberg and his production comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fourth Protocol (film)
''The Fourth Protocol'' is a 1987 British Cold War spy film starring Michael Caine and Pierce Brosnan. Directed by John Mackenzie, it is based on the 1984 novel '' The Fourth Protocol'' by Frederick Forsyth. Plot In 1968, an East-West agreement is established to halt nuclear proliferation. One of its clauses, the Fourth Protocol, forbids the non-conventional delivery of a nuclear weapon to a target. MI5 officer John Preston breaks into the residence of British government official George Berenson on New Year's Eve and finds a number of top secret NATO files that should not have been there. He reports his findings to high-ranking British Secret Service official Sir Nigel Irvine, who deals with the leak. Preston's unauthorised method of retrieving the documents embarrasses the acting Director of MI5, Brian Harcourt-Smith, and as punishment for his insubordination, Preston is relegated to lowly "Airports and Ports". KGB officer Major Valeri Petrofsky is sent on a mission to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King David (film)
''King David'' is a 1985 American List of films based on the Bible, Biblical epic film about the life of David, the second King of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), Kingdom of Israel, as recounted in the Hebrew Bible. The film is directed by Bruce Beresford, written by Andrew Birkin and James Costigan, and stars Richard Gere in the title role. The ensemble cast includes Edward Woodward, Alice Krige, Denis Quilley, Cherie Lunghi, Hurd Hatfield, John Castle, Jean-Marc Barr, Christopher Malcolm, and Gina Bellman. ''King David'' was released by Paramount Pictures, Paramount in the United States on March 29, 1985, while in other countries it was released in 1986 and 1987. Upon release, the film received mostly negative reviews for its screenplay writing, pace, some of the acting and the action sequences. However, Gere's performance and the cinematography were praised. In addition to being a critical failure, the film was also a box-office bomb, box-office failure, grossing $5.9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' is a 1984 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, based on a story by George Lucas. It is the second installment in the Indiana Jones, ''Indiana Jones'' film series and a prequel to ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''. The film stars Harrison Ford, who reprises his role as the Indiana Jones (character), title character. Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone, and Ke Huy Quan, in his film debut, star in supporting roles. In the film, after arriving in British Raj, British India, Indiana Jones is asked by desperate villagers to find a mystical stone and rescue their children from a Thuggee cult to all appearances practicing child slavery, black magic, and ritual human sacrifice in honor of the goddess Kali. Not wishing to feature the Nazis as the villains again, executive producer and story writer George Lucas decided to regard this film as a prequel. Three plot de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Say Never Again
''Never Say Never Again'' is a 1983 spy film directed by Irvin Kershner. The film is based on the 1961 James Bond novel ''Thunderball (novel), Thunderball'' by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original story by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham, and Fleming. The novel had been previously adapted as the 1965 film ''Thunderball (film), Thunderball''. ''Never Say Never Again'' is the second and most recent ''James Bond'' film not to be produced by Eon Productions (the usual producer of the Bond series) but instead by Jack Schwartzman's Taliafilm, and was distributed by Warner Bros. The film was executive produced by Kevin McClory, one of the original writers of the ''Thunderball'' storyline. McClory had retained the filming rights of the novel following a Thunderball (novel)#Controversy, long legal battle dating from the 1960s. Sean Connery played the role of Bond for the seventh and final time, marking his return to the character twelve years after ''Diamonds Are Forever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lords Of Discipline (film)
''The Lords of Discipline'' is a 1983 American film based on the 1980 novel by Pat Conroy and directed by Franc Roddam. The story is about a military academy and a secret society within it. The film stars David Keith, Robert Prosky, Judge Reinhold, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Michael Biehn, Andrew Povey and Olympic boxer Mark Breland. The college scenes were filmed primarily at Wellington College in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England, as none of the American military academies would allow filming on their grounds because of the book's less-than-positive portrayal of life at a military academy. Plot Will McLean is a senior cadet at the Carolina Military Institute, a school that outwardly promises to produce men of honor but practices brutal hazing against its knobs (freshman cadets). Among these knobs are the overweight Poteete and the Institute's first black cadet, Tom Pearce. McLean's mentor, Lt. Col. "Bear" Berrineau, asks him to protect Pearce. McLean's roommates at the Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pirates Of Penzance (1983 Film)
''The Pirates of Penzance'' is a 1983 Romance film, romantic Musical film, musical comedy film written and directed by Wilford Leach based on Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 The Pirates of Penzance, comic opera of the same name. The story takes place in the 1870s and centers around the pirate apprentice, Frederic, who leaves a Penzance-based pirate band of tenderhearted orphans and soon falls in love with Mabel, the daughter of an incompetent Major-General. But it turns out that Frederic was born on Leap day and is still apprenticed to the pirate band until he reaches his 21st birthday in 1940. His alliances shift back and forth between the pirates and "respectable society" until the pirates' maid-of-all-work, Ruth, reveals a fact that saves the day. The film, starring Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose (actor), George Rose, and Rex Smith, is an adaptation of the 1980 Joseph Papp production of ''Pirates''. The original Broadway theatre, Broadway cast reprised th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evil Under The Sun (1982 Film)
''Evil Under the Sun'' is a 1982 British mystery film directed by Guy Hamilton, based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. Peter Ustinov stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, whom he had previously portrayed in ''Death on the Nile'' (1978). Plot A female hiker finds a dead woman on the North York Moors in England. The strangled victim is identified as Alice Ruber. Four months later, an insurance company asks detective Hercule Poirot to examine an expensive diamond belonging to millionaire Sir Horace Blatt. Poirot identifies it as a fake, but is assured by Sir Horace that the original was purchased at Tiffany’s in New York for his mistress, actress Arlena Stuart Marshall; she apparently returned a paste replica after their split. Poirot agrees to meet Arlena at an exclusive hotel on an island in the Adriatic Sea to probe the mystery. The hotel was the King of Tyrania's summer palace, gifted to former actress Daphne Castle "for services rendered". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George DeTitta Jr
George DeTitta Jr. (born February 14, 1955) is an American set decorator. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. Selected filmography DeTitta has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction: * ''Radio Days'' (1987) * ''Ragtime Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that had its peak from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its Syncopation, syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers ...'' (1981) References Primetime Emmy Award/Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries/Movie or Special: Angels in America/winner 2003 Winner Primetime Emmy Award/Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary One Hour Program: Succession 2020 Nominee Primetime Emmy Award/Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary One Hour Program: Succession 2022 Nominee External links * 1955 births Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
