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Ruth Barrett (composer)
Ruth Barrett (born 1976) is a British film score composer. Her film score credits include '' Harry Brown'','' Twenty8k'', and '' City of Tiny Lights.'' Her television score credits include '' The Sister'', ''Bloodlands'', ''Bodyguard'', ''The Durrells'', '' Collateral'', ''Legacy'', '' Law & Order: Organized Crime,'' and ''Victoria''. For her work on ''Victoria'', Barrett was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. Early life and career Barrett was born in Roehampton, London in 1976. She became interested in film and television music at a very young age while watching 1980s reruns of 1970s American television shows. She cites 1978s The Incredible Hulk, Queen's 1980 Flash Gordon Soundtrack, and a number of commercials broadcast throughout the 1980s as childhood inspirations that piqued her interest in music. In her early teens she began improvising compositions around classical pieces with piano teacher and early mentor Nigel Crouc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roehampton
Roehampton is an area in southwest London, sharing its SW15 postcode with neighbouring Putney and Kingston Vale, and takes up a far western strip, running north to south, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It contains a number of large council house estates and is home to the University of Roehampton. Etymology The ''Roe'' in Roehampton's name is thought to refer to the large number of Rook (bird), rooks that still inhabit the area. Location Roehampton is centred about 6.3 miles (roughly 10 km) south-west of Charing Cross. It occupies high land, with Barnes, London, Barnes to the north, Putney and Putney Heath to the east, and Richmond Park and Richmond Park Golf Course to the west. To the south is Roehampton Vale, that straddles the A3 road (Great Britain), A3, with Wimbledon Common and Putney Vale beyond. History Roehampton was originally a small village – with only 14 houses during the reign of Henry VII of England, Henry VII – with the area largely forest and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy (2013 Film)
''Legacy'' is a British thriller television film that broadcast on BBC Two on 28 November 2013. It is an adaptation of Alan Judd's 2001 spy novel of the same name. Plot Charles Thoroughgood (Charlie Cox), a young spy, discovers the truth about his father's past. After leaving the army, he starts training at the Secret Intelligence Service when Viktor Koslov ( Andrew Scott), a Soviet diplomat, gets him on a case. Charles' bosses want to exploit Viktor. When Charles makes contact with him, Viktor tells him information that he does not want to believe. Charles is also in a relationship with the wife of another agent. Cast * Charlie Cox as Charles Thoroughood, a young spy * Romola Garai as Anna March * Simon Russell Beale as Hookey * Geraldine James as Martha * Christian McKay as Hugo March * Olivia Grant as Eva Pym * Richard McCabe as Gerry * Andrew Scott as Viktor Koslov, a Soviet diplomat * Tessa Peake-Jones as Joyce Thoroughgood * Robert Ashby as Annikov * Charlotte Randle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toast (film)
''Toast'' is a 2010 British biographical comedy-drama film based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by the cookery writer Nigel Slater. The film was directed by S. J. Clarkson and written by Lee Hall. The cast includes Freddie Highmore, Helena Bonham Carter, Ken Stott and Oscar Kennedy. It received a gala at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival. As a television film it was first broadcast on BBC One on 30 December 2010 and was given a theatrical release in cinemas on 11 August 2011. In 2018, it was adapted for stage by Henry Filloux-Bennett. It first premiered at Week 53 Festival in March with a subsequent run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In April 2019, it opened in London at The Other Palace. Plot The Slaters, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Slater, along with their young son Nigel, live in their Wolverhampton home. Their daily life revolves mostly around Mr. Slater's job at the factory and Mrs. Slater's homemaking, which is constantly hindered by her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Vaughn
Sir Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn (legal name Matthew Allard Robert de Vere Drummond; born 7 March 1971) is an English filmmaker. He has produced films including ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998) and ''Snatch (film), Snatch'' (2000), and directed ''Layer Cake (film), Layer Cake'' (2004), ''Stardust (2007 film), Stardust'' (2007), ''Kick-Ass (film), Kick-Ass'' (2010), ''X-Men: First Class'' (2011), and ''Argylle'' (2024). Vaughn also co-created the Kingsman (comic book), ''Kingsman'' comic book series and Kingsman (franchise), resulting franchise, directing, producing and co-writing the films ''Kingsman: The Secret Service'' (2014), ''Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017), and ''The King's Man'' (2021). Early life Vaughn was born in Paddington, London, England. Until 2002, he had thought that he was the child of a relationship between his mother, a production manager and producer Kathy Ceaton (died 20 July 2013), daughter of electrical and property tycoon James Ceaton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Young (screenwriter)
Gary Young is a British screenwriter who is perhaps best known for writing the film '' Harry Brown'' starring Michael Caine. He has also written '' Madam Samurai'' a graphic novel series with Eagle Award-winning artist David Hitchcock. Films * '' Shooters'' (2002) * ''Spivs'' (2004) * '' The Last Drop'' (2005) * '' The Tournament'' (2009) * '' Harry Brown'' (2009) * ''Two Graves ''Two Graves'' is a thriller novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It was released on December 11, 2012 by Grand Central Publishing. This is the twelfth book in the Special Agent Pendergast series and also the third novel in the Helen tril ...'' (2018) * ''Henry'' (TBA) Comics * '' Madam Samurai'' (with art by David Hitchcock, 2-volume graphic novel series, Scar Comics, 2010, 2011) References External links *Madam Samurai.com Living people British comics writers British male screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-comics-creator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Barber (director)
Daniel Barber (born 1965) is a British director. Having begun his career as director of commercials, he was nominated for an Academy Award in 2008 for his short film ''The Tonto Woman''. In 2009 he directed Michael Caine in '' Harry Brown''. Early life and education Daniel Barber was born in 1965 in London. He studied graphic design at St Martins School of Art, where he graduated in 1988. Career Barber joined the TV department at Lambie-Naim & Co, where he designed and directed title sequences, including those for the BBC Nine O'Clock News. In 1991, he completed new identities for BBC1 and BBC2, for which he won a BAFTA and a D&AD award. In 1993, he joined Rose Hackney Productions, where he directed commercials full-time, and he also directed the idents and bumpers of the masked troubadour for TSI. His work was showcased at the Cannes International Advertising Festival and in 1994, he was named as a Creative Face of the Future by ''Campaign'' magazine and as one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Phipps
Martin Phipps (born 1 August 1968) is a British composer who has worked on numerous film and television projects. Early life and education He is the son of Sue Pears and Jack Phipps, an arts administrator who had previously founded a management agency, which acted for many leading musical figures (including Benjamin Britten, Phipps's godfather). Phipps read drama at the University of Manchester. Career Phipps enjoyed early critical success with '' Eureka Street'', and went on to score the BBC period dramas '' North & South'' and '' The Virgin Queen'', for which he was recognised with the Ivor Novello Award for Best Original Score. Phipps scored '' Low Winter Sun'' for Channel 4, starring Mark Strong and Brian McCardie and ''Persuasion'', the most recent ITV adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, as well as '' Grow Your Own'', a feature for Warp Films. He also scored the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's ''Sense and Sensibility'', adapted by Andrew Davies. Phipps was then commis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strongroom Studios
A bank vault is a secure room used by banks to store and protect valuables, cash, and important documents. Modern bank vaults are typically made of reinforced concrete and steel, with complex locking mechanisms and security systems. This article covers the design, construction, and security features of bank vaults. Unlike safes, vaults are an integral part of the building within which they are built, using armored walls and a tightly fashioned door closed with a complex lock. Historically, strongrooms were built in the basements of banks where the ceilings were vaulted, hence the name. Modern bank vaults typically contain many safe deposit boxes, as well as places for teller cash drawers and other valuable assets of the bank or its customers. They are also common in other buildings where valuables are kept such as post offices, grand hotels, rare book libraries and certain government ministries. Vault technology developed in a type of arms race with bank robbers. As burglars cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruskin Williamson
Ruskin may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ruskin (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Ruskin (given name), a list of people Places United States * Ruskin, Florida, a census-designated place * Ruskin, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Ruskin, Minnesota. an unincorporated community * Ruskin, Nebraska, a village * Ruskin Colony, a utopian socialist colony in Dickson County, Tennessee, from 1894 to 1899 * Mount Ruskin, California Elsewhere * Ruskin, British Columbia, Canada, a community ** Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse * Ruskin, Iran, a village in Kerman Province Education * Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, England * Ruskin College, Oxford, an adult education college named after John Ruskin * Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University, United Kingdom * Ruskin Colleges, a group of American colleges named after John Ruskin * John Ruskin College, a further education college in South Croydon, Greater London * Ruskin Hall, a residence hall at the Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV, legally known as Channel 3, is a British free-to-air public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television network. It is branded as ITV1 in most of the UK except for central and northern Scotland, where it is branded as STV (TV channel), STV. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been Legal name, legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time: BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was, for decades, a network of separate companies that provided regional television services and also shared programmes among themselves to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs ITV1, the ITV1 cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Academy Of Music
The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is one of the oldest music schools in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of Wellington. The academy provides undergraduate and postgraduate training across instrumental performance, composition, jazz, musical theatre and opera, and recruits musicians from around the world, with a student community representing more than 50 nationalities. It is committed to lifelong learning, from Junior Academy, which trains musicians up to the age of 18, through Open Academy community music projects, to performances and educational events for all ages. The academy's museum houses one of the world's most significant collections of musical instruments and artefacts, including stringed instruments by Stradivari, Guarneri, and members of the Amati family; manuscripts by Purcell, Handel and Vaughan Williams; and a col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge University
The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, world's third-oldest university in continuous operation. The university's founding followed the arrival of scholars who left the University of Oxford for Cambridge after a dispute with local townspeople. The two ancient university, ancient English universities, although sometimes described as rivals, share many common features and are often jointly referred to as Oxbridge. In 1231, 22 years after its founding, the university was recognised with a royal charter, granted by Henry III of England, King Henry III. The University of Cambridge includes colleges of the University of Cambridge, 31 semi-autonomous constituent colleges and List of institutions of the University of Cambridge#Schools, Faculties, and Departments, over 150 academic departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
