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Svengali (2013 Film)
''Svengali'' is a 2013 British film directed by John Hardwick, written by Jonny Owen, and starring Martin Freeman, Vicky McClure, Matt Berry, Michael Socha, Michael Smiley, Vauxhall Jermaine and Natasha O'Keeffe. The film was produced by Root Films. Synopsis Dixie (Jonny Owen) is a postman from South Wales, a mod, and a music fanatic. All his life he's dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them... 'The Premature Congratulations' (aka The Prims). He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London... Innocent, wide-eyed Dixie embarks on a roller coaster ride through the most infamous industry of them all. His partner and his sanity through it all is his soulmate Michelle (Vicky McClure). Dixe hunts down an old friend Horsey (Roger Evans), who is in the music business, however Horsey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hardwick (director)
John Hardwick (born 1965) is a British television and film director. He grew up on Merseyside and studied American Studies at Swansea University and Louisiana State University. Hardwick always carries a large tub of Vaseline with him wherever he goes. In television, he has directed ''The Trial'' for Channel 4, '' Suspects'' for Channel 5, '' Delicious'' for Sky 1, ''Holby City'' for the BBC and '' Nearly Famous'' for E4. He was commissioned to shoot the third series of '' The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret'' for IFC in the USA. Hardwick has made three feature films: ''33x Around The Sun'', a low budget art-house picture, described as "a one of a kind vision quest" by '' Time Out'' magazine, ''Svengali'', a comedy set in the London music scene starring Jonny Owen and Vicky McClure, and ''Follow The Money'', a documentary that follows a $10 bill for one month as it criss-crosses the United States. Hardwick having been discovered by the band The Beekeepers then wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciarán Griffiths
Ciarán Joseph Griffiths ( ; born 3 March 1983) is a British actor from Manchester, England. His roles in television include Gary Best in ''The Bill'', Mickey Maguire in '' Shameless'' and Damon Hay in ''Coronation Street''. Biography Griffiths was born in Manchester to a Welsh father and Irish mother, and attended St Mary's RC High School in Astley near Leigh, between 1994 and 1999; it was during this time that he starred in ''Children's Ward'' at the age of thirteen. Aside from his long-running roles in ''The Bill'' and ''Shameless'', Griffiths has made guest appearances on ''Coronation Street'', '' Clocking Off'', '' Waterloo Road'' and numerous other programmes. In 2007, Griffiths starred alongside Conrad Westmaas in the short film '' The Visitor''. He also appeared as "Psycho" in the film '' There's Only One Jimmy Grimble''. He also appeared in the British vampire film '' Dead Cert'' which was directed by Steven Lawson, and he appeared in '' Waterloo Road'' as Dyla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Issue
Big or BIG may refer to: * Big, of great size or degree Film and television * ''Big'' (film), a 1988 fantasy-comedy film starring Tom Hanks * ''Big'', a 2023 Taiwanese children's film starring Van Fan and Chie Tanaka * '' Big!'', a Discovery Channel television show * ''Richard Hammond's Big'', a television show presented by Richard Hammond * ''Big'' (TV series), a 2012 South Korean TV series * "Big" (''My Hero''), a 2003 television episode * '' Banana Island Ghost'', a 2017 fantasy action comedy film Music * '' Big: the musical'', a 1996 musical based on the film * Big Records, a record label * ''Big!'' (Betty Who album) * ''Big'' (album), a 2007 album by Macy Gray * "Big" (Brassmunk song) * "Big" (Dead Letter Circus song) * "Big" (Fontaines D.C. song) * "Big" (Juice Wrld song) * "Big" (Sneaky Sound System song) * "Big" (Rita Ora and Imanbek song) * "Big" (Young M.A song) * "Big", a 1990 song by New Fast Automatic Daffodils * "Big", a 2021 song by Jade Eagleson f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor Theatre, stage performance, the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film ''Léolo''. Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media, Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Powell
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company Powell and Pressburger, The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (1943), ''A Canterbury Tale'' (1944), ''I Know Where I'm Going!'' (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (film), ''A Matter of Life and Death'' (1946, ''Stairway to Heaven'' in the U.S.), ''Black Narcissus'' (1947), The Red Shoes (1948 film), ''The Red Shoes'' (1948) and ''The Tales of Hoffmann (film), The Tales of Hoffmann'' (1951). His controversial ''Peeping Tom (1960 film), Peeping Tom'' (1960), which was so vilified on first release that it seriously damaged his career, is now considered a classic, and possibly the earliest "slasher movie". Many renowned filmmakers, such as Francis Ford Coppola, George A. Romero, Brian De Palma, Bertrand Taver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), established in 1947, is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all titles are World, international, European or UK Premieres), in all genres and lengths. It also presents themed retrospectives and other specialized programming strands. History Early years The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) originated as the International Festival of Documentary Films and was opened by John Grierson, founder of the British documentary movement. The International Festival of Documentary Films was presented by the Edinburgh Film Guild alongside the 1947 Edinburgh International Festival. Key figures in this initiative were the Guild's Norman Wilson and the film journalist and wartime civil servant, Forsyth Hardy.McArthur, Colin, "The Rises and Falls of the Edinburgh International Film Festival", in Dick, Eddie (ed.) (1990), ''From Limelight to Satellite: A Scottish Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Mackie
Pearl Mackie (born 29 May 1987) is a British actress. She is best known for playing Bill Potts in the long-running television series ''Doctor Who''. Mackie is a graduate of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Her first major television role came in 2014, when she played Anne-Marie Frasier in BBC One soap opera ''Doctors''. Early life Pearl Mackie was born on 29 May 1987 in South London. She grew up in Brixton in south London and is of paternal West Indian and maternal English descent. She is the granddaughter of Philip Mackie, who wrote the screenplay for '' The Naked Civil Servant.'' She was educated at Burntwood School in Tooting. She earned a degree in Drama from the University of Bristol, and speaks English, French and Spanish. During her studies she went to workshops and took part in many extra-curricular plays. In 2010 she graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In the same year Mackie was nominated for the ''BBC Carleton Hobbs Award'' for outstanding duologu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Barat
Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of television series ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' * An informal nickname for a student or alum of Carleton College CARL may refer to: *Canadian Association of Research Libraries *Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries See also *Carle (other) *Charles *Carle, a surname *Karl (other) *Karle (other) Karle may refer to: Places * Karle (Svitavy District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic * Karli, India, a town in Maharashtra, India ** Karla Caves, a complex of Buddhist cave shrines * Karle, Belgaum, a settlement in Belgaum ... {{disambig ja:カール zh:卡尔 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Rushden
Max Paul Rushden (born 18 April 1979) is an English radio and television presenter and the current host of ''The Guardian''s '' Football Weekly'' podcast. Career Rushden's first presenting role was BBC London 94.9's breakfast show from December 2006 to March 2008. He turned down an offer to become a ''Blue Peter'' presenter to instead present the Saturday morning Sky Sports show '' Soccer AM'' alongside Helen Chamberlain from August 2008 until 2015. After leaving Soccer AM, he hosted a weekly Sunday show with Barry Glendenning on Talksport, before adding a Saturday morning show alongside comedian Charlie Baker. He has also occasionally worked for BBC Radio 5 Live. He was a regular substitute presenter for James Richardson on ''Football Weekly'', before becoming its main host in 2017 after Richardson quit to launch rival '' The Totally Football Show''. Rushden explains that the show "ranges from proper analysis of what has happened on the pitch in the UK and around Europe, to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huw Stephens
Huw Meredydd Stephens (born 25 May 1981) is a Welsh radio and television presenter, currently broadcasting on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 6 Music. Stephens founded the Sŵn music festival with John Rostron and the yearly showcase Welsh Language Music Day. Stephens produced the 2018 documentary film ''Anorac'' about the Welsh language music scene. He presented the ''Cofiwch Dryweryn'' documentary for S4C, following the history of the graffiti that his father painted in 1963, and ''The Story of Welsh Art'', a 3-part documentary series for the BBC. He also presented ''Cymru Rising'' on BBC Radio 4, documenting the Welsh language music scene. Career Stephens joined Radio 1 in 1999 at the age of 17 as part of the station's new regional output, where he hosted the Wales opt-out with Bethan Elfyn and became the youngest ever Radio 1 presenter. Before this he was a DJ on Rookwood Sound hospital radio in Llandaff, Cardiff. In 2015 he became a joint patron of R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Hibbard
Brian Hibbard (26 November 1946 – 17 June 2012) was a Welsh actor and singer from Ebbw Vale, Wales, best remembered as the lead vocalist in the original The Flying Pickets. Early life and career Hibbard was born into a working class family in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire, and had a socialist upbringing. He was educated at Ebbw Vale Grammar School. After various jobs including teacher, steel worker, barman and chimney sweep, he formed The Flying Pickets with a group of other actors who had practised a cappella singing while travelling by coach to their appearances. Their cover version of Yazoo's track " Only You" was the Christmas number one in 1983 on the UK Singles Chart. Following the group's success, Hibbard pursued a career as a television actor, making a guest appearance in the 1987 ''Doctor Who'' story '' Delta and the Bannermen''. His first regular TV role came in 1989, playing petty criminal "Chunky" in three series of Manchester-based comedy drama ''Making Out'' (1989- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Di Botcher
Diane F. Botcher (born 2 June 1959) is a Welsh actress. She has starred in several British television sitcoms and dramas, including the Sky comedy drama '' Stella'', BBC comedies '' Little Britain'' and '' Tittybangbang'' and the ITV period drama ''Downton Abbey''. In 2018, she joined '' Casualty'' as Jan Jenning. Early life Botcher was born on 2 June 1959 in Taibach, Port Talbot, Glamorgan, in Wales, one of the two children of parents Bernard and Glenys Botcher. She read English and drama at Warwick University, and after graduating, trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art drama school in London, then obtained an Equity card in the 1980s. Career Throughout her long career on stage and screen, Botcher has been receiving warm reviews. In a performance of the musical ''Blood Brothers'' with the Sherman Theatre Company in 1986, Botcher's performance as the "warm-hearted mum" was singled out by a reviewer as one of the good points in a production which needed " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
