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The Winter Lake
''The Winter Lake'' is a 2020 Irish-Canadian mystery film, mystery drama film, drama film, written by David Turpin and directed by Phil Sheerin. Plot Tom is an introverted and troubled young man living with his struggling mother Elaine, the pair having just moved into a house that they have inherited. They have come from a distressing family background. Tom explores the nearby Turlough (lake), 'turlach', a winter lake fed by a mysterious and dangerous intermittently flowing Subterranean river, underground river. He finds a dreadful relic in the water. He has a Utility knife#Contemporary utility knives, Stanley knife. Elaine needs the help of her neighbour, Ward, who jealously watches over his daughter Holly, a manipulative young woman who picks up on Tom. Holly intuits that Tom has found the relic. Ward will do anything to prevent people from knowing about the relic. Holly steers Tom towards killing Ward. The winter lake The words 'winter lake' in the title of the movie refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Film
A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction. Mystery films include, but are not limited to, films in the genre of detective fiction. While cinema featured characters such as Sherlock Holmes in the early 1900s, several other Sherlock Holmes likes characters appeared such as Boston Blackie and Lone Wolf (character), The Lone Wolf. Several series of mystery films started in the 1930s with major studios featuring detectives like Nick and Nora Charles, Perry Mason, Nancy Drew and Charlie Chan. While original mystery film series were based on novels, by the 1940s many were sourced from comics and radio series. Towards the 1940s these series were predominantly produced as b-movies, with nearly no mystery series being developed by the 1950s. Around the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael McElhatton
Michael McElhatton (born 12 September 1963) is an Irish actor and writer. He is best known for playing the role of Roose Bolton in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' from the second to the sixth season (2012–2016). Other credits include '' I Went Down'' (1997), '' Paths to Freedom'' (2000), '' Saltwater'' (2000), '' Blow Dry'' (2001), '' The Actors'' (2003), '' Spin the Bottle'' (2003), '' Perrier's Bounty'' (2009), '' Albert Nobbs'' (2011), '' Death of a Superhero'' (2011), ''Pentecost'' (2012), '' The Fall'' (2013), '' The Hallow'' (2015), '' The Zookeeper's Wife'' (2017), '' Chernobyl'' (2019), ''Das Boot'' (2020), '' The Alienist: Angel of Darkness'' (2020), ''The Wheel of Time'' (2021), '' Jack Ryan'' (2022) and '' The Long Shadow'' (2023). Early life McElhatton was born on 12 September 1963 in Terenure, a suburb in the south of Dublin. He began studying acting at Terenure College, a school known for its drama tradition, and afterward spent eight years in London where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Drama Films
Irish commonly refers to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the island and the sovereign state *** Erse (other), Scots language name for the Irish language or Irish people ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish English, set of dialects of the English language native to Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity Irish may also refer to: Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Films
2020 in film is a history of events, which includes the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2020, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year The year was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous films originally scheduled for theatrical release postponed or released on video-on-demand or streaming services. However, several film companies stopped reporting box-office numbers during this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and several films were still in theaters where guidelines were in place. As a result, film grosses will increase if they are re-released in the future. This was also the first year since 2007 that no film grossed $1 billion. Highest-grossing films The top films released in 2020 by worldwide gross are as follows: After being re-released in 4K in China, earning $26.4 million, the overall gross for the 2001 film '' Harry Potter and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library And Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada (LAC; ) is the federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada. The national archive and library is the 16th largest library in the world. The LAC reports to the Parliament of Canada through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. LAC traces its origins to the Dominion Archives, formed in 1872, and the National Library of Canada, formed in 1953. The former was later renamed as the Public Archives of Canada in 1912, and the National Archives of Canada in 1987. In 2004, the National Archives of Canada and the National Library of Canada were merged to form Library and Archives Canada. History Predecessors The Dominion Archives was founded in 1872 as a division within the Department of Agriculture tasked with acquiring and transcribing documents related to Canadian history. In 1912, the division was transformed into an autonomous organization, Public Archives of Canada, with the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extra (acting)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera, or ballet production who appears in a nonspeaking or nonsinging (silent) capacity, usually in the background (for example, in an audience or busy street scene). War films and epic films often employ background actors in large numbers: some films have featured hundreds or even thousands of paid background actors as cast members (hence the term "cast of thousands"). Likewise, grand opera can involve many background actors appearing in spectacular productions. On a film or TV set, background actors are usually referred to as "supporting artists", "junior artists", "atmosphere", "background talent", "background performers", "background artists", "background cast members", "talent", "background friends", or simply "background", while the term "extra" is rarely used and is often considered derogatory. In a stage production, background actors are commonly referred to as " supernumeraries". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria McDermottroe
Maria McDermottroe () is an Irish people, Irish actress, known for her work across screen and stage. She portrayed Molly Ivors in John Huston's 1987 film ''The Dead (1987 film), The Dead'', based on the James Joyce novella The Dead (Joyce short story), of the same name, and Angela's Ashes, Bridey Hannon in Alan Parker's 1999 film ''Angela's Ashes (film), Angela's Ashes'', based on Frank McCourt's best-selling memoir Angela's Ashes, of the same name. Her other film credits include ''The Boxer (1997 film), The Boxer'', ''Trojan Eddie'', ''Bogwoman'', ''Saltwater (2000 film), Saltwater'', ''Veronica Guerin (film), Veronica Guerin'', ''The Blackwater Lightship (film), The Blackwater Lightship'', and ''The Winter Lake''. On television, McDermottroe is best known for playing Venetia Crosby on the long-running RTÉ drama serial ''Glenroe'' (1995-2000), and Mrs. Gilhooley on the RTÉ comedy series ''Killinaskully'' (2004-2009), for which she was nominated for the Golden Nymph Awards, Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Murphy (actress)
Charlotte Murphy (born ) is an Irish actress, best known for her role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC series '' Happy Valley'' (2014–2023). Early life Murphy was born in Enniscorthy, the daughter of hair salon owners Brenda and Pat Murphy. She has five siblings. The family moved to Wexford when she was 12 years old. She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting from 2006 to 2008. Career Murphy has worked across theatre, television and film. She performed the role of Siobhán Delaney in the RTÉ drama series '' Love/Hate'', for which she won Best TV Actress at the 2013 Irish Film and Television Award, and Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 2015 Irish Film and Television Awards. She won a further two IFTA Awards in 2017, for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Ann Gallagher in the BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama Film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark McKenna
Mark McKenna (born 5 May 1996) is an Irish actor, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is known for having starred in the film ''Sing Street'' and the YouTube Premium Original series '' Wayne''. Career McKenna made his film debut in 2016 in ''Sing Street''. He was the lead singer/guitarist in the band The Girl Talk. McKenna is now the co-lead singer/guitarist in the band Milk. McKenna landed his first lead role in the American television series '' Wayne'', which premiered on 16 January 2019. McKenna posts demos under the name LOVERBOY on SoundCloud, which he started in 2016. On the 16th of November 2019, it was announced that he would play the role of Simon on the NBC series ''One of Us Is Lying 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...'', based on the bestselling myste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Mackey
Emma Margaret Marie Tachard-Mackey (born ) is a British and French actress. Her breakthrough performance in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Sex Education'' (2019–2023) earned her a British Academy Television Award nomination. Mackey has since starred in the mystery film ''Death on the Nile'' (2022) and portrayed Emily Brontë in the drama film ''Emily'' (2022). She won the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2023. Early life and education Tachard-Mackey was born in Le Mans, the daughter of a French father and an English mother. Her father is a school headmaster. She grew up in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, and received her in 2013 with High Honours in l'académie de Nantes, a French school district, subsequently moving to England to study English language and literature at the University of Leeds. She graduated in 2016. Mackey lives in London as a dual French-British citizen. Career Mackey was cast in her first professional role with the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Sex Educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
