"""Enchanted April"" (1992), ""Bullets over Broadway"" (1994), ""The Borrowers"" (1997), and ""Little Voice"" (1998) before taking a leading role in another Mike Leigh film, ""Topsy-Turvy"" (1999), playing dramatist Sir William S. Gilbert. He played ""The Shy Doctor"" in the 1999 Comic Relief parody ""Doctor Who"" sketch, ""Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death"". In 2001, Broadbent starred in three of the year's most successful films: ""Bridget Jones's Diary""; ""Moulin Rouge!"", for which he won a BAFTA; and ""Iris"", for which he won an Oscar for his portrayal of John Bayley. Broadbent voiced Madame Gasket in the 2005 film ""Robots""."
"Johnny Burnette in 1960 and then with Ringo Starr fourteen years later. Other top-ten hits include, ""Pineapple Princess"", ""Let's Get Together"" and more. In 2000, the Sherman Brothers wrote the song score for Disney's blockbuster film: ""The Tigger Movie"" (2000). This film marked the brothers' first major motion picture for the Disney company in over 28 years. In 2002 the stage musical ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"" premiered in London. It was the most successful stage show ever produced at the London Palladium, boasting the longest run in that century-old theatre's history. In early 2005 a second Chitty company premiered on"
"region 4 on 7 July 2002 from Shock Records. Life Is Sweet (film) Life Is Sweet is a 1990 British comedy-drama film directed by Mike Leigh, starring Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks and Timothy Spall. Leigh's third cinematic film, it was his most commercially successful title at the time of release. The, by turns, tragi-comic story follows the fortunes of a working-class North London family over a few weeks one summer. Andy (Jim Broadbent), a senior chef in a large London catering facility, buys a dilapidated fast-food van from a disreputable acquaintance named Patsy (Stephen Rea). He"
"Love's Labour's Lost (film) Love's Labour's Lost is a 2000 adaptation the comic play ""Love's Labour's Lost"" by William Shakespeare, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh. The first feature film to be made of this lesser-known comedy, Branagh's fourth film of a Shakespeare play was a box-office and critical disappointment. Branagh's film turns ""Love's Labour's Lost"" into a romantic Hollywood musical. Set and costume design evoke the Europe of 1939; the music (classic Broadway songs of the 1930s) and newsreel-style footage are also chief period details. The cast includes Shakespearean veterans such as Timothy Spall, Richard Briers and Geraldine McEwan,"
"Life Is Sweet (film) Life Is Sweet is a 1990 British comedy-drama film directed by Mike Leigh, starring Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks and Timothy Spall. Leigh's third cinematic film, it was his most commercially successful title at the time of release. The, by turns, tragi-comic story follows the fortunes of a working-class North London family over a few weeks one summer. Andy (Jim Broadbent), a senior chef in a large London catering facility, buys a dilapidated fast-food van from a disreputable acquaintance named Patsy (Stephen Rea). He plans to clean, restore and put it into service"
"Hare; film director Mike Figgis; writer and poet Gareth Owen; comedian and performance artist John Dowie; photographer and journalist Derek Bishton; the psychedelic group Bachdenkel; novelist Jim Crace; singer Ruby Turner, film maker and photographer Pogus Caesar and composer and sonic artist Trevor Wishart. The genesis of the Birmingham Arts Laboratory can be traced to a meeting on 8 September 1968, of five figures (Mark Williams, Fred Smith, Dave Cassidy, Tony Jones and Bob Sheldon) from the Midlands Arts Centre, who had been promoting avant garde music performances at the centre's outdoor auditorium and had been involved in Mike Leigh's"
"(1997), ""Basil"" (1998), ""Shakespeare in Love"" (1998) and ""Topsy-Turvy"" (1999). After a six-year hiatus for legal reasons the James Bond films returned to production with the 17th Bond film, ""GoldenEye"". With their traditional home Pinewood Studios fully booked, a new studio was created for the film in a former Rolls-Royce aero-engine factory at Leavesden in Hertfordshire. Mike Leigh emerged as a significant figure in British cinema in the 1990s, with a series of films financed by Channel 4 about working and middle class life in modern England, including ""Life Is Sweet"" (1991), ""Naked"" (1993) and his biggest hit ""Secrets &"
"go through."" Home Sweet Home (1982 film) Home Sweet Home is a 1982 television film devised and directed by Mike Leigh, for BBC TV, 'about postmen, parenthood, social workers and sex.' It was Leigh's second collaboration with ""Play for Today"" producer Louis Marks, and cinematographer Remi Adefarasin, (after ""Grown-Ups""), and with composer Carl Davis – the musical score featured a quartet of basses – (Davis had also provided the music for 1977s ""The Kiss of Death""). It stars Timothy Spall, here working with Leigh for the first time, Eric Richard, Tim Barker, Kay Stonham, Su Elliot, Frances Barber, Sheila Kelley,"
"films for allowing her to stretch her acting ability and attempt new roles. In 1953, Leigh and her husband appeared as guests on Martin and Lewis' ""Colgate Comedy Hour"", and then, in 1954, she had a supporting role in the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedy ""Living It Up""; then opposite Robert Wagner in Technicolor adventure film ""Prince Valiant"". Her initial roles were ingenues based on characters from historical literature, for example in ""Scaramouche"" opposite Stewart Granger. In 1955, Leigh played the title role in the musical comedy ""My Sister Eileen"", co-starring Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett and Dick York. By"
"Home Sweet Home (1982 film) Home Sweet Home is a 1982 television film devised and directed by Mike Leigh, for BBC TV, 'about postmen, parenthood, social workers and sex.' It was Leigh's second collaboration with ""Play for Today"" producer Louis Marks, and cinematographer Remi Adefarasin, (after ""Grown-Ups""), and with composer Carl Davis – the musical score featured a quartet of basses – (Davis had also provided the music for 1977s ""The Kiss of Death""). It stars Timothy Spall, here working with Leigh for the first time, Eric Richard, Tim Barker, Kay Stonham, Su Elliot, Frances Barber, Sheila Kelley, and Lorraine"
"""The Hitcher"" (1986) (both films pitting her opposite Rutger Hauer), and a young woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown in ""Heart of Midnight"" (1989). In 1990, Leigh made a significant career breakthrough when she was awarded New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayals of two very different prostitutes: the tough streetwalker Tralala who is brutally gang-raped in ""Last Exit to Brooklyn"", and Susie, a teenage prostitute who falls in love with ex-con Alec Baldwin in ""Miami Blues"". Roger Ebert included"
"""On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"", with Jessica Martin and David Firth. Later in the year, George S. Kaufman's ""Hollywood Pinafore"" (based on Gilbert and Sullivan's ""H.M.S. Pinafore"") was presented with actors including Ian Lavendar, Frank Lazarus and Matt Zimmerman. This was followed by a rare stage performance of Stephen Sondheim's ""The Frogs"", starring James Vaughan. Finally, to mark the Gershwin centenary the company presented ""Strike Up the Band"" in the Barbican Concert Hall, with the BBC Concert Orchestra. The cast included Barry Cryer and Sam Kelly. After this period at the Barbican, in 1999 the project moved"
"the film ""Dick Tracy"" (1990) and an un-produced television musical, ""Do You Hear a Waltz?"" (1962). ""Putting It Together"" was also recorded in high definition with 10 cameras. The music of Stephen Sondheim, featuring orchestrations by Academy Award, Tony Award, and Emmy Award, winner Jonathan Tunick, was captured in 5.1 surround sound. Broadway Worldwide captured its third Broadway musical, the Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse musical Jekyll & Hyde, starring David Hasselhoff. Being the longest-running show in the history of Broadway’s Plymouth Theatre, the production broke the house record at the Plymouth Theatre on three occasions and ran for over"
"was the subject of ""This Is Your Life"" in 1959 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Theatre. During this period, Heath and his band appeared in several more films (following ""London Town"") including ""Dance Hall"" (1950); ""It’s a Wonderful World"" (1956) and ""Jazz Beat"" (1960). In addition to Cole, Heath established close personal and professional relationships with Woody Herman, Count Basie, Marlene Dietrich, Johnny Mathis and Tony Bennett. He worked with Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald Lena Horne; June Christy; Mel Torme; The Four Freshmen; Donna Hightower and others. His band members included Ronnie Scott, an"
"break to speak with Jake and his brother Elwood, Murph switches on a Muzak version of ""Just the Way You Are,"" performed by Billy Joel, a former lounge musician himself. Later, when Jake and Elwood are in an elevator, Jobim's ""The Girl from Ipanema"" is heard on Muzak. The 1989 film ""The Fabulous Baker Boys"" starred Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, and Michelle Pfeiffer as a successful lounge act. The film ""Swingers"" was set during the mid-1990s lounge and swing revival in Los Angeles, and featured legendary performers like Dean Martin, Louis Jordan and Tony Bennett, as well as modern lounge"
"staged concert series in March 2000, directed by Walter Bobbie and choreographed by Rob Ashford. The cast included David Ogden Stiers (Brock), Debbie Gravitte (Nita), Tom Alan Robbins (Joe), Patrick Wilson (Tommy), Sarah Uriarte Berry (Laura), Kevin Conway (Lt. Schmidt), and Jessica Stone (Margie). A concert cast recording was released by DRG Records. Reverend Brock, a single-minded 1890s social reformer works to sanitize the Tenderloin, a red-light neighborhood in western Manhattan. He is foiled by everyone associated with the district, including the corrupt politicians and police who are taking their cut from the earnings of the prostitutes who work the"
"Jablonsky, Mark Mothersbaugh, John Powell), John Ashton Thomas (John Powell, John Debney, Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard, Henry Jackman, Lyle Workman, Theodore Shapiro, John Ottman, John Paesano), Robert Elhai (Elliot Goldenthal, Michael Kamen, Ed Shearmur, Brian Tyler, Klaus Badelt, Ilan Eshkeri ) and J.A.C. Redford (James Horner, Thomas Newman). Conrad Salinger was the most prominent orchestrator of MGM musicals from the 1940s to 1962, orchestrating such famous films as ""Singin' in the Rain"", ""An American in Paris"", and ""Gigi"". In the 1950s, film composer John Williams frequently spent time with Salinger informally learning the craft of orchestration. Robert Russell Bennett"
"his lengthy rehearsal and improvisation techniques with actors to build characters and narrative for his films. His purpose is to capture reality and present ""emotional, subjective, intuitive, instinctive, vulnerable films."" His aesthetic has been compared to the sensibility of the Japanese director Yasujirō Ozu. His films and stage plays, according to critic Michael Coveney, ""comprise a distinctive, homogenous body of work which stands comparison with anyone's in the British theatre and cinema over the same period."" Coveney further noted Leigh's role in helping to create stars – Liz Smith in ""Hard Labour"", Alison Steadman in ""Abigail's Party"", Brenda Blethyn in"
"""Life is Sweet"" (1990) and ""Career Girls"" (1997), the Gilbert and Sullivan biographical film ""Topsy-Turvy"" (1999), and the bleak working-class drama ""All or Nothing"" (2002). His most notable works are the black comedy-drama ""Naked"" (1993), for which he won the Best Director Award at Cannes, the Oscar-nominated, BAFTA and Palme d'Or-winning drama ""Secrets & Lies"" (1996), the Golden Lion winning working-class drama ""Vera Drake"" (2004), and the Palme d'Or nominated biopic ""Mr. Turner"" (2014). Some of his notable stage plays include ""Smelling A Rat"", ""It's A Great Big Shame"", ""Greek Tragedy"", ""Goose-Pimples"", ""Ecstasy"", and ""Abigail's Party"". Leigh is known for"
"Branagh film, stating that the new version ""has every ounce of entertainment drained from it"" and called the film ""unbelievably bad"". Patrick Doyle is the composer and the music is performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The soundtrack is produced by Varèse Sarabande and was released in October 2007. Sleuth (2007 film) Sleuth is a 2007 British-American thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Jude Law and Michael Caine. The screenplay by Harold Pinter is an adaptation of Anthony Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play ""Sleuth"". Caine had previously starred in a 1972 version, where he played Law's role against Laurence"
"successful season at Sydney's Wharf Theatre, where it was seen by Australian music executive Ted Albert and his wife Antoinette. They both loved it, and, when Albert soon after set up the film production company M&A Productions with ex-Film Australia producer Tristram Miall, they offered Luhrmann to transform his play into a film. He agreed on the condition that he would also get to direct it. ""Strictly Ballroom"" tells the story of an Australian ballroom dancer, Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio), and his struggle to establish his personal style of dance on his way to win the Pan-Pacific Grand Prix Dancing"
"by Suede. His 2005 film ""See You at Regis Debray"" is about Andreas Baader. His last release was ""A Quiet American: Ralph Rucci & Paris"", a documentary about fashion designer Ralph Rucci. ""Projection"", starring Lars Eidinger and Yekaterina Golubeva, is currently in post-production. Leigh's films are characterised by long takes (Giorgos Arvanitis is a frequent collaborator), minimal dialogue, 'extreme' content and references to art of all varieties. Welsh musician John Cale has composed music for two of his films: ""Process"" (2004) and ""American Widow"" (2009). Japanese sound artist Ryoji Ikeda composed music for his film ""See You at Regis Debray"""
"Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel. In 2012, Leigh guest starred in VINYL The Classic Rock Experience, alongside Domenick Allen (formerly with Foreigner) and Denny Laine (from Wings and The Moody Blues) in Las Vegas. In 2013, Leigh was invited to return to London’s West End in the revival of A CHORUS LINE at the London Palladium. Leigh won the 2013 Olivier Award for Best Actress In A Supporting Role for her touching and hilarious portrayal of Sheila. In 2013, Leigh also starred with Domenick Allen at the St James Theatre in London in the show A LOVE AFFAIR FROM A2Z,"
"Sarah Vaughan, the Orchestre de Paris with Daniel Barenboim, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Beach Boys, Huey Lewis and the News, Willie Nelson, Travis Tritt, LeAnn Rimes, Lyle Lovett, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, crooner Tony Bennett, The Chieftains, Three Dog Night, David Copperfield, Dolly Parton, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ben Folds, They Might Be Giants, and musicals such as ""Rent, Titanic, Annie Get Your Gun, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray, My Fair Lady"" and ""Ain't Misbehavin' "" featuring Ruben Studdard. In October 2000, the Norton Center hosted the Vice Presidential Debate between Dick Cheney and Senator Joe Lieberman. In September 2009,"
"with Andy Cairns from Therapy? and Dischord Records' Ian McKaye from the group Fugazi. The film inspired Academy Award winning singer/songwriter Glen Hansard of The Frames to write a song of the same name after he played on a tour of the film's screenings in rock venues in rural Ireland. The Frames ""The Stars Are Underground"" appeared on their ""Dance the Devil"" album in 1999. The Stars Are Underground The Stars Are Underground is a 24-minute film documenting the underground music scene in Dublin, Ireland, in 1996. The film was first shown in the same year, 1996, and a VHS"
"revival in 2002 starring Lea Salonga had a rewritten plot by playwright David Henry Hwang but retained the inter-generational and immigrant themes as well as most of the original songs. ""The Sound of Music"", Rodgers and Hammerstein's last work together, is based on the story of the Von Trapp Family. Starring Mary Martin as Maria and Theodore Bikel as Captain von Trapp, it opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 16, 1959, garnering much praise and numerous awards. It has been frequently revived ever since. The show was made into a film in 1965 starring Julie Andrews as"
"wonderful little episodes in Ozu's ""Tokyo Story"", in a hairdressing salon and a bar, must have been in Leigh's subconscious memory when he made ""The Short and Curlies"" (1987), one of his most devastatingly funny pieces of work, and the pub scene in ""Life is Sweet""..."" In September 1973, he married actress Alison Steadman; they have two sons: Toby (born February 1978) and Leo (born August 1981). Steadman appeared in seven of his films and several of his plays, including ""Wholesome Glory"" and ""Abigail's Party"". They divorced in 2001. The actress Marion Bailey is his partner. Leigh is a Distinguished"
"The Anniversary Party The Anniversary Party is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written, directed, produced by, and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming. Sally Nash and Joe Therrian are a Hollywood couple celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary shortly after reconciling following a period of separation. He is a novelist who is about to direct the screen adaptation of his most recent bestseller; she is an actress he has opted not to cast in the lead role, despite the fact it's partly based on her, because he feels she's too old for the part. This decision, coupled with an ongoing"
"playing in jazz club scenes in the film Circus). This led to him becoming assistant to composer Simon Boswell with whom he scored over 20 movies including ""A Midsummer Night’s Dream"" and ""Cousin Bette"". He also collaborated on Elton John’s score to ""Women Talking Dirty"" and worked with members of Blur. In 1999, after a chance meeting with Kevin Macdonald he wrote the score to the Oscar winning documentary ""One Day in September"". This led to a long collaboration with Macdonald, on films such as ""Touching the Void"", ""State of Play"" and ""The Last King of Scotland"". During the production"
"as Barbara Wray and Fred Hearne as Octavius Mann. In 2000, Lost Musicals, aka The Lost Musicals Charitable Trust, presented at London's Palace Theatre ""Gay Divorce"" with the BBC. Ian Marshall Fisher directed, Kevin Amos Music, Director. The cast included Janie Dee, Thelma Ruby, Tim Flavin and Julie Wilson appearing along with the BBC orchestra. This was the second and only appearance of this show and playing in the same theatre where the original London production played. The book is dated, and professional modern productions are rare. Goodspeed Opera House staged the show in 1983 and an adapted version was"
"co-headlining with Mitch Hedberg. The tour was such a success that they added an extra leg and ran into 2005. This was Hedberg's last tour before his death. He has also appeared in five short films, including ""The Love Seat"" in 1999 and ""The Confetti Brothers"" in 2001. Both films were written and directed by Kirker Butler. ""The Confetti Brothers"", a satire, screened to packed houses at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. It continues to play the film festival circuit. In April 2006, Lynch starred as Robbie Hart in the Broadway musical ""The Wedding Singer"", which ran on Broadway from"
"Chronicle"" commented that ""As the downtrodden, sexy, trusting and quietly funny prostitute, Leigh is, of course, in her element"". Her performance as a manipulative stage mother in Don McKellar's film ""Childstar"" won her a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in 2005. After many years of wanting to be in a Todd Solondz movie, she appeared in ""Palindromes"" (2004). She also appeared in the psychological thriller ""The Jacket"" (2005), alongside Adrien Brody. Leigh appeared in the 2008 ensemble film ""Synecdoche, New York"" and has acted in two films written and directed by her then"
"Oct 2000: ""Lend Me a Tenor"" by Ken Ludwig, directed by Janet Thompson May 2000: ""Private Lives"" by Noël Coward, directed by Colin McCulloch Apr 2000: ""Cole! Musical Revue"" by Cole Porter, dir by Hank Roberts Feb 2000: ""Picasso at the Lapin Agile"" by Steve Martin, directed by Carla Lev Nov 1999: ""The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"" by Barbara Robinson, directed by Hank Roberts Sep 1999: ""The Odd Couple"" by Neil Simon, directed by Brian Haigh May 1999: ""Whodunnit"" by Anthony Shaffer, directed by Janet Thompson Apr 1999: ""Twelfth Night"" by William Shakespeare, directed by Robert Otey (reading) Feb 1999:"