"HandMade Films HandMade Films is a British film production and distribution company. Notable films from the studio include ""Monty Python's Life of Brian"", ""Time Bandits"" and ""Withnail and I"". HandMade Films was formed by former Beatle George Harrison and business partner Denis O'Brien in 1978 to finance the Monty Python film ""Life of Brian"". Harrison had first been introduced to O'Brien by actor Peter Sellers in 1973. Soon after, the two went into business together. When the original financiers of ""Brian"", EMI Films, pulled out of the project less than a week before filming was to commence, the creators had"
"had this watermark 'British Handmade Paper' ... So we said ... we'll call it Handmade Films."" The first film distributed by HandMade Films was ""The Long Good Friday"" (1980), and the first they produced was ""Time Bandits"" (1981), a co-scripted project by Monty Pythons Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin. The film featured a new song by Harrison, ""Dream Away"", in the closing credits. ""Time Bandits"" became one of HandMade's most successful and acclaimed efforts; with a budget of $5 million, it earned $35 million in the US within ten weeks of its release. Harrison served as executive producer for 23"
"sales, marketing and financial packaging company) was also acquired. It was subsequently renamed Handmade Films International. The parent company, now known as HandMade plc, is currently publicly traded under the symbol HMF. On 7 January 2010, the company's shares were suspended on the London AIM stock market pending financial restructuring. In July 2010, Handmade was purchased for £6.1 million by a syndicate of Jersey-based businessmen, including William Child-Villiers, 10th Earl of Jersey, at which time wealth-manager David Francis was reported to be deciding what to do with the business. HandMade Films HandMade Films is a British film production and distribution"
"Bernard Delfont. Harrison financed the production of ""Life of Brian"" in part by mortgaging his home, which Idle later called ""the most anybody's ever paid for a cinema ticket in history"". The film grossed $21 million at the box office in the US. The first film distributed by HandMade Films was ""The Long Good Friday"" (1980), and the first they produced was ""Time Bandits"" (1981), a co-scripted project by Monty Pythons Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin. The film featured a new song by Harrison, ""Dream Away"", in the closing credits. ""Time Bandits"" became one of HandMade's most successful and acclaimed"
"ten lists. The Handmaiden The Handmaiden (; ) is a 2016 South Korean erotic psychological thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong. It is inspired from the novel ""Fingersmith"" by Welsh writer Sarah Waters, with the setting changed from Victorian era Britain to Korea under Japanese colonial rule. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in South Korea on 1 June 2016, to critical acclaim. It grossed over $37 million worldwide. At the 71st British Academy Film Awards,"
"The Handmaiden The Handmaiden (; ) is a 2016 South Korean erotic psychological thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo and Cho Jin-woong. It is inspired from the novel ""Fingersmith"" by Welsh writer Sarah Waters, with the setting changed from Victorian era Britain to Korea under Japanese colonial rule. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in South Korea on 1 June 2016, to critical acclaim. It grossed over $37 million worldwide. At the 71st British Academy Film Awards, the film"
"1991 and was sold three years later to Paragon Entertainment, a Canadian corporation. Afterwards, Harrison sued O'Brien for $25 million for fraud and negligence, resulting in an $11.6 million judgement in 1996. In 1994, the company was acquired by the Canadian company Paragon Entertainment, which restarted production under the HandMade name. The company's most notable release of that era was ""Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"" (1998). In 1999 Patrick Meehan and Cartier Investments acquired HandMade from Paragon. In June 2006 the Equator Group plc acquired Handmade Holdings Limited, and in November of that year Sequence Film Limited (a film"
"December 1976, with a first draft completed by mid-1977. The final pre-production draft was ready in January 1978, following ""a concentrated two-week writing and water-skiing period in Barbados"". The film would not have been made without Python fan former Beatle George Harrison, who set up HandMade Films to help fund it at a cost of £3 million. Harrison put up the money for it as he ""wanted to see the movie"" — later described by Terry Jones as the ""world's most expensive cinema ticket."" The original backers, EMI Films, had been scared off at the last minute by the subject"
"films with HandMade, including ""Mona Lisa"", ""Shanghai Surprise"" and ""Withnail and I"". He made several cameo appearances in these films, including a role as a nightclub singer in ""Shanghai Surprise"", for which he recorded five new songs. According to Ian Inglis, Harrison's ""executive role in HandMade Films helped to sustain British cinema at a time of crisis, producing some of the country's most memorable movies of the 1980s."" Following a series of box office bombs in the late 1980s and excessive debt incurred by O'Brien, which was guaranteed by Harrison, HandMade's financial situation became precarious. The company ceased operations in"
"at the Rome International Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival. In September 2014, it was announced that Park would adapt ""Fingersmith"", a historical crime novel by Sarah Waters. The film entered production in mid-2015 and ended on October 31, 2015. That film ended up becoming ""The Handmaiden"" and premiered in competition to rave reviews at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where Artistic Director Seong-hie Ryu won the Vulcain Prize for the Technical Arts and also where it got nominated for both the Palme d' Or and Queer Palm; the film also won Best New Actress (Tae-ri Kim), The"
"Manos: The Hands of Fate Manos: The Hands of Fate (stylized onscreen as ""MANOS"" The Hands of Fate) is a 1966 American independent horror film. It was written, directed, and produced by Harold P. Warren who also starred in the film. It is widely recognized as one of the worst films ever made. In 1993, the television comedy series ""Mystery Science Theater 3000"" (""MST3K""), a show based on the premise of comedically mocking B movies, featured ""Manos: The Hands of Fate"", helping the film develop a cult status. The film's plot revolves primarily around a vacationing family who lose their"
"Handgun (film) Handgun is a 1983 English film starring Karen Young. It was written and directed by Tony Garnett. Garnett had recently moved to the US from the UK. He wanted to make a film about gun violence in the US. He got a development deal from the Ladd Company went to Dallas to research and write the film. He succeeded in raising the $3 million budget from EMI Films. Garnett found Karen Young in London and the actors who played her parents in Boston. The rest of the cast were from Dallas. He used techniques he had developed in"
"The Handmaid's Tale (film) The Handmaid's Tale is a 1990 film adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel of the same name. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, the film stars Natasha Richardson (Kate/Offred), Faye Dunaway (Serena Joy), Robert Duvall (The Commander, Fred), Aidan Quinn (Nick), and Elizabeth McGovern (Moira). The screenplay was written by Harold Pinter. The original music score was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. MGM Home Entertainment released an Avant-Garde Cinema DVD of the film in 2001. The film was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. In the near future, war rages across the Republic of Gilead—formerly the United States"
"but was ousted 2 years later by the bank's Board for mismanagement and not adhering to the Board's strategy, which led to huge losses for the family-owned business. Denis O'Brien (producer) Denis O'Brien was an American attorney, and was the business manager of George Harrison of The Beatles for some years. Introduced to Harrison by Peter Sellers, O'Brien helped the former Beatle sort out his tax affairs after becoming his manager in 1973. Harrison and O'Brien founded the film production company HandMade Films in 1978 to finance the completion of ""Monty Python's Life of Brian"" after EMI Films, the original"
"Lilly. The South Korean director Park Chan-wook created a film adaptation titled, ""The Handmaiden"" (Korean title ""Agassi""), set in 1930s colonial Korea and starring Ha Jung-woo, Kim Min-hee, Cho Jin-woong and Kim Tae-ri. The film ended production on 31 October 2015, and was released at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success. Fingersmith (novel) Fingersmith is a 2002 historical crime novel set in Victorian era Britain by Sarah Waters. Sue Trinder, an orphan raised in 'a Fagin-like den of thieves' by her adoptive mother, Mrs Sucksby, is sent to help Richard"
"filmmaking. Founded by Courtney Fathom Sell & Reverend Jen Miller, the now-defunct studio would utilize local performers and locations from the Lower East Side of New York City to create various short films which would then be screened in venues such as bars and Anthology Film Archives. Though mainly recognized for their short films, the studios' first and only feature Satan, Hold My Hand was made on a budget of just $27.00 while featuring an A-list Hollywood cast including Janeane Garofalo and was Produced by Jonathan Ames, writer and creator of the HBO series Bored to Death. In 1978, Sterling"
"memorable movies of the 1980s."" Following a series of box office bombs in the late 1980s, and excessive debt incurred by O'Brien which was guaranteed by Harrison, HandMade's financial situation became precarious. The company ceased operations in 1991 and was sold three years later to Paragon Entertainment, a Canadian corporation. Afterwards, Harrison sued O'Brien for $25 million for fraud and negligence, resulting in an $11.6 million judgement in 1996. Harrison was involved in humanitarian and political activism throughout his life. In the 1960s, the Beatles supported the civil rights movement and protested against the Vietnam War. In early 1971, Ravi"
"Hold Your Hands Hold Your Hands () is a 2017 Chinese drama film written and directed by Miao Yue and starring Wang Xueqi and Chen Jin. The film premiered in China on October 13, 2017. The film follows the story of a veteran leading villagers out of poverty and into wealth in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan province. It is produced jointly by Xiaoxiang Film Group Co., Ltd., Emei Film Group Co., Ltd. and Huaxia Film Distribution. In November 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the remote village Shibadong (), he proposed to take targeted measures"
"name. The two were tempted to ally themselves with Steven Spielberg, who produced ""Used Cars"" and ""I Wanna Hold Your Hand"", which were both box office bombs. Zemeckis and Gale initially had shown the screenplay to Spielberg, who had ""loved"" it. Spielberg, however, was absent from the project during development because Zemeckis felt if he produced another flop under him, he would never be able to make another film. Gale said ""we were afraid that we would get the reputation that we were two guys who could only get a job because we were pals with Steven Spielberg."" Zemeckis chose"
"The Hand (1981 film) The Hand is a 1981 American psychological horror film written and directed by Oliver Stone, based on the novel ""The Lizard's Tail"" by Marc Brandell. The film stars Michael Caine and Andrea Marcovicci. Caine plays Jon Lansdale, a comic book artist who loses his hand, which in turn takes on a murderous life of its own. The original film score is by James Horner, in one of his earliest projects. Warner Bros. released the movie on DVD on September 25, 2007. Jon Lansdale (Michael Caine) is a comic book illustrator, whose relationship with his beautiful wife"
"Made (2001 film) Made is a 2001 American crime comedy film written and directed by Jon Favreau. It stars Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Peter Falk, and Sean Combs. It was Favreau's directorial debut. Bobby has ties to the local mafia boss, Max, but works as an honest mason for Max's construction projects. He fights in amateur boxing matches on the side, but his career is lackluster (five wins, five losses, one draw). Struggling to support his stripper girlfriend Jessica and her daughter Chloe, Bobby decides to do a mafia job for Max. Against his better judgment, he brings along his ne'er-do-well"
"had even shown him a finished script. The film, titled ""Hoodwinked!"", was directed by Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, and Tony Leech, and Stutzman and Montgomery both served as producers on the film. Stutzman also took on a minor role, playing the part of Timmy. It was one of the first computer-animated films to be fully independently funded, and due to its small budget, its animation was produced in Manila, Philippines. The film was released in 2005, receiving mixed reviews, and earning over $110 million worldwide. Stutzman met his wife Ela in 2003, while working on ""Hoodwinked!"" in Manila, and married"
"efforts; with a budget of $5 million, it earned $35 million in the US within ten weeks of its release. Harrison served as executive producer for 23 films with HandMade, including ""A Private Function"", ""Mona Lisa"", ""Shanghai Surprise"", ""Withnail and I"" and ""How to Get Ahead in Advertising"". He made cameo appearances in several of these films, including a role as a nightclub singer in ""Shanghai Surprise"", for which he recorded five new songs. According to Ian Inglis, Harrison's ""executive role in HandMade Films helped to sustain British cinema at a time of crisis, producing some of the country's most"
"are reunited. London, England, United Kingdom. The Royal Masonic School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom ""The Handmaiden"", a 2016 South Korean film inspired by the same novel. Fingersmith (TV serial) Fingersmith is a two-part BBC mini-series that was televised in 2005. The story, which is an adaptation of Sarah Waters' Man Booker Prize nominated novel, follows the meeting of two very different young women and what madness ensues. Directed by Aisling Walsh, it stars Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Elaine Cassidy, Rupert Evans and Charles Dance. The mini-series was nominated for Best Drama Serial at the 2006 British Academy Television Awards."
"theatrical films with the Hollywood science fiction film ""The Handmaid's Tale"" in 1990. The film's story takes place in a dystopian near future where most women are sterile due to pollution. Kate (Natasha Richardson) is arrested after attempting to flee to Canada and forced to become a ""Handmaid"". Handmaids are fertile women who are enslaved by the state and put in the households of wealthy men - who have ""ceremonial"" sex with them in the hope of conceiving a child. She becomes the Handmaid of the Commander (Robert Duvall), Fred, who is married to Serena Joy (Faye Dunaway). To save"
"Hand in Hand (film) Hand in Hand is a 1960 black and white Associated British Picture Corporation dramatic film about the friendship between two young children, one a Roman Catholic boy about nine, the other a 7-year-old Jewish girl. Filmed in the summer of 1960 under the title ""The Star and The Cross"", ""Hand in Hand"" was released theatrically in the United States in 1961 by Columbia Pictures. Although ABPC's distribution arm in the United Kingdom, Warner-Pathe Film Distributors, screened the film for the British press in late 1960, it remained unreleased in the UK until 1963, when it finally"
"limited release in the United States and had almost no release overseas. It had a world box office gross of $5.4 million. Made (2001 film) Made is a 2001 American crime comedy film written and directed by Jon Favreau. It stars Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Peter Falk, and Sean Combs. It was Favreau's directorial debut. Bobby has ties to the local mafia boss, Max, but works as an honest mason for Max's construction projects. He fights in amateur boxing matches on the side, but his career is lackluster (five wins, five losses, one draw). Struggling to support his stripper girlfriend Jessica"
"Hands Up or I'll Shoot Hands Up or I'll Shoot () is an East German crime comedy film directed by Hans-Joachim Kasprzik, who wrote the script along with Rudi Strahl. Rolf Herricht starred as officer Holms. The picture was filmed in 1965, but in 1966 censors refused to allow it to be screened, and therefore post-production ceased. ""Hands Up or I'll Shoot"" was only completed and distributed in 2009, making it the last East German film to be released. Lieutenant Holms, a People's Police detective, has always dreamed of solving complicated crimes. However, the German Democratic Republic has one of"
"Hamady, who put together financing and eventually sold the project to production company Arista Films at the Cannes Film Festival. Arista had planned to film ""Surf II"" in 3-D; though several pre-production posters were made carrying the title ""Surf II 3-D"", the idea was eventually scrapped. Badat wrote the role of Menlo Schwartzer specifically for Eddie Deezen, having been a fan of his performance in Robert Zemeckis' 1978 film ""I Wanna Hold Your Hand"". According to Deezen, Menlo Schwartzer was named ""Stinky Schwartzer"" in the script until Deezen pressured Badat to change it. Many of the comic actors were allowed"
"they had recorded for the film. The release of the film was delayed because of a dispute over artistic control between Friedman and John Daly of Hemdale Films. Friedman first showed his version, without the permission of Hemdale, who held the copyright, at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Daly released the studio's version to video in 1989. Made in U.S.A. (1987 film) Made in U.S.A. is a 1987 American crime drama / black comedy film directed by Ken Friedman from a screenplay by Zbigniew Kempinski. The film stars Adrian Pasdar and Chris Penn as two young men who decide to"
"Denis O'Brien (producer) Denis O'Brien was an American attorney, and was the business manager of George Harrison of The Beatles for some years. Introduced to Harrison by Peter Sellers, O'Brien helped the former Beatle sort out his tax affairs after becoming his manager in 1973. Harrison and O'Brien founded the film production company HandMade Films in 1978 to finance the completion of ""Monty Python's Life of Brian"" after EMI Films, the original backers, pulled out at the last moment. Harrison brought a lawsuit against O'Brien in Los Angeles in January 1995 claiming O'Brien had deprived him of £16 million over"
"unexpected death of Tom Neyman, at age eighty. A video game based on the film for iOS systems was released in 2012. A Microsoft Windows port and Android port were later released. Manos: The Hands of Fate Manos: The Hands of Fate (stylized onscreen as ""MANOS"" The Hands of Fate) is a 1966 American independent horror film. It was written, directed, and produced by Harold P. Warren who also starred in the film. It is widely recognized as one of the worst films ever made. In 1993, the television comedy series ""Mystery Science Theater 3000"" (""MST3K""), a show based on"
"Hand That Rocks the Cradle Hand That Rocks the Cradle is an American silent film released in 1917. It was written, produced and directed by the husband and wife team Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber, who also play the lead roles. It was made in Hollywood under the working title ""Is a Woman a Person?"" The plot follows the careers of a husband and wife pair of activists campaigning for sex education and family planning. The events in the film were largely inspired by the trial of Margaret Sanger. The film was an unofficial sequel to ""Where Are My Children?"","