"Great Directors Great Directors is a 2009 documentary film written and directed by Angela Ismailos. In the film, Ismailos interviews directors of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Catherine Breillat, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Todd Haynes, Richard Linklater, Ken Loach, David Lynch, John Sayles, and Agnès Varda. ""Great Directors"" features interviews with Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Stephen Frears, Agnès Varda, Ken Loach, Liliana Cavani, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles. ""Great Directors"" was debuted at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in May, and was released in New York City on July 2, 2010."
"doing research. The waterboarding scene was performed for real on actor Trevor Williams, after the results had not been satisfactory during earlier attempts at merely staging the act. Despite the knowledge that he was safe, the filming left the actor deeply disturbed and caused ""weeks of panic attacks"". For a Ken Loach film, ""Route Irish"" uses an unusually high amount of stunt scenes and pyrotechnics. ""Route Irish"" was first shown on 20 May at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, in competition as part of the official selection. According to festival general Thierry Fremaux, the film was not finished in time"
"Route Irish (film) Route Irish is a 2010 drama-thriller film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. It is set in Liverpool and focuses on the consequences suffered by private security contractors after fighting in the Iraq War. The title comes from the Baghdad Airport Road, known as ""Route Irish"". The film was a British-French co-production. It was selected for the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Philip French, in ""The Observer"", wrote that the film reprises several themes in Loach's films, such as state-sanctioned crime, the brutality of war, the exploitation of the underclass and"
"Film in Coproduction in 2012, but lost to ""Romantics Anonymous"". Route Irish (film) Route Irish is a 2010 drama-thriller film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. It is set in Liverpool and focuses on the consequences suffered by private security contractors after fighting in the Iraq War. The title comes from the Baghdad Airport Road, known as ""Route Irish"". The film was a British-French co-production. It was selected for the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Philip French, in ""The Observer"", wrote that the film reprises several themes in Loach's films, such as state-sanctioned crime,"
"law so badly taught here? Or did he not pass his exam?"" In a press release, Loach said the claim about his alleged antisemitism was ""malicious"". The rector of the Free University of Brussels, Yvon Englert, supported Loach. Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is an English director of television and independent film. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (""Poor Cow"", 1967), homelessness (""Cathy Come Home"", 1966) and labour rights (""Riff-Raff"", 1991, and ""The Navigators"", 2001). Loach's film ""Kes"" (1969) was voted the"
"new routes for audiences who may be unfamiliar with Irish culture. The IFI also provides a venue for debate and acts as a meeting place for a variety of groups. A series of public interviews has brought many international filmmakers and actors to IFI audiences over the years, including John Woo, Peter Greenaway, Dennis Hopper, Atom Egoyan, Sydney Pollack, Tim Roth, Joel Schumacher, Juliette Binoche, John C. Reilly, U2's Larry Mullen Jr. and Claude Miller. Evening courses offer opportunities to explore everything from Indian cinema and America independents to Spanish film, with lectures following each screening. Throughout the month, the"
"London Boulevard London Boulevard is a 2010 British independent crime noir film released in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2010. It is based on Ken Bruen's 2001 novel of the same name, with screenplay and direction by William Monahan, marking his directorial debut. The cast features Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley and Ray Winstone. The film opens with Harry Mitchel (Colin Farrell) (convicted of grievous bodily harm under never-explained circumstances) leaving prison. He is propositioned by his friend and former partner-in-crime, Billy Norton (Ben Chaplin), to live in a nice ""acquired"" apartment, but on condition he work for Billy's criminal"
"UK and Ireland on 24 April 2009. On its television premiere on BBC Two on 1 August 2010, the film was dedicated to its director Gareth Carrivick, who had died earlier in the year. Ray (Chris O'Dowd) has been fired from his job as a costumed guide in a theme park attraction called ""Star Ride,"" after he goes too far into character and terrifies a group of young children. Ray's good friends Pete (Dean Lennox Kelly) and Toby (Marc Wootton) also work in the theme park, as costumed dinosaurs passing out coupons to a restaurant called ""Dinoburger."" That evening they"
"On Tour (2010 film) On Tour () is a 2010 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed by Mathieu Amalric. It stars Amalric himself as a producer who brings an American Neo-Burlesque troupe to France, played by genuine performers Mimi Le Meaux, Kitten on the Keys, Dirty Martini, Julie Atlas Muz, Evie Lovelle and Roky Roulette. In a road movie narrative, the plot follows the troupe as they tour French port cities with their show, which was performed for actual audiences during the production. The inspiration for the film was a book by Colette about her experience from music halls in the"
"that she's not a 'fiancee' anymore. At this point it's assumed that the two have gotten back together. Carlton drives Kyle to the airport, where Kyle agrees to come visit on New Year's and Carlton agrees to visit Kyle for Christmas. The ending scene shows Carlton clearing out his baseball locker and walking to his jeep, where Lucy is waiting for him. The two drive off together. The Open Road The Open Road is a 2009 comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Meredith. It stars Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara, Jeff Bridges, and Mary Steenburgen and was produced by Anchor"
"Qureshi. Peter Mullan Peter Mullan (; born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role in Ken Loach's ""My Name Is Joe"" (1998), for which he won Best Actor Award at 1998 Cannes Film Festival and ""The Claim"" (2000). He is also winner of the World Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performances at 2011 Sundance Film Festival for his work on Paddy Considine's ""Tyrannosaur"" (2011). Mullan appeared as supporting or guest actor in numerous cult movies, including ""Riff-Raff"" (1991), ""Braveheart"" (1995), ""Trainspotting"" (1996), ""Young Adam"" (2003), ""Children of Men"" (2006), ""War"
"while sounding entirely in the present."" In ""The New York Post"" Kyle Smith wrote: ""One of Hollywood’s most in-demand writers whips up a potent directorial debut with the vicious, spirited gangster drama 'London Boulevard'."" The ""Urban Cinefile""'s review stated: ""Fast paced with great cinematography and an upbeat score, this graphically violent thriller satisfies on every count"". London Boulevard London Boulevard is a 2010 British independent crime noir film released in the United Kingdom on 26 November 2010. It is based on Ken Bruen's 2001 novel of the same name, with screenplay and direction by William Monahan, marking his directorial debut."
"directed by David Keating and starring Timothy Spall, Aidan Gillen and Eva Birthistle and Outcast (2010 film) directed by Colm McCarthy (director) and starring James Nesbitt, Kate Dickie and fellow Scottish actress Hannah Stanbridge, who received a Scottish BAFTA for her role in the film. Brendan McCarthy is Film Adviser to Arts Council of Ireland, where he consults on both policy and project related issues. From 2001 to 2012 McCarthy acted as the Irish delegate to Eurimages. Eurimages is the European co-production fund based at the Council of Europe. He was active in the creation of policy and project selection"
"Peter Mullan Peter Mullan (; born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role in Ken Loach's ""My Name Is Joe"" (1998), for which he won Best Actor Award at 1998 Cannes Film Festival and ""The Claim"" (2000). He is also winner of the World Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Breakout Performances at 2011 Sundance Film Festival for his work on Paddy Considine's ""Tyrannosaur"" (2011). Mullan appeared as supporting or guest actor in numerous cult movies, including ""Riff-Raff"" (1991), ""Braveheart"" (1995), ""Trainspotting"" (1996), ""Young Adam"" (2003), ""Children of Men"" (2006), ""War Horse"""
"cast includes Gary Owen as Crazy Cody, Jay Pharoah as Runflat, David Banner as Pawnshop Jay, Dragoș Bucur as Marko, Gary Weeks as Dr. Cowan, Jacob Latimore as Ramone and Benjamin Flores, Jr. as Morris, Runflat's brother. On November 29, 2009, ""The Hollywood Reporter"" announced that comedian Jason Mantzoukas had been hired to write cop-buddy comedy film ""Ride Along"" for New Line Cinema, originally written by Greg Coolidge, with Ice Cube set to star in and produce the film along with Matt Alvarez, through Cube's film company, Cube Vision Productions. On July 11, 2012, Universal Pictures acquired the distribution rights"
"named one of its fleet – bus 913 – after him in September 2006. Radio shows he presented: Radio shows he regularly starred in: He presented: He appeared in: Pete McCarthy Peter Charles McCarthy Robinson (9 November 1951 – 6 October 2004), known as Pete McCarthy, was an English comedian, radio and television presenter and travel writer. He was noted for his best-selling travel books ""McCarthy's Bar"" (2000) and ""The Road to McCarthy"" (2002), in which he explored Ireland and the Irish diaspora around the world. Born in Warrington, Lancashire to an English father of Irish descent and an Irish"
"Sylvester Stallone, Mr. T, Elizabeth Taylor, Kathie Lee Gifford, Ivana Trump, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Vanna White, Kenny Loggins, Tommy Lee and David Cassidy. Comedians included Bruce Vilanch, Jay Mohr, Cheryl Hines, Kevin Nealon, Doris Roberts, Fred Willard, Niecy Nash, Kel Mitchell, Laraine Newman and Andrea Martin. An off-Broadway with a rotating cast featuring Matthew Broderick, Kristen Johnston, Rachel Dratch, Kristen Wiig, Sherri Shepherd, Richard Kind, Claudia Shear, Scott Adsit, Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, Casey Wilson, Bobby Moynihan, Bob Balaban, Joy Behar, Richard Belzer, Craig Bierko, Bobby Cannavale, and Alan Cumming, among others, won the Drama Desk"
"Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is an English director of television and independent film. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (""Poor Cow"", 1967), homelessness (""Cathy Come Home"", 1966) and labour rights (""Riff-Raff"", 1991, and ""The Navigators"", 2001). Loach's film ""Kes"" (1969) was voted the seventh greatest British film of the 20th century in a poll by the British Film Institute. Two of his films, ""The Wind That Shakes the Barley"" (2006) and ""I, Daniel Blake"" (2016) received the Palme d'Or at the"
"Ruaraidh Murray Ruaraidh Murray (born 18 September 1975) is a Scottish actor, writer and comedian. Murray's work includes his critically acclaimed shows ""Allie"" and ""Big Sean, Mikey and Me"". ""Allie"" was a BBC Scriptroom Drama Finalist 2016. ""Big Sean, Mikey and Me"" received The Scotsman’s Hotshow and was longlisted for BBC Screenplay First Award 2016. Murray's various film roles include playing the lead role of Rory in Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2014/BIFF Award-winning feature film ""Night Bus"". Murray played Tommy, a lead role in the No.1 UK tour of Irvine Welsh's global sensation ""Trainspotting"". Murray was born in"
"Trevor Dwyer-Lynch Trevor Dwyer-Lynch 1968, is a Black British actor, presenter, and stand up comedian. Born and raised in Moss Side and Salford, calls himself a ""Mossfordian"" trained in Drama and Performing Arts at City College /Arden School of Theatre Manchester in 1990, Dwyer-Lynch has appeared in numerous television and theatre productions, merging both serious roles—such as ""Gloucester"" in Shakespeare's King Lear— to his best known comedic role in ""Coronation Street"" as Patrick Tussell the taxi-driver working for Steve McDonald (2002–2005). A dog lover, his 15-stone, Old English Mastiff also appeared with him in an episode, his dog spoiling ""Patrick's"""
"(""The Thin Red Line""), Robert Rodriguez - Frank Miller (""Sin City""), Guy Ritchie (""Suspect""), Eli Roth (""Cabin Fever""), Sergei Bodrov (""Running Free""). Arie Verveen Arie Verveen (born 28 September 1976) is an Irish actor whose accomplished list of movies and directors he has collaborated with include Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line), Robert Rodriguez - Frank Miller (Sin City), Guy Ritchie (Suspect), Eli Roth (Cabin Fever), Sergei Bodrov (Running Free) and Robert M. Young (Caught). He has received an Independent Spirit Award Nomination, a Golden Satellite Award and notable critical acclaim, for his work. Verveen studied under acting coach David"
"such as James Cagney, Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, John Ford, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Tyrone Power, Chuck Conners, Ada Rehan, Jena Malone, and Spencer Tracy. Irish-born actress Maureen O'Hara, who became an American citizen, defined for U.S. audiences the archetypal, feisty Irish ""colleen"" in popular films such as ""The Quiet Man"" and ""The Long Gray Line"". More recently, the Irish-born Pierce Brosnan gained screen celebrity as James Bond. During the early years of television, popular figures with Irish roots included Gracie Allen, Art Carney, Joe Flynn, Jackie Gleason, Luke Gordon and Ed Sullivan. Since the late days of"
"Landis, Judd Apatow, Kevin Bacon, Tim Matheson, John Goodman, Billy Bob Thornton, Meat Loaf, Christopher Buckley, Henry Beard, Matty Simmons, Tony Hendra, P. J. O'Rourke, Chris Miller, Anne Beatts, Mike Reiss, Sean Kelly, Brian McConnachie, Michael Gross, Janis Hirsch, Chris Cerf, Peter Kleinman, Judith Belushi Pisano, Rick Meyerowitz, Ivan Reitman, Bruce McCall, Al Jean, Beverly D'Angelo, Ed Subitzky, Sam Gross, Jerry Taylor, and many others, as well as archival footage of staffers and Lampoon performers, including John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Doug Kenney and Michael O'Donoghue. Ben Kenigsberg of ""Variety"" reviewed the film positively, calling it ""generous and briskly entertaining"" and"
"heavily on traditional tourist imagery of Ireland and on Irish jokes. Several of his shows have been released on cassette and CD, and they are popular with tour bus drivers in several English-speaking countries who play them to passengers to help pass the time between destinations. After suffering from a long bout of ill health, Roach died on 28 February 2012. The following month, RTÉ broadcast a tribute to Roach in one of its graveyard slots, a repeat airing of a programme from the ""That's Entertainment"" series first broadcast in 1972. Hal Roach (comedian) Hal Roach (4 November 1927 –"
"Brinkley, Dean Cain, Stephen Colbert, Kevin Connolly, Walter Cronkite, Erik Estrada, Lucy Hale, Sammi Hanratty, Rebecca Herbst, Jane Kaczmarek, Howie Mandel, Mary McCartney, Reba McEntire, Bette Midler, Jimmy Pardo, General Colin Powell, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Carly Simon and Hilary Swank. In a 2008 ""New York Times"" article, economist Steven Levitt of ""Freakonomics"" fame indicated that the organization's model and its technological innovations ""likely make Smile Train one of the most productive charities, dollar for deed, in the world."" In 2008, Smile Train was the runner-up in the Health-Care IT category of the ""Wall Street Journal"" Technology Innovation Awards in recognition"
"critical consensus reads, ""Bleak and uncompromising, but director Ken Loach brightens his film with gorgeous cinematography and tight pacing, and features a fine performance from Cillian Murphy."" Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 82 out of 100, based on 30 reviews. The ""Daily Telegraph""'s film critic described it as a ""brave, gripping drama"" and said that director Loach was ""part of a noble and very English tradition of dissent"". A ""Times"" film critic said that the film showed Loach ""at his creative and inflammatory best"", and rated it as 4 out of 5. The ""Daily Record"" of"
"Revolutionary Road (film) Revolutionary Road is a 2008 British-American romantic drama film directed by Sam Mendes. It was written by Justin Haythe and based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Richard Yates. This is the second on-screen collaboration among Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Kathy Bates, all of whom previously co-starred in ""Titanic"". The performances of DiCaprio and Winslet earned them a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama nomination and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, respectively, and the film was nominated for a further three Golden Globes, four BAFTAs and three"
"Arie Verveen Arie Verveen (born 28 September 1976) is an Irish actor whose accomplished list of movies and directors he has collaborated with include Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line), Robert Rodriguez - Frank Miller (Sin City), Guy Ritchie (Suspect), Eli Roth (Cabin Fever), Sergei Bodrov (Running Free) and Robert M. Young (Caught). He has received an Independent Spirit Award Nomination, a Golden Satellite Award and notable critical acclaim, for his work. Verveen studied under acting coach David G. Bennett in London, where he made his stage debut in a production of ""A Hatful Of Rain"" by Michael V. Gazzo,"
"Fur), comedy icon Harold Ramis (Stripes, Caddyshack, Animal House, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day), Luke Wilson (The Royal Tenenbaums), Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy), Michelle Monaghan (Gone Baby Gone), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), Tim Daly (Wings), Jeremy Davies (Lost), Olivia Wilde (House, Tron: Legacy), Hayden Panettiere (Heroes), Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland, Adventureland), Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill), Adrian Grenier (Entourage), Zach Braff (Scrubs, Garden State), Jane Seymour (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman), Josh Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama), Kate Bosworth (Win a Date with Tad Hamilton), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos), Fred Schepisi (Roxanne, Six Degrees of Separation), Allison Janney (The West Wing, Juno), and Tate"
"feature film ""Situations Vacant"" written by Steve Murray and directed by Lisa Mulcahy who is best known for directing Irish Television drama The Clinic, and was also among the ten Irish actors who appeared on the RTÉ reality show ""Hollywood Trials"" On the BBC television programme ""Something for the Weekend"", Graham's bandmate Ronan Keating let slip that Graham would be taking part in the fifth series of ""Dancing on Ice"", starting in January 2010. On the show he was paired with professional skater Melanie Lambert, but were voted off on 7 March in a skate-off with Danniella Westbrook and her"
"from both Britain and the United States. After a taped introduction by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the live comedy lineup included US comedic performers: Jon Stewart, Ben Stiller, Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, Seth Meyers, Jason Sudeikis, Bobby Moynihan, Jay Pharoah, and Taran Killam from ""Saturday Night Live""), Rachel Dratch, David Cross & Bob Odenkirk, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Paul Rudd, Rashida Jones, Chris O'Dowd, Bill Hader (as Julian Assange), Rex Lee (as Kim Jong-un), comedic music by Reggie Watts. Participating UK comedians were : Russell Brand, Eddie Izzard, Peter Serafinowicz, David Walliams, Jimmy Carr, Catherine Tate, Noel Fielding, Matt Berry, Micky"
"was adapted for TV as the series 100 Code, starring Dominic Monaghan and Michael Nyqvist. His 2001 novel, 'London Boulevard,' was adapted for the big screen in 2010 and starred Keira Knightley, Colin Farrell, David Thewlis and Ray Winstone. Jeannerod, Dominique. ""Representations of Crime and Punishment in French and Irish Crime Fiction."" Masson, Antoine, O'Connor, Kevin (eds.) Representations of Justice, Bern, Peter Lang, (2007) 23–37 Kincaid, Andrew. ""Down These Mean Streets"": The City and Critique in Contemporary Irish Noir Éire-Ireland – Volume 45:1&2, Earrach/Samhradh / Spring/Summer 2010, 39–55 Murphy, Paula. ""'Murderous Mayhem': Ken Bruen and the New Ireland."" ""CLUES: A"
"venues across the city. Over the years GFT has played host to many illustrious guests, including: Richard Attenborough, Elmer Bernstein, John Byrne (playwright), Danny Boyle, Simon Callow, Robert Carlyle, Robbie Coltrane, Sean Connery, Willem Dafoe, Carl Davis, Bill Forsyth, Stephen Fry, Peter Greenaway, David Hayman, Jane Horrocks, Eddie Izzard, Felicity Kendal, Anthony LaPaglia, Paul Laverty, Jonny Lee Miller, Janet Leigh, Mike Leigh, Ken Loach, Baz Luhrmann, David Lynch, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Mills, Peter Mullan, David Niven, David Puttnam, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Christopher Reeve, Nicolas Roeg, Mickey Rooney, Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, Tilda Swinton, Quentin Tarantino, Giuseppe Tornatore and Max von Sydow."