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John Crowley (director)

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'''John Crowley''' (born 19 August 1969) is an Irish film and theatre director.<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Dwyer |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2009/0502/1224245817975.html |title=A director with a lot on his mind |website=Irishtimes.com |date=2009-05-02 |access-date=2016-02-16}}</ref> He is best known for the films ''[[Brooklyn (film)|Brooklyn]]'' (2015) and his debut feature, ''[[Intermission (film)|Intermission]]'' (2003), for which he won an [[Irish Film and Television Award]] for Best Director. He is a brother of the designer [[Bob Crowley]].

==Education==
Crowley earned a BA in English and Philosophy (1990) and an MA in Philosophy from [[University College Cork]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/biographies/showbio.php?fid=34 |title=Biographies - Irish Film & TV Research Online - Trinity College Dublin |website=Tcd.ie |date=2006-11-27 |access-date=2016-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128174323/https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/biographies/showbio.php?fid=34 |archive-date=28 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
Crowley became involved in theatre as a student, seeing it as a stepping stone to directing film. He began directing plays in [[Dublin]] in the early 1990s, reached London's West End by 1996 and eventually become an associate director at the [[Donmar Warehouse]]. In 2000, he directed ''[[Come and Go]]'' as part of the [[Beckett on Film]] series and made his feature debut ''Intermission'' (2003), a comedy drama set in Dublin, starring [[Colin Farrell]], [[Cillian Murphy]] and [[Kelly Macdonald]], based on a screenplay by playwright [[Mark O'Rowe]].<ref name="filmmakermagazine1">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/directorinterviews/2009/04/john-crowley-is-anybody-there.php |title=John Crowley, Is Anybody There? |publisher=Filmmaker Magazine |access-date=2016-02-16}}</ref>

In May 2005, Crowley, along with [[Danny Boyle]], launched the [[UK Film Council]] Development Fund's "25 Words or Less: Director’s Cut" scheme to develop a feature film project, stating that he wanted particularly to "create a contemporary 'rebirth' or transformation story about a man or woman who begins as someone that spreads coldness."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=1444&sr=1&only=1&hl=intermedia&tpl=archnews |title=John Crowley Teams With Danny Boyle for New Script Initiative | The Irish Film & Television Network |website=Iftn.ie |access-date=2016-02-16}}</ref>

In 2007, Crowley reteamed with O'Rowe for the thought-provoking [[BAFTA Award|BAFTA]]-winning drama ''[[Boy A (film)|Boy A]]'', about a young man's return to civilian life after imprisonment for a brutal childhood killing, which was made for British television but was released theatrically in the US the following year.<ref name="filmmakermagazine1"/> It won him the Best Director (Fiction) award at the 2008 [[British Academy Television Craft Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BAFTA Craft Awards 2008|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2008/tvcraft|publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]}}</ref>

Additionally, Crowley was [[Tony Award|Tony]] nominated for the hugely successful London and Broadway runs of [[Martin McDonagh]]'s play ''[[The Pillowman]]'' in 2003 and 2005. He directed [[Neve Campbell]] and Cillian Murphy in the West End production of ''Love Song'' in 2006-7, and in 2007 filmed a television version of [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[Celebration (play)|Celebration]]'' starring [[Michael Gambon]], [[Stephen Rea]] and [[Colin Firth]].<ref name="filmmakermagazine1"/> In 2009 he directed the film ''[[Is Anybody There?]]'', set in 1980s seaside Britain, written by [[Peter Harness]] and starring [[Michael Caine]] as a grumpy ex-magician. In 2010, Crowley teamed once again with McDonagh for ''[[A Behanding in Spokane]]'' on Broadway.

In July 2016, it was announced that Crowley will direct the [[The Goldfinch (film)|screen adaptation]] of [[Donna Tartt]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning novel ''[[The Goldfinch (novel)|The Goldfinch]]'' for [[Warner Bros.]] and [[RatPac Entertainment]], starring [[Ansel Elgort]], [[Oakes Fegley]], [[Aneurin Barnard]] and [[Finn Wolfhard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/john-crowley-direct-the-goldfinch-1201809544/|title=John Crowley eyed to Direct Adaptation of The Goldfinch|website=Variety|date=20 July 2016|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref>

In 2017 it was announced that he would be directing a film adaption of [[Bernard MacLaverty]]'s [[Midwinter Break]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tartaglione|first1=Nancy|title=John Crowley To Direct 'Midwinter Break' For Film4, Shoebox – Venice|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/john-crowley-midwinter-break-bernard-maclaverty-film4-venice-1202160624/|date=4 September 2017|website=Deadline|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref>

==Theatre==
* A Very expensive Poison (2019) [[The Old Vic]] - written by Lucy Prebble.
* ''The Present'' (2016) on Broadway – [[Anton Chekhov]]'s ''[[Platonov (play)|Platonov]]'' adaptation by [[Andrew Upton]]. Starring [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Richard Roxburgh]], [[Toby Schmitz]], [[Jacqueline McKenzie]].<ref>The Present Broadway Official Website http://www.thepresentbroadway.com/?</ref>
* ''[[The Playboy of the Western World]]'' (2011) – The Old Vic. Starring [[Ruth Negga]], [[Niamh Cusack]] and [[Robert Sheehan]].
* ''[[A Behanding in Spokane]]'' (2010) on Broadway.
* ''[[A Steady Rain]]'' (2009) on Broadway. Starring [[Hugh Jackman]] and [[Daniel Craig]]
* ''Love Song'' (2006–07) – Written by [[John Kolvenbach]]. [[Ambassadors Theatre (London)|New Ambassadors Theatre]] (West End), London. This production, which was the UK premiere, starred [[Neve Campbell]] & [[Cillian Murphy]].
* ''The Pillowman'' (2005) – International tour.
* ''[[The Pillowman]]'' (2003–04) – [[Royal National Theatre]].
* ''On An Average Day'' (2002) – the [[Comedy Theatre]] (West End), London. It starred [[Woody Harrelson]] & [[Kyle MacLachlan]].
* ''Tales from Hollywood'' (2001) – Donmar Warehouse, London.
* ''Juno and the Paycock'' (2000) – [[Gramercy Theatre]], New York.
* ''[[The Turn of the Screw (opera)|The Turn of the Screw]]'' (2000) – [[Welsh National Opera]].
* ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]'' (1999) – Donmar Warehouse, London.
* ''[[Macbeth]]'' (1999) – UK tour.
* ''[[Into the Woods]]'' (1998–99) – Donmar Warehouse, London.
* ''[[How I Learned to Drive]]'' (1998) at the Donmar Warehouse, London (UK premiere).
* ''An Irish Trilogy'', aka ''Shadows'' (1998–99) – [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].
* ''[[The Maids]]'' (1997) – UK tour.
* ''Fair Ladies at a Game of Poem Cards'' (1996) – [[Royal National Theatre]].
* ''Double Helix'' (1996) – Dublin Theatre Festival/ Peacock Theatre, Dublin.
* ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'' (1995) – [[Abbey Theatre]], Dublin.
* ''[[The Crucible]]'' (1995) – Abbey Theatre, Dublin.
* ''True Lines'' (1994) – Dublin Theatre Festival/ Bush Theatre, London
* ''[[One for the Road (Harold Pinter play)|One for the Road]]'' (1994) – [[Gate Theatre]], Dublin.
* ''[[The Master Builder]]'' (1993–94) – [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]], Edinburgh/ [[Riverside Studios]], London. Co-directed with [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]].
* ''The Match Seller Girl'' – Theatre Project Tokyo, Japan.
* ''Asylum! Asylum!'' – Peacock Theatre, Dublin.
* ''John Hughdy-Tom John'' – [[Druid Theatre Company]].
* ''[[Phaedra (opera)|Phaedra]]'' – Gate Theatre, Dublin.

==Filmography==
===Film===
* ''[[Come and Go]]'' (2000) (Short film)
* ''[[Intermission (film)|Intermission]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Boy A (film)|Boy A]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Is Anybody There?]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Closed Circuit (2013 film)|Closed Circuit]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Brooklyn (film)|Brooklyn]]'' (2015)
* ''[[The Goldfinch (film)|The Goldfinch]]'' (2019)
* ''[[We Live in Time]]'' (2024)

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Celebration (play)|Celebration]]''
| Televised play
|-
| 2015
| ''[[True Detective]]''
| Episodes: "[[Other Lives (True Detective)|Other Lives]]" and "[[Omega Station]]"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]] ''
| Episode: "In the waiting room of estranged spouses"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Life After Life (TV series)|Life After Life]]''
| Miniseries, Also executive producer
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Black Mirror (TV series)|Black Mirror]]''
| Episode: "[[Beyond the Sea (Black Mirror)|Beyond the Sea]]"
|}

==Recurring collaborators==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;vertical-align:bottom;"
|-
!rowspan=2 {{diagonal split header|Actor|Work}}!! {{small|2003}} !! {{small|2007}} !! {{small|2008}} !! {{small|2013}}!! {{small|2015}}!! {{small|2019}}!! {{small|2024}}
|-
!! {{verth|''[[Intermission (film)|Intermission]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[Boy A (film)|Boy A]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[Is Anybody There?]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[Closed Circuit (2013 film)|Closed Circuit]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[Brooklyn (film)|Brooklyn]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[The Goldfinch (film)|The Goldfinch]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[We Live in Time]]''}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Jane Brennan]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Denis Conway (actor)|Denis Conway]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Andrew Garfield]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Anne-Marie Duff]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Jim Broadbent]] || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{no}}
|-
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003
| [[1st Irish Film & Television Awards|IFTA Film & Drama Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifta.ie/pressreleases/awards19-08-04i.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801234133/http://www.ifta.ie/pressreleases/awards19-08-04i.htm|title=THE IRISH FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS 2004|url-status=dead|archive-date= 1 August 2012 |access-date=9 September 2009}}</ref>
| Best Film Director
| rowspan="6" | ''Intermission''
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Galway Film Fleadh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/ov_fleadh03.html|title=galway film fleadh 2003|access-date=9 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611091637/http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/ov_fleadh03.html|archive-date=11 June 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| Best First Feature Film
| {{won}}
|-
| First Feature Film
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| [[British Independent Film Awards 2004|British Independent Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bifa.org.uk/2004/awards/douglas-hickox-award/entries/intermissionjohn-crowley|title=Intermission - John Crowley - 2004 The Douglas Hickox Award|access-date=9 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809070158/http://bifa.org.uk/2004/awards/douglas-hickox-award/entries/intermissionjohn-crowley|archive-date=9 August 2011}}</ref>
| The Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director)
| {{won}}
|-
| Galway Film Fleadh
| Best First Feature
| {{won}}
|-
| 2006
| [[Golden Rooster Awards]]
| Best International Director
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="8" | 2008
| [[2008 British Academy Television Awards|British Academy Television Awards]]
| [[British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama|Best Single Drama]]
| rowspan="10" | ''Boy A''
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[2008 British Academy Television Craft Awards|British Academy Television Craft Awards]]
| [[British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Director: Fiction|Best Director: Fiction]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Banff World Media Festival]]
| Best Made for TV Movie
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[58th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin International Film Festival]]
| [[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Dinard British Film Festival
| Golden Hitchcock
| {{won}}
|-
| Silver Hitchcock
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Film by the Sea]]
| Youth Jury Award
| {{won}}
|-
| [[5th Irish Film & Television Awards|Irish Film & Television Awards]]
| Best Film Director
| {{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| [[63rd Bodil Awards|Bodil Awards]]
| [[Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film|Best Non-American Film]]
| {{nominated}}
|-
| CinEuphoria Awards
| Top Ten of the Year - International Competition
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="10" | 2015
| [[Denver Film Festival]]
| Narrative Feature
| rowspan="14" | ''Brooklyn''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society]]
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[Dublin Film Critics' Circle]]
| Best Director
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[2015 IndieWire Critics Poll|IndieWire Critics Poll]]
| Best Director
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[Mill Valley Film Festival]]
| World Cinema
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2015|San Diego Film Critics Society Awards]]
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2015|San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| {{nominated}}
|-
| Twin Cities Film Fest
| Feature Film
| {{won}}
|-
| [[2015 Vancouver International Film Festival|Vancouver International Film Festival]]
| People's Choice
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Virginia Film Festival]]
| Narrative Feature
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| [[69th British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film|Outstanding British Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[13th Irish Film & Television Awards|Irish Film & Television Awards]]
| Best Film Director
| {{nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| rowspan="2" | [[Kinema Junpo]]
| Best Foreign Language Film
| {{nominated}}
|-
| Best Foreign Language Film (Readers' Choice)
| {{nominated}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1259871|John Crowley}}

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Is Anybody There?

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{{short description|2008 British film by John Crowley}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Is Anybody There?
| image = Is anybody there poster.jpg
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| caption = United Kingdom theatrical poster
| director = [[John Crowley (director)|John Crowley]]
| producer = [[David Heyman]]
| writer = [[Peter Harness]]
| starring = [[Michael Caine]] [[David Morrissey]] [[Anne-Marie Duff]] [[Bill Milner]]
| music = [[Joby Talbot]]
| cinematography = [[Rob Hardy (cinematographer)|Rob Hardy]]
| editing = Trevor Waite
| studio = Story Island Entertainment [[Big Beach (company)|Big Beach]] [[Heyday Films]] [[BBC Films]] Odyssey Entertainment
| distributor = [[StudioCanal UK|Optimum Releasing]]
| released = {{Film date|2008|9|7|[[Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2009|5|1|UK|df=y}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
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'''''Is Anybody There?''''' is a 2008 British [[drama film]] starring [[Michael Caine]] and directed by [[John Crowley (director)|John Crowley]]. It was written by [[Peter Harness]] and produced by [[David Heyman]], [[Marc Turtletaub]] and [[Peter Saraf]]. The film premiered at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]] under its original title '''''Is There Anybody There?''''' It garnered a nomination from the [[London Film Critics' Circle]] for [[Bill Milner]] as the ''Young British Performer of the Year''.

==Plot==
In 1987 Edward ([[Bill Milner]]) is a ten-year-old boy who lives at an old people's home run by his parents ([[David Morrissey]] and [[Anne-Marie Duff]]). Surrounded by death and dying, he becomes obsessed with finding evidence for the afterlife, often using a tape recorder to capture his "encounters".

Edward is helped in his search by Clarence ([[Michael Caine]]), an elderly ex-magician in the early stages of dementia who has recently entered the home. They first meet on the road near the home, when he is nearly hit by his camper van. Clarence had been living in it and is resistant to moving into the home.

Frustrated with having all of the residents in his home (he has lost his room, TV control and general privacy and freedom), Edward sets off the fire alarm. While everyone is out in the rain, he wreaks havoc alone inside.

The next day, Edward passes Clarence's van on his way to school. Its engine is running, and Edward opens the door to a cloud of carbon monoxide. While Clarence is hospitalised, Edward looks through his possessions. Clarence has lots of show bills of his past magic acts.

Edward visits Clarence in the hospital, bringing a few things and apologising. From this point on, the film follows their quest and their friendship, which ultimately allows both Edward and Clarence to come to terms with their respective situations.

Edward shows Clarence a peculiar ritual he does, trying to contact the dead. Magic interests both of them, so Edward learns some tricks to show the other children at school. On his birthday Clarence takes them out in the van, but he gets confused at a roundabout, causing a pile up. They cannot get the van started again, so a frustrated Clarence empties it, pushes it into the water, then argues with Edward saying there is no afterlife. Angry, the boy stomps off.

Later on, the home throws a party for Edward's birthday. He is not enthused, until Clarence offers to do magic. The card tricks go well, but one where Clarence is meant to pretend to cut off a finger goes wrong.

Edward organises a bus trip to Clarence's wife's grave. His dementia begins to show, as does not believe it is her grave. Edwards' parents pick them up. He believes Edward's mum is his dead estranged wife, so she accepts his apology.

Clarence quietly dies, but Edward has grown emotionally and, as his parents earlier on had had some problems, they decide to give it another try.

== Cast ==
*[[Michael Caine]] as Clarence (magician)
*[[Bill Milner]] as Edward
*[[David Morrissey]] as Dad
*[[Anne-Marie Duff]] as Mum
*[[Leslie Phillips]] as Reg
*[[Sylvia Syms]] as Lilian
*[[Peter Vaughan]] as Bob
*[[Thelma Barlow]] as Ena
*[[Rosemary Harris]] as Elsie
*[[Elizabeth Spriggs]] as Prudence (her final performance)

== Production ==
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Shot on location in [[Hastings]] and [[Chalfont St Giles]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Pollard, Chris|date=25 October 2007|url=http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/newshastings/Michael-Caine-visits-Hastings.3416910.jp|title=Michael Caine visits Hastings|work=Hastings & St Leonards Observer}}</ref>
[[Folkestone Central railway station]] doubled as a Yorkshire station as Clarence and Edward take a trip on the train for a day out. The sea shelter on Princes Parade in [[Hythe, Kent|Hythe]] was used as a bus shelter in Hull. St Peter's Church of England Primary school in [[Folkestone]] was used as Edward's school in the film.<ref>{{cite web|website=Kent Film Office|url=http://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/2009/02/is-there-anybody-there/|title=Is Anybody There? (2009)|date=4 February 2009}}</ref>

The ethereal music throughout the film was performed by David Coulter on a [[musical saw]].

==Release==
The film premiered at the [[2008 Toronto International Film Festival]] under the title ''Is There Anybody There?''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiff08.ca/filmsandschedules/films/isthereanybodythere |title=TIFF'08 – Is There Anybody There? |website=Toronto International Film Festival |access-date=21 March 2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105154023/http://tiff08.ca/filmsandschedules/films/isthereanybodythere |archive-date= 5 January 2009}}</ref> It was released in the United States on 17 April 2009 and in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2009.

{{As of|June 2023}}, the film holds a 65% approval rating on review site [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 117 reviews with an average rating of 6.30 out of 10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Though Michael Caine gives an excellent performance, ''Is Anybody There?'' features a cliche-filled story that ultimately falters."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/is_there_anybody_there|title=Is Anybody There? (2009)|access-date=7 June 2020|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1130088}}
* ''[https://bigbeach.com/work/is-anybody-there/ Is Anybody There?]'' at [[Big Beach (company)|Big Beach]]

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William Malone (director)

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{{short description|American film director}}
{{Infobox person
| image = William Malone by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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| caption = Malone in 2016
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|07|21}}
| birth_place = [[Lansing, Michigan]], U.S.<ref name=voices/>
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| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|scteenwriter}}
| years_active = 1980–present
| known_for =
| notable_works = {{unbulleted list|''[[Scared to Death (1981 film)|Scared to Death]]''|''[[Creature (1985 film)|Creature]]''|''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]''|''[[FeardotCom]]''}}}}

'''William Malone''' (born July 21, 1953)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia.com]]|publisher=[[Cengage]]|title=Malone, William 1953–|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/malone-william-1953|archive-date=November 2, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241102052846/https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/malone-william-1953}}</ref> is an American [[Horror film|horror]] [[filmmaker]] who directed several movies such as the 1999 remake ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]'', ''[[Scared to Death (1981 film)|Scared to Death]]'', ''[[Creature (1985 film)|Creature]]'', and ''[[FeardotCom]]''. After a brief career in makeup and costumes, he attended UCLA film school and moved on as a director thereafter.

==History==
Malone was born and raised in [[Lansing, Michigan]].<ref name=voices>{{cite book|last1=Kane|first1=Paul|last2=O'Regan|first2=Marie|year=2014|title=Voices in the Dark: Interviews with Horror Writers, Directors and Actors|publisher=McFarland|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-0-786-45672-7|page=153}}</ref> He is of Irish and Ukrainian descent; his grandmother immigrated to the United States from Ukraine.<ref name=voices/>

In high school, he played in a [[The Beatles|Beatles]]-inspired [[garage band]] called The Plagues. The band released several 45 rpm singles on their own label Quarantined Records and on [[Fenton Records]], an independent record label (affiliated with now defunct Great Lakes Studios, in Sparta, MI).

Malone moved to California at age 19 to pursue a career in music. However, after a friend's encouragement, Malone found himself getting involved in film and working a job at [[Don Post Studios]], doing makeup and costume work.<ref>{{Cite web|title=William Malone|url=https://trickortreatstudios.com/william-malone?SID=b4b94b0f671548b446a68d216f8bfccc|access-date=2020-08-15|website=trickortreatstudios.com}}</ref>

After attending UCLA film school, Malone soon thereafter directed his first film, ''[[Scared to Death (1981 film)|Scared to Death]]''. After which he directed television (i.e. ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'') and various films.

Malone is also a well-known collector of ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' [[memorabilia]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporters|first=Telegraph|date=2017-11-22|title=Forbidden Planet prop Robby the Robot sets price record after selling for £4m|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/22/forbidden-planet-prop-robby-therobot-sets-price-record-selling/|access-date=2020-08-15|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-30|title=William Malone on FORBIDDEN PLANET|url=http://www.damndirtygeeks.com/?p=26302|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Damn Dirty Geeks|language=en}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Scared to Death (1981 film)|Scared to Death]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Creature (1985 film)|Creature]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Freddy's Nightmares]]'' – "[[Lucky Stiff (Freddy's Nightmares episode)|Lucky Stiff]]" (1988)
* ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales From The Crypt]]'' – "Only Skin Deep" (1994)
* ''[[W.E.I.R.D. World]]'' (1995 TV film)
* ''[[House on Haunted Hill (1999 film)|House on Haunted Hill]]'' (1999)
* ''[[FeardotCom]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Masters of Horror]]'' – "[[Fair-Haired Child]]" (2006)
* ''[[Parasomnia (film)|Parasomnia]]'' (2008)

==See also==
*''[[Masters of Horror]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0540532|name=William Malone}}
* [http://www.luminousprocesses.com William Malone's official website]

{{William Malone}}

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The Million Ryo Pot

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{{Infobox film
| name = The Million Ryo Pot ''丹下左膳余話百萬両の壺''
| image = Tange sazen yowa Hyakuman ryo no tsubo poster 2.jpg
| caption = Original Film Poster
| director = [[Sadao Yamanaka]]
| producer = [[Nikkatsu]]
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Denjirō Ōkōchi]] [[Shinbashi Kiyozo]]
| music =
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| distributor = [[Nikkatsu]]
| released = {{Film date|1935|06|15|df=yes}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = Japan
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'''''The Million Ryo Pot''''' (also known as {{nihongo|'''''Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryō'''''|丹下左膳余話百萬両の壺|Tange Sazen Yowa: Hyakuman Ryō no Tsubo|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}}) is a 1935 Japanese [[jidaigeki]] comedy film directed by [[Sadao Yamanaka]].<ref>{{cite web |title=丹下左膳 |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%B8%B9%E4%B8%8B%E5%B7%A6%E8%86%B3-563863 |accessdate=2021-01-05 |publisher=kotobank |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=丹下左膳余話百萬両の壺 |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E4%B8%B9%E4%B8%8B%E5%B7%A6%E8%86%B3-563863 |accessdate=2021-01-05 |publisher=[[Kinema Junpo]] |language=Japanese}}</ref> The plot revolves around a pot, which contains the map to a treasure worth a million [[ryō]], that is lost by its owner and comes into the possession of a young boy, who happens to be under the custody of the great [[rōnin]] swordsman [[Tange Sazen]] (played by [[Denjirō Ōkōchi]]). Unaware that he is in possession of such riches, Tange spends much of his time caring for the boy and bickering with the boy's adopted mother, his love interest, in a manner akin to a [[screwball comedy]]. The film is a [[Parody film|parody]] of the more serious samurai films of the time, with Yamanaka transforming Tange from a rebellious, anarchic rōnin (as he was in earlier films) into a child-loving and openhearted homebody.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yoshimoto |first=Mitsuhiro |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QizaCOjKs-IC&dq=tange+sazen+yamanaka&pg=PA237 |title=Kurosawa: Film Studies and Japanese Cinema |date=2000 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-2519-2 |language=en}}</ref>

The film is the earliest of Yamanaka's three surviving films and he directed it when he was 25 years old, a precocious attainment. In Japan it is considered one of the nation's best films. [[Kinema Junpo]], the leading film magazine of Japan, ranked it the 7th best Japanese film of all time in a 2009 poll of leading critics.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=「オールタイム・ベスト映画遺産200」全ランキング公開 |url=http://www.kinejun.jp/special/90alltimebest/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215171829/http://www.kinejun.jp/special/90alltimebest/index.html |archive-date=December 15, 2009 |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref> [[Akira Kurosawa]] cited it as one of his 100 favorite films.<ref name="farout">{{cite web |last1=Thomas-Mason |first1=Lee |date=12 January 2021 |title=From Stanley Kubrick to Martin Scorsese: Akira Kurosawa once named his top 100 favourite films of all time |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/akira-kurosawa-100-favourite-films-list/ |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=Far Out Magazine}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Denjirō Ōkōchi]]: Tange Sazen
* [[Shinbashi Kiyozo|Shinbashi Kiyozō]]: Ofuji
* [[Kunitaro Sawamura]]: Genzaburo Yagyu
* Reisaburo Yamamoto: Yokichi
* [[Minoru Takase]]: Shigeju
* [[Ranko Hanai]]: Hagino

== Story ==
Genzaburo Yagyu, who is the adopted son-in-law of a dojo in Edo, received a seemingly worthless jar from his brother as a wedding gift not knowing that it contains the map of the whereabouts of a million ryo left by their ancestors. When the brother discovers the value of the jar, he tries to get the jar back from Genzaburo. Genzaburo becomes angry that his brother wants a gift back but is also suspicious. He threatens the messenger his brother sent with torture and the messenger reveals the truth about the jar. However, his wife Hagino had already sold it to a scrap shop. The pot ends up becoming a fishbowl in the hands of Yokichi, the son of Shichibei, who lives next door from the scrap shop.

Shichibei, a widower, goes every night to an archery booth that is run by Ofuji, where the bouncer is Tange Sazen. One night, Shichibei gets into a dispute with two other customers at the booth. He is attacked by them on his way home and dies. After some deliberation Ofuji decides to take Yokichi, who is now an orphan, to live with her. Meanwhile Genzaburo walks around Edo City in search of the jar and becomes attracted to Oku, who works in the archery booth. Genzaburo later discovers the treasure jar’s location but decides to keep it from his wife Hagino because he doesn't want to be deprived of the freedom to leave the dojo. However, Hagino suspects him of flirting with other women and prohibits him from leaving their dojo.

One day, Yokichi loses an item worth a large amount of money that belongs to a money changer. The money changer blames Ofuji and Tange. The next day, Tange, who has to pay back the money soon, goes out to challenge a dojo for money. The destination is Genzaburo's dojo, and without knowing it, Tange defeats his disciples one after another, and surprises Genzaburo after he finally comes out from hiding. They pretend not to know each other and make a plot where Tange allows Genzaburo to beat him in a duel in return for money. Genzaburo, knowing where the pot is, and now having authorization from his wife, decides not to take it because it would mean that he has to return home to his nagging wife.

== Development of Tange Sazen ==
Tange Sazen was originally a villain when he first appeared in a newspaper serialized novel in 1927. He was a nihilist and the antithesis of a loyal retainer. He had lost an arm and an eye in a vendetta. It was [[Daisuke Itō (film director)|Daisuke Itō]] who transformed Tange Sazen into a hero in his 1928 film, ''Shinpan Ōoka seidan'' (新版大岡政談). In that film, Tange heroically risks his life for his lord, who then proceeds to betray Tange. Yamanaka transforms Tange Sazen further in this film, making him into a lazy, warmhearted, petulant hired swordsman who squabbles with his female keeper while doting on an orphan boy.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Barrett |first=Gregory |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=neh1JE3PflkC&dq=tange+sazen+yamanaka&pg=PA213 |title=Archetypes in Japanese Film: The Sociopolitical and Religious Significance of the Principal Heroes and Heroines |date=1989 |publisher=Associated University Presse |isbn=978-0-941664-93-6 |pages=39, 213 |language=en}}</ref> Yamanaka's film also shows fewer sword-fighting scenes than virtually any other Tange Sazen film.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Fujiki |first1=Hideaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qkXZDwAAQBAJ&dq=tange+sazen+yamanaka&pg=PA271 |title=The Japanese Cinema Book |last2=Phillips |first2=Alastair |date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-84457-681-4 |pages=271 |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception ==
[[Mark Schilling]] of ''[[The Japan Times]]'' said that the film was "universally considered the best of all the Tange Sazen lot."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20040707a2.html|title=A classic -- by the numbers|publisher=The Japan Times|first=Mark|last=Schilling|authorlink=Mark Schilling|date=7 July 2004}}</ref>

== Media ==
[[File:The Million Ryo Pot (1935).webm|thumb|Video of ''The Million Ryo Pot'']]

=== Restoration ===
In 2020, [[Nikkatsu]] premiered a 4K digital restoration of the film at the 33rd [[Tokyo International Film Festival]], including additional scenes (discovered at Kyōto's Toy Film Museum) that were missing from the previous surviving footage. <ref>{{Cite web |title=【Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo [4K Digitally Restored and the Longest Version]】｜ 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival(2020) |url=https://2020.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3310CLA01 |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=2020.tiff-jp.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo {{!}} IFFR |url=https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2021/films/tange-sazen-and-the-pot-worth-a-million-ryo |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=iffr.com}}</ref> The [[Japan Society (Manhattan)|Japan Society]] held the North American premiere of the restored print in 2021. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Nick |date=2021-12-09 |title=NYC Weekend Watch: On the Silver Globe, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sadao Yamanaka & More |url=https://thefilmstage.com/nyc-weekend-watch-on-the-silver-globe-bram-stokers-dracula-sadao-yamanaka-more/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Home Releases ===
To commemorate Nikkatsu's 110th anniversary, a Japanese Blu-ray of the 4K restoration was released by the company. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tange Sazen Yowa Hyakumanryo no Tsubo [Digitally Restored in 4K] Japanese Movie Blu-ray |url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/HPXN-385 |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=CDJapan |language=en}}</ref>{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0027076}}
* {{jmdb title|1935|bk002180}}

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Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

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| screenplay = [[Tsutomu Nakamura]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=296}}
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| starring = {{plainlist|*[[Tomisaburo Wakayama]]
*[[Akihiro Tomikawa]]
*[[Junko Hitomi]]
*[[Goro Mutsumi]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=296}}}}
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| music = [[Kunihiko Murai]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=296}}
| cinematography = [[Chishi Makiura]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=296}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell'''''|子連れ狼　地獄へ行くぞ!大五郎|Kozure Ōkami: Jigoku e ikuzo! Daigoro|literally "Wolf with Child in Tow: Let's Go To Hell, Daigoro!"}} is the final entry in a series of six Japanese [[martial arts film]]s based on the long-running ''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]'' [[manga]] series about Ogami Ittō, a wandering assassin for hire who is accompanied by his young son, Daigoro. Although this is the last film in the series, it does not end the story or include the conclusion of the series as written in the manga.<ref>"Lone Wolf and Cub 28: The Lotus Throne by Kazuo Koike</ref>

==Plot==
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After the Shogun threatens to disgrace the Yagyū clan because of their continual failure to kill the wandering swordsman Ogami Ittō and his infant son Daigoro, Lord Yagyū Retsudo sends his daughter and last remaining child Kaori, an expert with flying daggers, to kill them. After she is killed, Retsudo attempts to use the Tsuchigumo, a secretive mountain clan that practices black magic and is commanded by Hyouei, an illegitimate son of Retsudo who is determined to cause the downfall of the Yagyū by killing Ittō and Daigoro himself. Hyouei sends his three most fearsome followers, whose abilities include the ability to burrow through the earth and who kill anyone Ittō and Daigoro come into contact with.

Ittō soon confronts and defeats Hyouei in sword combat along with all of his men. Fleeing to the mountains of northern Japan, Ittō turns the tables on the three Tsuchigumo who cannot burrow under snow and ice and kills all three of them as well.

The story culminates in a final battle between Ittō and the combined Japanese clan groups, numbering nearly 1,000 men, under Retsudo's personal command on a snow-capped mountain, where the baby cart becomes a sled. Ittō once again uses the baby cart's weapons first by gunning down a third of the army with the baby cart's Gatling machine gun, then using the cart's weapons with which Ittō ends up shooting, stabbing, slashing, dismembering, and beheading the entire army. But the one-eyed Retsudo once again escapes by riding away on a sled, vowing to kill Ittō another day.

==Cast==
* [[Tomisaburo Wakayama]] as Ogami Ittō
* Akihiro Tomikawa as Daigoro
* Junko Hitomi as Yagyū Kaori
* [[Isao Kimura]] as Yagyū Hyouei
* [[Gorō Mutsumi]] as Ishine Kokaku
* [[Minoru Ōki]] as Yagyū Retsudo

==Release==
''Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell'' was released theatrically in Japan on 24 April 1974.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=296}} The film was released on home video in the United States as ''Lone Wolf and Cub - White Heaven in Hell'' by Samurai Cinema, a division of AnimEigo, Inc.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|2008|p=296}} The film was later released by the [[Criterion Collection]] on DVD and Blu-ray on November 8, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/films/28727-lone-wolf-and-cub-white-heaven-in-hell|publisher=[[Criterion Collection]]|title=Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Japanese films of 1974]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography |year=2008 |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |isbn=9781461673743}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0071695}}

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Genesis: In Concert

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{{Infobox film
| name = Genesis: In Concert
| image = Genesis_Movie_Poster.jpg
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| director = [[Tony Maylam]]
| producer = Tony Maylam
| writer =
| starring = [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]] [[Mike Rutherford]] [[Steve Hackett]] [[Phil Collins]] [[Bill Bruford]]
| music = [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
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'''''Genesis: In Concert''''' is a 1977 [[concert film]] directed and produced by [[Tony Maylam]] for the English [[progressive rock]] band [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]. The recording of the film took place during concerts in [[Glasgow]], Scotland and [[Stafford]], England in 1976.

==Background==
''Genesis: In Concert'' documents the concert tour that Genesis embarked on in 1976, after their album ''[[A Trick of the Tail]]''. This was the first album on which [[Phil Collins]] assumed the duties of lead vocalist (following the departure of [[Peter Gabriel]]). On the album, Collins sings lead vocals and plays drums. But since Collins wanted to focus on his singing duties during live shows, Genesis brought in former [[Yes (band)|Yes]] and [[King Crimson]] drummer [[Bill Bruford]] to play drums and percussion during this tour; however, Collins still played drums onstage for extended instrumental sections, codas or introductions of songs and instrumental compositions and he would often play percussion, notably tambourine, as well.

The film premiered on 31 January 1977 at the [[Saville Theatre|ABC1 Cinema]] on [[Shaftesbury Avenue]] as a double bill with Maylam's other rock concert film, ''[[White Rock (film)|White Rock]]'', with [[Anne, Princess Royal|Princess Anne]] and [[Captain Mark Phillips]] in the audience.{{sfn|Bowler|Dray|1992|p=134}} Its US premiere was held on 31 October 1977 at the Magno Screening Room in the MGM Building, New York City.<ref name=PK77>{{cite web|url=https://thegenesisarchive.co.uk/seconds-out-american-atlantic-records-press-kit/|title=Seconds Out – American – Atlantic Records – Press kit|publisher=Atlantic Records|year=1977|via=The Genesis Archive|accessdate=24 July 2019}}</ref>

==Content==
The movie combines film of two shows: one at the [[The Apollo (Glasgow)|Apollo Theatre]] in Glasgow, Scotland on 9 July 1976, and one at [[Bingley Hall, Stafford|Bingley Hall]] in Staffordshire, England on 10 July 1976.

During the songs "The Cinema Show," "[[Entangled (song)|Entangled]]," and "[[Supper's Ready]]," the footage of the concert cuts to other sequences, often in an abstract manner. These portions of the movie were shown on screens behind the band during the tour from which this movie was made.

The silent movie shown during the playing of "The Cinema Show" is a 1910 [[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] [[silent comedy|silent comedy film]], ''La nuova insegna dell'albergo del Globo'' (The New Sign for the Globe Hotel).<ref>{{cite web |title=La nuova insegna dell'albergo del Globo |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333100/ |website=IMDb |access-date=2021-04-28}}</ref>

==Song list==
#"[[I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)]]" (includes a snippet of "Stagnation")
#"Fly on a Windshield" (Instrumental section)
#"Broadway Melody of 1974" (Instrumental version)
#"[[The Carpet Crawlers]]"
#"The Cinema Show" (Instrumental section)
#"[[Entangled (song)|Entangled]]"
#"[[Supper's Ready]]" (Apocalypse in 9/8 / As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs)
#"Los Endos"

==Musicians==
* [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]] – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
* [[Mike Rutherford]] – bass, guitar, backing vocals
* [[Steve Hackett]] – guitar
* [[Phil Collins]] – vocals, drums, percussion
with
* [[Bill Bruford]] – drums, percussion

==Home video==

The film was released on [[VHS]] and [[laserdisc]] in Japan in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genesis – In Concert 1976 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/733382-Genesis-In-Concert-1976 |website=[[Discogs]] |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>

The 2007 reissue of ''A Trick of the Tail'' includes ''Genesis: In Concert'' as a feature on a bonus DVD.

The film was taken from the videotape master used for the laserdisc instead of a fresh transfer from film elements. Possibly as a result of reusing the laserdisc release's master, the DVD's audio and video are sped up to the PAL framerate (25 fps, when the original film elements may have been shot at 24 fps) and the pitch of the soundtrack is not corrected for the 4.167% increase in playback speed.{{Original research inline|date=May 2019}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book|title=Genesis – A Biography|first1=Dave|last1=Bowler|first2=Bryan|last2=Dray|publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson|year=1992|isbn=978-0-283-06132-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/genesisbiography0000bowl_h5d4}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0295278}}

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Tony Maylam

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'''Tony Maylam''' (born May 26, 1943 in London) is a [[BAFTA]]-nominated [[England|English]] [[filmmaker]], known for directing [[documentaries]] such as ''[[White Rock (film)|White Rock]]'', the 1979 thriller ''[[The Riddle of the Sands (film)|The Riddle of the Sands]]'', and horror films such as [[The Burning (1981 film)|''The Burning'']] and ''[[Split Second (1992 film)|Split Second]].''

== Life and career ==
Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor and then television presenter for [[ZFB]] in Bermuda (''The Tony Maylam Show'') and the UK's [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] (''Sportsweek''), before concentrating solely on filmmaking. Always interested in sport, he began his cinematic career in 1972 with the film ''Cup Glory'', a feature-length theatrical film with [[Richard Attenborough]] on the 100 years of the FA Cup. A number of films for television followed, which he wrote and directed, including ''Graham'', on [[Graham Hill]] with [[Paul Newman]] (which was one of the highest rated documentaries shown on British television in the 1970s) and ''A Fast Drive in the Country'' with [[James Coburn]]. This led to ''[[White Rock (film)|White Rock]]'', again featuring James Coburn, with a bestselling soundtrack by [[Rick Wakeman]], which played in British cinemas for over six months and garnered wide international sales and recognition, including a 1977 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] nomination for the Robert Flaherty Award (Feature Length Film, Documentary In Content).<ref name="BAFTA">{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=Flaherty&page=1&f[0]=string_category%3AFlaherty%20Documentary%20Award&f[1]=string_category%3ARobert%20Flaherty%20Award%20%28Feature%20Length%20Film%2C%20Documentary%20In%20Content%29|title=BAFTA Awards|publisher= [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref>

Another Tony Maylam film which received an extensive cinema release in 1976 was ''[[Genesis in Concert]]'', featuring [[Phil Collins]], which, like ''White Rock'', was shot in [[Anamorphic format|anamorphic]] [[Panavision]]. This led to Tony Maylam's first fictional feature film, an adaption of the classic novel, ''[[The Riddle of the Sands]]'', starring [[Simon MacCorkindale]], [[Michael York (actor)|Michael York]] and [[Jenny Agutter]], which he wrote and directed.

Bob and [[Harvey Weinstein]] then bought ''White Rock'' and ''Genesis'' for release in the United States and released it under the combined title of ''Sensasia'' (Harvey at the time was a major rock promoter based in Buffalo, New York). This led to the Weinstein brothers' first venture as full movie producers, the cult horror film ''[[The Burning (1981 film)|The Burning]]'', which Maylam directed and which was also the first film for [[Jason Alexander]], [[Fisher Stevens]] and [[Holly Hunter]]. Whilst in the United States, Maylam also directed a movie for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television, ''The Sins of Dorian Gray'', a 1983 made-for-TV adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'' that starred [[Anthony Perkins]].

Tony Maylam also wrote and directed the sport film ''[[Hero (1987 film)|Hero]]'', featuring [[Diego Maradona]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/71964/hero.html|title=Hero Review. Movie Reviews|publisher=Time Out London|accessdate=10 September 2010}}</ref> the Official Film of the [[FIFA World Cup]], which received wide acclaim during its international cinema release (including [[Argentina]], where it was one of the biggest box-office successes of 1987){{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}.

Back in the UK, Maylam made the critically acclaimed feature-length film for the BBC, ''Across the Lake'', starring [[Anthony Hopkins]], which was one of the highest-rated dramas on British television throughout the 1980s{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}.

Besides a substantial amount of commercial work for companies like [[Coca-Cola]], [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] and [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]], in 1992, Maylam directed a science fiction thriller, ''[[Split Second (1992 film)|Split Second]]'', starring [[Rutger Hauer]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/75177/split-second.html|title=Split Second Review.|publisher=Time Out London|accessdate=10 September 2010}}</ref> which was widely shown internationally, including the biggest print-release of any independent British film in the US{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}. In 2001, he wrote and directed the movie thriller ''Phoenix Blue'', and in 2008, wrote and directed a thriller shot in Italy and London, ''Journal of a Contract Killer'', which won Best Film and Best Actress at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/|title=2008 Awards - New York February|publisher=New York International Independent Film and Video Festival|accessdate=10 September 2010}}</ref>

Tony Maylam has also written and directed ten major documentaries for [[Speed (TV network)|Speed]]/[[Fox TV]] under the title, ''[[Victory by Design]]''. This award-winning series is continuing its run.

He married in 1985 French politician [[Joëlle Garriaud-Maylam|Joëlle Garriaud]], now a member of the French Senate.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
Fiction
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Writer
!Notes
|-
|1979
|''[[The Riddle of the Sands (film)|The Riddle of the Sands]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Also producer
|-
|1981
|''[[The Burning (1981 film)|The Burning]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{Partial|Story}}
|
|-
|1983
|''The Sins of Dorian Gray''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
| rowspan="2" |Television films
|-
|1988
|''Across the Lake''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|-
|1992
|''[[Split Second (1992 film)|Split Second]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|2001
|''Phoenix Blue''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|2008
|''Journal of a Contract Killer''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|} 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
Documentaries
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Writer
!Producer
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |1972
|''Just to Prove It''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Cup Glory''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1977
|''[[Genesis: In Concert]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Live performances by the [[progressive rock]] band [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]].
|-
|''[[White Rock (film)|White Rock]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|''Olympic Harmony''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
| rowspan="2" |Shorts
|-
|1980
|''Olympic Spirit''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|1986
|''Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|2004–2005
|''[[Victory by Design]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|Series, 6 episodes
|-
|2006
|''Marque of a Legend: Cars''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name}}

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Daimajin (film)

2025-03-03T18:51:08Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Daimajin
| image = Daimajin.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kimiyoshi Yasuda]]
| producer = [[Masaichi Nagata]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=307}}
| screenplay = Tetsuro Yoshida{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=307}}
| starring = [[Miwa Takada]] Yoshihiko Aoyama Jun Fujimaki Ryutaro Gomi
| music = [[Akira Ifukube]]{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=307}}
| cinematography = Fujio Morita
| editing = Hiroshi Yamada{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=307}}
| studio = Daiei Film{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=307}}
| distributor = [[Daiei Film]]
| released = {{Film date|1966|4|17|Japan}}
| runtime = 84 minutes{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=307}}
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| budget = ¥60 million
| gross =
}}

{{nihongo|'''''Daimajin'''''|大魔神|Daimajin|{{literal translation|''Giant Demon God''}}|lead=yes}} is a 1966 Japanese ''[[tokusatsu]]'' film{{refn|Per ''Performing Arts'' (1966; vol. 8): "[Daiei] released a ''tokusatsu'' double-feature, ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' and ''Daimajin''; the latter movie does not depict a ''[[kaiju]]'' but had similar themes and was another big hit."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jn0VAAAAMAAJ|title=藝能|trans-title=Performing Arts|volume=8|date=1966|page=61|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>|group="note"}} directed by [[Kimiyoshi Yasuda]]. Produced and distributed by [[Daiei Film]],{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=307}} it is the first film in the ''[[Daimajin]]'' trilogy. The plot centers around a wrathful spirit (the eponymous Daimajin) sealed inside an ancient statue, which comes to life to help the surviving children of the slain [[Daimyo|lord]] of [[Tanba Province]] ([[Miwa Takada]] and Yoshihiko Aoyama).

==Plot==
In a remote village in the [[Tanba Province|province of Tanba]], a household of peasants cowers during a series of earth tremors that are interpreted as the escape attempts of Arakatsuma (阿羅羯磨), also known as Daimajin, a violent [[Kami|divine spirit]] said to be trapped within the nearby mountain held in fear and reverence by the locals.

As the village gathers at the local [[Shinto shrine|shrine]] to perform an ancient ritual to pacify Daimajin, Ōdate Samanosuke (Ryūtarō Gomi), chamberlain to the local [[Daimyo|lord]] Hanabusa Tadakiyo (Ryūzō Shimada), stages a [[coup d'état]]. He and his henchmen slaughter Hanabusa and his wife, but their son and daughter escape, aided by the heroic [[samurai]] Kogenta (Jun Fujimaki). Back at the shrine, Samanosuke's men break up the ceremony, forbidding all such gatherings in the future. The elderly [[Miko|priestess]], Shinobu (Otome Tsukimiya), issues a dire warning, but the men ignore her.

Kogenta takes the two children to his aunt Shinobu's house. The priestess takes them up the mountain, into forbidden territory, where a gigantic stone idol of the [[Yama-no-Kami|mountain god]] who had sealed Daimajin long ago stands half-buried atop a waterfall. Near this idol is an ancient temple - safe as only Shinobu knows of its existence.

The children grow to adulthood. The son, Tadafumi (Yoshihiko Aoyama) reaches his 18th birthday. The years have been miserable for the villagers. Samanosuke is a brutal leader (in one scene, he gouges out an old woman's eye with a red-hot iron hook) who is using every man in the starving village as slave labor. The place is ripe for revolution, and surviving Hanabusa retainers are starting to return.

Kogenta journeys to the village to try to gather the old retainers but gets himself captured. A boy, Take-bō, gets word to Tadafumi and his sister, Kozasa ([[Miwa Takada]]) that their friend is a prisoner. Tadafumi tries to rescue him, only to discover it is a trap. With both awaiting executions, Shinobu tries to talk to the tyrant, warning him that the god of the mountain's curse will befall him should he continue his evildoing ways. Samanosuke, refusing to heed Shinobu's words, kills her and orders the idol demolished. With her dying breath, Shinobu curses Samanosuke to die a harsh, merciless death and declares that if he attempts to destroy the idol, the wrathful Arakatsuma sealed inside it will come out.

The crew that travels up the mountain to smash the idol accidentally discovers Kozasa and Take-bō and forces them to take them to the statue. The soldiers bring out an enormous chisel and proceed to hammer it into the idol's head, they stop when they see blood beginning to drip from it. Horrified, the men attempt to flee, but the earth cracks open and swallows them.

Kozasa begs the god of the mountain to save her brother and Kogenta and punish the wicked Samanosuke. At the fortress, Tadafumi and Kogenta are [[Crucifixion#Japan|tied to large crosses]], awaiting their fates. Kozasa offers her life to the god and attempts to throw herself over the nearby waterfall, but the rock and earth covering the lower half of the idol fall away, and it comes to life. As it walks out into the clearing, Kozasa prostrates herself before it; the idol, animated by the reawakened Daimajin Arakatsuma, assumes a terrifying appearance and goes to Samanosuke's stronghold.

Daimajin rescues both Kogenta and Tadafumi and proceeds to utterly destroy the fortress. After impaling Samanosuke with the chisel on its forehead, Daimajin now turns its wrath upon everyone in sight. Take-bō unsuccessfully begs Daimajin to stop; as the boy was about to get trampled on by the idol, Kozasa steps in and saves him. Kozasa tearfully pleads with Daimajin to cease its rampage, letting her tears fall on its stone feet. Its anger now quelled, Daimajin's spirit leaves the idol, restoring it to its former appearance before it collapses into a heap of rubble.

==Cast==
* [[Miwa Takada]] as Hanabusa Kozasa (花房小笹)
* Masako Morishita as Young Kozasa
* Yoshihiko Aoyama as Hanabusa Tadafumi (青山良彦)
* Hideki Ninomiya as Young Tadafumi
* Jun Fujimaki as Sarumaru Kogenta (猿丸小源太)
* Otome Tsukimiya as Shinobu (信夫)
* Ryūtarō Gomi as Ōdate Samanosuke (大舘左馬之助)
* Ryūzō Shimada as Hanabusa Tadakiyo (花房忠清)
* [[Tatsuo Endō (actor)|Tatsuo Endō]] as Inugami Gunjūrō (犬上軍十郎)
* [[Saburō Date]] as Chūma Ippei (中馬逸平)
* Shosaku Sugiyama as Kajiura Yūsuke (梶浦有助)
* Hideo Kuroki as Harada Magojūrō (原田孫十郎)
* Shizuhiro Izoguchi as Take-bō (竹坊) aka The Boy
* Gen Kimura as Mosuke (茂助), Take-bō's father
* Keiko Kayama as Haruno (悠乃)
* Eigorō Onoe as Gosaku (吾作)
* [[Chikara Hashimoto]] as Daimajin (uncredited)<ref>{{Cite web|title=俳優の橋本力が死去、「大魔神」スーツアクターや「ドラゴン怒りの鉄拳」敵役|url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/253400|access-date=2021-10-01|website=映画ナタリー|language=ja}}</ref>

==Production==
The proposal for this film was submitted to Daiei headquarters in 1965 at the 124th planning meeting in the first week of November. Hisashi Okuda, who was the deputy director of planning, decided to use the golem legend depicted in the Czechoslovakian movie ''[[Le Golem]]'' (1936) and utilize the special effects technology of Daiei Kyoto Studio.<ref>Ishii et al., 1997, 日本特撮・幻想映画全集, p.170, Keibunsha, {{ISBN|4766927060}}</ref> The cinematographer on ''Daimajin'' is sometimes credited to [[Yoshiyuki Kuroda]] and sometimes to Fujio Morita.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=307}}

==Release==
===Theatrical===
''Daimajin'' was released theatrically in Japan on April 17, 1966, as a [[double feature]] with ''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]''.{{sfn|Galbraith IV|1994|p=307}} The film did not receive a theatrical release in the United States, instead being released directly to television by [[American International Television]] in 1968 under the title ''Majin the Monster of Terror''.<ref name="A">Galbraith IV, Stuart. ''Monsters Are Attacking Tokyo! The Incredible World of Japanese Fantasy Films'' Venice, California: Feral House. 1998. pg. 165</ref>

==Home media==
Mill Creek released the trilogy on Blu-ray in 2012, with each film including a half-hour interview with Fujio Morita discussing the making of that film.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Daimajin-and-Return-of-Daimajin-and-Daimajin-Strikes-Again-Blu-ray/23355/ |title=Daimajin / Return of Daimajin / Daimajin Strikes Again Blu-ray (Daimajin / Daimajin ikaru / Daimajin gyakushu {{!}} Triple Feature) |access-date=2024-10-14 |via=www.blu-ray.com}}</ref>

Boutique label Arrow Video released the trilogy in 2021, in a Blu-Ray set featuring new commentaries on all three films and other special features.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/04/30-1/arrow-films-smashes-the-small-screen-with-daimajin-trilogy-blu-ray-set|title = Arrow Films Smashes the Small Screen with Daimajin Trilogy Blu-ray Set}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group="note"}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films |url=https://archive.org/details/japanesesciencef00unse/ |url-access=limited |publisher=McFarland |date=1994 |isbn=0899508537 |author-link=Stuart Galbraith IV}}
* {{cite book
|last=Fischer
|first=Dennis
|title=Science Fiction Film Directors, 1895-1998
|publisher=McFarland
|isbn=9780786485055
|year=2011}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0062851}}

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[[ja:大魔神#『大魔神]]

Cecil Turtle

2025-03-02T03:38:20Z

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{{short description|Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon character}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Cecil Turtle
| series = [[Looney Tunes]]''/''[[Merrie Melodies]]
| image = Cecil Turtle.png
| caption =
| first = ''[[Tortoise Beats Hare]]'' (1941)
| creator = [[Tex Avery]]
| voice = [[Mel Blanc]] (1941–1947) [[Frank Welker]] (1998) [[Joe Alaskey]] (2003) [[Jim Rash]] (2012–2015) Matt Craig (2017) [[Keith Ferguson (voice actor)|Keith Ferguson]] (''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]''; 2021) [[Eric Bauza]] (''Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem'') [[Bob Bergen]] (''[[Bugs Bunny Builders]]''; 2022–2024)
| species = [[Turtle]]
| gender = Male
}}
'''Cecil Turtle''' is a fictional character in the [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' series of films. Though he made only three theatrical appearances, Cecil has the unusual distinction that he is one of the very few characters who were able to outsmart [[Bugs Bunny]], and the only one to do so three times in a row and at the rabbit's own game.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/48 48]}}</ref> Cecil often gives Bugs the taunting nickname of "Speedy" when addressing the rabbit.

==History==
===''Tortoise Beats Hare''===
[[Animator]] [[Tex Avery]] introduced Cecil in the [[short film|short]] ''[[Tortoise Beats Hare]]'', released on March 15, 1941.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=114}}</ref> Even from the cartoon's opening titles, Avery lets on that Bugs Bunny is about to meet his match. Bugs wanders onto the screen munching his obligatory carrot and absent-mindedly begins reading the title card, grossly mispronouncing most of the credits, such as {{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|v|ɛr|i}} for "Avery" rather than the correct {{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|v|ər|i}}. When he finally gets to the title itself, he becomes outraged, tears apart the title card, and rushes to Cecil Turtle's house. He then bets the little, sleepy-eyed [[turtle]] ten dollars that he can beat him in a [[racing|race]].

Cecil accepts Bugs' bet, and the race begins several days later. Bugs races away at top speed just before finishing the shout of, "Get on your mark, get set, go!" Cecil quickly (for him, anyway) goes to a public telephone and calls up Chester Turtle, one of his relatives. After talking to Chester about the bet, he tells him to call "the boys" (cousins), and tell them to be ready when he comes to their position, and to "''give him the works''". Chester calls the relatives, all of whom look and sound like Cecil (some have deeper voices, some have higher voices), and relays the message. As Bugs runs relentlessly toward the finish line, Cecil and the other turtles take turns showing up at just the right moment to baffle the bunny. In the end, Bugs is convinced he has won, only to see Cecil (or one of his kin) across the finish demanding the money. Bugs suggests that he has been tricked, and all nine turtles approach and reply, "It's a possibility!" Voice actor [[Mel Blanc]] supplies Cecil's drowsy drawl, which is like a slowed-down version of Blanc's later characterization of [[Barney Rubble]].

"Tortoise Beats Hare" follows one of the many folk variants of the [[Aesop]] [[fable]] "[[The Tortoise and the Hare]]" in which the faster beast is deceived by look-alikes placed along the course. More directly, it is Avery's [[parody]] of the 1935 [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] ''[[Silly Symphony]]'', ''[[The Tortoise and the Hare (film)|The Tortoise and the Hare]]''. Avery left Warner Bros. before he could produce any new cartoons featuring Cecil. However, he introduced a similar character in 1943 named [[Droopy Dog]]. Droopy would even take some of his tricks from his slow-and-steady predecessor, such as using his relatives to help him outsmart a [[wolf]].

===''Tortoise Wins by a Hare''===
[[Bob Clampett]] took Avery's scenario and altered it for his film ''[[Tortoise Wins by a Hare]]'' released on February 20, 1943.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=138}}</ref> The title is an appropriate pun on "hair". Bugs again challenges Cecil to a race after viewing footage from their previous encounter two years earlier (which seems to depict Cecil as having won fairly instead of by cheating Bugs with his cousins). Bugs then goes to Cecil's tree home disguised as an old man (a parody of [[Bill Thompson (voice actor)|Bill Thompson]]'s "Old Timer" character from the radio series ''[[Fibber McGee and Molly]]'') to ask the turtle his secret. Cecil, not in the least bit fooled by the disguise remarks, "Clean livin', friend. Clean livin'...". And then reveals his streamlined [[Exoskeleton|shell]] lets him win, and produces a set of blueprints for his "air-flow [[chassis]]". The turtle ends the conversation with the comment, "Oh, and another thing... Rabbits aren't very bright, either!" just before slamming the door in the enraged bunny's face. Not getting the hint that the turtle's story is a [[humbug]], Bugs builds the device and prepares for the race.

Meanwhile, a bunny [[mafia|mob]] learns of the upcoming match-up and places all its bets on Bugs. ("In fact, we don't even think that the toitle will finish... Do we, boys?" "Duh, no, Boss, no!") The race begins, and Bugs still outpaces his reptilian rival. However, in his new get-up, the dim-witted gangsters mistake him for the turtle. Cecil reinforces this misconception by dressing in a gray rabbit suit and munching on some delicious [[carrot]]s. The mobsters thus make the shelled Bugs' run a [[nightmare]], ultimately giving the race to Cecil (in an aside to the audience, as the rabbits cheer him, Cecil remarks "I ''told'' you rabbits aren't very bright!"). When Bugs angrily tears off the chassis, and shouts, "You FOOLS! I'M the rabbit!" the rabbit gangsters remark, in mock-Bugsy style, "Ehhh, ''now'' he tells us!" and commit [[suicide]] by shooting themselves with a single bullet that goes through the sides of all of their apparently soft heads. (The final gag is often cut when shown on [[Basic cable|basic cable television]], but can be found uncut on the ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection]]'': Volume 1.)

===''Rabbit Transit''===
Cecil and Bugs would have one final match up in [[Friz Freleng]]'s cartoon, ''[[Rabbit Transit (film)|Rabbit Transit]]'', released on May 10, 1947. The title is a play of [[Rapid transit|Rapid Transit]]. Unlike ''Tortoise Wins by a Hare'', this cartoon presumes that Bugs and Cecil have never met before now. While relaxing in a steam bath, Bugs reads about the original fable and, as he did reading the credits of ''Tortoise Beats Hare'', becomes incensed at the idea of a turtle outrunning a rabbit. Cecil, also in the steam bath, claims that he could outrun Bugs, prompting Bugs to challenge him to a race (again, as in ''Tortoise Beats Hare'', although at least here Bugs receives some provocation). This time, Bugs and Cecil agree to no [[cheating]]. Cecil, however, quickly reveals that his shell is now [[rocket propulsion|rocket propelled]], allowing him to go a surprising combination between fast ''and'' slow. Bugs does his best to steal, dismantle, and destroy the device, but all to little effect. In the end, however, Bugs does manage to top the turtle and crosses the finish line first. Nevertheless, it is Cecil who has the last laugh when he rooks the rabbit into confessing to "[[speeding|doing 100 easy]]"—in a 30-miles-per-hour zone. Bugs is taken away by the police to [[Pyrrhic victory|enjoy his victory — behind bars]]. Cecil closes out the cartoon by saying Bugs' famous line, "Ain't I um...a stinker?" [[Wipe (transition)|Iris]]-out.

==Other appearances==
The Warners directors retired Cecil after his third showdown with Bugs. Nevertheless, Cecil has made occasional [[cameo role|cameos]] in later projects. He is seen briefly in the 1996 film ''[[Space Jam]]'' as an audience member during the game and its 2021 sequel ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'' in Bugs' flashback leaving Tune World in front of [[Charlie Dog]]. He also appears in the 2003 DVD ''Looney Tunes: Reality Check'', voiced by [[Joe Alaskey]]. He also made a cameo in one episode of ''[[The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries]]'', voiced by [[Frank Welker]].

He features in some issues of the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' comic book.

His only notable Warner Bros. Animation ''Looney Tunes'' short cameo came in 1954's ''[[Devil May Hare]]'', which was directed by [[Robert McKimson]] and pitted Bugs against the [[Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|Tasmanian Devil]], who made his debut here.

Cecil Turtle appears in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'', voiced by [[Jim Rash]]. He and Bugs are once again enemies like in the classic shorts, and he has a habit of mispronouncing Bugs's name as "Buges Buney." In Cecil's appearances on this show, he is the one who gets outwitted by Bugs, the first time in Looney Tunes history. His next appearance was in the episode ''The Shell Game''. Now working as a scammer, Cecil tricks both Bugs and Porky into thinking they damaged his shell. However, Bugs started seeing through Cecil's con, and confronted him with Porky and took down his shell scam and sending him to prison, as well as scoring another victory over Cecil. Cecil also appears as one of the main antagonists in the spinoff film ''[[Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run]]'', voiced again by Rash and appearing as a spy working for the Mexican general Foghorn Leghorn until the near climax reveals that he has been working for [[Marvin the Martian]].

Cecil makes recurring appearances in ''[[New Looney Tunes]]'', voiced by series producer Matt Craig. In the show he and Bugs have races against each other which ends with both of them losing.

Cecil appears in ''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]'', voiced by [[Keith Ferguson (voice actor)|Keith Ferguson]]. He appears in the episode "Shell Shocked", where traveling from Bronx to Brooklyn, Bugs beats a Public Transit Train and comments how nobody is faster than him. However, Bugs becomes infuriated when he comes across advertisements showcasing Cecil Turtle as the "actual fastest thing in New York City". Bugs runs into Cecil and challenges him to a footrace to a nearby lamppost. Bugs gains the early lead but Cecil ties the street Bugs is on to a taxi going to [[St. Louis]], allowing Cecil to win. Bugs then challenges Cecil to see how fast they can multiply numbers, but Cecil wins again by multiplying himself. Bugs becomes enraged and has one more challenge for Cecil: how fast he can eat carrots. However, Bugs disguised a bomb as a carrot. When the bomb doesn't go off, Bugs looks and sees all the carrots have been eaten by Cecil. Bugs looks into Cecil's shell, coming face-to-face with the bomb that explodes right in his face. As Cecil proclaims victory, Bugs says there is one thing he's better at than Cecil: losing and starts crying.

Cecil appeared in ''[[Bugs Bunny Builders]]'', where he is voiced by [[Bob Bergen]]. Unlike his original short films and other television series, he and Bugs appear on friendly terms.

==Legacy==
Because of Cecil's modest amount of popularity, Warner Bros. created a protégé of the character in ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' named Tyrone Turtle. Unlike Cecil and Bugs, however, Tyrone is on friendly terms with Bugs's Tiny Toons counterpart, Buster Bunny.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010521151929/http://tultw.com/pics/cecil.html Cecil image gallery]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060326095519/http://www.nonstick.com/characters/cecil.html WAV file of Cecil's voice]

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Pete Travis

2025-03-01T06:50:49Z

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{{short description|British film director}}
{{otherpeople|Peter Travis}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Pete Travis
| image = 
| birth_place = [[City of Salford|Salford]], [[Greater Manchester]], England
| occupation = Television, film director
| years_active = 1996–present
}}
'''Pete Travis''' is a British television and film director. His work includes ''[[Cold Feet]]'' (1999), ''[[The Jury (TV serial)|The Jury]]'' (2002) and ''[[Omagh (film)|Omagh]]'' (2004) for television and ''[[Vantage Point (film)|Vantage Point]]'' (2008), ''[[Endgame (2009 film)|Endgame]]'' (2009), ''[[Dredd]]'' (2012) and ''[[City of Tiny Lights]]'' (2016) for cinema.

== Career ==
Before becoming a director, Pete Travis was a social worker. After taking a post-graduate course in film-making he bought the film rights to [[Nick Hornby]]'s ''Faith'' for £12,000. A producer invested the same amount in the film and ''Faith'' premiered at the [[London Film Festival]] on 11 November 1997. Comparing ''Faith'' to other unsuccessful football films, Travis told ''[[The Guardian]]'', "I think the secret of making a good football film is not to have any football in it [...] Football is so much about the passion of its supporters, and you cannot portray that by showing 11 guys running around. ''Faith'' is more about the spirit of football than the sport.<ref>Lee, Veronica (1 November 1996). "Why sport fails its screen test". ''The Guardian'' (Guardian Newspapers): p. 64.</ref>

Travis became interested in film-making late in life, inspired by [[Alan Clarke]], [[Costa Gavras]] and [[Frank Capra]].<ref name="indie">Carnevale, Rob (5 March 2008). "[http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Film-Review/vantage-point-pete-travis-interview Vantage Point – Pete Travis interview]". IndieLondon. Retrieved on 5 March 2008.</ref><ref>Frosty (5 February 2009). "[https://www.collider.com/entertainment/interviews/article.asp?aid=10791&tcid=1 Director Pete Travis Exclusive Video Interview Endgame]". Collider.com. Retrieved on 20 April 2009.</ref> His second short, an adaptation of [[Anne Fine]]'s ''Bill's New Frock'' (1998), won the ScreenScene Award for Best Short Film or Video at the 1998 [[Atlantic Film Festival]].<ref>Swedko, Pamela (5 October 1998). "[http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/magazine/19981005/23307.html Extraordinary Visitor takes Atlantic fest]". Playback (Brunico Communications).</ref> ''Faith'' lead to direction work on the [[ITV Network|ITV]] series ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[Cold Feet]]'' and ''[[The Jury (TV serial)|The Jury]]''.

In 2003, [[Paul Greengrass]] sent Travis the script to ''[[Omagh (film)|Omagh]]''—a dramatisation of the [[Omagh bombing]] that he co-wrote with Guy Hibbert—after seeing his work on ''The Jury'' and ''[[Henry VIII (TV serial)|Henry VIII]]''.<ref name="indie"/> The [[Channel 4]]/[[RTÉ]] television film premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in 2004, where it won the Discovery Award.<ref>Staff (24 September 2004). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071108071726/http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/newspage.asp?id=100&storyID=256 Omagh Film Wins Festival Honour]". Northern Ireland Screen. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.</ref> The next year it won the [[British Academy Television Award]] for Best Single Drama, which Travis shared with the producers.<ref>"[http://bafta.org/awards/television/nominations/?year=2004 Television Nominations 2004]". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.</ref> He was also nominated for the [[Irish Film and Television Awards|Irish Film and Television Award]] for Best Film Director.<ref>"[http://www.ifta.ie/awards/winnersdocs/IFTA2004_winners.pdf The Irish Film & Television Awards 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119091228/http://www.ifta.ie/awards/winnersdocs/IFTA2004_winners.pdf |date=19 November 2007 }}" (.pdf). Irish Film and Television Academy. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.</ref>

His first studio film, ''[[Vantage Point (film)|Vantage Point]]'', opened in the United States in February 2008 to the number one box office spot.<ref>Reynolds, Simon (25 February 2008). "[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a90171/vantage-point-leads-us-box-office.html 'Vantage Point' leads US box office]". Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2 March 2008.</ref> Another film, ''[[Endgame (2009 film)|Endgame]]'', about the end of [[apartheid]] in South Africa, had its world premiere at the 2009 [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>McCarthy, Todd (4 December 2008). "[https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=2470&articleid=VR1117996817&cs=1 More star power at Sundance]". ''Variety'' (Reed Business Information).</ref> In June 2009, he signed on to direct ''[[Come Like Shadows (film)|Come Like Shadows]]'', a reworking of Shakespeare's ''[[Macbeth]]''.<ref>Kilday, Gregg (22 June 2009). "[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i4bd3d37ca0da05dcd366f8ed1eb1ee22 Modern Macbeth lands director]". ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (Nielsen Business Media).</ref> The following year he signed on to direct ''[[Dredd]]'', a film adaptation of the [[Judge Dredd]] comics character.<ref>Moody, Mike (14 May 2010). "[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a219953/judge-dredd-to-film-this-fall.html 'Judge Dredd' to film this fall]". Digital Spy. Retrieved on 18 May 2010.</ref> Travis never completed the film, and star Karl Urban attributes writer [[Alex Garland]] as the film's actual director.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-07|title=Alex Garland Actually Directed Dredd, Says Karl Urban|url=https://collider.com/alex-garland-directed-dredd-says-karl-urban/|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Collider|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
===Director===
* ''[[Vantage Point (film)|Vantage Point]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Dredd]]'' (2012)
* ''[[City of Tiny Lights]]'' (2016)

===Writer===
* ''[[The Gunman (2015 film)|The Gunman]]'' (2015)

===Short film===
* ''Faith'' (1996)
* ''Bill's New Frock'' (1998)

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Episode "Rift"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Cold Feet]]''
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Other People's Children (TV series)|Other People's Children]]''
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[The Jury (TV serial)|The Jury]]''
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Henry VIII (TV serial)|Henry VIII]]''
| Miniseries
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Fearless (British TV series)|Fearless]]''
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2019–2020
| ''[[Project Blue Book (TV series)|Project Blue Book]]''
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Bloodlands (TV series)|Bloodlands]]''
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Marie Antoinette (TV series)|Marie Antoinette]]''
| 4 episodes
|}

===TV movies===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Omagh (film)|Omagh]]''
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Endgame (2009 film)|Endgame]]''
| With limited theatrical release
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Legacy (2013 film)|Legacy]]''
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Go-Between (2015 film)|The Go-Between]]''
|
|-
|}

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
|-
| 2004
| [[Toronto International Film Festival]]
| Discovery Award
|rowspan=4| ''Omagh''
| {{Won}}
|-
|rowspan=3| 2005
| [[British Academy Television Award]]
| Best Single Drama
| {{Won}}
|-
| [[Irish Film and Television Awards|Irish Film and Television Award]]
| Best Film Director
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[Director's Guild of Great Britain|Director's Guild of Great Britain Awards]]
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Movie/Miniseries
| {{Nominated}}
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|0871428}}
*[http://www.reviewgraveyard.com/00_interviews/08-07-28_pete-travis.htm Interview about ''Vantage Point''] at Reviewgraveyard.com

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Fred F. Sears

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|birth_name = Frederick Francis Sears
|birth_place = [[Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S.
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|death_place = [[Hollywood, California]], U.S.
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'''Frederick Francis Sears''' (July 7, 1913 – November 30, 1957) was an American film actor and director.

==Biography==

Sears, formerly based in Boston as a dramatic director and instructor, was hired as a dialogue director by [[Columbia Pictures]] in 1946. He began playing incidental roles in Columbia's productions. The actors in Columbia's stock company were expected to perform in any kind of film, from adventures to musicals, to two-reel comedy shorts, to westerns and serials. Sears gradually received larger supporting roles (as "Fred Sears"), notably in the popular ''[[Blondie (comic strip)#Film|Blondie]]'' series and the long-running [[Charles Starrett]] western series. By 1949 Sears was so well established in the close-knit Starrett unit that he was allowed to direct, and he continued to helm the Starrett westerns (as "Fred F. Sears") until the studio retired the series in 1952. Toward the end of the series's run, the films were being made so cheaply that the scripts would incorporate lengthy excerpts from older films. In ''Bonanza Town'' (1951), director Sears also had to appear as an actor, to match footage from his performance in ''West of Dodge City'' (1947).

Sears's budget-stretching skills attracted the attention of Columbia staff producer [[Sam Katzman]]. Katzman was a notoriously cheap producer, making topical films so quickly that they could be playing in theaters while the topic was still hot. Katzman recruited Sears for the 1952 serial ''[[Blackhawk (serial)|Blackhawk]]'', and after Sears was relieved of the Charles Starrett features, Katzman offered Sears full-time work in his unit. For the next five years Fred Sears worked steadily as a contract director, having no particular style or specialty of his own but capable of working in various genres. His most famous films are probably the [[Bill Haley (musician)|Bill Haley]] musicals ''[[Rock Around the Clock (film)|Rock Around the Clock]]'' and ''[[Don't Knock the Rock]]'', and the science-fiction features ''[[Earth vs. the Flying Saucers]]'' and ''[[The Giant Claw]]''.

Sears might have continued indefinitely with Sam Katzman but he died in late November 1957, at the age of 44. His final films were released posthumously.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-fred-f-sears-foun/88734213/] Movie Director Sears Found Dead at Studios - Los Angeles Times, Sun, Dec. 1, 1957</ref>

==Filmography==
===Director===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*''[[Rusty's Birthday]]'' (1949)
*''[[Desert Vigilante]]'' (1949)
*''[[Horsemen of the Sierras]]'' (1949)
*''[[Across the Badlands]]'' (1950)
*''[[Raiders of Tomahawk Creek]]'' (1950)
*''[[Lightning Guns]]'' (1950)
*''[[Prairie Roundup]]'' (1951)
*''[[Ridin' the Outlaw Trail]]'' (1951)
*''[[Snake River Desperadoes]]'' (1951)
*''[[Bonanza Town]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Pecos River (film)|Pecos River]]'' (1951)
*''[[Smoky Canyon]]'' (1952)
*''[[The Hawk of Wild River]]'' (1952)
*''[[The Miraculous Blackhawk: Freedom's Champion]]'' (1952, Serial)
*''[[The Kid from Broken Gun]]'' (1952) (final film in the [[Charles Starrett]] series)
*''[[Last Train from Bombay]]'' (1952)
*''[[Target Hong Kong]]'' (1953)
*''[[Ambush at Tomahawk Gap]]'' (1953)
*''[[The 49th Man]]'' (1953)
*''[[Sky Commando]]'' (1953)
*''[[Mission Over Korea]]'' (1953)
*''[[The Nebraskan]]'' (1953)
*''[[El Alaméin]]'' (1953)
*''[[Overland Pacific]]'' (1954)
*''[[Massacre Canyon (film)|Massacre Canyon]]'' (1954)
*''[[The Miami Story]]'' (1954)
*''[[The Outlaw Stallion]]'' (1954)
*''[[Wyoming Renegades]]'' (1955)
*''[[Cell 2455, Death Row (film)|Cell 2455, Death Row]]'' (1955)
*''[[Chicago Syndicate (film)|Chicago Syndicate]]'' (1955)
*''[[Apache Ambush]]'' (1955)
*''[[Teen-Age Crime Wave]]'' (1955)
*''[[Inside Detroit]]'' (1956)
*''[[Fury at Gunsight Pass]]'' (1956)
*''[[Rock Around the Clock (film)|Rock Around the Clock]]'' (1956)
*''[[Earth vs. the Flying Saucers]]'' (1956)
*''[[The Werewolf (1956 film)|The Werewolf]]'' (1956)
*''[[Miami Exposé]]'' (1956)
*''[[Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!]]'' (1956)
*''[[Don't Knock the Rock]]'' (1956)
*''[[Rumble on the Docks]]'' (1956)
*''[[Utah Blaine]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Giant Claw]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Night the World Exploded]]'' (1957)
*''[[Calypso Heat Wave]]'' (1957)
*''[[Escape from San Quentin]]'' (1957)
*''[[The World Was His Jury]]'' (1958)
*''[[Going Steady (1958 film)|Going Steady]]'' (1958)
*''[[Crash Landing (1958 film)|Crash Landing]]'' (1958)
*''[[Badman's Country]]'' (1958)
*''[[Ghost of the China Sea]]'' (1958)
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===Actor===
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*''[[The Return of Rusty]]'' (1946) - Detective (uncredited)
*''[[The Jolson Story]]'' (1946) - Oscar - Cutter (uncredited)
*''[[Blondie Knows Best]]'' (1946) - Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
*''[[Lone Star Moonlight]]'' (1946) - Announcer (uncredited)
*''[[The Lone Hand Texan]]'' (1947) - Sam Jason (uncredited)
*''[[Millie's Daughter]]'' (1947) - Escort Manager (uncredited)
*''[[West of Dodge City]]'' (1947) - Henry Hardison (uncredited)
*''[[Blondie's Holiday]]'' (1947) - Gambler (uncredited)
*''[[Law of the Canyon]]'' (1947) - Dr. Middleton (uncredited)
*''[[For the Love of Rusty]]'' (1947) - Doc Levy (uncredited)
*''[[The Corpse Came C.O.D.]]'' (1947) - Police Detertive Dave Short
*''[[Sport of Kings (film)|Sport of Kings]]'' (1947)
*''[[The Son of Rusty]]'' (1947) - E.A. Thompson (uncredited)
*''[[Down to Earth (1947 film)|Down to Earth]]'' (1947) - Bill - Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
*''[[Blondie in the Dough]]'' (1947) - Quinn
*''[[Her Husband's Affairs]]'' (1947) - Man at Mayor's Party (uncredited)
*''[[It Had to Be You (1947 film)|It Had to Be You]]'' (1947) - Fireman #2 / Tilleman (uncredited)
*''[[Blondie's Anniversary]]'' (1947) - Bert Dalton
*''[[Phantom Valley]]'' (1948) - Ben Theibold (uncredited)
*''[[The Return of the Whistler]]'' (1948) - Crandall (uncredited)
*''[[Song of Idaho]]'' (1948) - Himself - Radio Announcer (uncredited)
*''[[Adventures in Silverado]]'' (1948) - Hatfield
*''[[The Fuller Brush Man]]'' (1948) - Bartender (uncredited)
*''Whirlwind Raiders'' (1948) - Tracy Beaumont
*''Singin' Spurs'' (1948) - Mr. Hanson
*''[[The Gallant Blade]]'' (1948) - Lawrence (Soldier in Woods)
*''[[Rusty Leads the Way]]'' (1948) - Jack Coleman (uncredited)
*''[[The Return of October]]'' (1948) - Reporter (uncredited)
*''[[Smoky Mountain Melody]]'' (1948) - Mr. Crump
*''[[The Man from Colorado]]'' (1949) - Veteran (uncredited)
*''[[Shockproof]]'' (1949) - Clerk (uncredited)
*''[[Slightly French]]'' (1949) - Cameraman (uncredited)
*''[[Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture]]'' (1949) - Police Chemist (uncredited)
*''[[The Crime Doctor's Diary]]'' (1949) - Ballistics Man (uncredited)
*''[[The Lone Wolf and His Lady]]'' (1949) - Tex Talbot (uncredited)
*''[[Home in San Antone]]'' (1949) - Radio Announcer Breezy
*''[[Laramie (film)|Laramie]]'' (1949) - Col. Ron Dennison
*''[[Johnny Allegro]]'' (1949) - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
*''[[The Blazing Trail (1949 film)|The Blazing Trail]]'' (1949) - Luke Masters
*''[[The Secret of St. Ives]]'' (1949) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''[[South of Death Valley]]'' (1949) - Sam Ashton
*''[[Bandits of El Dorado]]'' (1949) - Ranger Captain Richard Henley
*''[[Tokyo Joe (film)|Tokyo Joe]]'' (1949) - Medical Major (uncredited)
*''[[Rusty's Birthday]]'' (1949) - Policeman (uncredited)
*''[[Renegades of the Sage]]'' (1949) - Lt. Jones
*''[[Texas Dynamo]]'' (1950) - Hawkins
*''[[Hoedown (film)|Hoedown]]'' (1950) - Sam Baker (uncredited)
*''[[David Harding, Counterspy]]'' (1950) - Peters (uncredited)
*''[[On the Isle of Samoa]]'' (1950) - Pilot (uncredited)
*''[[Convicted (1950 film)|Convicted]]'' (1950) - Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
*''[[Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard]]'' (1950) - Agent Peters
*''[[Frontier Outpost]]'' (1950) - Major Copeland
*''[[Lightning Guns]]'' (1950) - Opening Off Screen Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''Gasoline Alley'' (1951) - Smite (uncredited)
*''[[My True Story (film)|My True Story]]'' (1951) - E. H. Carlyle
*''[[Fort Savage Raiders]]'' (1951) - Col. Sutter
*''[[The Big Gusher]]'' (1951) - Sheriff (uncredited)
*''[[Never Trust a Gambler]]'' (1951) - State Trooper (uncredited)
*''[[Bonanza Town]]'' (1951) - Henry Hardison
*''[[Cyclone Fury]]'' (1951) - Captain Barham
*''[[Saturday's Hero]]'' (1951) - Reporter (uncredited)
*''[[The Family Secret (1951 film)|The Family Secret]]'' (1951) - Laboratory Analyst (uncredited)
* ''[[The Kid from Amarillo]]'' (1951) - Jonathan Cole
*''Pecos River'' (1951) - Townsman on Porch Listening to Music (uncredited)
*''[[Laramie Mountains (film)|Laramie Mountains]]'' (1952) - Major Markham
*''[[Brave Warrior]]'' (1952) - Opening Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''[[The Rough, Tough West]]'' (1952) - Pete Walker / Doctor (uncredited)
*''[[The Kid from Broken Gun]]'' (1952) - Opening Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''[[Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder]]'' (1952) - Director (uncredited)
*''[[Serpent of the Nile]]'' (1953) - Off-Screen Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''[[Flame of Calcutta]]'' (1953) - Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''[[The Werewolf (1956 film)|The Werewolf]]'' (1956) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''[[The Night the World Exploded]]'' (1957) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''[[The Giant Claw]]'' (1957) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
*''[[Crash Landing (1958 film)|Crash Landing]]'' (1958) - Opening Off-Screen Narrator (voice, uncredited) (final film role)
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* Dixon, Wheeler Winston. ''Lost in the Fifties: Recovering Phantom Hollywood''. Southern Illinois University Press, 2005.

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0780764}}

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Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

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| name = Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness
| image = Chang poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = {{ubl|[[Merian C. Cooper]]|[[Ernest B. Schoedsack]]}}
| producer = {{ubl|Merian C. Cooper|Ernest B. Schoedsack}}
| writer = [[Achmed Abdullah]]
| starring = {{ubl|Kru|Chantui|Nah}}
| music = [[Hugo Riesenfeld]]
| cinematography = [[Ernest B. Schoedsack]]
| editing = [[Louis R. Loeffler]]
| studio = {{ubl|[[Famous Players–Lasky Corporation]]|[[Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation]]}}
| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1927|4|29}}
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| runtime = 64 minutes
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'''''Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness''''', also known simply as '''''Chang''''' (from [[Thai language|Thai]] ช้าง, "[[elephant]]") is a 1927 American [[silent film|silent]] [[documentary film]] about a poor farmer in northern [[Nan Province]] (northern [[Thailand]]) and his daily struggle for survival in the jungle. The film was directed by [[Merian C. Cooper]] and [[Ernest B. Schoedsack]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Chang A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)|first=Mordaunt|last=Hall|author-link=Mordaunt Hall|date=April 30, 1927|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=990CE0DD163CE733A25753C3A9629C946695D6CF}}</ref> It was released by [[Famous Players–Lasky]], a division of [[Paramount Pictures]].

==Plot==
Kru, the farmer depicted in the film, battles leopards, tigers, and even a herd of elephants, all of which pose a constant threat to his livelihood. As filmmakers, Cooper and Schoedsack attempted to capture real life with their cameras, though they often re-staged events that had not been captured adequately on film. The danger was real to all the people and animals involved. Tigers, leopards, and bears are slaughtered on camera,<ref name="BP-20190721"/> while the film's climax shows Kru's house being demolished by a stampeding elephant.
[[File:Chang A Drama of the Wilderness (1927).webm|thumb|right|Full Movie]]
==Release==
===Home media===
''Chang'' was released for the first time on [[DVD]] by [[Image Entertainment]] on November 21, 2000.<ref name="allmovidvd">{{cite web|title=Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) - Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/chang-a-drama-of-the-wilderness-v141371/releases|website=Allmovie.com|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref> Milestone Video would release the film on [[VHS]] and on DVD on January 8, 2002<ref name="amazonvhs">{{cite book|title=Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness Silent VHS|asin=6302420512 }}</ref> and October 29, 2013, respectively.<ref name="allmovidvd"/>

==Reception==
''Chang'' was one of the "biggest movies of 1928."<ref name="BP-20190721">{{cite news |last1=Biggs |first1=Andrew |title=What's past is prologue |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/1716191/whats-past-is-prologue |access-date=July 21, 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |date=July 21, 2019}}</ref>

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Author and film critic [[Leonard Maltin]] awarded the film three and a half of four stars, calling the film "[a] fascinating ethnographic documentary/narrative."<ref name="MaltinGreen2010">{{cite book|author1=Leonard Maltin|author2=Spencer Green|author3=Rob Edelman|title=Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hLtaAAAAYAAJ|date=January 2010|publisher=Plume|isbn=978-0-452-29577-3|page=109}}</ref> [[Mordaunt Hall]] from ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised the film, calling it "vivid and thrilling."<ref name="hall27">{{cite news|last1=Hall|first1=Mordaunt|title=THE SCREEN|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1927/04/30/archives/the-screen.html|work=New York Times|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref>

===Awards===
''Chang'' was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production]] at the first [[Academy Awards]] in 1929,<ref name="BP-20190721"/> the only time that award was presented.

==See also==
* [[List of films shot in Thailand]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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Desmond Davis

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{{Short description|British film and television director (1926–2021)}}
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'''Desmond Stanley Tracey Davis''' (24 May 1926 – 3 July 2021) was a British film and television director, best known for his 1981 film ''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]''.

==Early life and career==
Desmond Davis was born in [[Wandsworth]], southwest of [[South London|London]]. His parents were Dorothy (nee Newbold) and Isaac (known as William) Davis, director of optical lens manufacturer Newbold & Co.<ref name=Hayward>{{cite news|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|title=Desmond Davis obituary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/aug/02/desmond-davis-obituary|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2 August 2021}}</ref> While a student at the Regent Street Polytechnic (now [[University of Westminster]]), Davis studied photography and cinematography.<ref name=Hayward />

In 1944 Davis joined [[Riverside Studios]] as a [[clapper loader]]. While there, he worked on two comedies, ''[[Don't Take It to Heart]]'' (directed by [[Jeffrey Dell]]) and ''[[It's in the Bag! (1945 film)|It's in the Bag]]'' (directed by [[Richard Wallace (director)|Richard Wallace]]).<ref name=Hayward />

Davis was then drafted to join the British [[Army Film and Photographic Unit]], serving at the end of the Second World War at age 18. He was a sergeant in the army's [[South East Asia Command]] from 1945-49. He traveled extensively and the footage of his work can be seen in the [[Imperial War Museum]].<ref name=Hayward />

After serving his apprenticeship as a clapper boy in the 1940s and finishing his army service, Davis worked as a clapper loader on classic movies such as ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life (film)|The Happiest Days of Your Life ]]'' (directed by [[Frank Launder]]) and ''[[The African Queen (film)|The African Queen]]'' (directed by [[John Huston]]).<ref name=Hayward /> Davis worked his way up to first [[camera operator]] in low-budget British films of the 1950s. Davis worked for social-realist film director [[Tony Richardson]]. In the 1960s, Davis worked as a camera operator on such internationally acclaimed films as ''[[A Taste of Honey (film)|A Taste of Honey]]'' (directed by Richardson), ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film)|The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner]]'', ''[[Freud: The Secret Passion]]'' (directed by Huston) and ''[[Tom Jones (1963 film)|Tom Jones]]'' (also directed by Richardson).<ref name=Hayward /><ref name=Monahan>{{cite news|last=Monahan|first=Mark|title=Film-makers on film: Desmond Davis|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3588368/Film-makers-on-film-Desmond-Davis.html|newspaper=Telegraph|date=11 January 2003}}</ref> ''Tom Jones'' won four [[Academy Award|Oscars]], including Academy Award for Best Picture, at the [[36th Academy Awards]].<ref name=Hayward /> He was the camera operator on [[Seth Holt]]’s suspense thriller for [[Hammer Films]], 1961’s [[Taste of Fear]] with cinematographer [[Douglas Slocombe]]. Later on, he worked with Slocombe again only this time, Davis was directing, a role reversal he admitted to finding “embarrassing”. <ref>Taste of Fear Blu-ray extras, 2019, Indicator release</ref>

==Director==
Davis made his directorial debut in 1964 with ''[[Girl with Green Eyes]]'', written by [[Edna O’Brien]] adapting her novel ''The Lonely Girl'' from her trilogy ''[[The Country Girls]]''.<ref name=Hayward /><ref name=Monahan /> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote, "Davis is imaginative, prepared to take chances and has the sympathy to draw perceptive performances from his cast."<ref name=Hayward /> ''Girl with Green Eyes'' won the United States [[National Board of Review Award for Best Director]] that year. It also won a 1965 [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] in the US for best English language foreign film.<ref name=Hayward /><ref>{{cite web|title=Girl with Green Eyes|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/girl-green-eyes|work=Golden Globe Awards|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>

At the 1966 [[San Sebastian International Film Festival]], Davis won the [[Golden Shell]] award for ''[[I Was Happy Here]]''. The film starred [[Sarah Miles]] in another O’Brien adaptation.<ref name=Hayward /> Davis reunited with the two female stars of ''Girl with Green Eyes'', [[Rita Tushingham]] and [[Lynn Redgrave]], in ''[[Smashing Time]]'', a 1967 comedy set in [[Swinging Sixties|swinging London]].<ref name=Hayward /> ''Smashing Time'' was nominated for the best English language foreign film Golden Globe in 1968.<ref>{{cite web|title=Smashing Time|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/smashing-time|work=Golden Globe Awards|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> The final feature film Davis directed in the 1960s was the 1969 comedy ''[[A Nice Girl Like Me]]'' starring [[Barbara Ferris]].<ref name=Hayward />

In the 1970s Davis took a long hiatus from feature films, and turned his focus on television for work, including episodes of ''[[Follyfoot]]'' and ''[[The New Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]'', as well as a 1979 adaptation of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''Measure for Measure'' in the [[BBC Television Shakespeare]] series.<ref name=Hayward /><ref name=IMDb>{{cite web|title=Desmond Davis (1926-2021)|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204471/|work=IMDb|access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>

Davis' best known feature film is the 1981 version of ''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'', which was his first theatrical release in 12 years. Producer [[Charles H. Schneer]] selected Davis as director after being impressed with Davis' visually inventive work on ''Measure for Measure''.<ref name=Hayward /> ''Clash of the Titans''' all-star cast in this epic fantasy/mythological film included [[Laurence Olivier]] as [[Zeus]].<ref name=Hayward /><ref name=Monahan />

In the 1980s Davis directed feature-length dramas mostly for television. Davis worked with O'Brien again to adapt ''The Country Girls'' for television in 1983. Davis also directed the 1983 television adaptation of [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s ''[[The Sign of Four (1983 film)|The Sign of Four]]'' with [[Ian Richardson]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]]. In 1984 Davis directed ''[[Camille (1984 film)|Camille]]'', another [[television film|feature film for television]]. This adaptation of ''[[The Lady of the Camellias]]'' starred [[Greta Scacchi]] and [[Colin Firth]]. For his next and last theatrical feature film, Davis directed the 1984 adaptation of [[Agatha Christie]]'s ''[[Ordeal by Innocence]]'' starring [[Donald Sutherland]] and [[Faye Dunaway]].<ref name=Hayward /><ref name=IMDb />

Davis continued his work in television, including directing episodes for the British drama series ''[[The Chief (UK television series)|The Chief]]'' in 1991.<ref name=IMDb /> He retired from directing in 1994.<ref name=Hayward />

==Personal life and death==
Davis married Shirley Smith in 1959, and the couple had one son Tim before divorcing.<ref name=Hayward />

Davis died on 3 July 2021, at the age of 95.<ref name=Hayward />

==Films directed==
*''[[Girl with Green Eyes]]'' (1964)
*''[[The Uncle (1965 film)|The Uncle]]'' (1965)
*''[[I Was Happy Here]]'' (1966)
*''[[Smashing Time]]'' (1967)
*''[[A Nice Girl Like Me]]'' (1969)
*''The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight'' (1979)
*''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]'' (1981)
*''The Man of Destiny'' (1981)
*''[[BBC2 Playhouse]]'': "Passing Through" (1982)
*''The Adventures of Little Lord Fauntleroy'' (1982)
*''[[The Agatha Christie Hour]]'': "In a Glass Darkly" (1982)
*''Russian Night... 1941'' (1982)
*''[[Ordeal by Innocence (film)|Ordeal by Innocence]]'' (1984)
*''[[Camille (1984 film)|Camille]]'' (1984)
*''Love with a Perfect Stranger'' (1986)
*''Freedom Fighter'' (1988)
*''The Man Who Lived at the Ritz'' (1989)
*''[[Screen One]]'': "Doggin' Around" (1994)

== References ==
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== External links ==
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