Biography: After studies in English literature, Jon Amiel graduated from Cambridge University and ran the Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company, which often toured the USA. He became the Hampstead Theatre Company's literary manager and began directing there, relocating to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Amiel joined the BBC as a story editor, studied television directing and did TV work through the late ... show all After studies in English literature, Jon Amiel graduated from Cambridge University and ran the Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company, which often toured the USA. He became the Hampstead Theatre Company's literary manager and began directing there, relocating to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Amiel joined the BBC as a story editor, studied television directing and did TV work through the late 1970s and early 1980s, scoring attention in 1985 with "The Silent Twins (1985)", an unforgettable recreation of the tragic "silent twins" June and Jennifer Gibbons, who spoke only to each other. Airing during the same year Marjorie Wallace's non-fiction book The Silent Twins (1986) was published by Prentice Hall), the docudrama was the BBC's selection for entry at the Locarno and Montreal Film Festivals.
As noted in Stephen Gilbert's biography of Dennis Potter, Amiel was working on The Silent Twins (1986) when Kenith Trodd gave him the six Singing Detective scripts. After international acclaim for "The "Singing Detective, The" (1986) (mini)", Amiel's feature film debut, "Queen of Hearts (1989)", premiered at Cannes, was named Best First Film at the Montreal Festival and won the Birmingham Festival's Best British Feature Film Award. Amiel's "Tune in Tomorrow... (1990)", based on Mario Vargas Llosa's Aunt Julia And The Scriptwriter, won the Deauville Festival's Prix Publique. He followed with the period drama "Sommersby (1993)", the thriller "Copycat (1995)", "Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)" and moved into action-adventure with "The Entrapment (1999)" and "Core (2003)".
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| Criminal profiler and psychologist Dr Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver) becomes entangled in the deadly mind game of a vicious copycat serial killer Peter Foley (William Mcnamara). Due to the horrific attack Helen suffered in her past as an agoraphobic she is confined to her apartment. The killer uses this against her in his murderous attempts to become a famous serial killer. Detectives M. J Monahan (Holly Hunter) and Reuben Goetz (Dermot Mulroney) they have the challenge of trying to capture the killer before he kills again and uses his chance to commit another atrocious murder. Search keywords
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Categories: 1995, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, USA
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| What happens when a world-renowned scientist, crushed by the loss of his eldest daughter, formulates a theory in conflict with religious dogma? This is the story of Charles Darwin and his master-work "The Origin of Species". It tells of a global revolution played out the confines of a small English village; a passionate marriage torn apart by the most dangerous idea in history; and a theory saved from extinction by the logic of a child. Search keywords
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Categories: 2009, Biography, Drama, UK
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| After theft of a piece much made sure of illustrations, an agent convinces his insurance agency bosses to allow she to move in the company of an aging, but thief of active teacher. The thief of Connery the capture in with mistrust and it demands the rigorous formation before his first work together— the theft of a very valued mask of a party chichi. His attraction that becomes deeper and suspicion might tear his society but the promise of a bigger award (approximately eight billion rare dollars) for Zeta-Jones keeps the interesting game. Only, who plays with whom?.
Después de robo de una pieza muy asegurada de ilustraciones, un agente convence a sus patrones de agencia de seguros de permitir que ella se mueva en la compañía de un envejecimiento, pero ladrón de maestro activo. El ladrón de Connery la toma en con recelo y exige la formación rigurosa antes de su primer trabajo together— el robo de una máscara muy valorada de un partido chichi. Su atracción que se hace más profundo y desconfianza podrían desgarrar su sociedad pero la promesa de un premio más grande (aproximadamente ocho mil millones de dólares raros) por Zeta-Jones guarda el juego interesante. ¿Sólo, quién juega con quien?. Search keywords
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Categories: 1999, Comedy, Crime, Germany, Romance, Thriller, UK, USA
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| For unknown reasons, the internal heart of the earth gave up turning, by making the electromagnetic field of the planet fast deteriorate. Immediately, the life around the globe begins changing radically. In Boston, 32 persons with cardiac pacemakers, all within 10 blocks, fall rigid dead suddenly. In San Fransisco, collapses of Golden Delicious Gate Bridge, by sending hundreds of people diving to their dead. In London' s Trafalgar Square, the herds of pigeons lose their capacity to sail, by flying in crowds thrown into a panic, by banging in parry them breezes and by making drivers lose the control of their cars. And in Rome, as thousand tourists' watches hopelessly, an electrical superstorm reduces ancient Roman Colisée to debris. By bumping into each other to solve crisis, the governmental and military civil servants call geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes and a team of the scientists the most gifted with the world to travel in the heart of the earth in an underground trade piloted by Commander " terranauts " Rebecca "Beck " Childs and commander Robert Iverson. Their mission: Blow up a nuclear apparatus which will delay the heart on function and save the world of sure destruction.
Pour les raisons inconnues, le coeur intérieur de la terre a arrêté de tourner, en faisant le champ électromagnétique de la planète rapidement se détériorer. Immédiatement, la vie autour du globe commence à changer radicalement. À Boston, 32 personnes avec les stimulateurs cardiaques, tous dans un rayon de 10 blocs, tombent raide mortes subitement. À San Francisco, les effondrements de Golden Gate Bridge, en envoyant des centaines des gens plongeant à leurs morts. Dans London's Trafalgar Square, les troupeaux de pigeons perdent leur capacité de naviguer, en volant dans les foules paniquées, en claquant dans les pares-brises et en faisant des conducteurs perdre le contrôle de leurs voitures. Et à Rome, comme milliers de montre de touristes désespérément, une supertempête électrique réduit le Colisée romain ancien aux décombres. En se bousculant pour résoudre la crise, les fonctionnaires gouvernementaux et militaires font appel à Dr geophysicist. Josh Keyes et une équipe des scientifiques les plus doués du monde pour voyager dans le coeur de la terre dans un artisanat souterrain piloté par Commandant "terranauts" Rebecca "Beck" Childs et Commandant Robert Iverson. Leur mission : Faites exploser un appareil nucléaire qui remettra le coeur en fonction et sauvera le monde de la destruction sûre. Search keywords
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Categories: 2003, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, UK, USA
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