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anliafail · 7 months
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What if one split second sent your life in two completely different directions?
SLIDING DOORS (1998) | dir. Peter Howitt
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wilhelm--fink · 1 month
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Michael Sheen as Thorne Jamison in Laws of Attraction (2004)
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kwebtv · 5 months
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Jonathon Morris, Peter Howitt, Kenneth Waller, Jean Boht, Victor McGuire, Caroline Milmoe, Nick Conway, Gilly Coman and Ronald Forfar in "Bread"
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adamwatchesmovies · 2 years
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Antitrust (2001)
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While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...
Antitrust is a story you’ve seen before, but with a different coat of paint. Often broad and ludicrous, it’s the kind of film that throws in twist after twist in the hopes that you leave the film surprised and confuse "unexpected" with "good". Too bad the premise is so overdone you can practically set your watch to these story beats.
Idealistic computer programmer Milo Hoffman (Ryan Phillippe) takes a high-paying position at NURV (Never Underestimate Radical Vision) to help its CEO Gary Winston (Tim Robbins, doing his best Bill Gates impersonation) finish a global communication system that will revolutionize the world. When the death of one of Milo’s programmer friends coincides with a batch of new coding at his desk, he begins suspecting something nefarious at NURV.
I’m not spoiling anything by telling you that indeed, NURV is up to some shady business. They’ll do anything to make sure they make their deadline, from installing secret cameras and recording equipment to theft and even murder. You’ve seen this sort of thing before, like in The Firm with Tom Cruise back in 1993, for example. While it isn’t an automatic fail to make a film of this kind, you have to bring something new to the equation to be worth people's time. Antitrust does nothing original.
The foreshadowing is so obvious it’s distracting. Some of it doesn’t even make sense. We’re told NURV set a date for its Synapse global communication program's launch. Should they fail to meet it, the company will go under. Immediately, you know what will need to be done. When Milo almost eats a bun at a fancy restaurant and his girlfriend Alice (Claire Forlani) shrieks because he’s allergic to sesame seeds, you know those will come up again. Not only that, but you know EXACTLY how that’ll come up again, and you know how Milo will prevent himself from dying from the allergens being snuck in his food.
Antitrust attempts to keep you on your toes by throwing all of these twists and crazy revelations about characters and technology in the mix. Milo doesn’t trust his attractive co-worker Lisa (Rachel Leigh Cook), then he does, then he wonders if he shouldn’t again. Once the dust is settled and we know who was on which side, take a step back. Every character's actions now seem needlessly complicated.
Antitrust is not a particularly good movie, nor is it. Even now, I’m struggling to find things to say about it. (On DVD, February 14, 2018)
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Title: Radio Rebel
Rating: NR
Director: Peter Howitt
Cast: Debby Ryan, Sarena Parmar, Adam DiMarco, Atticus Mitchell, Merritt Patterson, Allie Bertram, Iain Belcher, Rowen Kahn, Nancy Robertson, Martin Cummins, April Telek, Mercedes de la Zerda, Brenda Crichlow, Keith MacKechnie, Chanelle Peloso
Release year: 2012
Genres: comedy, drama
Blurb: High school senior Tara is so painfully shy that she dreads speaking to anyone in the hallways or getting called on in class...but in the privacy of her bedroom with her iPod in hand, she rocks out doing mock broadcasts for Miami's hottest FM radio station, which happens to be owned by her stepfather. When a slot opens up at The SLAM, Tara surprises herself by blossoming behind the mic into the confident Radio Rebel...and to everyone's shock, she's a hit.
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Johnny English (2003, Peter Howitt)
15/02/2024
Johnny English is a 2003 film directed by Peter Howitt, the first in the saga of the same name.
Starring Rowan Atkinson with Natalie Imbruglia, Ben Miller and John Malkovich, it is an action comedy that parodies the spy story genre, in particular the James Bond film genre.
Johnny English is a British secret service agent, inept and clumsy, and for this reason relegated to office work for some time, although he continues to dream of becoming a real spy in the field.
English is tasked with thwarting a plot to steal the Crown Jewels, on display at the Tower of London; here he meets Lorna Campbell for the first time, a woman as fascinating as she is enigmatic. Meanwhile, during a blackout the regalia is stolen. English and his assistant Angus Bough, a young colleague who often proves smarter and more intelligent than his superior, despite relying on rather unusual investigation methods, discover that the jewels have been stolen by Dieter Klein and Klaus Vendetta, two German thieves low-grade; however English connects them to Pascal Sauvage, a wealthy French entrepreneur with many gray areas in his past. However, the man is very well regarded by the establishment across the Channel, so much so that Pegasus, English's superior, considers such conjectures absurd and orders him not to get involved.
Despite this, English and Bough decide to disobey and illegally enter Sayvage's London headquarters, looking for evidence that can confirm their suspicions: here the two discover that the man, a descendant of Charles Edward Stuart, aims to become the new king of England. Lorna also arrives, who turns out to be an Interpol agent, also interested in the entrepreneur's shady plans.
With English aware of their plots, Sauvage speeds things up and sends Dieter and Klaus to force Queen Elizabeth II to abdicate, also causing the entire Windsor line of succession to be swept away: so the English government has no choice but to offer the Crown right in Sauvage, last heir of the House of Stuart. They arrive at the French residence of Sauvage, where the man has invited numerous internationally renowned criminals to reveal his plans once he becomes monarch: to transform the whole of England into the largest prison in the world.
Discovered and taken prisoner, English and Lorna are saved by Bough and, once back home, rush to stop Sauvage's imminent coronation. English wreaks havoc during the ceremony, initially sparking laughter among those present in Westminster; however, when he manages to steal the crown of Saint Edward from the hands of the archbishop of Canterbury, the only one with the power to appoint a new monarch, the true nature of Sauvage emerges and he tries to kill English and threatens the archbishop himself, forcing the ceremony.
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cinephilesadeqi · 2 months
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Movie Analysis and Review: "Johnny English" (2003)
Introduction:In “Johnny English,” we are introduced to the world of MI7, where the inept yet charming Johnny English finds himself thrust into the role of a super spy after a series of unfortunate events befall his colleagues. Synopsis:The plot revolves around Pascal Sauvage’s nefarious plans to steal Britain’s Crown Jewels, which leads to the untimely demise of several undercover agents. Johnny…
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cemyafilmarsiv · 2 months
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Johny English directed by Peter Howitt
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billdecker · 1 year
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✨ a film for every year of my life ✨ | Sliding Doors (1998) dir. Peter Howitt
Cheer up. Remember what the Monty Python boys say. "Always look on the bright side of life"? No, "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition."
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Interiors from Moonraker (1979)
Production Design by Ken Adam Art Direction by Charles Bishop, Max Douy Set Decoration by Peter Howitt
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schnoobums · 1 year
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JOHN HANNAH as JAMES HAMMERTON in SLIDING DOORS (1998) dir. Peter Howitt
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wilhelm--fink · 6 months
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Michael Sheen as Thorne Jamison in Laws of Attraction (2004) dir. Peter Howitt
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Laws of Attraction (2004) dir. Peter Howitt
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kwebtv · 5 months
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Bread - BBC One - May 1, 1986 - November 3, 1991
Sitcom (74 episodes)
Running Time: 30 minutes
Stars:
Jean Boht as Nellis Boswell (series 1-7)
Ronald Forfar as Freddie Boswell (series 1 to 1990 Christmas Special)
Peter Howitt as Joey Boswell (series 1 to 1988 Christmas Special)
Graham Bickley as Joey Boswell (series 5-7)
Victor McGuire as Jack Boswell ( series 1-3 / 5-7)
Jonathon Morris as Adrian Boswell (series 1-7)
Gilly Coman as Aveline Boswell (series 1 - 1988 Christmas Special)
Melanie Hill as Aveline Boswell (series 5-7)
Nick Conway as Billy Boswell (series 1-7)
Kenneth Waller as Grandad/William Duvall (series 1-7)
Bryan Murray as Cousin Shifty (series 4 - 1990 Christmas Special)
Pamela Power as Martina (series 1-6)
Eileen Pollock as Lilo Lil (series 3-7)
Joanna Phillips-Lane as Roxy (series 3-7)
Caroline Milmoe as Julie Jefferson (series 1-2)
Hilary Crowson as Julie Jefferson (series 3 - 1989 Christmas Special)
Giles Watling as Oswald Carter (series 4-7)
Rita Tushingham as Celia Higgins (series 4)
Deborah Grant as Leonora Campbell (series 6-7)
Charles Lawson as Yizzell (series 1-4)
Simon Rouse as a friend of Yizzell (series 1-4)
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maxsindiecomics · 1 year
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The Shaolin Cowboy #1 (December, 2004)
The story was collected in the trade paperback collection The Shaolin Cowboy: Start Trek TPB (July 27, 2021)
writer and artist [penciller and inker]: Geof Darrow | colorist & letters: Peter Doherty | editorial [original series]: Spencer Lamm | editorial assistant [original series]: Sharon Bay | collection editor: Daniel Chabon | assistant editor(s): Chuck Howitt and Brett Israel | president and publisher: Mike Richardson | publishing company: Dark Horse Books [Dark Horse Comics]
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