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James Strong

James Strong

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James Strong is a British television and film director and writer, best known for his work on Broadchurch for which he was BAFTA-nominated for Best Director Fiction 2015. He trained at Granada TV and has directed episodes of the shows Holby City and Doctors, as well as seven episodes of Doctor Who and two episodes of its spin-off series Torchwood. His work on the Doctor Who episode "Voyage of the Damned" won him a BAFTA Cymru award for Best Director in 2008. In 2007, he directed the autobiographical documentary Elton John: Me, Myself & I and in 2008 he directed three episodes of Bonekickers. He then directed Hunted and Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story and Silent Witness in 2010 followed by the feature film United and Downton Abbey in 2011. He was lead director and associate producer on Broadchurch, which won six BAFTAs including Best Drama and for which he was nominated for BAFTA Best Director Fiction. Strong followed this with work on Series 2 of Broadchurch, the US remake Gracepoint in 2013 and other US pilots, including Kingmakers for ABC in 2015 and Drew in 2016. He also directed episodes of the Stephen King adaptation and J. J. Abrams produced 11.22.63. In 2017 he directed and executive produced "Liar" for ITV and AMC. He recently directed the critically acclaimed mini-series “Vanity Fair “ for ITV and Amazon Studios. He is then set to direct a J.R.R. Tolkien biopic entitled 'Middle Earth'.

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James Strong

Películas

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story

Director

Schoolboy Maurice Cole, growing up in 1960s Liverpool, is picked on for being effeminate but is already making his own comedy tapes, one of which impresses agent Wilfred De'ath through whom he gets a job on a pirate radio station, changing his name to Kenny Everett. Though sacked for annoying the sponsor his popularity sees him working on the BBC's newly-formed Radio One. Around this time he meets and marries Lee Middleton, who not only sticks by him through his career lows but is sympathetic when, following a drugs over-dose, he admits to being gay. She even helps him find a boyfriend though, unlike his friend Freddie Mercury, he is reluctant to come out. Following their divorce Kenny is best man when Lee marries actor John Alkin and, in 1985, in typically flamboyant style comes out, owing to having not one but two 'husbands'. However, in 1989 he is diagnosed as HIV+ and, in 1995, a year after winning the prestigious Sony award, dies of AIDS aged fifty.

Director

United está basada en la historia real de los legendarios "Busby babes" del Manchester United, el equipo más joven en ganar la liga inglesa y tristes protagonistas del fatal accidente de avión de Múnich que se cobró la vida de ocho futbolistas. La película se basa en entrevistas con los supervivientes y sus familias para contar una historia inspiradora, de un equipo y su comunidad para superar la terrible tragedia.

Doctor Who: El planeta de los muertos

Doctor Who: El planeta de los muertos

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Una reunión en un autobús de Londres con el ladrón de joyas Lady Christina da un giro a lo peor para el Doctor cuando el autobús se desvía hacia un planeta similar a un desierto, donde lo espera el mortal Enjambre. (Tomado de la página imdb)

Doctor Who: El viaje de los condenados

Doctor Who: El viaje de los condenados

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Cuando el desastre golpea el Titanic, el Doctor descubre una amenaza para toda la raza humana. Luchando con alienígenas, saboteadores, robots ángeles y una nueva amiga llamada Astrid, ¿puede detener el infierno navideño?

Elton John: Me, Myself & I

Elton John: Me, Myself & I

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Elton John: Me, Myself & I is a 2007 documentary filmed after the death of Elton John's good friend Diana and other soul shaking events that caused him to reassess his life. It is a candid appraisal by Elton John (tongue in cheek) of his fame, drug use, sexuality, and mistakenly taking his life for granted. It was filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Young Swanky Modes

Después de haber sido despedidos de sus puestos de trabajo como guardias de seguridad, Josh e Ivan forman video Aces, una productora de videos musicales. En su camino se cruzan Norman Mart, un candidato presidencial de extrema derecha; Samantha Gregory, una reportera de un canal de música; y Mo Fuzz, un productor dispuesto a darles una oportunidad.

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World-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya went from being a local print journalist to braving the Chechen killing fields and exposing Russian state corruption under Vladimir Putin. She refused to give up reporting on the war in Chechnya despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence, including being poisoned. She was ultimately murdered in the elevator of her block of flats and it remains unclear who paid for the contract killing.