Holly Davidson Movies
The sister of actress and fashion designer Sadie Frost, svelte and striking British performer Holly Davidson balanced her professional activity between work as a print/runway model and work as an actress, establishing an on-camera presence that set her apart from more conventional talent. In terms of promotional work, Davidson spent a substantial number of hours on catwalks alongside such supermodels as Kate Moss, and landed a high-profile assignment as the chief model for FrostFrench's "Floozie" underwear line -- a job that required her to do a fashion-oriented runway striptease. Davidson began her acting career modestly in the mid- to late '90s, with a flurry of roles on English television series (The Broker's Man, The Bill) and miniseries (Pigeon Summer, 1995), but achieved international crossover appeal in feature projects. These included the grueling concentration-camp drama Bent (1997), the Jude Law ensembler Final Cut (1998), and the frat-boy comedy National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, in which Davidson played a sex-obsessed cockney waif who captures the lusty imaginations of all the young men around her. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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The protégé of the most skilled mischief maker in college history sets his sights on England's prestigious Camden University to offer an informative course in advanced-level shenanigans in this sequel to the 2002 Ryan Reynolds hit that finds that film's co-star Kal Penn crossing the pond to realize his true party potential. Van Wilder's former assistant has learned the ways of the master, and now he's prepared to share his newfound knowledge with the stuffy students of the school known more for academia than rowdy mischief. Of course, by now Taj (Penn) knows that where there's a will there's a way, and there are plenty of fun-loving misfits at this esteemed institute of higher learning who are just looking for an excuse to ditch their studies and blow off a little steam by embracing their inner Van Wilder. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kal Penn, Lauren Cohan, (more)
- Starring:
- Tom Watt, Jeremy Edwards, (more)
Airing originally on British television, Take Me concerns a couple who are attempting to work through a very difficult time in their marriage. Jack (Robson Green) and Kay (Beth Goddard) have attempted to wipe the slate clean by moving to an underpopulated small town. The couple becomes embroiled in a local mystery, something that along with the stress of the marriage takes its toll on both of them. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robson Green, Beth Goddard, (more)
Terry Winsor directs this two-fisted tale of drug, guns, and murder based on a real-life gangland killing that left three dead in the snowy Essex backcountry. The film opens with cabby neophyte Billy (Charlie Creed-Miles) getting hired by suave drug baron John Dyke (Tom Wilkinson) to shuttle around recent ex-con Jason Locke (Sean Bean). Locke is a disaster waiting to happen; half-psychotic with a volcanic temper, he kills and disfigures without a second thought. Yet he takes a shine to his young driver and soon starts including him on his nefarious errands. Meanwhile, Locke arranges for his wife Lisa (Alex Kingston of ER fame) to call in a favor from Dyke and has the kingpin procure a shipment of ecstasy. Unfortunately, the E proves to be bad, hospitalizing scores of ravers and almost killing Locke. With his street rep trashed, the sociopath vows bloody revenge on his former partner, while Dyke and his lover Lisa plot Locke's demise. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sean Bean, Alex Kingston, (more)
A man forces his friends to take a long, hard look at themselves in this unconventional British drama. Shortly after the death of Jude (Jude Law), his partner Sadie (Sadie Frost) invites a number of their friends to a wake at her apartment, where they gather to watch footage from a video documentary that Jude had been working on at the time of his death. The guests are shocked to discover that the "documentary" consists of hidden camera footage showing nearly every one of them at their worst. Several of the men are caught snorting cocaine, while another rummages through Sadie's laundry basked for her soiled underwear. Holly (Holly Davidson) takes money from the purse of her friend Lisa (Lisa Marsh), while Holly complains about her unsatisfying sex life with her husband John (John Beckett), who is confined to a wheelchair. John, meanwhile, is caught consorting with a prostitute. Eventually, the long parade of foul images of drug abuse, infidelity, and broken promises concludes with Jude making love with Lisa, which leads to his death at the hands of her husband Ray (Ray Winstone). Final Cut marked the debut of directorial duo Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis, both of whom also act in the film. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ray Winstone, Jude Law, (more)
In this British-French co-production, assistant bank manager Alex (Richard E. Grant), a part-time theater instructor, decides to contact the original cast of a Twelfth Night production he directed years previously in a small English village. Alex plans to restage the production, and old romances are rekindled in the process. Shown at the 1997 Edinburgh and La Baule film festivals. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Richard E. Grant, Nathalie Baye, (more)
Sean Mathias directed this screen adaptation of Martin Sherman's award-winning play about the persecution of homosexuals by Nazis during World War II. In Germany, the Nazi party's program of genocide against any and all perceived "enemies" is coming into full swing when the party begins a violent purge of homosexuals in its membership. Max (Clive Owen), a bisexual playboy, is attending an orgy thrown by drag queen "Greta" (Mick Jagger) and featuring a number of party members when the festivities are raided by the police; Max and his lover Rudy (Brian Webber) escape, but they are later arrested and sentenced to a concentration camp. En route to the camp, Max betrays Rudy and arranges to be given a yellow identification star, marking him as a Jew, instead of a pink triangle, which would signify him as gay; while the Jews are destined to be executed, gay prisoners receive even more brutal treatment from the guards. While incarcerated, Max meets Horst (Lothaire Bluteau), an inmate who proudly wears the pink triangle. Max and Horst fall in love with each other, and Horst's bravery leads Max to accept his sexual identity. Bent was released in two versions; the original cut was rated NC-17 for a sequence featuring strong sexual content, while a trimmed version was granted an R. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, (more)














