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Doctor Who is a British science - fiction television programme produced by the BBC since ___MASK97___ . The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called " The Doctor ", an extraterrestrial being from the planet Gallifrey . He explores the universe in a time - travelling space ship called the TARDIS . Its exterior appears as a blue British police box , which was a common sight in Britain in ___MASK97___ when the series first aired . Accompanied by a number of companions , the Doctor combats a variety of foes , while working to save civilisations and help people in need . ___MASK51___ Days Later is a ___MASK50___ British post - apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle , written by Alex Garland , and stars Cillian Murphy , Naomie Harris , Brendan Gleeson , Megan Burns , and Christopher Eccleston . The plot depicts the breakdown of society following the accidental release of a highly contagious virus and focuses upon the struggle of four survivors to cope with the destruction of the life they once knew . The Comte de Rochefort is a secondary fictional character in Alexandre Dumas ' d ' Artagnan Romances . He is described as " around forty or forty - five " in ___MASK90___ and " fair with a scar across his cheek ". The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment that flourished in 16th - and early 17th - century Europe , though it was developed earlier in Italy , in forms including the intermedio ( a public version of the masque was the pageant ). A masque involved music and dancing , singing and acting , within an elaborate stage design , in which the architectural framing and costumes might be designed by a renowned architect , to present a deferential allegory flattering to the patron . Professional actors and musicians were hired for the speaking and singing parts . Often the masquers , who did not speak or sing , were courtiers : the English queen Anne of Denmark frequently danced with her ladies in masques between ___MASK2___ and ___MASK21___ , and Henry VIII and Charles I of England performed in the masques at their courts . In the tradition of masque , Louis XIV of France danced in ballets at Versailles with music by Jean - Baptiste Lully . Cars ___MASK57___ is a ___MASK85___ American computer - animated action comedy spy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The film is the sequel to the ___MASK12___ film " Cars " and features the voices of Owen Wilson , Larry the Cable Guy , Michael Caine , Emily Mortimer , John Turturro , and Eddie Izzard . In the film , race car Lightning McQueen and tow truck Mater head to Japan and Europe to compete in the World Grand Prix , but Mater becomes sidetracked with international espionage . The film is directed by John Lasseter , co - directed by Brad Lewis , written by Ben Queen , and produced by Denise Ream . Shadow of the Vampire is a ___MASK36___ metafiction comedy horror film directed by E . Elias Merhige , written by Steven Katz , and starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe . The film is a fictionalised account of the making of the classic vampire film " Nosferatu , eine Symphonie des Grauens ", directed by F . W . Murnau , in which the film crew begin to have disturbing suspicions about their lead actor . Benjamin " Ben " Jonson ( c . ___MASK17___ June 1572  6 August 1637 ) was an English playwright , poet , actor , and literary critic of the 17th century , whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy . He popularised the comedy of humours . He is best known for the satirical plays " Every Man in His Humour " ( 1598 ), " Volpone , or The Fox " ( c . 1606 ), " The Alchemist " ( 1610 ) and " Bartholomew Fair " ( 1614 ) and for his lyric poetry ; he is generally regarded as the second most important English playwright during the reign of James I after William Shakespeare . Revenge tragedy ( less commonly referred to as revenge drama , revenge play , or tragedy of blood ) defines a genre of plays made popular in early modern England . Ashley H . Thorndike formally established this genre in his seminal ___MASK5___ article " The Relations of Hamlet to Contemporary Revenge Plays ," which characterizes revenge tragedy " as a tragedy whose leading motive is revenge and whose main action deals with the progress of this revenge , leading to the death of the murderers and often the death of the avenger himself ." Thomas Kyd ' s " The Spanish Tragedy " ( c . 1580s ) is often considered the inaugural revenge tragedy on the early modern stage . However , more recent research extends early modern revenge tragedy to the 1560s with poet and classicist Jasper Heywood ' s translations of Seneca at Oxford University , including " Troas " ( ___MASK99___ ), " Thyestes " ( 1560 ), and " Hercules Furens " ( 1561 ). Additionally , Thomases Norton and Sackville ' s play " Gorbuduc " ( 1561 ) is considered an early revenge tragedy ( almost twenty years prior to " The Spanish Tragedy "). Other well - known revenge tragedies include William Shakespeare ' s " Hamlet " ( c . 1599 - 1602 ) and " Titus Andronicus " ( c . ___MASK93___ - 1593 ) and Thomas Middleton ' s " The Revenger ' s Tragedy " ( c . 1606 ). Christopher Eccleston ( born ___MASK44___ February 1964 ) is an English actor . Eccleston played the Ninth Doctor in the British television series " Doctor Who " and is currently on the American drama series " The Leftovers " on HBO . He has also appeared on stage and in films such as " Let Him Have It ", " Shallow Grave ", " Jude ", " Elizabeth ", " Gone in 60 Seconds ", " The Others ", " 28 Days Later ", " The Seeker : The Dark Is Rising " and "". Other British television series he has appeared in include " Cracker ", " Fortitude " and " The Shadow Line ". Master Sergeant Albert Blithe ( June ___MASK89___ , ___MASK66___  December 17 , 1967 ) was a career soldier who had been a Private First Class with Easy Company , 2nd Battalion , 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment , in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II . Blithe was portrayed in the HBO miniseries " Band of Brothers " by Marc Warren . Blithe ' s life story was featured in the 2010 book " A Company of Heroes : Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us ." Let Him Have It is a ___MASK73___ British film , which was based on the true story of the case against Derek Bentley , who was hanged for murder under controversial circumstances on 28 January ___MASK49___ . While Bentley did not directly play a role in the murder of PC Sidney Miles , he received a greater punishment than the gunman ( who was ___MASK44___ ). It stars Christopher Eccleston as Bentley , with Paul Reynolds , Tom Courtenay and Tom Bell , directed by Peter Medak . Ocean ' s Thirteen is a ___MASK26___ American comedy heist film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an ensemble cast . It is the third and final film in the Soderbergh - directed " Ocean ' s Trilogy ", following the 2004 sequel " Ocean ' s Twelve " and the 2001 film " Ocean ' s Eleven ", which itself was a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film " Ocean ' s ___MASK17___ ". All the male cast members reprise their roles from the previous installments , but neither Julia Roberts nor Catherine Zeta - Jones returns . Revengers Tragedy is a film adaptation of the 1606 play The Revenger ' s Tragedy ( attributed to Thomas Middleton in the credits , following the current scholarly consensus ) . It was directed by Alex Cox and adapted for the screen by Cox ' s fellow Liverpudlian , Frank Cottrell Boyce . The film stars Christopher Eccleston as the revenge - obsessed Vindice , with Derek Jacobi as the evil Duke , Eddie Izzard as his lecherous son Lussurioso , Diana Quick as the Duchess , Andrew Schofield as Vindice ' s brother Carlo ( a version of the play ' s Hippolito ) , Carla Henry as his virtuous sister Castiza , and Marc Warren and Justin Salinger as the Duchess ' s sons Supervacuo and Ambitioso . The original play is set in a depraved Italian court , but Cottrell Boyce ' s screenplay relocates it to a futuristic version of Liverpool in the year ___MASK85___ , following the aftermath of a natural disaster which has destroyed the southern half of Great Britain . The city is a dystopia in which society is collapsing and where vendettas and the crude exercise of power are the norm . Jacobi ' s Duke is the most powerful crime lord in the city . Cottrell Boyce ' s script rearranges the play heavily and mixes the original Jacobean language with modern language . Revengers Tragedy was shot and edited in Liverpool with an almost entirely local crew , including cinematographer Len Gowing , costumer Monica Aslanian , makeup designer Lesley Brennan and assistant director Kim Ryan . Cox ' s usual production designer , Cecilia Montiel prepared a visual strategy which was executed by her co - designer Remi Vaughan - Richards . The producers were Margaret Matheson ( who executive produced Cox ' s Sid and Nancy for Zenith ) and Tod Davies ( Cox ' s wife , who also wrote and produced Cox ' s Three Businessmen ) . The movie ' s soundtrack of the same name was written and performed by Chumbawamba . In 2003 , it was released by the band on their independent record label , MUTT . The Wild is a ___MASK12___ American 3D computer animated adventure family comedy film directed by animator Steve " Spaz " Williams , and written by Ed Decter , John J . Strauss , Mark Gibson and Philip Halprin . It features the voices of Kiefer Sutherland , Jim Belushi , Janeane Garofalo , Greg Cipes , Eddie Izzard , Richard Kind , William Shatner and Patrick Warburton . The original music was composed by Alan Silvestri . Produced by Walt Disney Pictures , Hoytyboy Pictures , Sir Zip Studios and Contrafilm , it was animated by C . O . R . E . Feature Animation . It was released to theaters on April 14 , ___MASK12___ in North America , by Buena Vista Pictures . The film received generally negative reviews from critics , and it earned $ ___MASK86___ million on a $ 80 million budget . The film also received a Artios Award nomination for Best Animated Voice - Over Feature Casting . A video game for Game Boy Advance based on " The Wild " was released to coincide with the film . Edward John " Eddie " Izzard ( born 7 February ___MASK35___ ) is an English stand - up comedian , actor , and writer . His comedic style takes the form of rambling , whimsical monologue , and self - referential pantomime . He had a starring role in the television series " The Riches " as Wayne Malloy and has appeared in films such as " Ocean ' s Twelve ", " Ocean ' s Thirteen ", " Mystery Men ", " Shadow of the Vampire ", " The Cat ' s Meow ", " Across the Universe ", and " Valkyrie ". He has also worked as a voice actor in " The Wild " ( ___MASK12___ ), " Igor " ( ___MASK95___ ), "" ( ___MASK95___ ), and " Cars 2 " ( 2011 ). Marc Warren ( born ___MASK84___ ___MASK9___ ) is an English actor , known for his British television roles , typically ( but not exclusively ) playing brash cockney characters . His roles have included Albert Blithe in " Band of Brothers ", Danny Blue in " Hustle ", Dougie Raymond in " The Vice ", Dominic Foy in " State of Play ", Rick in " Mad Dogs ", the Comte de Rochefort in " The Musketeers " and the Gentleman in " Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell ". Diana Marilyn Quick ( born ___MASK18___ November ___MASK25___ ) is an English actress . Sid and Nancy ( also known as Sid and Nancy : Love Kills ) is a ___MASK1___ British biopic directed by Alex Cox and co - written with Abbe Wool . The film portrays the life of Sid Vicious ( Gary Oldman ), bassist of the seminal punk rock band the Sex Pistols , and his relationship with girlfriend Nancy Spungen ( Chloe Webb ). Despite failing to recoup its production budget at the box office , the film was received favourably by most critics and has attained cult classic status . The Revenger ' s Tragedy is an English language , Jacobean revenge tragedy , formerly attributed to Cyril Tourneur but now generally recognized as the work of Thomas Middleton . It was performed in 1606 , and published in ___MASK16___ by George Eld . Thomas Middleton ( ___MASK4___  July 1627 ) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet . Middleton stands with John Fletcher and Ben Jonson among the most successful and prolific playwrights who wrote their best plays during the Jacobean period . He was one of the few Renaissance dramatists to achieve equal success in comedy and tragedy . Also a prolific writer of masques and pageants , he remains one of the most notable and distinctive of Jacobean dramatists . Cyril Tourneur ( died ___MASK51___ February 1626 ) was an English soldier , diplomat and dramatist who wrote " The Atheist ' s Tragedy " ( published ___MASK21___ ); another ( and better - known ) play , " The Revenger ' s Tragedy " ( ___MASK16___ ), formerly believed to be by him , is now more generally attributed to Thomas Middleton . Ocean ' s Twelve is a ___MASK8___ American comedy heist film , the first sequel to ___MASK45___ ' s " Ocean ' s Eleven ". Like its predecessor , which was a remake of the 1960 heist film " Ocean ' s ___MASK17___ ", the film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and used an ensemble cast . It was released in the United States on December 10 , ___MASK8___ . A third film , " Ocean ' s Thirteen ", was released on June 8 , 2007 , in the United States  thus forming the " Ocean ' s Trilogy ". The film stars George Clooney , Brad Pitt , Matt Damon , Catherine Zeta - Jones , Andy García , Julia Roberts , Don Cheadle , Bernie Mac . It was the tenth - highest - grossing film of ___MASK8___ . The Riches ( styled as the Ri ¢ hes in promotional material ) is an American television series which was originally broadcast from March 12 , ___MASK26___ , to April 29 , 2008 , on FX . The series starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver . The Cat ' s Meow is a ___MASK45___ period drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich , and starring Kirsten Dunst , Eddie Izzard , Edward Herrmann , Cary Elwes , Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Tilly . The screenplay by Steven Peros is based on his play of the same title , which was inspired by the mysterious death of film mogul Thomas H . Ince . Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral , in Merseyside , England . Historically part of Cheshire , it lies south of Liverpool , close to the River Mersey on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula . Nearby towns include Birkenhead and Wallasey to the north - northwest , and Heswall to the west - southwest . Bebington railway station opened in ___MASK28___ and is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network . Sir Derek George Jacobi ( born ___MASK55___ October 1938 ) is an English actor and stage director . Mystery Men is a ___MASK67___ American superhero comedy film directed by Kinka Usher and written by Neil Cuthbert and Bob Burden , loosely based on Burden ' s " Flaming Carrot Comics ", and starring Hank Azaria , Claire Forlani , Janeane Garofalo , Eddie Izzard , Greg Kinnear , William H . Macy , Kel Mitchell , Lena Olin , Paul Reubens , Geoffrey Rush , Ben Stiller , Wes Studi , and Tom Waits . The film details the story of a trio of lesser superheroes with unimpressive powers who are required to save the day . Alexander " Alex " Cox ( born ___MASK52___ December 1954 in Bebington , Cheshire ) is a British film director , screenwriter , nonfiction author , broadcaster and sometime actor , notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach to scripts . Cox experienced success early in his career with " Repo Man " and " Sid and Nancy ", but since the release and commercial failure of " Walker ", he has directed his career towards independent films . Shallow Grave is a ___MASK56___ British black comedy crime film that marked the cinematic directorial debut of Danny Boyle with an original screenplay by John Hodge . The film also provided starring roles for the then relatively little - known actors Ewan McGregor , Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox .