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Berkshire County (pronounced / ˈ b ɜːr k ʃ ər /) is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,026. [2] Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. [3] The county was founded in 1761. [4] The Berkshire Hills are centered on Berkshire County. Residents are known ...
In 1951, [a] Hammer Film Productions bought Down Place, a location they had used in 1950 to film The Dark Light. [6] [5] The premises were largely derelict, and Hammer used the building's interior for filming before constructing a sound stage on the estate in 1952. [6] [5] The first full production at the studios was the 1951 film Cloudburst. [7]
Berkshire’s surface can be divided into three bands: the county's downlands, south and east of which the London Clay spans almost the whole county, and in the south-east corner sandy Palaeogene heath covers the London Clay. This is an oversimplification, however.
Oakley Court is a Victorian Gothic country house set in 35 acres (140,000 m 2) overlooking the River Thames at Water Oakley in the civil parish of Bray in the English county of Berkshire. It was built in 1859 and is currently a hotel. It is a Grade II* listed building [1] that has been often used as a film location. [2]
The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) was founded in 2005 by Kelley Vickery in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.The four-day festival features independent films for filmmakers and film aficionados, with showings of features, documentaries, shorts, and animation—as well as panel discussions and special events focusing on filmmakers and talented artists from both sides of the camera.
King was a child model and actress, she did national commercials for companies such as K-mart and Chrysler. [1] Her parents withdrew her from professional acting so she could concentrate on school, but she still continued to act in school plays and in local theatre productions. [1]
The film was met with a positive response from critics [5] and was an official selection for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, [6] where it won the Candescent Award. [7] It went on to be nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary, [ 8 ] four Cinema Eye Honors , [ 9 ] a Satellite Award , and the Ridenhour Prize , and named ...