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20th Independent Spirit Awards
The 20th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2004, were announced on February 26, 2005. It was hosted by Samuel L. Jackson. Nominees and winners Special awards John Cassavetes Award '' Mean Creek'' *'' Down to the Bone'' *'' On the Outs'' *''Robbing Peter'' *''Unknown Soldier'' Truer Than Fiction Award ''Born into Brothels'' *''Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed'' *''Control Room'' *''Farmingville'' Producers Award Gina Kwon – ''The Good Girl'', ''Me and You and Everyone We Know'' and '' The Motel'' * Danielle Renfrew – '' November'' and ''Groove'' *Sean Covel and Chris Wyatt – ''Napoleon Dynamite'' and ''Think Tank'' Someone to Watch Award Jem Cohen – '' Chain'' *Bryan Poyser – ''Dear Pillow'' *Jennifer Reeves – ''The Time We Killed'' Special Distinction Award *The ensemble cast of '' Mean Creek'': Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Scott Mechlowicz, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck and Carly Schroeder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel L
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the third highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in ''Mother Courage and her Children'' in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in '' A Soldier's Story'' Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's ''The Piano Lesson'' in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include ''Coming to Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Carruth
Shane Carruth (born 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, composer, and film actor, actor. He is the writer, director, and co-star of the prize-winning science-fiction film Primer (film), ''Primer'' (2004), which was his debut feature. His second film, ''Upstream Color'' (2013), was an experimental science-fiction film which he wrote, directed, produced, edited, designed, and starred in. He also composed the scores for both films. In recognition of Carruth's idiosyncratic and, at times, bizarre filmmaking technique, director Steven Soderbergh told ''Entertainment Weekly'', "I view Shane as the illegitimate offspring of David Lynch and James Cameron." Early life Carruth was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1972. He attended Stephen F. Austin State University as a mathematics major. Before becoming a filmmaker, he worked as a developer of Flight simulator, flight-simulation software. Career ''Primer'' For his independent film ''Primer (film), Primer'', Carruth wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stan Tookie Williams Story
''Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story'' is a 2004 American made-for-television biographical crime drama film starring Jamie Foxx, Lynn Whitfield, Lee Thompson Young and CCH Pounder. The film was directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall and the screenplay was written by J.T. Allen. The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and was later broadcast on the FX network on April 11, 2004. The film deals with the life of Stanley Tookie Williams, the co-founding member of the Crips street gang. Along with showing his life in the streets and his time in prison, it shows the work Williams did while incarcerated to help decrease gang violence in the world. The film was shot in 2003 while Williams was still imprisoned. On December 13, 2005, Williams was executed by lethal injection in California. Cast Production Development During Williams' incarceration, he began co-writing a series of books with Barbara Becnel for young children about the dangers of gang violence. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film '' Ray'', for which he won the Academy Award, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. That same year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the crime film ''Collateral''. Since 2017, Foxx has served as the host and executive producer of the Fox game show ''Beat Shazam''. Other acting roles include Staff Sergeant Sykes in '' Jarhead'' (2005), record executive Curtis Taylor Jr. in ''Dreamgirls'' (2006), Detective Ricardo Tubbs in the 2006 film adaptation of TV series ''Miami Vice'', the title role in the film ''Django Unchained'' (2012), the supervillain Electro in ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014) and '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), Will Stacks in ''Annie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Door In The Floor
''The Door in the Floor'' is a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Tod Williams. The screenplay is based on the first third of the 1998 novel ''A Widow for One Year'' by John Irving. Plot Set in an exclusive beach community on Long Island, where children's book author and artist Ted Cole lives with his wife Marion and their young daughter Ruth, usually supervised by her nanny Alice. Their walls are covered with photographs of the couple's teenage sons, who were killed in an automobile accident, which left Marion deeply depressed and the marriage in a shambles. The one shared experience that holds them together is Ruth's ritualistic daily viewing of a home gallery of the deceased sons. Ted and Marion temporarily separate, each alternately living in the house and in a rented apartment in town. Ted hires Eddie O'Hare to work as his summer assistant and driver, since his own license was suspended for drunk driving. An aspiring writer, Eddie admires Ted, but he soon fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Bridges
Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Bridges comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series ''Sea Hunt'' (1958–1960) alongside his father, Lloyd Bridges, and brother, Beau Bridges. He received the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as an alcoholic singer in the 2009 film ''Crazy Heart''. Other Oscar-nominated roles include ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), ''Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'' (1974), ''Starman'' (1984), '' The Contender'' (2000), ''True Grit'' (2010), and '' Hell or High Water'' (2016). Bridges has also starred in other roles such as ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' (1989), ''The Fisher King'' (1991), ''The Big Lebowski'' (1998) and ''Bad Times at the El Royale'' (2018), along with the commercially successful films ''King Kong'' (1976), ''Tron'' (1982), '' I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woodsman (2004 Film)
''The Woodsman'' is a 2004 American drama film directed and co-written (with Steven Fechter) by Nicole Kassell, based on Fechter's play of the same name. The film stars Kevin Bacon as a convicted child molester who must adjust to life after prison. Its name refers to the woodsman from the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood who kills the wolf to save the titular child. Plot Walter, a convicted child molester, returns home to Philadelphia after serving 12 years in prison. His friends and family have abandoned him, with the exception of his brother-in-law, Carlos. Walter's apartment is just across the street from an elementary school—an obvious source of temptation. He gets a job at a local lumber mill and meets Vicki, one of the few women working there. After sleeping with Vicki, Walter tells her that he molested little girls, but rationalizes his crimes by saying "I didn't hurt them." Vicki is clearly shocked and disturbed by this new information, but before she can consider h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. His films include the musical-drama film '' Footloose'' (1984), the controversial historical conspiracy legal thriller '' JFK'' (1991), the legal drama '' A Few Good Men'' (1992), the historical docudrama ''Apollo 13'' (1995), and the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003). Bacon is also known for voicing the title character in '' Balto'' (1995), and has taken on darker roles, such as that of a sadistic guard in '' Sleepers'' (1996), and troubled former child abuser in '' The Woodsman'' (2004). He is further known for the hit comedies '' National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978), ''Diner'' (1982), '' Tremors'' (1990) and '' Crazy, Stupid, Love'' (2011). His other well-known films are ''Friday the 13th'' (1980), ''Flatliners'' (1990), '' The River Wild'' (1994), '' Wild Things'' (1998), '' Stir of Echoes'' (1999), '' Hollow Man'' (2000), '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008), '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011), '' Black Mass'' (2015) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Giamatti
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor and film producer. He first garnered attention for his breakout role in '' Private Parts'' as Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton, leading to supporting roles in ''Saving Private Ryan'', '' Man on the Moon'', ''Big Momma's House'', and ''Big Fat Liar''. He won acclaim for his leading roles as Harvey Pekar in ''American Splendor'' (2003), Miles Raymond in ''Sideways'' (2004), Mike Flaherty in ''Win Win'' (2011), and Richard in ''Private Life'' (2018), while continuing to play supporting roles such as Joe Gould in '' Cinderella Man'' (2005), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Chief Inspector Uhl in '' The Illusionist'' (2006), Karl Hertz in ''Shoot 'Em Up'' (2007), Nicholas "Nick" Claus in ''Fred Claus'' (2007), Tom Duffy in ' (2011), Theophilus Freeman in '' 12 Years a Slave'' (2013), Ralph in ''Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013), Eugene Landy in '' Love & Mercy'' (2014), Dr. Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best Female Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead wass one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding Leading actor, lead performance in an independent film. It was first presented in 1985 with Geraldine Page being the first recipient of the award for her role as Carrie Watts in ''The Trip to Bountiful''. It was last presented in 2022 with Taylour Paige being the final recipient of the award for her role in ''Zola (film), Zola''. In 2022, it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, Best Male Lead and Best Female Lead merging into the Best Lead Performance category. With two wins, Frances McDormand and Julianne Moore are the most awarded females in this category, while with 4 nominations Michelle Williams (actress), Michelle Williams is the most nominated female in this category. Winners and nominees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best Male Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead was an award presented annually at the Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding Leading actor, lead performance in an independent film. It was first presented in 1985, with M. Emmet Walsh being the first recipient of the award for his role as Investigator Loren Visser in ''Blood Simple''. It was last presented in 2022 with Simon Rex being the final recipient of the award for his role in ''Red Rocket (film), Red Rocket''. Jeff Bridges and Philip Seymour Hoffman are the only actors who have received this award more than once, with two wins each. In 2022, it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Best Male Lead and Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, Best Female Lead merging into the Best Lead Performance category. Winners and nominees 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing and starring in ''New Jack City'' in 1991 and '' USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'' in 2016. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic ''Baadasssss!'', which he also co-wrote and directed. Early life and education Mario Van Peebles was born in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of writer, director, actor and musician Melvin Van Peebles and Maria Marx. He travelled often with his parents between Europe and the USA. He majored in economics at Columbia College, the undergraduate division of Columbia University. He was invited to speak as the Class Day Speaker as part of the annual commencement exercises in 2021. Career 1968 to 1971: First roles Van Peebles' first screen appearance was in 1968, in the soap opera ''One Life to Live''. In 1971, he appeared in the film ''Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'', Melvin Van Peebles direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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