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Angelica Torn
Angelica Sue Page (née Torn; February 17, 1964) is an American actress, director, producer and screenwriter. She is the only daughter of actors Rip Torn and Geraldine Page. Credited as Angelica Torn in her early career, she legally and professionally changed her name to Angelica Page in September 2011. Page began her career as an understudy in the 1993 Broadway revival of ''Anna Christie'', and made her feature film debut in '' Nobody's Fool'' (1994). In 1998, she starred in a Broadway production of ''Side Man'', which earned her a Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress. She subsequently appeared in the films ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999), and the political drama '' The Contender'' (2000). She continued to appear Off-Broadway throughout the 2000s, returning to Broadway with a supporting part in a 2012 revival of '' The Best Man''. In 2015, she starred as her mother, Geraldine Page, in the touring stage production '' Turning Page'', a biographical play which she also wrote. Additional f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Williams (actor)
Timothy Leigh Williams (born August 16, 1966) is an American actor who is best known for his appearances in advertisements for the hotel website Trivago and his roles on German television and in German film, including the German series ''Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten'' in the 2010s. He also played in the movies ''Valkyrie'' (2008), ''Ninja Assassin'' (2009) and ''Labyrinth of Lies'' (2014) and performed a music album, ''Magnolia City'', around 2018. Williams went to Robert E. Lee High School in Houston, Texas, and graduated in 1985. He went on to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute Personal life Williams moved to Germany in 2001. He is twice-divorced and has two sons. In April 2019, Williams was found asleep at the wheel of a car, with his foot on the brake in Houston traffic, after which he failed a field sobriety test. The next week, a court hearing on the matter in Harris County Criminal Court was postponed to an indeterminate date. The case was fully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Here
''Never Here'' is an American thriller film directed and written by Camille Thoman. The film stars Mireille Enos. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 18, 2017 and will be distributed by Vertical Entertainment. It marked the final film role for actor Sam Shepard. Cast * Mireille Enos as Miranda Fall * Sam Shepard as Paul Stark * Goran Višnjić as S * Vincent Piazza as Andy Williams * Nina Arianda as Margeret Lockwood Production On May 14, 2014, it was announced that Mireille Enos was cast in the leading role of the feature film debut for documentary director Camille Thoman. Sam Shepard and Goran Višnjić were later cast. Filming began on October 24, 2014, and ended on November 23, 2014 in New York. Executive producers on the film included actor Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson Neal Dodson (born May 17, 1978 in York, Pennsylvania, United States) is an Independent Spirit Award-winning film producer. His producer credits include the Academy Award-nominated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ''Carrie'' (1976), '' Saturday Night Fever'' (1977), '' Grease'' (1978), and ''Urban Cowboy'' (1980). His acting career declined throughout the 1980s, but he enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), and went on to star in films including ''Get Shorty'' (1995), '' Broken Arrow'' (1996), ''Phenomenon'' (1996), ''Face/Off'' (1997), ''A Civil Action'' (1998), ''Primary Colors'' (1998), ''Hairspray'' (2007), and '' Bolt'' (2008). Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performances in ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Pulp Fiction''. He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his performance in ''Get Shorty'' and has received a total of six nominations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Guide
TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ... TV listings, listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corporate history Prototype The prototype of what would become ''TV Guide Magazine'' was developed by Lee Wagner (1910–1993), who was the circulation director of Macfadden Communications Group#Macfadden Publications, MacFadden Publications in New York City in the 1930s – and later, by the time of the predecessor publication's creation, for Cowles Media Company – distributing magazines focusing on movie celebrities. In 1948, Wagner printed New York City area lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Food Fast Women
''Fast Food Fast Women'' is a 2000 American romantic-comedy/vehicular-action film written and directed by Amos Kollek and financed by French and Italian production companies. The tag line for the film was "There are 18 million people in New York City, but only one like Bella." It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Anna Thomson as Bella * Jamie Harris as Bruno * Louise Lasser as Emily * Robert Modica as Paul * Lonette McKee as Sherry-Lynn * Victor Argo as Seymour * Angelica Torn as Vitka * Austin Pendleton as George * Sandrine Holt as Giselle * Valerie Geffner as Wanda * Mark Margolis as Graham * Judith Roberts as Bella's Mother * Lynn Cohen Lynn Harriette Cohen (née Kay; August 10, 1933 – February 14, 2020) was an American actress known for her roles in film, television and theater. She was especially known for her role as Magda in the HBO series ''Sex and the City'', which she ... as Jesse * Salem Ludwig as Leo * Irma St. Paule as Mary-Beth Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Kollek
Amos Kollek ( he, עמוס קולק; born September 15, 1947) is an Israeli film director, writer and actor. Biography Amos Kollek was born in Jerusalem. He is the son of Teddy Kollek, the long-time mayor of Jerusalem. Kollek studied psychology and philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He became interested in film after working as a writer. He produced his first film, ''Goodbye, New York'', in 1985. His film ''Fast Food Fast Women'' was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival The 53rd Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 25 May 2000. French film director, screenwriter, and producer Luc Besson was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Danish film ''Dancer in the Dark'' by Lars von Trier. The fe .... Filmography Books (incomplete) *'' Don't Ask Me If I Love'' (1971) *''After They Hang Him'' (1977) *''Tishali Im Ani Ohev'' cript for Barbara Noble ''Tishali Im Ani Ohev'' ("Worlds Apart") movie(1980) *''Ha-Tapuah, ha-shir, veha-zahav'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The tragedy '' Long Day's Journey into Night'' is often included on lists of the finest U.S. plays in the 20th century, alongside Tennessee Williams's ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and Arthur Miller's ''Death of a Salesman''. O'Neill's plays were among the first to include speeches in American English vernacular and involve characters on the fringes of society. They struggle to maintain their hopes and aspirations, but ultimately slide into disillusion and despair. Of his very few comedies, only one is well-known (''Ah, Wilderness!'').The Eugene O'Neill Foundation newsletter: "''Now I Ask You'', along with ''The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HB Studios
HB Studios Multimedia Limited is a Canadian video game developer based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It is best known for its Rugby football, rugby and cricket games. History HB Studios was founded in early July 2000 by Jeremy Wellard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The company started with nine employees and developed ''Cricket 2002'' for Electronic Arts. The studio entered a multi-project deal with EA Canada in 2004 to continue developing sports games for the EA Sports label, including further games in the ''Rugby'' and ''Cricket'' series, ''FIFA Street 2'' for the PlayStation Portable as well as co-development on ''Madden 07'' for the Wii. This exclusivity deal ended in 2007. In 2008, HB Studios opened a second studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the time, the company had 130 employees. The Halifax studio was closed at the end of July 2012 with all development moved to the headquarters in Lunenberg. The last games developed by the satellite studio were ''NBA Baller Beats'' for Xbox 36 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Esper Studio
The William Esper Studio was founded in 1965 as a school for the performing arts in Manhattan, New York. The school is dedicated to the acting technique of Sanford Meisner. Its founder, William "Bill" Esper, is often referred to as the best-known of Meisner's first generation teachers, and his most "authentic protege". The William Esper Studio was listed as one of The 25 Best Drama Schools for a Master of Fine Arts numerous times. Background When Esper was a young man, he saw Eli Wallach and Maureen Stapleton in a touring production of ''The Rose Tattoo''. As Esper later recounted: " was so struck by the acting ... ter the play was over, I decided to go around the corner to get a cup of coffee so I could think about it some more. I walked into a little drugstore, and Eli was sitting there having a bite to eat..." Esper talked to the actor, and Wallach told him he had studied at Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. After graduating Case Western Reserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Palm Beach Post
''The Palm Beach Post'' is an American daily newspaper serving Palm Beach County in South Florida, and parts of the Treasure Coast. On March 18, 2018, in a deal worth US$42.35 million, ''The Palm Beach Post'' and ''The Palm Beach Daily News'' were purchased by New York-based New Media Investment Group Inc., which has ever since owned and operated ''The Palm Beach Post'' and all circulations and associated digital media sources. History ''The Palm Beach Post'' began as ''The Palm Beach County'', a weekly newspaper established in 1910. On January 5, 1916, the weekly became a daily, morning publication known as ''The Palm Beach Post''. In 1934, the Palm Beach businessman Edward R. Bradley bought ''The Palm Beach Post'' and ''The Palm Beach Times'', which published daily in the afternoon daily. In 1947, both were purchased by the longtime resident John Holliday Perry Sr., who owned a Florida newspaper chain of six dailies and 15 weeklies. In 1948, Perry purchased both the ''Palm Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Riverfront Times
The ''Riverfront Times'' (''RFT'') is a free progressive weekly newspaper in St. Louis, in the U.S. state of Missouri, that consists of local politics, music, arts, and dining news in the print edition, and daily updates to blogs and photo galleries on its website. As of June 2008, the ''Riverfront Times'' has an ABC-audited weekly circulation of 81,276 copies. History The paper was founded in 1977 by Ray HartmannUnderground '''', May 20, 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
