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Are You Here
''Are You Here'' (also known as ''You Are Here'') is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Matthew Weiner. The film stars Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis and Amy Poehler. The plot follows a bipolar man who inherits his estranged father’s fortune and must then battle his sister in court for it while simultaneously battling his psychological issues. The film premiered on September 7, 2013 at the Toronto International Film Festival under the title ''You Are Here'', and released in the United States on August 22, 2014. Plot Steve Dallas burns through his paycheck quickly every month convincing women to have sex with him. He can afford this lifestyle as he is the weatherman for local news channel WRSC. Although expected to make his own forecasts, he relies on assistant Delia Shepard to do it for him. Steve spends his free time with childhood friend Ben Baker, a bearded hippie who spends his days smoking cannabis. One day, Ben violently bursts into the WRSC pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Weiner
Matthew Hoffman Weiner () (born June 29, 1965) is an American television writer, producer, and director best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series ''Mad Men'', and as a writer and executive producer on ''The Sopranos''. Weiner began his television career as a writer on ''Becker'' and worked on several other sitcoms before writing the pilot episode of ''Mad Men'' as a spec script and joining the writing staff of ''The Sopranos'' in 2004. After achieving success on both ''The Sopranos'' and ''Mad Men'', he wrote, directed, and produced the comedy-drama film ''Are You Here'' in 2013, published his first novel ''Heather, the Totality'' in 2017, and created the anthology drama series ''The Romanoffs'' in 2018. Weiner has won nine Primetime Emmy Awards, two for ''The Sopranos'' and seven for ''Mad Men'', as well as three Golden Globe Awards for ''Mad Men''. ''Mad Men'' won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for four consecutive years (2008, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among List of names for cannabis, other names, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both Recreational marijuana, recreational and Entheogenic use of cannabis, entheogenic purposes and in various traditional medicines for centuries. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main psychoactive component of cannabis, which is one of the 483 known compounds in the plant, including at least 65 other cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD). Cannabis can be used by Cannabis smoking, smoking, Vaporizer (inhalation device), vaporizing, Cannabis edible, within food, or Tincture of cannabis, as an extract. Cannabis has various effects of cannabis, mental and physical effects, which include euphoria, altered states of mind and Cannabis and time perception, sense of time, difficulty concentrating, Cannabis and memory, impaired short-term memory, impaired motor skill, body mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Rauch
Melissa Ivy Rauch (born June 23, 1980) is an American actress, model and comedian. She is known for playing Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'', for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2013. From 2004 to 2008, Rauch worked as a regular contributor on the VH1 series ''Best Week Ever''. Rauch's other acting credits include playing Tina on the American remake of ''Kath & Kim'' and Summer on the HBO fantasy horror drama ''True Blood''. Rauch also starred in, co-wrote and co-produced the 2015 sports comedy-drama film '' The Bronze'' and provided the voice of DC character ''Harley Quinn'' in the 2017 animated film '' Batman and Harley Quinn''. Rauch also had supporting roles in ''I Love You, Man'' (2009), '' Ice Age: Collision Course'' and '' Flock of Dudes'' (both 2016), and ''Ode to Joy'' and '' The Laundromat'' (both 2019). Early life Rauch was born to Susan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. One of the "New Hollywood" directors, Bogdanovich started as a film journalist until he was hired to work on Roger Corman's ''The Wild Angels'' (1966). After that film's success, he directed his own film ''Targets'' (1968), which received critical acclaim. He gained widespread recognition and further acclaim for his coming-of-age drama ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971). The film received eight Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations, including for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, with Bogdanovich receiving nominations for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Ben Johnson (actor), Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman winning Academy Awards, Oscars for their supporting roles. Following ''The Last Picture Show'', he directed the screwball comedy ''What's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Selby
David Lynn Selby is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for playing Quentin Collins on the daytime soap ''Dark Shadows'' (1968–71) and Richard Channing on the prime-time soap ''Falcon Crest'' (1982–90). Selby also had prominent roles in the television series '' Flamingo Road'' (1981–82) and the feature film ''Raise the Titanic'' (1980). Also a published writer, Selby has written several books, including novels, memoirs, and collections of poetry. Early life Selby was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, the son of Sarah E. (née McIntyre) and Clyde Ira Selby, a carpenter. He attended West Virginia University, earning degrees in theater, followed by a PhD from Southern Illinois University. Midway through his time at WVU, Selby joined the cast of ''Honey in the Rock'', a civil war drama at Grandview State Park. Career Early TV and film roles (1960s and 1970s) In 1968, Selby joined the cast of the TV series ''Dark Shadows'' as ghost Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Herrmann
Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer. He was perhaps best known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries '' Eleanor and Franklin'' (1976) and 1982 film musical ''Annie'', Richard Gilmore in Amy Sherman-Palladino's comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007), and a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on The History Channel and in such PBS productions as ''Nova''. He was also known as a spokesman for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s. Herrmann started working in theatre on Broadway in 1972 with his debut in ''Moonchildren'' alongside James Woods. He received two Tony Award nominations winning for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in ''Mrs. Warren's Profession'' in 1976. Herrmann received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for his performance in ''The Practice'' in 1999. He also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination with the ensemble for O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Schulze
Paul Schulze (born June 12, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for appearing in ''The Sopranos'', ''Nurse Jackie'', '' 24'' (2002–2004), and ''The Punisher'' (2017), and his films roles in ''Panic Room'' (2002), and ''Rambo'' (2008). Career He is best known for portraying Ryan Chappelle on the Fox series '' 24'' from 2001 to 2004 and Father Phil Intintola on the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' from 1999 to 2006. Schulze was featured on Fox's legal drama, ''Justice'' and has guest-starred on ''Law & Order'', ''Rizzoli & Isles'', '' JAG'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''The West Wing'', '' NCIS'', '' Oz'', ''Frasier'', ''NYPD Blue'', '' Boston Legal'', ''Cold Case'', ''Numb3rs'', ''Mad Men'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''The Closer'', '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', '' Suits'', ''Z Nation'', and ''Journeyman''. He played William Rawlins in the Netflix series ''The Punisher'' in 2017. Film appearances include ''New Jersey Drive'' (1995), '' Clockers'' (1995), ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Lapkus
Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian. Lapkus is known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2014, 2019) and Jess in the HBO comedy-drama series '' Crashing'' (2017–2019). She has also appeared in the television series ''Are You There, Chelsea?'' (2012), ''Hot in Cleveland'' (2012), '' Clipped'' (2015), ''The Big Bang Theory'' (2018–2019), and '' Good Girls'' (2020–2021), and in the films ''Jurassic World'' (2015), '' The Unicorn'' (2018), and ''The Wrong Missy'' (2020). She played the voice role of Lotta in the animated comedy series ''Harvey Girls Forever!'' (2018–2020). Lapkus has appeared on various podcasts, including ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'', ''improv4humans'', and her own podcasts ''With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus, Laptime with Lauren Lapkus'', ''Threedom'', ''Raised by TV'', and ''Newcomers''. Early life Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus was born on Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alana De La Garza
Alana de la Garza (born June 18, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Connie Rubirosa on the NBC television series ''Law & Order'' in its last four seasons through 2010, ''Law & Order: LA'' until the show's conclusion in 2011, and in ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. She also portrayed Marisol Delko-Caine on ''CSI: Miami''. In 2014 and 2015, she starred as Detective Jo Martinez in the ABC series ''Forever (2014 TV series), Forever''. From 2016 to 2017, she starred in ''Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'' as Clara Seger, Special Agent Clara Seger. In 2019, she began starring as SAC Isobel Castille on ''FBI (TV series), FBI'', a role she also plays on the spin-off series ''FBI: Most Wanted''. Early life De la Garza was born in Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, to a Mexican Americans, Mexican-American father and an Irish Americans, Irish-American mother. She was raised in El Paso, Texas, El Paso, Texas. She won the "Miss Photogenic" title in the Miss Texas Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that last from days to weeks each. If the elevated mood is severe or associated with psychosis, it is called mania; if it is less severe, it is called hypomania. During mania, an individual behaves or feels abnormally energetic, happy or irritable, and they often make impulsive decisions with little regard for the consequences. There is usually also a reduced need for sleep during manic phases. During periods of depression, the individual may experience crying and have a negative outlook on life and poor eye contact with others. The risk of suicide is high; over a period of 20 years, 6% of those with bipolar disorder died by suicide, while 30–40% engaged in self-harm. Other mental health issues, such as anxiety disorders and substance use disorders, are commonly associated with bipolar disorder. While the causes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amish
The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churches, another Anabaptist denomination. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, Christian pacifism, and slowness to adopt many conveniences of modern technology, with a view neither to interrupt family time, nor replace face-to-face conversations whenever possible, and a view to maintain self-sufficiency. The Amish value rural life, manual labor, humility and '' Gelassenheit'' (submission to God's will). The history of the Amish church began with a schism in Switzerland within a group of Swiss and Alsatian Mennonite Anabaptists in 1693 led by Jakob Ammann. Those who followed Ammann became known as Amish. In the second half of the 19th century, the Amish divided into Old Order Amish and Amish Mennonites; the latter do not abstain fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Contest
A will contest, in the law of property, is a formal objection raised against the validity of a will, based on the contention that the will does not reflect the actual intent of the testator (the party who made the will) or that the will is otherwise invalid. Will contests generally focus on the assertion that the testator lacked testamentary capacity, was operating under an insane delusion, or was subject to undue influence or fraud. A will may be challenged in its entirety or in part. Courts and legislation generally feel a strong obligation to uphold the final wishes of a testator, and, without compelling evidence to the contrary, "the law presumes that a will is valid and accurately reflects the wishes of the person who wrote it". A will may include an ''in terrorem'' clause, with language along the lines of "any person who contests this will shall forfeit his legacy", which operates to disinherit any person who challenges the validity of the will. Such no-contest clauses are pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
