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After.Life
''After.Life'' is a 2009 American psychological horror-thriller film directed by Agnieszka Wójtowicz-Vosloo from her original screenplay. It stars Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci, and Justin Long. Plot Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson) owns a funeral home and talks softly to the corpses he prepares for burial. Middle school teacher Anna Taylor ( Christina Ricci) attends the funeral of her piano teacher where she meets Eliot. That night Anna argues with her boyfriend Paul (Justin Long) at a restaurant. She drives off in a state of distress, and has a traffic accident. She awakens on an embalming table in the funeral home to find the funeral director, Eliot, cutting off her clothes and telling her she has died. He tells Anna he has a gift and that he can hear the dead. Eliot has a collection of photographs of corpses whom he has helped "make the transition". Eliot injects Anna regularly with a fictional drug called hydronium bromide to "relax the muscles and keep rigor mortis from setting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo (born 1975) is an American filmmaker and writer. Biography She studied film at Tisch School of the Arts where she graduated summa cum laude in 2003. Her debut short film ''Pâté'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to win several prestigious awards including NYU's Wasserman Award, the ''Fielle d'Or'' at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, New York Magazine's Award of Excellence and the Special Jury Prize at the Atlanta Film Festival. ''Filmmaker Magazine'' named Wojtowicz-Vosloo as one of the ''25 New Faces of Independent Film''. In 2004 she collaborated with Laurie Anderson on the acclaimed ''O Zlozony/O Composite'', a multi-media project for the Paris Opera Ballet with choreography by Trisha Brown, based on Czeslaw Milosz's poem "O Zlozony". The piece premiered at the Opera Garnier in Paris in December 2004. Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo's first feature film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandler Canterbury
Chandler Canterbury (born December 15, 1998) is an American former child actor. Life and career Canterbury was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Kristine and Russell Canterbury. He has an older brother, Colby, who is also an actor, and a younger sister named Shelby, an actress. Canterbury starred in the thriller ''Knowing (film), Knowing'', and won a 2008 Young Artist Award for his performance as a sociopathic child following his father's murderous example on the television series ''Criminal Minds'' (2005). He was seen in ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), playing the title character at the age of eight, who has the dementia of an old man. In 2010, he appeared in the psychological thriller ''After Life''. Additional roles include appearances in Universal's ''Repo Men'' (2010) and in Timothy Linh Bui's ''Powder Blue (film), Powder Blue'' (2009). He appeared as a young Peter Bishop in the ''Fringe (TV series), Fringe'' epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci ( ; born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. Known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge, Ricci predominantly works in independent productions, but has also appeared in numerous box office hits. She has received nominations for a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Ricci made her film debut at the age of nine in ''Mermaids'' (1990), which was followed by a breakout role as Wednesday Addams in ''The Addams Family'' (1991) and its sequel, ''Addams Family Values'' (1993). Subsequent appearances in ''Casper'' and '' Now and Then'' (both 1995) established her as a teen idol. At 17, she moved into adult-oriented roles with ''The Ice Storm'' (1997), which led to parts in several independent films, such as '' Pecker'' (1998), ''The Opposite of Sex'' (1998), and '' Monster'' (2003). She has also starred in '' Sleepy Hollow'' (1999), ''Penelope'' (2006), and ''Speed Racer'' (2008), and had a supporting role in ''The Matrix Resurrections'' (2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Long
Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. Long is known for his film roles, notably appearing in '' Jeepers Creepers'' (2001), ''Dodgeball'' (2004), ''Accepted'' (2006), ''Idiocracy'' (2006), '' Dreamland'' (2006), ''Live Free or Die Hard'' (2007), ''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' (2008), ''Drag Me to Hell'' (2009), ''Tusk'' (2014), '' The Wave'' (2019), and ''Barbarian'' (2022) as well as voicing Alvin Seville in the live-action '' Alvin and the Chipmunks'' film series. He is also known for his television appearances in '' Ed'' (2000-2004) and ''F is for Family'' (2015–2021). He appeared alongside John Hodgman in TV commercials for Apple's "Get a Mac" campaign, and as himself in Intel's "Go PC" campaign. Early life Long was born the middle of three boys in Fairfield, Connecticut, to father R. James Long, a philosophy and Latin professor at Fairfield University, and mother Wendy Lesniak, a former actress who has mostly ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Charles
Joshua Aaron Charles (born September 15, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for the roles of Dan Rydell on '' Sports Night; '' Will Gardner on ''The Good Wife'', which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations; and his early work as Knox Overstreet in ''Dead Poets Society''. Early life He is the son of Allan Charles, an advertising executive. He's Jewish on his father's side and has described himself as Jewish. He began his career performing comedy at the age of nine. As a teenager, he spent several summers at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in New York, and attended the Baltimore School for the Arts. Career Charles' film debut was in fellow Baltimore native John Waters' ''Hairspray'' in 1988. The following year, he starred alongside Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke in the Oscar-winning ''Dead Poets Society''. Subsequent film roles have included ''Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead'', ''Threesome'', ''Pie in the Sky'', ''Muppets from Space'', '' S.W.A.T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Murphy
Rosemary Murphy (January 13, 1925 – July 5, 2014) was a German-American actress of stage, film, and television. She was nominated for three Tony Awards for her stage work, as well as two Emmy Awards for television work, winning once, for her performance in '' Eleanor and Franklin'' (1976). Biography and career Murphy was born in Munich, Germany in 1925, the daughter of American parents Mildred (née Taylor) and Robert Daniel Murphy, a diplomat. The family left Germany in 1939 due to the onset of World War II. Education Murphy, whose résumé came to include French and German films, attended Manhattanville College and trained as an actress at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and in New York at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Actors Studio with Sanford Meisner before beginning her career on stage. Stage She made her stage debut in Germany, in a 1949 production of ''Peer Gynt''. She made her Broadway debut in 1950 in ''The Tower Beyond Tragedy''. She went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Weston
Celia Weston is an American character actress. Weston received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in '' Dead Man Walking'' (1995), and also had supporting roles in more than 40 movies, including ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), ''In the Bedroom'' (2001), ''Hulk'' (2003), and '' The Village'' (2004). On television, she is best known for her role as Jolene Hunnicutt in the CBS sitcom '' Alice'' (1981–85). Career Weston began her career on stage, making her Broadway debut in 1979. After a recurring role on the ABC daytime soap opera, ''Ryan's Hope'', she joined the cast of the CBS sitcom '' Alice'' as Jolene Hunnicutt until the series ended in 1985. Weston later said that her role in ''Alice'' hindered her film career. Although she had initially rejected the role, she admitted that "the money became so phenomenal that I just had to do it." In later years, Weston acted in independent films and stage productions. She was nominated for the Independent Spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Perkins (businessman)
William O. Perkins III (born February 2, 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, film producer and high stakes poker player from Houston, Texas. Perkins focuses on venture capital and energy markets. He founded Small Ventures USA, L.P in 1997 and later joined Centaurus Energy in 2002. He currently manages Houston-based energy hedge fund, Skylar Capital. Perkins grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey the son of football player and politician Bill Perkins and graduated from St. Peter's Preparatory School in 1986. In 2016, he contributed $1.5 million towards the construction of the William O. Perkins III '86 Athletic Center at his alma mater. Bill Perkins is also the author of the book ''Die with Zero'' and hosts a website with tips and tricks related to his philosophy. Career Perkins studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Iowa. After graduation he worked under natural gas trader John D. Arnold for several years before starting his own hedge fund. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynbrook, New York
Lynbrook is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 19,427 at the 2010 census. History The area currently known as Lynbrook has had other names, including Rechquaakie (originally), Parson's Corners, and Bloomfield. It was later named Pearsall's Corners, after Mr. Pearsall's General Store, because this store became a famous stagecoach stop for travelers coming from New York City to Long Island. Alternatively, it was called "Five Corners" because the stagecoach stop was at the crossing of Hempstead Avenue, Merrick Road, and Broadway. It became known as Lynbrook in 1894 and the village was incorporated in 1911. The name "Lynbrook" is derived by dividing "Brooklyn" into its syllables and transposing them, a tribute to the original home of many of the town's turn-of-the-century residents. Since 1912, Lynbrook has been served by the Lynbrook Police Department. The Chief of the Department i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuler Hensley
Shuler Paul Hensley (born March 6, 1967) is an American singer and actor. Early life Hensley was born in Atlanta, Georgia. The youngest of three children, Hensley grew up in Marietta, Georgia. His father, Sam P. Hensley Jr., is a former Georgia Tech football star, retired civil engineer and former state senator. His mother, Iris Hensley, (née Antley), was a ballerina, and later, Founder and Artistic Director of the Georgia Ballet Professional Company and school. Hensley had an early start in show business at the age of four when he appeared as Fritz in her production of ''The Nutcracker''. He was educated at The Westminster Schools and attended the University of Georgia on a baseball scholarship. After attending a recital by Jessye Norman and being cast as Judge Turpin in a college production of ''Sweeney Todd'', he decided to leave university after his sophomore year in order to study voice at the Manhattan School of Music where he majored in opera and graduated in 1989. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plum Pictures
Plum Pictures was an American independent film production company founded in 2003 by Galt Niederhoffer, Celine Rattray and Daniela Taplin Lundberg. Based in downtown Manhattan, the company produced up to five films a year, with a focus on both independent and studio films. Plum also financed up to two films a year. The company's film '' Grace is Gone'' received two awards at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, including the Audience Award and the Screenwriting Award. Films *''The Baxter'' (2005) *''Lonesome Jim'' (2005) *''The Ground Truth'' (2006) *''Return to Rajapur'' (2006) *'' Dedication'' (2007) *'' Grace is Gone'' (2007) *''Great World of Sound (2007) *''Raving'' (2007) *'' Watching the Detectives'' (2007) *''Bart Got a Room'' (2008) *'' Birds of America'' (2008) *''Diminished Capacity'' (2008) *''Trucker A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster, or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a HGV driver in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Drummond
Alice Elizabeth Drummond (née Ruyter, May 21, 1928 – November 30, 2016) was an American actress. A veteran Off-Broadway performer, she was nominated in 1970 for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Mrs. Lee in ''The Chinese'' by Murray Schisgal. She may be best known as Alice, the librarian, in the opening scenes of the 1984 horror-comedy ''Ghostbusters''. Early life Alice Elizabeth Ruyter was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1928, the daughter of Sarah Irene (née Alker), a secretary, and Arthur Ruyter, an auto mechanic. She graduated from Pembroke College (the women's college of Brown University) in 1950. Career Drummond played Nurse Jackson on the TV series ''Dark Shadows'' in 1967 and was a regular on the CBS soap opera, '' Where the Heart Is'', on which she originated the role of Loretta Jardin, which she played until the series ended in 1973. She also appeared in a short-term role on another CBS soap opera, ''As the World Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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