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Anna Baryshnikov
Anna Katerina Baryshnikov (born May 22, 1992) is an American actress. She had her breakout role as Sandy in the 2016 film '' Manchester by the Sea'' and was a series regular in the CBS sitcom '' Superior Donuts'' first season. From 2019 to 2021, she played Lavinia Norcross Dickinson on the Apple TV+ series '' Dickinson''. Early life Baryshnikov is the daughter of Russian-American ballet dancer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov and former ballet dancer Lisa Rinehart. As a young girl, she took beginner's ballet classes but decided she was unsuited to it, as she was too hyperactive and talkative when she was supposed to be focused at the barre. Her elder half-sister, from her father's relationship with actress Jessica Lange, is dancer Shura Baryshnikov. Anna grew up in Palisades, New York, and attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City. Career Baryshnikov began acting at age 6 in a children's theater production of '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', portraying Pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turner Classic Movies
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie channel, movie-oriented pay television, pay-TV television network, network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown Atlanta, Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia. The channel's programming consists mainly of Golden age (metaphor), classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment film library – which comprises films from Warner Bros. (covering films released before 1950), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (covering films released before May 1986), and the North American distribution rights to films from RKO Pictures. However, Turner Classic Movies also licenses films from other studios and occasionally shows more recent films. The channel is available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta (as Turner Classic Movies), Latin America, France, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the Nordic countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doll & Em
''Doll & Em'' is a British comedy television series created by and starring Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells. A six-episode order was commissioned by Sky Living in 2013. The series was directed and co-written by Azazel Jacobs. A 124-minute theatrical cut of the series was shown at the London Film Festival, premiering 10 October 2013. Sky Living premiered ''Doll & Em'' on 18 February 2014. The American cable network HBO acquired the series in September 2013, and premiered it on 19 March 2014. On 16 October 2014, Sky Living renewed the show for a second series, which started broadcasting on 3 June 2015 on Sky Atlantic in the UK. Cast *Emily Mortimer as Em, an actress starring in a new film to be filmed in Los Angeles *Dolly Wells as Doll, Em's best friend and her new personal assistant *Jonathan Cake as Buddy, a producer *Aaron Himelstein Aaron Himelstein (born October 10, 1985) is an American actor who is best known for playing a younger version of Austin Powers in ''Austin Powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Solondz
Todd Solondz (; born October 15, 1959) is an American filmmaker and playwright known for his style of dark, socially conscious satire. Solondz's work has received critical acclaim for its commentary on the "dark underbelly of middle class American suburbia," a reflection of his own background in New Jersey. His work includes ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' (1995), ''Happiness (1998 film), Happiness'' (1998), ''Storytelling (film), Storytelling'' (2001), ''Palindromes (film), Palindromes'' (2004), ''Life During Wartime (film), Life During Wartime'' (2009), ''Dark Horse (2011 film), Dark Horse'' (2011), and ''Wiener-Dog (film), Wiener-Dog'' (2016). Biography Solondz was born in Newark, New Jersey. He wrote several screenplays while working as a delivery boy for the Writers Guild of America. Solondz earned his undergraduate degree in English from Yale and attended New York University's Master of Fine Arts program in film and television, but did not complete a degree. During the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiener-Dog (film)
''Wiener-Dog'' is a 2016 American comedy film directed and written by Todd Solondz. Starring an ensemble cast led by Ellen Burstyn, Kieran Culkin, Julie Delpy, Danny DeVito, Greta Gerwig, Tracy Letts, and Zosia Mamet, the film serves as a spin-off from Solondz's 1995 film ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'', which also features the character of Dawn Wiener. The film is also inspired by the 1966 drama ''Au Hasard Balthazar'', directed by Robert Bresson. The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2016. before receiving a limited release on June 24, 2016, by Amazon Studios and IFC Films. Plot Danny brings his cancer-surviving son Remi a wiener dog. His wife Dina does not want to deal with caring for the dog, but Danny informs her Remi is mature and old enough to help the two with the responsibilities. Dina brings Wiener-Dog to the vet to get spayed, and on their way, Remi becomes upset. Dina comforts Remi by telling him an embellished story about her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hailee Steinfeld
Hailee Steinfeld (born December 11, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Hailee Steinfeld, various accolades, including a Peabody Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Steinfeld had her breakthrough with the western film ''True Grit (2010 film), True Grit'' (2010), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Following appearances in ''Ender's Game (film), Ender's Game'' and ''Begin Again (film), Begin Again'' (both 2013), she gained wider recognition for her roles in the Pitch Perfect (film series), ''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2015–2017) and the coming-of-age film ''The Edge of Seventeen'' (2016), the latter of which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, Golden Globe nomination. Her highest-grossing relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018 Film)
''The Kindergarten Teacher'' is a 2018 American drama film directed by Sara Colangelo. It is based on the 2014 Israeli The Kindergarten Teacher (2014 film), film of the same name. It stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Anna Baryshnikov, Rosa Salazar, Michael Chernus and Gael García Bernal. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018. It was released on October 12, 2018, by Netflix in the United States and Canada. Plot Lisa Spinelli, a kindergarten teacher from Staten Island, is struggling with feelings of dissatisfaction in her life. She is in a loving yet passionless marriage with her husband Grant, and her teenage children, Josh and Lainie, are distant with her. Lisa attends a poetry class every week, led by Simon, but her poetry is dismissed as derivative. One of Lisa's students, Jimmy, is routinely picked up late from school by his babysitter. One day, Lisa overhears Jimmy reciting a poem he wrote while he was waiting to be picked up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time And The Conways
''Time and the Conways'' is a British play written by J. B. Priestley in 1937 illustrating J. W. Dunne's Theory of Time through the experience of a moneyed Yorkshire family, the Conways, over a period of nineteen years from 1919 to 1937. Widely regarded as one of the best of Priestley's ''Time Plays'', a series of pieces for theatre which played with different concepts of Time (the others including '' I Have Been Here Before'', ''Dangerous Corner'' and ''An Inspector Calls''), it continues to be revived in the UK regularly. Plot ''Time and the Conways'' is in three acts. The first act is set in the Conway house in 1919 on the night of the birthday of one of the daughters, Kay. Act Two moves to the same night in 1937 and is set in the same room in the house. Act Three then returns to 1919, seconds after Act One left off. In the first Act we meet the Conway family, Mrs Conway, her daughters Kay, Hazel, Madge and Carol and her sons Alan and Robin. Three other characters appear: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Wear Daily
''Women's Wear Daily'' (also known as ''WWD'') is a fashion-industry trade journal often referred to as the "Bible of fashion".Horyn, Cathy"Breaking Fashion News With a Provocative Edge" ''The New York Times''. (August 20, 1999). It provides information and intelligence on changing trends and breaking news in the men and women's fashion, beauty and retail industries. Its readership is made up largely of retailers, designers, manufacturers, marketers, financiers, media executives, advertising agencies, socialites and trend makers. ''WWD'' is the flagship publication of Fairchild Media, which is owned by Penske Media Corporation.Rothenberg, Randall"From Pauline Trigere, a Dressing Down" ''The New York Times''. (August 17, 1988). In April 2015, the paper switched from a daily print format to a weekly print format, accompanied by a daily digital edition. In 2017, it announced it would ramp up its focus on digital, reducing its regular print schedule further and opt instead to publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Letts
Tracy S. Letts (born July 4, 1965) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He started his career at the Steppenwolf Theatre before making his Broadway debut as a playwright for '' August: Osage County'' (2007), for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. As an actor he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the Broadway revival of ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (2013). As a playwright, Letts is known for having written for the Steppenwolf Theatre, Off-Broadway and Broadway theatre. His works include: '' Killer Joe'', '' Bug'', '' Man from Nebraska'', '' August: Osage County'', '' Superior Donuts'', ''Linda Vista'', and ''The Minutes''. Letts adapted three of his plays into films, '' Bug'' and '' Killer Joe'', both directed by William Friedkin, and '' August: Osage County'', directed by John Wells. His 2009 play '' Superior Donuts'' was adapted into a television series of the same name. As a stage actor, Letts h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superior Donuts
''Superior Donuts'' is a play by American playwright Tracy Letts. Its world premiere was staged by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago in 2008. It premiered on Broadway in 2009. Synopsis The play focuses on the relationship between despondent Arthur Przybyszewski, a former 1960s radical who owns a rundown donut shop in Chicago's Uptown, and Franco, his energetic but troubled young African American assistant, who wants to update the establishment with lively music and healthy menu options. Dialogue scenes are separated by soliloquies in which Arthur discusses his past and reminisces about the city as it was in his younger years. Production history The play, directed by Tina Landau, was performed at the Downstairs Theatre in Chicago by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company between June 19 and August 24, 2008. Again directed by Landau and with the Steppenwolf cast intact, the Broadway production began previews at the Music Box Theatre on September 16, 2009 and officially opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Accent
A Boston accent is a local accent of Eastern New England English, native specifically to the city of Boston and its suburbs. Northeastern New England English is classified as traditionally including New Hampshire, Maine, and all of eastern Massachusetts, though some uniquely local vocabulary appears only around Boston. A 2006 study co-authored by William Labov claims that the accent remains relatively stable,Labov, William (2010). The Politics of Language Change: Dialect Divergence in America'. The University of Virginia Press. Pre-publication draft. p. 53. though a 2018 study suggests the accent's traditional features may be retreating, particularly among the city's younger residents, and becoming increasingly confined to the historically Irish-American neighborhood of South Boston. Phonological characteristics Boston accents typically have the cot-caught merger but not the father-bother merger. This means that instead of merging the historical "short ''o''" sound (as in ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Hedges
Lucas Hedges (born December 12, 1996) is an American actor. A son of filmmaker Peter Hedges, he studied theater at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Hedges began his acting career with a supporting role in Wes Anderson's comedy-drama ''Moonrise Kingdom'' (2012). He had his breakthrough in 2016 playing a sardonic teenager in Kenneth Lonergan's drama '' Manchester by the Sea'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Hedges then starred as an aggressive youth in an off-Broadway production of ''Yen'' and had supporting roles in the coming-of-age film '' Lady Bird'' and the drama ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' in 2017. In 2018, Hedges played the lead role of a teenager forced into a gay conversion therapy program in ''Boy Erased'', which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Drama. He also made his Broadway debut in a revival of Lonergan's drama ''The Waverly Gallery'' in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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