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Beginners
''Beginners'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. It tells the story of a man reflecting on the life and death of his father, while trying to forge a new romantic relationship with a woman dealing with father-issues of her own. The film is based on the coming out of Mills' own father at the age of 75, five years before his death. After its premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, the ''Los Angeles Times'' heralded ''Beginners'' as a "heady, heartfelt film" with a cast who have "a strong sense of responsibility to their real-world counterparts". Christopher Plummer received numerous accolades for his performance in the film, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Plot (Throughout the film, scenes of Oliver Fields' memories of his deceased parents are intercut, as flashbacks, into the narrative of his developing relationship with Anna Wallace.) In Los Angeles in 2003, a few months after the death of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mills (director)
Michael Chadbourne Mills is an American film and music video director, writer and graphic designer. He is best known for his independent films, '' Beginners'' (2010), ''20th Century Women'' (2016), and '' C'mon, C'mon'' (2021). Mills received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination for ''20th Century Women''. Early life and education Michael Chadbourne Mills was born in Berkeley, California, the son of Janet L. Dowd, a draftsperson, and Paul Chadbourne Mills, an art historian and museum director. He graduated from Cooper Union in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Career Mike Mills has created music videos for acts including Moby, Yoko Ono and Air. Air named the fifth song on their album '' Talkie Walkie'' after Mills. He has also worked as a graphic designer on promotional material and album covers for such acts as Beastie Boys, Beck, Sonic Youth, They Might Be Giants, and Ol' Dirty Bastard. In addition he has created graphics for X-Girl, Marc Jacobs, and prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Plummer
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. He received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award nomination―making him the only Canadian recipient of the "Triple Crown of Acting" to also acquire a Grammy nomination. He made his Broadway debut in 1954 and continued to act in leading roles on stage, playing Cyrano de Bergerac in ''Cyrano'' (1974), Iago in ''Othello'', as well as playing the titular roles in ''Hamlet at Elsinore'' (1964), ''Macbeth'', ''King Lear'', and '' Barrymore''. Plummer performed in stage productions, including '' J.B.'', ''No Man's Land'', and '' Inherit the Wind''. Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Senneville, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal. After appearing on stage, he made his film debut in '' Stage Struc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent (; born 21 February 1983) is a French actress, filmmaker, and singer. The recipient of two César Awards and a Lumières Award, she is an accomplished actress in the French film industry. Globally, she is best known for her roles in ''Inglourious Basterds'', '' Now You See Me'', '' 6 Underground'', and '' Operation Finale''. Born in Paris to a Jewish family, Laurent was introduced to acting at the age of sixteen by Gérard Depardieu, who cast her in a minor role in the romantic drama ''The Bridge'' (1999). She gained wider recognition for her supporting work in several French films, most notably the 2006 comedy ''Dikkenek'', for which she won Étoiles d'Or for Best Female Newcomer. Her breakthrough role came in the 2006 drama film ''Don't Worry, I'm Fine'', for which she later won the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Prix Romy Schneider. Laurent made her Hollywood debut in 2009 with the role as Shosanna Dreyfus in Quentin Tarantino's blockbuster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Page Keller
Mary Page Keller (born March 3, 1961) is an American actress known for roles on television. Keller began her career on the daytime soap operas ''Ryan's Hope'' (1982–1983) and '' Another World'' (1983–1985) and later starred in a number of television sitcoms. She starred as Laura Kelly in the Fox comedy series ''Duet'' (1987-1989) and in the show's spin-off, '' Open House'' (1989–1990). Keller later had lead roles in the short-lived sitcoms ''Baby Talk'' (1991–1992), ''Camp Wilder'' (1992–1993), and ''Joe's Life'' (1993). In film, Keller is known for her performance in the comedy-drama ''Beginners'' (2010). In the 2000s, she had recurring and guest-starring roles in a number of television dramas. From 2014 to 2015, Keller starred as the mother of the lead character in the ABC Family drama series ''Chasing Life''. Early life Keller trained at the University of Maryland and the Boston Conservatory of Music before entering the medium of television on the ABC television show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Knudsen (producer)
Lars Knudsen is a Danish film producer. In 2004, he and producer Jay Van Hoy founded Parts & Labor, a production company dedicated to director-driven, collaborative filmmaking. Parts & Labor has produced more than 20 films including '' Frank & Lola, The Witch'', ''American Honey'', ''Ain't Them Bodies Saints'', and ''Beginners,'' and help bring their stories to life for directors like Andrea Arnold or Robert Eggers''.'' In 2016, after 15 years, Knudsen and Van Hoy decided to part ways. Prior to the release of ''Midsommar'' in June of 2019, Knudsen and director Ari Aster announced the launch of their new production company, Square Peg. Knudsen is best known for his work with ''Midsommar'' (2019), ''Hereditary'' (2018), and ''The Witch'' (2015). Selected filmography * ''Old Joy'' (2006) * ''Wild Tigers I Have Known'' (2006) * ''Gretchen'' (2006) * '' Treeless Mountain'' (2008) * ''Lovely, Still'' (2008) * '' The Exploding Girl'' (2009) * ''Cold Weather'' (2010) * '' Shit Year'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Višnjić
Goran Višnjić (; born 9 September 1972) is a Croatian actor who has appeared in American and British films and television productions. He is best known in the United States for his roles as Dr. Luka Kovač in '' ER'' and Garcia Flynn in '' Timeless'', both NBC television series. For ''ER'', he and the cast were nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is the son-in-law of Croatian film director and former head of Croatian Radiotelevision (1991–95), Antun Vrdoljak. He moved to the United States in the late 1990s. Early life Višnjić was born on 9 September 1972 in Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. He has one sibling, an elder brother, Joško. His father, Željko, was a bus driver, and his mother, Milka, worked in a market. He appeared in plays throughout his childhood and made his screen debut at the age of 16 in the controversial Yugoslav film, ''Braća po materi'' (1988), playing a young Ustasha. In 1990, at the age of 18, Višnjić served one-year of obliga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Urdang
Leslie R. Urdang (born 1956) is an American film producer and theatre executive. Education Urdang attended Forest Hills High School in New York City, where she was Chairman of ''Senior SING! 1972'' during her senior year, and at which she was the graduation speaker in 2016. She originally aspired to become a US senator, earning a B.A. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1977, after her graduation, Urdang interned for U.S. Senator John A. Durkin (D-N.H.), assisting with constituent communications and issue research. In 1978, Urdang decided not to apply to the John F. Kennedy School of Government and instead sought and won entry to the Yale School of Drama, graduating in 1981. Her thesis there explored integrating the development of plays and films, which inspired her professional work. Career Urdang began dancing professionally as a child in George Balanchine's staging of The Nutcracker, a chapter of her life documented in the 2006 film ''The Nutcra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Neill
Roger Neill (born December 26, 1963) is an American composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, guitarist and educator. He is best known for his scores for the films ''20th Century Women'', ''Don't Think Twice'', and ''Beginners''. Notable television scores include the series ''Mozart In The Jungle'' and ''King of the Hill''. Neill has created orchestral arrangements for many recording artists, such as the French band AIR, for their album '' 10 000 Hz Legend'', and in concert. In the theater world, Neill is best known for the controversial musical ''The Beastly Bombing, or A Terrible Tale of Terrorists Tamed by the Tangle of True Love''. Early life Roger Neill was born in San Diego, California, and spent his formative years in the neighboring city of El Cajonbr>By his early teens he was accomplished on flute, piano and guitar. He graduated from Grossmont High School in 1982. Neill was accepted into the USC Thornton School of Music as a flutist, but quickly turned to composition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Supporting Actress winner. At the 9th Academy Awards ceremony held in 1937, Walter Brennan was the first winner of this award for his role in '' Come and Get It''. Initially, winners in both supporting acting categories were awarded plaques instead of statuettes. Beginning with the 16th ceremony held in 1944, however, winners received full-sized statuettes. Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy. Since its inception, the award has been given to 77 actors. Brennan has received the most awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympus Pictures
Leslie R. Urdang (born 1956) is an American film producer and theatre executive. Education Urdang attended Forest Hills High School in New York City, where she was Chairman of ''Senior SING! 1972'' during her senior year, and at which she was the graduation speaker in 2016. She originally aspired to become a US senator, earning a B.A. in political science from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1977, after her graduation, Urdang interned for U.S. Senator John A. Durkin (D-N.H.), assisting with constituent communications and issue research. In 1978, Urdang decided not to apply to the John F. Kennedy School of Government and instead sought and won entry to the Yale School of Drama, graduating in 1981. Her thesis there explored integrating the development of plays and films, which inspired her professional work. Career Urdang began dancing professionally as a child in George Balanchine's staging of The Nutcracker, a chapter of her life documented in the 2006 film ''The Nutcra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda De Pencier
Miranda de Pencier (born August 20, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film and television director, producer, and actress. She is most noted for her 2011 film '' Throat Song'', which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards. Career She began her career as an actress, most notably playing Josie Pye in the 1985 telemovie ''Anne of Green Gables'' and its sequels. She also had a recurring role on '' Street Legal'' in the 1989–90 season as Jennifer Winston, a college student who was dating Chuck Tchobanian, and appeared in the film ''The Myth of the Male Orgasm'' and on stage in Canadian productions of ''Les Misérables'' and ''Aspects of Love''. In the late 1990s she began producing, first in theatre before moving into film production. Through her production company, Northwood Entertainment, she first produced the 2005 film ''Cake''. Her subsequent credits as a producer have included the films ''Pu-239'', ''Adam'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Russell Terrier
The Jack Russell Terrier is a small terrier that has its origins in fox hunting in England. It is principally white-bodied and smooth, rough or broken-coated and can be any colour. Small tan and white terriers that technically belong to other breeds are sometimes known erroneously as "Jack Russells". Each breed has different physical characteristics according to the standards of their national breed clubs; size and proportions are often used to tell them apart. Some authorities recognize a similar but separate breed as the Russell Terrier – a shorter-legged, stockier dog, with a range of . However, the ''Fédération Cynologique Internationale'' (FCI) regards the Russell terrier as a sub-type of Jack Russell terrier. Jack Russells are also frequently confused with the Parson Russell Terrier. Technically, the Parson Russell is usually larger and officially limited to a middle range, with a standard size of , whereas the Jack Russell is a broader type, with a size range of . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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