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Broken English (2007 Film)
''Broken English'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Zoe Cassavetes, in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Drea de Matteo, Justin Theroux, Peter Bogdanovich, and Gena Rowlands. ''Broken English'' had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2007 and a limited theatrical release in the United States on June 22, 2007. The film was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards: Best Female Lead for Posey and Best First Screenplay for Cassavetes. Plot Nora Wilder (Parker Posey), a single career woman, works at a Manhattan boutique hotel where her excellent skills in guest relations are the complete opposite of her skills in the romance department. If it is not her loving yet dominant mother (Gena Rowlands) attempting to set her up that consistently fails, she has her friend's (Drea de Matteo) disastrous blind dates to rely on as a backup for further dismay. She's surrounded by friends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Cassavetes
Zoe Rowlands Cassavetes (born June 29, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She is the daughter of filmmaker John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. She is best known for her 2007 film ''Broken English''. Career Cassavetes' first experience with the filmmaking business was at the age of one, when she had an uncredited role as a baby girl in her late father John Cassavetes' film ''Minnie and Moskowitz'', but it was not until 1991 that she had her first acting role in the film ''Ted & Venus''. This was followed with minor roles in the films ''Noises Off'' and ''The Thing Called Love''. In 1994, she and her filmmaking friend Sofia Coppola created and hosted the Comedy Central television series '' Hi Octane'', a skit and variety show that featured guests including Keanu Reeves, Beastie Boys and Martin Scorsese. ''Hi Octane'' lasted for only one season but is remembered as one of the first series to be entirely shot in digital video. Her directorial debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure * Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernadette Lafont
Bernadette Lafont (28 October 1938 – 25 July 2013) was a French actress who appeared in more than 120 feature films. She has been considered "the face of French New Wave". In 1999 she told ''The New York Times'' her work was "the motor of my existence". Career Bernadette Lafont had her debut in ''Les Mistons'' ("The Mischief Makers") in 1958 and became part of the Nouvelle Vague in the 1960s because of her films with François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol. In 1986 Lafont was awarded a César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ''An Impudent Girl (L'Effrontée)''. In the following year, she was again nominated, this time for ''Masques''. For her long service to the French motion picture industry, she was awarded an Honorary César in 2003 . In May 2007, she chaired the jury for the fifth edition of the Award for Education presented at the 60th Cannes Film Festival. She was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor on 14 July 2009. Her complete filmography includes T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Somerville
Phyllis Jeanne Somerville (December 12, 1943 – July 16, 2020) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Little Children'' (2006), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), ''Surviving Family'' (2012), '' The Big C'' (2010–2013), and ''Outsiders'' (2016–2017). Personal life Somerville was born in Iowa City, Iowa, to Lefa Mary (née Pash; 1918–2011) and the Rev. Paul Somerville (1919-1995), who moved the family around as he preached at different churches, until settling in Traer, and eventually Cresco, Iowa. There, her mother worked as a librarian, and Phyllis attended high school, where she was involved with cheerleading, drama, and music, including playing clarinet in the All-State band. She had three brothers: Paul, (Clinical social worker MBA) (1947–2005), and Stephen, (Naval officer, Forensic pathologist.) And Bruce (Artist) She attended Morningside College and then transferred to the University of Northern Iow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McCaffrey (actor)
James McCaffrey (born 1959) is an American actor best known for his voice role as Max Payne in the ''Max Payne'' video game series, Jimmy Keefe on '' Rescue Me'' (2004–2011), and Captain Arthur O'Breun in ''New York Undercover'' (1994–1997). He has also had main roles and recurring roles in a number of television series as well as appearing in feature films. Career McCaffrey's first role was as a mentally challenged teen in '' ''Bill II: on His Own: The Bill Sackter Story''. He played the lead in the first and last seasons of the series ''Viper'', and the short-lived series ''Swift Justice'', and has appeared on ''As the World Turns'' and ''Sex and the City''. Additionally, McCaffrey is known for playing deceased New York City firefighter Jimmy Keefe on '' Rescue Me'', as well as Ryan Huntley on ''Revenge''. McCaffrey is known as the voice of Thomas Zane in the video game ''Alan Wake'' and the title character in the video games ''Max Payne'', '' Max Payne 2: The Fall of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kelly (actor)
Michael Kelly (born May 22, 1969) is an American actor, best known for his role as Doug Stamper on the television drama series ''House of Cards''. Early life and education Kelly grew up in Lawrenceville, Georgia, the son of Maureen and Michael Kelly. His father is of Irish descent, and his mother is of Italian ancestry. Kelly graduated from Coastal Carolina University in 1992 with a degree in performing arts. Career In addition to playing Doug Stamper in all six seasons of ''House of Cards'', Kelly has appeared in films such as ''Changeling'', '' Dawn of the Dead'', ''The Adjustment Bureau'', ''Chronicle'', '' Now You See Me'', and ''Everest''. He also appeared in the television miniseries ''Generation Kill'', six episodes of ''The Sopranos'' as Agent Ron Goddard, the ''Criminal Minds'' spin-off series '' Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior'', and as Dr. Edgar Dumbarton in ''Taboo''. Personal life Kelly resides in New York City New York, often calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Hamilton (actor)
Joshua Cole Hamilton (born June 9, 1969) is an American actor. He received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in hit indie film '' Eighth Grade''. Early life and career Hamilton was born in New York City, the son of actors Sandra Kingsbury and Dan Hamilton. His former stepmother was actress Stephanie Braxton. His Broadway credits include '' Proof'' and ''The Coast of Utopia'' (2007, Lincoln Center). Hamilton performed in ''The Cherry Orchard'' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in January and February 2009, alongside Ethan Hawke, who was his co-star in the 1993 film ''Alive''. In November 2010, it was announced that both Hamilton (who will play Tom) and Dane Cook (who will play Carter) would star in Neil Labute's '' Fat Pig''. This marked Labute's Broadway directorial debut. In 2011 Hamilton starred as Torvald in Henrik Ibsen's ''A Doll's House'' at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Hamilton has also performed on PRI's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Ivey
Dana Robins Ivey (born August 12, 1941) is an American actress. She is a five-time Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway, and won the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her work in both ''Sex and Longing'' and ''The Last Night of Ballyhoo''. Her film appearances include ''The Color Purple'' (1985), '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' (1988), ''The Addams Family'' (1991), '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992), ''Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), ''Addams Family Values'' (1993), ''Two Weeks Notice'' (2002), ''Rush Hour 3'' (2007), and ''The Help'' (2011). Early life and family Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother, Mary Nell Ivey Santacroce ( née McKoin), was a teacher, speech therapist, and actress who appeared in productions of ''Driving Miss Daisy'' and taught at Georgia State University; Mary Nell was considered by John Huston to be "one of the three or four greatest actresses in the world." Her father, Hugh Daugherty Ivey, was a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Panes
Michael Panes is an American actor, writer, musician and composer. He attended Brown University and graduated with a music degree. He has appeared in numerous off-Broadway plays and has been noted as a gifted comedian with an uncanny resemblance to Peter Sellers. He appeared in Lisa Loeb's reality television series ''Number 1 Single''. The two were old friends and during the course of the show began to date. At the end of the series the status of their relationship was in question as Panes had to move to Los Angeles for an acting role. He asked Loeb to accompany him, but she declined his offer, feeling she needed to stay in New York City and concentrate on her music. Loeb has since married. Panes's film roles include classical musician Levi Panes in ''The Anniversary Party'' and Gore Vidal in ''Infamous.'' Filmography * ''The Anniversary Party'' (2001) * ''Infamous Infamous may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film and television * ''Infamous'' (2006 film), an America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Guinee
Timothy S. Guinee (born November 18, 1962) is an American stage, television, and feature-film actor. Primarily known for his roles as Tomin in the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' (1997–2007) and railroad entrepreneur Collis Huntington AMC's ''Hell on Wheels'' (2011–2016), he appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) feature films ''Iron Man'' (2008) and ''Iron Man 2'' (2010) as United States Air Force Major Allen, and as struggling father and retired major Clay Wilson in the first season of the streaming television series ''The Punisher'' (2017–2019). Early life and education Guinee, who has two brothers and two sisters, was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Illinois and Texas. He attended Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas before he founded a theater group in Texas. Later, he moved to New York in order to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He later attended the University of North Carolina School of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Thinnes
Roy Thinnes (born April 6, 1938) is an American television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967–68 television series ''The Invaders''. He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film ''Journey to the Far Side of the Sun'' (also known as ''Doppelgänger''), and also played Manhattan District Attorney Alfred Wentworth in the pilot episode of ''Law & Order''. Career Early roles His first primetime role was in "A Fist of Five", a 1962 episode of ''The Untouchables'', as a brother of an ex-policeman (played by Lee Marvin). Later that year he appeared in a small role as a cowboy named “Harry” on James Arness’s TV Western ''Gunsmoke'' (“False Front” - S8E15). He appeared on ''General Hospital'' as the "philandering Dr. Phil Brewer" from 1963–65, which was later described as "Thinnes' big break." In 1964, he guested twice in episodes "Murder by Scandal" and the "Lost Lady Blues" of the 13-episode CBS drama '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best First Screenplay
The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay is one of the annual awards given by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It was first presented in 1994 with David O. Russell being the first recipient of the award for ''Spanking the Monkey ''Spanking the Monkey'' is a 1994 American sick comedy film written and directed by David O. Russell. It was filmed in Pawling, New York. Plot Ray Aibelli has finished his first year of college at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and h ...'', a film he also directed. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay S Screenwriting awards for film Awards established in 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
