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Chronic Town (film)
''Chronic Town'' is a 2008 American drama film written by Michael Kamsky, directed by Tom Hines and starring JR Bourne. Cast *JR Bourne as Truman *Emily Wagner as Eleanor *Jeffrey Scott Jensen as Faraday *Alice Drummond as Elizabeth *Dan Butler as Blow Job *Paul Dooley as Eleanor's Father *Garry Marshall as The Doctor *Lin Shaye as Nurse *Stacy Edwards as Emily * Robert Peters as Newton *Ian Gregory as Max * Christine Lakin as Kelly *Rowan Joseph as Roger *Chris Wynne as Peter Reception Robert Koehler of ''Variety'' gave the film a positive review, writing that it "exudes observed experience." Justin Lowe of ''The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly larg ...'' also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "With biting humor and refreshing humanism, Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JR Bourne
David Bourne (born April 8, 1970), known professionally as JR Bourne, is a Canadian actor. He portrayed Chris Argent on all six seasons of the MTV supernatural drama series ''Teen Wolf'' (2011–2017) and was part of the main cast in the final season. Bourne has also appeared as a series regular on the ABC mystery drama '' Somewhere Between'' (2017) and The CW science fiction drama ''The 100'' (2019–2020). Other notable television roles include Martouf / Lantash on the Showtime science fiction adventure ''Stargate SG-1'' (1998–2000), CIA Agent Edwards on the Fox science fiction drama ''Fringe'' (2009–2011), and Kenny Ryan on the ABC drama ''Revenge'' (2012–2013). Outside of television, Bourne has won two Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film for ''On the Corner'' in 2004 and ''Everything's Gone Green'' in 2007. He also received nominations for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for both films at the ... [...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] |
Dan Butler
Daniel Eugene Butler (born December 2, 1954) is an American actor known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on the TV series ''Frasier'' (1993–2004); Art in ''Roseanne'' (1991–1992); for the voice of Mr. Simmons on the ''Nickelodeon'' TV show ''Hey Arnold'' (1997–2002), which was later reprised the role in '' Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie'' (2017); and films roles in ''Enemy of the State'' (1998) and ''Sniper 2'' (2001). Education Butler was born in Huntington, Indiana, and raised in Fort Wayne, the son of Shirley, a housewife, and Andrew Butler, a pharmacist. While a drama student at Purdue University Fort Wayne in 1975, he received the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship, sponsored by the Kennedy Center. From 1976 to 1978, he trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Career Butler is best known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe in the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'', appearing in every season but one between 1993 and 2004. The character was a volatile, boor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dooley
Paul Dooley (born Paul Brown; February 22, 1928) is an American character actor, writer and comedian. He is known for his roles in ''Breaking Away'', ''Sixteen Candles'', and ''Popeye''. Early life Dooley was born Paul Brown on February 22, 1928, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ruth Irene (née Barringer), a homemaker, and Pete James Brown, a factory worker. He has said that Parkersburg had few attractions that interested him, as there were not many cultural opportunities. He enjoyed listening to comedians on the radio, especially Jimmy Durante. Dooley was a cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg. In 1946, he joined the United States Navy and served for 2 years before then returning home and graduating from West Virginia University in 1952. Career After graduating from West Virginia University, Dooley went to New York City to try his luck in the entertainment industry. He initially found work as a clown for children's birthday pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Marshall
Garry Kent Marshall (November 13, 1934 – July 19, 2016) was an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career in the 1960s writing for ''The Lucy Show'' and ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' before he developed Neil Simon's 1965 play ''The Odd Couple (play), The Odd Couple'' for The Odd Couple (1970 TV series), television in 1970. He gained fame for creating ''Happy Days'' (1974–1984), ''Laverne and Shirley'' (1976–1983), and ''Mork and Mindy'' (1978–1982). He is also known for directing ''The Flamingo Kid'' (1984), ''Overboard (1987 film), Overboard'' (1987), ''Beaches (1988 film), Beaches'' (1988), ''Pretty Woman'' (1990), ''Runaway Bride (film), Runaway Bride'' (1999), and the family films ''The Princess Diaries (film), The Princess Diaries'' (2001) and ''The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement'' (2004). He also directed the romantic comedy ensemble films ''Valentine's Day (2010 film), Valentine's Day'' (2010), ''New Year's Eve (2011 film), New Year's Eve'' (2011), and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Shaye
Linda Shaye (born October 12, 1943) is an American film, television, and theater actress. In a career spanning over forty years, she has appeared in more than a hundred feature films. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as Elise Rainier in the ''Insidious'' film series (2010–2018), and as Magda in ''There's Something About Mary''. Shaye is regarded as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films, including '' Alone in the Dark'' (1982), ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984), '' Critters'' (1986) and its sequel '' Critters 2: The Main Course'' (1988), '' Amityville: A New Generation'' (1993), ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare'' (1994), ''Dead End'' (2003), '' 2001 Maniacs'' (2005) and its sequel '' 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams'' (2010), ''Ouija'' (2014) and its prequel '' Ouija: Origin of Evil'' (2016), ''Tales of Halloween'' (2015), ''Abattoir'' (2016), ''The Final Wish'' (2018), '' Room for Rent'' (2019), ''The Grudge'' (2020), and the ''Insidious '' univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacy Edwards
Stacy Edwards (born March 4, 1965) is an American actress. She appeared in a number of B movies before her breakthrough role in the 1997 black comedy film ''In the Company of Men'', for which she received Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination. Edwards later had roles in films such as ''Primary Colors'' (1998), ''Black and White'' (1999) and '' Driven'' (2001), and was a regular cast member in the drama series ''Chicago Hope'' (1997–1999). Career Edwards began her career on daytime television. She portrayed Hayley Benson on the daytime soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' from 1986 to 1988. (Julia Roberts had unsuccessfully auditioned for the role.) Edwards spent the following decade appearing in an episodes of television shows such as ''21 Jump Street'', ''Quantum Leap'', ''L.A. Law'', and ''Murder, She Wrote'', and B movies include ''Relentless 3'' and '' Skeeter''. She also was regular cast member in the comedy-drama series '' Sons and Daughters'' in 1991. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Peters (actor)
Robert Peters (born 1961) is an American character actor and director. Peters was born on July 20, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated from Edison High School and the University of Oklahoma. His grandfather helped establish Alcoholics Anonymous in Oklahoma. As a teenager, Peters appeared at the Tulsa Little Theater. He is now a resident of both Oklahoma and California, and tries to shoot films in Oklahoma when possible.'Home Run' actor Robert Peters glad film brought him to his native Tulsa by Michael Smith, '''', April 19, 2013. Accessed April 16, 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Lakin
Christine Helen Lakin (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as Alicia "Al" Lambert on the 1990s ABC/CBS sitcom '' Step by Step''. She also played Joan of Arc on Showtime's ''Reefer Madness'', was the sidekick on Craig Kilborn's 2010 Fox talk show ''The Kilborn File'', and provides the voice of Joyce Kinney in ''Family Guy''. Early life Lakin was born in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Karen (née Niedwick) and James Daley Lakin, and raised in Roswell, Georgia. She graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Communication. Career Lakin got her start acting in commercials, before landing her first major role as Young Rose in the American Civil War drama ''The Rose and the Jackal''. That movie aired in 1990, one year before she was cast as Alicia Lambert, the tomboyish daughter, on '' Step by Step''. After ''Step by Step'' was cancelled (retired) in 1998, she continued to appear in television movies, such as Showtime's ''Reefer Madness' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
