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Coldblooded (film)
''Coldblooded'' is a 1995 American black comedy thriller film about hitmen directed by Wallace Wolodarsky and starring Jason Priestley, Peter Riegert, Robert Loggia, Kimberly Williams and Janeane Garofalo Janeane Marie Garofalo ( ; born September 28, 1964) is an American comedian, actress, and former co-host on the now-defunct Air America Radio's ''The Majority Report''. Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on .... Plot Cosmo Reif, an affectless mob bookie who lives in the basement of a retirement home, is promoted to hitman against his will. He learns his new trade from Steve, a seasoned killer, and proves to be a natural marksman despite having no experience with firearms. He falls in love with a yoga teacher, Jasmine, and must figure out a way to leave the mob so they can be together. Cast Reception The movie received mixed reviews. References External links * * *''Coldblooded''at Facemelting Films 1995 films 1995 directoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Wolodarsky
Wallace Wolodarsky, also billed as Wally Wolodarsky, is an American actor, screenwriter, television producer, and film director known for being one of the writers for ''The Simpsons'' during the first four seasons with his writing partner Jay Kogen. He is also known for co-writing films like '' Infinitely Polar Bear'', '' A Dog’s Purpose'', '' Monsters vs. Aliens'' and ''Trolls World Tour'' alongside his spouse Maya Forbes, as well as his roles in the films of Wes Anderson. Career Wolodarsky has starred in and directed several films. He has acted and voice acted in multiple Wes Anderson films ('' Rushmore'', ''The Darjeeling Limited'', ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'', ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and ''The French Dispatch'') as well as several other films (''A Dog's Purpose'', '' Seeing Other People'' and '' The Polka King''. Personal life Wolodarsky has 2 children. His wife, Maya Forbes, is the sister of singer China Forbes. Wolodarsky is Jewish. Filmography ''The Simpsons'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Comedy Films
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1995 Directorial Debut Films
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1995 Films
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Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television are named), it remains the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region. It had the sixth-highest circulation for American newspapers in 2017. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century under Medill's grandson, Robert R. McCormick, it achieved a reputation as a crusading paper with a decidedly more American-conservative anti-New Deal outlook, and its writing reached other markets through family and corporate relationships at the ''New York Daily News'' and the ''Washington Times-Herald.'' The 1960s saw its corporate parent owner, Tribune Company, rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Chronicle
The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. de Young. The paper is owned by the Hearst Corporation, which bought it from the de Young family in 2000. It is the only major daily paper covering the city and county of San Francisco. The paper benefited from the growth of San Francisco and had the largest newspaper circulation on the West Coast of the United States by 1880. Like other newspapers, it experienced a rapid fall in circulation in the early 21st century and was ranked 18th nationally by circulation in the first quarter of 2021. In 1994, the newspaper launched the SFGATE website, with a soft launch in March and official launch November 3, 1994, including both content from the newspaper and other sources. "The Gate" as it was known at launch was the first large market newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talia Balsam
Talia Balsam (born March 5, 1959) is an American television and film actress. Early life Balsam was born in New York City on March 5, 1959, to actors Martin Balsam and Joyce Van Patten. Her ancestry is Russian Jewish (father) and Italian, Dutch, and English (mother). She is the niece of actor Dick Van Patten, actress Pat Van Patten and actor and director Tim Van Patten. Her cousin is actress Grace Van Patten. She attended a boarding school in Tucson, Arizona, in her adolescent years. Career Balsam began her career appearing in a recurring role on the ABC sitcom ''Happy Days'' and later appeared in a number of shows, including ''Dallas'', ''Taxi'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''Family Ties'' and ''Magnum, P.I.''. Balsam also played female leading roles in films ''Crawlspace'' (1986) and ''In the Mood'' (1987). She also appeared in a number of made-for-television movies, including ''Kent State'' (1981), ''Nadia'' (1984), and '' Consenting Adult'' (1985). Balsam continued playing suppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Turner (comedian)
Jim Turner (born October 28, 1952) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for his supporting roles as Kirby Carlisle in '' Arli$$'' (1996–2002) and as Larry in '' Bewitched'' (2005). Life and career Turner was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His father, George Turner, was in the Air Force and moved his family around often during Jim's youth to several locations, including Quebec, Arizona, and Iowa. Turner married Lynn Freer in 1992 and they have a son, Otto. He is a longtime member of the comedy troupe Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre. He co-starred for seven seasons in HBO's comedy series '' Arliss'' as Kirby Carlisle, an ex-football-star-turned-agent and an old buddy of sports agent Arliss Michaels (Robert Wuhl). Turner has appeared in 22 feature films and shorts, 28 TV series and appearances, 18 stage plays, one-man-shows, and comedy tours. He has created characters ranging from pinheads to Pinocchio. He has worked with Joel Schumacher, Robert Wuhl, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Carroll
Anne Carroll (June 1940 – 15 November 2018) was a British actress and director. In the 2011 New Year Honours, Carroll received an MBE "for services to community theatre in Barnes", as she had run the youth theatre group, Barnes Theatre Company in Barnes, London for two decades. Carroll was the founder of the OSO Arts Centre (Old Sorting Office) arts venue in Barnes. Filmography * ''Bellman and True'' (1987) * ''Amongst Barbarians'' (1990) * '' Coldblooded'' (1995) Television * ''Dixon of Dock Green'' (1966) * ''Public Eye'' (1971) * ''BBC Television Shakespeare The ''BBC Television Shakespeare'' is a series of British television adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and broadcast by BBC Television. Transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to ...'' (1981) * '' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1981) References External links * 1940 births British actresses British theatre directors British women theatre dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Grau
Doris Grau (October 12, 1924 – December 30, 1995) was an American actress and script supervisor from Brooklyn. Shortly after moving to Hollywood in 1940, she began her career with supervising film and television scripts. She continued to do this until the 1990s and worked on films such as ''Point Blank'' and ''King Kong'' and television shows such as ''Cheers'' and ''The Tracey Ullman Show''. In addition, Grau did some acting in her later years, playing both live-action and animated roles. On the sitcom ''The Simpsons'', she both worked as a script supervisor and provided the voice of Lunchlady Doris and other minor characters. Early life Grau was born on October 12, 1924, in Brooklyn, New York. She moved to the Hollywood district in Los Angeles, California as a teenager in 1940. There she was soon hired as a script supervisor for the production company Columbia Pictures. Career Grau supervised the script of the 1967 crime film ''Point Blank'', which revolves around a man name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
