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Craig Saavedra
Craig Michael Saavedra (born November 2, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film producer, director, and two time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer. He is married to cinematographer/director Joaquin Sedillo. Early life Saavedra was raised in Thousand Oaks, California along with his six siblings, among them cartoonist/illustrator Scott Saavedra (“Dr. Radium”) and KFI AM 640 radio personality Neil Saavedra (''The Jesus Christ Show''). Shortly after graduating high school, Saavedra found employment at Universal Studios in Hollywood as a tour guide. In the evenings, he attended film courses at UCLA’s Extension program. It was through this program that he met a film executive who eventually hired him as a story analyst at producer Jerry Weintraub’s Weintraub Entertainment Group. Shortly thereafter, Saavedra left to become Director of Operations at Big Time Picture Company, a post-production and film editing facility on Los Angeles’ west side. Producer/Dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closer And Closer
Closer or Closers may refer to: Film and television * ''Closer'' (2000 film), a documentary by Tina Gharavi * ''Closer'' (2004 film), a 2004 adaptation of Patrick Marber's play (see below), directed by Mike Nichols * ''The Closer'', a 1990 movie, starring Danny Aiello, based on the play ''Wheelbarrow Closers'' * ''Closer'' (TV series), a Canadian music program * ''The Closer'' (1998 TV series), an American sitcom * ''The Closer'', a 2000s American drama series * "The Closer" (''CSI: NY''), an episode of ''CSI: NY'' * ''The Closer'' (2021 film), a 2021 television stand-up comedy special by Dave Chappelle Literature * ''Closer'' (novel), a novel by Roderick Gordon * '' The Closers'', a novel by Michael Connelly * ''Closer'', a novel by Dennis Cooper * ''Closer'', a graphic novel by Antony Johnston and Mike Norton * ''Closer'' (play), a 1997 play by Patrick Marber * "Closer", a short story by Greg Egan * "Closer", a short story by David Malouf from his collection '' Drea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinequest
The Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival is an annual independent film festival held each March in San Jose, California and Redwood City, California. The international festival combines the cinematic arts with Silicon Valley’s innovation. It is produced by Cinequest, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is also responsible for Picture The Possibilities and the distribution label Cinequest Mavericks Studio LLC. Cinequest awards the annual Maverick Spirit Awards. In addition to over 130 world or U.S. premieres from over 30 countries, the festival hosts writer's events including screenwriting competitions, a shorts program, technology and artistic forums and workshops, student programs, and a silent film accompanied on the theatre organ. Founded in 1990 as the Cinequest Film Festival, the festival was rebranded in 2017 as the Cinequest Film & VR Festival and expanded beyond downtown San Jose to Redwood City. It took its present name in 2019. History Filmmakers Halfdan Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherman's Way
''Sherman's Way'' is a 2008 American independent comedy-drama film starring James LeGros, Enrico Colantoni, Lacey Chabert, Donna Murphy, Brooke Nevin, and Michael Shulman. The film was directed by Craig Saavedra, written by Thomas R. Nance, and produced by Starry Night Entertainment. ''Sherman's Way'' completed principal photography in 2007 and was shot in Manhattan, Los Angeles, Clear Lake, California. Plot The life of Yale Law School student Sherman takes an unexpected turn when he decides to follow his girlfriend's advice and take more chances in life. She meant their relationship. But Sherman's new spontaneity lands him in the car seat next to Palmer, a washed-up, cheerfully eccentric former Olympic athlete. Dumped and cut off from his mother's funds, Sherman has to travel with Palmer to Southern California for an important job opportunity. Cast * James LeGros as Palmer * Enrico Colantoni as D.J. * Michael Shulman as Sherman Black * Brooke Nevin as Addy * Donna Murphy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yale
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. It is a member of the Ivy League. Chartered by the Connecticut Colony, the Collegiate School was established in 1701 by clergy to educate Congregational ministers before moving to New Haven in 1716. Originally restricted to theology and sacred languages, the curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences by the time of the American Revolution. In the 19th century, the college expanded into graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first PhD in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887. Yale's faculty and student populations grew after 1890 with rapid expansion of the physical campus and scientific research. Yale is organized into fourteen constituent schools: the original undergraduate coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Shulman (actor)
Michael Shulman is a Tony Award-winning American film, stage, television actor and producer. Shulman is the founder of Sand & Snow Entertainment, a company formed in 2021, dedicated to artist-driven work that stirs conversation, especially in younger generations. Previously, he was the coowner of New York and Los Angeles-based production company Starry Night Entertainment alongside Craig Saavedra. Shulman received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University with a major in art history. Early life Born in New York City, Shulman has been acting since childhood where he began his career in theatre and quickly appeared in more than 10 plays and musicals, including a two-year run on Broadway in ''Les Misérables'', the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's ''Assassins'', and two plays by John Guare. He was a member of the cast of '' Recess'', and played the role of the Hustler Kid. It was during this time that he began his recording career and has since appeared in more than five a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Goodall
Caroline Cruice Goodall (born 13 November 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. She was nominated for AFI Awards for her roles in the 1989 miniseries ''Cassidy'', and the 1995 film ''Hotel Sorrento''. Her other film appearances include ''Hook'' (1991), ''Cliffhanger'' (1993), ''Schindler's List'' (1993), ''Disclosure'' (1994), ''White Squall'' (1996), ''The Princess Diaries'' (2001) and '' The Best of Me'' (2014). Early life Goodall was born in London to a publisher father and journalist mother. She attended St Leonards-Mayfield School and graduated (1981) with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and English from Bristol University. Caroline was a member of National Youth Theatre. Career Goodall has appeared extensively on stage, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and then the National Theatre. Her roles for the RSC include Lady Anne in ''Richard III'', Australian tour opposite Sir Anthony Sher and Hypatia in ''Misalliance''; while for the National Theatre she played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Sheffer
Craig Eric Sheffer (born April 23, 1960) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his leading roles as Norman Maclean in the film '' A River Runs Through It, ''Aaron Boone in the film ''Nightbreed'', Joe Kane in the film '' The Program'', and Keith Scott on the television series ''One Tree Hill''. Early and personal life Sheffer was born in York, Pennsylvania. His father worked as a prison guard. Before becoming an actor, Sheffer sold newspapers in New York City and "slept under the marble staircase" in Grand Central Terminal for weeks while living off Unification Church spaghetti dinners." Career Sheffer was first seen on a nationwide basis as Ian Hayden on the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'', and on the 1983 prime time series''The Hamptons''. His earliest starring assignment in films was as the best friend of troubled teenager Emilio Estevez in '' That Was Then... This Is Now'' (1985), a reformatory camp inmate in '' Fire with Fire'' (1986), an ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Silver
Ronald Arthur Silver (July 2, 1946 – March 15, 2009) was an American actor/activist, director, producer, and radio host. As an actor, he portrayed Henry Kissinger, Alan Dershowitz and Angelo Dundee. He was awarded a Tony in 1988 for Best Actor for ''Speed-the-Plow,'' a satirical dissection of the American movie business. Early life Silver was born on July 2, 1946, in Manhattan, the son of May (''née'' Zimelman), a substitute teacher, and Irving Roy Silver, a clothing sales executive. Silver was raised Jewish on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and attended Stuyvesant High School. Silver went on to graduate from the State University of New York at Buffalo, with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Chinese, and received a master's degree in Chinese History from St. John's University in New York and the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan. He also attended Columbia University's Graduate School of International Affairs (SIPA) and studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penelope Ann Miller
Penelope Ann Miller (born Penelope Andrea Miller; January 13, 1964), sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress. She began her career on Broadway in the 1985 original production of '' Biloxi Blues'' and received a Tony Award nomination for the 1989 revival of ''Our Town''. She has starred in several major Hollywood films, particularly in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including ''Adventures in Babysitting'' (1987), '' Biloxi Blues'' (1988), ''Big Top Pee-wee'' (1988), '' The Freshman'' (1990), ''Awakenings'' (1990), ''Kindergarten Cop'' (1990), ''Other People's Money'' (1991), '' Year of the Comet'' (1992), and ''Carlito's Way'' (1993), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. She returned to Broadway in the 1995 original stage production of ''On the Waterfront''. Her other films include a starring role in ''The Relic'' (1997) and supporting roles in ''Chaplin'' (1992), '' Along Came a Spider'' (2001), and '' The Artist'' (2011). Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Tuchman
Eric Tuchman is an American producer and screenwriter. He is known for writing the Animation Adaptation for the 20th Century Fox animated movie ''Anastasia'' as well as his work on the television series ''The Handmaid's Tale'' as a writer and Executive Producer. He was also the showrunner of the TV series ''Kyle XY'' . Biography Tuchman grew up in Seaford, New York. He received his B.A. from Brandeis University and MFA from Columbia University. In 2018, he signed an overall deal with MGM television to create and develop new projects for the studio and Hulu. Awards and nominations Tuchman shared a 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for his work on ''The Handmaid's Tale'' and received three Emmy nominations. He also received a Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama in 2018 and won two Writers Guild of America Awards as part of the writing team of ''The Handmaid's Tale''. In 1998, he was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Achieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhapsody In Bloom
''Rhapsody in Bloom'' is a 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ... American television film, starring Penelope Ann Miller, Ron Silver, Craig Sheffer and Caroline Goodall. It was directed by Craig Saavedra. Plot Humor and self-awareness emerge in the Lilah Bloom's life as she ventures out to start a new life with a charming musician. Cast * Penelope Ann Miller as Lilah Bloom * Ron Silver as Mitch Bloom * Craig Sheffer as Jack Safrenek * Caroline Goodall as Debra Loomis * Scott Patterson as Phil References External links * * Rhapsody in Bloom at TCMRhapsody in Bloom at Movie Web 1998 films American television films Films scored by David Michael Frank 1990s English-language films {{US-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
