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Delia Ephron
Delia Ephron ( ; born July 12, 1944) is an American bestselling author, screenwriter, and playwright. Life and career Ephron was born in New York City, the second eldest of four daughters of screenwriters Phoebe and Henry Ephron. Her movies include ''You've Got Mail'', ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'', ''Hanging Up'' (based on her novel), and ''Michael''. She has written novels for adults (''Hanging Up,'' ''The Lion Is In'' and the recent ''Siracusa'') and teenagers (''Frannie in Pieces'' and ''The Girl with the Mermaid Hair''), books of humor (''How to Eat Like a Child''), and essays. Her family is Jewish. Her journalism has appeared in ''The New York Times'', ''Oprah Magazine'', ''Vogue'', ''More'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', and ''The Huffington Post''. In 2011, she won an Athena Film Festival award for creativity and panache as a screenwriter. Ephron collaborated with her elder sister, Nora, on ''Love, Loss, and What I Wore'', which ran for over two and a half ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More (magazine)
''More'' was a women's lifestyle magazine published 10 times a year by the Meredith Corporation with a rate base of 1.3 million and a circulation of 1.8 million. A Canadian version was published under license by Transcontinental from 2007 to 2012. History and profile The magazine was started in 1997 and the first issue appeared in September 1998. ''More'' also produces the ''More Magazine''/''Fitness Magazine'' Women's Half-Marathon, a NYC event in partnership with the New York Road Runners, "Escape with ''More''" at the Miraval Arizona Resort and Spa and the "Fierce and Fabulous Girls Night Out" event series. In 2010 ''More'' introduced the annual ''More'' Beauty Search Contest, which women over 30 can enter for the chance to win cash prizes and be featured in the magazine. In 2013, ''More'' launched "''More'' Uncorked", a new wine club in partnership with Women of the Vine that delivers wines made by artisan women winemakers of California. In February 2010, ''More'' was up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepless In Seattle
''Sleepless in Seattle'' is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nora Ephron, from a screenplay she wrote with David S. Ward and Jeff Arch. Starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the film follows a journalist (Ryan) who, despite being newly engaged, becomes enamored with a recently widowed architect (Hanks), when the latter's son calls in to a talk radio program requesting a new partner for his grieving father. In addition to Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger, and Rob Reiner, the film features an ensemble supporting cast also consisting of Rosie O'Donnell, Gaby Hoffman, Victor Garber, Rita Wilson, Barbara Garrick, and Carey Lowell. Inspired by the romance film ''An Affair to Remember'' (1957), ''Sleepless in Seattle'' was conceived as a romantic drama by Arch in 1989. Several studios rejected his script, deterred by the idea that its main couple does not meet for nearly the entire film. Arch submitted his script to producer Gary Foster in 1990. Foster strongly believed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bewitched (2005 Film)
''Bewitched'' is a 2005 American romantic comedy fantasy film co-written, produced, and directed by Nora Ephron, and starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell alongside an ensemble cast featuring Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth (in her first film appearance), Heather Burns, Jim Turner, Stephen Colbert, David Alan Grier, Michael Badalucco, Carole Shelley, and Steve Carell. The film follows an out-of-work actor (Ferrell) who discovers, during the remake of ''Bewitched'', that his co-star (Kidman) is an actual witch. Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures with Red Wagon Entertainment, the film is a re-imagining of the television series of the same name (produced by Columbia's Screen Gems television studio, now Sony Pictures Television). ''Bewitched'' opened theatrically on June 24, 2005 to negative reviews and failed to meet expectations at the box office. Plot Jack Wyatt is a narcissistic actor who is approached to play the role of Darrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (film)
''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' is a 2005 American comedy-drama film directed by Ken Kwapis from a screenplay by Delia Ephron and Elizabeth Chandler, based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Ann Brashares. The film stars America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, Blake Lively, and Alexis Bledel. The story follows four best friends who buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them despite their differing sizes. The girls share the pants equally as they spend their first summer apart. ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' was released in the United States on June 1, 2005, by Warner Bros. Pictures. A sequel, ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'' was released on August 6, 2008, while a third film is in development. A musical adaptation based on the film is also in development. Plot Lena Kaligaris, Tibby Rollins, Carmen Lowell, and Bridget Vreeland are teenagers from Bethesda, Maryland, who have been best friends their whole lives. The girls are about to spend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mixed Nuts
Mixed nuts are a snack food consisting of any mixture of mechanically or manually combined nuts. Common constituents are peanuts (actually a legume), almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts ( filberts), and pecans.NARA (April 2005). '' CFR Title 21''Part 164: Tree nut and peanut products Regulatory action guidance a URLs accessed on 2006-05-17. Mixed nuts may be salted, , cooked, or [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is My Life (1992 Film)
''This Is My Life'' is a 1992 American comedy-drama film that marked the directorial debut of screenwriter Nora Ephron. The screenplay, written by Ephron and her sister, Delia Ephron, is based on the book, ''This Is Your Life'', by Meg Wolitzer. Plot Dottie Ingels works at a cosmetics counter but aspires to be a stand-up comedian. Ingels' Aunt Harriet dies and leaves the family her home in Queens, which Ingels then sells to move to an apartment in Manhattan. Ingels' comedy career starts to take off with the help of her agent, Arnold Moss and Moss's assistant, Claudia Curtis. Ingels' children, Erica and Opal get angry at Dottie because they hardly ever see her. Erica and Opal then run away to find their father upstate in Albany, whom Opal doesn't even remember, being only 1 or 2 years old when he left them. Cast Production The film was at Columbia Pictures but was put into turnaround in 1990. Ephron allegedly asked Jon Peters if he had read the script who answered that "I'v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The News And Courier
''The Post and Courier'' is the main daily newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina. It traces its ancestry to three newspapers, the ''Charleston Courier'', founded in 1803, the ''Charleston Daily News'', founded 1865, and ''The Evening Post'', founded 1894. Through the ''Courier'', it brands itself as the oldest daily newspaper in the South and one of the oldest continuously operating newspapers in the United States. It is the flagship newspaper of Evening Post Industries, which in turn is owned by the Manigault family of Charleston, descendants of Peter Manigault. It is the largest newspaper in South Carolina, followed by Columbia's ''The State'' and ''The Greenville News''. History The ''Charleston Courier,'' founded in 1803. The founder of the ''Courier'', Aaron Smith Willington, came from Massachusetts with newspaper experience. In the early 19th century, he was known to row out to meet ships from London, Liverpool, Havre, and New York City to get the news earlier th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Starr (1989 Film)
''Brenda Starr'' is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Robert Ellis Miller based on Dale Messick's comic strip ''Brenda Starr, Reporter''. It stars Brooke Shields, Timothy Dalton, and Jeffrey Tambor. The film was shot in 1986; however, it was not released for three years due to lengthy litigation over distribution rights. It finally was released in some international markets in 1989 and in America in 1992. Plot Mike is a struggling artist who draws the ''Brenda Starr'' comic strip for a newspaper. When Brenda comes to life and sees how unappreciated she is by Mike, she leaves the comic. To return her to her rightful place and keep his job, Mike draws himself into the strip. Within her fictional world, Brenda Starr is an ace reporter for the ''New York Flash''. She is talented, fearless, and smart, and she is a very snappy dresser. The only competition she has is from Libby Lipscomb, the rival newspaper's top reporter. Brenda heads to the Amazon jungle to find a scienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Eat Like A Child (TV Special)
''How to Eat Like a Child – And Other Lessons in Not Being a Grown-up'' is an original musical comedy television special that aired on NBC on September 22, 1981. Based on Delia Ephron's best-selling book of the same name, and adapted for television by Judith Kahan with music and lyrics by John Forster, the one-hour special, through a series of comedy skits and songs, lampoons the adult world through the eyes of children. The musical variety stars Dick Van Dyke as the resident "grown-up" alongside 15 children (8 boys and 7 girls) ranging in age from 7 to 13. Several of the special's young performers would subsequently go on to achieve child stardom in their own right, most notably Corey Feldman, Billy Jacoby and Georg Olden. Synopsis Dick Van Dyke opens the musical, stating "When you're a child, having fun is what you do for a living". As the "guest adult", Van Dyke seeks admission to the secret world of children and persuades a group of 15 singing and dancing kids to guide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playbill
''Playbill'' is an American monthly magazine for theatergoers. Although there is a subscription issue available for home delivery, most copies of ''Playbill'' are printed for particular productions and distributed at the door as the show's program. ''Playbill'' was first printed in 1884 for a single theater on 21st Street in New York City. The magazine is now used at nearly every Broadway theatre, as well as many Off-Broadway productions. Outside New York City, ''Playbill'' is used at theaters throughout the United States. As of September 2012, its circulation was 4,073,680. History What is known today as ''Playbill'' started in 1884, when Frank Vance Strauss founded the New York Theatre Program Corporation specializing in printing theater programs. Strauss reimagined the concept of a theater program, making advertisements a standard feature and thus transforming what was then a leaflet into a fully designed magazine. The new format proved popular with theatergoers, who s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer than 100. An "off-Broadway production" is a production of a play, musical, or revue that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Some shows that premiere off-Broadway are subsequently produced on Broadway. History The term originally referred to any venue, and its productions, on a street intersecting Broadway in Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, the hub of the American theatre industry. It later became defined by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers as a professional venue in Manhattan with a seating capacity of at least 100, but not more than 499, or a production that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Previously, regardless of the size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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