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For Heaven's Sake (2008 Film)
For Heaven's Sake is a comedy written by former Emmy Award winner, Ann Marcus. The film was directed and produced by Nat Christian. It stars Florence Henderson, Allison Lange, David Paetkau, Yaani King, Kathryn Gordon, Stephanie Patton, Joseph Campanella and Skyler Gisondo Skyler Augustus Gisondo (born July 22, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''Licorice Pizza'', ''Booksmart'', and ''Vacation'', as well as the television programs ''The Righteous Gemstones'' and ''Santa Clarita Die .... The film was released in 2008 by Vanguard Cinema. References External links * * 2008 films 2008 comedy films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with their own set of rules and award categories. The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable U.S. national Emmy events include the Children's & Family Emmy Awards for children's and family-oriented television programming, the Sports Emmy Awards for sports programming, News & Documentary Emmy Awards for news and documentary shows, and the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for technological and engineering achievements. Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Marcus
Ann Marcus (August 22, 1921 – December 3, 2014) was an Emmy Award-winning American television writer and film producer. She graduated from Western College for Women, worked for the ''New York Daily News'' and ''Life'', where she worked with famed photographers such as Alfred Eisenstadt. In 2007, she was executive producer of the independent feature film, '' For Heaven's Sake''. Television writing credits *''Lassie'' *''The Hathaways'' *''Please Don't Eat the Daisies'' *''The Debbie Reynolds Show'' *''Gentle Ben'' *'' Peyton Place'' *''General Hospital'' *'' Love Is a Many Splendored Thing'' *''Search for Tomorrow'' *''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' *'' Fernwood 2-Nite'' *''All That Glitters'' *''Julie Farr, M.D.'' *''Days of Our Lives'' *''Love of Life'' *''Falcon Crest'' *''Knots Landing'' *'' Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac'' *'' Flamingo Road'' *'' L.A.T.E.R: The Life And Times of Eddie Roberts'' Other Marcus was elected to the board of directors of the WGAe seven time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat Christian
Nat Christian is a writer, director and actor. Personal life Christian surfed, wrote poetry and took cinema studies in college. He and his wife, Charlotte Christian, met in 2004 at a wedding in Stillwater, MN. They got married in 2014 in Los Angeles. Career Christian has directed five features, including Monday Morning (2012), which he also wrote, produced, edited and co-starred (Vanguard Cinema); A socio-political drama set within the context of a Minnesota political campaign and the harsh realities of Los Angeles's homeless community, Monday Morning received a limited release at Laemmle's Music Hall. Due to its subject matter and graphically explicit footage, Monday Morning disturbed some while receiving praise from a number of critics. Because of the footage and the controversy surrounding it, the film is yet to be rated. ''Channels'', which he also wrote (Vanguard Cinema). '' For Heaven's Sake'' (Vanguard Cinema); '' Club Fed'' (MGM DVD Cinemax, Comedy Central); "California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Henderson
Florence Agnes Henderson (February 14, 1934 – November 24, 2016) was an American actress. With a career spanning six decades, she is best known for her starring role as Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom ''The Brady Bunch''. Henderson also appeared in film, as well as on stage, and hosted several long-running cooking and variety shows over the years. She appeared as a guest on many scripted and unscripted (talk and reality show) television programs and as a panelist on numerous game shows. She was a contestant on '' Dancing with the Stars'' in 2010. Henderson hosted her own talk show, ''The Florence Henderson Show'', and cooking show, ''Who's Cooking with Florence Henderson'', on Retirement Living TV during the years leading up to her death at age 82 on Thanksgiving 2016 from heart failure. Early life Henderson, the youngest of 10 children, was born on February 14, 1934, in Dale, Indiana, a small town in the southwestern part of the state. She was a daughter of Elizabeth (née E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Paetkau
David Paetkau is a Canadian actor who has played Evan Lewis in ''Final Destination 2'' (2003), the customs officer in ''LAX'' (2004), Beck McKaye in '' Whistler'' (2006–2008), Ira Glatt in '' Goon'' (2011), and Sam Braddock in the CTV/CBS television series '' Flashpoint'' (2008–2012). Paetkau has appeared in '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'', ''I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer'', ''So Weird'' (as Brent on the episode "Vampire"; May 20, 2000), '' For Heaven's Sake'', and a one episode appearance on '' Dexter'', as Lumen's fiancé, Owen. Paetkau has also lent his voice to Canadian commercials for Chevrolet automobiles. Personal life Paetkau is one of five children. A native of Vancouver, he is an avid supporter of his hometown NHL team, the Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division of the Western Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaani King
Yaani King Mondschein (born August 10, 1981) is an American actress, best known for portraying Neely Lloyd in the crime drama series '' Saving Grace'' (2007–2010) and providing the voice and motion capture for Riley Abel in the action-adventure video game '' The Last of Us: Left Behind'' (2014). Early life King was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on August 10, 1981. Her mother, a retired NYPD officer, also performed in theater. She is of Guyanese and West Indian descent, and grew up in New York's Queens borough. She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and later studied acting at The Actors Centre in London. Career King began her acting career appearing in a number of off-Broadway productions, and had guest roles on television series including ''Law & Order'' and ''Sex and The City''. She made her film debut in a small part in the 2003 erotic thriller '' In the Cut'', before a supporting turn in the 2004 romant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Patton
Stephanie Patton (born August 13, 1969) is a contemporary multimedia artist whose work crosses the realms of photography, sculpture, painting, installation, performance, video, audio and text. Life Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Patton received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1993 and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1996. She has studied various types of vocal and comedic performance in New York, New York through The New School, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and the Gotham Writers' Workshop. After living in New York City, she returned to Louisiana in 2001 and currently lives and works in Lafayette, Louisiana. She has co-curated many exhibits at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette, Louisiana with curator Brian Guidry. Art Patton has shown her work nationally and internationally including shows at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in the Bronx, New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Campanella
Joseph Anthony Campanella (November 21, 1924 – May 16, 2018) was an American character actor. He appeared in more than 200 television and film roles from the early 1950s to 2009. Campanella was best remembered for his roles as Joe Turino on ''Guiding Light'' from 1959 to 1962, Lew Wickersham on the detective series ''Mannix'' from 1967 to 1968, Brian Darrell on the legal drama '' The Bold Ones: The Lawyers'' from 1969 to 1972, Harper Deveraux on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from 1987 to 1992, ''Science International'' from 1976 to 1979, and his recurring role as Jonathan Young on ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from 1996 to 2005. He narrated the ''Discover'' science series on the Disney Channel from 1992 until 1994. Campanella voiced the character of Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard on '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (1994–1997). Campanella was nominated for a Daytime and Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award throughout his career. Early life Campanella was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyler Gisondo
Skyler Augustus Gisondo (born July 22, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''Licorice Pizza'', ''Booksmart'', and ''Vacation'', as well as the television programs ''The Righteous Gemstones'' and ''Santa Clarita Diet''. Early life and education Gisondo was born on July 22, 1996, in Palm Beach County, Florida. His parents, Stacey (née Berke) and Ron, are ocean engineers. His last name comes from his paternal grandfather, who was Italian-American. His other three grandparents were Jewish. After he began working frequently, he was homeschooled for several years. ''(Interview begins at 19:20)'' He spent a number of years in high school involved in the Jewish organization USY, including going to Israel on a program offered by them. He attended Milken Community High School in Los Angeles, graduating in 2014. Gisondo grew up in Florida, and later moved to South Bay, Los Angeles. In 2015, he began attending the University of Southern California's film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
