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Freak Weather
''Freak Weather'' is a 1999 American drama film directed by Mary Kuryla and starring Jacqueline McKenzie, Jacob Chase and Aida Turturro. It based on Kuryla's short story of the same name. Plot A borderline unstable woman must take care of her smart son, her dog and her boyfriend, one bad day in L.A. Cast *Jacqueline McKenzie *Aida Turturro *John Carroll Lynch *Jacob Chase *Jerry Adler *Robert Wisdom *Justin Pierce *John Heard (actor), John Heard Reception Eddie Cockrell of ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' gave the film a mixed review and wrote, "Buried in ambitious intentions, ''Freak Weather'' is an audacious yet distasteful debacle that squanders terrific Aussie thesp Jacqueline McKenzie (''Romper Stomper'', ''Deep Blue Sea (1999 film), Deep Blue Sea'') as an abused g.f. who debases herself in a vain attempt to please her offscreen paramour." Noel Murray of ''The A.V. Club'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The movie starts out comically bizarre and becomes pointl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Sperling
Andrea Sperling (born c. 1968/69) is an independent film producer based in Los Angeles. The films she has produced include '' Totally Fucked Up'', '' But I'm a Cheerleader'', '' D.E.B.S.'' and ''Itty Bitty Titty Committee'' and the Sundance Top Prize winning ''Like Crazy''. Early life and education Sperling attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where she took classes under Gregg Araki. While enrolled, she interned during the summers at Avenue Pictures. She graduated in 1990 with a B.A. in Film History, Theory and Criticism. Career Upon graduation, Sperling's former professor, Gregg Araki, asked her to work with him on ''The Living End''. The duo would continue their partnership into Araki's next three movies — '' Totally Fucked Up'', ''The Doom Generation'', and '' Nowhere'' — which were collective dubbed the "Teen Apocalypse Trilogy". The trilogy has been characterized as "... teen alienation, hazy sexuality and aggression." Sperling has been credi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romper Stomper
''Romper Stomper'' is a 1992 Australian drama film written and directed by Geoffrey Wright in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie, Tony Le-Nguyen and Colin Chin. The film tells the story of the exploits and downfall of a neo-Nazi group in blue-collar suburban Melbourne. The film was released on 12 November 1992. Plot A gang of violent young neo-Nazi skinheads from Footscray, Victoria, Australia attack three Vietnamese Australian teenagers in a tunnel at Footscray Station, brutally beating two of them. The gang is led by Hando, a violent, reckless, and unpredictable psychopath with strong white nationalist beliefs and homicidal tendencies, with his friend and second-in-command, the quiet, reserved, but similarly violent Davey. At their local pub, Hando and Davey meet Gabrielle, who suffers from poorly controlled epilepsy, the day after her sexually abusive, affluent father Martin has her junkie boyfriend arreste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Short Fiction
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Films
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1999 Drama Films
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American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The A
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep Blue Sea (1999 Film)
''Deep Blue Sea'' is a 1999 American science fiction horror film directed by Renny Harlin. It stars Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, and LL Cool J. Set in an isolated underwater facility, the film follows a team of scientists and their research on mako sharks to help fight Alzheimer's disease. The situation plunges into chaos when multiple genetically engineered sharks go on a rampage and flood the facility. ''Deep Blue Sea'' had a production budget of $60–82 million and represented a test for Harlin, who had not made a commercially successful film since ''Cliffhanger'' in 1993. The film was primarily shot at Fox Baja Studios in Rosarito, Mexico, where the production team constructed sets above the large water tanks that had been built for James Cameron's 1997 film ''Titanic''. Although ''Deep Blue Sea'' features some shots of real sharks, most of the sharks used in the film were either animatronic or computer generated. Trevor Rabin compose ... [...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] |
Jacqueline McKenzie
Jacqueline Susan McKenzie (born 24 October 1967) is an Australian film and stage actress. Early life Born in Sydney, New South Wales, McKenzie attended Wenona School in North Sydney until 1983 then moved to Pymble Ladies' College, where she graduated in 1985 with her Higher School Certificate. Known at school for her fine singing voice, McKenzie was cast as Nancy in ''Oliver!'' then in ''Godspell'' (both a co-production with Shore School) and later in ''Brigadoon'' (a co-production with Knox Grammar School), sharing the stage with Hugh Jackman, who was a student at Knox at the time. Career Early years McKenzie studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of New South Wales. While at university, she began modelling. Represented by Cameron's Management, she worked in both print and television media. She also took regular singing lessons with Australian vocal coach Bob Tasman-Smith. In 1987, McKenzie was cast as the lead in the pilot of television series ''All Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Heard (actor)
John Heard Jr. (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was an American actor. He appeared in a number of successful films, including ''Heart Beat'' (1980), ''Cutter's Way'' (1981), ''Cat People'' (1982), ''Beaches'' (1988), and ''Deceived'' (1991). Other films include ''The Trip to Bountiful'' (1985), ''Big'' (1988), ''The Pelican Brief'' (1993), ''White Chicks'' (2004), and his role as Kevin McCallister's father, Peter, in ''Home Alone'' (1990) and '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992). From 1995 to 1996, he played the role of Roy Foltrigg in the television series ''The Client''. From 2005 to 2006, Heard played the role of Governor Frank Tancredi in ''Prison Break''. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for guest-starring as Vin Makazian on ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2004). Early life and education Heard was born on March 7, 1946, in Washington, D.C. He was the son of Helen (Sperling), who was involved in the arts and appeared in community theatre, and John Henry Heard, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Pierce
Justin Charles Pierce (March 21, 1975 – July 10, 2000) was an American-British actor and skateboarder who grew up in the U.S. He is best known for his roles as Casper in the 1995 film ''Kids'' and Roach in the 2000 film ''Next Friday''. On July 10, 2000, Pierce died by suicide in Paradise, Nevada. Early life Pierce was born in London, England, to a Welsh mother and an Australian father and was brought up in the Marble Hill and Kingsbridge sections of New York City. Pierce's mother met his father while abroad and never told him who his real father was. He began stealing cigarettes and food, and frequently missed school in favor of skateboarding. Pierce soon quit school and moved out, staying in a "warren of rooms" in a basement of a building on 176th Street, that was "teeming" with fellow skaters. Pierce was later arrested for possession of marijuana and heroin. Career Pierce was a member of the original Zoo York skateboard team, and is featured in the Zoo York 'Mixtape' v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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