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Girl Walks Into A Bar
''Girl Walks into a Bar'' is a 2011 multiple story line ensemble comedy film produced exclusively for Internet distribution. It is directed by Sebastián Gutiérrez from his own script, much like the anthology style of Gutiérrez's '' Women in Trouble'', and follows a group of apparent strangers in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during the course of one evening throughout Los Angeles. ''Girl Walks into a Bar'' premiered at The ArcLight Hollywood Cinemas on March 7, 2011, in Los Angeles and screened as an official selection of the Spotlight Premieres section at the South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival 2011 in Austin. The film is currently available in the United States to watch for free exclusively on YouTube with sponsorship from Lexus. Plot An undercover ex-cop named Francine Driver (Carla Gugino), who poses as an hitman, meets a dentist – Nick (Zachary Quinto) – in a Los Angeles bar. Nick wants his wife Karen (Lauren Lee Smith) dead. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Gutierrez
Sebastián Gutiérrez (born September 10, 1974) is a Venezuelan film director, screenwriter and film producer. He wrote the screenplays to the films ''Gothika'', ''Snakes on a Plane'', '' The Eye'' and '' The Big Bounce'', and wrote and directed two independent ensemble comedies, ''Women in Trouble'' and ''Elektra Luxx''. Gutiérrez has also won the Critics' Award at the ''Festival du Film Policier de Cognac'' for his directorial debut '' Judas Kiss''. In 2019, the Cinemax series '' Jett'' he created premiered, and he also wrote, directed as well as executive produced all of its episodes. Career Gutiérrez wrote and directed one of the first motion pictures made expressly for internet distribution, the ensemble crime comedy ''Girl Walks into a Bar'', starring Carla Gugino, Rosario Dawson, Robert Forster, Danny DeVito, Josh Hartnett and Alexis Bledel, among others. Gutiérrez cowrote a song for the film, "Only Bad Can Come", with composer Grant Lee Phillips. As a screenwriter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology
In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categorizes collections of shorter works, such as short stories and short novels, by different authors, each featuring unrelated casts of characters and settings, and usually collected into a single volume for publication. Alternatively, it can also be a collection of selected writings (short stories, poems etc.) by one author. Complete collections of works are often called "complete works" or "" (Latin equivalent). Etymology The word entered the English language in the 17th century, from the Greek word, ἀνθολογία (''anthologic'', literally "a collection of blossoms", from , ''ánthos'', flower), a reference to one of the earliest known anthologies, the ''Garland'' (, ''stéphanos''), the introduction to which compares each of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xander Berkeley
Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His film roles include '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991), '' Candyman'' (1992), ''Barb Wire'' (1996), ''Air Force One'' (1997), ''Gattaca'' (1997), and ''Shanghai Noon'' (2000). He also appeared in the crime drama ''Heat'' (1995) after being cast in '' L.A. Takedown'' (1989), an earlier rendition of the film's script, although he played two different characters on the two different films. On television, he headlined the Citytv psychological thriller ''The Booth at the End'' (2010–2012) and was a series regular on the Fox action drama '' 24'' (2001–03) and The CW action thriller ''Nikita'' (2010–2012). As a guest star, Berkeley portrayed Sheriff Thomas McAllister on the CBS drama ''The Mentalist'' (2008–13) and Gregory on the AMC post-apocalyptic horror '' The Walking Dead'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Ryan
Michelle Claire Ryan (born 22 April 1984) is an English actress. She played Zoe Slater on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2000–2005). In 2007, she starred in the short-lived American television series ''Bionic Woman''. She appeared as the evil sorceress Nimueh in the 2008 BBC fantasy series ''Merlin'' and as Lady Christina de Souza in the 2009 ''Doctor Who'' episode "Planet of the Dead". Career 2000–2006: ''EastEnders'' and ''Cashback'' A member of a local theatre group since she was 10, she was picked for her role in ''EastEnders'' when she was 16 and first appeared on the show in September 2000. She left the series in June 2005. Ryan was given her first acting role playing Sheylla Grands in the series TV show ''Chosen Ones'' in the first season and Zoe Slater in the BBC soap ''EastEnders''. During summer 2005, Ryan appeared in a run of ''Who's the Daddy?'' at the King's Head Theatre. The play, by Toby Young and Lloyd Evans, is based on the David Blunkett paternity ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Bledel
Kimberly Alexis Bledel ( ; born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She is known for her role as Rory Gilmore on the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007), and Emily Malek in ''The Handmaid's Tale (TV series), The Handmaid's Tale'' (2017–2021). Bledel also had a recurring role in ''Mad Men'' in 2012 and reprised her role as Rory Gilmore in the Netflix reunion miniseries ''Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life'' (2016). Bledel made her feature film debut as Winnie Foster in the Disney Studios, Disney live action adaptation of ''Tuck Everlasting (2002 film), Tuck Everlasting'' (2002), and went on to appear in ''Sin City (film), Sin City'' (2005), ''Post Grad'' (2009), and as Lena Kaligaris in ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film series), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' film series. Bledel has received various awards and nominations for her work. For her role in ''Gilmore Girls'', she received nominations for Satellite Awards, Satellite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Zegers
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gil Bellows
Gil Bellows (born June 28, 1967) is a Canadians, Canadian actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for the roles of Tommy Williams in the 1994 movie ''The Shawshank Redemption'', Billy Thomas in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television series ''Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002), and CIA agent Matt Callan in the CBS television series ''The Agency (2001 TV series), The Agency'' (2001–2003). In 2016–2017, he was a regular cast member in the USA Network series ''Eyewitness (U.S. TV series), Eyewitness''. Early life Bellows was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and attended Magee Secondary School with fellow future actress Carrie-Anne Moss. After graduation, he pursued a career in acting, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California. Career Bellows is known for his first Film, motion-picture role as Tommy in ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994). Also in 1994, he played the lead role Watty Watt in ''Love and a .45'' with Renée Zellweger, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Valletta
Amber Evangeline Valletta (born February 9, 1974) is an American model and actress. She began her career as a fashion model, landing her first of sixteen American ''Vogue'' covers at the age of eighteen. During the 1990s, Valletta reached the status of supermodel, working as the face of Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Escada, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Valentino, Gucci and Versace, and signing multimillion-dollar cosmetics contracts with Calvin Klein and Elizabeth Arden. From 1995 to 1996, Valletta and her friend and fellow model Shalom Harlow hosted the MTV show '' House of Style''. In the 2000s, Valletta began to focus on her career as an actress. She had her first major film role as a poltergeist in Robert Zemeckis's supernatural thriller ''What Lies Beneath'' (2000). She has since appeared in films such as '' Hitch'' (2005), ''Transporter 2'' (2005), '' Man About Town'' (2006), ''Dead Silence'' (2007), '' Gamer'' (2009), and ''The Spy Next Door'' (2010). In 2011, she moved to tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Tveit
Aaron Kyle Tveit (; born October 21, 1983) is an American actor. Tveit originated the lead role of Christian the composer in the stage adaptation of ''Moulin Rouge!'' on Broadway, a performance for which he won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and received a 2020 Grammy Award nomination. His other work on the Broadway stage includes originating the roles of Gabe in ''Next to Normal'' and Frank Abagnale Jr. in ''Catch Me If You Can'', as well as performing the roles of Fiyero in ''Wicked'' and Link Larkin in ''Hairspray''. Tveit has also portrayed several musical theatre roles on screen, such as Enjolras in the film adaptation of ''Les Misérables'' (2012), as well as Danny Zuko in Fox's '' Grease: Live'' (2016). Tveit is also known for his work in television, including the roles of Gareth Ritter on '' BrainDead,'' Tripp van der Bilt on ''Gossip Girl'', Mike Warren on ''Graceland'', and Danny Bailey in ''Schmigadoon!''. Early life and education Tveit was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Lee Smith
Lauren Lee Smith (born June 19, 1980) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her television roles, including Emma DeLauro in the syndicated science fiction drama '' Mutant X'', Riley Adams in the CBS forensics drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', police Sergeant Michelle McCluskey in the CTV fantasy drama '' The Listener'' and Frankie Drake in the CBC detective series ''Frankie Drake Mysteries''. Early life Smith was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. When she was 14, her family moved to Los Angeles, California. There, she began a modelling career. She was born seven months before her cousin, the actor Myles Ferguson, who died in a car crash when Smith was 20. Career At the age of 19, Smith was cast in the remake of ''Get Carter''. Later that year, Smith was cast in the starring role of Christy Huddleston in the television film '' Christy: The Movie'', and its follow-up two-part miniseries ''Christy, Choices of the Heart''. She starred in the show '' Mutant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city in the United States, the fourth-most-populous city in Texas, the second-most-populous state capital city, and the most populous state capital that is not also the most populous city in its state. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Downtown Austin and Downtown San Antonio are approximately apart, and both fall along the Interstate 35 corridor. Some observers believe that the two regions may some day form a new "metroplex" similar to Dallas and Fort Worth. Austin is the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States and is considered a " Beta −" global city as categorized by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. As of 2021, Austin had an estimated populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South By Southwest Film Festival
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas; both years, there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW Edu and the upcoming SXSW Sydney festival, and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. It has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995-2001), West by Southwest (2006-2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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