|
Griffin And Phoenix (2006 Film)
''Griffin & Phoenix'' is a 2006 American romance film directed by Ed Stone and written by John Hill. It stars Dermot Mulroney and Amanda Peet and is a remake of the 1976 film '' Griffin and Phoenix''. Plot The film starts with Henry Griffin (Dermot Mulroney) learning from his oncologist that his cancer has spread and that he only has one year, two at most, left to live. This discovery starts him on a journey of self-reflection which includes starting a novel and taking a psychology class at New York University. In this class, he meets Sarah Phoenix (Amanda Peet). He asks her on a date and after hesitation she comes. Then the two of them goof around and eventually stay up all night together watching the sunrise. Griffin believes they are close, but Phoenix doesn't show as much interest. Although Phoenix sends Griffin the occasional mixed signals, the two team up for a whirlwind of adventurous and almost childlike activities, such as painting graffiti on a water tower. However Phoen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Kimmel
Sidney J. Kimmel (born January 16, 1928) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and film producer. He is ranked number 2141 in the ''Forbes'' list of the richest people alive in 2021.Forbes: The World's Billionaires – Sidney Kimmel April 2021 Personal life Kimmel was born into a Jewish family in , Pennsylvania, the son of a cab driver.About Sidney Kimmel[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Elliott
Alison Elliott (born May 19, 1970) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for the 1997 film ''The Wings of the Dove''. Her other film appearances include '' The Spitfire Grill'' (1996), ''Birth'' (2004), ''The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'' (2007) and ''20th Century Women'' (2016). Early life Elliott was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Barbara, a teacher of nursing, and Bob Elliott, a computer executive. She moved with her family to Tokyo, Japan, when she was four years old, and moved back to San Francisco when she was eight, where she later attended the Urban School of San Francisco, an independent arts high school. Career At 14, Elliott began her modeling career with Ford Models, and in 1989, she moved to Los Angeles to star as a teen-aged model on the TV sitcom ''Living Dolls'' (1989). Elliott is known for the films '' The Underneath'' (1995), '' The Spitfire Grill'' (1996), ''The Wings of the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Romantic Drama Films
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smallest composite number, behind 4; its proper divisors are , and . Since 6 equals the sum of its proper divisors, it is a perfect number; 6 is the smallest of the perfect numbers. It is also the smallest Granville number, or \mathcal-perfect number. As a perfect number: *6 is related to the Mersenne prime 3, since . (The next perfect number is 28.) *6 is the only even perfect number that is not the sum of successive odd cubes. *6 is the root of the 6-aliquot tree, and is itself the aliquot sum of only one other number; the square number, . Six is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers. Unrelated to 6's being a perfect number, a Golomb ruler of length 6 is a "perfect ruler". Six is a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Legendary film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' described 2006 as "an outstanding year for British cinema". He went on to emphasize, "Six of our well-established directors have made highly individual films of real distinction: Michael Winterbottom's '' A Cock and Bull Story'', Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', Christopher Nolan's '' The Prestige'', Stephen Frears's '' The Queen'', Paul Greengrass's '' United 93'' and Nicholas Hytner's '' The History Boys''. Two young directors made confident debuts, both offering a jaundiced view of contemporary Britain: Andrea Arnold's Red Road and Paul Andrew Williams's London to Brighton. In addition the gifted Mexican Alfonso Cuaron came here to make the dystopian thriller '' Children of Men''." He also stated, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Armisen
Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, Armisen was the co-creator and co-star of the IFC sketch comedy series '' Portlandia''. He also co-created and stars in the mockumentary IFC series '' Documentary Now!'' (2015–present) alongside Bill Hader and Seth Meyers as well as the Showtime comedy series '' Moonbase 8'' (2020–present) alongside John C. Reilly and Tim Heidecker. He voiced Speedy Gonzales on '' The Looney Tunes Show'' (2011–2013). Armisen founded ThunderAnt.com, a website that features the comedy sketches created with Brownstein, and is the bandleader and frequent drummer for the ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'' house band, The 8G Band. Armisen is also well-known for his time on the NBC late-night comedy and variety show ''Saturday Night Live''. Armisen has acted in comedy films including '' Melvin Goes to Dinner'' (2003), '' Deuce Bigalow: Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Showalter
Michael Showalter (born June 17, 1970) is an American comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. He first came to recognition as a cast member on MTV's '' The State'', which aired from 1993 to 1995. He and David Wain created the ''Wet Hot American Summer'' franchise, with Showalter co-writing and starring in '' Wet Hot American Summer'' (2001), and the Netflix series. Showalter wrote and directed '' The Baxter'' (2005), in which he starred with Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, and Elizabeth Banks. Both films featured many of his co-stars from ''The State'', and so do several of his other projects. Showalter is also a co-creator, co-producer, actor, and writer for the TV series '' Search Party''. He directed the 2017 critically acclaimed feature film '' The Big Sick''. Early life Showalter was born in Princeton, New Jersey, the son of Elaine Showalter (née Cottler), an author, feminist literary critic, and professor of English, and English Showalter, a Yale-educated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Eskelson
Dana Erika Eskelson (born in Brick, New Jersey) is an American television, film, and theatre actress. Filmography *'' Past Midnight'' (1991) *'' Singles'' (1992) *''To Sir, with Love II'' (1996) *'' Exiled: A Law & Order Movie'' (TV, 1998) *'' Cold Creek Manor'' (2003) *'' Griffin & Phoenix'' (2006) as Mother with Stroller *'' The Brave One'' (2007) *'' Peter and Vandy'' (2009) *''The Company Men'' (2010) *'' Deep Powder'' (2013) as Michelle *'' See You Next Tuesday'' (2013) as May *'' True Story'' (2015) as Mrs. Longo *''Please Be Normal'' (2015) as Amy *'' Emily & Tim'' (2015) TV series *''New York Undercover'' (1997–98) (3 episodes as Nadine Jordan) * ''Prince Street'' (1997) as Det. Diane Hoffman, Lead *'' Whoopi'' (2003) *'' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' episode "Ill-Bred" as Paige Mullen (2004) *''Law & Order'' (2005), guest star * ''Brotherhood'' (2006) (2 episodes as Dina Finnerty) *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' episode "Futility" as Karen Leighton (2003) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Klugman
Brian Klugman (born September 15, 1975) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. In 2012 he debuted as a co-director with Lee Sternthal on the film '' The Words'', which they both co-wrote as well. Early life Klugman was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Gerald, is a real estate broker, and his mother, Helen, is a school teacher. He has an older brother, Jeffrey, a younger sister, Laurie, and a younger brother, Michael. His paternal grandfather, Reuben, is actor Jack Klugman's brother. He graduated from Germantown Academy and attended Carnegie Mellon University for two years. Career His most recent role has been Dr. Oliver Wells in ''Bones''. He appeared in ''Cloverfield'', '' The Bogus Witch Project'', '' Dreamland'', ''Joan of Arcadia'', ''Can't Hardly Wait'', and '' National Lampoon's Adam & Eve''. He also played Kirby Gardner, a student, in several episodes of ''Frasier''. Klugman appeared in the 2009 horror/thriller '' Vacancy 2: Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don McManus
Don McManus (born November 8, 1959) (sometimes credited as Don R. McManus) is an American character actor of film and television. He became better known after his performance as Duncan in the ''Seinfeld'' episode “The Race”. Born in San Diego, California, he is a graduate of Yale University. Career McManus's film credits include ''Vice'', ''Grand Piano'', '' Under the Silver Lake'', '' The Maze Runner'', '' Lucky Bastard'', '' Lovelace'', ''Dark Around the Stars'', ''For A Good Time, Call'', ''Magnolia'', '' The Shawshank Redemption'', ''Under the Tuscan Sun'', '' National Treasure'', ''Hannibal'', ''Air Force One'', and '' The Congress''. His TV credits include '' Sorry For Your Loss'', ''Mom'', '' Supernatural (U.S. TV series), Supernatural'', ''Castle'', '' Justified'', '' The Newsroom'', '' 24'', ''Northern Exposure'', '' Franklin & Bash'', ''NCIS'', ''Private Practice'', ''Parks and Recreation'', '' Boston Legal'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', '' Dexter'', ''Seinfeld'', '' Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novella Nelson
Novella Christine Nelson (December 17, 1939 – August 31, 2017) was an American actress and singer. She established her career as a singer, both on the off-Broadway and Broadway stage and in cabaret-style locales. Career Starting in 1961, Nelson had a decades-long stage career, performing, directing and producing, primarily in New York. She was a featured performer on Broadway in 1970 in the musical ''Purlie''. In 1975, Nelson directed the play ''La Femme Noire'' at The Public Theater. Her film career began at age 39 with a small part in 1977's ''An Unmarried Woman'', and continued for the next several decades with roles in movies and television. She may be best known for her role as Mrs. Tate in the 2002 movie ''Antwone Fisher''. Early life Nelson was born on December 17, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, to James and Evelyn (formerly Hines) Nelson. Her father was a pastor and a taxi driver. Her mother was an executive assistant at magazine publisher Women's Wear Daily. An African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriane Lenox
Adriane Lenox is an American actress, best known for her performances in Broadway theatre. Her performance in the play '' Doubt: A Parable'' garnered her the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2005. She received another Tony Award nomination for '' After Midnight'' in 2014. Early life Lenox, who is from Tennessee, attended Lambuth College in Jackson, Tennessee and has a degree in drama. She appeared in ''Ain’t Misbehavin'' in New York after graduation. Career Stage Lenox appeared in ''Doubt: A Parable'' on Broadway in 2005 as Mrs. Muller. She won the Tony Award, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, for this performance. Other Broadway appearances include Hattie in the Broadway revival of ''Kiss Me, Kate'' in 1999, a revue, ''The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm'' in 1999, ''Caroline, or Change'' in 2004 as standby for "Caroline Thibodeaux", and ''Chicago'' as the Matron (Replacement from August 2007 to October 2007). She appeared on Broadway in '' Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (born October 22, 1975) is an American actor. From 2009 to 2020, he portrayed Mitchell Pritchett on the sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he earned five consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Ferguson made his Broadway debut in '' On the Town'', and was in the original Broadway cast of ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'', for which he and his ensemble cast won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Cast Ensemble. He has appeared in theatre adaptations of ''A Winter's Tale'', '' The Producers'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Spamalot'' and ''The Merchant of Venice''. For his performance in the 2016 Broadway production of ''Fully Committed'', Ferguson was awarded a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the 2022 Broadway revival of Richard Greenberg's ''Take Me Out''. Early years Jesse Ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
