If I Stay (film)
''If I Stay'' is a 2014 American teen romantic drama film directed by R. J. Cutler and based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Gayle Forman. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Joshua Leonard, and Stacy Keach. It was released on August 22, 2014, grossing $78.9million worldwide. Plot Mia Hall and her family are getting ready to go on with their normal day activities when it is announced on the radio that school has been canceled. Mia's father, Denny, is a teacher and as a result of the snow day does not have to go to work. Mia's mother, Kat, a travel agent, decides to call in sick and along with her family and Mia's brother Teddy so they can get on the road to visit Mia's grandparents, who live on a farm. The story flashes back to Mia's early life with a rockstar father and an inexperienced mother, when one day they take Mia to a music class where Mia decides that she wants to start playing the cello. After her parents see that Mia is passionate about the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alison Greenspan
Alison Sheryl Greenspan (December 2, 1972 – June 27, 2021) was an American film and television producer. Alison Greenspan spent her childhood in Virginia and Boca Raton, Florida with her mother Ann, father Stephen and sister Melissa. Later she studied American History and Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude in 1994. In earlier years, Greenspan was a member of at Denise Di Novi's production company and later on president of Di Novi Pictures. Greenspan had been a partner at Doug Robinson Productions for the past several years. In 2004, her father, Stephen Greenspan, former vice president of data carrier manufacturer Seagate Technology, became ill with ALS. In 2009, he died of this disease, as did her aunt Marylin in 2011. That is why she had the idea for a film about ALS, which was later realized under the title ''You're Not You''. The film is dedicated to her father. Death Greenspan died on June 27, 2021, following a lengthy battle ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elite drama, music, and dance schools in the world. History Early years: 1905-1946 In 1905, the Institute of Musical Art, Juilliard's predecessor institution, was founded by Frank Damrosch, the godson of Franz Liszt and head of music education for New York City's public schools, on the premise that the United States did not have a premier music school and too many students were going to Europe to study music. In 1919, a wealthy textile merchant named Augustus Juilliard died and left the school in his will the largest single bequest for the advancement of music at that time. In 1968, the school's name was changed from the Juilliard School of Music to The Juilliard School to reflect its broadened mission to educate musicians, directors, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Catherine Hardwicke
Helen Catherine HardwickeAccording to the State of Texas. ''Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. (born October 21, 1955) is an American film director, production designer, and screenwriter. Her directorial work includes ''Thirteen'' (2003), which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed, the film's co-star, ''Lords of Dogtown'' (2005), ''The Nativity Story'' (2006), ''Twilight'' (2008), ''Red Riding Hood'' (2011), ''Plush'' (2013), '' Miss You Already'' (2015), '' Miss Bala'' (2019), and ''Prisoner's Daughter'' (2022). Early life and work Hardwicke was born in Harlingen, Texas on October 21, 1955, the daughter of Jamee Elberta (''née'' Bennett) and John Benjamin Hardwicke. She has a brother, Jack, and a sister, Irene Hardwicke Olivieri, who became an artist. She grew up in McAllen on the U.S.–Mexico border, where her family owned and operated a farm along the Rio Grande, and was raised as a Presb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emily Browning
Emily Jane Browning . Celebritywonder, retrieved 30 June 2011 (born 7 December 1988) is an Australian actress. She made her film debut in the television film '''' (1998), and subsequently appeared in television shows such as '' High Flyers'' (1999), '''' (2000–2001), and '' [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dakota Fanning
Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. She rose to prominence at the age of seven for her performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama film ''I Am Sam'' (2001), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination at the age of eight, making her the youngest nominee in SAG history. Fanning played major roles as a child actress in the films ''Uptown Girls'' (2003), ''The Cat in the Hat'' (2003), '' Man on Fire'' (2004), ''War of the Worlds'' (2005), '' Dreamer'' (2005), and '' Charlotte's Web'' (2006), and the eponymous character in ''Coraline'' (2009). Fanning followed with more mature roles, playing Lewellen in '' Hounddog'' (2007), Lily in ''The Secret Life of Bees'' (2008), Cherie Currie in ''The Runaways'' (2010) and Jane in '' The Twilight Saga'' (2009–2012). Throughout the 2010s, she continued appearing in independent productions such as the dramas ''Now Is Good'' (2012) and '' Night Moves'' (2013), the comedy-drama ''Very Good Girls' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Summit Entertainment
Summit Entertainment is an American film production and distribution company. It is a label of Lionsgate Films, owned by Lionsgate Entertainment and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. History Independent era (1991–2012) Summit Entertainment was founded in 1991Molloy, Claire (2010), p. 16. Memento'. . Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved November 14, 2010. by film producers Bernd Eichinger, Arnon Milchan, and Andrew G. Vajna to handle film sales in foreign countries. Summit officially launched in 1993 by Patrick Wachsberger, Bob Hayward, and David Garrett under the name Summit Entertainment LP as a distribution and sales organization. By 1995 they were producing and co-financing films, and by 1997 they started fully financing films. Among the company's early successes was '' American Pie'', which Summit distributed outside of English-speaking territories. In 2006, it became an independent film studio with over a billion dollars in financing backed by Merrill Ly ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aliyah O'Brien
Aliyah O'Brien (born May 7, 1981) is a Canadian actress, best known for her television roles in the TV series ''Rookie Blue'' and '' Bates Motel'' and in the film ''Maximum Conviction''. Biography Aliyah O'Brien was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and is of Irish, Spanish, and Welsh descent. She was actively involved in musical theatre while a student at Spectrum Secondary School. Her interest in kinesiology, however, led her to study it while attending Camosun College and landed her work as a personal trainer at Club Phoenix and the University of Victoria The University of Victoria (UVic or Victoria) is a public research university located in the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. The university traces its roots to Victoria College, the first post-secondary instit .... Since graduation, she has traveled to 32 countries and describes herself as an "adrenaline junkie". Filmography Film Television References External linksAliyah O'Bri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liana Liberato
Liana Daine Liberato (born August 20, 1995) is an American actress. She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film '' The Best of Me'' and starred in the drama films '' The Last Sin Eater'' (2007) and ''Trust'' (2010), the thriller films ''Trespass'' (2011) and '' Erased'' (2012), and the horrors ''Haunt'' (2013) and '' The Beach House'' (2019). In 2017, she was part of the ensemble cast of the drama ''Novitiate'' and in 2018 she starred in the comedy '' Banana Split''. From 2018 to 2019, Liberato starred in the leading role on the Hulu thriller series ''Light as a Feather'' as McKenna Brady, for which she received two nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series (2019) and Outstanding Principal Performance in a Daytime Program (2020). Early life Liberato was born on August 20, 1995. She is from Galveston, Texas. Career In 2005, Liberato made her acting debut in the television series ''Cold Case'' and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Aisha Hinds
Aisha Jamila Hinds is an American television, stage and film actress. She had supporting roles in a number of television series, include ''The Shield'', ''Invasion'', ''True Blood'', ''Detroit 1-8-7'' and '' Under the Dome''. In 2016, she played Fannie Lou Hamer in biographical drama film ''All the Way.'' She has also appeared in '' Assault on Precinct 13'' (2005) and was cast as Harriet Tubman in WGN America period drama ''Underground''. Beginning in 2018, Hinds stars in the Fox procedural drama series ''9-1-1''. Life and career Hinds was born in New York, New York. She began her career on television in 2003, on ''NYPD Blue''. In 2004, she had a recurring role on ''The Shield'' as Annie Price, and later guest-starred in ''Crossing Jordan'', ''Boston Legal'', ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Cold Case'', and ''Desperate Housewives''. Hinds was a series regular in the two short-lived ABC series ''Invasion'' from 20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jamie Blackley
Jamie Alexander Blackley (born 8 July 1991) is a British actor. He is known for his role as Adam Wilde in the film ''If I Stay''. Biography Blackley was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, and was raised in London, England, with his father Martin, mother Marina, and older sister Holly-Anna. His first major appearance was as Hanschen in the London stage production of '' Spring Awakening''. Blackley had a small role as Iain in the fairy tale/action-adventure movie ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012), but some of his most prominent film roles include Mark in the thriller ''Uwantme2killhim?'' (2013), Sigurdur Thordarson in the thriller '' The Fifth Estate'' (2013), and Adam Wilde in the romantic drama ''If I Stay'' (2014). He played Freddie Hamilton in ''The Halcyon ''The Halcyon'' is a British television period drama broadcast on ITV which began airing on 2 January 2017. It was created and written by Charlotte Jones. The series focused on examining World War II London from 'a new ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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IPod
The iPod is a discontinued series of portable media players and multi-purpose mobile devices designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first version was released on October 23, 2001, about months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. Apple sold an estimated 450 million iPod products as of 2022. Apple discontinued the iPod product line on May 10, 2022. At over 20 years, the iPod brand is the oldest to be discontinued by Apple. Like other digital music players, some versions of the iPod can serve as external data storage devices. Prior to macOS 10.15, Apple's iTunes software (and other alternative software) could be used to transfer music, photos, videos, games, contact information, e-mail settings, Web bookmarks, and calendars to the devices supporting these features from computers using certain versions of Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems. Before the release of iOS 5, the iPod branding was used for the media player included with the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |