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Jacqueline Kim
Jacqueline Joan Kim is an American writer, actress, filmmaker and composer. She was nominated for a FIND Independent Spirit award for Best Supporting Actress in the film '' Charlotte Sometimes''. Early life Kim was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Korean parents,Bret Ryan Rudnick.An interview with Jacqueline Kim. ''Whoosh!'', issue 17, February 1998. Retrieved 2007-01-16. as the youngest of three girls.Ada Tseng. Journeying with Red Doors: An interview with Jacqueline Kim UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies. www.international.ucla.edu/cnes/ .". 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2022-10-23. She was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and started in theatre at age 14, "at a little theatre down the street called 'Willow Way'." She graduated from Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School. She then earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. With an estimated population of 2,256,884, it is Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, and with a city population of 309,317, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 64th in the United States. Throughout much of the 19th century, it was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population, surpassed only by New Orleans and the older, established settlements of the United States eastern seaboard, as well as being the sixth-most populous city from 1840 until 1860. As a rivertown crossroads at the junction of the North, South, East, and West, Cincinnati developed with fewer immigrants and less influence from Europe than Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East West Players
East West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. As the nation's first professional Asian American theatre organization, East West Players continues to produce works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American experience today. Overview Established in 1965 by Mako, Rae Creevey, Beulah Quo, Soon-Tek Oh, James Hong, Pat Li, June Kim, Guy Lee, and Yet Lock as a place where Asian-American actors could perform roles beyond the stereotypical caricatures they were being limited to in Hollywood. An early statement of purpose read: "To further cultural understanding between the East and West by employing the dual Oriental and American heritages of the East-West Players." Current mission statement: As the nation's premier Asian American theatre organization, East West Players produces artistic works and educational programs that foster dialogue exploring Asian Pacific experiences. Current vision statement: * Conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrior Princess
Warrior Princess may refer to: *"Warrior Princess", the 2014 Mongolian hit film about the life of Queen Anu *'' Xena: Warrior Princess'', a 1995-2001 American television series ** "The Warrior Princess" (''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''), an episode of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' ** ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' (comics) *'' X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Warrior Princess'', a 1996 story arc of the ''X-wing: Rogue Squadron'' comics series *'' Diana: Warrior Princess'', a 2003 roleplaying game by Heliograph Incorporated *''Warrior Princess: A U.S. Navy SEAL's Journey to Coming out Transgender'', a 2013 memoir of Kristin Beck, a former United States Navy SEAL who came out as a trans woman *nickname of English professional kickboxer Ruqsana Begum (born 1983) See also *Women warriors in literature and culture *List of female action heroes *List of women warriors in folklore This is a list of women who engaged in war, found throughout mythology and folklore, studied in fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cassavetes Award
The Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award is presented to the creative team of a film budgeted at less than $500,000 by the Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers. It is named after actor/screenwriter/director John Cassavetes, a pioneer of American independent film. History Created for the 15th Independent Spirit Awards, it was originally called the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature (Under $500,000). After that, the rules changed so that any feature film budgeted under $500,000 could be eligible (regardless of how many films the director has made), hence the new name. Winners 1990s * 1999: ''The Blair Witch Project'' – Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, directors; Gregg Hale and Robin Cowie, producers ** ''La Ciudad ( The City)'' – David Riker, director and producer; Paul S. Mezey, producer ** '' Compensation'' – Zeinabu irene Davis, director and producer; Marc Arthur Chery, producer ** ''Judy B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic," and Kenneth Turan of the ''Los Angeles Times'' called him "the best-known film critic in America." Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing voice and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. While a populist, Ebert frequently endorsed foreign and independent films he believed would be appreciated by mainstream viewers, which often resulted in such film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ''Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry ('' Deadwood''), Bob Bishop (''Heroes''), Sandy Ryerson (''Glee''), Stu Beggs (''Californication'' and ''White Famous''), "Action" Jack Barker (''Silicon Valley''), Dr. Leslie Berkowitz ('' One Day at a Time''), and Principal Earl Ball ('' The Goldbergs''). Tobolowsky has a monthly audio podcast, ''The Tobolowsky Files'', of autobiographical stories of his acting and personal life. In 2015, he co-hosted a short-lived second podcast, ''Big Problems – An Advice Podcast'', with David Chen. He has also authored three books: ''The Dangerous Animals Club'', ''Cautionary Tales'', and '' My Adventures With God''. Early life and education Tobolowsky was born in Dallas, Texas, into a Jewish family from Russia and Poland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Laurence
Michael Laurence (24 November 1935 – 23 March 2015) was an Australian actor, producer, director and screenwriter best known for creating TV serial ''Return to Eden''. Biography He began his career as a child actor on Sydney radio, before winning a scholarship at 18 to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, before appearing in theatre productions, including everything from Shakespearean roles to musicals. He created, directed and starred in the Nine Network production ''The Godfathers'', which won the Logie Award for Best Comedy in 1971. He worked on the popular serial ''Number 96'', and other successful miniseries including the children's series The Lost Islands, a 22-part story on Network Ten, ''Which Way Home'', '' The Last Frontier'' and ''Shadow of the Cobra''. His work, including more than 200-hour of commercial television, was sold to numerous countries. Select credits *''Homicide'' (1966) - episode "The Black Book" - actor *'' On the Hop'' (1967) - TV play * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brokedown Palace
''Brokedown Palace'' is a 1999 American drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan, and starring Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman and Lim Kay Tong. It deals with two American friends imprisoned in Thailand for alleged drug smuggling. Its title is taken from a Grateful Dead song written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter from their 1970 album '' American Beauty''. Plot Lifelong best friends Alice Marano and Darlene Davis take a trip after graduating from high school, giving their parents the impression that they are going to Hawaii. However, Alice talks Darlene into going to Thailand instead, after comparing the prices of both destinations. Darlene agrees, albeit with some reluctance. Once in Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man who calls himself Nick Parks. Unknown to them, Nick is a drug smuggler. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and persuades Alice to take him up on his offer to treat them both to a side trip to Hong Kong. While boarding their fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Beckinsale
Kathrin Romany Beckinsale (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress and model. After some minor television roles, her film debut was ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1993) while a student at the University of Oxford. She appeared in British costume dramas such as ''Prince of Jutland'' (1994), ''Cold Comfort Farm (film), Cold Comfort Farm'' (1995), ''Emma (1996 TV film), Emma'' (1996), ''Shooting Fish'' (1997) (a contemporary romantic crime comedy) and ''The Golden Bowl (film), The Golden Bowl'' (2000), in addition to various stage and radio productions. Beckinsale started film work in the United States in the late 1990s. After appearing in small-scale dramas ''The Last Days of Disco'' (1998) and ''Brokedown Palace'' (1999), she starred in the war drama ''Pearl Harbor (film), Pearl Harbor'' (2001), the romantic comedy ''Serendipity (film), Serendipity'' (2001), and ''Tiptoes'' (2003). She followed those with starring roles in ''The Aviator (2004 film), The Aviator'' (2004) and ''Clic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Danes
Claire Catherine Danes (born April 12, 1979) is an American actress. She is the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2012, ''Time'' named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015. Danes gained early recognition as Angela Chase in the 1994 teen drama series ''My So-Called Life''. The role won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She made her film debut the same year in '' Little Women'' (1994). Her other films include '' Home for the Holidays'' (1995), ''Romeo + Juliet'' (1996), '' The Rainmaker'' (1997), ''Les Misérables'' (1998), ''Brokedown Palace'' (1999), the 1999 English dub of ''Princess Mononoke'' (1997), '' The Hours'' (2002), '' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003), ''Shopgirl'' (2005), '' Stardust'' (2007), and ''A Kid Like J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volcano (1997 Film)
''Volcano'' is a 1997 American disaster film directed by Mick Jackson and produced by Neal H. Moritz and Andrew Z. Davis. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche Anne Celeste Heche ( ; May 25, 1969August 11, 2022) was an American actress, known for her roles in a variety of genres in film, television, and theater, receiving numerous accolades, including a National Board of Review Award and multiple Emmy ..., Don Cheadle, and Keith David and tells the story of an effort to divert the path of a dangerous Lava, lava flow through the streets of Los Angeles following the formation of a volcano at the La Brea Tar Pits. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray, and was inspired by the 1943 formation of the Parícutin volcano in Mexico. ''Volcano'' was released by 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Fox in the United States on April 25, 1997. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $122 million worldwide on a $90 million b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
