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L.A. Without A Map
''L.A. Without a Map'' (also known as ''Los Angeles Without a Map'' and ''I Love L.A''.) is a 1998 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mika Kaurismäki, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Richard Rayner, based on Rayner's 1988 semi-autobiographical novel ''Los Angeles Without a Map''. The film stars David Tennant, Vinessa Shaw, Julie Delpy and Vincent Gallo, with Cameron Bancroft and Joe Dallesandro. It is an international co-production between France, the United Kingdom, Finland and Luxembourg. Plot While visiting the Northern English city of Bradford, Barbara, an aspiring Hollywood actress has a fling with the town undertaker Richard. Barbara returns home and brags about the handsome writer she met while away. Unable to forget about her, Richard promptly leaves Bradford and goes to Hollywood without announcing it to his fiancé. Barbara is shocked and embarrassed to see Richard in Los Angeles. With the help of a man called Moss, Richard finds an apartment and a job while he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Juhani Kaurismäki (; born 21 September 1955) is a Finnish film director. Biography Mika Kaurismäki is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki, and the father of Maria Kaurismäki, who graduated from Tampere School of Art and Media in 2008 with her movie ''Sideline''. Kaurismäki has lived in Brazil since approximately 1992 and has made several Brazilian-themed films, including ''Amazon'', ''Tigrero'', ''Sambólico'', ''Rytmi'', and ''Moro no Brasil''. His film '' Brasileirinho'' is a 2005 musical documentary about traditional Brazilian ''choro'' music. Kaurismäki's first film, ''The Liar'' (1980), was an overnight sensation, when first shown in Finland; it marked the beginning of the Kaurismäki brothers' film career and started a new era in Finnish cinema. After high school, Kaurismäki worked as a painter of houses and apartments in the small town of Kuusankoski in the southeastern part of Finland. In the autumn of 1976, when the winter was coming and the annual high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Bancroft (actor)
Cameron Bancroft (born May 17, 1967), sometimes credited as Cam Bancroft, is a Canadian television actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Early life and career Bancroft was born in Winnipeg. He graduated from Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver and attended the California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita, California. Career Bancroft is best known for playing Joe Bradley on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. He was on the show from 1995 to 1996, and in the same year played Astronaut Zeke Beaumont in '' The Cape''. In 2003, he joined his Beverly Hills alumni, Jason Priestley and Emma Caulfield, in '' Reality of Love''. He played the male leading role in '' Code Name: Eternity'' in 1999 and 2000. In 2005, Bancroft guest-starred in season four of '' 24''. He played field agent Lee Castle in nine episodes. Bancroft has made numerous guest appearances on several television series. In 2005, he starred as Charles Ingalls in the television miniseries ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anouk Aimée
Nicole Françoise Florence Dreyfus (born 27 April 1932), known professionally as Anouk Aimée () or Anouk, is a French film actress, who has appeared in 70 films since 1947, having begun her film career at age 14. In her early years, she studied acting and dance besides her regular education. Although the majority of her films were French, she also made films in Spain, Great Britain, Italy and Germany, along with some American productions. Among her films are Federico Fellini's ''La Dolce Vita'' (1960), after which she was considered a "rising star who exploded" onto the film world. She subsequently acted in Fellini's ''8½'' (1963), Jacques Demy's ''Lola (1961 film), Lola'' (1961), George Cukor's ''Justine (1969 film), Justine'' (1969), Bernardo Bertolucci's ''Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man'' (1981) and Robert Altman's ''Prêt-à-Porter (film), Prêt à Porter'' (1994). She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Faber
Matthew Faber (January 31, 1973 – March 28, 2020) was an American actor best known for his roles in films and television series such as ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'', ''Natural Born Killers'', ''Law & Order'' and ''Palindromes''. Faber died at his Van Nuys, Los Angeles home at the age of 47 of natural causes. Filmography *''Darrow'' (as Henry Coll) *''Bob Roberts'' (as Calvin) *''Fresh'' (as Long Hair Teenager) *''Natural Born Killers'' (as Kid #1) *''Stonewall'' (as Mizz Moxie) *''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' (as Mark Wiener) *''Law & Order'' (as Scott Wilder, 1 episode) *''A Little Tenderness'' (as Pete) *''The Pallbearer'' (as Jared) *'' Sue'' (as Sven) *''L.A. Without a Map'' (as Joel) *''Sugar: The Fall of the West'' *'' Restless'' (as Ben Gold) *'' Ride with the Devil'' (as Turner Rawls) *''Hard Luck'' (as Eric Billings) *''Palindromes A palindrome is a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of symbols that reads the same backwards as forwards, such as the words ''ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskia Reeves
Saskia Reeves (born 16 August 1961) is an English actress, best known for her roles in the films '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) and ''I.D.'' (1995), the 2000 miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune'' and the 2016 film '' Our Kind of Traitor''. Early life Saskia Reeves was born 16 August 1961, and brought up in Twickenham and Paddington, London with her younger sister Imogen, by her Dutch mother and English father. Reeves attended the Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton and then studied at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Career Early in her career she performed in puppet shows and in satirical revues at the Covent Garden Community Theatre. Her television credits include '' Spooks'', '' The Commander'' and the ''Bodies'' finale. Her stage work includes productions at London's National and Royal Court theatres as well as on international tour. In addition to her acting career, Reeves does voice work, including commercials, narration, and book readings. In 2008, she star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Plummer
Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American actress. She is known for her work on stage and for her roles in such films as '' Joe Versus the Volcano'' (1990), ''The Fisher King'' (1991), ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), and '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' (2013). Plummer won a Tony Award in 1982 for her performance in '' Agnes of God''. Early life Plummer was born on March 23, 1957, in New York City, the only child of American actress Tammy Grimes and Canadian actor Christopher Plummer. Her father said that they named their daughter Amanda Michael after Amanda Prynne, a character from the play ''Private Lives'', and the actress Michael Learned. She attended the elite Trinity School before graduating from the United Nations International School (UNIS). She attended Middlebury College for two and a half years and, as a young adult, studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Career Plummer has received critical acclaim for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Edelstein
Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), Japanese singer formerly known as Lisa, stylized "lisa" * Lisa (South Korean singer) (born 1980), South Korean singer and musical theatre actress * LiSA (Japanese musician, born 1987), Japanese singer * Lisa (rapper) (born 1997), Thai rapper, member of K-pop group Blackpink * Lisa (French musician) (born 1997), French singer and actress People with the name *Lisa (given name), a feminine given name * Lisa (surname), a list of notable people with the surname Places Romania * Lisa, Brașov * Lisa, Teleorman * Lisa, a village in Schitu, Olt * Lisa River United States * Fort Lisa (Nebraska) (1812–1823), a trading post in the US * Fort Lisa (North Dakota) (1809-1812), a trading post in the US Elsewhere * Lisa, Ivanjica, a municipality i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski (, born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début ''Oko wykol'' (''The Menacing Eye''). In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his film '' Le départ''. Among his other notable films is '' Deep End'' (1970), starring Jane Asher and John Moulder Brown. He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He returned to Poland, and to film making as a writer and director, after a 17-year hiatus with '' Cztery noce z Anną'' (''Four Nights with Anna'') in 2008. He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival. Early life Skolimowski was born in Łódź, Poland, the son of Maria (née Postnikoff) and Stanisław Skolimowski, an architect. He often recognized indications in his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Huison
Steve Huison (born 2 December 1962) is a British actor who is mostly seen on television and occasionally in films. He is best known as “Lomper” in the film ''The Full Monty'' (1997) and for his role as Eddie Windass in ''Coronation Street''. Personal life Huison was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire. He trained at the Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, London. As of 2016, he was in living in Robin Hood's Bay with his wife, Theresa. Career Acting In film, Huison is best known for his role as Lomper in ''The Full Monty'' (1997). He also appeared in The Navigators (2001) directed by Ken Loach. On television, he has played character roles in numerous television series including ''Casualty'', '' Where the Heart Is'', ''Dinnerladies'', '' Heartbeat'', ''The Royle Family'', ''Scott & Bailey'', and the post-apocalyptic ITV drama aerial, '' The Last Train'' (1999, also known as ''Cruel Earth''). In 2008, Huison took the role of porter Norman Dunstan in the daily ITV1 hospital d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talent Agent
A talent agent, or booking agent, is a person who finds jobs for actors, authors, broadcast journalists, film directors, musicians, models, professional athletes, screenwriters, writers, and other professionals in various entertainment or sports businesses. In addition, an agent defends, supports and promotes the interest of their clients. Talent agencies specialize, either by creating departments within the agency or developing entire agencies that primarily or wholly represent one specialty. For example, there are modeling agencies, commercial talent agencies, literary agencies, voice-over agencies, broadcast journalist agencies, sports agencies, music agencies and many more. Having an agent is not required, but does help the artist in getting jobs (concerts, tours, movie scripts, appearances, signings, sport teams, etc.). In many cases, casting directors or other businesses go to talent agencies to find the artists for whom they are looking. The agent is paid a percentage of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenwriting
Screenwriting or scriptwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is often a freelance profession. Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, developing the narrative, writing the script, screenplay, dialogues and delivering it, in the required format, to development executives. Screenwriters therefore have great influence over the creative direction and emotional impact of the screenplay and, arguably, of the finished film. Screenwriters either pitch original ideas to producers, in the hope that they will be optioned or sold; or are commissioned by a producer to create a screenplay from a concept, true story, existing screen work or literary work, such as a novel, poem, play, comic book, or short story. Types The act of screenwriting takes many forms across the entertainment industry. Often, multiple writers work on the same script at different stages of development with different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its luxurious and extremely large casino-hotels together with their associated activities. It is a top three destination in the United States for business conventions and a global leader in the hospitality industry, claiming more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any other city in the world. Today, Las Vegas annually ranks as one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
