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Lauren Bowles
Lauren Elizabeth Bowles is an American actress. Early life and education Bowles was born in Washington, D.C., to Judith (née LeFever) and L. Thompson Bowles. Her half-sister (on her mother's side) is actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She majored in drama at New York University. Career Bowles has appeared in numerous TV shows, including ''Arrested Development'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Judging Amy'' and ''Private Practice''. She has appeared with Louis-Dreyfus in programs such as ''Seinfeld'', as a waitress at the diner; ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'', ''Watching Ellie'', and ''Veep''. She has also appeared in some feature films. In April 2010, she was cast as Holly Cleary, a Wiccan, in the vampire television series ''True Blood''. She currently appears on XM radio's Take Five channel, where she does features for their Five Minute Magazine. Personal life In 2004 Bowles married actor Patrick Fischler Patrick S. Fischler (born December 29, 1969) is an Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dread Central
Dread Central is an American website founded in 2006 that is dedicated to horror news, interviews, and reviews. It covers horror films, comics, novels, and toys. Dread Central has won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Website four times and was selected as AMC's Site of the Week in 2008. History Dread Central was founded on July 4, 2006. When a venture to create a horror-themed cable television channel stalled, the web team left and established their own news site. In 2012, a negative review posted by Scott Foy attracted controversy when Foy and the film's director, Jim Wynorski, engaged in a verbal altercation online. On September 30, 2019, Jonathan Barkan announced he was stepping down as editor-in-chief. As of December 2021, Mary Beth McAndrews is now Editor-in-Chief and Josh Korngut is managing editor. Website The site's staff use horror-themed aliases. The website has a broad focus, and it covers both mainstream and fringe topics that range from ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townies
''Townies'' is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September to December 1996. Created by Matthew Carlson, the series stars Molly Ringwald, Jenna Elfman, and Lauren Graham. Synopsis Set in Gloucester, Massachusetts, ''Townies'' follows the lives of three 20-something lifelong friends who work in a restaurant together. Cast * Molly Ringwald as Carrie Donovan * Jenna Elfman as Shannon Canotis * Lauren Graham as Denise Garibaldi Callahan *Ron Livingston as Curt Pettiglio * Billy Burr as Ryan Callahan * Dion Anderson as Mike Donovan * Conchata Ferrell as Marge * Lee Garlington as Kathy Donovan * Joseph D. Reitman as Jesse * Jeff Doucette Jeffrey Doucette (born November 25, 1947) is an American character actor. Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was the second of eight children born to Elizabeth (Betty Andres) and William (Bill) Doucette. Jeffrey attended Marquette Universit ... as Steve Episodes External links ''Townies'' @ Carsey-Werner.net (en)Carsey-Werner - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Fake Friends
''Best Fake Friends'' is a 2016 American drama film directed by Paul Kampf and starring Lauren Bowles, Max Ryan, Victoria Smurfit, Suleka Mathew, Michelle Arthur, Kiowa Gordon and Sid Mallya. Cast * Lauren Bowles as Joy *Max Ryan as Mark Dillon * Victoria Smurfit as Nikki *Suleka Mathew as Tory *Michelle Arthur as Rachel *Jessica Belkin as Emily Dillon *Kiowa Gordon as William *Tara Perry as Sandra * Sid Mallya as Vin Reception Steve Rubenstein of ''The Seattle Times ''The Seattle Times'' is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1891 and has been owned by the Blethen family since 1896. ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Washington (s ...'' gave the film zero stars out of four. References External links * * {{rotten-tomatoes, homecoming_2016 American drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Is That A Gun In Your Pocket?
''Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?'' is a 2016 American comedy film written and directed by Matt Cooper and starring Andrea Anders. Cast *Andrea Anders as Jenna Keely *Matt Passmore as Glenn Keely *Cloris Leachman as Maxine *Katherine McNamara as Sandy Keely *John Michael Higgins as Mayor Wally *Horatio Sanz as Luis *Lauren Bowles as Barb Archer * John Heard as Sheriff Parsons *Christine Estabrook as Shirley Parsons * Kevin Conway as Cyrus *David Denman as Byron *Fernanda Romero as Connie *Max Lloyd-Jones as Dexter *Marshall Bell as Dwayne * Chad Buchanan as Keith Reception The film has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Mark Jenkins of ''The Washington Post'' gave it one star out of four. See also * ''Lysistrata ''Lysistrata'' ( or ; Attic Greek: , ''Lysistrátē'', "Army Disbander") is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponne ...'' References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underdog Kids
''Underdog Kids'' is a film directed by Phillip Rhee that premiered on July 7, 2015. Plot At the Mid-County Community Center, a coach quits teaching a ragtag team martial arts. Community Center leader Charlie is looking for a new coach when former mixed martial arts champion Jimmy Lee, a protege of Charlie's whose career ended three years earlier after an accident, arrives. Reluctantly, he agrees to teach the group, consisting of Wyatt, Leticia, Raymond, Ricky, and brothers Alex and Sean, until he can work out an MMA comeback. At first, the kids are reluctant to learn from Jimmy and each of them is dealing with issues of their own, including poverty, bullying, desire for approval, and parental loss. However, Jimmy slowly warms up to the kids as he comes to recognize their need for guidance, and as he helps each of them with their issues, they slowly warm to him in return. When Jimmy and the kids go to their first competition, Jimmy runs into his old childhood rival, Ted Barrett, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Birds
''Free Birds'' is a 2013 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film. The film follows two turkeys travelling back in time to the first Thanksgiving to get turkey off the menu. It was produced by Reel FX Creative Studios as its first theatrical fully animated feature film, and Relativity Media (the company's fourth animated film after '' Monster House'' (2006), ''The Tale of Despereaux'' (2008), and ''9'' (2009). Jimmy Hayward directed the film which he co-wrote with the film's producer Scott Mosier. The film stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, and Amy Poehler with supporting roles done by George Takei, Colm Meaney, Keith David, and Dan Fogler. Originally titled ''Turkeys'', and scheduled for 2014, the film was released on November 1, 2013, by Relativity Media (the only animated film the company self-distributed). ''Free Birds'' received negative reviews from critics and grossing $110.4 million worldwide against a $55 million budget. The film was nomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gone Missing (2013)
''Gone Missing'' is a 2013 American television film. Synopsis Rene's daughter, Kaitlin, and her best friend, Maddy, disappeared from a resort in San Diego during spring break. Dissatisfied with the responses of the authorities, Rene, with the help of her son, Kennedy, and Maddy's mother, Lisa, investigates the case and discovers some disturbing facts about the secret life of one of her missing daughter. Cast * Daphne Zuniga as Rene * Lauren Bowles as Lisa * Brigette Davidovici as Kaitlin * Gage Golightly as Maddy * Nicholas R. Grava as Kennedy * James Martin Kelly as Officer Benton * Alejandro Patiño as Martin Guzman * Brock Harris as Alex * Hunter Garner as Dylan * David Stifel as Willie Production ''Gone Missing'' is one of the first films by Marvista which was produced with cloud storage: the video captured during production was sent directly to a cloud rather than a physical memory as is traditionally done in the current movies. Release The film was first released on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall Pass
''Hall Pass'' is a 2011 American comedy film produced and directed by the Farrelly brothers and co-written by them along with Pete Jones, the writer/director of ''Stolen Summer''. It stars Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis. Rick and Fred, two husbands who are having difficulty in their marriages, are given hall passes by their wives: for one week, they are allowed to have sex with other women. It was theatrically released on February 25, 2011. The film received mixed critical reviews and was a moderate box office success by grossing over $83 million. Plot Best friends Rick and Fred are in stagnant marriages with their wives, Grace and Maggie. The two discuss how they miss their single days, so Grace and Maggie give them a "hall pass": a week during which they can have sex with other women. Rick and Fred try to pick up women with their friends Gary, Flats, and Hog Head while Maggie and Grace decide they should get hall passes, too. On day one of hall pass week, Rick and Fred dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Flick
''Dance Flick'' is a 2009 American musical comedy film directed by Damien Dante Wayans in his directorial debut and written by and starring many members of the Wayans family. The film was set for release in the United States on February 6, 2009, and changed to May 22, 2009. Plot Suburban girl Megan White (Shoshana Bush) gets into a series of misadventures when she moves to the inner-city and pursues dance. A nerdy street boy named Thomas Uncles (Damon Wayans Jr.) is passionate about street dancing, but he is stuck working for a gang lord (David Alan Grier). Megan later befriends Thomas' ghetto sister Charity (Essence Atkins) who has a baby and poor parenting skills. Charity has her own issues dealing with her dimwitted "baby daddy" (Shawn Wayans) who also is a bad parent. Once Megan and Thomas spend more time together, they become dance partners and begin to fall in love. Cast * Shoshana Bush as Megan White * Damon Wayans Jr. as Thomas Uncles * Essence Atkins as Charity Uncles * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art School Confidential (film)
''Art School Confidential'' is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by Terry Zwigoff and starring Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Ethan Suplee, Joel David Moore, Joel Moore, Nick Swardson, Adam Scott (actor), Adam Scott, and Anjelica Huston. It is loosely based on the Art School Confidential (comic), comic of the same name by Daniel Clowes. The film is Zwigoff's second collaboration with Clowes, the first being 2001's ''Ghost World (film), Ghost World'' (which was also released by United Artists). The film was partially shot at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles and at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. Otis Foundation Professor Gary Garaths worked as a consultant on the film. Plot Inspired by his longtime love of drawing, and hoping to meet girls, Jerome enrolls at the Strathmore School of Art. His roommates are aspiring filmmaker Vince and closeted-gay fashion major Matthew. Jerome looks for love amongst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spartan (film)
''Spartan'' is a 2004 American action thriller film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, Tia Texada, Ed O'Neill, William H. Macy, and Kristen Bell. It was released in the United States and Canada on March 12, 2004. Plot Robert Scott is a former United States Marine Corps Force Recon master gunnery sergeant, acting as a selection cadre member for Delta Force. While observing an exercise designed to evaluate Delta candidates, Scott meets a recruit, Curtis, as well as Sergeant Jacqueline Black, a knife fighting instructor. Scott is drawn into a clandestine operation to find Laura Newton, the President's daughter, who is missing. He and Curtis go first to the beach house of one of Laura's professors, with whom she is said to have a relationship. They find neither person there but find two unidentified men who react aggressively, leading Curtis, who has taken up position outside with a sniper's rifle, to shoot one of the men. Scott quickly kil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |