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List Of American Films Of 2014
This is a list of American films released in 2014. Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 2014, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: January–March April–June July–September October–December See also * 2014 in American television * 2014 in the United States References External links * * List of 2014 box office number-one films in the United States {{DEFAULTSORT:American Films Of 2014 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ... Lists of 2014 films by country or language Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 In Film
The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best films of 2014, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' stated, "The great surge in American filmmaking in the past ten years is due to independent financing at all levels. The American independent cinema is right now the flower of the world, but independence isn't in itself a merit badge. Artistically, the films in question range from the majestic to the meretricious. Independent financing has set truly imaginative directors into free flight. This is a moment of extraordinary cinematic invention—of filmmakers, working at a wide range of budget levels, coming up with original and personal ideas about movies and how to make them. On the other hand, this independent surge has also created a new class of culturally respectable directors and films, an oste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 2014 American science fiction film directed by Matt Reeves from a screenplay by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is the sequel to ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011), and the second installment in the ''Planet of the Apes'' reboot franchise. It stars Andy Serkis as Caesar, alongside Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. In ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'', human survivors are battling to stay alive in the wake of a deadly pandemic which has lasted for a decade, while Caesar tries to maintain control over his expanding ape community. But when both species cross into each other, they try and make a truce to maintain peace with one another and hope to prevent a war between apes and humans. A sequel to ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' was announced in 2011, with the returns of both Serkis and Rupert Wyatt confirmed that November. Wyatt departed the film in September 2012, and Reeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josie Ho
Josephine "Josie" Ho Chiu-yi (; born 26 December 1974) is a singer and actress from Hong Kong. She is the daughter of the Macao casino magnate Stanley Ho. Acting career She has played many roles, including portraying the parts of prostitutes, which were in strong contrast to her own wealthy upbringing as a billionaire's daughter. For the film ''Exiled'', Ho did not work with a script. Recalling the experience in a recent interview, she said of director Johnnie To, " ebasically tells actors what to do ... Johnnie wants us to come to the set with our mind completely clean, like a white piece of paper. That way, he can draw whatever he wishes on us." Ho starred alongside Eason Chan in the Pang Ho-cheung directed slasher film, ''Dream Home''. In 2009, Ho along with husband Conroy Chan, and Andrew Ooi, co-founded 852 Films, a film production company. Personal life Ho is the youngest daughter of businessman Stanley Ho and Ho's second wife Lucina Lam. She has 3 older sisters and 1 yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Richards
Erin Richards is a Welsh actress, director and writer, best known for playing Molly Hughes in the television series '' Breaking In'' and Barbara Kean in the television series '' Gotham''. Life and career Richards was born in Penarth, Wales. She trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She presented the Welsh language teen magazine show Mosgito for S4C and appeared in short films before landing significant roles in BBC TV programmes ''Crash'' and ''Being Human''. Retrieved 14 June 2015. In 2012, she was cast in the FOX comedy '' Breaking In'' as an executive assistant with an exaggerated English accent. She became a ''Breaking In'' regular in January 2012. She co-starred in the role of Sharon in Gonzalo López-Gallego's horror film ''Open Grave'', alongside Sharlto Copley. From 2014 to 2019, she played Barbara Kean in the FOX Television series '' Gotham''. She directed the fifth season episode " The Trial of Jim Gordon", which premiered on 7 March 2019. Acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Morgan (actor)
Joseph Morgan (born Joseph Martin; 16 May 1981) is a British actor and director. He is best known for his role as Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson on The CW's ''The Vampire Diaries'' and its spin-off '' The Originals'', in which he is the lead. Early life Morgan was born in London, but lived in Swansea for 11 years. He is the oldest child in his family. He was a student at Morriston Comprehensive School and then studied a BTEC Performing Arts course at Gorseinon College (now Gower College Swansea), before moving back to London to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama in his late teens. Career Joseph Morgan's first ever acting audition was for ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' for Tom Riddle. Morgan starred in the first series of the Sky One television series '' Hex'', as Troy and has appeared in supporting roles in films such as ''Alexander'' and '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' and the BBC Two television series ''The Line of Beauty''. He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Kretschmann
Thomas Kretschmann (; born 8 September 1962) is a German actor who has appeared in many European and American films. His notable roles include Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in '' Stalingrad'' (1993), Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in '' The Pianist'' (2002), Hermann Fegelein in '' Downfall'' (2004), Captain Englehorn in ''King Kong'' (2005), Major Otto Remer in ''Valkyrie'' (2008), the voice of Professor Z in '' Cars 2'' (2011), and as the journalist Jürgen Hinzpeter in ''A Taxi Driver'' (2017). He also portrayed Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014) and '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015). Kretschmann has twice been nominated for the Deutscher Fernsehpreis for Best Actor. He is also a European Film Award and Nika Award nominee. Career At the age of 25, he began acting, starring in numerous European films and television series, including Westler in 1985. Then in 1991, Kretschmann was awarded the Max Ophüls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharlto Copley
Sharlto Copley (born 27 November 1973) is a South African actor. His acting credits include roles in the Academy Award-nominated science fiction film ''District 9'', the 2010 adaptation of ''The A-Team'', the science fiction film ''Elysium'', the science fiction horror film ''Europa Report'' and the dark fantasy adventure film ''Maleficent''. He also played the title character in the science fiction film '' Chappie'', Jimmy in ''Hardcore Henry'', and starred in two seasons as Christian Walker of the TV series '' Powers''. Copley is married to fellow South African actress and supermodel Tanit Phoenix. Early life Sharlto Copley was born in Johannesburg and educated at St. Andrew's Preparatory School in Grahamstown and Redhill School in Morningside, Johannesburg. His father is Dr. Bruce Copley, a former university professor. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonzalo López-Gallego
Gonzalo López-Gallego (born 27 June 1973) is a Spanish film director who is best known for his movie '' Apollo 18'', a 2011 sci-fi thriller and horror film starring Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen, and Ryan Robbins. Filmography *'' The King of the Mountain'' (2007) *'' La piel azul'' (2010) *'' Apollo 18'' (2011) *'' Open Grave'' (2012) *''The Hollow Point'' (2016) *''Backdraft 2 ''Backdraft 2'' (also known as ''Backdraft II'') is a 2019 American action thriller film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego and written by Gregory Widen. A sequel to the 1991 film ''Backdraft'', also written by Widen, it stars Joe Anderson, w ...'' (2019) References External links * Living people Film directors from Madrid 1973 births {{Spain-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Grave
''Open Grave'' is a 2013 American post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego, starring Sharlto Copley and Thomas Kretschmann, Joseph Morgan, Erin Richards, Josie Ho, and Max Wrottesley in supporting roles. Josie Ho plays the character of a mute. All the characters, excluding the mute, suffer from amnesia and cannot remember anything from their lives. The story follows them trying to figure out their identities and their past while evading zombie-like humans affected by rage virus and also their struggle to escape the forest they are stuck in. The film received generally negative reviews from critics. Plot A man wakes up in a large pit full of dead bodies and does not remember how he got there. A mute woman helps him escape, and he follows her to a house with four other occupants—a German man and three Americans. Like him, the others do not remember who they are; only the mute woman, who does not understand English, seems to know about them, although they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Csengery
Chloe Csengery (born July 7, 2000) is an American actress known for playing the role of young Katie in the feature films '' Paranormal Activity 3'', '' Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'', and '' Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension''. Early life Csengery was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She has an elder sister. Career Csengery began taking acting classes at young age and soon enough landed roles in shows such as ''Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was revived in 2022. It ...'', '' Parenthood'', ''Up All Night''. She also plays Perry Gilbert in the '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' episode, " Glasgowman's Wrath". Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Csengery, Chloe Actresses from Houston Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Walsh
Gabrielle Walsh is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Marisol in the found footage supernatural horror film '' Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'' (2014), and as Jess in the science fiction thriller '' The Hive'' (2014). Walsh has also appeared on various television series, most notably '' Shameless'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', '' From Dusk till Dawn: The Series'', and recently ''Close Enough''. Early life and education She is originally from Indian Head Park, Illinois and graduated from Lyons Township High School Lyons Township High School (often referred to as LTHS or simply LT) is a public high school located in Western Springs, Illinois (South Campus), and also in La Grange, Illinois (North Campus). Lyons Township is a co-educational high school and ... in 2007. She is of mixed African-American and Irish descent. She has a daughter named Layla Brianna Barnett. Filmography Film Television References Further reading * * * External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Diaz (actor)
Jorge Diaz is a Mexican-American actor. He has had roles in the films '' Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'' and ''The 33'', and the drama miniseries '' The Long Road Home''. Career Diaz had recurring roles in the television shows ''Days of Our Lives'', ''Jane the Virgin'' and the Hulu drama ''East Los High'', and has provided voice work for the animated shows ''Elena of Avalor'', ''The Lion Guard'', and '' Lost in Oz''. His guest appearances include roles in ''Arrested Development'' and ''The Good Place ''The Good Place'' is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur. It premiered on NBC on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2020, after four seasons and 53 episodes. Although the plot evolves significa ...''. Background He is of Mexican descent. Filmography Film Television Videogames References External links * Living people American male actors of Mexican descent American male film actors American male televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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