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Loveless In Los Angeles
''Loveless in Los Angeles'', an indie romantic comedy film completed in 2006 and written and directed by Archie Gips, stars Dash Mihok, Brittany Daniel, Navi Rawat, Geoffrey Arend, James Lesure, Chris Coppola Christopher Coppola (born November 26, 1968) is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian. Career Chris is best known for his roles in such movies as ''Friday the 13th'', ''Far Cry'', '' Postal'', ''Loveless in Los Angeles'', ''The Polar Ex ... and Stephen Tobolowsky. Plot Dave Randall, a jaded, womanizing, reality dating TV producer, runs into his old college crush, Kelly, and soon realizes his bar-hopping, bed-hopping ways are leaving him unfulfilled. Dave has Kelly — the only woman he's ever loved — re-train him to become the nice guy he used to be. References External links * * * * 2007 films 2007 romantic comedy films American independent films American romantic comedy films 2007 independent films 2000s English-language films 2000s American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dash Mihok
Dashiell Raymond Mihok (; born May 24, 1974) is an American actor and director best known for playing Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime drama '' Ray Donovan''. Early life Mihok was born in New York City, the son of theater actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and Raymond Thorne (né Mihok).Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine He has two older sisters: Gwen Mihok, an actress, and Cecily Trenka, a science teacher. He is of Czech and British descent. Mihok grew up in Greenwich Village and lived in the artist community Westbeth on Bank Street. Mihok went to PS 3, a public elementary school in Manhattan, currently named the John Melser Charrette School. He attended the Center School (MS 243) for middle school. While attending Bronx High School of Science, where he played baseball as a middle infielder, Mihok joined CityKids Repertory, and appeared in the short-lived TV show, ''CityKids,'' which featured local New York child actors and Jim Henson's The Muppets. Mihok a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Daniel
Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976) is an American actress. She is the twin sister of photographer and former actress Cynthia Daniel. Daniel is best known for her roles as Jessica Wakefield in the teen drama series '' Sweet Valley High'' (1994–1997) and as Kelly Pitts in the CW/BET comedy-drama series '' The Game'' (2006–2011; 2014–2015). Her film credits include Brandy in '' Joe Dirt'' (2001) and its 2015 sequel, '' White Chicks'' (2004), and ''Skyline'' (2010). Early life On March 17, 1976, Brittany and her twin sister, Cynthia, were born in Gainesville, Florida, to Carolyn and Charlton Bradford ('C.B.') Daniel Jr. They have an older brother, Brad. By age 11, both girls were signed to the Ford Agency and began modeling. They appeared in '' Seventeen'' and '' YM''. They also appeared in ads for Doublemint gum as the Doublemint Twins. Career Both girls began acting in the 1989 with an appearance in the sitcom '' The New Leave It to Beaver.'' In 1992, when s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navi Rawat
Navlata Rawat (born June 5, 1977) is an American television actress, known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the drama series '' The O.C.'' and math prodigy Amita Ramanujan on the drama series ''Numb3rs''. Early life Rawat was born in Malibu, California, to an Indian father, Rajaji Rawat, and a German mother, Claudia, née Littmann, the daughter of the President of Police (''Polizeipräsident'') of Frankfurt, Gerhard Littmann. She was raised in Miami, Florida. She attended Miami Country Day School and is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Career In television, Rawat is best known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the drama ''The O.C.'' and math prodigy Amita Ramanujan on ''Numb3rs''. She had a guest role as Melanie in the first season of '' 24''. Her work in film includes the science-fiction '' Thoughtcrimes'' (2003), the Project Greenlight film '' Feast'' (2005), and the independent romantic comedy ''Loveless in Los Angeles'' (2006). She has also ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Arend
Geoffrey Rashid Arend (born February 28, 1978) is an American film, television, voice and theater actor. He is best known for his role as Ethan Gross on the ABC drama series ''Body of Proof'', Matt Mahoney on the CBS political drama series '' Madam Secretary'', and a young stoner in ''Super Troopers''. Biography Arend was born in the Manhattan borough of New York City to Geoffrey D. Arend Sr. and Sabiha Khan Arend. His father is American and of German and English descent, whereas his mother is Pakistani. He graduated from New York City's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1996. Career In 1998, Arend joined the cast of ''Daria'' as the voice artist for obnoxious flirt Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III. He would voice Upchuck until the end of the series in 2002, as well as in the video game '' Daria's Inferno''. After the show finished, Arend landed small roles in films such as ''Super Troopers'', where he played a stoner who eats an entire ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lesure
James Lesure (born September 21, 1970) is an American television actor, best known for roles on the NBC/The WB sitcom ''For Your Love'' (1998–2002), and NBC comedy-drama ''Las Vegas'' (2003–2008), '' Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'' (2017–2018) and '' Good Girls'' (2018–2020). Early life and education Lesure was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of Southern California and the USC School of Dramatic Arts. During his student years, Lesure began appearing on stage, performing in ''Hair'' and '' The Island''. Career Lesure has had guest starring roles in a number of television shows during the 1990s, including; ''Mad About You'', ''Martin'', ''Seinfeld'', and ''NYPD Blue''. His big break came in 1998, when he was cast as co-lead opposite Holly Robinson Peete in the NBC sitcom ''For Your Love''. It was canceled after six episodes, but was picked up by The WB Network. It ran there for four years before its 2002 cancellation. From 2003 to 2008, he sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Coppola
Christopher Coppola (born November 26, 1968) is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian. Career Chris is best known for his roles in such movies as ''Friday the 13th'', ''Far Cry'', '' Postal'', ''Loveless in Los Angeles'', ''The Polar Express'', ''Beowulf'', and '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul''. He also voiced Dancer in ''Santa Buddies'', and appeared in the episode " Tailgate" on the sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother ''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main c ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * * American male voice actors American male comedians 21st-century American comedians Living people American male film actors American male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) 1968 births {{US ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Gips
Archie Gips is an American filmmaker and producer raised in New Rochelle, New York, who resides in Los Angeles. He is a cofounder and partner/president of Unrealistic Ideas, a production company that specializes in nonscripted formats. His partners are Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson. Early life Gips studied broadcast journalism at Syracuse University before moving to Chicago, where he was trained at The Second City and wrote several plays and sketch shows, including the comedy revue ''Saturday Morning Live''. He received his masters in film from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he won the top Graduate Screenwriting Student Award and New York Picture Company Award for Best Comedic Screenplay. In an online interview, Gips says he was heavily influenced by his father, Philip Gips a graphic designer who created iconic film posters for such films as '' Rosemary's Baby'', and his mother, Barbara Gips a copywriter who penned the classic ''Alien'' tagline, "In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slamdance Film Festival
The Slamdance Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on emerging artists. The annual week-long festival takes place in Park City, Utah, in late January and is the main event organized by the year-round Slamdance organization, which also hosts a screenplay competition, workshops, screenings throughout the year and events with an emphasis on independent films with budgets under US$1 million. History The festival was founded in 1995 by Dan Mirvish, Jon Fitzgerald, Shane Kuhn, and Peter Baxter, along with Paul Rachman, after they had been unsuccessful in submitting films to the Sundance Film Festival. Baxter has been in charge of Slamdance since 1997. Screenplay competition In addition to the festival, Slamdance's screenplay competition has discovered a number of talented screenwriters, including Joshua Marston ('' Maria Full of Grace'') and Steven Fechter and Nicole Kassell, co-writers of ('' The Woodsman''). In 2008, Slamdance entered into an agreement with Upload ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, in some cases, distributed by major companies). Independent films are sometimes distinguishable by their content and style and the way in which the filmmakers' personal artistic vision is realized. Usually, but not always, independent films are made with considerably lower budgets than major studio films. It is not unusual for well-known actors who are cast in independent features to take substantial pay cuts for a variety of reasons: if they truly believe in the message of the film; they feel indebted to filmmaker for a career break; their career is otherwise stalled or they feel unable to manage a larger commitment to a studio film; the film offers an opportunity to showcase a talent that hasn't gained traction in the studio system; or s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of '' Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Romantic Comedy Films
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