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Mike S. Ryan
Mike S. Ryan is an American film producer. He is most known for producing the indie hit feature Junebug (film), Junebug, starring Amy Adams. Adams received a nomination for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, making it one of the most inexpensive films to ever receive a nomination. He has gone on to make films with such auteurs as Kelly Reichardt, Hal Hartley, Béla Tarr, Bela Tarr, Todd Solondz, and Rick Alverson. In 2006, Ryan was nominated for an Independent Spirit Producer of the Year Award and was one of Variety (magazine), Variety's 2007 “10 Producers to Watch." His works have included ''Old Joy'', ''Choke'', and ''Palindromes''. He began his career as a location manager for Ang Lee and an associate producer for MTV. Ted Hope has been credited with mentoring Ryan throughout his career. Ryan is also an Irish EU citizen, allowing him to produce in the EU co-producing system. His most recent over-seas project, ''The Cry of Granuaile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free In Deed
''Free in Deed'' is a 2015 American-New Zealand drama film directed by Jake Mahaffy. It was won the award for Best Film in the Horizons section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. Cast * David Harewood as Abe Wilkins * Edwina Findley Edwina Findley, also known as Edwina Findley Dickerson, is an American actress. In 2014, Findley began starring as one of lead characters in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, '' If Loving You Is Wrong''. Findley is also known for her recu ... as Melva Neddy * RaJay Chandler as Benny * Kathy Smith as Pearlie * Porsha Ferguson as Church Member * Prophetess Libra as Mother * Preston Shannon as Bishop References External links * 2015 films 2015 drama films American drama films New Zealand drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Artist's Wife
''The Artist's Wife'' is a 2019 American drama film directed by Tom Dolby. The film, shot in New York City and East Hampton, stars Lena Olin, Bruce Dern, Juliet Rylance, Avan Jogia, Catherine Curtin, Tonya Pinkins and Stefanie Powers. The film premiered at the 2019 Hamptons International Film Festival. It was scheduled to release in the United States on April 3, 2020, at the Angelika Film Center and Landmark Theaters in New York City, with additional engagements to follow, but was postponed to a streaming and virtual cinema release on September 25, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released in the U.K. on April 30, 2021, and is scheduled to be released in Australia and New Zealand on May 20, 2021. Plot ''The Artist's Wife'' centers on Claire (Lena Olin), the wife of famed artist Richard Smythson (Bruce Dern) and once a promising painter herself, who now lives in the shadow of her husband's illustrious career. While preparing work for a new exhibition, Richard is diagn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palindromes (film)
''Palindromes'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Todd Solondz. Referencing Solondz's previous ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'', it was nominated for the Golden Lion award at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. The protagonist, a 13-year-old girl named Aviva, is played by eight different actors of different ages, races, and genders during the course of the film, which features an array of secondary characters. The names of the characters Aviva, Bob, and Otto are all palindromes. Plot The film opens with a funeral for Dawn Wiener (the protagonist from Solondz's ''Welcome to the Dollhouse''), who went to college, gained a lot of weight and acne, and committed suicide at age 20 after she became pregnant from date rape. Her older brother Mark ( Matthew Faber, reprising his role) reads the eulogy while Dawn's tearful parents (Angela Pietropinto and Bill Buell, also reprising their roles) sit in the audience and seem to finally show remorse over the way t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fay Grim
''Fay Grim'' is a 2006 espionage thriller film written and directed by Hal Hartley. The film is a sequel to Hartley's 1997 film '' Henry Fool'', and revolves around the title character, played by Parker Posey, the sister of Simon Grim (James Urbaniak). The plot revolves around Fay's attempt to unravel an increasingly violent mystery in Europe. Hartley began writing the script in 2002, and filming took place in Europe from January to March 2006. It premiered in September at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, and received a theatrical release in the United States on May 18, 2007. The film was shot almost entirely in Dutch angles, meaning the vast majority of shots are framed diagonally, or "tilted". At the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, Hartley revealed that the two shots in the film's final cut that are not "Dutched" occurred when he and the film crew forgot to tilt the camera. A sequel, '' Ned Rifle'', was released in 2014. Plot Seven years after the events of '' Henr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Kid
''Liberty Kid'' is a 2007 low-budget American film directed by Ilya Chaiken. Plot Two friends Derrick and Tico lost their jobs at a concession stand at the Statue of Liberty because of the September 11 attacks. In order to make money, they become drug dealers and participate in insurance scams. Derrick wants to go to college and has to support his two kids. When recruiters from the army come, Derrick decides to join the army because he is told that he'll get money for college and live rent free. When he tells his mom his decision, she says that she is afraid that he'll have to go to war. The recruiter tells him that his mom is only worried because it is her job as a mom. Reception The film got 87% on Rotten Tomatoes out of 15 reviews. Stephen Farber, of The Hollywood Reporter, said that even though "Liberty Kid" is a small film, much of it is deeply poignant; it enhances our compassion for all the ghosts of Sept. 11. Its cautiously optimistic conclusion also strikes a welcome note ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake City (film)
''Lake City'' is a 2008 American drama film directed by Perry Moore and Hunter Hill and starring Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity and Dave Matthews. Plot A mother reunites with her son after many years, who had left home as a result of a searing family tragedy. Cast *Sissy Spacek as Maggie * Jason Davis as Shawn *Troy Garity as Billy * Dave Matthews as Red (as David Matthews) *Rebecca Romijn as Jenny *Keith Carradine as Royce *Drea de Matteo as Hope *Jeff Wincott as Leo *Colin Ford as Clayton Production ''Lake City'' was shot in Virginia on a $4 million budget. Release ''Lake City'' had its world premiere at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival on April 25, 2008, and was released in a single theater on November 21, 2008. Following the release, Screen Media Films acquired the rights to release the film on DVD. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 12% based on reviews from 26 critics, with an average rating of 3.6/10. The site's critics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About Sunny
''About Sunny'' (also titled ''Think of Me'') is a 2011 American drama film directed by Bryan Wizemann and Mike S. Ryan and starring Lauren Ambrose, Dylan Baker and Penelope Ann Miller. Cast *Lauren Ambrose as Angela *Audrey Scott as Sunny *Dylan Baker as Max *Penelope Ann Miller as Louise *David Conrad as Ted * Adina Porter as Cheryl *Craig Gray as Michael Reception The film has an 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang .... References External links * * {{rotten-tomatoes, about_sunny_2013 American drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Losers Take All
Loser or Losers may refer to: *A person who experiences failure *The unsuccessful social class in winner and loser culture Film and television * ''Loser'', a 1996 film directed by Kirk Harris * ''Loser'' (film), a 2000 movie starring Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari * ''The Losers'' (2010 film), the film adaptation of the Vertigo comic * "Loser" (''Grounded for Life''), a 2001 episode of ''Grounded for Life'' * ''Losers'' (2015 film), a 2015 Bulgarian film * L.O.S.E.R.S., fictional characters featured in ''The Fairly OddParents'' * ''Losers'' (TV series), a Netflix television series Literature and publications * ''Loser'' (novel), a 2002 novel by Jerry Spinelli * ''Losers'' (comics), two comic book teams published by DC Comics ** ''The Losers'' (Vertigo), the Vertigo "modernization" of the classic comic * ''The Loser'', a 1983 novel by Thomas Bernhard Music * Losers (band), a British rock band * Loser (band), an American rock band * "Loser" (Big Bang song), a 2015 song by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Comedy (film)
''The Comedy'' is a 2012 American metamodern film directed and co-written by Rick Alverson, and starring Tim Heidecker. Supporting actors include Eric Wareheim (Tim and Eric), James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem), and Gregg Turkington (better known as Neil Hamburger). The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and screened within such festivals as Maryland Film Festival 2012. The film was distributed by Tribeca Film and theatrically released on November 9, 2012. It went nationwide on demand starting October 24, 2012. Despite the title and use of comedians as actors, Sundance festival chief programmer Trevor Groth says that the film is not a comedy, but instead "a provocation, a critique of a culture based at its core around irony and sarcasm and about ultimately how hollow that is." The film was deliberately leaked onto various torrent websites, though the file only shows the first ten minutes before abruptly cutting to Heidecker sitting silently on a boat behind a scrollin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between Us (2012 Film)
''Between Us'' is a 2012 American drama film directed by Dan Mirvish, based on the play by Joe Hortua, with a screenplay adaptation by Hortua and Mirvish. It stars Taye Diggs, Melissa George, David Harbour, and Julia Stiles. Cast *Taye Diggs as Carlo *Melissa George as Sharyl *David Harbour as Joel *Julia Stiles as Grace *Mara New as Bridesmaid *Julia Cho as Guest *Claudio Dabed as The Brazilian Release The film had its world premiere at the Oldenburg International Film Festival. monterey media inc. acquired all U.S. and Canadian rights to the film in April 2013 and plans on a summer theatrical release. The US theatrical began on June 21, 2013 in Los Angeles at the Downtown Independent Theater. The US theatrical began on June 21, 2013 in Los Angeles at the Downtown Independent Theater. Festivals 'Between Us' won the grand jury prize at the 2012 Bahamas International Film Festival, and was the Closing Night Film at the 50th Annual Gijón International Film Festival in Spain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Weekend (2014 Film)
''Last Weekend'' is a 2014 American comedy/drama film starring Patricia Clarkson, Zachary Booth, and Joseph Cross. The film premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival on May 2, 2014. In May, the film was acquired for theatrical release and iTunes/VOD on August 29, 2014 by IFC/Sundance Selects. The film will also open the Provincetown International Film Festival on June 18, 2014. ''Last Weekend'' was filmed entirely on location in Lake Tahoe, California. It was the first feature film in thirteen years to be shot entirely in the area. Synopsis When an affluent matriarch (Patricia Clarkson) gathers her dysfunctional family on Labor Day weekend at their Northern California lake house, her carefully constructed weekend begins to fall apart at the seams, leading her to question her own role in the family. Cast * Patricia Clarkson as Celia Green * Zachary Booth as Theo Green * Joseph Cross as Roger Green * Chris Mulkey as Malcolm Green * Devon Graye as Luke Caswell * Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Missing Girl (film)
''The Missing Girl'' is a 2015 American drama film directed by A.D. Calvo. It was shown in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Synopsis The film follows Mort, a comic book store owner that hires Ellen, a graphic novel artist trying to get her big break in the world of professional comics. Cast * Robert Longstreet as Mort Colvins * Alexia Rasmussen as Ellen Peter * Eric Ladin as Skippy * Thomas Jay Ryan as Stan Colvins * Shirley Knight as Mrs. Colvins * Kevin Corrigan as Curly * Sonja Sohn Sonja Denise Plack (' Williams; born May 9, 1964), known professionally as Sonja Sohn, is an American actress, activist and filmmaker, best known for portraying Baltimore detective Kima Greggs in the HBO drama ''The Wire'' (2002–2008). She is ... as Franny * Adam David Thompson as J. Lee * Alesandra Assante as Madeline * Ralph Rodriguez as Gumby Reception We Got This Covered gave the film four stars, with the consensus "Robert Longstreet delivers an ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |