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Mel Gorham
Mel Gorham (born Marilyn Schnier, October 27, 1959) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Violet in Wayne Wang's films ''Smoke'' and ''Blue in the Face''. Gorham is from Miami, Florida, and is of Cuban and Jewish descent. Gorham's improvised rendition of Peggy Lee's "Fever" in ''Blue in the Face'' garnered her much critical acclaim and press. Major film roles in ''Curdled'' and ''Cop Land'' followed. In 1997, Gorham was then cast to star in an NBC sitcom loosely based on her life titled ''Union Square''. But after the pilot was filmed, the producers replaced her with Constance Marie. Gorham returned to the world of New York City theater where she began. After a long absence, she returned to film with a role in Wayne Wang's 2001 film ''The Center of the World''. In 2012, she retired from show business and currently resides in South Beach. Filmography * 1990 - Awakenings as Nurse Sara * 1993 - Carlito's Way as Pachanga's date * 1995 - Smoke as Violet * 1995 - B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Michigan Daily
''The Michigan Daily'' is the weekly student newspaper of the University of Michigan. Its first edition was published on September 29, 1890. The newspaper is financially and editorially independent of the University's administration and other student groups, but shares a university building with other student publications on 420 Maynard Street, north of the Michigan Union and Huetwell Student Activities Center. In 2007, renovations to the historic building at 420 Maynard were completed, funded entirely by private donations from alumni. To dedicate the renovated building, a reunion of the staffs of ''The Michigan Daily'', the ''Michiganensian'' yearbook, and the ''Gargoyle'' ''Humor Magazine'' was held on October 26–28, 2007. ''The Michigan Daily'' is published weekly in broadsheet form during the Fall and Winter semesters and in tabloid form from May to August. Broadsheets contain a lengthy ''SportsWednesday'' Sports section and occasionally an extended, themed issue called ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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The Trouble With Cali
''The Trouble with Cali'' is an American drama film directed by Paul Sorvino and written by his daughter Amanda Sorvino. It stars Laurence Leboeuf, Glynnis O'Connor, Raviv Ullman and RZA. The film will not be released in theaters as a distribution deal was not able to be successfully negotiated spurring contention with Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, residents as $500,000 in tax payer funds was used to finance the film. Subsequently, the Scranton Cultural Center hosted a free premiere of the film on July 9, 2015, with additional showings on July 10, 2015 and July 11, 2015. Plot Cast * Laurence Leboeuf as Cali Bluejones * Paul Sorvino as Ivan Bluejones * Glynnis O'Connor as Avie Bluejones * Chris Meyer as Vail Bosenthall * Joanne Baron as Zelda Hirschorn * Frank Adonis as Uncle Vito * Annie Golden as Mrs. Katie Saperstein * Mira Sorvino as The Ballet Master * Raviv Ullman as Lois * Peyton List as Young Cali Bluejones * RZA as himself * Bill Sorvino as Jimmy Lamberchin * Michae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Talent For Trouble
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Cowslip
''American Cowslip'' is a 2009 independent American comedy feature film directed by Mark David. It revolves around heroin addict, Ethan Inglebrink, whose life is centered on his garden and his group of eccentric friends. ''American Cowslip'' is David's third film, following his debut, ''Sweet Thing'' (1999), and his second, acclaimed feature, ''Intoxicating'' (2003). This was Peter Falk's final film appearance two years before his death June 23, 2011. Plot Ethan Inglebrink ( Ronnie Gene Blevens) is an agoraphobic heroin addict who lives in a homogeneous California town where nothing ever happens. A misfit, clad in a powder blue tux, he has convinced his poker buddies, and surrogate moms, Roe ( Diane Ladd), Sandy (Cloris Leachman), and Lou Anne (Lin Shaye), that he is diabetic and his needles are for insulin, not heroin. His next-door neighbor is his landlord and former high school football coach Trevor O'Hart ( Rip Torn), who wants nothing more than to kick Ethan out on the stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother's Day Massacre
Mother's Cookies is a food brand currently owned by Italian conglomerate Ferrero Group. Mother Cookies originally started as a bakery based in Oakland, California, that operated from 1914 to 2008. A sister company, Archway Cookies Archway Cookies is an American cookie manufacturer, founded in 1936 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Since December 2008, it has been a subsidiary of Lance Inc., a snack food company, which in turn merged with Snyder's of Hanover to form Snyder's-Lance ... of Battle Creek, Michigan, was founded in 1936. Both Mother's Cookies and Archway declared bankruptcy in 2008. At its height, the company distributed cookies throughout the United States, and was one of the leading cookie makers in the country. The Kellogg Company acquired the Mother's Cookies trademark and recipes in December 2008 and brought the brand back to West Coast grocery store shelves on May 14, 2009. History Mother's was founded in 1914 when N.M. Wheatley, a newspaper vendor, purchased the rights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delirious (2006 Film)
''Delirious'' is a 2006 comedy-drama film directed by Tom DiCillo. It stars Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt and Alison Lohman. It is the story of twenty-year-old Toby Grace (Michael Pitt) who progresses from a homeless scavenger in New York City to the assistant of a neurotic paparazzo, Les Galantine ( Steve Buscemi), then falls in love with a famous singer, K'harma. Plot Toby and Les meet when Toby interrupts a crowd of paparazzi waiting to take pictures of pop diva K'harma Leeds ( Allison Lohman). Les requests that Toby go get coffee for himself and two of his colleagues. On his way back with coffee, Toby is stopped by K'harma's agents from the inside of a building and asked to see if the photographers are looking. After the photographers look away, the agents guide K'harma past Toby towards a car. The photographers catch on and rush towards the car, colliding with Toby and spilling some coffee. Later that night, Toby approaches Les outside his apartment, scaring him. He claim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sueño (film)
''Sueño'' () is a 2005 comedy-drama film directed by Renée Chabria and starring John Leguizamo, Ana Claudia Talancón, and Elizabeth Peña. Cast * John Leguizamo as Antonio * Ana Claudia Talancón as Nina * Elizabeth Peña as Mirabela * Nestor Serrano as El Zorro * José María Yazpik as Pancho * Jsu Garcia Jesus "Jsu" Garcia (), also credited as Nick Corri (born October 6, 1963), is an American film and television actor and producer. Together with author John-Roger, he runs the production company Scott J-R Productions. Early life Garcia was bor ... as Rafael References External links * * 2005 films 2005 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films 2005 comedy films 2005 drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-US-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wishful Thinking (1997 Film)
''Wishful Thinking'' is a 1997 romantic comedy film directed by Adam Park, and starring Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Beals, James LeGros and Jon Stewart. Plot Veterinarian Elizabeth questions the relationship, after her projectionist boyfriend Max declines the marriage. Max's beautiful co-worker, Lena who is in love with him, takes advantage of his romantic troubles and wants to have him for herself, playing on his fear that Elizabeth is having an affair with her friend Jack. Depressed by Max's increasing jealousy, Elizabeth considers breaking up with him after she meets Henry. Cast *Jennifer Beals as Elizabeth *James LeGros as Max *Drew Barrymore as Lena *Eric Thal as Jack *Jon Stewart as Henry *Desiree Casado as Donita References External links * 1997 films 1997 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-romantic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perez Family
''The Perez Family'' is an American comedy film released in 1995 about a group of Cuban refugees in America who pretend to be a family. It stars Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Chazz Palminteri, and other well-known actors. It was based on the 1990 novel ''The Perez Family'' () by Christine Bell. The film was directed by Mira Nair. The premise was that a group of unrelated people, who happened to share the last name "Pérez", realized they could more easily stay in America if they pretended to be family. Set in 1980 during the Mariel boatlift, the movie shows Juan Raúl Pérez (Alfred Molina), a former aristocrat and newly released political prisoner, seeking to return to his wife, now in America, after 20 years. Dottie Pérez (Marisa Tomei) is a former prostitute, who Juan meets. U.S. Immigration officials assume the two are married, because of the common last name. The potential for a real romantic relationship between the couple sets the basis for much of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlito's Way
''Carlito's Way'' is a 1993 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, based on the novels ''Carlito's Way'' (1975) and '' After Hours'' (1979) by Judge Edwin Torres. The film adaptation was scripted by David Koepp. It stars Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Jorge Porcel, Joseph Siravo, and Viggo Mortensen. The film stars Pacino as Carlito Brigante, a Nuyorican criminal who vows to go straight and to retire in paradise. However, his criminal past proves difficult to escape, and he unwittingly ends up being dragged into the same activities that got him imprisoned in the first place. The film is based mainly on ''After Hours'', but used the title of the first novel to avoid it being confused with Martin Scorsese's 1985 film of the same name. This is the second film collaboration between Pacino and De Palma, after 1983's film, '' Scarface''. ''Carlito's Way'' received a positive response from critics, with a lukewarm result at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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