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Michael Mailer
Michael Mailer (born 1964) is an American film producer and director and the oldest son of Beverly Bentley and writer Norman Mailer. He graduated from Harvard in 1987. He has produced over 20 films. He has five sisters and three brothers. He is the founder and president of Michael Mailer Films. He married Sasha Lazard Sasha Lazard is an American classical crossover singer. Lazard was born in New York City and grew up in Paris. She attended Bennington College and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she studied opera, but after graduation pursued a ... in 2004 and they have one son, Cyrus. Mailer and Lazard divorced in 2011. Partial filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted. Film ;As director ;As an actor ;As writer ;Miscellaneous crew ;Thanks Television ;As an actor References External links * 1964 births Living people American film producers American people of South African-Jewish descent Place of birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Lazard
Sasha Lazard is an American classical crossover singer. Lazard was born in New York City and grew up in Paris. She attended Bennington College and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she studied opera, but after graduation pursued a more electronic-influenced sound which was inspired by the local nightclub scene. She performed her new music at several clubs in New York, Los Angeles, and Ibiza before recording an album. Lazard released her debut album ''The Myth Of Red,'' was produced by Frank Fitzpatrick, through Higher Octave Music. This album, loosely themed around the myth of Inanna descending to the underworld, appeared on the ''Billboard'' charts for both dance music and classical crossover. It features versions of ''Ave Maria'' entitled ''Ode to Innocence'', and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's ''Stabat Mater''. It also features a track entitled ''Tell My Why'', featuring violinist Lili Haydn that was inspired by Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata. The lyrics from ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire (2002 Film)
''Empire'' is a 2002 American gangster film starring John Leguizamo and Peter Sarsgaard. Plot Victor "Vic" Rosa (Leguizamo) is a drug dealer in New York City who sells a specific brand of heroin called "Empire". His territory is located in the South Bronx, where he and his other rivals, Hector ("Exorcist"), Tito ("Severe"), and Negro ("Dancing Queen") all maintain an uneasy truce because they all purchase their drugs from the same supplier, drug lord Joanna "La Colombiana" Menendez (Isabella Rossellini). Victor's girlfriend Carmen (Delilah Cotto) invites him to a chic white collar party being thrown by her friend Trish (Denise Richards) and her boyfriend Jack Wimmer (Sarsgaard), an investment banker. He then asks for and is given permission by La Colombiana's younger brother Rafael to assassinate local kingpin Tito (Fat Joe). A shootout occurs, which results in Tito and his young son being killed. With a baby on the way, Vic decides to go straight, and begins to invest money with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind (2016 Film)
''Blind'' is a 2016 American drama film directed by Michael Mailer, written by John Buffalo Mailer, and starring Alec Baldwin, Demi Moore, Viva Bianca, Dylan McDermott, and James McCaffrey. The film was released on July 14, 2017, by Vertical Entertainment. Plot Suzanne Dutchman (Demi Moore) seems to be a happily married wife. Her husband Mark (Dylan McDermott) is a businessman who continuously travels and is very well known. One day at a dinner party, Mark speaks to a client, Howard (James McCaffrey), about a deal whilst Suzanne speaks with her close friend Deanna (Viva Bianca). As Suzanne and Mark are on their way home it is revealed that the couple aren't so happy after all. Howard is caught by an undercover female agent for using and dealing cocaine, and reveals many issues involving Mark. Mark is then arrested, and Suzanne faces charges for supporting him in his actions. The judge feels sympathy for Suzanne, mentions that she understands that Suzanne was unaware of her husb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Oats (film)
''Wild Oats'' is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Andy Tennant and written by Gary Kanew and Claudia Myers. The film stars Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Demi Moore and Billy Connolly in his final film role before retirement. The film premiered on Lifetime on August 22, 2016, prior to being released in a limited release on September 16, 2016, by The Weinstein Company and RADiUS-TWC. Plot When a retired high school teacher Eva loses her husband, she mistakenly receives a $5,000,000 check on her deceased husband's $50,000 life insurance policy. Her friend Maddie, whose husband has just left her for a younger woman, convinces her to keep the money and they both depart to live it up at a resort on Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. Once there, Eva is courted by an older gentleman who accompanies her in town. In the local casino she wins almost half a million euros despite knowing nothing about card games. Eva ends up in bed with him after a 7-year dry period without se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showing Roots awarded the film two stars out of five.
''Showing Roots'' is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Michael Wilson and starring Maggie Grace, Elizabeth McGovern, Adam Brody, Uzo Aduba and Cicely Tyson. Cast *Maggie Grace as Violet *Uzo Aduba as Pearl *Elizabeth McGovern as Shirley *Adam Brody as Bud *Cicely Tyson as Hattie Production The film was shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Reception Renee Schonfeld of Common Sense Media Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. Accolades The film won the Spirit of Freedom Narrative Award at the Bahamas Film Festival and the Best Feature Film Award at the Maryland International Film Festival.References External links * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends And Romans
''Friends and Romans'' is a 2014 American independent comedy film written and directed by Christopher Kublan and starring Michael Rispoli, Annabella Sciorra, Paul Ben-Victor and Tony Sirico. It was awarded Best Narrative Feature and Best Cinematography at the 2014 Boston International Film Festival and Favorite Narrative Feature at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Plot Nick DeMaio, who has had small acting roles over the years, seeks to be more than just the Italian mob stereotype. When he is not successful getting an appropriate role from productions by others, he rents a Staten Island theater and puts together his own production of ''Julius Caesar'', with the help of other actors he knows. What he doesn't know is that the theater owner, who auditions for and gets the role of Brutus, is the reclusive mobster the FBI has been investigating. Meanwhile, Nick's daughter Gina wants the lead role in ''Guys and Dolls'' at her school, but she gets it only because the drama teacher believe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Game (2014 Film)
''A Little Game'' is a 2014 American family adventure film starring F. Murray Abraham, Ralph Macchio, Janeane Garofalo and Olympia Dukakis. Plot The story is about a 10-year-old girl named Max, living in Manhattan, NYC, whose interaction with a retired, fellow New Yorker teaches her about life and chess simultaneously. At the beginning, Max goes to a local public school, but her parents feel that she isn't being challenged enough. They get her into a private school in the upper West Side, far from her home in lower Manhattan with a scholarship, but it means that her mother Sarah has to work many more hours. And Max has to take the subway every day. On the way home after having to join the chess team without knowing how to play, while taking a detour through Washington Square Park, Max sees several people playing chess. The following day she asks Norman, who she had seen alone with a chess board, if he could teach her how to play. He initially discourages her, but her determinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ledge (film)
''The Ledge'' is a 2011 American thriller drama film written and directed by Matthew Chapman, starring Charlie Hunnam, Terrence Howard, Liv Tyler, Christopher Gorham, and Patrick Wilson. It was released on July 8, 2011, being a box office bomb and panned by critics. Plot Detective Hollis Lucetti (Terrence Howard) receives news from a doctor that he has been sterile his entire life. Upon reaching home, he questions his wife about who their children's father is. The story switches to Gavin Nichols ( Charlie Hunnam), an atheist, standing on the ledge of a tall building as if to jump to his death. A small crowd forms below Gavin, and Hollis responds to the emergency. At first it looks like a regular suicide attempt. It is quickly revealed to be more complex than that, as Gavin explains to Hollis that he has no other choice than to jump, or somebody else will die. The story flashes back and describes the story of the love triangle between Gavin, Shana (Liv Tyler) and Joe ( Patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood And Bone
''Blood and Bone'' is a 2009 American direct-to-DVD martial arts film directed by Ben Ramsey and written by Michael Andrews. The film stars Michael Jai White, Eamonn Walker and Julian Sands, and features martial artist Matt Mullins, former professional wrestler Ernest "The Cat" Miller, MMA fighters Bob Sapp, Kimbo Slice, Maurice Smith, and Gina Carano. Plot Fresh out of prison, highly skilled martial artist and ex-marine Isaiah Bone (Michael Jai White) moves to Los Angeles, where underground fights are being held. One night, after watching a match involving local champion Hammerman, Bone makes a deal with promoter Pinball to get him into the fight scene for 20% of his earnings; 40% if Pinball puts his own money on the line. On that same night, Bone encounters mob boss James and his girlfriend Angela Soto. Bone enters his first underground fight and quickly defeats his opponent with only two kicks. Pinball explains to Bone that Angela was previously married, but James set up he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lodger (2009 Film)
''The Lodger'' is a 2009 mystery/thriller film directed by David Ondaatje and starring Alfred Molina, Hope Davis and Simon Baker. It is based on the 1913 novel '' The Lodger'' by Marie Belloc Lowndes, filmed previously by Alfred Hitchcock in 1927, by Maurice Elvey in 1932, by John Brahm in 1944, and as ''Man in the Attic'' (1953) directed by Hugo Fregonese. Synopsis The film follows two parallel stories, one being about a troubled detective (Molina) who plays a cat-and-mouse game with an unknown killer and the other being about an emotionally disturbed landlady and her relationship with an enigmatic "lodger" (Simon Baker). Plot The story opens with a brutal murder of a prostitute taking place on Sunset Boulevard, in Hollywood. The detective in charge is Chandler Manning and his rookie assistant is Street Wilkenson. They initially believe this is a stand-alone murder, but when a second prostitute is killed, the medical examiner says the two murders are not only eerily simila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Boys
''The Golden Boys'' is a romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905, about three 70-year-old retired sea captains who try to lure an attractive middle-aged woman into marriage. Developed under the working title ''Chatham'', the film is an adaptation of the Joseph Lincoln novel ''Cap’n Eri'' and was released by Roadside Attractions on April 17, 2009. Plot A romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905, about three 70-year-old retired sea captains who try to lure an attractive, middle-aged woman into marriage. Cast * David Carradine as Captain Zebulon "Zeb" Hedge * Rip Torn as Captain Jeremiah "Jerry" Burgess * Bruce Dern as Captain Perez Ryder * Mariel Hemingway as Martha Snow * Charles Durning as John Bartlett * John Savage as Web Saunders * Angelica Torn as Melissa Busteed * Christy Scott Cashman as Elizabeth Preston * Jason Alan Smith as Ralph Hazeltine * Julie Harris as Melodeon player * Roger Dillingham Jr. as Townsmen * Lila Dupree as Pasha Norris * Jonathan Edwards as Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kettle Of Fish (film)
''Kettle of Fish'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Claudia Myers and starring Matthew Modine and Gina Gershon. Plot Mel is a saxophonist in his forties who lives alone with a goldfish named Daphne and has not yet decided what to do with his life. After several adventures that usually end in one night, he decides that the Swedish Inga is for him and goes to live with her deciding to sublet her apartment for a month to Ginger, a slightly neurotic English biologist, who studies the love behavior of women. frogs. During a wedding engagement, Mel meets his bride, Diana, a beautiful woman, who is marrying to a yogurt magnate, and is deeply drawn to her. The story with Inga soon reveals itself as all the others and Mel returns to her house where she has to negotiate with Ginger for the use of the apartment. Meanwhile, he sets out on the trail of the beautiful Diana, who he cannot forget thinking she is the woman of his dreams. After finally finding her, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |