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Northeast Film Festival
The Northeast Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2013 in Teaneck, NJ at the historic Teaneck Cinemas. Held annually in September, the festival features both US and international films with competition in feature length and short fiction as well as documentaries and student films. The 2015 Northeast Film Festival was held from September 11–13 and is run by founder and festival director Larry Rosen. The 2016 Northeast Film Festival was held from September 9–11. 2013 Northeast Film Festival The 2013 Northeast Film Festival was originally held in Maplewood, NJ while the Teaneck Cinemas was undergoing construction. 26 films were shown from September 13–15 with comedian Mary Dimino hosting the awards gala. The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to 2 time Emmy nominated actor David Harris. The feature film Surviving Family won awards for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor (Vincent Pastore), Best Screenplay and Breakout Performance. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast Film Festival - Teaneck Cinemas
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Fatima Ptacek
Fāṭima bint Muḥammad ( ar, فَاطِمَة ٱبْنَت مُحَمَّد}, 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun Caliphs and the first Shia Imam. Fatima's sons were Hasan and Husayn, the second and third Shia Imams, respectively. Fatima has been compared to Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Shia Islam. Muhammad is said to have regarded her as the best of women and the dearest person to him. She is often viewed as an ultimate archetype for Muslim women and an example of compassion, generosity, and enduring suffering. It is through Fatima that Muhammad's family line has survived to this date. Her name and her epithets remain popular choices for Muslim girls. When Muhammad died in 632, Fatima and her husband Ali refused to acknowledge the authority of the first caliph, Abu Bakr. The couple and their supporters held that Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lust For Love (2014 Film)
''Lust for Love'' is a 2014 independent romantic comedy film written and directed by Anton King. The narrative follows the story of Astor (Fran Kranz) as he attempts to win back his childhood dream-girl Mila (Beau Garrett) after a short courtship precipitated by a drunken rescue by seeking the advice of her former best friend Cali (Dichen Lachman). Plot Astor, a zoology major, has dreamed of being with Mila since childhood. One night, after drunken revelry on his birthday, he brings her home to care for her. One thing leads to another, and a brief awkward courtship begins. Having idolized her for so long, and being an incurable romantic, the courtship ends as abruptly as it begins. Still obsessed with Mila, he turns to her close friend Cali, recently un-friended for reasons unknown for advice, tips, pointers, and direction. This leads him in unexpected directions. Cast ''Lust for Love'' features a host of alumni from Joss Whedon's TV series ''Dollhouse''. Production In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Acker
Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Winifred Burkle and Illyria on the supernatural drama series ''Angel'' (2001–2004), as Kelly Peyton on the action drama series ''Alias'' (2005–2006), and as Root on the science-fiction drama series '' Person of Interest'' (2012–2016). From 2017 to 2019, she starred as Caitlin Strucker on the superhero drama series '' The Gifted'', based on Marvel Comics' X-Men. Early life Amy Louise Acker was born on December 5, 1976 and raised in Dallas, Texas, to a homemaker mother and a lawyer father. She studied ballet and modern dance for 14 years. She underwent knee surgery while in high school, ending her ballet career. Acker graduated from Lake Highlands High School in Dallas. She subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in theater from Southern Methodist University. In her junior year of college, Acker modeled for the J. Crew catalog. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Smith (actor)
Douglas Alexander Smith is a Canadian actor known for his work on the HBO series ''Big Love'' as Ben Henrickson. His other work includes '' Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'', ''Terminator Genisys'', ''Vinyl'', ''Miss Sloane'', ''When We Rise'', ''The Alienist'' and the second season of HBO's '' Big Little Lies''. Early life Smith was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the son of Terrea ( née Oster), an American-born teacher, and Maurice Smith, a producer of low-budget films who is originally from the United Kingdom. Smith's mother appeared in several of the films that his father produced during the 1980s. He is the younger brother of actor Gregory Smith. Career Smith has been acting since he was cast as Malvolio in his fourth grade production of Shakespeare's comedy ''Twelfth Night''. Audiences first saw him on the big screen as a young version of Brendan Fraser's character in '' Blast from the Past'' (1999). As a teenager, he went to Australia to play the lead role as an Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Huguley
Jay Huguley (born July 26, 1966) is an American film, TV and theatre actor, best known for playing David on AMC's '' The Walking Dead'', and Jimmy Ledoux on HBO's ''True Detective''. Early life and education Huguley was born in Englewood, New Jersey and raised in nearby Tenafly, New Jersey, the youngest of three boys, to father Arthur W. Huguley, III, a commodities trader and president of Westway Trading Corporation, and mother Katherine McCrae Yarborough Huguley, a housewife. As a child, Huguley spent his teenage years attending the Peddie School, a boarding school in Hightstown, New Jersey, from where he later graduated. He spent a year abroad at the University of London studying political science and graduated from American University in Washington, D.C., with a double major in political science and communications. Huguley studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, under the aegis of Anna Strasberg, and at the Beverly Hills Playhouse in Los Angeles, unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Napier
Andrew Napier was born and raised in Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 2009, after working on Quentin Tarantino's ''Inglourious Basterds'' in Berlin, Germany, he moved to Los Angeles. Andrew was a producer of the 2013 Academy Award®- winning short film ''Curfew'', and later edited its feature adaptation ''Before I Disappear'' (SXSW 2014 Audience Award Winner). His screenplay for ''Dogtooth'', a remake of the Academy Award®-nominated Greek foreign film, is in development at Mandalay Pictures. Andrew directed the feature documentary '' Mad As Hell'' (Hot Docs 2014 Conscious Media Award Winner), which follows Cenk Uygur, whose online news show ''The Young Turks ''The Young Turks'' (TYT) is an American progressive news commentary show on YouTube that additionally appears on selected television channels. TYT serves as the flagship program of the TYT Network, a multi-channel network of associated web se ...'' has amassed over two billion view ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fátima Ptacek
Fátima Ptacek (; born August 20, 2000) is an American film and television actress and model, and a human rights activist working with UN Women's #HeForShe campaign for gender equality. She is best known as the lead actor in the 2012 Academy Award winning film ''Curfew'' and its 2014 full-length feature film version ''Before I Disappear''. She has lent her voice as the lead role of "Dora" in Nickelodeon's animated television series ''Dora the Explorer'' since 2012 and '' Dora and Friends: Into the City!'' since 2014. Personal life Ptacek was born and resides in New York City with her parents. Her mother is Ecuadorian. Her father has Colombian, Czech, Irish and Norwegian roots. She is a gymnast, competing at United States of America Gymnastics Level 7, and takes part in English equestrian riding; as of 2010, she noted that she was hoping to qualify for the Olympic Games. In 2010, she noted that she was aiming for a scholarship to Harvard or Yale, and was enrolled in an acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Clohessy
Robert Clohessy (born June 10, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Correctional Officer Sean Murphy on the HBO prison drama '' Oz'' from seasons 3–6, in addition to playing Officer Patrick Flaherty on the NBC police procedural ''Hill Street Blues'', Warden Boss James Neary on the HBO crime drama ''Boardwalk Empire'' for the first two seasons and Lieutenant Sid Gormley on the CBS police drama '' Blue Bloods''. Early life Clohessy was born in the Bronx, New York, the son of John Clohessy, a police officer. He fought in the 1975 Golden Gloves in Madison Square Garden. He graduated from Pearl River High School in Pearl River, New York, and from SUNY Purchase where he studied under Walt Witcover. Career Clohessy has had recurring roles in daytime dramas ''All My Children,'' ''Boy Meets World'', and ''Guiding Light''. In primetime, he has become known for his multiple regular turns as police officers and other law enforcement officials, creating parallels betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Glau
Summer Lyn Glau (; born July 24, 1981) is an American actress best known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy television series: as River Tam in ''Firefly'' (2002) and its continuation film '' Serenity'' (2005), as Tess Doerner in ''The 4400'' (2005–2007), as Cameron in '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' (2008–2009), and as Isabel Rochev/Ravager in ''Arrow'' (2013–2014). Early life Glau was born in San Antonio, Texas, where she grew up with her two younger sisters Kaitlin and Christie. She is of Scots-Irish and German ancestry. Her mother is a schoolteacher, and her father a general contractor. Glau received a scholarship to a ballet company and was homeschooled from grades 3 to 12 to accommodate her ballet training. In addition to her classical ballet training, she studied tango and flamenco. After a broken toe ended her dancing career, Glau moved to Los Angeles in 2002 to pursue acting. Career Glau's first television credit was a guest role as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Roberts
Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in ''King of the Gypsies'' (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes for his role in Bob Fosse's ''Star 80'' (1983). Roberts' performance in ''Runaway Train'' (1985), as prison escapee Buck McGeehy, earned him a third Golden Globe nod and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is the older brother of actress Julia Roberts. In a career spanning over 40 years Roberts has amassed more than 700 credits, including ''Raggedy Man'' (1981), ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' (1984), ''Runaway Train'','' The Specialist'' (1994), ''Cecil B. Demented'' (2000), ''National Security'' (2003), ''A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'' (2006), ''The Dark Knight'' (2008), '' The Expendables'' (2010), ''Inherent Vice'' (2014), '' The Institute'' (2017), and '' Head Full of Honey'' (2018). His equally vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make A Film Foundation
Make a Film Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2006 by writer, director, producer, and actor Tamika Lamison. Make a Film Foundation grants film wishes to children and teenagers who have serious or life-threatening medical conditions helping them to create short film legacies by teaming them with noted actors, writers and directors. Between its Short Narrative Program and Vidz 4 Kidz Short Documentary Program, Make a Film Foundation has created over 100 short films. These films have screened at various film festivals and won many awards. History Make a Film Foundation grants film wishes to children all over the United States, and was started in the fall of 2005, after the founder, Tamika Lamison received a six-figure payment for her script "The Jar by the Door". This windfall let the founder to pursue her lifelong passions for teaching, mentoring, and film making. Funding and financial stewardship Ninety percent of Make a Film Foundation's budget i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
