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Northfork
''Northfork'' is a 2003 film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and Mark Polish. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2003 and later received a limited release in the United States on July 11, 2003. The film stars Duel Farnes, James Woods, Nick Nolte, Michele Hicks, Daryl Hannah, Anthony Edwards, Robin Sachs, Ben Foster, Claire Forlani, Clark Gregg, Kyle MacLachlan and Peter Coyote. This is the brothers' third film collaboration, after ''Twin Falls Idaho'' (1999) and ''Jackpot'' (2001). Plot The film's narrative consists of several interwoven subplots taking place in the town of Northfork, Montana circa 1955. A new dam is being built which will flood the valley of Northfork, and the town is in the midst of an evacuation. The narratives focus on several individuals who, for one reason or another, have yet to evacuate. Walter O'Brien (James Woods) and his son (Mark Polish) are on the evacuation team, helping to evacuate the last few inhabitants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Polish
Mark Polish and Michael Polish (born October 30, 1970), known informally as the Polish brothers, are American twin screenwriters and film producers. Michael usually directs their films, and Mark often has an acting role. Life The Polish brothers were born in El Centro, California. Their father is from Montana, and is of part Austrian ancestry. He used to work at the DEA in Sacramento. Their paternal grandfather worked on the dams of Montana. Their mother's family is Mexican. The brothers were raised Catholic. Career The Polish brothers began their film career with the 1999 Sundance debut of their first feature, '' Twin Falls Idaho''. The identical twin siblings wrote and starred in the tale of conjoined twins. Michael directed. Sony Pictures Classics bought the rights for theatrical distribution of the film, which Janet Maslin of ''The New York Times'' said had "style, gravity and originality to spare." Michael Polish, in an interview with Robert K. Elder for the book ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Polish
Mark Polish and Michael Polish (born October 30, 1970), known informally as the Polish brothers, are American twin screenwriters and film producers. Michael usually directs their films, and Mark often has an acting role. Life The Polish brothers were born in El Centro, California. Their father is from Montana, and is of part Austrian ancestry. He used to work at the DEA in Sacramento. Their paternal grandfather worked on the dams of Montana. Their mother's family is Mexican. The brothers were raised Catholic. Career The Polish brothers began their film career with the 1999 Sundance debut of their first feature, '' Twin Falls Idaho''. The identical twin siblings wrote and starred in the tale of conjoined twins. Michael directed. Sony Pictures Classics bought the rights for theatrical distribution of the film, which Janet Maslin of ''The New York Times'' said had "style, gravity and originality to spare." Michael Polish, in an interview with Robert K. Elder for the book ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Hannah
Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is an American actress and environmental activist. She made her screen debut in Brian De Palma's supernatural horror film '' The Fury'' (1978). She has starred in various movies across the years, including as Pris Stratton in Ridley Scott's science fiction thriller ''Blade Runner'' (1982) and as Cathy Featherstone in Randal Kleiser's romantic comedy ''Summer Lovers'' (1982), as the mermaid Madison in Ron Howard's fantasy-romantic comedy ''Splash'' (1984), Roxanne Kowalski in the romantic comedy '' Roxanne'' (1987), Darien Taylor in Oliver Stone's drama ''Wall Street'' (1987), and Annelle Dupuy Desoto in the comedy-drama ''Steel Magnolias'' (1989). In 2004, Hannah won a Saturn Award for her role as one-eyed assassin Elle Driver in Quentin Tarantino's two-part martial arts action film ''Kill Bill''. In 2015, she appeared in the Netflix series ''Sense8'' as Angelica Turing. Early life Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Susan Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Sachs
Robin Sachs (5 February 1951 – 1 February 2013) was an English actor, active in the theatre, television and films. He was also known for his voice-over work in films and video games. Born to a theatrical family, Sachs studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and made a theatrical and screen career, working his way up from supporting parts in the 1970s to leading roles from the 1980s. He made his later career in America, and became known for his role of Ethan Rayne in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Early life and early career Sachs was born in London, the elder of two sons of the South African-born actor Leonard Sachs and the English actress Eleanor Summerfield.Robin Sachs" ''The Telegraph'', 1 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2018. Also online a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Edwards (actor)
Anthony Charles Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on the first eight seasons of '' ER'', for which he received a Golden Globe award and six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was nominated for four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. He has appeared in various films and television series, including '' Top Gun'', ''Zodiac'', '' Gotcha!'', ''Miracle Mile'', ''Revenge of the Nerds'', '' Planes'', '' Northern Exposure'' and ''Designated Survivor''. Early life Edwards was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Erika Kem Edwards Plack (née Weber), an artist/landscape painter, and Peter Edwards, an architect to whom he was one of five children His maternal grandfather was designer Kem Weber. He is partly of German and Irish descent. He graduated from San Marcos High School in 1980. Edwards was encouraged by his parents to attend college before pursuing his interest in acting, which grew from the area's th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Forlani
Claire Antonia Forlani (born 17 December 1971) is an English actress. She became known in the mid-1990s for her leading role in the film ''Mallrats'', and in the Jean-Michel Basquiat 1996 biopic, ''Basquiat''. In 1998, she achieved wide recognition for starring in the fantasy romance film ''Meet Joe Black'' (1998). Other notable films include ''Mystery Men'' (1998), '' Boys and Girls'' (2000), ''Antitrust'' (2001), ''The Medallion'' (2003) and ''In the Name of the King'' (2007). Forlani also has appeared in numerous TV films and series, including a starring role on the historical-fantasy-drama series ''Camelot'', and recurring roles on the CBS action series ''CSI: NY'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', and ''Hawaii Five-0''. She played the role of Meredith Newman in the 2019 film ''Five Feet Apart''. Early life Forlani was born in Twickenham, London, the daughter of Barbara, who is English, and Pier Luigi Forlani, a music manager from Ferrara, Italy. At age 11, Forlani entered the Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (; ' McLachlan, February 22, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dale Cooper in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), as well as roles in two of David Lynch's films: Paul Atreides in '' Dune'' (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in '' Blue Velvet'' (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in '' The Hidden'' (1987), Ray Manzarek in ''The Doors'' (1991), Cliff Vandercave in ''The Flintstones'' (1994), Zack Carey in ''Showgirls'' (1995) and the voice of Riley's father in '' Inside Out'' (2015). He has had prominent roles in television shows including appearing as Trey MacDougal in ''Sex and the City'' (2000–2002), Orson Hodge in '' Desperate Housewives'' (2006–2012), The Captain in '' How I Met Your Mother'' (2010–2014) and ''How I Met Your Father'' (2022), the Mayor of Portland in ''Portlandia'' (2011–2018), and Calvin Johnson in ''Agents of S.H.I.E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Nolte
Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film ''The Prince of Tides''. He received Academy Award nominations for ''Affliction'' (1998) and ''Warrior'' (2011), and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for the 1976 miniseries '' Rich Man, Poor Man''. His other film appearances include '' The Deep'' (1977), ''Who'll Stop The Rain'' (1978), ''North Dallas Forty'' (1979), '' 48 Hrs.'' (1982), ''Teachers'' (1984), '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (1986), ''Another 48 Hrs.'' (1990), ''Three Fugitives'' (1989), '' Everybody Wins'' (1990), '' Cape Fear'' (1991), ''Lorenzo's Oil'' (1992), '' I Love Trouble'' (1994), ''Blue Chips'' (1994), '' The Thin Red Line'' (1998), '' The Good Thief'' (2002), '' Hulk'' (2003), ''Hotel Rwanda'' (2004), ''Over the Hedge' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Gries
Jonathan Gries ( '; born June 17, 1957) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is best known for the role of Uncle Rico in '' Napoleon Dynamite '' for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, and also as recurring characters Roger Linus on ''Lost'' and Rusty the Bum on ''Seinfeld''. He is also known for his roles in ''Martin'', '' The Pretender'', ''The Monster Squad'', '' Running Scared'', ''Real Genius'', ''Dream Corp LLC'', and ''The White Lotus''. Life and career Gries is the son of writer, director, and producer Tom Gries. His first film role came at the age of 11, when he played the Boy Horace in the Charlton Heston film ''Will Penny'', which was written and directed by his father. Some of his signature roles have come in cult classics. He played Lazlo Hollyfeld in ''Real Genius'' (1985), Azzolini in ''Rainbow Drive'', Shawn McDermott in the TV series ''Martin'' (1992-1994), Ronnie Wingate in ''Get Shorty'' (1995), Harvey i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Classics
Paramount Vantage (also known as Paramount Classics) was a film distribution, film distribution label of Paramount Pictures (which, in turn, has Paramount Global as its parent company), charged with producing, purchasing, distributing and marketing films, generally those with a more "Art film, art house" feel than films made and distributed by its parent company. Previously, Paramount Vantage operated as the specialty film division of Paramount Pictures, owned by Viacom (2005–2019), Viacom. History Paramount Classics was launched on May 15, 1998 and released such Art film, art house fare as ''The Virgin Suicides (film), The Virgin Suicides'', ''You Can Count on Me'', ''Sunshine (1999 film), Sunshine'', ''Mostly Martha (film), Mostly Martha'', ''Winter Solstice (film), Winter Solstice'', and three Patrice Leconte films (''Girl on the Bridge'', ''The Man on the Train (2002 film), The Man on the Train'', ''Intimate Strangers (2004 film), Intimate Strangers''). Although film journa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Overton
Richard Overton (born August 10, 1954) is an American screenwriter, actor and comedian. His writing credits include ''Dennis Miller Live'', and his acting credits include ''Beverly Hills Cop'', ''Groundhog Day'' and ''Mrs. Doubtfire''. Life and career Overton was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, the son of Nancy Overton (née Swain), a singer, and Hall Overton, a teacher and music arranger. He grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where he attended Dwight Morrow High School. Overton made his first onscreen appearance in the 1982 film ''Young Doctors in Love'', followed by a small role in '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' later that year. In 1987, he wrote an episode of '' The New Adventures of Beans Baxter'' while also appearing in various films and television shows including ''Willow'', ''Amazing Stories'' and '' Million Dollar Mystery''. In 1992, he landed a role in the FOX Network sketch comedy show ''The Edge''. The show ended in 1993. Later that year, Overton appeared in tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Films
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' grossed more than $1.14 billion, making it the highest-grossing film in 2003 worldwide and in North America and the second-highest-grossing film up to that time. It was also the second film to surpass the billion-dollar milestone after ''Titanic'' in 1997. '' Finding Nemo'' was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by ''Shrek 2'' in 2004. Events * February 24: '' The Pianist'', directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. * June 12: Gregory Peck dies of bronchopneumonia. * June 29: Katharine Hepburn dies of cardiac arrest. * November 17: Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Governor of California. * December 22: Both of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
