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Raf Mauro
Raf Mauro is an American film, television and stage actor, and playwright. He starred as Freddy in the 1982 film ''They Call Me Bruce?'' Mauro began his career in 1972, starring in the film ''Keep It Up'', where he played the role of Paul. He has guest-starred in television programs including ''Seinfeld'', ''Jake and the Fatman'', ''Cheers'', ''The Golden Girls'', '' Caroline in the City'', ''Knots Landing'', ''Saved by the Bell'', ''Charles in Charge'', ''Family Matters'' and ''Full House''. Between 1994 and 1997 Mauro wrote three books, titled ''When Kids Achieve: Positive Monologues for Preteen Boys and Girls'', ''Fitting In: Monologues for Boys and Girls'' and ''Modern Monologues for Modern Kids''. Mauro has written a play with David Stansfield about the aviator Bessie Coleman, titled ''A Good Day to Fly''. He also has performed in theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder (as in a wheelwright or cartwright). The words combine to indicate a person who has "wrought" words, themes, and other elements into a dramatic form—a play. (The homophone with "write" is coincidental.) The first recorded use of the term "playwright" is from 1605, 73 years before the first written record of the term "dramatist". It appears to have been first used in a pejorative sense by Ben Jonson to suggest a mere tradesman fashioning works for the theatre. Jonson uses the word in his Epigram 49, which is thought to refer to John Marston: :''Epigram XLIX — On Playwright'' :PLAYWRIGHT me reads, and still my verses damns, :He says I want the tongue of epigrams ; :I have no salt, no bawdry he doth mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892April 30, 1926) was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license. She earned her license from the '' Fédération Aéronautique Internationale'' on June 15, 1921, and was the first Black person to earn an international pilot's license. Born to a family of sharecroppers in Texas, Coleman worked in the cotton fields at a young age while also studying in a small segregated school. She attended one term of college at Langston University. Coleman developed an early interest in flying, but African Americans, Native Americans, and women had no flight training opportunities in the United States, so she saved and obtained sponsorships in Chicago to go to France for flight school. She then became a high-profile pilot in notoriously dangerous air shows in the United States. She was popularly known as ''Queen Bess'' and ''Brave Bessie'', and hoped to start a school for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky (2015 Film)
''Sky'' is a 2015 English-language French-German drama film written and directed by Fabienne Berthaud. It stars Diane Kruger, Norman Reedus, Gilles Lellouche, Lena Dunham, Q'orianka Kilcher, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Sasha Perl-Raver. It was shown in the Platform section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in France on 6 April 2016 by Haut Et Court, and in Germany on 2 June 2016 by Alamode Films. Plot Parisian Romy (Diane Kruger) and her husband Richard (Gilles Lellouche) are vacationing in California. One night at a bar, Richard gets drunk and tries to rape Romy in their hotel room. She hits him on the head with a lamp in self-defense and escapes, believing she has killed him. She buys a car and flees, but later decides to turn herself in. While at the police station she learns that her husband is alive, but hospitalized. She visits him in the hospital, breaks up with him, and decides to remain in America. She hitchhikes to Las Vegas, where s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Be A Star
Born to Be a Star may refer to: * ''Born to Be a Star'' (TV series), a singing talent-reality competition * ''Born to Be a Star'' (album), a 2004 album by Jolin Tsai * '' Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star'', a 2011 American comedy film {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Sign (film)
''The Hollywood Sign'' is a 2001 comedy/suspense drama film directed by Sönke Wortmann and written by Leon de Winter. It stars Tom Berenger, Rod Steiger and Burt Reynolds as three washed-up actors risking their lives to make a comeback, as well as Jacqueline Kim. Plot When three great, has-been actors meet at the funeral of a legendary Hollywood agent, their alcoholic reunion leads them to visit the Hollywood Sign. There they find the body of a man – leading them to uncover an in-progress scam for stealing millions from a Las Vegas casino – which originated as a movie plot written by one of the actors' ex-girlfriends – who could not get her script produced. Desperate to make a comeback, the three risk their lives for production capital ... by writing themselves into the "script." Cast * Tom Berenger as Tom Greener * Jacqueline Kim as Paula Carver * Rod Steiger as Floyd Benson * Burt Reynolds as Kage Mulligan * Al Sapienza as Rodney * Dominic Keating as Steve * Eric B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchell (film)
''Winchell'' is a 1998 American biographical drama television film directed by Paul Mazursky and written by Scott Abbott, based on the 1976 book ''Winchell, His Life and Times'' by Herman Klurfeld. It stars Stanley Tucci as Walter Winchell, with Glenne Headly, Paul Giamatti, Xander Berkeley, Kevin Tighe, and Christopher Plummer in supporting roles. The film won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Tucci, who also received a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for his performance. Premise The film follows Walter Winchell from his early days as a tabloid gossip columnist to his rise as he takes on the United States' most powerful propagandist. Cast * Stanley Tucci as Walter Winchell * Glenne Headly as Dallas Wayne * Paul Giamatti as Herman Klurfeld * Xander Berkeley as Gavreau * Kevin Tighe as William Randolph Hearst * Christopher Plummer as Franklin D. Roosevelt * Frank Medrano as Melvin Diamond * V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Stinks
''Life Stinks'' is a 1991 American comedy film co-written, produced, directed by and starring Mel Brooks. It is one of the few Mel Brooks comedies that is not a parody, nor at any time does the film break the fourth wall. It co-stars Lesley Ann Warren, Howard Morris and Jeffrey Tambor. The original music score was composed by John Morris. The film was both a critical and a box-office flop. Plot Goddard Bolt (Mel Brooks) is the callous CEO of Bolt Enterprises. Bolt shows little regard for other people's needs, or for the environment. He has his eye on the slum of Los Angeles, with the intent of tearing it down. Bolt makes a bet with his biggest rival, Vance Crasswell (Jeffrey Tambor), who also has an interest in the property. Crasswell challenges Bolt to survive on the streets as if he were homeless for 30 days. Should Bolt lose, Crasswell owns the property, but should Bolt win, Crasswell will sell it for practically nothing. There are three conditions: Bolt will be completely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copacabana (1985 Film)
''Copacabana'' is a 1985 American made-for-television musical film based on the 1978 song of the same title by Barry Manilow, and starred Manilow himself, in his acting debut, as Tony, an aspiring songwriter, and Annette O'Toole as Lola, an aspiring singer who falls in with the wrong crowd. The film premiered on CBS on December 3, 1985. At the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards, the film was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography (Grover Dale) and Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program (Hussein), and won for the latter. A soundtrack album, '' Copacabana: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album'', was released. The film also inspired a 1990 stage show at Caesars Atlantic City, as well as a 1994 musical of the same name. Plot The film's story is told in flashbacks from 1978 to 1948, and back again. In 1978, a woman named Lola Lamar patronizes the Copacabana lounge in Manhattan, which in that year was being operated as a discotheque. There, outfitted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cartier Affair
''The Cartier Affair'' is a 1984 NBC TV movie that starred ''Knight Rider''s David Hasselhoff and ''Dynasty''s Joan Collins, which also featured ''Kojak''s Telly Savalas. Plot Curt Taylor (David Hasselhoff) is released from California State Prison and to settle a debt he becomes a secretary for Cartier Rand (Joan Collins Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. Collins is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primetime ...) as a form of amusing punishment, so that he can steal her jewels. During the course of his employment for Cartier, He falls in love with her, which complicates his primary mission to steal from her, Cartier reciprocates his feelings and the two begin an affair. Cast and crew External links * 1984 films 1984 television films 1984 comedy films NBC network original films American comedy television film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's My Turn (film)
''It's My Turn'' is a 1980 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, and Charles Grodin. The film was directed by Claudia Weill and written by Eleanor Bergstein. Plot Kate Gunzinger is a mathematics professor at a Chicago university. She lives with divorcé Homer, in a comfortable but not terribly passionate relationship. Kate travels to New York for a job interview and to attend the wedding of her widowed father. She is offered the job, though it does not look promising, as she will not be able to continue doing research. She meets the bride's son, Ben Lewin, a former professional baseball player. Ben is married, but a relationship develops with Kate. He takes her to Yankee Stadium for an old-timers' day ceremony, and eventually, they have an affair. When they part, Kate goes back to Chicago and breaks up with Homer. She returns to work, where she is greeted with a gift sent by Ben. Cast Production The film's title track, " It's My Turn", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Porno Flick
''The Last Porno Flick'' (also known as ''Those Mad, Mad Moviemakers'') is an American 1974 film starring Marianna Hill and directed by Ray Marsh. Plot Two young men wishing to make a porno movie raise money from their family and friends by claiming that they are making a religious movie. Complications ensue when the porno is a hit. Cast *Frank Calcanini as Tony *Michael Pataki as Ziggy *Mike Kellin as Boris *Marianna Hill as Mary *Jo Anne Meredith as Jessica *Robyn Hilton as Linda Loveman *Tom Signorelli as O.D. *Carmen Zapata as Mama Theresa *Antony Carbone as Vittorio * Raf Mauro as Gaffer See also * List of American films of 1974 A list of American films released in 1974. ''The Godfather Part II'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) A–Z Documentaries See also * 1974 in the United States References External links 1974 films ... References External links * 1974 films Films about pornography 1974 comedy films 1970s E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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