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Ruth Maleczech
Ruth Maleczech (January 8, 1939 – September 30, 2013) was an American avant-garde stage actress. University of Notre Dame; accessed October 6, 2013. She won three Obie Awards for Best Actress in her career, for ''Hajj'' (1983), ''Through the Leaves'', (1984) and ''Lear'' (1990) and an Obie Award for Design, shared with Julie Archer, for ''Vanishing Pictures'' (1980), which she also directed. Her performance as Lear was widely acclaimed: her was portrayed as an imperious Southern matriarch. Life and career Maleczech was born in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars (born September 27, 1957) is an American theatre director, noted for his unique contemporary stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays. Sellars is professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he teaches ''Art as Social Action'' and ''Art as Moral Action''. He is widely regarded as one of the key figures of theatre and opera of the last 50 years. Biography Early and middle career Sellars was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. His classmate Sloane Citron, a future magazine publisher, remembered Sellars as: Sellars attended Harvard University. As an undergraduate, he performed a puppet version of Wagner's ''Ring'' cycle, and directed a minimalist production of '' Three Sisters''. Mature birch trees were placed on the stage apron at Loeb Drama Center and Chopin ''Nocturnes'' were played on a concert grand piano that could be seen through a suspended gauze box set. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crucible (1996 Film)
''The Crucible'' is a 1996 American historical drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by Arthur Miller, based on his 1953 play of the same title. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor, Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams, Paul Scofield as Judge Thomas Danforth, Joan Allen as Elizabeth Proctor and Bruce Davison as Reverend Samuel Parris. Set during the Salem witch trials, the film chronicles a group of teenage girls who, after getting caught conjuring love spells in the woods, are forced to lie that Satan had "invaded" them, and subsequently accuse several innocent people of witchcraft. Despite underperforming commercially, grossing only $7 million on a $25 million budget, the film received positive reviews, with Day-Lewis, Ryder, Scofield, and Allen earning widespread acclaim for their performances. The film was screened at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear. At the 54th Golden Globe Awards, Scofield and Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepers (film)
''Sleepers'' is a 1996 American legal crime drama film written, produced, and directed by Barry Levinson, and based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's 1995 book of the same name. The film stars Kevin Bacon, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Vittorio Gassman, Brad Renfro, Ron Eldard, Jeffrey Donovan, Terry Kinney, Joe Perrino, Geoffrey Wigdor, Jonathan Tucker, Bruno Kirby and Billy Crudup. The title is a slang term for juveniles who serve sentences longer than nine months. ''Sleepers'' was theatrically released in the United States on October 18, 1996 and was a box-office hit, grossing $165.6 million against a $44 million budget. Plot Lorenzo "Shakes" Carcaterra, Tommy Marcano, Michael Sullivan, and John Reilly are childhood friends living in Hell's Kitchen in the 1960s. Father "Bobby" Carillo, their parish priest and a youth offender himself in the past, tries to teach them right from wrong. They still play pranks and start running small errands f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela (1995 Film)
''Angela'' is a 1995 drama film directed by Rebecca Miller and starring John Ventimiglia, Anna Thomson, Miranda Stuart Rhyne and Vincent Gallo. Miller's directorial debut, it won awards at the Sundance Film Festival, the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film and the Gotham Awards. Plot Angela is a 10-year-old girl trying to cope with a dysfunctional family and is on a quest to "purify" herself. Her parents, Mae and Andrew, are former performers who have resigned themselves to the loss of their dreams. They are now having problems in their relationship. Mae has drastic mood shifts that bring her from manic happiness to utter misery. Andrew tries to hold everyone together, but Mae's vacillations are becoming more than he can manage. Angela tries to cope by inventing an imaginary universe of 'order' for herself and her 6 year old little sister, Ellie. Left to figure out everything for themselves, she grabs at scraps of religion, superstition, and fantasy to try to make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And Veronica
''Me and Veronica'' is a 1992 American drama film directed by Don Scardino (in his feature directorial debut), written by Leslie Lyles, and starring Elizabeth McGovern, Patricia Wettig and Michael O'Keefe. Plot Cast *Elizabeth McGovern as Fanny * Patricia Wettig as Veronica *Michael O'Keefe as Michael * John Heard as Frankie *Will Hare Will T Hare (March 30, 1916 – August 31, 1997) was an American actor who appeared on television and films, often playing old crusty figures and father/grandpa roles. Hare was born in Elkins, West Virginia, the son of Frances Laetitia ( née S ... as Red * Robert Leeshock as Jimmy * Mike Starr as Vinnie References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Me and Veronica 1992 films 1992 directorial debut films 1992 drama films 1992 independent films 1990s American films 1990s English-language films American drama films American independent films Films about dysfunctional families Films about sisters Films directed by Don Scardin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ballad Of Little Jo
''The Ballad of Little Jo'' is a 1993 American Western film inspired by the true story of a society woman who tries to escape the stigma of bearing a child out of wedlock by going out to the West, and living disguised as a man. The film stars Suzy Amis, Bo Hopkins, Ian McKellen, David Chung, Heather Graham, Carrie Snodgress and Melissa Leo, and was written and directed by Maggie Greenwald. Roger Ebert described the film as depicting a culture in which "men of poor breeding lived and worked together in desperate poverty of mind and body, and were so enclosed inside their roles that they hardly knew each other at all." ''The Ballad of Little Jo'' was nominated for the 1994 Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for Amis and Best Supporting Male for Chung. Plot Josephine Monaghan is a young society woman who is seduced by her family's portrait photographer, and as a result, bears an illegitimate child. She is expelled from her family and home in disgrace, and with no o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac (film)
''Mac'' is a 1992 American drama film co-written and directed by John Turturro, in his directorial debut. It stars Turturro alongside Michael Badalucco, Katherine Borowitz, Carl Capotorto, Nicholas Turturro and Ellen Barkin. It won the Caméra d'Or award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Synopsis Niccolo (Mac) Vitelli is the oldest of three brothers and becomes the de facto head of their family after their father dies. Their father was in construction and the brothers follow in his footsteps. At first, they work for Polowski, who cuts corners and does not do an adequate job, as well as being verbally abusive to his employees with no pride in his work. This causes them to start their own company - Vitelli Brothers Construction, which will be the opposite of Polowski. Mac starts becoming a tyrannical workaholic with obsessive concern about the quality of their work with worrying attention to detail. His intensity and driven ambitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Soup
''In the Soup'' is a 1992 independent comedy directed by Alexandre Rockwell, and written by Rockwell and Sollace Mitchell (credited as Tim Kissell). It stars Steve Buscemi as Aldolfo Rollo, a self-conscious screenwriter who has written an unfilmable 500-page screenplay and is looking for a producer. Plot Tortured by self-doubt, financial ruin, and unrequited passion for his next door neighbor, Aldolfo Rollo places an ad offering his mammoth screenplay to the highest bidder. In steps Aldolfo's "guardian angel" Joe, a fast-talking, high-rolling gangster who promises to produce the film but has his own unique ideas regarding film financing. Cast * Steve Buscemi as Adolfo Rollo * Seymour Cassel as Joe * Jennifer Beals as Angelica Pena * Pat Moya as Dang * Will Patton as Skippy * Sully Boyar as Old Man * Steven Randazzo as Louis Barfardi * Francesco Messina as Frank Barfardi * Jim Jarmusch as Monty * Carol Kane as Barbara * Stanley Tucci as Gregoire * Rockets Redglare as Guy * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna (1987 Film)
''Anna'' is a 1987 American film directed by Yurek Bogayevicz and starring Sally Kirkland, Robert Fields, Paulina Porizkova, Steven Gilborn and Larry Pine. It was adapted by Agnieszka Holland from an unauthorized story by Holland and Bogayevicz, based on the real life of Polish actresses Elżbieta Czyżewska and Joanna Pacuła. Kirkland was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, and she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. Plot A Czech actress, looking for work in New York City, sees her protégée shine while she herself struggles. Cast * Sally Kirkland – Anna * Robert Fields – Daniel * Paulina Porizkova – Krystyna * Gibby Brand – Director #1 * John Robert Tillotson – Director #2 * Joe Aufiery - Stage Manager * Lance Davis – Assistant #1 * Deirdre O'Connell – Assistant #2 * Larry Pine – Baskin * David R. Ellis – Daniel's Father * Sofia Coppola Sofia Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strong Medicine (film)
''Strong Medicine'' is a 1981 American drama film written and directed by Richard Foreman and starring Kate Manheim, Scotty Snyder, Bill Raymond, Harry Roskolenko and Ron Vawter. Premise Adaptation of an avant-garde play about Rhoda (Kate Manheim), a hysterical heroine who feels oppressed by the people around her. She suffers through her birthday party. She then goes to see a doctor, plans a vacation. She argues a lot and even breaks the fourth wall. Cast * Kate Manheim as Rhoda * David Warrilow as Doctor * Ron Vawter as Max * Bill Raymond as Young Man * Harry Roskolenko as Old Man * Scotty Snyder as Old Woman * Ruth Maleczech as Eleanor * Carol Kane * Raul Julia as Raoul * Buck Henry * Wallace Shawn as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited) Reception Leonard Maltin Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is perha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ER (TV Series)
''ER'' is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and physician Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons. It was produced by Constant C Productions and Amblin Television, in association with Warner Bros. Television. ''ER'' follows the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of Cook County General Hospital (a fictionalized version of the real Cook County Hospital) in Chicago, Illinois, and various critical issues faced by the department's physicians and staff. The show is the second longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history behind ''Grey's Anatomy'', and the sixth longest medical drama across the globe (behind the United Kingdom's ''Casualty'' and ''Holby City,'' ''Grey's Anatomy'', Germany's ''In aller Freundschaft'', and Poland's ''Na dobre i na złe''). It won 23 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the 1996 Outstanding Drama Series award, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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