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She's The One (1996 Film)
''She's the One'' is a 1996 American romantic comedy film written and directed by New York actor and director Edward Burns. It stars Burns, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz, Mike McGlone, Maxine Bahns and John Mahoney. The film features one of Tom Petty's few movie soundtracks and is named after the Bruce Springsteen She's the One (Bruce Springsteen song), song of the same name. The film was released theatrically on August 23, 1996, to generally positive critical reception, and grossed $13.8 million on a budget of $3 million. Aniston and Diaz earned particular acclaim for their performances. Plot Irish Catholic Mickey Fitzpatrick is a NYC taxi driver, unhappy over his ex-fiancée Heather's infidelity. His brother, Francis, is a Wall Street stock investor married to Renee, though she is frustrated by his lack of desire for sexual relations – not knowing he is having an affair with Heather. On weekends, Mickey and Francis visit their parents on Long Island. Their father, Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Burns
Edward Fitzgerald Burns (born January 29, 1968) is an American actor and filmmaker. He rose to fame with '' The Brothers McMullen'' (1995), his low-budget independent film that became successful worldwide. His other film appearances include ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), '' The Holiday'' (2006), ''27 Dresses'' (2008), ''Man on a Ledge'' (2012), '' Friends with Kids'' (2012), and '' Alex Cross'' (2012). Burns directed films such as '' She's the One'' (1996), '' Sidewalks of New York'' (2001), and '' The Fitzgerald Family Christmas'' (2012). On television, he appeared as Bugsy Siegel in the TNT crime drama series '' Mob City'' and as Terry Muldoon in TNT's '' Public Morals''. Early life Burns was born in Woodside, Queens, New York, the son of Edward J. Burns, a police officer and public relations spokesman, and Molly (née McKenna), a federal agency manager. He was raised a Roman Catholic. Burns is the second of three children (with siblings Mary and Brian) and is of Irish, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's The One (Bruce Springsteen Song)
"She's the One" is a song by Bruce Springsteen. Frequently featured in Springsteen and E Street Band concert performances, it first appeared on the '' Born to Run'' album in 1975. It was also released as the B-side to Springsteen's " Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" single. Music and lyrics "She's the One" was one of the songs that Springsteen wrote before beginning to record the ''Born to Run'' album, along with "Born to Run", " Thunder Road" and " Jungleland", although originally he was not sure whether to include it on the album. Several versions of the song were recorded for ''Born to Run'' between April and June 1975, and the June 1975 version recorded at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York is the one that was officially released. The topic of the song is the rock staple of an intensely attractive, but cold-hearted woman, who causes massive emotional turmoil for her lover. Although the singer knows the woman is a liar, he wants to believe her. The lyrics reflect both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deauville American Film Festival
The Deauville American Film Festival () is a yearly film festival devoted to Cinema of the United States, American cinema, which has taken place since 1975 in Deauville, France. It was established by Lionel Chouchan, André Halimi, and then Mayor of Deauville Michel d'Ornano, with support from the Groupe Lucien Barrière in providing a luxurious setting for the Festival. Although not competitive at its origin, the festival began to award prizes for feature films in 1995 and short films in 1998. Awards This award was named from 1995 to 2007 and in 1998 and 1999. The award was called ('Special Deauville Jury Award') from 1995 through 1997 and ('Special Jury Award of American Independent Film') in 1998 and 1999. *1995 (tied): **''Denise Calls Up'' directed by Hal Salwen **''The Brothers McMullen'' directed by Edward Burns *1996 (tied): **''Bound (1996 film), Bound'' directed by The Wachowskis **''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' directed by Todd Solondz *1997 (tied): **''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle (born May 7, 1959) is an American film critic and the author of two books on pre-Code Hollywood. Up to March 2008, he had written more than 1,550 reviews for the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' and he has been podcasting them since September 2005. Life and career LaSalle is the author of ''Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood'', a history/critical study of the actresses who worked in the film industry between 1929 and 1934. It was published by Thomas Dunne Books in 2000. In his review in ''The New York Times'', Andy Webster called it "an overdue examination of a historic conflict between Hollywood and would-be monitors of morality" and added LaSalle "has an avuncular but informative style, and makes his points with a relaxed economy." Nationally syndicated columnist Liz Smith called it "a brilliant work." The book served as the basis for the documentary film ''Complicated Women'', directed by Hugh Munro Neely and narrated by Jane Fonda, which original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum (born July 5, 1952) is an American film critic. She joined ''Entertainment Weekly'' as a senior writer in 1991, working as a film critic for the magazine alongside Owen Gleiberman from 1995 to 2013. Early life Lisa Schwarzbaum was born on July 5, 1952, to Leon Schwarzbaum, a combat engineer during the Pacific War. The oldest child of a Jewish family raised in the Bronx, she has two brothers. Schwarzbaum has credited WWOR-TV's ''Million Dollar Movie'' series for sparking her interest in films through its presentation of RKO Pictures' catalog. After concentrating in music at Sarah Lawrence College, her mother suggested that she become an art critic to combine her interest in writing. Lisa Schwarzbaum's early work under Leo Lerman in the arts and entertainment section of ''Mademoiselle'' further shaped her career as a film critic. Career Schwarzbaum's writing career began with reviewing classical music for '' The Real Paper'' and ''The Boston Globe''. Aside from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Maslin
Janet R. Maslin (born August 12, 1949) is an American journalist, who served as a film critic for ''The New York Times'' from 1977 to 1999, serving as chief critic for the last six years, and then a literary critic from 2000 to 2015. In 2000, Maslin helped found the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, New York. She is president of its board of directors. Education Maslin graduated from the University of Rochester in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Career Maslin began her career as a rock music critic for '' The Boston Phoenix'' and became a film editor and critic for that publication. She also worked as a freelancer for ''Rolling Stone'' and worked at ''Newsweek''. Maslin became a film critic for ''The New York Times'' in 1977. From December 1, 1994, she replaced Vincent Canby as the chief film critic. Maslin continued to review films for ''The Times'' until 1999, when she briefly left the newspaper. Her film criticism career, including her embrace of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor Theatre, stage performance, the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film ''Léolo''. Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media, Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatrice Winde
Beatrice Winde (born Beatrice Lucille Williams; January 5, 1924 – January 3, 2004) was an American actress. Her work as a character actor, and a singer, in theatrical, television, and film roles, spanned several decades. Life and career Winde was born in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from the Chicago Music Conservatory as a voice student and continued her voice studies briefly at the Yale University School of Music and at Juilliard. Winde appeared on Broadway in the 1971 Melvin Van Peebles musical '' Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death'', which won her the Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination. Winde's screen appearances include '' Oliver's Story'' and '' Jefferson in Paris'' and television credits include ''The Sopranos'' and ''Law & Order''. She died of cancer on January 3, 2004, two days before her 80th birthday. Awards * Audelco Award for Best Supporting Actress (''A Lesson Before Dying'', staged by the Signature Theater Company - 2001 * Living Legen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malachy McCourt
Malachy Gerard McCourt (September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024) was an American-Irish actor, writer and politician. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Limerick, McCourt appeared in several films and soap operas, including ''The Molly Maguires'', ''Brewster's Millions'' (1985), and ''Another World''. He also wrote three memoirs, describing his life in Ireland and in the United States. McCourt was the 2006 Green Party candidate for governor of New York, losing to the Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer. He was the younger brother of author Frank McCourt. Early life Malachy Gerard McCourt was born in Brooklyn on September 20, 1931, the son of Irish parents Angela (née Sheehan) and Malachy Gerard McCourt Sr. By the time of his death in 2024, he was the longest-lived of their seven offspring, following the death of his younger brother Alphonsus in 2016. McCourt was raised in Limerick, Ireland, and returned to the United States in 1952. Career McCourt acted on stage, on television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Gillette
Anita Gillette ( Luebben; born August 16, 1936) is an American actress and singer. She has performed numerous roles on Broadway, American television, and in feature films. Her Broadway credits include performing in musical productions of ''Gypsy'', ''Carnival!'', ''Guys and Dolls'', '' They're Playing Our Song'', '' Mr. President'', and ''Cabaret''. In 1978, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play at the 32nd Tony Awards for her performance in Neil Simon's '' Chapter Two''. Early life Raised in suburban Rossville, Maryland, Anita Gillette graduated from Kenwood High School and went on to study at the Peabody Conservatory Career Television and film Gillette's first television appearance was on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' in 1963. She joined the cast of ''The Edge of Night'' in 1967, leaving the next year. Gillette's biggest exposure on a national scale came as a celebrity guest on various New York City-based game shows, mostly those produced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Vincent
Frank Vincent Gattuso Jr. (April 15, 1937 – September 13, 2017) was an American actor and musician. Known for often portraying violent mobsters and criminals, he was a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Martin Scorsese, appearing as Salvy in '' Raging Bull'' (1980), Billy Batts in '' Goodfellas'' (1990), and Frank Marino in ''Casino'' (1995).Staff reports (September 15, 2017) "Sopranos actor made a name playing gangsters" ''The Washington Post'', page BRetrieved September 17, 2017 On television, he played Phil Leotardo on the fifth and sixth seasons of the HBO crime drama ''The Sopranos'' (2004–2007). Vincent voiced Salvatore Leone in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' video game series from 2001 to 2005. Vincent also worked as an acting coach, providing assistance and guidance to co-stars who did not have formal acting training. Early life Vincent, who was of Italian descent with roots in Sicily and Naples, was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, and raised in Jersey City, New J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Peet
Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress. She began her career with small parts on television before making her feature film debut in ''Animal Room'' (1995). Her portrayal of Jill St. Claire in ''The Whole Nine Yards (film), The Whole Nine Yards'' (2000) brought her wider recognition. Since then, she has appeared in ''Saving Silverman'' (2001), ''High Crimes'', ''Changing Lanes'', ''Igby Goes Down'' (all 2002), ''Something's Gotta Give (film), Something's Gotta Give'', ''Identity (2003 film), Identity'' (both 2003), ''Melinda and Melinda'' (2004), ''A Lot like Love'', ''Syriana'' (both 2005), ''The X-Files: I Want to Believe'' (2008), ''2012 (film), 2012'' (2009), ''Gulliver's Travels (2010 film), Gulliver's Travels'' (2010), ''Identity Thief'', ''The Way, Way Back'' (both 2013), and other films. In addition to film, Peet played Jacqueline Barrett on The WB's ''Jack & Jill (TV series), Jack & Jill'' (1999–2001), Jordan McDeere on NBC's short-lived Aaron Sorkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
