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Somebody I Used To Know
''Somebody I Used to Know'' is a 2023 American romantic comedy film directed by Dave Franco and co-written with his wife Alison Brie. The film stars Brie, Jay Ellis, and Kiersey Clemons. It was released on Amazon Prime Video on February 10, 2023. Plot Ally is the showrunner of a successful, but waning, reality TV series called ''Dessert Island''. After filming the season's final episode, she is informed that the show will be cancelled. With no social life outside work, Ally decides to take a break and visit her mother in Leavenworth, Washington. At a bar in her hometown, she runs into an ex-boyfriend, Sean. They spend the night drinking together, and kiss in the car when Sean drops her home. Sean refuses Ally's invitation for sex, and she leaves awkwardly. Later that day, Ally visits Sean's house with the intent to apologize for the incident, but learns that he is getting married that weekend and his family is throwing a party. Ally tries to leave, but Sean's mother Jojo insists ...
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Dave Franco
David John Franco (born June 12, 1985) is an American actor. He began his career with small roles in films such as '' Superbad'' (2007) and '' Charlie St. Cloud'' (2010). Following a starring role in the ninth season of the comedy series '' Scrubs'', Franco had his film breakthrough as a supporting role in the buddy comedy film ''21 Jump Street'' (2012). Franco has also starred in ''Fright Night'' (2011), '' Now You See Me'' (2013) and its sequel ''Now You See Me 2'' (2016), '' Neighbors'' (2014), ''Nerve'' (2016), ''The Disaster Artist'' (2017), and '' Day Shift'' (2022). In 2020, he made his directorial debut with ''The Rental'', which starred his wife Alison Brie. Early life Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Lou (née Verne), a poet, children's book author, and editor, and Douglas Eugene Franco (1948–2011), who ran a nonprofit agency and a business; the two met as students at Stanford University. Anderson, Sam.The James Franco Project ''New York'', Ju ...
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Nudism
Naturism is a lifestyle of practising non-sexual social nudity in private and in public; the word also refers to the cultural movement which advocates and defends that lifestyle. Both may alternatively be called nudism. Though the two terms are broadly interchangeable, ''nudism'' emphasizes the practice of nudity, whereas ''naturism'' highlights an attitude favoring harmony with nature and respect for the environment, into which that practice is integrated. That said, naturists come from a range of philosophical and cultural backgrounds; there is no single naturist ideology. Ethical or philosophical nudism has a long history, with many advocates of the benefits of enjoying nature without clothing. At the turn of the 20th century, organizations emerged to promote social nudity and to establish private campgrounds and resorts for that purpose. Since the 1960s, with the acceptance of public places for clothing-optional recreation, individuals who do not identify themselves as nat ...
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Principal Photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actors, director, cinematographer or sound engineer and their respective assistants ( assistant director, camera assistant, boom operator), the unit production manager plays a decisive role in principal photography. They are responsible for the daily implementation of the shoot, managing the daily call sheet, the location barriers, transportation, and catering. In addition, there are numerous roles that serve the organization and the orderly sequence of the production, such as grips or gaffers. Other roles are related with the preparation of a daily production report, which shows the progress of the production compared to the schedule and contains further reports. This includes the storyboard with instructions for the copier and the editing ...
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IndieWire
IndieWire (sometimes stylized as indieWIRE or Indiewire) is a film industry and review website that was established in 1996. The site's focus was predominantly independent film, although its coverage has grown to "to include all aspects of Hollywood and the expanding universes of TV and streaming." IndieWire is part of Penske Media. History The original IndieWire newsletter launched on July 15, 1996, billing itself as "the daily news service for independent film." Following in the footsteps of various web- and AOL-based editorial ventures, IndieWire was launched as a free daily email publication in the summer of 1996 by New York- and Los Angeles-based filmmakers and writers Eugene Hernandez, Mark Rabinowitz, Cheri Barner, Roberto A. Quezada, and Mark L. Feinsod. Initially distributed to a few hundred subscribers, the readership grew rapidly, passing 6,000 in late 1997. In January 1997, IndieWire made its first appearance at the Sundance Film Festival to begin their coverage o ...
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Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ...
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Olga Merediz
Olga Merediz (born February 15, 1956) is an American actress and singer. Merediz originated the role of Abuela Claudia in the Broadway musical ''In the Heights'', for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. She played the role for the show's entire Broadway run, and reprised the role in the film adaptation. Her television credits include NBC's 2016 series ''Shades of Blue'' and Netflix's ''Orange Is the New Black''. Early life Merediz was born in Guantánamo, Cuba on February 15, 1956. She left Cuba with her family when she was five years old to Miami, Florida. Thereafter, she relocated with her family to Puerto Rico where she grew up. Merediz graduated with a bachelor's degree from Newcomb College, the former female counterpart to Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Career Film and television Having made her film debut in 1984's ''The Brother from Another Planet'', Merediz has since appeared in a number of ...
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Julie Hagerty
Julie Beth Hagerty (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress. She starred as Elaine in the films ''Airplane!'' (1980) and '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982). Her other film roles include ''A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy'' (1982), ''Lost in America'' (1985), ''What About Bob?'' (1991), ''A Master Builder'' (2014), ''Instant Family'' (2018), and ''Marriage Story'' (2019). Early life and education Hagerty was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Harriet Yuellig (née Bishop), a model and singer, and Jerald William "Jerry" Hagerty, Jr., a musician. Her brother Michael Hagerty (1952 - 1991) was also an actor. Her parents later divorced. Hagerty attended Indian Hill High School. She was signed as a model for Ford Models at 15, and spent summers modeling in New York City. She moved there in 1972 and worked at her brother's theater group; she also studied with actor William Hickey. Career Hagerty made her off-Broadway debut in 1979, starring in ''Mutual Benefit Life'' at her br ...
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Evan Jonigkeit
Evan Jonigkeit (; born February 18, 1983) is an American actor known for his roles in ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'', ''Bone Tomahawk'', and ''Easy (TV series), Easy''. He currently stars as Captain Chesterfield in Discovery (Canada), Discovery Canada's ''Frontier (2016 TV series), Frontier''. Early life Jonigkeit was raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and graduated from Neshaminy High School in 2001. He got accepted into Temple University with a baseball scholarship but after being sidelined with tendonitis, he started pursuing theater. As a young adult, Jonigkeit was employed doing lawn work. Career After working in the theater community in Philadelphia, Jonigkeit was picked up by agency in New York. He got his break by starring in the 2011 Broadway theatre, Broadway play ''High (play), High'' which eventually led him to star in the Broadway play ''The Snow Geese'' alongside Mary-Louise Parker in 2013. In 2014, Jonigkeit made his big-screen debut in ''X-Men: Days of Futu ...
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Kelvin Yu
Kelvin Yu (born 1979) is an American actor and writer. Early life and education Yu was born to Yu Ming-chuan and Lin Ling-juan. He grew up in Los Angeles, where he currently resides. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles majoring in Film, Theatre, and Television. His brother, Charles Yu, is a writer. Career Acting Yu started acting in theater at the age of thirteen. His television credits have included guest spots on ''Frasier'', '' ER'', ''Las Vegas'', ''Without a Trace'', ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', ''CSI: NY'', and ''Bones''. Yu's first film was the 2003 comedy ''The Utopian Society''. He later made an uncredited appearance in the 2005 film '' Elizabethtown''. The following year, Yu had a supporting role in the comedy '' Grandma's Boy''. Yu played a role in Ghost Whisperer in episode Double Exposure (3x6) as Joseph. Yu had a supporting role in the 2008 Academy Award-winning biographical political drama ''Milk''. Yu has starred in several sh ...
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Zoë Chao
Zoë Carroll Chao (born September 19, 1985) is an American television and stage actress and screenwriter, principally known for her role as Isobel in ''Strangers'', and Zoe in '' The Afterparty''. Early life Chao was born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Her mother has Irish roots, and her father is a second-generation Chinese American. Chao has also stated that she grew up in a family of visual artists. After graduating from The Wheeler School in 2004, she received her BA in art history from Brown University and her MFA from the graduate acting program at UCSD. Career Chao has participated in theatre productions, including La Jolla Playhouses' ''Sideways'', ''Surf Report'', and WoW Festivals' ''Our Town,'' and Ensemble Theatre Company's ''Amadeus''. In 2016, she appeared in the Off Broadway play ''Friend Art'' at Second Stage. She has worked with directors Christopher Guest, Les Waters, Ping Chong and Chris Ashley. Chao also starred in her own TV series, ''The Go ...
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Sam Richardson (actor)
Sam Richardson (born January 12, 1984) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing Richard Splett in the HBO political comedy series ''Veep'' (2012–2019), co-creating and co-starring in the Comedy Central comedy series ''Detroiters (TV series), Detroiters'' (2017–2018) alongside Tim Robinson (comedian), Tim Robinson, and playing various characters in the Netflix sketch show ''I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson'' (2019–present), and co-starring in the Apple TV+ series ''The Afterparty (TV series), The Afterparty'' (2022). In 2022, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as Edwin Akufo in ''Ted Lasso''. Early life Richardson was born in Detroit on January 12, 1984, the son of a Ghanaian mother and an African-American father. His aunt was Barbara-Rose Collins (née Richardson), who in 1990 became the first black woman from Michigan to be elected to the United ...
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Amy Sedaris
Amy Louise Sedaris (; born March 29, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Most recently, she has appeared in both ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2020) and ''The Book of Boba Fett'' (2022) as Peli Motto. She played Jerri Blank in the Comedy Central comedy series ''Strangers with Candy'' (1999–2000) and the prequel film ''Strangers with Candy'' (2005), which she also wrote. Sedaris appeared as Hurshe Heartshe in the Adult Swim comedy series ''The Heart, She Holler'' (2013–2014), as Princess Carolyn in the Netflix animated comedy series '' BoJack Horseman'' (2014–2020), and as Mimi Kanasis in the Netflix sitcom ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' (2015–2020). She received further critical acclaim as the creator and star of the TruTV surreal comedy series ''At Home with Amy Sedaris'' (2017–2020) which earned her two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Sedaris appeared in various films, including ''Maid in Manhattan'' (200 ...
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