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Stony Award
The Stony Awards (a.k.a. the Stonys) recognize and celebrate notable stoner films and television. The Stonys began as a feature in ''High Times'' magazine in 2000. Six ''High Times'' Stony Awards ceremonies were held in New York City beginning in 2000, before the Stonys moved to Los Angeles in 2007. Award winners received a bong-shaped trophy. Locations and hosts * 2000 - Anthology Film Archives in New York City; hosted by Upright Citizens Brigade * 2001 - Anthology Film Archives in New York City ; hosted by Brian McCann * 2002 - March 3 at B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill in New York; hosted by Jim Breuer * 2003 - B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill; hosted by Pauly Shore * 2005 - September 28 at Spirit Nightclub; hosted by Tony Camin * 2006 - October 24 at BB King's in New York City; co-hosted by Redman and Doug Benson * 2007 - October 13 at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood; hosted by Tommy Chong * 2008 - September 27 at Malibu Inn; hosted by Vaporella * 2010 - September 30 at the Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoner Film
Stoner film is a subgenre of comedy film that revolves around the Recreational drug use, recreational use of Cannabis (drug), cannabis. Generally, cannabis use is one of the main themes and inspires much of the plot. They are often representative of cannabis culture. "Stoner film" as a genre The series of movies from 1978 to 1985 starring Cheech & Chong are archetypal "stoner (cannabis), stoner movies". Although not intended as a comedy, the historic propaganda film ''Reefer Madness'' (1936) has also become popular as a "stoner movie" because its anti-drug message is seen by some modern viewers as so over the top that the film amounts to self-parody. Other examples include Assassin of Youth, ''Assassin of Youth'' (1937), Marihuana (1936 film), ''Marihuana'' (1936) and ''She Shoulda Said No!'' a.k.a. ''The Devil's Weed'' (1949). Playing on such parody, a musical comedy remake set in 1936 (as the original film was), ''Reefer Madness (2005 film), Reefer Madness'', was released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrianne Curry 2009
Adrianne is a given name. It is the feminine form of the male name Adrian. People named Adrianne include: * Adrianne Allen (1907–1993), English stage actress * Adrianne Baughns-Wallace (born 1944), American television journalist * Adrianne Byrd (1970–2020), American author * Adrianne Calvo (born 1984), American chef * Adrianne Curry (born 1982), American model * Adrianne Dunnett (born 1961), Canadian rhythmic gymnast * Adrianne Frost (born 1978), American comedian, actress, and author * Adrianne Gonzalez (born 1977), American songwriter, producer, composer, and mix engineer, known professionally as AG * Adrianne Harun, American writer * Adrianne Ho, Canadian model, designer, and director * Adrianne Lenker (born 1991), American folk singer/songwriter * Adrianne León (born 1987), American singer and actress * Adrianne Lobel, American stage designer and producer * Adrianne Palicki (born 1983), American actress and model * Adrianne Pieczonka (born 1963), Canadian opera singer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow Submarine (film)
''Yellow Submarine'' (also known as ''The Beatles: Yellow Submarine'') is a 1968 animated jukebox musical comedy adventure film inspired by the music of the Beatles, directed by animation producer George Dunning, and produced by United Artists and King Features Syndicate. Initial press reports stated that the Beatles themselves would provide their own character voices. However, aside from composing and performing the songs, the real Beatles participated only in the closing scene of the film, while their cartoon counterparts were voiced by other actors. The film received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike, in contrast to the Beatles' previous film venture ''Magical Mystery Tour''. Pixar co-founder and former chief creative officer John Lasseter has credited the film with generating wider interest in animation as a serious art form, it having been generally considered a children's medium at the time. ''Time'' commented that it "turned into a smash hit, delighting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Source (documentary)
''The Source'' is a 1999 documentary film directed by Chuck Workman. Summary The film is about the Beat Generation and its impact on the counterculture movements from the 1960s-70s onwardsand features appearances by Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, and John Turturro each reciting one writer's work (as with Turturro reciting ''Howl'') to another. Reception The film received positive acclaim with an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. Gary Morris of ''Bright Lights Journal'', however, states that the "intriguing yet shallow" documentary is less a linear biography of the movement than a kind of "Beat chic" sampler. See also * ''Howl''-2010 film starring James Franco as Ginsberg * United States in the 1950s *''On the Road ''On the Road'' is a 1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States. It is considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations, with its protagonis ...''-2012 adaptation of Keroua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick (film)
''Dick'' is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming from a script he wrote with Sheryl Longin. It is a comic reimagining of the Watergate scandal which ended the presidency of Richard Nixon and features several cast members from ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''The Kids in the Hall''. Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams star as Betsy and Arlene, two warm-hearted but unworldly 15-year-old friends, who – through various arbitrary circumstances – become the legendary " Deep Throat" figure who played a key role in bringing down the presidency of Nixon (played by Dan Hedaya). At the time of the movie's release, the real identity of Deep Throat was not yet known to the public. Plot Betsy Jobs and Arlene Lorenzo are two sweet-natured but ditzy teenagers living in Washington D.C. in 1972. Betsy comes from a wealthy Georgetown family, while Arlene lives with her widowed mother in an apartment in the Watergate building. On the night of the Watergate break-in, the girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Liman
Douglas Eric Liman (; born July 24, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing the films '' Swingers'' (1996), '' Go'' (1999), '' The Bourne Identity'' (2002), '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' (2005), ''Jumper'' (2008), ''Edge of Tomorrow'' (2014), and '' American Made'' (2017). Most of his career has been associated with the production company Hypnotic. He is co-owner with Dave Bartis, whom he met as an undergraduate at Brown University where they co-founded Brown Television (BTV) and the National Association of College Broadcasters (NACB). Liman is on the advisory board of the Legal Action Center and the Arthur Liman Public Interest Program at Yale Law School. Early life and education Liman was born in New York City, the son of Ellen (''née'' Fogelson), a painter and writer, and Arthur L. Liman, a lawyer well known for his public service, which included serving as chief counsel for the Senate Iran-Contra hearings. Liman is Jewish, from a prominent New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. Spacey has received various accolades for his performances on stage and screen including two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He received nominations for a Grammy Award as well as twelve Primetime Emmy Awards. Spacey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and was named an honorary Commander and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2010 and 2015, respectively. His first film roles were Mike Nichols's ''Heartburn'' (1986) and ''Working Girl'' (1988). He continued to act in independent films such as '' Glengarry Glen Ross'' (1992) and ''Swimming with Sharks'' (1994). Spacey gained prominence for his villainous roles in 1995 crime thriller films ''Seven'' and ''The Usual Suspects'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Mewes
Jason Edward Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, film producer, and podcaster. He is best known for playing Jay, the vocal half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, in longtime friend Kevin Smith's films. Early life Mewes was born on June 12, 1974 in Highlands, New Jersey, and grew up in a working-class neighborhood. He never knew his father, and his mother was an ex-con and a drug addict. Relates Mewes: "She used to check into hotels and take TVs and sell them...I guess it really ain't funny, but it's weird because it was so fucked up...She used to steal mail. I used to drive around with her and she'd pull up and make me reach into mailboxes. It really wasn't pleasant." Although this exposure to drugs at first served to make him averse to them, he eventually began using them after graduating from Henry Hudson Regional High School. His best friend was future filmmaker Kevin Smith, who described Mewes this way: "asons the kind of dude you know for five minutes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Polley
Sarah Ellen Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress,Howell, Peter (September 24, 1999)"Nobody's Starlet: Toronto's Sarah Polley is Only 20 but already a veteran actor so secure in her craft she can thumb her nose at Hollywood" ''Toronto Star''. September 4, 1999. Retrieved January 21, 2021. writer, director, producer and political activist. Polley first garnered attention as a child actress for her role as Ramona Quimby in the television series ''Ramona'', based on Beverly Cleary's books. Subsequently this led to her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series '' Road to Avonlea'' (1990–1996). She has starred in many feature films, including ''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' (1988), ''Exotica'' (1994), '' The Sweet Hereafter'' (1997), ''Guinevere'' (1999), '' Go'' (1999), ''The Weight of Water'' (2000), '' No Such Thing'' (2001), ''My Life Without Me'' (2003), '' Dawn of the Dead'' (2004), '' Splice'' (2009), and '' Mr. Nobody'' (2009). Polley made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Being John Malkovich
''Being John Malkovich'' is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich as a satirical version of himself. Cusack plays a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich's mind. Released by USA Films, the film received widespread acclaim for its writing and direction and was nominated in three categories at the 72nd Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress for Keener. Plot Craig Schwartz is an unemployed puppeteer in New York City, in a forlorn marriage with his pet-obsessed wife, Lotte. He finds work as a file clerk for the eccentric Dr. Lester in the Mertin-Flemmer building, on a floor between the 7th and 8th, where the ceiling is very low. He develops an attraction to co-worker Maxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go (1999 Film)
''Go'' is a 1999 American crime comedy film written by John August and directed by Doug Liman, with intertwining plots involving three sets of characters. The film stars William Fichtner, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr, Sarah Polley, and Scott Wolf and features Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, Timothy Olyphant, Desmond Askew, Jane Krakowski, J. E. Freeman, and Melissa McCarthy in her film debut. The film underperformed at the box office, but was critically acclaimed. It has since become a cult classic. Plot Around Christmas, Ronna, working overtime at her supermarket job to avoid being evicted, is approached by Adam and Zack to buy 20 hits of ecstasy, which they had hoped to buy from her absent co-worker, Simon. After work, Ronna approaches Simon's dealer, Todd, for the pills. She is unable to pay the full amount so she leaves her friend Claire with Todd as collateral. Ronna meets with Adam and Zack but grows suspicious of Burke, a stranger accompanying them who presses her for the ecst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Franco 4, 2013
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