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The Spectacular Now
''The Spectacular Now'' is a 2013 American coming-of-age Romance film, romantic Drama (film and television), drama film directed by James Ponsoldt, from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Tim Tharp. It stars Miles Teller (in his first film lead role) and Shailene Woodley as two high-schoolers Sutter and Aimee, whose unexpected encounter leads to a romance blossoming between the two. Brie Larson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bob Odenkirk, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Kyle Chandler are featured in supporting roles. ''The Spectacular Now'' premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 2, 2013 where the film garnered critical acclaim, and grossed over $6 million worldwide. It received two nominations at the 29th Independent Spirit Awards; Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, Best Female Lead (for Woodley), and Independent Spirit Award for Best Screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ponsoldt
James Adam Ponsoldt (born 1978) is an American film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed the drama films ''Off the Black'' (2006) and ''Smashed (film), Smashed'' (2012), the romantic comedy-drama ''The Spectacular Now'' (2013), and the dramas ''The End of the Tour'' (2015) and ''The Circle (2017 film), The Circle'' (2017). Early life Ponsoldt was born in Athens, Georgia. He is the son of James F. and Susan E. Ponsoldt, and the grandson of graphic artist William Teason.Kelley, Martin"Ponsoldt pitches Off the Black," ''CinemATL'', Issue #3, February/March 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2011. His father is a retired law professor, formerly at the University of Georgia. He grew up in Athens and attended Cedar Shoals High School. He received his bachelor's degree from Yale University and graduated from Columbia University with an Master of Fine Arts, MFA in directing. Ponsoldt is also a graduate of the Professional Programs in Screenwriting and Producing at the UCLA School of Theate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming-of-age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can be part of a ritual or spiritual event, as practiced by many societies. In the past, and in some societies today, such a change is associated with the age of sexual maturity (puberty), especially menarche and spermarche. In others, it is associated with an age of religious responsibility. Particularly in western societies, modern legal conventions which stipulate points in around the end of adolescence and the beginning of early adulthood (most commonly 18, with the range being 16-21) when adolescents are generally no longer considered minors and are granted the full rights and responsibilities of an adult) are the focus of the transition. In either case, many cultures retain ceremonies to confirm the coming of age, and coming-of-age s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amazing Spider-Man (film)
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man and sharing the title of the character's longest-running comic book series of the same title. It is the fourth theatrical ''Spider-Man'' film produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, a reboot of the series following Sam Raimi's 2002–2007 ''Spider-Man'' trilogy, and the first of the two ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' films. The film was directed by Marc Webb and written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves from a story by Vanderbilt, and stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spider-Man alongside Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen, and Sally Field. In the film, after Parker is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to save the city from the machinations of the Lizard. Development of the film began following the cancellation of ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
500 Days Of Summer
''500 Days of Summer'' (stylized as ''(500) Days of Summer'') is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel and employs a nonlinear narrative structure, with the story based upon its male protagonist and his memories of a failed relationship. As an independent production, the film was picked up for distribution by Fox Searchlight Pictures and premiered at the 25th Sundance Film Festival. It garnered generally positive reviews and became a successful "sleeper hit", earning over $60 million in worldwide returns, far exceeding its $7.5 million budget. Many critics lauded the film as one of the best from 2009 and drew comparisons to other acclaimed films such as ''Annie Hall'' (1977) and '' High Fidelity'' (2000). The film received Best Original Screenplay and Best Screenplay awards at the 14th Satellit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Webb
Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American music video director and filmmaker. Webb made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy ''500 Days of Summer'', and went on to direct ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' in 2012, which was dubbed the "Webb-Verse" by Marvel Studios in 2021. He also directed the drama films ''Gifted'' and ''The Only Living Boy in New York''. Early life Webb was born in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of Margaret Ruth (née Stocker) and Norman Lott Webb, who works in math education at the University of Wisconsin. When he was eighteen months old, Webb's family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he was raised. He graduated from Madison West High School in 1992, and subsequently attended Colorado College, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which he graduated with an English degree. Career Webb began his trade as an editor before turning his hand to directing music videos. He told ''The Daily Beast'': "The very first vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Searchlight Pictures
Searchlight Pictures, Inc. is an American film production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is part of the Walt Disney Company. Founded in 1994 as Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc. for 20th Century Fox (later 20th Century Studios), the studio focuses primarily on producing, distributing, and acquiring specialty films. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment distributes the films produced by Searchlight in home media under the 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment banner. Searchlight films include ''Slumdog Millionaire'', '' 12 Years a Slave'', ''Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'', ''The Shape of Water'' and ''Nomadland'', all of which won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Other Best Picture nominations include ''The Full Monty'', ''Sideways'', ''Little Miss Sunshine'', ''Juno'', '' Black Swan'', '' 127 Hours'', ''The Tree of Life'', ''The Descendants'', ''Beasts of the Southern Wild'', ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'', ''Brooklyn'', '' Three Bil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Weeks
Gary Weeks (born June 4, 1972) is an American film and television actor; he is also a film producer and screenwriter. Biography Gary Weeks was born in Wiesbaden, Hessen, Federal Republic of Germany in a U.S. airbase. He was raised in Georgia, attended high school at Lakeside High School in Alabama, and he attended The University of Georgia and Georgia State University. Weeks has appeared in over 50 television productions and more than 25 film productions. He is best known as Luke Maybank in the Netflix series ''Outer Banks'', Campbell in the television series ''Burn Notice'' and as Nick Newport Jr. in ''Parks and Recreation.'' His recent feature films include '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), ''Greenland'' (2020), '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), ''Instant Family'', ''Five Feet Apart'' (2019). Weeks has also written/produced/directed films such as '' Deadland'' and ''Meth Head Methamphetamine (contracted from ) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaitlyn Dever
Kaitlyn Rochelle Dever (; born December 21, 1996) is an American actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the FX crime drama television series '' Justified'' (2011–2015), the ABC/Fox sitcom '' Last Man Standing'' (2011–2021), the Netflix drama miniseries '' Unbelievable'' (2019), and the Hulu drama '' Dopesick'' (2021). She earned Golden Globe Award nominations for ''Unbelievable'' and ''Dopesick'' as well as a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for ''Dopesick''. Dever has also played supporting roles in the films ''Bad Teacher'' (2011), ''The Spectacular Now'' (2013), ''Short Term 12'' (2013), ''Detroit'' (2017), '' Beautiful Boy'' (2018), ''Dear Evan Hansen'' (2021), and '' Ticket to Paradise'' (2022). She had leading roles in ''Them That Follow'' (2019), ''Booksmart'' (2019), and ''Rosaline'' (2022). Early life Dever was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Tim and Kathy Dever. She has two younger sisters, Mady and Jane Dever. At the age of five, she developed an interest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andre Royo
Andre Royo (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his role as Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins on the HBO crime drama series ''The Wire'', and his appearances on ''Fringe'', ''Party Down'', ''How to Make It in America'', and the 2013 film ''The Spectacular Now''. Royo also appeared as Lucious Lyon's (Terrence Howard) defense attorney Thirsty Rawlings on the FOX drama series ''Empire''. Personal life Royo was born in the the Bronx borough of New York City on July 18, 1968, and is of African American and Cuban heritage. According to Royo, in auditions he had been told by some casting directors that he was "not Black enough" or "not Latino enough" for certain parts. Royo attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in The Bronx from 1982 until 1986. Royo is married to Jane Choi and they have one daughter named Stella. Career Royo made his acting debut in a minor role in the 1998 film ''L.A. Without a Map''. In 1999, he made one-episode guest appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayo Okeniyi
Oladayo A. Okeniyi (; born June 14, 1988) is a Nigerian-American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh in ''The Hunger Games'' and Danny Dyson in ''Terminator Genisys''. Life and career Dayo was born in Jos and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, and has four siblings. His father is a retired customs officer from Nigeria, and his mother is a literature teacher from Kenya. In 2003, he moved with his family to Indiana, United States, from Nigeria and later moved to California. He earned a bachelor's degree in visual communications at Anderson University (Indiana) in 2009. Prior to being cast in ''The Hunger Games'', Okeniyi worked in local theatre and in film shorts. Okeniyi starred 2014 in the drama film '' Endless Love'', also portrayed Danny Dyson in the 2015 film ''Terminator Genisys'' and starred in the NBC series ''Shades of Blue''. Okeniyi is set to appear in the film ''Fresh'', which is scheduled to screen at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Filmography Film Telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best Screenplay
Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independents (Oporto artist group), a Portuguese artist group historically linked to abstract art and to Fernando Lanhas, the central figure of Portuguese abstractionism Music Groups, labels, and genres * Independent music, a number of genres associated with independent labels * Independent record label, a record label not associated with a major label * Independent Albums, American albums chart Albums * ''Independent'' (Ai album), 2012 * ''Independent'' (Faze album), 2006 * ''Independent'' (Sacred Reich album), 1993 Songs * "Independent" (song), a 2007 song by Webbie * "Independent", a 2002 song by Ayumi Hamasaki from '' H'' News and media organizations * ''The Independent'', a British online newspaper. * ''The Malta Independent'', a Maltese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit Award For Best Female Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead wass one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding Leading actor, lead performance in an independent film. It was first presented in 1985 with Geraldine Page being the first recipient of the award for her role as Carrie Watts in ''The Trip to Bountiful''. It was last presented in 2022 with Taylour Paige being the final recipient of the award for her role in ''Zola (film), Zola''. In 2022, it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, Best Male Lead and Best Female Lead merging into the Best Lead Performance category. With two wins, Frances McDormand and Julianne Moore are the most awarded females in this category, while with 4 nominations Michelle Williams (actress), Michelle Williams is the most nominated female in this category. Winners and nominees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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