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The Adventures Of Tom Thumb And Thumbelina
''The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina'' is a 2002 American animated fantasy film directed by Glenn Chaika and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elijah Wood, Peter Gallagher, and Jon Stewart. Produced by Miramax Films and Hyperion Animation, the film was distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment under the Miramax Home Entertainment label. Plot After escaping from the circus, to which she was kidnapped as a baby, tiny Thumbelina ( Jennifer Love Hewitt) sets out to find others of her diminutive stature and the place where she belongs. She happens upon Tom Thumb (Elijah Wood), who was raised by a good normal-sized man. He is not only similar to her in size, but is also looking for others like him. But just as they fall in love, Thumbelina is taken prisoner by the terribly sinister Mole King (Peter Gallagher), who wants to make her his bride. Thumbelina is the daughter of King and Queen of Gemworld, granddaughter of the previous King and Queen and Great Granddaughter of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willard Carroll
Willard F. Carroll (born November 12, 1955, in Easton, Maryland) is an American producer, writer, director, and animator. Career He was an executive producer of ''The Brave Little Toaster'', ''The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars'' and ''The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue'', also writing the screenplay for the last two films. He wrote and directed the Ragnarok-themed film ''The Runestone'', the ensemble romance, ''Playing by Heart'', ''Tom's Midnight Garden'' and the Bollywood pastiche '' Marigold''. ''Playing by Heart'' was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. An ardent fan of the Land of Oz, Carroll is recognized as having the largest privately held collection of Oz memorabilia in the world, comprising more than 100,000 items. Several books, including ''The Wizard of Oz Collectors' Treasury'' and ''All Things Oz'', have been published displaying parts of his collection, which includes the Wicked Witch of the West's hourglass from the 1939 film. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Leeves
Jane Elizabeth Leeves (born 18 April 1961) is an English actress. Leeves played Daphne Moon on the NBC television sitcom ''Frasier'' from 1993 until 2004, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Awards, Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award. She also played Hot in Cleveland#Main cast, Joy Scroggs on TV Land's sitcom ''Hot in Cleveland''. Leeves made her screen debut with a small role in 1983 on the British comedy television show ''The Benny Hill Show'', and appeared as a dancer in ''Monty Python's The Meaning of Life''. She moved to the United States, where she performed in small roles. From 1986 to 1988, she had her first leading role in the short-lived sitcom ''Throb'', then secured a recurring part in the television sitcom ''Murphy Brown''. She received further recognition for roles in films such as ''Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film), Miracle on 34th Street'' (1994), ''James and the Giant Peach (film), James and the Giant Peach'' (1996), ''Music of the He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Films
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2002 by worldwide gross are as follows: 2002 was the first year to see three films cross the eight-hundred-million-dollar milestone, surpassing the previous year's record of two eight-hundred-million-dollar films. It also surpasses the previous years record of having the most ticket sales in a single year (fueled by the success of various sequels and the first Spider-Man movie). Events * March 1 — Paramount Pictures reveals a new-on screen logo that was used until December 2011 to celebrate its 90th anniversary. * May – '' The Pianist'' directed by Roman Polanski wins the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival. * May 3–5 – '' Spider-Man'' is the first film to make $100+ million during its opening weekend in the US unadjusted to inflation. * May 16 – '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' opens in theaters. Although a huge success, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Reel Award (Motion Picture Sound Editors)
Motion Picture Sound Editors (M.P.S.E.) is an American honorary society of motion picture sound editors founded in 1953. The society's goals are to educate others about and increase the recognition of the sound editors, show the artistic merit of the soundtracks, and improve the professional relationship of its members. The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E. The current president is Mark Lanza. The names of active members of the MPSE will generally appear in film credits with the post-nominal letters "MPSE". Membership requirements The following are required for the membership application: * A three-year list of credits as one (or more) of the following: ** Sound editor ** Sound designer ** Dialogue editor ** ADR editor ** Sound effects editor ** Foley artist ** Music editor * Two active MPSE member sponsors * One letter of a sponsoring active MPSE member Golden Reel Awards Since 1983, The Golden Reel Awards are an annual ceremony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media (CSM) is an organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology with the goal of providing information on their suitability for children. , ''NYT'', May 5, 2003. Accessed Dec 15, 2011. It also funds research on the role of media in the lives of children and advocates publicly for child-friendly policies and laws regarding media. Founded by in 2003, Common Sense Media reviews (And allows users to do the same, divided into adult and child sections) s, movies, streaming/ |
Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and nominations by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have also been named as some of the List of films considered the best, greatest films ever by the American Film Institute. Disney was the first person to be nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories. Born in Chicago in 1901, Disney developed an early interest in drawing. He took art classes as a boy and got a job as a commercial illustrator at the age of 18. He moved to California in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Kane
Bradley Caleb Kane (born September 29, 1973) is an American actor, singer, producer and screenwriter. Career Kane began to act with a small role in the movie ''Six Weeks''. At the age of eight, he obtained the role of one of the four chorus boys in the Broadway musical '' Evita''. He was in that production for four months before changing to the pre-Broadway workshop of Stephen Sondheim's '' Sunday in the Park with George'', in which he acted alongside such stars as Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin. When he was eleven, Kane participated in the "Very Special Arts" festival, a series of benefit concerts for disabled children's charities, which gave him an opportunity to sing for then First Lady Nancy Reagan in the White House and at the Kennedy Center. Kane has appeared in many commercials and programs such as '' Law & Order'', '' One Life to Live'', '' Guiding Light'', ''Search for Tomorrow'', and ''Plaza Sésamo''. He has also been a host on the Nickelodeon series ''Rated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Johnson (actor)
Jack Laurence Johnson (born April 7, 1987) is an American actor, best known for his performance as the character Will Robinson in the 1998 film ''Lost in Space''. Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California, where he lived, before attending Wesleyan University in Connecticut. His paternal grandparents were screenwriter Nunnally Johnson and actress Dorris Bowdon Dorris Estelle Bowdon (December 27, 1914 – August 9, 2005) was an American actress, best known for her role as ''Rosasharn'' in ''The Grapes of Wrath'' Early life Dorris Estelle Bowdon was born on December 27, 1914, in Coldwater, Mississip .... References External links * 1987 births Wesleyan University alumni American male film actors Living people Male actors from Los Angeles American male child actors {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yul Vazquez
Yul Vazquez (born March 18, 1965) is a Cuban-American actor and musician. He has appeared in ''Runaway Bride (film), Runaway Bride'' (1999), ''Bad Boys II'' (2003), ''War of the Worlds (2005 film), War of the Worlds'' (2005), ''American Gangster (film), American Gangster'' (2007), ''The A-Team (film), The A-Team'' (2010), ''Captain Phillips (film), Captain Phillips'' (2013), ''The Infiltrator (2016 film), The Infiltrator'' (2016), ''Midnight, Texas'' (2017–2018), Russian Doll (TV series), ''Russian Doll'' (2019), and Severance (TV series), ''Severance'' (2022). Vazquez used to be the lead guitarist for melodic rock bands Urgent (American band), Urgent and Diving for Pearls. Early life Vazquez was born in Cuba on March 18, 1965 and came to the United States with his family as part of the Cuban exodus, Cuban Exodus in 1971. He was named after Russian actor Yul Brynner. He grew up in Miami in a studio apartment with his mother, grandmother and older sister, thus being the youngest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bebe Neuwirth
Beatrice "Bebe" Jane Neuwirth ( ; born December 31, 1958) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. On television, she played Dr. Lilith Sternin, Frasier Crane's wife, on both the TV sitcom ''Cheers'' (in a starring role) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (in a recurring guest role). The role won her two Emmy Awards. In 2005, Neuwirth was cast as Bureau Chief/ADA Tracey Kibre in the short-lived ''Law & Order'' courtroom drama series, '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury'' on NBC that ran for 12 episodes. In film, she portrayed Nora Shepherd in the original ''Jumanji'' (1995) and '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019). On stage she played the Tony Award–winning roles of Nickie in the revival of '' Sweet Charity'' (1986) and Velma Kelly in the revival of ''Chicago'' (1996). Other Broadway musical roles include Lola in the revival of ''Damn Yankees'' (1994) and Morticia Addams in ''The Addams Family'' (2010). From 2014 to 2017, she starred as Nadine Tolliver in the CBS political drama '' Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Chiklis
Michael Charles Chiklis ( born August 30, 1963) is an American actor, television director, television producer and musician. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama ''The Shield'' (2002-2008), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002, and was nominated in 2003. Other starring television roles of his include Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama ''The Commish'' (1991-1996), Chris Woods in ''Daddio'' (2000), Jim Powell on the ABC science-fiction comedy-drama ''No Ordinary Family'' (2010-2011), Vincent Savino in the CBS crime drama ''Vegas'' (2012), Dell Toledo in '' American Horror Story: Freak Show'' (2014), and Nathaniel Barnes in ''Gotham'' (2015-2017). In film, he is best known for his roles as The Thing in two ''Fantastic Four'' films (2005-2007), George Callister in ''Eagle Eye'' (2008), Derrick in ''When the Game Stands Tall'' (2014), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvette Freeman
Yvette Freeman is an American actress, singer and director. Predominantly active as a stage actress, she made her Broadway debut in 1979 in the original production of '' Ain't Misbehavin'''. She won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her portrayal of Dinah Washington in the 1998 Off-Broadway play ''Dinah Was''. On television, she is best known for her roles as Haleh Adams in the NBC medical drama series '' ER'', Evelyn Smalley in the TV series ''Working '', and Irma Lerman in ''Orange Is the New Black''. Life and career Freeman was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. She later moved to New York City to pursue a career in graphic design. There she turned to acting on stage productions, before appearing in ''The Wiz'' and '' Ain't Misbehavin'''. At the same time, she also worked as a singer in nightclubs and performed in cabaret. In 1990, Freeman relocated to Los Angeles, and began appearing on television, in shows like ''Tales from the Crypt'', ''Kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
