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The Girl Who Invented Kissing
''The Girl Who Invented Kissing'' is a 2017 American romantic drama film written and directed by Tom Sierchio and starring Vincent Piazza, Dash Mihok, Suki Waterhouse, Luke Wilson and Abbie Cornish. It is Sierchio's directorial debut. Cast *Vincent Piazza as Jimmy *Dash Mihok as Victor *Suki Waterhouse as The Girl *Abbie Cornish as Patti *Luke Wilson as Leo *Corey Large as Nolan *Johnny Messner (actor), Johnny Messner as Freddy *Michael Buscemi as Phil *Brooke Hoover as Irene *David Hennessey as Brady Reception It won four awards: best feature film, best director (Tom Sierchio), best actor (Dash Mihok) and best supporting actor (Vincent Piazza) at the Golden Door Film Festival in 2017. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Girl Who Invented Kissing American romantic drama films 2017 directorial debut films 2017 films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Poster
A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film primarily to persuade paying customers into a theater to see it. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. They normally contain an image with text. Today's posters often feature printed likenesses of the main actors. Prior to the 1980s, illustrations instead of photos were far more common. The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors. It may also include a tagline, the name of the director, names of characters, the release date, and other pertinent details to inform prospective viewers about the film. Film posters are often displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters, and elsewhere on the street or in shops. The same images appear in the film exhibitor's pressbook and may also be used on websites, DVD (and historically VHS) packaging, flyers, advertisements in n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Piazza
Vincent Piazza (born May 25, 1976) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of gangster Lucky Luciano in the HBO television series ''Boardwalk Empire''. He has also played Earl Hefner in the comedy-drama '' Rocket Science'' (2007) and singer Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of '' Jersey Boys'' (2014). Early life and education Piazza was born and raised in Queens, New York. His father is Italian, having immigrated to the United States in the early 1960s. His mother is of German descent. He recalls humble beginnings and a prideful work ethic gained from watching his father work multiple jobs to support the family that included a younger brother and one older sister. Vincent also credits his mother's large German family for allowing several travels across the United States to visit distant relatives who encouraged him to find his passion, and see the world's many treasures. He attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dash Mihok
Dashiell Raymond Mihok (; born May 24, 1974) is an American actor and director best known for playing Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime drama '' Ray Donovan''. Early life Mihok was born in New York City, the son of theater actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and Raymond Thorne (né Mihok).Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine He has two older sisters: Gwen Mihok, an actress, and Cecily Trenka, a science teacher. He is of Czech and British descent. Mihok grew up in Greenwich Village and lived in the artist community Westbeth on Bank Street. Mihok went to PS 3, a public elementary school in Manhattan, currently named the John Melser Charrette School. He attended the Center School (MS 243) for middle school. While attending Bronx High School of Science, where he played baseball as a middle infielder, Mihok joined CityKids Repertory, and appeared in the short-lived TV show, ''CityKids,'' which featured local New York child actors and Jim Henson's The Muppets. Mihok a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suki Waterhouse
Alice Suki Waterhouse (born 5 January 1992) is an English model, actress and singer. She began a career in modelling at the age of 16, and she would go on to model for several major fashion labels. Her first feature film as an actress was a minor role in ''Pusher'' in 2012, and she has since appeared in films such as '' The Divergent Series: Insurgent'', ''The Bad Batch'', and '' Assassination Nation''. In 2016, she co-founded the accessories brand Pop & Suki with Poppy Jamie and Leo Seigal. Early life Waterhouse was born in Hammersmith, London, and was raised in Chiswick, London, the daughter of Elizabeth, a cancer care nurse, and Norman Waterhouse, a plastic surgeon. She has a brother named Charlie, and two younger sisters, Madeleine, a model, and Imogen, a model and actress. Career Modelling Waterhouse began her modelling career after being discovered in "either a Topshop or H&M" in London when she was 16. When she was 19, she became a lingerie model for Marks and Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Wilson
Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor known for his roles in films such as ''Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), ''My Dog Skip'' (2000), '' Legally Blonde'' (2001), ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' (2001), ''Idiocracy'' (2006), ''You Kill Me'' (2007), ''The Skeleton Twins'' (2014), '' Meadowland'' (2015) and '' Brad's Status'' (2017). On television, he played Casey Kelso on ''That '70s Show'' (2005–06), Levi Callow on '' Enlightened'' (2011–13) and Pat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E. on '' Stargirl'' (2020–present). He is the brother of actors Andrew Wilson and Owen Wilson. Early life Wilson was born in Dallas the youngest of three sons of Robert Andrew Wilson (1941–2017), an advertising and television executive, and his wife Laura (née Cunningham; born 1939), a photographer. His family, originally from Massachusetts, is of Irish Catholic descent. All three Wilson boys attended St. Mark's School of Texas. According to Owen, Luke was voted cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbie Cornish
Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress. Cornish is best known for her film roles as Heidi in ''Somersault'' (2004), Fanny Brawne in '' Bright Star'' (2009), Sweet Pea in ''Sucker Punch'' (2011), Lindy in '' Limitless'' (2011), Clara Murphy in '' RoboCop'' (2014), as Sarah in ''Geostorm'' (2017) and for her work with writer/director Martin McDonagh in ''Seven Psychopaths'' (2012) and ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017). For the latter, Cornish won her first Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast. In 2018, she portrayed Cathy Mueller in the first season of Amazon Video series '' Jack Ryan'' opposite John Krasinski. She also played Dixy in the film '' The Virtuoso'' (2021) alongside Anthony Hopkins. Early life Abbie Cornish was born on 7 August 1982 in Lochinvar, New South Wales, as the second of five children of Shelley and Barry Cornish. Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. She grew up on a farm before moving to Newca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momentum Pictures
Momentum Pictures is a film distributor and a subsidiary of Entertainment One, itself part of Hasbro. Prior to 2013, it was a brand of Canadian distributor Alliance Films used for its releases in the United Kingdom, and was one of the leading independent distributors in the UK and Ireland. Following eOne's purchase of the company, Alliance and its divisions were folded under the eOne brand. The Momentum brand was revived in 2015 as part of a venture with Orion Pictures to jointly acquire films for distribution in North America and international markets. The studio has also released several family films, such as ''Hoodwinked!'', '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle'' (co-distributed with United International Pictures as part of a two-year agreement), ''Arthur and the Invisibles'' and ''Igor'', as well as the home video rights for popular TV series ''Creature Comforts''. Theatrical releases 2022 * '' Soft & Quiet'' (November 4) 2019 * '' The Death & Life of John F. Donovan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Hills Film Festival
The Beverly Hills Film Festival (BHFF) is a film festival in the United States founded in 2001 by independent filmmaker Nino Simone. The festival is an international competition dedicated to showcasing the art and talent of emerging filmmakers and screenplay writers from around the world. The festival lasts five days and is reportedly attended by more than 20,000 people a year. Venues include the AMPAS, Writers Guild, Chinese Theater and The Clarity Theatre. The festival winds up with the black tie awards ceremony. In 2013 the festival was launched internationally with an event in Tokyo. The BHFF emphasizes awards to first-time filmmakers. On the final night of the Festival, the jury (usually made up of film professionals from all over the globe) presents its awards, including the Golden Palm Award for best picture, at a black-tie gala at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The Beverly Hills Film Festival has officially canceled its 2020 event due to ongoing COVID-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by '' The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Messner (actor)
Johnny Messner (born April 11, 1970) is an American film and television actor best known for his portrayal of a muscular military man in the 2004 film '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid''. Biography Messner was born on April 11, 1970, in Syracuse, New York. He lived in Europe for 13 years while his father served in the United States Air Force, mainly in Germany and England. During this time, he developed a love for sports while playing on teams at military bases. He has one brother and one sister. He briefly attended the San Diego State University to major in sports broadcasting but eventually decided to drop out. Soon after that he went back to New York where he pursued an acting career. He has several tattoos; one depicts Italian actress Monica Bellucci, and another is of his father. As an actor Messner is probably best known for his work in the films '' Tears of the Sun'', '' The Whole Ten Yards'' and ''Hostage'', and in the TV series ''Guiding Light'' (working with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Door Film Festival
The Golden Door Film Festival is a film festival in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, which was inaugurated in 2011. The four-day festival takes place in fall, and shows features, documentaries, and shorts. The opening and closing night awards ceremony are located at the 1929 movie palace Loew's Jersey Theatre at Journal Square with many screenings and other events at various Downtown venues. The festival was founded by actor, producer, and musician Bill Sorvino. There are competitive awards for features, shorts, documentaries, student works, LBGT-themed films and the Women in Cinema-Alice Guy-Blaché Award for female directors. America's Golden Door The Statue of Liberty National Monument, comprising Liberty Island and Ellis Island, is located in the Upper New York Bay opposite Liberty State Park in Jersey City. "I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" is the last line of "The New Colossus," the poem by Emma Lazarus. Many immigrants passed through the city's Communip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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