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The Rewrite
''The Rewrite'' is a 2014 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It stars Hugh Grant as a washed-up screenwriter who begins teaching at Binghamton University, and Marisa Tomei as a single mother with whom the screenwriter finds romance. It began development at Castle Rock Entertainment in October 2012, and filming began in New York in April 2013. ''The Rewrite'' premiered at the Shanghai International Film Festival on , 2014, and was released in the United States on February 13, 2015. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Keith Michaels is a divorced and depressed screenwriter whose only successful work was ''Paradise Misplaced'', which won the Best Screenplay Award fifteen years ago. Unemployed and low on funds after a long period of unsuccessful pitching, he reluctantly takes up a job teaching screenwriting at Binghamton University in Upstate New York. On arrival, Keith angers fellow professor Mary Weldon with derogatory comments abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Lawrence (filmmaker)
Marc Lawrence (born October 22, 1959) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Lawrence is best known for his numerous collaborations with Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. He wrote the comedy films ''Forces of Nature (1999 film), Forces of Nature'' (1999), ''Miss Congeniality (film), Miss Congeniality'' (2000), and ''Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005). He wrote and directed the comedy films ''Two Weeks Notice'' (2002), ''Music and Lyrics'' (2007), ''Did You Hear About the Morgans?'' (2009), ''The Rewrite'' (2014), and ''Noelle (2019 film), Noelle'' (2019). Early life Lawrence was born on October 22, 1959, in Brooklyn. In 1981, he graduated from Binghamton University with a degree in English and attended New York University School of Law for one year. Career Lawrence moved to Los Angeles after college and served as a staff writer and then supervising producer on NBC's ''Family Ties'' from 1984 to 1989. Lawrence has written films such as ''Life with Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Bloomer
A late bloomer is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. Late bloomer or Late bloomers may also refer to: * ''Late Bloomers'' (2006 film) (German: ''Die Herbstzeitlosen''), 2006 Swiss film directed by Bettina Oberli * ''Late Bloomers'' (2011 film), 2011 France film directed by Julie Gavras * ''Late Bloomer'' (2004 film), (Japanese: ''Osoi Hito''), 2004 Japanese film directed by Go Shibata * ''The Late Bloomer'', 2016 film based on Ken Baker memoir * ''Late Bloomer'', 2003 album by rapper Twisted Black * "Late Bloomer", a song from the 2014 album ''The Voyager ''Voyager'' (german: Homo Faber, links=no) is a 1991 English-language drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and starring Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, and Barbara Sukowa. Adapted by screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer from the 1957 novel ''Homo Faber'' ...'' by Jenny Lewis * ''Late Bloomer'', 2017 album by rapper Wes Period {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music And Lyrics
''Music and Lyrics'' is a 2007 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It focuses on the relationship that evolves between a former pop music idol (of the fictional band PoP!) and an aspiring writer as they struggle to compose a song for a reigning pop diva. The film was released on February 14, 2007, by Warner Bros. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised Grant's performance and the musical numbers but found the film simplistic, and grossed $145 million worldwide. Plot Alex Fletcher is a washed-up former pop star (from the British group 'PoP!') who seems happy in his "has-been" status, performing for 80s-loving fans at reunions and random locations, when his manager tells him Cora Corman, a young megastar, wants him to write a song for her, titled "A Way Back Into Love". Alex is reluctant to compose again after two decades, because his strength was always the tune, his ex-partner Colin always wrote the words. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Weeks Notice
''Two Weeks Notice'' is a 2002 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence and starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. Although critical response was mixed, the film was successful at the box office. Plot Lucy Kelson is an intelligent, highly competent liberal lawyer who specializes in historic preservation, environmental law, and pro bono causes in New York City. George Wade is an arrogant, needy billionaire real estate developer and stylish womanizing playboy, who is also quite naïve. Lucy's hard work and devotion to others contrasts sharply with George's childish recklessness and greed. Lucy meets George in an attempt to stop the destruction of the Coney Island community center from her childhood. Discovering she graduated from prestigious Harvard law school, he offers to hire her to replace his old Chief Counsel, overlooking their opposing views of real estate development. She decides the benefits he offers for discretionary funding for communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Andrew Keenan-Bolger is an American actor. He is best known for originating the roles of Crutchie in '' Newsies'', and Jesse Tuck in ''Tuck Everlasting'' on Broadway. His other Broadway credits include Robertson Ay in ''Mary Poppins'', Jojo in ''Seussical'', Chip in ''Beauty and the Beast'' and Young Scrooge in ''A Christmas Carol''. In 2010, Keenan-Bolger co-created the web series ''Submissions Only'' with Kate Wetherhead. He serves as the series' director and editor. He has also directed two short films, ''Sign'' and ''The Ceiling Fan''. Early life and education A Detroit native, Keenan-Bolger is the brother of Celia Keenan-Bolger and Maggie Keenan-Bolger. He graduated from Renaissance High School and the University of Michigan, where he received with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, in musical theatre, in 2007. Career As a teenager, Keenan-Bolger was in the original 2000 cast of ''Seussical'' on Broadway, as an alternate Jojo. He has also appeared on Broadway in ''Beauty and the Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damaris Lewis
Damaris Lewis (born October 10, 1990) is an American model and actress. During her modeling career, she appeared in the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues'' from 2009 to 2011. As an actress, she portrayed Blackfire on the DC Universe / HBO Max superhero series ''Titans'' (2019–present). Early life Lewis was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are West Indian from the island of St. Kitts. She studied with a conservatory-style arts concentration in dance at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. Lewis was discovered while performing with her childhood dance company, Restoration Dance Theater at Chelsea Piers. She waited until her second year of high school to sign a contract with Elite Model Management. Career Modelling Lewis has appeared in campaigns for Black/Up, Clarins, MAC Cosmetics, L'Oréal, and Yves Saint Laurent. She has done editorial shoots for ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit'' 2009, 2010, 2011; ''Essence'', French ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Antoon
Jason Allan Antoon (born November 9, 1971) is an American actor. Personal life Antoon was born in Santa Monica, California. He is of Lebanese descent. Antoon has been married to actress Seana Kofoed since 2010; they have two children. Career Stage Antoon is best known for his role in the 2000 Tony Award-winning musical ''Contact''. For his performance, he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical. Film and television Among his television work, Antoon starred on the short-lived TV series '' Kings'', in addition to numerous guest roles on various programs such as ''Modern Family'' in the episode Game Changer. On the big screen, he had a featured role in ''Minority Report'', cast when Steven Spielberg discovered him in ''Contact''. In 2008, he had a cameo in ''Taking Woodstock'' and he was seen in two 2010 George Gallo films, ''Columbus Circle'' and '' Middle Men''. Antoon voiced the role of Garrison "Knobs" Butler in the web series '' E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Luccardi
Olivia Luccardi (born May 17, 1989) is an American actress and producer. She is known for her roles as Alice Woods in Syfy's horror anthology series '' Channel Zero: Butcher's Block'' and as Yara Davis in the supernatural thriller film ''It Follows''. Early life Luccardi was born to Patricia (née Bowden), a hair and makeup stylist, and Giuseppe Luccardi, a fashion photographer. Luccardi's childhood was spent in Brooklyn, but she went to high school in Chatham, New York. Luccardi revealed she was bullied throughout school. Career After high school, Luccardi moved to Manhattan. Luccardi worked for Webster Hall, formerly a nightclub, and its ''Quarterly Art Soiree'', for four years until March 2013. In ''Girls'', she "played a foulmouthed little Staten Island mall rat". Luccardi's other notable roles include the american thriller film ''Money Monster'', the independent comedy drama film ''Person to Person'', Netflix's comedy-drama series '' Orange Is the New Black'', and HB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Aaron
Caroline Sidney Aaron (née Abady; born ) is an American actress. She is known for her performances in films like Mike Nichols' ''Heartburn'' (1986) and ''Primary Colors'' (1998), as well as Woody Allen's '' Crimes and Misdemeanors'' (1989), ''Alice'' (1990), and ''Deconstructing Harry'' (1997), and Nora Ephron's '' Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993). She also appeared in Tim Burton's ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990) and Stanley Tucci's ''Big Night'' (1996). More recently, she appeared in '' 21 Jump Street'' (2012) and its sequel '' 22 Jump Street'' (2014). She is also known for her work on television, including guest roles on '' Wings, Frasier, Curb Your Enthusiasm'', ''Desperate Housewives, Transparent'', '' Madam Secretary'', and ''The Good Fight''. Her Broadway roles include Woody Allen's '' Relatively Speaking'', '' I Hate Hamlet'', ''Social Security'' and ''The Iceman Cometh'' starring Jason Robards. She is currently a regular on the critically acclaimed and Primetime Emmy A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Q
Annie Q. is an American actress, known professionally as Annie Q. Riegel as of 2022. She is best known for her portrayal of Christine in the HBO television series '' The Leftovers'' and Sophie Hicks in the Netflix comedy-drama ''Alex Strangelove.'' She also appeared in the "School Spirit" episode of the Hulu anthology series '' Into the Dark''. Personal life and family Annie Q. Riegel was born in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up between Beijing, China and New York City, New York, speaking both Mandarin Chinese and English with her family at home. Her acceptance into Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts began her interest in acting. She went on to attend New York University Stern School of Business and Tisch School of the Arts for finance and film. Career As a child, Annie Q. Riegel appeared in several commercials, short films and episodic television work. After graduating high school, she made her stage debut in 2012 playing the title role in Ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Pittman
} Karen Pittman is an American actress. Born in Mississippi and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Pittman received a Bachelor of Arts in Voice and Opera at Northwestern University and a Masters of Fine Arts from NYU's Graduate Acting Program. Pittman has portrayed the character of Jory in the 2012 Lincoln Center production of ''Disgraced'' and has performed in FX Network's ''The Americans'' and Netflix's ''Luke Cage'', as Lisa and Inspector Priscilla Ridley, respectively. Since 2019, she has starred as Mia Jordan in the Apple TV+ drama series ''The Morning Show'' for which she was nominated for a SAG award Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). The award was founded in 1952 to recognize outstanding performances in movie an ..., along with the cast in 2022. Filmography Film Television Theater References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aja Naomi King
Aja Naomi King (; born January 11, 1985) is an American actress. She played Michaela Pratt in ''How to Get Away with Murder''. She began her career in guest-starring roles on television, and starred as Cassandra Kopelson in The CW medical comedy-drama ''Emily Owens, M.D.'' In 2014, King began starring as Michaela Pratt in the ABC legal drama series ''How to Get Away with Murder'', for which she received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination in 2015. She also has starred in the films ''Four'' (2012) and '' Reversion'' (2015). In 2016, she portrayed Cherry Turner in the historical film ''The Birth of a Nation'' (2016) and the following year appeared in the comedy-drama ''The Upside'' (2017). Early life King was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Walnut, California. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University's School of Drama in 2010. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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