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Wishin' And Hopin' (film)
''Wishin' and Hopin'' is a 2014 American coming of age comedy film starring Wyatt Ralff, Molly Ringwald, Chevy Chase and Annabella Sciorra based on the 2009 novel ''Wishin' and Hopin': A Christmas Story'' by Wally Lamb. Filmed in and around Norwich, Connecticut, and Willimantic, CT. film received a limited theatrical release at the Garde Arts Center on November 23, 2014 and premiered on Lifetime on December 6, 2014. It was the final film appearance of Meat Loaf before his death in January 2022. Plot summary Fifth-grader Felix Funicello (Ralff), the cousin of famous Mickey Mouse Club Mousekteer and teen idol/ movie actress Annette Funicello, lives in the fictional small town of Three Rivers, Connecticut. In 1964, he and his classmates at St. Aloyius Gonzaga Parochial School have a momentous fall semester after lay substitute teacher Madame Frechette (Ringwald) and Zhenya (Cohen), a new student from Russia, arrive. Madame Frechette implements a new concept for the school's Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Ringwald
Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. She was cast in her first major role as Molly in the NBC sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' (1979–80) after a casting director saw her playing an orphan in a stage production of the musical ''Annie''. She and several other members of the original ''Facts of Life'' cast were let go when the show was reworked by the network. She subsequently made her motion-picture debut as Miranda in the independent film ''Tempest'' (1982), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. Ringwald is known for her collaborations with filmmaker John Hughes. She established herself as a teen icon after appearing in the successful Hughes films ''Sixteen Candles'' (1984), ''The Breakfast Club'' (1985), and ''Pretty in Pink'' (1986). She later starred in '' The Pick-up Artist'' (1987), '' Fresh Horses'' (1988), and '' For Keeps'' (1988). She starred in many films in the 1990s, most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Substitute Teacher
A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is absent or unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, maternal leave and so on. "Substitute teacher" (usually abbreviated as "sub") is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, Canada (except Ontario and New Brunswick), India and Ireland, while supply teacher is the most commonly used term in Great Britain and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and New Brunswick. The term cover teacher is also used in Great Britain. Common synonyms for substitute teacher include relief teacher or casual relief teacher (used in Australia and New Zealand) and "emergency teacher" (used in some parts of the United States). Other terms, such as "guest teacher", are also used by some schools or districts. Regional variants in terminology are common, such as the use of the term teacher teaching on call (TTOC) in the Canadian province of British Columbia and occasional in Ontario. In the United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Television Films
Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unreleased album by Charli XCX * "14" (song), 2007, from ''Courage'' by Paula Cole Other uses * ''Fourteen'' (film), a 2019 American film directed by Dan Sallitt * ''Fourteen'' (play), a 1919 play by Alice Gerstenberg * ''Fourteen'' (manga), a 1990 manga series by Kazuo Umezu * ''14'' (novel), a 2013 science fiction novel by Peter Clines * ''The 14'', a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings * Fourteen, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Lot Fourteen, redevelopment site in Adelaide, South Australia, previously occupied by the Royal Adelaide Hospital * "The Fourteen", a nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 3 * Fourteen Words, a phrase used by white supremacists and Nazis See also * 1/4 (other) * Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Christmas Films
Many Christmas stories have been adapted to feature films and TV specials, and have been broadcast and repeated many times on television; since the popularization of home video in the 1980s, their many editions are sold and re-sold every year during the holiday shopping season. Theatrical Christmas-themed films which received a theatrical release. File:It's a Wonderful Life.png, ''It's a Wonderful Life'' File:Meet Me In St Louis Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien 1944.jpg, ''Meet Me in St. Louis'', Judy Garland Margaret O'Brien 1944 File:IngridBergmanTheBellsofSaintMarysTrailerScreenshot1945.jpg, Ingrid Bergman, '' The Bells of Saint Marys'', 1945 File:The Bishop's Wife (1948 poster).jpg, ''The Bishop's Wife'', 1948 ''A Christmas Carol'' adaptations ''The Nutcracker'' adaptations Christmas action films Christmas horror films Christmas Thriller films Short films Made-for-television and direct-to-video These are films that were made for television (including streamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camila Banus
Camila Banus (born July 22, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Gabi Hernandez on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' from October 4, 2010, to June 12, 2014; Banus returned for brief appearances on December 22 and 29, 2014. Banus reprised her role as Gabi again, beginning September 17, 2015. Banus also played the character of Lola Montez on ''One Life to Live'' from October 2008 to May 2009. She had a regular role in the Fox TV show ''Star'' in the third season. Personal life Banus was born in Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on natural and artificial island, man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the .... She is the oldest daughter of Carmen and Jaime Banus. She has a younger sister, Gabriela, who is also an actress. She is of Spanish and Cuban descent. Filmography Film Television Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanche Baker
Blanche Baker (born December 20, 1956) is an American actress and filmmaker. She won an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the television mini-series ''Holocaust''. Baker is known for her role as Ginny Baker in ''Sixteen Candles''; she also starred in the title role of ''Lolita'' on Broadway. In 2012, she produced and starred in a film about Ruth Madoff titled ''Ruth Madoff Occupies Wall Street''. Early life and education Born Blanche Garfein in New York City, she is the daughter of actress Carroll Baker and director Jack Garfein. Her father is a Jew from Carpathian Ruthenia (born in Mukachevo), who survived the Holocaust; and her mother was a Roman Catholic who converted to Judaism. She also has a younger brother, Herschel Garfein. She spent her early life in Italy, where her mother had established a film career after leaving Hollywood in the mid-1960s. Baker attended the American School in Rome and then Wellesley College from 1974 to 1976, and later stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krysta Rodriguez
Krysta Anne Rodriguez (born July 23, 1984) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Ana Vargas in the NBC series '' Smash'', Summer Henderson in the NBC series '' Trial & Error'', Maxine Griffin in the ABC series '' Quantico'' and Ms. Crumble in the Netflix comedy series '' Daybreak''. Early life and career Rodriguez grew up in Orange County, California. She began taking dance lessons at the age of 13, after being involved with cheerleading in middle school. After traveling to New York and seeing eight Broadway shows, she realized performers had to sing and act as well as dance, so once she returned home Rodriguez began taking singing and acting lessons. She was a cast member of the Christian television show ''Colby's Clubhouse'' from 1995 to 2000. She attended Orange County High School of the Arts where she played many lead roles including Marian in ''The Music Man'', as well as the lead role in ''Gidget: The Musical'', a musical co-written and direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinn McColgan
Quinn McColgan (born January 31, 2002) is an American actress from Delaware, who has appeared in five feature films, four TV shows, one TV movie and a short. Her breakthrough role was in the TV mini-series ''Mildred Pierce'' as Ray Pierce (the younger daughter of Mildred Pierce, played by Kate Winslet) directed by Todd Haynes, and one of her best known roles was Becca in the Liam Neeson film '' Non-Stop'' (2014) directed by Spanish director Jaume Collet-Serra. Charlene Sharpe, Delmarvanow.com Accessed 2016-1-27 Career Starting her career in commercials, McColgan has moved up to have prominent roles in feature films and television shows. Her performance as Ray Pierce in the TV miniseries Mildred Pierce received a Young Artist Award nomination for 2012. McColgan's acting ability has been praised in ''The Hollywood Reporter'', where Frank Scheck in his review of the feature film ''Extinction'' commented "Far better is child actress McColgan, delivering a well-rounded, naturalisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sosie Bacon
Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992) is an American actress. Her first role was playing 10-year-old Emily in the film ''Loverboy (2005 film), Loverboy'' (2005), which was directed by her father, Kevin Bacon. James Duff (writer), James Duff, producer of ''The Closer'', was compelled by Bacon's performance in ''Loverboy'' to suggest that she play the role of Brenda Leigh Johnson's niece Charlie in season five of the series. Although her parents were opposed to her being involved in acting, she accepted the role and appeared in four episodes alongside her mother, who played the role of Chief Johnson. Bacon portrayed the character Skye Miller in the TV series ''13 Reasons Why''. In 2022, she starred in the horror film ''Smile (2022 film), Smile''. Early life Sosie Bacon was born in 1992 to actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. Bacon was provided with a "fairly ordinary" upbringing, according to producer James Duff (writer), James Duff, and her parents were determined that she not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse James (actor)
Jesse James (born September 14, 1989) is an American actor. Early life James was born in Palm Springs, California, the son of Jaime, a laboratory technician, and Shane James, an actor. Career James began his acting career in the 1997 film ''As Good as It Gets'', a role for which he won the Hollywood Reporter Young Star award. His career continued with his role in the 2001 film ''Blow'', as the child version of Johnny Depp's character, and ''Pearl Harbor'', in which he played the young version of Ben Affleck's character. James acted in the 2004 film ''The Butterfly Effect'' as the young Tommy Miller and ''The Amityville Horror''. His television work includes ''Life'' and ''In Plain Sight'', and he has become involved in the independent film community with projects such as '' Exodus Fall'' and '' Hickory Nation''. In 2008 James starred in and was an executive producer for the short film ''Manifest Destiny''. Filmography Film * ''As Good as It Gets'' (1997) – Spencer Connelly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Nucci
Daniel Nucci (born September 15, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in blockbuster films, including his roles as Danny Rivetti in ''Crimson Tide'' (1995), Lieutenant Shepard in ''The Rock'' (1996), Deputy Monroe in ''Eraser'' (1996), and Fabrizio de Rossi in ''Titanic'' (1997), as well as his lead role as Mike Foster in the Freeform series '' The Fosters'' (2013–2018). Personal life Born in Klagenfurt, Austria, to a French Moroccan mother and an Italian father, Nucci was raised in Italy until the age of seven, when his family relocated to the United States. After temporarily living in Queens, New York, the family settled in the San Fernando Valley of California, where Nucci graduated from Grant High School. He married Terre Bridgham in 1995, and they had a daughter before their divorce in 1998. He played lovers with Paula Marshall in the 1997 film '' That Old Feeling''; they married in 2003, and have a daughter. Career During the 1990s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheri Oteri
Cheryl Ann Oteri () is an American actress and comedian. A nominee of a Primetime Emmy Award, Oteri is best known for her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2000. Early life The daughter of Gaetano Thomas Oteri, she has Italian ancestry. Career ''Saturday Night Live'' (1995–2000) After moving to Los Angeles at age 25, Oteri worked at A&M Records for four years and eventually joined famed comedy troupe The Groundlings. In 1995, producers of ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') attended a performance with the intention of auditioning fellow Groundlings member Chris Kattan. Oteri performed a monologue during one of Kattan's costume changes, which led to her own invitation to audition for ''SNL'', along with Kattan and fellow Groundling Will Ferrell. She was hired as a repertory performer in September 1995 as part of an almost entirely new cast, which was brought in after the show's disastrous 1994–1995 season. Celebrities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
