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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot
''Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot'' is a 2018 American comedy drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and based upon the memoir of the same name by John Callahan (cartoonist), John Callahan. The cast includes Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black, and follows a recently paralyzed alcoholic who finds a passion for drawing off-color humor, off-color newspaper cartoons. The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018, and was released on July 14, 2018, by Amazon Studios. Plot Based in Portland, alcoholic quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan is honored for his work. After he introduces himself as an alcoholic, we see the events that led him here. On the morning before his accident, John wakes up still drunk and hurries to purchase more alcohol so withdrawal would not set in. That evening, he meets Dexter at a party in Long Beach. They leave together in a car and as the night progresses, they get increasingly drunk, inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Van Sant
Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician. He has earned acclaim as an independent film, independent auteur. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. He made his feature-length directorial debut film ''Mala Noche'' (1985). He earned acclaim for a string of independent films such as the crime drama ''Drugstore Cowboy'' (1989), the adventure film ''My Own Private Idaho'' (1991), and the black comedy ''To Die For'' (1995). He earned Academy Award for Best Director nominations for the drama ''Good Will Hunting'' (1997), and the biographical film ''Milk (2008 American film), Milk'' (2008), both of which also received Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture nominations. Van Sant directed the psychological drama ''Elephant (2003 film), Elephant'' (2003), a film based on the Columbine High School massac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc.) are handled with realism and subtlety, while preserving a humorous tenor. The term "dramedy" began to be used in the television industry in the 1980s. Modern television comedy dramas tend to have more humour integrated into the story than the comic relief common in drama series, but usually contain a lower joke rate than sitcom, sitcoms. History In Theatre of ancient Greece, Greek theatre, plays were considered comedies or tragedies (i.e. drama): the former being light stories with a happy ending, and the latter serious stories with a sad ending. This concept even influenced Theatre of ancient Rome, Roman theatre and theatre of the Hellenistic period. Theatre of that era is thought to have long-lasting infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Matarazzo
Heather Matarazzo (born November 10, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for playing Lilly Moscovitz in '' The Princess Diaries'' (2001) and its 2004 sequel, and Martha Meeks in ''Scream 3'' (2000) and '' Scream'' (2022). Matarazzo made her film debut at age 12 in ''Welcome to the Dollhouse'' (1995), earning an Independent Spirit Award for her portrayal of Dawn Wiener. Her other credits include '' The Devil's Advocate'' (1997), '' All I Wanna Do'' (1998), '' 54'' (1998), '' Sorority Boys'' (2002), ''Saved!'' (2004), and ''Sisters'' (2015). Outside film, Matarazzo portrayed Heather Wiseman on the CBS series '' Now and Again'' (1999–2000), and had recurring roles on ''Roseanne'' (1997), '' Exes & Ohs'' (2006–2009), and ''The L Word'' (2007). On stage, she appeared in the 2001–2002 Broadway revival of '' The Women''. Early life Matarazzo's biological mother was Irish-American, while her biological father was from Ireland, from the town of Knock ( Irish: ''An Cnoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Brownstein
Carrie Rachel Brownstein (born September 27, 1974) is an American musician, actress, writer, director, and comedian. She first came to prominence as a member of the band Excuse 17 before forming the rock trio Sleater-Kinney. During a long hiatus from Sleater-Kinney, she formed the group Wild Flag. During this period, Brownstein wrote and appeared in a series of comedy sketches alongside Fred Armisen that were developed into the satirical comedy TV series ''Portlandia'' (2011–2018). The series went on to win Emmy Award, Emmy and Peabody Awards. Sleater-Kinney eventually reunited; as of 2023, Brownstein was touring with the band as well as in support of her new memoir. Early life Brownstein was born in Seattle, Washington, and was raised in Redmond, Washington. Her mother was a housewife and a teacher, and her father was a corporate lawyer. They divorced when Carrie was 14, and she was raised by her father. Brownstein has a younger sister, Stacey. Her family is American Jews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Ditto
Mary Beth Patterson (born February 19, 1981), known by her stage name Beth Ditto, is an American singer and songwriter most notable for her work with the indie rock band Gossip. Her voice has been compared to Etta James, Janis Joplin and Tina Turner. She disbanded Gossip to pursue a career in fashion, and has since started a solo career. In 2022, she portrayed country singer Gigi Roman on the Fox drama series ''Monarch'', and two years later, Gossip reformed. Life and career Ditto grew up in a poor family in Arkansas in the southern United States, with her mother, various stepfathers, and six siblingstwo older brothers, an older sister, two younger brothers and a younger sister. She grew up in the Southern Baptist and Pentecostal churches, but is now an atheist. At age 13, she moved out of her mother's house and went to live with her aunt. She moved to Olympia, Washington in 1999; then to Portland, Oregon in 2003, where she lived as of 2014. At 18, she became aware of bands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Gordon
Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, California, where her father was a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating from Los Angeles's Otis College of Art and Design, she moved to New York City to begin an art career. There, she formed Sonic Youth with Thurston Moore in 1981. She and Moore married in 1984, and the band released a total of six albums on independent labels before the end of the 1980s. It then released nine studio albums on the label DGC Records, beginning with ''Goo (album), Goo'' in 1990. Gordon was also a founding member of the musical project Free Kitten, which she formed with Julia Cafritz in 1993. Sonic Youth released its 15th and final studio album, ''The Eternal (album), The Eternal'' (2009), on Matador Records before disbanding in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Kier
Udo Kierspe (born 14 October 1944), known professionally as Udo Kier, is a German actor. Known primarily as a character actor, he has appeared in more than 220 films in both leading and supporting roles throughout Europe and the Americas. He has collaborated with acclaimed filmmakers such as Lars von Trier, Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Walerian Borowczyk, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Dario Argento, Tom Shadyac, Charles Matton, Guy Maddin, Alexander Payne, and Paul Morrissey. Early life Kier was born in Cologne near the end of World War II. The hospital where he was born was bombed by the invading Allied forces moments after his birth, and he and his mother had to be dug out of the rubble. Kier grew up without a father. In his youth, he was an altar boy and Cantor (church), cantor. He moved to London, England, at the age of 18 to learn English. Career In 1966, Kier was cast in the lead role for the film ''Road to St. Tropez''. An early starring role in ''And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Webber (actor)
Mark Allen Webber (born July 19, 1980) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''Snow Day (2000 film), Snow Day'' (2000), ''The Laramie Project (film), The Laramie Project'' (2002), ''Weapons (2007 film), Weapons'' (2007), and as Stephen Stills (Scott Pilgrim character), Stephen Stills in ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' (2010) and ''Scott Pilgrim Takes Off'' (2023). Early life Webber was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he spent the first nine years of his life. His mother, Cheri Honkala, Cheri Lynn Honkala, is a noted advocate for the homeless in Philadelphia, and was the vice-presidential nominee of the Green Party of the United States, Green Party in the 2012 presidential election. He is of Cheyenne descent through his maternal grandmother and of Finnish Americans, Finnish descent through his maternal grandfather. In 1989, he and his single mother moved to Philadelphia, where they spent time homeless, living in cars and abandoned buildings, and strugg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIDS
The HIV, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system. Without treatment, it can lead to a spectrum of conditions including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is a Preventive healthcare, preventable disease. It can be managed with treatment and become a manageable chronic health condition. While there is no cure or vaccine for HIV, Management of HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease, and if used before significant disease progression, can extend the life expectancy of someone living with HIV to a nearly standard level. An HIV-positive person on treatment can expect to live a normal life, and die with the virus, not of it. Effective #Treatment, treatment for HIV-positive people (people living with HIV) involves a life-long regimen of medicine to suppress the virus, making the viral load undetectable. Treatment is recommended as soon as the diagnosis is made. An HIV-positive person who has an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a global, peer-led Mutual aid, mutual-aid fellowship focused on an abstinence-based recovery model from alcoholism through its spiritually inclined twelve-step program. AA's Twelve Traditions, besides emphasizing anonymity, stress lack of hierarchy, staying non-promotional, and non-professional, while also unaffiliated, non-denominational, apolitical and free to all. , AA estimated it is active in 180 countries with an estimated membership of nearly two million—73% in the United States and Canada. AA traces its origins to a 1935 meeting between Bill W., Bill Wilson (commonly referred to as Bill W.) and Dr. Bob Smith (doctor), Bob Smith (Dr. Bob), two individuals seeking to address their shared struggles with alcoholism. Their collaboration, influenced by the Christian Revivalism, Christian revivalist Oxford Group, evolved into a mutual support group that eventually became AA. In 1939, the fellowship published The Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous), ''Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quadriplegic
Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is defined as the dysfunction or loss of Motor control, motor and/or Sense, sensory function in the Cervical vertebrae, cervical area of the spinal cord. A loss of motor function can present as either weakness or paralysis leading to partial or total loss of function in the arms, legs, trunk, and pelvis. (Paraplegia is similar but affects the Thoracic vertebrae, thoracic, Lumbar vertebrae, lumbar, and Sacrum, sacral segments of the spinal cord and arm function is retained.) The paralysis may be Flaccid paralysis, flaccid or Spastic quadriplegia, spastic. A loss of sensory function can present as an impairment or complete inability to sense light touch, pressure, heat, pinprick/pain, and proprioception. In these types of spinal cord injury, it is common to have a loss of both sensation and motor control. Signs and symptoms Although the most obvious symptom is impairment of the limbs, functioning is also impaired in the trunk and pelvic organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
