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Drew Barrymore
Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, talk show host, and businesswoman. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she has received multiple List of awards and nominations received by Drew Barrymore, awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award and nominations for nine Emmy Awards and a British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA. She was named one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time (magazine), Time'' in 2023. Barrymore rose to prominence as a child actor, child star with her breakout portrayal of Gertie in ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (1982), followed by headline parts in ''Firestarter (1984 film), Firestarter'' (1984), ''Poison Ivy (1992 film), Poison Ivy'' (1992), ''Boys on the Side'' (1995), ''Scream (1996 film), Scream'' (1996), ''Ever After'' (1998), ''Never Been Kissed'' (1999), ''Charlie's Angels (2000 film), Charlie's Angels'' (2000), and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, its 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. It is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights, California, Ladera Heights to the east. The city was named after its founder, Harry Culver, who first attempted to establish it in 1913. In the 1920s, Culver City became a center for film and later television production. It was best known as the home of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from 1924 to 1986. From 1932 to 1986, it was the headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company. National Public Radio West and Sony Pictures Entertainment have headquarters in the city. History Early history Archaeology, Archaeological evidence suggests a human presence in the area of present-day Culver City since at least 8000 BCE. The region was the homeland of the Tongva people, Tongva-Gabrieliño Native Americans. For centuries, native people lived in areas curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ever After
''Ever After'' (known in promotional material as ''Ever After: A Cinderella Story'') is a 1998 American romantic period drama film inspired by the Charles Perrault fairy tale "Cinderella". It is directed by Andy Tennant and stars Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott and Jeanne Moreau. Tennant, Susannah Grant and Rick Parks wrote the screenplay while George Fenton composed the original music score. The film removes the pantomime and supernatural elements commonly found in retellings of the Cinderella tale and instead treats the story as historical fiction, setting it in Renaissance-era France. It is considered to be a modern, post-feminist interpretation of the fairy tale. ''Ever After'' was well received by critics and was a box-office success. Plot The Brothers Grimm are invited to meet with the Grande Dame, who expresses her disappointment in their version of Cinderella. She produces a glass slipper and recounts the partial true story. During the Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Going The Distance (2010 Film)
''Going the Distance'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Nanette Burstein, written by Geoff LaTulippe, and starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. It follows a young couple who fall in love one summer in New York City and try to keep their long-distance relationship alive when the woman heads home to San Francisco. Plot Erin Langford is a graduate journalism student recently hired as a summer intern at a NYC newspaper. Out with a friend at a bar, she meets Garrett, who interrupts her game of ''Centipede''. They drink together and end up at his place, where they smoke pot and have sex while Garrett's roommate Dan "DJs their hook up". The next morning, before she can leave, Erin agrees to have breakfast with him. Telling him she is only in the city for six weeks, they agree to keep it casual. Erin and Garrett soon develop feelings for each other, and she tries to get a permanent position at the paper. Before the end of her internship, she writes a well-receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music And Lyrics
''Music and Lyrics'' is a 2007 American Musical film, musical romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Marc Lawrence (filmmaker), 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. Pictures. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised Grant's performance and the musical numbers but found the film simplistic, and grossed $145.9 million worldwide. Plot Alex Fletcher, once a member of British 80s supergroup PoP!, is now a washed-up pop star relegated to occasional performances at reunions and state fairs. Alex is asked by young megastar Cora Corman to write her a song titled "Way Back Into Love". He is reluctant, as his strength was composing music while former bandmate and former best friend, Colin, wrote lyrics, but accepts at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (film)
''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' is a 2002 American biographical spy film directed by George Clooney in his directorial debut and written by Charlie Kaufman. It stars Sam Rockwell as game show host and producer Chuck Barris; based on Barris' 1984 " unauthorized autobiography" of the same name, in which he makes unsubstantiated claims to have worked for the CIA, it also depicts Barris' alleged second career as an international assassin, albeit in an over-the-top, absurdist manner. Drew Barrymore, Clooney, Julia Roberts and Rutger Hauer star in supporting roles. The film had a long development process; Columbia Pictures first planned to produce a film adaptation of the autobiography in the late 1980s, to be directed by Jim McBride, although nothing came of it. The film rights were purchased in 1997 by producer Andrew Lazar, who hired Kaufman to write a screenplay that quickly attracted a string of well-known directors, including David Fincher, Brian De Palma and Bryan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnie Darko
''Donnie Darko'' is a 2001 American Science fiction film, science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly (filmmaker), Richard Kelly in his List of directorial debuts, directorial debut, and produced by Flower Films. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, and Noah Wyle, with Seth Rogen in his film debut in a minor role. Set in October 1988, the film follows Donnie Darko (Gyllenhaal), a troubled teenager who inadvertently escapes a bizarre accident by sleepwalking. He has visions of Frank, a mysterious figure in a rabbit costume who informs him that the world will end in 28 days. Development began in late 1997 when Kelly had graduated from film school and started writing scripts. He took an early idea of a jet engine falling onto a house with no one knowing its origin and built the story around it. Kelly insisted on directing the film himself and struggled to secure backing from prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman Forever
''Batman Forever'' is a 1995 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. It is the third installment of the ''Batman'' film series, acting as a standalone sequel to ''Batman Returns''. Directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton and Peter MacGregor-Scott, it stars Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne / Batman, replacing Michael Keaton, alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell. The film follows Batman as he attempts to prevent Two-Face (Jones) and the Riddler (Carrey) from uncovering his secret identity and extracting information from the minds of Gotham City's residents, while at the same time navigating his feelings for psychologist Dr. Chase Meridian (Kidman) and adopting orphaned acrobat Dick Grayson (O'Donnell)—who becomes his partner and best friend, Robin. Schumacher mostly eschewed the dark, dystopian atmosphere of Burton's films by drawing inspiration from the Batman comic books o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blended (film)
''Blended'' is a 2014 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci. Written by Ivan Menchell and Clare Sera, the film stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore as two single parents who went on a blind date together and never wanted to see each other again afterwards. To their surprise, they both end up at the same African safari resort with their children and are forced to stay together. The film's ensemble cast also features Kevin Nealon, Terry Crews, and Wendi McLendon-Covey. South African cricketer Dale Steyn makes a cameo appearance as himself. The film was produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Mike Karz. It was released theatrically on May 23, 2014. grossed $128 million worldwide, against a budget of $40 million, and received generally negative reviews from critics. This is the third collaboration between Sandler and Barrymore after ''The Wedding Singer'' (also directed by Coraci) and '' 50 First Dates''. Plot Divorced Lauren Reynolds goes on a blind d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50 First Dates
''50 First Dates'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Segal and starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, with Rob Schneider, Sean Astin, Lusia Strus, Blake Clark, and Dan Aykroyd in supporting roles. It follows the story of Henry Roth, a womanizing marine veterinarian who falls for an art teacher named Lucy Whitmore. When he discovers she has amnesia, and forgets him when she falls asleep, he resolves to win her over again each new day. Most of the film was shot on location in Oahu, Hawaii, on the Windward side and the North Shore. Sandler and Barrymore won an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team. The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success. It was later remade in India as ''Satyabhama'' (2007, in Telugu) and as '' Ormayundo Ee Mukham'' (2014, in Malayalam), in Japan as ''50 First Kisses'' (2018), in Iran as '' Chap dast'' (2005), and in Mexico as '' Como si fuera la primera vez'' (2019). The film marked the second collaboration b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wedding Singer
''The Wedding Singer'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and Christine Taylor, and tells the story of a wedding singer in 1985 who falls in love with a waitress. The film was released on February 13, 1998. Produced on a budget of million, it grossed $123million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It is often ranked as one of Sandler's best comedies. The film was later adapted into a stage musical of the The Wedding Singer (musical), same name, debuting on Broadway theatre, Broadway in April 2006 and closing on New Year's Eve of that same year. Jon Lovitz would reprise his role as Jimmie Moore in the The Goldbergs (season 6)#ep128, episode of the same name of ''The Goldbergs (2013 TV series), The Goldbergs'', set during the events of ''The Wedding Singer'', with Sandler, Barrymore and Billy Idol appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Sandler
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. Primarily a comedic leading actor in films, List of awards and nominations received by Adam Sandler, his accolades include an Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Spirit Award, alongside nominations for three Grammy Awards, five Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2023, Sandler was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1995. He returned to ''Saturday Night Live'' as a host in 2019 earning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He has starred in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood comedy films that cumulatively grossed over $2 billion worldwide. Sandler had an estimated net worth of $420 million in 2020, and signed a new four-movie deal with Netflix worth ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
