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If I Stay
''If I Stay'' is a young adult novel by Gayle Forman published in 2009. The story follows 17-year-old Mia Hall as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family. Mia is the only member of her family to survive, and she finds herself in a coma. Through this coma, however, Mia has an out-of-body experience. Through this, she is able to watch the actions around her, as close friends and family gather at the hospital where she is being treated. The book follows Mia's stories and the unfolding of her life through a series of flashbacks. Mia finds herself stuck between two worlds: the world of the living, and the world of those who have moved on. Mia realizes that she must use her past and her relationships to make a decision for her future. Her options are to stay with her grandparents and Adam, her boyfriend, and cope with the grief of losing her parents and her brother. Or, join her deceased family members in the afterlife and avoid the pain of livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayle Forman
Gayle Forman (born June 5, 1970) is an American young adult fiction author, best known for her novel '' If I Stay'', which topped the ''New York Times'' best sellers list of Young Adult Fiction and was made into a film of the same name. Career Forman began her career writing for '' Seventeen'' magazine, with most of her articles focusing on young people and social concerns. Later she became a freelance journalist for '' Details'', '' Jane'', '' Glamour'', ''The Nation'', '' Elle Magazine'', and '' Cosmopolitan''. In 2002, she and her husband Nick took a trip around the world, in which she garnered experiences and information which later served as the basis for her first book, a travelogue, ''You Can't Get There From Here: A Year On the Fringes of a Shrinking World''. In 2007, she published her first young adult novel, ''Sisters in Sanity'', based on an article she had written for ''Seventeen''. In 2009, Forman released '' If I Stay'', a book about a 17-year-old girl named Mia w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dakota Fanning
Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. Fanning is known for her roles in blockbuster films and independent features, both as a child actor and as an adult. Her accolades include nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fanning received recognition at the age of seven for starring in the drama film '' I Am Sam'' (2001), being nominated for the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role and becoming the youngest nominee in SAG history. She then starred in the miniseries '' Taken'' (2002), and in the films '' Uptown Girls'' (2003), '' Man on Fire'' (2004), '' War of the Worlds'' (2005), '' Charlotte's Web'' (2006), '' The Secret Life of Bees'' (2008), and '' Coraline'' (2009). She transitioned to mature roles with '' The Twilight Saga'' (2009–2012) and the independent films '' The Runaways'' (2010), '' Now Is Good'' (2012) and '' Effie Gray'' (2014). Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 American Novels
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. How the numbers got to their Gupta form is open to considerable debate. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American film studio, filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the "Major film studios, Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM or MGM Studios) is an American Film production, film and television production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was founded on April 17, 1924, and has been owned by the Amazon MGM Studios subsidiary of Amazon (company), Amazon since 2022. MGM was formed by Marcus Loew by combining Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures into one company. It hired a number of well-known actors as contract players—its slogan was "more stars than there are in heaven"—and soon became Hollywood's most prestigious filmmaking company, producing popular musical films and winning many Academy Awards. MGM also owned film studios, movie lots, movie theaters and technical production facilities. Its most prosperous era, from 1926 to 1959, was bracketed by two productions of ''Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heitor Dhalia
Heitor Dhalia (born 18 January 1970) is a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He has directed seven films since 1988. His film, '' À Deriva'', competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival The 62nd Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 May to 24 May 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as jury president for the main competition. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the dram .... Filmography * '' A Pantomima da Morte'' (1988) * '' Conceição'' (2000) * '' As Três Marias'' (2002; screenplay) * '' Nina'' (2004) * '' O Cheiro do Ralo'' (2006) * '' À Deriva'' (2009) * '' Gone'' (2012) * '' Serra Pelada'' (2013) * '' On Yoga: The Architecture of Peace'' (2017) * ' (2018) References External links * 1970 births Living people Brazilian film directors Brazilian screenwriters Brazilian male screenwriters {{Screen-writer-stub Brazilian people of Romani descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh-largest by population, with over 212 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 Federative units of Brazil, states and a Federal District (Brazil), Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. List of cities in Brazil by population, Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese-speaking countries, Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese language, Portuguese is an Portuguese-speaking world, official language. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazil, coastline of . Covering roughly half of South America's land area, it Borders of Brazil, borders all other countries and ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twilight (2008 Film)
''Twilight'' is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film directed by Catherine Hardwicke from a screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. It is the first installment in ''The Twilight Saga'' film series. The film stars Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan, a teenage girl, and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, a vampire. It focuses on the development of Bella and Edward's relationship and the subsequent efforts of Edward and his family to keep Bella safe from another coven of vampires. The project was in development for approximately three years at Paramount Pictures' MTV Films, during which time a film adaptation that differed significantly from the novel was written. Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the novel after the project's stagnant development. Rosenberg wrote a new adaptation of the novel shortly before the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike and sought to be faithful to the novel's storyline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Hardwicke
Catherine Hardwicke is an American film director, production designer, and screenwriter. Her directorial work includes '' Thirteen'' (2003), which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed, the film's co-star, '' Lords of Dogtown'' (2005), '' The Nativity Story'' (2006), '' Twilight'' (2008), '' Red Riding Hood'' (2011), '' Plush'' (2013), '' Miss You Already'' (2015), '' Miss Bala'' (2019), '' Prisoner's Daughter'' (2022), and '' Mafia Mamma'' (2023). Early life and work Hardwicke was born in Harlingen, Texas. She grew up in McAllen on the U.S.–Mexico border, where her family owned and operated a farm along the Rio Grande, and was raised as a Presbyterian. Growing up in McAllen, Hardwicke describes it as "wild": in high school, "her principal was stabbed three times. A friend's father was shot in the back, and another friend was murdered. And yet life could be wonderful at the same time. 'It was a Huck Finn life, too,' she said." As a child she did not attend many movies and explains, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Browning
Emily Jane Browning (born December 7, 1988) is an Australian actress. She made her film debut in the television film '' The Echo of Thunder'' (1998), and subsequently appeared in television shows such as '' High Flyers'' (1999), '' Something in the Air'' (2000–2001), and ''Blue Heelers'' (2000–2002)''.'' Her breakthrough role was in the 2002 horror film ''Ghost Ship'', which introduced her to a wider audience. In 2005, Browning won the Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Violet Baudelaire in the film '' Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (2004). Browning is also known for her roles in the horror film '' The Uninvited'' (2009), the action film ''Sucker Punch'' (2011), the independent drama ''Sleeping Beauty'' (2011), and the epic romantic historical disaster film ''Pompeii'' (2014). She was named the Breakthrough Performer of The Year by the Hamptons International Film Festival for her role in the latter. Brownin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress. She began acting as a child, with early roles in the horror film ''The Amityville Horror (2005 film), The Amityville Horror'' (2005), the drama series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2006–2007), the horror film ''The Eye (2008 film), The Eye'' (2008), the drama film ''The Poker House'' (2008), the romantic comedy film ''500 Days of Summer'' (2009), and the children's comedy film ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010 film), Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' (2010). Her breakthrough came in 2010 with her performance as Hit-Girl in the superhero film ''Kick-Ass (film), Kick-Ass''. Moretz starred in Martin Scorsese's adventure film ''Hugo (film), Hugo'' (2011), Tim Burton's horror comedy film ''Dark Shadows (film), Dark Shadows'' (2012) and the sitcom ''30 Rock'' (2011–2013), reprised her role as Hit-Girl in ''Kick-Ass 2 (film), Kick-Ass 2'' (2013) and portrayed Carrie White in the horror film ''Carrie (2013 film), Carrie'' (2013). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summit Entertainment
Summit Entertainment, LLC (formerly the Summit Group, Summit Export Group, Summit Entertainment Group Inc., Summit Entertainment Limited, Summit Films Limited, and Summit Entertainment N.V.) is an American film production label of Lionsgate Films, owned by Lionsgate Studios Corp, Lionsgate Studios and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. History Independent era (1991–2012) Summit Entertainment was founded in 1991 as the Summit GroupMolloy, Claire (2010), p. 16. Memento'. . Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved November 14, 2010. by film producers Bernd Eichinger , Arnon Milchan , and Andrew G. Vajna to handle film sales in foreign countries. Summit officially launched in 1993 by David Garrett, Patrick Wachsberger, and Bob Hayward under the name Summit Entertainment LP as a distribution and sales organization. By 1995 they were producing and co-financing films, and by 1997 they started fully financing films. Among the company's early successes was ''American Pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
