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Jay Roach
Mathew Jay Roach (born June 14, 1957) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Austin Powers (film series), ''Austin Powers'' film series, ''Meet the Parents'', ''Dinner for Schmucks'', ''The Campaign (film), The Campaign'', ''Trumbo (2015 film), Trumbo'', and ''Bombshell (2019 film), Bombshell''. Roach also earned critical acclaim for directing and producing the political television drama films ''Recount (film), Recount'', ''Game Change (film), Game Change'', and ''All the Way (2016 film), All the Way''. He produced the films under his Everyman Pictures banner. For his work, he has received four Primetime Emmy Awards from six nominations. Early life and education Roach was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., where his father was a military worker. He graduated from Eldorado High School (Albuquerque), Eldorado High School in 1975. He received a BA in economics from Stanford University in 1980, and later earned a Master of Fine Arts in film produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque ( ; ), also known as ABQ, Burque, the Duke City, and in the past 'the Q', is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Bernalillo County. Founded in 1706 as ' by Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, and named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque and List of viceroys of New Spain, Viceroy of New Spain, it was an Old Town Albuquerque, outpost on Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain. Located in the Albuquerque Basin, the city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing north-to-south through the middle of the city. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the List of United States cities by population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet The Fockers
''Meet the Fockers'' (sometimes known as ''Meet the Parents 2'') is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Jay Roach, and the sequel to the 2000 film, '' Meet the Parents''. The film stars Robert De Niro (also one of the film's producers), Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, and Teri Polo, with the cast reprising their roles from the first film. ''Meet the Fockers'' was released on December 22, 2004 in the United States by Universal Pictures and internationally by DreamWorks Pictures. Despite mixed reviews, the film was a box-office success, grossing $522 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2004. The sequel, ''Little Fockers'', followed in 2010. Plot With their wedding date six months away, Greg Focker and his fiancée Pam Byrnes decide to introduce their parents to each other. They fly to Oyster Bay, New York, to pick up Pam's father, retired CIA operative Jack Byrnes, her mother Dina, and her one-year-old n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Powers In Goldmember
''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' is a 2002 American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. It is the third and final installment in the ''Austin Powers'' film series and stars Mike Myers in four different roles: Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, and Fat Bastard. Myers and Michael McCullers co-wrote the screenplay, which also features Beyoncé Knowles in her theatrical film debut, as well as Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer, and Michael Caine. ''Goldmember'' opens with a self-parody of the ''Austin Powers'' film series called ''Austinpussy'', where Austin Powers is featured in a bio-pic parody of the James Bond film ''Octopussy''. The self-parody is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Cruise as Austin Powers, Gwyneth Paltrow as Dixie Normous, Kevin Spacey as Dr. Evil, Danny DeVito as Mini-Me, and John Travolta as Goldmember. The film was distributed by New Line Cinema and released in the United States on July 26, 2002. ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spy Who Shagged Me
''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' is a 1999 American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. It is the second installment in the ''Austin Powers'' film series, after '' International Man of Mystery''. It stars franchise co-producer and writer Mike Myers as Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, and Fat Bastard. The film also stars Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Mindy Sterling, Rob Lowe, and Elizabeth Hurley. The film's title is a play on the James Bond film '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977). The film centers on Dr. Evil returning again from cryostasis to strike at Powers from the past, using a time machine to remove Powers's mojo and deprive him of whatever qualities made him an effective secret agent so he can no longer interfere with Evil's plans. The most commercially successful movie in the ''Austin Powers'' series, the film grossed around $312 million in worldwide ticket sales, taking more money during its opening weekend than the entire box office proce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Powers (character)
Sir Austin Danger Powers is a fictional character from the '' Austin Powers'' series of films, and is created and portrayed by Mike Myers. He is the protagonist of '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997), '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) and '' Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002). He is a womanizing, hard-partying British spy embodying the Swinging London mod and hippie culture of the 1960s. Along with his nemesis Dr. Evil, he was frozen in a cryonics experiment, then unfrozen years later. The series' humor follows his attempts to adjust to the modern world as he continues to try to save it from terrorism. Personality Austin Powers was a character seen as a homage of the 1960s/1970s Bondmania, being influenced by James Bond, and other characters as Evelyn Tremble (played by Peter Sellers) in the spoof James Bond 1967 movie '' Casino Royale''. Other notable influences were Harry Palmer (played by Michael Caine who would go on to play Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Myers
Michael John Myers, (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. His accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, he was named an Order of Canada#Officer, Officer of the Order of Canada for "his extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer, and producer". Following a series of appearances on several Canadian television programs, Mike Myers attained recognition during his six seasons as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1989 to 1995, which won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He subsequently earned praise and numerous accolades for playing the title roles in the ''Wayne's World (film), Wayne's World'' (1992–1993), ''Austin Powers'' (1997–2002), and ''Shrek (franchise), Shrek'' (2001–present) franchises, the last of which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Man Of Mystery
''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (or simply ''Austin Powers'') is a 1997 American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. It is the first installment in the ''Austin Powers'' series. It stars franchise co-producer and writer Mike Myers, playing the roles of Austin Powers and his arch enemy Dr. Evil. Supporting roles are played by Elizabeth Hurley, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, and Michael York. The film is a parody of the James Bond films and other popular culture from the 1960s, centering on a flamboyant, promiscuous secret agent and a criminal mastermind arch-nemesis, who go into and come out of cryostasis at the same time as each other as their conflict spans decades. The film, which cost $16.5 million to produce, was released on May 2, 1997. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $67 million worldwide. It is now regarded as one of the best comedy films of all time, ranking 42nd on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies of All Time" list. The film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lloyd Miller
John Lloyd Miller is an American filmmaker who has directed, produced and/or written music videos, short films, features, documentaries, commercials and television programming. Career Miller has worked in virtually every aspect of the film and television business as a director, writer and producer. He began his career while attending the graduate film production program at the University of Southern California. Miller attended USC Film School with such notables as Jay Roach, Greg Beeman and Ken Kwapis. Miller won a Golden Reel award along with Jacqueline Woolf for their work on "The Big Garage" directed by Greg Beeman Miller began working with early music video director Jack Cole as a writer and eventually as a co-director for such artists as, Bon Jovi, Steve Perry, Amy Grant, Sawyer Brown and Dionne Warwick. Miller has directed over 250 music videos, including Garth Brooks', " The Dance", The Smithereens, " A Girl Like You", Eazy-E and N.W.A, "Easier Said than Dunn", Reba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eazy-er Said Than Dunn
"Eazy-er Said Than Dunn" is a song by American rapper Eazy-E. The song was released as the second single from his debut studio album, ''Eazy-Duz-It''. The track was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Yella. Music video The video shows N.W.A at a club playing the single to the crowd and wandering through Compton, California. The official music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller. According to Miller, Jay Roach was one of the cameramen for the video. Also on set, but not appearing in the video was future rapper Snoop Dogg. Cover art The front and back cover images of ''Eazy-er Said Than Dunn'' were made by photographer Ithaka Darin Pappas on November 11, 1988, at Ithaka's own apartment in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. This was the same photography session that the official press photographs for the N.W.A album Straight Outta Compton were made. Covers DJ Quik David Marvin Blake (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage names DJ Quik or Da Quiksta, is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eazy-E
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. Eazy-E is often referred to as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap". Born in Compton, California, Wright had several legal troubles before founding Ruthless in 1987. After a short solo career with frequent collaboration with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, they joined, forming N.W.A, later that year. N.W.A's debut studio album, '' Straight Outta Compton'', was released in 1989. Controversial upon release, it is now ranked among the greatest and most influential albums ever. The group released its second and final studio album, '' Niggaz4Life'', in 1991, and soon after disbanded. During N.W.A's splintering, largely by disputes over money, Eazy-E became embroiled in bitter rivalries with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who had departed for solo careers in 1989 and 1991, respectivel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eldorado High School (Albuquerque)
Eldorado High School is a public 9–12 high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the Albuquerque Public Schools district. School grade The NMPED (New Mexico Public Education department) replaced the No Child Left Behind Act and AYP testing with a new school grading formula, which took effect for the 2010–11 school years. The grade is calculated using many forms of testing, and includes graduation rates. Athletics Eldorado competes in the New Mexico Activities Association 5A-District 2, along with Farmington High School, La Cueva High School, Piedra Vista High School and West Mesa High School. Eldorado's mascot is the Golden Eagle and has nineteen teams participating in fourteen boys and girls sports; Eldorado's main rival is La Cueva High School. Band program The Eldorado Highschool band program has been very notable for the marching arts in New Mexico. The program is composed of around 150 students with directors Stephen Snowden Jr and Jordan M. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
