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Reign Over Me
''Reign Over Me'' is a 2007 American buddy drama film written and directed by Mike Binder, produced by his brother Jack Binder, and starring Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, Saffron Burrows, and Binder himself. The film follows the story of former college roommates and old friends Alan and Charlie, the latter of whom is struggling with depression after the death of his wife and daughters in the September 11 attacks. This was also Melinda Dillon's final film acting role before retiring from acting later that same year and her death in 2023. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film was theatrically released on March 23, 2007, and on DVD and Blu-ray on October 9, 2007. It is the first of two films produced by Madison 23, a drama subsidiary of Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. Plot After the Twin Towers went down in 2001, Charlie Fineman lost everything important in his life. Five years have passed since Charlie's wife and daught ...
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Jack Binder
Jack Binder is an American film producer ''The Upside of Anger'', ''First Reformed'', ''Reign Over Me'' and television producer '' The Mind of the Married Man'', HBO, ''The Comedy Store'', Showtime, and second unit director active since 1985. Binder works with the Major Hollywood Studios and independent film companies. Based in Los Angeles and London Binder produces worldwide and is involved in film finance. He formed Michigan Film Production to provide information on the Michigan Film Incentives program, which he helped create with the legislature and Governor and created FilmBudget.com, a site that creates a feature film budget & film finance plans for financing and movie production. Binder's production company is Greentrees Films. Jack has worked with his brother Mike Binder, a writer, actor and director for over 25 years, collaborating on many productions together. Filmography * Eating Our Way To Extinction (2021) financier, investor, associate producer Narrated by Kate Wins ...
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Melinda Dillon
Melinda Ruth Dillon (October 13, 1939 – January 9, 2023) was an American actress. She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of '' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'', and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977) and '' Absence of Malice'' (1981). She is well-known for her role as Mother Parker in the holiday classic ''A Christmas Story'' (1983). Her other film roles include '' Bound for Glory'' (1976), '' Slap Shot'' (1977), '' F.I.S.T.'' (1978), '' The Muppet Movie'' (1979), ''Harry and the Hendersons'' (1987), ''Captain America'' (1990), '' The Prince of Tides'' (1991), '' To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar'' (1995), ''How to Make an American Quilt'' (1995), ''Magnolia'' (1999), for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, and '' Reign Over Me'' (2007). Early life Dillon was born as Melinda Ruth Clardy on October 13, 1939, ...
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The Who
The Who are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. Considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall Stack, Marshall stack, large public address systems, the use of synthesizers, Entwistle's and Moon's influential playing styles, Townshend's Guitar feedback, feedback and power chord guitar technique, and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by many hard rock, punk rock, punk, power pop and mod (subculture), mod bands. The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. The Who evolved from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod (subculture), mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by Instrument destruction, destr ...
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Graham Nash
Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is a British and American musician, singer and songwriter. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his contributions as a member of the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash. Nash is a photography collector, a published photographer, and digital image printing pioneer. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1997 and as a member of the Hollies in 2010. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours List for services to music and to charity. Nash holds four honorary doctorates, including one from the New York Institute of Technology, one in music from the University of Salford in 2011 and one in fine arts from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Early life Graham William Nash was born on 2 February 1942 in Blackpool, Lancashire, to where his mother had been evacuated from her hometown of ...
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American Rock music, rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", Springsteen has released 21 studio albums spanning six decades; most of his albums feature the E Street Band, his backing band since 1972. Springsteen is a pioneer of heartland rock, combining commercially successful rock with poetic, socially conscious lyrics that reflect working class American life. He is known for his energetic concerts, some of which last more than four hours. Springsteen released his first two albums, ''Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' and ''The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle'', in 1973. Although both were well-received by critics, neither earned him a large audience. He changed his style and achieved worldwide popularity with ''Born to Run'' (1975). Springsteen followed with ''Darkness on the Edge of Town'' (1978) and ''The River (Bruce Springsteen album), The River'' (1980), Springsteen's first ...
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Ted Raimi
Theodore Raimi (born December 14, 1965) is an American character actor, director and writer. He is known for his roles in the works of his brother Sam Raimi, including a fake Shemp in ''The Evil Dead'', possessed Henrietta in ''Evil Dead II'', and Ted Hoffman in the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy.Peter David's novelizations of the films reveal his first name to be Ted, after the actor who plays him. He later reprised his role as Henrietta in the television series '' Ash vs. Evil Dead'', in which he also played the character Chet Kaminski. He is also known for his roles as Lieutenant JG Tim O'Neill in ''seaQuest DSV'', his recurring role as the merchant in '' Legend of the Seeker'' and Joxer the Mighty in both '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and '' Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''. Raimi has appeared in minor roles including the films '' Crimewave'', '' Intruder'', '' Shocker'', '' Darkman'', '' Candyman'', ''Army of Darkness'', ''Clear and Present Danger'', '' The Grudge'', '' Drag Me ...
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Paula Newsome
Paula Newsome is an American actress. She starred in a number of television series, most notable the ABC police drama '' Women's Murder Club'' (2007–08), and had recurring roles on ''NYPD Blue'', ''NCIS'', '' Barry'', and ''Chicago Med''. She is best known for her supporting role in the film '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), and her leading role of Maxine "Max" Roby in the CBS crime drama series '' CSI: Vegas'' (2021–2024). Early life Newsome grew up in Chicago and is a graduate of Morgan Park Academy. She received a bachelor's degree from Webster University’s Conservatory of Theater Arts. Career Newsome began having an interest in acting as a child performing in community theater, before moving to New York City. While in New York, she was cast in a number of Broadway productions. She made her big screen debut appearing in a supporting role in the 1992 comedy film ''Straight Talk'' starring Dolly Parton. She went on to guest star in a number of notable television series, ...
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Rae Allen
Rae Julia Theresa Abruzzo (July 3, 1926 – April 6, 2022), professionally known as Rae Allen, was an American actress of stage, film and television. Her career spanned some seventy years and eight decades. Allen started her career in theatre in 1941 in a production of Gilbert and Sullivan and made her debut on Broadway in 1948, moving to television and film roles in 1958, making her screen debut in ''Damn Yankees''. She appeared in numerous guest roles in TV shows, but she was best known of recurring parts in sitcom ''All in the Family'' (1972–1973) and in ''The Sopranos''. Her film roles included '' A League of Their Own'' (1992) and ''Stargate''. Early life Allen was born as Rae Julia Theresa Abruzzo in Brooklyn, New York City, on July 3, 1926, to Julia (née Riccio), a seamstress and hairdresser and Joseph Abruzzo, an opera singer and chauffeur, whose brothers acted in vaudeville. At the age of 25, she played Buttercup in '' H.M.S. Pinafore''. Rae Allen trained at the ...
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John De Lancie
John Sherwood de Lancie, Jr. (born March 20, 1948) is an American actor, best known for his role as Q in various ''Star Trek'' series, beginning with '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' in 1987 and leading up to the third season of '' Star Trek: Picard'' in 2023. De Lancie's first television role was in '' Captains and the Kings'' in 1976. His other television series roles include Eugene Bradford in ''Days of Our Lives'' (1982–1986; 1989–1990), Frank Simmons in ''Stargate SG-1'' (2001–2002), Donald Margolis in ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2010), Agent Allen Shapiro in '' Torchwood'' (2011), as well as the voice of Discord in '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' (2011–2019). De Lancie became an outspoken secular activist and was a featured speaker at the 2016 Reason Rally and at CSICon 2019. Early life and education De Lancie was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 20, 1948, one of two children born to John de Lancie (1921–2002), principal oboist of th ...
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Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Ray Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor. He played FBI Special Agent Frank McPike in the television series '' Wiseguy'' (1987–1990). For his role, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Banks gained renewed recognition for his role as hitman and fixer Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2013). He reprised the role as a lead character in the spin-off series ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022) and its sequel film, '' El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'' (2019). For playing Ehrmantraut, he received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Banks' film projects include '' The Rose'' (1979), ''Airplane!'' (1980), ''Frances'' (1982), ''Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984), '' Armed and Dangerous'' (1986), '' There Goes the Neighborhood'' (1992), '' Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'' (1995), '' Foolish'' (1999), '' Puff, Puff, Pass ...
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Robert Klein
Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American stand-up comedian, singer, and actor. He is known for his appearances on stage and screen. He has released four standup comedy albums: ''A Child of the 50s'' (1973), ''Mind Over Matter'' (1974), ''New Teeth'' (1975), and ''Let's Not Make Love'' (1990). The first two albums received Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nominations. Klein hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' in its first season in 1975 and again in 1978. Klein made his Broadway debut in the 1966 production of '' The Apple Tree'' opposite Alan Alda. He earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical nomination for his performance in Neil Simon's musical comedy '' They're Playing Our Song'' (1979). He also starred on his own show, ''Robert Klein Time'', which aired on USA Network from 1986 to 1988. He is known for his film roles in '' The Owl and the Pussycat'' (1970), ''Mixed Nuts'' (1994), '' One Fine Day'' (1996), '' Primary Colors'' (1998), '' The Safety of Objects' ...
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Involuntary Commitment
Involuntary commitment, civil commitment, or involuntary hospitalization/hospitalisation, or informally in Britain sectioning, being sectioned, commitment, or being committed, is a legal process through which an individual who is deemed by a qualified person to have symptoms of severe mental disorder is detained in a psychiatric hospital (inpatient) where they can be treated involuntarily. This treatment may involve the administration of psychoactive drugs, including involuntary administration. In many jurisdictions, people diagnosed with mental health disorders can also be forced to undergo treatment while in the community; this is sometimes referred to as outpatient commitment and shares legal processes with commitment. Criteria for civil commitment are established by laws which vary between nations. Commitment proceedings often follow a period of emergency hospitalization, during which an individual with acute psychiatric symptoms is confined for a relatively short duration ...
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