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The Nanny Express
''The Nanny Express'' is a Hallmark Channel television film. It premiered on Hallmark Channel on July 11, 2008, and stars Vanessa Marcil, Dean Stockwell, and Brennan Elliott. Plot After the passing of their mother three years prior, Ben and Emily have driven their father David crazy by driving away 20 nannies with sabotaged appliances and Ben's pet rat in the clothes. The film shows a life of a young girl, Kate, who looks after her dad. She is looking for work and Beverly Hills offers her a job as a nanny for David’s family. The children take an immediate dislike to her as she is "just another maid." After all the incidents, she takes it surprisingly well yet the kids expect her to leave. After a while of shenanigans, Kate and Ben become friends yet Emily keeps her distance. Eventually, David reveals to Kate that his wife was hit and killed by a drunk driver which badly affected Emily as this happened on her birthday. Emily doesn't want her father to date Kate and plans to set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stephen Langford
''Love Wrecked'' (also known as ''Temptation Island'' internationally) is a 2005 American adventure romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser. Starring Amanda Bynes, it is a romantic comedy about a girl getting stranded with a rock star on a beach in the Caribbean. The film premiered at the 2005 Dominican Republic International Film Festival. In the United States, Media 8 Entertainment failed attempts to interest a theatrical distributor and, after nearly two years, the film was sold to ABC Family, where it premiered on January 21, 2007. Plot Jennifer Taylor is a huge fan of Jason Masters, a world-famous rock star, but her efforts to meet him are constantly thwarted by her nemesis, Alexis. Hoping for another chance to meet Jason, Jennifer takes a job at his favorite Caribbean resort, joined by her best friend Ryan. Jennifer sneaks aboard a party vessel Jason is on, and when he is washed overboard, she jumps in to save him. Though the pair find themsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Riley Weston
Riley Weston (born August 25, 1966) is an American actress and writer. Weston became embroiled in a debate about ageism in Hollywood after it was discovered that she lied about her age to get work in the entertainment industry. Early life "...she changed her name to Riley Elizabeth Weston (she declines to give her real surname but says her birth name is Kimberlee)" — Los Angeles Times Weston graduated from Arlington High School outside of Poughkeepsie. Career Early work "After graduating in 1984, she moved to LA and started calling herself Kimberlee Kramer—it sounded more actressy, she felt, than Kimberlee Seaman." — Bernard Weinraub, ''Cosmopolitan'' January 1999 Beginning in 1987, Weston carved out a career as a film and television actor, working steadily throughout her twenties in a series of mostly small bit parts. Her credits included the sitcoms ''Growing Pains'', ''Who's the Boss?'' and ''3rd Rock From The Sun'', and the film '' Sister Act 2: Back in the Hab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vanessa Marcil
Vanessa Marcil ( ; born October 15, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Brenda Barrett on ''General Hospital'', Gina Kincaid on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', and Sam Marquez on ''Las Vegas (TV series), Las Vegas''. Early life Marcil, the youngest of four children, was born in Indio, California, to Patricia Marcil, a Herbal medicine, herbalist, and Pete Ortiz, a contractor and self-made millionaire. Marcil's father is Mexican, and her mother is an American of French and Italian ancestry. Career Marcil acted in a number of theatre productions before landing the role of Brenda Barrett on the soap opera, ''General Hospital'', in 1992. She garnered three Daytime Emmy Award nominations (in 1997, 1998, and 2003) for her portrayal, and she won in 2003 as Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actress. In February 1998, she was named Outstanding Lead Actress at the Soap Opera Digest Awards, ''So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dean Stockwell
Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned seven decades. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he appeared in '' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945), '' Song of the Thin Man'' (1947), '' The Green Years'' (1946), ''Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947), '' The Boy with Green Hair'' (1948), and '' Kim'' (1950). As a young adult, he played a lead role in the 1957 Broadway play ''Compulsion'' and its 1959 film version; and in 1962 he played Edmund Tyrone in the film version of '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', for which he won two Best Actor Awards at the Cannes Film Festival. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his starring role in the 1960 film version of D. H. Lawrence's '' Sons and Lovers''. He had lead roles in the films '' The Dunwich Horror'' (1970) and '' The Werewolf of Washington'' (1973). He appeared in supporting roles in such fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brennan Elliott
Brennan Elliott (born 24 March 1975) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Dr. Nick Biancavilla in the Lifetime medical drama series, ''Strong Medicine'' (2000–2004). Elliott later had recurring roles on ''The 4400'', '' Cedar Cove'' and ''UnREAL''. Early life Elliott was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada of Clan Eliott. His father's family originated in North of Ireland. He was educated at the prestigious Actors Studio at the Juilliard School in New York City. One of Elliott's first screen appearances was in the music video for Tom Cochrane's 1991 song ''Life is a Highway''. Career Elliott is best known as Dr. Nick Biancavilla in Lifetime's ''Strong Medicine''. Among his most prominent roles are his leading roles in the 1999 movies ''The Silencer'' and '' G-Saviour''. Additionally, he had a role in the horror film, ''Curse of Chucky'' and a cameo role in the 2014 film '' Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb''. After appearing in episodes of Canadian televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Channel is an American cable television network owned by Hallmark Media, a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. The channel broadcasts family-oriented general entertainment programming, including television series and made-for-TV movies. The channel has its origins in the religious broadcasters American Christian Television System (ACTS) and the Vision Interfaith Satellite Network (VISN). The two services timeshared on a single satellite signal, which was later rebranded as The Faith & Values Channel in 1993. After Liberty Media acquired a 49% stake in the channel in 1996, it relaunched as the Odyssey Network. As Odyssey, the channel gradually phased out religious programming in favor of family-oriented films and television series—a pivot that intensified after Hallmark Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company acquired major stakes in the channel in 1998. In 2001, after a corporate reorganization, Odyssey rebranded as Hallmark Channel. By the 2010s, Hallmark Channe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. A notable and historic suburb of Los Angeles, it is located just southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Beverly Hills' land area totals and (together with the neighboring smaller city of West Hollywood, California, West Hollywood to the east) is entirely surrounded by the Los Angeles, city of Los Angeles. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city has a population of 32,701, marking a decrease of 1,408 from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 34,109. In Culture of the United States, American popular culture, Beverly Hills has been known as an affluent location within Greater Los Angeles, which corresponds to higher Real estate appraisal, property values and Property tax in the United States, taxes in the area. The city is well known for its Rodeo Drive shopping district that includes many Designer label, designer b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Natalie Dreyfuss
Natalie Rachel Dreyfuss is an American actress, who has had guest-starring roles on shows such as ''Burn Notice'' and ''The Shield''. She also had a recurring role on the television series ''Rita Rocks'', '' The Secret Life of the American Teenager'', and ''The Flash''. Early life Dreyfuss is the daughter of Kathy Kann, who works in Hollywood in wardrobe, and actor Lorin Dreyfuss, as well as the niece of actor Richard Dreyfuss Richard Stephen Dreyfuss ( ; Dreyfus; born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He emerged from the New Hollywood wave of American cinema, finding fame with a succession of leading man parts in the 1970s. He has received an Academy Award, a ... and the cousin of actors Ben Dreyfuss and Emily Dreyfuss. Her father's family is Jewish.In December 2022 she announced that she was expecting her first child. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dreyfuss, Natalie 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Uriah Shelton
Uriah Shelton (born March 10, 1997) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his television roles, such as playing Jeff Cargill on ''The Glades (TV series), The Glades'', Josh on the web series ''Blue (web series), Blue'', and Joshua Matthews on ''Girl Meets World''. Shelton was also the lead in the 2010 film ''Lifted (2011 film), Lifted''. Early life Shelton was born in Dallas, Texas, and has also lived in Magnolia Springs, Alabama. He took a modeling class at the age of 7, which led to the start of his acting career in television commercials. Shelton is also involved in mixed martial arts. Career Shelton has starred in television shows, including: ''Without a Trace'', ''The Ghost Whisperer'', Mad TV, ''Dirty Sexy Money'', ''The Suite Life on Deck'', ''Monk'', ''Trust Me'', ''Trauma'', Hallmark's ''The Nanny Express'', and the independent feature ''Alabama Moon''. Shelton starred in the lead role of Henry Matthews in the movie ''Lifted (2011 film), Lifted''. Shelton wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stacy Keach
Walter Stacy Keach Jr. (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor, active in theatre, film and television since the 1960s. Keach first distinguished himself in Off-Broadway productions and remains a prominent figure in American theatre across his career, particularly as a noted Shakespearean. He is the recipient of several theatrical accolades: four Drama Desk Award, Drama Desk Awards, two Helen Hayes Award, Helen Hayes Awards and two Obie Award, Obie Awards for Distinguished Performance by an Actor. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in Arthur Kopit's 1969 production of Indians (play), ''Indians''. In film, he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of a washed-up boxer in the John Huston film ''Fat City (film), Fat City'' (1972) and appeared as Sergeant Stedenko in Cheech & Chong's films ''Up in Smoke'' (1978) and ''Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams, Nice Dreams'' (1981). His other notable film credits include ''Brewster McCloud'' (1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2000s English-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. '' The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while '' Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to '' The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's '' WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of '' Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting '' The Incredible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
