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Liebestraum (film)
''Liebestraum'' (German for "dream of love") is a 1991 American mystery film written and directed by Mike Figgis and starring Kevin Anderson, Pamela Gidley, Bill Pullman, Zach Grenier, Alicia Witt and Taina Elg, with Kim Novak in her last film role. Plot The story follows two affairs, a generation apart. Nick ( Kevin Anderson), a professor of architecture in upstate New York, comes to an Illinois town to be with his birth mother (Kim Novak) in the final days of her illness; he was adopted and has never met her before. On the first day, he runs into Paul (Bill Pullman), a college friend, whose construction company is demolishing an old downtown department store where a murder-suicide happened 30 years before. The building is a beautiful cast-iron construction, so Nick wants to study it before the demolition. Paul introduces Nick to his wife, Jane (Pamela Gidley), a photographer who wants to portray the same building. Over the next four days, Nick and Jane's attraction grows, as Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Figgis
Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work in ''Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers online community ''Shooting People''. Early life Figgis was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, and grew up in Nairobi, Kenya until he was eight. The rest of his childhood was spent in Newcastle upon Tyne. Career Figgis's early interest was in music. He played trumpet and guitar in The People Band and is audible in their first record (produced by Charlie Watts) in 1968. He also played keyboards for Bryan Ferry's first band. In 1983 he directed a theatre play, produced in Theatre Gerard-Philipe (Saint-Denis, Paris). This play performed with great success at Festival de Grenada and in Theater der Welt (Munich). After working in theatre (he was a musician and performer in the experimental group People Show) Figgis made his feature film debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turner Classic Movies
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia. The channel's programming consists mainly of classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment film library – which comprises films from Warner Bros. (covering films released before 1950), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (covering films released before May 1986), and the North American distribution rights to films from RKO Pictures. However, Turner Classic Movies also licenses films from other studios and occasionally shows more recent films. The channel is available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta (as Turner Classic Movies), Latin America, France, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the Nordic countries, the Middle East, Africa (as TNT), and Asia-Pacific. History Origins In 1986, eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Films
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', '' Beauty and the Beast'', '' Thelma & Louise'', '' JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after '' It Happened One Night'' (1934) and ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director (Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress ( Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * July 3 – '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic. *August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Sillas
Karen Sillas is an American stage and film actress. Early life The daughter of a Greek father and a Swedish mother, Sillas was born in Brooklyn. She graduated from the Acting Conservatory of the State University of New York at Purchase. Career Sillas appeared in Hal Hartley's 1992 film ''Simple Men''. In 1994, she starred in ''What Happened Was...,'' which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and launched Sillas into primetime television. In CBS's critically acclaimed detective series '' Under Suspicion'', Sillas portrayed Rose Phillips, the only female detective in an otherwise male-dominated squad room. Sillas and Tom Noonan appeared in a virtual interview conducted by the film critic Sheila O'Malley, hosted by Film Forum, February 9, 2021, discussing the re-release of the digitized version of ''What Happened Was...'' on Film Forum's YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, Californ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Hurd
Hugh Lincoln Hurd (February 11, 1925 – July 15, 1995) was an American actor and civil rights activist. Hurd is known for his lead role in John Cassavetes' debut 1959 feature film '' Shadows'' and for his organizing activities for African-American actors. Biography Hugh Lincoln Hurd was born on February 11, 1925. His most notable acting roles were as the male lead in the 1959 film '' Shadows'' directed by John Cassavetes and a major role in the Japanese film '' The Catch'' (1961), as a prisoner of war. He also had roles in ''The Winner'' (1963), '' For Love of Ivy'' (1968), '' The Hot Rock'' (1972), ''Blade'' (1973), '' A Woman Under the Influence'' (1974), ''The First Deadly Sin'' (1980), '' Liebestraum'' (1991), '' Jumpin' at the Boneyard'' (1992), and ''Who's the Man?'' (1993). He performed other minor roles in television and commercials. His last film appearance was in the 1995 documentary ''Anything for John''. Hurd performed minor theatrical roles in ''The Threepenny O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Howarth
Roger Howarth (born September 13, 1968) is an American actor. He played character Todd Manning on the daytime drama ''One Life to Live'' (''OLTL''); the character earned Howarth a Daytime Emmy Award in 1994, and is cited as an icon in the soap opera genre. He left the series in 2003 and joined soap opera ''As the World Turns'', where he played the character of Paul Ryan until the series' final episode in 2010. Howarth returned to ''OLTL'' in May 2011, eventually deciding to continue the role on ''General Hospital'' in March 2012. Due to a lawsuit from Prospect Park, Howarth, along with Kristen Alderson and Michael Easton, were forced to exit their roles in March 2013, only to return as new characters in May of the same year. He returned as Franco on ''General Hospital,'' the character formerly created and portrayed by James Franco. When the character was written off in March 2021, Howarth returned two months later as a new character, Austin Gatlin-Holt. In addition to his so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Hicks
Catherine Mary Hicks (born August 6, 1951) is an American actress. She played the character Annie Camden on the long-running television series '' 7th Heaven''. Other roles included Dr. Faith Coleridge on the soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' (1976–1978), her Emmy Award-nominated performance as Marilyn Monroe in '' Marilyn: The Untold Story'' (1980), Dr. Gillian Taylor in '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' (1986), and Karen Barclay in '' Child's Play'' (1988). Early life Hicks was born in New York City, the daughter of Jackie, a homemaker, and Walter Hicks, an electronics salesman. She is of Irish and English ancestry. Her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, during her childhood. After attending Saint Mary's College (Indiana), where she studied English literature and theology, Hicks won a prestigious acting fellowship to Cornell University. While at Cornell, she was a member of the Ithaca Repertory Theater Company. Career After graduating from Cornell with a master of fine arts degr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Perlich
Max Perlich (born March 26, 1968) is an American film and television actor. In 1990, Perlich won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the hit indie film '' Drugstore Cowboy'' and was nominated for the same award in 1996 for his performance in ''Georgia''. Early life Perlich was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His mother was actress Linda Porter, known for her roles in shows such as '' Superstore'' and ''Gilmore Girls'', and his father, Martin Perlich, was a writer, radio programming director and announcer, who worked for a time with the Cleveland Orchestra. The Perlich family moved to Los Angeles, California when Max was four. Career After Perlich dropped out of high school in 10th grade, his career began with a small part in John Hughes' hit 1986 teen comedy ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''. He then began appearing in a series of bit parts on television and in teen films such as ''Can't Buy Me Love'' ( 1987), '' Plain Clothes'' ( 1988), '' Gleami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Wallace (actor)
Jack Wallace (August 10, 1933 – April 16, 2020) was an American actor who is known for his roles in films including ''Death Wish'' (1974), ''Tune in Tomorrow'' (1990), ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''American Pie 2'' (2001), and ''Love for Rent'' (2005). Early life and education Wallace was born on August 10, 1933 in Pekin, Illinois. He attended Wells High School in Chicago and served three years in jail for armed robbery. Career In 1969, Wallace began his acting career in Chicago. Wallace was a co-recipient of the 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble, which he shared with the rest of the cast members in the Broadway production of David Mamet's ''Glengarry Glen Ross''. He had also appeared in such films as ''Death Wish'' (1974), ''House of Games'' (1987), '' Above the Law'' (1988) and ''Boogie Nights'' (1997) as well as television programs such as ''Law & Order'', '' Six Feet Under'' and ''NYPD Blue''. Personal life Wallace was married at least twice. At a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Kopache
Thomas Kopache (born October 17, 1945) is an American actor. Career Kopache was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, the son of Dorothy E. ( née Sterling). He is known for his roles as Assistant Secretary of State Bob Slattery in ''The West Wing'' and for various roles in the '' Star Trek'' franchise. He has also appeared in the stage productions of '' As You Like It'' as the banished Duke and in ''Antigone'' as Creon. He has appeared in three of the ''Star Trek'' series and, along with Jeffrey Combs, Vaughn Armstrong, J. G. Hertzler and Randy Oglesby, is one of only five actors to portray as many as seven characters. Kopache played a Romulan in the '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode "The Next Phase", a hologram in " Emergence" and a Starfleet officer in ''Star Trek Generations''. On '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' he played Kira Taban, the father of Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor), in " Ties of Blood and Water" and " Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night". In 1994, he portrayed Tu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Beckel
Graham Stuart Beckel (born December 22, 1949) is an American character actor. He is known for his guest appearances on television but has had roles in several major films as well. He is known for his roles as Franklin Ford in the drama film '' The Paper Chase'', and Dick Stensland in Curtis Hanson's ''L.A. Confidential''. He also played Jack Fisk on ''Battlestar Galactica'' and Hal Sanders on ''Heroes''. Beckel also appeared in ''The Astronaut Farmer'' as Frank, a customer at the diner. Beckel portrayed oil tycoon Ellis Wyatt in ''Atlas Shrugged'' (2011). He has a recurring role on the AMC TV show ''Halt & Catch Fire ''Halt and Catch Fire'' is an American period drama television series created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers. It aired on the cable network AMC in the United States from June 1, 2014, to October 14, 2017, spanning four seaso ...'' as Nathan Cardiff, owner of the show's fictional company "Cardiff Electric". He is the younger brother of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockford, as well Springfield, its capital. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-largest land area. Illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south. Owing to its central location and favorable geography, the state is a major transportation hub: the Port of Chicago has access to the Atlantic Ocean through the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway and to the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi River via the Illinois Waterway. Additionally, the Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
