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Sweet November (2001 Film)
''Sweet November'' is a 2001 American romantic drama film based in San Francisco directed by Pat O'Connor and starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron. The film is loosely based on the 1968 film written by Herman Raucher, which starred Anthony Newley and Sandy Dennis; with some differences in plot. The film reunites Reeves and Theron, who starred in ''Devil’s Advocate''. ''Sweet November'' was released on February 16, 2001, and was panned by critics, who called it "schmaltzy and manipulative", while the plot and the lack of chemistry between Reeves and Theron were also criticized. The film was also a box office disappointment, grossing only $65.8 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million. Plot Nelson Moss is a workaholic advertising executive who meets Sara Deever, a woman very different from anyone he has met before. His attempt to get an answer from her on his driving test leads to her failing due to cheating. Sara beguiles Nelson and continually asks him to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat O'Connor (director)
Patrick O'Connor (born 3 October 1943 in Ardmore, County Waterford, Ireland) is a BAFTA-winning Irish film director. Career In 1982, O'Connor won a Jacob's Award for his direction of the RTÉ TV adaptation of William Trevor's short story ''Ballroom of Romance'', starring Cyril Cusack and Brenda Fricker. It was shot near the village of Ballycroy, County Mayo. He subsequently won the BAFTA award for Best Television Single Drama, 1983 for the same work. He also directed Trevor's ''One of Ourselves'' for BBC TV, again starring Cyril Cusack, and filmed in Cappoquin and Lismore, County Waterford. O'Connor has been married since 1990 to Academy Award, Oscar-nominated actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, with whom he has two sons. He directed Mastrantonio in ''Fools of Fortune'', another William Trevor film adaptation, and ''The January Man.'' Filmography *''Cal (1984 film), Cal'' (1984) *''The Ballroom of Romance'' (filmed in 1982; released in 1986) *''A Month in the Country (film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, director, comedian, singer, and composer. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leading men", from 1959 to 1962 he scored a dozen entries on the UK Singles Chart, including two number one hits. Newley won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for " What Kind of Fool Am I?", sung by Sammy Davis Jr., and wrote " Feeling Good", which became a signature hit for Nina Simone. His songs have been sung by a wide variety of singers including Fiona Apple, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey. With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley was nominated for an Academy Award for the film score of '' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' (1971), featuring " Pure Imagination", which has been recorded by dozens of singers. He collaborated with John Barry on the title song for the James Bond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Zelinsky
Susan Zelinsky is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, musical theater director, and humanitarian born to parents Michael and Linda (née Anderson) Zelinsky in San Francisco, California. She has performed and recorded with such recording artists as Eric Martin (American singer), Eric Martin, Eddie Money, Pablo Cruise, Jeff Watson, The Doobie Brothers, Vicki Randle, Joel Jaffe, Penny Framstad, Noelle Hampton, The Rowans, and more. Early life Zelinsky split her time growing up with her father in San Francisco, California and with her mother in Carpinteria, California. She began playing the piano and writing songs at the age of nine. Her father gave her a guitar when she was thirteen and she taught herself to play. She attended The American Conservatory Theater, (ACT) Young Conservatory in San Francisco, California as well as studying acting at ''Jean Shelton Actor's Lab'' at Shelton Studios. She studied Shakespeare and theater at The College of Marin and was a recipi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Kravits
Jason Kravits (born May 28, 1967) is an American character actor. He is best known for portraying A.D.A. Richard Bay on ABC's ''The Practice.'' Early life and education Kravits was born on May 28, 1967, in Passaic, New Jersey. In 1975, his family moved to Rockville, Maryland where he later attended Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School. Kravits attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where, in 1986, he co-founded the university's first improv group, Erasable Inc. Kravits is Jewish. Career Washington, D.C. In 1980, while still in middle school, Kravits landed his first professional acting job, playing Lolo Knopke on the short-lived 1982 PBS series '' Powerhouse''. Upon graduation from University of Maryland, Kravits started working in theater in the Washington, D.C. area, performing regularly at the Washington Jewish Theater and Shakespeare Theater as well as The Round House Theater and Woolly Mammoth Theater companies. He was nominated for two Helen Hayes Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Joy
Robert Joy (born August 17, 1951) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as medical examiner Sid Hammerback on the police procedural series '' CSI: NY'', and his appearances in the films ''Atlantic City'' (1980), ''Ragtime'' (1981), ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985), '' Land of the Dead'' (2005), and '' The Hills Have Eyes'' (2006). He is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor; for ''Atlantic City'' and '' Whole New Thing''. Joy has also worked extensively on the stage, particularly in Shakespearean productions, in both Canada and the United States. Earlier in his career, he was closely affiliated with Newfoundland comedy troupe CODCO. Early life Joy was born on August 17, 1951, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and grew up in St. John's, Newfoundland. He is the son of Flora Louise (née Pike) and Dr. Clifton Joseph Joy, a physician and politician. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rosenbaum
Michael Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972) is an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor (Smallville), Lex Luthor on the television series ''Smallville'', a role that ''TV Guide'' included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time". Rosenbaum is also known for portraying Martinex in ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' and ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'', Parker in ''Urban Legend (film), Urban Legend'', Adam/Adina in ''Sorority Boys'' and Dutch Nilbog on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's ''Breaking In (TV series), Breaking In''. He also has an extensive voiceover career in animation, such as his role of Wally West, Wally West / The Flash in the DC Animated Universe series ''Justice League (TV series), Justice League'' (2001–2004) and its sequel ''Justice League Unlimited'' (2004–2006). Between 2015 and 2016, he played the lead role in the TV Land comedy series ''Impastor''. He is also the lead singer of the band Sun Spin with his frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Baker (actor)
Ray Baker (born July 9, 1948) is an American theater, television and film actor. Baker was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He is a longtime character actor with over 100 credits on television and film. Baker is credited either as Ray or Raymond. He grew up in Denver, Colorado, and graduated from the University of Denver, before moving to New York and living and working there for twenty years. Baker appeared on and off Broadway and in regional theatre. He currently lives in Los Angeles, is married to actress and playwright Colleen Dodson, and continues working in theatre, movies, and television. Personal life Baker married actress Patricia Richardson in 1982. They had three children together: Henry Richardson Baker (born February 22, 1985), and twins Roxanne Elizabeth Baker and Joe Castle Baker (born January 3, 1991), before they divorced in 1995. He married another actress, Colleen Dodson-Baker, in 1997. Filmography Film Television Theatre References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Langella
Frank A. Langella Jr. (; born January 1, 1938) is an American actor. He eschewed the career of a traditional film star by making the stage the focal point of his career, appearing frequently on Broadway. He has received four Tony Awards (out of seven nominations) as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Langella made his Broadway debut in the 1966 play '' Yerma''. He since established himself as Broadway star winning four Tony Awards, his first two for Best Featured Actor in a Play playing intellectual lizard in Edward Albee's '' Seascape'' (1975), and a wealthy and cruel landowner in Ivan Turgenev's '' Fortune's Fool'' (2002) and Best Actor in a Play for his roles as Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's '' Frost/Nixon'' (2007), an elderly man suffering from Alzheimers in Florian Zeller's '' The Father'' (2016). He was also Tony-nominated for '' Dracula'' (1978), '' Match'' (2004), and '' Man and Boy'' (2012). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam Aiken
Liam Pádraic Aiken (born January 7, 1990) is an American actor. He has starred in films such as '' Stepmom'' (1998), '' Road to Perdition'' (2002), and ''Good Boy!'' (2003), and played Klaus Baudelaire in ''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (2004), based on the series of books. He also starred in the films ''Nor'easter'' (2012), '' Ned Rifle'' (2014), '' The Bloodhound'' (2020), and '' Bashira'' (2021). Personal life Aiken is the only child of Moya Aiken, an Irish-born artist; and Bill Aiken, an MTV producer, who is of Scots-Irish descent. Bill died of esophageal cancer in September 1992, at age 34, when Liam was two years old. Aiken grew up in New Jersey and attended Dwight-Englewood School, graduating in 2008. He then went on to major in film at New York University. , Aiken resides in Los Angeles. Career Aiken appeared in a segment on Night After Night with Allan Havey when he was an infant. He would make his professional acting debut in a Ford Motor Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Graham
Lauren Helen Graham (born March 16, 1967) is an American Actor, actress and author. She is best known for portraying Lorelai Gilmore on The WB series ''Gilmore Girls'', for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and for playing Sarah Braverman on the NBC drama series ''Parenthood (2010 TV series), Parenthood'' (2010–2015). She also appeared in the films ''Sweet November (2001 film), Sweet November'' (2001), ''Bad Santa'' (2003), ''The Pacifier'' (2005), ''Because I Said So (film), Because I Said So'' (2007), ''Evan Almighty'' (2007), and ''Max (2015 film), Max'' (2015). In 2013, Graham published her debut novel with Ballantine Books, ''Someday, Someday, Maybe''. In 2016, Graham reprised her role on a ''Gilmore Girls'' Netflix revival miniseries ''Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, A Year in the Life'' and published a memoir, ''Talking as Fast as I Can''. Early life Graham was born in Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii. Her moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United States, Canada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Germany. It is also observed in the Australian territory of Norfolk Island. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the preceding year. Various similarly named harvest festival holidays occur throughout the world during autumn. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, it has long been celebrated as a Secularity, secular holiday as well. History Prayers of thanks and special thanksgiving ceremonies are common among most religions after harvests and at other times of the year. The Thanksgiving holiday's history in North America is rooted in English traditions dating from the Protestant Reformation. It also has aspects of a harvest festival, even though the harvest in New England occurs well before the late-November date on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), also known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a group of blood cancers that includes all types of lymphomas except Hodgkin lymphomas. Symptoms include enlarged lymph nodes, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and tiredness. Other symptoms may include bone pain, chest pain, or itchiness. Some forms are slow-growing while others are fast-growing. Unlike Hodgkin lymphoma, which spreads contiguously, NHL is largely a systemic illness. Signs and symptoms The signs and symptoms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma vary depending upon its location within the body. Symptoms include enlarged lymph nodes, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and tiredness. Other symptoms may include bone pain, chest pain, or itchiness. Some forms are slow growing, while others are fast growing. Enlarged lymph nodes may cause lumps to be felt under the skin when they are close to the surface of the body. Lymphomas in the skin may also result in lumps, which are commonly itchy, red, or purple. Ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
