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Vidiots (store)
Vidiots is an independent video rental store in Los Angeles, California. History Vidiots was founded by Cathy Tauber and Patricia Polinger in 1985. The original Vidiots location was based in Santa Monica and featured a library consisting of 800 titles. Throughout the 90s and early 2000s, Vidiots distinguished themselves from larger video rental store chains, such as Blockbuster, by featuring obscure and niche titles, including several VHS that were never made into DVDs, and movies which were out of print entirely. While experiencing a steady increase in cinephile customers, Vidiots expanded their programming to include a series of film-related events, including screenings, small festivals for local filmmakers, speaker spotlights, etc. Vidiots' video library increased to 50,000 titles by the 2010s. At the encouragement and assistance of filmmaker David O. Russell, Vidiots became a non-profit organization in 2012, Vidiots Foundation. Their stated mission was to "preserve, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movie Theater
A movie theater (American English) or cinema (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), also known as a movie house, cinema hall, picture house, picture theater, the movies, the pictures, or simply theater, is a business that contains auditoriums for viewing films for public entertainment. Most are commercial operations catering to the general public, who attend by purchasing Ticket (admission), tickets. The film is projected with a movie projector onto a large projection screen at the front of the auditorium while the dialogue, sounds and music are played through a number of wall-mounted speakers. Since the 1970s, subwoofers have been used for low-pitched sounds. Since the 2010s, the majority of movie theaters have been equipped for digital cinema projection, removing the need to create and transport a physical film print on a heavy reel. A great variety of films are shown at cinemas, ranging from animated films to Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Corbett
William Daniel Corbett (born March 30, 1960) is an American writer and performer for television, film and theatre. He was a writer and performer on the cult television show ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (''MST3K''), for which he voiced Crow T. Robot during the show's later seasons on the Sci Fi Channel. During that time, he also played the character Observer, along with other minor roles. Career In addition to his work on ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'', in 1991, he starred in the computer game '' Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'', and in 2001, Corbett co-wrote the Sci Fi Channel miniseries '' The Adventures of Edward the Less,'' with several other former ''MST3K'' writers. Corbett also co-wrote the 2008 film '' Meet Dave,'' starring Eddie Murphy. From 2002 to 2006, Corbett was a member of The Film Crew, a movie-riffing comedic team comprising former ''MST3K'' costars Michael J. Nelson and Kevin Murphy. Since 2006, Corbett has also recorded audio commentary track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Rental Services
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems, which, in turn, were replaced by flat-panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities, and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcasts, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. Etymology The word ''video'' comes from the Latin verb ''video,'' meaning to see or ''videre''. And as a noun, "that which is displayed on a (television) screen," History Analog video Video developed from facsimile systems developed in the mid-19th century. Early mechanical video scanners, such as the Nipkow disk, were patented as early as 1884, however, it took several decades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Association Of Theatre Owners
Cinema United, formerly known as the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO), is an American trade organization whose members are the owners of movie theaters. Most of the operators of worldwide major theater chains are members, as are hundreds of independent theater operators; collectively, they account for the operation of over 35,000 motion picture screens in all 50 U.S. states and over 33,000 screens in 100 other countries. NATO was founded in 1965 by the merger of the largest movie theater trade organizations; the Theater Owners of America and the Allied States Association of Motion Picture Exhibitors. The long-running official magazine of NATO is ''Boxoffice'' (''now'' Boxoffice Pro); between 2001 and 2007, they also published ''In Focus''. On March 18, 2025, NATO rebranded as Cinema United, to honor and support movie theaters. History Early history As the motion picture industry became larger, movie production companies began consolidating and controlling di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was a nonprofit organization of journalists and photographers who reported on the American entertainment industry for predominantly foreign media markets. It is best known for founding and conducting the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, California, which honors notable achievements in film and television, from its inception in 1943 until 2023. The HFPA consisted of about 105 members from approximately 55 countries with a combined following of more than 250 million. HFPA was rebranded to Golden Globe Foundation on June 12, 2023. History The association was founded in 1943, by Los Angeles-based foreign journalists who wanted a more organized distributing process for cinema news to non-U.S. markets. The first Golden Globes awardees were for the cinema industry in early 1944 with a ceremony at 20th Century Fox. There, Jennifer Jones was awarded "Best Actress" honors for '' The Song of Bernadette,'' which also w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhea Seehorn
Deborah Rhea Seehorn ( ; born May 12, 1972) is an American actress and director. She is best known for playing Kim Wexler in AMC legal crime drama series ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022), for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 74th and 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, along with winning the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama. She also received another Emmy nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her performance in ''Cooper's Bar.'' She is also a two-time winner of the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for her role as Wexler, in addition to receiving three Screen Actors Guild Award and three Critics' Choice Television Award nominations. Early life Deborah Rhea Seehorn was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 12, 1972. Her mother was an executive assistant for the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Urbaniak
James Christian Urbaniak (born September 17, 1963) is an American character actor. He is best known for his roles as Simon Grim in three Hal Hartley films: '' Henry Fool'' (1997), '' Fay Grim'' (2006) and '' Ned Rifle'' (2014), Robert Crumb in ''American Splendor'' (2003), Dr. Thaddeus "Rusty" Venture on the animated series '' The Venture Bros.'' (2003–2023), Grant Grunderschmidt on ''Review'' (2014–2017), and Arthur Tack on '' Difficult People'' (2015–2017). Personal life Urbaniak was born in Bayonne, New Jersey and lives in Los Angeles, California. He is of Polish descent. Career Urbaniak's first media appearance occurred in 1983 when, at the age of 20, he went onstage from the audience of ''Late Night with David Letterman'' to try his hand at a monologue joke that Letterman had flubbed. One of his first noteworthy roles was in the avant-garde playwright/director Richard Foreman's ''The Universe'', for which Urbaniak won an Obie. He has also been acclaimed for his act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paget Brewster
Paget Valerie Brewster ( ; born March 10, 1969) is an American actress. She first received recognition for her recurring role as Kathy on the fourth season of ''Friends''. She gained wider recognition as FBI Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on CBS's ''Criminal Minds''. Brewster was a regular cast member of the show from 2006 to 2012, then made two guest appearances before returning as a regular in 2016. Early life Brewster was born March 10, 1969, in Concord, Massachusetts. Both her mother, Hathaway Brewster ( Tew), and father, Galen Brewster, worked as school administrators at Middlesex School. She is a descendant of William Brewster and wife Mary Brewster. Brewster grew up in Massachusetts and moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design. During her first year, she made her acting debut and eventually dropped out of design school to pursue her acting career. In the mid-1990s, Brewster moved to San Francisco and enrolled in acting classes. Career In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Ritter
Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor. The son of actors John Ritter and Nancy Morgan, he is known for his work in television series such as ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2003–2005), ''Gravity Falls'' (2012–2016), '' Another Period'' (2015–2018), '' Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'' (2017–2018), '' Raising Dion'' (2019–2022), and '' Matlock'' (2024–). For his portrayal of Mark Cyr on NBC's '' Parenthood'' (2010–2014), Ritter was nominated for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor. Ritter made his feature film debut in '' Mumford'' (1999). Subsequent credits include '' Swimfan'' (2002), '' Freddy vs. Jason'' (2003), '' Raise Your Voice'' (2004), '' Happy Endings'' (2005), '' The Education of Charlie Banks'' (2007), '' W.'' (2008), '' The Perfect Family'' (2011), '' Wild Canaries'' (2014), '' The Meddler'' (2015), '' Carrie Pilby'' (2016), '' Bitch'' (2017), '' The Tale'' (2018), and '' Frozen II'' (2019). Ritter is married t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Hotel Los Angeles
The United Artists Theatre is a historic former movie palace and office building located at 937 South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California. It was the tallest building in the city for one year after its completion in 1927 and was the tallest privately owned structure in Los Angeles until 1956. Its style is Spanish Gothic, patterned after Segovia Cathedral in Segovia, Spain. The office space was converted into a limited-service boutique hotel in the 21st century, previously operated by Ace Hotels and by Kasa since 2024. Theatre United Artists Theatre (1927–1990) The theatre was designed by the architect C. Howard Crane of the firm Walker & Eisen for the United Artists film studio formed by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. The theater, a classic movie palace, was one of many constructed by United Artists and served as a major premier house. The theater occupies three floors of the 13-story building and has a 2,214-seat au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the List of United States cities by population, second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an Ethnic groups in Los Angeles, ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a Metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in Los Angeles Basin, a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UCLA Film And Television Archive
The UCLA Film & Television Archive is a visual arts organization focused on the film preservation, preservation, film studies, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). As a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archive screens over 400 films and videos yearly, primarily at the Billy Wilder Theater, located inside the Hammer Museum in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, Westwood, California. Formerly, it screened films at the James Bridges Theater on the UCLA campus. The archive is funded by UCLA, public and private interests, and the entertainment industry. It is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives. The Archive is a division of the UCLA Library. As of January 2021, its collection hosted more than 500,000 items, including approximately 159,000 motion pictures and 132,000 television programs, more than 27 million feet of newsreels, more than 222,000 broadcast recordings, and more than 9,000 radio trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
