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Blonde Ambition
''Blonde Ambition'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy film directed by Scott Marshall and starring Jessica Simpson as a small-town girl who moves to New York City and rises up into a career as a business woman. The film also stars Luke Wilson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Penelope Ann Miller, Andy Dick, Drew Fuller, Larry Miller and Willie Nelson. Before the film started filming, sources reported that ''Blonde Ambition'' was a remake of the 1988 film ''Working Girl''. After learning about this rumor, Simpson told ''Empire'' in November 2006, "It's definitely the theme of ''Working Girl'' – this small town girl moving to New York City and rising up into this great career as a business woman pretty much. But it's definitely not a remake." She also described ''Blonde Ambition'' as "more of a knockabout comedy" than ''Working Girl'', which "had one foot in drama". Plot Katie Gregerstitch and Billy are high school sweethearts from Minden, Oklahoma, who are engaged to be married. An asp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Marshall (director)
Scott Marshall (born January 17, 1969) is an American film director. Early life Marshall was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the son of Barbara ( Wells), a nurse, and Garry Marshall; he is also the nephew of Penny Marshall. Scott had an interest in film since his childhood as his father recalled of his son's early efforts in film, "I'd make him a little wooden airplane and he would take it immediately and burn it, and start to film it, flaming, crashing!". Also, "Later, we got a pool and he would get his friends to drink tomato juice and then he'd shoot at them and they would dive in the pool and the tomato juice would come out. It ruined the pool." Career Marshall studied film directing at the AFI Conservatory where he directed his short film ''Waving Not Drowning''. It later screened at the AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival. He also directed the movie '' Blonde Ambition'', which is considered a cult film by some for its writing and for the many references it has. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suddenly I See
"Suddenly I See" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall from her debut studio album, '' Eye to the Telescope'' (2004). It was inspired by New York singer and poet Patti Smith, whose album cover for ''Horses'' (1975) also inspired Tunstall's album cover for ''Eye to the Telescope''. The song was released on 29 August 2005 as the third single from the album in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it was released as the album's second single on 27 February 2006. "Suddenly I See" peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart to become Tunstall's highest-charting single in the UK. It also reached number 21 in the United States, number five in New Zealand, and is Tunstall's only top-50 hit in Australia, where it charted at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song won Tunstall an Ivor Novello Award in 2006 in the category of Best Song Musically and Lyrically. Music and lyrics The song itself is a tribute to "female power", inspired by and about American singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on ''Later... with Jools Holland'', and has subsequently also appeared in two episodes of the comedy series ''This is Jinsy'' on Sky Atlantic. In 2025, it was estimated that Tunstall's accumulated record sales was seven million. Her accolades include a Q Awards, Q Award, European Border Breakers Awards, European Border Breakers Award, two Ivor Novello Awards, a UK Music Video Awards, UK Music Video Award and two BRIT Awards for Best British Female Artist and Best British Breakthrough. Additionally, she has been nominated for a Grammy Award, Mercury Music Prize, World Music Awards, World Music Award and a Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Award. The name of her debut studio album, ''Eye to the Telescope'', was inspired by her childhood experiences at her fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Public Affair
''A Public Affair'' is the fifth studio album by American pop singer Jessica Simpson. The album was released on August 26, 2006 in the United States by Epic Records. The album is Simpson's first studio album following her divorce from Nick Lachey and her first release under Epic Records, following her departure from Columbia Records. The album was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Cory Rooney, Scott Storch, Stargate and Lester Mendez. Simpson co-wrote nine of the thirteen songs on the album. It received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented its musical diversity from Simpson's previous albums, while criticizing its individuality. Two singles were released from ''A Public Affair''. The lead single and title track, " A Public Affair", became Simpson's sixth top-twenty single in the United States and her third song to reach number fourteen, after " With You" (2003) and " These Boots Are Made for Walkin" (2005). The song also saw success in the United K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and has Mexico-United States border, an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the south and southwest. Texas has Texas Gulf Coast, a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering and with over 31 million residents as of 2024, it is the second-largest state List of U.S. states and territories by area, by area and List of U.S. states and territories by population, population. Texas is nicknamed the ''Lone Star State'' for its former status as the independent Republic of Texas. Spain was the first European country to Spanish Texas, claim and control Texas. Following French colonization of Texas, a short-lived colony controlled by France, Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christa Campbell
Christa Campbell is an American actress and producer. Campbell is best known for her roles in ''2001 Maniacs'', ''Mozart and the Whale'', ''Lonely Hearts (2006 film), Lonely Hearts'', ''The Wicker Man (2006 film), The Wicker Man'', ''Cleaner'', ''Day of the Dead (2008 film), Day of the Dead'', ''Lies & Illusions'', ''The Mechanic (2011 film), The Mechanic'', ''Drive Angry'', ''Straight A's'', ''The Big Wedding'', and ''The Iceman (film), The Iceman''. In 2011, Campbell partnered up with producer Lati Grobman to form Campbell-Grobman Films, which has produced numerous films such as ''Texas Chainsaw 3D'', ''Straight A's'', and ''The Iceman (film), The Iceman''. Campbell-Grobman Films Founded by executives Campbell and Lati Grobman, Campbell-Grobman Films has produced seven films, including ''Texas Chainsaw 3D'' and ''The Iceman (film), The Iceman'', starring Michael Shannon and Winona Ryder. Campbell and Grobman work within various genres, including horror, romantic comedy, act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Dunn
Ryan Matthew Dunn (June 11, 1977 – June 20, 2011) was an American stunt performer, television personality, and actor. He was one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show '' Jackass'' and its film franchise. Born in Medina, Ohio, Dunn rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the CKY crew with his long-time friend Bam Margera, with whom he performed extreme stunts and pranks and recorded them on video, which led to the rise of ''Jackass'' in the early 2000s. He also hosted the TV series '' Homewrecker'' and ''Proving Ground'', and appeared in the feature films '' Blonde Ambition'' and '' Street Dreams'', as well as in Margera's films '' Haggard'' and '' Minghags''. Dunn died in a car crash in 2011 at the age of 34. Early life Dunn was born in Medina, Ohio. He grew up in Williamsville, New York, before moving to West Chester, Pennsylvania, where he went to West Chester East High School and where he met fellow Jackass star Bam Margera on the first day of school. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piper Mackenzie Harris
''G-Force'' is a 2009 American spy adventure-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Directed by Hoyt Yeatman in his directorial debut and written by Cormac and Marianne Wibberley with a story by Yeatman, who worked in the area of visual effects alongside co-founding Dream Quest Images. The film stars Zach Galifianakis, Bill Nighy, and Will Arnett and it features the voices of Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan, Penélope Cruz, Jon Favreau, Nicolas Cage, and Steve Buscemi. Sony Pictures Imageworks handled the film's visual effects. The story follows Darwin (a guinea pig) and his team of specially trained rodents who, after failing a mission, must break out of a pet shop and stop an evil billionaire from taking over the world. ''G-Force'' was released in the United States on July 24, 2009. It grossed $292.8 million worldwide against a production budget of $150 million. It received mostly negative reviews from critics. Plot A special government prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul C
Paul C. McKasty (September 20, 1964July 17, 1989), better known as Paul C, was an American East Coast hip hop pioneer, producer, engineer, and mixer in the 1980s.Pritt Kalsi McKasty gained recognition for his work with notable artists such as Devo, Organized Konfusion, Kwamé, Queen Latifah, Biz Markie, Ultramagnetic MCs, Rahzel, and Eric B & Rakim. ''Complex'' called him "one of the most important figures in the development of sampling" and Questlove of the Roots called McKasty, "damn near the J Dilla of his day." Work Paul gave himself the middle name "Charles" after Ray Charles, which he shortened to the initial "C". He developed an interest in music from his older brother Michael, who was a guitarist, and Tim, who worked as a recording engineer at 1212 Studio in Queens. According to Paul's middle school friend TeQnotic, he was an already gifted artist and bass guitar player in junior high. McKasty began his musical career as a bassist of the pop rock band the Mandolindle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire (magazine)
''Empire'' is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Media Group. The first issue was published in May 1989. History David Hepworth of Emap, the publisher of British music magazines '' Q'' and '' Smash Hits'', proposed the idea of launching a film magazine similar to ''Q''. They recruited ''Smash Hits'' editor Barry McIlheney to edit the new magazine, with Hepworth as Editorial Director. Hepworth drafted a one-page proposal outlining the magazine's objectives, including a commitment to reviewing and rating every film released in UK cinema. The proposal also stated, "''Empire'' believes that movies can sometimes be art, but they should always be fun." The first edition (June/July 1989) was published in May 1989, featuring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder on the cover for the film '' Great Balls of Fire!''. The magazine achieved its initial sales target of 50,000 copies. Film reviews were given a star rating between 1 and 5, with no half-stars. McIlheney served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
