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Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1996
9th CFCA Awards March 10, 1997 ---- Best Film: Fargo The 9th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given on 10 March 1997, honored the finest achievements in 1996 filmmaking. Winners *Best Actor: **Billy Bob Thornton - ''Sling Blade'' *Best Actress: **Frances McDormand - '' Fargo'' *Best Cinematography: **''The English Patient'' *Best Director: **Joel Coen - '' Fargo'' *Best Film: **'' Fargo'' *Best Foreign Language Film: **'' Dekalog (The Decalogue)'', Poland *Best Score: **" Fargo" - Carter Burwell *Best Screenplay: **'' Fargo'' - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen *Best Supporting Actor: **Cuba Gooding Jr. - ''Jerry Maguire'' *Best Supporting Actress: ** Irma Hall - ''A Family Thing'' *Most Promising Actor: **Edward Norton - '' Primal Fear'', ''Everyone Says I Love You'' and '' The People vs. Larry Flynt'' *Most Promising Actress: **Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 In Film
The year 1996 involved many significant films. The major releases this year included '' Scream'', ''Independence Day'', '' Fargo'', '' Trainspotting'', '' The Rock'', '' The English Patient'', ''Twister'', '' Space Jam'', '' Mission: Impossible,'' ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Jerry Maguire'' and a film version of the musical '' Evita''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1996 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Independence Day'' became the highest-grossing film of Will Smith's career, up until it was surpassed by ''Aladdin'' (2019) which grossed $1.054 billion. However, adjusting for inflation, Independence Day in 2019 grossed $1.324 billion. * '' Rumble in the Bronx'' was released in North America, becoming Jackie Chan's first major box office hit in the region, with its US box office alone earning over 20 times its budget. It was Chan's biggest ever hit up until then. Context The theatrical year of 1996 achieved a $5.8 billion domestic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuba Gooding Jr
Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. His accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. Gooding's breakthrough was in the film ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991). He went on to appear in the films ''A Few Good Men'' (1992), '' Judgment Night'' (1993),'' Lightning Jack'' (1994), and ''Jerry Maguire'' (1996). For playing a football star in the latter, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to star in the films ''As Good as It Gets'' (1997), '' Men of Honor'' (2000), ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001), '' Snow Dogs ''(2002), ''Radio'' (2003), ''Norbit'' (2007), '' Linewatch'' (2008), '' Gifted Hands'' (2009), in which he played Dr. Ben Carson. Alongside these projects, he also had voice-over roles in the animated films '' Home on the Range'' (2004) and '' The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends'' (2007). After appearing in '' Red Tails'' (2012), and '' The Butler'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Love
Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, Love has had a career spanning four decades. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989. Love has drawn public attention for her uninhibited live performances and confrontational lyrics, as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Love had an itinerant childhood, but was primarily raised in Portland, Oregon, where she played in a series of short-lived bands and was active in the local punk scene. Following a brief stay in a juvenile hall, she spent a year living in Dublin and Liverpool before returning to the United States and pursuing an acting career. She appeared in supporting roles in the Alex Cox films ''Sid and Nancy'' (1986) and '' Straight to Hell'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People Vs
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everyone Says I Love You
''Everyone Says I Love You'' is a 1996 American musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It stars Alan Alda, Allen, Drew Barrymore, Lukas Haas, Goldie Hawn, Gaby Hoffmann, Natasha Lyonne, Edward Norton, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Tim Roth, and David Ogden Stiers. Set in New York City, Venice, and Paris, it features singing by actors not usually known for musical roles. The film was a box-office bomb, but is among the more critically successful of Allen's films, with '' Chicago Sun-Times'' critic Roger Ebert even ranking it as one of Allen's best. The emotions of an extended upper-class family in Manhattan are followed in song in New York City, Paris, and Venice. Many characters act, interact, and sing in each city. They include young lovers Holden and Skylar, Skylar's parents Bob and Steffi, Steffi's ex-husband Joe, Steffi and Joe's daughter Djuna "DJ", a lady Joe meets named Von, and recently released prison inmate Charles Ferry. Plot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primal Fear (film)
''Primal Fear'' is a 1996 American legal mystery crime thriller film directed by Gregory Hoblit, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by William Diehl, written by Steve Shagan and Ann Biderman. It stars Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Alfre Woodard, Frances McDormand and Edward Norton in his film debut. The film follows a Chicago-based defense attorney who believes that his client, an altar boy, is not guilty of murdering a Catholic bishop. The film was a box office success and received positive reviews, with Norton's performance earning critical praise. Norton won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Plot Martin Vail is an arrogant Chicago defense attorney, known for defending undesirable but high-profile clients, including doctor (and alleged mob boss) Joey Piñero. Vail was previously a state prosecut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Norton
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in ''Primal Fear (film), Primal Fear'' (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy Award nomination in Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the same category. His role as a redeemed neo-Nazism, neo-Nazi in ''American History X'' (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor. He also starred in the film ''Fight Club'' (1999), which garnered a cult film, cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was director or producer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Family Thing
''A Family Thing'' is a 1996 American drama film starring Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones and Irma P. Hall. It was written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson and directed by Richard Pearce. Plot Earl Pilcher ( Robert Duvall), an equipment rental company business owner in a small Arkansas town, receives a shocking letter from his mother, Carrie, on her deathbed. She reveals that Earl's biological mother was actually an African-American maid named Willa Mae, raped by Earl's (white) father, who died giving birth to Earl. Carrie's dying wish is that Earl go to Chicago to meet his half-brother, Raymond Murdock ( James Earl Jones). Earl confronts his feeble father, who refuses to discuss the letter, but admits it is true. Earl sets off to find his brother. Working at city hall as a police officer, Ray reluctantly agrees to meet Earl at a local diner. During lunch, Ray reveals that he knew all along that Earl was his half-brother and that he has hated Earl and his father beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma Hall
Irma Dolores Player Hall (born June 3, 1935) is an American actress who has appeared in films and television shows since the early 1970s. Hall often played matriarchal figures in films including ''A Family Thing'', '' The Ladykillers'' and ''Soul Food'', in which she portrayed Josephine "Big Mama Joe" Joseph, a role she reprised in the television series of the same name. Hall earned an NAACP Image Award nomination for portraying the character in the film version. She also appeared in '' Collateral'' and two films by director Werner Herzog. For her performance in ''The Ladykillers'', she won the Jury Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Early life Hall was born Irma Dolores Player Hall in Beaumont, Texas, on June 3, 1935, the daughter of Samuel Player, a saxophone player for the Rhumboogie Café, and Josephine Hall, who worked as an admission clerk at a hospital. She and her parents moved to Chicago's South Side in 1942, as Hall's parents wanted their daughter to have better op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Maguire
''Jerry Maguire'' is a 1996 American sports comedy-drama film directed and written by Cameron Crowe. It was produced by Crowe and James L. Brooks for Gracie Films and distributed by TriStar Pictures. It stars Tom Cruise as the titular sports agent character, alongside Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Jerry O'Connell, Jay Mohr, Bonnie Hunt and Regina King. It was released in North American theaters on December 13, 1996. ''Jerry Maguire'' was inspired by an experience the sports agent Leigh Steinberg, a technical consultant for the film, had with the client Tim McDonald (who makes a cameo appearance in this film) during the 1993 NFL season when free agency was introduced. The film was also partly inspired by a 28-page memo written at Disney in 1991 by Jeffrey Katzenberg. ''Jerry Maguire'' received positive reviews for its performances and screenplay. It grossed more than $273 million worldwide against its $50 million budget. It was the ninth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carter Burwell
Carter Benedict Burwell (born November 18, 1954) is an American film composer. He has frequently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored most of their films. He has also scored films by other directors such as Bill Condon, Todd Haynes, Spike Jonze, Martin McDonagh, James Foley (director), James Foley, Brian Helgeland, and John Lee Hancock. Burwell received Academy Award nominations for Academy Award for Best Original Score, Best Original Score for Haynes's ''Carol (film), Carol'' (2015) and McDonagh's films ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017), and ''The Banshees Of Inisherin'' (2022). Early life and education Burwell was born in New York City, the son of Natalie (née Benedict), a math teacher, and Charles Burwell, who founded Thaibok Fabrics, Ltd. He graduated from King and Low-Heywood Thomas School, King School in Stamford, Connecticut with George Hofecker and other notables and Harvard College, where he was a cartoonist for ''The Harvard Lampoon''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Film Critics Association
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) is an association of professional film criticism, film critics, who work in print, broadcast and online media, based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The organization was founded in 1990 by film critics Sharon LeMaire and Sue Kiner, following the success of the first Chicago Film Critics Awards given out in 1988. The association comprises 60 members. Since 1989, the CFCA has given out annual awards that recognize the best films in a variety of categories. These awards are noted in the established print media such as ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter''. The association has also hosted the annual Chicago Critics Film Festival since 2013, which intends to bring a number of feature and short films to a larger audience. Membership The Chicago Film Critics Association restricts its membership to professional film critics, who have been employed in the media as a "critical voice or staff authority" on the subject ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
