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Closer To Home (film)
''Closer to Home'', also known by the working title ''Looking for America'', is a 1995 American independent drama film directed by Joseph Nobile. It was screened in thirty international film festivals including the 41st Valladolid International Film Festival and the 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. It follows the story of Dalisay, a poor provincial girl who struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned American ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and ultimately a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own. File:Closer to Home (films)- Looking for a way out.jpg, Looking File:Closer to Home (film) - A reason to leave.jpg, Dalisay's reason File:Closer to Home (film) - Father and daughter seek help from the plantation owner.jpg, Father and daughter File:Closer to Home (films) -Last night home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Nobile
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef (given name), Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish language, Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian language, Persian, the name is , and in Turkish language, Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil language, Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Castrence
Angie may refer to: People * Angie (given name) * Ängie, a Swedish pop singer * Angie Vázquez, Mexican singer Arts and entertainment * ''Angie'' (Angela Bofill album), 1978 * ''Angie'' (Spill Tab album), 2025 * "Angie" (song), a 1973 single by The Rolling Stones * ''Angie'' (TV series), an ABC sitcom * ''Angie'' (1994 film), starring Geena Davis * ''Angie'' (1993 film), a Dutch film directed by Martin Lagestee * ''Angie'' (novel), a 2007 Slovenian novel * "Angie", a 2007 song by Cobra Starship from ''¡Viva la Cobra!'' Other uses * Angie, Louisiana, a village in the US * Angie (mango), a named mango cultivar originating in south Florida See also * * * * Angela (other) * Ange (other) * Anji (other) Anji may refer to: Places *Hu Prefecture, known as Anji Prefecture between 1225 and 1276 *Anji County, in Huzhou, Zhejiang, China *Anji Bridge, or Zhaozhou Bridge, an ancient stone bridge in Hebei, China *Anji, a village in Balasore (Orissa), In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Films Set In New York City
In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The list is sorted by the year the film was released. 1900s * '' What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City'' (1901) * '' Electrocuting an Elephant'' (1903) * '' Coney Island at Night'' (1905) * '' The Thieving Hand'' (1908) 1910s * '' Regeneration'' (1915) * '' Lights of New York'' (1916) * '' Coney Island'' (1917) * '' The Immigrant'' (1917) * '' The Delicious Little Devil'' (1919) 1920s * '' The Saphead'' (1920) * '' Manhatta'' (1921) * '' Manhandled'' (1924) * '' The Rag Man'' (1925) * '' Subway Sadie'' (1926) * '' East Side, West Side'' (1927) * '' The Jazz Singer'' (1927) * '' Lights of New York'' (1928) * ''The Cameraman'' (1928) (has a Scene at Coney Island) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Foreign Films Shot In The Philippines
Numerous foreign films have been shot in the Philippines either partly or entirely, with the locations either representing itself or standing in for another location. This article presents a partial list of films which have used shooting locations in the Philippines sorted by year. The list exclude co-produced films with involvement of Philippine production companies. List Films primarily shot in the Philippines Films partially shot in the Philippines See also *List of Philippine co-produced films and television series References External linksMost Popular Titles With Location Matching "Philippines" Internet Movie Database. Hollywood in the Philippines New Straits Times, December 11, 1990, p. 21. {{DEFAULTSORT:Films Shot In The Philippines Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Films Of 1995
This is a list of American films released in 1995. Box office The highest-grossing American films released in 1995, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: January–March April–June July–September October–December See also * List of 1995 box office number-one films in the United States * 1995 in the United States References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1995 Films American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ... Lists of American films by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of American Independent Films
This is a list of notable American independent films (which are also known sometimes as "specialty", "alternative", "indie", and/or "quality") that were made outside of the Hollywood studio system or traditional arthouse/independent filmmaking yet managed to be produced, financed and distributed by the two with varying degrees of success and/or failure. Differences from Hollywood The films are often made for far less money than Hollywood films (some films like Robert Townsend's 1987 satire ''Hollywood Shuffle'', Richard Linklater's 1991 countercultural piece ''Slacker'' and Kevin Smith's 1994 Gen X comedy ''Clerks'' were funded by using credit cards) and each aspect of the filmmaking process has to undergo less scrutiny by committees. Additionally, within the Indiewood approach the filmmaker can take as long as they need in the post-production phase of their film - whereas in Hollywood they are contracted to finish the film in a specific period of time (usually 10 weeks). In Holl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |