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Colette Freedman
Colette Freedman (born November 19, 1969) is a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and actress. She wrote the internationally produced and acclaimed play Sister Cities, which starred Jill Gascoine in its 2008 run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She adapted this play into both a novel and a film of the same name, ''Sister Cities'' (2016), featuring Jacki Weaver, Alfred Molina, Stana Katic, Troian Bellisario, Michelle Trachtenberg, Amy Smart and Jess Weixler. She is known for writing indie movies including ''And Then There Was Eve'' (2017), which won The Los Angeles Film Festival, and ''7,000 Miles'' (2023) starring Wendie Malick and Juliet Mills. Early life Colette Freedman was born in West Point, New York, the daughter of two professors, and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Baltimore, Maryland. In Baltimore, she developed a love and proclivity for sports, excelling in both field hockey and lacrosse. She was a four-year starter in both sports at Haverford College, where sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point
The United States Military Academy (USMA), commonly known as West Point, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York that educates cadets for service as Officer_(armed_forces)#United_States, commissioned officers in the United States Army. The academy was founded in 1802, and it is the oldest of the five United States service academies, American service academies. The Army has occupied the site since establishing a fort there in 1780 during the American Revolutionary War, as it sits on strategic high ground overlooking the Hudson River north of New York City. West Point's academic program grants the Bachelor of Science degree with a curriculum that grades cadets' performance upon a broad academic program, military leadership performance, and mandatory participation in competitive athletics. Candidates for admission must apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a member of United States Congress, Congr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haverford College
Haverford College ( ) is a private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Haverford began accepting non-Quakers in 1849 and women in 1980. The college offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in 31 majors across humanities, social sciences and natural sciences disciplines. It is a member of the Tri-College Consortium, which includes Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore College, Swarthmore colleges, as well as the Quaker Consortium, which includes those schools as well as the University of Pennsylvania. All of the college's approximately 1,400 students are undergraduates, and nearly all reside on campus. Social and academic life is governed by an academic honor code, honor code and influenced by Quaker philosophy. Its suburban campus has predominantly stone Quaker Colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Segel
Jason Jordan Segel ( ; born January 18, 1980) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his role as Marshall Eriksen in the CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' from 2005 to 2014. He began his career with director and producer Judd Apatow on the television series ''Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000) and '' Undeclared'' (2001–2002) before gaining prominence for his leading roles in various successful comedy films in which he has starred, written, and produced. Segel's comedic films include ''Knocked Up'' (2007), '' Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' (2008), ''I Love You, Man'' (2009), '' Bad Teacher'' (2011), '' The Five-Year Engagement'' (2012), ''This Is 40'' (2012), and ''Sex Tape'' (2014), as well as family films such as '' Despicable Me'' (2010), and ''The Muppets'' (2011). For his role as David Foster Wallace in ''The End of the Tour'' (2015) he received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead. He also starred in the dramas '' Jeff, Who Live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Jackson
Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on ''American Idol'' from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on ''American Idol'' and executive producer for MTV's '' America's Best Dance Crew''. In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory. Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album '' Raised on Radio'' and its tour. Early life Jackson was born June 23, 1956, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Julia, a homemaker, and Herman Jackson, a plant foreman. He graduated from Southern University in 1979 with a bachelor's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Scott (Irish Author)
Michael Peter Scott (born 28 September 1959) is an Irish people, Irish writer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and, under the name Anna Dillon, romance novels. He is also a collector and editor of folklore. Scott is best known for his ''The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel'' book series. Career Early Career Scott traveled across Ireland as a dealer of rare and antique books before beginning his writing and directing career. Writing Scott has produced over 100 books in more than 30 years of active writing. He has written short stories and novels for adults, young adults, and children, in many genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror, folklore, and romance. His first book (inspired by his fascination with Irish mythology), ''Irish Folk and Fairy Tales, volume 1'', was published in 1983 and became part of a trilogy documenting a large number of Irish folk tales that had, in some cases, only been told verbally prior to his collection. The Irish Folk and Fairy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedona International Film Festival
The Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) is an annual, eight-day film festival in Sedona, Arizona. The festival was founded in 1994. History In 2023, the festival was listed on ''MovieMaker'''s "20 Great Film Festivals in Vacation Destinations." Notable attendees * Pierce Brosnan * Nicolas Cage * Richard Dreyfuss * Michael Moore * Rita Rudner * Gary Sinise * Keely Shaye Smith * Lea Thompson * Jonathan Winters Lifetime Achievement Award winners * Jane Alexander (2018) * Jacqueline Bisset (2023) * Joan Collins Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Awards, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primetime Emm ... (2013) References External links Official website* {{coord, 34.8631, -111.7971, display=title, region:US-AZ_type:landmark Film festivals in Arizona Tourist attractions in Coconino County, Arizona Touris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland International Film Festival
The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) is an annual film festival based in Cleveland, Ohio. CIFF is the largest film festival in Ohio and among the longest-running in the United States. The festival is held at Playhouse Square, the largest performing arts center in the United States outside of New York City. In 2023, '' MovieMaker'' included the festival on its list of the "25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World". CIFF is also an Academy Award-qualifying festival for short films. History Not to be confused with the Cleveland Film Festival which ran from 1948 to 1956 and honored sponsored films with "Oscars,", the CIFF had its inaugural festival in 1977 with seven feature films over eight weeks at the Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights. In 1991, the festival relocated to Tower City Cinemas in Downtown Cleveland. At points during its nearly five-decade run, the festival has also put on additional programming and events at other local venues, including the Akron Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vail Film Festival
The Vail Film Festival is an independent film festival that has taken place annually in Vail, Colorado since 2004. The 21st annual Vail Film Festival will likely take place in December 7-10 2024. The festival was founded by Sean Cross and Scott Cross. The Cross brothers serve as co-executive directors of the festival, with Corinne Hara serving as festival director since 2018. The festival is produced by the Colorado Film Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting independent film. The Vail Film Festival is the sister festival of the Los Cabos International Film Festival, also co-founded by Scott Cross, and Sean Cross. Venues Held in the largest ski resort in the United States, the festival draws attendees and filmmakers from across the United States and around the world. Since inception, the festival has drawn more than 150,000 attendees and over 3000 filmmakers, including high-profile celebrities and international media attention. In 2007, ''MovieMak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Fort Lauderdale ( ) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Florida. After Miami and Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale is the third-most populous city in the Miami Metro Area, which had a population of 6,166,488 in 2019. Built in 1838 and first incorporated in 1911, Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War. The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale (1782–1838), younger brother of Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale. Development of the city did not begin until 50 years after the forts were abandoned at the end of the conflict. Three forts named "Fort Lauderdale" were constructed including the first at the fork of the New River, the second at Tarpon Bend on the New River between the present-day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tania Nolan
Tania Nolan (born 19 August 1983) is a New Zealand actress from Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand. She is best known for her roles as Isobel Jones in the New Zealand television series '' The Hothouse'' (2007) and Angelina Caulfield in the comedy/drama series ''Go Girls'' (2009). Early life Nolan was born in Rakaia where she lived until age eight, and then moved to nearby Barrhill for the next two years. She is of Irish descent. Career Nolan graduated from Toi Whakaari Drama School in 2005 with a Bachelor in Performing Arts (Acting). She appeared in ''The Hothouse'' as Isobel Jones, a role that earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the 2007 NZ Qantas Television Awards. Nolan had a recurring role in ''Go Girls'' as Angelina Caulfield. She has starred in the feature film ''Kissy Kissy'' (NZ International Film Festival 2007), with an international debut in '' Underworld: Rise of the Lycans'' (2009); Nolan also had a supporting role in the Starz series '' Spartacus: Blood and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaia Gerber
Kaia Jordan Gerber (born September 3, 2001) is an American model and actress. After starring in a series of ad campaigns for fashion brands since debuting at New York Fashion Week, Fashion Week in 2017, Gerber won Model of the Year at the The Fashion Awards, British Fashion Awards in 2018. As an actress, she has appeared in supporting roles in the films ''Bottoms (film), Bottoms'' (2023) and ''Saturday Night (2024 film), Saturday Night'' (2024). She is the second child and only daughter of the supermodel Cindy Crawford and the businessman Rande Gerber. Early life Kaia Jordan Gerber was born in September 3, 2001, in Los Angeles, California. She is the younger of two children born to the supermodel Cindy Crawford and the businessman Rande Gerber. She has an elder brother, Presley. Her mother, who is of German, English, French, and Danish ancestry, is a Congregationalist Christian and her father is an American Jew. In a 2018 interview, she stated "my dad is Jewish and my mom is C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Everett Scott
Thomas Everett Scott (born September 7, 1970) is an American actor. His film work includes a starring role as drummer Guy Patterson in the film '' That Thing You Do!'', the protagonist in '' An American Werewolf in Paris'', and notable roles in '' Boiler Room'', '' One True Thing'', '' Dead Man on Campus'', '' The Love Letter'', '' Because I Said So'', '' Danger One'', ''La La Land'', and ''Clouds''. In television, he played the roles of Detective Russell Clarke in the series '' Southland'', Charles Garnett in '' Z Nation'', and played the recurring roles of Eric Wyczenski in '' ER'', Sam Landon in '' Beauty & the Beast'', Kevin Duval in the series '' Scream'', William in ''Reign'', and Mr. Down in ''13 Reasons Why''. He also co-starred in the truTV sitcom '' I'm Sorry''. Early life Scott was born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, the son of Cynthia "Cindy" (née Pierce), an insurance sales representative, and William Joseph "Bill" Scott (died 2007), a civil engineer. He g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
