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Donna Hardy
Dona Hardy (December 3, 1912 – February 13, 2011), sometimes misspelled as Donna Hardy, was an American film and television actress. Early life Jean Dona Barley was born December 3, 1912, in Los Angeles to Ethel Macgillivoy Barley. In the early 1930s she toured the United States with a dance troupe, but left and returned to her native Los Angeles during the Depression. She briefly dated an up-and-coming, but still largely unknown, actor named Anthony Quinn. She was the Executive Director of a United Way affiliate, and retired at age 66, when she looked to begin her acting career. Acting career Hardy began her acting career late in life, usually playing sweet, sometimes deceptively harmless-looking old ladies. During her acting career, Hardy bedded John Ritter, kissed Matthew Perry, and, fitted with a walker, was asked by faux-auteur Jerry Stiller (in an episode of '' The King of Queens'') to consider "some tasteful nudity" for a community theater production of '' The Gin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Make Love To A Woman
''How to Make Love to a Woman'' is a 2010 American sex comedy film directed by Scott Culver and written by Dennis Kao, both making their respective debuts, starring Josh Meyers, Krysten Ritter, Eugene Byrd, James Hong, and Ian Somerhalder. It was released in the United States on DVD on July 13, 2010, by E1 Entertainment. Premise The film follows Andy (Meyers) and his miscommunications regarding sex. Cast * Josh Meyers as Andy * Krysten Ritter as Lauren * Eugene Byrd as Layne * Ian Somerhalder as Daniel * Jenna Jameson as herself * Ken Jeong as Curtis Lee * James Kyson Lee as Aaron * Raviv Ullman as Scott Conners * James Hong James Hong (; born February 22, 1929) is an American actor, producer and director. He has worked in numerous productions in American media since the 1950s, portraying a variety of roles. With more than 650 film and television credits as of 20 ... as Sifu * Catherine Reitman as Vani * Peter Jason as Mr. Conners * Ryan Key as himself * Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spork (film)
''Spork'' is a 2011 American independent coming-of-age musical comedy-drama film produced by Christopher Racster, Chad Allen, Honey Labrador and Geric Miller-Frost, written and directed by J.B. Ghuman Jr. and starring Savannah Stehlin, Sydney Park, Rachel G. Fox, Michael William Arnold, Oana Gregory, Rodney Eastman, Beth Grant, Yeardley Smith of ''The Simpsons'' fame, Keith David, Elaine Hendrix and Richard Riehle. Also produced by Neca Films, Last Bastion Entertainment, 11:11 Entertainment Inc., Bent Film and Archer Productions, the film was theatrically released in the United States of America on May 20, 2011 by Underhill Entertainment and Wrekin Hill Entertainment. ''Spork'' received mixed reviews from film critics and also received a score of 50% from Rotten Tomatoes. Plot Set in Los Angeles, California, a 14-year-old teenage girl nicknamed "Spork" is unpopular, mistreated by her classmates, and very soft-spoken. Her next-door neighbor and best friend, known as "Tootsie Roll", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timer (film)
''Timer'' (stylized as ''TiMER'') is a 2009 science fiction romantic comedy film written and directed by Jac Schaeffer. The plot concerns a device that counts down to the moment a person meets their soulmate. Plot The concept of TiMER is that a wrist implant is available that counts down to the day when the user will meet his or her soulmate. Oona, a Los Angeles orthodontist, has a blank timer, meaning her soulmate is not equipped with one. Searching for her soulmate, Oona brings her latest timerless boyfriend to get a timer installed, but the timers do not match and they part ways. Oona's stepsister and roommate, Steph, has a TiMER indicating that she will not meet her soulmate for over 15 years. Steph's lifestyle includes one-night stands with men whose timers are about to expire, and she encourages Oona toward similar behavior. Oona gravitates toward Mikey, a young grocery store clerk who encourages her to live in the present. Mikey's TiMER only has a few months left. Steph me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Movie
''Extreme Movie'' (formerly ''Parental Guidance Suggested''; known as ''Hotdogs & Doughnuts: An Extreme Movie'' in Australia) is a 2008 American satirical sex comedy film composed of sketches focusing on teen sex. Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson direct, with segments co-written by ''Saturday Night Live'' performers Will Forte, Andy Samberg, and writers Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The ensemble cast includes Frankie Muniz, Ryan Pinkston, Jamie Kennedy, Danneel Harris, Andy Milonakis, Matthew Lillard, Rob Pinkston and Michael Cera. Plot The film is a series of vignettes with Matthew Lillard's sex advice intercut within every couple segments. Mike (Ryan Pinkston) tries to impress his crush, Stacy ( Cherilyn Wilson). Fred (Michael Cera) meets a girl (Joanna Garcia) online and they arrange for "menacing action", only for Fred to break into the wrong apartment. The promiscuous Betty (Ashley Schneider) going to the "next level" (kinkier and more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superbad (film)
''Superbad'' is a 2007 American coming-of-age teen buddy comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and produced by Judd Apatow. The film stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as Seth and Evan, two teenagers about to graduate from high school. Before graduating, the boys want to party and lose their virginity, but their plan proves harder than expected. Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the script began development when they were 13 years old, and was loosely based on their experience in Grade 12 at Point Grey Secondary School in Vancouver during the 1990s. The main characters have the same given names as the two writers. Rogen was also initially intended to play Seth, but due to age and physical size this was changed, and Hill went on to portray Seth, while Rogen portrayed the irresponsible Officer Michaels, opposite ''Saturday Night Live'' star Bill Hader as Officer Slater. ''Superbad'' premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 13, 2007. Upon release, the film receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serial Killing 4 Dummys
''Serial Killing 4 Dummys'' is a 1999 dark comedy film written and directed by Trace Slobotkin and starring Thomas Haden Church and Justin Urich. Plot Casey is a troubled teenager who wants to be a serial killer. He teams up with Sasha, his suicidal classmate who wants to be his first victim, to plan his murders. However trouble soon arises when it turns out there's a real serial killer in town who turns his victims into furniture, and that killer is Casey's gym teacher. Background The film first screened at film festivals and had limited release in theaters in the late 1990s under the title ''Serial Killing 101'', before its "official" theatrical release in February 2002. When released on video in 2004, it was retitled ''Serial Killing 4 Dummys''. Reception Upon its screening in 1998 at the Convergence Film Festival in Rhode Island, ''The Providence Journal'' wrote the film was "as fresh as the latest TV news break-in report." and "In the real world of schoolground slayings, ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attention Shoppers (film)
''Attention Shoppers'' is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Philip Charles MacKenzie and written by Nestor Carbonell. The film stars Carbonell in the lead role, with Michael Lerner, Kathy Najimy, Martin Mull, Luke Perry, Cara Buono, Casey Affleck, and Lin Shaye in supporting roles. Premise An actor from a popular television sitcom agrees to appear at the grand opening of a Houston, Texas supermarket. On his journey to and during his appearance at the supermarket, he learns lessons about his career, celebrity, human nature, and his marital problems from the interesting and strange people he meets. Cast * Nestor Carbonell as Enrique Suarez * Michael Lerner as Khourosh * Kathy Najimy as Penelope * Martin Mull as Charles * Luke Perry as Mark Pinnalore * Cara Buono as Claire Suarez * Carlos Jacott as Duncan Baird * Casey Affleck as Jed * Lillian Adams as Gracie * Lin Shaye as Libby * Shannon Kenny as Shelly * O-Lan Jones as Meg * Mary-Pat Green as Sandwich Woman Release Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurse Betty
''Nurse Betty'' is a 2000 American black comedy film directed by Neil LaBute and starring Renée Zellweger as the title character, a small town, Kansas housewife-waitress who suffers a nervous breakdown after witnessing her husband's torture murder, and starts obsessively pursuing her favorite television soap opera character (Greg Kinnear), while in a fugue state. Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock play the hitmen who killed her husband and subsequently pursue her to Los Angeles. The film premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. The film won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. For her performance, Zellweger won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The film was also a commercial success. Plot In the small Kansas town of Fair Oaks, diner waitress Betty Sizemore is a fan of the soap opera ''A Reason to Love''. She has no idea that her husband Del, a car salesman, is having a sexual affair with another woman. She also doesn't kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Truman Show
''The Truman Show'' is a 1998 American psychological satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, a man who grew up living an ordinary life that—unbeknownst to him—takes place on a large set populated by actors for a television show about him. The supporting cast includes Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Paul Giamatti, and Brian Delate. Unlike the finished product, Niccol's spec script was more of a science-fiction thriller, with the story set in New York City. Scott Rudin purchased the script and set up production at Paramount Pictures. Brian De Palma was to direct before Weir signed as director, making the film for $60 million—$20 million less than the original estimate. Niccol rewrote the script while the crew was waiting for Carrey to sign. The majorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
