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Goliath (TV Series)
''Goliath'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro. It ran for four eight-episode seasons from 2016 to 2021 on Amazon Prime Video. Cast Main * Billy Bob Thornton as Billy McBride: formerly a brilliant and personable lawyer who founded the law firm Cooperman McBride with Donald Cooperman, and with whom he built it to be a successful legal firm. He walked out of the firm and became an alcoholic after a murder suspect he got acquitted on a technicality went on to kill an entire family. He lives in an extended-stay hotel (the Ocean Lodge Hotel) by the Santa Monica Pier. McBride is also a graduate of the University of California Berkeley School of Law and Indiana University. * Nina Arianda as Patty Solis-Papagian: a DUI lawyer and real estate agent, who brings Rachel Kennedy's case to McBride. * Tania Raymonde as Brittany Gold: a prostitute who cares about Billy McBride and sometimes works as his legal assistant. * Diana Hopp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legal Drama
Legal drama, also called courtroom drama, is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative. Legal dramas have also followed the lives of the fictional Lawyer, attorneys, defendants, plaintiffs, or other persons related to the practice of law present in television show or film. Legal drama is distinct from Police procedural, police crime drama or detective fiction, which typically focus on police officers or detectives investigating and solving crimes. The focal point of legal dramas, more often, are events occurring within a courtroom, but may include any phases of legal procedure, such as Jury trial, jury deliberations or work done at law firms. Some legal dramas Film à clef, fictionalize real cases that have been litigated, such as the play-turned-movie, Inh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Brenneman
Amy Frederica Brenneman (born June 22, 1964) is an American actress and producer. She worked extensively in television, coming to prominence as Detective Janice Licalsi in the ABC police drama series ''NYPD Blue'' (1993–1994). Brenneman next co-created and starred as Judge Amy Gray in the CBS drama series ''Judging Amy'' (1999–2005). She received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for these roles. In subsequent years, Brenneman has had starring roles as Violet Turner in the Shonda Rhimes medical drama series '' Private Practice'' (2007–2013), and as Laurie Garvey on the HBO drama series '' The Leftovers'' (2014–2017). She is also known for her recurring role as Faye Moskowitz on '' Frasier'' and has starred in various films, including ''Heat'' (1995), ''Fear'' (1996), ''Daylight'' (1996), ''Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her'' (2000), '' Nine Lives'' (2005), and '' The Jane Austen Book Club'' (2007). Early life and education Brenneman was born on June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Semel
David Semel is an American film and television director and producer. Semel joined the Directors Guild of America in 1989. His television directing credits include ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', ''Person of Interest'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''Boston Public'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''No Ordinary Family'', ''American Horror Story'', '' Roswell'', ''Angel'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Watchmen'' and other series. He also directed and produced episodes of ''Life'', ''House'', ''American Dreams'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and ''Dawson's Creek''.David Semel Biography ((?)-) Film Reference In 2007, Semel was nominated for a for [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Ehrlich
Jon Ehrlich is a three-time Emmy-nominated TV and film composer. His primetime Emmy nominations in the Music Composition for a Series category came in recognition for his work on '' House, M.D.'', starring Hugh Laurie, '' The Agency'', starring Beau Bridges, and ''Roar'', starring Heath Ledger. His score for '' Ask Me Anything'', starring Martin Sheen, won Best Music in a Feature Film at the Nashville Film Festival. In 2025 he received an International Film Music Critics Association nomination alongside Rachel Portman recognizing their critically acclaimed score for Hulu’s Holocaust drama limited series, '' We Were the Lucky Ones'', from director Tommy Kail and writer Erica Lipez, starring Logan Lerman and Joey King. The score has been singled out in reviews such as IndieWire’s The Best TV Scores of 2024: ''“The music here is wise enough not to try to be more intense than the events that the Kurc family goes through over the course of the Hulu limited series. Instead, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoot (advertising Magazine)
''Shoot'' (stylized ''SHOOT'') is a trade magazine for the advertising industry that was established in 1990 as ''BackStage/Shoot'', providing news and information about advertising agencies, executives, and creative advertising professionals. It also issues awards each year recognizing various elements of advertising, such as a "New Directors Showcase", and "Best Work You May Never See". History The magazine was established in December 1960 under the title ''Back Stage'', in a newspaper format covering theatre and commercial production. The owners were Ira Eaker and Allen Zwerdling. In the late 1980s, they sold the paper to British Phonographic Industry and the newspaper was split into two in the summer of 1990. On July 6, 1990, the portion known as ''Back Stage Shoot'' was spun off into a full, standalone publication, ''BackStage/Shoot''; while the original Backstage continued on independently as well. The concept was to have the original '' Backstage'' publication concent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Comedy
The Silent Comedy is an American rock band, known for their folk, rock and roll, and Americana-inspired music. History The band was founded in San Diego, California by brothers Joshua and Jeremiah Zimmerman, In September 2010, their album ''Common Faults'' won the San Diego Music Awards's 'Best Pop Album' award. Their songs "Bartholomew" and "All Saints Day" were used in 2011 TV advertisements for the video game '' Dark Souls''. "Bartholomew" was the fifth song from their full-length record, Common Faults, and was the first songwriting contribution from The Silent Comedy guitarist and harmonica player Timothy Graves. "Bartholomew" was also used in trailers and television advertisements for the "History Channel" 3-part epic miniseries " Hatfields & McCoys" premiering on May 28, 2012. Another of the band's songs, "Blood on the Rails," was used in trailers and television spots for another "History" miniseries, " The Men Who Built America", premiering on October 16, 2012. "All S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Coming Home'' (1978) and the Academy Award for Best Actor for ''Nebraska'' (2013). He is also a BAFTA Award, two-time Genie Award, and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee. A member of the Actors Studio, he rose to prominence during the New Hollywood era through roles in films such as '' The Trip'' (1967), '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969), '' The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant'' (1971), and '' The Cowboys'' (1972). Other notable films include '' The Laughing Policeman'' (1973), '' The Great Gatsby'' (1974), '' Posse'' (1975), '' Family Plot'' (1976), '' Black Sunday'' (1977), '' The Driver'' (1978), '' Tattoo'' (1981), ''That Championship Season'' (1982), '' The 'Burbs'' (1989), '' Last Man Standing'' (1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Arend
Geoffrey Rashid Arend, Jr. (born February 28, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ethan Gross on the ABC drama series ''Body of Proof'', Matt Mahoney on the CBS political drama series '' Madam Secretary'', and a young stoner in '' Super Troopers''. Biography Arend is the son of Geoffrey D. Arend Sr. and Sabiha Khan Arend, the founders of the trade publication ''Air Cargo News''. His father is an American of German and English descent; his mother is Pakistani. Arend grew up in Hollis, Queens and graduated from New York City's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 1996. Career In 1998, Arend joined the cast of ''Daria'' as the voice artist for obnoxious flirt Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III. He would voice Upchuck until the end of the series in 2002, as well as in the video game '' Daria's Inferno''. After the show finished, Arend landed small roles in films such as '' Super Troopers'', where he played a stoner who ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Scott (actor)
Brandon O'Neil Scott is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles as Ryan Spalding in the medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2008–2009), Kohut in the animated comedy film ''Wreck-It Ralph'' (2012), Henry in the action-adventure game ''The Last of Us'' (2013), Alex in the animated drama series '' Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero'' (2015–2017), Jameson in the action-adventure game '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' (2016), Coach J.J. Kerba in the teen drama series ''13 Reasons Why'' (2019–2020), Nick Prager in the dark comedy series '' Dead to Me'' (2019–2022), and Cory Lawrence in the romantic drama series ''This Is Us'' (2019). Early life and education Brandon O'Neil Scott was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the youngest of three children. He attended Central High School and later earned a BFA in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Career Scott began his acting career with a minor role in the 2005 short film ''Water'', and went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenora Crichlow
Lenora Isabella Crichlow (born 4 January 1985) is a British actress. She became known for her starring roles as Maria "Sugar" Sweet in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series '' Sugar Rush'', Annie Sawyer in the BBC Three supernatural drama series '' Being Human'', and Shania Andrews in the 2012 sports drama film ''Fast Girls''. In 2013, Crichlow portrayed Chen Sam in the television film '' Burton & Taylor'' and Victoria Skillane in the episode " White Bear" of the dystopian sci-fi series ''Black Mirror''. She has since had regular roles in the ABC sitcom '' Back in the Game'' and the NBC comedy series '' A to Z''. In 2020, she was in the main cast of the HBO/Sky One comedy series '' Avenue 5'', playing second engineer Billie McEvoy. Early life Crichlow was born 4 January 1985 and raised in Harlesden, London. She is one of three siblings born to a biracial couple, Port of Spain, Trinidad-born Frank Crichlow and his partner, Lucy Addington, a white Englishwoman. Her father owned the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jena Malone
Jena Laine Malone (; born November 21, 1984) is an American actress. Born in Sparks, Nevada, Malone spent her early life there and in Las Vegas, while her mother acted in local theater productions. Inspired to become an actress herself, Malone convinced her mother to relocate to Los Angeles. After a series of auditions, Malone was cast in the television film '' Bastard Out of Carolina'' (1996), for which she received Independent Spirit and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and the television film ''Hope'' (1997), for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. She next appeared in the feature films '' Contact'' (1997) and '' Stepmom'' (1998), winning a Saturn Award for the former. Malone began the 2000s with the independent psychological thriller ''Donnie Darko'' (2001), which became a cult film. She next appeared in the drama film '' Life as a House'' and the miniseries '' Hitler: The Rise of Evil'' (both 2003), and the dark comedy film '' Saved!'' (2004), and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Jones
Julia Jones (born January 23, 1981) is an American actress. She may be best known for playing Leah Clearwater in '' The Twilight Saga'' film series and Angela Bishop in the television series '' Dexter: New Blood''. Early life and education Julia Jones was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Frank Jones and Penny Wells. She has a younger brother named Cody. She has stated that her mother is of English descent, and that her father "is part Choctaw, Chickasaw, and African-American". She was raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, and frequented the first JP Licks ice cream store, which was close to her home. Jones studied at Boston Ballet School from the age of 4. She began working in commercials and local theatre when she was eight. In 1999, Jones graduated from Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the United States. She subsequently attended Columbia University where she earned her bachelor's degree in English in 2005. Career Jones has modeled in catalog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
