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Half Nelson (film)
''Half Nelson'' is a 2006 American drama film directed by Ryan Fleck and written by Fleck and Anna Boden. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Shareeka Epps and Anthony Mackie. It was scored by Canadian band Broken Social Scene. 26-year-old Gosling was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, becoming the seventh-youngest nominee in the category at the time. The story concerns an inner city middle-school teacher who forms a friendship with a student, after she discovers that he has a drug habit. The film is based on a 19-minute film made by Boden and Fleck in 2004, titled ''Gowanus, Brooklyn''. It premiered in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. It was released theatrically on August 11, 2006. Plot Dan Dunne is a young middle-school history teacher at a Brooklyn school, with a teaching style that rejects the standard curriculum in favor of an approach based upon dialectics. While being an engaging teacher in the classroom, in his own time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tze Chun
Tze Chun (born Tze-ngo Chun ) is an Cinema of the United States, American film and TV producer, director, writer, painter, and comic book publisher. He was born in Chicago and raised outside of Boston, and graduated from Milton Academy in 1998. He received his bachelor's degree in film studies at Columbia University. Films Feature films ''Children of Invention'' His debut feature film, ''Children of Invention'', premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, screened at over 50 film festivals, won 17 festival awards including eight Grand Jury or Best Narrative Feature prize including "Best Narrative Feature" at the Newport International Film Festival, the Independent Film Festival Boston, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (where the cast won a Special Jury Prize in New Talent to Watch in Acting), the San Diego Asian Film Festival, and the San Francisco Asian American Film Festival, as well as "Emerging Filmmaker Awards" from the Hawaii International Film Festival and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelve original counties established under English rule in 1683 in what was then the Province of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population stood at 2,736,074, making it the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, and the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the state.Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2020 New York State Department of Health. Accessed January 2, 2024. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Cephas Jones
Ron Cephas Jones (; January 8, 1957 – August 19, 2023) was an American actor, best known for his role as William Hill in the drama series ''This Is Us'' (2016–2022), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award; along with four consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2018 and 2020. Jones appeared in television series such as ''Mr. Robot'' (2015–2016), ''The Get Down'' (2016–2017), ''Luke Cage'' (2016–2018), and '' Truth Be Told'' (2019–2023). He also appeared in a number of films, including '' Half Nelson'' (2006), ''Across the Universe'' (2007), '' Glass Chin'' (2014), '' The Holiday Calendar'' (2018), ''Dog Days'' (2018), and '' Dolemite Is My Name'' (2019). In 2022, he was nominated for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play at the 75th Tony Awards, for his performance in the Broadway play ''Clyde's''. Early life and education Ron Cephas Jones, who was of African American heritage, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erica Rivera
Erica Flor Rivera (born December 18, 1988) is an American rapper, actress, singer, dancer, and artist who played a minor role as Bianca on the Disney Channel show ''That's So Raven''. Her recordings include "Somebody Stop Me" in the film '' What a Girl Wants'' and "Let Your Baby Go" in the film ''Akeelah and the Bee''. Formative years Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 18, 1988, Erica Rivera is a daughter of Phillip and Marisa Rivera. After she and her family relocated to Florida in 1994, she was enrolled in the gifted program in her community's elementary school, and later attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando. Cast in a lead role in the Central Florida Theatre version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the age of seven, she was subsequently signed by the J&J Management Group at the age of ten, was a guest on ''The Jenny Jones Show'' in 1999, and toured the United States as a member of the Civic Kids musical theatre group. As a pre-teen, she also sang ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristan Wilds
Tristan Paul Mack Wilds (born July 15, 1989) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his roles as Michael Lee on the HBO original drama series, ''The Wire'', and as Dixon Wilson on the CW teen drama series, '' 90210''. He was also featured in the Adele music video for "Hello". As a recording artist, he signed with record producer Salaam Remi's Louder than Life Recordings, an imprint of Sony Music to release his debut studio album, '' New York: A Love Story'' (2013), which narrowly entered the ''Billboard'' 200 and received a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Wilds' second album, '' AfterHours'' (2017), was released independently, and failed to chart. Early life and education Wilds was born and grew up in Staten Island, New York City. His mother, Monique Moncion, is of Afro-Dominican and Irish descent, and his father, Paul Wilds, is African-American. His mother was first a beautician and then a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Holmes
Tina Holmes is an American television and film actress, known for appearing as Maggie Sibley in '' Six Feet Under''. Early years and education Holmes grew up in New York City and Connecticut. She attended Yale University for two years followed by a move to Paris, France, studying French Literature at the Sorbonne. After returning to the U.S., Holmes entered Brown University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Comparative Literature. After graduating from Brown, Holmes returned to Paris to serve as a research assistant on a documentary on famed novelist, poet and playwright Jean Genet. She also spent time at the Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil. Acting career Holmes began her film acting career with 1998's ''Edge of Seventeen,'' playing the starring role of Maggie. She followed that with roles in the movies ''30 Days'' in 1999; ''The Photographer'' and ''Prince of Central Park'' in 2000; '' Seven and a Match'' in 2003; ''Pretty Persuasion'' in 2005; ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collins Pennie
Collins Pennie (born June 20, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' Prom Night'' as Ronnie Heflin, and in ''In Time'' as Time Keeper Jaeger. He also starred in the films ''Fame'' and '' Stomp the Yard: Homecoming''. Early life Pennie was born in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. He is of Trinidadian descent. Career Born in Brooklyn, New York, Pennie began his career with roles on NBC's hit drama ''Law & Order'' and as a drug-addicted thief on ''Without a Trace''. His television work quickly caught the eye of Ford Model Management, who signed Pennie, leading him to a successful "ck one" fragrance campaign for Calvin Klein. Pennie currently resides in Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta. While not on camera, he spends most of his time dancing, writing and mastering his many crafts. Pennie hit the stage in the summer of 2010, appearing in ''Rent'' with actors Neil Patrick Harris and Wayne Brady, performing in a three-day limited engagement at the Hollywood Bowl. Penni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay O
Jays are a paraphyletic grouping of passerine birds within the family (biology), family Corvidae. Although the term "jay" folk taxonomy, carries no taxonomic weight, most or all of the birds referred to as jays share a few similarities: they are small to medium-sized, usually have colorful feathers and are quite noisy. These superificial characteristics set them apart from most other corvids such as crows, ravens, jackdaws, Rook (bird), rooks and magpies, which are larger and have darker plumage. Many so-called "jays" are genetically closer to these other corvids than other jays, however. Systematics and species Jays are not a monophyletic group. Anatomical and molecular evidence indicates they can be divided into a New World and an Old World lineage (the latter including the ground jays and the piapiac), while the grey jays of the genus ''Perisoreus'' form a group of their own.http://www.nrm.se/download/18.4e32c81078a8d9249800021299/Corvidae%5B1%5D.pdf PDF fulltext The black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Rush
Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) is an American actress. She has worked in television, film and on Broadway. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael Frayn's comedy ''Noises Off''. Life and career Rush was born in Chatham Borough, New Jersey. She is married to Walter Cronkite III (born April 22, 1957) and daughter-in-law of the late television journalist Walter Cronkite. The couple has two sons, Walter Cronkite IV and the late Peter Cronkite. Rush made her Broadway debut performing in the 1975 musical '' Dance with Me''. She later appeared in films '' Oliver's Story'' (1978), '' 10'' (1979) and ''Honky Tonk Freeway'' (1981), and made-for-television productions ''Alice at the Palace'' and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' in 1982. From 1983 to 1984 she starred as Brooke Ashton in ''Noises Off'', a role gained her Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nomination. Also in 1983, Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Lima (actor)
Jeff Lima is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Leon Cruz on ''Chicago Fire (TV series), Chicago Fire''. Early life Jeff Lima was born in the East Harlem#Spanish Harlem, Spanish Harlem neighborhood of New York City to a Puerto Rican family. At the age of 11, Lima began taking acting classes and merited a spot in a premiere New York City performing arts high school. While attending high school, he auditioned for a film in which he met Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez who introduced him to her agent, at the time, and he would later proceed to sign with them. Career Lima landed his television debut on ''Guiding Light'' as Byron, opposite Jeff Branson and Gina Tognoni. He has appeared in numerous films including ''Stealing Cars'', released in 2015. Lima has guest starred in CBS's ''Blue Bloods (TV series), Blue Bloods'' and NBC's ''Taxi Brooklyn''. He was a series regular in the HBO American Miniseries ''Show Me a Hero''. Jeff Lim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis O'Hare
Denis Patrick Seamus O'Hare (born January 17, 1962) is an American actor noted for his award-winning performances in the plays '' Take Me Out'' and '' Sweet Charity'', as well as portraying vampire king Russell Edgington on the HBO fantasy series '' True Blood''. He is also known for his supporting roles in such films as '' Charlie Wilson's War'' (2007), ''Milk'' (2008), '' Changeling'' (2008), and '' Dallas Buyers Club'' (2013). In 2011, he starred as Larry Harvey in the first season of the FX anthology series ''American Horror Story'', for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in 2012. He returned to the show in 2013, playing Spalding in '' American Horror Story: Coven'' and once more as Stanley in '' American Horror Story: Freak Show'', the latter for which he earned a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination. For his performance in '' American Horror Story: Hotel'' as Liz Taylor, O'Hare received critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique Gabriela Curnen
Monique Gabriela Curnen (born September 7, 1970) is an American actress. Early life and education Curnen was born on September 7, 1970. Her mother is from Puerto Rico, and her father is of German and Irish descent. She grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts and went to Williams College, where she concentrated on other studies. After college, she spent a year (1992–93) as a full-time intern at Unity House, the Minority Cultural Center, at Connecticut College in New London. She then moved to New York and started taking acting classes and going to auditions.Quintala, Lisa (August 20, 2008)"Monique Curnen, una hispana en Ciudad Gótica", ''People en Español'' (in Spanish). Career Curnen has appeared in several films including '' Bollywood Calling'' (2001), '' Half Nelson'' (2006) and ''The Dark Knight'' (2008), in which she played corrupt Police Detective Anna Ramirez. She also played the colleague of Paul Walker's character Brian O'Connor in ''Fast & Furious'' (2009) in a cameo. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
