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Hover (film)
''Hover'' is a 2018 American science fiction film written by Cleopatra Coleman, directed by Matt Osterman and starring Coleman. Plot Cast *Cleopatra Coleman as Claudia * Shane Coffey as Isaiah * Craig Grant as John * Fabianne Therese as Tania *Beth Grant as Joanna *Rhoda Griffis as Anna Cook *Cailey Fleming as Greta Dunn Release The film was released on June 29, 2018. Reception The film has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews. Glenn Kenny of ''RogerEbert.com'' awarded the film two stars. Justin Lowe of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...Coleman’s rush to condemn corporations’ profit motive seems too simplistic and skimps on the details of social disintegration that the global agricultural crisis must necessarily provoke." Ben Kenigsberg of ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Osterman
Matt Osterman (born May 27, 1978, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin) is an American independent filmmaker and Entrepreneur. He wrote and directed the films ''Ghost from the Machine'', ''400 Days (film), 400 Days'', ''Hover (film), Hover and The Fence and the Fox.'' He currently resides in Roseville, Minnesota. Biography Osterman began his career working with Dan Buettner on the Blue Zones project and helped him found the Quest Network. He was also research lead on National Geographic Magazine’s, "Secrets of Longevity" which was the cover story of the November 2005 edition. He started his film career by directing and producing short films and working on the documentary ''Sportsfan'' with Aaron Lubarsky and Jon Stewart. Sportsfan aired nationally on SpikeTV and played numerous festivals all over the country. After the documentary, he went on to write and direct Ghost From The Machine, a low-budget feature film shot in Minneapolis. ''Ghost From the Machine'' premiered at the Fantasia F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopatra Coleman
Cleopatra Coleman (born 29 October 1987) is an Australian actress most notable for her role as Erica Dundee in the Netflix comedy series '' The Last Man on Earth'' (2015–2018). Other credits include '' Silversun'' (2004), ''Neighbours'' (2006–2007), ''The Elephant Princess'' (2008–2009), ''Step Up Revolution'' (2012), '' White Famous'' (2017), '' In the Shadow of the Moon'' (2019), ''Dopesick'' (2021), '' Infinity Pool'' and ''Cobweb'' (2023), and '' Clipped'' (2024). Early life Coleman was born on 29 October 1987, in Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia, and grew up in Byron Bay, the daughter of a Scottish father and a Jamaican mother. After high school, she visited Los Angeles and then moved there a few years later. She trained at the National Theatre Drama School in St Kilda, Melbourne. As a talented dancer, she achieved to reach the final of the 2002 National Dance Championships of Australia. Career Coleman started her professional film and television care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Coffey
Shane Coffey is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Holden Strauss in Freeform's ''Pretty Little Liars''. Early life Coffey was born in Houston, Texas and raised in nearby Spring. He studied theater at the University of Southern California. He is a founding member of The Casitas Group, an independent theater company started in 2008, alongside Troian Bellisario. Career Coffey's first acting part was playing Patrick for one episode on '' Summerland'' alongside Jesse McCartney. In January 2012, Coffey joined the recurring cast of ''Pretty Little Liars'' as Holden Strauss, an old friend of Aria's, who becomes her way of covering when she's actually going to see Ezra Fitz. Coffey also portrayed Jimmy Nash on ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager''. In 2012, he wrapped on a short film called ''Exiles'', a modern rendition of Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' with a twist. Coffey and Troian Bellisario, ''Pretty Little Liars'' co-star, make music under the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Grant
Craig O'Neil Grant (December 18, 1968 – March 24, 2021), also known as Craig muMs Grant and muMs the Schemer, was an American poet and actor best known for his role as Arnold "Poet" Jackson on the HBO series '' Oz''. Life and career Grant was born in New York City and raised in the Bronx. His father, Samuel, was a locksmith and carpenter at Montefiore Hospital, and his mother, Theresa (née Maxwell), was a teacher. He attended Mount St. Michael Academy High School, Bronx, New York. He first gained widespread attention as a poet and performer when he was featured in the documentary ''SlamNation'', which followed him and the other poets of 1996 Nuyorican Poetry Slam Team (Saul Williams, Beau Sia and Jessica Care Moore) as they competed at the 1996 National Poetry Slam. Grant took the name "muMs" when he was 20 and performing in a rap group. Due to retaining traces of a childhood lisp, a friend suggested he call himself “Mumbles”, which Grant shortened to "muMs", as an acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabianne Therese
Fabianne Therese Gstottenmayr is a Sri Lankan-American actress and director known for starring in several successful independent films including Netflix's ''Teenage Cocktail'' (2016), ''John Dies at the End'' (2012), Anchor Bay's '' The Aggression Scale'' (2012), ''A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III'' (2013), and the AMC web series ''The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks'' (2011). Early life Therese was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Therese's family often moved when she was growing up, including to Austria, Sri Lanka, Abu Dhabi, and Palm Springs. She originally focused on becoming a track runner before getting involved in acting. She is a great-great-granddaughter of Ceylonese newspaper editor and democratic activist Armand de Souza Armand de Souza (29 October 1874 – 17 May 1921) was a Ceylonese newspaper editor and democratic activist. Early life De Souza was born in Assagaum, Goa, to a Roman Catholic family belonging to the Saraswat Brahman community. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Grant
Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American character actor, character actress. Between 2012 and 2017, she was a series regular on the television comedy ''The Mindy Project'' in the role of Beverly Janoszewski. She is also known for her role as Gracie Leigh in the CBS apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic drama ''Jericho (2006 TV series), Jericho'' and as Marianne Marie Beetle in ''Wonderfalls''. She has also appeared on ''Pushing Daisies'' and ''Mockingbird Lane''. In film, she is best known for her roles as Mother at Farm House in ''Rain Man'' (1988), Miss Kettlewell in ''Child's Play 2'' (1990), Helen in ''Speed (1994 film), Speed'' (1994), Loretta in ''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'' (1995), Cora Mae Cobb in ''A Time to Kill (1996 film), A Time To Kill'' (1996), Kitty Farmer in ''Donnie Darko'' (2001), Pageant Official Jenkins in ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), Carla Jean's Mother in ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), and Pepp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhoda Griffis
Rhoda Griffis (born January 9, 1965) is an American actress who has played supporting roles both in independent and mainstream films and television. Life and career Griffis appeared onstage in ''Angels in America'', ''Proof'', '' Collected Stories'', and ''The Dark at the Top of the Stairs''. Her first film role was in the 1992 drama '' Love Field'', in which she played Jacqueline Kennedy. Her non-stage acting debut was in the television movie '' A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story''. She appeared in other made-for-TV films and series - including '' In the Heat of the Night''. Griffis worked for seven seasons with The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, for five seasons with Charlotte Rep, as well as appearing with the Saint Louis Repertory, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and Theatre by the Sea (Portsmouth, NH). In Atlanta, Griffis has appeared frequently on stage with the Alliance Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, and for three seasons with the Actors Theatre of Atlant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cailey Fleming
Cailey Presley Fleming (born March 28, 2007) is an American actress. She gained prominence for her portrayal of Judith Grimes on the AMC horror-drama television series '' The Walking Dead'' (2018–2022), as young Rey in Star Wars, and as the main character, Bea, starring in the feature film '' IF'' (2024) by John Krasinski. Early life and career Cailey Presley Fleming was born on March 28, 2007, in Picayune, Mississippi. Her parents are Mathew and Misty Fleming, and she also has a brother named Chandler. At age eight, she began acting professionally, first gaining attention in '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens,'' portraying a young Rey, this role gained significant attention due to the film's global success. At 2018, Fleming joined to the cast of AMC in '' The Walking Dead'' during season nine as Judith Grimes, and became a series regular beginning with season ten. She briefly appeared in ''Loki'' episode four as Young Sylvie. In January 2022, Cailey Fleming was cast as Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor Theatre, stage performance, the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film ''Léolo''. Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media, Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Kenny
Glenn Kenny (born August 8, 1959) is an American film critic and journalist. He writes for ''The New York Times'' and '' RogerEbert.com''. Biography Kenny attended William Paterson University, where he majored in English literature.Interview with Glenn Kenny ," ''rockcriticsarchives.com'', accessed February 19, 2017. He joined the staff of the film magazine '''' in June 1996, after having worked as a film and |
RogerEbert
''RogerEbert.com'' is an American film review website that archives reviews written by film critic Roger Ebert for the '' Chicago Sun-Times'' and also shares other critics' reviews and essays. The website, underwritten by the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', was launched in 2002. Ebert handpicked writers from around the world to contribute to the website. After Ebert died in 2013, the website was relaunched under Ebert Digital, a partnership founded between Ebert, his wife Chaz, and friend Josh Golden. Background Two months after Ebert's death, Chaz Ebert hired film and television critic Matt Zoller Seitz as editor-in-chief for the website because his IndieWire blog ''PressPlay'' shared multiple contributors with RogerEbert.com, and because both websites promoted each other's content. '' The Dissolve''s Noel Murray described the website's collection of Ebert reviews as "an invaluable resource, both for getting some front-line perspective on older movies, and for getting a better sens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
