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Irma St. Paule
Irma St. Paule (March 23, 1926 – January 9, 2007) was a Ukrainian-born American character actress who appeared on stage, screen and television from 1985 to 2007. Often portraying elderly characters, she appeared in productions on Broadway and Off-Broadway, and in regional theatre productions across the United States during her career. Early life Irma St. Paule was born on March 23, 1926, in Odesa in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Her mother was from Russia and her father came from Turkey. At an early age, St. Paule and her family moved to New York City. She later moved to Chicago after she was married. There, St Paule enrolled at the Goodman School of Drama (now the Theatre School at DePaul University) to study as a ballerina. After she and her husband were granted a divorce, she returned to New York City and later said of her relocation to an interviewer, "By then, my family was mostly gone so I was able to do as I wished. And I did!". Career Later in life, St. Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odesa
Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre. As of January 2021, Odesa's population was approximately On 25 January 2023, its Historic Centre of Odesa, historic city centre was declared a World Heritage Site and added to the List of World Heritage in Danger by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in recognition of its multiculturality and 19th-century urban planning. The declaration was made in response to the Odesa strikes (2022–present), bombing of Odesa during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has damaged or destroyed buildings across the city. In classical antiquity a large Greek settlement existed at its location no later than t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
''Who Do I Gotta Kill?'' (also known as ''Me & the Mob'') is a 1994 comedy film directed and co-written by Frank Rainone with James Lorinz and Rocco Simonelli also writing. The film stars Sandra Bullock, John Costelloe (actor), John Costelloe, Steve Buscemi, and James Lorinz. Plot A struggling writer takes a job with the American Mafia, mob to make ends meet. Cast * Sandra Bullock as Lori * Sandy Colosimo as Agency Receptionist * John Costelloe (actor), John Costelloe as "Bink-Bink" Borelli * Tony Darrow as Tony Bando * Lori Rachal as Jogger * Ted Sorel as George Stelloris * Louis Giovannetti as Dick * Steve Buscemi as Fred, Conspiracy Nut * Stephen Lee (actor), Stephen Lee as Bobby Blitzer * Suze Trevithick as Girl At George's Bar * Frank Aquilino as Joey "Clams" Tantillo * John 'Cha Cha' Ciarcia as Marty "No-Neck" Scalia * James Lorinz as Jimmy Corona * Johnny Lorinz as Detective * Lee Anne Linfante as Tina * Nicholas Spina as Water Department Inspector * Victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fever (1999 Film)
''Fever'' is a psychological thriller independent film written and directed by Alex Winter, and starring Henry Thomas, David O'Hara, Teri Hatcher and Bill Duke. Plot Nick Parker (Henry Thomas) is a struggling young artist suffering a mental and physical breakdown. When a violent murder happens in his apartment building, it pushes him to the edge of sanity. Suspected by his sister (Teri Hatcher) and tracked by a police detective (Bill Duke), Nick begins to think he may have committed the murder himself except for the appearance of a mysterious drifter (David O'Hara) who has moved in upstairs. Is he a witness or a murderer, and was it all a setup or illusion? The bottom line is: Who can you trust when you can no longer trust yourself? Cast *Henry Thomas as Nick Parker *David O'Hara as Will *Teri Hatcher as Charlotte Parker *Bill Duke as Detective Glass *Sándor Técsy as Sidney Miskiewicz * Irma St. Paule as Mrs. Rhula Miskiewicz *Alex Kilgore as Adam Dennis *Marisol Padilla Sán ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming Soon (1999 Film)
''Coming Soon'' is a 1999 American sex comedy film directed by Colette Burson and written by Burson and Kate Robin. It stars Bonnie Root, Gaby Hoffmann, Tricia Vessey and Ryan Reynolds. The plot centers on three seniors at a Manhattan prep school and their search for sexual satisfaction. It has been described as a female-centric '' American Pie''. It marked Ashton Kutcher's film debut. The film premiered at the LA Film Festival on April 17, 1999. On the festival circuit, the film was received with enthusiasm by female audiences. Though it contained no nudity or violence, the film was given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA. To achieve an R rating needed for commercial release, Burson made cuts and edits. Though multiple Hollywood studios expressed interest in releasing the recut film, they ultimately passed. The film found distribution with Unapix Entertainment Productions, who gave it a limited theatrical release beginning on May 12, 2000. It thereafter received a direct-to-vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desecration (film)
''Desecration'' is a 1999 American horror film written and directed by Dante Tomaselli. The film stars Irma St. Paule and Christie Sanford, who would both return in several of Tomaselli's later films. The film originally started off as a short film that Tomaselli created in 1994 and is his feature film directorial debut. Tomaselli drew inspiration for the film from his childhood and also heavily utilized dream sequences to impart the film's story. Plot A 16-year-old teen named Bobby Rullo is emotionally damaged and psychologically scarred by the traumatic early death of his beloved mother, an event that has left him withdrawn, angry, and struggling with profound grief. Living in a strict Catholic household with his religious father and devoutly Catholic grandmother Matilda, Bobby finds himself suffocated by the oppressive atmosphere of religious doctrine and moral judgment that surrounds him. The family's rigid adherence to Catholic teachings only amplifies his feelings of guilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss Me, Guido
''Kiss Me, Guido'' is a 1997 independent comedy film. Written and directed by Tony Vitale (a former location manager) and produced by Ira Deutchman and Christine Vachon, it stars Nick Scotti, Anthony Barrile, Anthony DeSando and Craig Chester. Synopsis Frankie (Scotti) is a young Italian American man living with his family in The Bronx, New York. He works in a pizza parlor but, inspired by the likes of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, he wants to be an actor. After catching his fiancée (Jennifer Esposito) cheating on him with his brother, Frankie decides the time has come to move out and pursue his dream. He starts by checking the classifieds for roommate ads. He finds an ad from a "GWM." In classified-speak this stands for " gay white male" but Frankie and his friend Joey ( Domenick Lombardozzi) interpret it as "guy with money." The GWM in question is Warren (Barrile), an actor who's recently broken up with his director boyfriend. Frankie and Warren each have some in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinner (film)
''Thinner'' (marketed as ''Stephen King's Thinner'') is a 1996 American body horror film directed by Tom Holland and written by Michael McDowell and Holland. The film is based on Stephen King's 1984 novel of the same name (which he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) and stars Robert John Burke and Joe Mantegna. In the film, an obese lawyer who accidentally kills a Romani woman is cursed by the woman's father to rapidly lose weight. ''Thinner'' was released in the United States on October 25, 1996, by Paramount Pictures. It received mostly negative reviews and grossed $15.3 million against a budget of $8 million. Producer Mitchell Gallin regarded the script as the best he had ever worked with, but thought the final film did not do it justice. Plot Billy Halleck is an obese upper class lawyer who lives with his wife Heidi and their daughter Linda in Connecticut. He recently defended Mafia boss Richie "The Hammer" Ginelli in court and is now celebrating his acquittal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trees Lounge
''Trees Lounge'' is a 1996 American comedy-drama film and the debut of Steve Buscemi as writer and director. It was produced by Brad Wyman and Chris Hanley and features a large ensemble cast of actors, including Buscemi, Anthony LaPaglia, Chloë Sevigny, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film's black humor is based on examination of characters' self-destructive behavior, revolving around their shared hangout of the eponymous bar and lounge. Critical reception was mostly positive. ''Trees Lounge'' has also been cited as an influence by ''The Sopranos'' creator David Chase, who later hired Buscemi to direct " Pine Barrens" and three other episodes of the show, and to star as Tony Soprano's cousin Tony Blundetto during the show's fifth season. It was filmed in Glendale, Queens, Brooklyn and Valley Stream, New York. Plot Tommy Basilio is an alcoholic and fixture at a local bar, the Trees Lounge, who loses his girlfriend of eight years and his job as a mechanic. Tommy's main socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is All There Is
''Love Is All There Is'' is a 1996 romantic comedy film written and directed by Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor, who also both star in the film. Plot ''Love Is All There Is'' is a modern retelling of the ''Romeo and Juliet'' story, and it is set in the Bronx. The Capomezzos, Bronx-born Sicilians, own a local catering business. They develop a bitter rivalry with the pretentious Malacicis, recent immigrants from Florence and owners of a fine Italian restaurant. The Capomezzos' son, Rosario, falls in love with the Malacicis' daughter, Gina, after she replaces the star of the neighborhood church's staging of ''Romeo and Juliet''. The rivalry intensifies after Rosario deflowers Gina after a fight with her parents. The movie was made in a few locations in New York: it was filmed at Greentree Country Club in New Rochelle, and many scenes were shot in City Island, Bronx. Cast * Lainie Kazan as Sadie Capomezzo * Joseph Bologna as Mike Capomezzo * Paul Sorvino as Piero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caught (1996 Film) retail fish market (store). They have a son, Danny, who has left for Los Angeles to try to become an actor. Joe's job is his main focus and he feels that Betty interferes with it. By contrast, Betty is frustrated that he does not accept a good offer to sell the business and feels neglected when Joe goes to bed early as he has to get an early start to buy fish from the wholesale market.
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''Caught'' is a 1996 erotic thriller film about a drifter who disrupts the simple life of a fish market owner and his wife. The film was directed by Robert M. Young, and stars Edward James Olmos, Arie Verveen, María Conchita Alonso, and Bitty Schram. Plot Joe and Betty, husband and wife, own and run a small Jersey City Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BroadwayWorld
BroadwayWorld is a theatre news website based in New York City, New York. Launched in 2003, the site covers Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and international theater productions, with sections devoted to particular countries, cities, or regions. The website publishes theatre news, interviews, reviews, and other coverage related to theater. It also includes an online message board for theater fans. The UK / West End section awards the UK / West End BroadwayWorld Awards each year, based on votes by theater-goers to productions in the UK. History Published by Wisdom Digital Media Publishing (launched in 2001), BroadwayWorld.com was founded in 2003 to cover theater news. As of September 2018, the website had a readership of 5.5 million monthly online visitors and an Alexa PageRank of 16,156 worldwide. The site also produces annual fan-voted awards and competitions related to various types of production. In 2020, the site underwent a major redesign, and which included the cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rose Tattoo
''The Rose Tattoo'' is a three-act play written by Tennessee Williams in 1949 and 1950; after its Chicago premiere on December 29, 1950, he made further revisions to the play for its Broadway premiere on February 2, 1951, and its publication by New Directions the following month. A film adaptation was released in 1955. ''The Rose Tattoo'' tells the story of an Italian-American widow in Mississippi who has withdrawn from the world after her husband's death and expects her daughter to do the same. The setting is a place in proximity to Biloxi. Jacob Adler stated that the story is disconnected from the culture of the Southern United States as the plot "has almost no Southern connections". Background People originating in Sicily in real life became involved in the fruit industry in the area around New Orleans in the late 1800s, and according to Robert Rea, the playwright had a friend named Marion Black Vaccaro and that the playwright "likely" was aware of how the Vaccaro brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
