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Jane Spencer (director)
Jane Spencer is an American director, playwright, and producer. She studied theatre and film crafts at Waynflete School, the University of Texas, New York University and The Actors Studio. Her first play, ''Critical Mass'', (co-written with Jon Zeiderman) was staged at the Actors Studio in New York in 1988. A year later she followed up with ''Playground Sounds'' at Circle Rep. Her first feature film, '' Little Noises'', starring Crispin Glover, Rik Mayall and Tatum O'Neal was shown at the Sundance Festival in 1991. Marking out themes explored in her later films, it celebrates the quixotic lives of a group of friends striving for success and acceptance. Her second release ''Wake Up Running'' was based on her 1994 stage play ''Faces on Mars''. She is regarded as an "auteur director", one of only a few currently working in the USA, and described as "one of the real newsmakers and reporters of our time". Her 2014 film, The Ninth Cloud starred Jean-Hugues Anglade and Michael Mads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waynflete School
Waynflete School is a private, co-educational college preparatory day school established in 1898 for early childhood education (from age three) to the 12th grade. It is located in the West End of Portland, Maine. History In 1898, Waynflete School was established by Agnes Lowell and Caroline Crisfield. During a trip to England, they became interested in statesman and educator William Waynflete, after whom the school is named. The school opened with forty-nine students. In the early twentieth century, Waynflete adopted a progressive education model emphasizing physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development through hands on learning, as championed by philosopher John Dewey. In 1950, boys past the fourth grade were admitted, and in 1967, boys were admitted into the Upper School. Academics Lower School provides education from early childhood (ages 3 and 4) to fifth grade, with the Middle School serving sixth through eighth grades, and Upper School serving ninth throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundance Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted as a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival consists of competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight, Sundance Kids, From the Collection, Premieres, and Documentary Premieres. The festival was established in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival. The festival moved to nearby Park City, Utah, in 1981 and was renamed the US Film and Video Festival. It was renamed the Sundance Film Festival in 1991. From its inception through 2025, the festival took place every January in Utah. In March 2025, it was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Film Directors From New York City
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Women Dramatists And Playwrights
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Madsen
Michael Madsen (born September 25, 1957) is an American actor. Alongside his frequent collaborations with Quentin Tarantino—''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992), ''Kill Bill: Volume 2'' (2004), ''The Hateful Eight'' (2015), and ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' (2019)—he is known for his appearances in films such as ''WarGames (film), WarGames'' (1983), ''The Natural (film), The Natural'' (1984), ''The Doors (film), The Doors'' (1991), ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), ''Free Willy'' (1993), ''Species (film), Species'' (1995), ''Donnie Brasco (film), Donnie Brasco'' (1997), ''Die Another Day'' (2002), ''Sin City (film), Sin City'' (2005), and ''Scary Movie 4'' (2006). He has played voice roles in various video games, including ''Grand Theft Auto III'' (2001), ''Narc (video game), Narc'' (2005), the Dishonored (series), ''Dishonored'' series (2012–2017), and ''Crime Boss: Rockay City'' (2023). Madsen has five children, including actor Christian Madsen. Early life Madsen was born on Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Jean-Hugues Anglade is a French actor, film director, and screenwriter, known for his roles as Eric in '' Killing Zoe'', Zorg in '' Betty Blue'' and Marco, the boyfriend of Nikita in '' Nikita''. Early life Jean-Hugues Anglade was born in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, Poitou-Charentes, France. His father was a veterinary surgeon and his mother was a social worker. He entered the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique in Paris (class of 1980), where he attended classes with Antoine Vitez. This allowed him, in particular, to make his first appearance on television in 1980 in an adaptation by Michel Favart of ''La Peau de chagrin'' by Honoré de Balzac. Career Anglade has acted in many films, TV series and on stage. He plays a major role in the TF1 2022 French TV series '' Visions'', which premiered at Canneseries that year. The series, directed by directed by Akim Isker, also stars Louane Emera, Soufiane Guerrab, and Julien Boisselier. Personal life On the 21st of Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ninth Cloud
''The Ninth Cloud'' (also known under the working titles ''Bob's Not Gay'', ''Men Don't Lie'', and ''Cloud Nine'') is a 2014 independent comedy-drama film directed by Jane Spencer. It follows a dreamy young woman in love with an American expatriate. Synopsis Zena is a beautiful vulnerable young London woman that goes through her life in a dream-like haze. She falls in love with an American expatriate aspiring theatre director, whom she idolizes as perfect. Cast * Megan Maczko as Zena * Michael Madsen as Bob * Jean-Hugues Anglade as Jonny * Meredith Ostrom as Miriam * Elodie Betrisey as Bumble * Ian Webster as Guy Wordsworth * Wendy Thomas as Gemma * Gabrielle Ryan as Princess Mariba Production Plans to film ''The Ninth Cloud'' (then titled ''Bob's Not Gay'') were announced in 2006. The following year William Baldwin, Irène Jacob, and Julia Jentsch signed on to perform in the film, and filming was slated to begin May 2007 in Bucharest. Financial difficulties delayed shootin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatum O'Neal
Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963) is an American actress. At the age of 10, she became the youngest person ever to win a competitive Academy Award, for her performance as Addie Loggins in '' Paper Moon'' co-starring her father, Ryan O'Neal. She later starred in the films '' The Bad News Bears'', ''Nickelodeon'', and '' Little Darlings'', and appeared in guest roles in the television series ''Sex and the City'', '' 8 Simple Rules'', and '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent''. Family background O'Neal was born in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, California, to actors Ryan O'Neal and Joanna Moore. Her brother, Griffin, was born in 1964. In 1967, her parents divorced and her father quickly married actress Leigh Taylor-Young, together having Tatum's half-brother, Patrick. The two divorced in 1973. Tatum has another half-brother, Redmond, from Ryan O'Neal's relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett. O'Neal's mother died of lung cancer at age 63, after a career in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 students as of fall 2023, it is also the largest institution in the system. The university is a major center for academic research, with research expenditures totaling $1.06 billion for the 2023 fiscal year. It joined the Association of American Universities in 1929. The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and the Blanton Museum of Art, and operates various auxiliary research facilities, such as the J. J. Pickle Research Campus and McDonald Observatory. UT Austin's athletics constitute the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns have won four NCAA Division I National Football Championships, six NCAA Division I National Baseball Championships, sixteen NCAA Division I National Men's Swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rik Mayall
Richard Michael Mayall (; 7 March 1958 – 9 June 2014) was an English actor, comedian and writer. He formed a close partnership with Adrian Edmondson while they were students at Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s. Mayall starred in numerous successful comedy series throughout his career, including '' The Young Ones'' (1982–1984), '' The Comic Strip Presents...'' (1983–2012), '' Filthy Rich & Catflap'' (1987), '' The New Statesman'' (1987–1994), '' Bottom'' (1991–1995), and '' Believe Nothing'' (2002). He also starred in the comedy films '' Drop Dead Fred'' (1991) and '' Guest House Paradiso'' (1999). Mayall won a Primetime Emmy Award for his voiceover performance as Mr. Toad in TVC London's 1996 animated movie '' The Willows in Winter'' (a sequel to TVC's 1995 production of ''The Wind in the Willows'', in which Mayall also played Toad). His comedic style, defined by the over-the-top, grotesque and deeply unsympathethic chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
