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Mistress America
''Mistress America'' is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Noah Baumbach. It was written by Baumbach and Greta Gerwig, who stars alongside Lola Kirke. The film was released on August 14, 2015, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Plot College freshman Tracy Fishko is having trouble adjusting to life at Barnard. She eventually meets and befriends a fellow student, Tony, and develops a crush on him, but when he begins dating another girl, Nicolette, she feels alone again. On her mother's advice, she contacts her soon-to-be stepsister Brooke, who lives in New York. Tracy is immediately entranced by Brooke and her lifestyle. After spending a whirlwind night with her, she pens a short story and submits it to her college's prestigious literary magazine. Tracy continues to spend time with Brooke, who reveals her plans for a small and eclectic restaurant called Mom's after her dead mother; the restaurant is being financed by her partner. However, upon returning home one night, Brooke find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Baumbach
Noah Baumbach (born September 3, 1969) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making light comedies set in New York City and his works are inspired by filmmakers such as Woody Allen and Whit Stillman. His frequent collaborators include Wes Anderson, Adam Driver, and his wife, Greta Gerwig. Baumbach first gained attention for his early films ''Kicking and Screaming (1995 film), Kicking and Screaming'' (1995), and ''Mr. Jealousy'' (1997). His breakthrough film ''The Squid and the Whale'' (2005) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He first collaborated with Gerwig on ''Greenberg (film), Greenberg'' (2010) and their collaborations continued with ''Frances Ha'' (2013), ''Mistress America'' (2015), ''White Noise (2022 film), White Noise'' (2022), and ''Barbie (film), Barbie'' (2023). His other films include ''Margot at the Wedding'' (2007), ''While We're Young (film), While We're Young'' (2014), and ''The Meyerowitz Stories'' (2017). His fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Shear
Matthew Louis Shear (born October 10, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Tony in Noah Baumbach's ''Mistress America'', opposite Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke. He played Detective Lucius Isaacson on TNT (U.S. TV network), TNT's The Alienist (TV series), ''The Alienist'', based on the The Alienist, novel of the same name by Caleb Carr. The historical drama premiered January 22, 2018 and was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series, Outstanding Limited Series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards and Saturn Award for Best Action-Thriller Television Series, Best Action-Thriller Television Series at the 44th Saturn Awards. Life and career Shear was born in New York City and graduated from St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe), St. John's College—Annapolis in 2008. His film career began the following year with a bit part in director Ang Lee's comedy-drama ''Taking Woodstock''. He starred opposite Zosia Mamet in the 2017 Tribeca Film F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Squid And The Whale
''The Squid and the Whale'' is a 2005 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach and produced by Wes Anderson. It tells the semi-autobiographical story of two boys in Brooklyn dealing with their parents' divorce in 1986. The film is named after the giant squid and sperm whale diorama housed at the American Museum of Natural History, which is seen in the film. The film was shot on Super 16 mm, mostly using a handheld camera. At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the film won awards for best dramatic direction and screenwriting, and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. Baumbach later was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film received six Independent Spirit Award nominations and three Golden Globe nominations. Baumbach became one of the few screenwriters to ever sweep "The Big Four" critics awards ( Los Angeles Film Critics' Association, National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers under the guidance of or in collaboration with the film's director or producer and are then most often performed by an ensemble of musicians – usually including an orchestra (most likely a symphony orchestra) or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists – known as playback singers – and recorded by a sound engineer. The term is less frequently applied to music written for media such as live theatre, television and radio programs, and video games, and said music is typically referred to as either the soundtrack or incidental music. Film scores encompass an enormous variety of styles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tootsie
''Tootsie'' is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal and a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, and Charles Durning. In the film, Michael Dorsey (Hoffman), a talented actor with a reputation for being professionally difficult, runs into romantic trouble after adopting a female persona to land a job. ''Tootsie'' was partly inspired from a play written by McGuire in the early 1970s, and was first made into screenplay by Dick Richards, Bob Kaufman, and Robert Evans, in 1979. Richards, who was selected as director, introduced the project to Hoffman, who obtained complete creative control after signing on: revisions to the screenplay and from Richards and his successor, Hal Ashby, being replaced by Pollack caused delays to production, which eventually began in November 1981. Principal photography took place across N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Wild (1986 Film)
''Something Wild'' is a 1986 American comedy thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme, written by E. Max Frye, and starring Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels and Ray Liotta. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film has some elements of a road movie combined with screwball comedy. Plot Charlie Driggs is a conventional yuppie investment banker who works in New York City. After he leaves a greasy spoon diner without paying, a wildly dressed woman with a brunette bob who calls herself Lulu confronts him. Lulu offers Charlie a ride downtown but instead heads for New Jersey and throws his beeper from the moving car. Lulu openly drinks liquor while driving and stops in a town to buy more. While Charlie phones his office, Lulu — unbeknownst to him — robs a liquor store. Charlie claims the cash he is carrying is for his Christmas club account, but Lulu persuades him to pay for a room at a roadside motel. Once inside she handcuffs him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Danny Rose
''Broadway Danny Rose'' is a 1984 American black-and-white comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It follows a hapless theatrical agent who, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. The film stars Allen as the titular character, as well as Mia Farrow and Nick Apollo Forte. ''Broadway Danny Rose'' was screened out of competition at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics. It is considered one of Allen's stronger efforts, being praised particularly for Farrow's performance. Plot The story of Danny Rose (Woody Allen) is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. Rose's one-man talent agency represents countless unorthodox, unsuccessful entertainers, including washed-up lounge lizard Lou Canova ( Nick Apollo Forte), whose career is on the rebound. While shown to be willing to hire almost anyone, Danny is also shown to work extremely hard for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Henderson (actress)
Rebecca Henderson (born June 4, 1980) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Lizzy on the Netflix series ''Russian Doll'' and for her roles in independent films '' Appropriate Behavior'', '' They Remain,'' and '' Mickey and the Bear''. Biography Henderson was born and raised in Canada. She moved to New York for college, and holds an M.F.A. degree from Columbia University. In October 2019, it was announced that Henderson would star alongside Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline in Amblin Partners' feature ''The Good House''''.'' In 2021, she joined the main cast of Freeform's '' Single Drunk Female'' as Olivia, a lesbian journalist. She joined cast of the Hulu comedy ''Sex Appeal'' in April 2021. Henderson is a lesbian. In 2016, she married writer-director Leslye Headland. They reside in New York. She is best friends with Katherine Waterston. Filmography Film Television Video games Awards and honours Henderson received a Drama Desk Award The Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Sumner
Brigitte Michael "Mickey" Sumner (born 19 January 1984) is an English actress best known for her film roles as Sophie Levee in ''Frances Ha'' (2012) and Farrah in ''The Mend (film), The Mend'' (2014) and her television roles as Katia on ''Low Winter Sun (American TV series), Low Winter Sun'' (2013) and Bess Till on ''Snowpiercer (TV series), Snowpiercer'' (2020). She also portrayed Patti Smith in ''CBGB (film), CBGB'' (2013). Sumner is the daughter of actress Trudie Styler and rock musician Sting (musician), Sting. Early life Sumner was born at Portland Hospital in London, the oldest daughter of musician Sting (musician), Sting (born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) and actress Trudie Styler. Sumner is the older sister of musician Eliot Sumner and the younger half-sister of musician Joe Sumner. Career Sumner began her acting career in 2006 with roles in a series of short films. In 2011, she landed the role of Francesca on the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''The Borgias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Rebecca Naomi Jones (born March 31, 1981) is an American actress and singer best known for her performances in the Broadway rock musicals '' Passing Strange'', '' American Idiot'', and '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' as well as being the first woman of color to play Laurey in ''Oklahoma!'' on Broadway. She also starred more recently in New York City's Shakespeare in the Park adaptation of ''As You Like It''. Life and career Jones was born in New York City, to a musician father and photographer mother. Her mother is Jewish and her father is African-American. Jones performed in the children's chorus of the Metropolitan Opera as a child and graduated from the Berkeley Carroll School in 1999. "I did theatre all throughout middle school and high school and was really into it, the same with singing", she said. Jones received her BFA in drama from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and appeared in the national tours of '' Rent'' and '' Caroline, or Change''. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Erbe
Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe (born July 5, 1965) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Alexandra Eames on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', a spin-off of ''Law & Order'', and Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series '' Oz''. Early life Erbe was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Elsbeth and Richard Erbe. She graduated from New York University (NYU) in 1989. Career While an undergraduate student at NYU, Erbe was cast as the daughter of Lynn Redgrave's character on the sitcom ''Chicken Soup''. She later became a member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company and has starred in many of their productions, including ''A Streetcar Named Desire'', '' Curse of the Starving Class'', and ''The Grapes of Wrath'', which ran for six months and won the 1990 Tony Award for Best Play. Erbe earned a Tony Award nomination in 1991 for her portrayal of Mary in '' The Speed of Darkness''. Erbe starred in such films as '' What About Bob?'', '' Stir of Echoes'', '' Rich in Love'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Cheung (actress)
Cindy Cheung (born January 27, 1970) is a Chinese American actress, best known for playing the role of Young-Soon Choi in ''Lady in the Water'' and Elaine Cheng in '' Children of Invention''. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in season 4 of '' The Sinner''. Career Cheung is a founding member of Mr. Miyagi's Theatre Company and has a MFA in acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She debuted her solo show ''Speak Up Connie'', directed by BD Wong, in January 2012. In 2021, she portrayed Stephanie Lam in 7 episodes of '' The Sinner'' (season 4). Personal life In 2002, Cheung married Ed Lin Ed Lin is a Taiwanese-American writer, actor and novelist. He is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. His first novel, ''Waylaid'' (2002) won a Members' Choice Award at the Asian American Literary Awards and also a Bo ..., a novelist. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheung, Cind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
