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Morning Glory (2010 Film)
''Morning Glory'' is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Roger Michell and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. Starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson and Jeff Goldblum, the film tells the story of an upstart television producer who accepts the challenge of reviving a morning show program with warring co-hosts. ''Morning Glory'' was released in theaters on November 10, 2010, by Paramount Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $60 million against a $40 million budget. Plot Aspiring news producer Becky Fuller is laid off from her job at ''Good Morning, New Jersey.'' Her mother advises she pursue another career, but Becky perseveres; IBS News, seeking a producer for its struggling national morning show, ''DayBreak'', calls Becky for an interview. After a discouraging job interview with executive Jerry Barnes, who dismisses both her and ''DayBreak'' as also-rans, a fawning Becky is brushed off in the elevator by vet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Michell
Roger Harry Michell (5 June 1956 – 22 September 2021) was a British theatre, television and film director. He was best known for directing films such as ''Notting Hill'' and ''Venus'', as well as the 1995 made-for-television film ''Persuasion''. Early life and education Roger Harry Michell was born on 5 June 1956 in Pretoria, Union of South Africa. He was not South African, as is sometimes mistakenly assumed, but was born there because his father was a British diplomat who had been posted to South Africa. On account of his father's job, Michell spent parts of his childhood in Beirut, Damascus, and Prague; he and his family were in Prague during the 1968 invasion. He was educated at Clifton College in Bristol, where he began directing and writing short plays, before studying English at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he directed and acted in dozens of plays, winning both the RSC Buzz Goodbody Award for Best Student Director at the NSDF, and a Fringe First Award at the Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his debut album ''Power of the Dollar'' for Columbia Records; however, he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May 2000, causing its release to be cancelled and Jackson to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape, ''Guess Who's Back?'', was discovered by Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed Jackson to his label Shady Records, an imprint of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records that same year. His debut studio album, ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' (2003), was released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Peaking atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, it spawned the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg), and received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Martinez (actor)
Adrian Martinez (born January 20, 1972) is an American actor and comedian, known for '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' and ''Focus''. Career Martinez started his acting career with the series ''America's Most Wanted'' in 1993. He has worked in the theater, and a member of LAByrinth Theater Company. In 2009, Martinez appeared in '' Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned'' as Brian Jeremy, the secondary antagonist. In 2010, he appeared in the action comedy '' Cop Out'' as Tino, released on February 26, 2010, by Warner Bros. Pictures. He portrayed Ginger Goon in the superhero comedy film '' Kick-Ass'', directed by Matthew Vaughn and released on April 16, 2010. In 2012, Martinez appeared in Spanish-language comedy and Will Ferrell vehicle '' Casa de Mi Padre'' as Manuel. The film was directed by Matt Piedmont and was released on March 16, 2012. In 2013, Martinez appeared in the comedy film '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' as Hernando, Mitty's understudy. Later he took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti D'Arbanville
Patricia D'Arbanville (born May 25, 1951)Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2006). Screen World: 2005 Film Annual, Volume 56'. New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 357. . is an American actress known for her appearance in Andy Warhol projects. Career After appearing in ''Flesh (1968 film), Flesh'' (1968), D'Arbanville performed in Warhol's ''L'Amour (film), L'Amour'' (1973), and as the title character in the David Hamilton (photographer), David Hamilton film ''Bilitis (film), Bilitis'' (1977). D'Arbanville has worked in film and television series in the United States and France, including her role as Lt. Virginia Cooper on the Fox series ''New York Undercover''. Personal life In the late 1960s, when she was a model in London, D'Arbanville met and developed a romance with singer and songwriter Cat Stevens. She was the inspiration for his hit song "Lady D'Arbanville" (released 1970). D'Arbanville left Stevens for periods of time to continue her modeling career in Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ty Burrell
Tyler Gerald Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor. Burrell is best known for playing Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom '' Modern Family'' (2009–2020), for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. Burrell also had starring roles on the television series '' Out of Practice'' (2005–2006) and '' Back to You'' (2007–2008), and acted in films such as ''Evolution'', '' Black Hawk Down'' (Both 2001), '' Dawn of the Dead'' (2004), '' The Incredible Hulk'' (2008), and '' Muppets Most Wanted'' (2014). He voiced characters in the animated films '' Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' (2014), ''Finding Dory'' (2016), and ''Storks'' (2016). On stage, Burrell made his Broadway debut playing Lennox in the revival of the William Shakespeare play ''Macbeth'' (2000). Early life and education Tyler Gerald Burrell was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, on August 22, 1967, the son of teacher Sheri Rose (née Hau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Malloy
Matt Malloy (born December 6, 1963) is an American actor and producer who has appeared extensively on television, film, and radio. Malloy's break-out performance was his co-starring role alongside Aaron Eckhart and Stacy Edwards in the 1997 black comedy movie '' In the Company of Men'', which he co-executive produced. He also co-starred in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series '' Alpha House'' as Mormon GOP Senator Louis Laffer from Nevada. Early life and education Malloy was born in the village of Hamilton, New York. He graduated from State University of New York at Purchase. In the 2012 documentary, '' That Guy... Who Was in That Thing'', Malloy stated that his uncle, actor Henry Gibson, inspired him to pursue an acting career. Career In 1988, Malloy began his acting career in earnest appearing in the made-for-television movie, ''The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'', followed by the HBO mockumentary TV series, ''Tanner '88'', as New York City filmmaker, Deke Conners. In 1989, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pankow
John Pankow (born April 28, 1954) is an American actor. He began his career on-stage in New York, in numerous Off-Broadway and Broadway plays including Peter Shaffer's ''Amadeus'', John Patrick Shanley's '' Italian American Reconciliation,'' and Brian Friel's ''Aristocrats.'' After a starring role in William Friedkin's '' To Live and Die in L.A.,'' he began appearing regularly in film and on television, playing Ira Buchman for all eight seasons of '' Mad About You'' and later Merc Lapidus on ''Episodes.'' Early life and education Pankow was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Catholic family of German and Irish descent, the sixth of nine siblings. His elder brother is trombonist/composer James Pankow, a founding member of the rock group Chicago. Pankow grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, and attended Maine South High School and Northeastern Illinois University. He left the university in his junior year after he attended a performance of David Mamet's ''The American Buffalo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the production of media. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In films, the executive producer generally contributes to the film's budget and their involvement depends on the project, with some simply securing funds and others being involved in the filmmaking process. Motion pictures In films, executive producers may finance the film, participate in the creative effort, or work on set. Their responsibilities vary from funding or attracting investors into the movie project to legal, scripting, marketing, advisory and supervising capacities. Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility and power. Some executive producers have hands-on control over every aspect of production, some supervise the producers of a project, while others are involved in name only. The crediting of executive produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frittata
Frittata is an egg-based Italian dish, similar to an omelette, crustless quiche or scrambled eggs, enriched with additional ingredients such as meats, cheeses or vegetables. History The Italian word ''frittata'' derives from ''friggere'' and roughly means 'fried'. This was originally a general term for cooking eggs in a frying pan (or skillet in the US), anywhere on the spectrum from fried egg, through conventional omelette, to an Italian version of the Spanish omelette, made with fried potato. Outside Italy, ''frittata'' was seen as equivalent to “omelette” until at least the mid-1950s. ''Frittata'' has come to be a term for a distinct variation that Delia Smith describes as “Italy's version of an open-face omelette”. When used in this sense, there are four key differences from a conventional omelette: * While there may or may not be additional ingredients, such as cubed potato, such ingredients are combined with the beaten egg mixture while the eggs are still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racket (crime)
Racketeering is a type of organized crime in which the perpetrators set up a coercion, coercive, fraud, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit. The term "racketeering" was coined by the Employers' Association of Greater Chicago, Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters Union.David Witwer, "'The Most Racketeer-Ridden Union in America': The Problem of Corruption in the Teamsters Union During the 1930s", in ''Corrupt Histories'', Emmanuel Kreike and William Chester Jordan, eds., University of Rochester Press, 2004. Specifically, a racket was defined by this coinage as being a service that calls forth its own demand, and would not have been needed otherwise. Narrowly, it means coercion, coercive or fraud, fraudulent business practices; broadly, it can mean any criminal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut (; , ) is finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria. It has a long shelf life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid formed when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage leaves. Overview and history Fermented foods have a long history in many cultures. The Roman writers Cato (in his '' De agri cultura'') and Columella (in his '' De re Rustica'') mentioned preserving cabbages and turnips with salt. According to Wilhelm Holzapfel et al, Plinius the Elder, writing in the first century A.D., is reputed to have been the first writer to describe the making of sauerkraut by preserving what the Romans called ''salt cabbage'' in earthen vessels. Popular folklore has imagined that sauerkraut was introduced to Europe by the trade networks formed across Eurasia by the Golden Horde. However, according to Mack and Surina (2005), there is no evidence to support this theory, nor any evidence that f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
