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Sex And Death 101
''Sex and Death 101'' is a 2007 black comedy science fiction film written and directed by Daniel Waters, released in the United States on April 4, 2008. The film marks the reunion of writer/director Daniel Waters and Winona Ryder, who previously worked on the 1989 film ''Heathers'', written by Waters. Plot Roderick Blank is a successful young businessman with a great job as an executive for a high-end fast food restaurant chain and a beautiful fiancée. On the day of his bachelor party, he is emailed a list of all the women he has slept with. Strangely, while the list has 101 names, his fiancée is only number 29. He assumes the list is a prank, courtesy of his best friends Zack and Lester, until he meets number 30, Carlotta Valdez, the stripper at his bachelor party. After sleeping with Carlotta, he realizes the list does, in fact, comprise all of his sexual partners both in the past and the future. This is confirmed by a mysterious trio named Alpha, Beta and Fred from a group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Waters (screenwriter)
Daniel Waters (born November 10, 1962) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is the older brother of director Mark Waters. Early life Waters was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in South Bend, Indiana. In high school, Waters wrote a popular column titled "Troubled Waters" for his high school newspaper, where he wrote fictitious stories about his real-life classmates—not unlike the writing that appeared in his screenplay for ''Heathers''. He then wrote, directed and starred alongside Larry Karaszewski in a local sketch comedy titled ''Beyond Our Control'' in the early 1980s. Waters moved to Montreal where he graduated from McGill University. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, and was the manager of a video store. Screenwriting credits Waters came to prominence in 1988 for writing the black comedy '' Heathers'', for which he received a 1990 Edgar Award. ''Heathers'' was an attempt for him to write of the true nature of teenagers and high-school society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coma
A coma is a deep state of prolonged unconsciousness in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to Nociception, respond normally to Pain, painful stimuli, light, or sound, lacks a normal Circadian rhythm, sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. The person may experience respiratory and circulatory problems due to the body's inability to maintain normal bodily functions. People in a coma often require extensive medical care to maintain their health and prevent complications such as pneumonia or blood clots. Coma patients exhibit a complete absence of wakefulness and are unable to consciously feel, speak or move. Comas can be the result of natural causes, or can be Induced coma, medically induced, for example, during General anaesthesia, general anesthesia. Clinically, a coma can be defined as the consistent inability to follow a one-step command. For a patient to maintain consciousness, the components of ''wakefulness'' and ''awareness'' must be maintained. Wak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winter Ave Zoli
Winter Ave Zoli is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Lyla Winston in FX's TV series ''Sons of Anarchy'', Amy Snyder in '' Bosch'' (2017-2018), and for '' Deserted'' (2016). Zoli also appears in '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (2015) and '' Code Black'' (2017). Early life Zoli was born in New Hope, Pennsylvania to Richard and Sue Uhlarik. She is of partial Czechoslovakian descent. At the age of 11, she moved with her family to Czech Republic. She attended middle school and high school at the International School of Prague. At age 13, she began working in European and American productions that came to Prague. At 17, she attended the Carnegie Mellon summer school theater program and, at 19, enrolled in the Atlantic Theater Company acting school in New York City, founded by playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy. Career After graduating from the professional program, Winter moved to Los Angeles. She appeared in the 2007 film ''Sex and Death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Kiper
Jessica Michele Kiper (born February 22, 1979) is an American actress, best known as a contestant from '' Survivor: Gabon'' where she placed third. She was more commonly known to the viewing audience during her run on ''Survivor'' by the nickname "Sugar". She returned to ''Survivor'' to compete on the show's 20th season, '' Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains'', as part of the Heroes tribe, and was the first to be eliminated. Early life Kiper was born in Florida, and has lived in Rhode Island, Baton Rouge, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Her acting career began at a young age with one of her first major jobs as Amber on NBC's '' For Your Love''. During her appearances on '' Celebrity Rehab'', which documented her recovery from addiction, Kiper indicated that her sister Rena was her "closest sister", and that they also have a younger brother. ''Survivor'' ''Gabon'' Kiper competed on the reality television show '' Survivor: Gabon'', the seventeenth season of '' Survivor'', which began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Benedict
Rob Benedict (born September 21, 1970) is an American actor and writer. His near 30 year career includes more than 90 television and movie credits. He is best known for his work on the television series ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural'', ''Threshold (TV series), Threshold'', ''Felicity (TV series), Felicity'' and the comedy film ''Waiting... (film), Waiting...''. He is also the lead singer/songwriter of the Los Angeles based band Louden Swain. Early life Benedict was born in Columbia, Missouri. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor's degree in Performance Studies. Career Acting In the The WB Television Network, WB series ''Felicity'' he appeared as Felicity Porter's dorm mate, Richard Coad. In CBS's Threshold (TV series), Threshold Benedict played physicist Lucas Pegg, member of a secret government team investigating the first contact with an extraterrestrial species. In seasons 4, 5, 10, 11, 14 and 15 of ''Supernatural (U.S. TV series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollyanna McIntosh
Pollyanna McIntosh (born 15 March 1979) is a Scottish actress and director known for her roles in films ''Exam (2009 film), Exam'' (2009), ''The Woman (2011 film), The Woman'' (2011), ''Let Us Prey (film), Let Us Prey'' (2014), the first season of Joe R. Lansdale, Joe R. Lansdale's ''Hap and Leonard'' (2016), and social issue horror film ''Darlin (2019 film), Darlin''' (2019) which she wrote, directed and starred in. McIntosh also starred as Jadis (The Walking Dead), Jadis in The Walking Dead (franchise), ''The Walking Dead'' franchise (2017–2024), Queen Ælfgifu of Denmark in the Netflix series ''Vikings: Valhalla'' (2022), and voices Kris in the Max (streaming service), Max adult animation series ''Scavengers Reign'' (2023). Biography Pollyanna McIntosh was born in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. From ages two to five, she and her family lived in Portugal. They then lived in Edinburgh before moving to Colombia. Her father was an actor, but he became a businessman working for a thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natassia Malthe
Natassia Linn Malthe (; born 19 January 1974) is a Norwegian actress. Early life and career Natassia Malthe, born on January 19, 1974, in Oslo, Norway, is an actress and model of Norwegian and Malaysian descent. She trained in ballet at the Goh Ballet Academy in Canada and the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet. She later moved to London to study musical theater before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. Malthe’s career in the entertainment industry took off in the late 1990s. She made her film debut in '' Disturbing Behavior'' (1998) and gained recognition for her roles in action and fantasy films, including '' Elektra'' (2005), where she starred alongside Jennifer Garner, and the '' BloodRayne'' series. In recent years, Malthe shifted her focus toward directing and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Television from Kristianna University College (Westerdals) in Oslo, Norway, in 2024. In 2017, Malthe joined numerous other women in accusing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Bell
Archibald Marshall Bell (born September 28, 1942) is an American character actor. He has appeared in many character roles in movies and television. He is known for roles in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge'' (1985), '' Stand by Me'' (1986), '' Twins'' (1988), '' Total Recall'' (1990) and '' Starship Troopers'' (1997). Early life and education Bell was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he lived until age 13. His family then moved to Denver, Colorado. Bell attended boarding school at St. Paul's, Concord, New Hampshire, but was expelled. He then went to Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, where he became interested in acting after performing as Elwood Dowd in the play '' Harvey''. Bell was discouraged by others, however, who told him he was not a good enough actor, and did not act again for over 20 years. He attended the University of Colorado, majoring in sociology, and served three years in the Army. He eventually became a consultant, teaching bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Fisher
Frances Louise Fisher (born May 11, 1952) is an American actress. She began her career in theater and later starred as Detective Deborah Saxon in the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Edge of Night'' (1976–1981). In film, she is known for her roles in ''Unforgiven'' (1992), '' Titanic'' (1997), ''True Crime'' (1999), '' House of Sand and Fog'' (2003), '' Laws of Attraction'' (2004), '' The Kingdom'' (2007), '' In the Valley of Elah'' (2007), '' Jolene'' (2008), '' The Lincoln Lawyer'' (2011), and '' The Host'' (2013). From 2014 to 2015, Fisher starred in the ABC drama series '' Resurrection''. In 2019, she starred in the HBO television series ''Watchmen'', a sequel to the graphic novel of the same name. Early life and education Fisher was born on May 11, 1952, in Milford on Sea, England, the daughter of American parents Olga Rosine (née Moen), a housewife, and William Irving "Bill" Fisher, Sr, an oil refinery construction superintendent. Her father was of Russian-Jewish and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wisdom
Robert Ray Wisdom (born September 14, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Howard "Bunny" Colvin in ''The Wire'', Norman "Lechero" St. John in ''Prison Break'', and Jim Moss in '' Barry''. He has been honored with an NAACP Image Award. Early life Wisdom was born on September 14, 1953 in Washington, D.C. to immigrant Jamaican parents. He is a graduate of St. Albans School and Columbia University, where he was a star sprinter on the university's track team. He had turned down athletic scholarships in track and field to attend Columbia, becoming interested in acting as a senior after taking acting classes as a hobby. Career Wisdom's first major acting roles were at the Bush Theatre in London, later acting throughout England and Scotland. He appeared in four of the five seasons (primarily seasons three and four) of the HBO program ''The Wire'' as Howard "Bunny" Colvin. Wisdom had initially auditioned for the role of Stringer Bell. He has also starred in the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Flynn
Neil Richard Flynn (born November 13, 1960) is an American actor and comedian. After performing with numerous comedy troupes in the Chicago area during the 1980s, he made his film debut in ''Major League (film), Major League'' (1989). During the 1990s, Flynn had supporting roles in the films ''Rookie of the Year (film), Rookie of the Year'' (1993), ''The Fugitive (1993 film), The Fugitive'' (1993), and ''Magnolia (film), Magnolia'' (1999). After a starring voice role as XR on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC and UPN animated series ''Buzz Lightyear of Star Command'' (2000–2001), Flynn had his breakout with a recurring, later main, role as Janitor on the first eight seasons of the NBC and ABC medical sitcom ''Scrubs (TV series), Scrubs'' (2001–2009). Following his breakout, he had a starring role in the comedy film ''Hoot (film), Hoot'' (2006) and supporting roles in the films ''Mean Girls'' (2004) and ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' (2008). Flynn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dash Mihok
Dashiell Raymond Mihok (; born May 24, 1974) is an American actor and director known as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in Showtime's ''Ray Donovan''. Early life Mihok was born in New York City, the son of theater actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and Raymond Thorne (né Mihok).Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine He has two older sisters: Gwen Mihok, an actress, and Cecily Trenka, a science teacher. He is of Czech and British descent. Mihok grew up in Greenwich Village and lived in the artist community Westbeth on Bank Street. Mihok went to PS 3, a public elementary school in Manhattan, currently named the John Melser Charrette School. He attended the Center School (MS 243) for middle school. While attending Bronx High School of Science, where he played baseball as a middle infielder, Mihok joined CityKids Repertory, and appeared in the short-lived TV show, '' CityKids,'' which featured local New York child actors and Jim Henson's The Muppets. Mihok also attended the Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
