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Some Girl
''Some Girl'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Rory Kelly and written by actress Marissa Ribisi, who also appeared in the film. Premise Claire (Ribisi) resents the fact that she has never been in love. She soon falls for somebody but is left heartbroken and disturbed, largely thanks to her emotionally unstable friends. Production The film was shot during November 1997 in Los Angeles, California, under the working title of ''Men''. Cast *Marissa Ribisi ... Claire *Juliette Lewis ... April *Michael Rapaport ... Neal *Giovanni Ribisi ... Jason *Pamela Adlon ... Jenn (as Pamela Segall Adlon) *Trevor Goddard ... Ravi *Kristin Dattilo ... Suzanne *David Gail ... Mitchell *Glenn Quinn ... Jeff *Sharisse Baker-Bernard ... Claire's Stepmother (as Sharisse Baker) *John Getz ... Claire's Father *Sam Saletta ... Mike *Jeremy Sisto ... Chad *Kris Iyer ... Magazine Stand Clerk *David Shackelford ... Earl *Mark Valley ... Police Officer Soundtrack * "Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boaz Davidson
Boaz Davidson (, ; born 8 November 1943) is an Israeli film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. He was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and studied film in London at London Film School. Biography Davidson was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Jewish family. He started his career by directing the television show ''Lool'' (1969) and the music documentary ''Shablul'' (1970). Later he directed Israeli cult films such as ''Charlie Ve'hetzi'' (1974) and ''Hagiga B'Snuker'' (1975). In 1974 he directed the film ''Mishpahat Tzan'ani''. He directed the first four films in the ''Eskimo Limon'' series (''Eskimo Limon'' (1978), ''Going Steady (1979 film), Going Steady'' (1979), ''Shifshuf Naim'' (1981), ''Sapiches'' (1982). ''Eskimo Limon'' was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival in 1978. In 1986 he directed the cult film ''Alex Holeh Ahavah''. In 1979 Davidson moved from Israel to the United States and started working as a director, directing a remake of ''Eskimo Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Sisto
Jeremy Merton Sisto (born October 6, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Billy Chenowith in HBO's '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005), NYPD Detective Cyrus Lupo in NBC's ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010), George Altman in the ABC sitcom ''Suburgatory'' (2011–2014), for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, and Jubal Valentine in the CBS drama series ''FBI'' (2018–). He has appeared in such films as '' Clueless'' (1995), ''May'' (2002), ''Thirteen'' (2003), '' Wrong Turn'' (2003), ''Waitress'' (2007), and ''Frozen II'' (2019). In 2004, he portrayed bigoted baseball player Shane Mungitt in ''Take Me Out'', for which he was nominated for a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Featured Performance in a Play. Sisto co-wrote the screenplay for the comedy film '' Break Point'' (2014), in which he also starred. Early life Jeremy Sisto was born in Grass Valley, California, the son of Reedy Gibbs, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Romantic Comedy Films
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Films
Many significant films were released in 1998, including '' Shakespeare in Love'', ''Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'', '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', '' Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', '' Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1998 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records * ''Saving Private Ryan'' grossed $485 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing World War II film until it was surpassed by ''Dunkirk'' (2017). However, when adjusted for 2025 inflation, ''Saving Private Ryan'' grossed approximately $826 million worldwide. * ''Blade'' became the top-grossing film based on a Marvel Comics character, grossing $131.2 million worldwide at the time of its release. *The ''Star Trek'' franchise became the seventh film franchise to gross $1 billion with the release of '' Star Trek: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chucklehead
Chucklehead is an American funk band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1988, the band reached the height of their popularity in the mid-1990s through constant touring and their lavish theme-based live shows. Chucklehead disbanded in 1997 following the release of their final album ''Belly Up''. After a 17-year hiatus the band reunited in 2013 for several performances. History Formation and move to Boston (1988–89) Chucklehead was formed in 1988 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Founding members include Eben Levy (guitar, vocals), Erik Atkisson (drums, vocals), Brian Gottesman (keyboards, vocals) and Burke Mamlin (bass, vocals). While at Wesleyan, the group recorded a 4-song demo, produced and engineered by Huck Bennert, a fellow Wesleyan student who would go on to produce most of the band's future recordings. Huck joined the band as tenor and baritone saxophonist, percussionist, and vocalist shortly after the recording. In 1989, the band added additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Murmurs
The Murmurs were an American alternative pop music duo composed of singer-songwriters Leisha Hailey and Heather Grody. History The Murmurs and Gush Leisha Hailey and Heather Grody (Reid) began performing as The Murmurs in 1991 while the duo were both students of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. They released ''Who Are We'', produced and released by William Basinski's Arcadia Records, in 1991. The band became popular around the East Village in Manhattan. In 1994, The Murmurs signed with MCA Records. They released their self-titled major label debut album the same year. Their single " You Suck" got radio airplay and gained them national attention. While the song reached number 89 in the United States, it was a number-one hit in Norway, reaching Platinum status. The duo expanded into a four-woman group in 1997 with the addition of bassist Sheri Ozeki and drummer Sherri Solinger. They released '' Pristine Smut'' in 1997 and '' Blender'' one year later. In 2001, Hailey and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Arthur
Joseph Lyburn Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. He is best known for his solo material, and as a member of Fistful of Mercy and RNDM. Arthur has built his reputation over the years through critically acclaimed releases and constant touring; his unique solo live performances often incorporate the use of a number of distortion and loop pedals, and his shows are recorded live at the soundboard and made available to concertgoers immediately following the show on recordable media. Arthur was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-1990s, and signed to Gabriel's Real World Records, Real World label as the first North American artist on the label's roster. Arthur released his debut album, ''Big City Secrets'' (1997), and follow-up, ''Come to Where I'm From'' (2000), on Real World before signing with various independent labels between 2002 and 2006. He established his own record label, Lonely Astronaut Records, in 2006, and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eels
Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1991 by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett, known by the stage name E. Band members have changed over the years, both in the studio and on stage, making Everett the only official member for most of the band's work. Eels' music is often filled with themes of family, death, and unrequited love. Since 1996, Eels has released fifteen studio albums, seven of which entered the ''Billboard'' 200. History E solo records In 1991, Everett signed a contract with Polydor and released '' A Man Called E'' under the name E a year later. The single "Hello Cruel World" was a minor success. Touring to support the album, E opened for Tori Amos. ''A Man Called E'' was followed by '' Broken Toy Shop'' in 1993. This year also marked the beginning of E's collaboration with drummer Jonathan "Butch" Norton. After ''Broken Toy Shop'', E was released from his record deal with Polydor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Lemonade (band)
Baby Lemonade is an American band in the neo-psychedelia genre formed in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band was formed in 1992 by friends Rusty Squeezebox, Mike Randle and David Green, later adding bassist Dave Chapple in place of Henry Liu.. Retrieved 6 July 2019 Mike Randle and Rusty Squeezebox were previously members of Los Angeles band Bad Press. In 1993, they began performing with Arthur Lee of Love, while maintaining their own career as Baby Lemonade. They released the album ''68% Pure Imagination'' in 1996, and their 1998 album ''Exploring Music'' was produced by Darian Sahanaja of The Wondermints. Randle and Squeezebox both issued solo albums in 2000 before recording the final Baby Lemonade album, ''The High Life Suite'', in 2001. The group was Arthur Lee's backing band prior to his incarceration in 1996, and after his release from prison in 2001 until his death in 2006. As such, they provided the most stable line-up of Love in the band's history, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Richman
Jonathan Michael Richman (born May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970, he founded the Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key acoustic and electric backing. He is known for his wide-eyed, unaffected, and childlike outlook, and music that, while rooted in rock and roll, is influenced by music from around the world. Biography Early life Born into a Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts, and raised in Natick, Massachusetts, Richman began playing music and writing his own songs in the mid-1960s. He became infatuated with the Velvet Underground and, in 1969, he moved to New York City, lived on the couch of their manager, Steve Sesnick, worked odd jobs, and tried to break in as a professional musician. Failing at this, he returned to Boston. The Modern Lovers Richman formed the Modern Lovers, a proto-punk garage rock band, in Boston, Massachusetts. Other notable members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longstocking
Longstocking were an American, Los Angeles–based queercore-punk music, punk band. Formed in 1995 by songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Tamala Poljak, the group originally began as a guitar and drums duo with Poljak and drummer, Kevin Hair. Tamala had previously been a part of the experimental music scene in Los Angeles playing in the bands Oiler (band), Oiler and Fleabag (band), Fleabag until they began writing pop/punk songs on the side. In 1996 Longstocking became a four-piece band featuring David Gomez (bass), Sherri Solinger (drums) and Woody Stevenson (guitar) and signed to Donna Dresch's Chainsaw Records. The band released several singles, including a split single with Team Dresch on Sub Pop and another on K records before disbanding in 1997, just after the release of their debut album, ''Once Upon A Time Called Now''. Poljak relocated to Olympia, Washington in 1996 and played in a number of bands including a short stint as bassist in Team Dresch and as a member of a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodhound Gang
The Bloodhound Gang is an American rock band formed by James "Jimmy Pop" Franks and Michael "Daddy Long Legs" Bowe in 1992 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Pop is the sole constant member of the band. Its line-up since 2009 has consisted of Pop (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff (bass, backing vocals), Daniel P. Carter (lead guitar, backing vocals), Harry "DJ Q-Ball" Dean Jr. (keyboards, backing vocals), and Adam "The Yin" Perry (drums, backing vocals). The band has sold over 6 million albums and is known for its crude and profane lyrics, comedic songs and music videos, and singles such as " The Bad Touch", " Fire Water Burn", " The Ballad of Chasey Lain", " Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo", and " Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss". History Origin and early days (1988–1995) The Bloodhound Gang's origin dates back to 1988, when rappers James "Jimmy Pop" Franks and Michael "Daddy Long Legs" Bowe formed the band Bang Chamber 8 with their Perkiomen Valley High School c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
