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Stella (1990 Film)
''Stella'' is a 1990 American drama film produced by The Samuel Goldwyn Company and released by Touchstone Pictures. The screenplay by Robert Getchell is the third feature film adaptation of the 1923 novel '' Stella Dallas'' by Olive Higgins Prouty. Previous film versions were '' Stella Dallas'' (1937) and the silent film '' Stella Dallas'' (1925). The title character is an extrovert, flamboyant single mother living in Watertown, New York, who is determined to give her daughter, Jenny, all of the opportunities that she never had, ultimately makes a selfless sacrifice to ensure her happiness. This film version differs from earlier versions in that Stella never marries the father of her child and in fact declines his proposal early in the film. John Erman directed a cast that included Bette Midler as Stella and Trini Alvarado as Jenny, with John Goodman, Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason, Eileen Brennan, Linda Hart, Ben Stiller, and William McNamara in supporting roles. Plot Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Erman
John Erman (August 3, 1935 – June 25, 2021) was an American television director, producer, and actor. He was nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once for the film ''Who Will Love My Children?'' (1983). He also won two Directors Guild of America Awards for the miniseries ''Roots (1977 miniseries), Roots'' (1977) and the film ''An Early Frost'' (1985). Career Born in Chicago, Illinois, Erman spent the early years of his career, after a few small roles in films such as ''The Cosmic Man'' (1957), directing episodes of such primetime series as ''Peyton Place (TV series), Peyton Place'', ''The Fugitive (1963 TV series), The Fugitive'', ''The Outer Limits (1963 TV series), The Outer Limits'' (original series), ''Stoney Burke (TV series), Stoney Burke'', ''Ben Casey'', ''My Favorite Martian'', ''That Girl'', ''The Flying Nun'', ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'' (original series), and ''Judd, for the Defense''. Erman directed episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenplay
A screenplay, or script, is a written work produced for a film, television show (also known as a '' teleplay''), or video game by screenwriters (cf. ''stage play''). Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. A screenplay is a form of narration in which the movements, actions, expressions and dialogue of the characters are described in a certain format. Visual or cinematographic cues may be given, as well as scene descriptions and scene changes. History In the early silent era, before the turn of the 20th century, "scripts" for films in the United States were usually a synopsis of a film of around one paragraph and sometimes as short as one sentence.Andrew Kenneth Gay"History of scripting and the screenplay"at Screenplayology: An Online Center for Screenplay Studies. Retrieved 15 December 2021. Shortly thereafter, as films grew in length and complexity, film scenarios (also called "treatments" or "synopses"Steven Maras. ''Screenwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metacritic
Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999, and was acquired by Fandom, Inc. in 2022. Metacritic turns each critic and user review into respective percentage score. This can be done either by calculating the score from the rating given or by making a subjective decision based on the review's quality. Before averaging the scores, they are adjusted based on the critic's popularity, reputation, and the number of reviews they have written. The site also includes a summary from each review and links to the original source, using colors like green, yellow, or red to indicate the overall sentiment of the critics. Metacritic won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. It is regarded as the foremost online rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Candy
John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian who is best known for his work in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood films. Candy first rose to national prominence in the 1970s as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its Second City Television, SCTV sketch comedy series. He rose to international fame in the 1980s with his roles in comedy films such as ''Stripes (film), Stripes'' (1981), ''Splash (film), Splash'' (1984), ''Brewster's Millions (1985 film), Brewster's Millions'' (1985), ''Armed and Dangerous (1986 film), Armed and Dangerous'' (1986), ''Spaceballs'' (1987), ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987), ''The Great Outdoors (film), The Great Outdoors'' (1988), ''Uncle Buck'' (1989), and ''Cool Runnings'' (1993). He also appeared in supporting roles in ''The Blues Brothers (film), The Blues Brothers'' (1980), ''National Lampoon's Vacation'' (1983), ''Little Shop of Horrors (film), Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisan Porter
Alisan Leigh Porter (born June 20, 1981) is an American pop, rock & country singer, actress, and dancer. As a child, Porter made acting appearances in '' Parenthood'', '' Stella'' and '' I Love You to Death''. Her breakout role came in 1991, when she played the lead in the film '' Curly Sue'' opposite Jim Belushi. As an adult, Porter pursued roles in musical theatre, including a run in '' The Ten Commandments: The Musical'' and as an original cast member of the Broadway revival of ''A Chorus Line''. A solo album followed in 2009. In 2016, she auditioned for the tenth season of NBC's '' The Voice'', earning a spot on Team Christina. In May of that same year, Porter was named the winner of the show. Life and career Born to Jewish parents in Worcester, Massachusetts, Porter is the great-granddaughter of prominent Worcester rabbi Joseph Klein. Her grandmother ran the Charlotte Klein Dance Center. Porter's father, Ric Porter, was co-founder, lead singer, and songwriter of the Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Peldon
Ashley Peldon (born April 2, 1984) is an American actress, starting as a child actress, transitioning to adult roles, then primarily voice acting after 2008. She has many credits for screams provided for sound effects. Life and career Peldon and her sister Courtney began their careers as child actors. In 1988, Ashley Peldon was cast as Marah Lewis, daughter of Joshua and Reva Lewis on the daytime soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ... ''Guiding Light''. Peldon received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her third year on the show. She went on to appear in motion pictures such as ''The Lemon Sisters'', ''Stella (1990 film), Stella'', ''Deceived'', ''Drop Dead Fred'', Arthur Miller's ''The Crucible (1996 film), The Crucible'', ''Ghost World (film), Ghost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Collins
Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1, 1947) is an American former actor. He is known for playing Eric Camden on the WB/ CW television series '' 7th Heaven'' from 1996 to 2007. Afterwards, Collins played the roles of Dayton King on the ABC television series ''No Ordinary Family'' and Gene Porter in the NBC television series ''Revolution'', father of Elizabeth Mitchell's character, Rachel Matheson. Before ''7th Heaven'', Collins was known for his roles as Commander Willard Decker in the 1979 film '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' and fighter pilot Jake Cutter in the ABC television series ''Tales of the Gold Monkey''. In 2014, his career came to an end after he confessed to sexual abuse against multiple minors. Early life Stephen Collins was born on October 1, 1947, in Des Moines, Iowa, to mother Madeleine (née Robertson) and father Cyrus Stickney Collins, an airline executive. Collins was raised with his two older brothers in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, and attended A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William McNamara
William West McNamara (born March 31, 1965) is an American film and television actor. Personal life Born in Dallas, Texas, McNamara is the son of a Ford Motor Company employee and an interior designer. He attended Salisbury School, Columbia University, and studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York. Career McNamara appeared in the feature films ''Texasville'', ''Stella (1990 film), Stella'', ''Copycat (1995 film), Copycat'', ''Surviving the Game'', and ''Stealing Home''. On television, he portrayed Montgomery Clift in ''Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story'' and Ricky Nelson in ''Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King'', had a regular role on the Showtime (TV network), Showtime series ''Beggars and Choosers (TV series), Beggars and Choosers'', was featured in the television movies ''Doing Time on Maple Drive'' and ''Wildflower'' (CableACE Award nomination), and appeared in ''NYPD Blue'' and ''Law & Order: SVU'', among other television series. Activism Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998), ''Zoolander'' (2001), and ''Tropic Thunder'' (2008). Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as the Meet the Parents (film series), ''Meet the Parents'' films (2000–2010), the Madagascar (franchise), ''Madagascar'' franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum (franchise), ''Night at the Museum'' films (2006–2014). Ben Stiller filmography, His films have grossed more than $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. List of awards and nominations received by Ben Stiller, His awards and honors include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Awards, Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Awards, Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Awards, Teen Choice Award. Stiller i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Hart
Linda Hart (born July 5, 1950) is an American singer, musician, and actress, mainly appearing in musical theatre. Life and career Hart was born in Dallas, Texas, United States. As a child, Hart sang in her church choir; at age seven, she joined her father, the late Rev. Ralph L. Hart, (a preacher) and the rest of the family in ''The Harts'', a weekly gospel television series. Her father and uncle, the Rev. Doyle Hart, visited Detroit in 1954 and cut a 45 of "Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down", later released by Ralph Hart and The Texas Musical Harts. Hart attended Los Angeles City College as a theatre major. During college, however, her family received a recording contract with Columbia Records; Hart joined them and moved to Nashville for the job. The group recorded several gospel albums, many nominated for Grammy Awards and one a winner. Solo work included appearances with '' The New Christy Minstrels'' as their only female leader, a stint on Johnny Cash's ABC televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Brennan
Eileen Brennan (born Verla Eileen Regina Brennen; September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013) was an American actress. She made her film debut in the satire '' Divorce American Style'' (1967), followed by a supporting role in Peter Bogdanovich's ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), which earned her a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She gained further critical acclaim for her role as Captain Doreen Lewis in '' Private Benjamin'', earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in the television adaptation, winning both a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award. Brennan starred opposite Peter Falk in two Neil Simon-penned murder mystery spoofs: '' Murder by Death'' (1976) and ''The Cheap Detective'' (1978). She also appeared in the ensemble cast of the mystery-comedy ''Clue'' (1985) which gained a major cult following. She worked prolifically in television, receiving Emmy nominations for her guest roles on ''Newhart'', '' Thirtysomething ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watertown (city), New York
Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, New York, United States. It is approximately south of the Thousand Islands, along the Black River, about east of where it flows into Lake Ontario. The city is bordered by the town of Watertown to the south, east, and west, and is served by the Watertown International Airport and the '' Watertown Daily Times'' newspaper. In the middle of Watertown lies the Public Square Historic District, which was built in 1805 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1984. Watertown is located southwest of the U.S. Army base at Fort Drum; it is the service and shopping destination for personnel there and their families. As of the 2020 United States census, the city has 24,685 residents, making it the largest city in the North Country. The area was first surveyed in 1795, and was settled in March 1800 due to the abundant hydropower the Black River provided. The city was designated as the county seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
