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Still Alice (book)
''Still Alice'' is a 2007 novel by Lisa Genova, a neuroscientist and author. The novel is about a woman who suffers early-onset Alzheimer's disease. It is Genova's first novel. Genova self-published the book in 2007 with iUniverse. Beverly Beckham of ''The Boston Globe'' wrote, "After I read ''Still Alice'' I wanted to stand up and tell a train full of strangers, 'You have to get this book.'"Beverly Beckham, "Despite monster, she is 'Still Alice'" (), '''', 16 March 2008, accessed 1 June 2014 Beckham notes that the story is told from the inside: "This is Alice Howland's story, for as long as she can tell it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Genova
Lisa Genova (born November 22, 1970) is an American neuroscientist and author. She self-published her debut novel, '' Still Alice'' (2007), about a Harvard University professor who suffers early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The book was adapted into a 2014 film with the same title, which won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Julianne Moore's highly acclaimed performance as Alice Howland. Genova has written fiction about characters dealing with neurological disorders. Gallery Books published her next three novels, '' Left Neglected'', '' Love Anthony'', and ''Inside the O'Briens'', all ''New York Times'' bestsellers. Life and science career Genova graduated valedictorian, ''summa cum laude'', Phi Beta Kappa from Bates College with a Bachelor of Science degree in biopsychology, and in 1998 she received a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She did research at Massachusetts General Hospital East, Yale Medical School, McLean Hospital, and the National Institutes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christian Science Monitor
''The Christian Science Monitor'' (''CSM''), commonly known as ''The Monitor'', is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles both in Electronic publishing, electronic format and a weekly print edition. It was founded in 1908 as a daily newspaper by Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the new religious movement Christian Science, Church of Christ, Scientist. Since its founding, the newspaper has been based in Boston. Over its existence, seven ''Monitor'' journalists have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, including Edmund Stevens (1950), John Hughes (editor), John Hughes (1968), Howard James (1968), Robert Cahn (1969), Richard Strout (1978), David S. Rohde (1996), and Clay Bennett (cartoonist), Clay Bennett (2002)."Pulitzer Prizes" at ''The Christian Science Monitor'' official website H ...
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Bosworth
Katherine Anne Bosworth (born January 2, 1983) is an American actress. Following minor roles in the films ''The Horse Whisperer (film), The Horse Whisperer'' (1998) and ''Remember the Titans'' (2000), she had a leading role in movie ''Blue Crush'' (2002). She also had roles in independent films, playing Dawn Schiller in the true crime film ''Wonderland (2003 film), Wonderland'' (2003) and Sandra Dee in the Bobby Darin biographical drama ''Beyond the Sea (2004 film), Beyond the Sea'' (2004). She portrayed Lois Lane in ''Superman Returns'' (2006), and had roles in ''21 (2008 film), 21'' (2008), ''Straw Dogs (2011 film), Straw Dogs'' (2011), ''And While We Were Here'' (2012), and ''Still Alice'' (2014). She starred in the horror films ''Before I Wake (2016 film), Before I Wake'' (2016) and ''The Domestics'' (2018). Recently, she starred as KC in the Netflix science-fiction miniseries ''The I-Land'' (2019). Early life Bosworth was born in Los Angeles and also lived in San Francisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress and director. She has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Born and raised in Los Angeles to parents who both worked in the entertainment industry, Stewart first gained notice at age 12 for her role as the daughter of Jodie Foster's character in David Fincher's thriller '' Panic Room'' (2002). After appearing in such films as '' Zathura: A Space Adventure'' (2005) and '' Into the Wild'' (2007), she achieved global stardom for starring as Bella Swan in '' The Twilight Saga'' film series (2008–2012). It ranks among the highest-grossing film franchises and earned Stewart the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2010. After starring in the fantasy film ''Snow White and the Huntsman'' (2012), Stewart preferred independent productions to big-budget films for a few years. These included the dramas '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Baldwin
Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Alec Baldwin, numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and Tony Award. A member of the Baldwin family, Baldwin's film career began with a string of roles in 1988 in films such as ''Beetlejuice'', ''Working Girl'' and ''Married to the Mob'' before playing Jack Ryan (character), Jack Ryan in ''The Hunt for Red October (film), The Hunt for Red October'' (1990). He was Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Oscar-nominated for playing a casino manager in ''The Cooler'' (2003) and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, BAFTA-nominated for playing a charming ex-husband in ''It's Complicated (film), It's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Oscars are widely considered to be the most prestigious awards in the film industry. The major award categories, known as the Academy Awards of Merit, are presented during a live-televised Hollywood ceremony in February or March. It is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929. The second ceremony, in 1930, was the first one broadcast by radio. The 1953 ceremony was the first one televised. It is the oldest of the four major annual American entertainment awards. Its counterparts—the Emmy Awards for television, the Tony Awards for theater, and the Grammy Awards for music—are modeled after the Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julianne Moore
Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress and children's author. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent films, and for her roles in Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Julianne Moore, numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards as well as Best Actress Prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival. In 2015, ''Time (magazine), Time'' named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2020, ''The New York Times'' named her one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. After studying theatre at Boston University, she played a regular in the soap opera ''As the World Turns'' from 1985 to 1988, earning a Daytime Emm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still Alice
''Still Alice'' is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland and based on the 2007 novel by Lisa Genova. It stars Julianne Moore as Alice Howland, a linguistics professor diagnosed with familial Alzheimer's disease. Alec Baldwin plays her husband, John, and Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, and Hunter Parrish play her children. Glatzer and Westmoreland were approached by Lex Lutzus and James Brown to adapt Genova's novel in 2011, when Glatzer had just been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Moore was their first choice for Howland, and researched Alzheimer's disease for months to prepare. The film was shot in New York in March 2014, with a budget of $4 million. ''Still Alice'' had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2014. It was one of several films stolen in the Sony Pictures hack and leaked online on November 27, 2014. The film was released theatrically on Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killer Films
Killer Films is a New York City-based independent film production company founded in 1995 by film producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler. The company has produced many acclaimed independent films over the past two decades including ''Far From Heaven'' (nominated for four Academy Awards), '' Boys Don't Cry'' (Academy Award winner), '' One Hour Photo'', '' Kids'', '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', ''Happiness'', '' Velvet Goldmine'', ''Safe'', '' I Shot Andy Warhol'', '' Swoon'', ''I'm Not There'' (Academy Award nominated), '' Kill Your Darlings'', '' Still Alice'' (Academy Award winner) and '' Carol'' (nominated for six Academy Awards). Killer Films also executive produced Todd Haynes' five episode HBO miniseries '' Mildred Pierce'', which went on to win five Emmys, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2014, Killer Films merged with Glass Elevator Media to form Killer Content, Inc. Their logo consists of a rabbit with a dartboard for a body. Awards and recog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
