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The Competition (2018 Film)
''The Competition'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Harvey Lowry, and starring Thora Birch (who also served as a producer of the film) and Chris Klein. Cast *Thora Birch as Lauren Mauldin * Chris Klein as Calvin Chesney *Claire Coffee as Gena Mauldin * David Blue as Jacob Hatcher *Kelsey Tucker as Sharon Gotleib * Gabrielle Stone as Ashley *Betsy Hume as Mandy *Tiffany Fallon as Corina *Tim Harrold as Garrett Stuckey Reception Derek Smith of ''Slant Magazine ''Slant Magazine'' is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New Yor ...'' awarded the film one star out of four. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Competition (2018 film), The 2018 films American romantic comedy films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thora Birch
Thora Birch (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She made her feature film debut with a starring role in '' Purple People Eater'' (1988), for which she won a Young Artist Award for "Best Actress Under Nine Years of Age". Birch rose to prominence as a child star during the 1990s through a string of parts in films, including ''Paradise'' (1991), '' Patriot Games'' (1992), '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993), '' Monkey Trouble'' (1994), '' Now and Then'' (1995), and ''Alaska'' (1996). Her breakthrough into adult-oriented roles came with her portrayal of Jane Burnham in '' American Beauty'' (1999), for which she was nominated for that year's BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. Birch received further acclaim—and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress—for starring as Enid Coleslaw in the cult hit '' Ghost World'' (2001), and was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work in the 2003 television film '' Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story''. Her other film credits during the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Klein (actor)
Frederick Christopher Klein (born March 14, 1979) is an American actor. In film, Klein is best known for his lead role as Chris "Oz" Ostreicher in the ''American Pie'' film series (1999–2001; 2012). Other lead roles include '' Here on Earth'' (2000), '' Say It Isn't So'' (2001), ''Rollerball'' (2002), '' Day Zero'' (2007), '' Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li'' (2009), and '' Authors Anonymous'' (2014). His notable supporting roles include ''Election'' (1999), ''We Were Soldiers'' (2002), ''The United States of Leland'' (2003), ''Just Friends'' (2005), and '' American Dreamz'' (2006). In television, Klein has had main roles as Marty Tanner on the CBS sitcom '' Welcome to The Captain'' (2008) and Orlin Dwyer / Cicada on the CW superhero series ''The Flash'' (2018–2019). From 2020-2024, he had a main role as Bill Townsend on the Netflix series '' Sweet Magnolias''. Klein had a recurring role as Drew on the FX sitcom '' Wilfred'' (2011–2014). Early life Klein was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravitas Ventures
Gravitas Ventures is an American film distribution company owned by Shout! Studios. The company was founded by Nolan Gallagher in Los Angeles in 2006, and moved its headquarters from Los Angeles to Cleveland in 2019. It focuses on the distribution of independent feature films and documentaries. Home media releases of its films are handled as a distribution partner by Studio Distribution Services, a joint-venture between Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. History Gravitas Ventures was founded in Los Angeles, California, by Nolan Gallagher in 2006. Michael Murphy joined as President and a fellow owner in 2007. The company has offered films to theaters through VOD, and streaming services, such as its own "Gravitas Movies" platform. Gravitas has been recognized as one of the biggest content providers to independent VOD services. The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized the company as the #3 fastest-growing private company in 2012, where it was #4 faste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Office Mojo
Box Office Mojo is an American website that tracks box-office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way. The site was founded in 1998 by Brandon Gray, and was bought in 2008 by IMDb, which itself is owned by Amazon. History Brandon Gray began the site on August 7, 1998, making forecasts of the top-10 highest-grossing films in the United States for the following weekend. To compare his forecasts to the actual results, he started posting the weekend grosses and wrote a regular column with box-office analysis. In 1999, he started to post the Friday daily box-office grosses, sourced from Exhibitor Relations, so that they were publicly available online on Saturdays and posted the Sunday weekend estimates on Sundays. Along with the weekend grosses, he was publishing the daily grosses, release schedules and other charts, such as all-time charts, international box office charts, genre charts, and actor and director charts. The site gradually expanded to include weekend charts goin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy evolved from Ancient Greek comedy, Middle Ages, medieval romance, and 18th-century Restoration comedy, later developing into sub-genres like Screwball comedy, screwball comedies, career woman comedies, and 1950s Sex comedy, sex comedies in Hollywood. Over time, the genre has expanded beyond traditional structures, incorporating unconventional themes, challenging gender roles, and addressing adult topics while maintaining its core focus on romance and humor. A common convention in romantic comedies is the "Meet cute, meet-cute", a humorous or unexpected encounter that creates initial tension and sets up the romantic storyline. History Comedies, rooted in the fertility rites and satyr plays of Ancient Greek comedy, ancient ... [...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] |
Claire Coffee
Claire Elizabeth Coffee (born April 14, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Adalind Schade in the NBC fantasy drama '' Grimm''. Early life Coffee grew up in Monterey, California. She attended the Santa Catalina School for girls and has a degree in Theatre from Northwestern University. Career She had a recurring role on ''The West Wing'' as Cassie Tatum in 2003. Between 2007 and 2009, Coffee played nurse Nadine Crowell on ''General Hospital''. She played attorney Janie Ross on the TNT series '' Franklin & Bash'' and appeared for six seasons on the NBC series '' Grimm'' as the Hexenbiest Adalind Schade. Personal life Coffee married musician Chris Thile on December 23, 2013, at Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee. On May 19, 2015, Coffee announced the birth of their son, Calvin Eugene Thile. Coffee resided with her son and husband in Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oreg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Blue (actor)
David Blue is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Cliff St. Paul on ''Ugly Betty'', Eli Wallace on the Syfy series ''Stargate Universe'', and Rick Twitler on both Nickelodeon's ''Henry Danger'' and '' Danger Force''. Early life Blue grew up in Florida. Blue attended Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida, He graduated from the University of Central Florida in Orlando with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Musical Theatre Performance. Career His first starring role came in the film ''Winter Follies'', directed by Darren Lynn Bousman who also helmed ''Saw II'', '' Saw III'', and ''Saw IV''. David was one of the eight selected for the Apprentice program at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, where he worked with many artists, such as Jennifer Hubbard and Sullivan Canaday White. He was also later granted a scholarship to the British Academy of Dramatic Arts but his career prevented him from accepting straight away. He has training in many differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Stone
Gabrielle Stone is an American author, actress, dancer and director known for movies and television series such as ''Speak No Evil'' and ''Cut''. She has worked with actors Billy Zane, Mischa Barton, and Stone's own mother Dee Wallace Deanna Wallace (née Bowers), also known as Dee Wallace Stone (born December 14, 1948), is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mary Taylor in the 1982 Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster science-fiction film ''E.T. the E ... in '' Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard''. Biography While growing up in Los Angeles, California, Gabrielle Stone studied dance. Stone studied at the Ciara Dance studio in Woodland Hills, California where she is an alumna with more than 18 years of experience. Filmography Film Television References * * * * External links * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, Gabrielle Living people American film actresses 21st-century American actresses American television actresses Actresses from Los Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Fallon
Tiffany Nicole Fallon (born May 1, 1974) is an American model. In 2004, she was photographed by Stephen Wayda for ''Playboy'' and was named Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month for December. She was also named List of Playmates of the Year, Playmate of the Year for 2005. Career In addition to her work with ''Playboy'', Fallon was a cheerleader for the Atlanta Falcons. Prior to that, she worked as a flight attendant. Personal life Fallon is of Irish-American descent. She was Homecoming Queen and senior Class President at her high school where she played volleyball, soccer and ran track. She was Miss Georgia in 2001 and also 2nd-runner up for Miss USA in 2001. She has a degree in sports management from Florida State University. Fallon married Joe Don Rooney, the lead guitarist of country music band Rascal Flatts on April 23, 2006, and she lives in Brentwood, Tennessee. They have three children. She and Rooney separated in 2021. The divorce was finalized in 2023. Televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slant Magazine
''Slant Magazine'' is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival. History ''Slant Magazine'' was launched in 2001. On January 21, 2010, it was relaunched and absorbed the entertainment blog ''The House Next Door'', founded by Matt Zoller Seitz, a former ''New York Times'' and '' New York Press'' writer, and maintained by Keith Uhlich, former '' Time Out New York'' film critic, who was the blog's editor until 2012. In the media ''Slant''s reviews, which A. O. Scott of ''The New York Times'' has described as "passionate and often prickly", have occasionally been the source of debate and discourse online and in the media. Ed Gonzalez's review of Kevin Gage's 2005 film '' Chaos'' sparked some controversy when Roger Ebert quoted it in his review of the film for the '' Chicago Sun-Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
