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The Lodger (2009 Film)
''The Lodger'' is a 2009 American mystery thriller film directed by David Ondaatje and written by Ondaatje and David Beckham. It is based on the 1913 novel '' The Lodger'' by Marie Belloc Lowndes and marks the fifth cinematic adaptation of the work, following earlier versions directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1927), Maurice Elvey (1932), John Brahm (1944), and Hugo Fregonese (1953, as ''Man in the Attic''). The film stars Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, and Simon Baker. The narrative follows a Los Angeles detective investigating a series of murders that resemble the historical crimes of Jack the Ripper, while a secondary plot centers on a landlady who begins to suspect her enigmatic tenant may be involved. The film was released theatrically in the United States on January 23, 2009, by Stage 6 Films and Samuel Goldwyn Films. It received generally negative reviews from critics and performed poorly at the box office, grossing an estimated $3.5 million worldwide against a reported productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Mailer
Michael Mailer (born 1964) is an American film producer and director and the oldest son of Beverly Bentley and writer Norman Mailer Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American writer, journalist and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least .... He has been directing, producing and writing extensively in the independent film world since graduating Harvard University. He established Michael Mailer Films in 2004 to focus on both independent, character-driven films and larger, concept-oriented pictures. Mailer is best known for Heart of Champions (2021), Blind (2016), Black & White (1999), Two Girls and a Guy (1997), The Ledge (2011), and Empire (2002). He waformerly engagedto Marla Maples, and married to Sasha Lazard from 2004-2011. He and Lazard have one child together named Cyrus. Partial filmography He was a producer in all films unless o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Fregonese
Hugo Geronimo Fregonese (8 April 1908 – 11 January 1987) was an Argentine film director and screenwriter who worked both in Hollywood and his home country during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, classical era of Argentine cinema.''Cine Nacional''Hugo Fregonese filmographyCinenacional.com He made his directorial debut in 1943. In 1949, he directed ''Apenas un delincuente''. Most of Fregonese's American films were Western (genre)#Film, Westerns and crime film, crime melodramas, like ''Man in the Attic'' (1953)'' and Black Tuesday (film), Black Tuesday'' (1954). He worked with renowned actors such as Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Anthony Quinn, Edward G. Robinson, Luisa Vehil, Víctor Laplace, Soledad Silveyra, Paul Naschy, and Joel McCrea. For directing the now-almost forgotten film ''My Six Convicts'' (1952), Fregonese was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film. Biography Fregonese was born in Mendoza, Argentina, Mendo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Theatrical Release
__FORCETOC__ Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few cinemas across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada has been defined by Nielsen EDI as a film released in fewer than 600 theaters. Background The purpose is often used to gauge the appeal of specialty films, like documentaries, independent films and art films. A common practice by film studios is to give highly anticipated and critically acclaimed films a limited release on or before December 31 in Los Angeles County, California, to qualify for Academy Award nominations (as by its rules). Highly anticipated documentaries also receive limited releases at the same time in New York City, as the rules for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature mandate releases in both locations. The films are almost always released to a wider audience in January or February of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donal Logue
Donal Francis Logue (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian-American film and television actor. He played the starring role of Sean Finnerty on the sitcom '' Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005), and Detective Harvey Bullock on the DC Comics adaptation ''Gotham'' (2014–2019). He is also known for playing flight nurse Chuck Martin on '' ER'' (2003–2005), Lee Toric on '' Sons of Anarchy'' (2012–2013), Horik on ''Vikings'' (2013–2014), and the recurring role of Lt. (later Captain) Declan Murphy on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2014–2015). Logue's film work includes roles in ''Sneakers'' (1992), '' Gettysburg'' (1993), '' Little Women'' (1994), '' Jerry Maguire'' (1996), ''Blade'' (1998), ''The Patriot'' (2000), '' American Splendor'' (2003), ''Zodiac'' (2007), ''The Cloverfield Paradox'' (2018), and '' Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City'' (2021). He won the Sundance Film Festival's Special Jury Prize for his performance in '' The Tao of Steve'' (2000). Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Pidgeon
Rebecca Pidgeon (born October 10, 1965) is an American-British actress who has appeared on stage and in feature films. She is also a singer, songwriter and recording artist. Early life Pidgeon was born to English parents in Cambridge, Massachusetts, while her father, Carl R. Pidgeon, was a visiting professor at MIT. Her mother, Elaine, is a yoga teacher. Her paternal grandmother, Monica Pidgeon, the editor of ''Architectural Design'', was the sister of artist Olga Lehmann and academic Andrew George Lehmann. Pidgeon moved to Edinburgh, Scotland in 1970 with her parents. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London with classmates Clive Owen and Liza Tarbuck. Career From 1986 to 1990, Pidgeon was the lead singer of the British folk/pop band Ruby Blue. She left the group shortly after they signed to a major record label. She released the album ''The Raven'' in 1994, followed by ''The New York Girls' Club'' (1996), and ''The Four Marys'' (1998), a collection o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall (September 10, 1931 – June 12, 2022) was an American character actor. He is known for his collaborations with Paul Thomas Anderson, including '' Hard Eight'' (1996), ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), and ''Magnolia'' (1999). He also starred in leading roles in films, such as ''Secret Honor'' (1984) and ''Duck'' (2005). Hall had supporting roles in many films, including ''Midnight Run'' (1988), '' Say Anything...'' (1989), ''The Truman Show'' (1998), ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), '' The Insider'' (1999), '' The Contender'' (2000), '' Bruce Almighty'' (2003), ''Dogville'' (2003), ''Zodiac'' (2007), '' 50/50'' (2011), and ''Argo'' (2012). He received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for his role in ''Hard Eight'' and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture for ''Boogie Nights'' and ''Magnolia''. Hall is also known for his prolific work on television. His early televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane West
Shannon Bruce Snaith (born June 10, 1978), better known as Shane West, is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his portrayal of Eli Sammler in the ABC family drama ''Once and Again'', Landon Carter in '' A Walk to Remember'', Dr. Ray Barnett in the NBC medical drama '' ER'', Michael Bishop in The CW spy drama '' Nikita'' and in the WGN fantasy adventure historical drama '' Salem'' as John Alden. West received critical acclaim for his performance portraying Darby Crash in the biopic '' What We Do Is Secret''. As well as acting, West has performed with punk rock bands the Germs, Jonny Was, and the Twilight Creeps. Early life West was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Leah Catherine ( Launey), a lawyer, and Don Snaith, a drugstore owner. Both his parents were musicians and had their own punk rock bands. His mother is of Cajun French descent. His father was born in Jamaica, of British and Portuguese-Jewish origin. He is the eldest of three child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Harris
Mel Harris (born July 12, 1956) is an American actress best known for her role as Hope Murdoch Steadman in the ABC drama series ''Thirtysomething'' (1987–1991), for which she received a Golden Globe nomination in 1990. Early life and education Harris was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the daughter to Mary Michael "Mike", a high-school science teacher, and Warren Harris, football coach at Bethlehem High School and Princeton University. Harris grew up in North Brunswick, New Jersey and graduated from New Brunswick High School in 1974. Career In 1985, shortly before her 1986 acting debut, Harris appeared as a regular contestant on the Dick Clark-hosted syndicated game show '' The $100,000 Pyramid'', credited as Mel Kennerlyher third husband's surname. She returned to the game show in 1991, as a celebrity on the John Davidson-hosted show, with a clip of her win in 1985 shown in a flashback. Television Harris made her television debut in 1986, with a small role as a chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United States Census Bureau, U.S. census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to its climate, beaches, and hospitality industry. It has a diverse economy, hosting headquarters of companies such as Hulu, Activision Blizzard, Universal Music Group, Starz Entertainment Corp., Starz Entertainment, Lionsgate Studios, Illumination (company), Illumination and The Recording Academy. Santa Monica traces its history to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica, granted in 1839 to the Sepúlveda family of California. The rancho was later sold to John Percival Jones, John P. Jones and Robert Symington Baker, Robert Baker, who in 1875, along with his Californio heiress wife Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker, founded Santa Monica, which inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California, United States, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway (California), Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles. It is a major thoroughfare in the cities of Beverly Hills, California, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, California, West Hollywood (including a portion known as the Sunset Strip), as well as several districts in Los Angeles. Geography Approximately in length, the boulevard roughly traces the arc of mountains that form part of the northern boundary of the Los Angeles Basin, following the path of a 1780s cattle trail from the Pueblo de Los Angeles to the ocean. From Downtown Los Angeles, the boulevard heads northwest, to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, through which it travels due west for several miles before it bends southwest towards the ocean. It passes through or near Echo Park ... [...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] |
