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The Runner (2021 Film)
The Runner may refer to: Films and television * ''The Runner'', a 1972 film featuring Delvene Delaney * ''The Runner'' (1984 film), an Iranian drama film * ''The Runner'' (1999 film), a crime thriller film * ''The Runner'', a 2013 documentary about Salah Ameidan * ''The Runner'' (2015 film), an American political thriller film * ''The Runner'' (TV series), a U.S. reality series on go90 * ''The Runner'', a 2021 film directed by Michelle Danner Music * The Runner (song), a 2019 single by British band Foals * "Runner" (song) or "The Runner", a 1984 single by Manfred Mann's Earth Band * "The Runner", a 1979 single by The Three Degrees Publications * ''The Runner'', a 1970s running magazine merged with ''Runner's World ''Runner's World'' is a global magazine and website for runners of all abilities. It has additionally developed experiential formats, including a digital membership program, called Runner's World+. It is published by Hearst in Easton, Pennsylva ...'' * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delvene Delaney
Delvene Delaney (born 26 August 1951) is an Australian actress of soap opera and film, television presenter and singer. Early life Delaney was born in Mackay, Queensland, Australia, on 26 August 1951. Career The beauty pageant winner found fame on Australian television in the 1970s, initially as a weather presenter on Brisbane television. She followed this with stints in soap operas '' The Box'' as Penny O'Brien in 1974, and ''The Young Doctors'' as nurse Jojo Adams from 1976 to 1977. Delaney became better known as a recurring cast member of '' The Paul Hogan Show'' in the late 1970s. She also made regular appearances as a panel member on the game show '' Blankety Blanks'' from 1977 to 1979. She was co-presenter on the quiz show ''Sale of the Century'' from 1982 to 1986. She now works for the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital. In popular culture Delaney was portrayed by actress Cariba Heine in Channel 9's 2012 biographical TV miniseries '' Howzat! Kerry Packer's War''. Personal l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runner (1984 Film)
''The Runner'' (Persian: ...دونده, ''Davandeh...'') is a 1984 Iranian film by Amir Naderi. ''The Runner'' was one of the first post-revolutionary Iranian films screened and celebrated internationally. Inspired by director Amir Naderi’s own boyhood, it sets the tone for many of the films that followed: realism, children's perspective of the world, innocence, gentleness, set in poor neighbourhoods, exposing great disparities in wealth, resting much of the film on the shoulders of one young actor, using children's lives as analogies for, or explicit expositions of, the problems of the adult world. The film is critically acclaimed for presenting an authentic image of the encounter with modernity in Iranian cinema. Plot The film plot is inspired by the writer/director Naderi's own childhood. Amiro is an orphan living in the southern Iranian port city of Abadan. Picking up the bottles, he gives them to his gaffer. Moreover, his bosom friend Moussa also picks bottles for a livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runner (1999 Film)
''The Runner'' is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Ron Moler, and starring Ron Eldard and Courteney Cox. The soundtrack contains songs performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Douglas September. Plot A young man with a gambling addiction has managed to get himself into serious debt by losing all his money. To pay off the bookies, his uncle pulls a few strings and gets him a job working for a gangster named Deepthroat, who needs a "runner" to place bets with various bookies. The gangster keeps his new "runner" on a short leash and, for the most part, the young gambler behaves himself. However, the temptation of walking around with large sums of cash proves too great, and the "runner" puts his job and his survival on the line when he dips into his boss' funds to buy a ring for his girlfriend. Cast *Ron Eldard as Edward *Courteney Cox as Karina *John Goodman as Deepthroat *Joe Mantegna as Rocco *Bokeem Woodbine as 477 * Terrence Evans as Lefty Production ''The Runner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salah Ameidan
Salah Ameidan (born 1982) is a Saharawi long distance runner. He grew up in El Aiun. At the age of 12, he was recruited for the Moroccan running team and sent to Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (political), capital city of Morocco and the List of cities in Morocco, country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. ... to train. For ten years he participated in international races under the Moroccan flag. By 1999 he was the triple cross-country champion for Morocco, had won 2nd place in the Africa Championships and was two-time Arab World Champion. In 2004 during a race in France where he participated under the Moroccan flag, he raised the Saharawi flag above his head during the last few hundred metres of the race. Immediately after that he sought political asylum in France, as this action would likely have led to imprisonment in Morocco. Ameidan was imprisoned for a short perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runner (2015 Film)
''The Runner'' is a 2015 American political drama film written and directed by Austin Stark in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda and Sarah Paulson. The film was released on August 7, 2015, in a limited release and through video on demand by Alchemy. Premise In the aftermath of the 2010, Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an idealistic politician (Nicolas Cage) is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal. The video comes to light after he grants a live interview his team works together to salvage the situation. Cast * Nicolas Cage as Colin Pryce * Connie Nielsen as Deborah Pryce * Peter Fonda as Rayne Pryce * Sarah Paulson as Kate Haber * Wendell Pierce as Frank Legrand * Bryan Batt as Mark Lavin * Dana Gourrier as Daria Winston * Wanetah Walmsley as Layla * Ciera Payton as Lucy Hall * David Dino Wells Jr. as Neighborhood Bum (uncredited) Production Madelein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runner (TV Series)
''The Runner'' is a reality series on the streaming service go90. The show has five "Chaser Teams" of two people each chasing down the runner around the United States of America in 30 days. The viewers have the opportunity to also win money by answering questions and/or befriending chasers. Every second the prize money goes up starting at $15,000 on July 1, 2016 and ending with $500,000 on July 30, 2016. The Runner and Chase Teams start off in Richmond, Virginia. ''The Runner'' could be watched live during the month of July 2016 at certain times in the United States. In the situation where the runner is caught, the team who caught them gets the current bounty and a new runner starts where the last one left off. The show is co-hosted by Matthew Patrick (MatPat) and Kaj Larsen. The show went through many years of development, picked up and dropped by ABC in 2002 and later, picked up and dropped by Verizon in 2016. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck first sold The Runner to ABC in 2000. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Danner
Michelle Danner is an American acting coach at the Los Angeles Acting School who specializes in the Meisner technique, Meisner, Lee Strasberg, Strasberg, Stella Adler, Adler, Uta Hagen, Hagen, Michael Chekhov, Chekhov and Stanislavsky System, Stanislavsky List of acting techniques, techniques. She is also the founding and artistic director of the Edgemar#Theater, Edgemar Center for the Arts. Danner is the daughter of a former William Morris Agency, William Morris agent, and she currently works as an actor, director and acting coach. Career In 2006, Danner made her film directing debut with, ''How to Go Out on a Date in Queens'', winning the LA Film Awards' Best Acting and Best Movie awards. Michelle Danner’s 2013 film ''Hello Herman'' catalogs the effect that peer abuse, parental neglect and the general coarsening of society has on a typical high school student. A The New York Times, New York Times review found that Danner's anti-bullying agenda freighted the movie. Danner has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Runner (song)
"The Runner" is the second single by British rock band Foals, off their sixth studio album, '' Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2''. The single premiered on 5 September 2019 via Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show, and a 9:29 version, remixed by Australia's RÜFÜS DU SOL, was released on 27 November 2019. Critical reception Lisa Wright, writing for '' DIY'' praised the track for its musical aesthetic, "Swaggering straight in with guitars that prowl" and notes "Though there's a cockiness to the verses, there's something more fallible, more grandiose that sweeps in as the chorus arrives." Comparing the track's cohesion to the band's previous single, " Black Bull", Wright continues saying "If the monstrous riffs of 'Black Bull', came good on the band's promise to deliver a heavier, dirtier follow up to its predecessor, then with 'The Runner' the message is well and truly cemented: Foals aren't fucking about." Mark Beaumont, writing for ''The Guardian'' describes the track as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runner (song)
"The Runner", also called simply "Runner", is a song written by Canadian rock musician Ian Thomas and released in 1981 on his album of the same name. Inspired by the story of Terry Fox, "The Runner" was covered by French singer Sheila later that year, but its most famous rendition was recorded by Manfred Mann's Earth Band, a British band known for making hits of reworked cover songs, and released as a single in 1984, shortly before that year's Summer Olympics. The timing of the Manfred Mann's Earth Band version made it a success, and it reached number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States. Ian Thomas's version Ian Thomas is a Canadian singer, songwriter and musician, whose songs have been successfully covered by several other artists. Thomas was inspired to write "The Runner" by the story of Terry Fox, a Canadian athlete who lost a leg to cancer and attempted to run with his prosthetic leg from the East Coast of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador to the Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group formed circa 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although 12 women have been members over the years, the group has always been a trio. The current line-up consists of Helen Scott, Valerie Holiday and Freddi Poole. The group were particularly successful in the UK, achieving 13 Top 50 hit singles between 1974 and 1985. The original members were Fayette Pinkney, Shirley Porter and Linda Turner. By mid-1963, Porter and Turner were replaced by Janet Harmon and Helen Scott; Scott was replaced by Sheila Ferguson in 1966, while Harmon was replaced by Valerie Holiday in 1967. This line-up of Pinkney, Holiday and Ferguson became the most successful in the group's history; together from 1967 to 1976, they topped the ''Billboard'' US Hot 100 as featured vocalists on the MFSB single " TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" in 1974, and had seven UK Top 40 hits, including the 1974 single " When Will I See You Again", which was a huge intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runner's World
''Runner's World'' is a global magazine and website for runners of all abilities. It has additionally developed experiential formats, including a digital membership program, called Runner's World+. It is published by Hearst in Easton, Pennsylvania and was formerly published by Rodale, Inc. Outside the United States, the magazine is published in France, Germany, Italy, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. History ''Runner's World'' was originally launched in 1966 by Bob Anderson as a mimeographed newsletter ''Distance Running News, ''and Anderson published it by himself for several years from his home in Manhattan, Kansas. Runner and writer Hal Higdon had been writing for the magazine since the beginning (2nd edition). In 1969, Anderson changed the name of the magazine to ''Runner's World''. He brought on Joe Henderson as chief editor and moved the editorial offices, now named World Publications, to Mountain View, California. ''Runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Voigt
Cynthia Voigt (born February 25, 1942) is an American writer of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse. Her first book in the Tillerman family series, ''Homecoming'', was nominated for several international prizes and adapted as a 1996 film. Her novel '' Dicey's Song'' won the 1983 Newbery Medal. Voigt received the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1995 recognizing her contribution in writing for teens. Life Cynthia Voigt was born February 25, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Dana Hall School and Smith College in Massachusetts and worked in advertising in New York City. In 1964, she married and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she started teaching. She taught second grade (and one high school English class) at the Key School in Annapolis, Maryland, from 1966 to 1971. She divorced in 1972, and taught high school English in Glen Burnie, Maryland. She began writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
