"Frost/Nixon (play) Frost/Nixon is a 2006 British play by screenwriter and dramatist Peter Morgan based on a series of televised interviews that former U.S. President Richard Nixon granted broadcaster David Frost in 1977 about his administration, including his role in the Watergate scandal. The play premiered at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London in August 2006, directed by Michael Grandage and starring Michael Sheen as the talk-show host and Frank Langella as the former president. ""Frost/Nixon"" received enthusiastic reviews in the British press. It then played at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End, again starring Langella and Sheen. On"
"Jenn Gotzon Jenn Gotzon Chandler (born May 18, 1979) is an American film actress, model, motivational speaker and author who had her career break portraying U.S. President Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia Nixon in Ron Howard's 2009 Academy Award-Nominated film ""Frost/Nixon"" opposite Frank Langella. In 2010, Gotzon's brand officially launched starring as the female protagonist in wholesome and inspirational films, including mystery-drama ""Doonby"" opposite John Schneider, Robert Davi, Ernie Hudson, comedy-drama ""God's Country"" opposite Daniel Hugh Kelly, children storybook turned movie ""My Daddy's is in Heaven"" with Corbin Bernson, top grossing faithbased comedy ""Love Different"" with late Tommy Ford and the"
"notable performances. An all-female cast ""Frost/Nixon"" opened January 18, 2018, at Strawberry Theatre Workshop in Seattle. Amy Thone played Nixon with Alexandra Tavares as Frost. The Strawshop production was directed by Greg Carter, and received TPS Gregory Award nominations for Outstanding Sound Design, Outstanding Acting Ensemble, Outstanding Production, as well as individual performer nominations for Thone and Sarah Harlett, who played Jim Reston. Ron Howard directed a film adaptation of the play. The film was produced by Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Films for Universal Pictures. Shooting began on August 27, 2007. Langella and Sheen reprised their roles for the"
"sunset. An epilogue states that the interviews were wildly successful and that Nixon never escaped controversy until his death in 1994. Other figures and personalities depicted in the film include Tricia Nixon Cox, Michael York, Hugh Hefner, helicopter pilot Gene Boyer (as himself), Raymond Price, Ken Khachigian, Sue Mengers and Jay White as Neil Diamond. To prepare for his role as Richard Nixon, Frank Langella visited the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California, and interviewed many people who had known the former president. On the set, the cast and crew addressed Langella as ""Mr. President."" ""Frost/Nixon"" had its"
"sensitive portrayal of an elderly novelist in ""Starting Out in the Evening"". He was cast as Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's ""Frost/Nixon"", which received enthusiastic reviews during a run at the Donmar Warehouse and Gielgud Theatre in London before moving to New York's Bernard B. Jacobs Theater in April 2007, culminating in Langella's third Tony Award. He reprised the role of Nixon in the 2008 Oscar nominated Best Picture film ""Frost/Nixon"", directed by Ron Howard. He received Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and BAFTA nominations for Best Actor for his performance. He was also nominated for an Academy Award in"
"of David Frost in 2008's ""Frost/Nixon"", a film dramatisation of The Nixon Interviews of 1977. Despite appearing in the original stage production in a part written for him by Peter Morgan, Sheen was surprised to have been cast in the film: ""Peter said he'd only be prepared to give the rights to someone who would cast me as Frost, which was very nice, but when the studios get their hands on something... Right up until we started filming I was prepared to be disappointed"". Roger Ebert of the ""Chicago Sun-Times"" asserted that Sheen embodied his character in a ""compelling, intense"""
"areas of expertise were agriculture, natural resources and the environment, and political and legal affairs. Beginning in June 1973, however, he took on the tasks of researcher and writer on issues and problems evolving from the Watergate break-in. Khachigian worked for President Gerald Ford for two months, until the fall of 1974. He then moved to San Clemente, California to assist Nixon with his presidential memoirs. In 1977, he served as chief researcher for Nixon's interviews with David Frost. He was portrayed by actor Gabriel Jarret in the 2008 historical drama film ""Frost/Nixon"" that tells the story behind the Frost/Nixon"
"original ""Playhouse 90"" production of ""The Miracle Worker"", Jeffrey Tambor's wife Anne Brookes on the ABC sitcom ""The Ropers"", and as Pat Nixon in ""Frost/Nixon"" (2008). McCormack was born Patricia Ellen Russo in Brooklyn, New York, to Elizabeth (née McCormack), a professional roller skater, and Frank Russo, a fireman. She attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn She is an aunt of fellow actor and New York City lawmaker Alfred Cerullo. She was a child model at the age of four, and began appearing on television at the age of seven. She made her motion-picture debut in ""Two Gals and"
"2007 they jointly won a BAFTA Film Award for their work on the film. Also in 2006, Morgan's first play, ""Frost/Nixon"", was staged at the Donmar Warehouse theatre in London. Starring Michael Sheen as David Frost and Frank Langella as Richard Nixon, the play concerns the series of televised interviews that the disgraced former president granted Frost in 1977. These ended with his tacit admission of guilt regarding his role in the Watergate scandal. The play was directed by Michael Grandage and opened to enthusiastic reviews. In May 2007, the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival honoured Morgan with the"
"The Last International Playboy The Last International Playboy (also known as Frost) is a 2008 American independent film directed by Steve Clark and written by Steve Clark and Thomas Moffett. The cast includes Jason Behr, Monet Mazur, Krysten Ritter, Mike Landry, India Ennenga, Lydia Hearst, Lucy Gordon, and Carlos Velazquez. Shooting began in May 2007. The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2008. The film was also screened and well received at the 2008 Genart Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, and Oxford International Film Festival. The ultimate New York City playboy Jack Frost (Jason Behr) is"
"an approval rating of 92% based on 250 reviews, with a weighted average score of 7.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, """"Frost/Nixon"" is weighty and eloquent; a cross between a boxing match and a ballet with Oscar worthy performances."" Metacritic gives the film an average score of 80 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating ""generally favorable reviews"". Critic Roger Ebert gave the film four stars, commenting that Langella and Sheen ""do not attempt to mimic their characters, but to embody them."" Peter Travers of ""Rolling Stone"" gave the film 3½ stars, saying that Ron Howard ""turned Peter Morgan's"
"André in ""The Father"". He also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Richard Nixon in the film ""Frost/Nixon"" (2008). Langella was nominated for two other Best Leading Actor in a Play Tonys: first in 1978 for the Edward Gorey-designed revival of Bram Stoker's ""Dracula"" and again in 2004 for Stephen Belber's ""Match"". In 2002, Langella was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Frank Langella Frank A. Langella Jr. (; born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards, two for"
"to admit more than he actually did."" Edelstein wrote that the film ""is brisk, well crafted, and enjoyable enough, but the characters seem thinner (Sheen is all frozen smiles and squirms) and the outcome less consequential."" Fred Schwarz, writing for the conservative ""National Review"" online, said that, """"Frost/Nixon"" is an attempt to use history, assisted by plenty of dramatic license, to retrospectively turn a loss into a win. By all accounts, ""Frost/Nixon"" does a fine job of dramatizing the negotiations and preparation that led up to the interviews. And it’s hard to imagine Frank Langella, who plays a Brezhnev-looking Nixon,"
"(1979), Skeletor in ""Masters of the Universe"" (1987), Bob Alexander in ""Dave"" (1993), William S. Paley in ""Good Night, and Good Luck"" (2005) and Richard Nixon in the film production of ""Frost/Nixon"" (2008), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He had a recurring role as Gabriel, the KGB handler for the lead characters, in the FX series ""The Americans"" between 2013 and 2017. Langella, an Italian American, was born January 1, 1938, in Bayonne, New Jersey, the son of Angelina and Frank A. Langella Sr., a business executive who was the president of the Bayonne Barrel"
"2008 that, ""Jack Brennan is portrayed as a stern military guy,"" citing both the play and what she'd heard about the film version. ""And he’s the funniest guy you ever met in your life, an irreverent, wonderful guy. So there you go. It's the movies."" An early scene in the film set on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour in 1974, with the Sydney Opera House as a backdrop, shows buildings adjacent to the iconic structure which did not exist until 1998. Frost/Nixon (film) Frost/Nixon is a 2008 British-American historical drama film based on the 2006 play of the same"
"and the whereabouts of her character are revealed. Joseph resumed the role for the sixth and final season in 2010. Joseph also filmed minor roles in two Ron Howard films; in ""Frost/Nixon"" (2008), she portrayed tennis champion Evonne Goolagong, and she had a minor role in ""Angels & Demons"" (2009). Although of a different ethnicity to Goolagong, she was cast in ""Frost/Nixon"" because she had the ""right look"". Both of her scenes were cut from the films before release. In 2011 Joseph appeared in television commercials for HughesNet, the satellite-based Internet Service Provider. In 2013, Joseph appeared in Linkin Park's"
"world premiere on October 15, 2008 as the opening film of the 52nd annual London Film Festival. It was released in three theaters in the United States on December 5 before expanding several times over the following weeks. It was released in the United Kingdom and expanded into wide status in the United States on January 23, 2009. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 21, 2009. Special features include deleted scenes, the making of the film, the real interviews between Frost and Nixon, the Nixon Presidential Library and a feature commentary with Ron Howard. ""Frost/Nixon"" had"
"to become the president of David Paradine Television, which had been founded by journalist David Frost. While president of the company, Minoff teamed with television producer John Birt to co-executive produce ""The Nixon Interviews"" by Frost of Richard Nixon. The interviews, which took place three years after Nixon left office, were broadcast in syndication in 1977. ""The Nixon Interviews"" would later be adapted into a Broadway play, which in turn, formed the basis for the 2008 film ""Frost/Nixon"", directed by Ron Howard, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Actor Keith MacKechnie portrayed Minoff in the film."
"see the stars"". In a subsequent interview, Oliver Stone explained that the quote was actually attributed to Robert McNamara and that he assigned it to Sanchez in the film as a joke; Sanchez was known to have intensely disliked Kennedy. In the 2008 film ""Frost/Nixon"", Sanchez was portrayed by Eloy Casados. Manolo Sanchez (Nixon staff member) Manuel ""Manolo"" Sanchez (born 1930) is the former long-time valet to Richard Nixon, known for his unfailing loyalty and fierce devotion to the former United States president. Sanchez was born in Spain and immigrated to Cuba at a young age. There, he worked as"
"which also took home Oscars for Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly), Best Director (Ron Howard), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Akiva Goldsman). In 2002, Grazer's ""8 Mile"" was released. It proved not only to be a huge box office hit, but also the first film with a rap song to win a Best Original Song Oscar, for Eminem's ""Lose Yourself"". Grazer also produced the film adaptation of Peter Morgan's play ""Frost/Nixon"" (2008). ""Frost/Nixon"" was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Grazer's productions span over a quarter-of-a-century, and almost the full spectrum of movie genres. His comedies include ""Boomerang"" (1992),"
"March 31, 2007, the play began previews on Broadway. It officially opened as a limited engagement at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on April 22 and closed on August 19, after 137 performances. The cast included Langella, Sheen, Remy Auberjonois (John Birt), Shira Gregory (Evonne Goolagong), Corey Johnson (Jack Brennan), Stephen Kunken (James Reston Jr.), Stephen Rowe (Swifty Lazar/Mike Wallace), Triney Sandoval (Manolo Sanchez), Armand Schultz (Bob Zelnick) and Sonya Walger (Caroline Cushing). TimeLine Theatre Company in Chicago ran the play from August 21 to October 10, 2010. In regional theatre, ""Frost/Nixon"" made its Ohio premiere at the Rabbit Run"
"as British television broadcaster David Frost and Frank Langella as former United States President Richard Nixon. It was released in the United States on December 5, 2008 and in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2009. After the Watergate scandal of 1972 and his subsequent resignation in 1974, 400 million people worldwide watched Nixon leave the White House. Among them is British journalist David Frost, currently recording a talk show in Australia, who decides to interview Nixon. Nixon's literary agent, Irving Lazar, believes the interview would be an opportunity for Nixon to salvage his reputation, and to make some money."
"Frozen (2010 American film) Frozen is a 2010 American thriller-drama film written and directed by Adam Green and starring Emma Bell, Shawn Ashmore and Kevin Zegers. Childhood friends Dan Walker and Joe Lynch, along with Dan's girlfriend Parker O'Neil, spend a Sunday afternoon at a New England ski resort on Mount Holliston. They are eager to take one last run down the mountain before they go home; however, the ski resort decides to close early because a storm is moving in. The friends convince the ski lift attendant to let them on one last time. Before the group gets all"
"Frank Langella Frank A. Langella Jr. (; born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor. He has won four Tony Awards, two for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performances as Richard Nixon in the play ""Frost/Nixon"" and as André in ""The Father"" and two for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the roles of Leslie in Edward Albee's ""Seascape"" and Flegont Alexandrovitch Tropatchov in Ivan Turgenev's ""Fortune's Fool"". Additionally, Langella has won two Obie Awards. His notable film roles include George Prager in ""Diary of a Mad Housewife"" (1970), Count Dracula in ""Dracula"""
"Sopranos"". McCormack also starred as Anne Brookes, the wife of Jeffrey P. Brookes III (played by Jeffrey Tambor on the ABC television series ""The Ropers"", a spin-off of ""Three's Company"" starring Norman Fell and Audra Lindley, from 1979-1980. When Kathryn Hays left the CBS soap opera ""As the World Turns"" for an extended period, McCormack took Hays' role until she returned. She starred as a psychotic mother in the cult thriller ""Mommy"" and its 1997 sequel """". In 2008, McCormack played First Lady Pat Nixon in the feature film ""Frost/Nixon"". McCormack continues to work regularly and she costarred in the"
"Award for Best Director), ""Cinderella Man"", ""The Da Vinci Code"", ""Angels & Demons"", ""Rush"", ""In the Heart of the Sea"" and ""Inferno"". Howard showcased the world premiere of his film ""Frost/Nixon"" at the 2008 London Film Festival in October 2008. Howard was the recipient of the Austin Film Festival's 2009 Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award. Michael Keaton presented him with the Award. Howard took over directing duties on """", a film featuring ""Star Wars"" character Han Solo in his younger years. The film was released on May 23, 2018. Howard officially replaced directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller on June"
"Films. He has since finished the script for ""Hereafter"", a supernatural thriller ""in the vein of ""The Sixth Sense"""". DreamWorks bought the screenplay on spec in March 2008. The development was later transferred to Warner Bros. and filming began in October 2009 under the direction of Clint Eastwood. In 2008 the film ""Frost/Nixon"", with Sheen and Langella playing the parts they had on stage, opened in the UK and the US to positive reviews. Morgan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on the film. In June 2009, it was announced that he would"
"Nixon (film) Nixon is a 1995 American epic historical drama film directed by Oliver Stone, produced by Clayton Townsend, Stone and Andrew G. Vajna. The film was written by Stone, Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rievele. The film tells the story of the political and personal life of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins. The film portrays Nixon as a complex and, in many respects, admirable, though deeply flawed, person. ""Nixon"" begins with a disclaimer that the film is ""an attempt to understand the truth [...] based on numerous public sources and on an incomplete historical record."""
"Man Who Knew Too Much"" by Marie Brenner, which was about Wallace caving in to corporate pressure to kill a story about Jeffrey Wigand, a whistle-blower trying to expose Brown & Williamson's dangerous business practices. Wallace, for his part, disliked his on-screen portrayal and maintained he was in fact very eager to have Wigand's story aired in full. Wallace was played by actor Stephen Rowe in the stage version of ""Frost/Nixon"", but he was omitted from the screenplay of the 2008 film adaptation and thus the movie itself. In the 1999 American broadcast television movie, """", Wallace is portrayed by"
"Iced (film) Iced is a 1988 American slasher film directed by Jeff Kwitny and written by Joseph Alan Johnson. It stars Debra De Liso, Doug Stevenson, Elizabeth Gorcey, and Ron Kologie as a group of friends who are mysterious invited to a ski resort, unaware that they are targeted by a masked killer. A group of childhood friends witness the demise of their jealous friend, who was accidentally killed during skiing over the love of a woman. Years later, they have now been invited and arrive to the opening of a posh ski resort. Unknown to them, a murderous assailant"
"Iced (film) Iced is a 1988 American slasher film directed by Jeff Kwitny and written by Joseph Alan Johnson. It stars Debra De Liso, Doug Stevenson, Elizabeth Gorcey, and Ron Kologie as a group of friends who are mysterious invited to a ski resort, unaware that they are targeted by a masked killer. A group of childhood friends witness the demise of their jealous friend, who was accidentally killed during skiing over the love of a woman. Years later, they have now been invited and arrive to the opening of a posh ski resort. Unknown to them, a murderous assailant"
"In 2006, he portrayed Truman Capote in the biopic ""Infamous"". He appeared in the film adaptation of Stephen King's ""The Mist"" in 2007. In 2008, he portrayed Karl Rove in Oliver Stone's ""W"" and Hollywood agent Swifty Lazar in ""Frost/Nixon"". He appeared alongside his father in the 2004 film ""Ladies in Lavender"". Jones appeared in the 2010 episode ""Amy's Choice"", of ""Doctor Who,"" as the Dream Lord, and in the Big Finish Productions series' ""Dark Eyes (audio drama)"" as Kotris. He also played the role of Samuel Ratchett in Agatha Christie's Poirot TV Series 12 episode ""Murder on the Orient"
"DeVaughn Nixon DeVaughn Walter Nixon (born July 8, 1983) (sometimes credited as De'Vaughn Nixon) is an American actor who became best known for his role in the romantic movie ""The Bodyguard"". He starred in films such as """" and ""Sugar Hill"", and then starred in numerous television series among which include: Disney series ""Lizzie McGuire"" and ""Mackenzie Falls"". DeVaughn Nixon was born in Los Angeles in 1983, where he also lived his childhood. He is son of former basketball player Norm Nixon. His stepmother is actress/producer/director/dancer Debbie Allen and half siblings include dancer Vivian Nichole Nixon, and basketball player Norman"