"Sylvia (2003 film) Sylvia is a 2003 British biographical drama film directed by Christine Jeffs and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Jared Harris, and Michael Gambon. It tells a story based on the real-life romance between prominent poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. The film begins with their meeting at Cambridge in 1956 and ends with Sylvia Plath's suicide in 1963. Frieda Hughes, Sylvia and Ted's daughter, accused the filmmakers of profiting from her mother's death. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1932, Plath developed a precocious talent as a writer, publishing her first poem when she was only eight years"
"to fulfill her dream of becoming a flight attendant. Budgeted at US$30 million, the film only earned US$7 million in its opening weekend; it eventually grossed US$15.6 domestically and US$19,526,014 worldwide. She herself later disparaged the film, calling it ""terrible"". Paltrow starred as the titular role in ""Sylvia"" (2003), a British biographical drama directed by Christine Jeffs and co-starring Daniel Craig chronicling the romance between prominent poets Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes. Distributed for a limited release in most markets, ""Sylvia"" made US$2.9 million internationally. ""The New York Times"", in its review for the film, wrote that ""her performance goes"
"(Silvia), Ray C. Davis (Proteus), Jean Gilbert (Julia), Derek Griffiths (Thurio), Benny Lee (Launce), Michael Staniforth (Speed), and Samuel E. Wright (Valentine). The New Jersey Shakespeare Festival revived the piece in 1996, directed by Robert Duke and starring Philip Hernandez and Dana M. Reeve. The musical was revived by the Public Theater in their ""Shakespeare in the Park"" series for a limited run, from August 28, 2005, to September 11, 2005, at the Delacorte Theater. Kathleen Marshall directed and choreographed, and the cast featured Norm Lewis (Valentine), Oscar Isaac (Proteus), Rosario Dawson (Julia), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Silvia), Paolo Montalban (Eglamour),"
"Sylvia (1965 film) Sylvia is a 1965 American drama film directed by Gordon Douglas, written by Sydney Boehm, and starring George Maharis, Carroll Baker, and Peter Lawford. Released by Paramount Pictures, it was filmed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sylvia West seems just about perfect in the eyes of California millionaire Frederic Summers, who proposes marriage to her. She is beautiful, brilliant, financially independent, writes poetry, and seems to personify exactly what he wants in a woman. But as a precaution, Summers brings in a private investigator, Alan Macklin, to do a background check. Macklin travels to Sylvia's hometown of Pittsburgh, where"
"Jimmy Sullivan. Kellerman said Ford was ""the nearest thing I can think of to my dear husband-not too glamorous, and he implies the strength and understanding necessary for the part. We [my husband and I] have been married 39 years, and are still just as thrilled with each other as ever we were. Our film is no love story with misunderstandings and scandals. It is just a good clean story; that's the way we've lived our lives."" The part of Sullivan went to Victor Mature, who had recently had a big hit in ""Samson and Delilah"". Kellerman later said she"
"to star as Sylvia Ashton-Warner in the biopic ""Sylvia"". Reviewing her performance, Janet Maslin of ""The New York Times"" commented: ""Miss David bears a striking resemblance to the real woman and gives an intelligent, compassionate performance, limited only by the uncomplicated reverence with which the film makers regard their heroine."" ""Village Voice"" critic Andrew Sarris praised the four principal actors and named ""Sylvia"" one of the ten best films of 1985. Eleanor David Maria Eleanor David (born 30 November 1955, Lincolnshire, England) is an English actress who has worked on projects in the UK, the US and New Zealand. She"
"by having the adopted dog played by a sexy, adoring young woman."" ""Sylvia"" opened Off-Broadway at Stage I of the Manhattan Theatre Club on May 2, 1995, where it ran for 167 performances. Directed by John Tillinger, the cast included Sarah Jessica Parker as ""Sylvia"", Blythe Danner, and Charles Kimbrough. The production received Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Play, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Parker), and Outstanding Costume Design (Jane Greenwood). The play ran at the Coronet Theatre, Los Angeles, in February 1997, starring Stephanie Zimbalist as ""Sylvia"", Mary Beth Piel, Derek Smith and Charles Kimbrough. The play was"
"Thirteen (2003 film) Thirteen is a 2003 American independent drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, written by Hardwicke and Nikki Reed, and starring Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, and Reed. Loosely based on Reed's life from ages 12 to 13, the film's plot follows Tracy, a junior high school student in Los Angeles who begins dabbling in substance abuse, sex, and crime after being befriended by a troubled classmate. It features Brady Corbet, Deborah Kara Unger, Kip Pardue, and Vanessa Anne Hudgens in supporting roles. The screenplay for ""Thirteen"" was written over a period of six days by Hardwicke and"
"Eleanor David Maria Eleanor David (born 30 November 1955, Lincolnshire, England) is an English actress who has worked on projects in the UK, the US and New Zealand. She won positive reviews for her starring role in biopic ""Sylvia"", in which she played pioneering educationalist Sylvia Ashton-Warner. David has appeared in several films and television programmes. Her work includes BAFTA-nominated comedy ""Comfort and Joy"" directed by Bill Forsyth, mini-series ""Paradise Postponed"", Mike Leigh's ""Topsy-Turvy"" and Alan Parker's film of ""Pink Floyd The Wall"", in which she played the wife of the main character. In 1984 David travelled to New Zealand"
"Simone (2002 film) Simone (stylized as S1M0NE) is a 2002 American science-fiction film written, produced and directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Rachel Roberts, Jay Mohr and Winona Ryder. When Nicola Anders (Winona Ryder), the star of out-of-favor director Viktor Taransky's (Al Pacino) new film, refuses to finish it, Taransky is forced to find a replacement. Contractual requirements totally prevent using her image in the film, so he must re-shoot. Instead, Viktor experiments with a new computer program he inherits from late acquaintance Hank Aleno (Elias Koteas) which allows creation of a computer-generated"
"Mona Lisa Smile Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 American drama film produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures in association with Red Om Films Productions, directed by Mike Newell, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The title is a reference to the ""Mona Lisa"", the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and the song of the same name, originally performed by Nat King Cole, which was covered by Seal for the movie. Julia Roberts received a record $25 million for her performance, the highest ever earned by"
"Sin (2003 film) Sin is a 2003 American crime thriller film directed by Michael Stevens. It stars Gary Oldman and Ving Rhames, with a supporting cast including Kerry Washington, Alicia Coppola and Chris Spencer. The film, which was released direct-to-video, has been censured by Oldman. Retired Reno, Nevada police officer Eddie Burns (Rhames) goes in search of his wayward sister Kassie (Washington). Along the way, his past wrongdoings make him the target of a revenge campaign by enigmatic criminal Charlie Strom (Oldman). Dominic Wills of ""TalkTalk"" described ""Sin"" as ""a kind of cross between ""Death Wish"" and ""8mm"""". ""DVD Talk"""
"Olivia (Tonja Walker), Julian even plans to marry Cheryl. However, Julian is forced to break off the relationship as Victor refuses to involve Cheryl in the family business. The role was originated by Jason Culp on February 24, 1988. Culp made his final appearance on March 16, 1990. On July 8, 2013, ""TV Source Magazine"" announced exclusively that Wiliam deVry, previously known for his role as Storm Logan on ""The Bold and the Beautiful"" and his Emmy-nominated role as Michael Cambias on ""All My Children"", had joined the cast of ""General Hospital"" in an undisclosed contract role. deVry filmed his"
"(Amy Madison), Julia Lee (Chantarelle/Lily Houston), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), and Mercedes McNab (Harmony Kendall). Bianca Lawson, who played vampire slayer Kendra Young in season 2 of the show, originally auditioned for the role of Cordelia Chase before Charisma Carpenter was cast in the role. The title role went to Sarah Michelle Gellar, who had appeared as Sydney Rutledge on ""Swans Crossing"" and Kendall Hart on ""All My Children"". At age 18 in 1995, Gellar had already won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress in a Drama Series. In 1996, she was originally cast as Cordelia Chase"
"film to shoot on campus. Mona Lisa Smile Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 American drama film produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures in association with Red Om Films Productions, directed by Mike Newell, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The title is a reference to the ""Mona Lisa"", the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and the song of the same name, originally performed by Nat King Cole, which was covered by Seal for the movie. Julia Roberts received a record $25 million for her performance,"
"cut down for the script paper... If you're a connoisseur of the terrible, you might get a twisted joy out of it."" Sin (2003 film) Sin is a 2003 American crime thriller film directed by Michael Stevens. It stars Gary Oldman and Ving Rhames, with a supporting cast including Kerry Washington, Alicia Coppola and Chris Spencer. The film, which was released direct-to-video, has been censured by Oldman. Retired Reno, Nevada police officer Eddie Burns (Rhames) goes in search of his wayward sister Kassie (Washington). Along the way, his past wrongdoings make him the target of a revenge campaign by enigmatic"
"2003 and Heinle, who took over on March 21, 2005, was cast in the role. The daughter of businessman Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), Victoria was described as ""the teenager from hell"" during her early years, and as an adult she was written as a ruthless character. Her storylines have involved romances with older men, family conflicts, and difficult pregnancies. Victoria is the third member of the Newman family to appear in the program and was joined later by her younger siblings. Her early romances included long-standing relationships with Ryan McNeil (Scott Reeves) and Cole Howard (J. Eddie Peck). Upon her"
"Shiver (film) Shiver is a 2003 Hong Kong horror film directed by Billy Chung and starring Francis Ng, Athena Chu, Nick Cheung and Tiffany Lee. Regional Crime Unit officer Chan Kwok-ming (Francis Ng) and his wife, Sammi Mok (Athena Chu) were on the way to finalize their proceedings for separation where an armed robbery breaks out in the streets. Kwok-ming steps in to assist in hunting the criminals, but Sammi was hit by a stray bullet and was seriously injured, leading her into a coma. Several months later, Sammi awakes from her coma. Sammi's doctor, Ko Chuen (Nick Cheung) warns"
"Philadelphia (film) Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner, directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington. Hanks won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 66th Academy Awards for his role as Andrew Beckett in the film, while the song ""Streets of Philadelphia"" by Bruce Springsteen won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Nyswaner was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, but lost to Jane Campion for ""The Piano"". Andrew"
"Carolina (2003 film) Carolina is a 2003 American-German romantic comedy film directed by Marleen Gorris, starring Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine, Alessandro Nivola, Mika Boorem, Randy Quaid, and Jennifer Coolidge. Lisa Sheridan has a cameo role in the film, and Barbara Eden has the uncredited part of Daphne. It is set in Los Angeles, California. Shot in 2003, the film failed to find a distributor and was released direct-to-video in 2005. Miramax Films was the domestic distributor, but failed to release it in theaters. When Harvey Weinstein screened the film he told the producers, ""You have a hit movie on your"
"Sylvia Scarlett Sylvia Scarlett is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, based on ""The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett"", a novel by Compton MacKenzie. Directed by George Cukor, it was notorious as one of the most famous unsuccessful movies of the 1930s. Hepburn plays the title role of Sylvia Scarlett, a female con artist masquerading as a boy to escape the police. The success of the subterfuge is in large part due to the transformation of Hepburn by RKO make-up artist Mel Berns. This film was the first pairing of Grant and Hepburn,"
"was praised in a ""Los Angeles Times"" review. From October to November 2003, Williamson played the title role in ""Sylvia"", a comedy by A. R. Gurney, at Playhouse on the Green in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The show was about a dog (played by a human) named Sylvia who is adopted by a couple, which creates drama in their relationship. Irene Backalenick of the ""Connecticut Post"" said of Williamson's performance, ""Jama Williamson is just not doggy enough, playing it more like a petulant teen-ager. She is really convincing as Sylvia the dog only when she lies down, putting her chin on Greg's"
"2003 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 38th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 2004, honored the best in film for 2003. 1. American Splendor<br> 2. ""Mystic River""<br> 3. ""Lost in Translation"" 1. Clint Eastwood – ""Mystic River""<br> 2. Peter Jackson – """"<br> 3. Sofia Coppola – ""Lost in Translation"" 1. Bill Murray – ""Lost in Translation""<br> 2. Sean Penn – ""Mystic River""<br> 3. Paul Giamatti – ""American Splendor"" 1. Charlize Theron – ""Monster""<br> 2. Hope Davis – ""American Splendor"" and ""The Secret Lives of Dentists""<br> 3. Naomi Watts – ""21 Grams"" 1. Peter Sarsgaard"
"2003 and after a bumpy start, they began dating. However, there were many obstacles, such as his ex-fiancée Tash Abbott (Sally Evans) and his mother, Lesley Meredith (Sherrie Hewson). Nicola was desperate to settle down and dreamed of the perfect marriage. After they got engaged, Lesley constantly caused trouble and even stole Kelly Windsor's (Adele Silva) credit card and eventually her debts began mounting up. This resulted in Lesley and Simon losing everything, forcing him and Nicola to postpone the wedding. Bored with Simon and their financial problems, Nicola tried repeatedly to seduce her half-brother Paul Lambert's (Matthew Bose) bisexual"
"Transylvania (film) Transylvania is a 2006 French drama film starring Asia Argento. In 2006, Director Tony Gatlif and composer Delphine Mantoulet won the Georges Delerue Prize at the Flanders International Film Festival for the score, and Gatlif was nominated for the Grand Prix award. ""Transylvania"" premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in France on 28 May, and premiered in the United States on 16 March 2007 at the Cleveland International Film Festival and in the United Kingdom at the Cambridge Film Festival on 6 July 2007 (with a later theatrical release on 10 August 2007). ""Transylvania"" is the story"
"at last and is surprised that she is only a little girl. Sybil embraces a weeping Peggy. A voiceover from Dr. Wilbur explains that after this incident, Sybil recovered her memories and went on to live a full and happy life as an academic. Sally Field stars in the title role, with Joanne Woodward playing the part of Sybil's psychiatrist, Cornelia B. Wilbur. Woodward herself had starred in ""The Three Faces of Eve"", in which she portrayed a woman with three personalities, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for the role. Based on the book ""Sybil"" by Flora Rheta"
"as a stick, and the script... is a collection of all the clichés of bordello literature"" and said that Gordon Douglas and Martin Poll ""should both have their mouths washed out, their wrists slapped and their credentials as filmmakers taken away."" Sylvia (1965 film) Sylvia is a 1965 American drama film directed by Gordon Douglas, written by Sydney Boehm, and starring George Maharis, Carroll Baker, and Peter Lawford. Released by Paramount Pictures, it was filmed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sylvia West seems just about perfect in the eyes of California millionaire Frederic Summers, who proposes marriage to her. She is beautiful,"
"lined up Warren Beatty as its star. Director Ron Howard promised the studio that ""Splash"" would be filmed more quickly and cheaply than the other film, which eventually fell through. Many big name actors such as Jeff Bridges, Chevy Chase, Richard Gere, Kevin Kline, Bill Murray, and John Travolta were all considered for the lead role before the producers decided on the then lesser known Tom Hanks. Before Daryl Hannah was cast as Madison, it had already been turned down by Tatum O'Neal, Michelle Pfeiffer, Lynne Frederick, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Genie Francis, Melanie Griffith, Fiona Fullerton, Diane Lane, Kathleen Turner and"
"played aspiring 14-year-old concert violinist Emily Lindstrom. For that role, she was nominated for Best Leading Young Actress at the Young Artist Awards. That same year, Wood played a supporting role in the Andrew Niccol-directed science fiction satirical drama film, ""Simone"", which starred Al Pacino. Wood's breakthrough movie role followed with the 2003 film ""Thirteen"". She played the role of Tracy Louise Freeland, one of two young teens who sink into a downward spiral of hard drugs, sex, and petty crime. Her performance was nominated for a Golden Globe Award as Best Actress - Drama and for a Screen Actors"
"Belleville"")<br> 3. ""Unknown Pleasures"" (""Rèn xiāo yáo"") 1. ""To Be and to Have"" (""Être et avoir"")<br> 2. ""The Fog of War""<br> 3. ""Spellbound"" 2003 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 38th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 2004, honored the best in film for 2003. 1. American Splendor<br> 2. ""Mystic River""<br> 3. ""Lost in Translation"" 1. Clint Eastwood – ""Mystic River""<br> 2. Peter Jackson – """"<br> 3. Sofia Coppola – ""Lost in Translation"" 1. Bill Murray – ""Lost in Translation""<br> 2. Sean Penn – ""Mystic River""<br> 3. Paul Giamatti – ""American Splendor"" 1. Charlize Theron"
"Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney (born Sophia Kosow; August 8, 1910 – July 1, 1999) was an American actress of stage, screen and film, with a career spanning over 70 years, who first rose to prominence in dozens of leading roles in the 1930s. Sidney later came to be known for her role as Juno, a case worker in the afterlife, in Tim Burton's film ""Beetlejuice"". She won a Saturn Award as Best Supporting Actress for this performance. She also was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ""Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams"" (1973). Sidney, born"
"a feature in development, LILA’S INSIDE with actress Sarita Choudhury attached. Hilary Brougher Hilary Brougher is a screenwriter and director living and working in N.Y.C. Brougher also is a member of Faculty in the MFA Film Program, at Columbia University School of the Arts and the Advisor for Columbia Women in Film (C-WIF) She wrote and directed her first feature, THE STICKY FINGERS OF TIME in 1996. She wrote and directed her second feature, STEPHANIE DALEY in 2006. The film starred Tilda Swinton, Amber Tamblyn, Melissa Leo, Tim Hutton and Denis O’Hare. In 2006, the film won the Waldo Salt"
"Gypsy 83 Gypsy 83 is a 2001 drama film, written and directed by Todd Stephens. The film is about two young goths, Gypsy and Clive, who travel to New York for an annual festival celebrating their idol, Stevie Nicks. Filming took place in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. 25 year old Gypsy Vale (Sara Rue) and 18 year old Clive Webb (Kett Turton) are two goths living in Sandusky, Ohio. Gypsy's parents, Ray (John Doe) and Velvet (Marlene Wallace), once were in a band together, and Gypsy now aspires to be a famous singer, like her idol, Stevie Nicks. She is hesitant, because"