Which Oscar winning film was based on the life of killer Aileen Wuornos?
"killer Aileen Wuornos, a former prostitute who was executed in Florida in 2002 for killing six men in the late 1980s and early 1990s. After the success of ""Monster"", Jenkins was approached by United States Air Force record-setting test pilot Chuck Yeager to develop a film about his life, but the film fell apart. She then attempted to make a movie titled ""I Am Superman"", a film with no relation to the DC Comics character, with Ryan Gosling, but that film was delayed when she became pregnant. After these films fell apart, Jenkins spent the next decade working in television"
"It chronicles Wuornos' story from childhood until her first murder conviction. The film earned Theron an Academy Award for Best Actress. Aileen Wuornos was born ""Aileen Carol Pittman"" in Troy, Michigan, on February 29, 1956. Her Finnish-American mother, Diane Wuornos (born 1939), was 14 years old when she married Aileen's father, Leo Dale Pittman (1937–1969), on June 3, 1954. Less than two years later, and two months before Aileen was born, Diane filed for divorce. Aileen's older brother Keith was born on March 14, 1955. Wuornos never met her father; he was incarcerated at the time of her birth. Leo"
"Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer is a 2003 feature-length documentary film about Aileen Wuornos, made by Nick Broomfield as a follow-up to his 1992 film """". The film focuses on Wuornos' declining mental state and the questionable judgment to execute her despite her being of unsound mind. The film focuses on an evidentiary hearing held in Marion County, Florida in February 2003, which was the site of some but not all of Wuornos' murders for which she was convicted and sentenced to death. It shows the work of the"
"box office gross stands at just $97,362. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer is a 2003 feature-length documentary film about Aileen Wuornos, made by Nick Broomfield as a follow-up to his 1992 film """". The film focuses on Wuornos' declining mental state and the questionable judgment to execute her despite her being of unsound mind. The film focuses on an evidentiary hearing held in Marion County, Florida in February 2003, which was the site of some but not all of Wuornos' murders for which she was convicted and sentenced to"
"Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993) is a documentary film about Aileen Wuornos, made by Nick Broomfield. It documents Broomfield's attempts to interview Wuornos, which involves a long process of mediation through her adopted mother Arlene Pralle and lawyer, Steve Glazer. The film essentially highlights the exploitation of Wuornos by those around her and questions the fairness of her trial, given the vested interests of the police. The film was used by the defense in the Wuornos trial in 2001 to highlight the incompetence of Wuornos' original lawyer. It"
"Sue Russell wrote a book about Wuornos called ""Lethal Intent"". In 2012, Lisa Kester and Daphne Gottlieb edited and published a collection of letters written over a 10-year span from Wuornos to Botkins. The book is titled: ""Dear Dawn: Aileen Wuornos in Her Own Words"". Filmmaker Nick Broomfield directed two documentaries about Wuornos: Wuornos was the subject of episodes of the documentary TV series, ""American Justice"", ""Biography"" and ""Deadly Women"". She was also featured in an episode of the TV series, ""The New Detectives"" (season 3, episode 1: ""Fatal Compulsion""). An episode of ""Murder Made Me Famous"" on the Reelz"
"murder of Antonio and was sentenced to death again. No charges were brought against her for the murder of Siems, as his body was never found. In all, she received six death sentences. Wuornos told several inconsistent stories about the killings. She claimed initially that all seven men had raped her while she was working as a prostitute but later recanted the claim of self-defense, citing robbery and a desire to leave no witnesses as the reason for murder. During an interview with filmmaker Nick Broomfield, when she thought the cameras were off, she told him that it was, in"
"her role in this film. The film also received three other Academy Award nominations: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actress for Viola Davis, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Chastain. Ablene Cooper, a housekeeper who once worked for Stockett's brother, criticized the author for stealing her life story without her knowledge and basing the character Aibileen on her likeness. Cooper sued Stockett for $75,000 in damages. Cooper also criticized her for making the negative comparison of her character's skin color to that of a cockroach, which to many would be interpreted as racist."
"horrors they contain again. Barbra Streisand turned down offers to direct the film and play Ingrid Magnussen. Alison Lohman wore a wig throughout filming because she had just finished playing a cancer patient in deleted scenes from the film ""Dragonfly"" (2002). The film clip Claire (Renée Zellweger) shows Astrid as an example of her acting career is of Zellweger's own early performance in ""The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre"" (1994). ""White Oleander"" holds a rating of 70% on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 61 on Metacritic, indicating generally favorable reviews. Stephen Holden, writing for the ""New York Times"","
"for ""Unbroken"", along with Richard LaGravenese and William Nicholson. The film, directed by Angelina Jolie, and based on Laura Hillenbrand's non-fiction book, """" (2010) which itself was based on the life of Louis Zamperini, was released on December 25, 2014 to average reviews. The Coens co-wrote, with playwright Matt Charman, the screenplay for the dramatic historical thriller ""Bridge of Spies"", about the 1960 U-2 Incident. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and released on October 4, 2015 to critical acclaim. They were nominated for the Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards. The Coens directed the film ""Hail,"
"in the 2010s, directing the films ""The Beaver"" (2011) and ""Money Monster"" (2016), as well as episodes for Netflix television series ""Orange Is the New Black"", ""House of Cards"", and ""Black Mirror"". She also starred in the films ""Carnage"" (2011), ""Elysium"" (2013), and ""Hotel Artemis"" (2018). Alicia Christian Foster was born on November 19, 1962, in Los Angeles, California, the youngest child of Evelyn Ella (""Brandy""; ""née"" Almond) and Lucius Fisher Foster III. Her father came from a wealthy Chicago family whose forebears included John Alden, who arrived in North America on the ""Mayflower"" in 1620. He was a Yale"
"health-care facility, or at different locations within the same city or state. A notable exception to the typical characteristics of female serial killers is Aileen Wuornos, who killed outdoors instead of at home, used a gun instead of poison, killed strangers instead of friends or family, and killed for personal gratification. The most prolific female serial killer in all of history is allegedly Elizabeth Báthory. Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed (Báthory Erzsébet in Hungarian, August 7, 1560 – August 21, 1614) was a countess from the renowned Báthory family. Before her husband's death, Elizabeth took great pleasure in torturing the"
"Oscar for Best Original Music Score and two BAFTAs, Best British Cinematography (Colour) and Best British Costume (Colour) (Alan Barrett). Set in the rural West Country in Victorian England, the story features Bathsheba Everdene (Julie Christie), a beautiful, headstrong, independently minded woman who inherits her uncle's farm and decides to manage it herself. This engenders some disapproval from the local farming community. She employs a former neighbour, Gabriel Oak (Alan Bates), to be her shepherd; rejected by her earlier as a suitor, Gabriel lost his own flock of sheep when they escaped from their enclosure, fled from a dog, and"
"Eric Swinderman Eric Swinderman (born July 8, 1976) is an Emmy Award nominated American writer, director and producer. He is most widely known as the writer and director of the independent dark comedy ""Anhedonia"" starring former ""The Walking Dead"" star Emily Kinney, Breckin Meyer of ""Clueless"" fame and Giselle Eisenberg (""The Wolf of Wall Street"", ""Life in Pieces""). Swinderman was born in Dover, Ohio and grew up in New Philadelphia, Ohio. A graduate of Cleveland State University's School of Communication, he studied film and television production and dramatic arts. In 2015 he was named one of CSU's 50 Most Fascinating"
"California, to pursue her acting career and study at the Howard Fine Acting Studio. Carole Weyers Carole Weyers (born November 30, 1984) is a Belgian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Finding Focus (2011) and Winterlong (2016) and for portraying Elodie in the WGN America series Manh(A)ttan. She has also been chosen to portray the character of Caroline Baldwin in the screen adaptation of André Taymans' comic books. Carole Weyers was born in Anderlecht, Belgium. She graduated from the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium) in 2006, then from the London Academy of Music"
"Running with Scissors (film) Running with Scissors is a 2006 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Ryan Murphy, based on Augusten Burroughs' 2002 memoir of the same name, and starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh and Gwyneth Paltrow. The semi-autobiographical account of Burroughs' childhood (when his real name was still Christopher Robison), based on his best-selling book, received mixed reviews as a film. Augusten Burroughs' mother, Deirdre, who wishes to become a famous poet, suffers from severe mood swings and erratic behavior. Augusten's alcoholic father, Norman, proves to be"
"2003), """" (2004), ""Robots"" (2005), ""All About Evil"" (2010), ""Sleeping with Other People"", ""Hello My Name Is Doris"", ""Addicted to Fresno"" (all 2015), ""Yoga Hosers"", ""Antibirth"", ""The Intervention"" (all 2016), and ""Show Dogs"" (2017). Lyonne was born in New York City as Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein, the daughter of Ivette Buchinger and Aaron Braunstein, a boxing promoter, race car driver, and radio host, who was distantly related to cartoonist Al Jaffee. Lyonne's parents were both from Orthodox Jewish families, and she herself was raised Orthodox. Her mother was born in Paris, France, to Hungarian Jewish parents who were Holocaust survivors."
"Burroughs and William S. Burroughs. Joan Vollmer Burroughs is portrayed by Courtney Love and William S. Burroughs by Kiefer Sutherland. There are brief appearances by Daniel Martinez as Jack Kerouac, Ron Livingston as Allen Ginsberg and Norman Reedus as Lucien Carr. The film centres on the killing of Joan Vollmer Burroughs, on 6 September 1951, by her husband, William S. Burroughs. It also portrays Lucien Carr's plea of guilty to the first-degree manslaughter, on 13 August 1944, of David Kammerer, played by Kyle Secor, for which he served two years of a one-to-twenty-year sentence in the Elmira Correctional Facility in"
"Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Screenplay, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for the lead star Ingrid Bergman) and Best Production Design. Gaslighting was also the main theme in a 2016 plotline in BBC's radio soap opera ""The Archers"". The story concerned the emotional abuse of Helen Archer by her partner and later husband, Rob Titchener, over the course of two years, and caused much public discussion about the phenomenon. The 2016 American mystery film and psychological thriller ""The Girl on the Train"" explored the direct effects that gaslighting had on Rachel, the protagonist"
"Sea"" (1994), ""John Gabriel Borkman"" (2008) and ""The Chalk Garden"" (2009), before winning the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Actress for ""Taken at Midnight"". Her film appearances include ""Clockwise"" (1986), ""Cry Freedom"" (1987), ""Calendar Girls"" (2003), ""Shaun of the Dead"" (2004), ""Match Point"" (2005), ""Pride & Prejudice"" (2005), ""The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"" (2012), ""The Girl"" (2012) and ""The BFG"" (2016). Wilton was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, the daughter of Alice Travers, a tap dancer and former actress, and Clifford William Wilton, a businessman. She is a niece of actors Bill Travers and Linden Travers. Her maternal"
"at the box office. The film grossed $30.3 million in the US and another $53 million worldwide, for a total of $83.3 million. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of ""B"" on an A+ to F scale. Assassins (film) Assassins is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner. The screenplay was by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and Brian Helgeland. The film stars Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas and costars Julianne Moore. The Wachowskis stated that their script was ""totally rewritten"" by Helgeland, and that they tried to remove their names from the film"
"film as well. The song playing in the ""Stew"" scene is ""d-moll"" by the duo Tosca off of their album ""Delhi 9""; this theme is repeated through the film. Running with Scissors (film) Running with Scissors is a 2006 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Ryan Murphy, based on Augusten Burroughs' 2002 memoir of the same name, and starring Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh and Gwyneth Paltrow. The semi-autobiographical account of Burroughs' childhood (when his real name was still Christopher Robison), based on his best-selling book, received mixed reviews"
"White Oleander (film) White Oleander is a 2002 American drama film directed by Peter Kosminsky. The cast stars Alison Lohman in the central role of Astrid Magnussen and Michelle Pfeiffer as her personality-disordered, murderous, manipulative mother, Ingrid, with Robin Wright, Noah Wyle and Renée Zellweger in supporting roles. The screenplay was adapted from Janet Fitch's 1999 novel ""White Oleander"", which was selected for Oprah's Book Club in May 1999. 15 year-old Astrid Magnussen (Alison Lohman) is living in Los Angeles with her mother, the free-spirited artist Ingrid (Michelle Pfeiffer). Since her father left before she was old enough to remember"
"flies, she becomes invisible, she is another person. It is hilarious and romantic, serious and exuberantly satiric. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 77% ""fresh"" score with an average rating of 6.1/10. Woody Allen received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, as well as a Writers Guild of America nomination. Mia Farrow received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical and won the National Board of Review's Award for Best Actress. Alice (1990 film) Alice is a 1990 American romantic fantasy film written and directed by Woody Allen"
"and supporting roles in films. Notably she portrayed serial killer, Aileen Wuornos, in the TV movie, ""Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story"" (1992), followed by a supporting part in the black comedy ""Mistress"" (1992), opposite Robert De Niro and Eli Wallach. Critic Roger Ebert praised the film and called Smart's character portrayal ""calculating."" The following year, she appeared in the family drama """" (1993), and as Ory Baxter in a television version of ""The Yearling"" (1994). She was then cast as Sally Brewton in the television miniseries ""Scarlett"" (1995), and appeared in a supporting role in ""The Brady Bunch Movie"" (1995)."
"Alyson Hannigan Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) is an American actress and television presenter. She is best known for her roles as Willow Rosenberg on the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (1997–2003), Lily Aldrin on the sitcom ""How I Met Your Mother"" (2005–2014), and Michelle Flaherty in the ""American Pie"" film series (1999–2012). Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C., the only child of Emilie (Posner) Haas, a real estate agent, and Alan Hannigan, a Teamsters trucker. Her father is of Irish ancestry and her mother is Jewish. At age four, Hannigan began appearing in commercials. She moved"
"Unbroken (film) Unbroken is a 2014 American war film produced and directed by Angelina Jolie, written by the Coen brothers, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson, based on the 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, """". The film stars Jack O'Connell as USA Olympian and army officer Louis ""Louie"" Zamperini, who survived in a raft for 47 days after his bomber crash-landed in the ocean during the Second World War, then was sent to a series of prisoner of war camps. The film had its world premiere in Sydney on November 17, 2014, followed by a London premiere at the Leicester"
"""The Abyss"", and the executive producer of """". Hamilton played the role of Sarah Connor in both ""Terminator"" films. Amis played the part of Lizzy Calvert, Rose's granddaughter, in ""Titanic"". Both Cameron (""Avatar"") and Bigelow (""The Hurt Locker"") were nominated for the Oscar, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award for Best Director for films released in 2009. Cameron won the Golden Globe, while Bigelow won the Oscar and the BAFTA for Best Director, becoming the first woman to win either. Cameron became an expert on deep-sea exploration in conjunction with his research and underwater filming for ""The Abyss"" (1989)"
"around the world, and has toured extensively in the United States and United Kingdom. The 2002 film version of the musical won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The musical ""Chicago"" is based on a play of the same name by reporter and playwright Maurine Dallas Watkins, who was assigned to cover the 1924 trials of accused murderers Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner for the ""Chicago Tribune"". In the early 1920s, Chicago's press and public became riveted by the subject of homicides committed by women. Several high-profile cases arose, which generally involved women killing their lovers or husbands. These cases"
"Angeles-based, talent-management and film-production company Addis-Wechsler & Associates. She is best known for producing the critically acclaimed film ""Hell or High Water"" (2016) that earned her an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination with Carla Hacken. She is president of production at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. In 1996, she married attorney Kevin Yorn in a Jewish ceremony in Tarrytown, New York. They later divorced in 2005. Julie Yorn Julie Yorn (born 1967) is an American film producer. Yorn was born Julie Silverman and raised in a Jewish family, the daughter of Dr. Sydel Finfer Silverman Wolf and Mel Silverman. Her father"
"ceremony, it won six Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Bigelow (the first woman to win this award), and Best Original Screenplay for Boal. ""The Hurt Locker"" is based on accounts of Mark Boal, a freelance journalist who was embedded with an American bomb squad in the war in Iraq for two weeks in 2004. The director Kathryn Bigelow was familiar with Boal's work before his experiences, having adapted one of his ""Playboy"" articles as the short-lived television series ""The Inside"" in 2002. When Boal was embedded with the squad, he accompanied its members 10 to 15 times a"
"Amy Gumenick Amy Jaclyn Gumenick (born 17 May 1986) is a Swedish-born American actress, best known for her roles as Natalee Holloway in the television film of the same name (2009) and its sequel, as the young Mary Winchester in ""Supernatural"" (2008–10), as Carrie Cutter / Cupid in ""Arrow"" (2014–present) and as Philomena Cheer in """" (2014–17) Gumenick was born in Hudiksvall, Sweden, the daughter of a Russian father and Polish mother. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008, earning a BFA in theatre with an emphasis in acting. Gumenick's first role was in a short"
"film rights. Academy Award nominee Andrew Niccol rewrote the screenplay and will direct the film, entitled ""Dali & I: The Surreal Story"". Lauryssens will be played by Cillian Murphy, with Al Pacino as Dalí. His non-fiction books were serialised in ""The Mail on Sunday"" and are published in English, French, Italian and Polish and have gained cult status in Japan. His first thriller, ""Black Snow"", won him the Hercule Poirot Award 2002 for best crime fiction of the year, and was followed by ""Dead Corpses"" (2003) and ""Red Roses"" (2004), ""Deader Than Dead Too"" (2005), ""More than Naked"" (2005), ""No"