"Brubeck, """", to commemorate Brubeck's 90th birthday. In 2011, Eastwood directed ""J. Edgar"", a biopic of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, with Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role. The film received mixed reviews, although DiCaprio's performance as Hoover was widely praised. Roger Ebert wrote that the film is ""fascinating,"" ""masterful,"" and praised DiCaprio's performance. David Edelstein of ""New York Magazine"", while also praising DiCaprio, wrote, ""It's too bad ""J. Edgar"" is so shapeless and turgid and ham-handed, so rich in bad lines and worse readings"". Eastwood starred in the baseball drama ""Trouble with the Curve"" (2012), as a veteran baseball"
"critics and earned Watts a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actress. Watts appeared opposite Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz in Jim Sheridan's psychological thriller ""Dream House"", which was released in September 2011, to a lackluster critical and commercial response. Watts' following film role was in Clint Eastwood's biopic ""J. Edgar"", alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the title character. Watts played Edgar's secretary Helen Gandy. The film was released in December 2011 and rated average with reviewers. About Watts' performance, ""The Hollywood Reporter"" remarked that she ""has little opportunity to express much beyond dogged loyalty"" and while ""Los Angeles Times"" called her"
"and Naomi Watts in Clint Eastwood's ""J. Edgar"", a biopic about J. Edgar Hoover. Written by Dustin Lance Black, the film focuses on the career of the FBI director from the Palmer Raids onwards, including an examination of his private life as an alleged closeted homosexual. Reviews towards the film were mostly mixed, with many critics commending DiCaprio's performance but feeling that, overall, the film lacked coherence. Roger Ebert praised DiCaprio's performance as a ""fully-realized, subtle and persuasive performance, hinting at more than Hoover ever revealed, perhaps even to himself."" Also in 2011, he produced Catherine Hardwicke' ""Red Riding Hood""."
"""J. Edgar"" (2011), he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. For his role in ""Call Me by Your Name"", he received acclaim from critics and nominations for the Critics' Choice Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Hammer was born in Santa Monica, California. His mother, Dru Ann (née Mobley), is a former bank loan officer, and his father, Michael Armand Hammer, owns several businesses, including Knoedler Publishing and Armand Hammer Productions (a film/television production company). He has a younger brother, Viktor. Hammer's paternal great-grandfather was oil tycoon and philanthropist Armand Hammer. That ancestor's"
"producer Mark Johnson (""Chronicles of Narnia"", ""Rain Man"") is producing. Eric Matheny Eric Matheny is an actor, screenwriter and co-founder of The Acting Center LA. Raised in Los Angeles and Atlanta, Matheny started his career as a child actor appearing in national television commercials. As a teenager, he landed a starring role opposite Roger Mosely in the Southern Emmy Award-winning ABC Movie of the Week, ""Run Down The Rabbit"". He appeared opposite Jeanne Tripplehorn in the ABC Movie of The Week ""A Perfect Tribute"". Matheny plays opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the Clint Eastwood film ""J. Edgar"" playing J. Edgar Hoover's"
"media beginning with ""Infamous 2"". Ladin played Jamie Wright for two seasons in AMC's ""The Killing"". He guest starred in the """" episode ""Rhodium Nights"". Recently, he has garnered fame for his portrayal of J. Edgar Hoover in HBO's Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning series, ""Boardwalk Empire"". Ladin is married to fashion designer and stylist Katy Ladin. The couple have two sons named Maxfield David Ladin who was born on December 21, 2012., and Stormy Lee Ladin. Ladin is Jewish. Eric Ladin Eric Ladin (born February 16, 1978) is an American actor. Ladin was born in Houston, Texas and"
"Hans became an American citizen and turned into a millionaire until his death, leaving a fortune to Samantha, Jody, and her unborn child. Enter Nowhere Enter Nowhere (also known as The Haunting of Black Wood) is a 2011 psychological thriller film directed by Jack Heller and starring Scott Eastwood, Sara Paxton and Katherine Waterston. The film was rereleased under the title ""The Haunting of Black Wood"" in 2015. ""Enter Nowhere"" opens with Jody (Sara Paxton) and her boyfriend Kevin (Christopher Denham) robbing a convenience store. Jody holds a gun to the cashier (Jesse J. Perez) demanding he open the safe."
"""The Nutty Professor"" (1996), ""Life"" (1999), ""How the Grinch Stole Christmas"" (2000), ""Intolerable Cruelty"" (2003) and ""The Dilemma"" (2011). He has also produced many dramatic thrillers including ""Inside Man"" (2006), ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2006), ""American Gangster"" (2007), ""Changeling"" (2008), ""Angels & Demons"" (2009), ""Robin Hood"" (2010), and ""Cowboys & Aliens"" (2011). His recently released films include ""J. Edgar"", the Clint Eastwood-directed biopic of J. Edgar Hoover, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, ""Tower Heist"", starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, and ""Restless"", directed by Gus Van Sant. Grazer's Imagine Entertainment's television series include ""Sports Night"", ""Felicity"", ""Arrested Development"", ""24"" with Kiefer Sutherland,"
"New York City, appearing in both Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Like many aspiring actors, he occasionally worked as a busboy and waiter. Driver also appeared in several television shows and short films. He made his feature film debut in Clint Eastwood's biographical drama ""J. Edgar"" in 2011. In 2012, Driver was cast in the HBO comedy-drama series ""Girls"", as the emotionally unstable Adam Sackler, the boyfriend of the lead character Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham). During the show's run he received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role. The same"
"are selected annually. His workshops ""Embodying the Character"" and ""Camera Close-up"" have become classics at the Berlinale Talent Campus every year. Theater Jean-Louis Rodrigue Jean-Louis Rodrigue (born May 23, 1951) is an internationally recognized acting coach, movement director, and teacher of the Alexander Technique, and a pioneer in its application to film and theater. Rodrigue’s most notable successes in film and theatre include coaching Leonardo DiCaprio for his performance in ""J. Edgar"" (2011), Josh Brolin as George W. Bush in ""W"" (2008), Mary McDonnell for her Oscar-nominated role as a paraplegic actress in ""Passion Fish"" (1992), and Pamela Gien’s award-winning"
"of the Showtime original series ""Californication"", as Chris ""Balt"" Smith, a student who was fascinated with vampire literature. In May 2009, he was attached to play Heathcliff in the film adaptation of ""Wuthering Heights"". However, in January 2010, director Peter Webber left the project, which was then passed into the hands of Andrea Arnold. This directing change caused the roles to be recast. In 2010, Westwick starred in the McHenry Brothers short film ""The Commuter"", which was shot on a Nokia N8 smartphone. In January 2011, Westwick joined Clint Eastwood's film ""J. Edgar"", a biopic about J. Edgar Hoover, the"
"a speech in front of the United States Capitol to an estimated crowd of 200,000 LGBT rights activists. In 2010, Black narrated """", a documentary about the involvement of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in California's Proposition 8. Black accepted the award for best documentary for ""8: The Mormon Proposition"" at the GLAAD Media awards in San Francisco and spoke out on discrimination in the LDS Church and meeting with the church to make it more LGBT-inclusive. Black wrote the screenplay for ""J. Edgar"", a biographical drama released November 11, 2011, directed by Clint Eastwood and"
"1994, ""The Net"" with Sandra Bullock in 1995, ""Tactical Assault"", """", and ""In Her Shoes"" in 2005. In 2007, Howard appeared again with Stallone in ""Rambo"", and in George Clooney's ""Michael Clayton"". In 2010, he starred in ""The Numbers Game"" with Steven Bauer. He next appeared as Harlan F. Stone in Clint Eastwood's ""J. Edgar"". He gave an acclaimed performance as Phelan Beale in the 2009 HBO film ""Grey Gardens"", playing opposite Jessica Lange, for which he received an Emmy Award. His last films were ""Better Living Through Chemistry"" (2013), ""A.C.O.D.""(2013), ""The Judge"" (2014), ""The Wedding Ringer"" (2015) and the"
"Original Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best Special Visual Effects. Paramount submitted it for several considerations for the BAFTAs including Best Film, Best Director (J. J. Abrams), Best Original Screenplay, Leading Actor (Kyle Chandler), Supporting Actress (Elle Fanning), Supporting Actor (Joel Courtney, Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich), Cinematography, Production Design, Editing, Costume Design, Original Music, Sound, Makeup and Hair, and Special Visual Effects. Super 8 (2011 film) Super 8 is a 2011 American science fiction horror film written, co-produced, and directed by J. J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, and Kyle Chandler and tells"
"Jon Favreau was engaged to direct and casting had begun. However, in November 2012, it was reported that Warner Bros. had put the film in turnaround; Despite this in May 2013, Frankie Valli noted that production was still underway. By that June, Eastwood became attached to the project as a director. The project came three years after the release of Eastwood's previous film, ""J. Edgar"", which ""Variety"" notes was ""his longest gap between directing projects since 1980"". Although Eastwood enjoyed the script, he asked for a rewrite, noting that the version ""was missing a lot of things."" This was considered"
"Jean-Louis Rodrigue Jean-Louis Rodrigue (born May 23, 1951) is an internationally recognized acting coach, movement director, and teacher of the Alexander Technique, and a pioneer in its application to film and theater. Rodrigue’s most notable successes in film and theatre include coaching Leonardo DiCaprio for his performance in ""J. Edgar"" (2011), Josh Brolin as George W. Bush in ""W"" (2008), Mary McDonnell for her Oscar-nominated role as a paraplegic actress in ""Passion Fish"" (1992), and Pamela Gien’s award-winning performance in her off-Broadway and international tour of ""The Syringa Tree"" (2000). Jean-Louis Rodrigue was born on May 23, 1951 in Casablanca,"
"David Harewood David Harewood (born 8 December 1965) is an English actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He is known for playing CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in ""Homeland"" (2011–12), and J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman in ""Supergirl"" (2015–present). Harewood was born and grew up in Small Heath, Birmingham, England. His parents are originally from Barbados, and moved to England in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His father was a lorry driver and his mother worked as a caterer. He has a sister Sandra and two brothers, Rodger and Paul. He attended St"
"These discussions led to negotiations for Coppola to both produce and direct the ""Pinocchio"" project for Warners, as well as ""The Secret Garden"" (which was made in 1993 and produced by American Zoetrope, but directed by Agnieszka Holland) and ""Hoover"", which never came to fruition. (A film was eventually to be made by Clint Eastwood in 2011 as ""J. Edgar"", which was distributed by Warners.) But, in mid-1991, Coppola and Warners came to disagreement over the compensation to be paid to Coppola for his directing services on ""Pinocchio"". The parties deferred this issue and finally a settlement was reached in"
"Award for Best Actor. DiCaprio produced the environmental documentary ""The 11th Hour"" and the comedy-drama ""Gardener of Eden"" in 2007. The following year, he reunited with Kate Winslet in the Sam Mendes-directed drama ""Revolutionary Road"" and appeared in the Ridley Scott-directed action film ""Body of Lies"". DiCaprio reteamed with Scorsese in 2010 in the psychological thriller ""Shutter Island"" and also starred in the Christopher Nolan-directed science fiction heist thriller ""Inception"". In 2011, he portrayed J. Edgar Hoover, the first director of the FBI, in the biopic ""J. Edgar"". The following year, he played a supporting role in the Quentin Tarantino-directed"
"It"", ""Modern Family"", ""Private Practice"", ""Party Down"", ""The Mentalist"", and ""Curb Your Enthusiasm"". Her 2011 film credits include ""Cinema Verite"", ""Bad Teacher"", and the Clint Eastwood–directed film ""J. Edgar"". In 2012, Dever was nominated three times at the 33rd Young Artist Awards: for her supporting roles in ""Bad Teacher"" and ""Last Man Standing"", and for her recurring role in ""Justified"". In 2013, Dever appeared in supporting roles in the critically acclaimed films ""The Spectacular Now"" and ""Short Term 12"". Her role in the latter garnered widespread acclaim from critics. Dever appeared in the dark comedy film ""Laggies"" (2014), alongside Chloë"
"The Eagle (2011 film) The Eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in Roman Britain directed by Kevin Macdonald, and starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland. Adapted by Jeremy Brock from Rosemary Sutcliff's historical adventure novel ""The Eagle of the Ninth"" (1954), the film tells the story of a young Roman officer attempting to recover the lost Roman eagle standard of his father's legion in Scotland. The story is based on the Ninth Spanish Legion's supposed disappearance in Britain. The film was an Anglo-American co-production. It was released in the U.S. and Canada on 11 February"
"Jamie Hector Jamie Hector (born October 7, 1975) is an American actor of Haitian descent who is known for his portrayal of drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield on the HBO drama series ""The Wire"" and as Detective Jerry Edgar in the drama series ""Bosch"". Hector began acting immediately after high school when he auditioned for a community theatre company. While in college he had roles on television shows such as ""New York Undercover"", ""Third Watch"", ""Law & Order"", """", and ""The Beat"". After graduation, he enrolled in The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. In 2002 Hector appeared in the movie"
"Edgar Hoover biopic, ""J. Edgar"", playing Agent Garrison, an FBI employee who interviews Leonardo DiCaprio's Hoover throughout the film. In July 2009, Fisher released an independently produced self-titled EP, ""Miles Fisher"", as well as a music video for his cover of the Talking Heads song ""This Must Be The Place."" The video is an homage to the 2000 film ""American Psycho"", with Fisher imitating Christian Bale's performance as Patrick Bateman. Students from the American Film Institute helped film the video, which was shot in Los Angeles. The video was posted on YouTube and various other web sites, and received 200,000"
"(2009). Since then, Watts has portrayed Valerie Plame Wilson in the biographical drama ""Fair Game"" (2010) and Helen Gandy in Clint Eastwood's biographical drama ""J. Edgar"" (2011). For her leading role as Maria Bennett in the disaster film ""The Impossible"" (2012), she received further nominations for the Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. In 2002, Watts was included in ""People"" magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. In 2006, she became a Goodwill Ambassador for Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, which helps to raise awareness of"
"Stuart Gillard, Steven A. Adelson, Morris Claiborne, Mairzee Almas, Bradley Walsh, Fred Gerber, Kevin Fair, Mike Rohl, Gary Fleder, Paul Fox, P.J. Pesce, Paul A. Kaufman, Scott Peters, Jeff Renfroe, Michael Robison, Lee Rose, Rick Rosenthal, Bobby Roth, Norma Bailey, Grant Harvey, Allan Kroeker, Rich Newey, and Sudz Sutherland. Casting announcements began in February 2012, when Kristin Kreuk was first cast in the lead role of Catherine Chandler. Austin Basis was then cast in the role of J.T. Forbes, Vincent's best friend. Nina Lisandrello and Nicole Gale Anderson were then added to the cast, with Lisandrello landing the role of"
"""For Better or For Worse"", and ""Babar and the Adventures of Badou"". In 2013, she joined the cast of ""Haven"" as Dr. Gloria Veranno. She appears in seasons four and five. Eastwood is the widow of David Flaherty, who was a film and television writer, and brother of SCTV alumnus Joe Flaherty. Jayne Eastwood Jayne Eastwood (born December 17, 1946), also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian film, voice, and television actress. Eastwood was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, where she attended Northern Secondary School. A veteran character actor who has appeared in films since"
"was directed by Norman Jewison and stars Steve McQueen in the title role and Edward G. Robinson as Howard. Jewison, who replaced original director Sam Peckinpah shortly after filming began, describes ""The Cincinnati Kid"" as his ""ugly duckling"" film. He considers it the film that allowed him to transition from the lighter comedic films he had previously been making and take on more serious films and subjects. The film garnered mixed reviews from critics on its initial release; supporting actors Robinson and Joan Blondell earned award nominations for their performances. Eric Stoner, nicknamed ""The Kid,"" is an up-and-coming poker player"
"short to report on the ongoing events. The abrupt ending of their interview and the early reports of the attack from the ""Today"" show, is shown in a continuous loop, as part of an exhibit in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. His subsequent book, ""PuppetMaster: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover"" was the basis of the 2011 film ""J. Edgar"", directed by Clint Eastwood. It is sometimes stated that Hack's book ""Hughes"" served as the basis for Martin Scorsese's 2004 film about Howard Hughes, ""The Aviator"". However, two competing films about Hughes were"
"States, ""The Eagle"" was released on 11 February 2011, in 2,296 theatres. It grossed $8,684,464 during its opening weekend, ranking 4th behind ""Gnomeo and Juliet"", """" and ""Just Go With It"". ""The Eagle"" was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 21 June 2011. The Eagle (2011 film) The Eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in Roman Britain directed by Kevin Macdonald, and starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell and Donald Sutherland. Adapted by Jeremy Brock from Rosemary Sutcliff's historical adventure novel ""The Eagle of the Ninth"" (1954), the film tells the story of a young Roman officer"
"J. J. Abrams Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and composer. He is best known for his work in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote or produced such films as ""Regarding Henry"" (1991), ""Forever Young"" (1992), ""Armageddon"" (1998), ""Cloverfield"" (2008), ""Star Trek"" (2009), """" (2015), and the upcoming """" (2019). Abrams has created numerous television series, including ""Felicity"" (co-creator, 1998–2002), ""Alias"" (creator, 2001–2006), ""Lost"" (co-creator, 2004–2010), and ""Fringe"" (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two Emmy Awards for ""Lost"" — Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama"
"off for years. Fassbender portrayed Edward Rochester in the 2011 film ""Jane Eyre"", featuring Mia Wasikowska in the title role, with Cary Fukunaga directing. Fassbender portrayed Magneto in the superhero blockbuster """", the prequel to ""X-Men"". Set in 1962, it focuses on the friendship between Charles Xavier (played by James McAvoy) and Magneto and the origin of their groups, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. The film was released on 3 June 2011 to general acclaim and financial success and promoted Fassbender to being more of a popular movie star. In 2011, Fassbender starred in ""A Dangerous Method"" by"
"boxing drama won four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Hilary Swank), and Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman). Eastwood received a nomination for Best Actor, and the trio was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Eastwood also received a Grammy nomination for composing the film's score. After four years away from acting, Eastwood ended his ""self-imposed acting hiatus"" with ""Gran Torino"". Eastwood directed, starred, held a producer role, and co-wrote the theme song for the film. The film grossed close to $30 million during its wide release"
"Jeffrey DeMunn Jeffrey DeMunn (born April 25, 1947) is an American stage, film and television actor known for playing Captain Esteridge in ""The Hitcher"" (1986), Sheriff Herb Geller in ""The Blob"" (1988), Andrei Chikatilo in ""Citizen X"" (1995), Harry Terwilliger in ""The Green Mile"" (1999), Dale Horvath in ""The Walking Dead"" (2010–2012) and Chuck Rhoades, Sr. in ""Billions"" (2016–present). DeMunn was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Violet (née Paulus) and James DeMunn, and a stepson of actress Betty Lutes DeMunn. He graduated from Union College with a Bachelor of Arts in English. He moved to Britain in"