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Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and occasional film producer. His outstanding works as director are Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960) — for which he won an Academy Award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) — In Cold Blood (1967) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977).
His parents, Hyman and Esther Sax, were Russian Jews. Married teenagers when they immigrated to the United States in 1908, they found employment in Philadelphia’s textile and clothing industry. Their son, Reuben Sax, was born in 1912. He attended public schools and graduated from high school in 1929. Reuben took classes at Temple University for two years, studying journalism and playing on the school’s baseball team, but he dropped out and left home when he discovered that his parents were going into debt to pay for his tuition. He rode freight trains around the East and Midwest for a period of time but eventually returned to Philadelphia to seek work as a newspaper reporter. At some point in the 1930’s Reuben began using the name Richard Brooks professionally. He changed his name legally in 1943.
Actors: Matt Houston (actor), Darius Kang (writer), Darius Kang (producer), Darius Kang (director), Nathan Alexander (actor), Jonas Menarde (actor), Virginia King (writer), Lauren Strauss (actor), Marc Moser (actor), Megan Sabella (actress),
Plot: Chris returns from the war to find his childhood sweetheart, Grace, in an abusive marriage with a complete psychopath, his older brother Richard. Chris must win the heart of Grace and overcome the demons from his past to live happily ever after with Grace. But Richard has different ideas
Genres: Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Thomas Kosik (actor), Thomas Kosik (actor), Robert Alaniz (director), Robert Alaniz (editor), Robert Alaniz (producer), Robert Alaniz (writer), Adam Stephenson (actor), Debbi Burns (actress), Jack Guasta (actor), David Goodloe (actor), Berkeley Clayborne (actress), Jerry Osborne (miscellaneous crew), Steven Hugh Nelson (actor), Blake Buczkiewicz (actor), Gary Gow (actor),
Plot: When a childless freelance writer, who lives with his wife in a predominantly family-oriented suburb of Chicago, decides to write articles about discrimination against married couples without children, his career skyrockets him to local fame as the leader of a citywide D.I.N.K.s movement that suddenly lands him in court for slander.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Noah Baron (actor), Josh Murray (actor), Altorro Prince Black (actor), Michelle Murad (actress), Shaz Khan (actor), Ryan A. Cole (editor), Sarah Taurchini (actress), Erin Goldstein (actress), Nyk Schmalz (actor), Olga Melnik (actress), Robert Epstein (director), Jasmin Johnson (actress), Jen Hines (actress), Chellee Ray (actress), William Newman (actor),
Plot: Two pivotal days will impact the futures of three couples - one married, one just getting started, and one on the rocks - in this romantic comedy shot on location in Adams Morgan. Weaving together different story lines, ADAMS MORGAN: THE MOVIE brings to life the dynamism of Washington, DC through the various points of view of the men and women who live - and love - in Adams Morgan. Richard (Altorro Black), a hardworking father and husband, is bored. He's lost his mojo at his job, but is realizing it's part of a larger problem. His wife Shelby (Jenlene Nowak), emotionally and physically unfulfilled, wants nothing more than to renew their spark, but neither knows how or where to begin. Lance (Shaz Khan), a charming bartender, and Tonya (Blair Bowers), an ambitious career-girl, are young, beautiful, but full of problems. After nine months of dating, the feeling that they are on two distinct paths might force them to separate once and for all. Audrey (Sarah Taurchini), vulnerable from a recent break-up, meets John (Noah Baron), good-hearted but uncertain, at a Halloween party, where things progress quickly. It seems like a match made in heaven - until Audrey's former flame resurfaces, threatening the two from taking off. ADAMS MORGAN: THE MOVIE takes an insightful, witty and honest look at the issues facing couples at various points in their relationships, against the unique and dynamic backdrop of one of DC's most diverse and vibrant neighborhoods.
Genres: Romance,Actors: Bill Murphy (editor), Robin Cuming (actor), Steve Jodrell (actor), Michael Ormond Robinson (actor), Sara Moroney (actress), Sara Moroney (miscellaneous crew), David Rapsey (producer), Michael Chisholm (costume designer), Rita Walsh (miscellaneous crew), Michael Madigan (miscellaneous crew), Martin Sharpe (actor), Scott Terrill (actor), Georgie Nevile (producer), Tamara Donnellan (actress), Natasha Herbert (actress),
Plot: Sixteen-year-old ALICE PALMER drowns while swimming in the local dam. When her body is recovered and a verdict of accidental death returned, her grieving family buries her. The family then experiences a series of strange and inexplicable events centered in and around their home. Profoundly unsettled, the Palmers seek the help of psychic and parapsychologist, RAY KEMENY. Ray discovers that Alice led a secret, double life. A series of clues lead the family to Lake Mungo where Alice's secret past emerges. Lake Mungo is a mystery, a thriller and a ghost story.
Keywords: after-dark-horrorfest, australia, big-family, cell-phone, crying, dam, death-of-loved-one, desert, drown, fake-documentaryActors: Diane Lane (actress), Gary Lucchesi (producer), Todd A. Robinson (actor), Tom Rosenberg (producer), Cliff Fleming (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Young (composer), Hawk Koch (producer), Jennifer Bydwell (miscellaneous crew), Billy Burke (actor), Tim De Zarn (actor), Mary Beth Hurt (actress), Colin Hanks (actor), Todd Fullerton (miscellaneous crew), Richard S. Wright (producer),
Plot: A secret service agent, Jennifer Marsh, gets caught in a very personal and deadly cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer who knows that people (being what they are - both curious and drawn to the dark side of things) will log onto an "untraceable" website where he conducts violent and painful murders LIVE on the net. The more people who log on and enter the website, the quicker and more violently the victim dies.
Keywords: abduction, accomplice, acid-death, american-flag, animal-cruelty, arrest, badge-pinned-to-one's-chest, balloon, basement, battering-ramActors: Ken Thorne (composer), Katherine Helmond (actress), Jane Robinson (producer), Sherilyn Fenn (actress), Kevin McCarthy (actor), Ray Wise (actor), Eugene Roche (actor), William McNamara (actor), Alan Shearman (actor), John Saxon (actor), Michael Cavanaugh (actor), Nigel Havers (actor), Angus Macfadyen (actor), Kevin Connor (director), Jane Robinson (costume designer),
Plot: The story of 'Elizabeth Taylor (I)' (qv)'s rise to stardom, beginning in Los Angeles 1942. Her dominating mother has decided that her daughter must become a star - no matter what others or Elizabeth herself think. Assisted by 'Hedda Hopper' (qv), she gets a part in _Lassie Come Home (1943)_ (qv). She becomes a child star, raised by her studio. Growing up, she has several love-affairs - and several divorces, since her husbands can't accept being married to a Hollywood icon.
Keywords: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, acting, actress, alcoholism, based-on-novel, behind-the-scenes, celebrity, character-name-in-title