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Allen is a Scottish name and surname which means "handsome". Variant spellings include Alan, Allan, etc. The noble family of this surname, from which a branch went to Portugal, is descended of one Alanus de Buckenhall.
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Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg, December 1, 1935) is an award-winning American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, and playwright, whose career spans over half a century.
He began as a comedy writer in the 1950s, penning jokes and scripts for television and also publishing several books of short humor pieces. In the early 1960s, Allen started performing as a stand-up comic, emphasizing monologues rather than traditional jokes. As a comic, he developed the persona of an insecure, intellectual, fretful nebbish, which he insists is quite different from his real-life personality. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Allen in fourth place on a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics, while a UK survey ranked Allen as the third greatest comedian.
By the mid-1960s Allen was writing and directing films, first specializing in slapstick comedies before moving into more dramatic material influenced by European art films during the 1970s. He is often identified as part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmakers of the mid-1960s to late '70s. Allen often stars in his own films, typically in the persona he developed as a standup. The best-known of his over 40 films include the Academy Award-winners Annie Hall (1977), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Midnight in Paris (2011); and the Golden Globe-winning The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985). Critic Roger Ebert has described Allen as "a treasure of the cinema."
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper (born 2 May 1985), better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist, actress and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative. Allen abandoned school and concentrated on improving her performing and compositional skills. Afterwards, she created several demo songs and, near the end of 2005, she created a profile on MySpace where she made some of her recordings public.
A contract was signed with the label Regal Recordings, as the views on MySpace rose to tens of thousands. In 2006, she began to work on completing what would be her first studio album and its first mainstream single "Smile" reached the top position on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006. Her debut record, Alright, Still, was well received on the international market, selling over 2.6 million copies and brought Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. She then began hosting her own talk-show, Lily Allen and Friends, on BBC Three.
Actors: Didi Conn (actress), John Cariani (actor), Ryan Mitchel (director), Ryan Mitchel (writer), Stephen Soucy (producer), Meghan-Michele German (producer), Armand Anthony (actor), Thomas Beaudoin (actor), Lianna Nielsen (actress), Whitney Buxton (producer), Jo Armeniox (actress), Lianna Nielsen (producer), Lianna Nielsen (writer), Stephen O'Reilly (actor), Justine Salata (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Andy Forrest (actor), Andy Allen (actor), Desiree Cooper (actress), Matt Manser (miscellaneous crew), Kelly L. Goodman (actress), Tim Powers (actor), Marie Pettit (actress), Candice Colbert (director), Candice Colbert (producer), Melissa Okey (actress), Candice Colbert (actress), Candice Colbert (editor), Kellie-Bea Cooper (actor), Christopher Gregson (actor), Millie Trachtenberg (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Celebrate with Molly (Windy O'Reilly) as she discovers 'Forty is The New Thirty.' A party movie for grown ups, The New Thirty Movie explores relationships beyond those first happy years of marriage. Unappreciated by her husband Deek (Chris Gregson), Molly finds it hard to enjoy her birthday. A quirky cavalcade of friends and family show up and push Molly toward a change. Created by a cast of seasoned improvisers and industry pros, this independent film from Director Candice Colbert was filmed in 24 hours for a budget of less than 500 dollars, Behind the scenes and on the screen, The New Thirty Movie is a triumph of the community surrounding one woman facing the age some call 'The New Thirty.'
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Short,Actors: Sunny Vachher (actor), Toshi Toda (actor), Shawn Tira (miscellaneous crew), Akiko Shima (actress), Perry Smith (actress), Chris Andrew Ciulla (actor), Yuki Matsuzaki (actor), Sam Carmichael (miscellaneous crew), Patrick Dickinson (director), Patrick Dickinson (writer), Elliott Williams (producer), Kyla Plewes (editor), Michael Keith Allen (actor), Jean Altadel (actress), Al Chenault (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Yoshi and his wife Aiko are Japanese-Americans living in Los Angeles. They used to love to walk in the woods together, but now Aiko suffers from Alzheimer's Disease and Yoshi is reduced to life as a full-time caretaker. His love for Aiko is not enough, though, to make him an effective caretaker, and he comes into conflict with his son over the best way to deal with the increasingly difficult Aiko.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Carmen Argenziano (producer), Lou Antonio (producer), Lou Antonio (director), Carmen Argenziano (actor), Lou Antonio (director), Barbara Bain (actress), Eileen Grubba (producer), Eileen Grubba (writer), Eileen Grubba (producer), Eileen Grubba (actress), Kathryn Taylor (actress), Julian Moss (director), Julian Moss (producer), Zohra Shahalimi (costume designer), Brian Foyster (actor),
Genres: Mystery,Actors: Mark Burg (producer), Leigh Whannell (producer), Shawnee Smith (actress), Peter Block (producer), George Newbern (actor), François Sagat (actor), Gerry Mendicino (actor), Tobin Bell (actor), Mark Rolston (actor), Peter Outerbridge (actor), Tobin Bell (actor), Angus Macfadyen (actor), Costas Mandylor (actor), Dahla MacKenna (miscellaneous crew), Christina Buchli (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.
Keywords: acid, acid-bath, actuary, audio-cassette, audio-tape, back-from-the-dead, bear-trap, booby-trap, broken-mirror, bulletActors: Jon W. Sparks (actor), Markus Seaberry (actor), Rod Pitts (actor), Rod Pitts (producer), John Still (actor), LaVita Brooks (actress), Learyn Wilde (actress), Arnita Williams (producer), Keenon Nikita (producer), Keenon Nikita (composer), Keenon Nikita (director), Keenon Nikita (actor), Keenon Nikita (writer), Keenon Nikita (editor), Sarah Ewell (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,Actors: Marvin Agustin (actor), Paolo Contis (actor), Baron Geisler (actor), Pen Medina (actor), Efren Reyes Jr. (actor), Susan Africa (actress), Daria Ramirez (actress), Caridad Sanchez (actress), Emmanuel Dela Cruz (writer), Mylene Dizon (actress), John Lloyd Cruz (actor), Andrea Del Rosario (actress), Camille Prats (actress), Jodi Sta. Maria (actress), Matet De Leon (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Melissa Mendez (actress), Sunshine Cruz (actress), John Apacible (actor), Joey Gosiengfiao (producer), Glenn Marcelo (miscellaneous crew), Dennis Evangelista (writer), Paula Punla (miscellaneous crew), Archie Ventosa (actor), Tata Esteban (writer), Tata Esteban (director), May Co (miscellaneous crew), Hazel Espinosa (actress), Toffee Calma (actor), Blitz Padua (composer), Divine Enriquez (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Romance,Actors: Jack Davis (actor), Jamison Handy (producer), Robert Allen (actor), Ross Hertz (actor),
Genres: Short,Actors: Robert Greig (actor), Mickey Daniels (actor), Jay Eaton (actor), Ray Bolger (actor), James Conaty (actor), Charles Coleman (actor), Herman Bing (actor), William Demarest (actor), James P. Burtis (actor), Joseph Cawthorn (actor), Jack Baxley (actor), Wallis Clark (actor), Raymond Brown (actor), Clay Clement (actor), Bert Hanlon (actor),
Plot: At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Flo Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more successful neighbor Billings, and steals his girlfriend to boot. This pattern is repeated throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever bigger, more spectacular shows (sections of which appear in the film). French revue star Anna Held becomes his first wife, but it's not easy being married to the man who "glorified the American girl." Late in life, now married to Billie Burke, he seems to be all washed up, but...
Keywords: 1890s, 1893-columbian-exposition, 1910s, 1920s, 19th-century, 20th-century, accountant, actress, alcoholism, aria