Happy Birthday: Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Born: August 19, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA

Married to: Kevin Bacon (4 September 1988 – present) (2 children)

[on growing up watching and loving horror films] – Growing up I loved those films like “The Exorcist” or “The Omen” with Lee Remick. The acting was terrific, so I kept watching even though it scared the crap out of me. If you didn’t sit through those things, you were a wimp.

PHENOMENON
1996
dir. Jon Turteltaub
Starring:
John Travolta
Kyra Sedgwick

JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE NEW FRONTIER
2008
dir. Dave Bullock
Starring:
David Boreanaz
Miguel Ferrer

Born on the 4th of July
1989
dir. by Oliver Stone
Also Starring
Raymond J. Barry
Willem Dafoe

Gamer
2009
dir. Mark Neveldine
Taylor
Starring
Gerard Butler
Michael C. Hall

The Woodsman
2004
dir. Nicole Kassell
starring
Bacon
Kyra Sedgwick

MAN ON A LEDGE
dir. Asger Leth
Stars:
Sam Worthington
Elizabeth Banks

The Game Plan
Directed by Andy Fickman
Starring The Rock

THE POSSESSION
dir. Ole Bornedal
Stars:
Natasha Calis
Jeffrey Dean

Happy Birthday: Melissa Fumero

August 19, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday Happy Birthday, Melissa Fumero

Melissa Fumero

Born: August 19, 1982 in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, USA

Married to: David Fumero (9 December 2007 – present) (1 child)

I think comedy is so specific, so hard. I’d audition for comedies and think, ‘I can’t pull this off.’

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE TV SHOW PILOT
2013
Created by: Dan Goor, Michael Schur
Stars: Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher

Best of GOSSIP GIRL
Sexy Teen TV SHOW

Happy Birthday: John Stamos

August 19, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday Happy Birthday, John Stamos

John Stamos

Born: August 19, 1963 in Cypress, California, USA

[on starring in Full House (1987)] The whole time I was on it, I wished I was on another show, I’m not gonna lie to you. But I look back on it fondly, and I’m proud of it. Was it Seinfeld (1989), Friends (1994), Mary Tyler Moore (1970)? No. Was it a heartwarming show you could watch with your kids? Yes. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

NEW YEAR’S EVE
dir. Garry Marshall
Stars:
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jessica Biel

Happy Birthday: Erika Christensen

August 19, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday Erika Christensen, Happy Birthday

Erika Christensen

Born: August 19, 1982 in Seattle, Washington, USA

I’m more proud of my upper body. Let’s just say I’m a typical female in that way.

Happy Birthday: Matthew Perry

August 19, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday Happy Birthday, Matthew Perry

Matthew Perry

Born: August 19, 1969 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

When I did ‘Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip’ I would look over and see Aaron Sorkin pacing around in the corner of the stage, mumbling to himself. I thought, Well, he’s crazy. And then I realized what he was actually doing was playing out the next week’s scenes as he was writing them. And that was intriguing to me. So now I’ve become one of the people that mumbles in the corner of the room.

GO ON
Review of the 2012 comedy

Best of GOOD WIFE Season 4
Stars:
Archie Panjabi
Christine Baranski

17 Again
dir. Burr Steers
Starring
Zac Efron
Matthew Perry

Best of GOOD WIFE Season 3
Stars:
Josh Charles
Matt Czuchry

THE WEST WING season 4
Created by Aaron Sorkin

THE WEST WING season 5
Showrunner John Wells

Happy Birthday: Ethan Cutkosky

August 19, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday Ethan Cutkosky, Happy Birthday

Ethan Cutkosky

Born: August 19, 1999 in St. Charles, Illinois, USA

On the set of The Unborn (2009) he got the nickname ‘One-Take Barto’, because he tried to do (everything in) one take.

SHAMELESS
Review of the television show

The Unborn
2009
dir. David S. Goyer
Starring
Odette Yustman
Oldman

CONVICTION
dir. Tony Goldwyn
Stars:
Hilary Swank
Sam Rockwell

Died Today (August 19th): Groucho Marx (1890–1977)

August 19, 2016 festreviews Uncategorized Died Today, Groucho Marx (1890–1977)

Groucho Marx (1890–1977)

Born: October 2, 1890 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: August 19, 1977 (age 86) in Los Angeles, California, USA

[on resigning from the Friars Club] I do not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.

[when told that a swimming pool was off-limits to Jews] My son is half-Jewish; can he wade in up to his knees?

The Cocoanuts
1929
dir. Robert Florey
Joseph Santley
starring
The Marx Bros

Animal Crackers
1930
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros

Monkey Business
1931
dir. by Norman Z. McLeod
starring
The Marx Bros

Horse Feathers
1932
dir. by Victor Heerman
starring
The Marx Bros

Duck Soup
1933
dir. by Leo McCarey
starring
The Marx Bros

A Night at the Opera
1935
dir. by Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros

A Day at the Races
1937
dir. Sam Wood
starring
The Marx Bros

Room Service
1938
dir. William A. Seiter
starring
The Marx Bros

TOP 100 ACTRESSES of all-time
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At the Circus
1939
dir. Edward Buzzell
starring
The Marx Bros

Go West
1940
dir. Edward Buzzell
Starring
The Marx Bros

The Big Store
1941
dir. Charles Reisner
starring
The Marx Brothers

A Night in Casablanca
1946
dir. by Archie Mayo
starring
The Marx Brothers

Love Happy
1949
dir. David Miller
starring
The Marx Brothers
Marilyn Monroe

Died Today (August 19th): Tony Scott (1944–2012)

August 19, 2016 festreviews Died Today, Uncategorized Died Today, Tony Scott (1944–2012)

tonyscott Tony Scott (1944–2012)

Born: June 21, 1944 in North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Died: August 19, 2012 (age 68) in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

I always get criticized for style over content, unlike Ridley’s films that go into the classic box right away. Mine sort of hover. Maybe with time people will start saying they should be classics, but I think I’m always perceived as reaching too hard for difference, and difference doesn’t categorize you as the ‘classic category’.

Top Cruise
1986
dir. Scott
starring
Tom Cruise
Val Kilmer

Days of Thunder
1990
dir. Scott
starring
Tom Cruise
Robert Duvall

Man on Fire
2004
dir. Scott
Starring
Denzel Washington
Dakota Fanning

The Taking of Pelham 123
dir. Scott
Starring
Denzel Washington
John Travolta

TRUE ROMANCE
1993
dir. Tony Scott
Cast:
Christian Slater
Patricia Arquette

THE FAN
1996
dir. Tony Scott
Stars:
Robert DeNiro
Wesley Snipes

UNSTOPPABLE
dir. Tony Scott
Stars:
Denzel Washington
Chris Pine

THE HUNGER
1983
dir. by Tony Scott
Stars:
Catherine Deneuve
David Bowie

DEJA VU
2006
dir. Tony Scott
Stars:
Denzel Washington
Paula Patton

Happy Birthday (August 18th) – Madeleine Stowe

August 18, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday Happy Birthday, Madeleine Stowe

Madeleine Stowe

Born: August 18, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Brian Benben (8 August 1986 – present) (1 child)

While it was nice working with a lot of those people, ultimately it was unsatisfying to play a victim, and I realized I couldn’t do it anymore. It had to stop.

Impostor
2001
dir. by Gary Fleder
starring
Gary Sinise
Madeleine Stowe

Blink
1994
dir. Michael Apted
Starring
Aiden Quinn
Stowe

THE LAST OF THE MOHICANSThe Last of the Mohicans
1992
dir. Mann
Starring
Daniel Day Lewis
Madeleine Stowe

Happy Birthday (August 18th) – Andy Samberg

August 18, 2016 festreviews Happy Birthday Andy Samberg, Happy Birthday

Andy Samberg

Born: August 18, 1978 in Berkeley, California, USA

Married to:
Joanna Newsom (21 September 2013 – present)

[re new season of Saturday Night Live (1975)] I think, in a certain sense, everyone that’s new is doing well. I have nothing to compare it to, but it certainly feels like there’s been a sense of excitement all through this season.