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Best Screenplay Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 Academy Award-winning dramatic comedy film about a dysfunctional familys road trip to a child beauty pageant. ... Michael Arndt is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter best known for writing the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine. ... For other uses, see Babel (disambiguation). ... Guillermo Arriaga Jordán (b. ... Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro (born 9 October 1964 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican film director. ... The word Queen may have many meanings: Political A queen regnant is a female monarch A queen consort is the wife of a king. ... Born 1919, in a house next to the companys factory in Worcester Road, Malvern, where his father, HFS Morgan, had established the business 10 years earlier. ... United 93 may refer to: United Airlines Flight 93, a commercial airliner which crashed in Pennsylvania as part of the September 11, 2001 attacks United 93 (film), theatrical feature film about United Airlines Flight 93 See also: Flight 93 This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with... Paul Greengrass (b. ... Look up crash in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953 in London, Ontario) is an Academy Award-winning Canadian screenwriter, film director and a director/producer of television programs working in Hollywood. ... Robert Moresco is a Hollywood screenwriter. ... Good Night, and Good Luck. ... George Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award- and two-time Golden Globe winning American actor, director, producer and screenwriter, known for his role in the first five seasons of the long-running television drama ER (1994â€“99), and his rise as an A-List movie star in... Hes friends with George Clooney and his sidekick. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Akiva Goldsman is a writer, producer, and actor in the film industry. ... Mrs Henderson Presents is a musical comedy film of 2005 directed by Stephen Frears. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hotel Rwanda is a historical drama film that shows the quiet heroism of one man, Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle), during the Rwandan Genocide. ... Terry George (born 1952) is a Belfast-born screenwriter and director. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Aviator is an Academy Award-winning 2004 biographical drama film, directed by Martin Scorsese. ... For the screenwriter John Logan, see John Logan (screenwriter). ... Collateral could mean: Collateral in finance means a security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay. ... Stuart Beattie is a Hollywood screenwriter, noted for his strong pace and intelligent scripts. ... Look up ray in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Vera Drake (2004) is a British film directed by Mike Leigh. ... Mike Leigh OBE (born February 20, 1943 in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire) is an award winning English film and theatre director. ... Promotional poster for The Station Agent The Station Agent is a 2003 US independent film about a dwarf who moves to live in an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude. ... Thomas McCarthy (b. ... It has been suggested that Lost on Location be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Finding Nemo is an Academy Award-winning computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. ... Andrew Stanton (born January 13, 1958) is an American animated films director, screenwriter, as well as a voice actor. ... A Pixar animator, Bob Peterson also provided the voice of Roz in Monsters Inc. ... Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions) is a Quebec comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand and released in 2003. ... Denys Arcand recieving the Order of Canada from Governor General Adrienne Clarkson in a ceremony performed at Rideau Hall on Friday, June 10, 2005. ... 21 Grams is a 2003 drama written by Guillermo Arriaga and directed by Alejandro GonzÃ¡lez IÃ±Ã¡rritu. ... Guillermo Arriaga Jordán (b. ... Talk to Her (Hable con ella) is a 2002 film written and directed by the Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, starring Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, and Rosario Flores. ... Pedro AlmodÃ³var Caballero (pronounced ) (born September 24, 1951, in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. ... Gangs of New York is a 2002 film set in the middle 19th century in the Five Points district of New York City. ... Jay Cocks is a film critic and screenwriter. ... Steven Zaillian (born on 30 January 1953 in Fresno, California, USA) is an American screenwriter, film director, editor and producer, of Armenian descent. ... Kenneth Lonergan is a playwright, screenwriter, and director born in 1963 in New York City, New York. ... Y tu mamÃ¡ tambiÃ©n (literally And your mother, too, released in English-speaking markets under the original Spanish title) is a 2001 Mexican film directed by Alfonso CuarÃ³n. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Dirty Pretty Things (2002) is a movie by Stephen Frears, a drama about two illegal immigrants in London. ... The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 film written and directed by Peter Mullan about teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene Asylums, otherwise known as the Magdalen Laundries: homes for women who were labeled as fallen by their families or society (though the film itself questions this). ... Peter Mullan (born in 1959 in Peterhead, Scotland) is a Scottish actor who has been appearing in films since 1990. ... Released in 2001, Le Fabuleux Destin dAmÃ©lie Poulain (The Fabulous Destiny of AmÃ©lie Poulain), or AmÃ©lie, as it is known in the English-speaking world, is a quirky French romantic comedy, or a modern fairy tale, starring Audrey Tautou. ... Jean-Pierre Jeunet (born 3 September 1953) is a French film director. ... Gosford Park is a 2001 film, directed by Robert Altman. ... Fellowes as Lord Kilwillie Julian Fellowes (born August 17, 1949 in Egypt, although he is British) was an actor for over twenty years before winning the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay in 2001 for Gosford Park. ... Steven Zaillian (born on 30 January 1953 in Fresno, California, USA) is an American screenwriter, film director, editor and producer, of Armenian descent. ... Kenneth Lonergan is a playwright, screenwriter, and director born in 1963 in New York City, New York. ... Bold text // Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Academy Award winning musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann. ... Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann on September 17, 1962) is an Oscar-nominated Australian film director. ... Craig Pearce is an Australian actor and writer, who co-wrote the play Strictly Ballroom and the screenplay of the movie adaptation with Baz Luhrmann, wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, and co-wrote the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, also with Baz Luhrmann. ... The Others has been the name of various films and TV series: In film: The Others, a 2001 film by Alejandro AmenÃ¡bar, starring Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston. ... Alejandro Fernando AmenÃ¡bar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Chilean-Spanish film director, widely considered one of the most important Spanish directors working today even though he has directed only four films. ... The Royal Tenenbaums is the 2001 comedy about three genius siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure after their eccentric father leaves them in their adolescent years. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. ... Almost Famous is a film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and released in 2000. ... Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American writer and film director. ... Billy Elliot is a 2000 film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. ... Lee Hall may refer to: Lee Hall (lawyer), a U.S. lawyer and animal rights activist (born 1961) Lee Hall (newscaster), a news anchor for WEEK-TV and WAOE-TV in Peoria, Illinois. ... Erin Brockovich-Ellis (born Erin L. E. Pattee June 22, 1960 in Lawrence, Kansas) is a legal clerk who, despite the lack of a formal law school education, was instrumental in constructing a case against the $28 billion Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), of California in 1993. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Pollice Verso (With a Turned Thumb), an 1872 painting by Jean-LÃ©on GÃ©rÃ´me, is a well known history painters researched conception of a gladiatorial combat. ... David Franzoni is a screenwriter. ... For the screenwriter John Logan, see John Logan (screenwriter). ... There have been several well-known people named William Nicholson, including: William Nicholson (artist) William Nicholson (chemist) William Nicholson (dramatist) William Nicholson (Mayor of Melbourne) Sir William Nicholson (soldier), British General, and Chief of the Imperial General Staff William Nicholson (naval officer) served in the United States Navy. ... O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a southern comedy film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, set in Mississippi during the Great Depression (specifically, 1937). ... Joel and Ethan Coen, commonly called The Coen Brothers in the film business, are United States directors best known for their quirky comedies like Fargo and Raising Arizona; the brothers write their own scripts and alternate top billing for the screenplay. ... Joel and Ethan Coen, commonly called The Coen Brothers in the film business, are United States directors best known for their quirky comedies like Fargo and Raising Arizona; the brothers write their own scripts and alternate top billing for the screenplay. ... Being John Malkovich is a 1999 film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... American Beauty can refer to: A variety of rose: American Beauty rose American Beauty, a film starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Mena Suvari, and Thora Birch American Beauty, an album by the Grateful Dead American Beauty Rag, a classic ragtime composition by Joseph Lamb, published in 1913. ... Alan Ball is the name of more than one prominent individual: For the former England footballer, see: Alan Ball (football player) For the screenwriter, see: Alan Ball (screenwriter) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses of this phrase see the Sixth sense disambigulation page. ... Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an Academy Award-nominated film writer and director. ... Topsy-Turvy is a 1999 film which tells the background story of the creation of The Mikado, a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. ... Mike Leigh OBE (born February 20, 1943 in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire) is an award winning English film and theatre director. ... Poster for Todo sobre mi madre All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 film written and directed by the Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar, starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan and Penélope Cruz. ... Pedro AlmodÃ³var Caballero (pronounced ) (born September 24, 1951, in Calzada de Calatrava, Spain) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. ... The Truman Show is a 1998 movie directed by Peter Weir, written by Andrew Niccol, and starring Jim Carrey. ... Andrew M. Niccol (born 1964) is a screenwriter, producer, and director. ... Eazybeth or Eazybeth is the Greek form Î•Î»Î¹Ïƒ(Ïƒ)Î¬Î²ÎµÏ„ Elis(s)avet of the Hebrew Elisheva, meaning my God is an oath or perhaps my God is abundance. ... Sir Michael Hirst at the naming of the central office of Diabetes UK. Sir Michael William Hirst (born 2 January 1946) is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician, chartered accountant and public relations consultant. ... Shakespeare in Love is an award-winning 1998 romantic comedy film. ... Marc Norman (born Los Angeles, 1941) is an American screenwriter. ... Tom Stoppard in a 1985 documentary for the film Brazil Sir Tom Stoppard, OM, CBE (born TomÃ¡Å¡ Straussler on July 3, 1937) is an Academy Award winning British playwright. ... Life Is Beautiful (originally La Vita Ã¨ bella) is a 1997 Italian language film which tells the story of an Italian Jew, Guido Orefice (played by Roberto Benigni), who lives in a romantic fairy tale, but must learn how to use that dreamy quality to survive a concentration camp with his... Roberto Remigio Benigni (born October 27, 1952) is an Academy Award-winning Italian film and television actor, writer and director. ... Nil by Mouth (or NBM) can mean: The British translation of the medical instruction nil per os (NPO) for patients who may not take any substances orally for various reasons Nil by Mouth, a sectarian charity in Glasgow, Scotland Nil by Mouth, a 1997 British film Nil By Mouth, a... Gary Oldman (born Leonard Gary Oldman on March 21, 1958 in New Cross, London, England) is an Emmy Award-nominated, BAFTA Award-winning English film actor, writer and director. ... Boogie Nights is a 1997 film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. ... Paul Thomas Anderson at Cannes 2002 Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970[1] in Studio City, California) is an American filmmaker. ... This article is about the film. ... Simon Beaufoy (born 1967 in England) is a screenwriter. ... Dame Judi Dench as the widowed Queen Victoria in Mrs. ... Secrets & Lies is a 1996 British film which tells the story of a successful black woman who, while tracing her family history, discovers that her mother is a lower-class white woman (whose brother is a photographer married to a petty house-proud suburban woman). ... Mike Leigh OBE (born February 20, 1943 in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire) is an award winning English film and theatre director. ... Fargo can refer to Fargo, North Dakota Fargo, Oklahoma The movie Fargo by Joel and Ethan Coen A brand of truck The NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 fighter aircraft This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Joel and Ethan Coen, commonly called The Coen Brothers in the film business, are United States directors best known for their quirky comedies like Fargo and Raising Arizona; the brothers write their own scripts and alternate top billing for the screenplay. ... Joel and Ethan Coen, commonly called The Coen Brothers in the film business, are United States directors best known for their quirky comedies like Fargo and Raising Arizona; the brothers write their own scripts and alternate top billing for the screenplay. ... Look up shine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Jan Sardi is one of Australias most distinguished screenwriters. ... Brassed Off (1996) is a British film written and directed by Mark Herman. ... Mark Herman (1954-) is a British film director and playwright from Bridlington in East Yorkshire. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Photo of John Sayles by Robert Birnbaum John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an independent American film director and writer who frequently takes a small part in his own and other indie films. ... The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American movie written by Christopher McQuarrie (who earned an Oscar for the screenplay) and directed by Bryan Singer. ... Christopher McQuarrie (born 1968) is an Academy Award winning American screenwriter and director. ... Poster for the movie Bullets Over Broadway is a 1994 film directed by Woody Allen. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Se7en (also known as Seven) is an American 1995 crime film directed by David Fincher. ... Andrew Kevin Walker (born August 14, 1964 in Altoona, Pennsylvania) is an American screenwriter. ... Muriels Wedding is a 1994 Australian film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. ... Paul John P. J. Hogan (born 1962) is an Australian film director born in Brisbane, Queensland. ... Pulp Fiction is an Academy Award-winning 1994 film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who co-wrote the screenplay with Roger Avary. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, actor, and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian film about two drag queens, and a transsexual woman driving across the outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a large bus they have named Priscilla. ... Stephan Elliott is an Australian film director, most notable for his work on the cult film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and the 1997 comedy Welcome to Woop Woop. ... Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. ... Richard Curtis in London, 1999 Richard Curtis CBE, (born 8 November 1956), is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, best known for the TV programmes Blackadder and The Vicar of Dibley as well as movies such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, and Love Actually. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 142. ... Ronald L. Nyswaner (born October 5, 1956 in Clarksville, Pennsylvania) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... Groundhog Day 2005 in Punxsutawney. ... In the Line of Fire is a 1993 film about a psychopath who attempts to assassinate the President of the United States. ... Jeff Maguire (born in 1952) is an American screenwriter. ... The Piano is a 1993 film about a mute pianist and her daughter, set during the mid-19th century in a rainy, muddy frontier New Zealand backwater. ... Jane Campion (born April 30, 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an Academy Award Winning film maker. ... Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 movie, directed by Nora Ephron, based on the story by Jeff Arch. ... Nora Ephron Nora Ephron (born May 19, 1941 in New York City, New York) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and novelist. ... Husbands and Wives is a 1992 American film directed and written by Woody Allen. ... The Crying Game is a 1968 novel by John Braine. ... Neil Jordan is an Academy Award winning Irish filmmaker and novelist. ... Unforgiven is a 1992 Western film which tells the story of a retired gunslinger who takes on one more job for the money. ... David Webb Peoples (born c. ... Hear My Song is a 1991 film, written by the actors Peter Chelsom (who directed) and Adrian Dunbar (who plays the lead), based on the true story of legendary Irish tenor, Josef Locke. ... Truly Madly Deeply was a 1997 hit song by Australian rock band Savage Garden. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Richard LaGravenese is an American screenwriter and ocassional film director, born October 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York. ... A Green Card is an identification card for a permanent resident of the United States of America who does not have US citizenship. ... Peter Lindsay Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. ... Thelma & Louise is a road movie from 1991 conceived and written by Callie Khouri, co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Geena Davis as Thelma, Susan Sarandon as Louise, and Harvey Keitel as a sympathetic detective trying to solve crimes that the two women find easier and easier... Callie Khouri (born November 27, 1957, as Carolyn Ann Khouri) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1989) is an Italian film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. ... Crimes and Misdemeanors is a film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... A ghostly woman coming down the stairs. ... Bruce Joel Rubin (born March 10, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan in the United States) is a screenwriter best known for the supernatural romance, Ghost for which he won an Oscar. ... Pretty Woman is an American romantic comedy motion picture that was one of the top films at the box office in 1990. ... Writer and director Jonathan Fredrick Lawton. ... The gate under which Harry meets Sally in the film; located on the campus of the University of Chicago When Harry Met Sallys Ill have what shes having. ... Dead Poets Society is an Academy Award winning 1989 film, directed by Peter Weir. ... Tom Schulman (born 1951 in Nashville) is an American screenwriter most famous for his screenplay Dead Poets Society which won the Best Screenplay Academy Award for 1989. ... Rain Man is a 1988 film which tells the story of a selfish yuppie who discovers that his father has left all of his estate to the autistic brother he never knew he had. ... . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions. ... 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John Boorman (born January 18, 1933 in Shepperton, Surrey, United Kingdom), is a British filmmaker, currently based in Ireland, best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, and The General. ... Personal Services is a 1987 British comedy film directed by Terry Jones. ... David Leland (born April 20, 1947 in Cambridge, England, UK) is a British director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directional debut Wish You Were Here in 1987. ... Radio Days is a 1987 film directed by Woody Allen. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 romantic comedy film which tells the intertwined stories of an extended family, told mostly during a year that begins and ends with a family Thanksgiving dinner. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Crocodile Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback in the area around Walkabout Creek and in New York City. ... Paul Hogan starring as Crocodile Dundee. ... The Mission can refer to: The Mission, a 1986 film starring Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons The Mission, the soundtrack from the movie of the same name The Mission (Cheung fo), a 1999 film directed by Johnny To The Mission (US band), an American spiritual music band The Mission... Robert Oxton Bolt (August 15, 1924 â€“ February 12, 1995) was an English playwright and screenwriter. ... Mona Lisa, or La Gioconda (La Joconde), is a 16th century oil painting on poplar wood by Leonardo da Vinci, and is one of the most famous paintings in the world. ... Neil Jordan is an Academy Award winning Irish filmmaker and novelist. ... The Purple Rose of Cairo is a 1985 English language film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction/comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Bob Gale and Zemeckis. ... Robert Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an Academy Award-winning American movie director, producer and writer. ... My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 film directed by Stephen Frears. ... Hanif Kureishi (born December 5, 1954 in London) is a Pakistani-British playwright, author, and director on topics of race, nationalism, immigration, and sexuality. ... This article is about witnesses in law courts. ... Broadway Danny Rose is a 1984 film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... The Big Chill can refer to: The Big Chill (music festival) The Big Chill (movie) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lawrence Kasdan (born 14 January 1949, Miami, Florida) is an American movie producer, director and screenwriter. ... Comfort and Joy is a movie directed by Bill Forsyth. ... Bill Forsyth (b. ... A Private Function is a 1984 British comedy film starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. ... Published by Faber/Profile Books in 2005 Alan Bennett (born May 9, 1934) is an English author and actor famous for his work, schoolboy-like appearance and his sonorous Yorkshire accent. ... The King of Comedy may refer to: Mack Sennett (1880 - 1960) was nicknamed the King of Comedy. ... Local Hero (1983) is a British comedy film starring Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay and Denis Lawson, directed by Bill Forsyth. ... Bill Forsyth (b. ... Trading Places is a 1983 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis. ... Timothy Harris (born 1964 in Tabernacle, Saint Kitts) has been the foreign minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis since August 10, 2001. ... Zelig is a 1983 movie written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ...

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On Golden Pond (1981) was a successful Broadway play written by playwright Ernest Thompson which was turned into a successful and popular movie starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. ... Ernest Thompson, (born November 6, 1949), in Bellows Falls, Vermont, is an American Playwright and actor. ... Gregorys Girl is a 1981 movie written and directed by Bill Forsyth. ... Bill Forsyth (b. ... Alternate meanings: See Atlantic City (disambiguation) Atlantic City is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ... John Guare (pronounced gwÃ¢r, born 5 February 1938) is an American playwright. ... Chariots of Fire is a British film released in 1981. ... Colin Welland (born 4 July 1934 in Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, Lancashire) is an English actor and screenwriter, writer. ... The French Lieutenants Woman is a 1969 novel by John Fowles. ... Harold Pinter, CH, CBE (born 10 October 1930) is a British playwright, screenwriter, poet, actor, director, author, and political activist, best known for his plays The Birthday Party (1957), The Caretaker (1959), The Homecoming (1964), and Betrayal (1978), and for his screenplay adaptations of novels by others, such as The... Being There is a political, satirical 1971 novel by Jerzy KosiÅ„ski and a 1979 film directed by Hal Ashby. ... Jerzy Kosiński. ... Airplane! is an American comedy film, first released on 2 July 1980, produced, directed, and written by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker. ... Jim Abrahams (born 10 May 1944 in Shorewood, Wisconsin) is an American movie director and writer. ... Joseph Merrick, sometimes called John Merrick, known as The Elephant Man. ... Kramer vs. ... Robert Benton (born September 29, 1932 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... The China Syndrome is a 1979 thriller film which tells the story of a reporter and cameramen who discover safety coverups at a nuclear power plant. ... Mike Gray is the author of The China Syndrome and Drug Crazy. ... For the band, see Deerhunter. ... Yanks is a 1979 John Schlesinger film, set in World War II in the village of Dobcross, Oldham, England. ... Colin Welland (born 4 July 1934 in Newton-le-Willows, St Helens, Lancashire) is an English actor and screenwriter, writer. ... Julia is usually a womans given name, or a surname. ... Alvin Sargent (born in 1931 in Pennsylvania) is a multiple award-winning American screenwriter. ... This article is about the film; for the a definition of the UFO related phenomenon, see Close encounter. ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 film about an actor who sublets an apartment from another actor, who neglects to tell his former girlfriend, the current occupant. ... Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Neil Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is a Jewish American playwright and screenwriter. ... A Wedding is a 1978 black comedy directed by Robert Altman, starring Carol Burnett, Lillian Gish, Geraldine Chaplin, Vittorio Gassman, Mia Farrow, Lauren Hutton, Pam Dawber, Desi Arnaz, Jr. ... This article is about the television actor. ... Annie Hall is a 1977 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... // Look up network in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sidney Aaron Chayefsky (January 29, 1923 â€“ August 1, 1981) known as Paddy Chayefsky was an acclaimed dramatist who transitioned from the golden age of American live television in the 1950s to have a successful career as a playwright and screenwriter for Hollywood. ... Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Noah Rajswing and directed by John G. Avildsen. ... Sylvester Stallone in Rocky. ... Equus is Latin for horse; it may refer to: Equus, the genus of horses and their close relatives. ... // Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (born May 15, 1926) is an English dramatist, author of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed. ... Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in Chicago, Illinois in the Prohibition era, specifically, the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone as dramatized in cinema. ... Alan Parker on the set of Pink Floyd The Wall Sir Alan Parker (born February 14, 1944) is a British film director, producer, writer, and actor. ... Cover of 2005 printing All the Presidents Men is a 1974 non-fiction book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists investigating the Watergate first break-in and ensuing Watergate scandal for the Washington Post. ... William Goldman (born August 12, 1931) is an American novelist, playwright and two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest is a 1975 film directed by MiloÅ¡ Forman. ... The Sunshine Boys is a comic play by Neil Simon. ... Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Neil Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is a Jewish American playwright and screenwriter. ... Alice is a 1974 film which tells the story of a widow who moves with her young son to Tucson, Arizona to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a diner. ... Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Frank Pierson. ... Frank R. Pierson (born 12 May 1925) is an American screenwriter and film director. ... Look up jaw in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 â€“ February 11, 2006) was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936 in Redlands, California, USA), is a film and television director, screenwriter, producer, and actress. ...