The year 1997 in film involved many significant films, including Titanic, and the beginning of the film studio DreamWorks.
Stuart Bruce Greenwood is a Canadian actor and producer. He is known for his role as the American president John F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days, for which he won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and as Captain Christopher Pike in J. J. Abrams's Star Trek reboot series. He has been nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, once for Best Actor and twice for Best Supporting Actor. In television, Greenwood starred as Gil Garcetti in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, and has appeared in Mad Men, St. Elsewhere, Knots Landing, and John from Cincinnati. He currently stars as Dr. Randolph Bell in the medical drama The Resident.
A Mighty Wind is a 2003 American mockumentary comedy film about a folk music reunion concert in which three folk bands reunite for a television performance for the first time in decades. The film was co-written, directed and composed by Christopher Guest. The film is widely acknowledged to reference folk music producer Harold Leventhal as the inspiration for the character of Irving Steinbloom. More broadly, the film is a parody of the American folk music revival of the early 1960s and its personalities.
Parker Christian Posey is an American actress and musician. She frequently works with Christopher Guest and has appeared in several of his mockumentaries, such as Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). Posey is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award nomination, a Satellite Award nomination and two Independent Spirit Award nominations.
Waiting for Guffman is a 1996 American mockumentary comedy film written by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, and directed by Guest. The film's ensemble cast includes Guest, Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, and Parker Posey.
Gil Bellows is a Canadian film and television actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for the roles of Tommy Williams in The Shawshank Redemption, Billy Thomas in the television series Ally McBeal, and as CIA agent Matt Callan in the television series The Agency. In 2016–2017, he was a regular cast member in the USA Network series Eyewitness.
The House of Yes is a 1997 American black comedy film adapted from the play of the same name by Wendy MacLeod. The film is directed and written by Mark Waters, produced by Robert Berger, and stars Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Geneviève Bujold, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Tori Spelling. It was released in the United States by Miramax Films on October 10, 1997. The House of Yes received a divided critical reaction, with Posey winning a Sundance Award and Spelling receiving a Razzie Award nomination.
For Your Consideration is a 2006 American mockumentary film directed by Christopher Guest. It was co-written by Guest and Eugene Levy, and both also star in the film. The film's title is a phrase used in trade advertisements to promote films for honors such as the Academy Awards. The plot revolves around a group of three actors who learn that their performances in the fictional film they have not even completed yet, Home for Purim, a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are supposedly generating a great deal of award-season buzz.
The Daytrippers is a 1996 independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Greg Mottola. It stars Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Anne Meara, Parker Posey and Liev Schreiber.
Earl William Billings is an American actor, best known as Rob in the television series What's Happening!!.
Miami Rhapsody is a 1995 American romantic comedy film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Gil Bellows, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow, Paul Mazursky, Kevin Pollak, Barbara Garrick, and Carla Gugino. It was written, co-produced and directed by David Frankel in his feature directorial debut, with music composed by Mark Isham.
The Event is a 2003 drama film directed by Thom Fitzgerald. It tells the story of Matt Shapiro who has died in Manhattan, resulting in an aborted 9-1-1 call. Attorney Nick DeVivo interviews Matt's friends and family to piece together a portrait of Matt's life and finally his death.
The 21st Gemini Awards were held on November 4, 2006 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The ceremony was conducted at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond, British Columbia and broadcast on Global.
Final Days of Planet Earth is a 2006 science fiction miniseries directed by Robert Lieberman and written by Roger Soffer. Starring Campbell Scott, Gil Bellows, and Daryl Hannah, the movie was produced by RHI Entertainment for the Hallmark Channel.
The Very Thought of You is a 1944 romantic drama film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Dennis Morgan and Eleanor Parker. The screenplay concerns an American soldier on a short leave during World War II who falls in love with and marries a woman.
Singapore is a 1947 American film noir crime romance film directed by John Brahm, and starring Fred MacMurray and Ava Gardner. The film was remade as Istanbul (1957) with the location moved to Turkey, and Errol Flynn and Cornell Borchers in the starring roles.
Drunks is a 1995 film starring Spalding Gray and Richard Lewis and directed by Peter Cohn.
Mascots is a 2016 mockumentary from Christopher Guest that premiered on Netflix on October 13, 2016, featuring Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Ed Begley Jr., Christopher Moynihan, Don Lake, Zach Woods, Chris O'Dowd, Bob Balaban, and Jennifer Coolidge.
Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys is a science fiction horror film directed by directed by James Cullen Bressack and starring Shannen Doherty, Jason Brooks, Christopher Lloyd, Ciara Hanna, Fred Stoller, Rachel True, and Zack Ward. The film was distributed by The Asylum. It premiered on the Animal Planet cable TV channel (US) on Sunday May 25, 2014, at 8:00 p.m. EST and was released to DVD the following Tuesday.
Awake is an upcoming American science fiction thriller film, directed by Mark Raso, from a screenplay by Raso, Joseph Raso and Gregory Poirier. It stars Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barry Pepper, Finn Jones, Shamier Anderson, Ariana Greenblatt, Frances Fisher, Lucius Hoyos and Gil Bellows.
