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The Smell of Success is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Michael Polish and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Téa Leoni, Kyle MacLachlan, and Ed Helms. The film was produced by Initiate Productions, and premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival under its original title Manure . [ 1 ]
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "Yet another in the seemingly endless parade of lacklustre British comedies, this features James Booth as a naive, garrulous mother's boy who starts the film as a PCand ends up unwittingly helping to overthrow a foreign dictator, becoming a hero in the process.
The film tells the story of powerful and sleazy newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker (portrayed by Lancaster and based on Walter Winchell) who uses his connections to ruin his sister's relationship with a man he deems unworthy of her. Despite a poorly received preview screening, Sweet Smell of Success has greatly improved in stature over the ...
Kinky Boots is a 2005 British comedy-drama film directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth. Nominated for Best Film at the 64th Golden Globe Awards, it is based on a true story. The film tells of struggling shoe factory owner Charlie, who forms an unlikely partnership with Lola, a drag queen, to save the business.
The film grossed $66.995 million in the US, [13] becoming the 7th highest-grossing film in the United States for the year 1987, and outgrossing arguably better known films such as RoboCop, Predator, Lethal Weapon and Dirty Dancing. The film went on to gross an additional $44 million worldwide, giving it a total of $111 million. [14]
Focusing on the cowboy boots DeSantis favors on the campaign trail, the user argued that the footwear concealed a hidden high heel that made DeSantis seem several inches taller. DeSantis has long ...
In partnership with Nashville Songwriters Association International, the "Story Behind the Song" video interview series features Nashville-connected songwriters discussing one of their compositions.
Lady in Cement is a 1968 American neo-noir [2] mystery crime comedy thriller film directed by Gordon Douglas, based on the 1961 novel The Lady in Cement by Marvin H. Albert. The film stars Frank Sinatra , Raquel Welch , Dan Blocker , Richard Conte , Martin Gabel , Lainie Kazan , and Pat Henry .