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2 days ago · Box office. $356.3 million [2] American Beauty is a 1999 American black comedy-drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his feature directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, played by Mena Suvari.
Jun 7, 2024 · Writer-director Alan Ball’s 2020 film is set in the 1970s and sees a teenager leave her Southern home to study in New York City. There she meets up with her Uncle Franke (Paul Bettany) – a...
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4 days ago · Noteworthy Off-Screen Talent: Must have been a weird fall for series creator Alan Ball: American Beauty, based on his screenplay, premiered precisely one week before Oh, Grow Up. Why It Still Works: At first glance, it’s a typical multi-cam sitcom, mostly taking place in an improbably capacious New York residence.
3 days ago · Created by gay screenwriter Alan Ball, the hour-long dark comedy takes place in a family-run funeral home, and each episode opens with a death scene.
3 days ago · Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing at an early age.
Jun 13, 2024 · Alan Ball: Conversations features interviews that span Alan Ball's entire career and include detailed observations and insights into his Academy Award-winning film American Beauty and Emmy Award-winning television shows Six Feet Under and True Blood.
Jun 12, 2024 · I lay the blame for this exceptional movie with the screenwriter, Nancy Oliver, who is a frequent collaborator with Alan Ball whom I believe to be one of, if not the best, persons to put pen to paper to screen.
