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Thomas Haden Church is currently starring in the feelgood movie <a href="https://roadsideattractions.com/filmography/accidentaltexan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Accidental Texan</a>, opposite Rudy Pankow, Carrie-Ann Moss and Bruce Dern, which will be in theaters from March 8. He was recently seen in Peacock’s series Twisted Metal, also starring Anthony Mackie, and in the independent break-out hit Peanut Butter Falcon, with Shia LeBeouf, Dakota Johnson and Bruce Dern. He starred opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in all three seasons of HBO’s Divorce, and had standout movie roles in William Friedkin’s critically acclaimed crime thriller Killer Joe, opposite Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsh, Juno Temple and Gina Gershon; the hit teen comedy Easy A, co-starring opposite Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Lisa Kudrow, Stanley Tucci, Penn Badgley and Patrica Clarkson; and Spider-Man 3, in which he played the villain Sandman, aka Flint Marko. In 2004, Church gave a career-defining performance opposite Paul Giamatti in Alexander Payne’s critically acclaimed Sideways, earning an Academy Award nomination, plus an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor. Church co-wrote and directed the film Rolling Kansas, which premiered as an official selection to the Sundance Film Festival in 2003. Church resides on his ranch in Texas. (Photo by Jalisco Wayne, courtesy Roadside Attractions.)

Thomas Haden Church

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Three Great Things: Thomas Haden Church

Susan Seidelman, a graduate of NYU Grad Film School, began her career in the 1980s when Smithereens became the first American independent film to be accepted into the Cannes Film Festival. Her next movie, Desperately Seeking Susan, starring Madonna and Rosanna Arquette, was a critical and commercial success. She has directed dozens of other films starring actors such as Meryl Streep, Brooke Shields, and Sally Field, as well as the first four episodes of Sex and the City. She lives in New Jersey.

Susan Seidelman

Three Great Things: Susan Seidelman

Jaime King is currently starring in the thriller Lights Out, opposite Frank Grillo, Mekhi Fifer, Dermot Mulroney and Scott Adkins. She made her debut in Daniel Waters&#8217; Happy Campers, then starred opposite Johnny Depp in Ted Demme&#8217;s Blow, opposite Ben Affleck in Michael Bay&#8217;s Pearl Harbor and was part of an all-star cast featuring Benicio Del Toro, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis and more in Robert Rodriguez&#8217;s Sin City. Her other major films include DJ Caruso&#8217;s Two for the Money, starring opposite Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey, Frank Millers&#8217; The Spirit with Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson, and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, appearing opposite Joseph Gordon Levitt and Josh Brolin. On TV, she was a series regular on the CW show Hart of Dixie and recently starred in the critically acclaimed hit Netflix series series Black Summer.

Jaime King

Three Great Things: Jaime King

Virginia Madsen can currently be seen in Nicola Peltz Beckham’s Lola, which is out now in theaters. She was most recently be seen in the Lionsgate horror film entitled Prey for the Devil, the psychological thriller The Portrait and the independent feature entitled One Day as a Lion, opposite J.K. Simmons and Frank Grillo. Virginia received an Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her performance in Alexander Payne&#8217;s Sideways. She recently starred as series regular Maria Sutherland on the CW streaming service series Swamp Thing. Virginia can also be seen in the independent films Her Smell, directed by Alex Ross Perry and starring Elisabeth Moss and Cara Delevingne, and 1985, directed by Yen Tan, which premiered at acclaimed film festivals SXSW and Outfest. She also appeared opposite Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro and Bradley Cooper in the 2015 feature Joy, directed by David O. Russell. Virginia’s other notable film credits include Francis Ford Coppola’s The Rainmaker with Matt Damon, the horror classic Candyman with Kasi Lemmons, The Hot Spot directed by Dennis Hopper, HBO’s first feature Long Gone and David Lynch’s cult classic Dune.

Virginia Madsen

Three Great Things: Virginia Madsen

Shelley Hennig can currently be seen in the new thriller Cult Killer, also starring Alice Eve and Antonio Banderas, as the powerhouse female lead in Netflix’s global hit Obliterated, an action-packed dramedy series from the creators of Cobra Kai and in the Paramount + film Teenwolf: The Movie. Previously, Shelley recurred on the Netflix mini-series WOMAN IN THE HOUSE starring Kristen Bell, and on both Mystic Quest, created by Rob McElhenney, and Hulu’s Kat Dennings comedy Dollface. She also starred in Netflix comedies When We First Met and Afterparty as well as the Denzel Washington movie Roman J. Israel, Esq. and the horror films Unfriended and Ouija. She played fan favorite Malia Tate for four seasons on MTV’s Teen Wolf, winning a 2016 Teen Choice Award for her role. A New Orleans native, Shelley is passionate about charitable causes, working often with special needs organizations, specifically Best Buddies.

Shelley Hennig

Three Great Things: Shelley Hennig

Alice Eve is a currently starring in Cult Killer, opposite Antonio Banderas and Shelley Hennig. Her first major film roles were in Starter for 10 opposite James McAvoy and Big Nothing alongside David Schwimmer and Simon Pegg and she gained wide critical acclaim in the United States for her breakout role opposite Jay Baruchel in the 2010 comedy She’s Out of My League. She has subsequently starred in major franchise hits such as Sex and the City 2, Men in Black 3, Star Trek Into Darkness and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. In 2014, Eve starred opposite Chris Evans in his directorial debut Before We Go. On TV, Alice had a recurring role on Entourage, as Sophia, a journalist and love interest to leading man Vincent Chase (played by Adrien Grenier), and she starred in the Marvel series Iron Fist and appeared opposite Bryce Dallas Howard in the Black Mirror episode “Nosedive.” Most recently, she starred in The Lovers for Sky Atlantic Television and the feature film Freelance, opposite John Cena and Alison Brie.

Alice Eve

Three Great Things: Alice Eve

Renny Harlin is a veteran Hollywood director whose new movie, The Bricklayer starring Aaron Eckhart, Nina Dobrev, Clifton Collins Jr. and Tim Blake Nelson, is out now in theaters. His next project is a reboot trilogy of The Strangers franchise. He made his mark as a director in the 1990s with the action blockbuster hits Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Deep Blue Sea. His more recent films include The Cleaner, 12 Rounds, 5 Days of War, Skiptrace and The Misfits. (Photo by Don Bigileone via <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/donbigileone/25862547707" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flickr</a>.)

Renny Harlin

Three Great Things: Renny Harlin

Rob Schneider’s latest movie, Daddy Daughter Trip, which he directed and stars in with his real-life family, is out now on DVD and digital. After starting out a stand-up comedian, Schneider rose to prominence as a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live, from 1988 to 1994. Following his departure from SNL, he went on to a career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999) and its 2005 sequel, The Animal (2001), The Hot Chick (2002), The Benchwarmers (2006) and Big Stan (2007). Between 2015 and 2017, he starred in three season’s of the autobiographical sitcom Real Rob and in 2019 launched the podcast See What Happens.

Rob Schneider

Three Great Things: Rob Schneider

Isabelle Huppert is currently starring in the title role of <a href="https://kinolorber.com/film/la-syndicaliste" target="_blank" rel="noopener">La Syndicaliste</a>, the real-life drama about whistleblower Maureen Kearney. One of the world&#8217;s most prominent actresses, Huppert is acclaimed for her incredible versatility, playing roles ranging from the sexually repressed title character in Michael Haneke&#8217;s The Piano Teacher to the sharp-tongued spinster in François Ozon&#8217;s 8 Women. Celebrated for her many collaborations with director Claude Chabrol, she has won Best Actress twice each at the European Film Awards, Cannes and Venice. She won the Best Actress César for La Cérémonie, having been nominated at the awards a record 14 times.

Isabelle Huppert

Three Great Things: Isabelle Huppert

Andrew Davis’ 1978 debut feature, <a href="https://www.andrewdavisfilms.com/stony-island" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stony Island</a>, a drama about a group of aspiring Chicago musicians trying to make it in the world of popular music, is out in a 45th anniversary restoration on VOD and digital on November 17. Davis is an acclaimed director best known for his action thrillers, such as the classic Oscar-nominated hit The Fugitive, the Steven Seagal movies Above the Law and Under Siege, the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle Collateral Damage, the Michael Douglas-Gwyneth Paltrow film A Perfect Murder, and Chain Reaction, starring Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman. In 2003, he directed the children’s classic Holes, based on Louis Sachar’s novel, starring Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight and Patricia Arquette. Presently, Davis is developing several projects through his Santa Barbara based production company, Chicago Pacific Entertainment, and with novelist Jeff Biggers, recently completed his first novel, Disturbing the Bones, a geopolitical thriller set for release in early 2024 by Melville House.

Andrew Davis

Three Great Things: Andrew Davis

John Ridley is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, novelist, playwright, and showrunner whose credits include 12 Years A Slave, Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992, American Crime, and Jimi: All is By My Side. His recent projects include Five Days at Memorial, a limited series for Apple TV+ chronicling the first five days in a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina; the New Group’s Off-Broadway stage musical Black No More, which opened in February 2022; and DC Power: A Celebration, which aims to amplify Black voices across the DC Universe. In September, Ridley released DC’s GCPD: The Blue Wall – The Collected Edition, and his new comic through IDW Publishing, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ministry-Compliance-1-John-Ridley-ebook/dp/B0CCJZDCK5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ministry of Compliance</a>, will be published on November 15. Ridley has wrapped his latest film, Netflix’s Shirley, which he wrote and directed and features Regina King as America’s first Black Congresswoman, Shirley Chisholm. In the fall of 2018, Ridley opened NO Studios, a space for the arts and community, in his hometown of Milwaukee.

John Ridley

Three Great Things: John Ridley

Godfrey Reggio’s latest film, <a href="https://oncewithinatime.oscilloscope.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Once Within a Time</a>, made with co-director Jon Kane and featuring score by his regular collaborator Philip Glass, is out October 13 through Oscilloscope. He is globally recognized for his wordless film trilogy: Koyaanisqatsi: “Life Out of Balance”; Powaqqatsi: “Life in Transformation”; and Naqoyqatsi: “Life as War.” These films explore the collision between urban life and the global environment, the impact of modernization, and the encroachment of technology on nature. Other notable works include his short film Evidence, focusing on the effect of cinema on children, and his documentary Anima Mundi, a celebration of the world&#8217;s fauna. His film Visitors reveals humanity&#8217;s trance-like relationship with technology, which, when commandeered by extreme emotional states, produces massive effects far beyond the human species. (Photo by Asa Mathat.)

Three Great Things