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Rushmore (film) Rushmore is a 1998 comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson about an eccentric teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman in his first film), his friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), and their mutual love for elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams). The film was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. The soundtrack was scored by regular Anderson collaborator Mark Mothersbaugh and features several songs by bands associated with the British Invasion of the 1960s. The movie helped launch the careers of Anderson and Schwartzman, while establishing a "second career" for Murray as a respected actor of independent cinema. Rushmore also won Best Director and Best Supporting Male awards at the 1999 Independent Spirit Awards while Murray earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.

Max's life revolves around Rushmore Academy, a private school, where he is a scholarship student. Wes Anderson. Wesley Wales "Wes" Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are known for their distinctive visual and narrative style.[1] Early life[edit] Wesley Wales Anderson was born on May 1, 1969, in Houston, Texas, the son of Texas Ann (Burroughs), an archaeologist, and Melver Leonard Anderson, who worked in advertising and public relations.[2][3][4][5][6] He is the second of three boys; his parents divorced when he was 8.[6] His older brother, Mel, is a doctor, and his younger brother, Eric, is a writer and artist whose paintings and designs have appeared in several of Anderson’s films.[7] Anderson is of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry.[8] Film career[edit] Anderson's first film, Bottle Rocket (1996), based on a short film that he made with Luke and Owen Wilson, was a crime caper focused on a group of young Texans aspiring to achieve major heists.

Though well reviewed, it performed poorly at the box office.[11][12][13] Directing techniques[edit] The Royal Tenenbaums. The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson and co-written with Owen Wilson. The film stars Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, and Owen Wilson. Plot[edit] Royal Tenenbaum explains to his three children, Chas, Margot, and Richie, that he and his wife, Etheline, are separating. Each of the Tenenbaum children achieved great success at a very young age.

Chas is a math and business genius, from whom Royal steals money. Margot, who was adopted by the Tenenbaums, was awarded a grant for a play that she wrote in the ninth grade. Twenty-two years later, Royal is kicked out of the hotel he has been living in. Given the news that Etheline is considering marrying Henry, Royal devises a plan to convince Etheline that he has stomach cancer in order to win her and his children's affections back. Eli, with whom Margot has been having an affair, tells her that Richie loves her.

Cast[edit] Rushmore (1998. Life with Derek. Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran for four seasons, ending its run on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the two oldest children in a stepfamily. It ended with 70 episodes and one spin-off television film, entitled Vacation with Derek. Premise[edit] George Venturi (John Ralston), a divorced man from London, Ontario who had custody of his three children from a previous marriage: sons Derek (Michael Seater) and Edwin (Daniel Magder) and daughter Marti (Ariel Waller), marries a divorced woman named Nora McDonald (Joy Tanner), who has two daughters of her own from a previous marriage: Casey (Ashley Leggat) and Lizzie (Jordan Todosey).

Up until that point, Casey was perfectly content with her life. Main cast[edit] The McDonald-Venturi family[edit] Recurring cast[edit] Awards[edit] Unfabulous. Unfabulous is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon. The series is about an "unfabulous" 7th Grade middle school student (8th Grade in season 3) named Addie Singer, played by Emma Roberts. The show, which debuted in late summer 2004, was one of the most-watched programs in the United States among children between the age of 10 and 16[1] and was created by Sue Rose, who previously created the animated series Pepper Ann and Angela Anaconda. The series ended on December 16, 2007, with the third season being the final season.[2] Reruns of the show ended on Nickelodeon on June 2008. The show aired reruns on The N but ended in late 2009.

The show's theme song is performed by Jill Sobule, who also writes the songs for the series. Overview[edit] Unfabulous's main character is a 13-year-old girl seventh grader (14-year-old eighth grader in third season) Addie Singer (Emma Roberts), who writes songs about her life in middle school. Cast[edit] Main cast[edit] Episodes[edit] Clarissa Explains It All (TV Series 1991–1994. Annie Hall. The Hudsucker Proxy.