Who directed the comedy film which was written by Tina Fey and based on a book by American parenting educator Rosalind Wiseman?
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Rosalind Wiseman Rosalind Wiseman is an American parenting educator and author of several publications. Her "New York Times" best-selling book "Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence," released in 2002, was the basis of the 2004 film "Mean Girls". Wiseman is also the creator of the Owning Up Curriculum, a program that teaches students and educators to take responsibility as bystanders, perpetrators, and victims of unethical behavior.
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Mean Girls Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The movie is based in part on Rosalind Wiseman's non-fiction self-help book "Queen Bees and Wannabes", which describes female high school social cliques and the damaging effects they can have on girls.
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Wonder (film) Wonder is an upcoming American family comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky and written by Steve Conrad based on the 2012 novel of the same name by R.J. Palacio. The film stars Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson as the parents of a young boy struggling to overcome a facial difference, portrayed by Jacob Tremblay. The film will be released on November 17, 2017 in the USA and on December 1, 2017 in the UK by Lionsgate.
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Jenna McCarthy Jenna McCarthy is an American author who has written the books "Pretty Much Screwed"; "I've Still Got It... I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It: Awkwardly True Tales from the Far Side of Forty"; "If It Was Easy They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon: Living With and Loving the TV-Addicted, Sex-Obsessed, Not-So-Handy Man You Married"; "The Parent Trip: From High Heels and Parties to Highchairs and Potties"; "Cheers to the New Mom"; "Cheers to the New Dad"; "Big Rigs for Moms"; and "Tea Parties for Dads". Her TED Talk "What You Don't Know About Marriage" got over 3 million views on YouTube.
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Tom Shadyac Thomas Peter "Tom" Shadyac (born December 11, 1958) is an American Director, screenwriter, producer and author. Shadyac, who was the youngest joke-writer ever for comedian Bob Hope, is widely known for writing and directing the comedy films "", "The Nutty Professor", "Liar Liar", and "Bruce Almighty". In 2010, Shadyac departed from comedic work to write, direct, and narrate the documentary film "I Am", in which he explores his abandonment of a materialistic lifestyle following a bicycle accident three years earlier.
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The Human Comedy (film) The Human Comedy is a 1943 American drama film directed by Clarence Brown and adapted by Howard Estabrook. It is often thought to be based on the William Saroyan novel of the same name, but Saroyan actually wrote the screenplay first, was fired from the movie project, and quickly wrote the novel and published it just before the film was released. The picture stars Mickey Rooney with Frank Morgan. Also appearing in the film are James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed and Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins. Robert Mitchum (as "Quentin") and Don DeFore appear together as boisterous soldiers in uncredited supporting roles.
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The Meddler The Meddler is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed and written by Lorene Scafaria. The film stars Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne and J. K. Simmons. Principal photography began on March 30, 2015 in Los Angeles. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released on April 22, 2016, by Sony Pictures Classics.
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Jen Kirkman Jennifer Ann Kirkman is an American stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and actress. She is known for her regular appearances as a round-table panelist on "Chelsea Lately", as well as for her appearances on the Funny or Die sketch series "Drunk History", and its 2013 continuation television series on Comedy Central. She has released four comedy albums: "Self Help" (2006), "Hail to the Freaks" (2011), "I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)" (2016), and "Just Keep Living?" (2017). Her debut book, "I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids", was published in April 2013, and became a "New York Times" bestseller.
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Freak Dance (film) Freak Dance is an American comedy film written and directed by Matt Besser of the Upright Citizens Brigade and co-directed by Neil Mahoney. It premiered at the Austin Film Festival on October 21, 2011. The film had a limited theatrical release in May 2012 and made available on video on demand services. The film was released on DVD on July 10, 2012. The film is based on a stage show created by Besser, which originally ran at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles for several years.
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Supertwink Supertwink is a 2006 American comedy film directed, written, and filmed by Richard Christy and Sal Governale. Produced and made for subscribers of Howard TV, an In Demand digital cable service operated by Howard Stern, the film stars members of Stern's radio show staff and "Wack Packers". The film premièred at the Pioneer Theater, in New York City, on January 4, 2006.
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Bananas (film) Bananas is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Woody Allen and starring Allen, Louise Lasser, and Carlos Montalban. Written by Allen and Mickey Rose, the film is about a bumbling New Yorker who, after being dumped by his activist girlfriend, travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion. Parts of the plot are based on the book "Don Quixote, U.S.A." by Richard P. Powell.
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Funny Girl (musical) Funny Girl is a 1963 musical (opened on Broadway in 1964) with a book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of Broadway star, film actress and comedian Fanny Brice featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. Its original title was "My Man."
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20th Century Women 20th Century Women is a 2016 U.S. comedy-drama film directed and written by Mike Mills. The film is set in 1970s Southern California and based in part on Mills' childhood. The film stars Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann and Billy Crudup.
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Dangerously Delicious Dangerously Delicious is a 2012 American stand-up comedy film written by and starring Aziz Ansari. It was filmed in June 2011 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. during his Dangerously Delicious Tour.
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Summer of 8 Summer of 8 is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Ryan Schwartz. It is Schwartz's directorial debut.
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Just Add Magic (TV series) Just Add Magic is an American live-action family television series, loosely based on the book of the same name by Cindy Callaghan. It was produced by Amazon Studios. A pilot was produced in 2015 and the series commissioned for a full season the following year. Amazon renewed the series for a second season in June 2016 after it "set a record as the most successful Amazon Original Kids premiere weekend in terms of U.S. Prime Video streams and hours."
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Nancy Schwartzman Nancy Schwartzman is an American director, producer, and mobile app developer, and the CEO of Tech 4 Good. She works in the intersection of sexuality, youth culture, and new media.
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Funny Girl (film) Funny Girl is a 1968 American biographical romantic musical comedy-drama film directed by William Wyler. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart was adapted from her book for the stage musical of the same title. It is loosely based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein.
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The Object of My Affection The Object of My Affection is a 1998 romantic comedy-drama film, adapted from the book of the same name by Stephen McCauley, and starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd. The story concerns a pregnant New York social worker who develops romantic feelings for her gay best friend and decides to raise her child with him, and the complications that ensue. The film is directed by Nicholas Hytner, and the screenplay was written by Wendy Wasserstein.
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Kids in the House Kids in the House is a website that provides advice and information on topics such as parenting, pregnancy, raising babies, toddlers, children, and teenagers. It features the biggest video library of expert advice for parents on the internet. The site contains over 8,000 videos from 450 experts, such as Daniel J. Siegel, Edward Hallowell, John Gray, and Arianna Huffington.
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Great News Great News is an American sitcom television series created and written by Tracey Wigfield (her first series as a creator and producer), and co-executive produced with Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, and David Miner for 3 Arts Entertainment, Little Stranger and Universal Television. The series premiered April 25, 2017 on NBC.
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Clifford's Really Big Movie Clifford's Really Big Movie is an American animated musical epic adventure comedy-drama family film, loosely based on the book series "Clifford the Big Red Dog" by Norman Bridwell, and more closely based on the classic PBS Kids TV series adapted from it. This film was directed by Robert Ramirez, produced by Scholastic Entertainment and Big Red Dog Productions, and originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. on February 20, 2004.