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Michael Panes is a Actor American born on 2 april 1963
Michael Panes (born April 2, 1963) is an American actor, writer, musician and composer. He attended Brown University and graduated with a music degree. He has appeared in numerous off-Broadway plays and has been noted as a gifted comedian with an uncanny resemblance to Peter Sellers. He recently appeared in Lisa Loeb's reality television series Number 1 Single. The two were old friends and during the course of the show began to date. At the end of the series the status of their relationship was in question as Panes had to move to Los Angeles for an acting role. He asked Loeb to accompany him, but she declined his offer, feeling she needed to stay in New York City and concentrate on her music. Loeb has since married.
Panes's film roles include classical musician Levi Panes in The Anniversary Party and Gore Vidal in Infamous.
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Panes's film roles include classical musician Levi Panes in The Anniversary Party and Gore Vidal in Infamous.
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Jacob's Ladder (2019)
, 1h29Directed by David M. Rosenthal
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Michael Ealy, Jesse Williams, Nicole Beharie, Guy Burnet, Karla Souza, Michael Panes
Roles Bandleader
Rating36%
Après avoir perdu son frère au combat en Afghanistan, Jacob Singer retourne chez lui. Il est rapidement en proie à de nombreux troubles, des hallucinations et des flashbacks. Jacob voit peu à peu les gens autour de lui se transformer en images troublantes.
The Perfect Guy (2015)
, 1h40Directed by David M. Rosenthal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about families, Films about domestic violence
Actors Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut, Charles Dutton, Kathryn Morris, Tess Harper
Roles Cooper
Rating56%
Successful lobbyist Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) is unhappy in her relationship with her boyfriend Dave King (Morris Chestnut), as he does not feel ready to commit to her wishes of starting a family, causing them to break up. Two months later, she ends up meeting the charming Carter Duncan (Michael Ealy), who works in IT for another company. They quickly grow close, and he manages to work his way into the hearts of her friends as well as her mother and father. On their way home from a trip to San Francisco to meet her parents, a stranger inquires Leah about Carter's Dodge Charger at a gas station. Carter viciously attacks the man before the mortified Leah, and he takes off when the station's owner orders them to leave at gunpoint. Leah decides to break up with Carter that night, distraught over his actions and his desperate attempts to apologize.
Free the Nipple (2014)
Directed by Lina Esco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Monique Coleman, Zach Grenier, Casey LaBow, Lina Esco, Michael Panes, Lola Kirke
Roles Lawyer
Rating40%
An army of passionate women launch a revolution to "Free the Nipple" and decriminalize the female body. Based on a true story, this mass movement of topless women, armed with First Amendment lawyers, graffiti installations and national publicity stunts, invade New York City to protest the backwards censorship laws in the USA.
Free the Nipple (2014)
Directed by Lina Esco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Casey LaBow, Monique Coleman, Zach Grenier, Lola Kirke, Michael Panes, Lina Esco
Roles Lawyer
Rating40%
Led by Liv (Lola Kirke), an army of passionate women launch a revolution to "Free the Nipple" and decriminalize female toplessness. Based on true events, a mass movement of topless women, backed by First Amendment lawyers, graffiti installations and national publicity stunts, invade New York City to protest censorship hypocrisies and promote gender equality legally and culturally in the US.
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
, 2h3Directed by Cameron Crowe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Films about families, Politique, Political films, Children's films
Actors Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning
Roles Principal
Rating69%
Recently widowed Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon), still grieving his loss and dealing with the expulsion of his 14-year-old son, Dylan (Colin Ford), from school, decides to make a fresh start by buying a new house. He tours many houses with his 7-year old daughter, Rosie (Maggie Elizabeth Jones), and his realtor, Mr. Stevens (J.B. Smoove), but finds none he likes until his daughter finds a listing with what seems like the perfect house. They drive to an old large house and Benjamin inspects the property, telling his realtor it is perfect. When they hear a lion roar, Stevens explains that the house comes with a zoo in the back, which closed several years before; if they want the house, they must buy the zoo.
Janie Jones (2010)
, 1h47Directed by David M. Rosenthal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Abigail Breslin, Brittany Snow, Alessandro Nivola, Elisabeth Shue, Peter Stormare, Joel Moore
Roles Ulysses
Rating65%
A 13-year-old girl is abandoned by her meth-addicted former-groupie mother, after she informs Ethan Brand, an alcoholic, on-the-road, fading rock star, that Janie is his daughter, and he is not happy about it.
Please Give (2010)
, 1h30Directed by Nicole Holofcener
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action
Actors Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Amanda Peet, Rebecca Hall, Thomas Ian Nicholas
Roles Shopper
Rating65%
Kate (Keener) and Alex (Platt) are a couple living in a New York City apartment with their teenage daughter, Abby (Sarah Steele). Kate and Alex own a furniture store specializing in used modern furniture, which they buy at estate sales. They have bought the apartment adjacent to theirs, but its occupant, the elderly and cranky Andra (Guilbert), will stay in it until she dies. Andra has two granddaughters, the dutiful and generous Rebecca (Hall), a breast cancer radiology technician, and the cynical, sharp-tongued Mary (Peet), a cosmetologist.
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
, 1h44Directed by Paul John Hogan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, John Goodman, Joan Cusack, John Lithgow
Roles Russell
Rating58%
Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) is a shopping addict who lives with her best friend Suze (Krysten Ritter). She works as a journalist for a gardening magazine but dreams of joining the fashion magazine Alette. On the way to an interview with Alette, she buys a green scarf. Her credit card is declined, so Rebecca goes to a hot dog stand and offers to buy all the hot dogs with a check, if the seller gives her back change in cash, saying the scarf is to be a gift for her sick aunt. The hot dog vendor refuses but a man offers her $20.
Falling Up (2009)
Directed by David M. Rosenthal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Joseph Cross, Sarah Roemer, Snoop Dogg, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claudette Lalí, Joe Pantoliano
Roles Laszlo
Rating55%
Nursing student Henry O'Shea (Joseph Cross), who suddenly finds himself the 'head' of his family, after the death of his father, takes a leave from school to support his mother, getting a job as a New York doorman. Soon one of the building's residents, Scarlett Dowling (Sarah Roemer), takes notice of him and soon they become romantically attracted to each other, much to the annoyance of her mother (Mimi Rogers).
(Untitled) (2009)
, 1h36Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Adam Goldberg, Marley Shelton, Eion Bailey, Lucy Punch, Vinnie Jones, Zak Orth
Roles Grant
Rating63%
Set in the artsy Chelsea, this satirical film centers on a young bohemian avant-garde composer Adrian (Goldberg), who becomes involved with a trendy New York art gallery owner, Madeleine (Shelton). Adrian is a composer who makes music by breaking glass and kicking metal buckets. In contrast to Adrian is his brother Josh (Bailey), a successful painter who happens to bring Madeline to one of his brother's concerts. Madeleine is immediately drawn to Adrian's work and invites him to perform at her gallery and into her bedroom. Eventually, Josh discovers the secret relationship between Madeleine and Adrian, and the fact that Madeleine has been using Josh's paintings, which have commercial appeal, to keep the gallery running while it features more avant-garde work.
Broken English (2007)
, 1h37Directed by Zoe Cassavetes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Drea de Matteo, Justin Theroux, Peter Bogdanovich, Tim Guinee
Roles Glen
Rating62%
Nora Wilder (Parker Posey), a single, career woman works at a Manhattan boutique hotel where her excellent skills in guest relations lack in the romantic department. If it is not her loving and dominant mother (Gena Rowlands) attempting to set her up that consistently fail, she has her friend’s (Drea de Matteo) disastrous blind dates to rely on as a backup for further dismay. She's surrounded by friends who are all happily engaged or romantically involved and somehow, love escapes Nora—until she meets an unusual Frenchman (Melvil Poupaud) who helps her discover life beyond her self-imposed boundaries.
Watching the Detectives (2007)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Jason Sudeikis, Callie Thorne, Michael Panes, Heather Burns
Roles Lucien
Rating62%
The film opens on a dark film noir black and white scene where a 1940s style detective shoots a villain—for trying to return a late video. The lights come up, revealing that we are watching a commercial for Gumshoe Video, and the detective is Neil (Cillian Murphy), the store's owner, who is premiering the ad for friends at a party at his modest cinephile video store. His girlfriend Denise (Heather Burns), who appears in the commercial, does not show up at the celebration.
Infamous (2006)
, 2h1Directed by Douglas McGrath
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about capital punishment, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig, Peter Bogdanovich, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis
Roles Gore Vidal
Rating69%
Truman Capote, known in New York City society for his wit and fashion flair as much as he is recognized in literary circles as the celebrated writer of Other Voices, Other Rooms and Breakfast at Tiffany's, reads a brief article about the murder of a farming family in Holcomb, Kansas, in the back pages of the New York Times of November 16, 1959.
Going Shopping (2005)
, 1h46Directed by Henry Jaglom
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Rob Morrow, Lee Grant, Juliet Landau, Mae Whitman, Bruce Davison, Jennifer Grant
Roles Waiting Man
Rating51%
Holly tient une boutique de vêtements chics à Santa Monica. Adam, son amant et comptable, est parti avec la caisse et Holly doit absolument réaliser d'importantes ventes pendant le week-end de la fête des mères pour sauver sa boutique. Durant ce week-end frénétique, Holly doit aussi gérer des relations délicates avec Winnie, sa mère, et Coco, sa fille, et entame un flirt avec Miles. Tout au long du film, des clientes évoquent le rôle que le shopping joue dans leurs vies.
Adam & Steve (2005)
, 1h39Directed by Craig Chester
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Malcolm Gets, Craig Chester, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Kristen Schaal, Marshall Bell
Roles Lou
Rating57%
In 1987, Adam (Craig Chester), a shy, cynical Jewish kid, encounters Steve (Malcolm Gets), an attractive Dazzle Dancer performing at Danceteria one night. The two flirt and go back to Adam's apartment to have sex, with Steve offering Adam the latter's first hit of cocaine. Unbeknownst to Steve, the cocaine is cut with baby laxative, resulting in Steve losing control of his bowels and explosively defecating all over Adam's apartment. Humiliated, Steve flees.