Illeana Douglas
Illeana Douglas is an actress, writer, producer, and director. Getting her start by playing fearless, often outspoken women in films like Goodfellas, Cape Fear, and To Die For, Illeana went on to star in the musical Grace of My Heart, comedies like Picture Perfect, Message in a Bottleand Ghost World and the iconic horror film, Stir of Echoes. A film historian, Illeana is the granddaughter of two-time Academy Award–winning actor Melvyn Douglas. Illeana has interviewed a pantheon of cinema greats for Turner Classic Movies and has participated in scores of film documentaries, including Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed, CNN: The Movies, 78/52, Greatest Cult Films of All Time, The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh, Kino Lorber’s Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers, which she also executive-produced and hosted, and Joe Dante’s movie site, Trailers From Hell.
On television she received an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Angela on Six Feet Under and has guest-starred in classic shows like Larry Sanders, Seinfeld, Frasier, The Drew Carey Show, Law and Order, Entourage,Ugly Betty, Shrill, Search Party, and Goliath. She created and starred in the multi award winning first ever branded web series Easy to Assemble sponsored by IKEA.
Her first book, I Blame Dennis Hopper: And Other Stories from a Life Lived In and Out of the Movies, was named “one of the best books of 2015” by Entertainment Weekly. Connecticut in the Movies : From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia (2023) is now in its second printing.
A classic film lover, Illeana is a member of the Turner Classic Movies family, and has interviewed a pantheon of cinema greats and hosted TCM Spotlight series, including Funny Ladies, Second Looks, and Trailblazing Women. Illeana has participated in scores of film documentaries, including CNN: The Movies, 78/52, Greatest Cult Films of All Time, The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh, and Kino Lorber’s Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers, which she also executive-produced and hosted. She has also provided film commentaries and interviews for Criterion, Arrow Entertainment, and Joe Dante’s Trailers From Hell.Bob Hoffman’s career in motion pictures spanned over 50 years – the last 25 principally focused on visual effects and post-production at the multiple Academy Award-winning VFX studio, Digital Domain, and then nearly two decades at Technicolor where he oversaw much of company’s transition to digital services. While at Digital Domain, he oversaw the company’s theatrical release and awards campaigns for such films as True Lies, Apollo 13, and Titanic.
