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Bill Sage
William Sage III (born April 3, 1962) is an American actor and alumnus of State University of New York at Purchase. He is known for his collaborations with director Hal Hartley. Sage has appeared in more than 80 movies, most notable ''American Psycho (film), American Psycho'' (2000), ''We Are What We Are (2013 film), We Are What We Are'' (2013), ''Every Secret Thing (film), Every Secret Thing'' (2014), and ''Wrong Turn (2021 film), Wrong Turn'' (2021). On television, he appeared on ''Nurse Jackie'', ''Hap and Leonard (TV series), Hap and Leonard'' and ''Power (TV series), Power''. Filmography * 1992 ''Simple Men'' as Dennis McCabe * 1995 ''Flirt (1995 film), Flirt'' as Bill * 1995 ''The Perez Family'' as Steve Steverino * 1996 ''I Shot Andy Warhol'' as Tom Baker (American actor), Tom Baker * 1998 ''High Art'' as Arnie * 1998 ''Sex and the City'' as Kurt Harrington * 1998 ''Somewhere in the City'' as Justin * 1999 ''The Insider (film), The Insider'' as Intense Young Intern * 2000 ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by TriBeCa Productions, Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. Tribeca was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2002 to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of Lower Manhattan following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Until 2020, the festival was known as the Tribeca Film Festival. Each year, the festival hosts over 600 screenings with approximately 150,000 attendees, and awards independent artists in 23 juried competitive categories. History The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, and Craig Hatkoff, in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center (1973–2001), World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the Tribeca neighborhood in Lower Manhattan. The inaugural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flirt (1995 Film)
''Flirt'' is a 1995 drama film written and directed by Hal Hartley and produced by Good Machine. Introduction The story takes place in New York, Berlin and Tokyo, with each segment using the same dialogue. In New York, Bill struggles to decide whether he has a future with Emily, while attempting to restrain Walter, the angry husband of a woman he thinks he might be in love with. In Berlin, Dwight has a similar experience with his lover, while the events that befall Miho in Tokyo take a more dramatic turn. Cast * Martin Donovan as Walter * Dwight Ewell as Dwight * Geno Lechner as Greta * Parker Posey as Emily * Bill Sage as Bill * Miho Nikaido as Miho * Hal Hartley as Hal * Toshizo Fujiwara as Ozu * Peter Fitz as The Doctor * Chikako Hara as Yuki * Liana Pai as Woman at Phone Booth * Harold Perrineau, Jr. as Man #1 * Maria Schrader as Girl In Phone Booth * José Zúñiga as Driver * Hannah Sullivan as Margaret * Michael Imperioli Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mysterious Skin
''Mysterious Skin'' is a 2004 coming-of-age film written and directed by Gregg Araki, adapted from Scott Heim's 1995 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of two pre-adolescent boys who both experienced sexual abuse as children, and how it affects their lives in different ways into their young adulthood. One boy becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), while the other (Brady Corbet) retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction. ''Mysterious Skin'' premiered at the 61st Venice International Film Festival in September 2004, although it was not more widely distributed until May 2005 without a rating. It grossed $2.1 million at the box office and received critical acclaim. Psychologists have praised ''Mysterious Skin'' for its accurate depiction of the long-term effects of child sex abuse. Plot Two eight-year-old Little League teammates, Neil McCormick and Brian Lackey, both experience life-altering events during the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin (2003 Film)
''Sin'' is a 2003 American crime thriller film directed by Michael Stevens. It stars Gary Oldman and Ving Rhames, with a supporting cast including Kerry Washington, Alicia Coppola and Chris Spencer. The film, which was released direct-to-video, has been censured by Oldman. Plot synopsis Retired Reno, Nevada police officer Eddie Burns (Ving Rhames) goes in search of his wayward sister Kassie (Kerry Washington). Along the way, his past wrongdoings make him the target of a revenge campaign by enigmatic criminal Charlie Strom (Gary Oldman). Cast Reception Critical reaction Dominic Wills of '' TalkTalk'' described ''Sin'' as "a kind of cross between ''Death Wish'' and '' 8mm.''" ''DVD Talk'' journalist Shannon Nutt awarded the film two stars out of five, and wrote: "''Sin'' makes for a decent rental... The plotline is rather predictable and similar to many other cop dramas you'll find out there, but the acting of both Rhames and Oldman put ''Sin'' just a notch above other releases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Such Thing (film)
''No Such Thing'' (previously titled ''Monster'', is, Skrímsli) is a 2001 supernatural drama film directed by Hal Hartley. It tells the story of Beatrice (Sarah Polley), a journalist whose fiancé is killed by a monster in Iceland. The story is based very loosely on the Anglo-Saxon epic '' Beowulf''. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the May 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Beatrice (Sarah Polley) is a young woman working in a television network under a woman known only as The Boss ( Helen Mirren). She receives a recording from her fiancé Jim, who has been sent as part of a small production crew to Iceland to investigate a Monster that lives there. Determined to find her fiancé, Beatrice convinces her boss to send her to Iceland, but her plane crashes. She is the only survivor and, in order to walk again, undergoes an extremely painful, radical surgery. As she recovers, she befriends Dr. Anna (Julie Christie), who helps her travel to the remote village where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glitter (film)
''Glitter'' is a 2001 American romantic musical drama film starring Mariah Carey and rapper Da Brat, written by Kate Lanier, and directed by Vondie Curtis Hall. Carey plays Billie Frank, an aspiring singer who, along with her friends Louise (Da Brat) and Roxanne (Tia Texada), is a club dancer. Timothy Walker (Terrence Howard) offers them a contract as backup singers/dancers to another singer. At the premiere of the song they record, Billie meets Julian "Dice" Black ( Max Beesley), a nightclub DJ, who helps her in her solo career. In the process, Billie and Dice fall in love. Carey began working on a film and soundtrack project titled ''All That Glitters'' in 1997. However, during that period, her label Columbia Records pressured her to release a compilation album in time for the holiday season in November 1998. Consequently, Carey put ''All That Glitters'' on hold. Following this, she aimed to complete the film and album project for the summer of 2001. Shooting began in Toront ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Psycho (film)
''American Psycho'' is a 2000 horror film directed by Mary Harron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Guinevere Turner. Based on the 1991 novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis, it stars Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman, a New York City investment banker who leads a double life as a serial killer. Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Chloë Sevigny, Samantha Mathis, Cara Seymour, Justin Theroux, and Reese Witherspoon appear in supporting roles. The film blends horror and black comedy to satirize 1980s yuppie culture and consumerism, exemplified by Bateman. Ellis considered his controversial novel potentially unfilmable, but producer Edward R. Pressman was determined to adapt it and bought the film rights in 1992. Stuart Gordon, David Cronenberg, and Rob Weiss considered directing the film before Harron and Turner began writing the screenplay in 1996. They sought to make a 1980s period film that emphasized the novel's satire. The pre-production period was tumultuous; Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boiler Room (film)
''Boiler Room'' is a 2000 American crime drama film written and directed by Ben Younger and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Tom Everett Scott, Ron Rifkin, and Jamie Kennedy. The film was conceived when screenwriter Ben Younger interviewed for a job at brokerage firm Sterling Foster. Younger said, "I walked in and immediately realized, 'This is my movie.' I mean, you see these kids and know something is going on." The film was nominated for several awards including a Black Reel Award, a British Independent Film Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards. It won the Special Jury Prize at the 2000 Deauville Film Festival. Plot In 1999, Seth Davis, a 19-year-old Queens College dropout, runs an unlicensed casino in his home near the campus, catering to college students. Although he earns a successful living, he is a disappointment to his father, Marty, a New York City federal judge. One night, his cousin Adam stops by the casino to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Insider (film)
''The Insider'' is a 1999 American drama film directed by Michael Mann, from a screenplay adapted by Eric Roth and Mann from Marie Brenner's 1996 '' Vanity Fair'' article "The Man Who Knew Too Much". It stars Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, with supporting actors including Christopher Plummer, Bruce McGill, Diane Venora and Michael Gambon. A fictionalized account of a true story, it is based on the ''60 Minutes'' segment about Jeffrey Wigand, a whistleblower in the tobacco industry, covering his and CBS producer Lowell Bergman's struggles as they defend his testimony against efforts to discredit and suppress it by CBS and Wigand's former employer. Though not a box office success, ''The Insider'' received acclaim from critics, who praised Crowe's portrayal of Wigand, and Mann's direction. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Russell Crowe). Plot During a prologue, a CBS producer, Lowell Bergman, convinces the found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewhere In The City
''Somewhere in the City'' is a 1998 American indie comedy-drama film written and directed by Ramin Niami. Cast * Sandra Bernhard as Betty * Ornella Muti as Marta * Robert John Burke as Frankie * Peter Stormare as Graham * Bai Ling as Lu Lu * Paul Anthony Stewart as Che * Bulle Ogier as Brigitte * Linda Dano as Television Producer * Bill Sage as Justin * Kim Walker as Molly * Ed Koch Edward Irving Koch ( ; December 12, 1924February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was ma ... as himself * Mohammad Ghaffari as Teddy Soundtrack The score was composed by Welsh composer and recording artist John Cale, who performed it with Dawn Buckholz and Mark Deffenbaugh. The score was released alongside other songs used in the film on a soundtrack album in 1998. References External links * * 1998 films American comedy-dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex And The City
''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City (newspaper column), newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United States on June 6, 1998, and concluded on February 22, 2004, with 94 episodes broadcast over six seasons. Throughout its development, the series received contributions from various producers, screenwriters, and directors, principally Michael Patrick King. ''Sex and the City'' has received both acclaim and criticism for its subjects and characters, and is credited with helping to increase HBO's popularity as a network. The series has won several accolades, including seven of its 54 Emmy Award nominations, eight of its 24 Golden Globe Award nominations, and three of its 11 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. The series placed fifth on ''Entertainment Weekly'' "New TV Classics" list, and has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Art
High culture is a subculture that emphasizes and encompasses the cultural objects of aesthetic value, which a society collectively esteem as exemplary art, and the intellectual works of philosophy, history, art, and literature that a society consider representative of their culture. Definition In popular usage, the term ''high culture'' identifies the culture of an upper class (an aristocracy) or of a status class (the intelligentsia); and also identifies a society’s common repository of broad-range knowledge and tradition (e.g. folk culture) that transcends the social-class system of the society. Sociologically, the term ''high culture'' is contrasted with the term ''low culture'', the forms of popular culture characteristic of the less-educated social classes, such as the barbarians, the Philistines, and ''hoi polloi'' (the masses). Concept In European history, high culture was understood as a cultural concept common to the humanities, until the mid-19th century, when Matt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
