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Chain Link (film)
''Chain Link'' is a 2008 American drama film directed by Dylan Reynolds, starring Mark Irvingsen, Jim Storm, Yassmin Alers, Luciano Rauso and Jody Jaress. Cast * Mark Irvingsen as Anthony * Jim Storm as Duncan * Yassmin Alers as Jade * Luciano Rauso as "Little Man" * Jody Jaress as Rhea * Peter Looney as Cromwell * David Kallaway as Brian * Lelia Goldoni as Floraine * Jim Round as Officer O'Keefe Reception Kristi Matsuda of ''LA Weekly'' wrote that while the script "sometimes slips into sentimentality and entertains the odd delusion of grandeur", the film "mostly presents a spare, refreshingly clear-eyed depiction of a deadbeat’s downward spiral." Mark Keizer of ''Boxoffice Pro'' rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that while Reynolds "adds little to the conversation", his "close-to-the-bone rendering still draws you in, proving once again that movies begin and end with characters you care about." Brad Wilke of ''Film Threat'' wrote that while the film "does a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Irvingsen
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Jim Storm (actor)
James Storm (born August 12, 1943) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Gerard Stiles on the 1960s horror soap opera ''Dark Shadows''. Storm's first television appearance was as the second Dr. Larry Wolek on ''One Life to Live'' for which replaced actor, Paul Tulley, a role Storm played from 1968 to 1969. His brother, Michael, followed him in the role. In the storyline, Jim's Larry Wolek was badly burned in a fire and underwent plastic surgery, and Michael's Larry Wolek was revealed when the bandages were removed. This new plot device would prove so successful that many other shows, including ''Dynasty'' (and ''One Life to Live'' itself in later years), would use it when recasting key characters. He next portrayed Gerard Stiles on ''Dark Shadows'' from 1970 to 1971, appearing in 79 episodes. He played a different character with the same name in the 1971 spinoff film ''Night of Dark Shadows''. His next soap role was on ''The Secret Storm'' starting in 1971, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yassmin Alers
Yassmin Alers is an American actress born in New York City's Spanish Harlem as the middle child of a close-knit family of five children. She was dance captain and understudy in the original broadway cast of Jonathan Larson's ''RENT'' on Broadway. She also appeared in the Broadway productions of Paul Simon's ''The Capeman'' and in the revival of ''The Rocky Horror Show''. Alers has appeared in the International Tour of ''The Who's Tommy'' and the National Tour of ''RENT''. She most recently was on Broadway with On Your Feet and at GEVA Theater Center in Rochester with In The Heights, where she played the role of Abuela Claudia. Ms. Alers has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Filmography * ''West Side Story'' (2021) as Lluvia * ''The American Mall'' (2008) (TV) as Erin * ''Chain Link A chain-link fence (also referred to as wire netting, wire-mesh fence, chain-wire fence, cyclone fence, hurricane fence, or diamond-mesh fence) is a type of woven fence usually made from galva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Jaress
Jody Jaress is an American actress, director, writer and jazz and blues singer in the Los Angeles, California area. She began studying acting, singing, and dancing in the mid 1950s. Background Jaress was born in Ottawa, Illinois, and is the eldest daughter of realtor, John William "Bill" Schafer (1923–2017) from Marion, Illinois and Freda Ellen Jones Schafer (1921–2005), formerly of Johnston City, Illinois, who was a member of the Business and Professional Women's Association in Southern California. Jaress has two children, a son, JC Jaress (married to Anastasia King Jaress), and a daughter, Michele Lea Jaress (1967-1998). She divorced Michael F. Jaress, the father of her two children, in 1975. Early Days In Acting Jaress began her entertainment career at a very young age (1950s) in Michigan and has made appearances on stage, film, television and radio. Early in her acting endeavors, she received acclaim at the Will-O-Way Apprentice Theatre (Michigan) for her Command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Reynolds
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Lelia Goldoni
Lelia Goldoni (born Lelia Vita Rizzuto; October 1, 1936) is an American actress who appeared in a number of motion pictures and television shows starting in the late 1940s, including uncredited cameo roles in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ''House of Strangers'' (1949), John Huston's ''We Were Strangers'' (1949) and ''The Italian Job'' (1969). She appeared as Denise James in the 1965 horror film ''Hysteria''. She costarred on the episode "Fair Exchange" and "Two Birds with One Bullet" of the British television series ''Danger Man'' (1964) with Patrick MacGoohan. She is best known for co-starring in John Cassavetes's groundbreaking film ''Shadows'' (1959), which launched her acting career, and for playing the best friend of Ellen Burstyn's character in Martin Scorsese's ''Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1974). In 2010, she appeared in the miniseries '' The Pacific'' as Dora Basilone. Biography Goldoni was born Lelia Vita Rizzuto in New York City. Her father was an Italian actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LA Weekly
''LA Weekly'' is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Jay Levin, who served as president and editor until 1991. Voice Media Group sold the paper in late 2017 to Semanal Media LLC, whose parent company is listed as Street Media. The current Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director is Darrick Rainey. It covers Los Angeles music, arts, film, theater, culture, concerts, and events. In 1979 they established the LA Weekly Theater Awards which awards small theatre productions (99 seats or less) in Los Angeles. Starting in 2006, ''LA Weekly'' has hosted the LA Weekly Detour Music Festival every October. The entire block surrounding Los Angeles City Hall is closed off to accommodate the festival's three stages. Some of its best known writers were Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold, who left in early 2012, and Nikki Finke, who blogged about the film industry through the ''Weekly'' website and published a print column in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxoffice Pro
''Boxoffice Pro'' is a film industry magazine dedicated to the movie theatre business published by BoxOffice Media LP. History It started in 1920 as ''The Reel Journal'', taking the name ''Boxoffice'' in 1931 and still publishes today, with an intended audience of theatre owners and film professionals. In 2019, its name was changed to ''Boxoffice Pro''. ''Boxoffice Pro'' is the official publication of the National Association of Theatre Owners, a role it took on in 2006. In 1937 the magazine began to publish box office reports; it ended its publication of movie reviews in 2012. The magazine was originally published every Saturday by Associated Publications. Box office performance was expressed as a percentage of normal performance with normal being expressed as 100%. A Barometer issue was published in January with a review of the year including the performance of movies for the year. ''Boxoffice'' was acquired by Webedia Webedia is a global company specializing in onlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Threat
''Film Threat'' is an online film review publication, and earlier, a national magazine that focused primarily on independent film, although it also reviewed videos and DVDs of mainstream films, as well as Hollywood movies in theaters. It first appeared as a photocopied zine in 1985, created by Wayne State University students Chris Gore and André Seewood. In 1997, ''Film Threat'' was converted to a solely online resource. The current incarnation of ''Film Threat'' accepts money from filmmakers who are looking for a way to promote their films. Since 2011, those seeking a review from the site can pay between $50 and $400 for varying levels of service, ranging from a "guaranteed review within 7-10 days" to a package that includes a guarantee of "100K minimum impressions". Beginning The initial issues of ''Film Threat'' combined pseudopolitical ranting by Seewood and cinematic material and parody of mainstream film by Gore. In Gore's own words, "I thought, wouldn’t it be great t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States. The publication has won more than 40 Pulitzer Prizes. It is owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by the Times Mirror Company. The newspaper’s coverage emphasizes California and especially Southern California stories. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to labor unions, the latter of which led to the bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. In recent decades the paper's readership has declined, and it has been beset by a series of ownership changes, staff reductions, and other controversies. In January 2018, the paper's staff voted to unionize and final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
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