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Chase (2019 Film)
''Chase'' is a 2019 American action thriller film directed and written by Michael Matteo Rossi. The film stars Damien Puckler, Aries Spears, Richard Riehle, Oghenekaro Itene, Jessica Morris, Simeon Panda, Rob Niter and Skye Townsend. Plot Chase, a muscular hitman, must prove his loyalty to his mentor and best friend, while his girlfriend wants to leave the business behind them. Cast *Damien Puckler as Chase *Aries Spears as Miles *Richard Riehle as Turley *Oghenekaro Itene as Jayla *Jessica Morris as Blair *Skye Townsend as Lola *Rachel Alig as Megan *Devanny Pinn as Jessie *Harry Hains as Burke *Rob Niter as Nathan *Simeon Panda as Caleb *Felix Martinsson as Young Chase Awards Chase won the Best Action Film Award at the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. References External links * * 2019 films 2010s English-language films {{action-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle (born May 12, 1948) is an American character actor. He portrayed Walt Finnerty on ''Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005) and The Warden on ''The Young and the Restless'' (2007). He also appeared in over 200 films, including '' Glory'' (1989), '' The Fugitive'' (1993), ''Casino'' (1995), ''Lethal Weapon 4'' (1998) and ''Office Space'' (1999). Life and career Riehle was born on May 12, 1948, in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Margaret (''née'' Walsh), a nurse, and Herbert John Riehle (1921–1961), an assistant postmaster. He attended the University of Notre Dame and then went on to complete an MFA at University of Minnesota. He began acting at the Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester and was doing regional theatre in the Pacific Northwest when he got his very first film role in the John Wayne film '' Rooster Cogburn''. His television credits include ''Quantum Leap''; ''Roseanne''; ''Murder, She Wrote''; ''L.A. Law''; '' Ally McBeal''; ''Buffy the Vampire Slay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Niter
Rob Niter (born 1982) is an American actor and professional bodybuilder. Background Niter serves as a senior master sergeant in the United States Air Force. He has received recognition in several military sources as a fitness trainer; and for winning bodybuilding and fitness championships. In 2013, he performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on man for 25 minutes and brought him back to life. Niter told Houston Chronicle, “Sure it’s nice to be recognized, but it’s not about an award or a medal. The feeling of knowing that you saved someone’s life is truly an amazing feeling. Knowing that our actions that day prevented someone from dying and gave them another chance.” He was later honored as a hero of Houston by then, mayor Annise Parker. Career Niter's notable acting role was in David Gordon Green's, Halloween thriller. He is expected to cast as a sheriff in the movie alongside actress and author, Jamie Lee Curtis. According to The Post & Courier, Niter expres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Thriller
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life-threatening situations, a dangerous villain, or a pursuit which usually concludes in victory for the hero. Advancements in computer-generated imagery (CGI) have made it cheaper and easier to create action sequences and other visual effects that required the efforts of professional stunt crews in the past. However, reactions to action films containing significant amounts of CGI have been mixed, as some films use CGI to create unrealistic, highly unbelievable events. While action has long been a recurring component in films, the "action film" genre began to develop in the 1970s along with the increase of stunts and special effects. This genre is closely associated with the thriller and adventure genres and may also contain elements of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Matteo Rossi
Michael Matteo Rossi (born June 1, 1987) is an American film director, writer, and producer. He is most known for his action thriller film ''Chase'', released through Vertical Entertainment starring Damien Puckler, Aries Spears and Jessica Morris and won the Best Action Feature award at the Hollywood Reel Film festival. Rossi is also known for his feature ''Misogynist'', which starred Jonathan Bennett, Eve Mauro and Tracey Bregman Tracey Elizabeth Bregman is an American soap opera actress. She is best known for the role of Lauren Fenmore on ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Early life Bregman was born May 29, 1963, in Munich, Germany to A ... and won best narrative feature at the Los Angeles Underground Film Festival. Rossi was a producer of the film ''The Handler'', an action movie. References 1987 births Living people {{US-film-director-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aries Spears
Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American stand-up comedian and actor from New Jersey. Spears was a regular on Fox's sketch comedy series ''MADtv'', appearing in 198 episodes, making him the second longest-serving cast member on the show behind Michael McDonald. In 2011, he released a special called ''Aries Spears: Hollywood, Look I'm Smiling''. He co-hosted for the AVN Awards in 2018. Early life Spears was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to New York when he was a year or two old. His mother, Doris Spears, is a jazz singer. Spears moved to New Jersey at age 11 and attended Arthur M. Judd Elementary School. He became a comedian at 14, performing stand-up comedy in various comedy clubs in New York City. He was expelled for fighting during his sophomore year in North Brunswick Township High School in North Brunswick Township, at age 17. Spears started doing his own comedy routine around his hometown. Spears said that his first stand-up comedy was doing impressions at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oghenekaro Itene
Oghenekaro Lydia Itene is a Nigerian actress, businesswoman and humanitarian. She founded The Agnes Fikieme Foundation, whose mission is to enhance the standard of living in the community and increase its efficiency through advocacy, mentoring and creating access to basic necessities. Early life Oghenekaro Itene hails from Isoko, Delta state and was born and raised in Benin City, a town in Edo State, Southern Nigeria. She is a graduate of the University of Benin. The youngest of six children, she quickly learned to express herself through performance. Her first encounter with acting was at age eight when she joined the drama club in her primary school. Career Itene's acting debut came in 2013 in ''Shattered Mirror'', a feature film directed by Lancelot Imasuen Oduwa, portraying Reverend Sister. Onyinye announced Itene as one to watch out for. She appeared as Simi in ''Lincoln's Clan'' drama series produced by Total Recall/ content Africa, A pan Africa Project. Her origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Morris
Jessica Morris (born in Jacksonville, Florida ) is an American actress. Career After several small film and television roles, Morris was cast as the dysfunctional Jennifer Rappaport on the ABC soap opera, '' One Life to Live'', a role she portrayed from 2001 to 2005 and in a dream sequence on October 1, 2008. In 2008 Morris appeared in the comedy '' Role Models'' as "Linda the Teacher". She was in the cast of the 2010 fantasy film '' Fading of the Cries''. In 2014 Morris played the lead role in the horror film ''Haunting of the Innocent''. In 2014, Morris played Diane Hamilton in the soap opera web series A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single in ... '' Beacon Hill''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Jessica Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skye Townsend
Skylar Christan "Skye" Townsend (born September 1, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She has released two EPs, ''Vomit'' (2012) and ''Rocking Chairs'' (2015). Townsend joined the main cast of ''A Black Lady Sketch Show'' in 2021. Music career 2012: Recording and releasing ''Vomit'' EP Townsend released her debut EP album ''Vomit'' online via Digital Download on May 5, 2012. The EP featured collaborations from artist like Karina Pasian & Chris O'Bannon" on ("Go Fish!"), "Micky Munday" on ("Hazel") and Wyann Vaughn on ("Free") inspired by Deniece Williams's 1976 hit "Free". The majority of ''Vomit'' was produced by Jonathan "JMBeatz" Malone, Waren Vaughn, Vybe, Rey Reel and more. Later on, videos were directed by her father Robert Townsend, for "Go Fish" and "It's Normal" during the month of June 2012. 2015: Recording and releasing ''Rocking Chairs'' EP In mid to late 2014, Townsend began constructing her second studio EP album, titled ''Rocking Chairs''. The project incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival
The ''Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival'' (commonly abbreviated as "HRIFF") is a film festival with a focus on independent films held annually at L.A. Live / Staples Center and additional cinemas across Hollywood, California. HRIFF guests have included Pierce Brosnan, Hilary Duff, Harry Dean Stanton, Martin Landau, Joe Mantegna, Josh Brener, Frances Fisher and Uwe Boll and many other Hollywood film celebrities. Official HRIFF Award of Excellence Winners include Gérard Depardieu, Peter O'Toole, and Tinto Brass. Other winners and/or attendees of note at HRIFF include Gary Cole, Ed Asner, Tyler Blackburn, Jon Polito, Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon, Mackenzie Phillips, Rick Shapiro, John Heard, Grace Zabriskie, Jon Polito, Bruce Davison, John Robinson, Dominic Purcell, and Sharon Stone. History The festival was established in 2001 with a focus on new independent films. It is a competitive event, annually screening films in competition and awarding the best fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Films
2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2019, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "It's the year of apocalyptic cinema of the highest order, the year in which three of our best filmmakers have responded with vast ambition, invention, and inspiration to the crises at hand, including the threats to American democracy, the catastrophic menaces arising from global warming, the corrosive cruelty of ethnic hatreds and nationalist prejudices, and the poisonous overconcentration of money and power. At the same time, it's a year of inside-movies practicalities, of special attention to the business at hand, because of the structural threats to the movie business from new and powerful players. The major crisis specific to cinema outleaps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
