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Corky Romano
''Corky Romano '' is a 2001 American mafia comedy film starring Chris Kattan, Fred Ward, Vinessa Shaw, Chris Penn, and Peter Berg. The movie was produced by Robert Simond, directed by Rob Pritts, and was written by David Garrett and Jason Ward. In the movie, Kattan plays the title character, a veterinarian who is forced by his mobster family to infiltrate the local FBI facility to steal evidence incriminating his father, Mafia boss Francis A. "Pops" Romano ( Peter Falk), of racketeering charges. It opened in theaters on October 12, 2001. Plot Veterinary technician Corky Romano ( Chris Kattan), banished from his family after the death of his mother, is unaware of their criminal connections until he receives a call from his father "Pops" ( Peter Falk), a Mafia crime lord. Indicted on racketeering charges and knowing the strong case against him, Pops has concluded the only solution is to destroy the FBI’s evidence. At the family mansion, a bedridden Pops convinces Corky to infi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Simonds
Robert Bruce Simonds Jr. (born 1964) is an American film producer, entrepreneur, and the founder & chairman of STX Entertainment, which creates, produces, distributes, finances, and markets film (as STXfilms), television (as STXtelevision), digital media (as STXdigital), and live events as well as virtual reality (as STXsurreal). The company bridges the gap between China and the US, with additional partnerships around the globe (as STXinternational). According to ''The Wall Street Journal'' in its first four years, Simonds more than tripled the company's valuation to an estimated US$3.5 billion.Wayne Ma and Julie Steinberg"'Bad Moms' Movie Studio Plans Hong Kong IPO,"''Wall Street Journal'', September 27, 2017.Anita Busch"STX To Launch IPO On Hong Kong Stock Exchange In 2018,"Deadline.com, September 27, 2017. In September 2017, it was reported that STX was close to an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK), and in April 2018, the company announced it had fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racketeering
Racketeering is a type of organized crime in which the perpetrators set up a coercive, fraudulent, extortionary, or otherwise illegal coordinated scheme or operation (a "racket") to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit. Originally and often still specifically, racketeering may refer to an organized criminal act in which the perpetrators offer a service that will not be put into effect, offer a service to solve a nonexistent problem, or offer a service that solves a problem that would not exist without the racket. However, racketeers may offer an ostensibly effectual service to solve an existing problem. The traditional and historically most common example of such a racket is the "protection racket", in which racketeers offer to protect a business from robbery or vandalism; however, the racketeers will themselves coerce or threaten the business into accepting this service, often with the threat (implicit or otherwise) that failure to acquire the offered services will lead t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Massee
Michael Groo Massee (September 1, 1952 – October 20, 2016) was an American actor. Active on screen during a three decade career, he frequently portrayed villainous characters. His film roles include Funboy in the dark fantasy ''The Crow'' (1994), Newton in the horror anthology ''Tales from the Hood'' (1995), Andy in the neo-noir '' Lost Highway'' (1997), and the Gentleman in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012) and its 2014 sequel. Massee also voiced Bruce Banner in the first two entries of ''Marvel Animated Features'' in 2006. On television, he played Ira Gaines on the first season of the Fox action drama '' 24'' (2001–2002), Isaiah Haden on the NBC fantasy mystery '' Revelations'' (2005), Dyson Frost on the ABC science fiction drama '' FlashForward'' (2009–2010), and sadistic serial killer "Dr." Charles Hoyt on the first two seasons of the TNT police procedural ''Rizzoli & Isles'' (2010–2013). Early life Michael Groo Massee was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1952, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazda Miata
Miata can refer to * The Mazda MX-5 Miata car * ''Miata'', a female first name common among the Gola people The Gola or Gula are a West African ethnic group who share a common cultural heritage, language and history and who live primarily in western/northwestern Liberia and Eastern Sierra Leone. The Gola language is an isolate within the Niger–Congo ... See also * Miyata (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.") This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction (area), jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is killing committed in the absence of Malice (law), ''malice'',This is "malice" in a technical legal sense, not the more usual English sense denoting an emotional state. See malice (law). brought about by reasonable Provocation (legal), provocation, or diminished capacity. Involuntary manslaughter, ''Involuntary'' manslaughter, where it is recognized, is a killing that lacks all but the most a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino
A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sports. and usage ''Casino'' is of Italian origin; the root means a house. The term ''casino'' may mean a small country villa, summerhouse, or social club. During the 19th century, ''casino'' came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities took place; such edifices were usually built on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo, and were used to host civic town functions, including dancing, gambling, music listening, and sports. Examples in Italy include Villa Farnese and Villa Giulia, and in the US the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. In modern-day Italian, a is a brothel (also called , literally "closed house"), a mess (confusing situation), or a noisy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Sheridan (actor)
David Christopher Sheridan (born March 10, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He played Special Officer Doofy in the comedy ''Scary Movie'' (2000) (a spoof of deputy sheriff Dewey Riley from ''Scream''). Early life Sheridan was born in Newark, Delaware. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Career He began his career as an intern at ''Saturday Night Live'' during the 1991-1992 season. From there, he entered Chicago's famed comedy troupe, The Second City, where he wrote, directed, and produced "Dave Sheridan's America", a multimedia stage show. He starred on ''Buzzkill'', a 1996 MTV reality series that featured three slacker buddies staging elaborate pranks and catching it all on video. Sheridan is well known for his role in ''Scary Movie'' (2000) as Officer Doofy. He portrayed the character Doug in the 2001 film '' Ghost World''. Sheridan also appeared in the 2002 music videos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Fan
Roger Fan (born August 11, 1972) is a Taiwanese-American film, theater, and television actor best known for his collaborations with Justin Lin and his appearances in the films '' Annapolis'', '' Finishing the Game'' and '' Better Luck Tomorrow''.Interview with Roger Fan, http://movies.about.com/od/annapolis/a/annapolis012506.htm Background Fan, a Taiwanese American, was born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Southern California, growing up in Upland, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He graduated from the Webb Schools of California and also graduated with a degree in economics from Brown University. He initially worked on Wall Street and in San Francisco as a financial consultant, but spent his off time acting in theatre. Career Fan is likely most known for his role as Daric Loo in Justin Lin's seminal Asian American film, '' Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002). He also appeared as Bruce Lee's rival "Breeze Loo" in Lin's '' Finishing the Game'' (2007). Fan has also appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Glave
Matthew Glave (born August 19, 1963) is an American actor best known for his roles in ''The Wedding Singer'', ''Picket Fences'', ''Baby's Day Out'', '' ER'', ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Army Wives'', ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'', and ''Angie Tribeca''. Early life and education Glave was born in Saginaw, Michigan. He attended Ohio University. Career Glave has appeared in numerous television shows, including recurring roles as Deputy Bud Skeeter on ''Picket Fences'', Dr. Dale Edson in '' ER'', Colonel Paul Emerson in ''Stargate SG-1'', and Lt. Colonel Evan Connors in ''Army Wives''. He also had a guest role on 2 episodes of ''Charmed'' as Curtis Williamson, a doctor who gained the Charmed Ones' powers through blood transfusions. In 1997, Glave appeared in Quincy Long's play ''The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite'' at the Mark Taper Forum, costarring with Gregg Henry and Frederick Coffin. He has also appeared in ''Cheers'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''Millennium'', ''The X-Files'', ''Will & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroin
Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a potent opioid mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects. Medical grade diamorphine is used as a pure hydrochloride salt. Various white and brown powders sold illegally around the world as heroin have variable "cuts". Black tar heroin is a variable admixture of morphine derivatives—predominantly 6-MAM (6-monoacetylmorphine), which is the result of crude acetylation during clandestine production of street heroin. Heroin is used medically in several countries to relieve pain, such as during childbirth or a heart attack, as well as in opioid replacement therapy. It is typically injected, usually into a vein, but it can also be smoked, snorted, or inhaled. In a clinical context, the route of administration is most commonly intravenous injection; it may also be given by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection, as well as orally in the form of tablets. The onset of effects is usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharpshooter
A sharpshooter is one who is highly proficient at firing firearms or other projectile weapons accurately. Military units composed of sharpshooters were important factors in 19th-century combat. Along with "marksman" and "expert", "sharpshooter" is one of the three marksmanship badges awarded by the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps. The United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard use a ribbon with an attached "S" device to note a sharpshooter qualification. History Post-American Revolution (1794–1815) Some of the earliest mentions of rifling and sharpshooting units in the United States originate in the time following the American Revolutionary War and during the War of 1812. The US army abolished rifle units following the war in 1783, but they were later revived under General Anthony Wayne and used in the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794.Shock Troops of the Confederacy, Fred L. Ray The unit was again disbanded in 1796 following the conclusion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious and highly ranked universities in the world. The university is composed of ten academic faculties plus Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate academic disciplines, and other faculties offer only graduate degrees, including professional degrees. Harvard has three main campuses: the Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's endowment is valued at $50.9 billion, making it the wealthiest academic institution in the world. Endowment inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
