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Driven (1998 Film)
''Driven'' is a 1998 American drama film written and directed by Michael Paradies Shoob and starring Tony Todd, Daniel Roebuck, Whip Hubley and Chad Lowe. Cast *Tony Todd as Darius Pelton *Whip Hubley as Jason Schuyler *Daniel Roebuck as Dale Schneider * Chad Lowe as LeGrand *Diane Dilascio as Rachel *Xander Berkeley as J.D. Johnson *Lou Rawls as Charlie *Eric Pierpoint as Hal * Lee Garlington as Marian *Rawle D. Lewis as Soup *Richard Riehle as Leo *Lesley Woods as Iron Gray *Susan Parker as Desiree, the Blind Woman *Spencer Garrett as Business Man #1 *Anthony Palermo as Businessman #2 * Joseph Culp as Chiropractic Assistant Release The film premiered at the Floating Film Festival in May 1996, and was screened in the Discovery program at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.Judy Gerstel, "New talent up for Discovery". ''Toronto Star'', August 30, 1996. It aired on KCET on April 22, 1998. Reception Todd McCarthy of '' Variety'' gave the film a mixed review, calling it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Todd
Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American actor who made his debut as Sgt. Warren in the film ''Platoon'' (1986), and portrayed Kurn in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1990–1991) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1996). He achieved stardom for his roles as Ben in the 1990 remake of ''Night of the Living Dead'', as the titular character in the four films of the '' Candyman'' film series (1992–2021) and William Bludworth in the ''Final Destination'' franchise (2000–2011). He also starred as Dan in ''The Man from Earth'' (2007) and voiced The Fallen in'' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009), Darkseid in the DC Animated Movie Universe, Zoom in ''The Flash'' and Venom in the upcoming ''Spider-Man 2'' (2023) game. Early life and education Todd was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Hartford, Connecticut, attending local schools including Hartford Public High School. He is also an alumnus of the Artists Collective, Inc. Todd att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Atlantic (magazine)
''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston, as ''The Atlantic Monthly'', a literary and cultural magazine that published leading writers' commentary on education, the abolition of slavery, and other major political issues of that time. Its founders included Francis H. Underwood and prominent writers Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Greenleaf Whittier. James Russell Lowell was its first editor. In addition, ''The Atlantic Monthly Almanac'' was an annual almanac published for ''Atlantic Monthly'' readers during the 19th and 20th centuries. A change of name was not officially announced when the format first changed from a strict monthly (appearing 12 times a year) to a slightly lower frequency. It was a monthly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
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1996 Independent Films
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 300 400 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Drama Films
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 300 400 1 ... [...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] |
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy (born February 16, 1950) is an American film critic and author. He wrote for ''Variety'' for 31 years as its chief film critic until 2010. In October of that year, he joined ''The Hollywood Reporter'', where he subsequently served as chief film critic until 2020. McCarthy subsequently began writing regularly for ''Deadline Hollywood'' in 2020. Personal life Todd McCarthy was born in Evanston, Illinois, the son of Daniel and Barbara McCarthy. His mother was a cellist and served as the president of the Evanston Symphony Orchestra. His father was a rancher and real-estate developer. McCarthy graduated from Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in 1968 and Stanford University in 1972. While at ETHS, he made a silent, plotless movie on Super 8 film titled ''Mimi'' after the nickname of his featured classmate who later became known as Claudia Jennings. In college, McCarthy was hired as a critic at the newspaper office on campus. His first review was a positive one for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KCET
KCET (channel 28) is a secondary PBS member television station in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is owned by the Public Media Group of Southern California alongside the market's primary PBS member, Huntington Beach–licensed KOCE-TV (channel 50). The two stations share studios at The Pointe (on West Alameda Avenue and Bob Hope Drive, between The Burbank Studios and Walt Disney Studios complexes) in Burbank; KCET's transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains (north of Sierra Madre). History Background of educational television in Southern California KCET was the second attempt at establishing an educational station in the Los Angeles area: KTHE, operated by the University of Southern California, had previously broadcast on channel 28, beginning on September 22, 1953. It was the second educational television station in the United States, signing on six months and four days after KUHT in Houston, but ceased broadcasting after only nine month ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. The newspaper's offices are located at One Yonge Street in the Harbourfront, Toronto, Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto. The newspaper was established in 1892 as the ''Evening Star'' and was later renamed the ''Toronto Daily Star'' in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper having reflected his values until his death in 1948. The paper was renamed the ''Toronto Star'' in 1971. The newspaper introduced a Sunday edition in 1973. History The ''Star'' was created in 1892 by striking ''Toronto News'' printers and writers, led by future mayor of Toronto and social reformer Horatio Clarenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Toronto International Film Festival
The 21st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and September 14, 1996. Deepa Mehta's ''Fire'' was selected as the opening film. Awards Programme Gala Presentation *'' Shine'' by Scott Hicks *''Life'' by Lawrence Johnston *''The Daytrippers'' by Greg Mottola *'' Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day'' by Christopher Münch *''The Watermelon Woman'' by Cheryl Dunye *'' Trees Lounge'' by Steve Buscemi *''Unhook the Stars'' by Nick Cassavetes *''Big Night'' by Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci *'' Breaking the Waves'' by Lars von Trier *'' The Quiet Room'' by Rolf de Heer *'' Ridicule'' by Patrice Leconte *'' Beautiful Thing'' by Hettie MacDonald *''Prisoner of the Mountains'' by Sergei Bodrov *'' The Funeral'' by Abel Ferrara *'' Jude'' by Michael Winterbottom *''Fly Away Home'' by Carroll Ballard *'' Swingers'' by Doug Liman *''That Thing You Do!'' by Tom Hanks *'' Albino Alligator'' by Kevin Spacey *'' Grace of My Hear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Culp
Joseph Culp (born January 9, 1963) is an American actor and director. He is the son of actor Robert Culp and his second wife Nancy Ashe. He received his acting training at HB Studio in New York City. Early life Joseph Culp was born on January 9, 1963, and is the son of Robert Culp and his second wife Nancy Ashe. Career Joseph Culp appeared in a recurring role as Archie Whitman, the depression-era father of Jon Hamm's character Don Draper in the AMC series ''Mad Men''. He was the first actor ever to play Doctor Doom in the first film version of Marvel Comics' ''The Fantastic Four''. He also narrated the film ''September 11-The New Pearl Harbor'' by Massimo Mazzucco. Culp also featured in the neo-noir detective video game ''L.A. Noire'' as Walter Robbins in the homicide case "The Studio Secretary Murder". Personal life He co-founded the Walking-In-Your-Shoes technique with Joseph Cogswell, a body-mind approach. In 1992, he and Cogswell founded the Walking Theatre Group based in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
