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Hell Ride
''Hell Ride'' is a 2008 American Action film, action/neo-outlaw biker film written and directed by Larry Bishop and starring Bishop, Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper, Eric Balfour, Vinnie Jones, Leonor Varela and David Carradine. It was released under the "Quentin Tarantino Presents" banner. The film is an Homage (arts), homage to the original outlaw biker films of the 1960s and 1970s. Plot Biker Pistolero (Larry Bishop) is the leader, or "Prez," of the Victors, a Southern California motorcycle gang. He has two faithful lieutenants, The Gent (Michael Madsen) and the young Comanche (Eric Balfour). In 1976, Cherokee Kisum (Julia Jones), the girlfriend of Pistolero (then known as Johnny) is viciously murdered by The Deuce (David Carradine) and Billy Wings (Vinnie Jones), leaders of the arch-rival gang the Six-Six-Six'ers, as a message to the Victors. The Deuce later moves into large scale business efforts, leaving the biker life behind and the Sixers dry up as a gang. Cherokee has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Bishop
Larry Bishop (born November 30, 1948) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director. He is the son of Sylvia Ruzga and comedian Joey Bishop. He has been featured in many Hollywood movies including ''Hell Ride''. Early life Bishop attended Beverly Hills High School. His fellow alumni Rob Reiner and Richard Dreyfuss appear with him in ''Mad Dog Time'', as does Joey Bishop. Career His television credits include writing for (and appearances on) ''The Hollywood Palace'' (with then-partner Rob Reiner), and appearances on ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''Love, American Style'', ''Barney Miller'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' and ''Kung Fu (TV series), Kung Fu''. His movie credits include roles in ''Kill Bill: Volume 2'', ''The Big Fix (1978 film), The Big Fix'', ''The Savage Seven'', and as the hook-handed musician Abraham "The Hook" Salteen in ''Wild in the Streets''. He wrote, directed and appeared in ''Mad Dog Time'' in 1996, reuniting him with ''Streets'' costar Christopher Jones (ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homage (arts)
Homage or ''hommage'' ( or ) is a show or demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something, sometimes by simple declaration but often by some more oblique reference, artistic or poetic. The term is often used in the arts, where one author or artist shows respect to another by allusion or imitation; this is often spelled and pronounced like the original French ''hommage'' (). Description It was originally a declaration of fealty in the feudal system—swearing that one was the man (French: ''homme''), or subordinate, of the feudal lord. The concept then became used figuratively for an acknowledgement of quality or superiority. For example, a man might give homage to a lady, so honouring her beauty and other graces. In German scholarship, followers of a great scholar developed the custom of honouring their mentor by producing papers for a ''festschrift'' dedicated to him. In music, homage can take the form of a composition (''Homage to Paderewski''), a tribute albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desperado (film)
''Desperado'' is a 1995 American neo-Western action film written, produced, and directed by Robert Rodriguez. It is the second part of Rodriguez's ''Mexico Trilogy''. It stars Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover. The film was screened out of competition at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. ''Desperado'' grossed $58 million worldwide. The film has been cited as Salma Hayek's breakout role. Plot In August 1994 at the Tarasco bar in Mexico, an American man named Buscemi tells the story of witnessing a massacre in another bar, committed by a Mexican who had a guitar case full of guns. The bar's patrons are uninterested until Buscemi mentions the name "Bucho". Meanwhile, El Mariachi has a dream of his encounter with Moco, Bucho's underling, who killed his lover and shot his left hand, but Buscemi awakens him and tells him to continue searching for Bucho. El Mariachi meets a child, whose father allegedly plays guitar for a living. Havi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rodriguez
Robert Anthony Rodriguez (; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film ''El Mariachi'', which was a commercial success after grossing $2.6 million ($4.9 million in 2021 dollars) against a budget of $7,000 ($13,153 in 2021 dollars). The film spawned two sequels known collectively as the ''Mexico Trilogy'': ''Desperado (film), Desperado'' and ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico''. He directed ''From Dusk till Dawn'' in 1996 and developed its From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, television adaptation series (2014–2016). Rodriguez co-directed the 2005 neo-noir crime thriller anthology ''Sin City (film), Sin City'' (adapted from the Sin City, graphic novel of the same name) and the 2014 sequel, ''Sin City: A Dame to Kill For''. Rodriguez is also the creator of the ''Spy Kids (franchise), Spy Kids'' franchise, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Salinas
Claudia Salinas ( ; born 19 August 1983) is a Mexican model and actress; as a fashion blogger she is known as Miss Salinas, which is the name of her blog. Career She studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York. Claudia has appeared in major television and print ad campaigns for brands like BudLight, Calvin Klein, Yoplait, All State. She has also appeared in magazines including '' GQ'',"GQ&A with Claudia Salinas" . '' GQ''. June 22, 2011. '''', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Mandzuka
Maja can refer to: Places * Maja, Croatia, a village * Maja, Banten, a subdistrict in Lebak Regency, Banten, Indonesia ** Maja railway station * Maja, West Java, a subdistrict in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Indonesia * Maja River, a tributary of the Angke River, Jakarta, Indonesia * Maja (peak), a mountain peak in Kosovo * Maja (river), a river in Romania * Mája, the Hungarian name for Maia village, Bereni Commune, Mureș County, Romania * 66 Maja, a main-belt asteroid People * Maja (given name), a feminine given name * Charles Maja (1966–2020), South African actor * Josh Maja (born 1998), English footballer * Otto Maja (born 1987), Finnish street artist * Maja, the feminine form of majo, a low-class Spaniard of the 18th and 19th century Animals * Maja (boa constrictor), a species in the Cuban cactus scrub * ''Maja'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Majidae See also * Maia (other) * ''La maja desnuda'', a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya * ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Fellers
Andrea Fellers is an American artist, film director, and producer. She produced and directed ''The Truth About You'' (2014) and created artwork for the movie, which was included in a solo art exhibit “Hollywood Love Letters” at the ArcLight in Hollywood, California. The exhibit included several of her earlier works, as well as commissioned pieces in which she did abstract interpretations of movies that influence her. She began her career in the film industry as an actress, and has appeared opposite Amy Smart, Sean Hayes, Laura Cayouette and Richard Dreyfus. In 2009, Fellers was one of seven filmmakers chosen to direct and produce an experimental film based on a song from the Linda Perhacs album, ''Parallelograms''. Fellers incorporated all elements of nature in "Call of the River" and created in-camera effects by shooting reflections of nature and water in mirrors and other reflective objects. "Call of the River" premiered at the Redcat Disney Hall Theatre in Los Angeles dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanin Howell
Kanin Howell (born June 20, 1981; Austin, Texas) is an American stunt performer, stunt coordinator, stunt double and actor based in Los Angeles. He is a two-time Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee for his roles in The Unit and CSI: NY. Early life and career Early career Howell was born on June 20, 1981, in Austin, Texas to stunt performer, Norman Howell. At the age of 5 he made his professional debut, and by the time while he was 8, he performed in ''Dances With Wolves'' (1990), and went on to perform in several films throughout his childhood including, Judge Reinhold's ''Vice Versa'' (1988), Robert Radler's ''Best of the Best II'' (1992), and Kevin Costner's ''Wyatt Earp'' (1994). Career Howell has performed stunt-work in numerous works including, Mel Gibson's ''The Patriot'' (2000), ''The Last Castle'' (2001) with American actor Robert Redford, ''Murder By Numbers'' (2002), Jesse Dylan's ''American Wedding'' (2003), Victor Salva's ''Jeepers Creepers 2'' (2003), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Grieco
David Grieco (born 19 September 1951) is an Italian director, screenwriter and former actor. Biography Grandson of Ruggero Grieco, one of the founders of the Italian Communist Party, Grieco began his movie career as an actor and worked with directors such as Franco Zeffirelli and his two mentors Pier Paolo Pasolini and Bernardo Bertolucci. Pasolini, who wanted Grieco as his assistant director, has been the most important source of inspiration for Grieco.David Grieco, ''La Macchinazione'', Rizzoli, Milan 2015. At the age of 19, he abandoned his acting career and became a film critic for ''l'Unità''. During his 30s, he started directing documentaries and TV commercials. In 2004 he directed his first feature film ''Evilenko'', starring Malcolm McDowell, while his last film is the 2016 movie '' La macchinazione'', starring Massimo Ranieri as Pier Paolo Pasolini. Filmography Director * ''Evilenko'' (2004) * '' La macchinazione'' (2016) Screenwriter * '' Caruso Pascoski di padre po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison McAtee
Allison McAtee (born September 24, 1985) is an American actress and producer. She played Catherine Stark in the independent film ''Bloomington'' and as Maggie Day in the primetime drama '' The Haves and the Have Nots''. Early life and education McAtee was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. McAtee studied theatre at the University of Pittsburgh's Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, Imperial College London, and Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts. She holds a BA degree in theater arts from the University of Pittsburgh. Career Television McAtee began her career appearing in stage productions Off-Broadway in New York City. She made her television debut on '' Rescue Me'' followed by ''Hope and Faith'' in 2005. She later guest-starred on ''Ugly Betty'', ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', its spin-offs ''CSI: Miami'' and ''CSI: NY'', and '' Castle'', ''The Mentalist'', '' NCIS'', and '' Revenge''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Quinn
Francesco Daniele Quinn (March 22, 1963 – August 5, 2011) was an Italian-born American actor. The first son of Oscar-winner Anthony Quinn and Iolanda Addolori (Anthony Quinn's second wife), Francesco is perhaps best known for his breakout role as Rhah in Oliver Stone’s Academy Award-winning ''Platoon'' (1986). However, his first major role in television was in the 1985 prime-time television miniseries '' Quo Vadis?''. His final role was the voice of the Autobot Dino (Mirage) in '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon''. Early years Francesco Quinn was born in Rome, Italy, the son of Anthony Quinn and second wife Iolanda Addolori, a noted costume designer to whom Anthony Quinn was married for 31 years. Quinn had Mexican, Irish, and Italian ancestry. Career Film Quinn appeared in many feature films including the New York Independent Film Festival winner ''Placebo Effect''. He acted with his father in several films, including ''A Star For Two'' with Lauren Bacall. The two Quinns al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Cayouette
Laura Cayouette (born July 11, 1964) is an American actress. Early life Cayouette was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Maryland. Laura graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a BA in English, then graduated a year later from University of South Alabama with an M.A. in Creative Writing and English Literature. In 2014, Cayouette was made their Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient and her name was added to the university's clock tower. Before pursuing a career in acting, Cayouette worked as a nightclub DJ, model, English professor, dress shop manager and a ticket taker at Universal City Walk Hollywood. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York before moving to Los Angeles in 1992. There, she studied with Milton Katselas at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, then with Ivana Chubbuck at her studio. Career Best known as Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly, the sister of the main antagonist in Quentin Tarantino's ''Django Unchained'', Cayoue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
