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Il Mio West
''Gunslinger's Revenge'' ( it, Il mio West) is a 1998 Italian Western comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi and starring Leonardo Pieraccioni, Harvey Keitel and David Bowie. The screenplay was written by Veronesi and Pieraccioni, based on the novel by Vincenzo Pardini. Plot The story begins in 1860 in Basin Field, a small (fictional) village on the slopes of the great mountains that border Canada in the "Far West." The film depicts the idealistic lifestyle of an old West farmer, his Indian wife and half-breed son, who narrates the tale. The main characters are "Doc" (Pieraccioni), the village doctor, his Indian wife Pearl (Holt) and their son Jeremiah. Their idyllic life is disrupted when Doc's father Johnny Lowen (Keitel), an old gunslinger, suddenly shows up on the farm. Johnny says he has returned home to find rest and to finally retire. The family is not happy with his return, given his past lifestyle and mistreatment of his family. After his arrival in the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Veronesi
Giovanni Veronesi (born 1962) is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi. He started his career writing scripts for directors such as Francesco Nuti, Leonardo Pieraccioni, Massimo Ceccherini and Carlo Verdone. He debuted as film director with ''Maramao'' in 1987, before reaching commercial success with ''What Will Happen to Us'' (2004). He is known for his ''Manual of Love'' romantic comedy trilogy: '' Manual of Love'' (2005), ''Manual of Love 2'' (2007) and ''The Ages of Love'' (2011). His partner is actress Valeria Solarino, whom Veronesi directed in ''What Will Happen to Us''. Filmography Film director *''Maramao'' (1987) *'' For Love, Only for Love'' (1993) *'' Silenzio... si nasce'' (1996) *''The Barber of Rio'' (1996) *''Viola Kisses Everybody'' (1998) *''Gunslinger's Revenge'' (1998) *'' Witches to the North'' (2001) *''What Will Happen to Us'' (2004) *'' Manual of Love'' (2005) *''Manual of Love 2' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunfighter
Gunfighters, also called gunslingers (), or in the 19th and early 20th centuries gunmen, were individuals in the American Old West who gained a reputation of being dangerous with a gun and participated in gunfights and shootouts. Today, the term "gunslinger" is more or less used to denote someone who is Fast draw, quick on the draw with a pistol, but can also refer to Rifleman, riflemen and shotgun messengers. The gunfighter is also one of the most popular characters in the Western (genre), Western genre and has appeared in associated films, video games, and literature. The gunfighter could be a Sheriff, lawman, outlaw, cowboy, or Exhibition shooting, shooting exhibitionist, but was more commonly a Mercenary, hired gun who made a living with his weapons in the Old West. Origin of the term The term "gun slinger" was used in the Western (genre), Western film ''Drag Harlan'' (1920). The word was soon adopted by other Western writers, such as Zane Grey, and became common usage. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Shot In Italy
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Italian-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Scott (performer)
Steve Scott is an American musician, producer, and actor from New Jersey. Biography Steve was raised by his mother in a poor Irish Catholic single-parent-family in Newark, New Jersey. He grew up with his older siblings: John, Walter and Patricia. Steve Scott's appreciation for music started at an early age heavily influenced by his family members. The family could not afford a guitar for Scott, but one day he found an old, broken guitar, brought it home, and went to work on it. As a teenager Scott met Peter De Santa, a guitar teacher who became his mentor and inspiration. Education After graduating from high school in Union, New Jersey, where he was nicknamed Lucius by his bluegrass/Deadhead friends, Scott went on to junior college where he studied Theatre Arts. He was later accepted to the NYU Tisch School of the Arts (Circle in the Square Studios) in Manhattan, where he honed his acting skills. Steve went on to graduate from the University of Arizona (Summa Cum Laud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilma Pelly
Wilma Pelly (March 5, 1937 – December 28, 2020) was an Aboriginal Canadian film and television actress, best known for her roles as Elsie Tsa'Che in the CBC Television drama ''North of 60''Bob Remington, "Subtle humor helps North of 60; Charm of native north helps CBC ease Street Legal disease". ''Edmonton Journal'', December 3, 1992. and as Kookum in '' Mixed Blessings''. Early life Born Wilma Episkenew, she was a member of the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nation. She met her husband James Edward Pelly in the 1950s, and moved with him to Calgary, Alberta. Career Pelly worked in factories until launching her acting career. While recovering from a workplace injury in the late 1980s, she answered a casting call for film extras. Her breakthrough role in ''North of 60'', beginning in 1992 and extending throughout the series and into several followup television films, made her an iconic figure in Canadian indigenous communities; her character Elsie, although not always talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Herman
Jimmy Herman (October 25, 1940 - September 13, 2013) was an Indigenous Canadian actor who appeared in several films, including ''Dances with Wolves''. Biography He was born on the Cold Lake Reserve in Alberta, Canada. His descents were Chipewyan and Dene. Herman moved to Edmonton in 1980 to study at Grant MacEwan College's Native Communications Program. There, he received the Malcolm Calliou Award for his ambition to succeed, and to inspire other Aboriginal people to do the same. After his graduation from Grant MacEwan, he accepted employment with Native Counseling Services of Alberta as a media assistant in the media department. During this time, he did some narration work for Native Counseling Services, ACCESS radio, and the National Film Board. A small part in a CBC Television pilot program called ''John Cat'', based on a W. P. Kinsella book, sparked Herman's interest in acting, and he decided to leave his position at Native Counseling Services to pursue a career in the pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalind Knight
Rosalind Marie Knight (3 December 1933 – 19 December 2020) was an English actress. Her career spanned 70 years on stage, screen, and television. Her film appearances include ''Blue Murder at St Trinian's'' (1957), ''Carry On Nurse'' (1959), ''Carry On Teacher'' (1959), '' Tom Jones'' (1963), and '' About a Boy'' (2002). Among her TV roles were playing Beryl in the BBC sitcom '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'' (1999–2001) and Cynthia Goodman aka "Horrible Grandma" in ''Friday Night Dinner'' (2012, 2016–2020). Career Knight was born in Marylebone, London. She was the daughter of actor Esmond Knight and his first wife, Frances Clare, and the stepdaughter of actress Nora Swinburne. Being from a theatrical family, she was introduced to theatre at an early age. She was inspired by a visit to the bombed-out Old Vic Theatre in 1949 with her father to see performances of ''The Snow Queen'' and ''As You Like It''. After studying there for two years under Glen Byam Shaw and George Devine, she wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Gomez
Michelle Gomez (born 23 November 1966) is a Scottish actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy series ''The Book Group'' (2002–2003), ''Green Wing'' (2004–2007), and '' Bad Education'' (2012–2013). She went on to appear as Missy in the long-running British science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (2014–2017), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress. Gomez received further recognition and acclaim for her roles as Lilith / Madam Satan and Mary Wardwell in the Netflix supernatural horror series ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' (2018–2020) and as Miranda Croft in the HBO Max dark comedy thriller series ''The Flight Attendant'' (2020–2022). Early life Gomez was born in Glasgow to Tony and May Gomez. Her father is originally from Montserrat and is of Portuguese descent. He was a photographer. Her mother ran a modelling agency. From the moment she saw a production of ''Kiss Me, Kate'' at the age of seven, Gomez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Van Der Woude
Jim or JIM may refer to: * Jim (given name), a given name * Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James * Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy * OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism * ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring * ''Jim'' (album), by soul artist Jamie Lidell * Jim (''Huckleberry Finn''), a character in Mark Twain's novel * Jim (TV channel) ''Jim'' (abbr. of ''Jotain ihan muuta'', in English '' Something completely different'') is a Finnish national television channel that replaced Nelonen Plus on 26 February 2007. Jim is part of Nelonen Media's media division, which is part of th ..., in Finland * JIM (Flemish TV channel) * JIM suit, for atmospheric diving * Jim River, in North and South Dakota, United States * Jim, the nickname of Yelkanum Seclamatan (died April 1911), Native American chief * ''Journal of Internal Medicine'' * Juan Ignacio Martínez (born 1964), Spanish footballer, commonly known as JIM * Jim (horse), milk wagon horse used to produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessia Marcuzzi
Alessia Marcuzzi (born 11 November 1972) is an Italian television host and actress. Career Born in Rome, to father Eugenio, from Trieste, and mother Antonietta from Roseto Valfortore, in the province of Foggia, she has debuted in Telemontecarlo hosting ''Attenti al dettaglio'' and then ''Qui si gioca'', with José Altafini, in the 1991/1992 season. In March 1992 also presented the kids show ''Amici mostri''. In the 1992/1993 season hosted the entertainment show ''Novantatrè'', with Umberto Smaila. Has appeared in RAI televisions in 1994, with Gigi Sabani, in ''Il grande gioco dell'oca''. In 1994 also debuted as actress in the movies ''Chicken Park'', directed by Jerry Calà, and ''Tra noi due è tutto finito''. She started working in Mediaset from November 1995 hosting the Italia 1 Saturday afternoon program ''Colpo di fulmine'', until June 1997. It became a daily show in 1996, because of his great success. Thanks to this program has become one of the most important Italia 1 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
