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James Pax
James Pax (Born December 21, 1961) is an American actor who has acted in films produced in Hollywood, Hong Kong, and Japan. He is born to an English father and a Chinese mother. Career Once Pax turned his attention to acting, he took on roles in ''Big Trouble in Little China'' with Kurt Russell, '' Year of the Dragon'' with John Lone, '' In Love and War'' with James Woods, ''Kinjite'' with Charles Bronson, and ''Bethune'' with Donald Sutherland. He also guest starred in numerous television shows and appeared as a series regular on '' Nasty Boys'' in 1990. In 1992, he returned to Asia and started acting in the Hong Kong and Japanese movie industries. In 2003 he came to China for the filming of '' Shanghai Solution'' in Dalian. Pax appeared in ''Shanghai Solution'', a true story based on the 30,000 Jews who fled to China in the 1940s, which aired on CCTV-8 in August 2005. He also starred in the Discovery Network program ''The First Emperor: The Man Who Made China'' in 2006 as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbidden Subjects
Forbidden may refer to: * Ban (law) Films * ''Forbidden'' (1919 film), directed by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber * ''Forbidden'' (1932 film), directed by Frank Capra * ''Forbidden'' (1949 film), directed by George King * ''Forbidden'' (1953 film), directed by Rudolph Maté * ''Forbidden'' (''Proibito''), a 1954 Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli * ''Forbidden'' (1984 film), directed by Anthony Page * ''The Forbidden'' (2018 film), 2018 Uganda film Books * ''Forbidden'' (Cooney novel), a 1994 novel by Caroline B. Cooney * ''Forbidden'', a 2010 novel by Tabitha Suzuma * ''Forbidden'' (Dekker and Lee novel), a fantasy novel by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee * "The Forbidden" (short story), a story by Clive Barker Other * Forbidden (band), an American thrash metal band * ''Forbidden'' (Black Sabbath album), 1995, or the title track * ''Forbidden'' (Todrick Hall album), or the title track * Forbidden Technologies plc, a UK company based in Wimbledon * HTTP 403, an error ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chinatown Murders
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasty Boys (film)
''Nasty Boys'' is a TV drama film aired on NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ... in September 1989. Synopsis The film was about a North Las Vegas narcotic unit of six undercover police officers who fought crimes against drugs and illegal automatic weapons. It became a TV series the following year. References External links * 1989 films 1980s crime drama films American crime drama films Films directed by Rick Rosenthal Films scored by Basil Poledouris 1989 drama films American drama television films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{US-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matlock (TV Series)
''Matlock'' is an American mystery legal drama television series created by Dean Hargrove, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by Intermedia Entertainment Company (first season only), The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions (called Strathmore Productions in the first two seasons) and Viacom Productions, originally aired from March 3, 1986, to May 8, 1992, on NBC, and from November 5, 1992, to May 7, 1995, on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS' ''Perry Mason'' (both ''Matlock'' and the 1980s ''Perry Mason'' television films were created by Dean Hargrove), with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial from the jury. Since 1991, reruns of ''Matlock'' have been shown in syndication and on TBS, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Of Duty (TV Series)
''Tour of Duty'' is an American military drama television series based on events in the Vietnam War, broadcast on CBS. The series ran for three seasons, from September 24, 1987, to April 28, 1990, for a total of 58 one-hour episodes. The show was created by Steve Duncan and L. Travis Clark and produced by Zev Braun. The show follows an American infantry platoon on a tour of duty during the Vietnam War. It was the first television series to regularly show Americans in combat in South Vietnam and was one of several similarly themed series to be produced in the wake of the acclaimed Oliver Stone film ''Platoon'' (1986). The series won an Emmy Award in 1988 for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series, and it was nominated again in 1989 and 1990. Overview ''Tour of Duty'' examined the issues of politics, faith, teamwork, racism, suicide, fragging, terrorism, civilian deaths, sexuality, drug abuse, and how the lives of soldiers and civilians were permanently affected by the V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stingray (1985 TV Series)
''Stingray'' is an American drama television series created and produced by Stephen J. Cannell that ran in 23 episodes on NBC from July 14, 1985, to May 8, 1987. It starred Nick Mancuso, who plays the mysterious character known only as Ray, whose trademark is a black 1965 Corvette Sting Ray. Plot Ray resides in Southern California. He devotes his time to helping those who are in trouble. His background is shadowy; all that is known about him is that he advertises surreptitiously in newspapers, ostensibly offering a 65 black Stingray, for Barter Only To Right Party" and including a telephone number ( 555-7687). Those wishing to enlist his services, presumably having learned the ad's real meaning by word of mouth, can call him for help. It is not clear if "Ray" is even his real name, or simply a nickname he has taken on based on the car he drives, the same one described in the advertisement. In the pilot, he does say that it is short for "Raymond", but it never becomes clear if he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shell Game (TV Series)
''Shell Game'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from January 8 until February 12, 1987. Premise Two former con artists use their skills in a consumer-action show. Cast *James Read as John Reid *Margot Kidder as Jennie Jerome *Chip Zien as Bert Luna *Marg Helgenberger as Natalie Thayer *Rod McCary as William Bauer *Fred McCarren as Vince Vanneman Episodes References External links * TV Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:Shell Game (Tv Series) 1987 American television series debuts 1987 American television series endings 1980s American comedy-drama television series English-language television shows CBS original programming Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Television shows set in Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MacGyver (1985 TV Series)
''MacGyver'' is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff and starring Richard Dean Anderson as the title character. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The series follows the adventures of Angus MacGyver, a secret agent armed with remarkable scientific resourcefulness to solve any problem out in the field using any materials at hand. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles during seasons one, two and seven, and in Vancouver during seasons three through six. The show's final episode aired on April 25, 1992, on ABC (the network aired a previously unseen episode for the first time on May 21, 1992, but it was originally intended to air before the series finale). The series was a moderate ratings success and gained a loyal following. It was popular in the United States and around the world. Two television films, ''Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarecrow And Mrs
A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin, often in the shape of a human. Humanoid scarecrows are usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.Lesley Brown (ed.). (2007). "Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles". 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. . Scarecrows are used around the world by farmers, and are a notable symbol of farms and the countryside in popular culture. Design The common form of a scarecrow is a humanoid figure dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds such as Corvus, crows or Old World sparrow, sparrows from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops. Machinery such as windmills have been employed as scarecrows, but the effectiveness lessens as animals become familiar with the structures. Since the invention of the humanoid scarecrow, more effective methods have been developed. On California far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Kills (film)
''Love Kills'' is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Mario Van Peebles. The film stars Van Peebles, Lesley Ann Warren, and Daniel Baldwin. Plot A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire. Cast *Mario Van Peebles as Poe Finklestein *Lesley Ann Warren as Evelyn Heiss * Donovan Leitch as Dominique *Loretta Devine as Sylvia Finkelstein *Louise Fletcher as Alena Heiss *Daniel Baldwin as Danny Tucker *Robert LaSardo as Diesel *Alexis Arquette as James *Sen Dog as Derrick *Lucy Liu as Kashi *Susan Ruttan as Lela *Melvin Van Peebles as Abel * Mark Buntzman as The Accountant * Michael Winters as The Lawyer *Philip Moon as The Rookie Cop *Vincent Schiavelli as Emmet *Margaret Avery as Moon * Steve Moore as Stephen *James Pax as Rookie Cop #2 *Sattya Sukhu as Male Servant *Chittra Sukhu as Lawyer #2 *Fatlip Derrick Lemel Stewart (born March 26, 1968), known professionally as Fatlip, is a Los Angeles-born hip hop m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens
''The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens'' ( zh, t=新天龍八部之天山童姥), also known as ''The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains'', ''Semi-Gods and Semi-Devils'', and ''The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains'', is a 1994 Hong Kong film loosely based on Jin Yong, Louis Cha's novel ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils''. The film's plot centers on the story of Hui-juk, one of the three protagonists of the novel. The film was directed by Andy Chin and starred Brigitte Lin, Gong Li, Sharla Cheung, Frankie Lam and Norman Chui. Cast : ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' * Brigitte Lin as Lei Chau-shui / Lei Chong-hoi * Gong Li as Mou Hang-wan (Tin-san Tung-lo) * Sharla Cheung as Ah-tsi * Frankie Lam as Hui-juk * Norman Chui as Ting Chun-chau * Ku Tin-yi * Liu Kai-chi as So Sing-ho * James Pak as Tai-hung External links * * * 1994 films Films based on works by Jin Yong Hong Kong martial arts films 1990s Cantonese-language fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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