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Kerry Rossall
Kerry Darrell Rossall (born June 23, 1947) is an American stuntman, actor and producer. He is best known for portraying "Mike from San Diego" in the 1979 war film ''Apocalypse Now.'' Rossall's career as a stuntman and coordinator stems films such as ''Apocalypse Now'', ''The Abyss'', '' Air Force One'', ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'', ''Six Days Seven Nights'', ''Blade'', '' Rush Hour'', '' The Green Mile'', and ''Ocean's Eleven''. Life and career Rossall was born in Los Angeles and lives in Carlsbad. Despite being credited among stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, he has remained out of the news for most of his career. ''Apocalypse Now'' Following the rerelease titled ''Apocalypse Now Redux'' (2001) alongside stunt performers Terry Leonard, Steve Boyum and Joe Finnegan, Rossall shared Taurus World Stunt Awards nominations for 3 stunts in the film: Best Fire Stunt, Best Water Work, and Best Work With a Vehicle. He also played the part of "Mike from San Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courthouse News Service
Courthouse News Service is a news service primarily focusing on civil litigation. Its core audience is lawyers and law firms, who subscribe to the service;Courthouse News Service v. Schaefer', Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-39 (E.D. Va. February 20, 2020). other subscribers include nonprofits, government agencies, corporations, other media outlets, and academic institutions. Courthouse News has reporters across the United States, covering both state and federal court proceedings, in trial courts and appellate courts. It offers both free and paid services. Unlike CourtExpress and CourtLink, it does not provide comprehensive docket information; rather, Courthouse News alerts readers to new filings and rulings. The news agency is based in Pasadena, California. As of 2020, the service had more than 2,200 subscribers. It is a competitor to Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis, and Bloomberg. In addition to covering litigation, Courthouse News also covers federal legislation and congressional acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Sony Pictures or SPE, and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.) is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio Conglomerate (company), conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and recorded videos) through multiple platforms. Through an intermediate holding company called Sony Film Holding Inc., it is operated as a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment, Sony Entertainment Inc., which is itself a subsidiary of the multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony, Sony Group Corporation.Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is a wholly owned fifth-tier subsidiary of Sony Corporation. It is directly owned by Sony Film Holding Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.FY2015 Securities Report(in Japanese), Sony Corporation) Based at the Sony Pictures Studios lot i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmmaker (magazine)
''Filmmaker'' is a quarterly publication magazine covering issues relating to independent film. The magazine was founded in 1992 by Karol Martesko-Fenster, Scott Macaulay and Holly Willis. The magazine is now published by the IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project), which acts in the independent film community. Background With a readership of more than 60,000, the magazine includes interviews, case studies, financing and distribution information, festival reports, technical and production updates, legal pointers, and filmmakers on filmmaking in their own words. The magazine used to be available outside the US in London but has not been on sale in the UK since early 2009. Annual features 25 New Faces of Independent Film: Each year (typically in the Summer issue), ''Filmmaker'' publishes its list of independent film's emerging talent. The list typically contains directors, producers, actors and animators. Past lists have featured Ryan Gosling, Andrew Bujalski, Anna Boden & Ryan F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken Lizard
Broken Lizard is an American comedy troupe that comprises Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske. They collaborate on the screen-writing, acting and productions of their films, with Chandrasekhar and Heffernan being the primary directors; the team however does not have any single leader and they work collaboratively when choosing material and writing projects. History The group formed at Colgate University in 1989 when Jay Chandrasekhar was asked by a friend and fellow student, Ira Liss, to put together a comedy show. Chandrasekhar agreed and assembled a sketch comedy troupe which included Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske, all members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. The team performed a combination of live stage sketches and short videos under the name "Charred Goosebeak". Charred Goosebeak continues to exist at Colgate to this day. After graduation, the members reunited in New York City and spent the nex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Handfield
Don Handfield is an American filmmaker, author, and producer. Education and acting career Handfield studied theater and film at Ohio State University, graduating with a degree in journalism in 1993. His first job in media after college was as a production assistant at E! Entertainment Television. After moving to Los Angeles, his acting career included the role of Dwight Tanner, (Robert Duvall's son) in the 1998 film '' Deep Impact'', and Pete Bradley in the 1997 film '' Defying Gravity''. His films as an actor also include ''Captain Jack'', ''Cause N' Effect'', and '' A Reason to Believe''. He has also appeared on television, including the shows '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'', '' Profiler'', and '' JAG''. Directing, producing, and writing Don Handfield is a partner of the film production company The Combine, which he founded with actor Jeremy Renner. In 2005 he wrote and produced the short film ''My Name Is...'', which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for a Narrative Short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Duvall began appearing in theater in the early 1950s, moving into television and film roles during the early 1960s, playing Boo Radley in ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962) and appearing in '' Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963), as Major Frank Burns in the blockbuster comedy ''M*A*S*H'' (1970) and the lead role in ''THX 1138'' (1971), as well as Horton Foote's adaptation of William Faulkner's '' Tomorrow'' (1972), which was developed at The Actors Studio and is his personal favorite. This was followed by a series of critically lauded performances in commercially successful films. In 1984 Duvall won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taurus World Stunt Awards
The Taurus World Stunt Awards is a yearly award ceremony held midyear that honors stunt performers in movies. It is held each year in Los Angeles. The first awards were given out in 2001. The deciding committee has been around since the year 2000. The awards were created by Dietrich Mateschitz, the founder of Red Bull. The awards statue was sculpted by Austrian artist , and is a figure in the form of a winged bull. Taurus Lifetime Achievement Award * 2001: Hal Needham * 2002: Buddy Van Horn * 2003: Terry Leonard * 2004: Ronnie Rondell Jr. * 2005: Vic Armstrong * 2007: Jeannie Epper * 2010: Jophery C. Brown * 2011: Loren Janes * 2012: Glenn R. Wilder * 2013: David R. Ellis * 2014: Buddy Joe Hooker * 2015: Gary Combs * 2016: Andy Armstrong * 2017: Gene LeBell * 2018: Charlie Picerni * 2019: Billy Burton 2001 Films in alphabetical order * '' The Cell'' (2000) ** Best high work * ''Charlie's Angels'' (2000) ** Best aerial work ** Best speciality stunt * ''Gladiator'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Boyum
Steve Boyum (born September 4, 1952) is a long-time Hollywood stunt performer, television director, and film director. He has appeared in over 60 films as a stunt performer. He has lived in Malibu, California since 1974. Selected filmography Director * ''Meet the Deedles'' (1998) * ''Johnny Tsunami'' (1999) * ''Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire'' (2000) * ''Stepsister from Planet Weird'' (2000) * ''Motocrossed'' (2001) * '' Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice'' (2002) * '' Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision'' (2003) * ''King Solomon's Mines'' (2004) * ''La Femme Musketeer'' (2004) * '' Supercross'' (2005) * ''Supernatural'' (2006–2016) * ''Numbers'' (2007–2009) * '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2009) * ''Human Target'' (2010–2011) * ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2011–2013) * ''Castle'' (2011) * ''Revolution'' (2012–2014) * ''Forever'' (2014) * '' Black Sails'' (2015–2017) * '' Rush Hour'' (2016) * ''Lethal Weapon'' (2016–2018) * ''Blood & Treasure'' (2019) * '' The Boys'' (2020) Stunt performer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocalypse Now Redux
''Apocalypse Now Redux'' is a 2001 American extended version of Francis Ford Coppola's epic 1979 war film ''Apocalypse Now''. Coppola, along with editor/longtime collaborator Walter Murch, added 49 minutes of material that had been removed from the initial theatrical release. It is a significant re-edit of the original version. Production Francis Ford Coppola began production on the new cut with working-partner Kim Aubry. Coppola then tried to get Murch, who was reluctant at first. He thought it would be extremely difficult recutting a film that had taken two years to edit originally. He later changed his mind (after working on the reconstruction of Orson Welles' ''Touch of Evil''). Coppola and Murch then examined several of the rough prints and dailies for the film. It was decided early on that the editing of the film would be like editing a new film altogether. One such example was the new French plantation sequence. The scenes were greatly edited to fit into the movie orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Looper (website)
7Hops.com Inc., doing business as Static Media, is an American internet company established in 2012 based in Indianapolis. It operates ZergNet, a content recommendation business. ZergNet Established around 2011, ZergNet has been compared to Outbrain, Adblade, Taboola and similar companies, and the fact that the site itself has become popular with some end users invited a comparison to BuzzFeed. Zergnet aims to distinguish itself from its competitors by focusing on high quality, less spammy offerings. The company's investors include Mark Cuban and Greycroft Partners. Owned or associated websites Static Media owns and promotes entertainment websites: * ''Looper'' – film, television, and video game news * ''Nicki Swift'' – celebrity gossip * ''Mashed'' – food discussion * ''The List'' – women's lifestyle * ''/Film'' – film news * ''Grunge'' – history, entertainment, science, and sports * ''SlashGear'' – personal technology and digital lifestyle trends * ''Health ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
