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Knockaround Guys
''Knockaround Guys'' is a 2001 American action crime thriller film starring Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Seth Green, John Malkovich and Dennis Hopper. It was filmed in locations in the U.S. and Canada including the small town of Delia, Alberta. Plot A young Matty Demaret (Barry Pepper) is forced to decide whether to kill or spare the man responsible for his father's arrest by his father's associate Teddy (John Malkovich). Unable to pull the trigger, Teddy tells Matty he is unfit for mob work. Years later, Matty is unable to find a job because employers fear his mob boss father, Benny Chains (Dennis Hopper). He is unhappy doing menial jobs for his father, who apparently does not trust him with more serious criminal business. With Teddy's help, he convinces his father to let him go to Spokane to retrieve a package, which he sees as his chance to prove he's ready to be a real partner. Matty commissions his friend Johnny Marbles (Seth Green) to discreetly fly to Spokane, retrieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Koppelman
Brian William Koppelman (born April 27, 1966) is an American showrunner. Koppelman is the co-writer of ''Ocean's Thirteen'' and ''Rounders (1998 film), Rounders'', the producer for films including ''The Illusionist (2006 film), The Illusionist'' and ''The Lucky Ones (film), The Lucky Ones'', the director for films including ''Solitary Man (film), Solitary Man'' and the documentary ''This Is What They Want'' for ESPN as part of their ''30 for 30'' series, and the co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer of Showtime (TV network), Showtime's ''Billions (TV series), Billions'' and ''Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.'' Early life and education Koppelman was born on April 27, 1966 in Roslyn Harbor, New York (state), New York, the son of Brenda "Bunny" Koppelman and Charles Koppelman. Koppelman is American Jews, Jewish. His father was a producer and media executive. Koppelman holds degrees from Tufts University and Fordham University School of Law. Career He first started managin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Doyle
Shawn Doyle (born September 19, 1968) is a Canadian actor known for his roles in ''The Expanse'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''Big Love'', '' 24'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Early life and education Doyle was born and raised in Wabush (Labrador), Newfoundland. He was exposed to acting at a young age, as his father was the founder of a local theatre group. Later, he moved to Toronto to study theatre at York University. Career He has won three awards for his critically acclaimed performance as Dennis Langley in '' The Eleventh Hour''. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has also starred in the American shows '' 24'' as Ronnie Lobell, ''Desperate Housewives'' as Mr. Hartley, and ''Big Love''. He has also made several film appearances: as Jack Shepard in ''Frequency'', Brian in 1998's ''Babyface'', Stephen in the 2005 film ''Sabah'', and as Ray in ''Grown Up Movie Star'' (which he co-produced). Other roles include John in the film adaptation of ''The Robber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Trade Center (1973-2001)
World Trade Centers are sites recognized by the World Trade Centers Association. World Trade Center may refer to: Buildings * List of World Trade Centers * World Trade Center (2001–present), a building complex that includes five skyscrapers, a museum, and a memorial **One World Trade Center, the signature building of the rebuilt complex * World Trade Center (1973–2001), a building complex that was destroyed by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks ** World Trade Center site, also known as "Ground Zero" * Taipei World Trade Center Other uses * ''World Trade Center'' (film), a 2006 film * World Trade Center station (IND Eighth Avenue Line), a New York City Subway terminal station, serving the * World Trade Center station (MBTA), a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station in Boston * World Trade Center station (PATH), a Port Authority Trans-Hudson station in New York City * WTC Cortlandt station (also known as "World Trade Center"), a New York City Subway station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 11 Attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners scheduled to travel from the Northeastern United States to California. The hijackers crashed the first two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, and the third plane into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the United States military) in Arlington County, Virginia. The fourth plane was intended to hit a federal government building in Washington, D.C., but crashed in a field following a passenger revolt. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and instigated the war on terror. The first impact was that of American Airlines Flight 11. It was crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan at 8:46 a.m. Seventeen minutes later, at 9:03, the World Trade Center’s S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Germany
Northern Germany (german: link=no, Norddeutschland) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony and the three city-states Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. It contrasts with Southern Germany, Western Germany and Eastern Germany. Language Northern Germany generally refers to the ''Sprachraum'' area north of the Uerdingen and Benrath line isoglosses, where Low German dialects are spoken. These comprise the Low Saxon dialects in the west (including the Westphalian language area up to the Rhineland), the East Low German region along the Baltic coast with Western Pomerania, the Altmark and northern Brandenburg, as well as the North Low German dialects. Although from the 19th century onwards, the use of Standard German was strongly promoted especially by the Prussian administration, Low German dialects are still present in rural areas, with an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldenburg International Film Festival
The Oldenburg International Film Festival has covered the international movie scene in all aspects since 1994. It is situated in Oldenburg, Germany. Its open-minded approach leads to a mixture of movie premieres and original independent productions. Innovation and contrarian ideas are some features of the festival. Among the guests of honor were Alex Cox, Frank Oz, James B. Harris, Tim Hunter, Belgian cult director Harry Kümel, Jim McBride, Philippe de Broca, Andrzej Żuławski, Ken Russell, Jerry Schatzberg and Ovidio G. Assonitis who have all attended the festival for the retrospectives of their work. Icíar Bollaín, Seymour Cassel, Asia Argento, Stacy Cochran, Richard Stanley, Ben Gazzara, Larry Clark, Tim Blake Nelson as well as Luke and Andrew Wilson have attended the festival for tributes in their honor. Internationally acclaimed films, such as Park Chan-wook’s ''The Handmaiden'', Takeshi Kitano’s ''Kids Return'', David Cronenberg’s ''Spider'', Kevin Spacey’s ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Starr (actor)
Mike Starr is an American character actor. Tall and burly with a deep voice, Starr often performs as mobsters, police officers, blue-collar workers or tough guys. He was a regular cast member on ''The Young and the Restless'' and '' Ed'', and made appearances in the films ''Dumb and Dumber'' and ''Billy Bathgate''. Early life Michael Starr was born in Queens, New York, and grew up in Flushing. He is of Irish and Polish descent. Career Starr has featured in notable films such as ''Goodfellas'', '' The Bodyguard'', ''Ed Wood'', ''Miller's Crossing'', '' Jersey Girl'', ''Cabin Boy'', ''Dumb and Dumber'', ''The Last Dragon'' and ''The Ice Harvest ''The Ice Harvest'' is a 2005 American neo-noir black comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Richard Russo and Robert Benton, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Scott Phillips and starring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and ...''. Filmography Filmography Television References External links * {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Mostel
Joshua Mostel (born December 21, 1946) is an American actor with numerous film and Broadway credits. The son of Zero Mostel, he is best known for his supporting roles in films such as ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1973), ''Harry and Tonto'' (1974), ''Sophie's Choice'' (1982), ''City Slickers'' (1991), ''Billy Madison'' (1995), and '' Big Daddy'' (1999). Life and career Mostel was born in New York City, the son of Kathryn Celia (née Harken), an actress, dancer, and writer, and comic actor Zero Mostel. His brother Tobias is a painter, ceramic artist and professor of art, teaching at Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College. Mostel started his career as a boy soprano at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He graduated from Brandeis University. His Broadway debut was in 1971 with ''Unlikely Heroes''. In 1973, Mostel had one of his more notable film performances as Herod in ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. In 1979, Mostel briefly starred in ''Delta House'', the television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Baxter
Jennifer Baxter (born 1976) is a Canadian actress and comedian formerly based out of Toronto and currently living in Los Angeles with her husband Mike Beaver. Her best-known roles include Number 9 in George A. Romero's ''Land of the Dead'', Wanda on '' The Eleventh Hour'', and lawyer Robin Howland on ''Billable Hours''. She is also a well recognized face in a multitude of television commercials in Canada. She portrayed Kelly Pitts in the pilot episode of '' The Game'', though the role was later recast with Brittany Daniel. The CW Television Network ''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 m ... did not provide a reason for the casting change. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Jennifer 1976 births Living people Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Fitch
Catherine Fitch is a Canadian actress.Christopher Harris, "Catherine Fitch, hailed by critics for her performance in South of Wawa, says she used to be 'a bit like' the character she portrayed: 'I could look inside and see a real person there'". ''The Globe and Mail'', April 24, 1992. She is most noted for her performance as Iris in the 1995 television film ''Butterbox Babies'', for which she won the Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 10th Gemini Awards in 1996. Early life and education Born in Balcarres, Saskatchewan, Fitch was raised in Balcarres and Red Deer, Alberta. She was educated at the University of Calgary and the National Theatre School of Canada. Career She has also received two Gemini Award nominations for Supporting or Guest Performance in a Drama Series for her role as Rosemary in '' This Is Wonderland'', and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for ''Living in Your Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dov Tiefenbach
Dov Yosef Tiefenbach (born December 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and musician. Life and career Tiefenbach was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is of Jewish background. He began his acting career at the age of 12, starting off in commercials, before playing the role of Josh Avery in the television series ''RoboCop'' (1994). He landed his first starring role as Murray Murray in the short film ''Love Child'' (1995) alongside actress Neve Campbell. After those pivotal first projects, Dov was cast as the lead role Nick Burns in the 1996 Broadway production ''A Thousand Clowns'' alongside actor Judd Hirsch. After returning to Toronto, his name began circulating as he worked his way further into the film industry, starring in the lead roles of both ''Little Men'' and ''Cheaters''. In 2003 he won a Leo Award for Best Supporting Male Performance in ''Flower & Garnet'' (2002). His most recent roles include the reclusive writer Lucky Carroway in the television series '' This Space for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris Lemche
Kris Lemche (born 1978 or 1979) is a Canadian actor. Career At 17 years old, Lemche answered a newspaper casting call and won a role on the Disney series ''Flash Forward''. Abandoning plans to study biochemistry in University, Lemche instead moved to Prince Edward Island to work on the CBC series ''Emily of New Moon''. His work on the show earned him a Gemini Award. In 2015, Lemche was cast as the lead in the drama pilot ''Tales From The Darkside ''Tales from the Darkside'' is an American anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero. Debuting in October 1983 with a pilot episode and then being picked up for syndication in September 1984, the show ran for 4 seasons through July ...'', a remake of the 1980s horror/fantasy/thriller anthology series; ultimately, the ''Tales From The Darkside'' pilot was not picked up by a television network. Filmography Film Television References External links * Kris Lemcheat NorthernStars.ca 1978 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
