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Laurence Mason
Laurence Mason is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Lord Nikon in the 1995 film ''Hackers (film), Hackers'', Sammy Norino on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox drama ''Prison Break'', Luis Sarria in the film ''Ali (film), Ali'', Halpern White on the FX (TV channel), FX crime drama ''The Shield'', and Earl Briggs, the chauffeur in the film ''The Lincoln Lawyer (film), The Lincoln Lawyer''. Career Mason performed in a number of productions at the Harold Clurman Theatre and the Nuyorican Poets Café, including appearing in commercials, hip hop music videos, voice over work and a stint on One Life to Live. His first feature film was ''True Romance'' (under Tony Scott). Soon after, he landed a role in ''The Crow (1994 film), The Crow'' with the late Brandon Lee and ''Hackers'' along with Angelina Jolie. He has had recurring roles on ''The Shield'' and ''Prison Break''. Filmography Television Video games References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackers (film)
''Hackers'' is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by Iain Softley and starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard, Laurence Mason, Renoly Santiago, Lorraine Bracco, and Fisher Stevens. The film follows a group of high school hackers and their involvement in a corporate extortion conspiracy. Made in the mid-1990s when the Internet was just starting to become popular among the general public, it reflects the ideals laid out in the Hacker Manifesto quoted in the film: "This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch ..We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. ..Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity." The film received mixed reviews from critics, and underperformed at the box office upon release, but has gone on to achieve cult classic status. Plot On August 10, 1988, 11-year-old Dade "Zero Cool" Murphy's family is fined $45,000 for his crashing of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parallel Sons
''Parallel Sons'' is a 1995 gay-themed drama film, written and directed by John G. Young and starring Gabriel Mann and Laurence Mason. It premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Plot Seth is a youth with artistic leanings, a rural white young man with a fascination with black pop culture, and a dead-end life in an Adirondack village. He's alternatively sensitive and brutal with Kristen, who wants a sexual relationship that he explosively rejects. Late one night, as he's closing the cafe where he works, a young black man, called Knowledge, attempts to rob him at gun point, but faints from illness. Seth takes the man, who is an escapee from a nearby local youthful offender boot camp. He nurses him in a family cabin and they begin a tentative friendship. When the sheriff learns of Seth's harboring a fugitive, a confrontation looms. Relationships between fathers and their children dominate the subplots Cast * Gabriel Mann as Seth Carlson * Laurence Mason as Knowledge Johnson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Undercover
''New York Undercover'' is an American Police procedural, police drama that aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television network from September 8, 1994, to February 11, 1999. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases. The cast also included Patti D'Arbanville, Patti D'Arbanville-Quinn as their superior, Lt. Virginia Cooper, and Lauren Vélez, who joined the cast in the second season as Nina Moreno, fellow detective and Romantic interest, love interest to Torres. ''New York Undercover'' was co-created and produced by Dick Wolf, and its storyline takes place in the same Law & Order (franchise)#Law & Order, fictional universe as Wolf's NBC series ''Law & Order'', its spin-offs, the ''Chicago (franchise), Chicago'' and ''FBI (TV series), FBI'' series, and ''Homicide: Life on the Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Families In Crisis
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. Historically, most human societies use family as the primary locus of attachment, nurturance, and socialization. Anthropologists classify most family organizations as matrifocal (a mother and her children), patrifocal (a father and his children), conjugal (a wife, her husband, and children, also called the nuclear family), avuncular (a man, his sister, and her children), or extended (in addition to parents and children, may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins). The field of genealogy aims to trace family lineages through history. The family is also an important economic unit studied in family economics. The word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law & Order
''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on September 13, 1990, and completing its 20th season on May 24, 2010. On September 28, 2021, after an 11-year hiatus, NBC announced that the series would be revived for a 21st season, which premiered on February 24, 2022. The revival saw the debut of new regular cast members and the reprisal of District Attorney Jack McCoy and Detective Kevin Bernard by series veterans Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson, respectively. On May 10, 2022, the series was renewed by NBC for a 22nd season, which premiered on September 22, 2022. Set and filmed in New York City, the series follows a two-part approach: the first half-hour is the investigation of a crime (usually murder) and apprehension of a suspect by New York City Police Department detectives; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Programs Broadcast By HBO
This is a listing of programs that HBO has commissioned or co-commissioned in its history. Current programming Drama Comedy Anthology Co-productions Unscripted Docuseries Reality Variety Sports Upcoming programming Drama Comedy Miniseries Unscripted Docuseries Pilot orders Comedy *''The Franchise'' In development Drama *'' 10,000 Ships'' *'' 9 Voyages'' *''Ascension'' *''Asunda'' *''The Big D'' *''Blood Sugar'' *'' Fledgling'' *''Gang's All Queer'' *''The Hater'' *''Hellraiser'' *''Invisible Life'' *'' The Last One Left'' *''Loner'' *'' Luster'' *''Maniac Cop'' *''The Nigerwife'' *''Ohio'' *''Queens'' *''Roadmarks'' *''Scanners'' *''Sphere'' *''The Stationery Shop'' *''Tales of Dunk and Egg'' *''True Blood'' *Untitled Ivanka Trump series *Untitled Michael Imperioli series *''White Rabbit, Red Wolf'' *''Who Fears Death'' Comedy *''Blood Sugar'' *''Counterfeit'' *''The Every'' *''If You Lived with Me You'd Be Home by Now'' *''Lucky'' *''Nice White Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Lies
''City of Lies'' is a 2018 crime thriller film about the investigations by the Los Angeles Police Department of the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. It is directed by Brad Furman, with a screenplay by Christian Contreras based on the non-fiction book ''LAbyrinth'' by Randall Sullivan. The film stars Johnny Depp as retired LAPD detective Russell Poole and Forest Whitaker as journalist Jack Jackson, with Rockmond Dunbar and Neil Brown Jr. also starring. The film premiered in Italy on December 8, 2018, screened out of competition on the last day of the Noir in Festival. It received a limited release in Italy on January 10, 2019. It was originally set to be released in the United States on September 7, 2018, by Global Road Entertainment, it was pulled from the schedule in August 2018 following the closure of Global Road Entertainment. It was eventually acquired by Saban Films and released on March 19, 2021, followed by a PVOD release on April 9, 2021. The fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Butterfly
''Red Butterfly'' is a postmodern romantic tragedy written & directed by Jon Alston and starring Diogo Morgado, Christine Evangelista, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Laurence Mason, and Byrdie Bell. ''Red Butterfly'' is an original screenplay written by Jon Alston. It is an independently produced feature with subject matter not typical of independent feature film. Alston claims the film's primary audience to be "regular folk who like heavy entertainment." The story is inspired by the works of both Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell; it explores the consequences of the unchecked human ego. "Vice is Tragedy" is a theme that Alston claims to have had significance to him upon personal reflection of his time in the NFL. The film premiered at the St. Louis International Film Festival and is slated to for domestic and international release in the fall of 2015. Cast * Diogo Morgado as Tonio Vega Jr. * Christine Evangelista as Cleo (Simo) McKenna * Wilson Jermaine Heredia as TC (Simo) * Laurence Maso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runner Runner (film)
''Runner Runner'' is a 2013 American crime film, crime Thriller (genre), thriller film directed by Brad Furman, written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien and starring Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck, Gemma Arterton and Anthony Mackie. The film was released in the United States on October 4, 2013, received generally negative reviews from critics, and grossed $62 million. Plot Richie Furst used to have a lucrative career on Wall Street; this history prevents him from receiving tuition assistance at Princeton University, Princeton, so he funds his master's degree by referring students to online gambling, for which he receives a cut. After the dean threatens to expulsion (education), expel him for these activities, Richie tries to win his tuition using his excellent poker skills in online gambling, but he loses all his money to a cheater, something he can prove by statistics. Richie travels to Costa Rica to confront Ivan Block, who runs the biggest empire of online gambling websit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Enemies (2009 Film)
''Public Enemies'' is a 2009 American biographical crime drama film directed by Michael Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's 2004 non-fiction book ''Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34''. Set during the Great Depression, the film chronicles the final years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) as he is pursued by FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale), Dillinger's relationship with Billie Frechette (Marion Cotillard), as well as Purvis' pursuit of Dillinger's associates and fellow criminals John "Red" Hamilton (Jason Clarke), Homer Van Meter (Stephen Dorff), Harry Pierpont (David Wenham) and Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham). Burrough originally intended to make a television miniseries about the Depression-era crime wave in the United States, but decided to write a book on the subject instead. Mann developed the project, and some scenes we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Take (2007 Film)
''The Take'' is a 2007 American crime drama film directed by Brad Furman and starring John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, Bobby Cannavale, and Rosie Perez. The plot concerns an armored-truck driver who survives a violent hijacking and becomes obsessed with tracking down his attackers. It was released on April 11, 2008. Plot synopsis Felix De La Pena (John Leguizamo) is a hardworking armored-truck driver, a loving husband to his wife Marina (Rosie Perez) and a caring father of two in Los Angeles's Boyle Heights neighborhood. After being abducted and shot in the head during a hijacking led by Adell Baldwin (Tyrese Gibson), Felix loses his memory, exhibits erratic post-trauma behavior, and is framed as a prime suspect for the crime. Since he cannot provide any leads to FBI agent Steve Perelli (Bobby Cannavale), Felix is forced to try to find his assailant by himself. Cast *John Leguizamo as Felix De La Pena *Tyrese Gibson as Adell Baldwin *Bobby Cannavale as Agent Steve Perelli *Rosie P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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