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Lawless may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Lawless'' (British TV series), a 2004 TV miniseries starring Trevor Eve as John Paxton * ''Lawless'' (film), a 2012 American film directed by John Hillcoat * ''Lawless'' (American TV series), a 1997 TV series starring Brian Bosworth as John Lawless * ''Lawless'', a 1999 TV film starring Kevin Smith (New Zealand actor) as John Lawless * ''The Lawless'' (novel), a 1978 novel by John Jakes * ''The Lawless'', a 1950 drama film * Tracy Lawless, a main character in the comic book series ''Criminal'' Other uses * Lawless (surname) * Lawless Creek, a creek in British Columbia, Canada See also * Lawlessness Lawlessness is a lack of law, in any of the various senses of that word. Lawlessness may describe various conditions. In society Anomie is a breakdown of social bonds between an individual and their community, in which individuals do not feel bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawless (British TV Series)
''Lawless'' is a two-part British television thriller miniseries, first broadcast on ITV from 8 to 9 November 2004. Written by Chris Lang, directed by Roger Gartland and starring Trevor Eve, Orla Brady and David Calder, ''Lawless'' follows the story of DI John Paxton, who begins to question his job when a murderer walks free from court because of a legal technicality. The two-part miniseries was commissioned in 2003, along with another two-part miniseries written by Lang, '' Amnesia''. The miniseries gathered good viewing figures, with the first part watched by 7.17 million, and the second by 5.65 million. Unlike ''Amnesia'', the series has never been released on DVD. Production Trevor Eve said of his role in the series; "In one scene I had to drag myself out of the Tyne. They'd he producersselected a particularly filthy dockside for the purpose, so that wasn't particularly enjoyable. I have to say the novelty of stunts and things like that has gone for me. The driving, I like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawless (film)
''Lawless'' is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by John Hillcoat. The screenplay, by Australian singer-screenwriter Nick Cave, is based on Matt Bondurant's historical novel ''The Wettest County in the World'' (2008). The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, and Guy Pearce. The film is about the violent conflict between three bootlegging brothers: Forrest (Hardy), Howard (Clarke), and Jack Bondurant (LaBeouf) — and the ruthless lawman Charley Rakes (Pearce), who tries to shut down the brothers' Prohibition-era moonshine business after Forrest refuses to pay him off. The film was in development for about three years before being produced. It screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and was theatrically released on August 29, 2012. Plot In 1931, the Bondurant brothers — middle brother Forrest, eldest brother Howard, and youngest brother Jack — are running a successful moonshine business in Franklin Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawless (American TV Series)
''Lawless'' is an American detective television series starring former NFL player Brian Bosworth on the Fox Broadcasting Company that performed so poorly on television it was canceled after one episode. Premise The series centers on John Lawless, an ex-special forces operative who became a motorcycle riding private investigator in Miami's South Beach. Cast *Brian Bosworth ... John Lawless *Glenn Plummer ... Reggie *Janet Hubert ... Esther Hayes *Jay Amor ... Manuel Oriba *Rus Blackwell ... Todd *Oscar Torre Oscar Torre is an American actor, film director and producer. Personal life He was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban-born parents, who immigrated to the United States as teenagers. Torre's wife is Chuti Tiu. Career Torre is known for the r ... ... Rico References External links * {{IMDb title, id=0118383, title=Lawless 1997 American television series debuts 1997 American television series endings English-language television shows Fox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Smith (New Zealand Actor)
Kevin Tod Smith (16 March 1963 – 15 February 2002) was a New Zealand actor and musician, best known for starring as the Greek god of war, Ares, in the TV series ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and in its two spin-offs – '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and '' Young Hercules''. He died in a fall at a film studio in China. Early life Kevin Smith was born in Auckland in 1963. His mother was of Tongan and German ancestry and his father (of English descent) hailed from New Zealand. Smith's family moved to the South Island town of Timaru when he was eleven. He attended Timaru Boys' High School from 1976 to 1979. He was involved in the drama club at his high school. Smith played in rock and roll bands during high school, working out each morning at the gym and watching television in the afternoon.''New Zealand Herald'' (17 February 2003). He painted and played rugby and hoped to become a member of New Zealand's world-famous rugby team, the All Blacks. At the age of 17, Smith m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lawless (novel)
The Kent Family Chronicles (also known as The American Bicentennial Series) is a series of eight novels by John Jakes written for Lyle Engel of Book Creations, Inc. to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. The books became best sellers, with no novel in the series selling fewer than 3.5 million copies.Mary Ellen Jones"John Jakes" ''Dictionary of Midwestern Literature,'' pp. 286-288 With '' The Rebels,'' ''The Seekers,'' and ''The Furies,'' Jakes became the first author to have three books on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list in a single year, 1975.Kay Kipling"The John Jakes Chronicles" ''Sarasota Magazine,'' November 2006. The books feature different members of the Kent family, connecting them with historical events at the time of the American Revolution. The first novel begins just before the American Revolution, with Frenchman Phillipe Charboneau, who travels to England and later to the New World, changing his name to Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lawless
''The Lawless'' is a 1950 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey and features Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell and Johnny Sands. A newspaper editor in California becomes concerned about the plight of the state's fruit pickers, mostly immigrants from Mexico. Film critic Thom Andersen identified ''The Lawless'' as one example of ''film gris'', a more cynical variety of ''film noir'' with leftist themes. The film was also released as ''The Dividing Line''. Plot California fruit picker Paul Rodriguez hopes to someday have a farm of his own. When his friend Lopo Chavez has a car accident, he is insulted with a racial slur by Joe Ferguson, a passenger in the other car. Joe's father disapproves of this bigotry. Lopo visits his friend Sunny Garcia, whose family publishes a Spanish-language paper called ''La Luz''. At a dance, Sunny is introduced to Larry Wilder, editor of "The Union", who once was a big-city newspaper reporter. A racially heated fight breaks out at the dance. Paul ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criminal (comics)
''Criminal'' is a creator-owned comic book series written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Phillips. It was originally published by Marvel Comics' Icon imprint and later by Image Comics. The series is a meditation on the clichés of the crime genre while remaining realistic and believable. Publication history The first series began in October 2006, and ran for ten issues, which were published as two trade paperback editions, ''Coward'' (issues #1-5) and ''Lawless'' (issues #6-10), in 2007. In ''Coward'', pickpocket Leo Patterson gets involved in an armored car heist that is not what it seems. In ''Lawless'', AWOL soldier Tracy Lawless infiltrates his brother Ricky's former gang to find out who murdered Ricky. A second series began in February 2008, and ran for seven issues. The first three issues, overlapping stories from the points of view of three characters involved in organized crime in the 1970s, were collected as ''The Dead and the Dying'' (issues #1-3, 2008). Issues # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawless (surname)
Lawless is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alex Lawless (born 1985), Welsh footballer *Blackie Lawless, stage name of Steven Duren (born 1956), American singer, songwriter and musician. Lead singer/guitarist of 1980s hard rock band W.A.S.P. *Burton Lawless (born 1953), National Football League offensive lineman * Cecil Lawless (1821–1853), Irish politician *Chris Lawless (born 1995), British cyclist *Elinor Lawless (born 1983), Northern Irish actress *Emily Lawless (1845–1913), Irish novelist and poet *Erin Lawless (born 1985), American-Slovak basketball player *Frank Lawless (1870–1922), Irish politician and participant in the 1916 Easter Rising *Jack Lawless (born 1987), American musician * James Lawless (born 1976), Irish politician *Jayne Lawless (born 1974), English installation artist * John Lawless (other), various people *Lucy Lawless (born 1968), New Zealand actress best known for starring in the TV series ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' *Louie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawless Creek
Lawless Creek is a creek in the Similkameen region of British Columbia. Lawless Creek flows south-east into the Tulameen River about west of the old village of Tulameen, British Columbia Tulameen, originally known as Otter Flat, is a small community in British Columbia, Canada, about 26 kilometres northwest of the town of Princeton, British Columbia, Princeton on the Crowsnest Highway (Hwy 3), and about 185 kilometres northeast f .... Lawless Creek was originally called Bear Creek. The creek was discovered in 1885 and mined for gold. Platinum was also found there References Rivers of British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
