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Melting Pot (film)
''Melting Pot'', also known as ''Race'', is a 1998 feature film directed by Tom Musca, writer and producer of ''Stand and Deliver''. Premise Gustavo Alvarez is a Latino house painter who resides in Los Angeles. His wife urges him to compete for a seat on the city council now that Councilman Jack Durman has retired from politics. Alvarez decides to run but soon realizes that it will not be an easy fight. His opponent, Lucinda Davis, is an experienced black politician who is eager to win. As the campaign intensifies, things get nasty, and a race war nearly erupts. Cast * Paul Rodriguez - Gustavo Alvarez * CCH Pounder - Lucinda Davis * Cliff Robertson - Jack Durman * Una Damon - Chungmi Kong * Annette Murphy - Reyna Álvarez * Efren Ramirez - Miguel Álvarez * Lillian Hurst - Grandma Álvarez * Peter Krause - Pedro Marine * Danielle Nicolet - Deuandranice * Jude Herrera - Dolores * Winston J. Rocha - Carlos * Brian Poth - Walter Cahill Jr. * Leticia Robles - Latina reporter * Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand And Deliver
''Stand and Deliver'' is a 1988 American drama film directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Menéndez and Tom Musca, based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante. For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards. The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature in 1988. The film's title refers to the 1987 Mr. Mister song of the same name, which is also featured in the film's ending credits. In 2011, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot In the early 1980s, Jaime Escalante becomes a mathematics teacher at James A. Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. The school is full of Latino students from working-class families whose academic achievement is far below their grade level. Two students, Angel and another gan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Poth
Brian Poth (born June 9, 1975) is an American actor. He got his start as a dancer on the show ''Kids Incorporated'' having to commute to Los Angeles every week. After his contract was up, he moved to LA to get a screen writing and film production degree from Loyola Marymount University. After graduating in 1997, he promptly won a guest starring role in '' Six Feet Under''. In 2003, Poth was cast in his first major role on TV, appearing for 30 episodes on ''CSI: Miami'' as multimedia lab tech Tyler Jensen. In 2010 he made his directorial debut with co-writer and co-director Elizabeth Beckwith in the musical comedy shorGleeclipsestarring Linda Cardellini spoofing Jane Lynch's character from ''Glee''. Poth recently finished production on his freshman effort sitcom pilot ''Family Style'', written with director and creator Guy Shalem. Filmography *''Castle'' - Oscar Von Eckland (2016) **Hell to Pay *''Criminal Minds'' - Peter Folkmore (2015) **Scream *''Aquarius'' - Chris (2015) **Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Drama Films
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster (1998), Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghanistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Films
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including '' Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), '' Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', ''Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', ''Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: '' Antz'' and ''The Prince of Egypt''. The ''Pokémon'' theatrical film series started with '' Pokémon: The First Movie''. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary. The year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, '' Armageddon'' and ''Deep Impact'', becoming box office success, with ''Armageddon'' becoming the more popular of the two. It was also the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Highest-grossing films The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television are named), it remains the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region. It had the sixth-highest circulation for American newspapers in 2017. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century under Medill's grandson, Robert R. McCormick, it achieved a reputation as a crusading paper with a decidedly more American-conservative anti-New Deal outlook, and its writing reached other markets through family and corporate relationships at the ''New York Daily News'' and the ''Washington Times-Herald.'' The 1960s saw its corporate parent owner, Tribune Company, rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Bartel
Paul Bartel (August 6, 1938 – May 13, 2000) was an American actor, writer and director. He was perhaps most known for his 1982 hit black comedy ''Eating Raoul'', which he wrote, starred in and directed. Bartel appeared in over 90 movies and TV episodes, including such titles as ''Eat My Dust'' (1976), Hollywood Boulevard (1976 film), ''Hollywood Boulevard'' (1976), ''Rock 'n' Roll High School'' (1979), ''Get Crazy'' (1983) and ''Amazon Women on the Moon'' (1987). He frequently co-starred with friend and former Warhol girl Mary Woronov; the pair appeared in 17 films together, often as husband and wife. Bartel also directed 11 low-budget films, many of which he also acted in or wrote. He started in 1968 with the short ''The Secret Cinema'', a paranoid delusional fantasy of self-referential cinema. He graduated to features in 1972 with the horror-comedy ''Private Parts (1972 film), Private Parts''. He would go on to direct such cult films as ''Death Race 2000'' (1975), ''Eatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Sabath (actor)
Bruce Sabath is an American actor, known for his work in live-performance theater. He made his Broadway debut playing Larry in the 2006 Tony Award-winning revival of Stephen Sondheim's hit musical Company (musical), ''Company''. His transition from a career on Wall Street to working on Broadway was cited by ''The Wall Street Journal'' as an example of Multiple careers, Sequential Multiple Careers. Early life and education Bruce was born and raised in Rochester, New York, the son of Martin Cherkas Sabath, a career engineer at Eastman Kodak Company and Margie Guggenheim Sabath. He attended Brighton High School (Rochester, New York), Brighton High School in Rochester, where he was active as a musician (he studied clarinet with Michael Webster, principal clarinetist with the Rochester Philharmonic), singer and actor. He graduated as class valedictorian in 1980. Bruce was also a leader, both nationally and in his home region, in the NFTY, National Federation of Temple Youth - serving a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jude Herrera
Jude Herrera is an American actress. She began her career in theater and made her onscreen debut in the CBS television movie, ''Blue Rodeo'' (1996), with Ann-Margret and Kris Kristofferson. Filmography Film Television Stage *''End Town'' (1995) by Dante Ventresca - Role: Allegra - Directed by Thor Steingraber - Nailing The Kipper Presents Theatre Company - Hollywood Moguls Theatre, Los Angeles *''Bellyfruit'' (1996) by Maria Bernhard, Janet Borrus, Susannah Blinkoff and Kristen Scheimer - Role: Araceli - Directed by Kerri Green Kerri Lee Green (born ) is an American actress, best known for her roles in ''The Goonies'' (1985), ''Summer Rental'' (1985), and '' Lucas'' (1986). She also co-wrote and directed the film ''Bellyfruit'' (1999). Early life Green grew up in Wo ... - Los Angeles Theatre Center Main Stage Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Judy American film actresses American stage actresses American televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rodriguez (actor)
Paul Rodriguez, Sr. (born January 19, 1955) is a Mexican-American actor and stand-up comedian. Early life Paul Rodriguez was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, to Mexican agriculture ranchers. His family migrated to Compton, California, where Rodriguez enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Iceland and in Duluth, Minnesota. Rodriguez was first assigned to Lackland AFB after completing training at Shepard AFB, both in Texas. A1C Rodriguez worked in a Communications Center as a 29130 and had a Top Secret security clearance. He won Tops in Blue. Career Television Rodriguez first appeared in '' a.k.a. Pablo'', a 1984 sitcom produced by Embassy Television for ABC, but the show was canceled after six episodes. He was regular cast member of the 1988 sitcom ''Trial and Error'', but it was cancelled after only three episodes aired. Later in the same year he replaced Bob Eubanks as host of ''The Newlywed Game'' for a season (which was renamed ''The Newlywed Game Starring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Nicolet
Danielle Nicolet (born Danielle Diggs; November 24, 1973) is an American actress. She has made appearances on shows such as ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996–2001), ''Second Time Around (TV series), Second Time Around'' (2004–05), ''The Starter Wife (TV series), The Starter Wife'' (2008), ''Family Tools'' (2013), ''Born Again Virgin'' (2015–16) and ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'' (2015–present). Life and career Nicolet began acting in the early 1990s, appearing in a recurring role on the ABC sitcom ''Family Matters''. In 1996, she landed the role of Caryn on the NBC sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun'', which lasted until 2001. In 2005, Nicolet starred in the short-lived UPN sitcom ''Second Time Around (TV series), Second Time Around''. ''Entertainment Weekly'' named her the network's "breakout star" in review. After the series was canceled, she co-starred on the Turner Network Television, TNT medical drama, ''Heartland (2007 U.S. TV series), Heartland''. That followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Krause
Peter William Krause (; born August 12, 1965) is an American actor, director, and producer. He has played lead roles in multiple television series, portraying Casey McCall on '' Sports Night'' (1998–2000), Nate Fisher on '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2005), Nick George on ''Dirty Sexy Money'' (2007–2009), Adam Braverman on '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015), Benjamin Jones on ''The Catch'' (2016–2017), and Bobby Nash on ''9-1-1'' (2018–present). For his work on ''Six Feet Under'', Krause was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning twice for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Early life Krause was born on August 12, 1965, in Alexandria, Minnesota. His parents, Wanda Marie Krause (''née'' Johnson) and William Popham "Bill" Krause, were both teachers in Minnesota. He was raised in Roseville, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul, and has two siblings, Amy and Michael. As a teenager, Kraus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
