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Noah Fleiss
Noah Fleiss (born April 16, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, making his film debut as the eponymous Sam Whitney in ''Josh and S.A.M.'' (1993). Subsequently, he played the title character in '' Joe the King'' (1999) and appeared in '' Brick'' (2005). Outside of his film roles, Fleiss portrayed one of the eight playable characters in the video game ''Until Dawn'' (2015). Born in White Plains, New York, Fleiss' great uncle is Professor Joseph L. Fleiss, and he is a distant relative of Dr. Paul Fleiss, Mike Fleiss, and Heidi Fleiss. Career Fleiss made his screen debut as a young runaway (Sam Whitney) who drives cross-country with his brother in ''Josh and S.A.M.'' (1993), perhaps his best-known film. He also has appeared in films such as '' Joe the King'' (1999), ''The Laramie Project'' (2002), and '' Brick'' (2005), in which he portrayed the intimidating Tug. Television appearances include ''Touched by an Angel'', '' Law & Order'', '' Law & Order: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Plains, New York
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A Mother's Prayer
''A Mother's Prayer'' is a 1995 film made for the USA Network starring Linda Hamilton, in a Golden Globe-nominated performance, as a woman who learns she has contracted the AIDS virus and must make plans for the care of her only son. The film, which counts Kate Nelligan, S. Epatha Merkerson and Bruce Dern in its supporting cast, premiered on August 2, 1995. It was eventually expanded, given a PG-13 rating and released on VHS via MCA/Universal Home Entertainment in 1996. Cast * Linda Hamilton ... Rosemary Holmstrom * Kate Nelligan ... Sheila Walker * Noah Fleiss ... T.J. Holmstrom * Bruce Dern ... John Walker * RuPaul ... Deacon "Dede" * S. Epatha Merkerson ... Ruby * Alex Kapp Horner ... Martha * Corey Parker ... Spence Walker * Jenny O'Hara ... Val * Gail Strickland ... Ruth *McNally Sagal ... Dr. Kahn *Aaron Lustig ... Dr. Shapiro *Julie Garfield ... JoAnne Wasserman Awards and recognition * CableACE Awards—Won Linda Hamilton Actress in a Movie or Miniseries 1995 * Golden Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Canyon (2008 Film)
''Red Canyon'' is a 2008 film directed by Giovanni Rodriguez, produced by Laura Pratt, and written by Rodriguez and Pratt. It was filmed in the badlands of Utah in 2007, and stars Norman Reedus, Justin Hartley and Christine Lakin The film is also notable for the ending and the directorial debut of Giovanni Rodriguez, the stepson of well-known artist Antonio Martorell. Synopsis A brother and sister, Devon (Tim Draxl) and Regina ( Christine Lakin), survive a brutal attack in the small town in which their mother was raised. As adults they return to the town to sell their mother's property and get on with their lives. They return to the town with three friends: Tom (Justin Hartley), Samir (Ankur Bhatt), and Terra ( Katie Maguire). But in returning home they run into old friend Harley (Noah Fleiss) and old enemy Mac (Norman Reedus Norman Mark Reedus (born January 6, 1969) is an American actor best known for starring as Daryl Dixon in the AMC horror drama series '' The Walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Luck
''Hard Luck'' is a 2006 American thriller film written, produced and directed by Mario Van Peebles, who also co-stars in the film. The film stars Wesley Snipes, Jacquelyn Quinones, Cybill Shepherd, James Liao and Bill Cobbs. The film was released direct-to-DVD in the United States on October 17, 2006. ''Hard Luck'' features a collaboration between Wesley Snipes, Mario Van Peebles and Bill Cobbs. It reunited the trio for the first time since 1991's ''New Jack City ''New Jack City'' is a 1991 American action crime film based upon an original story and written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper, and directed by Mario Van Peebles in his feature film directorial debut. Released in the United St ...''. Wesley Snipes played Lucky, a down on his luck former criminal and drug dealer whose post prison trials and tribulations take him on a wild adventure. Plot As the film begins, a former criminal and drug dealer named Lucky (Wesley Snipes) is released from prison. He tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day On Fire
''Day on Fire'' is a 2006 American film which was produced by Lodestar Entertainment and filmed in New York City and Israel. It was written and directed by Jay Anania, stars Olympia Dukakis, Carmen Chaplin, Alyssa Sutherland and Martin Donovan and is produced by William Fisch and Larry Rattner. The film was scored by John Medeski with vocals by Judy Kuhn. ''Day on Fire'' was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2006. Plot ''Day on Fire'' tells the story of a singer, a model, an Arab woman journalist, and a physician as they criss-cross New York City over a 12-hour period. Their intersecting lives unfold against the backdrop of a ghastly suicide bombing in Israel, and the strange New York City wanderings of a malevolent Handsome Man, whose predatory intents lend an air of inevitable, horrific violence. Beautifully and hauntingly musical, this thriller also has a political and personal intrigue that mounts inexorably as the sun begins to set on this fateful day. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off The Black
''Off the Black'' is a 2006 American drama film starring Nick Nolte and Trevor Morgan. It was written and directed by James Ponsoldt, who also has a small role in the film, and is his feature directorial debut. Plot Ray Cook (Nolte) is a bitter, disconcerted high school baseball umpire and chronic alcoholic who, after a series of unusual events, crosses paths with Dave Tibbel ( Morgan), a high school baseball player seeking revenge after Cook's questionable calls cost his team the most crucial game of the season. Over time, an unlikely bond forms between the mismatched pair, and Dave agrees to pose as Ray's son for the old man's forty-year high school reunion. The film is a story of two wandering lost souls, one an adolescent boy struggling (along with his younger sister, played by Sonia Feigelson) with an absent mother and a father (Timothy Hutton) who has entirely checked out, and the other an older man, who has seen the curve balls life can throw at you and continuously struc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bringing Rain
''Bringing Rain'' is a 2003 independent film written and directed by Noah Buschel. It premiered at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival and was released on DVD on September 20, 2005. It won first prize at the Rhode Island International Film Festival for directorial debut. Plot A car accident involving baseball star Clay Askins (Grenier) and his swimmer girlfriend Neisha Sanders (Butler) indirectly affects the lives of a small group of students living at a New Jersey boarding school. Cast *Adrian Grenier as Clay Askins * Niesha Butler as Neisha Sanders *Merritt Wever as Monica Greenfield *Paz de la Huerta as Dakota Cunningham *Ryan Donowho as Atlee Surnamer *Larisa Oleynik as Ori Swords *Noah Fleiss as Marcus Swords *Rodrigo Lopresti as Reb Babbitt * Ray Santiago as John Bell * Alexis Dziena as Lysee Key *Olek Krupa as Headmaster Gula *Val Emmich as Prentiss Bergen *Nathalie Paulding Nathalie Nicole Paulding is an actress; she has performed in American theatre, film, and televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storytelling (film)
''Storytelling'' is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Todd Solondz. It features original music by Belle & Sebastian, later compiled on the album ''Storytelling''. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film consists of two stories that are unrelated and have different actors, titled "Fiction" and "Non-Fiction". College and high school serve as the backdrop for these two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil. ;Fiction Vi (Selma Blair) is a graduate student dating an undergrad, Marcus, who has cerebral palsy, though he observes that she no longer seems passionate about their relationship. They are in a creative writing class taught by a well known black author, Mr. Scott (Robert Wisdom). Marcus has written an amateurish story about the effect of Vi's love on his medical condition, and she encourages him to share it in the class's workshop. While other students give it tepid praise, Mr. Scott and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her
''Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her'' is a 2000 American romantic drama film written and directed by Rodrigo García and starring an ensemble cast. The film consists of five stories, or vignettes, all centering on women and loosely tied together to examine themes of loneliness, dissatisfaction, longing, and or desire. The film, García's directing debut, was shown at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival and won the Un Certain Regard Award. Though the film was originally intended as a theatrical release, its distributor MGM sold the film to Showtime, where it premiered on March 11, 2001. Holly Hunter was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her performance. Plot In the San Fernando Valley, Kathy - a police detective - and her partner are investigating the apparent suicide of an unknown woman. Dr. Keener, a middle-aged doctor, attempts to care for her aging mother while coping with her own loneliness. She avoids intimacy, but also longs for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Day On The Block
''Bad Day on the Block'' is a 1997 American psychological thriller film directed by Craig R. Baxley. It stars Charlie Sheen and Mare Winningham. Although intended to be released in theaters, it was ultimately distributed direct-to-video. However, it was released in theaters in some regions under the title ''Under Pressure''. The film initially premiered in Turkey. The film is sometimes also known as ''The Fireman''. Plot The film opens with a fire. Lyle Wilder (Charlie Sheen) is a decorated Los Angeles firefighter who saved an Afro-American baby's life in a crack house fire. He was honored for his bravery. However, Lyle Wilder is a psychopath, who had his wife, Marge and son, Kenny (Rory Flynn) leave him because of his violent tendencies. He believes that the neighbors (Mare Winningham and David Andrews) and their two children (Noah Fleiss and Chelsea Russo) are to blame for them leaving by manipulating his wife. Lyle began to hurt their children. Lyle also terrorizes Reese an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roommates (1995 Film)
''Roommates'' is a 1995 American comedy-drama film, starring Peter Falk, D. B. Sweeney, and Julianne Moore, directed by Peter Yates. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. The film was marketed with the tagline, "Some people talk. Some people listen. When you're 107 and going strong, you do whatever you want." Filming details It was filmed in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, including in the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh. Several scenes were filmed on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, including scenes near the Admissions House, the Dieter-Porter Life Science Building, and Old Main. The aging of Rocky (the Peter Falk character) through creative make-up earned the picture an Academy Award nomination. Plot In 1963 Pittsburgh, Rocky Holzcek is a cantankerous 77-year-old Polish-American baker who insists, despite relatives' protests, upon adopting his young grandson Michael when the boy's parents p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Norton
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Columbia, Maryland, Norton was drawn to theatrical productions at local venues as a child. After graduating from Yale College in 1991, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained immediate recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in '' Primal Fear'' (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a reformed neo-Nazi in ''American History X'' (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in the film ''Fight Club'' (1999), which garnered a cult following. Norton emerged as a filmmaker in the 2000s. He established the production company Class 5 Films in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
