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Pep (film)
''Pep'' is an upcoming American biographical sports drama film directed by Robert Kolodny and starring James Madio as professional boxer Willie Pep. Plot Set in 1964, a camera crew follows Willie Pep, retired world featherweight boxing champion. Now living in Hartford Connecticut with an aspiring actress wife half his age, a drug-addled son, Italian immigrant parents, mounting debts and the feeling of faded glory… Pep decides to make a return to the ring. Cast *James Madio as Willie Pep *Ruby Wolf as Linda Pep *Keir Gilchrist as Billy Papaleo Jr. * Stephen Lang as Bill Gore * Ron Livingston as Bob Kaplan *Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Sandy Saddler *Shari Albert as Fran *Imma Aiello as "Mama" Papaleo *Michael Siberry as Bill Lee * David Gere Production Filming occurred in Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Greene (filmmaker)
Robert Greene (born May 25, 1976) is an American documentary filmmaker, editor, and writer. His documentaries include ''Bisbee '17'', ''Kate Plays Christine'', ''Actress'', and ''Fake it So Real''. He was named one of the 10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2014 by ''The Independent'', and is "filmmaker-in-chief" at the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the University of Missouri, beginning in 2015. Life and career Greene was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He received his bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University in 2000, majoring in Communication and Multidisciplinary Film Studies. He received his M.F.A. at City College of New York in Media Arts Studies. During his studies in New York he worked at Kim's Video. In 2002, Greene began working at 4th Row Films, starting as freelance editor. In 2004 he began working a full-time as a post-production supervisor. During this time, he worked with producers Douglas Tirola and Susan Bedusa on films including ''All In: Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Saddler
Joseph "Sandy" Saddler (June 23, 1926 – September 18, 2001) was an American professional boxer. He was a two-time featherweight world champion, having also held the super featherweight title. Over his twelve-year career (1944–56), Saddler scored 104 knockouts and was stopped only once himself, in his second professional fight, by Jock Leslie. In 2003, Saddler was ranked number five on ''The Ring'' magazine's list of "100 Greatest Punchers of All Time". His nephew is Grandmaster Flash. Professional career Saddler is best known for his four-bout series with Willie Pep. However, he had 93 fights prior to facing Pep. Early career Saddler turned Pro at Bantamweight winning his pro-debut & losing his second fight, he fought 10 more times at Bantamweight & had a record of 85-6-2 prior to facing Willie Pep, Saddler record included a loss to Phil Terranova & a Draw with Jimmy Carter Facing Willie Pep The two first faced off on October 29, 1948. Pep was the reigning feather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appian Way Productions Films
Appian of Alexandria (; grc-gre, Ἀππιανὸς Ἀλεξανδρεύς ''Appianòs Alexandreús''; la, Appianus Alexandrinus; ) was a Greek historian with Roman citizenship who flourished during the reigns of Emperors of Rome Trajan, Hadrian, and Antoninus Pius. He was born c. 95 in Alexandria. After holding the senior offices in the province of Aegyptus (Egypt), he went to Rome c. 120, where he practised as an advocate, pleading cases before the emperors (probably as ''advocatus fisci'', an important official of the imperial treasury). It was in 147 at the earliest that he was appointed to the office of procurator, probably in Egypt, on the recommendation of his friend Marcus Cornelius Fronto, an influential rhetorician and advocate. Because the position of procurator was open only to members of the equestrian order (the "knightly" class), his possession of this office tells us about Appian's family background. His principal surviving work (Ρωμαϊκά ''Romaiká'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Sports 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] |
American Boxing 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 * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Biographical 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 * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upcoming Films
This page indexes the individual ''year in film'' pages. Each year is annotated with its significant events. __NOTOC__ * 19th century in film * 20th century in film: ** 1900s – 1910s – 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s * 21st century in film: ** 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 19th century in film Before Muybridge's 1878 work, photo sequences were not recorded in real-time because light-sensitive emulsions needed a long exposure time. The sequences were basically made as time-lapse recordings. It is possible that people at the time actually viewed such photographs come to life with a phénakisticope or zoetrope (this certainly happened with Muybridge's work). * 1826 – ''View from the Window at Le Gras'', Nicéphore Niépce takes the oldest known extant photograph. * 1833 – Since 1833 onwards, 'animated films' or rather animated effects began to be made with the use of phénakisticopes, zoetropes and praxinoscopes. * 1865 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the 2010 United States census have indicated that Hartford is the fourth-largest city in Connecticut with a 2020 population of 121,054, behind the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford. Hartford was founded in 1635 and is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (the ''Hartford Courant''), and the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public High School). It is also home to the Mark Twain House, where the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family, among other historically significant sites. Mark Twain wrote in 1868, "Of all the beautifu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gere
David Gere (born February 15, 1975) is an American film producer, actor, artist, and business entrepreneur. Biography David James Gere was born and raised in the small town of Cromwell, Connecticut. His mother and sister were killed in an accident when he was a young boy. His father, James, an educator, later married Veronica Gere who raised David. After graduating from Cromwell High School, he enrolled at Providence College in Rhode Island on academic and track scholarships. While there, he signed to a modeling contract witNext Model Management NYCin 1996. The following year he received a BA in Political Science with a minor in Film Studies and was featured in a Europeaprint campaignfor GUESS Jeans (1997). Despite his early success as a model, David was inspired by acting and filmmaking and began working both sides of the camera. appearing in short films, documentaries, commercials, and music videos on MTV2 . In business, David got involved with commercial real estate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Siberry
Michael Siberry (born 1956) is an Australian stage and screen actor. Life and career Siberry was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, Australia and began his career in Adelaide at the State Theatre Company of South Australia before moving to England to perform for the Royal Shakespeare Company. On Broadway, Siberry has performed the likes of Nicholas Nickleby in ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'', Gratiano in ''The Merchant of Venice'', Captain Georg von Trapp in ''The Sound of Music'' and Shakespeare in ''The Frogs'' (Lincoln Center). Other theatre credits include Morrell in '' Candida'' and Astrov in ''Uncle Vanya'' at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey and Osbourne in ''Journey's End'', Oberon in ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' and Billy Flynn in ''Chicago'' at London's West end theatre. He portrayed King Arthur in the U.S. National Tour of ''Monty Python's Spamalot'' for two yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Gilliard Jr
Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparatory & high schools * Lawrence Academy at Groton, a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts, United States * Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, a high school in Pakistan * Lawrence School, Lovedale, a high school in India * The Lawrence School, Sanawar, a high school in India Research laboratories * Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States * Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States People * Lawrence (given name), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (surname), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (band), an American soul-pop group * Lawrence (judge royal) (died after 1180), Hungarian nobleman, Judge royal 1164–1172 * Lawrence (musician), Lawrence Hayward (born 1961), British musician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Madio
James Madio (born November 22, 1975) is an American actor, known for his roles in ''USA High'', ''Hook'' and as Technician Fourth Grade Frank Perconte in '' Band of Brothers''. Early life A native of The Bronx, Madio was raised in Morris Park and Pelham Bay. Career Madio was born as one of seven children in his family. At the age of 15, he had his first audition in Steven Spielberg's 1991 film ''Hook''. He landed the role of "Don't Ask", one of the Lost Boys. Among the cast of ''Hook'' was Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman, who had been cast as the villainous Captain Hook. Hoffman took notice of Madio and had him cast as his character's son in the 1992 comedy ''Hero''. He later appeared alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1995 film '' The Basketball Diaries'' as a teenage drug addict. In 1997 Madio landed a regular role on the teen sitcom ''USA High'' where he played funny-man Bobby Lazzerini during the show's first season. He has played lead roles in television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
