Phil Parmet
Phil Parmet, (born March 7, 1942) is an American cinematographer and producer. He began his career as a cinematographer for documentary films. His first successes were '' The Song Remains The Same'' about Led Zeppelin, ''Baby Snakes'' about Frank Zappa, and the Academy Award-winning ''He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin''' featuring Kevin Kline. His first feature film credits include ''In the Soup'' (starring Steve Buscemi), ''Distant Justice'' (starring David Carradine), ''Two Small Bodies'' (starring Fred Ward and Suzy Amis), '' Cyborg 3'' (starring Malcolm McDowell), ''Nina Takes A Lover'' (starring Laura San Giacomo), Quentin Tarantino's ''Four Rooms'' (starring Antonio Banderas and Bruce Willis), as well as ''The Last Days of Frankie the Fly'' (starring Kiefer Sutherland). More notable credits include ''Black & White'', '' Hard Cash, Dallas 362, Lonesome Jim, The Devil's Rejects, Halloween'', ''Blue State'', ''Grindhouse'', ''The Roommate'', ''Six Bullets'', and ''The Possession ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is the county seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, third-most populous city in Pennsylvania with a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and the most populous city in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area in the nation as of 2020. Founded in 1762, Allentown is located on the Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River. It is the largest of three adjacent cities, including Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem and Easton, Pennsylvania, Easton in Lehigh and Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton counties, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Allentown is located north of Philadelphia and west of New York City. History 18th century In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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In The Soup
''In the Soup'' is a 1992 independent comedy directed by Alexandre Rockwell, and written by Rockwell and Sollace Mitchell (credited as Tim Kissell). It stars Steve Buscemi as Aldolfo Rollo, a self-conscious screenwriter who has written an unfilmable 500-page screenplay and is looking for a producer. Plot Tortured by self-doubt, financial ruin, and unrequited passion for his next door neighbor, Aldolfo Rollo places an ad offering his mammoth screenplay to the highest bidder. In steps Aldolfo's "guardian angel" Joe, a fast-talking, high-rolling gangster who promises to produce the film but has his own unique ideas regarding film financing. Cast * Steve Buscemi as Adolfo Rollo * Seymour Cassel as Joe * Jennifer Beals as Angelica Pena * Pat Moya as Dang * Will Patton as Skippy * Sully Boyar as Old Man * Steven Randazzo as Louis Barfardi * Francesco Messina as Frank Barfardi * Jim Jarmusch as Monty * Carol Kane as Barbara * Stanley Tucci as Gregoire * Rockets Redglare as Guy * E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer William Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a British-Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series '' 24'' (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Satellite Awards. Sutherland got his first leading film role in the Canadian drama ''The Bay Boy'' (1984), which earned him a Genie Award nomination. Since that time he has had a successful film career, starring in films such as '' Stand by Me'' (1986), ''The Lost Boys'' (1987), '' Young Guns'' (1988), ''Flatliners'' (1990), ''A Few Good Men'' (1992), ''The Three Musketeers'' (1993), '' A Time to Kill'' (1996), '' Dark City'' (1998), ''Phone Booth'' (2002), ''Melancholia'' (2011), '' Pompeii'' (2014) and ''Flatliners'' (2017). He has also starred as Martin Bohm in the Fox drama ''Touch'', and provided the facial motion capture and English voice for Venom Snake in the video games '' Meta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Last Days Of Frankie The Fly
''The Last Days of Frankie the Fly'' is a 1996 crime film directed by Peter Markle, written by Dayton Callie and starring Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, Kiefer Sutherland, and Daryl Hannah. Plot Frankie (Dennis Hopper) is a leg man for the mob, and works for Sal ( Michael Madsen) and his sidekick, Vic ( Dayton Callie). Frankie goes to the set of a porno one day, directed by his friend Joey (Kiefer Sutherland), a NYU film school graduate who owes Sal money. Frankie immediately becomes infatuated with Margaret ( Daryl Hannah), a former junkie who wants to become a serious actress. Once a good girl who came to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career, tough situations led her to do drugs and prostitution. Frankie becomes fixated on saving Margaret from the path she's on and keeping her from Sal. Cast * Dennis Hopper as Frankie "The Fly" * Daryl Hannah as Margaret * Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer William Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a British-Canadian actor and musician. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series ''Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the ''Die Hard'' franchise (1988–2013) and other roles. Willis's other credits include ''The Last Boy Scout'' (1991), ''Death Becomes Her'' (1992), ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), '' 12 Monkeys'' (1995), ''The Fifth Element'' (1997), ''Armageddon'' (1998), ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999), ''Unbreakable'' (2000), ''Sin City'' (2005), ''Moonrise Kingdom'' (2012), and ''Looper'' (2012). In the later years of his career, Willis starred in many low-budget direct-to-video films, which were poorly received. In March 2022, Willis's family announced that he was retiring after being diagnosed with aphasia, which affects language cognition. As a singer, Willis released his debut album, ''The Return of Bruno'', in 1987, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Antonio Banderas
José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor and singer. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Antonio Banderas, various accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Cannes Film Festival Award and a European Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. Banderas began his acting career with a series of films by director Pedro Almodóvar in the 1980s; he then appeared in several Hollywood films, such as ''Philadelphia (film), Philadelphia'' (1993), ''Interview with the Vampire (film), Interview with the Vampire'' (1994), ''Desperado (film), Desperado'' (1995), ''Assassins (1995 film), Assassins'' (1995), ''Evita (1996 film), Evita'' (1996), and ''The Mask of Zorro'' (1998). He also appeared in the first three films of the Spy Kids (franch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, Black comedy, dark humor, Nonlinear narrative, non-linear storylines, Cameo appearance, cameos, ensemble casts, and references to popular culture. Other List of filmmakers' signatures, directorial tropes associated with Tarantino include the use of songs from the 1960s and 70s, fictional brand parodies, and the prominent Framing (visual arts), framing of women's bare feet. Tarantino began his career as an independent filmmaker with the release of the crime film ''Reservoir Dogs'' in 1992. His second film, ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), a dark comedy crime thriller, was a major success with critics and audiences winning numerous awards, including the Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In 1996, he appeared in ''From Dusk till Dawn'', also writing the screenplay. Tarantino' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laura San Giacomo
Laura San Giacomo (born November 14, 1962) is an American actress. She played Cynthia in the film ''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' (1989) for which she won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female, Kit De Luca in the film ''Pretty Woman'' (1990), Crazy Cora in the film ''Quigley Down Under'' (1990), Nadine Cross in ''The Stand'' (1994), and Maya Gallo on the NBC sitcom ''Just Shoot Me!'' (1997–2003). A BAFTA and two-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she also played the regular role of Rhetta Rodriguez on the TNT drama '' Saving Grace'' (2007–2010), and the recurring role of Dr. Grace Confalone on the CBS drama '' NCIS'' (2016–2019, 2022). Early life and education San Giacomo, an Italian American, was born in West Orange, New Jersey, the daughter of MaryJo and John San Giacomo, a paper mill owner. She grew up in Denville, New Jersey. San Giacomo discovered acting while attending Morris Knolls High School. In 1984, she received a fine arts degree, specializing in act ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is a British actor, producer, and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Alex DeLarge in ''A Clockwork Orange.'' He was born in the Horsforth suburb of Leeds and raised in Liverpool. He later trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before embarking on an acting career that has spanned over 50 years. He is also known for playing the title character in ''Caligula'' (1979), and Mick Travis in the trilogy of '' if....'' (1968), ''O Lucky Man!'' (1973), and ''Britannia Hospital'' (1982). He has also appeared in films such as '' Time After Time'' (1979), '' Cat People'' (1982), ''Blue Thunder'' (1983), ''Star Trek Generations'' (1994), ''Tank Girl'' (1995), ''Gangster No. 1'' (2000), ''Easy A'' (2010), '' The Artist'' (2011) and '' Bombshell'' (2019). He also appeared as Dr. Samuel Loomis in the 2007 remake ''Halloween'' and its 2009 sequel, '' Halloween II''. McDowell has also had a string of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cyborg 3
''Cyborg 3: The Recycler'' is a 1994 American direct-to-video film and is sequel to '' Cyborg 2'' (1993) starring Malcolm McDowell and Khrystyne Haje. Released on home video in 1995, the film is directed by Michael Schroeder. It is the third installment in the '' Cyborg'' film series. Plot The film is set in a desolate post-apocalyptic world where a once thriving age of man and cyborgs has come to an end. Cyborgs are now hunted for their parts. Cash (Haje), a female cyborg learns from Doc Edford ( Margaret Avery) that she is somehow pregnant. She searches for the fabled city of ''Cytown'' to find Evans ( Zach Galligan), a creator of cyborgs, to find out more about her condition. She is followed by Anton Lewellyn ( Richard Lynch) and his assistant Jocko (Andrew Bryniarski). Lewellyn is able to sustain himself by hunting cyborgs for their parts. Though he has long wanted to find Cytown (the last haven for cyborgs), he becomes obsessed in getting Cash and her child. Cast * Mal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suzy Amis
Suzy Amis Cameron (born Susan Elizabeth Amis; January 5, 1962) is an American environmental advocate, and a former actress and model. Her acting career began in 1985, known for roles in ''The Ballad of Little Jo'', ''The Usual Suspects'' and ''Titanic''. Since retiring from acting in 1998, she has advocated veganism, sustainability, and climate change awareness. She is the co-founder of MUSE School, an all-vegan primary and secondary education school, and of Cameron Family Farms and Food Forest Organics, a vegan café. She has also organized environmental initiatives to promote sustainable fashion and environment-friendly dieting. Career Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Amis Cameron worked as a Ford model before she began acting in the 1980s. She made her feature-film debut in the 1985 comedy film ''Fandango''. Amis Cameron next had roles in ''Rocket Gibraltar'' (1988), '' Where the Heart Is'' (1990), and '' Rich in Love'' (1993). In 1993, she appeared as Josephine "Jo" Monaghan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fred Ward
Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022) was an American actor and producer. Starting with a role in an Italian television movie in 1973, he appeared in such diverse films as '' Escape from Alcatraz'', ''Southern Comfort'', '' The Right Stuff'', '' Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann'', '' Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins'', '' Tremors'' and '' Tremors 2: Aftershocks'', ''Henry & June'', '' The Player'', '' Swing Shift'', ''Short Cuts'', and '' 30 Minutes or Less''. Early life Freddie Joe Ward was born in San Diego on December 30, 1942. He was part Cherokee. His father was an alcoholic criminal who was repeatedly imprisoned and his mother left him when Fred was three. He was then raised by his grandmother until his mother had rebuilt her life and remarried a carnival worker. Before acting, Ward spent three years in the United States Air Force. He was also a boxer (breaking his nose three times) and worked as a lumberjack in Alaska, a janitor, and a short-ord ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |