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Pimps Up, Ho's Down
''Pimps Up, Ho's Down'' is a 1998 television documentary about pimping in the United States as part of the HBO documentary anthology series ''America Undercover''. The film features interviews with American pimps and explores the modern pimping lifestyle. The film has received some controversy over some pimps using the documentary as an instructional video for their prostitutes, and HBO paying the pimps for rights to film their businesses and the Players Ball. See also *''American Pimp'' References External links *Summaryat Fandango Fandango is a lively partner dance originating from Portugal and Spain, usually in triple meter, traditionally accompanied by guitars, castanets, or hand-clapping. Fandango can both be sung and danced. Sung fandango is usually bipartite: it has ... * 1998 films Documentary films about prostitution in the United States American documentary films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{documentary-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Gertten
Carl Fredrik (von) Gertten (born 3 April 1956 in Malmö) is a Swedish filmmaker, producer and journalist. In 2017, he was appointed as an honorary doctor at Malmö University. He is a brother to the documentary filmmaker Magnus Gertten. In 1994, he founded WG Film, a production company based in Malmö. Nowadays, he combines filmmaking with his role as a creative producer. His films have reached an audience in more than 100 countries. In 2015, Aktuell Hållbarhet named Gertten as the 45 most environmentally influential person in Sweden. Career in film As of recent years, Gertten has directed his focus towards global matters and injustices. With the documentary film Bikes vs Cars (2015), he examines the emergence of mass motoring and the current struggle between cyclists and motorists in different metropolises across the world. The film was premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) and quickly gained international attention. Today, the film has been shown in more than 70 countries, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Owens (producer)
Brent Owens (born 23 August 1989) is an Australian cook. He is the winner of the sixth series of ''MasterChef Australia''. He gave $50,000 of his $250,000 prize money to fellow contestant Emelia Jackson. He wrote a cook book, ''Dig In!'', for people who come home tired at the end of the day to make a stellar dish with minimal effort. He lives in Melton, Melbourne. From age 18, Owens worked as a bobcat driver for Ancrum's father's excavation business. Owens bought a house at age 19. He played Australian rules football for the Melton South Football Club in the Ballarat Football League. After working as a cook, Owens left Australia to pursue a career in biotechnology. He is studying life science at Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ... and is the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don "Magic" Juan
Don "Magic" Juan, (born Donald Campbell November 30, 1950, also known as The Chairman of the Board, Archbishop Don 'Da Magic' Juan, Bishop Don Magic Juan, or just Bishop) is an American former pimp, preacher, hip hop personality, actor, and fashion designer from Chicago. He is also the founder of the Players Ball, an annual celebration of his former "pimp" lifestyle. Career Pimp Regarding his career as a pimp, Campbell noted, "I'd see a pimp, so I'd pattern myself after that. I'd read Iceberg Slim. I'd watch Superfly, with the flashy cars and clothes. I went for all of that. When I came to the game I was 16." During the 1970s, Campbell operated a record store that doubled as a "turn out joint" to recruit additional prostitutes. Church minister In an interview with Joan Rivers Bishop Don Magic Juan admitted that while smoking PCP, he realized that he should dedicate his life to God. In 1985, Campbell ceased operating as a pimp, stating, "God don't want me to do it no more... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Epps
Michael Elliot Epps (born November 18, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Day-Day Jones in ''Next Friday'' and its sequel, ''Friday After Next'', and also appeared in ''The Hangover'' and ''The Hangover Part III'' as "Black Doug". He was the voice of main character Boog in ''Open Season 2'', replacing Martin Lawrence, with whom he starred in the comedy ''Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins'', playing "Reggie", cousin of Roscoe (played by Lawrence). He played Lloyd Jefferson "L.J." Wade in the films '' Resident Evil: Apocalypse'' (2004) and '' Resident Evil: Extinction'' (2007). He has had starring roles in the sitcoms ''Uncle Buck'' and ''The Upshaws''. Early life Epps was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Mary Reed and (the late) Tommie Epps. In his adulthood, Epps moved to Brooklyn to star in ''Def Comedy Jam'' in 1994. Career Stand-up comedy Epps began his professional career by joining the ''Def Comedy Jam'' tour in 1995 and starre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pimping
Procuring or pandering is the facilitation or provision of a prostitute or other sex worker in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer. A procurer, colloquially called a pimp (if male) or a madam (if female, though the term pimp has still extensively been used for female procurers as well) or a brothel keeper, is an Law of agency, agent for prostitutes who collects part of their income, earnings. The procurer may receive this money in return for advertising services, physical protection, or for providing and possibly monopolizing a location where the prostitute may solicit client (prostitution), clients. Like prostitution, the legality of certain actions of a madam or a pimp vary from one region to the next. Examples of procuring include: * Sex trafficking, Trafficking a person into a country for the purpose of soliciting sex * Operating a business where prostitution occurs * Transporting a prostitute to the location of their arrangement * Deriving financial gain from the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
America Undercover
''America Undercover'' is a series of documentaries that aired on the cable television network HBO from 1983 through 2006. Within the series are several sub-series, such as ''Autopsy'', ''Real Sex'', and ''Taxicab Confessions''. History The series began in 1984 and, after a brief time being broadcast weekly in 2001, was later broadcast once per month. In 2006, episodes began being rebroadcast on A&E Network. Over the years, episodes have covered numerous subjects such as abortion, organized crime, and pedophilia. The show won several awards for the 1998 production of ''Strippers: The Naked Stages''. Episodes *''Hooker'' (1983) - Directed by Robert Niemack *''When Women Kill'' (1983) - Directed by Lee Grant *''The Nightmare of Cocaine'' (1984) - Directed by Fleming B. Fuller *''Toxic Time Bomb: The Fight Against Deadly Pollution'' (1984) - Directed by August Cinquegrana *''Acts of Violence'' (1985) - Directed by Imre Horvath *''UFO's: What's Going On?'' (1985) - Directed by Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Players Ball
The Players Ball is an annual gathering of pimps, held in Chicago, Illinois. Other Players Balls take place across the country, most notably in Miami and Atlanta. The first Players Ball held in 1999 took place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Presently, there are "Players Ball" events in Las Vegas and Memphis, Tennessee. On December 16-18th 2011, a Players Ball was hosted in Hollywood, CA. History The idea stemmed from a scene in the 1973 blaxploitation film ''The Mack'' in which the lead character, a pimp named Goldie, attends The Players Ball in Oakland, California. Comedian Dan Aykroyd parodied this event in his film ''Doctor Detroit''. Keenen Ivory Wayans satirized the ball in his 1988 film ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'', in which blaxploitation icon Antonio Fargas plays a character who is crowned "Pimp of the Year" after winning a Miss America-style pageant. Dave Chappelle satirized the event with "The Playa Haters' Ball" on an episode of The Chappelle Show. The party has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Pimp
''American Pimp'' is a 1999 documentary that examines the pimp subculture in the United States. It was directed by the Hughes Brothers, the filmmakers behind ''Menace II Society'' and ''Dead Presidents''. The documentary consists of first person interviews of people involved in the pimping lifestyle ("the game"). The interviews are separated by short clips from 1970s blaxploitation films such as ''Willie Dynamite'', ''The Mack'', and ''Dolemite''. The first portion of the documentary focuses on pimps working illegally. The illegal pimps that are interviewed are from all over the United States, e.g., Charm from Hawaii, Fillmore Slim from San Francisco, and Payroll from Las Vegas. These pimps, and many others discuss their theories on the history of prostitution. The pimps go on to talk about their philosophy on pimping, and how they live their daily life. The film also discusses the legal sector of prostitution. Dennis Hof, the owner of the Bunny Ranch in Nevada, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fandango (ticket Service)
Fandango Media, LLC is an American ticketing company that sells movie tickets via their website as well as through their mobile app, as well as a provider of television and streaming media information through its subsidiary Rotten Tomatoes. History On April 11, 2007, Comcast acquired Fandango, with plans to integrate it into a new entertainment website called "Fancast.com," set to launch the summer of 2007. In June 2008, the domain Movies.com was acquired from Disney. In March 2012, Fandango announced a partnership with Yahoo! Movies, making Fandango the official online and mobile ticketer for registered users of the Yahoo! service. That October, Paul Yanover was named President of Fandango. Fandango made its first international acquisition in September 2015 when it bought the Brazilian ticketing company Ingresso, which provides ticketing to a variety of Brazilian entertainment events, including the biannual Rock in Rio festival. On January 29, 2016, Fandango announced its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
