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Rolando Molina
Rolando Alberto Argueta-Molina (born August 13, 1971) is a Salvadoran actor. Life and Career Molina was born in El Salvador and immigrated to the United States at a very young age. The family settled in Los Angeles. Approached by Edward James Olmos while working as a security guard at Universal Studios one day; Rolando caught Olmos' attention and asked him to audition for his new film. His acting début was (a cameo) on Olmos' project at the time; ''American Me'' (1992). He has also been in other films such as ''Menace II Society'' (1993), ''Mojave Moon'' (1996), ''The Rich Man's Wife'' (1996), ''Next Friday'' (2000), '' Crazy/Beautiful'' (2001), ''Party Animalz'' (2004) and ''Six Thugs'' (2006). He also made guest appearances in ''Desperate Housewives'' as the biological father of Gabrielle Solis Gabrielle "Gaby" Solis () is a fictional character portrayed by Eva Longoria on the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. Longoria was nominated for a Golden Globe Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtuosity
''Virtuosity'' is a 1995 American science fiction action film directed by Brett Leonard and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Howard W. Koch Jr. served as an executive producer for the film. The film was released in the United States on August 4, 1995. ''Virtuosity'' had an estimated budget of $30 million and grossed $37 million worldwide. Plot In Los Angeles, Lt. Parker Barnes and John Donovan are testing a virtual reality system that is going to be used for training police officers. The two are tracking down a serial killer named SID 6.7 at a restaurant in virtual reality. SID (short for Sadistic, Intelligent, Dangerous, a VR amalgam of the most violent serial killers throughout history) causes Donovan to go into shock, killing him. The director overseeing the project, before Commissioner Elizabeth Deane and her associate, William Wallace, orders the programmer in charge of creating SID, Dr. Darrel Lindenmeyer, to shut down the project. Barnes is a former police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expired (2007 Film)
''Expired'' is a 2007 comedy-drama film and the directorial debut of writer-director Cecilia Miniucchi, whose previous credits include the documentary on the work of artist Hermann Nitsch, entitled ''Nitsch 1998''. It stars Samantha Morton, Jason Patric, Illeana Douglas and Teri Garr. The film was shown at several festivals over 2007 and 2008 but did not get a wide theatrical release in the US or Europe. Plot Claire, a mild-mannered parking enforcement officer, lives in a small flat with her mother who is recovering from a recent stroke. In the opening sequence she patrols the Los Angeles streets and stumbles into an old flame, who introduces Claire to his wife and ill-behaved daughter. Reeling from the chance encounter, she steps out onto the street and is hit by a passing vehicle. Returning to work three weeks later, Claire attracts the attention of another parking officer, an extremely blunt and aggressive man named Jay whose home life consists mainly of entertaining himself us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumor Has It
Rumor Has It may refer to: Film and television * ''Rumor Has It'' (film), a 2005 romantic comedy film * ''Rumor Has It'' (game show), a 1993 game show on VH1 * ''Rumour Has It '', a 2016 series by Ndani TV Music * "Rumour Has It" (Donna Summer song), 1978 * ''Rumor Has It'' (Reba McEntire album), 1990 ** "Rumor Has It" (Reba McEntire song), a single from the album * ''Rumor Has It'' (Clay Walker album), 1997 ** "Rumor Has It" (Clay Walker song), a single from the album * ''Rumor Has It: Astaroth Has Stolen Your Eyes'', a 2006 album by Catherine * ''Rumor Has It'', a fictional talk show featured in the 2008 music video "La La Land ''La La Land'' is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, respectively, who meet and fall in love ..." by Demi Lovato * "Rumour Has It" (Adele song), 2011 Other uses * "Rumor Has It", the tag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domino (2005 Film)
''Domino'' is a 2005 action crime film directed by Tony Scott with a screenplay by Richard Kelly from a story by Kelly and Steve Barancik. An international co-production between France, the United States, and the United Kingdom, the film is inspired by Domino Harvey, the English daughter of stage and screen actor Laurence Harvey, who became a Los Angeles bounty hunter. Its plot flashes back as Domino (Keira Knightley), fashion model turned bounty hunter, narrates how a $10 million robbery came about 36 hours before. Supporting actors include Mickey Rourke, Édgar Ramírez, Delroy Lindo, Mena Suvari, Mo'Nique, Lucy Liu, and Christopher Walken. The film is dedicated to Harvey, who died at age 35 from an overdose of fentanyl on June 27, 2005, a few months before the film was released. Plot Domino Harvey, a bounty hunter, has been arrested by the FBI, investigating the theft of $10 million from an armored truck. She is interviewed by criminal psychologist Taryn Mills and tells h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grind (2003 Film)
''Grind'' is a 2003 American skateboarding comedy film directed by Casey La Scala, and written by record producer Ralph Sall, who also composed the score. The film stars Mike Vogel, Vince Vieluf, Adam Brody and Joey Kern as four teenage aspiring amateur skaters trying to make it in the world of pro skateboarding by pulling insane stunts in front of their pro skater idol. It was critically panned and flopped at the box office, but has been received more positively by audiences. Plot Following high school graduation, skateboarder Eric Rivers and his best friends, goal-oriented workaholic Dustin Knight and misfit slacker Matt Jensen, have one last summer road trip together to follow their dream of getting noticed by the pro skater world — and getting paid to skate. When the legendary Jimmy Wilson's demo tour comes through, the boys figure that as soon as he sees their fierce tricks, he'll sign them up for his renowned team immediately, right? Unfortunately, the guys are intercept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Almighty
''Bruce Almighty'' is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. The film stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck television reporter who complains to God (played by Morgan Freeman) that he is not doing his job correctly and is offered the chance to try being God himself for one week. The film is Shadyac and Carrey's third collaboration, as they had worked together previously on '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' in 1994 and ''Liar Liar'' in 1997—the second of three collaborations between Carrey and Baker Hall after ''The Truman Show'' in 1998 and the next being '' Mr. Popper's Penguins'' in 2011. It co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall and Steve Carell. When released in American theaters on May 23, 2003, ''Bruce Almighty'' opened to mixed reviews from critics, but was a box-office success and grossed $86.4 million, making it the top Memorial Day opening weekend of any film in histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Rikki
''King Rikki'' (titled ''The Street King'' in some releases) is a 2002 drama film starring Jon Seda, Mario López, Tonantzin Carmelo and Timothy Paul Perrez. This film was based on the play '' Richard III'' by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation .... It was directed by James Gavin Bedford and written by Jesse Graham. References External links * 2002 films 2002 drama films American films based on plays {{2000s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Better Way To Die
''A Better Way to Die'' is a 2000 action and thriller film. It was directed and produced by Scott Wiper. The film centers on a Chicago cop who quits the force and finds himself threatened by the Mafia. Cast *Andre Braugher as Cleveland *Natasha Henstridge as Kelly *Scott Wiper as Boomer * Jack Conley as Fletcher *Carmen Argenziano as Carlos *Richard Haje as The Mute *Mo Gallini as Laslov (as Matt Gallini) *Rolando Molina as Chach *Kirk McKinney as Spaz *Jefferson Moore as Harrison James *Wayne Duvall as Rifkin *Lou Diamond Phillips Louis Diamond Phillips ( born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (198 ... as William Dexter External links * * 2000 films 2000 action thriller films Films produced by Bradley Fuller American action thriller films Newmarket films 2000s English-language films 2000s Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EDtv
''EDtv'' is a 1999 American satirical comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the Quebecois film ''Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes)'' (1994), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper. The movie received mixed reviews, with some criticizing its similarity to ''The Truman Show'' (1998), and was a box office flop, grossing only a little over $35 million compared to its $80 million production budget. Plot Television network True TV is commencing interviews for a planned reality show that shows a normal person's life 24/7, created by TV producer Cynthia. They interview Ed Pekurny and his brother, Ray. When the producers see the interview, Cynthia chooses Ed. The show hits the airwaves under the title "Ed TV." It is a total failure at first, as only boring things happen. The producers want to pull the plug, but Cynth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown's Requiem (film)
''Brown's Requiem'' is a 1998 American crime film written and directed by Jason Freeland. ''Brown's Requiem'' was the 1981 debut novel by noted crime author James Ellroy, and his third to be adapted to film following ''L.A. Confidential'' in 1997, and ''Blood on the Moon'' ( filmed under the title ''Cop'') in 1987. The film premiered at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Fest in November 1998, and was not released in the United States until over a year later on February 25, 2000. Plot Fritz Brown is a disgraced former LAPD officer now working as a private investigator, part-time repo man and struggling on-the-wagon ex-alcoholic. Fritz is hired by an obese caddy named Freddy 'Fat Dog' Baker, supposedly to keep tabs on Fat Dog's sister, Jane. In the course of his investigation, Fritz learns that Jane is indeed living with an elderly millionaire named Solly Kupferman, and that their relationship is odd at best. Fritz follows Solly and witnesses a transaction between Solly and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pandora Project
''The Pandora Project'' is an action film released in 1998. The film stars Daniel Baldwin, Erika Eleniak, Tony Todd and Bo Jackson. Film synopsis When a former CIA agent steals a weapon that kills people without harming buildings, a former CIA associate has to stop him, all before getting married in a few days. Cast * Daniel Baldwin as Captain John Lacy * Erika Eleniak as Wendy Lane * Richard Tyson as Captain William Stenwick * Tony Todd as CIA Director Garrett Houtman * Bo Jackson as Manson * Jeff Yagher as Bruce Bobbins Production John Terlesky John Todd Terlesky (born May 30, 1961) is an American actor, film director, television director and screenwriter. As an actor, he is best known for playing Deathstalker in the 1987 film ''Deathstalker II'', and Mike in '' Chopping Mall'' (1986) ... directed the opening scene and several second unit shots. Release The film was released first in Spain during July 1998. On February 9, 1999, the film premiered on video in the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
