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Riza Aziz
Riza Shahriz bin Abdul Aziz, better known as Riza Aziz, is a Malaysian film producer and the co-founder of Red Granite Pictures, a Los Angeles-based film production company. Career Riza holds a BS degree in Government & Economics and an MS in Politics from the London School of Economics. He worked with the management consultants KPMG for two years until 2002 and then at HSBC London from 2005 until the financial crash in 2008. In 2010, with producing partner Joey McFarland, Riza co-founded Red Granite Pictures, an American film finance, development, production and distribution company. Aziz serves as both a producer and chairman for the independent company and started its slate with the hit romantic comedy, ''Friends with Kids'' Written and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt, ''Friends With Kids'' also stars Jon Hamm, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Chris O'Dowd. In 2012, following the success of ''Friends With Kids'', Riza went on to executive produce the dramatic th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumb And Dumber To
''Dumb and Dumber To'' is a 2014 American buddy comedy film co-written and directed by the Farrelly brothers. It is the third installment in the ''Dumb and Dumber'' franchise and a sequel to the 1994 film ''Dumb and Dumber''. The film stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprising their roles 20 years after the events of the first film, and also features Rob Riggle, Laurie Holden, Rachel Melvin, and Kathleen Turner. The film tells the story of Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne (played by Carrey and Daniels, respectively), two dimwitted adults who set out on a cross-country road trip to locate Harry's daughter, who has been adopted. First announced in October 2011, ''Dumb and Dumber To'' underwent a turbulent pre-production phase which included, at one point, Carrey withdrawing from the project, and Warner Bros. Pictures refusing to distribute the film. The project was eventually taken on in 2013 by Red Granite Pictures and the film was shot later that year. Released on November 14, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Saldana
Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcasting Network, in the Philippines * ''Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane'', later ''Zoe...'', an American sitcom Music * ''Zoë'' (album), 2011, by Zoë Badwi * Zoé (band), a rock band from Mexico * Zoë Records * ''Zoe'', an opera by Giorgio Miceli ; Songs * "Zoe" (song), by Paganini Traxx * "Zoe", by Stereophonics on the 2013 album ''Graffiti on the Train'' * "Zoe", by Paul Kelly from '' The A – Z Recordings'' Places * Zoe, Kentucky, a town in Lee County, US * Zoe, Oklahoma, Le Flore County, US Technology * Zoe Motors, an American automobile manufacturer * Zoé (reactor), the first French atomic reactor * Zoë (robot), mapping life in the Atacama Desert of Chile * Renault Zoe, a 2013 electric car Other uses * ZOE (company), nutritio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of the HFPA. The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is normally held every January and has been a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year in the Academy Awards, although the Golden Globes' relevance has been declining in recent years. The eligibility period for the Golden Globes corresponds to the calendar year (from January 1 through December 31). History The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 by Los Angeles-based foreign journalists seeking to develop a better organized process of gathering and distributing cinema news to non-U.S. markets. One of the organization's first major endeavors was to establish a ceremony similar to the Academy Awards to honor film achi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Malaysia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime Malaysia–Thailand border, border with Thailand and Maritime boundary, maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia. East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital, the country's largest city, and the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia, legislative branch of the Government of Malaysia, federal government. The nearby Planned community#Planned capitals, planned capital of Putrajaya is the administrative capital, which represents the seat of both the Government of Malaysia#Executive, executive branch (the Cabine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Martin Scorsese, many major accolades, including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, two Directors Guild of America Awards, an AFI Life Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2007. Five of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". Scorsese received an Master of Arts, MA from New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development in 1968. His directorial debut, ''Who's That Knocking at My Door'' (1967), was accepted into the Chicago Film Festival. In the 1970s and 1980s decades, Martin Scorsese filmography, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill Feldstein (born December 20, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his comedic roles in films including ''Superbad (film), Superbad'' (2007), ''Knocked Up'' (2007), ''21 Jump Street (film), 21 Jump Street'' (2012), ''This Is the End'' (2013), and ''22 Jump Street'' (2014). For his performances in ''Moneyball (film), Moneyball'' (2011) and ''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013), he was nominated for the Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor. Hill ranked 28th on ''Forbes'' magazine's list of highest-paid actors from June 2014 to June 2015, at $16million. In 2020, he was found to have sworn on film more than any other actor. As a screenwriter, he contributed to the stories of ''21 Jump Street'', ''22 Jump Street'', ''Sausage Party'' and ''Why Him?'' In 2018, he starred in the Netflix dark comedy miniseries ''Maniac (miniseries), Maniac'' and made his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margot Robbie
Margot Elise Robbie (; born 2 July 1990) is an Australian actress and producer. Known for her work in both blockbuster and independent films, she has received several accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and five British Academy Film Awards. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017 and she was ranked as one of the world's highest-paid actresses by ''Forbes'' in 2019. Born and raised in Queensland, Robbie began her career in 2008 on the television series ''Neighbours'', on which she was a regular until 2011. After moving to America, she led the television series ''Pan Am'' (2011–2012), and had her breakthrough in 2013 with the black comedy film '' The Wolf of Wall Street''. She achieved wider recognition with starring roles as Jane Porter in '' The Legend of Tarzan'' (2016) and Harley Quinn in the DC superhero films '' Suicide Squad'' (2016), '' Birds of Prey'' (2020) and '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Winter
Terence Patrick Winter (born October 2, 1960) is an American writer and producer of television and film. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the HBO television series ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2010–14). Before creating ''Boardwalk Empire'', Winter was a writer and executive producer for the HBO television series ''The Sopranos'', from the show's second to sixth and final season (2000–2007). In 2013, he wrote the screenplay to Martin Scorsese's '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He was also the co-creator, writer and executive producer of another HBO television drama series, ''Vinyl'' (2016), which ran for one season. He is the co-showrunner on the Paramount+ crime series ''Tulsa King'' with Taylor Sheridan. Early life and education Winter was born in New York City. He grew up in a working-class family in Marine Park, Brooklyn. He studied at the New York University, where he received a bache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Belfort
Jordan Ross Belfort (; born July 9, 1962) is an American entrepreneur, speaker, author, former stockbroker, and financial criminal. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam. Belfort spent 22 months in prison as part of an agreement under which he gave testimony against numerous partners and subordinates in his fraud scheme. He published the memoir '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' in 2007, which was adapted into a Martin Scorsese film of the same name released in 2013, in which he was played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Early life Belfort was born in 1962 in the Bronx borough of New York City to Jewish parents. His father Max and his mother Leah were both accountants. He was raised in Bayside, Queens. Between completing high school and starting college, Belfort and his close childhood friend Elliot Loewenstern earned $20,000 selling Italian ice from styrofoam coolers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013 Film)
''The Wolf of Wall Street'' is a 2013 American epic biographical black comedy crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter, based on the 2007 memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort. It recounts Belfort's perspective on his career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street, which ultimately led to his downfall. Leonardo DiCaprio, who was also a producer of the film, stars as Belfort, with Jonah Hill as his business partner and friend, Donnie Azoff, Margot Robbie as his wife, Naomi Lapaglia, and Kyle Chandler as FBI agent Patrick Denham, who tries to take Belfort down. Rights for Belfort's memoir were secured in 2007 by DiCaprio and Warner Bros. and with Scorsese set to direct, but content restrictions stalled production. The project was later greenlit under an independent production house Red Granite Pictures. Filming took place in late 2012 in New York City and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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