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Roadflower
''Roadflower'' (also known as ''Road Flower'' or ''The Road Killers'') is a 1994 American suspense thriller starring Christopher Lambert, Craig Sheffer, Michelle Forbes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Arquette, Josh Brolin, Christopher McDonald, John Pyper-Ferguson and Adrienne Shelly. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved: December 24, 2015. Plot Jack Lerolland (), his brother Glen () and family and friends go for a short country trip ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Lambert
Christophe Guy Denis "Christopher" Lambert (; ; born March 29, 1957) is a French-American actor, producer, and novelist. He started his career playing supporting parts in several French films, and became internationally famous for portraying Tarzan in '' Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes'' (1984). For his performance in the film '' Subway'' (1985), he received the César Award for Best Actor. His most famous role is Connor MacLeod in the adventure-fantasy film '' Highlander'' (1986) and the subsequent franchise of the same name. Lambert's other notable film roles include '' I Love You'' (1986), '' The Sicilian'' (1987), '' Knight Moves'' (1992), ''Fortress'' (1992) and its sequel '' Fortress 2: Re-Entry'' (2000), '' Mortal Kombat'' (1995), ''Druids'' (2001), '' Absolon'' (2003), '' White Material'' (2009), '' Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'' (2011), and '' Kickboxer: Retaliation'' (2018). He also produced the films ''Don't Forget You're Going to Die'' (1995), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deran Sarafian
Deran Sarafian is an American film and television director and actor. He directed ''Death Warrant, Gunmen,'' and ''Terminal Velocity''. He has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. Life and career Sarafian is the son of film director Richard C. Sarafian, and the nephew of director, screenwriter and producer Robert Altman. He is the brother of Ani Sarafian, Tedi Sarafian, Richard Sarafian, Jr. and Damon B. Sarafian. He has two children with ex-wife, actress Laurie Fortier. In 1983 Sarafian said he had spent the previous five years "ghost directing", i.e. taking over films where the original director was unable to complete filming. These films included ''Young Warriors'' (1983). After directing a number of genre movies in Spain and Italy, Sarafian entered into the mainstream by directing the Jean-Claude Van Damme action film ''Death Warrant''. As a film director he has worked primarily in the action and thriller genres. Sarafian has directed 23 episodes of the FOX ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher McDonald
Christopher McDonald (born February 15, 1955) is an American film, television, theatre and voice actor. McDonald is best known for playing the villainous professional golfer Shooter McGavin in the 1996 comedy ''Happy Gilmore''. Other notable starring roles for McDonald in film include "T-Birds" member Goose McKenzie in ''Grease 2'' (1982), Darryl Dickinson opposite his former fiance Geena Davis in ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), Ward Cleaver in the film adaptation '' Leave It to Beaver'' (1997), and Tappy Tibbons in ''Requiem for a Dream'' (2000). Along with numerous independent and small-budget film roles, he played supporting characters in box-office hits '' Grumpy Old Men'' (1993), '' Flubber'' (1997), ''Rumor Has It'' (2005), ''The House Bunny'' (2008) and '' About Last Night'' (2014). Voice acting roles for McDonald include Jor-El on '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996), Kent Mansley in ''The Iron Giant'' (1999), Superman on ''Batman Beyond'' (2000) and Harvey Dent on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sarafian
Richard Caspar Sarafian (April 28, 1930 – September 18, 2013) was an Armenian-American film director and actor. He compiled a versatile career that spanned over five decades as a director, actor, and writer. Sarafian is best known as the director of the 1971 film ''Vanishing Point'' and the classic ''The Twilight Zone'' episode " Living Doll". Biography Sarafian was born in New York City on April 28, 1930, to Armenian immigrants. He studied pre-law and pre-med at New York University and was a poor student, but changed over to studying film, at which he excelled. He left college to join the United States Army, in which he served as a reporter for an Army news service. While stationed in Kansas City, Missouri, during the Korean War (1950–1953) he met the future Hollywood director Robert Altman, and the two became friends. Sarafian worked with Altman on industrial films and married Altmans sister, Helen Joan Altman. He also acted in a local play Altman directed. His television c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexondra Lee
Alexondra Lee (born February 8, 1975) is an American actress, dancer and producer. She is a television producer of such shows as A&E's ''Marcia Clark Investigates'', ''Jo Frost: Nanny on Tour'' and ''Alien Highway'', and History Channel's ''Legend of The Superstition Mountains''. She was born in Pennsylvania to parents Mae and Harry Lee. Lee studied ballet at age four and began dancing with the New York City Ballet at age seven; she performed with the latter in ''The Nutcracker Suite''. She starred in the short-lived '''' as Detective Kate Benson and had a regular role as Callie on '' |
Michael Greene
Michael Harris Greene (November 4, 1933 – January 10, 2020) was an American actor who was active from the 1960s through the 1990s. Career Greene was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Gladys () and Harry Greene. Early in his career, Greene was frequently featured in westerns, and was credited with over 100 television and film appearances, including the 1962 film '' This is Not a Test'' (as Mike Green). In October of 1966, he appeared as the character, Nubu, in the episode, Space Circus, of the TV series, ''Lost in Space'', as well as a leading role in the 1973 film ''The Clones''. He played Jimmy Hart, William Petersen's ill-fated partner in '' To Live and Die in L.A.''. He is perhaps best remembered in his co-starring role as Deputy U.S. Marshal Vance Porter in the short-lived ABC-Warner Brothers western series ''The Dakotas'', where he co-starred with Larry Ward, Jack Elam, and Chad Everett. The series was controversially cancelled by ABC after only 19 episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Forbes
Michelle Renee Forbes Guajardo (born January 8, 1965) is an American actress who has appeared on television and in independent films. Forbes gained attention for her dual role in daytime soap opera ''Guiding Light'', for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. She is also a Saturn Award winner with three nominations. Forbes is known for her recurring appearances on genre and drama shows such as Ensign Ro Laren in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and her regular role as medical examiner Julianna Cox on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' during the 1990s, while building her career with recurring roles throughout the 2000s in ''Battlestar Galactica'', '' 24'', ''In Treatment'', '' Durham County'', ''Prison Break'' and her series regular role as Maryann Forrester on ''True Blood''. She has appeared in significant roles in movies such as ''Escape from L.A.'', ''Kalifornia'', ''Swimming with Sharks'' and ''Columbus''. She starred in the 2011–2012 AMC television seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Shelly
Adrienne Levine (June 24, 1966 – November 1, 2006), better known by the stage name Adrienne Shelly (sometimes credited as Adrienne Shelley), was an American actress, film director and screenwriter. She became known for roles in independent films such as Hal Hartley's '' The Unbelievable Truth'' (1989) and ''Trust'' (1990). She wrote, co-starred in, and directed the 2007 posthumously-released film ''Waitress'' which later became a Broadway show. Shelly's death in 2006 was initially determined by police to be suicide; her husband's insistence on a re-evaluation brought her killer to justice. Shelly's husband established the Adrienne Shelly Foundation, which awards scholarships, production grants, finishing funds, and living stipends to artists. In her honor, the Women Film Critics Circle gives an annual Adrienne Shelly Award to the film that it finds "most passionately opposes violence against women." Early life Shelly was born Adrienne Levine in Queens to Sheldon Levine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Brolin
Joshua James Brolin (; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''The Goonies'' (1985), ''Mimic'' (1997), ''Hollow Man'' (2000), ''Grindhouse'' (2007), ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), '' American Gangster'' (2007), '' W.'' (2008), ''Milk'' (2008), ''True Grit'' (2010), and ''Men in Black 3'' (2012). He has also appeared in films such as ''Oldboy (2013 film), Oldboy'' (2013), ''Inherent Vice (film), Inherent Vice'' (2014), Everest (2015 film), ''Everest'' (2015), ''Sicario (2015 film), Sicario'' (2015), ''Hail, Caesar!'' (2016), and ''Deadpool 2'' (2018) in addition to playing Marvel Comics supervillain Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the MCU, he appeared as Thanos in ''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015) and later starring in ''Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and ''Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). In 2021, he returned to provide t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (; born February 17, 1981) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his leading performances in ''500 Days of Summer'' (2009) and '' 50/50'' (2011). He is the founder of the online media platform HitRecord whose projects such as ''HitRecord on TV'' (2014–15) and ''Create Together'' (2020) won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Interactive Program. Born in Los Angeles to a Jewish family, Gordon-Levitt began his acting career as a child, appearing in the films '' A River Runs Through It'' (1992), '' Holy Matrimony'' (1994), and '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1994), which earned him a Young Artist Award and a Saturn Award nomination. He played the role of Tommy Solomon in the TV series '' 3rd Rock from the Sun'' (1996–2001) for which he received three nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pyper-Ferguson
John Pyper-Ferguson (born February 27, 1964) is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in a wide range of films and television shows. His notable works include playing Sonny Hamilton on '' Hamilton's Quest'', Peter Hutter on ''The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'', and Joe Whedon on '' Brothers & Sisters''. He also portrayed Tomas Vergis on the science fiction drama television series ''Caprica'', Tex on the TNT television series '' The Last Ship'', James Kendrick on Burn Notice and as Jack Soloff on USA Network's television series '' Suits''. Early life John Pyper-Ferguson was born in Mordialloc, Australia, the son of 1948 and 1952 Canadian Olympic swimmer Kathleen McNamee and Canadian "Miracle Mile" runner Richard Ferguson. After a brief period in his birth place, he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he was raised by his parents. He went to high school at Handsworth Secondary School, and later graduated with distinction from the University of Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Independent Films
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election, in which he was elected South Africa's first president, and which effectively brought Apartheid to an end; NAFTA, which was signed in 1992, comes into effect in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; The first passenger rail service to utilize the newly-opened Channel tunnel; The 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States; Skulls from the Rwandan genocide, in which over half a million Tutsi people were massacred by Hutus., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1994 Winter Olympics rect 200 0 400 200 Northridge earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Sinking of the MS Estonia rect 0 200 300 400 Rwandan genocide rect 300 200 600 400 Nelson Mandela rect 0 400 200 600 1994 FIFA World Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
