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Sin (2003 Film)
''Sin'' is a 2003 American crime thriller film directed by Michael Stevens. It stars Gary Oldman and Ving Rhames, with a supporting cast including Kerry Washington, Alicia Coppola and Chris Spencer. The film, which was released direct-to-video, has been censured by Oldman. Plot synopsis Retired Reno, Nevada police officer Eddie Burns (Ving Rhames) goes in search of his wayward sister Kassie (Kerry Washington). Along the way, his past wrongdoings make him the target of a revenge campaign by enigmatic criminal Charlie Strom (Gary Oldman). Cast Reception Critical reaction Dominic Wills of '' TalkTalk'' described ''Sin'' as "a kind of cross between ''Death Wish'' and '' 8mm.''" ''DVD Talk'' journalist Shannon Nutt awarded the film two stars out of five, and wrote: "''Sin'' makes for a decent rental... The plotline is rather predictable and similar to many other cop dramas you'll find out there, but the acting of both Rhames and Oldman put ''Sin'' just a notch above other releases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Stevens (producer)
Michael Ashton Stevens (November 21, 1966 – October 15, 2015 was an American producer, writer and director who won seven Emmy Awards. Starting in 2002, he was the writer and producer of the annual ''Kennedy Center Honors''. His productions of the TV special of the Honors event secured the show an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special in five consecutive years – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 – winning the award in the latter three years. His other work included writing and/or producing and/or directing many live events and TV productions including multiple productions of the annual ''Christmas in Washington'' TV special, several presentations of the AFI's ''The American Film Institute Salutes''… specials and HBO's inaugural celebration in 2009 for President Barack Obama. Personal life and education Stevens was born in Washington D.C., into an entertainment industry family. His paternal grandfather was film director George Stevens. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letterboxd
Letterboxd is an online social networking service co-founded by Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow in 2011. It was launched as a social app focused on sharing opinions about, and love of film, and is maintained by a small team in Auckland, New Zealand. The site allows users to share their taste in films. Members can write reviews or share their opinions about films, keep track of what they have seen in the past, record viewing dates, make lists of films and showcase their favorite films, as well as meet and interact with other cinephiles. Films can be rated, reviewed, added to a specific date's diary entry, included in a list, and tagged with relevant keywords. History The site was launched at Brooklyn Beta. It transitioned from private to public beta on 24 April 2012, and all pages became publicly visible. It originally started with 23 films. Membership remained invitation-only until 8 February 2013, when it was opened for public use. The site also introduced a tiered stru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Wish (1974 Film)
''Death Wish'' is a 1974 American neo-noir vigilante action thriller film loosely based on the 1972 novel of the same title by Brian Garfield. Directed by Michael Winner, the film stars Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, an architect who becomes a vigilante after his wife and daughter are attacked during a home invasion with his wife dying from her wounds. This was the first film in the ''Death Wish'' film series; it was followed eight years later with ''Death Wish II'' and other similar films. At the time of release, the film was criticized for its apparent support of vigilantism and advocating unlimited punishment of criminals. Allegedly, the novel denounced vigilantism, whereas the film embraced the notion. The film was a commercial success and resonated with the public in the United States, which was experiencing increasing crime rates during the 1970s. Plot Paul Kersey is a successful, middle-aged architect and family man who lives happily in Manhattan with his wife, Joann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Drake
Jessica Drake is an American pornographic actress and sex educator. Career Drake spent two years as a contract performer for the studio Sin City until May 31, 2002, when her contract expired. She gained her first AVN Award in 2001, winning "Best Tease Performance" for her role in VCA Pictures' ''Shayla's Web''. In 2003, she signed an exclusive contract with Wicked Pictures. In 2004, during an HIV outbreak in the industry, she stated that she had only performed with men who wore condoms, although she added that "working without condoms in the industry is less dangerous than going home with someone who you just met randomly in a bar." Her performance in ''Fluff and Fold'', a romantic comedy set around a laundromat, earned her the 2005 AVN Award for Best Actress, Video and the 2005 XRCO Award for Single Performance, Actress. Along with comedian Jim Norton, Drake was chosen to co-host the 2007 AVN Awards, and stated "this is probably the greatest thing that ever happened to me." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briana Banks
Briana Banks (born Briana Bany; 21 May 1978) is a German-American pornographic actress and model. She was the ''Penthouse'' Pet of the Month for June 2001. Early life Banks was born in Munich, Germany to a German father and an American mother. They moved to Britain when she was four, then to the Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley when she was seven. Her father still lives in Germany. Banks moved out of her mother's house when she was 16, taking her 14-year-old sister with her."Briana Banks" interview by Melissa Monet, June 10, 2001, Pornstarempire.com. Retrieved 2007-05-08. She got custody of her sister when she turned 18. Personal life Banks was engaged to fellow adult film star |
Valerie Red-Horse
Valerie Red-Horse (born 1959, in California) is an investment banker, business owner, filmmaker and philanthropist of Cherokee heritage. She is a former CEO of two Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker/dealers, Native Nations Securities and Red-Horse Securities believed to be the first Native American female owned broker-dealers. Education and career Early years In 1981, Red-Horse graduated cum laude from UCLA's Theater Arts Department and further studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. Before she finished college, she started work at Drexel Burnham Lambert as office manager from 1978 to 1985 for John Kissick in the Corporate Finance Department. She is married to Curt Mohl, whom she met when she was a cheerleader and he was a UCLA football player. They have three children. Red-Horse Native Productions Later, Red-Horse became the founder, president, and principal owner of Red-Horse Native Productions, Inc., a company specializing in motion picture and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Strong
John Christopher Strong (born July 22, 1974) is an American actor, composer, and musician. He is best known for his roles in ''Black Hawk Down'' (as Medal of Honor recipient Randy Shughart) and ''The Fast and the Furious'' as Leon. Aside from acting, Strong is also the lead vocalist and founder of the band Operator, movie composer, movie writer and movie producer. Early life and education Strong was born in Los Angeles County, California. At the age of 7 he began studying martial arts, taking up Judo in the San Fernando Valley. He went on to learn Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Boxing, and eventually earned a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Chris Lisciandro. At 12, he began to play guitar and taught himself to play drums, bass, and piano. Career Music He was signed to two major labels RCA and Atlantic Records. He has released nine albums: ''Bombthreat: Before She Blows'' and ''Fly'' and ''Lick My Neck Good Sleep'' with his former band, and ''Can You Hear Me Now?'', ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Porter
Raymond Porter is an American actor and audiobook narrator who is most widely known for portraying the DC Comics villain Darkseid in ''Zack Snyder's Justice League''. Career After appearing in many television shows, he gained attention when he was cast as Darkseid in the 2017 film ''Justice League,'' becoming the first actor to have been cast as the character in a live action feature film. However, Darkseid did not appear in the theatrical cut, meaning ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'' marked the character's first appearance in a live-action film. Porter played Darkseid through the use of motion capture Motion capture (sometimes referred as mo-cap or mocap, for short) is the process of recording the movement of objects or people. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robo ... and "went through a few different vocal gymnastics trying to figure out the voice". Filmography Film Television Video ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lew
James Jene Fae Lew (born September 6, 1952) is an American actor and martial artist. He has made 80 on-screen film and television appearances and 46 more as a stunt coordinator or stunt double. He has done choreography for movies like ''Get Smart'', '' Killers'' and the cult classic ''Big Trouble In Little China'', as well as television shows such as ''National Geographic's Fight Science'', '' The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'', and ''Entourage''. He does Shaolin Kung-Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Jeet Kune Do, Hapkido, and Boxing. He also trained Brad Pitt with sword fighting for the movie ''Troy''. Career An early role for Lew was as a guard in the John Cassavetes 1976 film, ''The Killing of a Chinese Bookie''. Lew had a role in the Frank Harris directed action film ''Killpoint'', which starred Leo Fong, Richard Roundtree, Cameron Mitchell and Stack Pierce. In 2017, he acted in the Mark Steven Grove directed sci-fi film '' Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine'', which also starred Caspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim (born Kim Dae-hyun ( ko, 김대현); August 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jin-Soo Kwon in ''Lost'', Chin Ho Kelly in ''Hawaii Five-0'', Gavin Park in ''Angel'', and Johnny Gat in the ''Saints Row'' video game series. He also runs a production company, 3AD, which is currently producing the television series ''The Good Doctor''. He portrayed Ben Daimio in the superhero film ''Hellboy'' (2019) and provides the voice of Chief Benja in the Disney animated film ''Raya and the Last Dragon'' (2021). Early life Kim was born in Busan, South Korea, the son of mother Jung Kim and father Dr. Doo-tae Kim, and moved to the United States with his family when he was one year old. He grew up in New York City, Easton, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Freedom High School in Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. In 1990, Kim graduated from Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania with double bachelor's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arie Verveen
Arie Verveen (born 28 September 1966) is an Irish actor. He has received an Independent Spirit Award Nomination (1997)and two Satellite Awards from the International Press Academy for his roles in the feature films ''Caught (1996 film), Caught'' and ''The Thin Red Line (1998 film), The Thin Red Line''. Biography Verveen studied under acting coach David G. Bennett in London,Arie Verveen . flixster.com where he made his stage debut in a production of ''A Hatful Of Rain'' by Michael V. Gazzo, which he co-produced and starred in. His appearance in ''Caught (1996 film), Caught'' (1996) was his first lead role in a feature film, opposite Edward James Olmos and María Conchita Alonso, directed by Robert M. Young (film director), Robert M. Young. This role garnered him a 1997 Special Achievement Satellite Award for Outstanding New Talent, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
