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Skiptrace (film)
''Skiptrace'' is a 2016 Hong Kong-Chinese-American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Renny Harlin, produced, starring and based on a story by Jackie Chan. The film co-stars Johnny Knoxville and Fan Bingbing. It was released in China on July 21, 2016 and in the United States on September 2, 2016. Plot in Hong Kong 2007 detective Bennie Chan (Jackie Chan) has been tracking notorious crime boss "Matador" – whom he believes to be businessman Victor Wong (Winston Chao). While tracking him, Chan's partner Yung (Eric Tsang) is captured. Yung sacrifices himself and gives his watch to Chan to remember him by. 9 years later Yung's daughter Samantha (Fan Bingbing) gets into trouble with Wong's crime syndicate, Chan must track down an American conman, Connor Watts (Johnny Knoxville), who gambles his way through Chinese casinos after being banned in America and who witnessed the murder of a woman named Esther Yee in Wong's Macau casino. However, before Chan can find him, Connor is k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renny Harlin
Renny Harlin (born 15 March 1959) is a Finnish film director, producer, and screenwriter who has made his career in Hollywood and China. His best-known films include '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'', ''Die Hard 2'', '' Cliffhanger'', '' The Long Kiss Goodnight'', and '' Deep Blue Sea''. Harlin's films have grossed over $520 million in the United States and over $1.2 billion in the worldwide aggregate box office, making him the 151st highest-grossing director in the global film market , and the most internationally successful Finnish filmmaker in terms of revenue. His 1993 film ''Cliffhanger'' is in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' for the costliest aerial stunt ever performed. His 1995 film '' Cutthroat Island'' held the Guinness World Record for the former category "Largest box office loss". Early life, family and education Harlin was born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola in Riihimäki, Finland. His father was Oiva Harjol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winston Chao
Winston Chao Wen-hsuan (born 9 June 1960) is a Taiwanese actor. He came to international attention for his performance in the 1993 film ''The Wedding Banquet'' and ''Kabali''. He is also known for his roles in '' Red Rose White Rose'' and ''Eat Drink Man Woman'', and for his five portrayals of Sun Yat-sen, notably in the films ''The Soong Sisters'' (1997), '' Road to Dawn'' (2007) and '' 1911'' (2011). His notable television roles include the adaptation of Cao Yu's play '' Thunderstorm'' (1997), a double role in the historical drama '' Palace of Desire'', the biographical mini-series ''The Legend of Eileen Chang'' (2004), the historical drama '' Da Tang Fu Rong Yuan'' (2007), the adaptation of Ba Jin's novel ''Cold Nights'' (''Han ye'', 2009), and the portrayal of Confucius (2011). He acted in the Indian Tamil film, ''Kabali'' (2016), in a villainous role opposite Rajinikanth. He has also appeared in the English-language films ''Skiptrace Skiptrace (also skip tracing, or de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Fell
Samuel Jason Fell (born 22 November 1965) is a British animator, director, screenwriter and voice actor. Sam started his career as director on the short film ''The Big Cheese'' for 3 Peach Animation. He then joined Aardman Animations and worked on projects like ''Pop'', Peter Lord's Oscar-nominated short film ''Wat's Pig'', as well as ''Rex the Runt'', before directing the 2002 project ''Chump''. He also developed a children's TV series called ''Rabbits!''. In 2001, he came up with the story of ''Flushed Away'' which he developed through 2002. From 2003, he went on to direct (with David Bowers) the film for Aardman. He also provided the voices for the characters Liam, The Prophet, Ladykiller and Fanseller. From 2008, he went on to direct ''The Tale of Despereaux'' for Universal Studios, and also provided the voices of the characters Ned and Smudge. Fell co-directed Laika's '' ParaNorman'', with Chris Butler, which was released in the United States The United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Ng
Richard Ng Yiu-hon (born 17 December 1939), also known as Richard Woo, is a Hong Kong actor known for playing comedic roles, particularly in Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s. Film and television career Ng has appeared in 80 films to date. He has twice been nominated for the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, for his roles in '' Winners and Sinners'' and '' Beyond the Sunset''. He has worked alongside some of the biggest names in Hong Kong action cinema including Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Andy Lau and Jet Li. 1970s, 80s and 90s Ng's first role was in the 1976 Michael Hui comedy film '' The Private Eyes''. It was the first of many films Ng would appear in with Sammo Hung throughout the next 30 years. In 1979, Ng made his only film as director, '' Murder Most Foul''. He also starred in the film and co-wrote it with Wong Jing. In 1983, he appeared as "Exhaust Pipe" in Hung's film '' Winners and Sinners'', a template to the Lucky Stars series. He would g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Gorevoy
Mikhail Vitalievich Gorevoy (russian: Михаи́л Вита́льевич Горево́й; born 19 May 1965) is a Russian actor, occasionally credited as Michael Gor in English language productions, best known internationally for playing Vladimir Popov in the James Bond film ''Die Another Day''. He also played the role of Ivan Alexandrovich Schischkin in ''Bridge of Spies''. Early life Mikhail Gorevoy graduated with honors from the Moscow Art Theater School in 1987, and began his acting career in theater at the Sovremennik Theatre. Career His film debut was in the 1988 Russian film ''Step'' (directed by Alexander Mitta). He traveled to the United States in 1992, living in New York City and Boston, where he worked various jobs including teaching the Stanislavski method. Gorevoy returned to Russia in 1996 and established his own theater. He continues to act in film. Personal life Gorevoy has one son, Dmitriy, who is also an actor. He was a major in the Soviet Army uk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsingin Sanomat
''Helsingin Sanomat'', abbreviated ''HS'' and colloquially known as , is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries, owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily. Its name derives from that of the Finnish capital, Helsinki, where it is published. It is considered a newspaper of record for Finland. History and profile The paper was founded in 1889 as '' Päivälehti'', when Finland was a Grand Duchy under the Tsar of Russia. Political censorship by the Russian authorities, prompted by the paper's strong advocacy of greater Finnish freedoms and even outright independence, forced Päivälehti to often temporarily suspend publication, and finally to close permanently in 1904. Its proprietors re-opened the paper under its current name in 1905. Founded as the organ of the Young Finnish Party, the paper has been politically independent and non-aligned since 1932. During the Cold War period ''Helsingin Sanomat'' was among the Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Forsberg
Sara Maria Forsberg (born 2 May 1994), known professionally as SAARA (formerly Smo, Smoukahontas, or Smokahontas), is a Finnish singer, songwriter, YouTube personality, and television presenter. As a singer, Forsberg was signed to Capitol Records in 2014 and released her debut single " Ur Cool" in April 2015, which went on to become a top ten hit in her home country of Finland. She left in early 2016 after disagreements with the label and her producer. Forsberg has continued to release music as an independent artist in affiliation with Universal Music Group. As of November 2017, her YouTube channel has more than a million subscribers and over 100 million views. Personal life Forsberg was born on 2 May 1994 in Jakobstad, Finland. Her father was born in Sweden. Forsberg has taken a DNA test with the following results: 63.8% Finnish, 28.7% Scandinavian, 5.5% Central American, and 2.0% Eastern European. Her native language is Finnish, although she spoke mainly English in the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Lanxin
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Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zhang'' (unit) (丈), a traditional Chinese unit of length equal to 10 ''chi'' (3–3.7 m) * Zhang Zetian, Chinese billionaire * 璋, a type of shaped stone or jade object in ancient Chinese culture thought to hold great value and protective properties; see also Bi (jade) and Cong (jade) Other * Zhang, the proper name of the star Upsilon¹ Hydrae See also * Zang (other) Zang may refer to: * Official abbreviation for Tibet Autonomous Region (藏) * Tibetan people * Zang (bell) Perisan musical instrument * Zang (surname) (臧), a Chinese surname * Zang, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Persian form of Zanj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Kuo
Dylan Kuo (; born 8 June 1977) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and model. He rose to fame in 2004 after playing the lead role in the television series '' The Outsiders''. He is also known as Irons Kwok, his earlier western name, and Kwok Bun-chiu, his name pronounced in Cantonese. Early life Dylan Kuo was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 8 June 1977, the youngest of a two-child family. He has a brother older than him by 4 years. He has been described by family members and teachers as a shy, quiet and reserved child. His parents divorced when he was very young. He grew up in a single-parent home living with his mother and older brother. His mother worked 2 jobs in order to raise him and his brother, working as a kindergarten teacher by day and at night as a YMCA instructor teaching hairdressing courses. His mother died from breast cancer when he was 14 years old, which Kuo has said was the most unforgettable yet saddest moment in his life. He then went to live with his father while his old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeon Jung-hoon
Yeon Jung-hoon (born November 6, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for generational epic '' East of Eden'' (2008), crime procedural ''Vampire Prosecutor'' (2011-2012) and the domestically popular weekend drama ''Pots of Gold'' (2013). Outside of acting, Yeon hosted the first three seasons of ''Top Gear Korea'', the South Korean version of the BBC show, and is a cast member of the popular variety-reality show '' 2 Days & 1 Night''. Early life Yeon is the only son and younger of two children of veteran actor Yeon Kyu-jin. He was sent to the United States as a teenager and lived with his aunt while attending junior high and high school. He spent his freshman year of college at the ArtCenter College of Design but returned to South Korea due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis and continued his education at Myongji University, majoring in product design.글로벌 한식 토크 쇼킹 Episode 27. 13 June 2012. Channel A Despite his father being an actor, he never showe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Torres
Eve Torres Gracie (born Eve Marie Torres on August 21, 1984) is an American actress, dancer, model, martial arts instructor, and former professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with WWE, where she was the first ever three-time WWE Divas Champion. Torres began her career as a model and dancer. She danced for The Southern California Summer Pro League and went on to become a member of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–2007 season. She also appeared on several television shows, including '' Show Me The Money'', '' Sunset Tan'', and ''Deal or No Deal''. In 2007, she won the 2007 Diva Search, earning a contract with WWE. Torres first appeared on WWE programming as a backstage interviewer in 2008 and became a full-time wrestler in 2009. She won the WWE Divas Championship in April 2010. She held the championship on a further two occasions, becoming the first person to win it three times. Following her retirement f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Tsang
Eric Tsang Chi-wai (; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show '' Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network TVB over 18 years. He currently holds the general manager post at TVB. Early life Tsang is a Hakka of Wuhua ancestry. His father, Tsang Kai-wing, was a former football coach and player, then served in the Royal Hong Kong Police Force from 1940 to 1972. He fled to Taiwan to escape from the Independent Commission Against Corruption in 1976 after being convicted of corruption and sentenced to three years in jail, while still free pending an appeal. In 2001, the Department of Justice seized his house in La Salle Road and later auctioned it for HK$4.35 million after 10 years of civil proceedings. Tsang Kai-wing died in Taiwan in 2011 with his son Eric and other family members around him.Tsang Kai-wing dies aged 94 after 35 years as corruption fugitive, SCMP, Danny Mok, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
