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Sebastian Gutierrez
Sebastián Gutiérrez (born September 10, 1974) is a Venezuelan film director, screenwriter and film producer. He wrote the screenplays to the films ''Gothika'', ''Snakes on a Plane'', ''The Eye (2008 film), The Eye'' and ''The Big Bounce (2004 film), The Big Bounce'', and wrote and directed two independent ensemble comedies, ''Women in Trouble'' and ''Elektra Luxx''. Gutiérrez has also won the Critics' Award at the ''Festival du Film Policier de Cognac'' for his directorial debut ''Judas Kiss (1998 film), Judas Kiss''. In 2019, the Cinemax series ''Jett (TV series), Jett'' he created premiered, and he also wrote, directed as well as executive produced all of its episodes. Career Gutiérrez wrote and directed one of the first motion pictures made expressly for internet distribution, the ensemble crime comedy ''Girl Walks into a Bar'', starring Carla Gugino, Rosario Dawson, Robert Forster, Danny DeVito, Josh Hartnett and Alexis Bledel, among others. Gutiérrez cowrote a song f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The center of the city is still ''Catedral'', located near Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judas Kiss (1998 Film)
''Judas Kiss'' is a 1998 American crime thriller film that starred Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Roscoe Lee Browne, Carla Gugino, Simon Baker-Denny, Gil Bellows, Richard Riehle, and Til Schweiger. It was directed by Sebastian Gutierrez. The film premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival and won the Critics Award at the 1999 Cognac Festival du Film Policier. Plot Coco Chavez and Junior Armstrong are two small-time criminals who make money at blackmail and sex scams. They attempt to break into the big time by kidnapping a computer genius and holding him for a $4 million ransom. To help them, they enlist Lizard Browning and Ruben Rubenbauer who provide firepower and technology. However, during the kidnapping, they accidentally kill the young wife of Louisiana Senator Hornbeck. Racked by guilt, Coco and the group are pursued by veteran Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Sadie Hawkins and grizzled New Orleans detective David Friedman. The two combative officers e ... [...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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julianne Moore
Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent films, as well as for her roles in blockbusters. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Emmy Awards. After studying theater at Boston University, Moore began her career with a series of television roles. From 1985 to 1988, she was a regular in the soap opera '' As the World Turns'', earning a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance. Her film debut was in '' Tales from the Darkside: The Movie'' (1990), and she continued to play small roles for the next four years, including in the thriller '' The Hand That Rocks the Cradle'' (1992). Moore first received critical attention with Robert Altman's '' Short Cuts'' (1993), and successive performances in '' V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Britton
Constance Elaine Britton ( Womack; born March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama film '' The Brothers McMullen'' (1995), and the following year, she was cast as Nikki Faber on the ABC sitcom ''Spin City''. She later starred in the short-lived sitcoms ''The Fighting Fitzgeralds'' (2001) and '' Lost at Home'' (2003), and appeared in several films, most notably the sports drama film '' Friday Night Lights'' (2004) and the thriller film '' The Last Winter'' (2006). Britton starred as Tami Taylor on the NBC/DirecTV drama series '' Friday Night Lights'' from 2006 to 2011. For this role, she received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. In 2011, she starred as Vivien Harmon in the first season of FX horror-drama series ''American Horror Story'', for which she was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by '' The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotel Noir
''Hotel Noir'' is a 2012 crime film directed and written by Sebastian Gutierrez. The film stars Carla Gugino and Rufus Sewell. The film was shot in color and processed as black and white. It was released as video on demand on October 9, 2012 in the United States. In 2016, the film was retitled ''City of Sin'' and re-released in color. Plot Los Angeles, 1958: a detective holes up in a downtown hotel awaiting killers to come get him. During the course of one night he will meet various occupants of the hotel and the truth of how he came to be in his present situation will be revealed. Cast * Rufus Sewell as Felix * Malin Akerman as Swedish Mary * Carla Gugino as Hanna Click * Danny DeVito as Eugene Portland * Rosario Dawson as Sevilla * Kevin Connolly as Vance * Robert Forster as Jim Logan * Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "Candy (Mandy Moore song), Candy", which peaked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Lee Phillips
Grant-Lee Phillips (born Bryan G. Phillips; September 1, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He led the group Grant Lee Buffalo in the 1990s, afterwards launching a solo career. He features as the town troubadour in ''Gilmore Girls''. Background Born in Stockton, California, Phillips began playing the guitar in his early teens. At age 19, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked tarring roofs to fund evening classes at UCLA and forming bands. He eventually dropped out of college and linked up with an old friend from Stockton named Jeffrey Clark. In the late 1980s, Phillips lived on campus at CalArts with future wife Denise Siegel, whom he met at a party through a fellow student and first Shiva Burlesque bassist, James Brenner. Phillips informally took art classes, went to public lectures and film screenings, and immersed himself in the school's World Music program until 1990Shiva Burlesquereleased two LPs, ''Shiva Burlesque'' (Nate Starkman & Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Bledel
Kimberly Alexis Bledel ( ; born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She is known for her role as Rory Gilmore on the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007), and Emily Malek in ''The Handmaid's Tale'' (2017–2021). Bledel also had a recurring role in ''Mad Men'' in 2012 and reprised her role as Rory Gilmore in the Netflix reunion miniseries '' Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life'' (2016). Bledel made her feature film debut as Winnie Foster in the Disney live action adaptation of ''Tuck Everlasting'' (2002), and went on to appear in ''Sin City'' (2005), ''Post Grad'' (2009), and as Lena Kaligaris in ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' film series. Bledel has received various awards and nominations for her work. For her role in ''Gilmore Girls'', she received nominations for Satellite, Teen Choice and Young Artist Awards. For her role in ''The Handmaid's Tale'' she has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning Outstanding Guest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Hartnett
Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He first came to attention in 1997 for his role as Michael Fitzgerald in the television crime drama series '' Cracker''. He made his feature film debut in 1998 in the slasher film '' Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'', followed by teen roles in films such as the sci-fi horror film ''The Faculty'' (1998) and the drama ''The Virgin Suicides'' (1999). Hartnett had starring roles in the war film ''Pearl Harbor'', the drama '' O'', the war film '' Black Hawk Down'' (all 2001), the romantic comedy ''40 Days and 40 Nights'' (2002), the crime thriller '' Lucky Number Slevin'' (2006), and other films. He starred in the neo-noir crime thriller '' The Black Dahlia'' (2006). He next appeared in the drama '' Resurrecting the Champ'' (2007), the graphic novel–based vampire horror film '' 30 Days of Night'' (2007) and the neo-noir atmospheric thriller '' I Come with the Rain'' (2009). From 2014 to 2016, he starred a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. He plays Frank Reynolds on the FX and FXX sitcom ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2006–present). He is known for his film roles in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), ''Terms of Endearment'' (1983), '' Romancing the Stone'' (1984), ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), '' Twins'' (1988), ''The War of the Roses'' (1989), '' Batman Returns'' (1992), ''Jack the Bear'' (1993), '' Junior'' (1994), '' Get Shorty'' (1995), ''Matilda'' (1996), ''L.A. Confidential'' (1997), '' The Big Kahuna'' (1999), '' Big Fish'' (2003), '' Deck the Halls'' (2006), '' When in Rome'' (2010), '' Wiener-Dog'' (2016) and '' Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019). He is also known for his voice roles in such films as ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Forster
Robert Wallace Forster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in '' Medium Cool'' (1969), Captain Dan Holland in ''The Black Hole'' (1979), Abdul Rafai in '' The Delta Force'' (1986), and Max Cherry in '' Jackie Brown'' (1997), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Forster's varied filmography includes: '' Reflections in a Golden Eye'' (1967), ''Alligator'' (1980), '' Me, Myself & Irene'' (2000), '' Mulholland Drive'' (2001), '' The Descendants'' (2011), ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013), ''London Has Fallen'' (2016), '' What They Had'' (2018), and ''The Wolf of Snow Hollow'' (2020). He also had prominent roles in television series such as '' Banyon'' (1971–1973), '' Heroes'' (2007–2008), ''Twin Peaks'' (2017) and the ''Breaking Bad'' episode " Granite State" as Ed Galbraith, for which he won the Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television. He reprised the role in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
