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Stephen Milburn Anderson
Stephen Milburn Anderson (March 13, 1948 – May 1, 2015) was an American film director and writer who wrote and directed eight films. He is best known for '' South Central'', which was produced by Oliver Stone and released by Warner Bros. in 1992 and for ''CASH'' starring Sean Bean and Chris Hemsworth, released by Lionsgate in 2010. Career Anderson's short film ''Hearts of Stone'' (1989) was nominated for a Golden Hugo award at the Chicago International Film Festival and played at Sundance, where it came to the attention of Oliver Stone. They subsequently collaborated on '' South Central'', which received wide critical acclaim. Janet Maslin of ''The New York Times'' named Anderson in the "Who's Who Among Hot New Filmmakers," along with Quentin Tarantino and Tim Robbins. Additionally, ''The New Yorker'' praised ''South Central'' as one of the year's best independent films. Milburn gave Thor star Chris Hemsworth Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Central (film)
''South Central'' is a 1992 American crime-drama film, written and directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson. This film is an adaptation of the 1987 fictional novel, ''The Original South Central L.A. Crips'' by Donald Bakeer, a former high school teacher in South Central Los Angeles. The film stars Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns and Christian Coleman. ''South Central'' was produced by Oliver Stone and released by Warner Bros. The movie received wide critical acclaim, with ''New Yorker Magazine'' praising it as one of the year's best independent films. Janet Maslin of ''The New York Times'' named Anderson in the "Who's Who Among Hot New Filmmakers" in 1992, along with Quentin Tarantino and Tim Robbins. Plot Upon his parole from the California Youth Authority, Hoover Street Deuces gang member Bobby Johnson meets with girlfriend Carole, son Jimmie, and fellow "Deuces" Ray Ray, Loco, and Bear. The gang attends a party thrown by a heroin dealer named Genie Lamp, who forces Bobby to snort a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Thor Odinson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the Thor, Norse mythological god of the same name, the Asgard (comics), Asgardian List of thunder gods, god of thunder whose enchanted hammer Mjolnir (comics), Mjolnir enables him to fly and manipulate weather, among his #Powers and abilities, other superhuman attributes. A founding member of the superhero team the Avengers (comics), Avengers, Thor has a host of List of Thor (Marvel Comics) supporting characters, supporting characters and List of Thor (Marvel Comics) enemies, enemies. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Journey into Mystery'' #83 (August 1962) and was created by artist Jack Kirby, writer Stan Lee, and scripter Larry Lieber. The character has starred in several ongoing series and Limited series (comics), limited series, and appears in all volumes of the Avengers series. The charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |