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TJ Storm
Juan Ricardo Ojeda, better known as T.J. Storm, is an American actor, stuntman, dancer, and martial artist. He is best known for his role as Bayu in '' Conan the Adventurer'' and for his motion capture performances in '' Tron: Legacy'', '' Captain America: Civil War'', '' Deadpool'', and as Godzilla in the '' MonsterVerse'' series. Early life Storm was born Juan Ricardo Ojeda, the son of a Puerto Rican mother and African-American father in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was put up for adoption and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii by a Caucasian mother of Native American descent and Mexican-American father. As a child, his adoptive mother wanted to keep him occupied, so he took up dancing and martial arts as a way to balance himself. He went on to study Arashi-Ryu Karate, Taekwondo, Ninjutsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Northern Shaolin, and mastered forms of hip hop dancing and breakdancing. The surname "Storm" supposedly originated from a nickname and is related to one of the karate styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Zone
War zone or warzone may refer to a zone of war, or to: Film and television * ''The War Zone'', a 1999 film starring Ray Winstone * ''War Zone'' (film), a 1998 documentary about street harassment directed by Maggie Hadleigh-West * "War Zone" (''Angel''), a 2000 episode of the television series ''Angel'' * "War Zone" (''Crusade''), the pilot episode of the television series ''Crusade'' * '' Punisher: War Zone'', a 2008 film based on the Marvel comic book series '' The Punisher War Zone'' * ''War Zone'', the second hour of the WWF's weekly show '' Raw is War'' from 1997-2001 Games * '' Call of Duty: Warzone'', a 2020 battle royale video game, spinoff of the 2019 game ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'' *''Warzone 2100'', a hybrid real-time strategy/tactics game * ''Warzone'' (game), a table-top miniatures game * ''WWF War Zone'', a 1998 video game, based on the TV show of the same name Media Music * Warzone Collective, an anarchopunk venue in Belfast * ''War Zone'' (album), a 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Cast Away And The Island Girls
''Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls'' (also known as ''Miss Cast Away'' and as ''Silly Movie 2'' as titled for re-release in 2008) is a 2004 American parody anarchic comedy film written and directed by Bryan Michael Stoller, produced on a $2 million budget. It features Michael Jackson in his final scripted film performance before his death in 2009, who has been assigned by the Vatican to manipulate the castaways for the Vatican's own purposes. Cast * Eric Roberts as Captain Maximus Powers * Charlie Schlatter as Mike Saunders * Joyce Giraud as Julie * Stuart Pankin as Noah * Evan Marriott as Joe Millionaire * Michael Jackson as Agent M.J. * Eugene Greytak as Your Holiness (as Gene Greytak) * Richard Halpern as Groovy Guy * Colleen Shannon as Miss Texas * Blythe Metz as Miss Delaware * Jackie Torres as Miss Congenial * Allie Moss as Miss Nevada * Janna Giacoppo as Miss Canada * Popi Ardissone as Miss Nebraska * Charity Rock as Miss Kentucky Cameo appearances Director Bryan Micha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Month Of Sundays (2001 Film)
''A Month of Sundays'' is a 2001 film directed by Stewart Raffill. It stars Rod Steiger in one of his final film roles and Sally Kirkland. Filming took place in Los Angeles, California and began during April 2001, Cast * Rod Steiger as Charles McCabe * Sally Kirkland as Katherine St. Croix * Michael Paré as Thomas McCabe * Dee Wallace as Sarah McCabe * Al Sapienza as Stephen McCabe * Corina Marie as Biddy McCabe Release ''A Month of Sundays'' premiered at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival on September 17, 2001. Reception A reviewer for ''The Palm Beach Post'' remarked that the film seemed "better suited for TV". ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' also reviewed the movie, calling it "a low-budget, cliche-ridden film featuring a roster of faded stars topped by Rod Steiger, as a sweet, stubborn but ailing grandfather searching for his long-lost son before he dies". References External links * 2001 films Films directed by Stewart Raffill 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wrecking Crew (2000 Film)
''The Wrecking Crew'' is a 2000 American Crime film, crime Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, and Ernie Hudson Jr. Premise A high-level government wikt:hit squad, hit squad is sent into the streets in order to complete a deadly mission. Cast * Ice-T as "Menace" * Ernie Hudson Jr. as Hakiem * T. J. Storm as Josef * David Askew as "Sly" * Tarsha Nicole Jones as News Reporter (Miss Jones) * Vincent Klyn as Juda * Romany Malco as "Chewy" * Rob Ladesich as Captain * Snoop Dogg as "Dra-Man" * Jahi J.J. Zuri as "Ceebo" Production The director, Albert Pyun shot the film simultaneously with two other "urban" features, ''Urban Menace'' and ''Corrupt (1999 film), Corrupt'', making sure his producers got the most out of their money as it was filmed in Eastern Europe on a shoestring budget. See also * List of hood films References External links * * * ''The Wrecking Crew'' at the Disobiki. 2000 films Hood films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrupt (1999 Film)
''Corrupt'' is a 1999 film starring Ice-T and Silkk the Shocker. Plot After decades of street violence, two gangs have finally made a truce. MJ (Silkk The Shocker) has finally found a way to get out of the deadly neighborhood him and his sister Jodi are living in. Corrupt (Ice-T) the only person standing in MJ's way of leaving. This will result in a war between two gangs. Cast * Ice-T as Corrupt * Silkk the Shocker as M.J. * Miss Jones (radio personality), Miss Jones as Margo * Ernie Hudson Jr. as Miles * Karen Dyer as Jodi * T. J. Storm as Cinque * Tahitia Hicks as Lisa (as Tahitia) * Taylor Scott as Pammi * Jahi J.J. Zuri as Yazu * Romany Malco as Snackbar Man Production Director Pyun shot ''Corrupt'' simultaneously with ''The Wrecking Crew (2000 film), The Wrecking Crew'' and ''Urban Menace'' in a derelict factory in Eastern Europe, originally intending ''Urban Menace'' and ''The Wrecking Crew'' as sections of a single film; the producers decided to make two films.Douglas Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Menace
''Urban Menace'' is a 1999 American horror film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Snoop Dogg, Big Pun, Ice-T and Fat Joe. Premise After a Church (building), church burning in which a preacher and his family are killed, the preacher's insane ghost (Snoop Dogg) starts killing off the members of the gang responsible. ''Movie Review Query Engine'', retrieved July 31, 2017.Robin R. Means Coleman, ''Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present'', New York: Routledge, 2011, p. 200 Cast * Snoop Dogg as "Preacher" Caleb * Big Pun as "Crow" * Ice-T as The Narrator * Fat Joe as "Terror" * T. J. Stor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time In China And America
''Once Upon a Time in China and America'', also known as ''Once Upon a Time in China VI'', (Chinese: 黃飛鴻之西域雄獅) is a 1997 Hong Kong martial arts western film directed by Sammo Hung in his last directorial effort until 2016, who also worked on the film's fight choreography. The film is the sixth and final installment in the ''Once Upon a Time in China'' film series. It also saw the return of Jet Li as Cantonese martial arts master and folk hero Wong Fei-hung, who had been replaced by Vincent Zhao in the fourth and fifth films. The film was released in Hong Kong on 1 February 1997 and garnered positive reviews. Plot The film is set in the early 20th century. Wong Fei-hung, along with his romantic interest 13th Aunt and apprentice Clubfoot, travels from China to America to visit another of his apprentices, "Bucktooth" So, who has recently opened a branch of Po-chi-lam, Wong's traditional Chinese medicine clinic, in San Francisco. While travelling by carriage acro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortal Kombat (1995 Film)
''Mortal Kombat'' is a 1995 American fantasy martial arts action film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and written by Kevin Droney. Based on the video game franchise of the same name, it is the first installment in the ''Mortal Kombat'' film series. Starring Linden Ashby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robin Shou, Bridgette Wilson, Talisa Soto, and Christopher Lambert, the film follows a group of heroes who participate in the eponymous Mortal Kombat tournament to protect Earth from being conquered by malevolent forces. Its story primarily adapts the original 1992 game, while also using elements from the game ''Mortal Kombat II'' (1993). The film premiered in the United States on August 18, 1995. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the martial art sequences, atmosphere, and production values, but criticized the performances, script, and toned-down violence from the games. Despite the mixed critical response, the film was well-received by fans of the series. It was also a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breathing Fire
''Breathing Fire'' is a 1991 American martial arts film directed by Lou Kennedy in his directorial debut, and co-directed by Brandon De-Wilde. The film stars Ke Huy Quan, with a supporting cast of Eddie Saavedra, Ed Neil and Jerry Trimble. The film was released on direct-to-VHS in the United States on July 15, 1992.Black Belt - May 1993 Vol. 31, No. 5 The ninth- and 10th-best fight films are, respectively, Johnathan Ke Quan's Breathing Fire and Tang Tak Wing's Trained to Fight. Breathing Fire includes some original tournament fight sequences between Quan and Eddie Saavedra, which ... It is a remake of the 1977 Hong Kong film '' The Flash Legs'' that starred Tao-liang Tan, who executive produced and wrote this film under the pseudonym of Delon Tanners. This was Eddie Saavedra's first and only American film. After the film, Saavedra has retired from acting. Plot Michael Moore (Jerry Trimble), a Vietnam vet, pulls off a bank heist with his gang, which includes the bank's mana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 robots. In filmmaking and video game development, it refers to recording actions of human actors, and using that information to animate digital character models in 2-D or 3-D computer animation.Andrew Harris Salomon, Feb. 22, 2013, Backstage MagazineGrowth In Performance Capture Helping Gaming Actors Weather Slump Accessed June 21, 2014, "..But developments in motion-capture technology, as well as new gaming consoles expected from Sony and Microsoft within the year, indicate that this niche continues to be a growth area for actors. And for those who have thought about breaking in, the message is clear: Get busy...."Ben Child, 12 August 2011, The GuardianAndy Serkis: why won't Oscars go ape over motion-capture acting? Star of Rise of the Planet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Martial Arts Kid
''The Martial Arts Kid'' is a 2015 martial arts film directed by Michael Baumgarten and starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock as a couple who take in their nephew Jansen Panettiere, and teach him martial arts when he is bullied. Most of the supporting cast of the film are actual martial artists, some of whom appear as themselves in the film. Plot Robbie Oakes is a Cleveland high schooler who after losing his mother, finds himself constantly in trouble with the law. When his grandmother has had enough after his latest arrest, Robbie is sent to Cocoa Beach, Florida to live with his aunt Cindy and uncle Glen. The night of his arrival, Robbie sneaks out of the house and goes to a local convenience store. There, he sees a young girl, Rina, sitting in a car. When he talks to her, Rina's boyfriend Bo harasses and punches Robbie in the face. The next day at school, Robbie finds himself again harassed and embarrassed by Bo, who pushes him into the girls' restroom. At lunch, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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