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The White River Kid
''The White River Kid'' (also titled ''White River'' and ''The Conmen'') is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Arne Glimcher and starring Bob Hoskins, Antonio Banderas and Ellen Barkin. It is based on the novel ''The Little Brothers of St. Mortimer'' by John Fergus Ryan. Cast * Bob Hoskins as Brother Edgar * Antonio Banderas as Morales Pittman * Ellen Barkin as Eva Nell La Fangroy * Wes Bentley as White River Kid * Kim Dickens as Apple Lisa * Randy Travis as Sheriff Becker * Swoosie Kurtz as Mummy Weed * Beau Bridges as Daddy Weed * Michael Massee as Ralph Pines * Chad Lindberg as Reggie Weed Production The film was shot in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Mount Ida, Arkansas and Petit Jean State Park. Reception Ann Hodges of the ''Houston Chronicle The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Glimcher
Arnold "Arne" Glimcher (born March 12, 1938) is an American art dealer, gallerist, film producer, and film director. He is the founder of The Pace Gallery. Glimcher has produced and directed several films, including ''The Mambo Kings'' and ''Just Cause (film), Just Cause''. He is the father of art dealer Marc Glimcher and American scientist Paul Glimcher. Early life and education Glimcher was born on March 12, 1938, in Duluth, Minnesota, and raised in Boston. He was the youngest of four and spent a lot of his spare time alone, drawing and painting. He later graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and Boston University. Career In the art market In 1960, Glimcher founded the Pace Gallery in Boston. In 1963, he moved the gallery to New York City. In 1980, he sold Jasper Johns's ''Three Flags'' to the Whitney Museum of American Art for $1 million, the first time a work by a living artist had ever commanded seven figures. Today, the Pace Gallery represents contempor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morning Call
''The Morning Call'' is a daily newspaper in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1883, it is the second longest continuously published newspaper in the Lehigh Valley, after ''The Express-Times''. In 2020, the newspaper permanently closed its Allentown headquarters after allegedly failing to pay four months of rent and citing diminishing advertising revenues. The newspaper is owned by Alden Global Capital, a New York City-based hedge fund. History Founding and ownerships ''The Morning Call'' was founded in 1883. Its original name was ''The Critic''. Its original editor, owner and chief reporter was Samuel S. Woolever. The newspaper's first reporter was a Muhlenberg College senior, David A. Miller. The newspaper was subsequently acquired and owned by Charles Weiser, its editor, and Kirt W. DeBelle, its business manager. In 1894, the newspaper launched a reader contest, offering $5 in gold to a school boy or girl in Lehigh County who could guess the publication's new name. The i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Comedy Films
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Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With its 1995 buy-out of long-time rival the ''Houston Post'', the ''Chronicle'' became Houston's newspaper of record. The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily paper owned and operated by the Hearst Corporation, a privately held multinational corporate media conglomerate with $10 billion in revenues. The paper employs nearly 2,000 people, including approximately 300 journalists, editors, and photographers. The ''Chronicle'' has bureaus in Washington, D.C. and Austin. It reports that its web site averages 125 million page views per month. The publication serves as the " newspaper of record" of the Houston area. Previously headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building at 801 Texas Avenue, Downtown Houston, the ''Houston Chronicle'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petit Jean State Park
Petit Jean State Park is a park in Conway County, Arkansas managed by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. It is located atop Petit Jean Mountain adjacent to the Arkansas River in the area between the Ouachita Mountains and Ozarks, Ozark Plateaus. Legend and naming According to legend Petit Jean was actually a young 18th century French woman. When she discovered that her fiancé planned to explore the Louisiana Territory, she cut her hair, disguised herself as a boy and managed to find a position as a cabin boy. She survived the voyage and the expedition began their exploration. Once they had reached the area of the mountain, the young woman became ill, on her deathbed she revealed herself to her fiancé, and was buried on the mountain, not under her own name, but under the name she had been known by on the ship, "Little John". Locals pronounce the name "PET-ih jeen" or "petty jeen". The park Buildings of log and stone construction built by the Civilian Conservation C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Ida, Arkansas
Mount Ida is a city in and county seat of Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1842, the city saw a silver boom in the 1880s bring early prosperity and economic development to the area. Today, the economy is largely ranching, poultry farming, silviculture, and tourism around Lake Ouachita. It is known as the quartz crystal capital of the U.S. and is known worldwide for its quartz deposits. The population was 996 as of the 2020 census. History Mount Ida was incorporated on May 30, 1890. Episode 133, entitled "What's in my Pocket?", of the popular podcast ''Small Town Murder'', hosted by James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman, featured Mount Ida on August 22, 2019. Geography Mount Ida is located in central Montgomery County on the south bank of the South Fork of the Ouachita River. US Route 270 and Arkansas Highway 27 pass through the town.''Mount Ida, Arkansas,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986 US 270 leads east to Hot Springs and northwest t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs for which the city is named. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 37,930. The center of Hot Springs is the oldest federal reserve in the United States, today preserved as Hot Springs National Park. The hot spring water has been popularly believed for centuries to possess healing properties, and was a subject of legend among several Native American tribes. Following federal protection in 1832, the city developed into a successful spa town. Incorporated January 10, 1851, the city has been home to Major League Baseball spring training, illegal gambling, speakeasies and gangsters such as Al Capone, horse racing at Oaklawn Park, the Army and Navy Hospital, and 42nd President Bill Clinton. One of the largest Pentecostal denominations in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad Lindberg
Chad Tyler Lindberg (born November 1, 1976) is an American actor. He is known for his film roles in ''The Fast and the Furious'' and ''October Sky'', as well as television roles on ''Sons of Anarchy'' and ''Supernatural''. Lindberg was also the co-host of the television series ''Ghost Stalkers''. Life and career Lindberg was born in Puyallup, Washington, the son of Luwana and Pete Lindberg. He attended Mount Vernon High School. He began his acting career as Rory in ''Black Circle Boys'' at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. From there, he made several guest appearances on popular television shows, such as '' ER'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', and ''The X-Files''. He continued pursuing films roles, particularly as Sherman O'Dell in ''October Sky'' and Jesse, a mechanic suffering from ADHD, in ''The Fast and the Furious''. He received attention for his role in ''I Spit on Your Grave'', the 2010 remake of the '70s cult classic. He has also appeared in the recurring role of Chad Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Massee
Michael Groo Massee (September 1, 1952 – October 20, 2016) was an American actor. Active on screen during a three decade career, he frequently portrayed villainous characters. His film roles include Funboy in the dark fantasy ''The Crow'' (1994), Newton in the horror anthology ''Tales from the Hood'' (1995), Andy in the neo-noir '' Lost Highway'' (1997), and the Gentleman in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012) and its 2014 sequel. Massee also voiced Bruce Banner in the first two entries of ''Marvel Animated Features'' in 2006. On television, he played Ira Gaines on the first season of the Fox action drama '' 24'' (2001–2002), Isaiah Haden on the NBC fantasy mystery '' Revelations'' (2005), Dyson Frost on the ABC science fiction drama '' FlashForward'' (2009–2010), and sadistic serial killer "Dr." Charles Hoyt on the first two seasons of the TNT police procedural ''Rizzoli & Isles'' (2010–2013). Early life Michael Groo Massee was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1952, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Bridges
Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor and director. He is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee. Bridges was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 7, 2003, at 7065 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the television industry. He is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and elder brother of fellow actor Jeff Bridges. Early life Bridges was born on December 9, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Lloyd Bridges (1913–1998) and Dorothy Bridges (née Simpson; 1915–2009). He was nicknamed ''Beau'' by his parents after Ashley Wilkes' son in ''Gone with the Wind''. His younger brother is actor Jeff Bridges, and he has a younger sister, Lucinda. Another brother, Garrett, died in 1948 of sudden infant death syndrome. Beau has shared a close relationship with Jeff, for whom he acted as a surrogate father during childhood, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swoosie Kurtz
Swoosie Kurtz ( ; born September 6, 1944) is an American actress. She is the recipient of an Emmy Award and two Tony Awards. Kurtz made her Broadway theatre, Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of ''Ah, Wilderness''. She has received five Tony Award nominations, winning for both ''Fifth of July'' (1981) and ''The House of Blue Leaves'' (1986); her other nominations were for ''Tartuffe'' (1988), ''Frozen (play), Frozen'' (2004), and ''Heartbreak House'' (2007). For her television work, she has received eight Emmy Award nominations, with one win for ''Carol and Company'' in 1990. Other television credits include the NBC drama ''Sisters (American TV series), Sisters'' (1991–1996), ''Huff (TV series), Huff'' (2004–2006), ''Pushing Daisies'' (2007–2009), and the hit CBS sitcom ''Mike & Molly'' (2010–2016). Her films include, ''Wildcats (film), Wildcats'' (1986), ''Dangerous Liaisons'' (1988), ''Stanley & Iris'' (1990), ''Citizen Ruth'' (1996), ''Liar Liar'' (1997) and ''Bubbl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Travis
Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recorded 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, including 16 that reached the No. 1 position. Considered a pivotal figure in the history of country music, Travis broke through in the mid-1980s with the release of his album ''Storms of Life'', which sold more than four million copies. The album established him as a major force in the neotraditional country movement. Travis followed up his successful debut with a string of platinum and multi-platinum albums. He is known for his distinctive baritone vocals, delivered in a traditional style that has made him a country music star since the 1980s. By the mid-1990s, Travis saw a decline in his chart success. In 1997, he left Warner Bros. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
