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Timecode (film)
''Timecode'' is a 2000 American experimental film written and directed by Mike Figgis and featuring a large ensemble cast, including Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Suzy Nakamura, Kyle MacLachlan, Saffron Burrows, Holly Hunter, Julian Sands, Xander Berkeley, Leslie Mann and Mía Maestro. The film is constructed from four continuous 93-minute takes that were filmed simultaneously by four cameras; the screen is divided into quarters, and the four shots are shown simultaneously. The film depicts several groups of people in Los Angeles as they interact and conflict while preparing for the shooting of a movie in a production office. The dialogue was largely improvised, and the sound mix of the film is designed so that the most significant of the four sequences on screen dominates the soundtrack at any given moment. Plot The film takes place in and around a film production company office, and involves several interweaving plot threads which include a young ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Figgis
Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work in ''Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers online community ''Shooting People''. Early life Figgis was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, and grew up in Nairobi, Kenya until he was eight. The rest of his childhood was spent in Newcastle upon Tyne. Career Figgis's early interest was in music. He played trumpet and guitar in The People Band and is audible in their first record (produced by Charlie Watts) in 1968. He also played keyboards for Bryan Ferry's first band. In 1983 he directed a theatre play, produced in Theatre Gerard-Philipe (Saint-Denis, Paris). This play performed with great success at Festival de Grenada and in Theater der Welt (Munich). After working in theatre (he was a musician and performer in the experimental group People Show) Figgis made his feature film deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mía Maestro
Mía Maestro (born 19 June 1978) is an Argentine actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Nora Martinez in '' The Strain'', Nadia Santos in the television drama '' Alias'', as Christina Kahlo in ''Frida'', as Carmen in '' The Twilight Saga'', and as Marianela in '' For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story''. Early life and career Maestro was born in Buenos Aires on 19 June 1978.Mía Maestro Fansite She made her screen debut in ’s '''', which received Golden G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Weber (actor)
Steven Robert Weber (born March 4, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Brian Hackett on the television series ''Wings'' which aired from April 1990 to May 1997 on NBC, as Sam Blue in '' Once and Again'', and Jack Torrance in the TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's '' The Shining''. He had a recurring role on '' iZombie'' as Vaughn du Clark. He played Mayor Douglas Hamilton on '' NCIS: New Orleans'' in a recurring role, and as Sergeant First Class Dennis Worcester in ''Hamburger Hill'' (1987). Early life Weber was born in Queens, New York. His mother, Fran (née Frankel), was a nightclub singer, and his father, Stuart Weber, was a nightclub performer and manager of Borscht Belt comedians. Weber embraces his Jewish heritage despite not having received a formal religious education. Weber graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts (1979) and the State University of New York at Purchase. Career Weber started appearing in TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuleikha Robinson
Zuleikha Robinson (born 29 June 1977) is a British actress. She first came to attention as Yves Adele Harlow, a mysterious thief on the 2001 series ''The Lone Gunmen''. She has appeared in the films ''Hidalgo'' (2004), ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004) and '' The Namesake'' (2006). Robinson later was a regular cast member on the series ''Lost'' (2009–10), the political thriller ''Homeland'' (2012) and the drama ''The Following'' (2015). In 2019, she joined the cast of '' Law & Order: SVU'' for their 21st season, in the recurring role of Assistant District Attorney Vanessa Hadid. Early life Robinson was born in London and brought up in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia by an Indian-Burmese mother and an English father. She is also of Scottish, Malay and Iranian descent.Evening Standard Magazine (11 December 2009) She is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. She is the sister of British field botanist Dr. Alastair Robinson. Career Robinson has mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Nivola
Alessandro Antine Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor. He has been nominated for a Tony Award and an Independent Spirit Award and has won a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Independent Film Award (BIFA), and the Best Actor Award at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival among others. As a producer he runs King Bee Productions which made two seasons of the HBO comedy ''Doll & Em'' and the Independent Spirit Award nominated feature film ''To Dust''. Early life Nivola was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His mother, Virginia (née Davis), is an artist, and his father, Pietro Salvatore Nivola, was a professor of political science and a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution. Nivola's paternal grandfather was the Italian sculptor Costantino Nivola, and his paternal grandmother, Ruth Guggenheim, was a Jewish refugee from Germany. He was born the first of two boys; his brother, Adrian Nivola, a painter, is five years younger. Nivola attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphna Kastner
Daphna Kastner (born April 17, 1961) is a Canadian film and television actress, screenwriter, and film director. She is married to American actor Harvey Keitel. Personal life She and Harvey Keitel secretly married in Jerusalem, while attending the Haifa International Film Festival. In October 2001 they had their official ceremony at the Manhattan home of Keitel's friend, Ian Eckersley. They have a son. Selected Filmography * 1983 ''The Lonely Lady'' * 1986 '' Evixion'' * 1989 '' Girlfriend from Hell'' * 1990 ''Eating'' * 1991 ''Crack Me Up'' * 1991 '' Julia Has Two Lovers'' * 1991 '' Lana in Love'' * 1992 '' Venice/Venice'' * 1995 '' French Exit'' * 1996 '' Kiss & Tell'' * 1998 ''Spanish Fly'' * 2000 ''Timecode A timecode (alternatively, time code) is a sequence of numeric codes generated at regular intervals by a timing synchronization system. Timecode is used in video production, show control and other applications which require temporal coordination ...'' * 2001 ''Eden'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Huston
Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an Italian-born American actor and film director. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and the half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston. He is known for his roles in films such as ''Ivans Xtc'' (2000), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, '' 21 Grams'' (2003), ''Birth'' (2004), '' The Aviator'' (also 2004), '' The Proposition'' (2005), ''The Constant Gardener'' (also 2005), ''Marie Antoinette'' (2006), '' Children of Men'' (also 2006), '' The Kingdom'' (2007), '' 30 Days of Night'' (also 2007), ''Robin Hood'' (2010), ''Hitchcock'' (2012), '' The Congress'' (2013), ''Big Eyes'' (2014) and the DC Extended Universe superhero film ''Wonder Woman'' (2017). Huston portrayed The Axeman on the FX series '' American Horror Story: Coven'' and Massimo Dolcefino on '' American Horror Story: Freak Show''. He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on '' Magic City'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenne Headly
Glenne Aimee Headly (March 13, 1955 – June 8, 2017) was an American actress. She was widely known for her roles in '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', ''Dick Tracy'', and ''Mr. Holland's Opus''. Headly received a Theatre World Award and four Joseph Jefferson Awards and was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2017, she starred in '' The Circle'' and ''Just Getting Started'', the latter marking her final film role, released six months after her death. She also starred with Ed Begley Jr. and Josh Hutcherson in ''Future Man'', Hulu's half-hour comedy television series produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg; she died on June 8, 2017, mid-way through filming the series. Early life and education Headly was born on March 13, 1955, in New London, Connecticut. Her first years were spent living in the care of her mother, Joan Ida Headly (née Sniscak), in San Francisco, and her maternal grandmother in Lansford, Pennsylvania. Early in her elementary school years, she joined her moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Edson
Richard Edson (born January 1, 1954) is an American actor and musician. Personal life Edson was born in New Rochelle, New York to a Jewish family. He has one brother, Steven, who resides in the Boston area, and two sisters, Andrea, who resides in Newton, Massachusetts and Jennifer, who resides in New York City. His father, Arnold (1917-2012), was one of the first Marine officers to land at Guadalcanal in August 1942. After the war, his father became a toy manufacturer His mother, Marian, a retired school teacher resides in New Rochelle. Music career In 1979, Richard was a founding member of the San Francisco art rock band The Alterboys with Snuky Tate, Tono Rondone, Richard Kelly and JC Garrett, playing both drums and trumpet. From 1981 to 1982, he was Sonic Youth's original drummer and played drums for Konk at the same time. After the release of Sonic Youth's self-titled debut album, Edson left the band to play with Konk full-time. Edson also played trumpet with San Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viveka Davis
Viveka Davis (born August 19, 1969) is an American actress who has starred in television series and films. As a young actress, she was best known for her role in the 1983 NBC TV miniseries '' V'' as Polly Maxwell, a role she reprised in the 1984 sequel '' V: The Final Battle''. Career Davis's first film role was in the 1982 drama film ''Shoot the Moon'', playing the daughter of Albert Finney and Diane Keaton. As a teen, her best-known film role was in the 1987 comedy ''Morgan Stewart's Coming Home'' which she starred with Jon Cryer. At age 16, she starred in dual roles in Disney's 1987 TV film ''Student Exchange''. In 1995, she starred as country singing legend Wynonna Judd in NBC TV miniseries '' Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge''. She has made guest appearances on TV series, including ''Knots Landing'', ''Seinfeld'', '' ER'', '' Nash Bridges'', '' Strong Medicine'', and ''Touched by an Angel ''Touched by an Angel'' is an American fantasy drama television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Brooks
Golden Brooks is an American actress. She began her career with starring role in the Showtime comedy series, ''Linc's'' (1998–2000), and later has appeared in films ''Timecode'' (2000) and ''Impostor'' (2001). From 2000 to 2008, Brooks starred as Maya Wilkes in the UPN/The CW comedy series '' Girlfriends'', for which she received two NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nominations. She also has appeared in films '' Motives'' (2004), ''Beauty Shop'' (2005), '' Something New'' (2006) and ''The Darkest Minds'' (2018). In 2019, she received critical acclaim for her performance in the TNT (U.S. TV network), TNT limited drama series ''I Am the Night (TV series), I Am the Night''. Early life Brooks was born December 1, 1970 in San Francisco, California. A classically trained dancer, she studied and taught ballet, jazz, and modern dance. She studied literature and sociology and is a graduate of UC Berkeley where she majored in Media Representation of Minor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |