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LaRoy, Texas
''LaRoy, Texas'' is a 2023 American crime comedy film written and directed by Shane Atkinson, and starring John Magaro, Steve Zahn, Megan Stevenson, Matthew Del Negro and Dylan Baker. It was released on April 12, 2024. Plot Ray operates his family-owned hardware store with his brother Junior in a small Texas town. He gets several photographs from private detective Skip. Taken during a stake-out at a local motel, the pictures indicate infidelity by Ray's wife Stacy-Lynn. Distraught, Ray buys a revolver from a gun shop and drives to that motel where he contemplates suicide. While Ray sits in his car, a stranger gets into the vehicle. The stranger mistakes Ray for contract killer Harry, who is expected to meet him at the motel around that time. The stranger hands Ray several thousand dollars as payment for an assassination which must be done the next day. The stranger leaves a street address on a piece of paper amongst the banknotes as the only clue as to the target's identity. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Atkinson (director)
Shane Atkinson is an American screenwriter and film director, best known for his first feature film ''LaRoy, Texas'', which was awarded three prizes at the 49th Deauville American Film Festival. Biography Early life and education Shane Atkinson was born and raised in Northern California, where he is the eldest of six children. At a very young age, his father showed him the animated short film ''Bambi Meets Godzilla'' by Marv Newland. According to Atkinson, this was his first lesson in writing, because despite the apparent simplicity of the film, it turned out to be funny and effective for him. "Probably the most perfect film I have ever seen," he said during the promotion of ''LaRoy, Texas''. At Columbia University in New York, he wrote his first screenplays, which earned him a scholarship, and he obtained a Master's degree in Directing and Screenwriting. In 2010, he was selected for the Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship. Two years later, he won the ''Columbia University Scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contract Killer
Contract killing (also known as murder-for-hire) is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or people. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of compensation, monetary or otherwise. Either party may be a person, group, or organization. Contract killing has been associated with organized crime, Conspiracy theory, government conspiracies, dictatorships and feud, vendettas. Contract killing provides the hiring party with the advantage of not having to carry out the actual killing, making it more difficult for law enforcement to connect the client with the murder. The likelihood that authorities will establish that party's guilt for the committed crime, especially due to lack of forensic evidence linked to the contracting party, makes the case more difficult to attribute to the hiring party. Contract killers may exhibit serial killer traits, but are generally not classified as such because of third-party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albuquerque
Albuquerque ( ; ), also known as ABQ, Burque, the Duke City, and in the past 'the Q', is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Bernalillo County. Founded in 1706 as ' by Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, and named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque and List of viceroys of New Spain, Viceroy of New Spain, it was an Old Town Albuquerque, outpost on Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain. Located in the Albuquerque Basin, the city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing north-to-south through the middle of the city. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the List of United States cities by population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principal Photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the actors, director, cinematographer(s) or sound engineer(s) and their respective assistants ( assistant director, camera assistant, boom operator), the unit production manager plays a decisive role in principal photography. They are responsible for the daily implementation of the shoot, managing the daily call sheet, the location barriers, transportation, and catering. Additional typical roles during filming include the script supervisor to record changes to the script and the still photographer to produce images for advertising and documentation. Several reports are prepared each day to track the progress of a film production, including the daily production report, the daily progress report, and the sound report. Process Prepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Harris
Jared Francis Harris (born 24 August 1961) is a British actor. His roles include Lane Pryce in the drama series ''Mad Men'' (2009–2012), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; King George VI in the historical drama series ''The Crown'' (2016–2017); and Valery Legasov in the miniseries '' Chernobyl'' (2019), for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie''.'' Harris also had roles as David Robert Jones in the science fiction series ''Fringe'' (2008–2012), Anderson Dawes in the science fiction series '' The Expanse'' (2015–2017) and Captain Francis Crozier in the series '' The Terror'' (2018). He is also known for his significant supporting roles in films such as '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' (2011), and Hari Seldon, a leading characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Clendenin
Robert Treman Clendenin (born April 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Tom Gazelian in ABC comedy series ''Cougar Town'' and Dr. Paul Zeltzer in the comedy series '' Scrubs''. Education Clendenin graduated from Cornell University in 1986 and earned his Master of Fine Arts from Penn State University in 1990. He has subsequently built an acting career defined by roles as oddball characters in TV and film. Career He has played more than 110 roles in films, TV and web series. Television career He appeared on numerous shows including '' The Tick'', '' Popular'', '' Charmed'' (3x10), '' Will & Grace'', '' The New Adventures of Old Christine'', ''Ugly Betty'', '' Felicity'', ''Weeds'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''NYPD Blue'', '' Desperate Housewives'', ''The League'', '' Space: Above and Beyond'', '' Roswell'', '' The Middle'', '' Mixed-ish''. He appeared as a Vidiian surgeon on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', Earl on ''That '70s Show'', Slow Roger on ''My Name Is E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galadriel Stineman
Galadriel Stineman is an American actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Gwen Tennyson in '' Ben 10: Alien Swarm'' and as List of The Middle characters#Friends, Crushes and Classmates, Cassidy Finch in ''The Middle (TV series), The Middle''. In 2015, Stineman was cast as one of eight playable characters, Ashley Brown, in an interactive drama horror game, ''Until Dawn'', developed by Supermassive Games. Early life Stineman was born in Cincinnati and named after the character Galadriel in ''The Lord of the Rings'', which her mother read while pregnant. She completed her high-school education at Newport Central Catholic High School, in Newport, Kentucky. She was a cheerleader, dancer and horseback rider, and also participated in drama club while at school. She grew up in Northern Kentucky, where her father was a tennis player as well as a teacher and her mother, a nurse. She then attended Northern Kentucky University. As a very involved undergrad, she was president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Leland
Brad Leland (born September 15, 1954) is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Buddy Garrity in the NBC/DirecTV series '' Friday Night Lights''. He has appeared in over 100 feature films and television shows and numerous theater performances. Early life In 1980, Leland graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's degree in acting and directing.Texas Tech University :: Brad Leland: Ready for Prime Time Career Leland played a part in one episode of the TV series '''' and in an episode of ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embezzling
Embezzlement (from Anglo-Norman, from Old French ''besillier'' ("to torment, etc."), of unknown origin) is a type of financial crime, usually involving theft of money from a business or employer. It often involves a trusted individual taking advantage of their position to steal funds or assets, most commonly over a period of time. Versus larceny Embezzlement is not always a form of theft or an act of stealing ''per se'', since those definitions specifically deal with taking something that does not belong to the perpetrators. Instead, embezzlement is, more generically, an act of deceitfully secreting assets by one or more persons that have been ''entrusted'' with such assets. The persons entrusted with such assets may or may not have an ownership stake in such assets. Embezzlement differs from larceny in three ways. First, in embezzlement, an actual ''conversion'' must occur; second, the original taking must not be trespassory, and third, in penalties. To say that the takin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambling Addiction
Problem gambling, ludopathy, or ludomania is repetitive gambling behavior despite harm and negative consequences. Problem gambling may be diagnosed as a mental disorder according to DSM-5 if certain diagnostic criteria are met. Pathological gambling is a common disorder associated with social and family costs. The DSM-5 has re-classified the condition as an addictive disorder, with those affected exhibiting many similarities to those with substance addictions. The term ''gambling addiction'' has long been used in the recovery movement. Pathological gambling was long considered by the American Psychiatric Association to be an impulse-control disorder rather than an addiction. However, data suggests a closer relationship between pathological gambling and substance use disorders than exists between PG and obsessive–compulsive disorder, mainly because the behaviors in problem gambling and most primary substance use disorders (i.e., those not resulting from a desire to " self-medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Car Dealership
A car dealership, or car dealer, is a business that sells new or used cars, at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or its sales subsidiary. Car dealerships also often sell spare parts and automotive maintenance services. In the United States, car dealerships have historically been an important source of state and local sales taxes. They have considerable political influence and have lobbied for regulations that guarantee their survival and profitability. By 2010, all US states had laws that prohibited manufacturers from side-stepping independent car dealerships and selling cars directly to consumers. By 2009, most states imposed restrictions on the creation of new dealerships to compete with incumbent dealerships. Economists have characterized these regulations as a form of rent-seeking that extracts rents from manufacturers of cars, increases costs for consumers, and limits entry of new car dealerships while raising profits for incumbent ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
