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Nimród Antal
Nimród E. Antal (; born November 30, 1973) is a Hungarian Americans, Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Antal was born in Los Angeles, California, to parents of Hungarian people, Hungarian descent. In 1991, following his father's advice, Antal moved to Hungary to study at the Hungarian Film Academy in Budapest. After graduating, he worked in the Hungarian film and television industry; in 2005, he returned to Los Angeles and continued to work in the film and television industry in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood. Directing Antal wrote and directed the Hungarian-language film ''Kontroll'' (2003), which won numerous awards, including the Award of the Youth at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and the main prize at the Chicago International Film Festival, as well as a European Film Award nomination for Best Director and being selected as Hungary's submission to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The backdrop of the film is the Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Americans
Hungarian Americans (, ) are United States, Americans of Hungarians, Hungarian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau has estimated that there are approximately 1.396 million Americans of Hungarian descent as of 2018. The total number of people with ethnic Hungarian background is estimated to be around 4 million. The largest concentration is in the Greater Cleveland, Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area in Northeast Ohio, Northeast Ohio. At one time, the presence of Hungarian Ohioans#Hungarians in Cleveland, Hungarians within Cleveland proper was so great that the city was known as the "American Debrecen," with one of the highest concentrations of Hungarians in the world. History In 1583, Hungarian poet Stephanus Parmenius joined Humphrey Gilbert's expedition to North America with the intention of writing a chronicle of the voyage and its discoveries. Parmenius reached Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland, likely becoming the first Hungarian in the New World. Hungarians have long settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American trade magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation. It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933, ''Daily Variety'' was launched, based in Los Angeles, to cover the film industry, motion-picture industry. ''Variety'' website features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, plus a credits database, production charts and film calendar. History Founding ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville, with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. He subsequently decided to start his own publication that, he said, would "not be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father-in-law, he launched ''Variety'' as publisher and editor. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afterburn (upcoming Film)
''Afterburn'' is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic science fiction action film directed by J. J. Perry and written by Matt Johnson and Nimród Antal. It is based on the Red 5 Comics series of the same name by Scott Chitwood, Paul Ens and Wayne Nichols. The story is set a decade after the Earth's technology was decimated by a solar flare. Original development began in 2018, halted and restarted in 2024. Cast * Dave Bautista as Jake, an ex-soldier who works as a treasure hunter seeking pre-flare objects for powerful clients, among these being the Mona Lisa. * Samuel L. Jackson as Valentine, a freedom fighter. * Olga Kurylenko as Drea, a freedom fighter. * Kristofer Hivju Production In April 2012, it was announced that Tommy Wirkola would direct and Gerard Butler would star in the action film, ''Afterburn''. On February 15, 2018, it was reported that Jung Byung-gil would direct the film, from a script by Matt Johnson and Nimród Antal with revisions by William N. "Bill" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retribution (2023 Film)
''Retribution'' is a 2023 action thriller film directed by Nimród Antal and written by Chris Salmanpour. The film stars Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion, Embeth Davidtz and Matthew Modine. It is the third remake of the 2015 Spanish film ''El desconocido'', which follows a man (Neeson) who gets trapped in his car after receiving a threat that it will explode if he gets out. An international co-production of France, Germany, Spain and the United States, ''Retribution'' was released in France on August 23, 2023 by StudioCanal, and in the United States on August 25 by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. Plot Matt Turner works as a financier at Nanite Capital under his friend and CEO Anders Muller and lives with his wife, Heather, and two children, Emily and Zach, in Berlin. While driving his kids to school, Matt receives a call from an unknown number with a distorted voice who says that there is a bomb under his seat, which was already armed when Matt sat o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whiskey Bandit
''The Whiskey Bandit'' () is a 2017 Hungarian action film about Attila Ambrus, a famous Hungarian bank robber. Cast * Bence Szalay - Attila Ambrus * - young Attila Ambrus * - Det. Bartos * - Kata * - Géza Bota * - Bota * Judit Pogány - Aunt Annuska, Attila's grandmother * Sándor Zsótér - Kata's father * Ildikó Tóth - Kata's mother * Attila Ambrus - taxi driver Release The film premiered at the Warsaw International Film Festival Warsaw Film Festival (; WFF), also known as Warsaw International Film Festival, is an annual international film festival held every October in Warsaw, Poland. The 40th edition of the festival will take place from 11 to 20 October 2024. Histor ... on 16 October 2017 and was released in Hungary on 22 November 2017. References External links * 2017 crime action films 2010s biographical films Hungarian biographical films Hungarian crime films Films about bank robbery Films directed by Nimród Antal Films set in Budapest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armored (film)
''Armored'' is a 2009 American heist action thriller film directed by Nimród Antal, written by James V. Simpson, and starring Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Laurence Fishburne, Amaury Nolasco, Milo Ventimiglia, Skeet Ulrich, and Columbus Short. It was released on December 4, 2009. Plot Ty Hackett ( Columbus Short), a former armed service veteran is a member of Eagle Shield security in one of their many armored transportation teams. He is the legal guardian of younger brother Jimmy (Andre Kinney) after the death of their parents. He is receiving constant letters about impending foreclosure on his home and the state is considering the placement of Jimmy in a foster home, due to his truancy and Ty's inability to adequately care for him. Ty is approached by Mike Cochrane (Matt Dillon), his godfather and co-worker, and informed of Mike's plan to steal money ($42 million) being transferred from the Federal Reserve System to the local banks. Ty turns down the offer to participate in the cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machete (2010 Film)
''Machete'' is a 2010 American exploitation action film directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. The film is an expansion of a fake trailer of the same name published as a part of the promotion of Rodriguez's and Quentin Tarantino's 2007 '' Grindhouse'' double-feature. ''Machete'' continues the B movie and exploitation style of ''Grindhouse'', and includes some of the footage from the original. The film stars Danny Trejo as the title character, reprising the role from the fake trailer. Trejo also previously portrayed an alternate version of the character in the '' Spy Kids'' films. It additionally co-stars Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, and Robert De Niro. This was Trejo's first lead role as the character, and Seagal's first theatrically released film since 2002's '' Half Past Dead'' (and his last theatrically released film to date). ''Machete'' was released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranger Things (TV Series)
''Stranger Things'' is an American television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix. Produced by Monkey Massacre Productions and 21 Laps Entertainment, the first season was released on Netflix on July 15, 2016. The second and third seasons followed in October 2017 and July 2019, respectively, and the fourth season was released in two parts in May and July 2022. The fifth and final season of ''Stranger Things'' is expected to be released in three parts in November and December 2025. The show is known for its cast of characters, plot, nostalgic tones, and mix of the horror, drama, science-fiction, mystery, and coming-of-age genres. Set in the 1980s, the series centers on the residents of the fictional small town of Hawkins, Indiana, after a nearby human experimentation facility opens a gateway between Earth and a hostile alternate dimension known as the Upside Down. The ensemble cast includes Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Servant (TV Series)
''Servant'' is an American psychological horror television series created by Tony Basgallop, with executive producer M. Night Shyamalan acting as showrunner, and produced for Apple TV+. Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free and Rupert Grint star in all four seasons of the series, which premiered on November 28, 2019, and concluded with the end of its fourth season on March 17, 2023. The series takes place in the household of Dorothy and Sean Turner, a couple in Philadelphia who hire eighteen-year-old Leanne Grayson to be the live-in nanny of their infant son Jericho; however, Jericho is dead and has been replaced by a reborn doll, which a traumatized Dorothy believes to be the real, still-alive Jericho, leading her family to act accordingly. Leanne's arrival brings about strange occurrences in the household, unearthing dark secrets of both her and the family. The series received critical acclaim, with particular praise for its atmosphere and the performances of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayward Pines (TV Series)
''Wayward Pines'' is an American mystery science fiction television series based on the ''Wayward Pines'' novels by Blake Crouch. Developed for television by Chad Hodge, the pilot was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, with both as executive producers. The series premiered on Fox on May 14, 2015, and the first season concluded on July 23, 2015. On December 9, 2015, Fox renewed the series for a second season which aired from May 25 to July 27, 2016. The series was canceled in 2018. Premise In the first season, Ethan Burke is a U.S. Secret Service agent investigating the disappearance of two fellow agents in the mysterious small town of Wayward Pines, Idaho. Ethan awakens from a car accident unable to contact the outside world and unable to leave. He finds one of the agents dead and the other, his former lover Kate Hewson, settled down in the seemingly idyllic town. But the inhabitants of Wayward Pines are trapped there by an electrified fence and set of rules enforced by the stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attila Ambrus
Attila Ambrus (born October 6, 1967), alias The Whiskey Robber, is a Hungarian former bank robbery, bank robber and professional ice hockey player. He became notorious during the 1990s for committing a string of undercover "gentleman robberies" in and around Budapest, Hungary, while working a day job as a goaltender. He became infamous in Hungary as a folk hero symbolic of the times in the decade after the introduction of capitalism to the former Communist state. Ambrus was eventually caught and imprisoned for about 12 years, released in 2012. His story was told in the 2004 book ''Ballad of the Whiskey Robber'' by author Julian Rubinstein and the 2017 film ''A Viszkis'' directed by Nimród Antal. Life and career Ambrus was born in a Székelys, Székely Hungarian family in Leliceni, Fitod, a small village in eastern Transylvania, Romania, right outside Miercurea Ciuc (''Csíkszereda''). Ambrus had trouble with the law from a young age for committing petty thefts. In 1988, Ambrus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
