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Fallen Arches (film)
''Fallen Arches'' is a 1998 crime film starring Richard Portnow, Karen Black, Ron Thompson, Peter Onorati, Tamara Braun, Carmine Giovinazzo, Louis Ferreira and written, produced and directed by Ron Cosentino. Synopsis A street-smart, young man tries to save his younger brother when a mobster takes a hit out on him for stealing a truckload of designer shoes. Cast * Carmine Giovinazzo as Frankie Romano * Louis Ferreira as Robert "Duke" Romano * Karen Black as Lucy Romano * Peter Onorati as Charlie * Richard Portnow as Nicky Kaplan * Jan Schweiterman as Ricky * Phillip Glasser as Pete * Tamara Braun as Jenny * Tim Colceri as Officer Harding * J. J. Johnston as Stuart * Susan Peretz as Marie * Ron Thompson as Leslie * Marco Greco as Ronnie Sparks * Meredith Monroe as Karissa * Buddy Giovinazzo Buddy Giovinazzo (born 1957) is an American independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty, low-budget debut film, '' Combat Shock'', and his collection of harrowing sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Portnow
Richard Portnow (born January 26, 1947) is an American actor known for such films and television series as '' Good Morning, Vietnam'', '' Barton Fink'', '' Kindergarten Cop'', '' Seven'', '' Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'', '' The Spirit'', '' Law Abiding Citizen'', '' Private Parts'', '' Fallen Arches'', '' Double Down'', '' Poolhall Junkies'', ''Spring Break '83'', '' The Sopranos'', ''Hannah Montana'', '' The Nanny'', '' Trumbo'', '' Oldboy'', '' Find Me Guilty'', '' Underdogs'' and '' Boston Legal''. Early life and education Portnow was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree as a speech and theater major from Brooklyn College. Career Portnow was named one of the "Actors We Love" from the actors' trade newspaper '' Back Stage West'' with the newspaper saying "Portnow knows exactly how to hook an audience with every character". 1990s Portnow played the role of defense attorney Harold "Mel" Melvoin on the Emmy-winning HBO series '' The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Glasser
Phillip Alexander Glasser (born October 4, 1978) is an American producer and a former actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Fievel Mousekewitz in ''An American Tail ''An American Tail'' is a 1986 American Animated film, animated musical film, musical adventure film directed by Don Bluth from a screenplay by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss and a story by David Kirschner, Freudberg and Geiss. The film features t ...'' and its sequel '' An American Tail: Fievel Goes West''. Selected filmography Actor Producer References External links * 1978 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male child actors Film producers from California American male voice actors Living people People from Tarzana, Los Angeles Male actors from Los Angeles {{US-voice-actor-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s English-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Directorial Debut Films
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The '' Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Crime Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Films
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including '' Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), '' Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', '' Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', '' Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: '' Antz'' and '' The Prince of Egypt''. The ''Pokémon'' theatrical film series started with '' Pokémon: The First Movie''. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary. The year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, '' Armageddon'' and ''Deep Impact'', becoming box office success, with ''Armageddon'' becoming the more popular of the two. It was also the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Highest-grossing films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Giovinazzo
Buddy Giovinazzo (born 1957) is an American independent filmmaker and author who is known for his gritty, low-budget debut film, '' Combat Shock'', and his collection of harrowing short stories of low urban life in his 1993 anthology, ''Life Is Hot in Cracktown''. Born May 5, 1957 in New York City, Buddy grew up in Staten Island. He went to the College of Staten Island where he graduated with a Masters in Cinema, later teaching film there as well. He is the brother of Rick Giovinazzo, who is a composer, orchestrator, and the star of his premier film, '' Combat Shock''. His cousin is television and film actor, Carmine Giovinazzo. Bibliography During a time when it was difficult to get a project made for Giovinazzo after his debut film, '' Combat Shock'', he turned to writing novels instead and teaching film. The published writings of Buddy Giovinazzo: * ''Life is Hot in Cracktown'' (1993) hunder's Mouth Press * ''Poetry & Purgatory'' (1996) hunder's Mouth Press * ''Broken Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredith Monroe
Meredith Leigh Monroe (born December 30, 1969) is an American actress best known for portraying Andie McPhee on ''Dawson's Creek'' from 1998 to 2003, her recurring role as Haley Hotchner on ''Criminal Minds'' and Carolyn Standall on ''13 Reasons Why''. Life and career Monroe was born on December 30, 1969, in Houston, Texas."Meredith Monroe." ''Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television''. Vol. 43. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Gale ''Biography In Context''. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. Her parents divorced when she was two, and she was subsequently raised in Hinsdale, Illinois. She studied at Hinsdale Central High School and after graduating moved to New York to pursue a modeling career. In 1995, she appeared in a number of TV commercials and magazine advertisements for L'Oreal hair-care, Disney Resort, Huffy bicycles, Ford cars, and Mattel toys. In 1996, Monroe made the transition into acting when she was cast as Tracy Dalken in ABC series ''Dangerous Minds'', which led to a small recurring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Greco (actor)
Marco Greco is an actor, writer and artist based in New York City, New York. Greco's Off-Broadway solo play, ''Behind the Counter with Mussolini,'' won a CableACE award The CableACE Award (earlier known as the ACE Awards; ACE was an acronym for "Award for Cable Excellence") is a defunct award that was given by what was then the National Cable Television Association from 1978 to 1997 to honor excellence in Am ... in 1997. He was honored by the Bronx Historical Society in 2013, with the Poe award for his contributions to the arts. Greco is the co-founder and former executive director of the Belmont Italian American Playhouse.Balfour, Amy “Italian Culture Is Reborn In a Loft in the Bronx““The New York Times“ December 1, 1991. Retrieved on 4 March 2016 References External links *Marco Greco on Broadway World {{DEFAULTSORT:Greco, Marco Living people American male actors American male writers Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Peretz
Susan Peretz (March 2, 1940 – August 27, 2004) was an American actress who performed in television and film. She starred for one season in the television series ''Babes'' and appeared in an episode each of TV's Barney Miller and Married... With Children. She appeared in the films ''Dog Day Afternoon'', ''Melvin and Howard'', and ''Honkytonk Man'', among other film and television projects. Early life and career Born in New York City, Peretz later graduated from SUNY Buffalo in Buffalo, NY. She began her acting career after joining the Actors Studio, where she later served on its executive board. She also founded and taught acting at the Third Street Theatre in Los Angeles between 1989 and 2002. For one season, she starred in the television series ''Babes'', along with Wendie Jo Sperber and Lesley Boone. Some of her other television appearances included episodes of '' ER'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', '' Married... with Children'', '' L.A. Law'', and ''Cagney & Lacey''. Death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Colceri
Tim Colceri (born June 15, 1951) is an American actor and comedian. He is most known for his role in the 1987 Stanley Kubrick film ''Full Metal Jacket'', where he played the door gunner who uttered the much-quoted lines "Get some!" (adopted as the byline for the 2008 movie ''Tropic Thunder'') and " Ain't war hell?" He was originally cast to play Gunnery Sergeant Hartman but was removed from the role in favor of R. Lee Ermey. Biography Early life and education Colceri was born on June 15, 1951, in Canton, Ohio. When he was two years old, his parents moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he grew up. At age 18, Tim enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and spent 13 months in Da Nang, Vietnam. He was discharged on his twentieth birthday, and immediately enrolled at Arizona State University, majoring in physical education with his goal of being a wrestling coach. Career Colceri became a professional golf player after graduating from college. Three years later, he cut a tendon in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
