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Mac (film)
''Mac'' is a 1992 American drama film co-written and directed by John Turturro, in his directorial debut. It stars Turturro alongside Michael Badalucco, Katherine Borowitz, Carl Capotorto, Nicholas Turturro and Ellen Barkin. It won the Caméra d'Or award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Synopsis Niccolo (Mac) Vitelli is the oldest of three brothers and becomes the de facto head of their family after their father dies. Their father was in construction and the brothers follow in his footsteps. At first, they work for Polowski, who cuts corners and does not do an adequate job, as well as being verbally abusive to his employees with no pride in his work. This causes them to start their own company - Vitelli Brothers Construction, which will be the opposite of Polowski. Mac starts becoming a tyrannical workaholic with obsessive concern about the quality of their work with worrying attention to detail. His intensity and driven ambitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Turturro
John Michael Turturro (; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his contributions to the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler, and Spike Lee. He began his acting career on-screen in the early 1980s, and received early critical recognition with the independent film ''Five Corners (film), Five Corners'' (1987). Turturro's mainstream breakthrough came with Lee's ''Do the Right Thing'' (1989) and the Coens' ''Miller's Crossing'' (1990) and ''Barton Fink'' (1991), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. His subsequent roles included Herb Stempel in ''Quiz Show (film), Quiz Show'' (1994), Jesus Quintana in both ''The Big Lebowski'' (1998) and ''The Jesus Rolls'' (2020), Pete in ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), Seymour Simmons in the Transformers (film series), ''Transformers'' film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by law"), which refers to things that happen according to official law, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. History In jurisprudence, it mainly means "practiced, but not necessarily defined by law" or "practiced or is valid, but not officially established". Basically, this expression is opposed to the concept of "de jure" (which means "as defined by law") when it comes to law, management or technology (such as standards) in the case of creation, development or application of "without" or "against" instructions, but in accordance with "with practice". When legal situations are discussed, "de jure" means "expressed by law", while "de facto" means action or what is practiced. Similar expressions: "essentially", "unofficial", "in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Films
The year 1992 in film involved many significant film releases. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1992 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * August 24 – Production begins on '' Jurassic Park''. Awards 1992 wide-release films January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1992 United States unless stated # *'' 1492: Conquest of Paradise'', directed by Ridley Scott, starring Gérard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver, Armand Assante, Loren Dean – (Spain/ U.K./France) *'' 1991: The Year Punk Broke'' *'' 588 rue paradis'', Directed by Henri Verneuil, starring Richard Berry and Omar Sharif – (France) A *'' Afterburn'', directed by Robert Markowitz, starring Laura Dern, Robert Loggia, Vincent Spano, Michael Rooker *'' Agantuk'' (The Stranger), directed by Satyajit Ray – (India) – winner of FIPRESCI Award at Venice Film Festival *'' Al-Lail'' (The Night) – (Syria) *''Aladdin'', directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Drama 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, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Imperioli
Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) is an American actor, writer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He gained recognition in the early part of his career for his role as Spider in Martin Scorsese's '' Goodfellas'' (1990). He has had supporting roles in films such as ''Jungle Fever'' (1991), '' Bad Boys'' (1995), '' The Basketball Diaries'' (1995), '' Shark Tale'' (2004) and ''The Lovely Bones'' (2009), as well as in the HBO drama series '' The White Lotus'' (2022-present). Imperioli is a successful screenwriter, co-writing the screenplay for '' Summer of Sam'' (1999) with Spike Lee, writing five episodes of ''The Sopranos'', and writing as well as directing the feature film ''The Hungry Ghosts'' (2008). Early life Imperioli was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the son of Dan Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Bugin
Harry Bugin (March 10, 1929 – October 6, 2005) was an American film, stage and television actor and musician. Life and career Born in the Bronx, New York City, the son of Isidore and Sadie Bugin, and brother to Ruth Bugin, he was a graduate of the New York Public School system and a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Bugin played a number of musical instruments including the bass, guitar, tuba, and others. In 1957 he married the former Aphrodite Manickas of Pawtucket, RI in New York City, at which time Mrs. Bugin began a career in advertising spanning 30 years. They resided in Jackson Heights, NY until his death. In addition to a long and accomplished film career, Harry Bugin was also a professional musician (string bass, bass guitar) with top "Big Bands" from 1947–1970, including: Glenn Miller (with Ray McKinley) on the 1960s, Tex Beneke (1956/57), Ray McKinley (1960s), Vaughn Monroe (1960s), Sammy Kaye (1960s). Harry Bugin's stage credits in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aida Turturro
Aida Turturro ( ; born September 25, 1962) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Janice Soprano on the HBO drama series ''The Sopranos''. Early life and education Aida Turturro was born in Buffalo, New York, daughter of a Sicilian mother, Dorothy, a nurse, and an Italian-American father, Domenick Turturro, an artist. After graduating from high school, Turturro earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Career Film Turturro appeared in her first film, '' True Love'', in 1989. She has acted in films such as ''What About Bob?'', '' Jersey Girl'', and '' Illuminata''. Turturro also had small parts in '' Sleepers'' and '' Deep Blue Sea''. She appears also in the 2005 movie ''Romance & Cigarettes'', directed by her cousin John. She also appeared in ''Money Train''. Television From 2000 to 2007, Turturro appeared as Janice Soprano in 49 episodes of ''The Sopranos'', earning two nominations for the Primeti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Starr (actor)
Mike Starr is an American character actor. Tall and burly with a deep voice, Starr often performs as mobsters, police officers, blue-collar workers or tough guys. He was a regular cast member on ''The Young and the Restless'' and '' Ed'', and made appearances in the films ''Dumb and Dumber'' and ''Billy Bathgate''. Early life Michael Starr was born in Queens, New York, and grew up in Flushing. He is of Irish and Polish descent. Career Starr has featured in notable films such as ''Goodfellas'', '' The Bodyguard'', ''Ed Wood'', ''Miller's Crossing'', '' Jersey Girl'', ''Cabin Boy'', ''Dumb and Dumber'', ''The Last Dragon ''The Last Dragon'' (sometimes listed as Berry Gordy's ''The Last Dragon'') is a 1985 American martial arts comedy film produced by Rupert Hitzig for Berry Gordy and directed by Michael Schultz. The film stars Taimak, Vanity, Julius Carry, C ...'' and '' The Ice Harvest''. Filmography Filmography Television References External links * {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olek Krupa
Aleksander Krupa (born 18 March 1947), often credited as Olek Krupa, is a Polish actor, active in film and television roles and best known for playing villains and/or criminals, such as in ''Eraser'', ''Blue Streak'', ''Home Alone 3'' as Peter Beaupre and ''The Italian Job'' as Mashkov. He also notably portrayed a Bosnian Serb general engaged in genocide against Bosnian Muslims in 2001's '' Behind Enemy Lines'' and portrayed the President of Russia in 2010's action thriller film ''Salt''. Krupa continued to have minor roles in many Hollywood movies, such as '' X-Men: First Class'', ''Hidden Figures'', and ''The Fate of the Furious ''The Fate of the Furious'' (alternatively known as ''F8'' and titled on-screen as ''Fast & Furious 8'' internationally) is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. It is the sequel to '' Furious 7'' ....'' Early life Krupa was born in Rybnik, Poland. Career Krupa first appeared in a Documentary in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Farina
Donaldo Gugliermo "Dennis" Farina (February 29, 1944 – July 22, 2013) was an American actor. Often typecast as a mobster or police officer, he is known for roles such as FBI Agent Jack Crawford in '' Manhunter'', mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy ''Midnight Run'', Ray "Bones" Barboni in ''Get Shorty'', Cousin Avi in '' Snatch'', and Walt Miller in ''New Girl''. He starred on television as Lieutenant Mike Torello on '' Crime Story'' and as NYPD Detective Joe Fontana on ''Law & Order''. From 2008 to 2010, he hosted and narrated the television program ''Unsolved Mysteries'' on Spike TV. His last major television role was in HBO's ''Luck'', which premiered on January 29, 2012. Early life Farina was born on a Leap Day (February 29, 1944) in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood, the fourth son and youngest of the seven children of Joseph and Yolanda Farina. Farina's father, who was from Villalba, Sicily, was a Chicago-area doctor, and his mother a homemaker. They raised their ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Sussman
Matthew Sussman, also known as Nathan Price, is an American actor, photographer and documentary filmmaker. Early life Sussman graduated from Brown University and was trained at the Yale School of Drama. Career Sussman has appeared in numerous films, including ''Kate & Leopold'' and ''Pollock'', in which he played the artist Reuben Kadish. Sussman also appeared in three episodes of ''The Sopranos'' in 2000 and 2002 as Dr. Douglas Schreck. Other films include John Turturro's '' Mac'' and '' Illuminata''. His television work includes appearances in ''Sex and the City'', '' Law & Order'', and the short-lived Peter Berg series '' Wonderland''. On the New York stage Sussman appeared in MCC Theater's premiere of Tim Blake Nelson's ''The Grey Zone'', directed by Doug Hughes. He was also a member of the original Broadway company of ''Angels in America'', and the U.S. premiere of '' Shopping and Fucking'' with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Justin Theroux. He also had major roles at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Madio
James Madio (born November 22, 1975) is an American actor, known for his roles in ''USA High'', ''Hook'' and as Technician Fourth Grade Frank Perconte in '' Band of Brothers''. Early life A native of The Bronx, Madio was raised in Morris Park and Pelham Bay. Career Madio was born as one of seven children in his family. At the age of 15, he had his first audition in Steven Spielberg's 1991 film ''Hook''. He landed the role of "Don't Ask", one of the Lost Boys. Among the cast of ''Hook'' was Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman, who had been cast as the villainous Captain Hook. Hoffman took notice of Madio and had him cast as his character's son in the 1992 comedy ''Hero''. He later appeared alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1995 film '' The Basketball Diaries'' as a teenage drug addict. In 1997 Madio landed a regular role on the teen sitcom ''USA High'' where he played funny-man Bobby Lazzerini during the show's first season. He has played lead roles in television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
