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The Poker Club (film)
The Poker Club is a 2008 American thriller film. It was directed by Tim McCann. Premise Four friends accidentally kill a burglar during their weekly poker night. Cast *Loren Dean as Curtis Wilcox * Lori Heuring as Jan Tyler * Johnny Messner as Bill Doyle *Judy Reyes as Detective Patterson *Johnathon Schaech Johnathon Schaech ( ; born September 10, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has been working as an actor since the early '90s. Early life Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, in 1969 to Joe, a Baltimore City law enf ... as Aaron Tyler * Jana Kramer as Trudy Todaro References External links * American thriller films 2008 films 2008 thriller films Films directed by Tim McCann 2000s English-language films 2000s American films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim McCann (director)
Tim McCann (born June 21, 1965) Note: Source says, "Mr. McCann won the top prize, the Merchant/Ivory Award, in October after his movie had its premiere before packed audiences in Telluride." The 1995 Telluride Film Festivawas held in September 1995and has no "Merchant/Ivory Award". is an American film director and a professor of film at his alma mater, the State University of New York at Purchase. Biography McCann was born in Spring Valley, New York, and grew up in Nyack, New York. His parents divorced when he was 3. At 15, McCann wanted to make films, and in 1987 graduated from the film school at the State University of New York at Purchase. He then spent four years in Brooklyn, New York City, working odd jobs and directing low-budget commercials. By early 1996, he was an audio-visual specialist at the Chappaqua Library, in Chappaqua, New York. He directed his first feature, '' Desolation Angels'', in 1995, made on a budget of $42,000. The film, which starred Michael Rodrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loren Dean
Loren Dean (born July 31, 1969) is an American actor. He has appeared on stage and in feature films. Early life Loren Dean Jovicic was born July 31, 1969, in Las Vegas, Nevada. His parents divorced when he was a small child. His mother won custody of Loren, and the family moved to Los Angeles, California. When visiting his father, the two often went to the movies—which Dean says led to his love of film. His childhood was a difficult one, and he ran away from home when he was 16 years old. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, in 1986. Dean moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. After two years, a friend introduced him to an agent, and he began appearing in stage plays in New York. He won a Theatre World Award in 1989 for his Off Broadway debut in the play '' Amulets Against the Dragon Forces'' at the Circle Repertory Company. He is a playwright and one of Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Patrick Shanley's favorite actors, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lori Heuring
Lori Ann Heuring (born April 6, 1973) is a Panamanian-born American film and television actress, perhaps most known for her starring role in ''8mm 2'', as Alice Richards in ''The Locket'' (2002), and as Mrs. Kesher in David Lynch's ''Mulholland Drive'' (2001). Early life She was born in Panama City, Panama and raised in Austin, Texas. She now lives in Los Angeles. She maintains family ties with her family in Panama and has one brother. She graduated from the business honors program at the University of Texas Career Lori was born in Panama and did theatre growing up in Austin, but never really thought of acting as a career. About making acting her career she once quoted "I basically changed my mind every day when I thought about what I wanted to do with my life." Even in one point she was considering ice skating as her future. For choosing acting career she said "I guess that's why I like acting, you do get to change all the time, step into other people's shoes, I think it's i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Messner (actor)
Johnny Messner (born April 11, 1970) is an American film and television actor best known for his portrayal of a muscular military man in the 2004 film '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid''. Biography Messner was born on April 11, 1970, in Syracuse, New York. He lived in Europe for 13 years while his father served in the United States Air Force, mainly in Germany and England. During this time, he developed a love for sports while playing on teams at military bases. He has one brother and one sister. He briefly attended the San Diego State University to major in sports broadcasting but eventually decided to drop out. Soon after that he went back to New York where he pursued an acting career. He has several tattoos; one depicts Italian actress Monica Bellucci, and another is of his father. As an actor Messner is probably best known for his work in the films '' Tears of the Sun'', '' The Whole Ten Yards'' and ''Hostage'', and in the TV series ''Guiding Light'' (working with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Reyes
Judy Reyes (born November 5, 1967) is an American actress, model and producer, best known for her roles as Carla Espinosa on the NBC/ABC medical comedy series '' Scrubs'' (2001–2009), and as Zoila Diaz in the Lifetime comedy-drama ''Devious Maids'' (2013–2016). Beginning in 2017, she stars as Annalise "Quiet Ann" Zayas in the TNT crime comedy-drama ''Claws''. Early life Reyes was born in The Bronx, New York, to Dominican immigrants, and has three sisters, including a fraternal twin sister named Joselin Reyes, who played a paramedic on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Reyes grew up on Bainbridge Avenue, from the age of 13 to the age of 25–26. She attended Hunter College in Manhattan, where she began her acting career. Career In the early 1990s, Reyes began her television career with guest starring roles in a number of shows, including ''Law & Order'', '' NYPD Blue'', and ''The Sopranos''. She also had a recurring role in '' Oz'' as Tina Rivera. She is best known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech ( ; born September 10, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has been working as an actor since the early '90s. Early life Johnathon Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland, in 1969 to Joe, a Baltimore City law enforcement officer, and Joanne Schaech, a human resources executive. He is Catholic. Schaech has a sister, Renée. He went to University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied economics and took one acting class. Career In 1989, Schaech signed with Wilhelmina West and worked for three years doing commercials and bit parts in movies. He studied under acting teacher Roy London for three and half years until London's death in 1993. 1991–2000 In 1993, Schaech played the lead role in Franco Zeffirelli's period drama ''Sparrow'' ( it, Storia di una capinera). Schaech then played drifter Xavier Red in the Gregg Araki film ''The Doom Generation''. In 1995, Schaech's character Leon romanced Winona Ryder's character Finn in ''How to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burglary
Burglary, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking, is the act of entering a building or other areas without permission, with the intention of committing a criminal offence. Usually that offence is theft, robbery or murder, but most jurisdictions include others within the ambit of burglary. To commit burglary is to ''burgle'', a term back-formed from the word ''burglar'', or to ''burglarize''. Etymology Sir Edward Coke (1552–1634) explains at the start of Chapter 14 in the third part of ''Institutes of the Lawes of England'' (pub. 1644), that the word ''Burglar'' ("''or the person that committeth burglary''"), is derived from the words ''burgh'' and ''laron'', meaning ''house-thieves''. A note indicates he relies on the ''Brooke's case'' for this definition. According to one textbook, the etymology originates from Anglo-Saxon or Old English, one of the Germanic languages. (Perhaps paraphrasing Sir Edward Coke:) "The word ''burglar'' comes from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poker
Poker is a family of comparing card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules. It is played worldwide, however in some places the rules may vary. While the earliest known form of the game was played with just 20 cards, today it is usually played with a standard deck, although in countries where short packs are common, it may be played with 32, 40 or 48 cards.Parlett (2008), pp. 568–570. Thus poker games vary in deck configuration, the number of cards in play, the number dealt face up or face down, and the number shared by all players, but all have rules that involve one or more rounds of betting. In most modern poker games, the first round of betting begins with one or more of the players making some form of a forced bet (the '' blind'' or ''ante''). In standard poker, each player bets according to the rank they believe their hand is worth as compared to the other players. The action then proceeds clockwise as each playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Kramer
Jana Rae Kramer (born December 2, 1983) Gives birthplace as Detroit, Michigan, of which Rochester Hills is a suburb. is an American country music singer and actress. She is known for her role as Alex Dupre on the television series '' One Tree Hill''. Kramer began her musical career in 2012 and has released two albums: '' Jana Kramer'' (2012) and '' Thirty One'' (2015). The albums produced seven charted singles on Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay, including the top 10 hits "Why Ya Wanna" and " I Got the Boy". She competed on season 23 of ''Dancing with the Stars'', finishing in fourth place. Early life Kramer was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan, to Nora and Martin Kramer, who is of German descent. Kramer attended Rochester Adams High School. She speaks some German. She has an older brother, Steve, who is a sergeant at the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. She lived in Dearborn, Michigan, for some time after her parents divorced. She moved to California when she was 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Thriller 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] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. '' The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while '' Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to '' The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's '' WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of '' Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting '' The Incredible H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Thriller Films
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
