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Wayne Kramer (filmmaker)
Wayne Kramer (born 26 May 1965) is a South African filmmaker and storyboard artist. He has written and directed films such as the 2003 film ''The Cooler'', which garnered an Oscar nomination for its star Alec Baldwin, as well as two Golden Globe nominations for Baldwin and Maria Bello. He also adapted his 1995 short film ''Crossing Over'' into a feature-length version which starred Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd and Jim Sturgess, and was released by the Weinstein Company in 2009. He also wrote the screenplay for the film ''Mindhunters'', but the final script was heavily rewritten by others and bore little resemblance to Kramer's original work. Career Kramer first began directing with the 1992 film ''Blazeland'', which was never completed. Kramer has since commented that the process was "an absolute nightmare from beginning to end" and that he has no plans to finish or release the film. His first official release, ''The Cooler'', was selected for competition in the 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossing Over (film)
''Crossing Over'' is a 2009 American crime drama film written and directed by Wayne Kramer. It follows illegal immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles: dealing with the border, document fraud and extortion, the asylum and green card process, work-site enforcement, naturalization, the office of counter-terrorism, and the clash of cultures. The film is based on Kramer's similarly titled 1995 short film. He produced the film alongside Frank Marshall. Plot After immigrant Mireya Sanchez is deported, ICE / HSI Special Agent Max Brogan takes care of her son and takes him to the boy's grandparents in Mexico. Later, Mireya is found dead near the border. Brogan returns to the grandparents to tell them the bad news. Taslima Jahangir, a 15-year-old from Bangladesh, presents a paper at school saying people should try to understand the 9/11 hijackers. The school principal reports this to authorities. FBI agents raid the home and ransack the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV (September 12, 1973 – November 30, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise. Paul Walker began his career as a child actor in the 1980s, gaining recognition in the 1990s after appearing in the television soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''; he received praise for his performances in the teen comedy '' She's All That'' and the comedy-drama '' Varsity Blues'' (both 1999), and rose to international fame by starring in '' The Fast and the Furious'' (2001). He also starred in the commercially successful road thriller '' Joy Ride'' (2001), becoming an action star. He followed this with the box-office disappointments '' Into the Blue'' (2005) and '' Running Scared'' (2006), although he earned praise for his performance in the survival drama ''Eight Below'' and for his portrayal of Hank Hansen in '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (both 2006). Outside of these, Walker largely appeared in l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company, LLC (usually credited or abbreviated as TWC) was an American independent film production and distribution company, which was founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein on March 10, 2005. TWC was one of the largest mini-major film studios in North America as well as in the United States. However, the firing of Harvey Weinstein following allegations of sexual harassment and rape against him, as well as financial troubles that followed, led to the company's decline. The studio eventually declared bankruptcy in February 2018, with independent studio Lantern Entertainment acquiring a majority of its film library and assets. Co-founder and chief executive Bob Weinstein previously owned a small stake in the company. The company dismissed joint founder and chief executive Harvey Weinstein in October 2017, after more than 100 women accused him of sexual harassment, abuse, assault, and rape. On February 26, 2018, the Weinstein Company announced in a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionsgate Films
Lionsgate Films (spelled as Lions Gate until 2005, and formerly Cinépix Film Properties until 1998) is a Canadian-American film production and distribution company founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 15, 1962. It was owned by Lionsgate from 1997 to 2024, and Lionsgate Studios (which spun off its television and film business) since 2024, and is now headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Lionsgate is the largest and most successful mini-major film studio in North America. The studio focuses on foreign and independent films and has distributed various commercially successful film franchises, including '' Saw'', ''The Hunger Games'', '' Rambo'', '' Divergent'', '' The Punisher'', '' John Wick'', '' Madea'', '' Blair Witch'', '' Now You See Me'', '' Hostel'', '' The Expendables'', '' Sinister'', '' The Twilight Saga'', '' Step Up'', and '' Den of Thieves''. History As Cinépix Cinépix was founded by John Dunning and Andre Link in 1962. Cinépix, based in Montreal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Fraser
Brendan James Fraser ( ; born December 3, 1968) is an American-Canadian actor. List of awards and nominations received by Brendan Fraser, His accolades include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy ''Encino Man'' and the drama ''School Ties''. He gained further prominence for his starring roles in the comedies ''With Honors (film), With Honors'' (1994) and George of the Jungle (film), ''George of the Jungle'' (1997) and emerged as a star playing Rick O'Connell in The Mummy (franchise)#Stephen Sommers series (1999-2018), ''The Mummy'' trilogy (1999–2008). He took on dramatic roles in ''Gods and Monsters (film), Gods and Monsters'' (1998), ''The Quiet American (2002 film), The Quiet American'' (2002), and ''Crash (2004 film), Crash'' (2004), and further fantasy roles in ''Bedazzled (2000 film), Bedazzled'' (2000) and Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 theatrical film), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elijah Wood
Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor and producer. Wood made his film debut with a minor part in ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989) at the age of eight and achieved recognition in the early 1990s as a child actor with roles such as ''Avalon (1990 film), Avalon'' (1990), Forever Young (1992 film), ''Forever Young'' (1992), ''The Good Son (film), The Good Son'' (1993), and ''The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film), The Adventures of Huck Finn'' (1993). As a teenager, he starred in the films ''North (1994 film), North'' (1994), ''The War (1994 film), The War'' (1994), ''Flipper (1996 film), Flipper'' (1996), ''The Ice Storm (film), The Ice Storm'' (1997), ''Deep Impact (film), Deep Impact'' (1998), and ''The Faculty'' (1998). Wood achieved international fame in the early 2000s for playing the hobbit Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003), based on the The Lord of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Independent Spirit Awards alongside nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award. Dillon made his feature film debut in '' Over the Edge'' (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films '' My Bodyguard'' (1980), '' Little Darlings'' (1980), '' Liar's Moon'' (1982), '' The Flamingo Kid'' (1984) and three of the four S. E. Hinton book adaptations: ''Tex'' (1982), ''Rumble Fish'' (1983) and '' The Outsiders'' (1983). From the late 1980s onward, Dillon achieved further success, starring in '' Drugstore Cowboy'' (1989), '' Singles'' (1992), '' The Saint of Fort Washington'' (1993), '' To Die For'' (1995), '' Beautiful Girls'' (1996), '' In & Out'' (1997), '' There's Something About Mary'' (1998), and '' Wild Things'' (1998). In a 1991 article, movie critic Roger Ebert referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Rankin (actor)
Kevin Rankin is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Herc in the NBC series '' Friday Night Lights'', Tyler Briggs in the NBC series '' Trauma'', Roe Sanders in the CBS series ''Unforgettable'', Kenny in the AMC series ''Breaking Bad'', and Derek "Devil" Lennox in the FX TV series '' Justified''. Early life and career After watching the television show '' The Fall Guy'', Rankin originally intended on becoming a stunt man, until he realized the main character, a stunt man, was, in fact, played by an actor, Lee Majors. Rankin began his acting career with an appearance on the television show '' Unsolved Mysteries'', followed by a small role in the drama film '' The Apostle'' in 1997. Starting in 2000, roles in various television series followed, notably ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''NYPD Blue'' and ''Philly''. In 2002, he starred as "Doc" in eleven episodes of the series '' My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star''. He also had other, longer-running appearances in '' Undecla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi McBride
Kenneth "Chi" McBride ( ; born September 23, 1961) is an American actor. He has appeared in films, where he is known primarily as a character actor, and in television, where he has had numerous starring roles. In film, he has played prominent roles including '' The Frighteners'' (1996), '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' (2000), '' I, Robot'' (2004), '' Waiting...'' (2005), '' Let's Go to Prison'' (2006), and '' Draft Day'' (2014). On television, he was high school principal Steven Harper on the series ''Boston Public'', Emerson Cod on '' Pushing Daisies'', Detective Laverne Winston on the Fox drama '' Human Target'', Detective Don Owen on the short-lived CBS crime drama '' Golden Boy'', and Captain Lou Grover on '' Hawaii Five-0''. Early life McBride was born in Chicago, Illinois, from which his stage name derives. He was raised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and attended Shiloh Academy, now known as Chicago SDA Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist school. McBride originally planned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. His roles include Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence in ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987), Robert E. Howard in '' The Whole Wide World'' (1996), Edgar the Bug in ''Men in Black'' (1997) and '' Men in Black: The Series'' (1997–2001), Carl Stargher in '' The Cell'' (2000), New York City Police Detective Robert Goren in '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2001–11), Victor "Vic" Hoskins in ''Jurassic World'' (2015), and Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' Daredevil'' (2015–2018), '' Hawkeye'' (2021), ''Echo'' (2024), and '' Daredevil: Born Again'' (2025–present). Early life D'Onofrio was born in Brooklyn, New York. He is of Italian descent, with ancestors from Naples. His paternal grandfather was an upholsterer and his maternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pawn Shop Chronicles
''Pawn Shop Chronicles'', also known as ''Hustlers'', is a 2013 American crime comedy film directed by Wayne Kramer and written by Adam Minarovich. The film stars an ensemble cast, led by Paul Walker, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Vincent D'Onofrio, Norman Reedus, and Chi McBride. This was Walker's final film to be released during his lifetime, as he died four months after its release. The film received a limited theatrical release in July 2013. Plot Centering on the events in and around a pawn shop, ''Pawn Shop Chronicles'' tells three overlapping stories involving items found within said pawn shop. Cast Production Fred Durst was originally set to direct. The movie was filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in June 2012. The film's carnival scene was filmed at William and Lee Park in Port Allen, Louisiana. Critical reception On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 18% approval rating based on reviews from 17 critics. On Metacritic the film has a score of 26 out 100 based on reviews from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MPAA
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, the mini-major Amazon MGM Studios, as well as the video streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) and known as the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from 1945 until September 2019, its original goal was to ensure the viability of the American film industry. In addition, the MPA established guidelines for film content which resulted in the creation of the Motion Picture Production Code in 1930. This code, also known as the Hays Code, was replaced by a voluntary film rating system in 1968, which is managed by the Classification and Rating Administration (CARA). The MPA has advocated for the motion picture and television industry, with the goals of promoting effective copyright protection, expanding market access and has worked to curb copyright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
