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Ken Park
''Ken Park'' is a 2002 erotic drama which revolves around the abusive and dysfunctional lives of several teenagers, set in the city of Visalia, California. It was written by Harmony Korine, who based it on Larry Clark's journals and stories. The film was directed and shot by Clark and Edward Lachman. The film is an international co-production of the United States, the Netherlands, and France. Plot The title character Ken Park (nicknamed "Krap Nek": his name spelled and pronounced backward), is a teenager skateboarding across Visalia, California. He arrives at a skate park, where he casually sets up a camcorder, smiles, and shoots himself in the temple with a handgun. His death is used to bookend the film, which follows the lives of four other teenagers who knew him. Shawn is the most stable of the four main characters. Throughout the story, he has an ongoing sexual relationship with his girlfriend's mother Rhonda, whom he tells that he fantasizes that he is with her when having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Clark
Lawrence Donald Clark (born January 19, 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for his controversial teen film ''Kids'' (1995) and his photography book ''Tulsa'' (1971). His work focuses primarily on youth who casually engage in illegal drug use, underage sex, and violence, and who are part of a specific subculture, such as surfing, punk rock, or skateboarding. Early life Clark was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He learned photography at an early age. His mother was an itinerant baby photographer, and he was enlisted in the family business from the age of 13. His father was a traveling sales manager for the Reader Service Bureau, selling books and magazines door-to-door, and was rarely home. In 1959, Clark began injecting amphetamines with his friends. Clark attended the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he studied under Walter Sheffer and Gerhard Bakker. Career In 1964, he moved to New York City to freelance, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of France
French cinema consists of the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe; with primary influence also on the creation of national cinemas in Asia. France continues to have a particularly strong film industry, due in part to protections afforded by the French government. In 2013, France was the second largest exporter of films in the world after the United States. A study in April 2014 showed that French cinema maintains a positive influence around the world, being the most appreciated by global audiences after that of America. France currently has the most successful film industry in Europe, in terms of number of films produced per annum, with a record-breaking 300 feature-length films produced in 2015. France is also one of the few countries where non-American productions have the biggest share: American films only represented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle (born May 12, 1948) is an American character actor. He portrayed Walt Finnerty on ''Grounded for Life'' (2001–2005) and The Warden on ''The Young and the Restless'' (2007). He also appeared in over 200 films, including '' Glory'' (1989), '' The Fugitive'' (1993), ''Casino'' (1995), ''Lethal Weapon 4'' (1998) and '' Office Space'' (1999). Life and career Riehle was born on May 12, 1948, in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Margaret (''née'' Walsh), a nurse, and Herbert John Riehle (1921–1961), an assistant postmaster. He attended the University of Notre Dame and then went on to complete an MFA at University of Minnesota. He began acting at the Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester and was doing regional theatre in the Pacific Northwest when he got his very first film role in the John Wayne film '' Rooster Cogburn''. His television credits include ''Quantum Leap''; '' Roseanne''; '' Murder, She Wrote''; '' L.A. Law''; '' Ally McBeal''; '' Buffy the Vampir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Julio Oscar Mechoso (May 31, 1955 – November 25, 2017) was an American actor who played detective Ruiz in '' Bad Boys'' and appeared in such films as ''Blue Streak'', ''Jurassic Park III'', ''The Legend of Zorro'', '' The Lost City'', ''Little Miss Sunshine'' and ''Rules Don't Apply''. He had over 120 well known films and TV roles. Biography Mechoso was a character actor in both television and film. He appeared in dozens of films, such as ''Grindhouse'', '' Bad Boys'', where he played Detective Ruiz, ''Blue Streak'', '' Heartbreakers'', ''Jurassic Park III'', the controversial '' Ken Park'', '' The Lost City'', ''The Legend of Zorro'', ''Little Miss Sunshine'', Transpecos and ''Rules Don't Apply''. His television credits include ''Miami Vice'', ''Coach'', '' Damon'', ''Seinfeld'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Cane'', ''The Big Bang Theory'', ''Miami Medical'', ''Matador'', where he played Javi Sandoval, and ''Greetings from Tucson'', where he played Joaquin Tiant. He frequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wade Williams
Wade Andrew Williams (born December 24, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his various character roles, and for a major supporting role as correctional officer Brad Bellick on the Fox television series ''Prison Break'' and Father Cronin on ''The Bernie Mac Show'' (2001–2004). Williams also voiced Two-Face in '' Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' (2012–2013). Life and career Williams was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He studied theatre at the University of Tulsa. He began his acting career at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park in ''The Taming of the Shrew'' with Morgan Freeman and Tracey Ullman. Williams also had a role with Denzel Washington in ''Richard III''. Williams then continued with performances on and off Broadway and toured nationally in productions such as ''Guys and Dolls'', ''Les Misérables'', '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'', ''Ragtime'', and ''Show Boat''. His film credits include ''Flicka'', '' Collateral'', ''Ali'' and ''Erin Brockovich''. Additionally, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Plummer
Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American actress. She is known for her work on stage and for her roles in such films as ''Joe Versus the Volcano'' (1990), '' The Fisher King'' (1991), ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), and '' The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'' (2013). Plummer won a Tony Award in 1982 for her performance in ''Agnes of God''. Early life Plummer was born on March 23, 1957, in New York City, the only child of American actress Tammy Grimes and Canadian actor Christopher Plummer. Her father said that they named their daughter Amanda Michael after Amanda Prynne, a character from the play ''Private Lives'', and the actress Michael Learned. She attended the elite Trinity School before graduating from the United Nations International School (UNIS). She attended Middlebury College for two and a half years and, as a young adult, studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Career Plummer has received critical acclaim fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrison Young
Harrison Richard Young (March 13, 1930 – July 3, 2005) was an American character actor and known for playing old Ryan in ''Saving Private Ryan''. Career Young gained recognition for his role as the elderly Private James Ryan in Steven Spielberg's war epic ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998). Having starred in over 100 films and television episodes, Young's other credits include ''Passions'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and Rob Zombie's ''House of 1000 Corpses''. Filmography *1991: '' Down Home'' (TV Series) as Lenny *1991: ''Reasonable Doubts'' (TV Series) as Drunk *1992: '' Waxwork II: Lost in Time'' as James Westbourne *1992: '' Guncrazy'' as Mr. Hickok, Howard's Dad *1992: ''A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story'' (TV Movie) as Neighbor *1993: ''The Micronots!'' (TV Series) as Montgomery *1994: ''Marilyn, My Love'' *1995: '' ER'' (TV Series) as Parmelli *1996: ''Erotic Confessions'' (TV Series) as Roger Goodman, Department Store Owner *1996: '' Humanoids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Fagerbakke
William Fagerbakke ( ; born October 4, 1957) is an American actor. He voices Patrick Star in the animated series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and played Michael "Dauber" Dybinski on the sitcom ''Coach (TV series), Coach''. He also appeared in 12 episodes of the sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' as Marshall Eriksen's father Marvin. Early life and education Fagerbakke was born on October 4, 1957, in Fontana, California, Fontana, California, and moved to Rupert, Idaho, Rupert, Idaho, as a youth. He graduated from Minico High School in Rupert in 1975, where he was a three-sport athlete for the Spartans in High school football, football, High school basketball, basketball, and Track and field, track. Although he had multiple scholarship offers for college football, including Pac-12 Conference, Pac-8 schools, he decided to stay in state and attended the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, Moscow. He was a defensive lineman for the Idaho Vandals football, Vandals and was ticketed to Reds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Title Screen
A title sequence (also called an opening sequence or intro) is the method by which films or television programmes present their title and key production and cast members, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound (often a opening theme song with visuals, akin to a brief music video). It typically includes (or begins) the text of the opening credits, and helps establish the setting and tone of the program. It may consist of live action, animation, music, still images, and/or graphics. In some films, the title sequence is preceded by a cold open. History Since the invention of the cinematograph, simple title cards were used to begin and end silent film presentations in order to identify both the film and the production company involved, and to act as a signal to viewers that the film had started and then finished. In silent cinema, title cards or intertitles were used throughout to convey dialogue and plot, and it is in some of these early short films that we see the first examp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Threesome
In human sexuality, a threesome is commonly understood as "a sexual interaction between three people whereby at least one engages in physical sexual behaviour with both the other individuals". Though ''threesome'' most commonly refers to sexual activity involving three participants, it is also sometimes used to apply to a long-term domestic relationship, such as polyamory or a ménage à trois. A threesome is a form of group sex which may occur in private situations, such as spontaneous sexual activity among three friends or in the context of casual sex or a hook up. Alternatively, it may take place in specific contexts or environments which allow for sex, such as swingers events, orgies or sex parties. A threesome is a common element of sexual fantasy, and it is commonly depicted in pornography. Types The people in a threesome may be of any gender and sexual orientation. Each participant may engage in any type of sex act with one or both of the others, such as vagina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erotic Asphyxiation
Erotic asphyxiation (variously called asphyxiophilia, hypoxyphilia or breath control play) is the intentional restriction of oxygen to the brain for the purposes of sexual arousal. The term autoerotic asphyxiation is used when the act is done by a person to themselves. Colloquially, a person engaging in the activity is sometimes called a ''gasper''. Erotic asphyxiation can lead to accidental death due to asphyxia. The erotic interest in asphyxiation is classified as a paraphilia in the '' Diagnostic and Statistical Manual'' of the American Psychiatric Association. Physiology Concerning hallucinogenic states brought about by chronic hypoxia, Dr. E. L. Lloyd notes that they may be similar to the hallucinations experienced by climbers at altitude. He further notes that no such state occurs in hypoxia brought about by sudden aircraft decompression at altitude. These findings suggest to him that they do not arrive purely from a lack of oxygen. Upon examining the studies on hypoxia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incestuous
Incest ( ) is human sexual activity between family members or close relatives. This typically includes sexual activity between people in consanguinity (blood relations), and sometimes those related by affinity (marriage or stepfamily), adoption, or lineage. It is strictly forbidden and considered immoral in most societies, and can lead to an increased risk of genetic disorders in children. The incest taboo is one of the most widespread of all cultural taboos, both in present and in past societies. Most modern societies have laws regarding incest or social restrictions on closely consanguineous marriages. In societies where it is illegal, consensual adult incest is seen by some as a victimless crime. Some cultures extend the incest taboo to relatives with no consanguinity such as milk-siblings, step-siblings, and adoptive siblings, albeit sometimes with less intensity. Third-degree relatives (such as half-aunt, half-nephew, first cousin) on average have 12.5% common geneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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