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American Gigolo (TV Series)
''American Gigolo'' is an American neo-noir crime drama television series developed by David Hollander. It is based on the 1980 film of the same name written and directed by Paul Schrader. The series stars Jon Bernthal as Julian Kaye, the protagonist of the original film, alongside Gretchen Mol, Lizzie Brocheré, Gabriel LaBelle, Leland Orser, and Rosie O'Donnell. ''American Gigolo'' premiered on Showtime on September 11, 2022. In January 2023, the series was canceled after one season. Premise Julian Kaye a 38 year old former male escort is exonerated 15 years after being framed and arrested for murder. Struggling to find his footing in the modern-day Los Angeles sex industry, he seeks the truth about the frame that sent him to prison in 2007 and hopes to reconnect with his one true love, Michelle. Cast and characters Main * Jon Bernthal as Julian "Johnny" Kaye ** Gabriel LaBelle as young Julian "Johnny" Kaye / Colin Stratton * Gretchen Mol as Michelle Stratton * Lizzie Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Drama
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), drama or gangster film, but also include Comedy film, comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as Mystery film, mystery, suspense or Film noir, noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" explaining that these categories are additive rather than exclusionary. ''China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Toscano
Nikki Toscano is an American writer, producer and showrunner for television. She has served as the co-showrunner and executive producer of the Amazon Prime Video series ''Hunters'' (2020-2023) and as showrunner and executive producer of the Paramount+ miniseries '' The Offer'' (2022). She also made her directorial debut with the sixth episode of the Peacock series '' Long Bright River'' (2025), which she co-created. Career Toscano has written for the ABC show ''Revenge'' (2011-2015) and in 2011, she co-wrote with Sandra Gonzalez an article for ''Entertainment Weekly'' about her experience writing the episode Guilt. She also mentioned in the article that she did work on the ABC series ''Detroit 1-8-7'' (2010-2011), which she described as "a show that didn’t get the viewers it deserved." According to Toscano, her agent gave her David Weil's pilot script for ''Hunters'' and that the producers of that show were seeking a showrunner to assist Weil. Toscano has confirmed in interv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Fischler
Patrick Fischler (born December 29, 1969) is an American character actor known for his roles as Jimmy Barrett on the drama series '' Mad Men'', Dharma Initiative worker Phil on the drama series '' Lost'', and Detective Kenny No-Gun on the police drama '' Southland''. He also played the recurring roles of Stu on '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'', Jake Steiner on ''Grey's Anatomy'', Ken on '' Veep'', Gabriel on '' Californication'', A. Elliott Stemple on '' Suits'', Dr. Davis Bannercheck on ''Silicon Valley'', Wade Shelton on '' Shameless'', Isaac Heller on '' Once Upon a Time'', Duncan Todd on ''Twin Peaks'', Dan Rifkin on '' Defending Jacob'', and Lon O'Neil on '' Barry''. He has more than sixty film and television credits, including the films '' Mulholland Drive'' (2001), '' Ghost World'' (2001), '' Old School'' (2003), '' The Black Dahlia'' (2006), '' Dinner for Schmucks'' (2010), '' Hail, Caesar!'' (2016), and '' American Fiction'' (2023). In 2011, Fischler portrayed real-life gang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Chau
François Chau (born October 26, 1959) is a Cambodian and American actor. He is known for his roles as Dr. Pierre Chang in ABC's '' Lost'', Quick Kick on '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'', Dr. Chang in the film '' 21 & Over'', Shredder in '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze'', and as industrialist Jules-Pierre Mao in '' The Expanse''. Early life Chau was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, of Chinese and Vietnamese descent. When he was roughly 6 years old, he and his family moved to Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City). At the age of 7, Chau moved from Saigon to France due to the Vietnam War and after a year moved to Washington, D.C., United States. Chau and his family settled there, and he was also schooled there. After he graduated from college, Chau moved out to Los Angeles where he has remained since and now lives with his wife and daughter. Career Chau has had a number of diverse roles, playing Chinese, Japanese and even Hmong characters, most notably as Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandrine Holt
Sandrine Claire Holt (born Sandrine Vanessa Ho; 19 November 1972) is a Canadian actress. She was born in London and raised in Toronto. Early life Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho in Croydon. Her middle name was later changed to Claire. Her father, Man Shun ("Horace") Ho, is Chinese. Ho received degrees in physics and applied mathematics and computer science at the University of London. Her mother, Christiane (née Nicolette), is French. At age five, Holt and her family moved to Toronto, Canada. Holt attended St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School in Willowdale. She worked as a runway model in Paris before she became an actress. Her younger sister is model and designer Adrianne Ho. Acting career Holt's acting debut, credited as Sandrine Ho, was in a 1989 episode of '' Friday the 13th: The Series'' entitled "Face of Evil". Her feature film debut was in '' Black Robe'' in 1991. Subsequent film and television appearances include roles in '' Rapa-Nui'', '' Once ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Fernandez (actor)
Alexander "Alex" Fernandez is an American actor who is known primarily for his work on television, most notably as National Security Advisor Anthony Prado on '' Commander in Chief'', Rafael "Rafi" Alvarez on ''Without a Trace'', Roy Vickers on ''Dallas'', and Pablo Diaz on '' Devious Maids''. He was also a series regular on ABC's short-lived crime drama '' Killer Women'', playing the role of Luis Zea. He also had a small role in '' Mayans M.C.'' as Diaz. Career He has made guest appearances on such series as ''House'', ''The Closer'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''Army Wives'', ''Prison Break'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''Cold Case'', '' Heroes'', ''The West Wing'', '' The Good Wife '' , '' The Shield'' and '' Devious Maids'', '' Off the Map'', among many others. He is also noted for his voiceover work in video games, especially as antagonist Maester Seymour Guado in '' Final Fantasy X'', Mangus in '' Brütal Legend'', Carlito Keyes in '' Dead Rising'', and as Uka Uka in '' Crash Twinsan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Brady
Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular cast member on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' He was the host of the daytime talk show '' The Wayne Brady Show'', the original host of Fox's '' Don't Forget the Lyrics!'', and he has hosted '' Let's Make a Deal'' since its 2009 revival. Brady also performs musical theatre; he portrayed Lola/Simon in the Tony Award–winning musical '' Kinky Boots'' on Broadway from November 2015 to March 2016, and played Aaron Burr in the Chicago production of ''Hamilton'' from January 2017 to April 2017. Brady has won five Emmy Awards. He won his first Emmy Award for his work on ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' in 2003, two more in the next year for ''The Wayne Brady Show'', and two for ''Let's Make a Deal''. He has also been nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for his cover of the Sam Cooke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Drama
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), drama or gangster film, but also include Comedy film, comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as Mystery film, mystery, suspense or Film noir, noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" explaining that these categories are additive rather than exclusionary. ''China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo-noir
Neo-noir is a film genre that adapts the visual style and themes of 1940s and 1950s American film noir for contemporary audiences, often with more graphic depictions of violence and sexuality. During the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the term "neo-noir" surged in popularity, fueled by movies such as Sydney Pollack's '' Absence of Malice'', Brian De Palma's '' Blow Out'', and Martin Scorsese's '' After Hours''. The French term ''film noir'' translates literally to English as "black film", indicating sinister stories often presented in a shadowy cinematographic style. Neo-noir has a similar style but with updated themes, content, style, and visual elements. Definition The neologism neo-noir, using the Greek prefix for the word ''new'', is defined by Mark Conard as "any film coming after the classic noir period that contains noir themes and noir sensibility". Another definition describes it as later noir that often synthesizes diverse genres while foregrounding the scaffolding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtime (TV Network)
Showtime (also known as Paramount+ with Showtime) is an American pay television, premium television broadcaster, television network and the flagship property of Showtime Networks, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Showtime's programming includes original programming, original television program, television series produced exclusively for the linear network and developed for the co-owned Paramount+ streaming media, streaming service, Art release#Film, theatrically released and independent film, independent Feature film, motion pictures, documentary film, documentaries, and occasional stand-up comedy television special, specials, Television film, made-for-TV movies, and softcore pornography, softcore adult programming. Headquartered at Paramount Plaza in the northern part of New York City's Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway district, Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear Multiplex (television)#Pay television multiplexes, multiplex channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Television Studios
Paramount Television Studios, formerly the second incarnation of Paramount Television, was the television arm of American film studio Paramount Pictures, a division of Paramount Global, founded on March 4, 2013, by its predecessor, Viacom, following an emerging vigorous business with the technological expansion of television via streaming services. Paramount also recognized that television could give them little to fall back on when films fail, except for studio stage rentals. It was the revival and successor to Paramount's original television division, which rebranded as CBS Paramount Television and was kept by CBS Corporation, the new name for the original Viacom, on December 31, 2005 – on that same day, the second Viacom took ownership of Paramount Pictures. After the expiration of a 3-year licensing agreement between the split companies for the "Paramount" trademarks, CBS Paramount Television was rebranded to CBS Television Studios on May 17, 2009 and then currently CB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Jerry Bruckheimer Films Inc. (JBF) is an American independent film production company formed by Jerry Bruckheimer in 1995, after cutting his ties with film producer Don Simpson before his death in 1996. It produces blockbuster films such as the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. Logo The production logo of the company shows a tree without leaves, on which leaves appear when struck by lightning. As the camera pans out, the name "Jerry Bruckheimer Films" appears. The tree was modeled after an oak on a Kentucky property owned by Bruckheimer. According to Bruckheimer, the lightning bolt that strikes the tree symbolizes "the power of an idea". History Longtime producer Jerry Bruckheimer co-founded Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films in 1983 with Don Simpson; it was initially an affiliate production company of Paramount Pictures. Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films produced such hits as (among others) the franchises '' Beverly Hills Cop'' and '' Bad Boys''. After br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
