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Anthony De Longis
Anthony Charles De Longis (born March 23, 1950) is an American actor, stuntman, and fight choreographer. Early life De Longis was born in Glendale, California. He attended California State University, Northridge where he was initiated into the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Originally from London, Ontario, Canada. Career He is well known for his recurring role during the first two seasons of the TV series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', as First Maje Jal Culluh, leader of the Kazon-Nistrim. A very experienced swordsman, he is also known for his roles on '' Highlander: The Series'', as Lymon Kurlow in the third-season episode "Blackmail", and as Otavio Consone in the fifth-season episode "Duende". De Longis auditioned and was considered for the lead role in the series. A martial artist and weapon master in several disciplines, he played a swordsman opposite Jet Li in the 2006 martial arts epic '' Fearless'', and gave Harrison Ford extensive whip training for the 2008 film ''Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city located primarily in the Verdugo Mountains region, with a small portion in the San Fernando Valley, of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located about north of downtown Los Angeles. As of 2024, Glendale had a Census-estimated population of 187,823, down 8,720 (–4.4%) from the 2020 United States census count of 196,543, which in turn was up from 191,719 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, making it the 4th-most populous city in Los Angeles County and the List of largest California cities by population, 24th-most populous city in California. Glendale—along with neighboring Burbank, California, Burbank and nearby Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood—has served as a major production center for the Cinema of the United States, American film industry, and especially animation, and is home to Disneytoon Studios, Marvel Animation, and DreamWorks Animation. It is also home to educational and cultural institutions, including Glendal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' is a 2008 American action adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by David Koepp, based on a story by George Lucas and Jeff Nathanson. It is the fourth installment in the ''Indiana Jones'' film series and a sequel to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' (1989). Set in 1957, it pits Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) against Soviet KGB agents led by Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett) searching for a telepathic crystal skull located in Peru. Jones is aided by his former lover, Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), and their son, List of Indiana Jones characters#Mutt Williams, Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf). Ray Winstone, John Hurt, and Jim Broadbent are also part of the supporting cast. Jeb Stuart (writer), Jeb Stuart, Jeffrey Boam, Frank Darabont, Lucas, and Nathanson wrote drafts before Koepp's script satisfied the producers. The filmmakers intended to pay tribute to the Science fiction film, science fiction B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road House (1989 Film)
''Road House'' is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and produced by Joel Silver. The film stars Patrick Swayze as the bouncer, "James Dalton", at a newly refurbished roadside bar, who protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman. The cast also features Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch, and Sam Elliott. Upon its release in U.S. theaters on May 19, 1989 by United Artists, ''Road House'' earned $61 million worldwide on a $15 million production budget. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, who lamented its excessive violence and sleaziness, and expressed incredulity at Swayze's character. In the years since, it went on to achieve cult status. Its popularity resulted in the creation of the ''Road House'' franchise, which includes a stage adaptation, a sequel in 2006, and a remake in 2024. Plot James Dalton is a professional bouncer working security for a club in New York City. Although stoic and cool-headed, Dalton is tormented by mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Langella
Frank A. Langella Jr. (; born January 1, 1938) is an American actor. He eschewed the career of a traditional film star by making the stage the focal point of his career, appearing frequently on Broadway. He has received four Tony Awards (out of seven nominations) as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Langella made his Broadway debut in the 1966 play '' Yerma''. He since established himself as Broadway star winning four Tony Awards, his first two for Best Featured Actor in a Play playing intellectual lizard in Edward Albee's '' Seascape'' (1975), and a wealthy and cruel landowner in Ivan Turgenev's '' Fortune's Fool'' (2002) and Best Actor in a Play for his roles as Richard Nixon in Peter Morgan's '' Frost/Nixon'' (2007), an elderly man suffering from Alzheimers in Florian Zeller's '' The Father'' (2016). He was also Tony-nominated for '' Dracula'' (1978), '' Match'' (2004), and '' Man and Boy'' (2012). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masters Of The Universe (1987 Film)
''Masters of the Universe'' (stylized as ''Masters of the Universe: The Motion Picture'') is a 1987 American superhero film based on the ''Masters of the Universe'' franchise by Mattel. The film was directed by Gary Goddard, produced by Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan, and written by David Odell. It stars Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Jon Cypher, Chelsea Field, Billy Barty, Courteney Cox, Robert Duncan McNeill, and Meg Foster. The film follows two teenagers who meet He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe, who travels to Earth with his friends to stop their archenemy, the evil Skeletor from obtaining a cosmic key that will enable him to take over their home planet of Eternia and the entire universe. ''Masters of the Universe'' was released theatrically in the United States on August 7, 1987. It was a critical and commercial failure, grossing $17 million worldwide against a budget of $22 million. At the time of release, it was met with negative reviews from film criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undead Nightmare
''Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A standalone expansion pack to the 2010 open world Western game ''Red Dead Redemption'', it adds a non-canonical, horror–themed single-player campaign, two multiplayer modes, and cosmetic additions to the environments and characters. Set in an alternate timeline from the base game's story, the plot follows returning protagonist John Marston, a former outlaw who sets out to find the cause of and possible cure for a zombie plague that has infected his wife and son. Marston liberates towns overrun by the undead and assists non-playable characters with side quests. Rockstar Games had a long-standing interest in creating a zombie game. They found the ''Red Dead Redemption'' universe and its American countryside to fit the cinematic heritage of the horror film genre. Rockstar wanted their additional content to function outside rather than within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downloadable Content
content (DLC) is additional content created for an already released video game, distributed through the Internet by the game's publisher. It can be added for no extra cost or as a form of video game monetization, enabling the publisher to gain additional revenue from a title after it has been purchased, often using a microtransaction system. DLC can range from cosmetic content, such as skins, to new in-game content, like characters, levels, modes, and larger expansions that may contain a mix of such content as a continuation of the base game. In some games, multiple DLCs (including future DLC not yet released) may be bundled as part of a "season pass"—typically at a discount rather than purchasing each DLC individually. While the Dreamcast was the first home console to support DLC (albeit in a limited form due to hardware and internet connection limitations), Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox helped to popularize the concept. Since the seventh generation of video g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Dead Redemption
''Red Dead Redemption'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A successor to 2004's ''Red Dead Revolver'', it is the second game in the ''Red Dead'' series. ''Red Dead Redemption'' is set during the decline of the American frontier in the year 1911. It follows John Marston, a former outlaw who, after his wife and son are taken hostage by the government in ransom for his services as a hired gun, sets out to bring three members of his former gang to justice. The narrative explores themes of the cycle of violence, masculinity, Redemption (theology), redemption, and the American Dream. The game is played from a Third-person view, third-person perspective. The player can Nonlinear gameplay, freely roam in its interactive open world, a fictionalized version of the Western United States and Northern Mexico, primarily by horseback, and on foot. Gunfights emphasize a gunslinger gameplay mechanic called "Dead Eye" that allows playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Game
A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset. Most modern video games are audiovisual, with Sound, audio complement delivered through loudspeaker, speakers or headphones, and sometimes also with other types of sensory feedback (e.g., haptic technology that provides Touch, tactile sensations). Some video games also allow microphone and webcam inputs for voice chat in online gaming, in-game chatting and video game livestreaming, livestreaming. Video games are typically categorized according to their hardware platform, which traditionally includes arcade video games, console games, and PC game, comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Old West
The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few contiguous western territories as states in 1912. This era of massive migration and settlement was particularly encouraged by President Thomas Jefferson following the Louisiana Purchase, giving rise to the expansionist attitude known as "manifest destiny" and historians' " Frontier Thesis". The legends, historical events and folklore of the American frontier, known as the frontier myth, have embedded themselves into United States culture so much so that the Old West, and the Western genre of media specifically, has become one of the defining features of American national identity. Periodization Historians have debated at length as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Marshals Service
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement agency in the United States. The Marshals Service serves as the enforcement and security arm of the United States federal judiciary, U.S. federal judiciary. It is an Government agency, agency of the United States Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice and operates under the direction of the United States Attorney General, U.S. attorney general. U.S. Marshals are the original U.S. federal law enforcement officers, created by the Judiciary Act of 1789 during the presidency of George Washington as the "Office of the United States Marshal" under the United States district court, U.S. district courts. The USMS was established in 1969 to provide guidance and assistance to U.S. Marshals throughout the United States federal judicial district, federal judicial districts. The Marshals Service is primarily responsible for locating and arrest warrant, arresting Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
