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Aperture Entertainment
Aperture Entertainment is a management/production company founded by Adam Goldworm in March 2009. History Aperture Entertainment reps a wide array of writers, directors, and actors including Cory Goodman (''Priest'', ''Lore'', ''The Brood'', ''The Last Witch Hunter)'', Jeremy Passmore (''Special'', ''Red Dawn'') & Andre Fabrizio (San Andreas 3D'' The Prince'', ''Nocturne''), Tao Ruspoli (''Fix''), Simon Rumley (''Red White & Blue'', '' The Living and the Dead''), Scott Mann (''Heist''), Steven C. Miller ('' Escape Plan 2'', ''Marauders''), and Jeremy Lott (''Man At Arms'', '' ''Lore''). The company also reps a number of actors including actress/singer Jessica Lowndes ('' 90210'', ''Altitude''), actress Alex Essoe ( ''Starry Eyes''). Aperture Entertainment is currently producing several films including ''Vice'' written by his clients Jeremy Passmore & Andre Fabrizio and starring Bruce Willis, and ''The Prince'' also written by Passmore and Fabrizio and starring Bruce Willis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Company
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations. Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups. Meanings and definitions A company can be defined as an "arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marauders (2016 Film)
''Marauders'' is a 2016 American crime film directed by Steven C. Miller and written by Michael Cody and Chris Sivertson. The film stars Christopher Meloni, Bruce Willis, Dave Bautista, and Adrian Grenier. Meloni plays an FBI agent investigating a series of brutal bank robberies that seem to be personally targeting a ruthless CEO played by Willis. Lionsgate Premiere released the film on July 1. Plot In Cincinnati, four masked robbers get away with $3 million in cash from Hubert National Bank after the crew's leader executes manager Steven Hutchinson point-blank. FBI Special Agent Jonathan Montgomery heads the joint robbery-homicide investigation with Cincinnati PD. Forensics techs find a print matched to a dead Army Ranger named TJ Jackson. According to the official report, in 2011, TJ's unit went rogue, capturing civilian Alexander Hubert to collect a ransom. The exchange went awry and Alexander and the Rangers were killed by a Special Forces team. TJ's body was never recovered. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American Film studio, film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Founded in 1923 by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam, and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American Warner Bros. Pictures, film industry before diversifying into Warner Bros. Animation, animation, Warner Bros. Television Studios, television, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, video games and is one of the Major film studio, "Big Five" major American film studios, as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, the Warner Animat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced '' Power of the Dollar'' for Columbia Records; however, days before the planned release, he was shot, and the album was never released. In 2002, after 50 Cent released the mixtape '' Guess Who's Back?'' he was discovered by Eminem and signed to Shady Records, under the aegis of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. His first major-label album '' Get Rich or Die Tryin''' (2003), was a huge commercial success. The album spawned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one singles " In da Club" and "21 Questions", and was certified 9× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, he founded G-Unit Records, signing his G-Unit associates Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo; prior to bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cusack
John Paul Cusack (; born June 28, 1966)(28 June 1996)Today's birthdays '' Santa Cruz Sentinel'', ("Actors John Cusack is 30") is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and political activist. He is a son of filmmaker Dick Cusack, and his older sisters are actresses Joan and Ann Cusack. Cusack began acting in films during the 1980s, starring in coming-of-age dramedies such as '' The Sure Thing'' (1985), '' Better Off Dead'' (1985), and '' Say Anything...'' (1989). He then started appearing in independent films such as '' Eight Men Out'' (1988), '' The Grifters'' (1990), '' True Colors'' (1991), and '' Bullets Over Broadway'' (1994). Cusack began appearing as a leading man in such film as the comedic films '' Grosse Pointe Blank'' (1997), the action thriller '' Con Air'' (1997), the animated musical '' Anastasia'' (1997), the psychological drama '' Being John Malkovich'' (1999), and the romantic comedies '' High Fidelity'' (2000), '' America's Sweethearts'' (2001), ''Serend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Patric
Jason Patric (born June 17, 1966) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is known for his roles in films such as '' The Lost Boys'', ''Rush'', '' Sleepers'', '' Geronimo: An American Legend'', ''Your Friends & Neighbors'', '' Narc'', '' The Losers'', '' The Alamo'', and '' Speed 2: Cruise Control''. His father was actor/playwright Jason Miller and his maternal grandfather was actor Jackie Gleason. Early life Born in New York City in the borough of Queens, Patric is the son of Academy Award-nominated actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Jason Miller (born John Anthony Miller Jr.) and actress Linda Miller (born Linda Mae Gleason), and his maternal grandfather was actor/comedian Jackie Gleason. His half-brother is actor Joshua John Miller. His ancestry is mostly Irish, with some German. Growing up in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, he attended schools such as Cavallini Middle School and the all-boys Catholic school Salesian Roman Catholic Don Bosco Prepar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince
''The Prince'' ( it, Il Principe ; la, De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction guide for new princes and royals. The general theme of ''The Prince'' is of accepting that the aims of princes – such as glory and survival – can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends.: "Machiavelli is the only political thinker whose name has come into common use for designating a kind of politics, which exists and will continue to exist independently of his influence, a politics guided exclusively by considerations of expediency, which uses all means, fair or foul, iron or poison, for achieving its ends – its end being the aggrandizement of one's country or fatherland – but also using the fatherland in the service of the self-aggrandizement of the politician or statesman or one's party." From Machiavelli's correspondence, a version appears to have been distributed in 151 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series '' Moonlighting'' (1985–1989) and appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the ''Die Hard'' franchise (1988–2013) and other roles. Willis's other credits include '' The Last Boy Scout'' (1991), '' Death Becomes Her'' (1992), '' Pulp Fiction'' (1994), '' 12 Monkeys'' (1995), ''The Fifth Element'' (1997), '' Armageddon'' (1998), ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999), '' Unbreakable'' (2000), '' Sin City'' (2005), '' Moonrise Kingdom'' (2012), and '' Looper'' (2012). In the later years of his career, Willis starred in many low-budget direct-to-video films, which were poorly received. In March 2022, Willis's family announced that he was retiring after being diagnosed with aphasia, which affects language cognition. As a singer, Willis released his debut album, '' The Return of Bruno'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice (2015 Film)
''Vice'' is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Brian A. Miller and written by Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore. The film stars Thomas Jane, Bruce Willis, and Ambyr Childers. The plot follows Julian Michaels (Willis), who has opened a resort with questionable ethics, where people can act out their fiercest fantasies with the resort's androids. When one of the androids, Kelly (Childers), becomes sentient and escapes, she joins forces with police detective Roy Tedeschi (Jane) to bring Michaels down and destroy his resort. The film was panned by critics and is considered Bruce Willis' worst film to date. Plot A futuristic resort, Vice, offers visitors the opportunity to live out all their fantasies, no matter how violent or deviant, on sophisticated androids (referred to as "artificials"). Every day, the androids' memories are reset, and any damage sustained is scheduled for repair. To maintain the illusion that the androids are real, they are programme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starry Eyes
''Starry Eyes'' is a 2014 American horror film directed and written by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. The film had its world premiere on March 8, 2014 at South by Southwest and features Alexandra Essoe as a hopeful young starlet who finds that fame's price is not always easily paid. Funding for the movie was partially raised through a successful Kickstarter campaign. Plot Sarah Walker is an aspiring actress who is stuck waitressing at a fast-food restaurant. Her friends are generally unsupportive and selfish; Erin is constantly trying to steal Sarah's roles, while her roommate Tracy and aspiring director Danny are apathetic to Sarah's situation. Sarah's prospects at stardom look grim until she takes an audition for a film called ''The Silver Scream'', held by the powerful production company Astraeus Pictures. Her audition is met with a lackluster response by the casting director and her assistant. Upset at being dismissed, Sarah goes to a nearby bathroom to scream and rip her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Essoe
Alexandra Essoe (born March 9, 1992) is a Canadian actress who has appeared predominantly in horror films. Essoe had her first lead role in the 2014 American horror film ''Starry Eyes'', and she had a starring role in the 2017 American horror film '' Midnighters''. She has collaborated several times with director Mike Flanagan, playing Wendy Torrance in the 2019 horror film '' Doctor Sleep'' and playing supporting roles in the series ''The Haunting of Bly Manor'' in 2020 and ''Midnight Mass'' in 2021. Career Essoe's parents were Canadian and American immigrants living in Saudi Arabia when Essoe was born. When she was 12 years old, she and her family moved to Toronto. Essoe's mother was a stage actor, and Essoe watched rehearsals and productions. While she acted in high school, including playing the lead in ''Medea'', she initially aspired to be a teacher. After a couple of years modeling, she took an acting workshop in Toronto, which led her to an acting school in Vancouver, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altitude (film)
''Altitude'' is a Canadian horror direct-to-video film directed by Canadian comic book writer and artist Kaare Andrews. Anchor Bay Entertainment distributed the film in North America, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Plot In the prologue, the mother of Sara (Jessica Lowndes) is transporting a family of three (two parents and their son) in a small aircraft. The child is extremely nervous and starts hyperventilating. Wondering why he is so afraid, the parents suddenly see an out-of-control aircraft that crashes into them, and everyone plummets to the ground. Years later, Sara, who has recently received her pilot's license, is planning to fly to a concert with her friends: her boyfriend Bruce Parker (Landon Liboiron), her cousin Cory (Ryan Donowho), her best friend Mel (Julianna Guill) and Mel's boyfriend Sal (Jake Weary). While in the air, Bruce's nerves draw ridicule from the others and Sara invites him to take the controls. They hit some turbulence and Bruce loses control, taking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
