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D-War
''D-War'' (, released in North America as ''Dragon Wars: D-War'') is a 2007 American-South Korean action-adventure fantasy film written and directed by Shim Hyung-rae, and starring Jason Behr, Amanda Brooks, Robert Forster, and Elizabeth Peña, and focuses the reporter's attempt to protect the woman from the devilish dragon. At the time of its release, it was the highest-budgeted South Korean film of all time. The film grossed $75 million worldwide and received generally negative reviews. Plot The story follows the adventures of Ethan Kendrick, charged in his childhood by the enigmatic Jack to protect the Yuh Yi Joo, an individual who had been born able to change an Imoogi chosen by heaven into a Celestial Dragon, from a corrupt Imoogi identified as "Buraki", who was prevented from obtaining it in the past by Ethan and Jack's previous incarnations. To this end, Jack gives Ethan a medallion formerly belonging to Ethan's previous incarnation Haram, and reveals that the reincarna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shim Hyung-rae
Shim Hyung-rae (; born January 3, 1958, sometimes credited as Hyung Rae Shim) is a South Korean former comedian and filmmaker best known for directing '' Yonggary'' and '' D-War'', by far the most expensive Korean movie in history. He has often worked with fellow directors Nam Gi-nam and Kim Cheong-gi. Career Shim Hyung-rae began his career debuting as a comedian in 1982 with the Korean Broadcasting System and won the KBS Best Comedian of the Year Award in 1988. In 1990, he received the KBS Performer of the Year Award, with over 90 motion picture appearances and as a producer. In 1993, he established Younggu Art(Zeronine Entertainment) and released Younggu and Dinosaur Z uZ u as director and lead actor. Shim directed eight films from 1994 to 1999 starring in most of them. He was given the New Intellectual Award for being 'a model for the new millenium’ in 1999, and the same year Asiaweek selected him as a Leader of the Millenium Society and Culture. Selected filmography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Robinson (actor)
Craig Phillip Robinson (born October 25, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. The accolades he has received include nominations for five Screen Actors Guild Awards, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Daytime Emmy Award. Robinson is best known for portraying Darryl Philbin on ''The Office'' (2005–2013). He also portrayed Ray Heyworth on ''Mr. Robot'' (2016), LeVar "Freight Train" Brown on '' The Cleveland Show'' (2009–2013), and Doug "the Pontiac Bandit" Judy on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' (2013–2021). He also frequently collaborates with Seth Rogen, including the films '' Pineapple Express'' (2008), '' Zack and Miri Make a Porno'' (2008), '' This Is the End'' (2013), and '' Sausage Party'' (2016). Robinson has appeared in numerous other television shows and films, including '' Hot Tub Time Machine'' (2010), '' Get On Up'' (2014), '' An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn'' (2018), and '' Dolemite Is My Name'' (2019), as well as voicing characters in films such as '' Shrek For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Jablonsky
Steve Jablonsky (born October 9, 1970) is an American composer for film, television, and video games, best known for his musical scores in the ''Transformers'' film series, ''Desperate Housewives'', and '' The Sims 3''. Some of his frequent collaboration partners include film directors Michael Bay and Peter Berg, and fellow composer Hans Zimmer. Early life Jablonsky's mother was born in a Japanese internment camp. He went to the University of California, Berkeley for college and studied computer science at first, but switched to music composition a year later. After graduation, he became an intern at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions after cold calling the studio to ask if they needed any help. During that time, Jablonsky met Harry Gregson-Williams, a fellow composer of Zimmer, and started working as his assistant. Later, he became more engaged with Zimmer and started composing for works such as ''Desperate Housewives'' and the ''Transformers'' film series. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimee Garcia
Aimee Sandimés Garcia López de Ordóñez (born November 28, 1978) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles as Veronica Palmero on the ABC sitcom '' George Lopez'' (2006–2007), Jamie Batista on the Showtime drama '' Dexter'' (2011–2013), Yvonne Sanchez on the CBS period drama '' Vegas'' (2012–2013), and Ella Lopez on the Fox/Netflix drama ''Lucifer'' (2016–2021). Early life Aimee Garcia was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her mother, Eloisa, is from Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico, and graduated from Northwestern University's dental school; her father, Hector, is from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was in the U.S. Armed Forces. Garcia started acting in commercials as a child, and participated in theater at seven years old. She grew up in Oak Park, Illinois, where she attended Fenwick High School graduating in 1996. While in school, she took acting classes at Piven Theatre Workshop. She appeared in local plays and musicals during her time at Northwestern Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cody Arens
Cody Arens (born November 8, 1993) is an American actor. He is the brother of Logan Arens and Skye Arens. Career He is most notable for the voice of Littlefoot in ''The Land Before Time'' television series based on the films and '' The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends'' and as the role of Liam Fitzpatrick, the younger brother of Maddie Fitzpatrick, on ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. He also plays as the young Ethan Kendrick in the film ''D-War'', which was released in the United States on September 14, 2007, and is the voice of young Jaster in ''Rogue Galaxy''. He also had a minor role in ''Meet the Parents'' in 2000 and ''Anger Management'' in 2003. Filmography Film Television Video games Awards In 2005, Cody won a Young Artist Award for the 2004 TV Movie ''Plainsong''. He also appeared on ''Malcolm In The Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Brooks
Amanda Brooks (born June 22, 1981) is an American actress who starred in the 2007 film ''D-War'' and in the 2006 film ''Cut Off''. She also had a leading role in the 2005 film ''River's End''. She also starred in '' The Canyons'' as Gina. She is the daughter of disgraced " You Light Up My Life" songwriter Joseph Brooks, from whom she was estranged. In 2013, comments she made in support of her currently incarcerated brother Nicholas Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Ancient Greek, Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In ... made the news. Filmography References External links * Biography at NewYorkTimes.com (from All Movie Guide) 1981 births Actresses from New York City American film actresses Living people 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Behr
Jason Behr (born December 30, 1973) is an American film and television actor. He first starred in the American television series '' Roswell'', for which he was twice nominated for a Saturn Award, followed by roles in the films '' The Shipping News'' and the American remake of the Japanese horror film '' The Grudge''. Behr has also had a series of guest appearances in various television shows like '' Step by Step'', '' The Profiler'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and '' JAG'' and had recurring roles in the American television series ''Dawson's Creek'' and '' Breakout Kings''. Early life The second of four boys, Behr was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 30, 1973, to Patricia Ann Steiner and David Behr. After his parents' divorce, Patricia moved her sons to the suburb of Richfield, where Jason attended St. Richards Catholic Elementary, a private grade school. Behr first started acting at the age of five when he participated in a school play as a sunflowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Peña
Elizabeth Maria Peña (September 23, 1959 – October 14, 2014) was an American actress. Her film credits include '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (1986), '' Batteries Not Included'', '' La Bamba'' (both 1987), ''Jacob's Ladder'' (1990), '' Rush Hour'' (1998), ''The Incredibles'' (2004), and '' Nothing like the Holidays'' (2008). Peña won the 1996 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and a Bravo Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film for her work in '' Lone Star'' (1996). She also voiced Rosa Santos in the animated television series '' Maya & Miguel'' and Mirage in ''The Incredibles''. Peña was a founding member of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA). Early life Peña was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on September 23, 1959, to Mario and Estella Margarita Peña. Mario Peña was a Cuban actor, playwright, director, and designer, and Estella Margarita Peña was a producer. The Peña family moved to Cuba when Elizabeth was less th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Forster
Robert Wallace Foster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019), known professionally as Robert Forster, was an American actor. He made his screen debut as Private L.G. Williams in John Huston's '' Reflections in a Golden Eye'' (1967), followed by a starring role as news reporter John Casellis in the landmark New Hollywood film '' Medium Cool'' (1969). For his portrayal of bail bondsman Max Cherry in Quentin Tarantino's ''Jackie Brown'' (1997), he was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Forster played a variety of both leading and supporting roles in over 100 films, including Captain Dan Holland in '' The Black Hole'' (1979), Detective David Madison in ''Alligator'' (1980), Abdul Rafai in '' The Delta Force'' (1986), Colonel Partington in ''Me, Myself & Irene'' (2000), Scott Thorson in '' The Descendants'' (2011), General Edward Clegg in ''Olympus Has Fallen'' (2013) and its sequel '' London Has Fallen'' (2016), Norbert Everhardt in '' What They Had'' (2018), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Taczanowski
Hubert Taczanowski (1 October 1960 – 4 June 2024) was a Polish-born British and American cinematographer. Biography Hubert Taczanowski was born on 1 October 1960. He was the son of Stanisław and Mirosława (née Sadżak) Taczanowski, and a member of the former magnate family Taczanowski from Poznań. He graduated with Cinematography at the famed Łódź Film School in Poland. Taczanowski was the director of photography on nineteen feature films and two television series. His films screened at the Sundance, Venice, Toronto, Edinburgh and Berlin Film Festivals. Additionally, he shot over twenty music videos for Sony Music, Atlantic Records, EMI and Chrysalis. In January 2007, he married British costume designer Stephanie Collie. He resided in New York and London. Taczanowski died on 4 June 2024, at the age of 63. Collie would die five months later on October 26, 2024. Filmography Cinematographer * '' Love, Wedding, Repeat'' (2020) * '' How to Build a Girl'' (2019) * ''Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showbox
Showbox Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean film distribution and production company. It is one of the largest film distribution companies in South Korea, founded in 1999. Showbox is the film investment, production and distribution branch of Mediaplex, Inc., entertainment arm of Orion Group and Kumho Asiana Group. Its main competitors for domestic box office are CJ Entertainment, Lotte Entertainment and Next Entertainment World. Despite having very short history in the industry, they managed to have top 6 of 10 blockbusters in Korean box office history, number 1 being 2012's '' The Thieves''. History * June 1996: Establishment of Media Flex Co., Ltd. to enter the movie business. * November 1999: Establishment of Megabox to enter the movie theater business. * January 2002: Establishment of ShowBox brand and start of movie distribution investment. * December 2002: Their first film Sex Is Zero premiers and becomes the fifth most popular film of 2002; selling 4 million tickets. * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually Magic (paranormal), magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The Film genre, genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction films and horror films, although the genres do overlap. Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, Wonder (emotion), wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary. Subgenres Several sub-categories of fantasy films can be identified, although the delineations between these subgenres, much as in fantasy literature, are somewhat fluid. The most common fantasy subgenres depicted in movies are high fantasy and sword and sorcery. Both categories typically employ quasi-medieval settings, wizards, magical creatures and other elements commonly associated with fantasy stories. High fantasy films tend to feature a more richly developed fantasy world, and may also be more character-oriented or thematically complex. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
