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David Frigerio
David Frigerio is an American screenwriter and producer. He is the writer/producer of the 2023 film ''Land of Bad'' directed by William Eubank starring Academy Award winner Russell Crowe The cast also stars Liam Hemsworth Luke Hemsworth Milo Ventimiglia Ricky Whittle Daniel MacPherson Chika Ikogwe He is the producer of the 2023 film Muzzle (film), Muzzle directed by John Stalberg Jr. starring Aaron Eckhart and Stephen Lang. He is the producer of the 2023 film Bad Hombres directed by John Stalberg Jr. The film stars Tyrese Gibson Thomas Jane Luke Hemsworth Diego Tinoco Nick Cassavetes Hemky Madera Paul Johansson He is the producer and co-writer of the 2019 film ''Crypto (film), Crypto'', directed by John Stalberg Jr. and released by Lionsgate. His 2014 film ''The Signal (2014 film), The Signal'', directed by William Eubank and starring Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites, and Olivia Cooke, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was released in US theaters on June 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Strasberg Theatre And Film Institute
The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (originally the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute) is an acting school founded in 1969 by actor, director, and acting teacher Lee Strasberg. The Institute is located in Union Square on East 15th Street, also known as Lee Strasberg Way, in New York, New York. The school has a secondary campus located in Los Angeles, California. For more than 40 years, the Institute has held a partnership with New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where students can earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The Institute is under the artistic direction of Anna Strasberg, Lee Strasberg's widow. Students at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute learn method acting, an acting technique created and developed by Strasberg. History In 1931, Lee Strasberg co-founded the Group Theatre, hailed as "America's first true theatrical collective," alongside fellow directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford. In 1951, he became director of the Actors Stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrese Gibson
Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and singer. He released his self-titled debut album in 1998, which featured the single " Sweet Lady", peaking at number twelve on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His second and third albums, ''2000 Watts'' and '' I Wanna Go There'', were released in 2001 and 2002; respectively, the latter contained the lead single " How You Gonna Act Like That", which became Gibson's highest-charting single, reaching number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His fourth album, ''Alter Ego'', explored hip hop, while he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for his fifth album '' Open Invitation'' (2011). Gibson's sixth album, '' Black Rose'' (2015), debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, becoming his highest-charting album. He has sold over 4 million records in the United States. Gibson had his first starring role in John Singleton's coming-of-age hood film '' Baby Boy'' (2001), and then bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Asher
John Mallory Asher (born John Mallory, January 13, 1971) is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He is perhaps best known for his performance as Gary on the USA Network's series spinoff of the movie ''Weird Science''. Early life Asher was born John Mallory to actor Edward Mallory and actress Joyce Bulifant. He was adopted by Bulifant's third husband, producer/director William Asher. Personal life Asher married actress Jenny McCarthy on September 11, 1999. Their son Evan Joseph Asher was born on May 18, 2002, and was diagnosed with autism. They divorced in September 2005. Filmography Actor * ''Ghost Whisperer'' as Charlie Hammond * '' October Road'' ** "Revenge of the Cupcake Kid" (2008), TV episode, as Ronald Buckwild * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' ** "The Chick Chop Flick Shop" (2007), TV episode, as Zack Putrid * ''NCIS'' ** "The Ex-File" (2007), TV episode, as Fred Rinnert * ''Las Vegas'' ** "You Can't Take It with You" (2004), TV episode, as Calvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Focus Features
Focus Features LLC is an American film production and distribution company, owned by Comcast as part of Universal Pictures, a division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. Focus Features distributes independent and foreign films in the United States and internationally. In November 2018, The Hollywood Reporter named Focus Features Distributor of the Year for its success behind the year's breakout documentary film '' Won't You Be My Neighbor?'' and Spike Lee's '' BlacKkKlansman''. The studio's most successful film to date is '' Downton Abbey'', which garnered $194.3 million at the worldwide box office. History Focus Features was formed in 2002 by James Schamus and David Linde and formed from the divisional merger of USA Films, Universal Focus and Good Machine, as well as the several assets of the Vivendi-affiliated film studio StudioCanal. USA Films was created by Barry Diller in 1999 when he purchased October Films and Gramercy Pictures from Seagram and merge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Sundance Film Festival
The 2014 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 16, 2014 until January 26, 2014 in Park City, Utah, United States, with screenings in Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance Resort in Utah. The festival opened with '' Whiplash'' directed by Damien Chazelle and closed with musical drama ''Rudderless'' directed by William H. Macy. The festival honored late Roger Ebert and premiered '' Life Itself'' by Steve James, a biographical documentary film based on Ebert's 2011 memoir titled as ''Life Itself: A Memoir'' on 19 January 2014. The festival introduced a new film category titled ''Sundance Kids'', which will help to introduce independent films to a younger generation of audiences. It is also a first category at the festival dedicated to children's films. The festival also hosted several events and discussion panels around themes of success through failure titled ''Free Fail'', which included the screening of ''Bottle Rocket'' turned down by the Sundance Film Festival in 1996 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Cooke
Olivia Kate Cooke (born 27 December 1993) is an English actress. In television, she has starred as Emma Decody in the thriller '' Bates Motel'' (2013–2017), Becky Sharp in the period drama '' Vanity Fair'' (2018), and Alicent Hightower in the fantasy drama '' House of the Dragon'' (2022–present). In film, Cooke has starred in the horror film '' Ouija'' (2014), the comedy-drama film '' Me and Earl and the Dying Girl'' (2015), the thriller '' Thoroughbreds'' (2017), the science fiction film '' Ready Player One'' (2018), and the drama '' Sound of Metal'' (2020). Early life Olivia Kate Cooke was born on 27 December 1993 in Oldham, Greater Manchester, to sales representative Lindsay Wilde and retired police officer John Cooke. Her parents divorced when she was a child, and she and her sister lived with their mother. She started acting when she was eight years old at the Oldham Theatre Workshop, an after-school drama programme in her hometown. She attended Royton and Crom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenton Thwaites
Brenton Thwaites (born 10 August 1989) is an Australian actor. Beginning his career in his home country in 2011, he had a starring role on the series ''Slide'' and later appeared on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. Since moving to the United States, Thwaites has had major roles in the films '' Blue Lagoon: The Awakening'' (2012), ''Oculus'' (2013), ''The Giver'' (2014), '' Gods of Egypt'' (2016), and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'' (2017). In 2018, he began starring as Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing in the DC Universe / HBO Max series ''Titans''. Early life Thwaites was born on 10 August 1989 in Cairns, Queensland. He has a sister. He graduated from Cairns State High School in 2006. During his youth, Thwaites was drawn to the idea of becoming a policeman or a firefighter, having been interested in movies involving the latter. However, his interests changed to filmmaking and "letting ne'spersonality shine through so many different characters". At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films. He is known for playing Morpheus in ''The Matrix'' series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film ''Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the ''John Wick'' film series (2017–present). For his portrayal of Ike Turner in '' What's Love Got to Do With It'' (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in '' Two Trains Running'' (1992), and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in ''TriBeCa'' (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crypto (film)
''Crypto'' is a 2019 American crime drama thriller film, about money laundering involving cryptocurrency. The film was directed by John Stalberg Jr. and written by Carlyle Eubank, David Frigerio, and Jeffrey Ingber. It stars Beau Knapp, Alexis Bledel, Luke Hemsworth and Kurt Russell. The film was released on April 12, 2019 in the United States by Lionsgate. Plot Martin "Marty" Duran is an anti money laundering (AML) analyst at Omnicorp Bank headquarters in Manhattan. He produces a report showing that a potential client, a $7 billion corporation, has violated AML rules, killing the deal. The CEO wants him fired, but the head of AML, Robin, believes in him and saves himthough he is demoted to a branch in his tiny hometown of Elba, in upstate New York. He reunites with a childhood friend, Earl, who owns a failing liquor store, but is a computer genius who stays above water by mining cryptocurrency. He has a much less successful reunion with his brother, Caleb, and father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Johansson
Paul Joseph Otto Johansson (born January 26, 1964) is an American-born Canadian actor and director in film and television, best known for playing Dan Scott on the WB/ CW series, ''One Tree Hill'', and for his role as Nick Wolfe on the short lived '' Highlander: The Series'' spin-off '' Highlander: The Raven''. He directed the 2011 film adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel, '' Atlas Shrugged: Part I''. Life and career Early life Paul Johansson was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Canadian ice hockey player Earl Johnson, but raised in Kelowna, British Columbia. Acting career Johansson landed his first role on the soap opera '' Santa Barbara''. He played Greg Hughes from 1989 to 1990. Soon he made appearances in other television shows such as '' Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' and '' Beverly Hills, 90210'', and later recurred on '' Lonesome Dove: The Series'' and starred on '' Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years''. Johansson became well-known to fans of ''90210'' for playing John S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemky Madera
Hemky Madera (born January 26, 1977) is an American actor. He began his acting career in the Dominican Republic television production ''Grandes Series Dominicanas'' in which he took the leading parts of the mini-series ''En La Olla'' and ''Trio en Alta Mar'', both by Dominican director/producer Alfonso Rodríguez. He also played Mr. Delmar in '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' and Carlos in Netflix original '' Kaleidoscope''. Life and career Madera was born in Queens, to Luis and Gisela Madera. He was born prematurely when his mother came to visit relatives in New York, and his family then moved him back to Santiago, Dominican Republic. After college, he decided to act full-time and moved to New York City where he worked on the production of ''The Bookie's Lament'' (2000) with Gabriel Macht, but later returned to the Dominican Republic, where he starred in the mini-series ''Asalto en la Lincoln'' as well as in the sitcoms ''Ciudad Nueva'' and ''Los Electrolocos'', in which he to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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