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Deception (2003 Film)
''Deception'' is a 2003 film starring Debi Mazar, Karina Lombard, Jack Langedijk and Marc Lavoine. Plot Unscrupulous Margaret, whose rich father bankrupted her family and committed suicide, uses her French gigolo boytoy Robert to swindle the fortune from her childhood friend Janet and her wealthy father Max. Cast * Karina Lombard as Margareth de Vries * Jack Langedijk * Marc Lavoine as Robert Steiner * Debi Mazar as Janet Steiner * Daniel Pilon * Charles Edwin Powell (as Charles Powell) * Tom Rack Tom Rack is a Canadian actor and writer best known for his portrayal of henchman Zigesfeld in the 1991 film '' If Looks Could Kill'', and for twice portraying physicist Dr. Robert Oppenheimer. Career A character actor with an impactful presence, ... as Dr. Lewis * Jacklin Webb References External links * * 2003 films 2003 thriller films {{2000s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Fischer (screenwriter)
Max Fischer is a Canadian screenwriter and film director known for such films as ''The Lucky Star ''The Lucky Star'' is an English comic opera, in three acts, composed by Ivan Caryll, with dialogue by Charles H. Brookfield (revised by Helen Lenoir) and lyrics by Adrian Ross and Aubrey Hopwood. It was produced by the D'Oyly Carte Opera C ...'', '' Killing 'em Softly'', ''Wet Dreams'' and '' Deception''. References External links * Living people Canadian male screenwriters English-language film directors Canadian film directors 20th-century Canadian screenwriters Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-screenwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Grais
Michael Grais is an American screenwriter, best known as the co-writer of ''Poltergeist'' (1982). He has also produced such movies as '' Great Balls of Fire!'' (1989, executive producer), ''Marked for Death'' (1990) and '' Sleepwalkers'' (1992). Biography After attending Emerson College, N.Y.U. Film School and the University of Oregon, Grais set out for Los Angeles, where he began a TV writing career, starting with a job at ''Baretta'', before eventually moving into feature films in partnership with Mark Victor, a friend from grade school. Grais and Victor's first two scripts, an unproduced comedy called ''Turn Left And Die'' and the action film ''Death Hunt'', brough them to the attention of Steven Spielberg. From his association with Spielberg, Grais co-wrote ''Poltergeist''. Its success led to a sequel, ''Poltergeist II'', which Grais co-wrote and produced. He then co-wrote and executive produced the TV pilot ''Visitors From the Unknown'' for CBS and executive-produced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debi Mazar
Deborah Anne Mazar Corcos (; born August 13, 1964) is an American actress and television personality, known for playing sharp-tongued women. She began her career with supporting roles in '' Goodfellas'' (1990), '' Little Man Tate'' (1991) and '' Singles'' (1992), followed by lead roles on the legal drama series '' Civil Wars'' and '' L.A. Law''. She is known for her role as press agent Shauna Roberts on the HBO series '' Entourage''. She also starred as Maggie Amato on TV Land's longest running original series, ''Younger'' and alongside her husband Gabriele Corcos in the Cooking Channel series ''Extra Virgin''. Mazar is also known for her long term friendship with Madonna. Early life Mazar was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, the daughter of Nancy and Harry Mazar (Harija Fogelmanis). Her father was born in German-occupied Latvia to a Jewish family. She had no knowledge of her father's ancestry until her twenties as he practiced Catholicism. Mazar's parents annulled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karina Lombard
Karina Lombard is a Tahitian-born American actress. She appeared as Isabel Two in ''Legends of the Fall'', as chief Nonhelema in ''Timeless'', and as Marina Ferrer in the first season of ''The L Word''. She has also appeared in the films ''Wide Sargasso Sea'' and ''The Firm'', and the television series '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', '' CSI: NY'', ''NCIS'', '' Rescue Me'' and ''The 4400''. Career Lombard's major break in modeling was a photoshoot with a 'Native American' theme. A year later, one of her photographs was chosen for a billboard that led to her first acting role. Photographs of her as a model have appeared in the magazines ''Elle'' and '' Vogue''. Lombard studied acting in New York City at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the Actors Studio, where she also gained stage experience performing at the Gallery Theatre and Neighborhood Playhouse. Lombard's first film role was as a princess in ''L'île'' (''The Island''). In 1993, she played her first major ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Lavoine
Marc Lucien Lavoine (; born 6 August 1962 in Longjumeau) is a French singer and actor. In 1985, his hit single " Elle a les yeux revolver..." reached number four on the French Singles chart and marked the beginning of his successful singing career. He starred in the television series ''Crossing Lines'' as Louis Daniel, head of an International Criminal Court police team that investigates crimes that 'cross' European borders. Singing career Marc Lavoine is a French singer born near Paris. He was labeled a heart throb at the beginning of his career and remains popular. He released his first album, ''Le Parking des Anges'', in 1985 with his song "Elle a les yeux revolver..." as a favorite among teens. In 1987, Lavoine released his second album ''Fabriqué''. His single, "Qu'est-ce que t'es belle", was a duet with Les Rita Mitsouko leader Catherine Ringer. His third album ''Les Amours Du Dimanche'' was released in 1989, which sold 300,000 copies. In 1992, the singles "Paris", also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Langedijk
Jack A. Langedijk (born 1956) is a Canadian actor, theatre director, and author. Education Langedijk studied acting at Concordia University in Montreal and Sheridan College in Ontario. Career After graduation from university, Langedijk founded his own theater company and worked in this industry as a director for many stage performances, including often by Shakespeare. In addition to his work in the theater, he is also active as a fictitious performer in many films and television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed .... He has, inter alia, smaller appearances in film productions such as '' Darkman II: The Return of Durant'' (1995) and episodes of series such as '' Relic Hunter'' and '' Mutant X''. Langedijk self-published his first novel, ''Because'', in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Pilon
Daniel Pilon (November 13, 1940 – June 26, 2018) was a Canadian actor, known for his role on ''Dallas'' as Renaldo "Naldo" Marchetta. Pilon was born in Montreal, Quebec. In addition to ''Dallas'', he has appeared in daytime soap operas such as '' Ryan's Hope'', '' Guiding Light'' and ''Days of Our Lives''. Personal life Pilon was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was the brother of actor Donald Pilon. After his house was destroyed by the 1994 Northridge earthquake in January 1994, he declared his first bankruptcy in April 1994. That same year, he divorced his wife. Career He made his film debut in ''Le Viol d'une jeune fille douce'', directed by Canadian director Gilles Carle. He was considered for the role of James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 19 ... twice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Edwin Powell
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Rack
Tom Rack is a Canadian actor and writer best known for his portrayal of henchman Zigesfeld in the 1991 film '' If Looks Could Kill'', and for twice portraying physicist Dr.Robert Oppenheimer. Career A character actor with an impactful presence, Rack has worked extensively in film, television and on stage. He began his career on stage in Montreal, at the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts before appearing at the Phoenix Theatre, Laurentian Theatre, Théâtre du Rideau Vert and Centaur. Many of his formative years as an actor were spent working with the National Film Board of Canada doing voice-over work for short films. Among his first feature film roles was Dr. Meister in ''The Blue Man'' in 1985 and Faulkner in ''Toby McTeague'' in 1986, both films which were nominated for two Genie Awards. His best known role came in 1991, when he played the villain Zigesfeld in the James Bond spoof '' If Looks Could Kill'' starring Richard Grieco. He has portrayed Doctor Robert Oppenheimer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacklin Webb
Jacklin is the surname of the following people: * Harley M. Jacklin (1889–1970), American farmer, businessman, and politician *Harold Jacklin (1897–1966), English football goalkeeper *John Jacklin (born 1947), English cricketer *Julia Jacklin (born 1990), Australian singer-songwriter *Paula Jacklin (born 1957), English darts player *Tony Jacklin Anthony Jacklin CBE (born 7 July 1944) is a retired English golfer. He was the most successful British player of his generation, winning two major championships, the 1969 Open Championship and the 1970 U.S. Open. He was also Ryder Cup capta ... (born 1944), English golfer {{surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Films
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2003 by worldwide gross are as follows: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' grossed more than $1.14 billion, making it the highest-grossing film in 2003 worldwide and in North America and the second-highest-grossing film up to that time. It was also the second film to surpass the billion-dollar milestone after '' Titanic'' in 1997. ''Finding Nemo'' was the highest-grossing animated movie of all time until being overtaken by '' Shrek 2'' in 2004. Events * February 24: '' The Pianist'', directed by Roman Polanski, wins 7 César Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Music and Best Cinematography. * June 12: Gregory Peck dies of bronchopneumonia. * June 29: Katharine Hepburn dies of cardiac arrest. * November 17: Arnold Schwarzenegger sworn in as Governor of California. * December 22: Both of the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |