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Double Play (film)
''Double Play'' is a 2017 drama film directed by Ernest Dickerson. It is based on Curaçaoan author Frank Martinus Arion's internationally acclaimed Dutch-language novel ''Dubbelspel''. The title ''Double Play'' refers to a move in dominoes where a player can play a final domino on either end of the snake, earning that team double points. Plot Ostrik, now a grown man working as a doctor in the Netherlands, returns to his childhood home on the island of Curaçao and recalls his experiences with his family and neighbors there during a time of colonial unrest in the 1970s. Each Sunday his father Bubu would play dominoes with his friends while discussing a variety of issues as Ostrik would observe. After chasing bus drivers away from an important location for taxi cabs, Bubu becomes the likely choice for president of a newly formed taxi cab union. That Sunday the union meeting for the election is scheduled to be held at his house but the drivers witness Bubu experiencing a day-long lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Dickerson
Ernest Roscoe Dickerson (born June 25, 1951) is an American director, cinematographer, and screenwriter of film, television, and music videos. As a cinematographer, he is known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Lee ever since they were classmates at the Tisch School of the Arts and worked together on Lee's 1983 master's degree thesis student film, '' Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads'', which ultimately won a Student Academy Award. As a director, he is known for action and horror films such as ''Juice'', '' Demon Knight'', ''Bulletproof'', '' Bones'' and '' Never Die Alone''. He has also directed several episodes of acclaimed television series, including '' Once Upon a Time'', ''The Wire'', ''Dexter'', ''The Walking Dead'', and '' Godfather of Harlem''. Early life Dickerson was born in Newark, New Jersey. He studied architecture at Howard University, but also took a film class with Haile Gerima as he already was interested in movies. He later relocated to New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Films
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: * 17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *'' Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saycon Sengbloh
Saycon Sengbloh (born October 23, 1977) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play and won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play and an Obie Award for Outstanding Performance for her role in Danai Gurira's play ''Eclipsed'' in 2016. Life and career Sengbloh was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She first began acting at Tri-Cities School for the Visual and Performing Arts. Sengbloh then attended Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, where she studied music and Spanish before leaving to pursue a career in acting and music. Stage Sengbloh has starred in a number of Broadway musicals, including ''Aida'', ''Wicked'' (as a standby for Elphaba), '' The Color Purple'', '' Hair'', '' Fela!'', '' Motown: The Musical'', and '' Holler If Ya Hear Me''. Her breakthrough came in 2015, when Danai Gurira cast Sengbloh in ''Eclipsed'', a play about five Liberian women and their tale of survival near the end of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Karim
Alexander Ally Karim (born 26 May 1976) is a Swedish actor and writer. He made waves as Frank Nordling on TV3's ''Advokaten'', as he was the first Black actor to play a lead character in a primetime drama in Sweden. Background Karim was born Alexander Kimbugwe Karim on 26 May 1976 in Uppsala, Sweden to a family of refugees from Uganda who came to Sweden in 1975 to escape despotic president Idi Amin. He has two brothers: director Othman "Osmond" Karim and director Baker Karim. Karim is married with three children. Career After completing the high school, he moved, as well as the brothers before him, to the United States and City College in Los Angeles, where he trained himself to actors. He later admitted to The Hudson Theater in the same city. In 2000, Karim moved back to Sweden and started working in film. In his first movie from the same year, the short film Rampljus, which is about an unemployed actor in Helsingborg, he collaborated with the brother Baker. The film became a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Eve Harris
Barbara Eve Harris (born Barbara Evadney Reid-Hibbert; March 8, 1959) is a Tobagonian-Canadian actress, known for her supporting performances on television. She is best known for her role as FBI Agent Felicia Lang on ''Prison Break''. Life and career Harris was born in Tobago, to Jamaican parents, and immigrated with her family to Canada at the age of six. She has made over 60 television appearances and co-starred in a number of feature films. Harris starred in the Canadian drama series ''Side Effects'' from 1994 to 1996. For her performance on the show, she was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. On American television she guest-starred in ''Knots Landing'', ''Party of Five'', ''The West Wing'', ''The Practice'', '' CSI: Miami'', '' ER'', '' JAG'', '' Commander in Chief'', ''Private Practice'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''Criminal Minds'', '' NCIS'', ''Rizzoli & Isles'' and ''Revenge (TV series)''. She also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Shakir
Mustafa Shakir (born August 21, 1976) is an American actor known for his portrayal as Bushmaster in ''Marvel's Luke Cage'', Big Mike in ''The Deuce'' and Jet Black in ''Cowboy Bebop'' (2021). Biography and career Shakir was born in North Carolina and grew up in Harlem. He attended The New School and graduated in 2001. Before acting, Shakir was a barber. Shakir earned one of the lead roles in the short lived ''Quarry'' and made a guest appearance on '' Timeless''. He had previously auditioned for the roles of Black Lightning in the eponymous television show and M'Baku in ''Black Panther'', but failed to acquire either role. He was cast as John McIver/Bushmaster, in the second season of ''Luke Cage''. In 2021 he starred in the Netflix live-action adaptation of '' Cowboy Bebop'' as Jet Black which was cancelled after one season. Shakir is a strict vegan Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Salmon
Colin Salmon (born ) is a British actor. He is known for playing Charles Robinson in three James Bond films and James "One" Shade in the ''Resident Evil'' film series. He has had roles on many television series such as '' Doctor Who'', ''Merlin'', ''Arrow'', and '' The Musketeers''. He also played General Zod on the Syfy series ''Krypton'' and provided his voice and likeness as Agent Carson in the PlayStation VR video game '' Blood & Truth''. Early life Salmon was born in Bethnal Green, London, England, the son of Sylvia Ivy Brudenell Salmon, a nurse. He is of Jamaican descent. He grew up in Luton and attended Ramridge Primary School, Ashcroft High School. and Luton Sixth Form College. On leaving school, Salmon became the drummer in the punk rock band the Friction, which he formed along with three friends from Ashcroft High School.Ogg, Alex (2006), "Friction", in ''No More Heroes: A Complete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980'', Cherry Red Books, , pp. 254–255. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Gossett Jr
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor. Born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, He had his stage debut at the age of 17, in a school production of '' You Can't Take It with You.'' Shortly after he successfully auditioned for the Broadway play '' Take a Giant Step.'' Gossett would go on acting on stage. One of these plays was ''A Raisin in the Sun'' in 1959, and in 1961 he made his debut on screen in its film adaptation. From thereon, Gossett added to his resume many roles in films and television, as well as releasing music. In 1977, Gossett gained wide recognition for his role of Fiddler in the popular miniseries '' Roots''. For which he won "Outstanding lead actor for a single appearance in a drama or comedy series" at the Emmy Awards. Gossett continued acting in high profile films and television. In 1982, for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in ''An Officer and a Gentleman'', he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronson Pinchot
Bronson Alcott Pinchot (; born May 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Balki Bartokomous on the ABC sitcom '' Perfect Strangers'' (1986–93). He also performed in films, such as '' Risky Business'' (1983), '' Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984), '' After Hours'' (1985), '' True Romance'' (1993), ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' (1994), '' Stephen King's The Langoliers'' (1995), ''It's My Party'' (1996), ''Courage Under Fire'' (1996) and ''The First Wives Club'' (1996), and in television series, such as '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'', ''Meego'' and '' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina''. In 2012, he starred in his own reality series, ''The Bronson Pinchot Project'' on the DIY Network. Pinchot has worked extensively as an audiobook narrator, with over 100 recordings as of 2014. '' AudioFile'' magazine recognized him as Best Voice in Fiction & Classics for his 2010 renderings of Flannery O'Connor's '' Everything That Rises Must Converge'' (1965), Karl Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La La Anthony
Alani Nicole "La La" Anthony (née Vázquez; born June 25, 1979 ) is an American television personality and actress. In the early 2000s, she worked as an MTV VJ on '' Total Request Live''. She was the host of the VH1 reality television reunion shows '' Flavor of Love'', '' I Love New York'', '' For the Love of Ray J'', and '' Real Chance of Love'', and was a dean on '' Charm School with Ricki Lake''. Anthony appeared in ''Two Can Play That Game'' (2001), '' You Got Served'' (2004), ''Think Like a Man'' (2012), ''Think Like a Man 2'' (2014), ''November Rule'' (2015) and ''Destined'' (2015). She appeared as Lakeisha Grant in the Starz original drama series '' Power''. She hosted the American reality television series ''La La's Full Court Wedding'' and ''La La's Full Court Life''. She married NBA player Carmelo Anthony in 2010. Early life Anthony was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are of Puerto Rican heritage born and raised in New York City. Anthony (who describes her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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