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Erik LaRay Harvey
Erik LaRay Harvey is an American actor known for his roles as Dunn Purnsley in ''Boardwalk Empire'', Willis Stryker / Diamondback in ''Luke Cage'', and his role in '' The Charnel House'' (2016). Early life Harvey was born in Washington, D.C. In his youth, he aspired to be a dentist, but was drawn into acting when he saw a theatrical performance of ''The Wiz''. Career Harvey has performed in feature films, television series, and TV movies. Early TV roles include two episodes of ''Law & Order'' (1994 and 1998); two episodes of ''NYPD Blue'' (1997 and 2003); ''Now and Again''; and ''Third Watch''. He appears in two additional ''Law & Order'' series: '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (two episodes; 2003 and 2013) and '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (one episode; 2005). Roles in feature films include ''Twister'', ''The Caveman's Valentine'' and ''Rounders''. His two major roles have been on the HBO series ''Boardwalk Empire'' as Dunn Purnsley (2011–2013) and the Netflix ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rounders (film)
''Rounders'' is a 1998 American drama film about the underground world of high-stakes poker, directed by John Dahl and starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton. The story follows two friends who need to win at high-stakes poker to quickly pay off a large debt. The term " rounder" refers to a person traveling around from city to city seeking high-stakes card games. ''Rounders'' opened to mixed reviews and was moderately successful at the box office. Following the poker boom in the early 2000s, the film became a cult hit. A novelization of the film was written by Kevin Canty and released by Hyperion Books. Plot New York City law student and gifted poker player Mike McDermott dreams of winning the World Series of Poker. At an underground Texas hold 'em game run by Russian mobster Teddy "KGB", an overconfident Mike loses his entire $30,000 bankroll in a single hand. Shaken, he promises his girlfriend and fellow student Jo he has quit poker, and concentrates on law schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brotherhood (U
Brotherhood or The Brotherhood may refer to: Family, relationships, and organizations * Fraternity (philosophy) or brotherhood, an ethical relationship between people, which is based on love and solidarity * Fraternity or brotherhood, a male social organization * Brother, a male sibling * Brother (Christian), the title used for a monk in certain monastic orders ** Lay brother, a monk primarily focused on secular work rather than prayer and worship ** Orthodox brotherhood, also ''Bratstva'', members of an urban Eastern Orthodox community in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth * Brotherhood (Order of the Arrow), a membership level in the Boy Scouts of America honor society * The Brotherhood, a video game company whose publications include the 2015 horror adventure game '' Stasis'' Film * ''The Brotherhood'' (1968 film), an American crime drama directed by Martin Ritt, starring Kirk Douglas * ''The Brotherhood'' (2001 film), a homoerotic horror film by David Decoteau, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clubhouse (TV Series)
''Clubhouse'' is an American drama television series starring Jeremy Sumpter, Dean Cain, Christopher Lloyd, Mare Winningham and Kirsten Storms and produced by Icon Productions in association with Spelling Television. The theme song is " Our Lives" by The Calling. Clubhouse originally aired in the United States on CBS on September 26 to November 6, 2004, leaving 6 of the 11 episodes from the first season unaired. The remaining episodes later aired on HDNet from June 30 to August 4, 2005. , June 16, 2005 Premise The series is about a boy who gets his dream job working as a batboy for his favorite major-league |
Queens Supreme
''Queens Supreme'' is an American courtroom drama, courtroom comedy drama television series created by Dan and Peter Thomas, which aired on CBS from January 10 to January 24, 2003. The series had a strong cast and considerable financial backing, especially from Julia Roberts's ''Shoelace Productions'', Spelling Television and Revolution Studios; however, poor ratings forced its cancellation after three episodes. Premise The series starred Oliver Platt as New York judge Jack Moran who, with his equally eccentric and colorful colleagues, presides over court cases at the real-life Queens Supreme Court in Long Island City, Queens. Characters *Jack Moran (Oliver Platt) – a brilliant, cynical judge whose integrity and wisdom are often overshadowed by his non-conformist and occasionally bizarre courtroom behavior. *Judge Thomas O'Neill (Robert Loggia) – the highest-ranking judge at the courthouse, O'Neill serves as the voice of reason and it often falls upon him to keep the pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The United States Vs
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolden (film)
''Bolden'' is a 2019 American drama film based on the life of cornetist Buddy Bolden (1877–1931). One of the seminal figures in jazz history, Bolden left no surviving recordings, having been committed in 1907 at age 30 to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum, where he spent the rest of his life after a diagnosis of acute alcoholic psychosis. The musical drama is directed by Daniel Pritzker, and features original music written, arranged and performed by Wynton Marsalis. The film stars Gary Carr as Bolden, and co-stars Erik LaRay Harvey, Reno Wilson, Yaya DaCosta, Ian McShane and Michael Rooker. The score by Marsalis includes vocalists Catherine Russell, Brianna Thomas, Don Vappie, and instrumentalists including Wycliffe Gordon, Victor Goines, Marcus Printup, and others. The film contains performances by Reno Wilson playing Louis Armstrong (acting and singing). ''Bolden'' was released in theaters on May 3, 2019, by Abramorama. Cast * Gary Carr as Charles "Buddy" Bolden * Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (film)
''Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Marielle Heller, with a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty based on the 2008 confessional memoir of the same name by Lee Israel. Melissa McCarthy stars as Israel, and the story follows her attempts to revitalize her failing writing career by forging letters from deceased authors and playwrights. The film also features Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Jane Curtin, Anna Deavere Smith, Stephen Spinella, and Ben Falcone in supporting roles. Israel took the title from an apologetic line in a letter in which she posed as Dorothy Parker. The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 1, 2018, and was released in the United States on October 19, 2018, by Fox Searchlight Pictures, grossing $12 million against a production budget of $10 million, and received critical acclaim. The National Board of Review named the film as one of the top ten films of 2018, and, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proud Mary (film)
''Proud Mary'' is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by Babak Najafi, from a screenplay written by John S. Newman, Christian Swegal, and Steve Antin. The film stars Taraji P. Henson, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Billy Brown, and Danny Glover. It follows an assassin who must look after a young teenaged boy after a hit job goes wrong. ''Proud Mary'' was released on January 12, 2018, by Screen Gems, which was also the film's production company. Upon release, the film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $21 million against a production budget of $14–30 million. Plot In Boston, assassin Mary Goodwin kills her target Marcus Miller in his apartment. Before leaving, she notices Marcus’ young son Danny in his room, oblivious to her presence. A year later, Danny – unaware Mary has been keeping an eye on him – is working for a drug dealer who calls himself Uncle. When a customer, Jerome, tries to short him, Danny pulls a gun and takes the full payment. He buy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Charnel House (film)
''The Charnel House'' is a 2016 American supernatural horror dark fantasy film directed by Craig Moss and written by Chad Israel and Emanuel Isler. The film stars Callum Blue, Nadine Velazquez, Makenzie Moss, and Erik LaRay Harvey. It was released in theaters and on digital platforms on November 4, 2016, by Freestyle Releasing. Synopsis A long abandoned slaughterhouse is transformed into modern lofts in a re-gentrified urban neighborhood. Soon after tenants move in, they are tormented by a dark secret that has been trapped in the building for over 30 years. Cast * Callum Blue as Alex Reaves * Nadine Velazquez as Charlotte Reaves * Makenzie Moss as Mia Reaves * Erik LaRay Harvey as Devin Pyles * Alden Tab as Rupert * Danielle Lauder as Emily Turner * Andy Favreau as Jackson Davies * Kate Linder as Aunt Rachel * Neil Thackaberry as Blaine Cornish * Joe Keery as Scott * Patrick M. Walsh as Thomas Schect * Neal Hodges as Devin's Father Production On June 30, 2015, it was announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends And Romans
''Friends and Romans'' is a 2014 American independent comedy film written and directed by Christopher Kublan and starring Michael Rispoli, Annabella Sciorra, Paul Ben-Victor and Tony Sirico. It was awarded Best Narrative Feature and Best Cinematography at the 2014 Boston International Film Festival and Favorite Narrative Feature at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Plot Nick DeMaio, who has had small acting roles over the years, seeks to be more than just the Italian mob stereotype. When he is not successful getting an appropriate role from productions by others, he rents a Staten Island theater and puts together his own production of ''Julius Caesar'', with the help of other actors he knows. What he doesn't know is that the theater owner, who auditions for and gets the role of Brutus, is the reclusive mobster the FBI has been investigating. Meanwhile, Nick's daughter Gina wants the lead role in ''Guys and Dolls'' at her school, but she gets it only because the drama teacher believe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proud (film)
''Proud'' is a 2004 film directed by Mary Pat Kelly and stars veteran actor and activist Ossie Davis, in his final film performance. The motion picture was filmed in Elmira NY and Buffalo, NY. The screenplay was written by Kelly based on her non-fiction book ''Proudly We Served'' (1999). ''Proud'' was an Official Selection of The Third Annual Buffalo International Film Festival in 2009. Mary Pat Kelly and Lorenzo Dufau (last surviving crew member) introduced the screening. Premise The film focuses on the meritorious service of the USS Mason (DE-529) of World War II, the first US Navy ship with a predominantly African American crew, and how three of the men were finally honored in January 1994 for their meritorious service. Cast * Reggie Austin as Dubois * Vernel Bagneris as Larry's Father * Marcus Chait as Lieutenant Westin * Michael Ciesla as Yeoman Of The Flagship * Ossie Davis as Lorenzo DuFau * Eric LaRay Harvey as Kevin / James Graham * Rashad Haughton as Hank F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
