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Exposed (1983 Film)
''Exposed'' is a 1983 American drama film written, produced and directed by James Toback. It stars Nastassja Kinski, Rudolf Nureyev, Harvey Keitel, Ian McShane and Bibi Andersson. Plot The subject of her professor's romantic designs, Elizabeth Carlson, a college girl from Wisconsin, packs up and moves to New York City, finding a job as a waitress. At the same time, she attempts to launch a career as a fashion model. As her career takes off, she meets Daniel Jelline, a violinist, who stalks Elizabeth until they begin an affair. When work takes her to Paris, however, Elizabeth encounters a terrorist named Rivas, and her life is placed in considerable danger. Cast * Nastassja Kinski as Elizabeth Carlson * Rudolf Nureyev as Daniel Jelline * Harvey Keitel as Rivas * Ian McShane as Greg Miller * Bibi Andersson as Margaret * Ron Randell as Curt * Pierre Clémenti as Vic * James Russo as Nick * Tony Sirico as Record Store Thief * James Toback as Leo Boscovitch * Amy Steel as Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Toback
James Lee Toback (, born November 23, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1991 for ''Bugsy''. He has directed films including '' The Pick-up Artist'', ''Two Girls and a Guy'' and ''Black and White''. In 2018, the ''Los Angeles Times'' reported that 395 women had accused Toback of sexual harassment or assault over a 40-year period. Toback denied all the allegations.Glenn Whipp395: the number of women who have contacted The Times with allegations of sexual harassment against James Toback ''Los Angeles Times'' (January 7, 2018). In 2022, 38 women filed a lawsuit in New York accusing him of sexual abuse. The suit eventually involved 40 accusers and, on April 9, 2025, resulted in a verdict and order against Toback requiring him to pay $1.68 billion to the women. Early life Toback was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, the only child of Jewish parents Irwin Lionel Toback and Selma Judith (n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Sirico
Genaro Anthony Sirico Jr. (; July 24, 1942 – July 8, 2022) was an American actor. Often cast as a mobster, he portrayed Paulie Gualtieri in ''The Sopranos''. Born in Brooklyn to an Italian-American family, Sirico had a tumultuous early life marked by multiple arrests and periods of imprisonment for crimes including robbery, assault, and extortion. His interest in acting was sparked during a prison sentence, following a visit by an acting troupe of ex-convicts. Sirico's acting career began with minor roles in films such as '' Crazy Joe'' and eventually led to significant roles in movies including '' Goodfellas'' and '' Mighty Aphrodite'', as well as appearances in six other Woody Allen films. Aside from his film career, Sirico made notable contributions to television and animation, voicing characters in '' The Fairly OddParents''. His role in ''The Sopranos'' earned him acclaim. Sirico's life off-screen was marked by his service in the United States Army, and his philanthropi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Paris
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In New York City
In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The list is sorted by the year the film was released. 1900s * '' What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City'' (1901) * '' Electrocuting an Elephant'' (1903) * '' Coney Island at Night'' (1905) * '' The Thieving Hand'' (1908) 1910s * '' Regeneration'' (1915) * '' Lights of New York'' (1916) * '' Coney Island'' (1917) * '' The Immigrant'' (1917) * '' The Delicious Little Devil'' (1919) 1920s * '' The Saphead'' (1920) * '' Manhatta'' (1921) * '' Manhandled'' (1924) * '' The Rag Man'' (1925) * '' Subway Sadie'' (1926) * '' East Side, West Side'' (1927) * '' The Jazz Singer'' (1927) * '' Lights of New York'' (1928) * ''The Cameraman'' (1928) (has a Scene at Coney Island) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Terrorism
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Drama Films
1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 6 – Pope John Paul II appoints a bishop over the Czechoslovak exile community, which the ''Rudé právo'' newspaper calls a "provocation." This begins a year-long disagreement between the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Vatican City, Vatican, leading to the eventual restoration of diplomatic relations between the two states. * January 14 – The head of Bangladesh's military dictatorship, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, announces his intentions to "turn Bangladesh into an Islamic state." * January 18 – United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt makes controversial remarks blaming poor living conditions on Indian reservation, Native American re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1983 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1983 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film '' Let's Spend the Night Together'' opens in New York City. *May 25 - '' Return of the Jedi'', the final installment in the original '' Star Wars'' trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the highest-grossing film of the year. * Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman makes her film debut in the Australian movie '' Bush Christmas''. *'' Brainstorm'', the final film of screen star Natalie Wood, is released, 2 years after her death. *October - Frank Price resigns as president of Columbia Pictures and is replaced by Guy McElwaine. *November 18 - '' A Christmas Story'' released to theaters to moderate success, earning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Silberman
Serge Silberman (1 May 1917 – 22 July 2003) was a French film producer known for his collaborations with several major European and Japanese filmmakers, including Luis Buñuel, Akira Kurosawa, Jean-Pierre Melville, René Clément, Jacques Becker, and Nagisa Oshima. Early life Silberman was born in Łódź, then a part of the Regency Kingdom of Poland, to a Jewish family. During World War II, Silberman survived Nazi concentration camps and eventually settled in Paris. Career One of his first works as a film producer was Jean-Pierre Melville's 1955 film '' Bob the Gambler'', a precursor to the French New Wave movement. Silberman's most notable collaborations were with the surrealist film director Luis Buñuel. The pair, along with screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière, who Silberman introduced to Buñuel, worked together on a number of films, starting with the 1964 film '' Diary of a Chambermaid''. Silberman produced most of Buñuel's late films, including the Academy Award winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Begelman
David Begelman (August 26, 1921 – August 7, 1995) was an American film producer, film executive and talent agent who was involved in a studio embezzlement scandal in the 1970s. Life and career Begelman was born to a Jewish family in New York City. His father was a Manhattan tailor. Begelman was in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He then became a student at New York University. Following college, he worked in the insurance business. He worked at the Music Corporation of America ( MCA Inc.) for more than 11 years, starting in the mid-1950s, eventually becoming vice president. He left in 1960 to co-found the talent agency Creative Management Associates (CMA) with fellow MCA agent Freddie Fields. Their clients included Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Woody Allen, Gregory Peck, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Jackie Gleason and Fred Astaire. At CMA, Fields and Begelman pioneered the movie "package", where the talent agency put their stars, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
