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Falcon Rising
''Falcon Rising'' is a 2014 American action film directed by Ernie Barbarash and starring Michael Jai White, Neal McDonough, Laila Ali and Masashi Odate. Formerly titled ''Favela'', ''Falcon Rising'' was intended to be the first installment of Moonstone Entertainment's "CODENAME: FALCON" action franchise which was to revolve around former Marine character John "Falcon" Chapman, "a dark anti-hero driven by guilt, who will destroy himself unless given something else to destroy - a useful weapon-of-last-resort for the foreign ministry." ''Falcon Rising'' had a limited theatrical release on September 5, 2014. Plot John "Falcon" Chapman is a United States Marine Corps veteran who suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder. After playing Russian roulette, he enters a convenience store moments before it is robbed. He demands one of the robbers shoot him, and when the man hesitates, Chapman grows impatient, disarms the robbers, and foils the robbery. When he meets with his sister Cindy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Barbarash
Ernie Barbarash is a film director, screenwriter and producer, perhaps best known as co-producer of the films '' American Psycho 2'', '' Cube 2: Hypercube'', ''Prisoner of Love'', '' The First 9½ Weeks'' and '' The Cat's Meow''. Barbarash also wrote and directed '' Cube Zero'' and '' Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming''. He also directed the Canadian horror thriller '' They Wait''. Filmography Director * '' Cube Zero'' (2004) *'' Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming'' (2007) * '' They Wait'' (2007) * '' Hardwired'' (2009) * ''Rock the House'' (2010) * '' Ticking Clock'' (2011) * '' Assassination Games'' (2011) * ''Six Bullets'' (2012) * ''Second Chances'' (2013) * ''Reading Writing & Romance'' (2013) * '' Falcon Rising'' (2014) * ''Pound of Flesh'' (2015) * '' The Saint'' (2017) * ''A Royal Winter'' (2017) * '' Christmas Inheritance'' (2017) * ''Abduction'' (2019) * '' Holiday in the Wild'' (2019) * ''Christmas in Rome'' (2019) * '' Too Close for Christmas'' (2020) * '' The Great Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazuki Kato
is the traditional name of the month of August in the Japanese calendar and a Japanese surname and given name. It can also refer to: People with given name *, Japanese diver *, Japanese professional footballer *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese field hockey player *, vocalist for the band Lynch *, Japanese wrestler People with surname *, Japanese actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actress *, a Japanese women's professional wrestler *, Japanese actress Fictional characters *, the father of Ryo Hazuki in the video game series Shenmue *, a character from the anime Free! *, a character from the anime Love Live! Superstar!! *, the protagonist of the video game series, Shenmue *, a character from the manga New Game! *Hazuki Shiina, a character in the anime and manga series Legend of Light *, a.k.a. Reanne Griffith, a character in Ojamajo Doremi *, a character from the anime Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase- *, a character from the anime a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Films
Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unreleased album by Charli XCX * "14" (song), 2007, from ''Courage'' by Paula Cole Other uses * ''Fourteen'' (film), a 2019 American film directed by Dan Sallitt * ''Fourteen'' (play), a 1919 play by Alice Gerstenberg * ''Fourteen'' (manga), a 1990 manga series by Kazuo Umezu * ''14'' (novel), a 2013 science fiction novel by Peter Clines * '' The 14'', a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings * Fourteen, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Lot Fourteen, redevelopment site in Adelaide, South Australia, previously occupied by the Royal Adelaide Hospital * "The Fourteen", a nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 3 * Fourteen Words, a phrase used by white supremacists and Nazis See also * 1/4 (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dissolve
''The Dissolve'' was a film review, news, and commentary website which was operated by Pitchfork and based in Chicago, Illinois. The site was focused on reviews, commentary, interviews, and news about contemporary and classic films.{{cite web, url=http://pitchfork.com/news/50949-introducing-the-dissolve-a-new-film-site/, work=Pitchfork, access-date=April 14, 2014, date=May 30, 2013, title=Introducing The Dissolve, A New Film Site Its editor was Scott Tobias, the former editor in chief of '' The A.V. Club''. Editorial director Keith Phipps announced ''The Dissolve'''s closure on July 8, 2015.{{cite web , url=http://thedissolve.com/news/6187-the-end/ , publisher=The Dissolve , title=The End , access-date=21 June 2017 , date=8 July 2015 , last=Phipps , first=Keith , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708130121/http://thedissolve.com/news/6187-the-end/ , archive-date=8 July 2015 History After Phipps parted from ''The A.V. Club'', he felt he wanted to focus his care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seattle Times
''The Seattle Times'' is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1891 and has been owned by the Blethen family since 1896. ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest region. The Seattle Times Company, which is owned by the Blethen family, holds 50.5% of the paper. McClatchy company owns 49.5% of the paper. ''The Seattle Times'' had a longstanding rivalry with the '' Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' newspaper until the latter ceased publication in 2009. Copies are sold at $2 daily in King & adjacent counties (except Island, Thurston & other WA counties, $2.5) or $3 Sundays/Thanksgiving Day (except Island, Thurston & other WA counties, $4). Prices are higher outside Washington state. History ''The Seattle Times'' originated as the ''Seattle Press-Times'', a four-page newspaper founded in 1891 with a daily circulation of 3,500, which Maine teacher and attorney Alden J. Ble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commando (1985 Film)
''Commando'' is a 1985 American action film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke and Dan Hedaya. The film was released in the United States on October 4, 1985. The film was noted for its furious action and sense of humor. The film was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects but lost to ''Back to the Future''. The film's score was provided by James Horner. A commercial success, ''Commando'' was the 7th-highest-grossing R-rated film of 1985 worldwide, and the 25th-highest-grossing overall. Plot Retired US Army Colonel John Matrix is informed by his former superior Major General Franklin Kirby that all the other members of his former unit have been killed by unknown mercenaries. The mercenaries, among them Bennett, an ex-member of Matrix's team discharged for excessive violence, attack Matrix's secluded mountain home and kidnap his young daughter Jenny. While trying to intercept them, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Village Voice
''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newspaper, alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf (publisher), Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, the ''Voice'' began as a platform for the creative community of New York City. It ceased publication in 2017, although its online archives remained accessible. After an ownership change, the ''Voice'' reappeared in print as a quarterly in April 2021. Over its 63 years of publication, ''The Village Voice'' received three Pulitzer Prizes, the National Press Foundation Award, and the George Polk Award. ''The Village Voice'' hosted a variety of writers and artists, including writer Ezra Pound, cartoonist Lynda Barry, artist Greg Tate, and film critics Andrew Sarris, Jonas Mekas and J. Hoberman. In October 2015, ''The Village Voice'' changed ownership and severed all ties with former parent company Voice Media Group (VMG). The ''Voice'' announce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Detroit News
''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival '' Detroit Free Press'' building. ''The News'' absorbed the '' Detroit Tribune'' on February 1, 1919, the '' Detroit Journal'' on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960, it bought and closed the faltering '' Detroit Times''. However, it retained the ''Times building, which it used as a printing plant until 1975, when a new facility opened in Sterling Heights. The ''Times'' building was demolished in 1978. The street in downtown Detroit where the Times building once stood is still called " Times Square." The Evening News Association, owner of ''The News'', merged with Gannett in 1985. At the time of its acquisition of ''The News'', Gannett also had other Detroit interests, as its outdoor advertising company, which ultimately became Outfront Media through a series of mergers, operated many billboards across Detroit and the ... [...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] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck is an American film critic. He is best known for his reviews in the ''New York Post'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter''. He formerly edited ''STAGES Magazine'' and worked as a theater critic for the ''Christian Science Monitor Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ� ...'' in the 1990s. References External linksFrank Scheck New York Post profile American film critics Living people New York Post people The Christian Science Monitor people The Hollywood Reporter people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metacritic
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc Doyle, and Julie Doyle Roberts in 1999. The site provides an excerpt from each review and hyperlinks to its source. A color of green, yellow or red summarizes the critics' recommendations. It is regarded as the foremost online review aggregation site for the video game industry. Metacritic's scoring converts each review into a percentage, either mathematically from the mark given, or what the site decides subjectively from a qualitative review. Before being averaged, the scores are weighted according to a critic's popularity, stature, and volume of reviews. The website won two Webby Awards for excellence as an aggregation website. Criticism of the site has focused on the assessment system, the assignment of scores to reviews that do not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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