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Gallowwalker
''Gallowwalkers'' is a 2012 American Western horror film written and directed by Andrew Goth, and starring Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth, Riley Smith, Tanit Phoenix, Patrick Bergin, and Diamond Dallas Page. Due to Wesley Snipes' tax problems the film went through many changes and delays, and was completed in 2010. It still had no official release until a 2012 screening at the "Film4 FrightFest" festival in the United Kingdom. In 2013 it was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States, nearly eight years after the film started production in 2006. Plot A group of disfigured people gather near a railroad in a desert where they are killed by a mysterious gunslinger named Aman (Wesley Snipes), who also rips out the head and spine from one of the dead bodies. Nearby in the same desert, a group of criminals is waiting to be transported. Aman arrives, kills most of the guards, and frees one criminal called Fabulos (Riley Smith). The rest of the criminals nonetheless end up being tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanit Phoenix
Tanit Phoenix (born 24 September 1980) is a South African fashion model, actress and makeup artist. She is known for her swimwear and lingerie photo shoots after appearing in a ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' in 2003 and in '' GQ'' magazine and '' FHM'' in the same year. Early life Tanit Phoenix was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, and is of Dutch and Irish descent. Modelling career Phoenix began her career in Durban, South Africa at the age of 14, after being discovered by a modelling scout in her hometown, Westville. She has appeared in international TV commercials for Adidas, Coca-Cola, Volvic water, Aqua-mineral, Visine, Schweppes, American Swiss Jewellery, Citroën C3, Nivea, Alberto VO5, Aria, Transition Lenses, Volvic, Distractions lingerie campaign and Veet television commercials and campaign which she held for 5 years. Phoenix appeared in the European TV ad for Fa shower gel, skydiving. She was then chosen to be a cover girl for German ''Maxim'' in 2004 after bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Howarth
Kevin Howarth is a British film actor, known for his roles as Max in ''The Last Horror Movie'', Peter in ''Summer Scars'' and Viktor in ''The Seasoning House''. Career Howarth attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, from which he graduated with distinction. Filmography * ''Cash In Hand'' (1998) - Ripper * ''The Big Swap'' (1998) - Julian * ''Razor Blade Smile'' (1998) - Platinum * ''Last Orders'' (short) (2000) * ''The Ghost of Greville Lodge'' (2000) - Billyboy * ''Whacked'' (short) (2002) - Karl Ryan * ''Don't Look Back'' (2003) - The Stranger * ''The Last Horror Movie'' (2003) - Max Parry * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) - character voices * ''Cold and Dark'' (2005) - Mortimer Shade * ''Summer Scars'' (2007) - Peter * ''Burlesque Fairytales'' (2010) - Jimmy Harrison * ''Two Peas '' (short) (2010) - Mary's Father * ''Brave'' (2012) - character voices * '' Gallowwalkers'' (2012) - Kansa * ''The Seasoning House'' (2012) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Dallas Page
Dallas Page (born Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr., April 5, 1956), better known by his ring name Diamond Dallas Page (often stylized as DDP), is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. In the course of his wrestling career Page has wrestled for mainstream wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Page first broke into the wrestling business in 1988, as a manager in the American Wrestling Association, where he worked for nine months before signing with WCW in 1991. There, he continued as a manager until late 1991, when he became a wrestler. Over a decade in WCW, Falkinburg became a three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, four-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and one-time WCW World Television Champion. He is the fourth WCW Triple Crown Champion, and the only United States Heavyweight Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Snipes
Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include '' Major League'' (1989), '' New Jack City'' (1991), ''White Men Can't Jump'' (1992), '' Passenger 57'' (1992), '' Rising Sun'' (1993), '' Demolition Man'' (1993), '' To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'' (1995), '' U.S. Marshals'' (1998), ''The Expendables 3'' (2014), ''Coming 2 America'' (2021), and the ''Blade'' film trilogy (1998–2004), portraying Blade. In television, he is known for his role on '' The Player'' (2015). Snipes was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his work in '' The Waterdance'' (1992) and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in the film '' One Night Stand'' (1997). He formed a production company, Amen-Ra Films, in 1991, and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. He has been training in martial arts since the age of 12, ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Gago
Jenny Gago (born September 11, 1953) is a Peruvian-American actress best known as Maria in ''Knots Landing'' (1984-1986), Maria in ''My Family'' (1995), Anaya in '' The Agency'' (2002-2003), and Det. Ochoa in '' Southland'' (2011). Life Gago was born in Peru. She earned a Bachelor Degree in Theatre Arts from UCLA and attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute on a scholarship. She has a son. Career In 1981, Gago began her acting career. Roles in television shows including Captain Santina on '' MacGyver'', Detective Beatrice Zapeda in '' Alien Nation'', Anaya on '' The Agency'', and Grandma on '' Freddie''. TV guest appearances include ''Falcon Crest'', ''Remington Steele'', ''Chicago Hope'', '' The Pretender'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' Lost'', and ''The Closer''. Gago had recurring roles on the shows '' General Hospital'', ''Knots Landing'', '' The Agency'', '' Southland'' (with Regina King), and ''Freddie'' (with Freddie Prinze Jr.). She appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simona Brhlikova
Simona Brhlikova-Roman was born in former Czechoslovakia. From a young age, she appeared in several stage and musical productions. Graduating from Commerce & Language Academy in Slovakia, Simona moved to London where she perfected her English at University College London, and trained at RADA and The Actors Centre. She also speaks seven languages. Simona left her family home at the age of 17 to travel North America and Africa before moving to London to pursue her acting career. Simona first worked in theatre in London, in productions like ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''As You Like It'', ''Queen of Spades''. This then led to a string of independent films including a major role in ''Lycanthropy'' (2006), alongside George Calil and David Bradley, and then to television work on such shows as ''The IT Crowd'', ''Life Begins'', ''Footballers' Wives'', ''Bad Girls'' and ''Casanova's Love Letters''. Moving onto international projects, Brhlikova landed the role of the villainess Kisscut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henner Hofmann
Henner Hofmann, AMC, ASC, (born July, 1950) is a Mexican cinematographer, producer and screenwriter. Early life Hofmann was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Both of his parents were artists. His father, Herbert Hofmann Isenburg, was a sculptor who was born in Frankfurt, Germany. He studied at the Ballhaus and later in Paris in the workshop of the French sculptor Aristide Maillol, and arrived in Mexico in 1939. His mother, Kitzia Hofmann, created stained glass art for churches in Mexico and the United States. Hofmann has said that one of the films that has had a strong impression on him was the short film ''The Red Balloon'' (1956) shot by Edmond Séchan. He said, "It is a magical story of a boy and a balloon that is full of charm and strong emotional undercurrents. That film left a mark on me forever. I was 7, and I remember every shot". At the age of 18, Hofmann attended the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, CUEC, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Bergin
Patrick Connolly Bergin (born 4 February 1951) is an Irish actor and singer perhaps best known for his leading role opposite Julia Roberts in '' Sleeping with the Enemy'' (1991), the title character in Robin Hood (1991 film), terrorist Kevin O'Donnell in Patriot Games and for playing the villainous Aidan Maguire in the BBC soap '' EastEnders'' in 2017–2018. Early life Bergin was born in Dublin. His father, Patrick Bergin snr., was a Labour Party politician who once studied to be a priest with the Holy Ghost Fathers in Blackrock, Ireland. Patrick was one of four sons and one daughter (Pearse, Emmet, Patrick, Allen and Siobhan Bergin). He left Dublin for London in 1973, and by the time he was 17 he was in London running a theatre company. He worked on building sites and at a library. He studied at night and completed an education degree from North London Polytechnic. He was an English teacher for several years, then formed his own theatrical company because "no one else ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riley Smith
Riley Smith (born April 12, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on television, such as recurring roles in the series '' 24'', ''Joan of Arcadia'', '' 90210'', '' True Blood'' and '' The Messengers'', and starring roles on the television series ''Drive'', ''Frequency'', and ''Nancy Drew ''. Early life and education Smith's parents are Russ and Roxanne Smith. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and raised in Marion, Iowa on his parents’ horse ranch. He became an accomplished rider, competing in a horse show for the first time when he was 9 years old. When he was 15, he placed 4th in 3-Year-Old Mares division at the American Quarter Horse Youth World Championship, and at 16 won the American Quarter Horse Youth World Championship. When he was 17, he became president of the 50,000-member youth association, becoming the youngest person to serve as president of American Quarter Horse Youth Association. He graduated from Alburnett Junior-Senior High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large national audience. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. Financier Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy in 1933 and revived its health and reputation, work continued by his successors Katharine and Phil Graham (Meyer's daughter and son-in-law), who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post'' 1971 printing of the Pentagon Papers helped spur opposition to the Vietnam War. Subsequently, in the best-known episode in the newspaper's history, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American press's investigation into what became known as the Waterga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now (newspaper)
''Now'' (styled as ''NOW''), also known as ''NOW Magazine'' is an online publication based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Throughout most of its existence, ''Now'' was a free alternative weekly newspaper. Physical publication of ''Now'' was suspended in August 2022, and there are no current plans to resume printed publication. Publication history ''Now'' was first published on September 10, 1981, by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein."Publisher of Toronto's iconic NOW Magazine files for bankruptcy." ''blogTO'', April 1, 2022. ''NOW'' is an alternative weekly that covers news, culture, arts, and entertainment. In its printed incarnation, ''NOW'' was published 52 times a year and could be picked up in Toronto subway stations, cafes, variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
